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YOUR COMMUNITY IN YOUR HANDS
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Smiles showed what a blast the crowd had Jan. 24 at SLO High’s Color Blast fun run for the Alex Maier Memorial Fund & Scholarship. Photo by Erin O’Donnell with more and info on page 11.
Anti-Fracking Activists to March in Oakland
City Farm Rebooting By Camas Frank
By Camas Frank
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LO residents in favor of a statewide ban on the industrial practice known as “fracking” are chartering busses to participate in the “March for Real Climate Leadership” set for Saturday, Feb. 7 in Oakland. Heidi Harmon, former candidate for State Assembly, is helping organize the local delegation through the group, “SLO Clean Water Action,” and they’re asking for would-be activists to help cover the cost of the charter bus if they’d like to get on board or simply meet them in town for the march. SLO Clean Water Action started several years ago to promote the establishment of bans on hydraulic fracturing to
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extract petrochemicals in SLO County, with a message that enjoyed some support from the SLO City Council, although the practice has never been proposed inside city borders. The Feb. 7 march is intended to sway Gov. Jerry Brown who will be in his hometown of Oakland this weekend. “This is important for San Luis Obispo residents,” Harmon said in a press statement that described her as a local climate and energy activist, “as we face possible [threats from] hydraulic fracking here on the beautiful Central Coast and we must do whatever we can to stop it.” See Fracking, page 4
Lost in Time Page 5
Where the Bees at? Page 11
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he City Farm operating on the Calle Joaquin Agricultural Reserve Open Space preserves and owned by the City of San Luis Obispo is undergoing a little reboot of operations. Nicki Anderson the new City Farm manager and educator hired on at the end of last year explained that Central Coast Grown (CCG), the nonprofit contracted to run the farm, recently lost grant funding for the position of executive director, formerly occupied by Jenna Smith. About the same time, Anderson said, CCG was informed that its primary tenant on 14 acres, Nico Farms, would no longer occupy the property.
“Nico left in December. I think we all started with lots of hope that things would work out,” said Anderson, who herself recently moved here from Massachusetts, to take on the job of managing the nonprofit’s own space and working with the kids from Pacific Beach High School which has gardens on the property. “It had a lot to do with the amount of space they were renting and the experience for them not being a match in the end.” While CCG continues to pursue outside funding from grants and other sources, income from Nico represented the budget for their office operations. See Farm, page 12
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February 5 - 18, 2015 • SLO City News Bret Colhouer publisher bret@tolosapress.com Neil Farrell managing editor The Bay News neil@tolosapress.com Theresa-Marie Wilson managing editor The Coast News t@tolosapress.com Camas Frank section editor SLO City News frank@tolosapress.com Michael Elliot sports reporter sports@tolosapress.com Gareth Kelly business / lifestyle reporter gareth@tolosapress.com Michelle Johnson art director Christy Serpa editorial design Kathrene Tiffin copy editor
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Transient Man Arrested ................................. 3
Central Coast Life ...................................13-36
MIT Class Visits Diablo .................................. 3
SLO Blues Society Dance ............................. 37
New ADA Golf Cart at Laguna Lake .............. 4
State Lets Transportation Monies .................. 38
Time Travelerʼs Delight .................................. 5
Laguna Lake Heroes.................................... 39
Police Blotter ............................................. 6-7
Sports Shorts .............................................. 40
Cuesta Hires Consultants ............................... 8
Sports Snapshot .......................................... 41
Cal Polyʼs Entrepreneurs ................................ 9
Business Matters .................................... 42-45
SLO High Color Blast .................................. 10
Biz Briefs ............................................... 46-47
Buzz With the Bees ......................................11
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MIT Class Visits Diablo Canyon
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ore than 50 students enrolled in the “Leaders for Global Operations” graduate program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology or MIT, recently toured and learned about the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Pacific Gas & Electric announced. The graduate program is a collaborative venture between the MIT School of Engineering, the MIT Sloan School of Management, and a select group of industry partners like
PG&E. During the 2-year program, students develop leadership skills and technical acumen through a combination of coursework and learning activities at leading manufacturing and operationsbased companies around the world, PG&E said. Readers interested in touring Diablo Canyon can request a tour online at: www. diablocanyonpge.com. Submitted photo
Transient Man Arrested in Stabbing
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an Luis Obispo Police arrested one transient man for allegedly stabbing another man with a knife in what police say was an unprovoked attack. According to Sgt. Brian Amoroso, at about 1:09 a.m. police responded to the intersection of Broad and Industrial Way for a report of a stabbing. Sgt. Amoroso said officers
found one man down with a puncture wound to the stomach. The 61-yearold victim was reportedly acquaintances with the suspect. “According to the victim and a witness, the attack was unprovoked and came without warning,” said
Sgt. Amoroso. The two gave police the siuspect’s name and description and the victim was taken to Sierra Vista Hospital and admitted for treatment. Police searched the area and soon found the suspect, identified as Daniel Allen, 43, a local
transient at the nearby Edna Valley Shell Station (corner of Broad and Tank Farm) and arrested him on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. His bail was set at $25,000. Capt. Chad Pfarr said none of the men were drunk, and Allen would not provide a statement or explanation as to why he allegedly attacked the victim.
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an Luis Obispo’s Laguna Lake Golf Course has obtained the first Americans with Disabilities Actcompliant golf cart in the county. The cart, a Yamaha SoloRider, looks more like a riding lawnmower than the traditional covered scooters, with a swiveling rider seat set back from the control console to allow easy access to the chair.
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The ADA demands that those living with disabilities have access to, “the full and equal enjoyment of public accommodations.� The adaptive cart was purchased
last November and made available for public use. The all-terrain design allows access to golf course areas usually reserved for walking, including the ability to drive directly onto the greens. It can’t however, sink that birdie putt for you. For information, call Todd Bunte of the City’s Parks & Recreation Department at 781-7228.
Fracking, from page 1
at: www.marchforcliamateaction. org. The point of the event is bolster a nationwide movement, which scored a major coup in December when New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a statewide ban on fracking. The citizens group wants Gov. Brown to follow suit, pointing out similarities in the two states’ policies and residents’ experiences. “There have been studies in Wyoming and New Jersey which have found major health concerns,� Harmon said, “but in California the seismic issue is huge. The biggest challenge is that specific permits aren’t required right now, so it’s hard to know what’s going on under our feet.�
The only limitation to how many local residents can join the delegation from SLO, which will also stop in Atascadero to pick up North County residents, will be if all of the seats sell out. Of 40 seats, more than half were taken by Jan. 26 at $30 each, but Harmon said more seats might become available and there were chances for some to receive sponsored tickets as well. The bus leaves the Big 5 parking lot in the Madonna Shopping Center at 6:30 a.m. Feb. 7. Ticket information can be found online at: docs. google.com/forms/d/1mh9oCCntyL21AuFCK808okTb-j7ZT4UsxYxt6YFME/viewform.
To clear up any confusion of roles, Harmon did say she planned on running for office again at some point but that wasn’t related to this event. She later stated that her present career could be that of a “community organizer.� “I’ve got my name on a lot of interconnected issues,� she said. “Politics and activism are very related.� The larger Oakland march and event schedule is organized by the Internet based group “350.org� and the responsibility split among smaller groups like SLO Clean Water Action to get their local representatives there. That information can be found online
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Time Traveler’s Delight By Camas Frank, Photos by Erin O’Donnell
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reat Scott! Doc Brown’s Time Machine Rental, a new party entertainment company in SLO is drumming up some business with two screen-accurate DeLoreans from the Back to the Future films. Signed off on by the producer who supervised the original creations, and with licensed replica props, the time machines are available to rent hourly or by the day. Through some quirk in temporal mechanics, both the original DeLorean from 1985 and the 2015 modified “Mr. Fusion” edition are available. Nicolette Muñoz, from the PR company contracted by Doc Brown to handle those pesky reporters who’d like to get their hands on the secrets of a flux-capacitor, said that in reality the company is hoping to make back some of the investment on the laborious conversion process. “He (the owner, a local businessman) is a real sci-fi fan with his house full of Star Trek, Star Wars, Back to the Future and other memorabilia,” said Muñoz, but his wife wasn’t enthralled with the sticker price attached to his latest hobby item. A side business in party rental was just the thing for 2015, the 30th Anniversary of the release of Back to the Future. It’s also the countdown to the Oct. 21 arrival of Doc and Marty in the dystopian version of our present. On that day, the crew that runs Doc’s machines will be somewhere in the Western U.S. (about as far as they want to take the cars on the road) at a lucky fans’ event for the anniversary. It’s not exactly an auction, but they’re vetting offers for the day now. There are no plans to stop rentals and event cameos after that though, in fact they’d like to move the operation into the San Francisco Bay Area, where there is lots of demand but not too many entertainment providers of this sort. While the most likely demographics to be interested in having a part of film and “nerd” lore visit them for a day, would be among the 20-60-year-old set, the DeLorean’s last stop before swinging by the SLO train museum for a photo-shoot was a birthday party for a 5-year old. The “Little Marty” dressed as a miniMichael J. Fox, reportedly knew every line and cue from the films, he just needed the ride. With few 1985 DeLoreans left in the world and fewer still that haven’t gone through a fan-conversion, Muñoz said the SLO business is proud of the quality of their vehicles, which are made with 1960s-era aircraft parts and other fixtures that were common enough when the originals were built but hard to come by now. The license plate “OUTATME” is as
close as they could legally get to the movie registration and most of the buttons inside the vehicle do something,
although we’re not sure what… To find out about rates and event details call (844) DOC-BROWN (262-
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Arroyo Grande • Jan. 26: A caller on the 2500 block of Lancaster reported that a woman, possibly with mental problems, was knocking at their door. The woman was dressed all in black and making threats. She also said that she knew the caller was hiding someone that she was looking for. The twisted ninja was gone when police arrived. • Jan. 24: A caller on Station Way reported being in an altercation with someone over wasting water, and the war over blue gold continues. • Jan. 23: A caller on the 1100 block of Branch reported a man strolled out of Walmart with a free pair of shoes. When the caller tried to stop the thief, he threw a shoe at him. The guy then hopped into a mobile home and drove off. • Jan. 23: A caller reported that she was in a hotel room in Arroyo Grande after three or four people picked her up somewhere. She kept saying, “Oh God, they’re coming!” She said that she didn’t know where she had been picked up from but that she lives in the Santa Barbara area. She then said, “I don’t want to die this way.” It turns out the poor woman was at the hospital and hopefully everything was okay. • Jan. 22: A caller on the 800 block of Turquoise Dr. reported a theft of receipts from his bedroom. The caller was in the process of a filing a labor claim and believed the theft was associated with it, in this week’s episode of “Conspiracy Theater.”
County Jail • Jan. 26: Folks at the crime lab said “Come on Down!” you’re the next eight lucky contestants on the P-test is Right (or wrong)!
Los Osos • Jan. 29: Some scalawag burgled a home in the 2400 block of Sea Horse Ln. • Jan. 28: Some hooligan apparently went on a little theft spree hitting two homes in the 2500 block of Bay Vista, 2000 block of Willow, twice in the 2400 block of Tierra, 2500 block of Via Vistosa, and the 1100 block of Bayview Heights. Not all the calls turned into crime reports, as sometimes ya just gotta say, “What the heck” and move on. • Jan. 26: Deputies stopped a suspicious pedestrian at 3:40 a.m. and issued him or her an apparent WIP — walkin’ in public — ticket, as they were no doubt out late rather than up early. • Jan. 26: Deputies paid a call on an old friend in the 1200 block of 1st and he or she went to the hoosegow
Police Blotter the register and safe, and a dark, unknown type handgun was the weapon used. • Jan. 6: Police contacted a 27-year-old woman in the 2400 block of Elm, who was allegedly high on drugs at 7:18 a.m. She was cited and released to no doubt go replenish her stash.
for an appointment with the judge. • Jan. 24: Someone reported a rotten Johnny traipsing about at 4:25 a.m. in the 800 block of Santa Ysabel. He was gone and no doubt forgotten when deputies arrived at 4:41, as sometimes it’s better to fade away than to burnout.
Morro Bay • Jan. 17: Police contacted a likely suspect hanging around a closed business at 10:43 p.m. in the 700 block of the Boulevard. They arrested a 28-year-old master criminal for suspicion of being higher than the Rock, possessing drugs and of course probation violation. • Jan. 16: Someone found a bicycle in the 1100 block of Main. Another bike was found in the 1200 block of Embarcadero. Police rode them into impound. They also impounded a vehicle parked for several months on Panay and an unregistered travel trailer on Quintana for not giving the DMV its pound of flesh. • Jan. 16: Folks at Rite Aid reported a thief in their grips. A 49-year-old Fagan was cited and released for petty theft, a FTA no doubt in his future. • Jan. 15: A business in the 300 block of Morro Bay Blvd. reported a burglary. Police discovered two others that were also burgled. Logs said there are no leads, outside that there’s an apparent fungus among us. • Jan. 14: Someone reported a woman walking in the middle of the road in the 1500 block of an unnamed street. Logs indicated she was a “5150,” because hey, walking in the middle of the street is clearly bonkers. • Jan. 13: A disturbance at 6:39 p.m. in the 2800 block of Birch brought the Mounties. A 31-yearold rabble-rouser was tossed to the nick for obstructing an officer, a.k.a. mouthing off and disobeying, and suspicion of being high on drugs, which explains a lot. • Jan. 13: Someone entered a
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specialc a r e patient at a local home apparently run amok. The man or woman was returned to caregivers and the incident apparently forgiven. In an unrelated matter, someone in the 2600 block of Coral said he or she was bitten by a dog. • Jan. 11: And in the category of “Busted” — police caught two sozzled teen hooligans at 12:46 a.m. in the 2600 block of Greenwood in possession of alcohol. They were turned over to their proud parents and a report will be sent to the inquisitors. • Jan. 9: Someone found a surfboard at Ridgeway and Kern. No word on whether there was Sex Wax rubbed all over it. • Jan. 9: Police arrested a local
‘A messed up woman was leaving Hot Shots claiming that she was going to drive her sloshed self home. She was turned over to a sober party.’
woman for suspicion of mental or emotional child abuse. Mommy Dearest was booked into County Jail. • Jan. 8: At 1:12 a.m. police went to a disturbance in the 1000 block of Main. A 22-year-old man was arrested for suspicion of violating ‘Folks at Rite Aid reported a thief in their a restraining order, arrest and grips. A 49-year-old Fagan was cited and resisting being squiffed in public, released for petty theft, a FTA no doubt which explains a lot. in his future.’ The fractured fellow went to the hoosegow to rethink his strategy. business in the 200 block of • Jan. 6: Police responded at 11:31 MBB and reportedly battered the p.m. to Domino’s Pizza in the 2300 business owner, who’d caught block of Main for a reported armed the person allegedly stealing. robbery. Logs indicated there were Logs indicated the suspect was a two suspects, cash was stolen from
•Jan. 26: A caller on the 100 block of Oceanview asked police for help getting a sick dog to the vet. The number the caller left for police was no longer working when they called back. When police caught up with the caller, they discovered the poor dog couldn’t stand up due to possibly broken legs. Animal reg came and helped get the dog downstairs and to remove another two dogs in the house. County Mental Health was called in for an evaluation after police discovered that the man had written all over the walls in the home, an apparent not-so beautiful mind in the flesh. •Jan. 26: Some good citizen found $1,000 in the parking lot at the Pismo Beach Athletic Club and turned it over to staff, who turned it over to police when they couldn’t find the wallet the cash belonged in. •Jan. 26: A caller requested extra patrols because a guy had been at her back door who said he was “Steve from Jack of all Trades” and was there to fix a leaky roof she apparently didn’t know she had, and hadn’t hired a repair job. •Jan. 26: A man in his 60s had reportedly been asked to leave the Shell Beach Shell Station. On his way out, he told the cashier that he was going to shoot him. While driving away he mimicked shooting the cashier with his hands, and thankfully his finger was apparently unloaded, though he may not have been. • Jan. 25: A messed up woman was leaving Hot Shots claiming that she was going to drive her sloshed self home. She was turned over to a sober party. •Jan. 24: A fight broke out at the Moose Lodge where 200 people were attending an event. The instigator was a biker-looking dude in a Hawaiian shirt. The caller said ol’ Donnybrook Ho tried to start three fights. No injuries were reported. •Jan. 24: A caller on the 100 block of Silver Shoals reported that the new neighbor had a truck parked in the driveway with a door left open, which apparently could only be closed by police. Everything
Police Blotter checked out okay. who he hadn’t heard from since •Jan. 24: A caller on the 2100 block Christmas. Police located his son of Shoreline reported about 10 cars and told him to be a good boy and with multiple people drinking out call his father. of red cups (red solo cup, I fill you up). The homeowner said that he would make sure the boozers either ‘A caller on the 2100 block of Shoreline stayed the night or got a reported about 10 cars with multiple sober ride home. people drinking out of red cups (red solo •Jan. 24: A caller on cup, I fill you up). The homeowner said the 100 block of Cliff that he would make sure the boozers reported that an adult either stayed the night or got a sober man had locked himself in a room with a knife ride home.’ and was attempting to hurt himself. His mother was trying to take the knife away, and the caller was locked in another room with a pit bull. The guy with the knife was detoxing on methadone. He calmed • Jan. 29: The cavalry was called down when police arrived. at 6:25 a.m. for a robbery on Stage •Jan. 24: A caller reported that a Coach Road but the varmints got bouncer at Harry’s had thrown him away by the time the sheriffs arrived out onto the sidewalk. While he was at 6:47 that night. waiting for police, someone asked • Jan. 23: The SLOPD Noise Police “How ya doin’?” and then punched responded at midnight to the 200 him in the face. block of Hathway for a loud party. • Jan. 23: State Parks took over A kid was cited for a disturbance a call about a pit bull off leash on and logs said he had 40 people in a the beach. The dog had grabbed a studio apartment. child’s toy, no doubt good for seven • Jan. 23: Police responded at 1 years probation in dog years. a.m. to Mo Tav in the 700 block • Jan. 23: An argument was reported between a man and a woman at the Beach House Inn. The two had been drinking and the woman was in the hotel office crying because the man wouldn’t give her back her phone, wallet, or keys. The lovebirds agreed to separate for the night. • Jan. 23: Three nimrods wearing backpacks were shooting pigeons under the pier with BB guns. Police found three dead birds and one injured one. • Jan. 23: A caller reported a man sleeping in the bushes at Pismo Coast Village. The caller was concerned about recent vandalism in the area, as opposed to someone who lives in the bushes. • Jan. 20: A caller reported fogged windows in a car on the 300 block of Park. The junior sleuth thought that someone might be camping in of Higuera for a disturbance. Logs the car. indicated two apparent brothers — • Jan. 22: A caller on the 300 block one 24 the other 21 — got arrested of Five Cities Drive reported that a along with a third tosspot, 20, for woman was trying to get into a car suspicion of being deep in their and the man driving it kept moving cups and will no doubt have a story it away from her. to repeat forever at Thanksgiving. • Jan. 22: Some guy was arrested • Jan. 22: Someone at Mitchell after it was reported he was pulling Park reported at 8:06 a.m. some out baggies that might contain transient man swilling hooch sitting drugs in the bushes by the bus stop on a bench “behind the Senior at the Outlet Center. Center under a redwood tree.” The • Jan. 22: A caller from Texas asked gnome was sent packing. police to check on his adult children • Jan. 22: A man called at 9 a.m. from the 1100 block of Laurel and
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said his no doubt beloved brother just broke into his house through the back door. • Jan. 22: Someone reported suspicious subjects in the 1100 block of Laurel, at Andre Morris & Buttery (Tee-hee, you said butt), which is an insurance company, so there you go. The call was canceled. • Jan. 22: Police responded to a traffic hazard at 9:22 a.m. on Pismo Street outside Planned Parenthood, where anti-abortion protesters put out a sign in the street, a case of someone needs a little parenting. • Jan. 22: At 10 a.m. someone reported a stumblebum in the 600 block of Marsh. Police arrested a 51-year-old regular customer, who hopped back on the carousel. • Jan. 22: Police were called at 12:38 p.m. to the Elks Lodge for an unconscious bleeding man who’d been brained in the head. • Jan. 22: Police were called to the City Hall bus stop on Osos because a semi tractor-trailer was blocking the bus bays, now they know how we all feel. • Jan. 22: Someone called at 2 p.m. to report a creepy panhandler at Walnut and Santa Rosa needs “attention,” though a twenty was no
doubt preferred. • Jan. 22: Someone called at 3 p.m. from Laurel and Augusta where a cement truck dumped its load in the street, and thank God it wasn’t a manure truck. • Jan. 22: Police responded at 5:09 p.m. to a schwasted couple in the 700 block of Higuera, ruining the vibe at Ambiance. • Jan. 22: Police were called at 8:10 p.m. to McDonald’s on Madonna for a guy sitting in the back seat of a gray Suburban vomiting, no word
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on whether he’d already eaten or not. Ol’ Raaalph was gone. • Jan. 22: At 9:05 p.m. a woman in the 2900 block of Augusta reported that her 12-year-old daughter was kicking her, as the hellion didn’t want to go to bed, so how does jail sound? • Jan. 22: Someone in the 700 block of Pepper called at 10:13 p.m. to report a bunch of people camping in a big, green school bus. Police sent the Partridge Family packing. • Jan. 22: Police responded at 11:48 p.m. to a disturbance at Beverly’s Fabric Shop in the 800 block of Higuera. A 22-year-old dingus was arrested for suspicion of vandalism and of course being FUBAR. • Jan. 21: Police responded to French Hospital at 2:17 a.m. after a family feud erupted in the ER. • Jan. 21: A citizen in the 3300 block of Bullock called at 3:52 a.m. after hearing some sneak thief trying to break in through the front window. • Jan. 20: Someone reported a possibly crazy woman screaming at Mustang Village at 7 p.m. Logs indicated she had just broken up with her boyfriend, so may have been celebrating. • Jan. 20: A citizen in the 600 block of Perkins said some mope came looking for dope. • Jan. 16: Police were called to the 900 block of Mill at Utility Telephone after someone found two paper bags full of women’s underwear, as someone’s apparently going around commando. • Jan. 16: Police and paramedics rushed at 2 p.m. to Tank Farm and Poinsettia for an apparent alcohol poisoning case. Logs indicated the person chugged a quart bottle of mouthwash and was having difficulty breathing, what was no doubt minty-fresh breath. Then at 11:49, another reveler went belly up in the area of Loomis and Grand. Logs said a fuzzy fellow fell flat on his face. • Jan. 16: Someone at Mike’s Shoes on Madonna reported a fraud. The suspect is described as white, 5-foot 8-inches tall, reddish hair, gray shirt, fat, with a lazy eye. • Jan. 17: Police were called at 2:15 p.m. to the 1100 block of Broad for some transient sleeping in front of Hemp Shack. The 28-year-old slacker was hauled to the County B&B. • Jan. 17: A woman at the Anderson Apartments on Monterey called at 4:05 p.m. to say she’s been having suicidal thoughts every day at 4, maybe she should try watching Ellen.
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he Cuesta College Board of Trustees recently approved multiple management contracts to begin working on its long list of improvement projects. The district trustees approved multiple agreements with
an architectural firm and a construction management firm to get started on major projects at both the North County Campus in Paso Robles and the SLO Campus on Hwy. 1. PMSM Architects got a master
contract for architectural services for the whole bond program’s job list, with no specific dollar amounts attached to it. PMSM also got a $2.6 million contract to design a 44,000 square foot 2-story building at the North County Campus that will
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replace old dilapidated temporary buildings where classes have been held since the campus opened in the 1990s. A third contract, for $1.9 million, is for a new 32,000 s.f. classroom building at the SLO Campus that would also replace several temporary buildings that the State Architect’s Office has actually ordered be replaced. The trustees also awarded contracts to Blach Construction for “construction management services,� totaling some $385,000. Blach’s task is to steer the North County Center project (for $124,930) and the SLO Campus building ($124,930) through a permitting process that will run through the Office of the State Architect, which oversees and permits all school construction projects in California. Blach will also get $135,320 for a “master agreement� or retainer for continued management consulting services, for a grand total in its three contracts of some $385,000. Both campuses also have lengthy lists of repairs and deferred maintenance to tackle, all paid for out of a $275 million bond measure passed last November by voters countywide. PMSM and Blach will be onboard for all these various projects. The district plans on breaking ground on these two major projects next December, a somewhat ambitious schedule that Blach has been hired to meet. The Community College District, under state law, also has to form an oversight committee and is looking for volunteer members. They still need a student enrolled and active in a community college support group (like student government); someone active in a business organization within the district; one senior citizen active in a local seniors group; someone from a “bona-fide� taxpayers association; someone from an organization supporting the college (like a foundation); and two members at large. The committee will review all plans and designs and advise the board of trustees, as well as reviewing bids and expenditures to protect taxpayers’ interests. Applications must be submitted by Jan. 31 for consideration. The committee will have at least seven members. See: www.cuesta.edu and click on the “Measure L� link.
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Cal Poly’s Entrepreneurs Start it Up 2015 By Camas Frank
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al Poly’s Entrepreneurship Club hosted its ‘Fourth Annual Startup Weekend SLO’ event with one of the largest turnouts yet for 2015. L u k e B a y a r d , president of Cal Poly
Entrepreneurs, led planning for the event and said it was their goal to make the weekend starting Jan. 16 bigger and better than before, with sponsorships from companies like iFix It taking care of amenities for attendees. They also spread out more categories for participants ranging from designers to engineers and programmers to ensure teams had all the elements needed for successful projects. In a typical start-up weekend event, attendees pay for tickets, and
after pitching each other ideas they team up to create a viable business over the following 54 hours. As a result many of the ideas are Smartphone apps or other digital projects, but one of the prizewinners this year was a physical product — a specially designed backpack for hiking. Over 130 people formed teams and traded off working through the days and nights from Friday evening ‘till Sunday evening to realize their business ideas. Thirteen teams presented prototype concepts for judging, but not all participants were from Cal Poly. The winning teams were: • First place — Collectively — was a mobile app designed to allow the user to donate to charity the extra
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As the winner, Collectively received with three months of free office space at the SLO HotHouse on Morro Street and admission into Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s business incubator program. Called the Hatchery Program, the second place team also gained entry and the third place got free “CPE Lifetime Memberships� along with 250 personalized business cards.
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What’s the Buzz With the Bees? By Camas Frank
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ocal beekeeper, John Chesnut, isn’t exactly a shy guy, but he doesn’t wear his resume on his sleeve, at least not when he’s away from a hive. A field botanist with studies ranging from the High Sierras to SLO County, his expertise in the field of bee keeping and how it’s carried out in agriculture predates the killer bees scare, the invasion of mites in local colonies and modern use of neonicotinoid pesticides. That made him perfect for an evening presentation to a recent gathering of Central Coast STEM’s Science After Dark meeting held at Luis Wine Bar in SLO. The group works to raise interested in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, while encouraging their integration in elementary school curriculums. So while Chesnut works with Cal Poly to train the next generation of teachers on adding agriculture (along with bees) and science into the curriculum of fourth graders, the group also arranged for him to give a lesson on just what his hives are up to the rest of the time. Lesson one, if honeybees are swarming, don’t freak out. The movement of the drones in a massive cloud surrounding a queen on her way to new digs is really a bunch of pheromone-drunk little guys too gorged on food for the voyage to be interested in you. Close the windows anyway though. Just in case anyone was wondering, the honeybees that we know and love are an “Old World” species, not native to North America at all, but they have come to be the basis for our mass production system and humans carting them around is very much part of that. There are, however, thousands of native bee species, including lots of variety in the urban fringe zones around San Luis Obispo. That’s down to more niche environments for species to exist in than on the open range or in areas with only kept pollinators. It may be, Chesnut notes, that human dependence on kept hives for our cornucopia of vegetables is in the public eye now, but native bees are important too. Human history with these social insects with larger than average brains and strange “waggle dances,” goes back 27 million years, when an ecological niche opened up in the division of continents. The ancestors of modern bees emerged in the same blink of an eye, in geologic terms, which saw primates finding niches in new environments. According to the fossil record, after finding a model that worked,
the bees changed a heck of a lot less in the time that it took for modern man to branch away from other mammals. Current theory suggests, Chesnut said, that it’s the social behaviors that the honeybees developed early on that kept them from breaking away from the 11 species we know now. While the European variety has been exported to the Americas and throughout Northern Eurasia, the sugar loving European’s that learned how to keep hives got the short end of the metaphorical stick. Classic Mayan honeybees, records of which are found depicted in ancient temple artwork, were a stingless variety. As humans preyed on the hives found in trees, they learned about the social organization inside the hives, and ancient cultures drew parallels for possibly ideal organization of human societies (ancient Egyptians show them in hieroglyphs). Chesnut said that keeping of the critters in baskets started as a growth method that lasted through the Middle Ages and was common in Europe until World War II. The basket method had the disadvantage that harvesting the honey by crushing and killing an entire
hive and starting over again with a newly caught queen next season. With some scientific acumen, a different way of cultivation was thought up in the U.S. in 1852. Measurements of the space needed for bees to move inside a hive were made preventing automatically get filled with wax combs, led to a design still used today — with removable wooden slats and boxes. Thus modern keepers really do care about the fate of each individual hive and are careful to allow rebuilding and maintenance in their schedules. So, down to the hot topic of the day. Are bees disappearing, if yes why, and what can be done? Well yes, said Chesnut, there are issues with hive numbers, but they follow human economic trends. Much of what we do to them isn’t the best practice for happy healthy hives. For instance monocultures — bees need more than one amino acid source. When bees are trucked to the almond orchards, a practice keeping the entire production of a valuable crop alive in the Central Valley, then left without other food sources in holding areas, they naturally return to the last known place where they could get something
to eat. That proved disastrous this year, as some hives returned to orchards, Chesnut said, which had been treated with pesticides after pollination. Human market demand for certain cash crops has led to practices not in the long term benefit, he asserts, but that doesn’t mean we remedies aren’t at hand. One being pursued is for large agricultural producers to directly own their own hives and control the conditions their bees are exposed to, rather than relying on a lease and rental system run by individual keepers and companies. Other issues have longer-term consequences, Chesnut said, such as the introduction of “round-up ready” crops or the neonicotinoid generation of pesticides from the 1990s. It will take time for the environments treated to work the water-soluble neurotoxins out of the local environments, Chesnut said. In short, multiple stressors – toxins, pesticides and parasites — have led to the death of colonies. The social insects that have stayed essentially unchanged for millions of years aren’t well suited to adapt, but Chesnut said we could do something for local industry. For example in greenhouse pollination, bumble beehives can be adapted to the indoors. They have one advantage in that they learn the ceiling is there and don’t bump against the glass interminably the way a honeybee will. Chesnut also presented a new concept in local honey cultivation — having direct-from-the-hive honey tastings for artisanal varieties, the way wine and olive oil have developed. “It’s being done on the East Coast but hasn’t gotten popular here yet,” he said, while taking people’s tasting notes on detectable flavors. “In the South, varieties with high fructose are very popular now. It’s not a California thing yet but it can be something that saves our local bees.” Another solution practiced in New Zealand is to promote multiple flower varieties in vineyards and other mixed agriculture areas. Not only are the flowers attractive to wedding parties, it also happens to be great for bees. Promotion of the California poppy, he suggests, would be a popular move, as well as providing a habitat for bees, wasps and natural predators for other pests. For information about his projects, Chesnut can be reached at 459-1050. The next Science After Dark event at Luis Wine Bar will be March 11, focusing on Marine Ecology.
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Class One and Class Two farmland. Anderson points out that during all of the recent drought worries, the reserve space was among the few locations in the region to have access to adequate water supply on its own wells. The official description of what they’re asking is for “several qualified individuals/organizations motivated to enrich our community through farming on portions of these fourteen acres of land, with between 1 and 10 acres for each farming enterprise proposed. The property has been cover cropped and farmed without chemical inputs for the last six years, and must remain viable for organic certification. The amount of acreage and length of the lease are negotiable (between 1-10 acres and 1-5 years). The farmland to be leased is intended for row crops, with the possibility for perennial plantings and animal husbandry, and has access to excellent water resources.” To find out more go online to: www.centralcoastgrown.org.
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moved into senior housing after a long search. My first choice was to live in a guesthouse on a country estate. I would also gladly settle for unit in a duplex or triplex. Apartments aren’t my cup of tea. Noise from above, below, and either side—I’ve experienced it all. The ideal housing proved elusive in a college town. I faced stiff competition especially owning a Maine Coon cat, Ulie. Pets are rarely welcome in rentals. Since my search for age-integrated housing hadn’t panned out, I reluctantly phoned a senior housing complex. My cat was acceptable and an apartment was coming up soon. I decided to move into Seaview Apartments. Built seven years ago, it has many amenities. My unit faces a large courtyard featuring fountains, carp pools and a hot tub. The lush landscaping includes several kinds of palm trees and flowering bushes. Other features include a huge community room, spa and an outdoor barbeque area. What’s not to like? What’s not to like was the entrance sign saying Senior Residence. Although I’m over 65, I‘ve considered myself a Baby Boomer, not a senior. My residence would bestow a new identity I was reluctant to have. Or perhaps it was that I viewed old age as an infectious disease.. “Once I come down with a full blown case of old age, I’ll never shake it off,” I told myself. What’s more, my career had been in the field of gerontology. How ironic that I was now one of the people for whom I had planned services. It felt strange and unsettling. Then there was the generation gap. Many of the residents are in their 80’s. Their music—Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Benny Goodman—is not my generation’s music. Give me the Beatles, Joan Baez, Taj Mahal. The on-site activities were typical of a senior center: bingo, needle point, and sing-alongs of old standards that do not include “Lucy in the Sky with
Diamonds”. So for the first few months I kept my distance from the activities and other residents and spent far too much money hanging out at Starbucks just to see some people under 70. Avoiding other residents by skipping bingo may work for awhile, but gradually I met them in other ways. I assumed that I was the youngest resident, but while in the hot tub, I met a man of 63 who likes classic rock. We went to a wine festival concert and danced like we were 30. He introduced me to two other women which led to movie outings. I discovered that the possibilities for socializing were unlimited. Another time, a woman with spiked blonde hair passed by my living room window talking to a beautiful orange cat in her arms. She inquired about my cat who was traumatized by our move and had stopped eating. She brought over cans of liver pate saying: “If he doesn’t eat this, he’s beyond help.” He ate it and started gaining back weight. Every evening she walks through the courtyard and raises her cat as a greeting, hoping the two cats can be friends as we are. Now that I’ve lived at Seaview Apartments for a year, my worries about spending my days playing bingo and watching the soaps seem silly. My health is still excellent and I look about the same, give or take a wrinkle or two. My fear of catching old age proved unfounded. Chatting with older residents has given me a new perspective on my life. I realize that you can live anywhere and keep your identity intact. What’s not to like? Judith Bernstein is a member of SLO NightWriters, the premier writing organization on the Central Coast of California. After working for non-profits and government for more than 30 years, Judith is semi-retired and so has more time for writing. Her articles have appeared in The New Times, Edible SLO, The Tribune, Oregon Coast Magazine and her poetry in Talus.
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Good to be King Fighting Polio By King Harris
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ou don’t remember much when you’re 5-years old but among the few memories I’ll never forget (other than Sheryl Adams biting my arm when we were in kindergarten, or riding a horse named Heliotrope in Duncan’s Ring, or getting stung by a bee at the Jackling’s pool), was waking up one winter’s morning in 1952 and asking my mom to take me to the bathroom, to which she replied, “Can’t you go by yourself? You’ve been doing it for three years now.� When she came by a few minutes later, I was, according to her, standing in front of the toilet, shaking uncontrollably. Somewhat alarmed but with presence of mind, she rushed me back to bed, told me not to move, and arranged an appointment with Dr. Williams later that morning. It didn’t take long for Dr. Williams to diagnose my condition. Each time he asked me to walk towards him in his tiny square office I fell flat on my face. He looked at my mother and suggested, “Mrs. Harris, has it occurred to you that your son might have polio?�
The very thought must have sent shivers up my mother’s spine. Polio, or poliomyelitis, was the most feared and debilitating illness of the time. Its victims were mostly children. The virus attacked the nerves governing the muscles in the limbs and the muscles necessary for breathing. It paralyzed arms and legs, and forced many to live their lives in an iron lung machine. At the height of the polio epidemic in 1952, the year I was infected, 60,000 cases were reported in this country. More than 3,000 died. It wasn’t long thereafter when Dr.’s Salk then Sabin introduced their polio vaccines, which put an end to the threat and spread of the dreaded disease in this country by 1979, but not worldwide. This is why I appreciate the efforts of Cambria realtor, Bruce Howard, who along with other local Rotarians just returned last week from helping
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to inoculate hundreds of children in Nigeria, one of several major countries still prevalent with polio. The goal of Howard’s group is to eradicate the disease completely. I hope that is what they accomplish, because I wouldn’t want any child to have to go through what I did. And I was one of the lucky ones. Of course at first I didn’t know what was wrong with me. I thought I had the flu. What I do remember is that after seeing Dr. Williams, my mom and dad wrapped me in a blanket later that night and drove me 45 miles to Children’s Hospital in San Francisco. No sooner than we got there I was given a spinal tap, where several nurses held me face down on a table while a doctor stabbed me in the middle of my back, not once, but twice, with a needle that must have been at least a foot long. The next day I awoke on a small bed in a quarantined room. I couldn’t move
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Let’s Get Comfortable
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o you have forced-air heating and maybe, air conditioning? If the answer is yes-what’s the MOST energy efficient thing you can do? Often forgotten when remodeling or replacing your heating/air conditioning equipment are the ducts, which deliver air throughout your home. Air leaking out of ducts is wasteful and expensive, but air can also be drawn INTO your home from dirty or contaminated places. Under floors and in attics, rodent droppings, insulation and mold are commonly found. These are the spaces your ducts run through, so when your heat or A/C is on, it can bring them in and spread them around your home! A study by the U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) found that TYPICAL air leakage rates for ducts in a home is 30%!!! In fact, DOE studies say we waste as much as $25 billion yearly heating and cooling our basements, attics and the Great Outdoors. Although furnaces and air conditioners are more efficient than ever, home ducts have not been improved much since their invention. California has recently upgraded standards for which duct pressure testing is now mandatory in many cases. This is a required step in order to assess the leakage so that the total system becomes more efficient. So, testing your ducts may not only be required, but also a very healthy thing to do.
If your ducts have not been installed or replaced within the last five years, chances are they leak a considerable amount. Testing and sealing is an option every home owner should consider. Phil Kispersky is a licensed Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning Contractor and is carries additional license for Sheet Metal Fabrication. His experience includes 43 years in San Luis Obispo County, working in these trades and is the owner of SLOCO Heating and Cooling, Inc. For any questions he may be reached at: (805) 772-4433 or phil@ slocoheatingandcooling.com
Even Adults Need Timeouts By Michele S Jang, PT self to speak from a rational versus reactionary p o s i t i o n . Timeouts don’t need to be when you’re emotionally c h a r g e d . Timeouts can also simply serve as a time for reflection.
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iving a child a “timeout� can be effective in decreasing various problem behaviors, such as temper tantrums. Timeouts are not only good for kids, but they’re also good for adults. Have you ever been so frustrated, angry or fearful that you lost the ability to think or rationalize? If you’ve ever been in that state, have you ever felt that if you stayed on course, you could cause harm to yourself or others? This is the perfect time to take a “timeout�! When we’re in such an emotional state, we stop being able to rationalize. Our heart races and the structure in the reptilian part of our brain, the limbic system which is involved in fright, flight or freeze survival behaviors, kicks into hyper drive. Some of the benefits of taking a timeout include calming down, lessening intense emotions, and allowing one
Here are some helpful hints for taking a timeout: Create space by removing yourself from the situation or person you’re being triggered by. Move to a space where there is not a lot of noise or outside stimulation. If possible, turn off your phone, computer monitor or radio. Give yourself at least 5 minutes. Twenty minutes to an hour would be best. Breathe – take several slow deep breaths. Close your eyes. Relax your shoulders. A familiar modern term for a more formalized timeout from stimulation is called‌ meditation. The constant bombardment of emotional, intellectual, and physical input from our hectic lives results in ongoing high levels of stress. Meditation is an effective tool to release accumulated stress in our bodies. Meditation also results in these positive health benefits especially if practiced on a regular basis:
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Community Calendar The South County Historical Society presents the 34th Annual Antique Show and Sale, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14 and Sunday, Feb. 15 from 10-4 at the South County Regional Center, 800 West Branch St., Arroyo Grande. Tickets are $6 each or $5 with a coupon. There will be 22 dealers featuring furniture, glass, jewelry, art, post cards, and collectibles. Soups, sandwiches, pie, drinks and more will be available to purchase. Gift baskets will be raffled off; tickets are a donation $1 each or six for $5. Tickets available at the door, drawing to be held on Sunday at 4 p.m. For more information, see: www. SouthCountyHistory.org or call 4898282. ••• Learn a challenging and fun game by taking duplicate Bridge lessons. Supervised play. Cost is $5 per session. No partner required. Lessons are Tuesdays at 9 a.m. at St. Peters Church, 543 Shasta Ave., Morro Bay. For more information, email: bshardin@sbcglobal.net. ••• The Cayucos Rotary Club is holding its Annual Masquerade Ball fundraiser from 6-9 p.m. Saturday, March 21 at the Cayucos Vet’s Hall. Tickets are $50 a person and proceeds benefit the Cayucos Volunteer Fire Department, Cayucos School and the club’s various beautification projects around town. Dinner, dancing and games are on tap. For tickets to this fun and delightful party call 995-1661. ••• Feel like becoming Mr. Green Jeans? San Luis Obispo Central Coast Grown has 14 acres of prime farmland available for lease at SLO’s City Farm. City Farm–San Luis Obispo is part of the Calle Joaquin Agricultural Reserve Open Space, owned by the City of SLO. CCG holds the master lease agreement and manages it with the city. The reserve is intended for both agricultural production and education. So the public occasionally visits portions of the reserve adjacent to the farmland for lease. The property is irrigated farmland located along Highway 101 between Madonna and Los Osos Valley roads. CCG is seeking several qualified individuals or organizations to farm portions of these 14 acres — from 1-10 acre plots for each operation. The property hasn’t had pesticides used on it for six years and has to stay viable for organic certification. The leases are intended for row crops, perennials or possibly animal husbandry. See the CCG website at: www.centralcoastgrown. org for information and to check out the lease terms. ••• ARTS Obispo’s Poetry Out Loud contest for local high school students is set for 7-9 p.m.
in our region, helping our local communities thrive.” Through the Campaign for the Community Program, PG&E employees and retirees can designate donation recipients and contribute amounts of their choosing through payroll deductions or one-time donations. So if you have a PG&E connection, it’s time to mine this potential windfall for your non-profit organization. Contributions will be distributed throughout 2015 to thousands of schools and nonprofits — including environmental organizations, community centers, food banks, animal shelters, veterans groups and many others — to support important programs in local communities. ••• Art Central Gallery will launch a new show “Pre-Vis” The Estero Bay Republican Thursday, Feb. 12 at the Monday W o m e n ’ s Club, 1815 Monterey St., in San Luis Federated, whose members Obispo. Student champions from encompass Los Osos, Morro Bay and Liberty, Lopez, Mission Prep, Morro Cayucos, will hold its next monthly Bay, Nipomo, Paso Robles, SLO and luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Templeton hhigh schools will compete. Feb. 19 at The View, located at This year’s judges are Steve Bland, Morro Bay Golf Course. Price is $20 Kevin Clark, Marguerite Costigan, for members. Guest speaker is John Kathy Henderson and Jessica Pena. Peschong, chairman of the San Luis The judges will evaluate the students Obispo County Republicans. His topic on accuracy, confidence, delivery and will be “The 2014 Republican Mandate articulation. The winner, representing and the Challenge of 2016.” Contact SLO County, advances to the statewide membership chairwoman, Carolyn competition in Sacramento on March Atkinson at 528-6208 or email her at: 15-16 and maybe even to the national deansatkinson@sbcglobal.net if you’d finals in Washington, D.C. For more like to join the club, which espouses a information call 544-9251 or see: Republican platform. artsobispo.org. ••• ••• SLO County YMCA will present Employees past and present of a free lacrosse clinic on Saturday, the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Feb. 21 at 9:30-11 a.m. at Los Plant plan on donating some Ranchos Elementary School, 5785 Los $575,000 to non-profit organizations Ranchos Rd., SLO. Sign-in starts at 9 and school in SLO and Santa Barbara a.m. and the clinic starts at 9:30. The counties in 2015, the company clinic is for boys and girls ages 8-15. announced. Overall, PG&E employees The YMCA and the Cal Poly men’s statewide have pledged more than $7 coaches and players will be run the million in contributions this year. clinic. Bring lacrosse gear (some gear “Since 2014,” Ed Halpin, PG&E senior will be provided, if needed) and water. V.P. and chief nuclear officer said, ••• “PG&E employees at Diablo Canyon The San Luis Obispo Little and throughout San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties have pledged Theatre’s Academy of Creative nearly $1 million to local non-profits, Theatre (ACT) is now accepting with the majority of these funds going registrations for its Spring 2015 to local schools and worthy community- theatre classes and spring break support organizations. This money has camp. After-school theatre classes empowered numerous organizations to will be available Feb. 25-April 29 and make profound and positive impacts spring break camp is April 6-10. All
ACT classes and camps take place in a lively, nurturing, fun environment and are taught by professional teaching artists who are passionate and skilled at working with young performers. Thanks to a grant from The Community Foundation San Luis Obispo County, scholarships are available so that every child with a desire to learn can participate. Details are available online at: slolittletheatre.org for information, registration and scholarship applications. ••• Almost, Maine, a play by John Cariani comprising nine short plays that explore love and loss in a remote, mythical almost-town called Almost, Maine, will be presented by Mission College Prep Drama Club at 7 p.m. Feb. 23, 14, 20, 21. The school is located at 682 Palm St., SLO. Tickets range from $7-$10 and can be purchased through the school. ••• Seven Sisters Gallery, 601 Embarcadero Ste. 8 in Morro Bay is holding an artist’s reception for its new show set for 5-8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13 during the monthly Art Walk Friday. Free, refreshments served. The show features jewelry artist, Susan Terese and her intricate and complex woven bead jewelry ranging from grandly dramatic collars to playful lariats. Therese has lived and worked on the Central Coast for 30 years and has exhibited in numerous local galleries. Her work has been included in the noted beadwork publications, “500 Beaded Jewelry” and “Dimensional Bead Embroidery,” and her piece, “Del Amore,” was a Silver Grand Prize Winner from Fire Mountain Gems. Therese is among several artists that will be showing their work through March 12. Shown here is Therese’s piece, “Sunflower Bloom.” ••• The Los Osos Library, 2075 Palisades Ave., has several special events coming up in February. All events are free unless otherwise noted. Bring dinner and enjoy an Oscarwinning movie. They supply the popcorn, courtesy of the Friends of Los Osos Library. Free. Saturday, Feb. 7 at 5:45 p.m. This month’s movie is science fiction and rated PG-13. For movie title call 528-1862. Cal Poly Kinesiology Professor Dr. Camille O’Bryant will talk about “Race and Ethnicity in American Sport: Opportunities for Equity and Social Change,” in celebration of Black History Month at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11 Free. Love of crafts and fun are in the air during a Valentine’s Day Tea set for 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 14 at the library. Kids 5-older can make a special Valentine’s craft, and enjoy a special treat. The free event is sponsored by Friends of Los Osos Library. Every month the library features an art activity or creative craft for
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Barbara Russell will lead a workshop entitled, “The Heart of Happiness: The Art and Science of Thriving� Los Osos’, Barbara Russell will lead a workshop entitled, “The Heart of Happiness: The Art and Science of Thriving,� set for 6:30-8 p.m. Thursdays from Feb. 24-March 10 at Cuesta College. Cost is $49. Email Russell at Barbara@ QuantumChange.Us or call (805) 7048455. In the workshop, Russell will help you hop off the hectic highway and learn to diffuse even the most stubborn sources of stress (hint: it is not what
conference, equipping people of faith for imaginative and catalytic leadership. St. Benedict’s Church of Los Osos is cohost. The Conference begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 7. Panel discussions, group reflection and subsequent talks will run throughout the day, ending at 5:30 p.m. and continue on Sunday, Feb. 8 from 1-5:30 p.m. You need Seven Sisters Gallery in Morro Bay is holding an not be present at all artist’s reception for its new show Conference events to participate. The you think it is). Her goal is to increase cost is $15 for any or people’s levels of ambient happiness all of the conference. The conferences so that they can truly begin to thrive present emerging and inclusive amidst the frenzy. A Seattle transplant, theological perspectives and engage Russell, a scientist has focused on participants in inquiry, dialogue, and quantum physics and its practical reflection. Participants from all faiths applications for everyday lives. are welcome. This year’s conference, “Creating Common Good,â€? will focus ••• on economic inequality. It takes place Morro Bay’s St. Peter’s by the Sea at Trinity Church in New York City. Tea, Episcopal Church, 545 Shasta Ave., coffee, water and some light snacks will will host a live screening of The be available. Bring a lunch on Saturday. Trinity Institute’s 44th annual
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Community Calendar cookie bar and a chance to bid on an instant wine cellar. All proceeds go to help graduating high school s e n i o r s who will be attending college next fall. The recipients must reside in Cayucos. Purchase The Cayucos Rotary Club is holding its tickets from any Cayucos Annual Masquerade Ball Lion or Lioness or at For more information, or to save a place, email the Rev. Sid Symington at: the door. For more information call sid@stpetersmorrobay.org or the Rev. Shirley Lyon at 235-8552. Caroline Hall at: stbenedicts1@aol. ••• com. Art Central Gallery, 1329 Monterey ••• St., in San Luis Obispo will launch a The Ninth Annual Cayucos Lions new show “Pre-Vis,” at the next Art and the Cayucos Lioness Clubs’ After Dark event, set for 6-8 p.m. Gala Scholarship Fundraiser is Friday, Feb. 6. Show runs through set for 4-7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15 March 3. Free and open tot he public. at the Cayucos Vet’s Hall. Cost is $30 See Concept Creation Club’s illustrators a person and includes gourmet Hors and pre-production artists explore D’oeuvres, fine wines, a magnificent frontiers of the imagination with digital
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The American Red Cross of San Luis Obispo is asking the community to recognize local heroes for the Annual Heroes Event Breakfast, set for May 20. The deadline to nominate someone is Feb. 14. See: www.redcross.org/sloheroes to submit nominations online. The fund-raiser event recognizes local heroes in the area who are seemingly ordinary people but have touched lives of community members through their selfless acts of courage, the Red Cross said in an announcement. They may have helped save a life, performed an extraordinary act of compassion, or demonstrated an exceptional spirit of giving. To purchase tickets or learn about sponsorship opportunities, contact Loren Leidinger Avila at: loren. avila@redcross.org or call the office at 706-0396. •••
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Men Are From Mars ost everyone has heard the concept “Men are from Mars, women are from Venus,� inferring that men and women are so intrinsically different and their communications styles chasms apart that it invariably leads to problems in a relationship. But, what if there was something that was a more reliable predictor of behavior in a relationship? What if it was not linked to our gender, but rather our sexual personality? Whether you are a man or woman, makes no difference. You see, each of us has a dominant sexual personality. Some of us are what we call Physical Sexuals and others Emotional Sexuals. The Emotional and Physical Sexual Personality theory, created by Dr. John Kappas, PhD, has been applied for decades to help people understand their unconscious motivations and behaviors in their relationships, especially when there have been repeating patterns that have led to problems in their relationships. The two scenarios below are a general
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example of a higher scale physical and an emotional together in a relationship: Scenario 1- It’s Valentine’s Day and you are excited to give the perfect gift you bought days ago. You play the scene in your head: When your sweetie see’s what you have offered at their feet you are positive that they will show their immense gratitude by wrapping themselves around you like plastic wrap, stare deeply into your eyes and tell you that you are the most amazing partner they have ever had. You are equally as excited for the gift you are sure to get from them. After all, the relationship you two have ranks first priority in both of your lives, doesn’t it? (You will be very hurt later this evening whether you express it or not if your partner
doesn’t respond the way you expected) Scenario 2- Its Valentine’s Day, 5 in the afternoon, and you get a text from your partner about how they can’t wait until later to see you. It is about now that you panic, realizing that with all of your work and busy schedule you forgot to get a card and a gift, and it will be impossible to get reservations anywhere decent for dinner. You have nothing to give and you know that somehow that bonus check from work as reward for all your extra efforts will not placate them. You might even start your defense argument in your head: Don’t they appreciate how hard you work to make your mutual dreams a reality? That vacation to Europe isn’t going to pay for itself, right? (You will be very
defensive and want to withdraw if your partner makes a big deal out of this) The biggest mistake couples can make is assume that they know the motivation for their partner’s behavior. In both of the examples above, neither person was wrong, only motivated differently within the relationship. With the E & P theory, we gain greater understanding and ultimately create the strongest relationship possible. If you would like to learn more about your personality type and how your behavior can work for you or against you, contact me any time. Now, about Valentines’ Day‌. Gila M. Zak is an Honors Graduate of HMI College of Hypnotherapy in Tarzana, CA. She offers free consultations and 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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Bringing Sexy Back (To the Table) By Teri Bayus re food aphrodisiacs real? Do they really have thepower to induce amorous moods and lift the libido? Cultures around the world support to the idea, but I think you do not have to be a believer to have fun with romantic foods. On the day of love nothing is more important than the food you share with the one who shares your heart. Do something distinctive and romantic with a meal worthy of Aphrodite This Valentine’s Day. Start with a sweet treat that is more than a heart shaped box of chocolates. Make your paramour a special basket; throw in some sweet treats from Apple Farm, Sweet Pea Bakery and Brown Butter Cookie Company. Add love notes written on blank cards for them to treasure all year. A Charcutierie Board is a romantic and wonderful meal to share. Make it at home with hand picked meats, cheeses and accouterments. A good board has
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your courtesan to dinner, try feeding each other. Order appetizers that are finger foods and adoringly place it on their lips. This will be silly and passionate, and a bit delicious. Why not genuinely impress them by taking them on a “Cupcake Crawl?” Take a couple of hours and drive from bakery to bakery getting one cupcake at each one. In the car, only play mushy love songs and talk about how your fell in love. Much sweeter than a pub-crawl. If your honey is more savory than sweet, take them to Avila Beach- the Hanford Pier. Park in the lot and stroll hand and hand down the pier. Stop at BJ’s Fish Market and share two raw oysters (Did you know that Casanova ate 50 raw oysters every day?). Enjoy them as you watch the pelicans swoop and the sailboats sway. Walk to
the end of the pier and wander into Old Port Fish Market, they have Candied Salmonthat is out of this world. Break out the fondue pot (or go to any thrift store and buy one) and warm up delectable dark chocolate to dip into a variety of items including marshmallows, angle food cake, orange slices, pretzels and bacon. Dip, share and be sure to kiss the chocolate remnants off their lips. Truffles awaken lustful and erotic memories. Buy a jar of truffles, slice them thin and serve on a simple cheese flatbread. The indulgence in a truffle, whether black or white, is among the most alluring culinary experiences in the world. Show your loved one that they are worthy of a truffle. Either way, love and food are about exploration. Do something this year for your Valentine to surprise and delight them. You will be paid back handsomely.
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Beads By The Bay When I bought the Best Little Bead store in 2006 and renamed it for the old and much loved Beads by the Bay it was my first venture into the world of owning a retail business. 7 1/2 years later, it has anchored itself (and me!) firmly in the community of Morro Bay. The world literally has come to my doorstep, providing beautiful beads from around the globe. Helen has created a wonderful garden shop with tillandsias, succulents, herbs, and other unique plants. We have also found talented West Coast artists and sell handmade gifts for house and garden. If you are a beader, we have all the supplies you need. We also teach classes, do repairs, and commissions. And we have the prettiest plants around! Come say hello and discover Beads by the Bay and the Garden in historic Old Town Morro Bay! 333 Morro Bay Blvd, Morro Bay, (805) 772-3338.
Beauty Secrets Beauty Secrets of Pismo Beach was Established in 1990.This year is their 25th year anniversary. Beauty Secrets is a full service beauty salon, carrying 31 professional hair care lines and an
excellent selection of nail polishes and supplies. They also carry a great selection of flat irons, curling irons and blow dryers. Every month they have a lot of deals on hair products, and they are well know for their liter sales. Beauty Secrets is open 7 days a week and evenings for your convenience. So stop by today! 847 Oak Park Blvd Pismo Beach and see the big beautiful store and salon. or call for an appointment (805) 489-3373
Corona’s Mexican Restaurant As you come in you will always find a clean and awesome environment and the best consistent service. All of our recipes go back to Zacatecas, Mexico with everything “made from scratch� quality products. So, come on by and try one of our delicious Lunch or Dinner Combo’s. We offer: Taco Tuesday $1.50 All Day, No Limit and Enchilada Monday $1.49 All Day, No Limit. We also offer Local Beers on Tap & Try Corona’s very own Victory Golden Ale! 1263 E. Grand Ave. Arroyo Grande (805) 473.9999
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Del’s Pizzeria & Italian Restaurant has been serving classic comfort cuisine on the Central Coast since 1973. We are family owned and operated and a must stop dining institution! The dough for our famous New York style pizza, calzones, and bodacious bread rolls is mixed in a circa 1968 Hobart mixer from scratch, the sizzling sauces are slow roasted for hours with only the finest ingredients, and the fresh salads are hand cut from greens grown by local farms. Try our legendary Lasagna, Fettucini Alfredo or Spaghetti and Meat Balls. Vegetarian and gluten free options are also available. We have four frothy craft beers on tap, ten local wines by the glass, and an award winning, modestly priced bottle list. Our historic location just off the 101 freeway features a redwood bar with two screens, romantic ocean view tables for two, and larger seating areas that are perfect for families and large groups. This Valentine’s Day, choose Del’s and savor a heart shaped pizza or lobster ravioli dish, along with drink specials and a red rose to go!
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Del’s is open for dine in, take out and delivery from 4pm to close Monday-Friday, and for both lunch and dinner from noon to 10 pm on weekends. We are located at 401 Shell Beach Road, Shell Beach, CA. 93449. Give us a call at 805.773.4438.
Native Herbs and Honey Co. A locally owned beekeeping business which recently expanded into a new location in Los Osos, CA. The owner, Violet, specialty is native plants, herbs & teas. She has a passion for all things that smell good, are pretty and have exceptional quality. Violet has been busy developing an extensive line of new products like teas, essential oils, herbal remedies. The company has plans to create a health food store and learning center focusing on wellness, creativity and community building. Violet’s lining up a exciting year full of hands on learning and special events at the new location. Look for upcoming announcements about other amazing indigenous women joining the team with Violet to teach hands on classes. The new store is located at 1001 Santa Ynez Ave. Los Osos, CA and is open m-sat 11-6p. sun 11-4p. 805.534.9855. Now enrolling for Thursday night classes. www.nativeherbsandhoney.com
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Recently, Julie has made the smart switch over to disposable pedicure liners. A new plastic liner is used for every client so there is no chance of hidden bacteria lurking in your whirlpool bath like in typical Pedi-Spa chairs. Here’s what a few of Julie’s male clients had to say about her services: “Once I thought pedicures were only for women. Julie proved me wrong. She cured an ingrown nail that plagued me for four years. No more pain. My walks with the dog are pure joy now.� Bob Mack, retired City Manager, Arroyo Grande “I was reluctant to go to a salon that had mostly women customers. However, Julie
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The Sewing CafĂŠ THE SEWING CAFÉ concept evolved from Ellen Hudachek reading about such concept stores such as this in Europe. A gathering place for creativity. It is a gathering place for those seeking to expand or share creativity in sewing and cooking. The Sewing Cafe has been amazingly well received by the community and even draws a large amount of regular coastal visitors to visit, take cooking or sewing classes and purchase their sewing machines locally. THE SEWING CAFÉ is a small sister store of SANTA MARIA SEWING SUPERSTORE (created in 1967). Both stores offer the “unheard of privilegeâ€? that upon purchasing a sewing machine, quilting machine or serger
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you are entitled to “lifetime Master Your Machine� classes meaning you are free to repeat the mastery classes as many times as you need to do so. Warranty service and repair by factory trained technicians is also offered. You will never find this type of Sales, Service, Education and Fun with purchases from the “box� stores or the internet. Machine embroidery, children’s classes, quilting classes, project classes and cooking classes are all offered. All cooking classes are interactive “hands on� demonstrations, take home samples and recipes and enjoy wine pairing for the cuisine style you are learning. The kitchen is also available for private parties. Visit: Facebook.com/SewingCafeOfCA, TheSewingCafe1@gmail.com or Just call them @ 805.295.6585. Pismo Coast Plaza 541 Five Cities Drive Pismo Beach, CA 93449 (805) 295-6585
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Miss Etiquette: I have been dating a woman for about a month and this will be our first Valentine’s Day. How do I make it memorable without being over the top since we are just starting out? events you have planned. When I suggest you call to make reservations early, I am serious. Do that part now!
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Certainly, give your girlfriend a box of candy all wrapped in red paper. Most candy stores will begin to have Valentine gift boxes by this weekend. On-line candy retailers have already started with their displays and assortments with a shipping ‘code word’ having something to do with February 14th. Once the code word is placed on the order form the shipping cost is very low and some-
If you want to give flowers, that’s fine. Even better? Give a single, yellow rose, which stands for friendship. Be sure to order it in advance and have the courtesy clerk in the flower shop arrange it along with some greenery in a tall, slender bud vase. There is nothing so out-of-place as flowers that are simply handed to a woman. Dinner is expected. Since you
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two have just started dating you probably have a favorite place to dine. Call that restaurant and make reservations right away. The issues with the two of you going to a place you have never been before is the service and the meal. The meal preparation and presentation may not be to your expectations. Therefore, to play it safe, dine where you customarily dine. Know how to make this late afternoon start out really special? First of all, be on time. If you said you are going to be at her door at 4:30 p.m., be there at 4:30 p.m. Be sure to sandwich between your arrival at the door with the yellow rose and the dinner reservation something spectacular that both of you would enjoy! It could be a few hours at a live theater, miniature golf games, a kayak trip off of the coast, an adventurous ride in a rented fun car, a walk on the beach, or on a country road that 6!,%.4).% 3 $!9
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n all-consuming passion for music--I have it for sure. Maybe you do, too. Music is known as the universal language, the language of love, the spice of life. Studies have shown that listening to music and playing an instrument increase aptitude in math, science and language. One study shows that people who dance have a 40 percent less chance of developing Alzheimer’s disease, more than any other single factor. Music permeates our lives. We listen to it in our cars, at home, and, in some cases, at work. It is as big a part of entertaining as good food. A party can do without one or the other, but not both. Music brings us together, and it helps us to share our emotions. It makes us cry, and it helps to heal us. It is a big part of worship. There is a saying, “He who sings, prays twice.” Whether music is live or recorded, it enhances our lives. I love to listen to music in the car, and I love to listen to my CDs and records (in fact, I can’t clean the house without it). I listen to the radio at the barn, and the horses seem to enjoy it, too. For me, though, nothing beats the experience of listening to a live band or musician, and, at the risk of offending some of you; I’m going to make a case for it here. Oh, karaoke is fun and all that. I can see the appeal--to an extent. The problem with karaoke, as I see it, is that there is little more creative process involved than singing along with the radio. The track you sing along to is familiar and predictable, with no variations. Since the track is pre-recorded, the singer can’t vary the tempo or play with the lyrics. There is no interaction with the musicians whose music you’re singing. I’m not saying that there aren’t some great karaoke singers out there. I know there are, I’ve heard them. To those singers I’m issuing an invitation: Go to a jam or an open-mic night. There is nothing like singing with a live band. I can tell you, it will be a mind-blowing experience for you. Be prepared: know what key you sing in, and you might want to bring chord charts for the musicians. As far as support for the musicians goes, there really isn’t any. Some might go to a host, but the rest goes to the bar. I am always stunned by how successful karaoke nights are. I guess it’s because people can
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participate, but again, go to a jam and see what you think. DJs have their place. I think that place is to provide music during the band breaks. A lot of people think they are saving money when they hire a DJ to entertain at their wedding or other special event, but in most cases, that’s simply not true. DJs make good money; musicians rarely do. There is a Facebook post that defines a musician as “someone who puts $1000 worth of equipment into a $500 car to drive 100 miles for a $50 gig. Sad, but very true. Again, there is not much creative process involved. The DJ plays music which is made by someone else, and those musicians are left out of the financial loop. It’s true many DJs work at being as creative as they can, and some really do interact with the audience. I don’t want to slight them on that, but I still think the experience with live musicians is better. I don’t think that many people would dispute that the Beatles are the most popular music group in history. Many of us have listened to the Beatles music so much that we know every lyric of every song by heart. We go to see Beatlemania or The Fab Four as our closest experience to seeing the real Beatles. Unfinished Business, a great local band which performs only 1960’s rock and roll, puts on a Beatles tribute every year. Last year, 500 people crammed into a local venue which had a capacity of 300. The people on the dance floor could only wiggle up and down. People were singing along to the songs in the bathroom. It was a ton of fun. But nothing, and I mean nothing, compares to the experience of those who actually saw the Beatles perform live, even though they couldn’t hear a single word the lads sang because of all the screaming fans. When we love a band or a musician, we listen to their recorded music, but we hope to see them live. When we achieve that, we feel as though we’ve had a bonding experience. Why? Because we actually do. Why do think there are “Deadheads”, who followed the Grateful Dead from show to show?
Why do you think there are “groupies” who attend as many of a band’s performances as they possibly can? When you listen to a band in person, and especially if you dance, you become PART of the live experience. You actually have some influence on the creative process, and you become part of it. How? For one thing, every audience has its own personality. Unless the band is so rehearsed that they never vary, the way the audience reacts to and inter-react with the musicians will influence the way songs are played, and sometimes even the set list (which songs are played). The smaller the venue, the more likely this is to happen, but even in settings where there are thousands of concertgoers, the musicians feel and feed on the audience’s energy. After all, that’s a huge reason why musicians do what they do. Except for a chosen few, they don’t get enough money to compensate them for long hours of rehearsing, their equipment, transportation, and setting up and breaking down. Except for the very successful, few musicians have roadies anymore. Musicians are artists, whether they play original music or covers. Many of them are naturally shy and sensitive souls, but they crave an audience. They do it for the magic of applause, for validation of their art. When you dance to a live band, you are even more part of the creative process. Dancing completes the music, and the band will play for you. They also like to watch. Going to listen to music and/or dance is a social occasion. It’s a great way to meet people who share your interests. If you pay a cover, buy “swag” (CDs, T-shirts, etc.) or tip the musicians, you are directly supporting live music and the musicians who provide it. I really encourage you to consider tipping local musicians to be part of your entertainment dollar. In almost all cases, that money goes directly to the musicians, and they are woefully underpaid for all the magic they provide. Please support the venues that provide live music by buying food or drink, and be willing to pay a cover charge, of which all or part will go to the musicians in many cases. I encourage you to see music performed live whenever you get the chance. It’s a great experience socially, it keeps the local economy flowing and it’s good for your health, See you on the dance floor!
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Clubs & Nightlife Sout h County THE CLIFFS RESORT: 2757 Shell Beach Road, 773-5000 or cliffsresort.com. 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. HARRYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S NIGHT CLUB AND BEACH BAR: Cypress and Pomeroy, downtown Pismo Beach, 773-1010. Every Thu. Front Row Karaoke. 2/1 Copy Katz 7:30 2/2 Copy Katz 7:30 2/3 Tommy Lee 7:30 LAETITIA WINERY: 453 Laetitia Vineyard Drive, Arroyo Grande, 805-481-1772. www. laetitiawine.com. Live Music Saturdays and Sundays 1-4pm. LIDO RESTAURANT AT DOLPHIN BAY: 2727 Shell Beach Road, Shell Beach, 773-4300 or thedolphinbay.com. Join Three-Martini Lunch every Thurs. and Fri. from 6-9pm. Live Music Every Tues. from 5:30-6:30 and Thursdays and Fridays 6-9 MANROCK BREWING CO. TASTING ROOM: 1750 El Camino Real ste A, Grover Beach, CA 93433. Tasting room M-Th 4pm-10pm, Fri 3pm12am, 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, 805595-7425 www.mrricks.com Happy Hour Monday-Thursday 4-7pm 2/1 Matt Cross 1pm 2/6 SoundHouse 8pm 2/20 Matt Cross and The One Night Band 8pm 2/22 Lenny Blue 1pm 2/27 Legends 8pm 2/28 Soul Sauce 8pm SEA VENTURE: 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, 805773-8300 www.shellcafepismo.com 2/1 Lenny Blue 11am 2/4 Blues Master Jam 6:30 2/5 Songwriters at Play 6:30 2/13 Avenue & Deja Vu 2/14 Gordon McKinley 11am Avenue & DeJaVu 7pm 2/15 Rachael Kauffman 11am 2/18 Blue Master Jam 6:30 2/19 Songwriters at Play 6:30 2/20 CloudShip 7pm 2/21 Louie Ortega 11am Back Bay Betty 7pm ALLEY VINEYARDS: 3031 Lopez Dr., Arroyo Grande, 489-0446, talleyvineyards.com VENTANA GRILL: 2575 Price St. Pismo Beach, 773-0000, or ventanagrill.com. Matt Cross plays on Mon and Wed. evenings. VINO VERSATO: 781 Price St., Pismo Beach, 773-6563 or vinoversato.com. Every Tuesday: Side Effects
CREATIVE JUICES LOUNGE 874 Guadalupe Street, Guadalupe, CA 93434, 805-219-0518 www.creativejuicelounge.com
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. EVERY FRIDAY Live Music Directly Following Concerts in the Plaza FROG & PEACH PUB: 728 Higuera St. (805) 595-3764. Pint Nite EVERY Tuesday 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 8pm-11:45pm LINNAEAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CAFE: 1110 Garden St., 541-5888 www.linnaes.com LUNA RED: 1023 Chorro St., 540-5243 www. lunaredslo.com Every Thurday $5 Happy Hour all day, Live music-TBA PAPPY MCGREGORâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S: pappymcgregors.com or 543-KILT (5458), 1865 Monterey St. 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 2/3 Escape The Fate 2/6 Pinback 2/7 Zongo All Stars 2/8 Abbey RoadA Tribute to the Beatles 2/11 Stone Foxes 2/12 Tumbleweed Wanderers 2/13 Tijuana Panthers 2/14 Zion I 2/15 Paul Thorn 2/17 Chronixx 2/18 Cursive 2/20 Night Riots 2/21 Gregory Alan Isakov 2/22 Ozomatli 2/25 ALO (animal Liberation Orchestra)
North Coast 10TH STREET GRILL: 2011 10th St., Los Osos, 528-2011 or 10thstreetgrill.com. CAMBRIA PINES LODGE: 2905 Burton Drive, Cambria, 927-4200 or cambriapineslodge. com. Entertainment every night in the Fireside Lounge. FUEL DOCK SALOON: 900 Main St., Morro Bay, 772-8478
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Nor t h County ASUNCION RIDGE: 725 12th St., Paso Robles, 237-1425 Live music Saturdays from 5-8pm AVION & CLAW: 6155 El Camino Real, Atascadero, 461-9463 or avionandclaw.com. Live music Thurs.-Sat. from 7-10pm. BROKEN EARTH WINERY: 5625 Highway 46E, Paso Robles, 239-2562. BRU COFFEEHOUSE: 576 El Camino Real, Atascadero, 464-5007. www.brucoffeehouse.com Live music every Friday from 7-9pm. 2/6 Nicole Stromsoe 2/13 The Blimp Pilots 2/20 The Simple Parade 2/27 Tylor Bundy
LAST STAGE WEST: Halfway Station on Highway 41 (15050 Morro Road at Toro Creek), 461-1393 or laststagewest.net. Most shows start at 6pm. 2/2 Brother Love and the Breakups Acoustic 2/3 The BanjerDan Show 2/5 Tanner Scott 2/8 Brother Love and the Breakups Acoustic 2/10 Adrian & Meredith 2/11 Bluegrass Jam Night 2/12 Tanner Scott 2/14 Jann Klose 2/17 The Banjer Dan Show 2/18 Panga 2/19 Tanner Scott 2/24 The Banjer Dan Show 2/25 Bluegras Jam Night 2/26 Tanner Scott 2/27 Surtsey & Co. 2/28 Susan Tognazzini Benefit Concert
PAPPY MCGREGORâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S: pappymcgregors.com or 238-7070, 1122 Pine St. in Paso Robles.
PASO ROBLES INN CATTLEMANâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LOUNGE: 1103 Spring St., 238-2660. Live entertainment Friday and Saturday at 9:30pm.
PINE STREET SALOON: 1234 Pine St., Paso Robles. www.pinestreetsaloon.com 805-2381114. 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 805226-9995. *Most shows 7-10pm unless stated otherwise 2/6 Andy Scott 2/7 Liv & Rob 2/12 August Ridge Release Party 2/13 Julie Beaver & Wally Barnick 2/14 Lance Robinson 2/19 August Ridge Release Party 2/20 Dorian Michael & Kenny Blackwell 2/21 Luke Bryon 2/26 Paiz Sur Terre 2/27 Kenny Taylor 2/28 Lance Robinson
CAMOZZIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S: 5855 El Camino Real, Atascadero, 466-1880.
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+
Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ANBINO VINEYARDS AND CELLARS: 710 Pine St., Paso Robles, 227-6800 or danbino. com. Every Saturday 2-4:30 pm wine and music events.
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
LA BELLASERA HOTEL AND SUITES: 206 Alexa Ct., Paso Robles, 238-2834, www. labellasera.com. Guitar/Vocal duo, Adam Levine and Judy Philbin play every Thurs. from 7-9pm, in the dining room/bar
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 general admission and $10 students. Ensembles include the SLO Winds Clarinet Choir, Low Brass Duet, Horn Duet, SLO Winds Woodwind Quintet, Trumpet Septet, and more. For more information see the website at: www. slowinds.org or call 464-9434.
The Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo de Tolosa welcomes comic magician Andy Gross
The San Luis Obispo Wind Orchestra Chamber Ensembles will perform a concert set for 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8 at Santa Rosa Catholic Church of Cambria, 1174 Main St. Tickets at the door are $15
Jazz drummer, Stanley Stern and his pianist partner, Marti Lindholm, will present, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tango!â&#x20AC;? at noon Friday, Feb. 6 at San Luis Obispoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Presbyterian Church, part of the Downtown Brown Bag Concert Series. Free. The duo will play Argentine, American and the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Death Tangoâ&#x20AC;? aided by accomplished SLO tango community dancers. The church is at the corner of Marsh and Morro streets in SLO. Fair trade coffee and chocolates available. Call 543-5451 for more information. Chicagoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s powerhouse comedy troupe will celebrate 55 years of laughter with The Second Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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
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including a car chase, sword fight, giant tarantula, as well as weapons used against them called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cranial Stimulant Xâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Converse Force Field.â&#x20AC;? The show is directed by Melodrama Artistic Director, Eric Hoit. Following â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bullshot Crummondâ&#x20AC;? is the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coffeehouse Vaudeville Revue,â&#x20AC;? which takes a look at our national obsession with coffee. Highlights include a jazzy quartet singing the classic, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Black Coffee,â&#x20AC;? a flashback to the time when coffeehouses were a venue for hippie folk music performers, as well as sketches about a barista job applicant and a look at why some of our favorite â&#x20AC;&#x153;Friendsâ&#x20AC;? hang around in a coffeehouse. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coffeehouse Vaudeville Revueâ&#x20AC;? is also directed by Hoit, with musical direction by Kevin Lawson and choreography by Hoit and Leah Kolb. The show runs Thursdays-Sundays through March 8. Performances are Thursdays and Fridays at 7 p.m., Saturdays at 3 and 7 p.m., and Sundays at 6. Tickets are $19 to $25, with discounts available for groups, seniors, students, active military, and children. For more information and to purchase tickets call the Melodrama Box Office at 4892499, or see the website at: www. americanmelodrama.com.
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The Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo de Tolosa welcomes comic magician Andy Gross and comic juggler Fred Anderson to San Luis Obispo for its annual fundraising event. This magical evening will be held Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center. Tickets range from $28 to $75 and can be purchased at the PAC Box Office, online at: www.pacslo.org or by phone at 756-4849. Sponsors are Cathy Francis and David Fuentes of Coast & County Brokers, Kevin Main Jewelry, Pacific Gas & Electric, and Debra Trout Professional Fiduciary Services. Gross, one of the hottest standup comic, magician and ventriloquists working today performs over 150 sold out shows a year at comedy clubs, Las Vegas, cruise ships, fortune 500 corporate events, colleges and performing arts theaters everywhere. Add veteran comic juggler Anderson to the mix and you have the alchemy for a captivating evening. Judge Mike & The Lawless country music band is holding a CD release party at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15 at The Monday Club, 1815 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo. Tickets are $27.50 and available in advance by calling: 545-0777 or at Boo Boo
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Records down Monterey Street, and include a CD. Doors open at 2:30 and there’s a meet and greet after the show. Retired Superior Court Judge Mike Cummins is embarking on a new musical Indie-folk band, the Shook Twins, are career, playing bringing their unique sound to SLO Brew his favorite artists, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Ensemble and 70-piece Wind Willie Nelson, Hank Williams and Kris Kristofferson, plus Orchestra is set for 8 p.m. a good dose of Hiz Honor’s original Saturday, Feb. 28 at the Performing music. The seven-member, Lawless Arts Center at Cal Poly. Tickets are $12 band is an all star bunch — Kenny and $14 for the public and $9 and $12 Blackwell (guitar, mandolin); Wally for senior citizens and students. Pricing Barnick (bass, vocals); Art Dougall includes all fees, and parking. Tickets (drums); Corine Manroe (guitar, bass, are sold at the PAC Box Office from vocals); Alex Kizanis (keyboards); noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays. Bob Hamilton (pedal steel), and Julie To order by phone, call 756-4849. The bands will present their biennial “pops Beaver (fiddle, vocals). concert,” featuring entertaining works from all areas of pop culture written Cal Poly’s Winter Band Concert and arranged for the modern concert featuring the 65-member Wind band. The concert features guest artist
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Entertainment and 2012 music alumnus, Jonathan Withem, who will perform a work by composer John Mackey titled, “Strange Humors” with the Wind Ensemble on the djembe, a rope-tuned skin-covered goblet hand drum originally from West Africa. Cal Poly director of bands Andrew McMahan and Christopher J. Woodruff, associate director of bands, will conduct the concert. Indie-folk band, the Shook Twins, are bringing their unique sound to SLO Brew, opening the show for another indie-music star, Gregory Alan Isokov on Saturday, Feb. 21. Tickets are $20 a person and available in advance on SLO Brew’s Facebook page (see: www.facebook. com/events/1406291999662703). Identical twins, Katelyn and Laurie Shook, are based in Portland, Ore., and will be in the midst of a nationwide tour, playing in more than a dozen states through the end of April. The Shook Twins retool the American roots genre with their idiosyncratic indiefolk song craft, lush harmonies, footstomping gospel and swing ballads with a deep groove.
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The Pewter Plough Playhouse in Cambria presents John Van Druten’s classic comedy, “Bell, Book and Candle,” running Judge Mike & The Lawless weekends country music band is from Feb. holding a CD release party 6 through March 8. Preview Night is Friday, Feb. 6 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $17. A gala Champagne opening is at 7:30 Saturday, Feb. 7. Tickets are $30 and include a special after-show party with Champagne and desserts. Performances continue on Fridays and Saturdays, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees, 3 p.m. through March 8. Tickets are $22 general admission, students with ID $17. Groups of 10 or more get 10% Barnes. Director is Chrys Barnes. Photo discount if paid with single payment by Iain Macadam in advance. Call the PPP Box Office for reservations at 927-3877 or see: www. pewterploughplayhouse.org. Pop singer-songwriter, Jann The play is about love and witchcraft. Klose, will be performing a Young witch, Gillian, cannot fall in Valentine’s Day show at Last Stage love, but that doesn’t stop her from West at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14. casting a spell on Shep, so he will fall in Free admission and there’ll be a tip jar love with her. The production features passed around for the band. Klose’s Makayla DuBois, Gryphon Strom, Cory new album “Mosaic,” is being played Schonauer, Jean Miller, and Larry on 100 radio stations, and is available
on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, and Pandora. He has released a special edition of the album that includes s o n g w r i t e r demos of favorite originals on the album, plus a new song, “Anything.” Klose won the Vox Pop (People’s Vote) in four categories at this year’s Independent Music Awards. Born in Germany, raised in Kenya, South Africa, and Hamburg, Klose came to the U.S. as an exchange student in Cleveland. He’s performed in touring productions of Broadway shows — Jekyll & Hyde and Jesus Christ Superstar. He also did the Pinball Wizard part in a production of The Who’s Tommy. The link for Klose’s website is at: www.laststagewest.net. Last Stage West is at 15050 Morro Rd., (Hwy 41), Atascadero. Call LSW at 4611393.
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Dinner & A Movie Eclectic Selections at Meze Wine Bar By Teri Bayus
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he best part of my job is tasting wine and fine food in the middle r of the day. We were invited to e etaste some rare and wonderful Greek wand Slovenian wines at Meze Wine Bar in San Luis Obispo. e No one can tell me it’s wicked when the food is this respectable and the rwine is so unique. Michael Pavlidis, vice president of ta San Diego-based importer, World Vines, offered us elixirs that speak to the people and culture of Mediterranean lands — the wines of old. We started with a Kupljen Winery Sivi Pinot from Slovenia that was epaired with a plate of hot olives with da Rosemary olive oil dusting. The yflavorful olives with the crisp fruit notes, told us we were off to an excellent eparing. f Next we had the Spanakopita with fluffy filo dough stuffed with market spinach, green onion, garlic, dill and delectable feta cheese triangles that was paired with a Domaine Porto Carras Malagouzia. This indigenous Greek white wine from the Sithonia region is so ancient that it went extinct, until some vines were found in a monastery in 1975 and resurrected. The wine is not Old World — it’s Ancient World. The next offering was a board of cheese and charcuterie that was able to
stand up to a wine that was mentioned in the writings of Homer and Aristotle. The Domaine Porto Carras Limnio is a 6,000-year-old indigenous Greek varietal — a delicious red that is organic and ancient. The board had luscious meats such as Jamon Serrano, Chorizo Autentico and Duck salami. The cheeses were equally flavorful with an Idiazabal, a semi-hard/sheep cheese, caprichio de cabra, a soft goat cheese and marcona almonds, quince paste, olives with a sliced baguette. I could eat like this every night (and often do.) Owners Lisa and John Schiltz are equal amounts chef, sommelier and
foodies. They have created a food and wine-centric café that would impress the most traveled culinary tourist. Next we moved on the Medjool Dates that were stuffed with fromage blanc a Spanish goat milk cheese and then wrapped in Speck (smoked cured ham). This is one of my favorite items and it was perfection with the Erzetic Winery Cabernet Amphora. This award winning Cabernet is aged in traditional clay amphora (a large clay pot) buried in the soil of the forest. It was so unusual and wonderful. My husband ordered the bourbon bread pudding with stone fruits and they brought him two dishes, he
declined having the second taken back, as he nearly inhaled the first order and left just three bites for me. Not being a bread pudding fan, this desert was nonetheless astounding. Meze’s eclectic selections satisfy my inner foodie who would eat pâté with every meal, or drink French wine with fresh Italian sausages. I was pleased to find that this style of eating has graced our little hamlet of San Luis Obispo in a wine and food bar. Advertised as a wine café and market, they offer wine, cheese, charcutierie and a specialty sandwiches and salads. The food and atmosphere are filled with a kind of magic energy that drew me in and kept me there for three hours. Meze is a place where you eat slowly, drink contentedly and have substantial conversations. Meze is located at 1880 Santa Barbara St., in SLO. It is tricky to find. Park in the back lot, go down the stairs and follow the smell of pâté. It is a treasure hunt that you will thank me for. Call them at 548-8070. The wines are available in Atascadero at the Grape Encounters or by contacting Michael Pavlidis at Old World Vines at: michael@oldworldvines.com.
American Sniper, Another Eastwood Masterpiece By Teri Bayus
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didn’t know the story behind Chris Kyle (the most lethal sniper in US history) until that final one liner played across the screen following the last frame of the movie “American Sniper.” Bradley Cooper plays Kyle and I was struck by just how good this actor is getting. The three-time, three-years running Oscar nominee is now part of an ensemble of 10 actors to ever have achieved such adoration. American Sniper is not just another war movie. Instead, it delves into a deeper and more sensitive core of how war challenges and changes those in the scorching focus of it and the ripple effects on the families left behind. Kyle’s wife is played by Elise Robertson and her line, “You’re my husband, you’re the father of my children. Even when you’re here, you’re not here. I see you, I feel you, but you’re not here,” sums up what it must be like to be married to a man that has witnessed and propagated such horrific actions. We feel for his soul and somehow know that he will never be able to wrap his head around what he has done for his country. From the moment Kyle is deployed to
Iraq, the intensity in the film never lets up. Without a doubt, this is the most intense film I have ever seen. I thought good action movies kept me at the edge of my seat, but American Sniper is the true definition of an edge-of-your-seat film. At mid point, I almost had to stand up and take a deep breath because my heart was beating so fast. I could tell everyone else in the audience felt the same way. With Clint Eastwood’s best
directing since Gran Torino, career best performance from Cooper, and the most powerful scriptwriting I have seen, American Sniper excels in nearly every category. I know there is a bunch of controversy swirling around American Sniper. This movie is about a soldier’s life. Soldiers do not have time to make moral judgments nor to be afraid. They are trained to make hard decisions so we can keep our spoiled way of life.
To use this movie as any other reason but to celebrate the men who keep us safe is heresy. This is the first time a full theater was dead silent at the end. I don’t think anyone had let out a breath over the last 10 minutes. Directed by Eastwood in the highest sacrament of his genius, this is his 34th feature film as director. At 84-years old, the man should be an inspiration to geriatrics the world over and the rest of us who hope to live that long. Cooper did a great job in becoming Chris Kyle. There were moments of good action, serious drama, and couple of laughs for good measure. There was a good balance between “action” in Iraq and life at home, showing the family drama and personal struggles while trying to settle back in to normal life. This is a movie not for the faint of heart. But I feel that it is important that everyone with an opinion on war who hasn’t been to war, needs to see it. Teri Bayus can be reached at: livewell@teribayus.com. Follow her writing and ramblings at: www. teribayus.com. Teri 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
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torytelling predates writing. Inherent in every culture, stories have been used to teach moral values, maintain family traditions and preserve cultural concepts. Think about it. Most of us now read books containing fables and folktales that used to be passed along by bards, Native American storytellers or the family historian. Is anyone keeping the art of storytelling alive today? Kirk Henning is and will be as long as he is physically and mentally capable of spinning yarns for anyone who will listen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I always performed in school â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in band and as a ventriloquist,â&#x20AC;? said Henning, an environmental scientist by profession and a professional storyteller by avocation. His Central Coast storytelling journey began when wife Patty volunteered him for pre-school story time at Coalesce Book Store in Morro Bay. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After about a year,â&#x20AC;? he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;we thought it would be fun to share stories with families around a campfire on Cayucos Beach.â&#x20AC;? For 16 years, Kirk and Patty were able to secure the fire pit permits for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stories â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Round the Fireâ&#x20AC;? events in summertime. The first session attracted around 15 people. Eventually 80 to 100 locals and tourists participated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had college students attend saying it was part of their family vacation tradition,â&#x20AC;?
On Assignment Storytelling is Alive and Well Then & Now By Judy Salamacha he said. Besides Henningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s animated interpretations of his favorite stories, their entire family â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including two now-adult, nowtrained storytelling daughters â&#x20AC;&#x201D; encouraged audience involvement, invited guest storytellers, shared music, and roasted marshmallows. Donations offset the permit costs and marshmallows. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is real power in storytelling,â&#x20AC;? Henning said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Folktales, parables all have an underlying message that can teach morals and ethics. Some stories I tell over and over again. Repetition confirms those cultural messages.â&#x20AC;? Humorous or scary, Henning believes storytelling can develop a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s courage, diligence and other virtues. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Children interpret stories differently than their parents,â&#x20AC;? he explained. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They love to be
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frightened.â&#x20AC;? Children will suspend reality and empathize when the hero vanquishes the villain, Dorothy dissolves the Wicked Witch with water, or the slow but steady turtle wins the race. â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Abiyoyoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is a favorite David and Goliath story,â&#x20AC;? said Henning. Musician Pete Seeger popularized the story-song about a boy who plays the ukulele, and his magician father who are not well accepted in their African village until they save the day by making a fierce monster dance and disappear. After Stories â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Round the Fire saw its last sunset, Henning became a regular guest storyteller for groups, schools and events such as the Stone Soup Music Festival and Street Faire in Grover Beach. The Hennings coproduced the Pacific Storytelling Festival (1995-2000) at MontaĂąa de Oro State Park, attracting nationally renowned storytellers to perform and camp out, until it became two additional fulltime jobs. Henningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s other moonlighting adventures have been teaching storytelling at Cal Poly and directing high school and community theater productions. He was drama coach at Coast Union High School in Cambria for five years, directing such productions as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oklahoma!â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Music Man.â&#x20AC;? Henningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest passion is SLOLio, â&#x20AC;&#x153;a gathering of true storiesâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;? told by local storytellers based on an everchanging theme and meeting monthly at Linnaeaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CafĂŠ in Downtown SLO. The theme is revealed on the website (see: www.slolio.org) on the third Wednesday of the month, so storytellers can prepare an 8-10
minute story based on true experiences. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a core group of regulars and drop-ins or vagabonds, as I like to call them,â&#x20AC;? he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;that are always welcome to participate or listen. The skill level is amazing. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m always surprised by the different takes on the theme.â&#x20AC;? Besides the posted theme, like â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the Fog,â&#x20AC;? the website has audio recordings of stories and tips for good storytelling. He discourages â&#x20AC;&#x153;political or religious propagandizing, rants, raves, and stream of consciousness epics.â&#x20AC;? Some simple tips include, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Let your imagination go for a ride. Let the theme stew a bit, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be surprised what can emerge from the depths. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to memorize the story. Practice helps. Embrace mistakes. Take a breath, absorb the supportive energy of the audience and begin.â&#x20AC;? Indeed, storytelling is alive and active in San Luis Obispo! SLOLioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 43rd â&#x20AC;&#x153;gatheringâ&#x20AC;? is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18. Linnaeaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CafĂŠ is at 1110 Garden St. The theme to â&#x20AC;&#x153;stew a bitâ&#x20AC;? before telling your story is â&#x20AC;&#x153;From the Ashes.â&#x20AC;?
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troublesome stretch of Hwy 1 will finally have the money to get moved inland after the California Transportation Commission allocated $174.8 million to 85 transportation projects statewide to repair aging roads and bridges, alleviate traffic delays and support job growth, the CTC announced last week. These allocations included nearly $19 million from the Active Transportation Program that will go towards 50 bike and pedestrian projects throughout the state, though none are in San Luis Obispo County. “Preserving, rebuilding and expanding the state’s transportation infrastructure is key to improving the state’s mobility for decades to come,” said Caltrans Director, Malcolm Dougherty. “Not only is it critical to California’s economy, but investments like these mean a better future for all Californians.” The newly allocated funding includes $124 million from the State Highway Operation and
Protection Program for 24 projects that will preserve and protect the state highway system. These capital improvements include transportation safety projects, pavement repair and preservation work and upgrades to bridges throughout the state. Among the approved projects was $20.7 million to realign 2.8 miles of Hwy 1 from north of the Piedras Blancas Lighthouse to the Arroyo De La Cruz Bridge in SLO County. “This realignment will move the highway 475 feet inland away from the eroding shoreline and will include the construction of three bridges to maintain the structural integrity of the highway,” CTC said. That stretch of roadway sits precariously close to the shoreline and during strong storms or high winds splashes onto the roadway, flooding at times during strong storms. With predicted sea level rise due to climate change, it was anticipated to eventually be washed over on a regular basis. Caltrans has spent
millions shoring up the roadway with rip-rap and a seawall but the ultimate solution has always been to move the roadway. “At Caltrans, we have a ‘fix-itfirst’ mentality, and are continually working to ensure California’s taxpayers are getting the most bang for their buck by targeting dollars where they are most effective — preventative maintenance,” said Dougherty. “For example, every $1 spent on preventative pavement maintenance saves Californians approximately $10 that would have been spent on expensive pavement repairs.” The allocations include $27.1 million from Proposition 1B, a transportation bond approved by voters in 2006. To date more than $18 billion in Prop. 1B funds have been spent for transportation
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layâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s PigeonsAre you serious? Did that just happen? Did the Golden State Warriorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Klay Thompson just drop 37 points on the woeful Sacramento Kingsâ&#x20AC;Śin the third quarter alone? Yikes! That feat was a record setter that we may never again witness in our sportstime. I may have just made that word up. Thompson hit 13 of 13 shots, nine of which were 3-pointers, and tacked on two free throws for good measure. He pigeonholed 52 points for the game. And here I thought that the spelling of his first name was his only aberration! Soc(cer) It To â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Em- Two Arroyo Grande athletes have struck gold in Arizona! Corey Lundeen and Alexandra Palangi eschewed minerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s picks & pans and laced up their soccer shoes to compete for the prestigious Cal South Soccer Association squad in Phoenix. Corey and Alexandra each earned gold medals at the Soccer Region IV Olympic Development Championship event, as Coreyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; team defeated Washington in the finale and Alexandraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; team bested Hawaii, with their respective teams barreling through the tournament undefeated. Central Coast representation at its finest! Mental vs. Physical- Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an awfully lonely island upon which they dwell when athletes in individual sports are trying to keep it all together as the match or event is heading towards conclusion. Competitors have to delicately balance their emotions with the physicality of the event as crunch time sets in. A tennis player engaged in the final set of a barnburning match is a prime example. Maria Sharapova recently faced two match points in an early round contest against qualifier Alexandra Panova at the Australian Open in Melbourne. With her game in disarray and confidence waning, the five-time Grand Slam winner somehow summoned experience from past Slam titles to miraculously fight all the way back and conquer
her opponent. Mental fortitude prevailed. Adjacently, Germanyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Martin Kaymer, a top10 PGA golfer, had a ten stroke, count â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;em, 10 stroke lead during the final round of a recent tournament and coughed that sucker up on the back nine on Sunday. This is an example of the mind going on vacation at the worst possible time. Most athletes have honed their physical attributes to fit their sports and count on muscle memory to help pull them through in tight situations. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the acuity of the mental state which makes or breaks the athlete when the odds become long. A number of sportsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; elite employ sports psychologists to prepare themselves mentally for the tough situations which they may encounter. Think Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll make an appointment for myself after writing about this subject. Whew! O and O- Houston Rocket James Hardenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beard is more awesome than former Giants & Dodgers relief pitcher Brian Wilsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Hate to say it, but Jameis Winston will be a better pick as a future quarterback than Marcus Mariotta in the next NFL draft. Literally from out of nowhere the NBAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Atlanta Hawks have become the team to beat in the Eastern Conference. Cal Poly basketballer David Nwaba flashes an impressive set of sparkling front teeth anytime he drives for the hoop. The San Diego Padres will finish ahead of either the Giants or the Dodgers in the NL West, or possibly in front of both. Tiger Woods looks like Mad Magazineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Alfred E. Neuman with that front chicklet missing from his mouth. Cal Polyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mustang logo is really cool. Whether one likes or dislikes the polarizing Serena Williams, she is just as good as Chrissy, Martina and Steffi were. Thanks for the memories Kobe Bryant. Oh. O and O stands for opinions and observations, okay? Responses? Submittals? Contact Michael at sportsshorts8@gmail. com
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have recently been reading journal articles and books on the history of â&#x20AC;&#x153;organizational developmentâ&#x20AC;? and I was struck by the fact that as much as things change, they stay the same. The readings span from Socrates, who discussed the importance of collaborative environments, to the current century discussing culture, millennials and again, collaborative environments. I always enjoy reading history because as unique and advanced as we think we are, often, the concepts and ideas have been discussed for a long time. For example, issue of achieving positive outcomes through others has survived for centuries. So what is the secret? It seems we have books, studies and journal articles, which could possibly span the globe, assessing the attributes, characteristics, stratagies and elements necessary to be a good manager. Even with all this information, why is it most employees would forgo a raise to
get a better manager? (according to a Gallup survey conducted over a year ago). I even see it in the work we perform. We facilitate employee interviews as part of our business diagnostic, and time and time again, we discover issues with the management of the firm as being a contributing factor for poor morale and performance. There is even a whole cottage industry that provides knowledge and skills training to managers to help them improve and perform at the level the organization expects. Yet, managers are still failing. So, what gives? Is it that knowledge and education donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t equate to consistent implementation of what has been learned? Maybe understanding and applying new concepts isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always valued or appreciated in all corporate cultures, or even supported by the same leaders sending the managers to programs to get â&#x20AC;&#x153;fixed?â&#x20AC;? Maybe the secret of good management isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hard to figure out and the focus should be on implementation and application, not just understanding. Do we try to make it more complex than it needs
to be? I realize people are complex individuals, but building a solid working team doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be complex if managers consistently apply basic concepts. There is an article by Henri Fayol discussing 14 General Principles of Management. The article addresses many of the issues you hear in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s workplace. If everybody applied these principles, maybe our work places would be more productive and our employees more satisfied. The funny thing is, this article was first published in 1916. Yes, nearly 100 years ago, and it seems we are still searching for the â&#x20AC;&#x153;golden eggâ&#x20AC;? solution today. Instead of constantly looking for the great next trend or idea, maybe we should get back to the basic principles of great management and spend our time applying and assessing our success in implementing these principles. Is it that simple? Bottom Line Identify the aspects of being a solid manager that you want to work on. Then, create the initial actions you want to take to begin improving your skills and abilities.
Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be afraid to have your team assess you along the way. With some hard work, selfreflection and commitment to change, we can begin reversing the trend of poor management, and actually applying the knowledge that already exist, to become an amazing manager.
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having a bad day, and someone who intentionally sabotages a coworker or whose abusive behavior causes a health issue in their target. But with “research showing that more than roughly 60% of people in leadership positions will fail, usually due to flaws in interpersonal behavior,” and surveys showing that fewer than 45% of us would choose to work for our former bosses, described most often as arrogant, manipulative, emotionally volatile and/or passive aggressive (Hogan News, Aug. 14, 3013), it seems a little sensitivity training may indeed be called for. Only I wish I made this stuff up. Betsey Nash, SPHR, is a 25-year veteran of human resources work with all kinds and sizes of companies and she knows there is truth in that honey v. vinegar cliché. She can be reached at: bnash@strasbaugh.com. Her “Only Human” column appears regularly in Tolosa Press.
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The case went on to describe the man’s age and physique and I think the term “way severe” may have been used. You can’t make this stuff up — or easily erase the visual. Why do we need this training? Bullying is not just happening in schools, it seems. Even though abusing employees is antithetical to productivity, many employers still either choose to use it as a management technique or ignore it when they see it. A few years ago, an attorney was quoted as saying, “…bullying has its benefits. This country was built by mean, aggressive, sons of bitches [and] some people may need a little appropriate bullying in order to do a good job. Those who claim to be bullied are really just wimps who can’t handle a little constructive criticism.” Not sure what “appropriate bullying” would be. We’ll have to get used to this new topic. There is a difference, after all, between a jerk or someone
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ou can work your exempt employees until they grow a tail.” I wish you could hear the inflection in his voice when employment law attorney, Gary Bethel reminded a group of human resources professionals who packed d the Santa Maria Inn last week to hear his annual update. He stretches out the word “tail” and we’re all laughing before he can finished the word. I’ve heard this line for the last three years and I still laugh out loud. He had another r line this year that was new to me, and I confess I kept chuckling long d after everyone else had collected themselves. Maybe they’d all heard it before. He was talking about the new “anti-bullying” training that is now d
mandated as part of the sexual harassment prevention training for supervisors of companies who employ more than 50 people. Much like in the definition of a “hostile work environment,” abusive conduct in the workplace would have to be “severe or pervasive” to be a real problem. “Pervasive,” Bethel defined the term, “you know; it happens a lot.” “Severe,” he added, “This is where the drop your pants rule comes in. You don’t need to have someone drop their pants at you more than once to feel harassed.” Again the room erupted in laughter and no further definition was needed. Sadly, I was reminded of a case study I used to cite in my AB1825 training, about a female job applicant who was in the middle of her interview when the prospective boss (a man) walked out for a moment and came back in buck naked and sat back down, presumably to continue the interview. Yep, severe.
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hen the big boss suggested I do a piece on a local business that provides facials, one of my first thoughts was “what about my beard?” Having not shaved in approximately six years, I decided in order to get the best from the facial experience I would need to return, once again to the world of being clean shaven, albeit briefly. The Skin Stop is located at 177 Santa Rosa Street in San Luis Obispo and also at 645 Main St. in Morro Bay. Both locations are owned and managed by Cyndee Edwards, a 15-year qualified skincare industry specialist. “I focus on a customized skin care program for individuals,” said Edwards. “We are not a spa like some people imagine. We don’t do the Euro style facials but provide a non invasive and affordable solution to skin care problems be they acne or wrinkles, blemishes or simply for better looking skin.”
As someone who has never had a facial before, I expected to simply walk in a room, sit in a chair and have creams and things applied to my face. I could not have been more wrong. In truth the experience was more akin to that of an actual massage where one strips down and climbs onto a comfy heated bed under soft sheets. Once relaxed Edwards started her process, explaining what she was doing as she went. “I’d say most of my clients are women in their late 30’s and above,” Edwards said. “I do have male clients though and they all really like it, especially when I start using some of the electrical gadgets and tools I have.” By now I was really enjoying myself. My shoulders had been exfoliated, my face was all warm and tingly and Edwards had some electric tool she informed me was removing the blackheads from my nose. My eyes covered in some gentle towel type thing I was increasingly relaxed in this environment. “I found I really had to educate people here when I first started,” said Edwards. “In places like Los Angeles people get these kinds of treatments
all the time but not here on the central coast. In other places having facials is not seen as a luxury but a necessity. I start with a comprehensive evaluation and get to know what the client is looking for before building a complete package for them. I now have a loyal customer base. Most people come and receive treatments about every four to six months.” Before I knew it my hour treatment
was done and my face felt renewed, brighter and happier, especially the skin where my beard had been. Edwards uses Dermalogica products “the finest product on the market, because the stuff really works” she assured me. After my treatment she provided me with a speed mapping skin analysis, a sort of checklist for my skin, and also a daily regimen to go with the product samples she gave me. All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed my facial and can see its benefit, especially as one ages. I asked Edwards for her top three skin care tips, which are: use sunscreen all the time, get to know your own skin, we all have different types, and, finally, come to The Skin Stop. For more information or to schedule some love for your own face, Edwards can be reached at The Skin Stop at 459 -3792.
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“TEAL MAGNOLIA” Fashion/Luncheon Show, in Oceano CA on Saturday January 17, 2015. Our signature “Teal Magnolia” bubbly drink was a huge success. The goal of our fashion and luncheons are directed at empowering women with the necessary tools and information on ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer is considered to be a silent killer, we don’t agree as there are many signs that are misdiagnosed. We feel that once a woman understands the signs to look for she is then able to be her own advocate in her healthcare and insist that necessary tests be taken. Sharon Leigh President of the Sharon Leigh Ovarian Cancer Foundation spoke on the BRCA gene and its relationship to ovarian cancer. Cristina Martins-Sinco Vice President, of the Sharon Leigh Ovarian Cancer Foundation spoke on the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer. Our deepest thank you to the Elks Lodge, Tony and Margaret were wonderful to work with. Sharla Cannon owner of Le Papillion from the village in Arroyo Grande, partnered with our foundation with her beautiful line of clothes for our radiant models. Our Models: Judy Hearn, Blanche Hollingsead-Fuguate, Jeannie, and Cindy Miranda, graced the runway. The fantastic committee of women who came together and created a beautiful setting for our guests, Kathy Fissori, Kim Jeffers, Sylvia Dodd, Linda Fielder, Debra Jackson. Hair and make-up: Susie Almaquer, Alexandria Silveira Goncalves and Cassandra Sigala. Our sponsors: SLOCO Data, Sierra Auto of Grover Beach, PGE Graphics by Michelle Kossuth
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taging is an important step in getting your home sold for the best price. Home sellers will often receive back double their staging costs when the staging is done correctly. As you work through each room of staging your home, here are a few rules to consider. De-clutterâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say this 1. often enough or more emphatically. Sometimes sellers get
r excited and want to start bringing in items that they think will enhance the home. The declutter step is skipped over and a seller will begin â&#x20AC;&#x153;stagingâ&#x20AC;? before unnecessary items are removed from the potential buyersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; line of vision.
Kitchen - Countertops should 3. be clear of anything that is not absolutely needed. Personally, when I know that the home is being shown, I will even put the sponge and the soap dish in the cabinet underneath the sink. That bottle of wine which has always been sitting there because you like the way the bottle looks, the clock radio or phone, sugar bowls etc. should all be out of sight. And while we are in the kitchen, plastic trashcans should be nowhere in sight. If you absolutely have to keep one in your kitchen, put it in the garage during the showing. Rugs in kitchen should be removed or neutral in color, similar to the flooring. Random scatter rugs in kitchen can make it look dated and small.
Closets - Organize your closets Deep Clean - If you need help, 2. and use only one color of coat d hangers. White hangers are best and 4.consider paying someone to can be purchased cheaply at several come in so that the home is squeaky discount stores. Same color hangers are a subtle way to help give an organized look. Group your clothes colors together. This also contributes to an overall sense of order. Purchase stacking boxes (again inexpensive) and pack whatever you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need for awhile. These can be stored in the closet or in the garage. Tip: Buy the plastic stacking boxes instead of trying to make it work with cardboard. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a better look even in the garage. Remove all wire hangers! These steps will help modernize your closet and make it feel more luxurious.
clean. The main emphasis should be on kitchen and bathrooms and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget the windows and window tracks. Cobwebs on the front porch and exterior lighting should be washed off. All overhead lighting in the home should be washed. The difference this small tip makes is amazing! Clean up your yards - Mow, water and trim. Then plant a few blooming plants here and there. Patios should be free of clutter and all unnecessary items. You might want to consider having a garage sale or
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Paint - Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s surprising how many 6. sellers donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think that their home needs to be painted. Worn corners, scuff marks on walls or baseboards and an overall dingy look can cost you thousands of dollars when selling. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be cheap and only paint one wall, or worse, touch up a wall that really needs to be painted. Paint touch up is fine in some instances, of course, but if at all in doubt, go ahead and paint the whole room and yes, the hall! Decorating - I highly recommend 7. that you consult with a staging expert before spending money unnecessarily on staging. Many times, the steps taken above are enough to make your home shine and stand out from the rest. If you have a talent for color and decorating and feel comfortable proceeding on your own, keep in mind that less is more when trying to sell your home. For more tips on how to stage your home, you may call, text or email me anytime. My initial consultations are free and I always enjoy hearing from you!
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Mano Tinta, a revolving artist label competition. Mano Tinta Charity Wine is a community effort with all grapes, packaging and labor to make the wine donated and the artwork for the label created by the local community. The competition is open to the general public and will be on display for public viewing and voting in the Talley Vineyards tasting room throughout the month of March. Local artists of all ages and levels of experience are B. Anthony & Company Jewelers recently encouraged to donated $500 to Big Brothers Big Sisters submit their artwork to the Talley Vineyards tasting room anytime through March 2015. Submissions must be accompanied by a completed entry form and should be original and meaningful. The winner will be announced the Achievement House is unveiling a first week of April new brand â&#x20AC;&#x153;identity, and will have their artwork showcased the holiday tree in the store window on the 2013 Mano decorated by â&#x20AC;&#x153;littlesâ&#x20AC;? in the Big Tinta label, website, and posters. Brothers Big Sisters program. Entry forms and guidelines can be found on the Talley Vineyards website or by emailing: christina@ talleyvineyards.com. In March, Talley Vineyards will host its Seventh Annual
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SESLOC Federal Credit Union has named Clarence Cabreros its senior vice president and chief lending officer. Cabreros’ financial services experience spans 20 years including jobs with Heritage Oaks Bank, Rabobank and MidState Bank and Trust in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. A 40-year resident of SLO County and Cal Poly graduate, Cabreros will oversee SESLOC’s auto loan, mortgage, and home equity line of credit services, and will expand to include commercial real estate loans, custom home construction loans, and business lending.
Cal Poly accounting students will help individuals and families with tax returns, the school announced. The Orfalea College of Business is sponsoring the program that gives free tax return preparation help to those with annual incomes of less than $53,000, part of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program, sanctioned and coordinated by the IRS and Franchise Tax Board. Nearly 100 accounting students will prepare tax returns and faculty, and volunteer CPAs will review and file them. Cal Poly’s VITA clinic runs from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays through March 14. Students will prepare basic forms — 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ, 540, 540A, 540EZ and some supporting forms. No appointments are needed and it’s on a first-come basis. Bring your Social
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ARTS Obispo is seeking, “a dynamic executive director who will develop a deep knowledge of the organization, including core programs, operations and strategic plan.“ Current Executive Director, Jenna Hartzell, will be taking on a new role at the Cass House under new owners, Christa and Traci Hozie. “It has been an honor serving the arts community for the past five years,” Hartzell said. “I’m incredibly passionate about the arts and am looking forward to serving in a different capacity. I’m excited for this new position and opportunity that will allow me to spend more time with my family. We’re very sad to see Jenna go, but so happy for her and proud of what she’s accomplished over the five years she’s been with ARTS Obispo,” said board president, Janet Wallace. See: www.artsobispo.org to learn more about applying for the executive director position. Applications will be reviewed through Feb. 13.
Las Brisas Retirement community was presented with a Senior Advisor “Best of Senior Living” Award for receiving consistently high ratings from residents and their families in 2014. “We’re proud that Las Brisas earned this mark of excellence,” said Harvey Brownlee, chief operating officer at Holiday Retirement. “We’re excited and humbled their hard work is being recognized — it is welldeserved.” SeniorAdvisor.com is a consumer reviews website launched with, “two goals in mind: first, we wanted to identify and celebrate the best-performing senior care providers and second, we wanted to give families a tool to identify the businesses that will take great care of their loved ones,” said Eric Seifert, president of SeniorAdvisor.com. Call 543-0144 or see: www.las-brisas.net.
Achievement House is unveiling a new brand “identity,” symbolized with a new logo reflecting growth transformation, as well as “celebrating the culture of innovation built over their 58 years.” “The launch of our new brand logo kicks-off a new era at NCI and the Achievement House that speaks to who we are as a company and the community we serve — assisting in the acquirement of vocational and residential living skills to promote individual independence,” said Crystal Nevosh, executive director of NCI Affiliates and Achievement House. “We are proud to be ahead of the curve in a rapidly evolving industry, and our new brand identity will now illustrate how far we have come in our efforts.”
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced several promotions among the senior leadership team at Diablo Canyon Power Plant. Barry Allen, who served as site vice president, assumed a new position as vice president, nuclear services, and in this role leads engineering, security and emergency services functions. James Welsch has been promoted to site vice president and Jan Nimick has been promoted to station director, filling Welsch’s former role. Welsch, a 30-year veteran of Diablo Canyon, will provide leadership over the plant’s maintenance, operations and learning services functions. In addition, he will lead the periodic refueling of both reactor units and report to Ed Halpin, PG&E’s senior vice president and chief nuclear officer. In the role of station director, Nimick, will oversee the daily operations and maintenance teams, as well as refueling and maintenance outages and report to Welsch.
Yoga Shine, a new yoga studio and boutique, has opened in the Tefft Center shopping plaza in Nipomo. The studio hosted a grand opening reception Jan. 10. Owner Jesselle Peña said, “Practicing yoga can provide so many benefits, but those benefits are even stronger when you come together and practice with friends.” Yoga Shine offers a special introductory membership — 30 days of unlimited yoga for $30. see: www. yogashinenipomo.com.
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