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Thoughts on the Feb/Mar Issue

>> Name Change

Shortly after we published the article about local band PK, they announced in a letter to their fans that they would be changing their name due to copyright infringement. Their new name: Night Riots. Says band member Nick Fontinakes, “We were able to choose a name that we felt represents us. We are stoked to share this with our fans.” Night Riots is touring for the first time with their new name and just completed a series of shows in San Francisco. More dates are expected to be announced soon.

>> Beer Money

Business continues to pick up for Brant Meyers and Dan Grimm of Arkeg as they head into their favorite time of year—beer festival season. Since publishing the article, the duo reports doing “the same amount of business in one week as they had been previously in three months.” And, they have been doing a lot of rental business, including weddings, corporate events, even bachelor parties. Meyers and Grimm are looking to expand soon and hire some additional help.

Cover Story

Steve Kragenbrink’s article about himself was so interesting! I am 87 yrs old and wish I could have been so honest about myself as a young person. Everything was a secret back in the 1940’s and 50’s. I remember a darling girl who got pregnant (not me) and she got thrown out of school—not literally, but couldn’t stay. I hope everyone has saved the Feb-March issue and read it through. Great stuff any age would enjoy. Funny too! - Barbara J. Sparks, San Luis Obispo

Field of Dreams

Really enjoyed reading “Plowing the field of dreams.” Being originally from the Midwest there is nothing like agricultural and appropriate use of the land. Let us not allow our city fathers to allow more growth in businesses we don’t need. Some stores downtown are in dire straights as it is and that is the heart of SLOtown. I love the ban on plastic bags. Why don’t people pick up after themselves? I seem to find trash just sitting around when they could easily have put it in a bin. Sometimes I’ll throw it away for them. My only concern is the generation of people who are so engaged in their ipad-iphone with their heads bent down that they have lost the ability to converse without it. I’m far from elderly but over time I feel there will be health challenges to these young people if they don’t learn the art of real conversation. I do all my shopping in local stores only.

>> Readers fell head over heals with Steve & Julie Kragenbrink’s love story, which came just in time for Valentine’s Day. The most common word we heard was “sweet” in describing the story. Steve Kragenbrink seemed to be showing up everywhere after the last issue!

Good Read, Hard Read

I enjoy reading your magazine and wish every page were equally legible; I refer to page 42 in the current issue.

- Mary Frey

>> Hi Mary, Sorry about that! We heard from many readers who had similar trouble with page 42, the piece about Danielle Martinez (“New Heights”) in the last issue, so we have decided to reprint the text here…

Two years ago on Bishop Peak, Danielle Martinez was “scared and nervous” when she craned her neck back and took measure of the massive granite wall before her. It was her first exposure to rock climbing. Despite her fear, she found the experience to be oddly “both invigorating and calming at the same time.” Since then Martinez has been on a rock climbing mission, pursuing the sport during nearly all of her free time in places such as Joshua Tree, Pinnacles, and Yosemite (she stays in top form by practicing her technique at the SLO-OP climbing gym in San Luis Obispo). K During the workday she is a case manager and marriage and family therapist intern at the Family Care Network and explains that, in many ways, climbing is the perfect metaphor relating to her profession because it “demands consistency and patience while testing endurance and flexibility.” Martinez, who grew up trekking the Sierra backcountry with her father, attempts to share the experience with us: “I’ve camped and hiked my entire life—and I love being outdoors. There are just so many beautiful places to see. But, it’s an entirely different level of beauty when you are thousands of feet above the ground, it’s really difficult to describe.”

Update: Martinez continues to reach new heights having recently returned from two weeks in India where she participated in Rotary’s National Immunization Day. She represented her club, the Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo, where she administered vaccinations as part of Rotary’s efforts to eradicate polio worldwide. New Spring Arrivals, priced from $50

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