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YOUR COMMUNITY IN YOUR HANDS
LOS OSOS
MORRO BAY
CAYUCOS
CAMBRIA Morro Bay High water polo player, Torrie White, battles against Nipomo in a Jan. 9 match at a tournament. The Lady Pirates are into a tough season so far, posting a 3-7 record. Photo by Christopher Gardner
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4th of July Committee Resigns
No Answers in Osos Woman’s Death
Annual Fireworks Show, Family Picnic in Jeopardy
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there’s just been six people on the board and there’s no new blood.” He said putting on the actual event is a piece of cake, as they have all the contact people for things like port-a-potties and the fireworks company. It’s the fundraising part that’s gotten out of hand. It costs about $35,000 for everything. “The last several years,” Podesto said, “our goal has been to find easier ways to fundraise.” They’ve tried several things, including a failed beer festival, a fine wine raffle, and others.
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Cover photos by Tanner Begin
he rockets won’t glare red over Morro Bay next 4th of July, after all the board members of the group that puts on the family picnic and fireworks show stepped down last week. Morro Bay 4th, Inc., the nonprofit all volunteer group that’s been putting on 4th of July at Tidelands Park for more than five years, announced that unless another group of citizens steps up to take over the fundraising and staging of the event, Morro Bay won’t have a celebration. “It’s just burnout really,” said Dan Podesto the president of MB4th. “The last few years
CENTRAL COAST LIFE Page 13-36
uthorities in Nevada have few answers on the fate of a Los Osos woman whose body was found in the desert, however, they are sure she was not the victim of foul play. The case began last Sept. 25, when two men riding ATVs found human remains while riding out in the desert near Parumph, Nev. The body was badly decomposed but the Nye County Nevada Sheriff’s Office was able to identify the person as Margay Edwards, 27, a Los Osos native daughter. Initially, Sheriff Tony De Meo declared the case a “homicide” pending an official cause of death from autopsy. That was later changed to “suspicious” as they had
found no evidence of foul play. Margay is the daughter of Los Osos residents, Insong and Jeff Edwards. She grew up in Los Osos and graduated from Morro Bay High in 2005. An initial air search didn’t find Margay’s vehicle but Sheriff’s investigators returned to the scene a few days later and ordered a more extensive air search of the surrounding Parumph Valley. On Oct. 4, Margay’s car, a Hyundai Accent, was discovered in a ravine, several miles from where her body was found. The Sheriff himself and two detectives rode ATVs through rugged country to get to the car. See Death, page 37
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Dinner and a Movie ..............35
Gareth Kelly business / lifestyle reporter gareth@tolosapress.com Michelle Johnson art director Christy Serpa editorial design Kathrene Tiffin copy editor Kaila Lugo administrative assistant
State Park Super ...................37
Contents Fire Destroys Morro Bay Home ....... 3
Central Coast Life ....................13-20
Morro Bay Man Dies in Jail ............ 4
Healthy Living ..........................21-28
Police Blotter ...............................6-7
Central Coast Life ....................29-36
New Fire Rating in Los Osos ........... 8
Girl Scouts Get Highest Awards .... 38
Morro Bay Library Set to Reopen ... 9
Saying Goodbye to Nico.............. 39
Fans Funding Future CD................ 10
Roadwork Underway ................... 39
Slip Rates Simplified ..................... 10
Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival ..... 40
Opinion........................................11
Morro Bay Parklet ....................... 41
Letters to the Editor .......................11
Business Matters ......................42-47
Sports Shorts ................................12
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hat was a cute, albeit tiny house in North Morro Bay, was destroyed by fire Wednesday night, and caused some minor injuries to the elderly woman who lived there. According to Fire Chief Steve Knuckles, the fire department responded at about 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7 to the home in the 2500 block of Greenwood Ave. When they arrived flames were shooting out of a front window high into the air. By coincidence, the fire department was conducting drills that night and had plenty of personnel on hand for the response. MBFD’s three engines were joined by engines from Cayucos Fire and Cal Fire in Los Osos. All told five engines responded with some 25 firefighters. “Upon arrival,” said Chief Knuckles, “the first unit on scene reported heavy flames seen from the front of the structure, with flame lengths reaching over 20 feet above the roof of the structure.” The fire burned through the electrical line serving the house and that wire was still live and scorched a wooden fence in front. That danger kept firefighters
from getting too close and they initially sprayed water on the fire from some distance away. Eventually they combined several hoses on the main blaze and drenched it. S e v e r a l surrounding homes were evacuated as a precaution, as in this neighborhood homes are very close together. No other homes were damaged. The resident, whose name was not released, initially tried to battle the fire but was able to get out suffering from minor smoke inhalation. Chief Knuckles said the fire destroyed 95% of property inside the residence. Approximately $250,000 in structure loss, $20,000 loss of contents, as well
as approximately $750,000 in property saved on the neighboring structures. The City Building Department officials inspected and “red tagged” the house as a total loss. There was one area in the back that didn’t burn but did have extensive smoke damage. There may be items in that area that can be salvaged but most everything else was lost. The home will have to be torn down.
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Next LEAP Meeting Jan. 21
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he public is invited to the next workshop in Morro Bay’s efforts to write an economic development plan, addressing issues and making plans to boost the economy that will affect every citizen in town. The meeting is set for 6-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21 at the Vet’s Hall, 209 Surf St. Called the Local Economic Action Plan or LEAP program, the efforts began about two months ago when the City Council hired local business consultant Don Maruska to facilitate a process that included lots of input from business owners — merchants, tourism and professionals — and residents.
Council members and the city manager will be there “to listen for ways the City can work with businesses to serve residents and visitors,” according to a news release. The work has been subdivided into several parts dealing with certain aspects of what such a plan should address, such as: affordable housing, attracting certain types of business (high wages/low impact), connecting the various business factions and more. See: www.Morro-Bay.ca.us for additional information. If you want to get on the email list, send an email to: LEAP@DonMaruska.com.
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Morro Bay man, arrested twice in one day on minor alcohol charges, collapsed in custody at the County Jail and later died at a San Luis Obispo hospital, the Sheriff’s Office announced. According to the Morro Bay police logs, officers arrested the man at 12:19 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10 following a disturbance call in the 2100 block of Main St., for suspicion of being drunk in public. He was reportedly taken to Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center for a medical check and then booked into County Jail. He was released on his own recognizance at 5:53 p.m., and at 8:06 p.m. MBPD officers were called back to the 2100 block of Main for another disturbance. The man, identified as David Osborn, Sr., 63 of Morro Bay was arrested for a second time in a day for alleged drunk in public and a probation violation. Again he was checked out medically before being locked up at about 12:11 a.m. Jan. 11. Once inside jail, his fortunes turned for the worse.
Sheriff’s spokesman, Tony Cipolla, said, “Before Osborn was placed in the jail and while still in the Intake Release Center, Osborn was seen twice by medical staff for complaints of a blood sugar imbalance. He was seen once at 2:30 a.m. and then again at 7:15 a.m.” Jail staff took Osborn to the jail’s medical office where he walked in of his own accord at 8:49 a.m. “Osborn was sitting on a bench outside the medical office when he collapsed in the presence of custody staff,” Cipolla said. “Immediate medical assistance was provided by custody and medical staff.” He was hit with a defibrillator, given oxygen and CPR was administered to Osborn. Cipolla said Cal Fire and San Luis Ambulance responded and transported him to Sierra Vista with CPR being continued. Osborn was died at the hospital at 9:57 a.m., Cipolla said. An autopsy is planned to determine the cause of death and Cipolla said no further details were available at this time.
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Their best fund-raising events have been reduced to the Oyster Feast at Dockside Too, and the solicitation for funds through the city water bills, said Podesto. “We can count on Tognazzini’s for $5,000 and the water bills bring in $8,000,” he explained. Those two sources were fairly easy to get but getting money from the TBID was a monumental task.” He also asked the City Council for $20,000 last spring during the budget hearings to pay for the fireworks show, and got turned down flat. “We thought the ‘silver bullet’ would be to get the barge moved up towards the middle of the Embarcadero but it was made clear to us that it could not be moved. And no one was willing to take that on, not the mayor or the City.” The idea was that if the fireworks, which are shot off from a barge a half mile south of the launch ramp, could be moved northward, more of the restaurants and motels along the Embarcadero would be willing to donate, Podesto explained. As it is, they get support from five or six of the more than 20 waterfront restaurants. And only the Embarcadero Inn donates among the waterfront motels. The Tourism Business Improvement District gave them $10,000 last year, he said, but that money came out of some $40,000 the city council gave the TBID to be distributed in support of events. “We’re an all volunteer group and none of us has a vested interest in tourism,” said Podesto. “The money is not coming from the businesses and that’s where it needs to come from. Only one motel gives us money — the Embarcadero Inn.” In a news release, the MB 4th board said they were formed to: 1) Bring together the Morro Bay community and its guests to celebrate our country’s independence. 2) Create an economic boost for the local tourism-serving businesses.
(Full disclosure — this reporter was part of the MB 4th board that initial year [2009] and part of the next. And for about 14 years before that, served as the emcee [Uncle Sam] when the Chamber of Commerce ran the show. Fundraising has always been the Achilles heel of the event.) Podesto said the six board members started talking about this more than a year ago, how to transition away from having to do so much fundraising. Putting on the event is the easiest part of it, he said. “We all have other volunteer interests,” he said, “and we didn’t see any light at the end of the tunnel. No one is willing to commit to this event.” And it’s quite an event that starts with a family bike parade down the Embarcadero that quickly became the largest in SLO County all year. There is also a 1-mile skateboard race and an alcohol-free family-friendly family picnic with live bands and kids’ activities at Tidelands Park. At dark, the fireworks show is shot off over the water. So MB 4th is a member-less, directorless official non-profit organization, Podesto explained. All of the corporate papers are in order and will remain active through the end of this year. If no one steps up to form a new board and take over, at the end of 2015 the nonprofit will cease to exist. Podesto hopes that a group of people will step up and keep the event going, that’s what all of the board wishes would happen. “They won’t have to go through the hassle of starting up an original organization, the records have all been kept up, we have a website and the name [Morro Bay 4th].” They also have contracts used for vendors, so they can get a new board up to speed quickly. “We even have some seed money left over,” he said. The only thing missing is new blood. If anyone is interested call (805) 776-3301 or email to: morrobayfourth@gmail.com for more details on how to get involved.
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Approximately five and a half years ago, a group of Morro Bay residents came together to form Morro Bay 4th, Inc. with the goal of recreating an abandoned 4th of July event. Two aspects of the event were particularly compelling to motivate this massive volunteer effort: (1) Bring together the Morro Bay community and its’ guests to celebrate our country’s independence. (2) Create an economic boost for the local tourism-serving businesses. In the ensuing months, volunteers mobilized to organize, fundraise and execute an alcohol-free, family-friendly, picnic-style 4th of July celebration at Tidelands Park that included live music, children’s activities, a one-mile skateboard race, and the largest bike parade SLO County has ever seen! After five successful 4th of July events put on by Morro Bay 4th, Inc., the few remaining Board members have decided to move on to other causes. It’s time for another group of community-minded individuals to step up and take on this wonderful, rewarding event. The non-profit corporate structure and the “blueprint for success” are already in place. The only thing missing is your volunteer effort. Please contact 805.776.3301 or morrobayfouth@gmail.com for more details on how to get involved. morrobayfourth@gmail.com Outgoing Board of Directors, Morro Bay 4th, Inc.
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Police Blotter
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• Jan. 8: Transients were reportedly drinking in the parking lot behind Century 21 on Grand Avenue at 9:15 a.m. The caller said it was an ongoing problem. When police arrived one chap who had an open container with not much left in it was cited. • Jan. 10: A caller on the 800 block of Turquoise drive reported that his roommate might be a member of the hacking group the Lizard Squad. The reptilians ruined Christmas for a lot of kids by shutting down online gaming. No crime was reported. • Jan. 12: A guy on Woodland Drive at Fair Oaks missed the bench and was lying on the ground. He was busted for being drunk in public. • Jan. 12: Someone with a large backpack was walking around the police department parking lot. The dope was busted for drug activity. • Jan. 14: Some troublemakers wearing beanies were reportedly in a car in front of Rabobank using binoculars to peep in the place. Police were unable to locate the bank watchers. • Jan. 14: In other suspicious bank behavior, someone in a car in by Old Mission Community was inside a car messing with the steering column and some wires. He or she was gone before police arrive, hopefully not in a hotwired car.
• Jan. 1: Someone called at 11:50 a.m. from North Ocean to report a disturbance. Logs indicated deputies arrived in time to arrest some ruffian polar bear dipper, no doubt after having tippled the bottle for a few drops of liquid courage. • Jan. 2: Vandals struck in the area of Hwy 1 and Villa Creek Rd., pretty much the middle of nowhere.
Avila Beach • Jan. 1: Sleepy little Avila was abuzz with several calls coming in during the wee hours of the New Year. At 6:53 a.m. someone in the 200 block of Avila Beach dr4., reported trespassing hooligans. At 11:47 deputies took a stroll along the Front Street wall to scope out the situation, no arrests were needed. At that same time, someone in the 2900 block of ABD reported a suspicious vehicle. Five minutes later in the 200 block of ABD, someone reported trespassers again. And at 2:18 p.m. deputies finally responded to a reported disturbance at Front and San Miguel that originally came in at 2:12 a.m.
Cambria • Jan. 2: Vandals struck the 2800 block of Schoolhouse Ln. Deputies are hunting the varmints. Someone on Yorkshire said some piggy thief ripped them off. • Jan. 5: Petty thefts were reported in the 1000 block of Hartford and the 2200 block fo Main though on Main Street they eventually said faggedaboutit.
Harmony • Jan. 2: Deputies interrupted the harmonic driving of some harmonious fellow on Harmony Ranch Road. He didn’t get a ticket, so good vibes returned in Harmony.
Los Osos • Jan. 1: Deputies responded at 1:35 a.m. in the 1000 block of El Moro for a report of fireworks, at least someone was having some fun. • Jan. 2: Deputies responded to the first block of Costa Azul for a reported grand theft. No word on the loss but a crime report was begun, now don’t you feel a lot better? • Jan. 3: Deputies returned to the scene of a previous case at LOVR and Pecho Road and arrested someone like a nagging itch that finally gets scratched. • Jan. 3: At 7:36 a.m. some knackered fellow was reportedly traipsing along the 2700 block of Clark Valley Rd. Deputies arrived in time to capture ol’ Otis and toss him to the nick. • Jan. 4: Deputies came across a suspected WIP (walkin’ in public) at 12:06 p.m. at Fairchild and Santa Ynez and arrested two apparent juice weasels. • Jan. 4: Someone called at 8:55 a.m. from the 400 block of Mitchell to report a prowler creeping around. Dude was of course gone when deputies arrived at 9:14 p.m. • Jan. 5: Think Elmer Fudd… “Shhh, be ver-wee qwi-yet. I’m hunting rascal-wy wabbits on a code-5, super see-cwet stakeout in the 2100 block of Fa-woll Stweet. Oh, dwat! Dang-
• Jan. 6: Petty thieves were out in force overnight hitting homes in the 2800 block of Ramona, 200 block of Madera, and the 2400 block of San Sebastian. No word on what booties were pinched.
Morro Bay • Dec. 29: Police got a report at 1:15 p.m. from the 1200 block of Morro Ave., of some hockey puck stealing a winch. • Dec. 29: Police responded to the 2700 block of Alder to follow up finally on some citizen’s report of code violations, a case of break out that checkbook, the City’s come a callin’. • Dec. 30: At 10:51 p.m. an officer noticed a guy driving northbound on the southbound side of Hwy 1 between Main Street and the Boulevard exits. He pulled ol’ Wrong-way Dingus over and arrested him. • Jan. 30: A woman called police at 1:23 p.m. from the 400 block of Avalon and said some scoundrel stole her car from outside her friend’s house. • Dec. 30: A woman in the 2600 block of Main told police that someone used her Social Security Number to open an account with the Gas Co., a case of oh great another bill. • Dec. 31: A woman on Arbutus told police that she found a strange key near her mailbox, oh and she also recently donated a bathrobe to charity and may have left an expensive ring in the pocket.
‘Vandals struck in the area of Hwy 1 and Villa Creek Rd., pretty much the middle of nowhere.’
• Dec. 31: Police were called by a cabbie to the area of Radcliff and Main after a fare he’d picked up refused to pay, and hit and scratched him. A 27-year-old juiced-up reveler was hauled to the nick. And a Happy New Year to you too, your high and mighty-ness. • Jan. 1: At 5 p.m. in the 700 block of the ‘Deputies interrupted the harmonic boulevard, someone driving of some harmonious fellow reported a disruptive dog causing a on Harmony Ranch Road. He hound ruckus. The 59-yeardidn’t get a ticket, so good vibes old sot was arrested for returned in Harmony.’ belting the grape, taken to the hospital for he may have been a little Feinsteined during the nabbit, that wascowy varmint got arrest. Police left the poor chap at away, again! the hospital with a citation for being naughty.
• Jan. 1: Police responded at 9:11 p.m. to the 600 block of Monterey where a 23-year-old man was reported missing by his mommy and daddy. The man returned apparently when he was good and ready to come home, a case of dude you need to get your own place. • Jan. 2: Police responded at 9:46 a.m. to a disturbance in the 700 block of Harbor and arrested yet another model citizen for public inebriation. He was tossed into the County B&B to sleep it off. • Jan. 3: Another disturbance brought the police at 2:21 a.m. to the 1200 block of Main. Yet another local yokel, 53, was hauled to the blocks for being sozzled in public. And at 8 p.m. in the 700 block of Morro another upstanding gent was tossed into the Parkinson Plaza for being a walking disaster. • Jan. 3: Police were called at 11:23 a.m. to the 400 block of Atascadero Rd., for a trespasser. Logs indicated a 31-year-old interloping woman was cited and released for suspicion of trespassing, a hanging offense in these here parts.
Pismo Beach • Jan. 11: A caller reported that she and her daughter went to a foot spa the prior day for a massage and felt that they were inappropriately touched. • Jan. 12: A woman reported that she often walks on the beach by Vista Del Mar and lately had seen some young men who were up to something fishy. They would leave behind packing popcorn, straws and coffee stirrers. • Jan. 12: A caller on Ocean View reported ongoing problems with homeless people living behind his house in the greenbelt area stealing electricity with an extension cord. Officers located some tents that were appeared abandoned. • Jan. 12: Another caller on the 300 block of Ocean View reported that transients had moved into the guesthouse at the rear of a property. Blankets and trash were found in a shed, presumably that wasn’t the guesthouse. • Jan. 13: An elderly woman in pajamas and no shoes walked in front of a bus on Bello at Wadsworth. She was turned over to her family. • Jan. 13: A surfer on the southern side of the pier was reportedly cutting fishing lines. • Jan. 13: A fire was reported in a tree behind Motel 6. One person was detained for drug activity and the thus the sequel to Up in Smoke is born. • Jan. 13: Some want to be Tigre Woods was playing golf on the beach
Police Blotter near the volleyball courts. He was • Jan. 6: Police responded to an reportedly almost hitting children apartment in the 300 block of Branch with golf balls. He was advised knock where a woman had moved out it off. 15 minutes before, but left a little • Jan. 13: Two people in the front vandalism behind according to the seat of a car in front of Shell Beach Market appeared to be doing ‘A woman called police at “inappropriate tings.” 1:33 a.m. from the 200 block • Jan. 14: Some sleepy guest wouldn’t leave of Tassajara to have them Dolphin Cove more check the welfare of her exthan three hours after boyfriend because he’s been checkout time. They depressed after they broke up, were advised to pack it up and hit the road. and calling the cops is sure to make him feel better.’ • Jan. 14: A homeless person, possibly female, was hanging out behind Ralph Lauren at the Outlet Center, which isn’t very fashionable. She was advised to landlord. Police decided otherwise. stay away from the entire center. • Jan. 6: Someone called at 12:37 • Jan. 14: A woman in front of p.m. from the construction area on Denny’s was reportedly using vulgar Calle Joaquin and LOVR to report language. Police were called again a transient man leaning up against with a report that the scrambled a port-a-pottie. He’d crapped out skillet was inside the restaurant. She before police arrived. was asked to leave which she did after • Jan. 6: Police responded at 12:45 having a smoke first. p.m. to the 900 block of Monterey at Professional Nails after a trio of grifters came in, distracted the employee and stole her wallet. San Luis Obispo • Jan. 6: Police were called at 6:49 • Jan. 6: At 2:08 p.m. a citizen called a.m. to Starbucks on Higuera, where from the 600 block of Tank Farm they had a strange man inside pacing and said she saw a purse fall off a about muttering the coming of Jesus green sedan and two transient men is upon us, and let’s hope he takes all swooped on it like a couple of wolves. And speaking of a transient’s dog, a the freaks first. • Jan. 6: At 8:36 a.m. the folks at citizen in the 800 block of Higuera Laurus College in the first block of told police that his or her dog was Higuera reported a troublesome attacked by a transient dog as they fellow they’d run out before, was walked by. back and he ain’t looking for a college • Jan. 6: Someone called police at 3:53 p.m. from Santa Rosa Park because degree. • Jan. 6: At 9:09 a.m. Heritage Oaks six hockey players were in the hockey Bank on Morro called after the son rink, also called a San Screwy felony. of an employee came inside and had • Jan. 6: Police responded to Best a “schizophrenic episode.” Police Buy on Madonna where some dude arrived at 9:41 and the episode in a white Ford Excursion was was apparently over or at least the selling brand new Lennox Sound equipment, that no doubt fell off a prodigal son removed. • Jan. 6: Folks at Mission Chevron truck somewhere. where Marsh and Higuera spread • Jan. 7: Someone called at 12:55 a.m. their legs, called at 9:48 a.m. to from Casa Street to report a woman report a panhandler was sitting in in her 50s running back and forth the driveway with a sign, no doubt and screaming, no word on what bee reading “Need gas money.” The was in Chicken Little’s bonnet. potential speed bump cruised on to a • Jan. 7: Someone in the 3900 block better fishin’ hole. of Higuera called at noon to report a • Jan. 6: Police responded to the man and woman in the back part of Dallidet Adobe and tagged a white the house were yelling and slapping VW micro-bus with Oregon plates each other. The two Stooges were and a blue van with Montana plates not arrested. In an unrelated case, — the final resting place of two hippie at 12:38 p.m. a man was reportedly sitting in a car outside the Courthouse vans. • Jan. 6: Police were called at 11 p.m. in the 1000 block of Palm yelling to the Ralph’s Market on Madonna apparently at himself for the past 20 because there were several people minutes. loitering, drinking and worst of • Jan. 7: Police responded wiki-wiki to all… smoking at the City bus stop, a the Creeky Tiki Bar in the 700 block of Higuera where four transients hanging offense in these parts.
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where behind the place drinking swill from a paper bag. They moved off before police arrived. • Jan. 7: Police were called to the 500 block of Higuera where some bald headed guy kept sticking his head into the Head Rush Salon and making threats. The boorish cue ball was gone when officers arrived. • Jan. 7: Someone reported a dude doing drugs right outside City Hall. Police cited and released the mope, in the latest example of why they call it dope. • Jan. 7: Police responded at 3:43 p.m. to Ralph’s where they’d caught a suspected shoplifter out in the parking lot with a cart full of merchandise, as she apparently took the help-yourself line. • Jan. 7: Police were called at 5:08 p.m. to Higuera and Santa Rosa for a suspicious woman acting strangely. Logs indicated the 28-year-old battleaxe was arrested for resisting and a warrant, which explains a lot. • Jan. 7: Folks at Starbucks on Madonna called at 5:15 p.m. because three transient men were hanging around stinking up the breezeway. • Jan. 7: The alarm went off at 6:17 p.m. at the City of SLO Utilities Department in the 800 block of Morro. Logs indicated city employees were on scene, which is how these sex scandals get started. • Jan. 7: Police responded at 6:55 p.m. to a disturbance in the Lamplighter Inn in the 1600 block of Monterey. One victim was being treated by EMS and a 49-year-old woman was arrested for suspicion of battery. • Jan. 7: A man came into the stationhouse lobby at 7:07 p.m. and said people were trying to kill him. Logs indicated they didn’t think he was deranged, so maybe someone really is out to get him. Then at 7:23 p.m. another yahoo picked up the red emergency phone and said he wanted to file an overall department complaint, a case of stand in line for that one pal. • Jan. 7: Someone at the LOVR-Calle Joaquin construction site requested police come enforce traffic, because these people REFUSE TO YIELD!!! • Jan. 8: A citizen in the 3200 block of Flora said he came out of the house and the garage door was open. No word on what treasures were mined. • Jan. 8: The transient round up started at 7:47 a.m. in the 500 block of Chorro when someone reported several transients camping between the road and the Hwy 101 fencing, apparently not far enough out of sight to be out of mind. Then at 8 a.m. someone in the 600 block of California reported seeing a tent pitched on the side of a hill. Police turned that over to City park rangers.
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Don’t you feel safer now? • Jan. 8: Police responded at 8:30 a.m. to the 800 block of Meinecke for a report of some firebug setting the landscaping on fire, but it was put out by the caller. • Jan. 8: Someone got into a vehicle parked in the 1700 block of Southwood taking a pair of Ray Bans, two pairs of Quicksilver and some change, total loss $70, which is why Dollar Store shades are the way to go. Another theft by a “habitual truant” was reported in the 1600 block of Corona with the loss of a flip phone, cell phone, credit cards, and a checkbook with confidential info. • Jan. 8: Police were sent at 11:12 a.m. to the 1100 block of Orcutt for a disturbance. Logs indicated an exboyfriend was banging at the caller’s back door and refusing to leave, yet another example of love stinks. In an unrelated call, a guy in the 1200 block of Southwood said his girlfriend text him, “I’m done. I’m done.” And now she doesn’t respond, so apparently she really was done. • Jan. 8: At 1:37 p.m. Union Bank in the 900 block of Higuera said there was a guy inside pitching a fit at a teller’s window. No report was done. Then at 3:15 p.m. apparently the same dissatisfied customer was back inside the bank standing in line for the next lucky teller. • Jan. 8: Police responded at 4:25 p.m. to the Wineman Hotel for a report of a medical marijuana patient filling up the hallways with smoke. Officers decided ol’ Cheech wasn’t violating the law. • Jan. 8: At 6 p.m. police got a call from a citizen in the dead end of McMillan Street who said there was a strange man coming at him or her with a baseball bat. Logs indicated they spoke with the caller but nothing came of it. Then at 6:35 p.m. the man called 9-1-1 again and said a woman was hit but again nothing. • Jan. 8: Police were called at 9:31 p.m. to Woodstock’s Pizza in the 1000 block of Higuera because some guy was passed out on the men’s room toilet. He was cited for trespassing in a crapper. • Jan. 9: Police responded at 12:36 a.m. to Chase Bank in the 1200 block of Chorro where they’d found a woman passed out in the bushes. • Jan. 9: A woman called police at 1:33 a.m. from the 200 block of Tassajara to have them check the welfare of her ex-boyfriend because he’s been depressed after they broke up, and calling the cops is sure to make him feel better.
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Save Money? New Fire Rating in Los Osos By Neil Farrell
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os Osos property owners might be eligible for a discount on insurance costs after the fire department got a higher rating on fire protection efforts, the Community Services District announced Jan. 7. The department’s upgraded “Insurance Service Office� or ISO
rating is “3/3X,� an improvement from “5/9.� “I applaud the efforts of Los Osos Community Services District Utilities Department and Cal Fire/ San Luis Obispo County Fire Station 15 — South Bay, in cooperation with S&T Mutual Water Company
and Golden State Water Company for their commitment to providing excellent service to Los Osos and, thereby, achieving this rating,� said R. Michael Wright, Los Osos CSD’s board president. The ISO ratings are determined by information gathered on municipal
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fire protection efforts throughout the U.S. ISO goes into a community with a checklist of items they inspect and analyze using a “Fire Suppression Rating Schedule,� the CSD said. Out of that comes a 10-1 rating, with one being best. Few cities nationwide — estimated at about 40 — achieve a perfect score. According to the firefighter website, www.FireServiceInfo.com, the ISO gives points for everything from the training aids a fire department owns to the distance between fire hydrants. “Historically,� the website reports, “very few cities ever received a Class 1 rating. There have been times where only one city, out of the nation, would receive a one.� “The ISO rating is one of the primary elements used by the insurance industry to develop premium rates for residential and commercial businesses,� according to the CSD. “By classifying the communities’ ability to suppress fires, ISO helps communities evaluate their public fire protection services.� The process is also a good check on the fire service’s preparedness, planning and budgeting for facilities and equipment. Along with the fire department’s rating, the ISO process also checks the water distribution system, because without a good water system, fire protection gets tricky. And that’s somewhat complicated in Los Osos, which has three water companies — the CSD, Golden State Water and S&T Mutual (Sunset Terrace). The CSD’s General Manager, Kathy Kivley, said, “Through eight years of infrastructure upgrades by the three water purveyors and an increase of fire protection services through the cooperative fire protection agreement with Cal Fire/San Luis Obispo County Fire, the safety of residents and business owners has improved.� The good rating is also a bright spot on an otherwise bleak water picture in the South Bay. With its main drinking water aquifer in a state of overdraft and facing advancing seawater intrusion, the purveyors have called upon their customers to conserve, conserve, conserve as they work to keep the fire hydrants fully charged. Nevertheless, the CSD and fire department are encouraging Los Osos property owners to tell their agents about the new ISO rating and maybe get a break on insurance costs. For more information call Cal Fire Battalion Chief Phil Veneris at (805) 528-1053 or Kivley at (805) 528-9370.
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Morro Bay Library Set to Reopen Story and Photos by Neil Farrell a federal community development block grant of $80,000 to upgrade the restrooms. The Friends raised most of the money through its quarterly used books sales and also got a $100,000 donation from the estate of the lateBertha Shulz. “A separate Program Room was enclosed and named after Henry B. Humboldt,� Davis said, “father of Bertha Shultz, a major donor to the library.� Mrs. Schulz also donated $1 million to the fire department, which is being used to buy a new ladder truck. And speaking of used book sales, the Friends will resume the popular events April 18 at the Morro Bay Community Center. “Please bring your donations of books, CDs, DVDs, VHS and audio tapes to the Library to help support the sale,� said Davis.
grand reopening celebration from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, March 1. Davis said the reopening will “honor and thank the many people who contributed to the successful renovation of the building’s interior. Mistress of Ceremonies for the celebration will be former Librarian Jude Sanner Long, who managed the Morro Bay Branch for more than 30 years before retiring in 2009.� The Morro Bay Library is located at 625 Harbor St. When all returns to normal the library hours will be Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Wednesdays 10-6 and 10-5 on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. A new policy countywide is that library branches will be open on the Tuesdays following Monday holidays. Weekly book group meetings will return to the library after being held
The Friends hired architect Shana Reiss of Reiss Design Studio of Paso Robles. Contractor on the job is T. Simons, Inc. The library closed last June 21 and work started in July. The heavy remodeling work was completed in early January. A soft opening will be held sometime in February after they get all the materials back in. Davis said the Friends are planning a
in the Chamber of Commerce office since last June. “Morro Bay Friends of the Library appreciate and thank the wonderful community of Morro Bay that has supported and stood by its library since 1922,� said Davis.
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inishing touches are being put on now in the extensive remodeling of the Morro Bay Library, and it won’t be long until the books are back along with what should be lots of happy patrons. According to Red Davis, the president of the Friends of the Library, they should begin reloading the books and bringing in the furniture real soon, as all the major work — which includes new interior walls, reading and listening space and offices, as well as remodeled restrooms and a lot more — is done. Returning patrons will hardly recognize the old girl, as the entire layout inside has changed with the front desk now situated in what used to be the little lobby. Though the size of the building didn’t change the interior seemed much more spacious to this reporter, who poked his head into the building last week for a few pictures. “The remodel adds 30 percent more usable space inside the building,� Davis explained, “as well
as 30 percent more shelving for books, magazines, newspapers, CDs and DVDs. The children’s section was enlarged and a new teen section was added, as well as more computer stations and a patio enclosure.� The Friends of the Library paid for 100% of the upgrade, more than $513,000, Davis said, with the exception of county funding for ADA compliance requirements and
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Thank you to the Los Osos-Baywood Park Citizen of the Year Council for naming PG&E employee John Lindsey as its 2014 honoree.
John is as passionate in his work as a meteorologist for our Diablo Canyon Power Plant as he is about serving his local community. With a personal commitment to public safety and education, he volunteers his expertise to thousands of his neighbors on the Central Coast by offering free email forecast information and continuous social media outreach. In addition, John sets the gold standard for volunteerism, serving on local boards and offering more than 1,000 hours of his own time to the community each year. We are proud to have John Lindsey represent the employees of PG&E in the Los Osos community and beyond. To follow John on Twitter: @PGE_John
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ocal Celtic musician, Stuart Mason, is well along in fund-raising efforts to record his second solo album, turning to the Internet to raise enough money from fans to hit the studio. Readers know Mason from his work in the bands Molly’s Revenge, Little Black Train, and Story Road. The fund-raising effort through “Tilt.com” had raised some $4,000 of the $5,000 goal as of Tuesday, Mason said in an email. Raising money through the Internet is becoming a popular way for independent musicians to ply their craft. “Fans of the artist have the option to donate and collectively raise money through web-based services,” Mason said. “Fans are typically given rewards based on their monetary contributions.” Readers may be more familiar with the top fund-raising site, Kickstarter, which has become almost a household name. Tilt. com works similarly. “Similar to a public radio fund drive, donors receive various rewards based on the amount they contribute,” he explained. “At lower levels, rewards include advance downloads of the new album, bumper stickers, signed CDs, and donor credit in the liner notes. “At the highest level,” he continued, “the reward is my own, vintage cowboy guitar, a late 1930s Recording King, small-body archtop that has been fully restored and professionally set up. This rare guitar was built by Gibson for sale in mail order catalogs such as Montgomery Wards.” “PG&E” refers to Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation. ©2015 Pacific Gas and Electric Company. All rights reserved.
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Mason’s deadline for the fundraising is Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14 at 4 p.m. See: www.stuartmasonmusic.com for a listen to the new music and to donate. Meanwhile, Mason and his collaborator on the new “Tradition” album, Ryan Davidson, will be playing a couple of free upcoming shows, debuting the music at the Songwriters at Play concert series. Thursday Jan. 22, at 6:30 p.m. they’ll be at Shell Cafe, 1351 Price St., Pismo Beach. And at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25 they’re at Sculpterra Winery, 5015 Linne Rd., Paso Robles.
Slip Rates Simplified
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he definition of a commercial fisherman got changed somewhat in Morro Bay. Fishermen holding a City slip had their proof of occupation changed, in order to qualify as a “commercial” fisherman and hang on to their slips. The City Council recently approved a change in the municipal code affecting “commercial fishing vessel slip qualifications,” clearing up language that has been confusing at times and somewhat punishing to fishermen who have hit hard times and don’t have the landings to satisfy the code. “The intent…,” reads a report from the harbor director, “is to establish a vessel in a City commercial slip is indeed an active, working commercial fishing vessel.” Before, commercial fishermen had to show proof of $1,000 worth of fish landings, or tickets, per net documented tonnage of the boat, or in other words if a boat had a net tonnage certified by the Coast Guard of 15 tons, it would need $15,000 worth of fish tickets to qualify to keep the slip.
City slips are at the two T-piers, the Beach and Dunes Street docks and the docks at the launch ramp. Some fishermen also had the option of showing a minimum of $5,000 in fish tickets to qualify. And fish tickets can be from any harbor, not just Morro Bay. Using net tonnage is problematic because the Coast Guard’s methods of establishing that don’t necessarily reflect how much a boat gets fished over a year. In the past, fishermen on the verge of losing their slips have appealed to the Harbor Advisory Board and sometimes the city council for considerations ranging from a lengthy illness to breakdowns to fishery closures as reasons they don’t have the receipts. When a commercial boat leaves for an extended period of time the harbor department often sub-lets that slip temporarily, to lessen the rental costs on the fishermen. The City’s change is a simpler set of qualifications — any boat 26-foot or less needs $5,000 in tickets each year and boats bigger than that need $10,000.
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Central Coast Generosity; A Giving, Healthy Community By Jim Roberts, founder/CEO, Family Care Network, Inc. Deservedly so, the Central Coast has been called the “happiest” and “friendliest” place in America; and I’d like to add “Most Generous” to this esteemed list. The Family Care Network has been privileged to serve the Central Coast now for over 27 years. Over that span of time, I have always been so impressed by the tremendous community involvement and support we have received. For those of you not familiar with the Family Care Network, we provide an array of 19 programs serving children, youth and families in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. Our services range from therapeutic foster care and adoption programs, to programs for transitional age foster or former foster youth, to a variety of children’s mental health programs including school-based services. At any given time, we are serving from 400-500 clients, totaling around 1,500 to 1,700 per year. Every year we’re faced with a major challenge to provide Christmas presents to a large number of children and families, and every year we are incredibly supported by the Central Coast community. This
Holiday Season was another great testament to our giving community and an example of a healthy community. In 2014, the Family Care Network was tasked with providing gifts to about 400 individuals. We launched our “Sponsor a Child” outreach effort, and the community’s response was overwhelming. Nearly 1,000 items were donated to meet the individual wishes submitted by our children, youth and families. We estimate that the total value of these contributions exceed $40,000. Our community’s generosity was staggering. For example, one young musician working at a local tech firm picked a sponsor card of a teen who wanted to learn to play the guitar. This gentleman went above and beyond in making this wish come true, gifting the teen with a high-quality instrument in a hard case and all of the accessories you could imagine. A community group raised more than was needed to cover a batch of sponsor cards they had picked, so they donated an extra $1,000 to FCNI to be used as needed. And 26 children or youth received beautiful, brand-new bicycles and helmets.
Forty percent of wishes were sponsored by 13 businesses and organizations, with 10 churches sponsoring another 40%. And the remaining 20% of wishes were sponsored by 200 individuals; all supporting our effort to make a lot of kids, teens and families very happy. Feedback from the gift recipients has been equally as powerful. In just the few days since the gifts were delivered, we received hundreds of “Thank you’s,” positive comments and expressions of gratitude. Sir Winston Churchill once said, “We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” In an era and culture so obsessed with “getting,” it is quite refreshing to witness abundant, heartfelt generosity. I like to call this the “Obsession of Giving,” a lifestyle driven by giving and not receiving. Best selling author and behavioral science academic, Dr. Steve Maraboli, said it well, “Don’t wait for other people to be loving, giving, compassionate, grateful, forgiving, generous or friendly, lead the way!” Become immersed in giving and you will quench your thirst for wanting. The degree of giving we experienced
this season is truly a sign of a lifeproducing community. There will never be a lack of need within the communities we reside, nor will you or I be able to meet the depth and breadth of the needs surrounding us. But we can each do our part. Some have greater means, some have greater time, but we all have unlimited opportunity. Giving is a discipline. It takes commitment, effort and consistency. It’s like becoming a good tennis player, musician or gardener; the more you do it, the more you learn it, the better you get at it. Not everyone is gifted as a giver like Mother Theresa, able to serve in the slums of India or impoverished villages in Africa. But everyone has some ability to lighten another person’s burden. Many, many thanks to the hundreds of individuals and groups who helped lighten the burden of many this Christmas, bringing joy and happiness to hundreds of children, youth and families through the Family Care Network. The Central Coast has been recognized for its amazing quality of life, and I believe one of the reasons is because we are a community of givers!
Letters to the Editor Thanks From a Little Brother Dear Editor: I became a “Little Brother” with Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Luis Obispo County in 2005. I’m not part of the program anymore, because I’m 18 and graduated high school. January is National Mentoring Month and Jan. 15 is National Thank your mentor day. It’s a good time to write a thank you letter. I want to personally thank Tatiana Abundis, the staff person who checked
in to help solve any problems we might be having. I was surprised to learn anyone ever has problems, because my relationship was so great. I also want to thank the rest of the staff, donors, and other volunteer mentors who make the program possible. Most of all I want to thank my own Big Brother, Evan Sylvester. Since I was 8-years old, Evan has been such an inspirational role model to me not only as a Big Brother, but as what it means to be a real man and put work in to achieve what you want. He’s an exceptional person and his
contribution of time and energy is truly priceless to me. I completely loved the experience of being part of the program. Sincerely, Jon Rosburg, San Luis Obispo
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The San Luis Obispo County Park Commission wants to gratefully acknowledge the Board of Supervisors, and County Administrator, Dan Buckshi for their support and leadership implementing the long-awaited independent Parks Department. And, we applaud their visionary
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decision to appoint Nick Franco as its new director. Mr. Franco is an innovative leader with a proven track record of creative problem solving and he will lead the new department with inspiration and passion. San Luis Obispo County Parks offers unquestionable value by providing a rich variety of recreational opportunities for people of all ages and abilities. With the new department, and Nick Franco as director, this will be one of the best investments the County has ever made. Sincerely, Pandora Nash-Karner, Chairwoman, SLO County Park Commission
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Sports Shorts Poly, Cuesta Women Roll By Michael Elliot
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irls, girls, girls — are carrying the banner for winter sports here in SLO County, and proudly so. The Cal Poly Women’s Basketball Team recently exacted revenge on Cal State Northridge as the Lady ‘Stangs rid themselves of last year’s lingering Big West Conference Tournament Championship loss to the Matadors by taking a 63-54 victory at home. Cal Poly’s diminutive 5-year senior point guard, Ariana Elegado, torched the nets for 22 points. This was a vital game for the Mustangs, especially coming off a recent loss to 16-1, Long Beach State, as the win enabled them to push their conference record to 3-1 early on. Two positive notes from the Long
Beach game came in the form of identical freshmen twins, Dynn and Lynn Leaupepe. Poly coach Faith Mimnaugh had been substituting one sister for the other in earlier games but at times had the two forwards on the court at the same time against Long Beach and it was evident that they fed off of each other and infused energy into the lineup. Dynn totaled a career-high 27 points and 11 boards and Lynn was solid on both ends of the court, as well. And how cool is the name Leaupepe!! It deserves two exclamation points.
Exit the Poly campus heading towards Morro Bay and you will come to Cuesta College, whose women hoopsters are riding a high. The Cougars’ Saturday night mauling of Santa Barbara ran its overall record to an impressive 17-5 and furthered their conference record to 3-1. Morro Bay High grad, Jerrica Crosby, and former Mission Prep star, Kaylee Williams, led the Cougars with 17 and 16 points respectively. Local. Nice! Not to be outdone, and she wasn’t, was Arroyo Grande’s Ashlyn Herlihy. “Ash” popped in 25 for the A.G. Eagles in a victory over Pioneer Valley to run their PAC- 8 record to a pristine 5-0 and their overall record to 14-2. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if the multitalented Herlihy were to stay local after her prep career and allow us to witness her prodigious talents firsthand? You there Ashlyn?? Seattle grunge — well, for 3-1/2 quarters anyway. The Seattle Seahawks booked a return trip to the Super Bowl with an improbable, stunning, shocking, unbelievable, running-outof-adjectives victory over the Green Bay Packers Sunday. The Seahawks laid a stinker through those first 52-1/2 minutes, until someone plugged QB Russell Wilson and runningback Marshawn Lynch into
their amps and they became electrified! Rallying from 12 points down in the waning minutes and grasping victory from certain defeat is what champions are all about. They surely had Nirvana, er, karma on their side (Ouch!). Patriot’s Act Ho-hum. The New England Patriots are back in the Super Bowl. Their romp over the Indy Colts has coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady back for a return engagement. It’s the pair’s sixth overall Super Bowl, if you are counting. Ho-hum’s aside, this Super Bowl matchup is rife with intrigue and storylines my friends. The tilt in Arizona will be a compelling matchup of wits, strengths and weaknesses — Sheriff Brady vs. Russell “The Kid” Wilson. Antagonistic Richard Sherman vs. Gronk. Blasé Belichick, game planning against hyper-enthusiastic, Pete Carroll. And the winner is… And finally — THE Ohio State Buckeyes are collegiate football champs! The No. 4 seed rolled the No. 1 ranked Crimson Tide from Alabama and then trucked the No 2 seed Ducks of Oregon for the title. This beast of a team was reminiscent of John Wayne toilet paper: they didn’t take poop off anyone! Okay, let’s review. We’ve referencedS music and thrown in a poop joke. So it’s only fitting to sign off with this Stephen Stills/Neil Young song title, “Long May You Run!”
Golf Career Looking Up For Los Osos’ Matt Hansen
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ife is looking like a 1-foot gimme for Los Osos’ golf pro, Matt Hansen. The 2010 Morro Bay High grad, who was the athlete of the year last year at U.C. Davis, has been doing great on the eGolf pro tour, narrowly losing a nail-biter in eGolf’s $250,000 Championship, played recently at Red Hawk in Reno. Hansen turned pro last August and according to his mom Kristin Hansen, Nike recently signed him to a 3-year professional contract and he signed with a sports agency, Octagon, with Joel Kribel as his personal agent (see: www.octagongolf.com). Hansen plans to travel to Argentina in a couple of weeks to participate in the Latin American Q-school, a PGAaffiliated tour with which he will try to gain PGA creds and play in South America over the spring. Hansen had a great deal of success in
his six starts for money earning over $30,000 and making every cut. He tied for first twice but lost in playoffs. According to the Octagon website, while attending U.C. Davis, Hansen received many accolades, including Male Athlete of the Year for 2014. He set the lowest, singleseason stroke average (70.57), as well as the lowest career stroke average in Aggie history (71.94). During his senior season, Hansen was a medalist a record-breaking 10 times for his team over his career. He finished college play with three wins, including a Big West Conference Championship and NCAA Regional Tourney his freshman year. He was also named a Ping All-American in his freshman and senior seasons. Hansen earned a degree in Economics. Hansen has a website for readers who’d like to follow his career, see: www.matthansengolf.com.
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Community Calendar The Central Coast Aquarium is hosting a night of science discovery during its “Sharks After Dark Lecture Series” with John Lindsey. The event is Jan. 23 from 6-8 p.m. and includes wine (21-over), appetizers and after hours aquarium tours. Learn the adaptations and challenges our local shark species face and debunk the myths associated with them. PG&E meteorologist Lindsey will present, “What is an El Niño and Are We Having One.” Tickets are $20 at the door. Reserve a space by email at: taylor@centralcoastquarium or call 595-7215. The 4th Annual Sip, Sample & Swing takes place Jan. 23 at the Monday Club in SLO from 5-9 p.m. This fundraiser presents the sounds of Mixed Company and swing dance by the SLO Rugcutters along with wines of 12 local vineyards and 1950’s-style food samplings. Silent and live auctions. Proceeds benefit the historic Julia Morgan designed building and grounds of the Monday Club, 1815 Monterey St. Tickets are $45 and can be purchased at the Monday Club. SLO Color Blast Fun Run is Jan. 24 from 9 a.m. to noon at San Luis Obispo High School. Registration is at 9 a.m. and cost is $35 for race and T-shirt. This is a family fun 5K run/walk benefiting the Alex Maier Memorial Fund providing scholarships for local graduating seniors. An original play out of the Cuesta College Theater Department has been chosen to represent the U.S. at the 2015 International University Theatre Festival in Mexico City. The play, “pool ‘63” was chosen by the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. for this prestigious festival. “This is the first time the Kennedy Center has chosen a college or university theater production to represent the U.S. at an international theater festival,” said Cuesta in a news release. Twenty cast members and staff will travel to Mexico in February to perform the play, which draws its subject matter from 1963’s Birmingham, Ala., and the racial unrest of the Civil Rights movement. The play received national recognition last year and took home five awards from the Kennedy Center. Applications for Cuesta College scholarships, including the Promise Scholarship Program, opened Jan. 1 with the deadline for the school’s general scholarships set for March 2. The deadline for the Promise Scholarships — open to all SLO County high school grads who are first-year Cuesta students — is Aug. 3. That program pays the tuition at Cuesta for a full year (worth about $1,400). See: cuesta.academicworks.com for information about Cuesta’s scholarship programs. The Literacy Council of San Luis Obispo County has two upcoming
$5 at the door and proceeds benefit Greenspace, a non-profit organization working to protect the North Coast of SLO County. Molin will discuss three New Year’s resolutions to reduce your carbon footprint — eat local; eat less meat; and eat less processed foods. Light, healthy refreshments will be served. For more information, call Greenspace at 927-2866 or email to: connie@greenspacecambria.org. Morro Bay Art Association will host the Third Annual “For the Birds” exhibit of paintings, photographs, drawings, and 3-D works, all depicting birds, in the Main Gallery at the Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St. The exhibition/sale will hang form Jan. 15Feb. 23. Gallery hours are noon-4 p.m. daily. Call 772-2504 during business hours for more information. Hands on Wood III volunteer tutor training seminars. The sessions are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, Jan. 31 and Feb. 7 at the San Luis Obispo City/County Library, 995 Palm St. Cost is $25 a person. The Literacy Council badly needs tutors in the North and South Counties. See the website at: www.sloliteracy.org or call 541-4219 for more information. Pacific Gas and Electric Co., has launched its fourth annual, “Bright Minds Scholarship Program,” for high school, community college and “non-traditional” students for college. Scholarship winners will get up to $20,000 a year for up to five years. Finalists will get $2,000 towards their studies. “PG&E has provided nearly $70 million towards educational initiatives over the last decade,” said Ezra Garrett, vice president of community relations, “and we are proud to help further the educational goals of local students in communities we have the privilege of serving. By awarding scholarships to accomplished and deserving students, PG&E is creating opportunities for today’s students to reach their full potential tomorrow.” “As a 2014 PG&E Bright Minds scholarship recipient,” Tatiana Overturf of Templeton said, “I can stay focused on my studies and keep on track for academic success. As I start the second semester of my freshman year at Fresno State, I am incredibly grateful to PG&E for providing me the resources to make my dreams a reality.” The deadline to apply is Monday, Feb. 9. To apply see: www.pge. com/brightminds. Winners will be announced sometime in the spring. Local physician, Dr. Lisa Molin, will kick off the 2015 Greenspace Speaker Series with a lecture on how you can help the earth while improving your health, from 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 786 Arlington St., Cambria. Cost is
The Central Coast Women for Fisheries’ yummy albacore enchilada fundraiser is taking orders now with Jan. 31 the date to pick up the orders. Advanced orders are $10 for a tray of four albacore enchiladas featuring West Coast trawl-caught fish. Green sauce with corn tortillas or red sauce and flour tortillas. Order from Jackie at 772-8281 or Sharon at 674-4854. They are also selling 50/50 drawing tickets the day of the pick up ($1 each or six for $5), which will be at the Morro Bay Community Center, 1001 Kennedy Way. See: www.womenforfish.org. ALPHA Pregnancy and Parenting Support recently received a $3,500 grant from Central Coast Funds for Children intended to provide convertible infant car seats and child safety training and support for local families. ALPHA’s car seat program includes usage and safety education and installation of the seats for free to eligible ALPHA clients countywide. ALPHA works with the SLO County Child Injury Prevention Coalition to promote child passenger safety. With the high incidence of misuse of infant car seats throughout the country, this program is a valuable component of infant safety and serves as an educational tool for families. For more information about ALPHA, see: www. sloalpha.org. Central Coast Funds for Children, established in 1993, benefits children in need of special services in SLO County. More information about CCFC is available online at: www. centralcoastfundsforchildren.org. The third annual WiVi Central Coast Wine Industry Conference & Tradeshow will be held March 17-18, 2015 at the Paso Robles Event Center in Paso Robles, Calif. WiVi is the largest wine industry conference and tradeshow on the Central Coast. It is presented by the industry’s leading trade publication, Wine Business Monthly and Central Coast viticulture consulting company, Precision Ag Consulting. The two-day event features two days of sessions and a one day tradeshow on Wednesday, March 18. WiVi provides a forum for
the wine community to learn, network and browse the largest tradeshow on the Central Coast featuring the latest tools, services and technology. For more information and to register, see: www.wivicentralcoast.com or call 888974-9484.
ECOSLO of San Luis Obispo has events, hikes, and trail workdays coming up in January and February. See: ecoslo.org for details. • Thursday, Jan. 22, 6-8 p.m. MakerSpace and ECOSLO invite entrepreneurs, inventors and creative types for an informative and fun evening on creative up-cycling. MakerSpace will open its doors for a tour of their facilities and teach how to get great ideas from your head to the market, while serving your community and conserving the environment. Light snacks and beverages provided. MakerSpace is at 3988 Short St., Unit No. 100, SLO. • Saturday, Feb. 7, SLO County Parks work day at Lopez Lake from 9 a.m. to noon. Bring water and wear long pants and sturdy shoes. Supplies will be provided. Volunteers should meet at the marina and use of the park for the rest of the day for free. • Natural San Luis docent hikes. Bring water and wear sturdy shoes. Hikes are: Saturday, Jan. 24 at 9 a.m. at South Hills. Meet at Woodbridge Trailhead, SLO. Sunday, Jan. 31 at Bishop Peak, 9 a.m. Meet at Patricia Trailhead. Sunday, Feb. 15 Johnson Ranch Trail, 11 a.m. Meet at trailhead. Saturday, Feb. 21 Reservoir Canyon 9 a.m. Meet at trailhead. Saturday, Feb. 28 Irish Hills 9 a.m.. Meet at Madonna Trailhead. • SLO Steward Trail work days: Wear long pants and sturdy shoes. Water and snacks provided. Saturdays, Jan. 24 at Irish Hills from 9-noon. Meet at Prefumo Trailhead. Saturday, Feb. 7 at Bishop Peak from 9-noon. Trailhead is at the intersection of Ontario Road and South Higuera. Saturday, Feb. 21 Islay Hills 9-noon. Meet at the Sweet Bay trailhead. • SLO City Parks ranger led hike 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8 at Reservoir Canyon. Events are free and duration varies with group. Bring water and wear sturdy shoes.
The Gallery at the Network in SLO is featuring “Hands on Wood III” an art show of master wood carvers during February and March. Unique and beautiful works of art created in wood by woodworkers Jim Amberg, Roger Combs, Ernest Miller, Barry Lundgren, Pete Skarda and Dave Vradenberg and others. On display will be cutting boards, sushi trays, fine furniture, turned bowls, vases and lidded jars. Artist’s reception during Art After Dark form 6-9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6 and meet the artists. Refreshments will be served.
The San Luis Botanical Garden has a couple of events coming up in February.
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k Kids’ Wet and Wild Water, an n exploration of the garden’s creek with t the Watershed Stewardship Program r is form 1-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28. A $5 donation suggested. Learn how - the whole family can save water and preserve waterways. Details at: slobg. org/water. s Savor sustainability presentation: s “Fair Trade Chocolate and Wine Tasting” 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7 at the Garden. Join food scientist, chocolatier and activist, Tom Neuhaus, e PhD., to see how practices like faire trade and organic production lead to n a sustainable industry and well-being. Enjoy fair-trade organic chocolates a from Mama Ganache and wine tasting o from SIP Certified Halter Ranch. Cost e is $10 for Garden members, $15 for y non-members. Followed at 2 p.m. by a free, docent-led tour of the Garden. Details at: slobg.org/chocolate. t Friends of the Los Osos Library will s hold a used book sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31 in the library g parking lot, 2075 Palisades Ave., Los l Osos. There will be books, tapes, CDs t and DVDs for sale. From 1-2 it’s a “buck e a bag” sale. Bring a paper grocery bag to fill.
Join other enthusiastic book readers to discuss whatever you’re reading and to discover, ponder, and share insights about what others are reading, when the Cayucos book group meets from noon-1 p.m. the second Friday of every month at the Cayucos Library. The Cayucos Library is at 310 B St. Call 2346160 for more information. Veterans in the South County will have a chance to meet with officials from the Vet’s Center of SLO, and mental health agencies for the 6th Annual Journey of Hope forum, set for 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28 at the New Life Church in Pismo Beach. The Vet’s Center, Transitions Mental Health Association, SLO County Behavioral Health and the County Veterans Services are co-sponsoring the event. This year’s forum focuses on how veterans and military members can live “mentally well.” The featured speaker, Carol Graham, wife of retired U.S. Army Major General Mark A. Graham, will discuss the stigma surrounding mental health in the military through her personal story. After losing two sons — one to suicide and one in combat — Mrs. Graham and
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the general channeled their grief into fighting the suicide epidemic in the military, which was chronicled in the recently released book, “The Invisible Front: Love and Loss in an Era of Endless War.” The 9th Annual Model Railroad Days at the Oceano Depot is s et for 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Jan. 24-25. The free event is co-hosted by the San Luis Obispo Model Railroad Association and the Oceano Depot Association
and will have historical displays inside the Depot and several running model train layouts. As a fundraiser, the Oceano Depot Association will be selling popcorn, sodas and hot dogs Association members will also be on hand to answer questions about the depot and the historical and model railroad displays. The Oceano RR Depot is located at 1650 Front St. For more information see: www.slomra.org or www.oceanodepot.org. Submitted photo
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On Assignment Then & Now By Judy Salamacha
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oday is my debut column for Tolosa Press. I’m honored to join the team and excited to enlarge my universe of story opportunities. There are untold histories throughout the Central Coast that I’ve been asked to write. Our publisher, Bret Colhouer, suggested I might introduce myself to our readers. My first reaction was â€œâ€Śbut I don’t write about me.â€? Instead I interviewed SLO County’s most prolific storyteller, Kirk Henning. His avocation is a perfect example of what I’ll present in future columns. In two weeks I’ll feature Kirk’s story, after I’ve attended a session of SLOLio. (www.slolio.org). But first I’ll tease you with a little bit of my backstory. I was a longtime visitor to Cayucos and Morro Bay, before becoming a transplant to the Central Coast from Bakersfield. The bulk of my career included a variety of promotional writing. I was a “career gypsyâ€? in teaching, broadcasting, and corporate public relations and marketing‌and then I was bitten by the NASCAR bug at Bakersfield’s Mesa Marin Raceway. I wanted to study Journalism at Northwestern in Chicago, but I talked my way into newspaper work writing feature stories for Heather Osgood and Neil Farrell at The Bay News before it merged to become part of Tolosa Press. When the Sun Bulletin lost their beloved journalist Stan Thompson, I passed editor Bill Morem’s audition. And when the Tribune downsized their publications, executive editor Sandra Duerr validated my contributions by asking me to continue coverage of the Estero Bay each Monday in my “By the Bayâ€? column.
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I’d found my niche interviewing the most interesting people on the Central Coast. My personal challenge in each interview is to reveal something the reader didn’t know about them. So I’ll share a few things you probably don’t know about me: As director of the Central Coast Writers Conference at Cuesta College for the past five years, it made sense when challenged to undertake the daunting task of co-authoring the official biography of my hometown’s namesake, Colonel Thomas Baker, with education consultant, Sandra Mittelsteadt. And since I thought I wanted to write a novel instead of a history book, we added the burden of fictionalizing the gaps in the research compiled by California historian, Chris Brewer, Baker’s great-great grandson. Colonel Baker’s Field: An American Pioneer Story (Baker Street
Books, April, 2013) is nearing a second printing. I realized I was really short or he was really tall when I shared an elevator with Lew Alcindor/Kareem AbdulJabbar before graduating from UCLA. While teaching high school English, I remember expecting Beowulf to transcend on the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite before I finished my presentation to CATE, (California Teachers of English) members. My most challenging presentation was speaking to statewide California Highway Patrol public information officers about a designated driver program we were launching while I was promotions director for KGET-TV, Bakersfield’s NBC affiliate. One of my most enjoyable assignments included meeting NBC programming wizard Brandon Tartikoff at a 50star gala at the Playboy Mansion. My
husband, Bob, enjoyed that party. On another assignment, my daughter, Jody, and son, Jeremy, liked visiting with Punky Brewster. I recall going weak in the knees as Tom Brokaw introduced me at the NBC Promotions Conference. My first radio show was with KMPC-AM, Bakersfield, when the FCC mandated community programming. AAUW (American Association of University Women) answered the call. My longest running radio gig has been with King Harris on KVEC- AM literally at 6:25 a.m. each Monday. My first Castle & Cooke, Inc. assignment as VP of Marketing was to produce a catered event for Chairman of the Board, David Murdoch, making sure every Bakersfield who’s who was there to
meet him. I dummied my CA driver’s license to get on the flight to attend my first Daytona SpeedWeeks, talked my way into presenting future workshops for national track promoters so I could return to Daytona, and awarded trophies to NASCAR’s 2014 Champion, Kevin Harvick, who began his career at Mesa Marin Raceway. As Morro Bay’s 2013 Citizen of the Year, I will surprise all introducing the 2014 Citizen of the Year on January 23 at the Morro Bay Community Center. But enough about me, Central Coast. I’d much rather tell your stories.
Judy Salamacha’s column is special to Tolosa Press. Reach her at judysalamacha@gmail.com or 801-1422.
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Nightwriters EVELYN’S FANTASY By Judythe Guarnera
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he delicate woman looked up when I opened the door to her room in the assisted living facility, her cotton-candy hair framing her weathered face. She squinted, trying to determine who I was. “It’s Sarah,” I repeated my name in a louder voice as I squatted in front of her. A memory sparked and a grin suffused the wrinkles in her face. Ten years earlier, Evelyn began the litany, “I’m ready to die,” and continued it until encroaching dementia robbed her of that memory. Though her mind had failed, her body refused to cooperate. My house sat catty-corner to Evelyn’s and we’d often wave at each other. When her husband died, I offered my condolences. Her spunk touched me and we became friends. As the friendship progressed, she gave me a key to her house. Despite her lifealert necklace, whenever she fell she called me, and together we faced the paramedics and firemen who came to her rescue. Once a week we went to breakfast, then shopped at the farmers’ market and nearby stores. These forays usually
concluded with a stop at the doughnut shop or McDonald’s for a burger and shake. When weekly trips became a chore, I’d bring her raspberries and triple-berry jam from the market. Macular Degeneration played another nasty trick on her. Evelyn loved to read, but the disease robbed her of that pleasure. By the time she could no longer follow her beloved golf matches on TV, her ability to read was also gone. During most visits, I’d sit down, prepared to follow the conversation wherever it went. “I’m glad you came. Are you Maria?” she’d ask. “No, it’s Sarah. I brought you those cinnamon grahams you like.” “What?” Before I could introduce another subject, Evelyn would begin with her favorite topic. “I thought you were that other person, the one who won a big prize,” she’d say, head cocked. “Not the Nobel Prize, but something like that.” “That would be me. You’re right. It wasn’t the Nobel. It was for my book.” I prayed she wouldn’t say ‘Pulitzer.’ That would have been too over-the-top.
“Did you bring me a copy?” she’d ask, ready to follow the breadcrumbs. “Why won’t you bring me one? I’ll pay for it.” “Oh, Evelyn,” I’d say, fingers crossed, hoping that she wouldn’t catch me in a little white lie. “You don’t have to pay. Your inspiration helped me finish the book. We found mistakes. Remember? It’s being reprinted. You’ll be the first to get one when it’s done.” “Tell me about your world book tour and the $25,000 advance. You’re such a good writer,” she’d say, not missing a beat in our script. I’d pull my chair closer and begin to spin my tale. I’d relate the joys and travails of my tour, people I encountered, sights I’d seen. She’d sit there, smiling and nodding. “You know, I’ve been wondering who you were all this time,” Evelyn would interject. “You’re Sarah, aren’t you?” Why didn’t I confess I hadn’t written a best seller and travelled around the world to promote it? Because I was convinced that in the bits and pieces she remembered, Evelyn heard a story she wanted to hear. In the beginning, I argued with her. But she would just shake her head
and continue to discuss my fame, so I simply stopped trying to convince her. Evelyn and I shared precious time, enjoying my dream of success. When my novel was finally finished, I didn’t tell her because she was already convinced it was true. The book is dedicated to the woman who believed in me.
Judythe Guarnera, Editor of the The Best of SLO NightWriters in Tolosa Press, 2009-2013, has been published in four anthologies and numerous online and print publications. Her writing has received awards in the Lillian Dean First Page Contest and the NightWriter contest. She is a member of the SLO NightWriters, the premier writing organization on the Central Coast. Photo by Dennis Eamon Young
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Coastal Culture Reality Furniture Story by Gareth Kelly Photos courtesy of Jory Brigham
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panning 10 weeks and using over 3,000 hours of footage, Spike TV’s newest reality television show, ‘Framework’ looks to find the finest furniture maker in the country. Rewarding them with a life-changing prize of $100,000 in cash, a $20,000 gift card from Ace Hardware and a contract with wellknown furniture maker CB2. Encapsulated in the heart of TV Land in Los Angeles 10 total strangers were selected and thrown into a house before embarking on the ride of their lives right before our very eyes. One of these contestants is San Luis Obispo resident Jory Brigham. “I grew up around wood,” said Brigham. “All my family were wood workers so it was kind of inevitable I would end up here. I love designing and building custom pieces. I like to be free to build what I want. If someone wants to buy it that’s great, but its not what drives me.” Cut off from friends, family (wife Allison, daughter Parker and son Bosley) and much of the outside world, Framework tasks the builders with a grueling schedule of high intensity challenges within a short period of time all while under the scrutiny of television cameras. “Our most grueling time was when we worked for 17 days straight working 16 hours a day,” Brigham
said. “The cameras are quite literally in your face. Your mind tells you to look up and look at the camera but you have to train yourself not to. At first it was tricky but you get
used to it. It was pretty exhausting at times. We would be asked to do ‘walk ins’ where we enter the room to have our pieces judged. We would be told to look surprised, move an inch this way or that, look stressed, show emotion. It was pretty tough at times.” With a large budget, extravagant materials, all the tools you could wish for, plenty of drama culminating in over 100 beautiful custom pieces of furniture, the show hopes to capture the imagination of viewers as they watch the contestants toil, battle, argue, sweat and show a whole range of emotions as is a must in todays reality television. “It was a great experience,” said Brigham. “I like a challenge and it was definitely that. I tried to keep my mouth shut when I got frustrated so I didn’t draw the
attention of a camera in my face. It was liberating to have any tool I wanted and any material I wanted and with no cell phone or people walking in to distract me I became really efficient.” After the show was done filming Brigham returned to real reality and to his workshop on Bullock lane in San Luis Obispo. “Friends and family know how long I was gone so that’s a clue as to how well I did but I really can’t say. So far the response has been great and not too overwhelming but that might change as the show continues. I’ve definitely noticed more stuff on my social media and for the very first time I have to use Twitter as Spike want me to ‘live tweet’ during each episode,” Brigham said. So did he win? As Brigham signed a contract with Spike he isn’t at liberty to say. At the time of writing episode two has just aired and Brigham along with everyone’s favorite bad guy Freddy Hill won the Ping Pong table challenge and are safely into the next round. To find out more about Brigham check out his website at: www. jorybrigham.com Framework airs Tuesdays at 7pm on Spike TV or watch online at www.spike.com
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oday in healthcare, there is an unlimited array of options to deal with a problem. The most important question to ask yourself this year is: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;are my migraines, headaches, low energy, tight muscles, TMJ/facial pain, etc. the actual problem or could there be an underlying primary cause creating these problems? If there is an underlying issue, treatment of the secondary conditions can lead to a long, frustrating, and often times expensive way of managing symptoms with no real resolution. Axis Chiropracticâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main focus is Structural Correction, an extremely gentle and precise corrective pro-
cedure that takes the cracking and twisting out of the equation. While many chiropractic approaches focus primarily on increasing motion to the spine, a doctor who does Structural Correction is focused on restoring the normal structural position of the spine so it can stay in place. The reason we have seen such great success is that many cases, in ailments similar to those mentioned above, are nothing more than secondary conditions of an underlying cause- a Structural Abnormality that occurs at the upper portion of the neck. This Structural Abnormality is better known as
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ADC (Atlas Displacement Complex) also known as an Atlas Subluxation Complex. Having an underlying condition like ADC can result in secondary problems due to its impact on the flow of neurological signals and fluids that are essential for the optimal function of the brain and entire human body. An ADC basically creates a clog or backup in the brainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plumbing and electrical wiring systems. By making sure the plumbing and wiring is unimpeded, the brain and entire body can function at their best. ADC is usually caused by things like falls, sports injuries, poor posture, bad lifting technique, or even car accidents as slow as 15mph. However, ADC can happen and last without symptoms for months, or even years. In order to identify the presence of ADC, rather than relying just on our hands, we use a 3-Dimensional structural analysis and advanced thermographic spinal imaging (without the use of radiation) to assess the condition of the nervous system. These tools allow us to create substantial changes in a short amount of time while being very gentle with our care. If your resolutions this year involve getting healthier, you can schedule a consultation with one of our doctors to sit down and discuss
whether or not your problems may be related to an Atlas Displacement Complex. Our consultations are always complimentary and are always a conversation, not a commitment. Dr. Stephen Gorshack is a Doctor of Chiropractic who focuses on Structural Correction and is primarily concerned with Structural Shifts of the spine. He graduated from the University of Buffalo with a B.S. in Exercise Science and Nutrition. Dr. Gorshack then went on and received his doctorate from Life Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College of Chiropractic. His wife, Dr. Ashley Gorshack holds certifications with the International Chiropractic Pediatric Associations and is also Structural Chiropractor at AXIS, focusing on Pediatric and Prenatal patients. AXIS Chiropractic 1965 Santa Barbara Ave., Suite 101 San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 (805) 550 - 2144 www.axischiroslo.com
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hen most people think of healthy resolutions, usually what comes to mind is quitting a bad habit, exercising more or losing weight. Sometimes it might even be something more esoteric like meditating more or reconnecting with something else spiritual that they feel has been missing. All are wonderful and as important as one would expect. In my line of work, I see people all the time who have something that is not working in their life and they are (usually) at the end of their rope. They have tried all measure of methods, only to have them fail. So, in my opinion the healthiest resolution that a person can make is one that will change their thinking, thus changing their behavior, thus changing their experience. We have between 60,000 and 70,000 thoughts a day. Almost all are the same as the day before, leading us to create the same behavior and then roughly the same experience as the day before – day after day. It is becoming more mainstream for our culture to use phrases like ‘your thoughts create your reality’ or to use positive affir-
mations. But the truth is that positive thinking only works for a very, very small part of the population – roughly 5 percent. The rest are left feeling like yet another attempt at improving their lives has failed. Hypnosis and hypnotherapy help you to change your thoughts. You gain direct access to the sub-conscious mind where all of your past experiences are stored and used to determine what to expect in the future. You can change how you feel or think about someone or something, this then alters the sub-conscious motivation for our thoughts, feelings and behaviors that we act out, ultimately modifying our behavioral process which will now create a different experience. Think of your mind as a bus. Now the sub-conscious mind accounts for 88-92% of all of our motivations, thoughts, feelings and actions. Our conscious mind – the part responsible for logic, reason and short term memory – only 8–12%. Ask yourself “Who is driving the bus?” I tell my clients that the monkey is driving the bus – the Monkey Mind that is. To make a resolution to gain control over our thoughts, feelings,
emotions and ultimately our body sensations is perhaps the most important gift we can give ourselves. I personally believe it is the foundation for health and healing. It is something that everyone can learn, and with practice we can all take control of the bus and put the monkey mind to rest.
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we must truly value ourselves to adhere to any New Year’s Resolution; therefore, I feel this should be top on healthy New Year’s Resolutions!
As, I sat with a patient today I asked a series of “whys?” Just like an annoying child, after each statement about his health, I asked “why?” The purpose of this exercise was to uncover the root reason to what was blocking him from doing the things he clearly and consciously wished to achieve with his health goals. Deep under it all exist a strong need to value ourselves. Simply put,
What does this look like? “This Year I will value myself,” is a bold statement for many. It makes us feel narcissistic, guilty, and many other things. However, when you step back from judging yourself this is what is required to make the world a better place. First, look no further than the your own skin. If you value yourself you will make time to exercise, you will care about what you put into your body, you will sleep enough, you will say “no” to things you don’t need and “yes” to the things you do need, you will allow yourself to enjoy life more. Just like putting your oxygen mask on before you help another, this act of self love enables us to be better people, parents, co-workers, partners, lovers; because we are healthier, more relaxed, better rested and much more. Now look at the bigger impact. People that value themselves, do not get treated like doormats nor do they treat others like doormats for the simple reason that
they are finally comfortable in their own skin. People who criticize others or pass judgments do so for various reasons mostly because they need to make themselves feel better. This year give yourself a loving hug by adding self-valuing to your list and improve your health at the core level.
hat is at the heart of all resolutions? When asked “What healthy resolution should be on everyone’s list?” my thoughts flipped through all the things I tell my patients: eat a whole food diet, give up sugar, meditate for 10 minute each day, get out in nature each week, find an exercise you love, practice gratitude, blah, blah, blah. The realization that abruptly ceased this endless list popped into my head at the end of an appointment. One resolution lies at the root of all these resolutions. So many of us make amazing resolutions that will improve our life, yet we may find ourselves letting things get in the way.
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Gila M. Zak is an Honors Graduate of HMI College of Hypnotherapy in Tarzana, CA. Her office is located at 2280 Sunset Dr. Unit D Los Osos, CA. Contact her via email: QuantumG@ sbcglobal.net or at 805.704.3599. For more information visit her website: www.QuantumWavesHypnotherapy.com
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Super Bowl Exercise Challenge By Michele S Jang, PT
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t is estimated that over 115 million people will watch the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks go at it during Super Bowl Sunday on February 1st. A number of you will find yourself sitting in front of the tube possibly with hot wings, beer and soda, chips, burgers, sweets. The football players will be busting their butts while we sit on ours. How about channeling some of that adrenaline into a fun exercise challenge with your buddies? All of the following exercises should be repeatedly performed for 30 seconds for an easier challenge and up to 60 seconds for a more difficult challenge.
Touchdown: Made by your team: Simultaneously raise your hands in the air while coming up onto your toes. Lower arms to side and feet to the floor. Repeat motion of rising up and lowering for duration of time. Made by the opposing team: stand and touch your toes with your fingers, then reach hands up towards the ceiling. Field goal: Made by your team: stand and alternate feet kicking gently in front of you. Made by the opposing team: stand with feet slightly more than hip width apart. Touch hand to opposite foot, stand upright, do the same for opposite hand to foot. Repeat. Interception: Made by your team: single leg balance (for added challenge, perform with eyes closed or while clapping hands) Made by the opposing team: run in place as fast as you can
Fumbles Recovered by your team: stand & reach both hands to the ceiling, then reach hands out to the side. Recovered by the opposing team: squats (any form: wall squats holds, partial squats, squat and touch your toes, etc.) Penalties Called against your team: pushups â&#x20AC;&#x201C; any form, on the floor or against the wall Called against the opposing team: stand tall & march in place bringing your knees as high as you can without rounding your back. According to the USDA, the Super Bowl is the second largest consumption day of the year. The average American will consume 2000 calories just while watching the Super Bowl. Regardless of who wins on Sunday, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s combat the calories by exercising. Give it a shot. At least youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be a winner.
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pens, NOT because youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve failed again (and what you make that mean about you as a person), but because youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been so successful, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve put your body into starvation mode. It has now decreased your metabolic rate so much that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re gaining weight on a 1,000 calorie diet! Contrast this with a program that is designed to cleanse your body of toxins, give you more energy and boost your metabolism while keeping your blood sugar levels even so â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;willpowerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t an issue. On this program, you eat sensibly but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t completely eliminate all grains or healthy starches like yams, peas or beans. You flood your body with the whole food nutrition of 40 fruits & vegetables daily using convenient shakes & supplements made from whole REAL foods rather than isolated nutrients and fiber. This is the Transform 30 Challenge. The idea behind the program is not product dependent and is scientifically sound. If you had the time & inclination (and money), you certainly could eat 40 different fruits & vegetables in small
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Pain Reduction Techniques for Improved Sleep By Dr. David R. Street, DC
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rience excessive head wobbling, shorten the duration to 5 seconds and work your way back to 10. To strengthen your core back muscles lie flat on your back with your knees bent and the soles of your feet on the floor. Activate your abdominal muscles and raise your hips towards the ceiling until they form a straight line between your shoulders and knees. Hold for three full breaths before returning to the starting position and repeat 5-10 times per day. Sleeping positions If you prefer to sleep on your back, use a cervical pillow to reduce strain on your neck muscles while you sleep. Cervical pillows are designed to keep your spine in the proper position which in turn reduces the tension on the muscles in your neck. Similarly, a wedge pillow is specifically designed to be placed under the knees while you sleep in order to reduce the tension in your lower back during sleep. This can also be done with 2-3 regular pillows placed under your legs with your hips flexed to 90 degrees and your knees
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eople get into music for different reasons. For some, it’s just a good way to meet members of the opposite sex (or the same sex, for that matter), or to make friends, to find a sense of belonging. For many, music is a healing experience. For others, it’s an all-consuming passion, something the person was born to do. For a few, it’s a way of making money. For some, a combination of some or all of those things. Most of the musicians I know have been playing music since childhood. Some had music lessons as children, some were privileged to have music programs in school, some were largely self-taught. It is rare that you find someone who picks up his instrument for the first time when he is well into his adulthood. Such is the case with Rick Munoz, founder of Code Blues. Although he and his longtime band sidekick, Craig Louis Dingman, both grew up in Oxnard (although they didn’t meet until they moved to the Central Coast), their stories diverge there. When Craig was 12 or 13, he went along with a friend to lessons at a guitar store, and decided to learn how to play the guitar. The instruction was very rudimentary; they learned such classics as “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”, but it was a start. Craig went to high school in Napa at the Christian Brothers novitiate to take religious training. The Beatles invaded the USA in his freshman year, but he was not able to listen to them until the summer. You see, the students were allowed to play rock and roll, but not to listen to it. His band, the Corsas, named after a Chevy, played mostly surf music, such as the Beach Boys and Jan and Dean, show tunes, along the lines of Barbra Streisand (which they were allowed to listen to). Craig taught himself to play the Chuck Berry double-stops. Craig spent his first year of college in Israel. “I don’t think I really knew where Israel was or what it was, I just saw one of those ads.” There was a party to welcome the American students, and an American had been hired to play bluegrass. He was being heckled by some of the Israelis, and someone said something like “If you can do better, get up here yourself.” Craig stepped up with his guitar for his very first solo performance, with Glen Campbell’s “Gentle on My Mind. “It made me proud to be an American,” he says. Back in the US, Craig attended Pierce College in Woodland Hills, and played bass in a band that mostly catered to frat parties, with an occasional bar gig after fake IDs were obtained. He classifies the drive to perform
as a “lifelong disease with dormant periods”, He loved pop music which you could listen to at high-end clubs like the Troubadour, or lower-end places like Club 88 or Madame Wong’s. Eventually, Craig got married, and moved to the Central Coast in 1988. During a power outage, he met an older man named Jimmy Collins, who asked him if he knew what “1, 3, 4, 5” meant, and Craig said he knew it had to do with chord progressions. That was his introduction to the blues. He was in a several band which played at the different lodges, “All the animals,” Craig says, “Moose, Elks, Eagles, etc.” They performed mostly country rock and blues. The bands were Ricochet, Brand X Cowboys, and Bay and the Breakers. Rick Munoz joined Bay and the Breakers in the late 90’s, where he met Craig. Rick Munoz’s father grew up with eleven brothers. They played various instruments, such as guitar, and trumpet, and there was always mariachi music around the house. Although Rick’s older brother and sister learned to play the piano, saxophone, and clarinet, they lost interest. “By the time I came around, my parents decided not to ‘waste’ money on music lessons for me.” It wasn’t until a divorce in his mid-thirties that Rick turned to music, for consolation. When he was 39, Rick was at Boo Boo records. The salesman offered to help him find something. Rick described what was going through in his life, and the man said, “You got the blues!” He gave him a record of Charlie Musselwhite. Rick took it home, and fell in love with the various sounds coming out of the harmonica,
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and all the passion. It helped him to heal, so he bought himself two harmonicas for his fortieth birthday. He went to see Kay Bohler at one point, and she invited him up on stage. In 1994, Rick formed the band Code Blues. He was working as an X-ray tech, the guitarist was an ER nurse, and both the bass player and drummer were respiratory therapists, all at French Hospital in San Luis Obispo. “Code Blue is the revival of someone back to life, and that is what the blues is about, all that pain and passion, and it reflected what was going on in my life: a revival.” Rick shelved the band in 1997, until around 2001, when Craig and Rick left Bay and the Breakers to reform Code Blues, taking along with them brothers Wayne and Bruce Stach. Through the years, they have had many great players pass through the ranks, such as Bruce Krupnik, Rick Pittman, Gary Steinmann, Leo “The Glove”, and Geert de Lange. Their current lineup includes John Paul Stinson on drums, who has been with them for two years. Craig says of John that he has a true music education, so he helps keep the group disciplined. Rick adds that John has a beautiful voice, and he encourages him to take the mike for at least a song or two. Latest to join Code Blues is Frank Straub on bass, who recently moved to the Central Coast from France, and was discovered at the Blues Masters Jam by their booking agent. The Blues Masters Jam, incidentally, was created by Craig Dingman, who is also a solo artist in his own right, often performing at Steve Key’s Songwriters at Play showcases. Craig has become the front man for Code Blues, with other vocals by Rick Munoz, and John Paul Stinson. When you go to a Code Blues concert, Craig hopes that you are entertained, both in an “aural and rhythmic fashion”, i.e., you like what you hear and it moves you to dance, and has a light-hearted approach. Rick would like you to feel the passion and the pain that he expresses with his harmonica, and he feels that people connect with those feelings through the blues tempo. They strive to put on a professional, tight show which is appropriate to the venue. I think they do a mighty fine job. Code Blues has two shows this week: On Friday, January 23 they will perform a free show at the Shell Café in Pismo Beach from 7 p.m. to 1 p.m. On Saturday, January 24, they will be opening for the Sugaray Rayford Band at the SLO Blues Society Dance at the Vets Hall in San Luis Obispo. The show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 for Blues Society members and $25 for the general public.
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Clubs & Nightlife South County THE CLIFFS RESORT: 2757 Shell Beach Road, 773-5000 or cliffsresort.com.
LAETITIA WINERY: 453 Laetitia Vineyard Drive, Arroyo Grande, 805481-1772. www.laetitiawine.com. Live Music Saturdays and Sundays 1-4pm.
F. MCLINTOCKS SALOON: Two locations: 750 Mattie Road in Pismo Beach and 133 Bridge St. in Arroyo Grande. 773-1892 or mclintocks.com. Live music at the Pismo Beach location every Fri. and Sat. from 6-9pm. Tennessee Jimmy Harrell and Doc Stoltey play on alternating weekends.
LIDO RESTAURANT AT DOLPHIN BAY: 2727 Shell Beach Road, Shell Beach, 773-4300 or thedolphinbay.com. Join ThreeMartini Lunch every Thurs. and Fri. from 6-9pm. Live Music Every Tues. from 5:30-6:30 and Thursdays and Fridays 6-9
HARRYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S NIGHT CLUB AND BEACH BAR: Cypress and Pomeroy, downtown Pismo Beach, 773-1010. Every Thu. Front Row Karaoke. ½ Theese & The Sweetness 9pm-1am 1/3 Mid Life Crisis 9pm-1am
MANROCK BREWING CO. TASTING ROOM: 1750 El Camino Real ste A, Grover Beach, CA 93433. Tasting room M-Th 4pm-10pm, Fri 3pm-12am, Sat noon-12am, Sun noon-7pm MONGOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SALOON: 359 W. Grand Ave., Grover Beach, 489-3639. Karaoke Tuesday and Wednesday 9pm. Live Music and dancing every Friday and Saturday at 9pm. MR. RICKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S: 404 Front St., Avila Beach, 805-595-7425 www.mrricks. com Happy Hour Monday-Thursday 4-7pm Âź J&B Rocks 1-5pm 1/10 Shamless 8pm 1/11 Lenny Blue 1-5pm 1/17 Soul Sauce 8pm-12am
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1/18 Soul Sauce 1-5pm 1/30 Klass-X 8:00pm-12am 1/31 Booty Shakers 8pm-12am SEAVENTURE: 100 Ocean View, Pismo Beach, 773-4994. www. seaventure.com Live music every Wednesday from 6-9pm in the Fireplace room. Acoustic Sundays from 3-6pm on the Deck. SHELL CAFĂ&#x2030;: 1351 Price St., Pismo Beach, 805-773-8300 www. shellcafepismo.com ½ Swing Shift 7pm 1/3 Stringtown Ambassadors 11am Âź Lenny Blue 11am 1/7 Blues Master Jam 6:30pm 1/8 Songwriters at Play 6:30pm 1/9 Avenue & DeJaVu 7pm 1/10 The Ginger Ups 11am 7pm The Mooks 1/11Mathew Szlachetka 11am 1/21 Blues Master Jam 6:30 1/22Songwriters at Play 6:30pm 1/17 Ricky Montijo 11am Dr. Danger 7pm 1/18 John Alan Connerley 11am 1/21 Blues Master Jam 6:30pm 1/22 Songwriters at Play 6:30pm 1/23 Code Blues 1/24 Ted Waterhouse 11am Avenue & DejaVu 7pm 1/25 Louie Ortega 11am 1/28 Blues Master Jam 6:30pm 1/29 Songwriters at Play 6:30pm 1/31 Jon Stephen 11am TALLEY VINEYARDS: 3031 Lopez Dr., Arroyo Grande, 489-0446, talleyvineyards.com
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San Luis Obispo BON TEMPS CREOLE CAFE: 1000 Olive St., 544-2100. Zydeco music, live blues, and jazz on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings. CREEKY TIKI: 782 Higuera St., 903-2591. www.creekytiki. com EVERY FRIDAY Live Music Directly Following Concerts in the Plaza 12/31 New Years Eve Party w/ Billy Manzik OPEN TIL 2am!! 1/1 Happy New Year! 1/2 Jade Jackson 1/3 Kenny Taylor Band FROG & PEACH PUB: 728 Higuera St. (805)595-3764. 12/31 New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eve Extravaganza 1/1 Dave Miller Band 1/2 Nada Rasta 1/4 Billy Manzik 1/5
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THE GRADUATE: 990 Industrial Way, 541-0969 or slograd.com. Every Thu. Is Country Night 8pm 18+, Every Fri â&#x20AC;&#x153;Noche Calienteâ&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hot Latin Nightsâ&#x20AC;? 18+, Every Sat â&#x20AC;&#x153;Big Chillâ&#x20AC;? hits from the 70â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 80â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 90â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 21+ & Every Sunday is Minor Madness 8pm11:45pm
OTTER ROCK CAFE: 885 Embarcadero, Morro Bay, 805-7721420. www.otterrockcafe.com Every Wed.: Karaoke, 8pm. Every Thu.: Thursday Night Spotlight, 8pm. *Closed every Tuesday 1/1 Frankie Parades w/ mud on the Tire 1-10pm 1/3 Tres Gatos 8pm-12am Âź Crosby Tyler 4-9pm 1/11 Cloud Ship 1/15 Frankie Parades w/ Mud on the Tire 1/16 Three Times Bad 1/17 The Easy In 1/18 More Than This 1/22 Vet Anslinger 1/25 Mud On The Tire 1/29 Frankie Parades w/ Mud on the Tire
LINNAEAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CAFE: 1110 Garden St., 541-5888 www.linnaes.com LUNA RED: 1023 Chorro St., 540-5243 www.lunaredslo.com TBA PAPPY MCGREGORâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S: 1865 Monterey St. pappymcgregors.com or 543-KILT (5458). Live music is Wed./ Thurs./Fri. from 6-9pm. Old Time Fiddle & Banjo Show every Wed. from 6-9pm. SLO BREWING CO.: 1119 Garden St., 543-1843 or slobrewingco.com 1/7 AMP Live w/ Ill-Esha 7:30pm 1/9 The Dustbowl Revival & The Tipsy Gypsies 7pm 1/10 Proxima Parada 7:30pm 1/16 Randy Rogers 7pm The Budos Band 7:30pm 1/18 Bears Among Men 6:30pm 1/20 Cody Canada & The Departed 7:30pm 1/21 Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin w/ The Guilty Ones 6:30pm 1/22 Kim Simmonds & Savory Brown 7pm 1/24 Agent Orange 7:30pm 1/25 The Expendables winter blackout 2015 7pm 1/27 Natural Vibrations & Junior Reid 7:30pm 1/30 Y&T 7:30pm 1/31 Natural License 7:30pm
North Coast CAMBRIA PINES LODGE: 2905 Burton Drive, Cambria, 9274200 or cambriapineslodge.com. Entertainment every night in the Fireside Lounge. FUEL DOCK SALOON: 900 Main St., Morro Bay, 772-8478 MOZZIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SALOON: 2262 Main St. in Cambria, 927-4767. Friday Night: Karaoke, Saturday Night: Live Music OLD CAYUCOS TAVERN: 130 N.
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Every Monday Open Mic. 9pm. Every Tuesday/ Friday/ Sunday Marilynâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Karaoke 9pm. Every Thursday North County Line Up Live Music 9pm. THE PONY CLUB AT HOTEL CHEVAL: 1021 Pine St., Paso Robles. www.hotelcheval.com 805-226-9995. *Most shows 7-10pm unless stated otherwise 1/2 Louie Ortega 1/3 Lance Robinson 1/9 Michael Keeney 1/10 Lance Robison 1/16 Purple Thumb Notions, Music by Kenny Taylor 4-7pm 1/17 Lance Robison 7-10pm 1/23 Rob Larkin 7-10pm 1/24 Lance Robison 1/30 Luke Bryon 1-31 Lance Robison The Ranch: 1285 Mission St. in San Miguel, www.liveattheranch.com or 467-5047. 11/29 Chris and Nickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rave Circusâ&#x20AC;? 18+ SCULPTERRA WINERY: 5015 Linne Road, Paso Robles, 226-8881. Steve Key presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;Songwriters at Playâ&#x20AC;? Sundays from 1-4pm www. sculpterra.com VINA ROBLES AMPHITHEATRE: 3800 Mill Rd., Paso Robles, 286-3680. 1/10 Melody Klemin 1-4pm 1/24 Martin Paris 1-4pm Check out Vina Robles Amphitheatre online for tickets, times, and pricing www.vinarobles.com.
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Entertainment SLO Little Theatre presents another in their series of After Hours @ slotheatre late night comedies, We Canceling Cable (and other empty threats). Written by Michael Kaplan, the show is a hilarious look at parenthood and the sometimes cringe-worthy moments that go along with it. Performances are January 16-25, Fridays and Saturdays at 9:30 p.m. and Sundays at 7 p.m. at the SLO Little Theatre, 888 Morro Street in San Luis Obispo. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at slolittletheatre.org or call (805) 786-2440.
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The San Luis Chamber Orchestra will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25 at Trinity United Methodist
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at the door. Doors open at 4:40 p.m. there’s a potluck supper at 5 and the show starts at 7. Bring a dish to share, your place settings and BYOB. One Lane Bridge is William Coulter, Aria DiSalvio and John Weed, a newly-formed trio playing artful arrangements of traditional and contemporary
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Entertainment tunes. Fusing folk styles from Ireland, Scotland, Sweden and Spain with modern influences results in something both ancient and cutting edge — a rhythmically vibrant, melodically engaging chamber-folk music at home in the concert hall or on the dance floor. Photo courtesy One Lane bridge
One of the great female pop vocalists of all time and a 4-time Grammy Award-winning pop legend, Roberta Flack, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4 at the Performing Arts Center at Cal Poly.
Chicago’s powerhouse comedy troupe will celebrate 55 years of laughter with The Second City’s 55th Anniversary Tour coming to the Performing Arts center at Cal Poly at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 8. Student and adult tickets range from $20.80$36 and may be purchased in advance at the PAC The Second City’s 55th Anniversary Tour coming to Box Office, Tuesdays– the Performing Arts center the perfect fusion of Saturdays, noon to 6 p.m. Second City’s hysterical Call 756-4849 or online the legendary theatre’s “Best of history, its comically at: www.calpolyarts.org. Take a peek behind the curtain, as the Best,” created by some of the cutting-edge future and worldthe superstars of tomorrow present biggest names in the business. It’s famous improv.
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A queen of so-called soft rock, among Flack’s hits are, “Killing Me Softly,” “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” “The Closer I Get to You,” “Tonight I Celebrate My Love,” “Feel Like Makin’ Love,” “Where is the Love?” and so many more in a career that started in the early 1970s.
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Dinner & A Movie Top Notch Comfort Food at Lil Bits Café By Teri Bayus
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’ve eaten dog, cat, rat, cockroaches, camel penis, bee larva, scorpions, spiders, and pre-born duck embryos WITHOUT Cever feeling ill. I can’t say the same for Taco Bell or McDonalds. When I need fast food, r I go to the places that represent the a“Diner” aspect of the food scene. &Many of these places are so good it likes walking into your grandma’s kitchen. My favorite new spot is Lil Bits Café in Grover Beach. Open for
breakfast and lunch, they do down ts chicken fried steak. It is tender inside — you can cut it with your fork — with a nice crispy coating that is its own reward. The homemade country gravy is equally prodigious. We are fans, as are the grandkids who now yell “Bits!” as we drive by. Lil Bits Café is located at 151 N. 7th St., just off Grand Avenue in Grover Beach. Call them at 489-8615. Open 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and weekends 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Unbroken — Great Story; Forgettable Movie By Teri Bayus
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nbroken is a movie that is a testament to a human spirit that will never give up. I was impressed on most accounts, as this is the longest preproduction movie ever in Hollywood. Universal Studios bought the rights to the story of Louis Zamperini in 1957 in the hope of developing it for Tony Curtis. The project finally got the green light after Laura Hillenbrand’s 2010 book about Zamperini became a bestseller. Louis Zamperini (played by Jack O’Connell) grew up as the son of Italian immigrants in California during the Depression. His brother helped lead him from a life of juvenile delinquency to a life as a national track star. After a heroic run at the 1936 Olympics, Louis looked forward to running in the Tokyo Olympics in 1940, but World War II broke out. He served in the South Pacific on a bomber flight crew. After a near-fatal plane crash, Louis and two other crewmen survived and spent 47 days adrift in a life raft lost at sea. They are rescued by the Japanese Navy and sent to a prisoner of war camp. Louie is eventually sent to the camp run by tyrannical leader, Watanabe or as the prisoners called him, “The Bird” (Takamasa Ishihara). Because of his world notoriety as an Olympian, The Bird targets Zamperini and makes an example of him throughout his years in captivity. Through the
torture and abuse, Louie and the other prisoners must figure out how to survive until the end of the war. This is the directorial debut of Angelina Jolie, and unfortunately, the lack of directing experience does show when it comes to character development and story pacing. This film certainly has moments where it shines. It is well shot and acted, with the first half showing some potential for greatness. However, the second half feels overstretched without the depth of rest of the movie. The torture scenes were nearly impossible and wouldn’t seem to end. In the end it was a movie that left you wondering why you weren’t
more moved with such an amazing story. Much like The Monuments Men, this was an excellent story but a disappointing film. That is no criticism of O’Connell, whose performance was top notch. I believe the fault lies with the director. I want to love Jolie’s work, but this film does not have the heart it could have, considering this amazing story of bravery and survival. Joel and Ethan Coen wrote the script, and it is a good one though not their best. It is an impressive looking movie. The opening shot is of a bombing run over an enemy base while trying to survive anti-aircraft fire. It’s intense with abundant cinematography,
and you also see fantastic camera work during the smaller, intimate moments. The sets and look of the movie add to the tangibility of the horrors of being stranded on the ocean or being held and mistreated as a prisoner of war. Jack O’Connell and Domhnall Gleeson were fantastic. Both of them had to carry a significant part of the story. The friendship and camaraderie they have in the wake of the crash felt genuine. I enjoyed watching the first half of the movie because it jumped between times before and during the war. We got a taste of Louis’ past and how it shaped him to handle the hellish circumstances he has been dealt. Zamperini passed away on July 2, 2014. He was able to watch a rough cut of the film on director Jolie’s laptop while in the hospital before he passed. I would save this for the rental or Netflix, as it will give you nightmares. Teri Bayus can be reached at: livewell@teribayus.com or follow her writings and ramblings at: www.teribayus.com. Bayus is also the host of Taste Buds, a moving picture rendition of her reviews shown on Charter Cable Channel 10. Dinner and a Movie is a weekly feature of Tolosa Press. See this and future columns online at: www. tolosapressnews.com.
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Good to be King How Did You Get Your Name? Good to be King By King Harris
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he first thing I did at Cal Poly while I was a journalism lecturer there, was to ask my new students to write how they got their names. Many thought it was a dumb exercise, but not only did we come up with great stories, it introduced everyone to the rest of the class. In my case, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good to be King, but it hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always been easy. Just take the name, for instance. Who in the world would name their kid King? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a handle that seems to fit better when you are older, but when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a kid growing up, King is a hard first name to live up to, or to live down,
especially amongst your peers, one reason I was probably given a nickname, which was Nicky as a boy and Nick as a teenager. My Dadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name was King, a moniker he got from his mother, whose maiden name was King. So I too was named King, only I was a junior, but I never used it except legally because no one likes being junior. My nickname came about after an agreement was reached
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with my two grandmothers. My fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother preferred King, naturally. My motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother preferred the names of Russian Czars, particularly Nicholas. To appease the entire family, it was decided that both names could be used if one were to spell King backwards (Gnik) with a silent â&#x20AC;&#x153;G.â&#x20AC;? My name would also be Nick. Apparently it was not enough to traumatize a kid in the first place with a first name like King. They had to come up with a story to explain how I got another, or why I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to use the name King if I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to. Either way, I was cursed with a complex. All throughout my impressionable and formative years, it seems I always had to explain my name. You try standing up in front of a 3rd teacher during attendance in front of a bunch of snickering students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Is King Harris, Jr. here?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yes, I am, but my name is Nicky.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nicky, it says here that your name is King.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is, but I am also known as Nicky.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;So Nicky is your nickname?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yes, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what I prefer to be called.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;But King is your real name?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yes, it is.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tell me, how did you get the name King?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my grandmotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s maiden name. It was given to my father.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;How did you get the name Nicky?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;You wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe it if I told you.â&#x20AC;? A lot of people, especially the kids you hang around with, automatically think youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re arrogant or pretentious when your first name is King. So I chose to use Nicky until I turned 12 and dated my first girlfriend.
From then on it was Nick through college, which had its benefits if you like receiving mail meant for Nick Harris, Detective â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a very famous Los Angeles private investigator at the time. Even when I went to Vietnam, I went by Nick, although it was against regulations, but that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter because no one in the military ever calls you by your first name anyway. Curiously, it was during that time that a roommate named Ray who bunked with me in Saigon, asked me a question I hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t thought about in years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;How come you never called yourself King?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really know. Probably because I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel like a king.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;You mean you wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be accepted?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maybe, and I always had to explain it.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maybe itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s because you never liked your father.â&#x20AC;? Ray is now a psychiatrist, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure of it. Whatever the reason, by the time I went back into radio in 1976, I decided to leave Nick behind and became King, but not because it was an effective stage name. I remember sending an audition tape of my TV news anchoring a few years later to a well-known headhunter in New Jersey named Shirley Barrish. I was looking to move up in my career. Her reply to me after viewing my tape in 1980 is something Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll never forget. She told me over the phone in her thick Jersey accent, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen your tape, honey, and I gotta tell ya, a king-ga youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not. You wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make it in this business unless you change your name. And puh-leeze! Get rid of the glasses.â&#x20AC;? Shirley obviously wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t aware that I had no intention of playing in places like Tulsa, Toledo, or Trenton, but even if I had, I never would have changed my name. It took me a while to realize it, but King is who I am, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good to be King.
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an Luis Obispo County has reached into the ranks of the State Parks Department for its new parks and recreation director. Nick Franco, who has been State Parks’ Coast District superintendent since 2003, will be the new County Parks and Recreation Department director, the County announced Jan. 7. County Supervisors approved Franco’s hiring Jan. 6 and he begins his new job Feb. 2, replacing the retiring interim parks director, Curtis Black. “The Board is proud to have someone with Mr. Franco’s experience and expertise on staff to lead our Parks and Recreation Department,” said Frank Mecham, chairman of the County Board of Supervisors. “He is experienced, innovative and high performing, and we’re confident that his skills will only enhance the County’s leadership.” Franco will manage a department with a $10.5 million budget and some 55 full-time employees. Franco’s annual base salary starts at $127,000,
add in benefits and he will receive $199,000 a year in total compensation. Just the remainder of this fiscal year — through June 30 — he will get $83,000. “Nick is well known within the parks and recreation management industry as an experienced leader, who has a record of effectively managing a large and diverse parks and recreation team,” County Administrator Dan Buckshi said. “We’re proud to have him join the County in this leadership role.” Franco’s old job had him overseeing 11 State Park “units,” including Hearst Castle, Montaña de Oro, San Simeon and Morro Bay State Parks, Harmony Headlands, and San Simeon and Morro Strand Campgrounds among several others. Originally from Carpinteria, Franco’s career with State Parks started in 1983 as a park aid at Carpinteria State Beach. He became a park ranger in 1988, and has worked in the Santa Monica Mountains, Oceano Dunes, Big Basin Redwoods and San Juan Bautista
State Parks. He was promoted to superintendent on Angel Island State Park in 1998, and took over the local Coast District in 2003. “I’m excited to continue my lifelong parks career with the County of San Luis Obispo and its excellent group of park professionals,” Franco said. “As the new director of SLO County Parks and Recreation, I hope to provide great service to the public and protect our resources for future generations.” Franco caught some heat last year after he approved Lady Gaga renting Hearst Castle for a music video, which included filling the badly leaking Neptue Pool for the shoot, this in the face of the drought declaration by the Governor. Even though the water was provided by Hearst Ranch and later used again, Franco was suspended for a short time by the brass in Sacramento and then reinstated after a couple of weeks. Franco holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Cal Poly and lives
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to deal with the grief of losing her. “We are not surprised by the press release and are at peace with there being no one directly involved in Margay’s death,” Jeff Edwards told The Bay News. “To mount anger and a pursuit for justice would take away from the mourning and healing that we seek at this time.” The authorities were able to piece together a timeline of Margay’s activities before she died alone in the desert. “Margay met a couple from Pahrump while in San Diego,” Jeff said, “she was adventurous and would often drop everything to try something new. She never hesitated when the opportunity to travel was included in an adventure.” Sheriff De Meo said Margay was known to frequent the area around Parumph “and was the subject of a call for service about 1-1/2 miles from where her body was discovered. Ms. Edwards was last seen near the dry lakebed on Sept. 14 by two citizens from information that has come to our attention during an interview. Margay Edwards was fine, not in any distress in the rental vehicle she was driving, that
is the last contact that can be reported.” Jeff Edwards said, “She went to Pahrump to visit her new friends and the visit ended up being several months. She was here [Los Osos] as recently as Sept. 12. Yet she was last seen by the Pahrump husband on the evening of Sept. 14.” The unusual location of where her rental car was found is another puzzle that likely will never be solved. “We will never know how she ended up off road with the rental car and then lost in the desert,” said Jeff. “The Nye County Sheriff believes it was nighttime when she wrecked and she tried to walk back to town in the deceiving desert — what appears to be flat terrain is actually very hilly and things that appear close can be very far away.” Margay attended Baywood School from kindergarten to third grade, when she transferred to TEACH in SLO. “She was wicked smart,” said Jeff. She came back to the South Bay to attend Los Osos Middle School and then MBHS. “She played basketball and was an all-around athlete,” Jeff recalled. “Later in life she loved to hike, run, bike and swim. Again, never turning down an
“Upon arriving on scene,” the NCSO office said in a news release, “it was apparent that the vehicle became disabled because the driver went off of passable desert ground into a ravine and collided with rocks and the ravine wall, which disabled the vehicle. “The vehicle was locked with Margay Edwards’ property inside, including clothing, purse which contained two cellular phones and a MacBook Pro laptop computer. No signs of foul play were discovered at that time and the only set of footprints in the area were discovered in searching the area around the vehicle and desert.” That discovery led to even more questions about what Margay’s fate might have been. But the body would not reveal any further insights into why she collapsed in the dessert and died. The Clark County Nevada Coroner’s Office conducted an autopsy, as did the University of North Texas, which consults in forensic anthropology for Clark County. “Both autopsies from the Clark County Coroner’s Office and UNT proved no signs of any criminality were present,” reads the release. “Whatever caused Margay Edwards to collapse and die where she was found could not be positively determined. Both CCCO and UNT, classified the death as ‘Undetermined, No Criminal Involvement.’” So with no final answers from the authorities, that leaves Margay’s family
in Atascadero with his wife and two daughters.
opportunity, she would go camping, snorkeling, fishing, and as recently as [last] August she went abalone diving in Fort Bragg with an old friend.” She was on-and-off of school after high school, he said. She was accepted at Cal Poly but chose not to go. Later she went to and completed Cuesta in 2012. She was pursuing a business degree with an emphasis in real estate, as she had worked with her dad on many occasions. But she had spent much of her work experience in the hospitality industry, working at the Flying Dutchman as a hostess after high school and then a waitress/bartender at Firestone Grill in SLO before moving to San Diego, where she worked at a La Jolla golf resort as a bartender, he said. Margay Edwards was outgoing, energetic and charismatic, her dad said. “She was also a talented artist. She loved to paint and recently took up sewing her own clothes, rehabbing things that she would find in thrift stores [another passion of hers was finding thrift store treasures to use in interior decorating]. She loved her little brother, Jack [age 7], and was extremely close to her mother Insong.” She had a soft spot in her heart for animals and would often go to animal shelters to walk the dogs. She found “Lexus” an assistance dog for her dad at a shelter. The family has asked that anyone wishing to honor Margay Edwards make a donation to Woods Humane Society or the County Animal Shelter in her name.
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Girl Scouts Get Highest Awards for Flag Projects
he local Girl Scouts held a “Court of Awards” ceremony at St. Timothy’s Church in Morro Bay, honoring several girls for recently completed projects. Held Jan. 11, Girl Scout Troop 40021 of Morro Bay honored nine girls that participated in an Investiture, Rededication and Bridging ceremonies. Of the nine, three were given a Bronze Award and two a Silver Award. The Bronze Award is the highest honor a girl can earn as a Junior Girl Scout (4th-5th grade) and the Silver Award is the highest honor a girl can earn as a Cadette Girl Scout (6th-8th grade).
Bronze Award recipients were Kayleigh Boardman and Fiona Reams, both 6th graders at Los Osos Middle School. Their project included purchasing flag ceremony equipment for the Estero Pines service unit. They had to determine what was needed, the cost, earn the money to buy it, and also participated in an instruction video. Silver Awards went to Lillian Sandoval and Cassidy Orszag, both sophomores at Morro Bay High School. Their project was developing a 10 minute “how-to” training video for girls in the service unit on a proper flag ceremony, and also conducted handson training workshops. The project included approximately 8 hours determining what to include and making preparations; 30 hours of taping; and 10 hours of editing. The video will be posted to the club’s Facebook account. Lillian also received her Bronze Award for developing a program for troops to honor the leaders of the service unit on Leader Appreciation Day, set for April 22. Girl Scout Troop 40021 is available to conduct public flag ceremonies. Contact troop leader Belinda at 772-3357 for scheduling. For more information about Girl Scouts, see: www.girlscoutsccc.org. In the photo are left to right: Cassidy Orszag and Lillian Sandoval.
Cuesta Students Get Scholarships
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outh Bay Women’s Network recently awarded four $1,000 scholarships to Cuesta College re-entry female students, the club announced. Winners were: Sabrina Bussell, a divorced mother of a daughter pursuing a career in early childhood education in order to be self sufficient and give back to the community; Jimi McFarlin, a single mother of four, pursuing degree in Human Services/Family Studies with plans for a bachelor’s in child psychology; Courtnay Jones both a single mother and grandmother, pursuing a career in environmental health and safety; and Ashley Erden a single mother of twin girls pursuing a career in family studies/human services. Funds for
these scholarships were raised at the 2014 Speakeasy Scholarship Benefit, Pennies from Heaven luncheon meeting fundraiser and generous donations from SBWN member Alyce Thorp and other SBWN members. Scholarship winners shown left to right are: Erden, Bussell, Jones with scholarship committee Christine Womack, Alyce Thorp, AJ Fudge and Monica Randeen. (Not pictured is McFarlin) Submitted photo
New Women’s Golf Champ
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orro Bay Women’s Golf Club has a new champion. Loraine Ped (pictured at right) beat out a field of 39 players to win the President’s Cup Low Net Tournament with a score of 70. Kathy Hoversten was second after losing a card-off to Ped. Also, pictured is Elaine Taylor, club board member, presenting the trophy to Ped. Submitted photo
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he County Sheriff’s Office said good-bye to one of its police dogs, who retired early in 2014 and died in October. Department deputies and dignitaries gathered Wednesday morning to say good-by to K-9 Ofc. Nico, a police dog that served from Dec. 5, 2011 to his retirement Feb. 1, 2014 after contracting canine epilepsy and suffering from seizures. Nico was teamed with Dep. Steve Faeth during his tour of duty and Faeth took the dog home, where he became a member of the Faeth Family. Nico died this past Oct. 1 of complications from his disease. Sheriff Ian Parkinson, the Sheriff’s Honor Guard, Sheriff’s K-9s and their handlers and K-9 officers from other law enforcement agencies in SLO and Santa Barbara County attended the memorial. Nico was laid to rest in a special pet cemetery on a hillside by the Sheriff’s Department headquarters that was created for Nico and future police dogs from the Sheriff’s Department,
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Much Ado About a Parklet By Neil Farrell
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ormer Morro Bay Mayor Rodger Anderson said it best more than a decade ago, paraphrasing â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Morro Bay doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do change very well.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; And such was the case with the recent installation of a â&#x20AC;&#x153;parkletâ&#x20AC;? in the 800 block of Main St., an outdoor patio-seating area in the street, that took up three parking spaces but made room for a motorcycle and some bicycles to park. Parklets have been growing in popularity in such places as San Francisco, which probably does change better than most cities, and the concept was brought to Morro Bay as one way to try and revitalize the Downtown Area by making it more pedestrian and bicycle friendly. The parklet is on a 6-month trial and the City is not as yet committed to whether it should be permanent and the program expanded with other parklets in the Downtown Area. City Manager David Buckingham spear-headed the installation mainly with reused materials â&#x20AC;&#x201D; plastic decking leftover from the Harborwalk project, planter boxes moved from other areas of Downtown and iron patio furniture from the Top Dog Coffee Bar, which the parklet fronts, along with a couple of other businesses. Top Dog owners agreed to keep the parklet tidy. Though itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been discussed as part of the Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Local Economic Action Plan process now underway, area business owners reacted negatively, to say the least at the last council meeting. Several people, including former Councilwomen Betty Winholtz, and Melody DeMeritt, and Coalesce Bookstore owner Linna Thomas, each criticized the City for the way in which it went about the project. Normally, â&#x20AC;&#x153;stakeholdersâ&#x20AC;? or at the least adjacent business owners would have gotten plenty of chances to review and critique such a project, perhaps even help design it, but they said the city went ahead and installed it despite their objections to taking away parking spaces in the heart of Downtown. Also, though anyone can use the parklet, some saw it as a City-paidfor extension of Top Dogâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s business. Buckingham told The Bay News that he started talking about the parklet idea to business owners back in December. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is not true that we did not talk to business owners before the parklet was installed,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We talked to many, passed out flyers on Main Street, had info on the website and gave a presentation at the Dec. 9 Council meeting. I also
offered to attend a meeting of Main Street business owners but no one organized the meeting so there was nothing for me to attend.â&#x20AC;? Some also questioned how the City would judge its success? Buckingham admitted they havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t figured that out yet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not completely,â&#x20AC;? he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but it will include input from both residents and business owners, usage and problems will be key, and, if possible, a metric-based measurement of effect on businesses and parking.â&#x20AC;? As a City facility there will of course need to be rules for its use. Asked if the parklet would be â&#x20AC;&#x153;No Smokingâ&#x20AC;? Buckingham said he assumed so (Morro Bay has an ban on smoking in outdoor public places). What about loitering, sleeping, or dogs that might leave a mess? â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a park, not a campground,â&#x20AC;? he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and we will work to keep it that way. Dogs are fine. People should have a mutt mitt in their pocket [What if their dog messes down the block?] but I could see a water bowl.â&#x20AC;? One of the things the City will have to rectify is charging some $5,000 per parking space to private developers under the parking inlieu ordinance, vs. taking away parking with things like parklets without compensation back to the In-lieu Parking Fund. So while Morro Bay might not do change very well, the parklet idea has been planted and there could be others in the future. Buckingham said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s looking at other parklets possibly installed in front of Sunshine Health Foods and possibly in front of Mikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Barber Shop, both on MBB.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some business owners love the idea,â&#x20AC;? Buckingham said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;some donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. In the past few days four other downtown businesses have asked
for a parklet â&#x20AC;&#x201D; now. We are waiting to assess the pilot parklet before taking any additional action.â&#x20AC;?
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It’s That Time of Year Only Human By Betsey Nash, SPHR
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ntil I saw a back-to-school commercial for Staples, “It’s That Time of Year” by Andy Williams, was one of my favorite Christmas songs. Don’t get me wrong, I think the commercial is hilarious; it’s just that when I hear the song now, I think clean notebooks in lockers instead of stockings on the mantel. That was until today, when I decided the song also fits this time of year, when the world’s “all aglow” with new laws that took effect Jan. 1. I usually attend three employment law updates between now and March and if you’re a business owner and don’t already have one on your calendar, I urge you to do so. The SLO Chamber usually offers an update for its members in January, as
does the Human Resources Association of the Central Coast (HRCC). In fact, the HRCC’s legal update, open to the public, is from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13 at the Madonna Inn. Go to: www.hrcentralcoast.org to register. Or subscribe to the Cal Chamber’s updates, or one from a local employment law attorney like Gary Bethel or Susan Waag, or do all three. Hearing a discussion with real life examples is an effective supplement to any written materials you have. There is a lot to know this year. Remember, I am not an attorney, nor do I play one on TV. So what follows has been lifted from aforementioned resources and is not meant as a legal advice, but merely a general discussion of the topics. And it is far from complete. Things for your radar: Paid Sick Leave – we discussed this in an earlier column. The law takes effect July 1, but there are some provisions that are in place now. Since your
employees most likely started accruing sick leave in the new year, there are pay issues you should know about, including that the employee must be paid for sick time at his/her regular hourly rate; pay stubs must show the current amount of available, accrued paid sick time; and you should also know that while you are not required to pay employees for unused sick days when they separate employment (no change there), you do have to reinstate the unused balance if you rehire them within a year. Other January tasks: use the updated version of the “Wage Notice” that went into effect a few years ago. It includes language about the “Paid Sick Leave.” Go to: www.dir.ca.gov/DLSE/ publications. Your new employment law poster has to include the Paid Sick Leave Notice, as well. CA Chamber is still the best value for these posters (not sure how they add the new stuff every year and
still fit it on a poster that fits on the back of a bathroom door). Other issues for your attention: Learn what the new driver’s license for undocumented residents looks like, because it is not valid for employment authorization, i.e., completing an I-9 Form. It can only be used on the job if you need the employee to drive. If your employees are using their personal cell phones for business, study up on the obligation to reimburse them for their costs. IRS mileage rates for business miles have gone up too, to 57.5 cents per mile, even as the cost of gasoline has dropped. There is so much more to cover. We have discussed some of these over the past few columns, but every employer needs to educate himself or herself on each of these — and the other employment law changes — in much more detail in order to take care of their employees and protect themselves from unknowingly doing something or failing to do something and possibly get sued over. Seriously, get informed. We have many excellent employment law attorneys in our area. Betsey Nash, SPHR, is certified human resources professional with more than 25 years of experience. She can be reached at: bnash@strasbaugh. com. Only Human is a regular feature of the Tolosa Press.
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Should You Bring Your Heart Into Work? Bottom Line By Michael Gunther
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hen I entered the workforce after college at Procter & Gamble, the culture was such that you had to maintain a separation of your work life and your personal life. You couldn’t be authentic at work, since it was supposed to be “all business.” As tough decisions are made at work, we have all probably heard statements like, “It is just business” or “This is a business decision not a people decision” and “It is black and white, no emotion should be part of the decision.” It seemed individuals that showed emotion, or the “softer” management skills, were perceived as weak or less effective. It was as if you had to leave your personhood at the door. No wonder employees often mistrust leaders who exhibit these attitudes. There is no authenticity to their leadership. As many of you may know, I am currently pursuing a doctorate degree in organization development at Fielding Graduate University. One interesting aspect of this program thus far is the “humanness” that is provided in the relationships with the faculty and students. The faculty actually see us as their colleagues in our learning journey. They encourage us to be ourselves — the good
and bad — while supporting us in owning the responsibilities of our outcomes and relationships. This may not sound like a rocket-science approach to building an effective learning environment, but it is definitely a non-traditional method compared to my other academic experiences. Through this process, I have begun to gain interest in the authenticity and transparency of leaders within the workplace. This is not a new concept, but something that has been gaining momentum as a legitimate way of being in the work environment. In fact, one of the faculty members, Dr. Michael Manning, is participating in a research project funded by Inc. Magazine,
focusing on organizations leading through values and the positive return on investment an entity can obtain. (Check it out at: www. reurnonvaluesproject.com). If you also happen to browse a local bookstore or Amazon, you may be surprised on the number of books related to bringing your soul or heart to the workplace. I wonder if these initiatives are being fueled because at the heart (no pun intended) and strength of every business, are the successes of relationships, both internally and externally. Being relationship-centered as a business seems like common sense, but is often not a priority for many leaders or organizations. Relationship centered management
requires leaders to be real with themselves and to truly care about those they lead. It requires a higher level of authenticity, transparency, and connectedness than most people are willing to express.
Bottom Line How relationship centered are you? How would your employees rate you as relationship centered manager? I encourage you to identify all the stakeholders within your realm of influence and see if there are actions you can take to bring your heart into the workplace and see what transpires. You may be surprised how those individuals may be willing to assist you in achieving new heights and creating a relationship-centered environment.
This is another article in a series on Michael Gunther’s entrepreneurial story and how being raised in a large family and his belief in creating a growth company with a workto-live mentality, has influenced his career. To read previous articles in this series, see his blog at: www.Collaboration-llc.com. Michael Gunther is founder and president of Collaboration LLC, a team of highly-skilled business professionals dedicated to assisting proactive business owners to build profitable, sustainable businesses through results-oriented education and consulting services. Learn more at: www.Collaborationllc.com. Gunther’s column is a regular feature of Tolosa Press.
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Parklets, Water & Sewer Hikes, Oh My! The View From Harbor Street By David Buckingham The Main Street Parklet
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ey, Morro Bay! How about a view from Harbor Street? Nope, it is not â&#x20AC;&#x153;THE viewâ&#x20AC;? of Morro Bay â&#x20AC;&#x201D; since we all have a different view â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but this is â&#x20AC;&#x153;one viewâ&#x20AC;? coming to you direct from City Hall. What is this all about? Well, along with solid local reporting and great information about what is going on in our community, each print edition of The Bay News will feature â&#x20AC;&#x153;The View From Harbor Street,â&#x20AC;? one view of what is happening around town â&#x20AC;&#x201D; from your City Government. And we thank The Bay News for this opportunity for direct communication. The City will use this space to communicate to our community. Challenges? Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;em. Opportunities? Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re after â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;em. Communication? We are going to do that well. So, for a taste of things to come, here are two issues with local buzz: www.edwardjones.com
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Conceived by the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Revitalize Downtown Morro Bayâ&#x20AC;? task force of our Local Economic Action Plan (LEAP), the City installed a â&#x20AC;&#x153;parkletâ&#x20AC;? in the 800 block of Main Street as a test, intending to increase pedestrian traffic around our downtown businesses and provide a welcoming space to read a book, have a coffee or meet friends. Parklets have been successful across California and around the world. San Francisco has 51 parklets and is planning more. Pacific Grove, in Monterey County, is a smaller town like us and also benefitting from parklets. Morro Bayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Main Street Parklet consumed two parking spaces and, with a little ingenuity, produced three motorcycle parking stalls, a dedicated bicycle parking corral, and over 300 square feet of Public Park. The parklet was installed by city workers using almost 100% recycled materials. A local business owner agreed to adopt the parklet, providing minor maintenance and upkeep. Come on down, meet a friend, buy a book, bring a coffee and enjoy our idyllic weather in SLO Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first parklet. What do you think of the parklet? If residents and businesses deem the pilot a success, the City will establish appropriate standards to govern the construction of future parklets. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be out in the spring on Facebook and web surveys to get your input.
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Water and Sewer rates are a concerning issue we must address in the months ahead and we are looking forward to plenty of public input and assistance as we determine how to keep City infrastructure financially solvent while delivering clean water for decades ahead. Our low water rates are not because we have an endless and inexpensive water supply. Despite rising costs and drought, Morro Bay has not adjusted water rates for 20 years. Sewer rates were adjusted in 2007 for the old wastewater project and must be reassessed as well. The issue is not simply internal budget friction â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the City is in violation of our agreement with the State Water Contract authority. Fully 95% of the water we consumed last year came from the State Water Project and the City is therefore beholden to their requirements. To maintain a healthy, viable and sustainable water supply, the State Water Contract requires that communities maintain a 125% debt service ratio. Unfortunately, since Morro Bay has not taken appropriate action in years past, the City is currently at about 75% of debt requirements. We must raise rates, but wisely, or risk losing our state water supply. So, what to do? City staff recently conducted a rate study and is readying
recommendations for the City Council. Would you like to help chart the future of your Morro Bay? Participate in the Public Works Advisory Board meeting on Jan. 29 and the City Council water rates study session on Feb. 24. If rates must but go up, be assured we will be listening to you to find every possible way to lessen the pain. Your view is crucial and we look forward to hearing from you. So, there you have it â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a Harbor Street viewpoint. Perhaps not the only view of what is happening, or not happening, in Morro Bay. But your Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s view and we hope you enjoy it. Have something youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to hear about in this space? Send a note to the City Manager at: dbuckingham@ morro-bay.ca.us. In the meantime, go to Facebook for the latest City info in your Morro Bay, see: www.facebook. com/CityofMorroBay. David Buckingham is manager of Morro Bay.
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2014 Year in Review and Gala Celebration Jan. 23 By Ruth Ann Angus
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n Friday, Jan. 23, the Morro Bay Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with Morro Bay 50th and the City of Morro Bay holds the â&#x20AC;&#x153;2014 Year in Reviewâ&#x20AC;? at the Morro Bay Community Center. Attendees will enjoy a fine dinner catered by DiStasioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Italian Restaurant and a silent auction and live auction is being held. A portion of the proceeds from the dinner and auctions will go to benefit the Central Coast Women for Fisheries public art legacy project â&#x20AC;&#x153;For Those Who Wait.â&#x20AC;? At this Installation Dinner the Chamber celebrates all the things accomplished in 2014 and shares plans for a prosperous 2015. The highlight of the evening is the naming of the 2014 Citizen of the Year, 2014 Business of the Year, and 2014 Living Treasure. Executive Director, Kelly Wells, will give an update on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;State of the Chamberâ&#x20AC;? and its goals for 2015. It is also a celebration thanking everyone who helped make 2014 a success. The Chamber gives a big thank you to the 2014 Board of Directors and
welcomes new directors Jon Elliott, Travis Ford, and Walter Heath for 2015. Special thank you is extended to outgoing directors Susan Stewart, John Headding, and Casey Kelso. Jennifer Redman continues as president of the Chamber for 2015 and returning board members are: Janice Peters, Chris Christensen, Robert â&#x20AC;&#x153;Redâ&#x20AC;? Davis, Joan Solu, Ken McMillan, Lori French, and Cyndee Edwards.
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Learn more about the LEAP program and the nine initiatives to boost the local economy. These include steps to revitalize the business districts and reinvent events to better serve residents and visitors. You can read about all of them and volunteers involved at: www.
morro-bay.ca.us/LEAP. Please plan on attending the LEAP Community Workshop 6-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21 at the Morro Bay Vetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hall. See: www.morro-bay.ca.us/ LEAP for more information.
Business of the Month â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Beads by the Bay
The Morro Bay Chamber of the Month is happy to award the Business of the Month to Beads by the Bay. This colorful little shop is located at 333 Morro Bay Blvd. Owner Susan Stewart offers beads galore and more for your jewelry and crafting projects. Stewart offers one on one instruction, learning the basics, what string to use, knotting, making the link chain and the little loop at the top of earrings. Specialty classes are held in the back garden area in the classroom building and Stewart brings in teachers who offer basket making, wire wrap, woven wire technique, seed bead classes, and bead weaving. For more information see: www. MorroBayBeads.com .
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Hathway Making A Mark in Digital Marketing Story and photo by Gareth Kelly
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ead any magazine, newspaper or website these days and you could be forgiven for thinking we are in the midst of a new technology boom, especially here in San Luis Obispo. MindBody, Shopatron, Tektegrity, Rosetta are but a few names that either call SLO home or have a large presence here. Amongst all the noise these tech firms make it’s sometimes difficult to focus on some of the smaller yet vibrant exciting new comers to this particular sphere. Started by two Cal Poly graduates, Kevin Rice and Jesse Dundon, in 2009 Hathway has grown from humble beginnings with just the two founders into a real player both locally and globally. With a portfolio of clients such as Behr Paints, Transamerica, Applied Materials and TransUnion, Hathway had revenues of about six million dollars in 2014 with around
40 employees. Their co founder and CEO Jesse Dundon was recently named as one of the 30 under 30 entrepreneurs by business industry giant Forbes Magazine in the marketing and advertising sector. “Myself and Kevin started a website right out of college. We just wanted a Website. Slowly we got sucked into building Websites as freelancers and by June of 2009 we realized our freelance work was what was paying the bills,” said Dundon. Focusing on open source coding Hathway finally acquired what Dundon regards as a “breakthrough” client that paved the way for their future success. As with many confidentiality agreements within any industry Dundon is reluctant to share that clients name but needless to say it was a milestone for them. “We pride ourselves on doing nearly everything in house,” said Dundon. “We are a fully stacked digital agency. We can design, build and maintain a company’s app and Website both for their own staff on the back end as well as for the consumer. We even
design strategies in order to get the consumers, engagement services as we call it,” Dundon had attended some Forbes 30 under 30 events last year as a guest but had never expected to be shortlisted let alone selected. “I looked at some of the names on the list and saw their achievements, especially the younger ones,” he said. “There are some incredibly impressive young people doing amazing things. I almost feel like I shouldn’t be here.” He was nominated by Tom Leech, a friend of co-founder Rice and also a member of Hathway’s board of advisors. As Hathway looks to the future, Dundon recognizes some of the challenges local tech firms face as they compete for the same talent pool. “We kind of cheat,” said Dundon. “Whenever we interview people from out of the area, from say Seattle or the East Coast, we always try and arrange the interviews for winter. We fly them out and put them up at the Lighthouse Suites in Avila with an ocean view. How can they not want to move here?” To find out more about what Dundon
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San Luis Obispo’s new skate park in Santa Rosa Park will open on Saturday, Feb. 28, the City has announced. The grand opening ceremonies will take place at 1 p.m. with the park remaining open to the public until 10. The event will include comments from the leaders of the project, a ribbon cutting ceremony, music, food trucks, vendor booths, and skating. At its April 15, 2014 meeting, the City Council awarded the construction contract to ProWest Constructors of Wildomar, Calif. The 15,500 square foot concrete park was paid for by tax dollars and grants including one from the Tony Hawk Foundation. Businesses can email Faith McDonald at: fmcdonald@ slocity.org for sponsorship and booth information.
The Yoga Centre, co-founded Peter Sterios is celebrating over 22 years in business as the first yoga studio in San Luis Obispo. Now Sterios is returning to the fold, as an internationally acclaimed yoga instructor, a former contributing editor for Yoga Journal magazine, and the founder and former CEO of the Manduka eco yoga products company. Sterios is partnering with Yoga Centre for a series of monthly clinics in 2015. The workshop-style classes will be open to all levels, offering novices and advanced students the opportunity to enhance their understanding of yoga postures and philosophies, while training with a widely acclaimed yoga expert. For yoga instructors, the 3-hour clinics are also eligible for Yoga Alliance Continuing Education units, and can count towards 300-hour certifications. For information about his studio, mBODY Yoga, and other
CASA has received a donation of $1,365 from the students of Erin Serafin’s fifth grade class at Teach Elementary School
upcoming workshops, see: mbodyslo. com.
On Jan. 7, KLIFE-FM announced that it is changing the station’s name and brand to LIFE 89.3. The change “reflects a new season of music and ministry to the Central Coast,” said Matt Williams, station program director. “After 20 years of being on the air, we realized that reevaluating who we are and who we are trying to reach was a necessity. Our goal is to be locally unique from other Christian stations. Tune in to 89.3 FM on the radio dial or listen online at: www.life893.com. Connect on Facebook at: facebook/life893.
Austin-based SaaS software provider, ProjectManager.com, announced the winner of its “Give me $1,000 in 1 minute” video scholarship contest and Alyssa Parr, a Cal Poly architecture student, was the winner. The contest entailed a 1-minute video answering the statement: “A great project manager is someone who…” Entrants posted their videos to Instagram at: #pmscholarship. Parr is the co-project manager of the Cal Poly Solar Decathlon, a U.S. Department of Energy collegiate competition where teams compete to design and build a net-zero energy efficient home.
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Visitors and locals alike have been experiencing regionally inspired cuisine throughout Restaurant Month in January, as participating eateries and wineries offer special menus and promotions. San Luis Obispo hosts 16 restaurants and 12 wineries participating in the eighth annual Visit California Restaurant Month. More than 40 destinations across California, from the desert and coast to wine country and the High Sierras, are hosting restaurant months and other valuedriven food programming. Visit California is a non-profit organization with a mission to develop and maintain marketing programs in partnership with the state’s travel industry that keep California top-ofmind as a premier travel destination.
This January marks the 14th Annual National Mentoring Month, and Big Brothers Big
Sisters of San Luis Obispo County is participating in the campaign aimed at expanding quality mentoring opportunities to, “connect more of our community’s young people with caring adults. This year also marks the 20th anniversary of the local mentoring The Yoga Centre, co-founder Peter Sterios is agency’s first celebrating over 22 years mentor match on the Central Coast, and a new partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters. For more must! Charities aimed at creating information on volunteering or 80 new mentor relationships in the contributing, call 781-3226, or log North County. The annual Thank onto: www.slobigs.org. A Mentor Day was held Jan. 15. “There is a powerful mentoring effect demonstrated by research and the CASA of San Luis Obispo County experiences of young people who are has received a donation of $1,365 connected to a mentor,” said Anna Boyd-Bucy, executive director for from the students of Erin Serafin’s fifth grade class at Teach Elementary School, in SLO. The money will go towards the recruiting, training and supervision of volunteer advocates for abused and neglected children in SLO County. The funds were raised via a learn-by-doing project in which the students created products to benefit CASA. The children worked in teams to produce items to sell in the school’s mini-mall. Among the creative items they produced were decorated water bottles, lava lamps, stress balls, key chains, and origami wallets.
San Luis Obispo’s new skate park in Santa Rosa Park will open on Saturday, Feb. 28
Dr. Roman Bukachevsky and his staff have opened a second office in San Luis Obispo County. The Bukachevsky Center for Facial Rejuvenation opens Jan. 15 at 1288 Morro St., Ste. 120, in SLO, the former location of Rejuvenation Medical Skincare. “We’re always looking for ways to better serve our patients, and this move reflects that dedication to service and convenience,” said PARKING?...DON’T NEED IT! GASOLINE?...DON’T NEED IT!
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Bukachevsky. “This second location will be a great option for our San Luis Obispo and South County patients who are looking for anti-aging treatment options closer to home.” The Center is a full-service facial rejuvenation medical practice, specializing in minimally invasive plastic and reconstructive surgical procedures and anti-aging facial rejuvenation treatments, such as BOTOX cosmetic, dysport, intense pulse light, and chemical peels. Call the new office, 781-3800. There’s also a Templeton office. See: www.BukachevskyMD. com for information.
Cal Poly has a new cyber expert. William J. Britton, the vice president for Cyber Strategy at Parsons Inc., will serve as visiting director of Cal Poly’s Cybersecurity Center. Britton will be responsible for “leading Cal Poly’s cyber initiative into a nationally prominent center that includes educational, research, outreach, and partnering activities.” “Parsons is pleased that one of our top cyber-security experts will be partnering with Cal Poly surrounding its initiative to become the leading supplier of cybersecurity professionals,” said Chuck Harrington, Parsons’ chairman and CEO. The goals of the cyber initiative are to produce qualified graduates in computer science with a cyber-security specialization, as well as to educate them in advanced engineering, science, and business applications of cyber technologies and systems. In late 2013, Parsons pledged $100,000 to Cal Poly’s cyber initiative. The money is being distributed over a 2-year period, which began in 2014.
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