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San i.uis Obispo, CA 93401 • 546-0609 • slojourr�al@fix.net • www.slojournal.com From T1�e Publisher - - - � Tliis month is part helped me get involved in several commu- animals possess a strong arnount of wild �en and the final niry projects.You'll enjoy Stan Thompson's animal traits and will gr•ow and evolve into �� theme in our profile on this wonderful woman. iinpredictable semi-iviltl animals of tiuhicla ; tiesquicentennial �nostaverage citizens are notequipped to Last month we did a profile on Karyl -�^ `"" celebration series. accommodate such an exotic breed of ani- Lammers and her wolf hybrids.WIIAR-Wolf � \Ve focus on mal.We strorlgly contest t/ze avocation of any ,, , Rescue Inc.called us and asked for a clarifi- �,. ; Culture and the shipping of clonaestic or exotic animals,espe- cation on what they do,and we agreed. � �rts.There is a vast cially animals of extreme yozsth,fi•om any ;��., Below is their statement. amount of culture out of state sources.WHAR-Wolf Rescue Inc. � � �� -� and arts on the WHAR-Wolf Rescue Inc.of Paso Robles,CA advocates against the solicitation of cubs or ' � _ Central Coast and would like to inform the readers of San Luis "hybrid wolf pups"to all persons in general. ' we could only CountyJournal that this organization and This statement is intended to serue both ns choose a select few its volunteers have no associatiora with Karyl an announcerr�ent and a public service. to feature,includ- Lammers or her anirnals. The views and More factual information is available by ing.the SLO opinions expressed by Mrs.Lammers in the callingWHAR-Wolf Rescue Inc.directly at �_u�in��.ArtsCenter,PRQtheLittleTheatre September2006issueofSLOJournalarenot 805-239-9427. and nN'CS Obispo (formerly the SLO Arts ira a�zy way associated with WHAR-Wolf Council).I apologize to all those organiza- Rescue Ine.or its website listed in the article, Plenry of good reading again this month. tions that we missed. www.wharwolves.org.Furthermore and con- One of our five people profiles is on Nancy �dently the founders,volunteers and the Enjoy the magazine, Poe.Nancy has been a personal friend for Board of Directors forWHAR-Wolf Rescue many years.When I first came to town in Inc.would like to strongly cc�ietion anyone Steve Owens 1979,she took me under her wing and ,fi onz purchasing a wolf cub a.k.a.hybrid iuolf pccp from any source giuen that these In This Issue ople sines� ��ty Profiles �reative Mediation Part 5 27 Cover Story-Culture and the Arts June Lee 8 Eye on Business 36 SLO�elebrates 150th -part �o �s Nancy Poe �o Around Downtown 37 What's in a Name z4 The Woolslayers �z Short 'n Sweet Ranch 42 SLO's Incorporation 26 � Jim Pitts 14 AfOOt -Mojacarand Turre,Spain 28 � Raul Sandoval i6 Dr.Crocker-supt.of schoots 30 o A Science Discovery Center 3i � On the Cover. Mailsubscriptionsareavailableat$20peryear. �uesta Emeritus WiitingProgram 32 �, S�n Luis Obispo eelebCetes l 50 years tltis Back issues are�2 each.Inquiries concerning � ntonth.Sce pege 18-2G advertising or other information made by writing to Day Hikes Around SLO 34 � Steve Owens,SLO Courztyjozo�nal,793 Higuera B�� y Street,Suite 10,San Luis Obispo,CA 93401.You � can call us at 546-0609,our fa�c line is 546-8827, g��milyAdverrtures and Morro Bay 3 5 and our email is sloJournal@fix.neY.Our website is C "'"'"'.s'°;°°rnal.�°m. Take a �ard 44 ,� �—��_ SLO Cou�nry Join rial is distributed monthl�free (n � A��s \\, �over photo by by mail to all single family households of San Luis � • ��' Obis o and is available free at over 300 locations • �,y+�..z�;r` Anne eussone �' � _ throughout the County. �p J :�nd cover desi n 9 Editorial submissions are welcome but are pub- � w� <<!�,'',` hV 67n MOtt lished at the discretion of the publisher. 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So they _ �� multidisciplinary specialists delay treatment. dedicated to the treatment And that's the worst thing _ of strokes. I�Ieurologists. you can do. Neurosurgeons. Emergency . I3ecattse research sho�vs Sudden numbness or Room specialists. Critical care � that a stroke doesn't just weakness of the face, physicians. Interventional � happen in a moment. lt arm or leg,especioliy radiologists. And nurses�vith on one side of the body o can unfold over time. Early experience in caring for strokes. � treatment can change tlle Sudden confusion, The Neurosciences Center at � froubie speaking or � outcome. understanding Sierra Vista. � So here's a handy rule of Sudden trouble seein We hope you never need C thumb: in one or both eyesg to see us. But if you do, we U If you suddenly hope you see us as quickly as � develo the sym toms of Sudden trouble walking, P P dizziness,loss of bolonce possible. � a stroke, do tlot go to bed. or coordination � Iiave someone call 91L Sudden,severe headaoche � And tell thetn you w�ant to with no known couse ' Slerra�LSta N go to Sierra Vista Regional Regional Medical Center Medical Center. Fast �. _ a� � � � � � � i � � � i i O � You�D �� s ILI M NG TOO New low pricing at 3592 Broad in SLO �� _.-�----- . .� ._, _.. � � � ,. s .� � ., - �� ` � � ` '� #_ � �,_.� . � _ _ < - m� , .. �� .� ,` s ~ �� ',t . _ � . __----- � �, �� ---- `_ p � ,p', 4, t D ° A' a� : . �s.��F� . ��,. � � �.2 +..�f ��;;, :� �� : � �� v The market has spoken ,�� •�,�� ' � and we are listening ��:��, '�°� � � � � � famously! Come see the ,�:; �� .. ; x y' exciting low, vir�ual ly =�, � � �� "�� : renaissance pricing at �� '�.� �'��.. Centex Homes' 3592 �;� � � � Broad neighborhood in the �� ° .x �,��. �� heART of SLO. [f you have ��: �'�u been waiting Eor the perfect �� '�� time to buy, now is the � �, � � � ' time to GET 1NSPIRED. Still �� .. uncertain as to why you're `' :�-��•P �� ' ;� �; � �� ' h;� smiling? Ask about our new = �� ; ��'�� ;� �; �ya�� Price Assurance Program—it's � P��, .,: �� ., 4 a work of art. � � �� r .�� _ �,; ' ��, _....._...�.-_.....r.�-��.�� . � SMILE FC�R A REASON \� 1 a� ; v �o ,��, ,e =_ � � .ra� ., COME EXPERIENCE THE FINE ART OF "'�� = �' '�e`� '�°o � HOME L�LIILDING � � �� ., .� v�a�,� `'� �nma��c�,da � \oa�a\� O Single-family detached homes, duplex homes and triplex homes 5ponfi�°' � �o� � z 2-3 Bedrooms 1,253-1,789 sq. ft. � � Attached homes from $ 485,000 % � � �y � Tank Farm Rd. De2ached homes from $ 695,000 °' � --- --�� ' ' �� Open daily, lo-5 , (805) 540-5170 �� N T E X H O M E S o � � es :,�ai i i �:< r.��Tit,,i � o,,s r ni,�„io. p- � I.ike l�r�>ad Su�cct r��(:x��trolio. I-urn i i�l�t un 5acr:t�ncnto Strcc[. � eoua_r,ouswc Prices effective as of deadline af publication. ��'�r•�"E n t e`Y 1��111�'S.C 0 n1 O orPoaluNin O � $ uniform is on display at the local office.He was �0�1 e equally fussy about the family car,which was �_ I '��+ never driven in the rain because it would get ,",;, ' �' dirry.When most found the rain to be an excuse Fdlt11�1j/r1ES t0�.00�HISt01'�/: ., , � to use the car,her family walked.To this day rain �� seems to call her to take a stroll. —�� With a twinkle in her eye,she recalled how J�� - ' ' Robert"Bob°Lee,her husband of 58 vears,was < � . � • the new guy in town in 1942—the one every girl � had her eye on at SLO High. He had his eye on r her at a sock ho . He was v L.0 s a r�1 oted the first student P ` ,� � _ ,,;;r;" Rainbow Beau by the Rainbow Girls of which L.e e Iune was a member. � Graduating in 1944 June wanted to be a flight attendant,which required nurses training. So in $�MLLi'llyYl�al"12611 _� ,�,��,< t945 she joined the U.S.Cadet Nurse Corp and off she went to Los Angeles County General /� t this year's 4th of luly Celebration at �'� � �' �'� ��.� Hospital(now USC Medical Center)where the /� Mitchell Park,my friend June Lee and 1 � `: ' �overnment paid for her training,gave her a _ � 1 lbumped into each other looking at � y�: ��`��.�� y'�� monthly stipend of$12.50 to start and put her in photographs that the San Luis Obispo an accelerated course that took three years County Historical Sociery had on display. instead of four. In 1948 she was earning$30 a She reminisced about being in the building June nrid Bob Lee toriny month at graduation and returned to San Luis where she attended Kindergarten and inter- Obispo to become Mrs.Robert Lee on preted the historic photos for me as she is the second generation of her Valentine's Day.Reverend Hart officiated at the Presbyterian Church. family born in San Luis Obispo. They recently found the photo of them preparing to depart on their Smiling from ear to ear she told how her grandparents,Ferdinand honeymoon in her father's car. I imagine they felt honored and yet and Rosa Lusardi,came from the mountains above Parma,Italy to wark pressured knowing how fussy he was about his vehicles. Before long on the railroad here and how she was named Sylvia lune after her they were blessed with three sons:Theodore,Greg and Mark. father,Silvie June Lusardi,who was born here in 1894. Unfortunately,they lost Ted in a hang gliding accident. She recalled how meticulous her father was with his motorcycle, Bob joined the Army Air Corp in 1943 training on the B24 in Texas cleaning it every morning and making history as one of the first CHP hoping to fly a B29,but as fate would have it,WWII ended and so did officers in the State of California:badge No.243. Thanks to June,his his military service. He has proudly served as the Commander of the � i . . � . Miehael Col�err�rz, �r1s �` , yq , a. ; � FAMIL� & I.AS�R DEN'I'ISTRY � ' � � ��' �. •�' �.�,��`` _ � _ _ , � > � � �..`� �� F'. ' � Your Comfort Is Our First Conce�n � Dr. Colleran and his staff are well aware that many people still believe that � visiting the dentist is anything but comfortable. 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H(lpl)1'Hoz[r Beel•Bar �=v � � � �� the sandudch nwkers 3-7'30 Mo�t- Frt. � All Da��Sat �rrd S�ur. �:�: - �� 1638 oSOS • SLo � � , 543-8684 � � .. � SAN LU IS une and Bob ofa t7aeir hon moon in 1948 I � T RUST BAN K American Legion Post 66 where his father-in- law was a Charter Member and now serves on the Military Museum board. Growing up June said she would not marry a policeman and she kept her word;but in Home Sweet Mobile Home. 1950 when Bob wanted to work for the Los � Angeles Police Department,she relented. He San Luis Trust offers Mobile Home Loans worked the jail and Parking Intersection Control befare becoming a Detective working robbery,burglary,auto theft and homicide. �,,t� �,, Owning a home is the American Thep made their home in Whittier where June �� ` . � �'_ �. �""' Dream. And at San Luis Trust, we practiced nursing at Murphy Memorial �� wanC you to live that dream. Hospital. � � �• � �� Retiring to Lake Nacimiento in 1975 they , , ` �. Our experienced team of lenders are built their home on 6 1/2 acres of steep lake- � '"�""" � � � ready to find the best loan for you. front properry while living out of a tiny trailer. �� In 1981 June and her sister(14 years her jun- � -r �' ��;� FaSt IOdlt appPOVa� ,, ,. , ior)inherited the home their parents,"Chino° ��7: and Hazel,built in 1936 in San Luis Obispo. ' :� : •- FleXible fillartting teYms However,in time the Lee's sold their Lake �� Nacimiento properry and returned to the � � Up to 80% financing home June first moved to when she was just �'� ` �'"` � , ��*� five years old. Today its vintage Hotpoint , Twenty year finantiny dishwasher that her father gave her mother continues to enhance the kitchen. Their � Fixed interest rates Ul home exudes history from its foundation to its � �� fOP 5 yeal's � . �� ~� ._,. decorations. � �� , � ..� �� June mherited her love of gardening tend- Local apPYais�15 C� ing to the avocado trees planted by her father � � �` � as well as apricot and plum trees and flowers. � ` t��w� — � • ��. �� Every year she plants tomatoes because"once � " `� �� `�'� � --r '``*�:< �` � `-C you've tasted home grown you just don't � " � " � � L enjoy any other kind." � � �"` O June and Bob are dedicated residents of ` �°'� �`' � �' � � . �; ,�v�.,..�„ , �,`" ��.��' l��,'��} z their communiry. In addirion to the American �` � o-��: �� a Legion and Military Museum they make �m �`�� ,� �� reminder calls for the quarterly Golden Tiger - � "'�" � � � luncheons for San Luis High alumni. Luckily, � � they participate in communiry celebrations `� � �� : � � �� Call us at 541-9200 or�sto� in � like the 4th o f Ju ly w here June Lusar di Lee,a �' ` f o r m o r e i n f o r m a t�o n. � second-generation resident and her hubby _ ; �-� 1001 Marsh Street � Bob revealed.What inspiration! �� ; � San I.uis obispo, CA 93401 N - � wwwsanluistrustbank.com p � Q FDIf � , �� Thirteen years ago,in the prime of liie�o �O�le . `'b che max,Poe was struck down by open heart surgery.She sold her business,and pulled N�� ack on the reins,eaplaining,"I figured it was � �ime for Nancy to start smelling the roses." -�� '^~ '�� Poe's roots run deep into the Central Coast. ■ �..,;�, '�,�i..��e, �� ler great grandfather was keeper of the LdV� a.a�e LV Y,,.,�,,, piedras Blancas lighthouse,where her grand- �n� iather was born.Her father had a job�vith , �x Challenge Creamery in Harmony,while her By Stan Thompson � Y mother worked for a retail clothing store in '' � � � do�vntown SLO.Poe recalls an early child- Nancy Poe,65,relaxed in her comfortable � hood memory of the late and legendary Alex San Luis Obispo home,parks herself on \Iadonna"cutting me a willow,ri2ng a string a stool in the kitchen."My favorite spot," � ro it,sitting me by the creek at Mission Plaza, she says.Assorted newspaper clippings and � ° �: and telling me to catch dinner.There wasn't a family photos are at her elbow.She's ready to �' hook on the end of the line,but it kept me reminisce. � � � ` occupied." For many years,Poe was a main stitch in the ,�; ` ��. ' By age seven,Poe had blossomed into a fabric of downtown SLO.During some four �� J singing sensation,winning a Lions Club tal- decades,she worked at,and later owned and � �'` m�' ent show by belring out"Enjoy yourself,it's operated,the Smart Shoppe clothing store.She ` later than you think."At nine,she prompted a was instrumental in forming the Downtown �ritic to write,"You were,to put the audi- Business Improvement Area,a group of iner- �- ,. cnce's reaction mildly,sensational.And only chants dedicated to upgrading the downtown. �� ' �; nine years old,too!"She became popular per- Poe became the first woman SLO Chamber of � �,: forming at Camp San Luis,grange halls and Commerce president,and was also the first �: � £,, fiestas,"singing songs with flair,"she recalls. woman board member for the Cal Poly �� _ r "Lived that stuff. Mustangs Boosters Club."I broke into a lot of "I couldn't and wouldn't sing now no mat- stuff,"Poe says."Not a lot of women were in business in the 50s,60s ter what I was paid,"Poe adds."It seemed to leave me.I can barely and 70s.I waited on women,but did business with men.Men didn't carry a tune anymore.I don't miss it,though.I can still be a jolly,fun bother me.They are human beings like everyone else."In 1981,she was loving person without doing that." named SLO Citizen of the Year. Poe was nearly a teenager when her mother purchased Smart Shoppe,a timely move."There were lots of women clothing stores in -----------�-�--�------a-�<---- -- ----�---, town,"Poe says,"but we were the only junior store.Although Cal Pol} � wasn't co-ed at the time,Polly Dollies were to come." Starting a new venture became a family affair,involving both par- � � � � � c ' � � ents,and Poe and her older sister."We all did our share,"Poe recalls. `Dad was a wonderful janitor.I was a very good duster and shelf � �� stacker.° ; Poe took her showbiz talent to TV-land,performing live commer- � I udmit ir. Yes,r�„he« rr„ti,�;r cPA... cials for her mother's store.That led to starring on the Ted Davies I4n uddicted ro already.I didn't they really du ; their Raspbcrry kn�W th�s�,ia�e wab have 9,00o t Show.She sang,and read story books to children gathered around her. v,�a;�r�tt�s�ad. 5�asc��w Pop�i�! cach month! ? "The hardest part,"she recalls,°was keeping the kids quiet on the set." .� ��. �} �" �� High school graduation presented Poe a fark in the road as she , ;i watched many of her friends take off for college."I guess I could have Proud to be gone on to become a music teacher,"she says,"but I stayed with the *�'t-5g store.Can't explain.The customers were like family,and I had other � Shis Month '� '� ;�� friends working downtown." Z �# '� ' Poe committed to help her mother run Smart Shoppe."Mom was _ � the best teacher for the clothing business,"Poe says.'An excellent p buyer."She was also a tough taskmaster,Poe adds.°I learned by doing, � from the bottom up." � It's our"Date Night" 'Ihey catered our � place.He's a wine buff and wcdding,so�n h��C In the mid-80s,36-year-old Poe purchased the store from her moth- '�"' I'm al]a6out their dessette. weeWy...drese and all. � er,�cho'd began suffering from poor health."I knew the business by o What same of the 9,000 peo�le whc� ; � U �line liere each month are sa�i��. ��= `� �" '�� .�� '�'�'' `� ' � O � � ` ,� . � � � For Welcome Gifts,Maps,Eivic irtfarmation � �,� ': � •San luis Obispo:Jan Nanninga ......544-30�k � �� I t r � * * o r , a �, > • Morro Bay/Cayucos( � ! � s a Los Osos:Frenchie Clark.. . . .. . ....549-7755 N y,_, I . ` Liz Hiatt-Salas .5 Cities/Nipomo/ � � �� www.0 ercrustslo.com O�vner Santa MariaJAvila: Dee Dee Ma n . ..595-2755 � � �'p 549-7755 9 11560 Los Osas V,�((ev Road,San I_,uis Obispo salas54C�sbcg�obal.net 'Cambria:Joann Hale. . .. . . 927-3306. 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Central Coast Funds for Children,and Altrusa ` " � .�nother year we took 10 girls to Tea Cozy in Club,usually keeping out of sight."I rather �� :, � � � ,�� ° . �� Cambria to brush up on manners." work behind the scenes at functions,"she !� � � ; Last July,Poe recalls,°I was feeling rough. says,"than going to them.Not my thing."She �� d �� " � �� Hard to breath."A heart checkup revealed 95 keeps calendar space open always for her four � � � �'� . �� percent blockage,requiring two stents. grandchildren. ' � � "�° � Surgery at 8 a.m.,out by 10:30 a.m.,and home "I have a very simple life,"Poe says."But CIl � �� '� � � ��` ��,� the next dav in time for an afternoon hair tell you,it's a wonderful one." � E �. _'� . �� ` _ � �� t ` ,� � Talent show winner 't �`�� . :.� then,"Poe says."My oldest daughter;Denise, became my right arm."Later,Poe bought the � ,�'�� building and had it retrofitted."Don't ask me how I'd gotten that far,"she says,"a single � parent raising three kids.I can't figure it out • . myself." �� Thirteen years ago,Poe visited her doctor for a routine checkup and was sent directly to the hospital for an angiogram."Needed P e o p l e Yo u Tr u s t angioplasry,"she recalls."It lasted only five weeks,when I started having strange pains.In the emergency room I got a stent that lasted E n d o rs e A n d rew C a rte r only 12 hours.°Open-heart surgery followed. "It was a very long recovery,"Poe recalls.'A customer from Button Willow came to help at thestorewhileIwassick.That'showcloseI • SLO Police Officers Association. was to my customers." Shesoldthestoreandsteppedintoretire- • SLO Firefighters Association. ment."The business part was getting to be a draganyway,��PoeeXpla�ns.��Goodqu�� • The Tribune, 2002 & 2004. 2006 TBD. merchandise wasn't available.I'd get gar- ments with buttons missing." Although a norm for most retirees,no for- . . . eign travel for Poe."Castles and churches all Q u a I i f i c at i o n s _ ,�,� � � "�� , �, .� �� Member, San Luis Obispo Planning o �� Commission. � °�� ^ � � � rz Xg � • Member, Chamber of Commerce v �_ � � � ;�� `�`;� �� Economic Development Committee. '� � � � � � • Past board member, Residents for Quality � � �v � � � ` ` Neighborhoods & Workforce Housing � � . . �� , Coalition. o � �:�- o .� K � Vc�� r��r �'�►r ��uncil � . ` `�: � N Paid Political Advertisement, Carter for Council o The S»tart Sho��e i�a the 8os � � - � �2 F�op1e y .�:_,�. ,� �� _ . � �� The Woolsla ers � � '� � y � Rachel, Michael and Alicia - � � �� .�� Doin Their Best �� ° '`� - �� g � By Marvin Sosna "�" � � � t 16,Rachel Woolslayer has spent two �,_ ' � /� summers in Tijuana,Me�co,helping to n �� : ` 1 lbuild houses and a clinic.Part of the � ; ,,� Esperanza project at Mission College _ Preparatory,students work on foundations � and build walls from the clay bricks formed b� ?� the people who will live in the places they build. . newly-occupied apartmen�near U�C s do�cn- At 20,her brother,Michael Woolslayer, � �� town campus-°It's in the best part of a bad spent this summer in London,England,in thc � �,�� neighborhood"-said she wants a manage- of�ce of Paul Holmes,Member of Parliament, �� ` �� ment career in the entertainment industrv°to preparing research documents and attending decide which movies will be made and which meetings dealing with terrorism,its causes �'�- won't be,"and that socially relevant films will and how to cope with it. be her priority. At 22,his sister Alicia Woolslayer has gradu- ` She believes movies and television can ated with honors from Northwestern teach people,can instill"values and under- Universiry in Evanston,Ill.,with one year of Woolslayer,who,the offspring unanimously standing." her college spent in the London,England, credit with instilling early-on the need to"do Her major studies at Northwestern focused School of Economics,and she is enrolled in your best°and to°get an education.° on economics,communication and sociolo��, USC's Graduate School of Communication. They've gotten more than an education. courses she pursued in London as well.Living Their parents are Richard and Betty Alicia,in a telephone interview from her abroad as a student for that school year . � ac oo � � - � �� As a rd f _ � � i � �: n _ . �s �t is �v��r � ;�} � . �-� � � =4 ,�i Q ��` a� Z �`: � C `' � 5, pWhat do you get when you put Intel Core Duo power,an �" � ",� � °'`"` '` - � iSight camera,Front Row,iLife'06,and a 13-inch glossy ` � ?, widescreen display into a sleek case?More than you r�'�� ,., � � � thought possible for less than you thought possible. � e%#�� '� - � Meet MacBook,starting at just$1099. - C ,___ , U O � � • �� . -� I � �... 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Michael is a junior at the College of William Michael had worked as an intern in the San and Marp,where he is a Monroe Scholar Luis Obispo office of Rep.Lois Capps(D-Santa majoring in history and intemational rela- b�' E RN I E DALI D I O Barbara)and then-Assemblyman Abel tions. - Maldonado(R-Santa Maria),while he was a All three Woolslayers attended Mission ' Mission Prep student. Prep,and Alicia and Michael were told that � ' � In London,he saw how laws are made in a they could choose the colleges they wanted. �" Parliamentary system. They chose private universities,which °e��' His Member of Parliament,Paul Holmes,is involved high cost , � '` a Liberal Democrat,the"third parry,"neither They never doubted they were college- : Labor nor Tory.Miclrael sees a benefit in a bound,and in fields of study they chose. minority third parry,something that has sel- Rachel will do the same.Her current inter- MelSiire J Wlll Brlrig dom caught on in the U.S."It gives you an est is in television,hoping to host a talk First-Of-Its-Kind Retail alternative to the two parties who don't yield show. from their positions,"he says. They know the cost,and the things that Center to the Central He has enough scholastic awards to fill were done-without to allow them to spread C01St eight lines on his resume,but his eyes light up their wings and achieve what they seek. when he describes°working at a desk in the Each has followed the other in some pur- On Tuesc�ay, Nov. 7, San Luis same room in Westminster with Paul Holmes." suits.Alicia and Rachel both represented Qhis�o County voters wi�l decic{e The British political process that allowed Mission Prep at the Hugh 0'Brian Youth • Tony Blair to become prime minister when his Leadership Program.Alicia was the editor of Measure � to a�prove a rc�iona� Labor Party drew fewer than 40 percent of the the Northwestern yearbook,and Rachel will retail center uniclue to the(:entral votes;the limits on campaign spending;the be Mission Prep's yearbook editor.Rachel is Coast. blaring headlines in newspapers-"they have known as a"great three-point shooter"on more newspapers than any country,most of Mission Prep's varsiry basketball team and Local firtn RRM Design has them tabloids"-and how they influence vot- Michael played all intramural sports.All ttiade the Dalic�io Ranch a ers;the workings of Parliament itself that three have been student government offi- trendsetter that I believe wi�l win encourage debate between the parry in power cers. awards in th is state for its ��eauty, and the opposition;all of these were discover- They all say there is no competition family-frienc�ly atmos�here anc{ ies to a young American seeing them close-up. among them,that each one tries to do what natural areas. Da�idio Ranch It will lead him,he said,to"try to change is a"personal best,"and that the only Will a�so create more Chan 1,000 the system from within,and first,to limit the demand made by Mom and Dad is to"work new johs and offer 60 units of costs of running for public office.The hard." Founders wanted a system where anyone And,when asked what is the greatest �'�'�rkforce housing. could serve and would want to,would see it as influence on them,each one says:"My par- a dury.Now it takes so much money to cam- ents." Dalidio Ranch will be anchored paign that the best people could be discour- liy ]ar�e-retailers '1'arget anc� Lowes, ut this is not your typical lineup of bib boxes surrounded r �; '=' � by a sea of asphalt. RRM has -� 4� ��' r-.f �� designed a tree-lined esplanade � , ��' � ^ that cuts through the center of � -. the project. There's a central � SAVE MONEY BY DONATING YOUR CAR ��t'1er"'�. �`a`� f°`- �""n� �"a relaxing indoors and out. 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He { says it takes about four to "� �` = � `�� five hours to complete one of �`��= ou may tiave seen him in the ticket °�� '� his detailed sketches like the booth as you walked by the public park �„m;;�,;,,,�,�. _ `' one pictured here. ing garage across from the Palm Theater r �� His work adoms the walls or noticed his sketch ad on the desk as you �- ', � �� P of a number of local busi- paid for your day's parking at the Marsh Street nesses on the north coast: faciliry or the new garage near the courthouse. �im c�nct�L1yr��itc 1=ttts Dr.Robert Becker's office,the Iim Pitts,one of San Luis's parking garage Main Street Deli,Morro Bat attendants,is also an artist. didn't move here permanently unti12001, Public Services,and the Morro Bav Art What first strikes you about this tall,lean when they found a three-bedroom house to Association.He also has several sketches 67-year-old is his soft-spoken,friendly man- rent in a quiet neighborhood of Los Osos.Jim hanging at the Cayucos Art Association. ner and his enthusiasm for life on the Central first worked as Site Manager for the Senior He gets loads of encouragement from his Coast.Although he'd hoped to be fully retired Nutrition Program(now the"Golden Meals wife,artist Myrna Williams,a seascape painter at this age-he retired from the Air Force over Network")and three years ago he started the who has been working in oils for nearly thim' 20 years ago-he loves his job and doesn't parking garage job.Jim states,°I love this job years.She and Jim are both members of the mind working to be able to afford to live the because I meet so many different types of Morro Bay and Cayucos Art Associations,and SLO County life. people.° her work hangs in many of the same venues Jim and his wife fell in love with this area on And of course,it gives him time for his art. as 1im's.She has also recently shown at Morro a visit from their ldaho home in 1985,but they Although he's only been doing pencil Bay City Hall and Public Services offices,The � �� °��, Ir 1�4�' V �� . �_ �`� a� ,.. x �� ' � �� ( � �� . 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O J p_ ��+ .« � � � ,- � � �� . � ,. ��r O � � ;, the hub of downto�vn SLO. tive oudook."It has been our personal esperi- 15 Recendy someone found a set of keys left in ence when something happens that appears — �; •- the lock of a car trunk and gave them to Jim. to be negative initially,if we just wait it oui, �� The owner was awfully grateful to find his something positive will happen as a result," ��. `� � � ,��'� "lost"kevs in his safekeeping.A few months Jim continues. ��•. - � ago,Jim was presented with a lost puppy, Both Iim and Myrna show their positive ,�t found wandering loose in the garage.He says attitudes in their art.Jim says they figure : � � �; the puppy lay happily at his feet all day as he they've had long lives for a reason and now �� :. T- tried to locate the dog's lost human compan- it's time to pass on the happiness they have � � >� �� ion. found with each other to the world around � ; Bom during the Depression in Detroit them. " ` ; Michigan,and a veteran of the Vietnam War, So when you pass by him in the garage tick- ��` Jim has seen his share of hard times.Jim and et booth,give him a wave,and you just may � •, Myrna have faced serious challenges through- find your day a little cheerier.His good mood � 1 - ��, � �.�� out their lives,but they hang on to their posi- is contagious. ` `+�-_ � � � �� -�� Paid Political Advertisernent �� I � � a� -_� � � I .�. ,;. �� , ;: : � k Jim at work � www.RomeroforMayor.com Garden Restaurant and Dr.Gamarra's office in Los Osos;and in San Luis at the French Wo rk i n g H a rd fo r Hospital Women's Diagnostic Center and WestDermatology. San �uis Obispo Families Jim and Myrna have been married for 22 years and have five children,ten grandchil- dren and siY great grandchildren between " �2CIV2 C�2C�lCCIt2C�Cl llf2tlme t0 Sf2ClplJZg th2 COYIZYi2ZllZlty them from earlier marriages.Myrna is a Bay we che�'ish. My life's work has p1^ovided a high quality Area native,and no matter where she has lived,she has longed to return to the of life fo�^ us, our child�en and grandchildren. As your california�oast.xer 1o�e of our coastline Mayor I have led the City Council in actions to provide shows in her exuberant,sun-drenched paint- ings of local scenes,like che one of che additional housing and�ec�eation facilities, expanded cayucos pier now showing at the cayucos art open space, a long te�m water supply, and safer; less Association. Jim wasn't sure he would enjoy the park- congested, betteY YYlaintained stYeets. ing garage job when he first took it,and I WOZIlC��Je hOYlOY2C�t0 CO72tlIZZl2 Myrna worried he might have to deal with Sel^VlJZg ClS_yOZIY'1�Cl.yOY:" crime since he often works at night.But Jim '� says garage patrons are mostly honest and ��/�'��»d.b �c� � ` pleasant to work with and he likes being in �" �i..� Dm rd Rnmz�n '��. � c� �.,�,� "9� s« . _.s-.. ,�C; 3' S 3 """„'�.. � t . _ "� � A_ ,�. � �/� i '?�1+�} . ,�,�^� F^'�`.�,'� 31�{j yi..r�•..� � �, N/ ��S � ��W dn .. �� 4 �� :� •#. a . ... O �.�.., � .. ^i:.saavkm.-.. .- '�.Y'� , . ». ♦y�... . , . � �. . ��_. F r w) �� ._sJ.--� .�-��+..,'�+��""�..-�''k 3 � � °�.�� .L"0 ,'. � .� � � t ��'""'"""'.,.� CFr` � � � e. .>.. ''.w�,. O � .r'�'�-- �� a �4,.� �t ' ,-�4Y: �'� �� ,�, �,F � �C . m , , � ¢ r � � F � t� � � } � � � . � �' 6 � B �. � � '° �. L � ��5�+��.y�a ; x�g �'`�' } `� " �� 4 w ' � � � �y'T..:�. A` g r'�' ` ` y y. �� . � .•�d +Fk�S'��'''�'k { - § . a � w .�� Z �y� �� ' .�_ � � �� ; �. ¢.. �" r � �,�14 �$ �a (� i, 5�� *" _ Z"'1ir i�N�+;� 5 � • a . , ,. , -�c.a� ir w »>� �-��.. _ � � � 4. � . � �� .�.. ;y ��.�.as_.� �,� ,� �� >'LL` .�� ,. � '1 ,r , ' � � ._ �� .,. . , . . .�""..tr, ..�� }. �,r _ ,� ,.�.t y:. /� . �',_. ,��'�-�:. � _ �., .-. , N 1 T' r ?.7 ��f^�'`�'` - _ � ` a� Conm�ittee to Re-Elecr � One of Jim's sketches Dave Romero � . - � � �� Sometime during t at penod,on his honF�.�- ��' moon with his first wife,Raul�irst came to ,.�ople �� Cambria,a communiry he would always ^�w�a� - �� _ remenlber and many years later choose as his R� � �n� �� ,�� - retirement home. u � �r� "` �'� In 1978 Raul founded Plasma Rite Inc.,his � `"""'� ��`" � � -'� own consulting business.By the early 90s he S�� 9 "� was"burned out in the medical field,"eage� ` '` � � �� ;� for a change of career.Having watched "` � ��-~- ' numerous commercials,he decided he could Cambria Radio Disc Jockey and �� Med1C�TeC11riOlOglSt � .= do a better job.And so he began his last career before coming to Cambria,making bi-lingual � ' '��; ,�� commercials.Raul recalled,"I soon joined the By IYlg7Zd Ret[ Screen Actors Guild because I had done so ' many commercials and was an extra in a an Luis Obispo Count}�is fortw�ate to �� number of movies.I played the uncle in the have many men aiid women who,afrer <�� -- � movie La Bomba.Later I also taught Acting for moving here to retire,become involved in �� Commercials and Anatomy of Commercials the life of the communiry.Among these is �� `�" for the Screen Actors Guild Conservatorv." retired Medical Technologist and entrepre�� - °�� Finally,in 1996,aware that the Los Angeles neur,Cambria resident,Raul Sandoval.bI��i�,� ' ��, � he grew up in and lived in for manypears had has always been his hobby,a hobby he w�� ` ;� �_ �"�� changed so much,he decided to make the eager to volunteer to share with others an�'�� ;� �� move to Cambria and retire.Raul recalled,'��t he became McFinn,the populac early moi i�� that time a good friend of mine living in the ing disc jockey on Cambria's KTEA 103.5 1�I �-�� y�� '�� i neighborhood also made the move.We got low power radio station. I together and it worked out.We bought a Raul was bom in the Silver Lake area of Los Lon�iuu, to c;an�bridge Universiry and some house together.I like gardening and landscap- Angeles and attended local schools in the special courses at the Queen Mary's Hospital. ing and I am now working on a patio wall." area.A child of Me�can immigrant parents, I got a lot of good study out of it." Sometime after settling in Cambria,Raul Raul grew up bi-lingual.At Marshall High In 1954,after his discharge from the Air ran for the Advisory Committee to the Board School he was one of a group of gymnasts Force,Raul returned to LACC,took a few mare of Supervisors.He lost,but became an alter- working out in the local Silver Lake classes and received his AA in Biology.Then nate for a couple of years.For the past five Playground to help them compete with other he passed the exam for the Medical years or so Raul has also been a docent at the schools.After graduating in 1949,he enrolled Technologist license and started to work as an Hearst Castle.He is part of the Living History at Los Angeles City College,majoring in intern Medical Technologist at St.Vincent Program at the Castle costumed in the clothes Biology. Hospital.Next he went to work first for the of the Hearst era,pretending he is a dinner 1Nhen Raul's draft number came up,not Beverly Hills Medical Laboratory and then guest at Mr.Hearst's,waiting for dinner to be wanting to go into the Army,he applied for Highland Laboratories in Glendale.He stayed served.In the meantime he may be playing the Air Force,was accepted and did his basic there for the next 14 years,and later became poker with other guests. training in San Antonio,Texas.He recalled,"I Manager of Technical Services,inspecting the Asked about how he became a Radio Disc was very fortunate.During the time I was in facilities that were contracted for drawing Jockey,he replied,"The Cambria paper had an the service,I mainly went to school.I was for- plasma.The fact that he was bi-lingual then article that Jim Kampschroer was starting a tunate enough to go to England for three was instrumental in making him Director of radio station in Cambria.It mentioned some- years.I applied to everything I could.I went to Latin American Affairs for the company's thing about him wanting to feature some of the School of Nursing in Tropical Medicine in plasma centers in Larin America. the old radio drama programs.Before coming �. ._._—_ p `��`� — _ — ^��`�.�� • �.;.- _. 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U �, ........ . ...... .�� O ` __. � � -` ...e to Cambria l had taken some Creati�e GVriun courses and had�vritten so�uid booth all the time.My radio name is McFinn.Papa Jim is always �� three screenpla��s.Having that background,I thought writing for radio making comments.He calls me McFinn.011ie and Boscoe will bark and drama would not be much different.I a roached 1im.We sat for Papa Jim will say something.I try to do a little talking between the about an hour talking about old-time r dPo.During that time I hap- music.We are always going about how you pronounce"CAMBRIA." pened to mention that I have al�vays wanted to have the opportunity Papa Jim is the director of the program.I want the audience to feei like to be a radio announcer.He replied'Wh}�not?'and I said'1 just don't the`-are part of the program.Most of them are commuting at that have the background.' He said'Wh�don't you try with me.Let's go hour.My closing theme is Henry Mancini's'Too Little Time."' ahead and try.'And that's how it all came about."The call numbers for Raul devotes about 12 llours for one hour of program time.He has the station are KTEA 103.5 FM.It is a low power station that can be an index of his collection.He firsts determines what he is going to start heard from San Simeon to Santa Maria.The station was started in with,either starts from a crescendo and then bring it down or vice 2002.It has about 70001isteners and is growing. versa.After picking out the music,he writes the dialogue to be inserted Jim began by teaching Raul ho�v to work on the station's computer. between the music. Next Raul purchased his own computer and opened Studio C in his So,if you are on the road between 7:00 and 8:00 a.m.you might home. want to tune in to 103.5 FM and listen to the music and chatter of Raul's program is on three times a�veek on Mondays,Wednesday McFinn and Papa Jim. and Fridays from 7:00 a.m.to 8:00 a.m.The format is"anything from classical to jazz.I do European as well as Latin and artists that are pop- ular here.I do not do a lot of standard stuff because the radio station does that.I try to get the off-beat sart of artists,people who have never No Springs• been heard of in this region or music that has not been heard.There is some local talent that we have.I will play them.Artists that are worthy, � that are good and don't get too much advertising.I'm very selfish,I No Air. No Water� play the music that I like.If I had to play certain kinds of music,I would not do it." Music has always been Ry ul's hobby,he loves music,plays the piano No Waitin • and has an extensive librar of CD and LP collection he accumulated � over the years that he plays on the program.°I do purchase new CDs as they are released."While the program is his hobby and he is not on • • salary,he does have discretion as to the three commercials aired on his No Kiddin ��.�: program.A long time ago Raul heard that radio is"The Theater of the ��'`� Mind°and he stated,"That's what I do with my program.I try to take �� people into different realms.I try to do fun on radio also.I have my �� ,� dogs 011ie and Boscoe on radio and Papa Jim(Jim Kampschroer)in the ��` �==' - �`^``� - . • . � - y�': , � � ', ��''�''� � _- � � � µ� � .�� `��{ �>w., *� � �� . � � � ' .� i H �;:t�'��«�'� �t,» V _ s. .,.,.., _ " ��€� � � . .. � . �, �, ,, , ,. �a�tress f. ,� � . .- . � f t . : � i � S�arti� �t . � � � ��.`�� - • t e t• i�r �o� = �/� ' .,5.. `�� i { d' �I 'R�,� M }�II', - 1l:��: Y �l {�D�V� V� �. _ "` ' �' ' °`' �'HE BEST NITE'S SLEEP �SWEDISNMA7RESSES'ANDPILLOWS � �- . 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M �� .� �;,,� , � � �. .�- . , , � �� ..d � . , ,� - �4-mm. <_� �- � � .� � _ � �� - � � ,�, . _ . �, :�..- � ��' , ��. _, � -� �. _ ' . � � � _ � a , � r , � � £ � � a �:. � .��,. . . ��,,._ � �� :: ; �-- _ ;: � . ,. r �. ��, �t . ,� � -*'d� �.:. �'" :,! r �, � � � .. ,. , , ��►�., `_�e¢,`� �� .�,`F � , Cr�ni�ria artisttri�c�SL(�-�, < _ ..... _ ._;:.:� _ �,;:, �,s;,�� tt�atE�color'Poinsethn.,, � Chil�lrea enj��takirtg nrt cfnsses s��arsored b��th��.tiLU l rt�(��nt�r: Wth a major highway cutting a swath directly through San Luis included sponsoring countywide art shows in the Veteran's Building Obispo,there could well be millions of Californians who know and at the now-Ludwick Center. Other spaces were an ongoing exhibit the city for only a few things-the Madonna Inn,bountiful stationed in the Farden's Hardware balcony and at the old Sauer farmland,a quick place to stop for gas.Scratching a little deeper,other Adobe. non-SLO dwellers might learn about the award-winning Farmer's Today's Art Center(located near Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa Market or the academic excellence offered by California Polytechnic on Broad Street,its home since 1967),reaches far beyond San Luis State Universiry. Obispo City limits. But with October designated as Arts Month in SLO Counry,there is In fact,Karen Kile believes the Center now boasts the best gallery another rich layer that even many residents might not yet have discov- space between Monterey to the north,Santa Barbara to the south and ered:the ciry's dynamic art scene. Fresno in the east. Its e�chibitions,she says,both broaden an apprecia- This multi-faceted arena is perhaps best represented by two sea- tion of the visual arts and provide encouragement and technical sup- soned arts organizations-the San Luis Obispo Art Center and ARTS port to hundreds of communiry artists. Obispo. During 2006,each are honoring their decades-old history,as In addition,Center staff-made up of working artists-teach art well as looking toward the future during the city's Sesquicentennial. classes to children and adults.°We're helping kids stay in school and Higuera Street had no trees,but was home to the Snow White Soda preventing delinquency,"says Kile. "And at the same time,we're pro- Fountain and an authentic cigar factory when The Art Center began viding paths to lifelong learning and creativity and inspiring the cre- first,in 1952. Calling itself the San Luis Obispo Art Association(the ative process. We need the arts as much as we need the infrastructure present name change happened 33 years later),the organization had no paid employees,and was instead made up of some 60 volunteers. ��"'�.. The group's original mission,says current Executive Director Karen Kile,was"to provide and promote a variery of visual arts experiences � • for all ages through e�ibitions,education,expression and interac- �._ tion.° � � With hundreds of volunteer hours keeping the organization hum- a .•;� �: � ming those first}�ears,Kile says that earlyAssociation activities �� '�� - � � � € � � � � � 4� � � �' � "� SLO Art CenCer �� • � �� s:xec«tineDirector; � � � � � C� . � � �.Czr-('71.�.l�E' � O �; � � o aml�2' o � � � -� � purCh� � � � �a'��y� � ' a� o ��; � � � p��h � �+ =� �L,� � � ' ARTSObispo �t '�6`°' Z � �i�� Program Director �� ¢� � ry;.�, . �� Alissa Maddrefa a�ng r�'� � • � �'�-. `°' �°"�" �� places an ARTS �.exd�3�� p amot�o�� S,��yS � '�` '� � v� �vb � Obispo sigra ira the W.�i�i�s cA�expir�s other oF4er 6 tOM . � �.�� ° � -� � � � 9 � �. group's office u,in- ood w�+h�^y O� 54�.'28 0� � clow after the neu� �a�p�^�O�g S�,5� � � � �� riamewasadoptecl H�g�a `�` N �-'�.� : � earlier this yea�r. � o0 � - � � 20 of roads,high��a}•s,bridges and levees. We also need the infrastructure chance to enlarge its funding base. From there,programs and services of the arts,�vhich bridge our differences through celebrations and dia- quickly expanded. logue." Today,despite receiving no funds since 2004 from the California Arts Che Center�vill host one of its most popular celebrations this month: Council,t1RTS Obispo is stronger than ever. In addition to this year's [he Plein�1ir Painting Festival. Slated to begin October 2 and run for opening of ARTS Space Obispo in the SLO Creamery,Executive Director eight days,the festival is no�v in its fifth year and honors the unique Marta Peluso points to several of the group's innovative programs:Art landscapes of the region. Festivities include a live auction complete Ops for Schools allows children to attend art-related functions such as �vith painters putting images to canvas at Mission Plaza,a silent auc- museum tours and concerts,and the new Ruth Flash Lecture Series is tion and a special collector's party. an annual lecture by a guest artist or arts critic from outside the area. �nd�vith its membership roster now numbering about 1,000 persons There is also the Public Art Program,�vhich assists the Countv with -along with 41,000 guests passing through its doors each year-the design policies and the Ciry of San Luis Obispo with commissioning Center is also making plans for a new home. Presently waiting for city and erecting public art,as well as Individual Artist Grants,which offers approvals of the final design,the state-of-the-art facility will double an annual award of$10,000 to visual and literary artists in their creative eshibition space and increase classroom capabilities,as well as provide endeavors. [lie most modern lighting,climate control and securiry. Promises This month,ARTS Obispo will sponsor it eighth annual Open Studios haren Kile: "We will continue to nurture the artistic spirit of the Central Art Tour. A self-guided excursion,more than 200 Central Coast artists Coast." will welcome visitors to their studios for two weekends. (North County While ARTS Obispo-formerly the San Luis Obispo Counry Arts is featured October 14 and 15;South County is scheduled for October Council;it changed its name this past Ianuary-had a less auspicious 21 and 22.) A catalog that contains detailed maps for the studios'loca- debut than the Art Center,it has also made a significant and long-last- tions,as well as images of each artist's work,is also available through ing impact on the Central Coast. ARTS. As an accompaniment to the tour,an e�ibit featuring work of Begun in 1981,ARTS had just one paid employee:working part-time, the participating artists will be on display at the Steynberg Gallery she operated out of her home using an old door placed across two saw- through October 28. horses for a desk.Nonetheless,the group had a singular and lofty pur- Where does Marta Peluso see ARTS Obispo in 25 years,when the Ciry pose:to advance all of the arts-be it music,performance,visual or of San Luis Obispo turns 175 years old? "We plan to still be around, words put to paper-throughout the entire county. In fact,because few advancing the arts,"she says. °I can only imagine how profuse and organizations were presenting music and dance performances,the exciting San Luis Obispo will be then!" group's early efforts included sponsoring and co-sponsoring such events with other community groups. SIDEBAR: For more information about the San Luis Obispo Arts Despite those modest beginnings,ARTS'size never got in the way of Center,including links to member artists and details about the Plein its resolve to succeed. To that end,the end of 1981 saw ARTS offering Air Painting Festival,visit www.sloartcenter.org,call(805)543-8562,or monthly workshops for artists,as well as publishing a newsletter/calen- stop in at 1010 Broad Street in San Luis Obispo. Information about dar(today,this has evolved into The Art Rag,a quarterly with a circula- ARTS Obispo,including this month's Open Studios Tour,can be found tion of 13,000). 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Of[he Pacific Repertor��Upera, Z� _ ,- .. . �. .::..., _ mm�l " ' Erin Neff will play the role of Hansel, � \nja Strauss will play Gretel,and �lioghig kousshkjian will plav the evil, ` � �et humorous,witch.This familiar ��(, �cory is about two children who are Re � ` �- <<��doned in the woods. They � � Tne Eu �a a°n�"'e ��ncounter a house made of candy Of LO '.,� i� � . � �trategically built by an evil witch with 0�.� � • • �� `"��,'' the intention of enticing children into her home. After many struggles,the �� ' �� J' �wo children eventually make it out of [he witch's house,and,like most fairy V�.M�I. . [ales,live happily ever after. ��SIC � However,beneath the surface of this �'�� innocent plot is a significant message By MCK6YLf2R HCtl'1"lS uf caution for children and parents. "There is an undedying message in the story line,which touches on the reality he Pacific Repertory Opera has certainly of child safery,"stated Anderson. come a longway in the last 21 years ,rt(; �r,rac�isu�i rri��rl.�lik��l��tti�.�lii�r� h'li,�,� "Hn�zsel arad Gretel is a great story- since being founded in 1985 by Jill child safery is more important than Anderson and the late Jean Cook. Getting its company.She brings exceptional experience ever today,"explains Hushing-Kline.This modest start in local coffee houses like and professional training to the performano- show is sure to be a magical delight for chil- Linnaea's with nothing more than a piano, es. dren and adults alike."I'he PRO offers a special one could not have predicted the PRO's future Mikele Hushing-Kline is the Administrative price for this performance;adults accompa- success. Now,the only one of its kind in the Director for the company. Initially,she nied by a child will get two tickets for tlie price county,the PRO presents an average of two appeared as an unlikely candidate for the of one. The performances are on Friday, exceptional shows per year,complete with position,yet her extensive resume boasted an October 27 at 7:30 p.m.and a matinee on costumes,a professional orchestra,and artists extraordinary assortment of skills. She was Sunday,October 29 at 2:00 p.m. The PRO is from all over the world. the project manager of a major network serv- also offering a performance for schools on General Director,1i11 Anderson,has had ice company until she had children,which Thursday,October 26.Don't miss this amaz- considerable operatic experience.She has proved to be a full-time profession in itself. ing opportuniry to experience the PRO's won- sung with the Los Angeles Master Chorale,the For Mikele,motherhood opened the door to derfully talented artists performing an amaz- Pasadena Chamber Orchestra Chorus,the San opportunities to acquire numerous skills ing ciassic. Francisco Opera Chorus,as well as with the ranging from participating in camps to being Despite opera being an acquired taste,the San Luis Obispo Mozart Festival Charus. a Girl Scout leader. However,two years ago, Pacific Repertory Opera has made a perma- Anderson also received an OPERA America when her children were almost grown, nent home on the central coast by appealing Fellowship in Opera Administration in 1989- Hushing-Kline yearned for more stimulation. to a wide audience and satisfying its loyal 1990. Her educational background is very Responding to an advertisement in the news- fans.For more information or to purchase impressive,as well,with a B.A.in Music and paper,she became a counselar for the Opera tickets,please contact the Pacific Repertory Voice from Pomona College,a M.M.in Opera Summer Camp for two years. This developed Opera at(805)541-5369 or at propera.org. from the University of Southern California, into an incredibly enlightening experience for and a D.M.A.degree in Voice from the Hushing-Kline,who gained a newfound Universiry of California at Santa Barbara. passion and admiration for opera. After her � � � � � Anderson is involved in every aspect of the second summer as a camp counselor,the �� , , .� Administrative Director position became available. Hushing-Kline was intrigued. � °When this job became available,all the "�" _ ,y � Cn , .- pieces to the puzzle just seemed to fall into ` � " � �' "� � place,"she explains,`All of these different Rib E�re or Fitet Mignon � � skills I had accumulated throughout my life Served w�th salad,fries or riee, red eab• � � ! were put to use.°Hushing-Kline has not bage staw and bread. $18.95 � � slowed down since,promoting and adver- — µ tising all of the PRO's performances. Chicken or Fish Tacos ,� _ 1 4 .,, �� In 2006,the PRO released its Fairy Tale Flour tortitlas with al!the fixings and ` - Season,with performances ranging from red eabbage slaw. $7.95 c � � the Cinderella Ball last January,to the pro- p �� `�� .� ` � f.r= duction of Hansel ai2d Gretel in late Casual Attllosphere — Serious Food z� - _ ` October.The first show ever to be unveiled � � '� by PRO was this classic tale,Hansel ancl ' �� ` Gretel by Humperdinck,perforned at the OPEN 11:30 M-F Q - Lunch&Dinner 7 d:tys a week (� � Los Osos Communiry Center in 1987.This � � 4,�, Breakfast served tiat.&Sun.9:00 October,they will present the magical and Fuu sar•NighN}'Specials � traditional fairy tale once again. Members Owners - Scott&Dana Milstead � of the Central Coast Children's Choir will � � � � : • �, sin the arts of the in erbread children in o "Plioto coiirtesy of SncrnnPer�ro i��;ti'r�c�r:f�=� col aboration with the PRO's professional � Eleakis Photography." � 22 years,that has amounted to over 375 produc- .�mm�l� � "^ tions at more than 21 locations around the - �� county,including the old Elmo Theater at • S��Z�o L� �,� Morro an d Mars h(e i g h t y e a r s),a loc a l union's S LO LI��'� building at 1530 Monterey Street(18 years), the Cal Poly Agricultural engineering building, T�� various schools,SLO Ciry Council chambers, � and above an appliance shop,where the audi- ence had to squeeze between the stored appli- The First 60 Years an�es. Okla{zoma,directed by Elenor Hi�,was By Dottie Thompson C�L��'i�Q,I �� ' presented at the Madonna Inn in 1962 with � two members of the Madonna family on stage, \�,�4;, Phyllis and her horse Lilly(both were preg- len World War II ended,Americans �' " nant at the time!). T � � �. �t . V� looked for ways to enjoy life that � Once,in a bold move to bring culture to the had been denied them since Pearl �;� - ; �="' inmates at the California Mens Colony,a play Harbor.With that motivation,in 1946 a pro- =`� was performed there to an appreciative but fessor at Cal Poly,Agnes Howe,advertised in �- raucous audience. the newspaper for"wannabe"actors and �"'' Since 1993,the theatre has called"home" actresses.From that group of amateurs '"' the old Library building at 888 Morro,thanks (which included loyce Davis Pillow,Norm ` ``� /� � �� !�l to the generosiry of the Ciry of San Luis Cruikshanks and Kathy Hunter)s awned the � `� P , ; � � � � Obispo.When the stage lights went up this first production of San Luis Obispo Little - �� September 8 for Crimes of the Heart,it marked Theatre(SLC�LT),Blithe Spirit,in the spring ��`��. �� I the start of the 60th season of continuous of 1947. operation,making it one of the longest-run- Recent published stories have the first pro- agree with this fact. ning community theaters in the United States. duction performed at the Fremont Theater. What is not disputed is that the theatre con- Most theater groups struggle and falter for Elenor Hix,wlio participated in the third pro- tinued to grow and thrive,led by dedicated a variery of reasons,but SLOLT has persevered duction("Don't ask me what it was"), people who were passionate about theater.So by continually welcoming new volunteers, adamantly refutes that."No,it was the old San passionate,in fact,they were willing to per- whether on stage or behind the scenes,cou- Luis High auditorium.We did several plays form almost anywhere they could improvise a pled with a solid core of individuals who there."Others with long-time involvement stage and bring in some seats.Through the stayed on year after year.Some of these peo- �enior Homeowners: Unlock the capital hidden away in your home with a SM . � E1`�EFIT J Q � • Z C � ° � � � • Augment your income without affecting Social Security � �� >, � e„�,�; � • No need to repay your loan for as long as you live there � �.:� . � • Federally insured and safe! 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Must be at least age 62. � Reverse Mo gage 02006 Benefit Reverse Mortgage, Inc. � � Consultant CA Real Estate Brokers License #0152285p EQUALHOUSING LENDER program. effort to make tickets more accessible ro stu- 23 �Vith paid staff in place,the theatre has dents and others on a limited budget,a$10 �, ��` been able to focus on quality productions, rush,cash only,five minutes to show time has �'�`� realizing that one bad performance,much like been initiated. � .�� one bad meal in a restaurant,can result in Information on volunteer opportunities, �' loss of patronage.Emphasis is placed on find- Readers'Theatre,what's playing,season tick- � ' ing experienced directors,who,in turn,search ets,audition notices,show sponsorships and � ` � �` � ;�� for the best talent available to fill roles. our upcoming Gala on October 21 at the Cliffs �^``' :. �\, r . � �� ! Judging by the box off'ice and enthusiasm of is available at our website at �""'�_ � � �, � audiences,these efforts are paying off. www.slolittletheatre.org. � r,� y ; �-��` � �"` � New seats have been installed in the the- SLO Little Theatre is proud to have been ��` �� ~� e `°��'�� , ;� atre and work is ongoing on the heating and part of the scene of a charming and unique � '� ;� ` �� air conditioning system,as well as improve- place called San Luis Obispo these six � °� -� '�� ment of the sound system.On-line ticketing decades,and is confident when the 200th �`� �� _ .g;.� �Y'�`�� will be available in the coming months in anniversary of the city rolis around,it will still � � � �,s � � � � � ° addition to our regular box office,and in an be a viable contributor. z'i x �M1 ��'4 " ' � �f� � �� The Office With A Mission a � � � ��-r�� :� ��t�}:��y'�1� ', ' ` ig�2 Procluction of"Oklahomn"ntMndonna Iran."Curly"playecl�yBennieFowler,"Laurie" `�' �; Ph llis Madonna,and Lill, la n hersel � . � � b1' Y Y P Yti g t � � �; ,� ` ;� ig85 Production"Of Mice and Men"n�t Hillto� �� `� � ,� � � , Theatre.Lennie,played by Pete Starr,n�ir] � � �# � -- - DustV Hi�glres ns George. ��'��" �� . � �� " "�r ��: � � � � ,. #� �. . � ,� � � �� , a '�� __ >*�� . � �-<:r ' �g "�,�� i ,�.� �:li� � � �� .. . .: � � ° a �cti ' �,:e � , �,� ., , .. . � , . �. .....�, �� ti'�, �` � . ��, �,. ,t . �� `�J ,.:f .1 � .. �� A t'"^ s ,.,��.. � � � �s�,�.�� w • � , : �. � � f�.. ..C ^ , ' ,� �fi� " t.�, . ' � � ` � -; ��.. " - . �'°`— �� s�.z �e&�ti ' , � m � �, — ` ss � � _ , s` x_°�-- . 's �'��\..r ,. �, : '�'a --' '�, � f � _.✓� � �'4 ,p-'! � t �., i �,�. �t��. .,_ p�e Wno�ontr�buted tne�r nme ana t�ent�n We work as a team, and not as individuals, a myriad of ways are Ralph and Joy Hanson, Claire Gates,Jessie Ray,and Jim Chernoff. eylSliY2Ylg tT2Git Yl0 StOYIe 1S left unturned! They are honored each year at the annual � meeting where awards are given in their . � � names for current members of the theatre -� � MGiiritRlYliYlg' t�le jZigjleSt � family �.' ��' a ` quality of service and n A few years ago,the Board of Directors rec- ` � � ognized the need for paid staff,and today the _` -�� - e t h i c a l s t a n d a r d s � .' �, � .� role of FYecutive Director is in the competent � , �n the 2y�duSt1'�. `< hands of Donna Sellars.Mary Meserve acts +a�, �F ��j�y��`rt� ` as Development Director,and is responsible � � C for writing,directing and producing the ever- � popular Legends FUNdraising series.These � Z musical productions have paid tribute to "� � " � Judy Garland,Frank Sinatra,Patsy Cline,Nat - � '+; "� � King Cole,JohnnyCash and Roy Orbison. �� "_�;`.: �� M�SS�QN n Beginning February 23,Elvis will be in the . ��'_.��b - �� r��,�ESTATE p house for a five-week run.Andrea Stoner is ,,_ �";._.. : 6' administrator of the Academy of Creative � 798 Palm Street • San Luis Obispo N Theatre,the arm of the theatre geared to 0 train young actors and actresses.Plans are (805) 781-6060 • Fax: (805) 781-6050 • www.missionrealestate.net o afoot for expansion of this already-e�sting � 24 battles of the time.More importandy,as a � prisoner,he could not claim his throne , mm�i� ,,�.,�""'*��" ,. iipon the death of his father.An agreement � • ; '�� > �� was finally reached:Charles would be Wh at s i n � �� released...if he sent his three eldest sons to ��'�� Spain.In true royal fashion,the sons left as a ��`�� the father claimed his kingdom.At age 12, a Name y�� the Prince,but not heir apparent,came under the care of the Franciscan friars. By JOSBp�2 CClrOr6fZlltl . Louis and his older brother,Charles � \9artel,remained in Spain unri11295.Even ��; ' for a Prince,a life of exile was neither pleas- T � �iile time has changed most things �� ' ant nor luxurious.The sickly child grew V\/ for our City,there have been at �vithout a family and hoped to become a V least two constants...the Creek and Franciscan.Unfartunately,his older brother the name.There's no telling the age of the �;� � ��` y died and now Louis was next in line to the -n Creek as it wanders through our commwiit��. �.��'�� rhrone.Despite the extreme displeasure of � x �,� �� _� , However,it played an important part in the �� 'G� � �' his father,Louis became a Franciscan and placing of our Mission.It was essential that "� ' d �a� �vas named Bishop of Toulouse,France(an Missions be close to water as there needed honor he did not relish).Returning from a to be a plentiful supply for man,beast and trip to visit his sister,he died-probably irrigation.The site proved to be a good one ' "_ from pneumonia-on August 19,1297.He as the Mission has never been moved unlike �vas 23. many others including its four predecessors. The short and sad life of the Prince of Thus,the Creek served as a substantial con- , ,�njou would have slipped into history with tributor to the next constant...our name. scant attention if the young Louis had not We know exactly when we had a name.On e�ibited an extraordinary piery that September 1,1772,the legendary Padre Thc picntire of St.Louis is fi•om Mission Smi Ll�is impressed those who knew him.Soon mira- lunipero Serra bestowed the name on the Ol�is�o:A Pictor•ial Gi�i�e.P)zotoa�a p{i b��1'ini Olsoi� cles of healing were attributed to him lead- fifth Spanish spiritual ing to the canonization process begun in establishment...Mission San Luis,Obispo de 1308.He was canonized in 1317. Tolosa(Mission St.Louis,Bishop of Practically unknown today except to the Toulouse).Serra had no thought of founding a future pueblo,town or Order of Friars Minor-the Franciscans,St.Louis was an extremely city,but our name became well known throughout the territory as few popular saint for decades.While his Order has many saints to its credit, traveled north or south without a visit.The Mission was a place to stop St.Louis is special as he chose to renounce a kingdom here in hopes of and refresh before continuing on a difficult trip.Its central location has one to come. played an important role in its preservation...unlike other,more isolat- Few images remain of our ciry's namesake,but a painting of this ed missions. saint depicts a young man with a serene face in Bishop's robes over a The name didn't originate with Serra but with the Viceroy of New gray habit with a crown at his feet.While still a Prince of France,Louis Spain(Mexico).Indeed,it was his prerogative to select mission names. became a prince of his church. Serra picked ours from the Viceroy's list.He had other choices-San Unfortunately,we are all subjected to legends passing as history. Francisco,Santa Clara,or San Juan Capistrano.Instead,he chose a There are some who claim St Louis was Serra's favorite saint.Others royal saint for the"Prince of the Missions." have the Mission founded on the feast day of St Louis...the 19th of Who was this young prince,Franciscan,bishop and saint? August.Neither is true. Born most likely in Brignoles,France in February of 1274,Louis was Also,our name was not used here befare Serra's arrival.In fact,the the second son of Charles II of Anjou.As politics of the world were first place named after the French saint lies south of our ciry just north quite different then,the elder Anjou was heir to the throne of Sicily. of Santa Barbara.Another notable Franciscan,Fray Juan Crespi,travel- � While today in the modern nation of Italy,France then laid claim to the ing with an equally legendary Captain Gaspar de Portola,named the Q territory.Charles was captured by the Spaniards in one of the incessant site as an expedition traveled north from San Diego in search of the Z Bay of Monterey.It was Crespi...or the soldiers...who left many of the � earliest place names along the path of their difficult journey from San ' '"� Diego to the San Francisco Bay. � �, �� So what were we called before we were known as San Luis Obispo? � �. �� Crespi used saint and sacred names while the soldiers were less spiritu- � � al.To the milita ioneers,el llano de los ossos described the bears � �. � " ' U � � � �� „�j' � � �' they encounter d n the valley in early September of 1769.The name �,,,,�r=;�„� �. �- _ means Bear Plain rather than Vall e y o f t h e B e a r s.C r e s p i c h o s e L a 0 Etea1 Estate 113usiness�ttorney�Since 198fi �� Natividad de Maria Santisima,the feast day of the birth of Mary,the --� � mother of Jesus.Crespi's choice is remembered today in the name of � Matthew S. Kennedy the other Roman Catholic Church in town,The Nativity of Our Lady. ' So we are named after a heroic prince of both the temporal world t3r�>l,tt''.1tf{,t'ne�:� �� 1.��;1� o (France)and the spiritual(as a Bishop).While most everything has p ; (��5) 5!��#-�0�2 }�1�orte� {80�) :>�I�_;�{}�� }.`�� changed in the last 237 years since the Portola/Crespi visit,the name �N., 4��) ��97-5Q�}`� �l't�I� I�`ree has remained and spread to include the counry,streets,and many a� ,S] (!'?��pt;i �?�,�,�tii'�cl � � i.t,�l>tl�;:,��; l \u',.•ti!j bllSllleSSeS...eVeT1 ab$t�eStllp. Finally,our name is truly unique...there are no other communities � m;I:�ti�henne�i�•La�t=12ealty.c�,na in the world named San Luis Obispo. � wle�i�,�ienned}La�t�Real ty.coin , �� zs Hos rce a Partners OF THE CENTRAL COAST Gives a BIG thank you to the community for making our 4th Annual Hospice "Pardners"Hoedown f at the Dairy Barn on the Hearst Ranch such a success! � A special thank you to tlte following sponsors afzci donors: IN-FCIND HOEDOWN SUPPORTERS HOEDOWN"DONORS" NOEDOWN"DONORS" RAFFLE PRIZE SPONSORS Steve Hearst Sharon Holiand James Hali and Carol Forsythe Hall &DONORS Hearst Corporation Donald and Dixie Dechance Elizabeth Frost Nancy Slattery Rotary Club of Nipomo Jack and Felicia Cashin Mary Rizzoli Madonna Inn Restaurant Spencer's Fresh Markets Air San Luis James Tabb IV Corner View Restaurant F.McLintocks Snow Eiectric Meridee Doud Babe Farms Cabriilo Care Center Mr.and Mrs.Thom Brajkovich Aidelis Sausage Co. Hairport Elmer and Alta Johnson DOOR PRIZE SPONSORS&DONORS Doc Bumstein's Ice Cream Central Coast Drywall,inc. Richard and Catherine Luckett Mid-State Bank&Trust—A.G.Branch Firestone Walker Brewing Co. Johnski,Inc. Millicent James Tahoe Joe's Holland American Bulb Farms Ranch and Rental David and Lois Bruns Hands Galiery Monte Milts&The Lucky Horseshoe St.Anne's Byzantine Church James and Elizabeth Whitehead Madelyn's Apparel Band Crawford Multari&Clark Assoc. Bernhardt and Lorraine Luoma De Palo&Sons Buttonwood Farm Winery Tony Domingos Farming,Inc. John and Terrie Walter Vons—Marigold Center Fratelli Perata Winery White Ranch Company Roy Wiiliams Vons—Grover Beach Lucas&Lewellen Vineyards Dudley-Hoffman Mortuary Lioyd Dobney Trader Joe's Rota Winery WEDCO James Radcliffe Athlon Health&Fitness Treana Winery Mike and D.D.Patrick Sylvia Ward Serengetti West Robert and Ann Schiebelhut Sidney and Linda Kastner Gene and Shiriey Greer James Longabaugh,M.D. Nancy Slattery Eric Chesterman Ethel Lenz Hitching Post Justin Dantzer Mike and Barbara Hanchett Dale Jackson Mr.Smokes Smart&Final—Santa Maria Tan and Don Ernst Genie Domenghini ,1.,1.'s Market Smart&Final—San Luis Obispo Owen and Patty Eister Cheryi Corella Halcyon Store Harvey's Honey Huts Gaii 7horp Susan and Randy VanQuiil Classical Horseman Taylor Plus Rental Biilie Parks Geraldine Montgomery Meg's Garden Art and More The Keenan Carter Group David Brodie Christopher and Judith Money Village Framing Rancho Grande Motors Kathleen Ramberg&Don Ramberg, Gene and Flavia Gray Be�nett and Wiilis Hearst Castie M.D. Jim and Barbara Datter Village Papery Mission Country Disposal James and Barbara Davis Patterson Realty Wheel Fun Rentai John Summer—Central Coast Magazine Richard Thamas Ernest Gamble Heavenly Productions Gift Baskets KSBY—TV Gary and Muriel Harkins Emilie Rodrigues Sandy and Weldon Sons Spectrum Color images Carolee Fisher Zorrds Caf�and Cantina New Times Michael and Stella McEvoy RqFFLE PRIZE SPONSORS Jim Milier Security James and Sandra Copeland &DONORS HOEDOWN COMMITTEE MEMBERS SLO County Journal Barbara Teets AMTRAK Hale Conklin—Co-Chair Plus Magazine Bert and Karen Berringer Kimpton Group/Serrano Hotel Sue Conklin—Co-Chair Tawna Eisworth Ken and Gabby levine Browder Painting Company Peaches Olson Kristian J.Olson—AMS Entertainment �arcia Beaudoin Pacific Coast Home&Garden Mary Steei Cuiligan Water Kristi and Jim Jenkins Farm Suppiy Cindy Osgood Borah's Awards Art and Diana Hiatt Tahoe Joe's �ynn Garrison (fj Bruce Breault F.McLintocks Saloon&Dining House �anet Jeffery �"' Jane Fluegei F.Mclintocks Saloon Ron McEvoy HOEDOWN"SPONSORS" LaraineAliison � George Hearst,Jr. Har Roden Steamers of Pismo Toyota of San Luis Obispo �ames Cain Margie's Diner n �- Thoma Electric,Ina Taco Roco—SLO,Grover Beach � Herb and Debby Hoft Dom's Breakers Cafe = Mr.and Mrs.Loren Birra Jeff and Shellie Anderso� '� � Jerry Fissori Ma Cowitz Dei Monte Cafe Robert Wendt ry Alex's Bar-B-Q Thank � Donald and Carol Vest Brad's Restaurant John and Yvonne Edmisten Robert and Sally Young L Helen"Sammie"Bankston gillie Jean Goodrich Marie Callender's p Walter Joha�sing Branch Street deli C Jack and Leona Kendrick pismo Fish&Chips � � Marjorie Crutchfield �ohn Loftus �O� � The Quarter Deck Basil Twist r HOEDOWN"PQRONERS" Ken and Penny Berryhill Del's Pizzeria and Italian Restaurant Custom House � ' Dynamic Electric Company Shiela O'Bienis Rose's Landing The Mortgage House,Inc. Richard and Jennifer Porter Spyglass Inn Restaurant � San Luis Village Apartments Frederick Glick ��,'W O Carol Kiessig Steven Morales A.J.Spurs G.P.Hackman John and Fredene Maulhardt Spirit of San Luis Restaurant � Laura Coats and Thom Schulz Robert and Ann Schiebelhut Firestone Grill � U er Crust Trattoria � Julius Mondello Elizabeth Thornton pp N Karl and Cindy Wittstrom Chariene Korsgaard Gus's Grocery O O d� Zg / �,,,�, � came a legal assurance as to municipal o�vner- ��{;'�.=�'n��. ._�<m . ,�c'� �� .�- -'�� ship of the town.A key act passed in 1868"to _�mm�� settle the title to land"in San Luis Obispo led ,f`�� '�'�'��'�' �— - to another act to reincorporate the town of To Be or 55A�i��s°� '" San Luis Obispo...again...in 1872(this was ��: 'f ��` �-�f" ,{''' � "' '� numberfour). `' � ��' � � � In the meanwhile,the town Trustees were N o�t T o 1856 Y[ARS 2006 ,�'�;, ,-�Q. � ' ��•i e`r`��''�'� � ,rl�°$ oi°ia��i e i t z";�4 '� �� fl171e t0 SeCUIe t1T1E t0 tOWTl 1111CjS(SI1�1�Y12SS than 600 acres)for$1.25 an acre in 1871.The p� J9�ir evTE�'� Federal patent...signed by President Ulysses S. �C... Grant...for the town site was not granted to ��0�� the municipaliry but to Charles H.]ohnson,a Tl�e picture is from the ncn�nl ciry key figure in these early years,to hold"in per- By Joseph Carotenuti or�lirrartce crented i�i i8;g. petual trust"for the residents.Johnson may Photoa�n�lt b��Tint Olsor� have actually paid the fee to the Federal Land ile many communities may cele- office as the town was constantly struggling to brate the Sesquicentennial of their generate revenue. incorporations as towns,San Luis already voted for a Board of Trustees the previ- Thus,after buying the town site,surviving Obispo has just begun a series of ous January.At that time,the Counry Court four different incorporations and a variety of Sesquicentennials!After our first incorpora- Judge ordered an election to fulfill the require- elections and laws,the town of San Luis tion by the Legislature on February 19, 1856, ments of the 1856 Act.Ordinances were Obispo was a legal entiry in"perpetual succes- we repeated the process three more times. passed with the earliest surviving ones dating sion"according to the Legislature. °Perpetual" Here's what happened. from February l,1858. here meant about five years.Town status ter- The Sacramento lawmakers repealed the Nonetheless,another election was held by minated when San Luis Obispo became a city. 1856 Act on Apri129, 1858.Thus,the town of the end of August 1858. Again,starting on There were Trustee meetings before 1870. San Luis Obispo ceased to legally exist.The September 24,a new"series"of laws were However,the first preserved town minutes residents...many who must have wondered passed and local rule survived for a few more date from May of that year with Dr.W.W.Hays how the county seat could not be a years. as Chairman.Between 1870 and 1876 there town...decided to rely on an older law. Responding to a developing state as well as were siY Boards of Trustees.With reelection of In 1850...even before Statehood...a general economy,the Legislature again passed an Act some members,a total of 19 members guided Act was passed by the Legislature addressing of Incorporation in 1863(this was number the official township by passing laws and reso- town incorporations.Under this Act,there three).The relatively brief law detailed how lutions and attempting to pay for services needed to be a majoriry of at least 200 resi- the municipaliry was to grant deeds to those from a town taY that usually ranged from$1 to dents to sign a petition requesting incorpora- who could provide evidence as to their $1.25 per hundred-dollar valuation.Municipal tion.While women and children were counted "peaceable and actual possession"to property taxes were in addition to those levied by the in any census,only men signed petitions.In within the town limits.By Ordinance,a fee of County and State. 1850 there weren't 200 residents...let alone at $5 was collected for lots under a half an acre. Dr.Hays also served on the last town least 101 men in the settlement.That changed Beyond two acres,the charge was$5 an acre. Trustee Board as a member.In 1876,the newly and on August 10, 1858,the residents present- Legal ownership of land had been a major incorporated°Ciry°of San Luis Obispo ed their petition to the Board of Supervisors issue in Califomia since statehood in 1850 but required the election of a Mayor and five who immediately granted incorporation.This was still unsettled in the town.While there members of a°Common"Council.The Mayor was the second time we were officially a town. was a municipal corporation called the town did not vote-unless there was a tie-but The Supervisors also ordered another elec- of San Luis Obispo,the municipality did not could veto any Ordinance proposed by the tion for town Trustees.To the residents this own the land within its borders. Council.It was also his duty to nominate men undoubtedly seemed redundant as they had With a Federal survey of California in 1868 for municipal positions but the CouncIl had to approve his selections. There was an ominous beginning as the • first Mayor...S.P.Mc Dougall...did not serve � (j� !� his entire year term.After calling for 19 meet- � 1'�../�� '' '}�j �`�n ��J j�� ings in 12 weeks,he stopped attending.The �d� 4 4� t i�G � L � � � Governor replaced him since he was absent ,' � L � from his duties without"permission"from the � _ �� • "` Council. As with their predecessors,regular � � :. � attendance by some members was only a � � ' vague concept.Many meetings were cancelled O � . �,�� ; , for lack of a quorum. U � _�� ` i, As to be expected,this"perpetual"form of Q �� local rule lasted eight years.However,more on -� � the various legal transformations of the "Ciry" � ' �� at another time. • �i �.1��!ti r "�-_ ,.��._ - ' � So...who's up to planning the p - � Sesquicentennial celebrations in 2008,2013, p ��-�=-='��'�-�� 2022,and 2026z? N � � `��,��_�,� ��. ,�,�-�` Learn More About It! In the Ciry Hall rotun- ; ��--! �� da,there are plaques listing the City officials o ��>�r��,��s�� ;' � "� � from 1870.Myron Angel's History of San Luis '� � Obispo County provides some information of V 25 JoAe Larta Snn Lats Ubispo 80,i S�tt-�4t1 � � 0 �_��'� � � the ciry of the same name. _ IriIYIL�Illty .�rnonthly col►unn desig�zecl to provoke �j�i� ��IOme �, �lf`d�G'Il insightnnd aciion for more prorla�crive �"' ' relntio►iships nt home,at work n�:d _ around the community. • '�� Make All Your W �� SOO�L �� - count�nmen-rn � �as in `fihe Barll�� Maiter Most � - � �, - �.'��, By Iesse Sostrin � � - • �M�f�. `�.� ,� �. , ur personal and professional success can be measured in large -�, n , ��" �, � ��,�;" '� �part by the qualiry of our relationships. , � �� '� °�� "�� " � .�� All of our relationships flourish and decline one conversation at a �'� .� � �,"� �� ""`"" ��x time and the artfulness and courage to have these conversations in � � �`._� �r'�` � �. � � positive,constructive ways gives us an immediate opportuniry to reach �sw� _ �'�"�'"�"�' „ � greater levels of success in all aspects of our lives. "�, � � 'y�� It is important to recognize the influence of everyday conversations, ' " f`��' � y even when they don't rise to the]evel of the dreaded°difficult conver- � �+�t � � sation."How many times have you been in a discussion about a prob- ' lem that starts with"We should have talked about this sooner,but...?" 4 �_ It is the everpday conversations that help us avoid this rype of pent up , � � � �� ' ` � frustration of things left unsaid or misunderstood.But how can we talk k `""� `.�'`��' . a "�� ` � about things sooner before they rise to the level of a problem or crisis? �� ; � : �"�� '� We can do that byleaming,practicing and consistentl�using a conver- �° �' � sation format that helps us communicate effectively. �� .�� . "� The following is a simplified version of this format that can be used �`"- ' �"� � � ��":� for a variery of conversations.Try it out by jotting down a few key �� ;? x,,��' � "` � words or phrases in each area prior to your interaction. �� n��,� �,� �� _ � �-� � ,� Step 1)Describe the situauon,including specific behaviors,in objec- � , s� ' � � ,� , tive terms �� " �`� � � ��'�'* ,� ��'�.t' � Step 2)Put words to your feelings and express the impact of the situ- �� ^ ��o-� � adon �,� Step 3)Make a clear request and state what you want � ��:,�� Step 4)Ask for a response � .�,�� : ' ;..` � �� Prior to the conversation,determine what an ideal time and place is YOU�LLil�t 500Il llOt�1I.Il� e�� and who needs to be a part of the conversation.And if you can,prac- y tice the conversation out loud by walking through steps 1 -4.Finally, ` � �� ' � as you put the above conversarion structure into practice,be sure to �� W�� z_ �`� �w:� ��"' �`�� avoid the following pitfalls: `�� " ' �� '��, •Being overly casual-failing to recognize the right moment to say �, �" w � y�,�E •� even the simplest things in a meaningful way is a missed opportuniry � •� - � �" � �`„� that rarely comes back around. � �� '�� •Listening poorly and worrying too much about what you are going ��,�"�°� � �J�° �, � � �� to say-every conversation is a two-way street and the impartance of ` �": ='��. , � �� listening cannot be overstated.Listening is not simply waiting for your `"' ` �"��`= � ' �r turn to speak;it is the act of suspending your own thought process to �� ,- � understand others'perspectives. `� '� , k �.�° •Feeling defensive-when defensiveness kicks in,we tend to revert � �.,. �'.��.�.. �� ' to unproductive forms of communication that stall our conversations. ��isi�-�i'i,r 1>��,��,r go�,a>ue dispL��s of homc Rather than judging,threatening or diagnosing their behavior out of decor,Lnd countless unique gifLc defensiveness,try to respond with empathy. In our personal and business pursuits,we often lose sight of the I�lti"�)l�l�'S��711�l('ll�)��('tO�x'1'1�)tli, � importance of these simple conversations that serve as the foundation (�OI11P ti('P lt�lll�lt for our relationships.Lee Iacocca said that"business,after all,is noth- j��l('lf1C'��U�ltit HOIllf'C��UYI('l l� � ing more than a bunch of human relationships."The next time you have the opportuniry to build a deeper and stronger personal or busi- � ness relationship through a conversation,imagine what's possible �� '�"�`' when we make every word count when it matters most. ��,,�'�� jesse Sostrin is tlie CEO of Creative Mediation,a non-profit dispr�te resoliction � firm based in SarzLuis O�ispo,CA. Ln adc�itiora to his career ira mediation,Mr. ��«��t�� '��'h,ir;i_�1��.•��n I.iii��Olii��w� �,�� '� Sostrin also provides nzanagement coruulring nncl execr�tive coachi�ag services to J-��1-,`�1�� a wide range of oiganizations and tlzeir leaders.E-mc�il your questions to}aim at: jesse@sostrinconsulti�ag.com arid they nzay be nnswered in a fi�ture column. 28 �mm�� e . ' !!€ � �� +��` � � z � � .�. � ,y� `� '"�'.�, � .�a,� ,�a , -�. � A Travel Odyssey �� . ,� � , _: �w ,. . � F� Something's Afoot in ` � �� : ,` � � • x _, Mo'acar and �^ -� � ��, _ _ . � . J . � ��' -�� Tiur�re, Sp�a�n - , , � � � Part 1 of 2 �� .�� - �� :: � � Story and photos by � � � � � � � � �_ .4 � � � � � 1h '"��15��*� ' < Vicki Leon and Stan Thompson �'�� h � J� ' ` w' . . �r � ��_"' � � c�.�.r«im j ., /' �� a � .':�. c =. �' "s �—�- � , d t . +M' �" � �' "`� L�..�.--_--� :�, ;;,�, '�" ,r�'.:. �`` �,y z�+ ` .�� a�• � '�� ,,.��` ;'� �� < ___ t= �'� : '. 1 � � �„� ��R�» , ' Une of t�uo tast}�mo�aster�uelias atllujcicar's shindig. �} `, .�� ;�b A� �. � �� - _ �-^ � 6� building in time fle�bility.Give yourself extra West sets still attract the unwary.Murcia is time,and you can take advantage of what fate loaded with untouristed towns whose names �_ � F � ` °� drops into your lap. roll off the tongue like a tangy tinto:Lorca, '`� � ��"��, �� That's what happened when we got to the Cartagena,Totana.Up close,the romance dis- � vast,largely unheralded region between appears.This sunburnt landscape is chock- Alicante and Almeria.Our normal scheme of ablock with chemical plants,cement factories, his is a tale of two pueblos,located in an flying into a nearby ciry,then getting to village and tomato greenhouses.We immediately unglamorous,hard-to-get-around life by train or bus,failed to work.We had to dubbed them°grayhouses:"their shoddy plas- region of Spain.So why tell you about modify our purist stance by renting a car at tic hemispheres stretched as far as the eye them? Alicante airport,then heading south through could see. As we've said before,certain tactics up your Murcia to Almeria province. It took a long hot day to reach Almeria chances of a memorable vacation:doing In the 1960s,this unforgiving desert terrain province but when we saw Mojacar,all was online research(for lodgings,weather,festi- served as a film location far what were known forgiven.A princess among hill pueblos,it vals);finding the prime location as a base;and as spaghetti westerns.Several hokey Wild- rises like a three-scoop vanilla cone out of the � � � � � � • A Real Estate Campany � e = Se�'��ijt�; YOU KNOW US. 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Unlike most oversized dishes prepared to beat some Guinness record,Spaniards know � � �� ._; how to cook a delicious paella for 250.In a '" `� �' �� pan the size of a small skating rink,we watched the men fry kilos of chicken,rabbit, �ind lamb,stirring the ingredients with long wooden rakes as they added veggies,rice, , shrimp,and the garlic-saffron mix that gives the dish its perfume and golden color.We � were shameless;like the townspeople,we � • `� ,�: � v � �vent back for heaping seconds,washed down � � � � ��i " � ,��;� by cold beer—then sat,contentedly burping, r+ „ � to watch kids in exquisitely hand-sewn �� v ��k� , k�� andaluz costume beg their parents for �' y3 ; ��*�.�..�a• . � . w :,. American-inspired junkfood. Although its population hovers around Village kirls s�ort tr•rrclitional hancbnrrde Flamenco dancergives nn eniotionnl 10,000,Mojacar gets its share of the European fiesta oi��ts. c{im•ge to t{�e fiesta. tourism market,drawn by its uncrowded beaches and untrampled charm.Using the surrounding hills of dusry chocolate.We got labyrinth,its nine rooms boasting stellar views bus service,we shuttled from sunbathing near there late afternoon,just as the street lanterns and fabulous bedsteads.(Next time,I'll nab palapa-style beach bars to trolling local flea were winking on. the kingly tub and appointments in room#1.) markets,studded with local artwork and cool Its classic Spanish setup dates to medieval After dinner,we headed for the main plaza, collectibles. times:a steep,easily defended hill village, where twisty streets filled with shops and To finish each day,we began again at located a mile or two from its own beach port eateries begin.By the time we made a circuit, Mojacar's plaza,sauntering upwards through of the same name and municipality. flamenco musicians were setting up in the its labyrinth of sugar-cube houses,stopping at Climbing the serpentine hill to Mamabel's, plaza.As day turned to silky night,we lingered now-familiar tavernas to take on tapas of our new home,we headed for the nearest vit- over sherry and watched a dancer do an emo- boiled shrimp before reaching the top.From des.From its terrace restaurant we drank in tional siguiriya while the singer and guitarist the half-ruined medieval castle,we surveyed the turquoise waters far below while wetting gave us goosebumps. our new domain,deeply content to tarry in a our whistles with Albarino white,then We'd planned to move on after two nights; village where we'd only meant to say I-iola! downed a savory dinner of homemade pate upon learning that one of the town's celebra- And Adios! with chutney,vegetarian paella,and a moun- tions began later that week,we opted to stay tain of calamari that rivaled Mojacar's own put.Another travel tip:get yourself in place (continued next month) summit.This family-run hotel is a cliffside prior to the shindig. i'+ .- , �/ZC' l�/L[.!/ -LC[C� L�l�' 11-t.'. . . �� Goast Family �, � � a �'ICJN �� ° � � � , , � � � u� a . , , o E:� �o,�;� ��VIC� , N�� : z � � � ..� � COMMITTED TO AFFORDt#BLE CREIvIATION CARE ,- � ^ ` A short distance from North ��/" (%C�1.t' .�f�- lC�I��St'l( �tK�S 'C�I�L�.��+ � or South County.All z arrangements handled locally � � OPEN MON-FRI AT 11 A.M. • SAT AT 4 P.M. • CLOSED SUNDAYS • and no membership required. p � Call 54(-0984 1865 MONTEREY � for more information. S 44-18 6 5 �` 2 I3iguera n' www.1865.COM � San Luis Obispo,CA � rn 30 Qualifications of the Teachers and Aides. Ideally the teacher has a �mm�� BA degree with substantial course work(24 college-level units)in Early � Our Schools Childhood Education. Classroom aides and assistants should have an Associate Arts degree also with a specialty in Early Childhood Education,usually from a communiry college. In our county,Cuesta � How To Choose A College provides an excellent Early Childhood Education certificate program and many of our preschool teachers and aides have attended �,,, ��T�SChQQl this preparation program. Although a BA is clearly desirable,the lack � of a degree does not by itself inean that the preschool lacks qualiry. By Dr.Julian Crocker However,it is very important that the staff of the preschool show evi- County Superintendent dence of continued formal training in the Early Childhood Education � Of SC{ZOOZS field leading to a Bachelor's Degree. Parents should not hesitate to inquire about the education level of the preschool staff and the current f mhere are about 2400 four-year- in-service training requirements for all staff. I predict that within the 1 old children in our counry and next 10 years,there will be an Early Childhood teaching credential S many of them do not have adopted by the state,and this credential will be required of preschools access to a quality preschool. In the past this would not have been receiving public funds. E viewed as much of a problem. However,recently there is a growing The Adult-Child Ratio. The quality standard is a ratio of one adult awareness by many parents that a qualiry early childhood leaming for every ten children with a m�imum class size of 20 children. This � experience is very important for later school success. Also,there is means that a classroom of 20 children will have at least two trained increasing research pointing to die value of a qualiry preschool experi- adults,a teacher and an assistant or aide. Smaller class sizes and fewer ence in building the foundation for a child's early learning in language children per teacher mean that children have greater opportunities for 1 and numeracy. Unfortunately,not all parents recognize attendance at attention from the adults and they can receive more individual care. a quality preschool as important for their child's success in school. Again,research confirms the value of low adult-child ratios as a factor With California's rigorous learning standards for our students,it is characterizing quality preschool programs. A few visits to a preschool ir essential that all children have a strong foundation at the beginning of can answer this question for parents. b their school experience. Unlike kindergarten,preschool is offered by a Age Appropriate Learning Standards.The important point here is p great variery of providers,both public and private,and parents have that there is a planned course of study that is based on early learning a� the responsibility to make the choice for their children. It's not as sim- standards and expectations recognized by either the state or a recog- T ple as going to your neighborhood elementary school down the street. nized early childhood professional organization. These standards S� Since the selection of a preschool is up to parents,here are some should also be linked to the learning standards established for kinder- suggestions about what to look for when choosing a quality preschool. garten and the primary grades in our public schools. These expecta- D These are also the characteristics that research has found to be posi- tions should be comprehensive and include all aspects of child growth e<, tively correlated with effective school readiness programs. and development including physical well-being,motor development, Ja social/emotional development,learning sryles,language develop- c� �� ment and cognition,and general knowledge. c� . , . . , . , , . . .. , Safe,Clean and Attractive Learning Environment. The physical ti� � L I N D A M O O D-B E L L � � setting of the preschool is perhaps the easiest characteristic to judge Lt"'""1g�t"te" because of its visibility. There should be adequate indoor and outside p] space for children and appropriate areas for eating. Leaming materi- p� � � . . _ a1s should be attractive,age appropriate,and appeal to all of our a� CREATING THE senses-visual,auditory and kinesthetic. The learning materials D � • . � � . MA�GIC OF � � � ' ' ' �� hould also be changed regularly and be used to reinforce the learn- st , . , , , ., in standards. 01 •, ,,. . , Parent Education and Support. A qualiry preschool program C� �� includes an active parent education component. Regular classes are pl • ..• . • IZeld and the preschool staff is accessible to parents for assistance. ro Yarents should be encouraged to volunteer in the ciassroom and � � FOR YOUR CHILD! . i i, receive appropriate training. The Parent Co-op programs offered by Z � „ . . . , , our Adult Education programs are excellent examples of this parent te � •. •. •. ... •,. education characteristic. re � ? Parents,ediacarrns,und yrufessionals nre invited li� � to jnin us at our complimentary Fa11 Events. lo � Cal1 today for details and to RSL'7? •'• • ' ' - � �s�� f�� H • (,� ' M ' E fo � •- `� �t� �` �CARE - GIVER pi C � ii. �` � .� �� S E R V I C E S fo U � , : , � � .. . ��'�"� m �' O : ._�. <['ro�c,sia7rr�l(�r ,l�[crnaged ar � � � -1 to 2� NC7U'R IN-NC3ME CARE bf � � ��w�. • i ' ,. •.•� • �+ � • Compatihility C�uaranteed t1� � �� -� �� $�$ p � , � ' • �ff�rdable Races re �� O �..�a th N � .�+��.• , . • State& Fedcral Comylianc '_� } th � � �� 541-3836 ,�,�,,�� . � � _ liae�e�!vo P��,�e x�„ne nE 0 406 Higuera St.,Suite 120 in San Luis Obispo $ � � �� ss�1-815G (888) 439-8800 p� � ��' �,,.�w.homccarc-�iver.com 9� �mm�� '� . '��°� � , � -' � The Institute also needs 31 � _�p �,y = mentors and sponsors for the �'. '��x`� ` � loung Scientists Awards a�. , .� 1 ; ��;,,� 6anquet that they are holding The .� s � . s - -�� ' un Friday,November 3,2006 ''�r�: ,� '.' ��" ;�� , ��"'� '' trom 6-10 p.m.at the Madonna ' Inn in San Luis Obispo.This D�� '""�' , '` ��vent is designed to encourage C,O�� ` �� .��;, � � ' � �*,` liigh school and college stu- ,� � � �'` �lents to pursue careers in sci- ��t�t�� '�� , �� [� ence,health,and technology. 5tudents submit an application `� � ' 4 and conduct original research for the Advancement of ¢ �� ;" '"-,� ''"" under the guidance of a men- SCIQIICQ d11d TQC�1110�0 �� ` ;�� tor scientist.If their project is � '��` � "� � � � �� '`=` selected,the student will EdllClt1011 _ design a poster and prepare a project,��uilrling o S��ience Discoi�ers�f�istitute short presentation of the proj- By M6ZlSSGI f�bl'Lll'Y1011lt,Z ect to be given during the con- ference banquet.A panel of teachers and scientists will judge the research and select first,second,and third-place winners,who will e ve all heard that fewer science courses are being taught in receive scholarships and prizes.All students will receive a plaque for schools,that student scores in science are declining,and that their efforts and the grand-prize winner will also get a trophy to be dis- our country has fallen behind the rest of the developed world played at his or her school. in the number of scientists and engineers we produce.It's easy to Sponsors for the conference can be individuals or businesses.An blame politicians,teachers,parents,and a host of others for these individual sponsorship runs$90 or more and includes dinner for two problems.But instead of assigning blame,local residents Cathie Babb at the banquet,dinner for your sponsored young scientist,and a young and Denick Lavoie have elected to do something to make it better. scientist plaque.A business sponsorship is$150 or more and includes That something is the Discovery Institute for the Advancement of dinner for two at the banquet,dinner for your sponsored young scien- Science and Technology Education. tist,a young scientist plaque,and a linked icon on the Institute website Cathie came up with the idea of building an exploratorium on the acknowledging your business and sponsorship.For further information Dalidio property in San Luis Obispo and Derrick had a long-time inter- on becoming a sponsor or mentor far this event,contact Derrick est in founding a discovery center to enhance science learning.Last Lavoie at 238-0299 or IavoieC�institutefordiscovery.org. January,the two presented their ideas at a public meeting and began a As the driving forces behind the Discovery Institute,Derrick Lavoie campaign to build a Discovery Center on an as-yet unknown site."The and Cathie Babb have been involved in local education for many years. concept is to promote informal learning outside of school and also to Lavoie came to San Luis Obispo in 1965,graduated from Cal Poly,and tie in with the school curriculum,°says Lavoie. received his masters degree in biology.He then earned a doctorate Thus far,they have put together plans for a building,a business degree in biology at Florida State.He has since taught high school and plan,and a board of directors to launch the endeavor.They have made college in formal and informal settings and currently teaches at Cuesta presentations to communiry groups and civic leaders and have College.He is widely published in science and technology education, appeared on the Dave Congalton Show to let the public know what the and his most recent book,Models of Science Teacher Preparation: Discovery Institute is all about.They have also established non-profit Theory Into Practice is being used in science teacher preparation pro- status so they can receive tax deductible donations towards their goal grams worldwide.Lavoie is the Executive Director of the Discovery of establishing the San Luis Obispo Discovery Center.This Discovery Institute. Center will include hands-on interactive e�ibits,an IMAX theater,a Babb,who serves as the Director of the Discovery Center Task Force, planetarium,an observatory,a conference faciliry,teaching class- has lived in San Luis Obispo almost all her life.A mother of eight chil- rooms,research labs,a teacher resource center,and an organic farm dren,she received her AA degree from Cuesta College and BS degree and organic restaurant. from Cal Poly.After teaching Lamaze classes for nineteen years,she Their mission is"To enhance science,mathematics,health,and now works as the Division Assistant for Biological and Physical Uj technology education through educational programs,research,and Sciences at Cuesta College. �'"' resources that provide necessary skills and knowledge for successful 0 lives in the new millennium."This will be achieved by partnering with Elect The Common Sense Candidate (� local schools,colleges,and businesses to create learning experiences O for people of all ages.There will be after-school programs,in-school � programs,professional development for teachers,research programs -� for students and scientists,family-wellness programs,and much � more."We envision the Discovery Center drawing visitors from 'Y� � O around the world to the San Luis Obispo area,"says Babb."It would �Qi e be good for tourism as well as for lifelong learning in the communiry." C o n n e r Fo r p z The Discovery Center will be financed by public and private dona- � tions,grants,and fund-raising events.The board of directors is cur- • • rendy exploring major funding sources and also encourages those in S L O C�ty C o u n e i I � the community who are interested in helping to become a member of n the Institute.The$25 yearly membership fee entitles you to a � � newsletter,announcements,and discounts for events.Sign up for � membership on the website at www.institutefordiscovery.arg or mail ~` N payments to Discovery Institute, 1342 Wilson Ct.,Arroyo Grande,CA o 93420.Other donations of any size are also welcome. Paid for by Friends ond Committee to Elect Terry W.Conner for SLO Ciry Council � 32 `�„�1I11IY1LlIl1� � � �" . O�f S 1� ; R� p Cuesta College Emer�tus � By Janis Wyman Mayfield � Pf'Og�'"d111 — wf�iting Bits and Pieces � The writing thnt nppears iri tiiis space is the ivork of students o woke up today.I have not seen her eyes since she closed � enrolled in Writing Bits arid Pieces of Personal History(e�ncoll 401). �them four months ago when a fall chill filled the air and � The class,taught by Dinne Hnlstecl,is one of rrinny offerifags of the smoke wafted from my neighbor's chimney.I visited Mo and Ci�esta College Emeritiu College,n progrnrn of no fee classes irz art, her sister,Sammy,bi-monthly while they remained almost lifeless in an i inusic,liternture,writing,yogn,photogrnphy,senior health,and many insulated hibernation box in our garage. z otlaer subjects,directed nt those over 50.Far irafor�natiorz nboi�t clnsses "Hi,Mo.You're awake." r go to www.Cuesta.edu,click on Quick Links,aiad choose Erneritus; No answer.Califomia desert tortoises do not communicate with � email sbru�n@cuestn.edir,or caU 546-3121. sound except for a whoosh of legs and head retreating if I startle the E unsuspecting creatures.Sammy wakes up slowly,preferring to sleep in, f but not Mo,the more aggressive of the sisters.She instantly creeps f from the box. r New �ame for us�..More o�atlon�� '�'� ��u "I must get you to water." � I lift the heavy,round body into a shallow pan.Mo lowers her front 1 half,leaving her rear in the air,like a muscle-car with Hijackers T`�.She �� . �`� ' ��4 , � drops her head and slowly draws water through her mouth.Leaving i �` her head down,she blows bubbles when she exhales.Strong muscles f .:..��_�� ' ��` . ,�� ;. ,,, '�� in her outstretched reptilian neck contract and release in rhythmic t � :�"° ' swallows.Twenry minutes later,she lifts her head and slowly moves � � �. . � � �{ ��,,� from her drinking pool.Legs and face darkened and shiny from the � �� , '^ ��,,� water,she looks like she needs a towel and bathrobe.She smacks her f j.� � �'" lips and I see a bright pink tongue inside.Relieved to see the color,I t "'^ now know she has awakened healthy,not anemic. c � �M `� � I see Sammy's eyes open,and strong legs move to turn the cumber- � j � some body.I place her in the shallow water.She repeats the same Y ', ancient ritual as her sister while Mo crunches a romaine leaf. s ' c � The Darnell/Eichler � I , � °��. � ' �:� s � � ��. � _��. r �� v� � �=��, '� � �� -� �- ;� � r .�� s r �, .z� :�� a , � a� � � � �� ,� � � S � � : ��: �.s�.= � g DAVE BELMONT KEVIN Dl'l CA12Y ADLER � ti � .� � t� , Talbot-Caesur�Seider��szdrez��ce is r�� - n � 7� Q �1�'ll �11tC'7'1lC��1011Q1 0 f�.11�l f 01"111ll IY1514Y'6a1i.' , Craig 5.llarnell.B.c. >t�idia D�d>ar.B_4. ic hn I Fichlcr�P(�iP � .: : ':'�:, Cr.lillllLU IlA VA�I.V_ it , '.�rc�i ��.�r_il�, _.�. 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Thanksgiving,Christmas,New Year's, Not knowing their sex until full develop- In late fall,Sanlmy and Mo enter the dog- Valentine's Day,and Presidents'Day. ment at ten years or more,we gave them house as they do each day at sunset,but this Spring comes early ro our house.Each year generic names.The larger of the two we time,with a difference.They scratch.And some primeval clock tells our domesticated named Samson,and the other Ke-mo-sa-be, scratch and scratch and scratch.The neigh- tortoises to arise the first week of March. or Mo,because of a dark mask around her bors hear the constant scraping and inquire Whatever the weather,[am always happy to eyes.We kept the hatchlings in a terrarium the what it is.Instinctually,the tortoises scratch see them. first year,and each subsequent year their enclosure in our backyard included more ter- ritory.In an area separated from our dogs by a picket fence,the tortoises enjoy non-toacic landscaping and a heated doghouse. • � Sammy,the well-behaved one,rarely gets � � �� into trouble.But not so with Mo.She likes to �� •� explore.She roams the fence line,pushing each picket.One time she found a loose one and escaped for a few hours,so she never S L O A G I N G gives up hoping that it could happen again. She climbs the rock pile and gets high-cen- I N S T 1 T U T E tered,legs dangling,reminding me of rock- crawling in our Jeep.Or she digs under the . ,� shadowy ferns,making herself almost invisi- �� "� ., � �`�'�� ble in the ray and brown earth beneath.Or ��""` g - Combinir�,q the latest she tries to climb the fence,stretching verri- -` �� , LrLIZOUl�Z072S ll2 Cll2tl-(zC,Jll2,g Clltl� call5�on hind legs and toppling backward. � In a tortoise-imposed game of hide-and- ��',•�� lxG'St�te�lC II2eC�LCLl26. seek,I often find Mo flipped upside-down, �� '�� ,��s �- waving her legs frantically far help,or worse, morionless in a puddle of excretions,signs of � �; ,, a desperate struggle to right herself.In the � desert,the leg-flailing carves a crater in the ' "' sand and lowers the tortoise.Legs can then �► ` ��_� „� `�' '� reach ground to turn the shell over.If not,the n� '� � �� hot sun may kill them.In our tortoise enclo- �� sure,half concrete-pavers and half dirt and �� '� ` grass,Mo tries until e�austed,then gives up � ,, � w�. ,: to wait for rescue. � �" ` Guests frequently show surprise to watc h , �"� � �� the tortoises come when I call.Not quickly, r'`�� ` �� > : ..� . �� , :� mind you,but surely. ,. E HEALTHY � �°�x� "Sammy,Mo,I have lettuce for you." � �NS'�Q� �� .., With much effort,Mo lifts her weight onto � � stubby legs and navigates toward me from O ick avers.From �O �T AT ANY A�E O sunnmg herself on warm br p C� the doghouse,Sammy tums her unwieldy � � shell and hurries to claim her share.Mo " plants herself atop the veggie pile so her sis- • Inereased Vitality � Cellulite Reduction • Bioidentical Hormones � ter cannot et to it.If I feed Samm in an • • FDA A roved Needleless � g y • Improved Libido Body Scuipting pp ` alternate location,Mo changes direction and plops herself on the new food. • Facial Rejuvenation • BOtOX Mesotherapy � Both are picky eaters.Sammy prefers broc- Z a coli,and Mo prefers zucchini.They both �' agree on yellow roses over pink or red. Philip BOrgBrdt, MD Call 540-5544 for a FREE Consultation • Neither cares much for grass.An optimum Board Diplomat Anti-Aging www.SLOaging.com � tortoise diet should consist mostly of grass, Board Certified Internal Medicine r* so I sneak some into their daily veggies, 628 California Boulevard,Suite f San Luis Obispo p In the California Medical Center � petals,and leaves,and sprinkle with calcium � � powder for healthy shell-development N The mountain of greens and blooms the , � ."��< ��"� �� o four-legged tanks consume increases to twice o� � � �a�_-': �"� � zike,so he had a fe�v � � *" �� ' �amphlets printed �mm�� - � iescribing 12 hikes ` {� � '�'�� _'_lat could be done in `� day and placed Robert Stone �- � ��, hem in local stores. � hey sold quickly.He �� . j � �- �,., ijid the same for � +� ;., � � .�� ellowstone National • � �1 "'�,� Park,and they too O� � ��'� '� � ��ere sought after. � �` - "A light went off." ByShirleyPowell ,� "� ' �` � �= Stone realized a need � � k ` , " eusted."I d never t��u,H��E�„R��,;,, or people like myself who hike and � ��.« �� ' ' � � . �� tliought about writ- 1 explore locally,the guideline ing."He compiled J � rnore hikes.Throu , a� ,, , , � "bible"is Robert Stone's Day Hikes gh - - on the California Central Coast.A 2006 v�i;a,�.e��i-riu��io�;s�„t zt. _�� , ,_� ..•,-.• �ial and error,he 1e Second Edition,Day Hikes around San Luis learned how to put a book together and find a distributor.His career E� �,�;,Y, :' Obispo,is in book stores now.Fans are buying producing Day Hikes was launched. w it because it adds 57 new hikes for a total of Stone was born in Santa Monica;Linda in Montana.Both are enthu- �� '�� 1 2 8. Every map is new,an d detai le d regiona l siastic out doors peop le.T heir Mon tana home,on 2 0 acres,inc lu des a �� E. � ` '� maps have been added. stream,pond,and pasture.They live there in summer and now that the C ` ' °The hikes range from half a mile to 12 books are so successful,spend winter at Shell Beach.This arrangement sf miles,so everyone should find a hike geared allows opportunities to explore and write about areas they enjoy the e� for him.°Stone's Day Hikes books appeal to most.Linda accompanies Robert on the hikes.Occasionally she'll stay e: seriou��i.��, u�unis�vitll young children,oldsters,tourists,and locals home with their yellow lab Kofas when dogs are not allowed on the A with guests wanting something to do. trail. A °This is my third career,and I love it."How did Stone evolve from The format of each hike is consistent and usually covers two pages: tc owner of a Real Estate company to licensed general contractor and car- hiking distance,time and elevation gain;summary of hike;driving and w penter to author of 23 Day Hike books?It all started in Red Lodge, hiking directions;and map.Stone takes each hike several times,check- Montana,a ski town at the base of the Rocky Mountains where he and ing for accuracy.To augment his first-hand experience,he uses several b� wife Linda live.In summer,tourists often asked him where they could map sources.On the"Bishop Peak Trail,"for example,he cites"U.S.G.S o� San Luis Obispo and Bishop Peak Natural Reserve Map." P; Some areas unfamiliar to me sound intriguing,such as Hike#87, h; "Roller Coasters from West Cuesta Ridge,°registering 5.4 miles round tr Please join these early supporters, (JUt trip.One of his favorites is the one-mile Hike#103,°Little Falls Trail,° north of Lopez Lake in which he describes a"50-foot waterfall in a F; M a r k 8 u e h m a n lush limestone-walled canyon covered with moss and ferns.At the et base of the falls is a circular 2-3 foot dee p pool." on the San Luis Coastal Sehool Board As the books increase in popularity,the Stones are choosinglocales A� ✓ �/ISIOtI which especially interest them.Hawaii,on shelves now,rates four books for four islands.Upcoming areas will highlight Bozeman and ✓ Experienee Missoula in Montana;Napa,Yosemite,and more Central Coast trails in ✓ Coalition Builder California.Stone says,"The entire coastline from the forests in ° '� O Former Sehool Board Presidents� Cambria,Montana de Oro,the cliffs along Avila to Shell Beach to the � dunes in the south are awesome." ' . �� ' �� '�'��°��.��'�� Lindawas pleasantly surprised at so many"fabulous areas in Los = Q � O Former County Superintendent of Schools Angeles which are easy to get to."Not surprisingly,Day Hikes around � � Los Angeles made the Los Angeles Times best seller list.Several books � c� Former State Teachers of the Year received awards. � The Stones have walked thousands of miles of paths with no � �� ' ° �'°� mishaps,just a few unexpected adventures.While hiking at �' O SLO COutlty SUpGrviSOr'S i Yellowstone in low terrain,they came over a rise and encountered a � �� ,1err�_L��itt��#! { grizzly bear.It was upwind and didn't seem to notice them,so they O O TEACh Foundation FoUnder retraced their steps.Quickly. ic U O COUnty Tr2aSurer Another time in the Grand Tetons,"We had taken a tram to the top di � `' and were following a ten-mile loop down a trail hugging a canyon rim W � O Former Ghildren'S Creative ProjeCt LIaiSOn when we suddenly came across a moose-about ten feet away.The,v're tc c� Maria_S{avi� ` unpredictable."Retracing their steps was not an option."The moose tc � ' was moving slowly uphill,grazing.As he moved a few steps uphill,we • �.: _ �_ � Mary Jo Devitt Stan and Elaine Kayla Plourde took a few steps forward.We did a kind of dance until we could get ]� pJohn Villa Rosenthal Jose Lemus past him." a� Lisa Fraser Nancy Howland Joanne Rogoff The Stones will never run out of material.Robert says,"I like to get le � Dr. Richard Macias Joe DiFronzo Don Norton people on the trail.°The Stones are doing what they love,fulfilling a � Richard Kriet lan Parkinson Bill Harvey need,and making a living at it.Who could ask for a better life? � O V Il' Q Paid for by Buchman for School Board Committee tr ^.�iiilii�alii� BOO�C ReUlBlUS L��b�Q n October 12 at�:00 p.nl,,ay 35 \ part of Preface:The Cal Pol�� g�Fam'ly Ad`^°"�,^°°° N 0 Shared Readin Pro ram,lead- sa��,sos�aPoc«��=4 � � �"�� ing literary novelist rUice Sebold is Best Fam�ly coming to Harnion Hall at the Performing�rts Center Cal Pol��campus to read and talk about her Adventures• bestselling novel,The Lovely Bones.In addition to her presentation, �F there will be a question and answer period followed by a book signing. ��"� �f � �an Luis Obispo The event is free to the public,no tickets are required and is spon- � I`' -�., sored by Preface:The Cal Poly Shared Reading Program,the SLO City- �3'�� %�=- B Jennifer Best �� _%! Y Counry Library and the following co-sponsors:Provost Oftice, ; Pen&Pad Publishing,2006 Academic Programs,Division of Student Affairs,El Corral Bookstore, 224 pages,paper,$17.95 Kennedy Library,The Center forTeaching and Learning,Week of It is not of[en that two young children can heip their mother to write Welcome,and the Madonna Inn.For more information ca11756-1380. a book,but that is exactly how Jennifer Best's book Best Family Adventures:San Luis Obispo County came to be written.In by Ingrid Reti Jennifer's own words,'All research was made possible by our daughters E_.� ., Erica and Valerie Best,who researched almost every entry in this book with me." ��°` ��,�e Beginning with the City of San Luis Obispo,the book covers every �s communiry in SLO Counry including California Valley/Carrizo Plain, Coastal Points North,and Outlying Areas and Day Trips.For easy '"� WV�K 1��1 search,after a brief introduction of the community,the attractions in � each chapter are described under a number of sub-headings.For ,,�" �; example,in the chapter on San Luis Obispo these sub-headings are � '�; Y�� Arts,Letters,History,NaCure(the largest section)and Other = � � Adventures.Directions from the county's main highways are included �L�1�T�L,jT to each of the attractions as well as telephone numbers,websites and �` - 1�l V l�1 1 • whether the attraction is free or there is a charge. ��. �� '"� Best Family Adventures is probably one of the most comprehensive books of both large and small attractions in our counry.For example, � * � one of the parks included in the City of San Luis Obispo is Vista Lago Park a 1/2 acre pocket park with picnic and play areas.On the other ``�-� � hand Poly Canyon is a much larger area and offers a choice of several trails. The book also includes an excellent list of Resources including Farmers'Markets,Arts Associations,Music Associations,Public Transit, "�� a � �q �� ,r etc. No matter what your interests are,if you leaf through Best Family � Adventures,you are bound to find a number of places you did not know about and will want to visit. • I �S� ,�0� �� B Ro er Castle and Ga -Ream for the Y g rY ,�;. Historical Society of Morro Bay � � E Arcadia Publishing,2006 '��, � �1",: i_ 127 pages,paper,$19.99 � � Morro Bay is one of the latest books in (� the°Images ofAmerica'series cele- � � brating the history of neighborhoods, � � i � towns and cities across the country.In graph- ��p�pY�E ,� ic black and white pictures coupled with ample explanatory text it deals with the people and history of Morro Bay.Once a fishing town � a � O with sandy streets,surrounded by cattle and dairy ranches,Morro Bay e & !PlSURANCE SERVICES � today has a thriving commercial district serving both residents and Z a tourists.The embarcadero has a variety of stores and restaurants. � Among the many others,there are pictures of the Cloisters also ' known as the Marro Beach Inn,"the epitome of luxury"in the 1930s,an O area which today sports a new subdivision and a dedicated public park � � o leading to the beach. � The book includes a chapter on Morro Bay's World War II � j �s Commitment as well as,of course,the people of Morro Bay,where they N lived and the things they did.Morro Bay is a book anyone interested in , � 0 the history of Morro Bay is bound to enjoy perusing. � 36 • Eye On Business -�S,� �-��5 ��►- oU.�-�-�� . � 1;�� ` ; � ; �,.. � . . . �< . . , ..�_�_ _� �: �� - M�ss�e Hobson s & � - Y� Influence Deeply �� , � ; -� �' �� Felt on the � -_ , .�'"- '�elltl"sl� COdSt Present � B Ma �e�ox� how $oiree 2007 y g� T raVel S Barnett Cox&Associates _. . � , ne of the things I like best about being in business in San Luis Wine Obispo is the opportuniry it gives me to get to know people.I FOO�f SI ide Show was reminded of how lucky I am in that regard at the Symphony Pops event at Avila Beach over Labor Day weekend.The Travel Experts Door Prizes event was fabulous,as it always is,and made even better by the won- derful tribute paid to Missie Hobson who retired recently from PG&E. � ! � I've known Missie since I first arrived in San Luis in 1983.That was Travelers will marvei at the nearly 25 years ago and a lot has happened in between. magic of Australia and New � �� I met Missie because she and my husband,Dave,worked together Zealand during the two week ��` in the 1980s at KSBY-TV. Missie married Larry Hobson and they had a excursion that takes in Mel- ' daughter,Lacey,who was born the same year as our first daughter. bourne,the Great Barrier '-.� Our daughters were classmates at San Luis High.We had a second Reef,cruises, Koala Park,& �R�� ` � daughter and Missie had a son,Matthew,now a senior at San Luis Sydney.Parks and plenty of ��" " � � High and a member of the Tigers football team. nature experiences await�n � New Zealand as the group = ,�. �c�� We saw each other frequently-paths crossing at non-profit events visits farms,mountains,for "�" �,��' ' � and business luncheons;school programs and Chamber meetings.We ests and the charming towns , � 'a" Lµ � had a lot in common and enjoyed getting to know each other. Missie of Christchurch and Queenstown.An Aboriginal Cultural Park,the Littie � had been a stand out at KSBY and was a slmilar success with PG&E. Penguin Parade,and opera house tours round out this vacation. Her career star continued to climb. Now what's important about this two-decade relationship isn't just our friendship or our kids-in-common or the many events we attend- This amazing tour journeys � ed together. What I am struck by is how powerfully Missie has affect- � ' �, through the sprawling vine � „��;�, ed our communiry in the last 20+years,and I am grateful that the -� � ` yards,rolling hil�s,and char � � coincidence of shared jobs gave the chance to get to know,enjoy and ming historic cities of the � �::� _ ��`, _ thoroughly admire Missie Hobson. pride of Italy.For eight fur � ��,� � � I don't believe there's a non-profit organization on the central coast filled days,travelers will � � that hasn't received a boost from PG&E during Missie's tenure,and treated to the most interes ��`°�� -= _�_ �� not just because of some automatic corporate giving program. It was ting cities,the best foo stunnin architecture, a� �� y� �� because Missie cared passionately about the community and the peo- 9 �� '�r.�-�� ' � ple who live here. Her job was a difficult one and she was frequently collections,shopping,w�n � ��, -r �,,{ �,3 x � at the center of controversy,but regardless of politics,Missie Hobson's ery tour/tasting and exqui- � �� - . site accommodations. Rome,Assisi, Pisa, Lucca, Siena, Florence, and personal integriry never wavered. The list of organizations with whom the Pitti Palace are some of the attractions of this trip. � she shared her time and talents is a long one-the Sierra Vista � Hospital board,the Califomia Mid-State Fair and the SLO County � Economic Vitality Corporation are just a few of the many I could list. Z And keep in mind that everything Missie did for the central coast One of the most popular trips � � `��' � she did on top of raising two children and sharing a marriage with offered,this itinerary of fas ��"` '� `; OLar ry,wh o s e o w n d e m a n d i n g c a r e e r i n c l u d e d t h e S L O C o u n ry i n a t i n g c i t i e s, his tory, an d 3, , { � � Sheriff's Department office and the office of the District Attorney. special tours,will keep vis�t- �f. � �' Missie is always plugged in and knowledgeable.She is the go-to ors enthralled and entertain �� bt � ed for the entire week.Mon �{�� t ;� �;�, � person.She knows everyone and has a warmth and friendliness that treal,Quebec Cit ,Ottaw�, d � ,��' 0 maintains no matter who the person or what the challenge. Missie is y `��. � w '� ,� Toronto and Niagara Falls � > _� �" � � � (� fun and quick to laugh,and readily willing to share her skills with are some of the highlights _. ��` "°"�" ` �' oun u and-comers. She tau ht a ublic relations class at Cal Pol � � Y g p- g p Y of this Canadian adventure � , > �' � that was immensely popular—probably because it had such a real Shopping,lake cruising,en _� � ;.;,��,�<<t� ��_�_. (f) world,practical focus and M1ss1e's powerful perspective.Dave and I tertainment by Aboriginal drummers and dancers,and visits to breath- • had several opportunities to speak to her classes and every time we taking vista points make this a trip to remember. � were impressed with what she accomplished with her students. o So now it's years later and while much has changed,the things that 6PM TU ESDAY , cv matter most haven't. Ivtissie is still a communiry force and,as a recent , NOVEMBER 21 st 2��6 � Tribtcne editorial so eloquently noted, "one of the county's best 241 Prado Rd., San Luis Obis O o friends." All that and she makes one entertaining symphony conduo- ��/�� FREE � ��/}� �� t°r. 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"� ��y.., �,,�.:� ��. ,w , w�� .� � fi "�: ,: �i ,.. � �„ , , .�: �.f. � .,,,, �, , .� vmn�� , .. .� � � w � w ":M i,t , , n �+t. 38 What ' s Up Around Downtown ? �V � ecently my sister Susan came to visit from so luck ." ,,qdrk� Southem California with my nephew, Bijon, hen I think of how oRen I hear locals complain that a°d„� to attend our father's wedding to longtime �' '� there's no place to shop in SLO, I just can't believe �of i '-� �3 it. Susie (her name to me, I'm Debbie to her) and I ciatii local resident Joan Kirby. Joan, who for many �-�" ears ran the Cuesta Colle e Achievement compared her SoCal shopping expeditions to the day we'd 9row House with her dearl de arted husband, has � `� just had and Downtown won by a long mile. Which is how �1°S' contributed to the community in many ways and Deborah Cash, far you have to drive "down there" to get anywhere, stuck in ''umF traffic, "moo"ving along in faceless crowds and —with few ,vher is still an active volunteer for UVS Thrift on CMSM, lob� Marsh Street— a Downtown gal! My widowed Administrator exceptions— not really fascinated by anything out of the ordi- 3 nar uni ue or charmin `�ro father moved to SLO just over a year ago and belween finding Y� 9 g� pqul a home and a wife has really conquered the territory! After the y nephew joined us the next day for yet another round ceremony and reception, dad and his new bride headed out of hitting the streets. He loved the galleries, the little reff for points north and sis and I hot-footed it Downtown. We had widget shops — really I think he just liked walking "'e� a blast, and I say WE because you'd think I'd be sick of going around. I was sad when they drove off but happy that they had r Downtown, seeing as I spend a big chunk of my life there oth- given me the opportuniry to experience my daily habitat � erwise. Not true. We poked around in shops, chatted with through their eyes with a new perspective. Regardless of what V store owners, ran into acquaintances on the street, stopped in happens outside of Downtown developmentally, I know there's boo at Just Sushi where Shaun delighted us with one creation aRer an experiential component here that no built environment can Ppr1 another. We arrived home much later than those waiting for us replicate. seai expected, laden with bags, rubbing our tired feet and plopping very year I tell readers that October is the BEST month a�e in the chair. "I love your powntown," my sister said. "You are Downtown. The weather is fabulous, students have awl retumed in force, Thursday Night Promotion Farmers' Ilze On the Cover:It's pumpkin time!Kids of all ages love giant pumpkins at Pumpkins on Parade(O�tober 19 and 26)and ihe greaf ihel Pumpkin Weigh In along wifh Nalloween Costume Contest(D�tober 26)at ihursday Night Promotions Farmers Market. Grower Paul Rys Ihe says of his giant globes, "YES, they're real"and en�ourages everyone to�ome down and enjoy the dispiny. He'll also offer(ree seeds �e1 nnd advi�e on growing ►he oversized squashes. "Bring your�amera,"Rys reminds.See Downtown Association ad below for event dates anc and times. Photo by Deborah Cash _ _.... w�� _� �'� �� t I � S�i.A , �i��D�t��D'I�I�I'� . � � � �,��;n,�M . �� c � c r � , c : .iM . :�...� .. �� ,.��NTOWN TRICK OR TREATlNG 5pm-5��.; c E�ta r 1��,f c,r,«,r f��«,t z�,� .,,,,�� 10�- ,'.- � dress up...we supply the maps, bags ��k;� : . S�ervice, repairs & � }, . '� %4�1j. �'��'°� �,#� '�'i`�?�?� r-� �'�� ^�ss�€�f'4,^ !��:��'�`�: ttiAltttE:tl�itC� f; '��. ' ;=y�aerc: � .. Cvmmercial ,�� :' : �3c industrial � � � HAL��" :.. [.ighting c�sign & e � . installatic�n � � .... Data distribution ?� � . system dr�sign & � :�ORMANCE ATHi.ETICS 6.15pm-�z , : insta�lation � � � ages 0-12 are invited ta cc�r�� U .... Energy conservation heir mast creative Ha1loween costumes a�: � �ome wickedly coof priz�s! Sign ups 3 �.., Professi,�r►ai engirresrs U% . �� : � � � � �... �l�c:trical construc'tion � � � �� E) �� i43-�85� ��r � N � � FAX:543 3829 c,�uceese ann�7e �`,�.� � � �' �� San WisObispo � `Mk�b4'.€ �Sfl3tiC'C.GOiil -F`� Downtown �R�� C Assoeiation ��r��,��'-i��>t�3 ,_laei�e.com � ' 3562 Emplea St„ San Luis Obispo` O �� h p t ' s Up Around Downtown ? 3s �porket kicks off weekly special events. ness, we are happier when everyone gets sweetest dog otherwise but if provoked, a�dwhile we know they're coming, it's along. Yowza! teased or frightened could bite. We love �,of°the holidays" just yet. Plus, it's pump- f you do come down to the market pets Downtown; we also love that owners �,�time! We are fortunate to have the you'll be happy to find table and chair stay with them and give them the atten- ��ower of the state's most beautiful pump- seating on Broad and Higuera streets tion they require. tios, Pumpkin Paul Rys, presiding over courtesy of Pacific Coast Home and nyone who knows me knows Pumpkins on Parade later in the month Garden. Happy eaters filled the seats the his/her birthday/wedding/shower whereupon the delightful oversized first few weeks and with the help of our gift will come from a Downtown globes are fair game for kids of all ages new maintenance provider, business. Dad and Joan's giR was a book rotouch, climb upon and simply enjoy. Servicemaster, the area's kept clean and from Novel Experience called Weird �paul is an advocate of good looks first, neat. We're sure the new arrangement California. Since the newlyweds plan to he�second, so we not only get jumbo, won't "curb" anyone's appetite, and in do some road time, this book offers wild weget gorgeous!) fact, may encourage diners to munch an and zany tidbits about towns around peaking of the Market, we always extra rib or two. California. SLO's claims to weird fame: brace ourselves during the political ur powntown Security's doing a Bubble Gum Alley and Madonna Inn. The season. This election year as usual, great job as well, calling PD book was a hit at the reception as out-of- baoths are jammed with candidates of all when public drunks give cause town guests looked to see what was nutty parties at all levels and, as in the art of or letting long term bench warmers know about their neck of the woods or some- seating people at a grand dinner, pains one-hour's the new limit, no if, ands or place they'd like to visit. Methinks it'll end are taken to assign spaces to avoid, um, butts. A "pet" peeve for Kerri and up under lots of trees this...gulp...holiday awkward situations. Even the most civi- Nathan Swanson of InHouse Security: season and Novel Experience owner Jim Ilzed politicos have been known to lose dogs IeR tied to parking meters or public Hill says he's happy to take your special Iheir cool at the event when placed near street furniture. It's unwise to leave an order. Meanwhile, it's still October and the opposition. We are happy to offer a animal tethered and unattended in the whether living here, visiting here or just �eutral setting for candidates of all views, public right of way and doing so can be checking out what's "weird"...you'll love and even though we expect a little liveli- dangerous. Your poochie might be the it, around Downtown. CornerStone Real Estate... �� ,� � THE HOMETOWN SPECIALIST �� `� :� � - ��`�„ L�321�i111�6C°!l� �� • �, � :�.; ��z�� ,� '�� ,� ` �� `� October Trunlc Show . _ r�: � � � r �.,.,� �.. . t:� ,�= : � � – r — �� . .��„,� t – . �- ,� , _ I f , I ... _ � � .., �---w � !, . ,. _.�.m r. . � __ �`- �� ' . �� ` p , I,. , t � � , . �. , i, _. �� - � i , . �,. � . � „ = � � � � � ., �� ,, - - - .�....- ,. : y �. �._.._. t� �� .� . �� More Homes Sold From This Location � Than Any Other In San Luis Obispo! ��.�, � v Z 1 � ' � ' � � ,� • , O TWO LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU BETTER! _ � ---- - ,� - – - 0 • Monterey at Chorro, San Luis Obispo • �m Fox � � • First and Main Streets, Templeton • Saturday, October ZBth siam - 7pm �, (805) 543-8500 FAX (805) 545-7500 0 �18 Higuera St. • San Luis Obispo • 805-547-o7i8 0 vvww.cornerstonerealstate.com � ao New Business News �. r �- - � Noor Jewelry the most infamous and largest dia- � j 1 108 Broad Street monds in the world, the Koh-I-Noor � _ „ �. 805-546-8000 diamond meaning Mountain of Light" (105 karats) and the Dary-I- � � �¢ � � �� oor Jewelry is one of Noor diamond meaning "Sea of • ; ;� N Downtown San Luis Obispo's Light" (182 karats). Both diamonds � � �` newest stores with a name as were discovered in India but later �� .. �� unique as its jewelry. The word the Koh-I-Noor diamond was given � � Noor means "Light" in Farsi to the English Royal family while � _, (Persian) and also refers to two of the Dary-I-Noor was given to the Alex Raissipour and Adrian Bray =g ¢, :� , invite you to visit their new _• � Downtown business, Noor. �,:,. � ;:£ i . . � . Iranian Royal family. Co-owner � , ' � � Adrian Bray is originally from � England and co-owner Alexander '� Raissipour is Iranian so based on � this coincidence, the two decided #` ��"� � -� that Noor would be the erfect � `x� � H2,ga name for their joint vent ue. mmy here_ ;� � R little effort �' � �'oeS ray and Raissipour are proud of a lon R ��, pre� �wa�'�o � V their store's bold and contempo- � � �`J �rVj��m<Y rary design as well as the unique �, ;t�v„ � . � ,.� = ecos�,stern� ,_ ; jewelry items that they offer. They ,n. �� believe their store showcases more - � �� . , ... y.,�a.,��.�� .x �, .�..,�� ..o_�.�� ._�.� �J y ►5$I71IYly's Fa,ll and Winter Tips: ; � high-end jewelry for a growing � i � community and makes Downtown /� Always check your soil moisture before you water the lawn. ! San Luis Obispo a jewelry destina- �� /� Greatty reduce your irrigation until the rainy season begins. x tion. Besides providing beautiful :s� �� ►� In the rainy season let Mother Nature water your landscape and � � custom jewelry, Noor also offers turn your irrigation system off. '� specialty services including jewelry /� When it rains,trash is a major problem in the storm drains— repair, cleaning, and minor watch eespecially fast food wrappers,cigarette butts and plastics—so be sure repair and maintenance. Noor is � to throw garbage in a proper receptacle. � located on Broad St. across from ? /� Yard waste should go in your green waste container,and not be ., Big Sky Cafe and is open Monday � � blown into the street, and storm drains,which connect to our streams, � �� through Thursday 1 1-b, Friday 1 1- lakes and the ocean. �� Jr 8, Saturday 1 1-6, and Sunday 12- C „r� -- .�,msammy � . . .�� 4. U � emb�r— ��a � � >� �, y Rem e So�ution �T� By Jessica Harrison p YoU are th ollution , . c� �;- tostorm�aconser�ation� �- � . �: R�p vva � For more information on o ,� ,� Downtown Association o� �� " � � events, programs and � � � � � . • � � � . �� .� activities, or to sign up for o � � '• � � ° �� _'��_ � our bi-weekly e-newsletter, � ' _� � ' ' � " ' r�t;�;�,;,�-' visit www.downtownslo.com O — . 41. �- - � � �. � _ s � ` , t � . - , , � ; .,� . . , . � �` � �, � �� r �! , '� � � � x , ,� � � _ . � . � . � _ � !� ,' ,!.- ' ' 'y.. . ; � :.� , . '� . " ev , _ � - . 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Q . ' � s t,�.► . , � _ . �,., � µ 42 ` '�► Deb�iy Sweet, ��* �`� � � 'h,� oTvnerlmanager � ` � 8�ei88 � ' ''�' of the Short'n . '' ''l ".: . -- �` �� < . � �� SweetRanch, ,�- �; �_- � � �� 77�e Short ,�■ ° shares a laugh ; �"� � . _� with her dog � ' �� Duke and � �� Icelandic pony a�� Cotton. By Hilary Grant ' ��' � � � : � �' ��' 46 and Neiv r ider � idden'ust ofF of Hi hwa � � �� Y � 1 g � H around a slender curve lies a � ,f Bailey Cocroft,8 � x�� place of magic for adults,chil- �( , , �.• is on Chia. �� dren-and horses. � , . � '`�" �• - �� Here,long-time Templeton resident Debby Sweet,47,both owns and manages the nature and adaptabiliry. In fact,about the horse,°says Sweet 'And the best way to do Short'n Sweet Ranch,an equestrian site that only thing these horses don't do well is grow- this is to sit directly on the horse.° is unique to the Central Coast. What makes ing up fast. Consequently,Icys can live to Sweet adds that while it takes longer to the 36-acre facility so unusual lies in two very their late-30s. learn bareback,she claims riders gain more big details:first,the equine breed Sweet uses Then there is the way Sweet teaches. confldence than with a saddle."People do for teaching,and second,the rype of teaching With neither a saddle nor bridle in sight at tend to fall off less with saddles,but with bare- method Sweet has chosen. the ranch,Sweet instead uses a simple,going- back,it's easy to teach riders to just jump off All of Sweet's 28 horses(except for a few back-in-time approach. Here,incarporating a when they feel unbalanced,°she says. 'And who are boarded)are Icelandic ponies,the method that began thousands of years ago, it's hard to jump off a saddle. First you have only ranch in San Luis Obispo Counry that Sweet teaches all of her students to ride bare- to get both feet out of the stirrups and then uses this breed exclusively for teaching.Larger back with simple halters. get your legs clear over the saddle." than the more commonly seen Shetland but It is the way,says Sweet,that Native What seems to give Sweet the most satisfac- smaller than an Arabian,Icys have been seen Americans always rode,a technique that tion is talking about"some of the amazing more frequently in the United States only in enables riders to gain respect and under- kids." (She says she has taught more than 100 the last two decades. According to several standing for an animal who only wants to persons,mostly children.) Sweet cites one girl encyclopedic web sources,as well as horse please."I really believe it's important for a with spina bifida who had no control over her and pony sites on the Internet,this breed is person to learn to move with the horse,to legs,but still learned to ride bareback as well known for its extraordinary intelligence,docile work with the horse instead of against the as children with no disabilities. Sweet has also successfully worked with a blind student and RE-E LE C T S ETTLE a mentally challenged boy. Sweet nonetheless admits to a few failures. "I had one little girl who really wanted to T O C I TY C O UN C I L ride a horse,but when she was actually con- fronted with the animal,she couldn't get on,° says Sweet. To help,Sweet gave the child her smallest,calmest Icy. "I had her stand there --��-�,�.�, and pet him,and she eventually worked up • SUppOPt2P Of gelleral p1a11 �� '�� ,��.;� enough nerve to get on and off several times." At the end of the hour lesson,says Sweet,the grOWth management � � � �'�� child even allowed Sweet to lead her in a few • • Ne1g�lbOr�lOOC� _ �� '� steps in a small circle. Sweet smiles. "She never came back � � � ' `�" �y because she was still scared,but she was still i preservation ° � � � � "� , �{� proud that she had'done it!"' � • BUC�getary aCCOUlltablllty � `�`� "`�,; Cambrian Grammar School teacher Sally €r� � � � DiMaggio,42,believes the charm of the ranch >, • Traffic reduction, road � � ' goes beyond Sweet's philosophy. � ' �� `��a� '� � Says DiMaggio,who keeps two Icys and one � 111a1I1teIlallCe �� Arabian at Short'n Sweet:"When you first go ^ out there,you notice right away that the place U • Endorsed by police and is not pristine. There aren't pretty white � flre aSSOC12t1011S. fences or expensive corrals or fancy riding (n trails. But Ibe seen horses brought here to • board for a while,and within a few weeks, � Now serving as Vice Mayor, Member of Airport Laud Use they're a lot less flighry,a lot less nervous. o Commission, Local Agency Formation Commission, League of Cities "There's just a calm kind of energy here N Revenue and Taxation Policy Committee. Professor specializing in that transforms them." ��' Located at 5425 Jack Creek Road in public law, flnanCe, and planning. Templeton,the ranch is open Mondays � through Fridays. Visit wwwshortnsweetcom }' www.allensettle.com,E-mail: asettle@calpoly.edu v or call Debby Sweet at 805-237-8016 for more Q Robert Griffin,Treasurer, 1244 Drake Circle, San Luis Obispo,CA 93405 information. : ■ ■ ■ ■ � � �� 43 Forden's • � °�� QD D D � October . 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LindaArhbaugh MaureenFosberg CarolMacCurdy DanaArbaugli JohnFrench LynnMay We must be mindful ofthe economic,environmental and social implications of John Ashbaugh Mary Ellen Gibson Rick May JohnBalderston BryanGingg LoriMcCormick our decisions.With my understanding of economics and managed growth,I have Donna Balderston GuyHackman Ro�re M�co�m��k demonstrated the ability to negotiate effectively and tackle complex issues. James"Mike"Benson JackHarris WaltMillar My�ontemporary approach to problem solving,which reflects the style of our WilliamBianchi TeresaMarianiHendrix BrianMillzr ShirleyBianchi PaulineHigh TerriMonell community,creates solutions that implement our community's plans fortomorrow. Diana Bittleston Doris Highland Jim Nevile David Blakely MissieHobson Margaret Nevile �Dalidio Ranch: Control of this property must pass from the County to the City NaomiBlakely JohnHunter GaryNichols to preserve our options and ensure an outcome that is best suited to the desires Barbara Boud Susan Hunter Adrienne Nicholson JoeBoud Curtislllingworth DonNicholson of our city�5 CItIZCllS. Michael Boudreau Mary Illingworth Tom Nuckols Dave6oulduan JeffJamieson Sean 0'Brien ♦Downtown Height Standards:Maintain existing height standards while LisaCaraway Starlenkins DanaO'Brien creating new architectural guidelines and public amenities for tall buildings. PaulaJuelkeCarr StellaJenkins JoanParker BarrieCleveland Stewlenkins LarryParker Design is the key. BruceCollier CarolynJones ScottParker MylaCollier MikeJones StevePax �Workforce Housing:Implement our housing element and diligentlyseek PatCormick JeffJorgensen RodPreheim attainable housing opportunities. George Cotkin Jim Kelleher Nancy Rucci DeborahDenker UtkiKern TerrySanFilippo �Residential Neighborhoods:Support the return of families to our residential JeffDillon RandyKnight Patsamm neighborhoods by promoting family-friendly policies and encouraging Kris Dilworth John Knott Frank Seiple NielDilworth RichardKriet Allison5emon developmentofon-campushousing. Joel Diringer Laurie Kriet John Semon ca��oua�eY Bonno Kroeze Kay Semon ♦Developers'Fees:Continue City policy that all new development pays its own way. Dana Easton Betty Kroeze lanis Sexton Pete Evans Stephan Lamb John Sexton �Sales Tax Initiative:I am asking for you to vote YES on Measure Y. • Stephanie Ewan Wayne Lamoree Mark Shaffer Q ReneeEwan KathyLamoree Elaine5immer �Senior Services:Expand and enhance services for our seniors. � PaulaFarrar GeofLand SteveSnyder �public Safety:Maintain the City's commitment to fire and police protection. Debbie Farmer John Landreth Pauline Souza 0 Marilyn Farmer Ashala Lawler JohnSpatafore �ppen Space:Renew our commitment to conserving open space land in and �. Jamb Feldman Brain lawler Debra Spatafore �-, JimFoley CliffLopes TroySpindler aroundourcity. � �h :F;,':[." `�> �.;�-, 4Nilliam(Bill)Storm � ,�,,,�Tnomas �Transportation:Reinstate the pavement management plan,extend bikeways �=h�� UC ';��kTno��e and continue to improve transit. ��a T��n�er C s��5a�upd�,o�e Mayoral leadership puts community welfare ahead of personal agendas. �j � ��9 sPely9rove I will put your money where it should be—guarding the safety of our community wr �`aw.° s��anve55e�y and improving our city's infrastructure.I wil1 renew our focus on smart planning � �` � ,�'� ��v9axVanOrsdel � and quality of design as we move to fulfill the vision of our general plan. � Phil Wagner O Gaig Winninghoff ,. 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