Avila Beach Life • April 2020

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s we start to see the changes in the spring season allow for more light and warmth in the air, we are faced with a challenge never seen nor experienced before. April is one of our favorite times of the year because it seems to be the month that we as Californians start to get that sunshine bug to get outdoors after months of hibernating inside due to the cold and darker days. And even though the sunshine is starting to shine again and that bug is nipping at our toes, we all have been forced into an economic health crisis like never before.

For only a month ago, we were a prosperous and lively community. Today we are all trying to make sense of a life that literally was written for a movie screen and not reality. With the school closures, our cities declaring a State of Emergency, social distancing becoming a necessary new form of “normal.” To mandatory “Shelter at Home” and all businesses, not essential fighting to find a way to connect with their loyal consumers in order to remain safe and open. It has made us stop and reflect on what really is important.

We have seen our communities pull together, schools offering free meals to all

children whether they are in the district or not, our local chambers of commerce reaching out to all their business partners to provide help and assistance in this time of need. Foodbank volunteers continuing to step up to ensure no person or family is without. Volunteers offering to shop for groceries, prescriptions, and necessary items for those at risk. Distilleries making hand sanitizers so that our community heroes can remain safe while they are providing support services. To multiple people sewing masks for our healthcare workers and grocery store clerks to give them a necessary guard against the novel coronavirus due to the shortage of all protective gear.

We have seen our local restaurants regroup and start a new business model that allows them to remain open and offer fresh market produce, curbside pick-up, and weekly meal plans. We have seen our favorite local shops, create stay-at-home kits and learning tools, and creative ways to shop their stores online, by offering personal assistance. We have seen strength in our numbers, together as a community.

As the publishers of Avila Beach Life and other local publications we are facing the same challenges as everyone else. No

one person or company is immune from the economic impact this will have our community. We are all in this together, and that is what we are pulling strength and hope from.

Together we are one. Together we will get through this, it just may not look like what we planned when we walked into 2020.

Our promise to you, we will continue to share the stories of the incredible people and businesses that make up our community. We value each of our business partners’ support which allows us to print and mail to every home in Avila Beach and beyond. We will use our platform to seek out and recognize the Essential Heroes whose stories may not have been told if this epidemic had not occurred.

Reach out to us to nominate an Essential Hero from Avila Beach. We will do everything we can to help support and love our communities as we all walk through this no matter what it looks like on the other end.

Because at the end of the day, we are all in this together. And together, we can do anything.

We hope this issue of Avila Beach Life brings a smile to your face and warmth to your heart. Please be safe and well.

All our love, The Mattson Family

FOUNDATION NEWS AND VIEWS

An Encouraging Outlook at an Uncertain Time

Rick Cohen

Avila Beach Foundation

Greetings, fellow Avilones. It’s been a while since our country — indeed the entire world — has faced an economic crisis of such magnitude. The impact is far and wide, and may be so for months (maybe years) to come.

Affected are individuals and businesses across the spectrum, be it due to tumbling stock values or a tightening of consumer belts.

I bring this up because the stock market does, and will, play a role in the amount of money foundations of all sizes have to invest in their communities. This is reminiscent of the 2007-08 financial market meltdown, when many/most private and community foundations curtailed grant making in an effort to reduce the impact of falling portfolio holdings.

The Avila Beach Community Foundation kept grant making in the picture during that period of turmoil, albeit at lesser amounts for a couple years as the market rebounded.

As far as this year is concerned, the monies we allocated for 2020 were set aside in a non-investment account to ensure the funds would be available to our grantees. This is a practice we have employed for several years, and in this case has thus far proven to be a well-advised insurance policy. Nonprofit

agencies will likely be hard hit if many donors pull back levels of support amid their own financial concerns. This has happened before, and those agencies that have built reserve accounts, i.e. rainy-day funds, will probably survive a temporary downturn. I urge those who support their favorite local charities to continue your generous ways, as we are most needed in times of crisis.

Speaking of nonprofits, I am pleased to inform you that the Avila Beach Community Foundation will once again engage the services of PathPoint, an organization that provides employment training and opportunities for developmentally challenged clients, to help keep areas of our beach boardwalk tidy during Avila’s tourism high season. These enthusiastic client employee teams will be present on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from May 14 through Oct. 5, focusing on sand and debris removal from the sidewalks, planters and gutters bordering each side of the Avila Beach Promenade boardwalk. PathPoint provided this service last year, and there was a marked improvement in the safety and cleanliness of the target areas. Our special thanks to SLO County Supervisor Adam Hill, who has jumped on board as a project partner by providing a grant to help us cover the maintenance fees.

In the continuing saga of the stolen lifeguard tower public art mural panel, I want to let everyone know that Arts Obispo (the legal owner of the art) has been in touch with their insurance company, filed a claim, and as of this writing awaits a decision on said claim. While we keep our fingers crossed that the claim will be approved, contingencies are being discussed should it be denied, or contain a high deductible. Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available.

Also, please be reminded that the Foundation has established a Public Art Development and Restoration Fund, so you may want to

consider making a donation toward current and future public art opportunities in our community.

Moving forward, the arrival of April means that Avila begins to gear up for its next busy season. Concerts, special events, beach visitors and out of area tourists will put stress on our community. High impact residential, vacation and hospitality venue developments are on the rise — some in progress and others still in the permitting process. It kind of feels like every available square foot is being built upon, putting the squeeze on any remaining open space here in Avila. Traffic will again become an issue, likewise a lack of public parking that will extend into the residential neighborhoods. It all amounts to a “runaway train” without a braking system, despite

commendable efforts on the part of local groups to invoke smart growth initiatives.

As I have written in the past, desirability and economic incentives have dramatically altered once “sleepy” enclaves up and down the coast. It’s hard to find fault with those seeking a better lifestyle, as most of us here today came from other places. I encourage all Avilones to maintain a positive outlook, and to enjoy the life we have here in Avila, even if it doesn’t meet the ideals of times past. I still enjoy following the Dodgers, even though it’s not the same without Vin Scully at the mic. So it is that I still appreciate living so close to the best beach on the central coast, even if there is less elbow room. It sure beats most alternatives. That’s it for now, fellow Avilones. See you at the beach!

Avila Beach Life - April 2020 | 3 AVILA BEACH AQUARIUM

LOOKING AHEAD (WITH HOPE!) TO SUMMER AT THE AQUARIUM

By CHRISTINE JOHNSON

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Summer Camp kids enjoying the 2019 Summer Program. Contributed photo

Wall mural at the Aquarium entrance. Photo by Hayley Mattson

s I write this column, we have been closed to the public at the Central Coast Aquarium since Mar. 15 due to the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) health crisis. I can report that CCA’s staff remains healthy and we all are adjusting to sheltering-at-home. We wish all of you good health and wellness, too.

In order to help families cope with school closures and a shelter-at-home order, we created a free Shoreline Explorers Activity Booklet that is downloadable and full of fun activities to encourage exploration of our local tide pools (with appropriate social distancing, please!) or exploration of virtual tide pools found online. Request your free guide today by e-mailing info@centralcoastaquarium.com.

So, what is happening in the aquarium during this shutdown? We have established a skeleton crew who ensure daily care and feeding of more than 250 living marine animals. We are following very strict social distancing protocols for those who are on site. We have reduced or deferred most expenses for the short term — except the most critical — to ensure we can remain ready to open as soon as possible when this crisis passes. Our animals are our precious resource and they help us fulfill our mission to cultivate ocean stewardship through education, engagement, and action. We will do all that is reasonable to ensure our ability to remain a viable marine science education center.

Central Coast Aquarium is a small, local nonprofit that relies on school programs

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT

Commodore Barry Stewart

(likely cancelled for the rest of the school year) and our public exhibit hall and gift shop (closed due to the coronavirus) for most of our revenue. With those two avenues for resources closed to us, we would welcome the support of donors to help support critical animal care in the short-term. CCA has been a vital part of the Avila Beach community for more than 25 years as an education center/public aquarium that educates our community’s children, residents and tourists to encourage ocean stewardship and respect for the ocean. First, we encourage everyone who has the means to support the most vulnerable among us in this time of need. After that, if you have additional funds available to support our mission, we would be very grateful. Donations can be made online at our website centralcoastaquarium.com, or by check to: Central Coast Aquarium, PO Box 460, Avila Beach, CA 93424. All donations are tax deductible.

Finally, we are still actively planning for summer camp at the aquarium and hoping for the best! As usual, we have a series of summer camps for kids ages 5 to 10 to explore, learn, and discover marine science at the Central Coast Aquarium from June 8 through Aug. 14. Details can be found on our website. Sign up now to secure your preferred camp week — we will issue refunds if camp does not occur due to a continued shutdown. Feel free to stay in touch via e-mail to christine@centralcoastaquarium.com or leave a voicemail message at (805) 595-7280, ext. 1002 and I will return your call. Please take care!

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By MARY FOPPIANO Commodore Barry Stewart was born in Avila Beach and spent three or four months each summer with his family in a mobile home on the current site of the Avila Beach Lighthouse Suites before the “Big Dig.” He and his family have been involved in water activities his entire life and he joined the San Luis Yacht Club 12 years ago.

San Luis Yacht Club members are active in power boating, sport and commercial fishing, scuba diving, search and rescue, kayaking, cruising, bareboat chartering, whale watching, sail training, local history, and nautical tradition. They provide an instructor and their boat for Cuesta College’s sailing courses, and they also instruct members in preparation and use of the club’s sailboats.

The SLYC supports the Harbor District and Commission, including some members who have served on the Commission as elected Commissioners. They provide facility access to the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, the San Luis County Sheriff ’s Dive

Team, District staff and employees, and the local Jr. Lifeguard Program.

The SLYC sponsored sailboat races for members of their club and other interested sailors. They staff, organize, monitor, and educate participants. They also provide volunteer crews on chase and taxi vessels and assist as needed.

Their clubhouse was used for coast watch during World War II by the military and the Lighthouse was used for navigation.

During the “Big Dig,” their historic clubhouse was moved to Wild Cherry Canyon and relocated back to the Avila Pier when the work was completed.

The SLYC co-sponsors the Avila Beach Civic Association’s annual Easter Festival and has been a strong supporter of our community events. Last year, members of the SLYC welcomed participants of our Avila Apple Festival to the Club and presented historic information to enhance the evening. We look forward to continuing our wonderful working relationship with Commodore Barry Stewart and the members of the San Luis Yacht Club.

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A Change of Pace

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Because so many people enjoy playing Bingo, we have decided to add another fun evening for our community. On Friday, June 5, we will be hosting a Bingo Night fundraiser at the Community Center from 7 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 per person which includes your first Bingo card (or three cards Mary Foppiano if you are a member). Wine will be available Avila Beach for $5 per glass and beer will be $3 per bottle, Civic Association and we will play at least 15 games. For more information, to purchase tickets, or to get i all. As you all know, due to the involved with this event, please contact me COVID-19 outbreak, life has at (805) 627-1997 or avilabeachcc@gmail. changed drastically in a very short com.com. period of time. From empty shelves in our markets and stores to shelter-in-place orders ASK CAMPAIGN and we can react in several ways. If you need The ASK Campaign is a major method to go out, washing your hands thoroughly for for raising funds to enable the Avila Beach 20 seconds with soap and water and prac- Civic Association to maintain and operate ticing social distancing can help you to stay the Community Center. We are fortunate healthy. With your time at home you can that one of our members has offered to match garden, paint, read, or even clean your sock new funds raised through this program. If drawer. They say that a good attitude is one you are interested, please call me at: of your most important characteristics to (805) 627-1997. Thank you for your support. attain success… or good health, I hope. No matter what the future holds, we can all try HEALING GARDEN COMMEMORATIVE to enjoy each day as a gift.

ENGRAVED PAVER PROGRAM The safety of our community is the Avila The Civic Association continues to Beach Civic Association’s top priority. We accept orders for engraved bricks through continue to closely monitor the COVID- our Commemorative Engraved Paver 19 outbreak and are acting based on guid- Program. We have installed 138 bricks which ance and directives from the Public Health honor and remember many members of our Department, the federal Centers for Disease community currently living in or visiting the Control, and Governor Newsom. We have greater Avila Beach area as well as loved ones cancelled our Easter Festival, which was who have left us. If you are interested in scheduled for April 4, and have changed purchasing a brick, please contact me. the date of our Family Fun Bingo Night from May 1 to Friday, June 5. The Envision AVILA BEACH COMMUNITY Avila workshop scheduled for April 16 has CENTER RENTALS also been cancelled.

The Avila Beach Community Center is Currently, the only activities taking place available for rental for your parties and other at the Community Center are the Alcohol- special events. We have a large multi-purics Anonymous meetings scheduled for pose room that can accommodate meetings, Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thurs- reunions, wedding receptions, or any gathdays at 7 p.m. and Saturdays at 9 a.m. These ering. In addition, our healing garden, with meetings are open to anyone who wants to its plants and the arbor, makes a beautiful do something about his/her drinking prob- backdrop for your wedding or special occalem. If you are in question regarding whether sion when you rent the Community Center.

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Nonprofit organizations, who are members, receive 10 percent off our rental rate. For more information, availability, and rates, please contact me.

GET INVOLVED

The Avila Beach Civic Association is always in need of people who want to become involved. As you have read above, we have a variety of opportunities. If you have a few hours to spare and would like to work in our garden, on our website, in our office, or at our events, please contact me.

ABCA 2020 MEMBERSHIP FORM

Oct. 1 kicks off the Avila Beach Civic Association’s annual membership campaign to support the programs and operations of the Avila Beach Community Center. The Avila Bay Athletic Club & Spa is continuing to offer discounts to all our ABCA members and, as a special bonus, all members will be given a one-week pass with new or renewal memberships for 2020. Please join us today and let us know if you are interested in getting more involved with your community.

Business Membership: • $100 Level includes facility rental discount and website recognition.

• $250 Level includes facility rental discount, website recognition, and business link.

• $500 Level includes facility rental discount, website recognition, business link, and one event sponsor.

Individual Membership: • $25 Level includes an ABCA pin.

• $50 Level includes an ABCA pin or a coffee mug.

• $100 Level includes an ABCA pin and a coffee mug.

The Avila Beach Civic Association is a nonprofit organization. Please make checks payable to: ABCA, PO Box 154, Avila Beach, CA 93424. Thank you for your support.

AVILA BEACH CIVIC ASSOCIATION CLASSES AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER

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Birding Hike with Ranger Chuck

By BETTY HARTIG Orville and Wilbur Wright tenaciously studied birds to gain knowledge about flight. It is certainly fascinating to watch birds magnificently maneuver through the sky. It is equally amazing to see their mastery of diving into water for food sources. There is a healthy population of birds to view in San Luis Obispo County, particularly in Avila. Binoculars are handy to have, but you can simply scan the scene with a naked eye, looking right, left, up and down, there are plenty of birds to be found. Some are easily identified, such as the thermal catching turkey vultures and the tiny fast-moving Anna’s hummingbird, whose wings flutter at incredible speed. On any given day you can see a feathered friend feasting on insects or others

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swooping up a fish from the sea or creek. It is no surprise that Avila is so often frequented by visiting bird watchers with their cameras ready to capture images of these beautiful winged creatures.

A prime location for spotting birds is the Bob Jones Trail. On Wednesday, April 15 at 10 a.m. San Luis Obispo County Park Ranger Chuck will lead a Birding Hike on the Bob Jones Pathway. The Pacific Flyway, a bird migration route, passes right over the Bob Jones Trail. Participants will have an opportunity to learn about birding, identify birds by their songs and much more. Ranger Chuck is a professional birder and enjoys sharing his vast knowledge with others.

Put on comfortable supportive shoes and take an interpretive walk down the trail to learn about Avila’s residing flying species.

dishes. Students learn basic concepts of nutrition as well as how to prepare tasty, flavorful, and nutritious meals based on those concepts using fresh food from local markets. The class is being held on Tuesdays from 1-2:50 p.m. at the Community Center multi-purpose room from Jan. 21-Mar. 24, with no class on Mar. 3. Please call: (805) 591-6212 for more information.

Emeritus College — The Emeritus College at Cuesta is continuing to offer free classes at the Community Center if we can attract enough students to each class offered: Creative Cooking – Julie Andrews-Scott will be teaching Creative Cooking. Designed for adults 50-plus, this class presents healthy food and cooking choices that maintain SAN LUIS COASTAL ADULT SCHOOL optimum health for active older adults. The CLASSES OFFERED AT THE AVILA curriculum changes with the seasons. The BEACH COMMUNITY CENTER objectives of the course include learning CANCELLED UNTIL APRIL 14: to prepare single serving meals; cook with Kat Yeung is teaching Gentle Yoga classes to local seasonal produce; plan a plant-based increase your flexibility, strength, and range diet; and create simple, healthy, and seasonal of motion through Vinyasa style with fluid

movements emphasizing posture, breathing, relaxation, and stress release. Gentle Yoga classes are held on Tuesdays/Thursdays from 9:30-10:45 a.m., from Jan. 14-April 30. Cost for the series is $118. Pre-registration is required. Please contact San Luis Coastal Adult School at (805) 549-1222 or ae.slcusd.org to register.

CANCELLED UNTIL APRIL 14: Sue Gin is teaching Strength Training for seniors to promote muscle strength and increase flexibility and coordination while building strength and endurance. Strength Training classes are held on Tuesdays/Thursdays from 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m., from Jan. 14-April 23 with o class on March 3 and a make-up class on April 7n. Cost for the series is $118.

Pre-registration is required. Please contact San Luis Coastal Adult School at: (805) 549-1222 or ae.slcusd.org to register.

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CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE: Lifetree Café — Lifetree Café is a free, one-hour experience packed with interesting stories, fascinating people, and lively conversations that will feed your soul.

At these gatherings on Tuesdays from 5:306:30 p.m. at the Community Center, current topics of interest are discussed allowing the participants to talk about issues respectfully at tables of four over coffee and snacks. For more information, please call: (805) 489-2708 or info@peacearroyogrande.com.

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Pinot Noir: The Queen of Grapes

A tale of two climates and the radiant elixirs they produce

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John Salisbury Contributor

e live in a unique area of the world to grow winegrapes. On this side of Cuesta Grade, we grow cool-weather grapes such as Pinot Noir, a delicate red grape, Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Albarino, etc. — mostly white grapes. On the other side, we grow the “Big Reds” such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Merlot, and Syrah which we can grow on both sides of the Grade. The obvious reason is the temperatures in both valleys.

It can be in the 100s in Paso Robles and the 70s and 80s in Avila and Edna Valley at the same time and just 20 miles apart.

Wineries in the area do not have to ship the two different climate varietals long miles, common in most growing areas in the world.

Pinot Noir along with Chardonnay are the two main varietals in the south county.

Let’s discuss Pinot Noir, the queen of grapes if you figure Cab to be the king. Pinot Noir, using information gleaned from Wine Folly and other publications plus my experience growing the grape, is the most highly prized wine in the world. It is not as big or rich as its relatives in the red grape category.

It is paler in color, on the low end of the color spectrum with Syrah amongst darkest on the other end plus paler in juice color and with very subtle flavors. It is a weak grape and a bear (instead of the other B-word) to grow that suffers from a bunch of diseases, Powderly Mildew the most common and its genetics make mutations easy. With these problems and wine characteristics, Pinot Noir wine prices are generally more expensive than other bottled red wine.

Here is a Pinot Noir wine profile if grown in the right place: Fruit — cranberry, cherry, raspberry, and in Avila Valley, strawberry. Often stored in oak, usually French, but also in stainless steel and FlexTanks. Tannins are medium-low with acidity medium-high. It ha an ageability of two to 18 years depending on style. Serving temperature cool to touch (63 degrees) — drank cool, not that far from the cooler temperature in your home which makes it usually not as sharp in acidity which for me is why I like my whites not to be ice cold because they taste acidic when cold locking up the fruit.

Pinot Noir goes by many names: Savignon Noir and Bourguignon in France, Pinot Nero and Pignola in Italy, and Spatburgunder and Blauburgunder in Germany among others.

There are almost 300,000 acres worldwide with France and the U.S. with about the same number of acres

and together half of the world supply. In France it is grown in the Burgundy region, in Germany it’s grown next to the border to France, in Italy it’s grown in the north where the climate is much cooler, in California it’s grown in Edna and Avila Valleys, Sonoma, Santa Rita Hills, Santa Lucia Highlands, Sacramento Delta, and unfortunately too many in the hot San Joaquin Valley. It’s grown in oregon in the Willamette Valley; New Zealand in the southern island on the plateau called Centro Otago and Martinborough; in Australia, a tough place to grow Pinot Noir, but found in parts of Western Australia and Victoria, Chile in the Central Valley, and Limari, Maipu, Casablanca Vallies, Argentina in Rio Negro, South Africa in Western Cape, Stennbosch, and Walker Bay. It is a catch-all wine for pairing with food from salmon to richer meats. It is the go-to wine at a restaurant with everybody picking different things off of the menu.

It also pairs

well with most cheeses, especially French Comte (also known as Gruyere de Comte) which is made just a few miles east of Burgundy’s most well known Pinot Noirs.

California Pinot Noir is quite different from European Pinots with more flavors and intensity with bigger lush fruit flavor because of a longer, rain-free growing season. Oregon Pinot Noir is a bit lighter in color and texture than California and usually more tart because of their shorter season. Our Pinot Noir is a great wine for almost all occasions and we are lucky to live in one of the best places in the world for it to flourish in our unique climate resulting in a world-class bottle of red wine.

There is white wine, red wine, and Pinot Noir -Blake Brown

Avila Beach Life - April 2020 | 7 PET OF THE MONTH

Say Hello to Bailey

By MARY FOPPIANO

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s the first entrant into my Pet of the Month column, Bailey, a 2-year-old pup, was adopted by the Dibbern household on St. Patrick’s Day 2018. Her mother was rescued from the Montecito Mudslides on Jan. 9, 2018, while pregnant. Aristen, Ashten, and Bailey spend Saturdays at the Arroyo Grande Village Farmers Market and her favorite vegetable is carrots. She has exactly 73 spots and a curly tail for which the kids call her “Pig.” She loves to snuggle on the couch with Aristen and go to the Avila Jr. Lifeguard competitions and any other beach activity.

Please send me your pictures and a short paragraph about your pet to avilabeachcc@gmail.com. Thanks, and see your furry friend next month!

ABOVE: Bailey with Aristen, RIGHT: Bailey with Ashten. Contributed photo

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