MARCH Calendar of Events

EVERY THU

THURSDAY FARMER’S MARKET

SPENCER’S PARKING LOT

2-4:30pm

EVERY SAT

MAIN STREET MARKET

MAIN ST. DOWNTOWN

2:30-5:30pm

MARCH 10-11: FRI

40TH ANNUAL LADIES’ CONFERENCE

ATASCADERO COLONY PARK COMMUNITY CENTER

6:30-9:30pm, 9am-3pm

Speaker Kim Meeder, Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch, is a best selling author whose work has garnered national acclaim. She enjoys wilderness adventuring and lives near Bend, Oregon. Musicians with the Lisa Reiff band will provide the music, featuring keyboard, guitar and vocals. Check out the web page at ladiesconference.com for details.

MARCH 11: SAT

ZOO TRIVIA NIGHT

CHARLES PADDOCK ZOO, ATASCADERO

5-8pm

Plan on impressing our Zookeepers with your animal knowledge at the 3rd Annual Zoo Trivia Night at the Charles Paddock Zoo! A fun way to test your knowledge plus enjoy snacks, beverages, and our exotic animals from around the world!

MARCH 17: FRI ST. PATRICK’S DAY

MARCH 18: SAT

ATASCADERO ROTARY CLUB ANNUAL CRAB FEED

PAVILION ON THE LAKE, ATASCADERO

Seating at 5:30pm & Dinner at 6pm

A silent auction will be part of the evening’s activities. Tickets are $75 per person and include beer, wine, soda and water. Since this event sells out fast, be sure to secure your tickets early. Find more information here portal.clubrunner.ca/2814/

SANDY CARINO

Broker Associate

Realtor® | Lic#02007590

(805)714 - 8223 scarino@pbnassoc.com homesbysandycarino.com

VERONICA CHAVEZ

Mortgage Loan Officer

NMLS#1148073

Lic#01943051

(805)714 - 3432 veronica@pbnassoc.com pbnassoc.com/veronicachavez

SitePage/about-our-club

MARCH 24-26: FRI

23RD ANNUAL CITY-WIDE YARD SALE

CITY WIDE, MORRO BAY

8am-2pm

The “Digital Yard Sale Treasure Map” will be available on Monday, March 20. See the website at: moorobay.org/Events. The printed maps are also available at the Active Adults’ sale and from the Chamber of Commerce, 695 Harbor St., starting Friday, March 24, from 9 to 11 a.m. and Saturday, March 25, from 8 to 10 a.m.

MARCH 25: SAT

6TH ANNUAL CENTRAL COAST CRAFT BEER FEST

SUNKEN GARDENS, ATASCADERO

12-4pm

Enjoy samples from 55+ independently owned craft breweries, wineries, seltzers, kombucha and cideries from all over California! Live entertainment by by hour, stirring every 10 minutes. You want those onions to be brown and rich with flavor, so be patient with this step.

Meanwhile, cook the pasta according to package directions, and prepare your vegetables and grate your cheese.

When onions are caramelized, stir in the asparagus and mushrooms, and cook until al dente, about 5 minutes.

Add the peas and the sherry, and cook for another 2 minutes, then toss in the cooked pasta. When well combined, add cheese and toss until cheese is melted and pasta is well coated with onion sauce.

Season well with salt and pepper.

Serve with extra freshly grated parmesan cheese

Notes:

The caramelized onions should be very juicy because this will be your sauce for the pasta. If you feel like the onions need more moisture to continue caramelizing, just add more olive oil as needed throughout the cooking process. Make sure to add salt and pepper to taste when you think they are close to being done.

If you don’t have sherry wine or do not want to use alcohol, you can substitute it with chicken broth and a little lemon.

Dad Religion, the Moondawgs and Vinyl DJ Sets by Traffic Records! Both bands include members of local craft breweries! We will also have plenty of food trucks, a great variety of street faire vendors and lawn games!

MARCH 25: SAT

SLO FUNNY COMEDY SHOW

MORRO BAY VETERAN’S HALL

6:30pm

The month’s show is Hosted by Doc Willis, Featuring Juan Garcia, Johnny Cardinale, Taquita Love and Headliner John Wynn fresh from his 2022 World Series of Comedy victory. For more information, visit facebook.com/ events/550012663827581/?ref=newsfeed

MARCH 26: SUN

BRIDAL FAIR

12 pm-4 pm

Find The Inspiration & Connections You’re Looking For 1815 Monterey Street in San Luis Obispo at The Monday Club

kathy mastako

After nearly 133 years, the lighthouse at Point San Luis finally has a book about its history. (Full disclosure: the author of this article is the author of the book.) “The Lighthouse at Point San Luis, A collection of short (true) stories” was published under the United States Lighthouse Society imprint, using Amazon’s print-on-demand platform.

To quote from the book’s introduction, “it’s a collection of tales — true tales, not tall tales — mainly about the people who lived and worked at the lighthouse during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The last chapter covers a later period, with stories about the young military men and their families stationed at the lighthouse during the twentieth century’s middle years.”

The book starts with a story about the building of the lighthouse, and the hapless contractor who, plagued by a recordbreaking rainy season and a hard-toplease lighthouse service official, finished the job nearly five months after the completion date specified in his contract. As a consequence, the government held back $3,737.50 from the $18,893 he was owed for the job — a $25 per day forfeiture imposed for late delivery. To add insult to injury, he unwittingly underbid the job. For example, he claimed he was told he could land building materials on the beach below the building site. This proved impossible. Instead, he was forced to build a wharf, tramway, and lighter at his own expense to unload lumber, bricks, and other supplies. He tried several times to convince the government to rescind its financial penalty, as did his daughter after his death, but the government proved intransigent.

Captain Henry Wilson Young is the subject of another story. Young was principal keeper at Point San Luis for 15 years, from its start in 1890 until 1905. What isn’t in the story, though, is his first impression of the destruction caused by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. Young had transferred from Point San Luis to the Alcatraz Island light the previous