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Happy New Year! latest project.Next, Stan Thompson fea-
_ This year the Ciry of San Luis Obispo cel- tures long-time resident,Mary Vieira.
ebrates its Sesquicentennial(150th) You'll enjoy the interview and some vin-
anniversary of its incorporation.To help tage photos.
'�"" �'� celebrate,several events have been January is also a good month to think
scheduled by the Sesquicentennial about scheduling your vacation for 2006.
`� �' Committee. Ten themes-one scheduled We start with Jane Nichols'winter day-
/"" .. each month-will focus on our history trip to Pine Mountain.I took my children
'�'`�"�`� � ; and education throughout the year.For on this trip several years ago and it
� �` the next 10 issues we will provide the brought back several great memaries.
��` � dates of events and include a story high- Stan Thompson and Vicki Leon take us
lighting the monthly theme.A special Afoot to Sanibel Island, Florida.It's our
grand finale birthday parry will be held in family's favorite place to visit. Over the
',F October. Inside,Sandy Baer gives you an years we have collected shells on the
� �' overview of the 150th and a feature story beach and have made several shell lamps
of January's theme,the Environment.If that are displayed throughout our home.
you,your club or organization would like We move on to Ralph Battles'wintry trek
�, to participate,please contact one of the viewing Mt.Lassen and Susan Stewart's
,��;: committee members listed inside. recent trip-of-a-lifetime to Scotland.
' This month we feature five individuals We finish with Cathy Velardi's update on
`��� � that make a difference on the Central the Aero squadron.They have added
� � ""'°� Coast. Our first feature is on local another important task by delivering
� favorite,Liz Krieger.Liz and her husband, organ transplants to our hospitals.
:�� Dan,are always doing something to help Enjoy the magazine, Steve Owens
others.Ingrid Reti tells you about Liz's
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Liz Krieger 6 Motor Mouth 36 cover story
Yvonne Edmisten s Around Downtown 3� SLO �elebrates 150th �6
IVlatthewGreen �o Eye On Business 46 Pine Mountain - DayTrip zo
Mary Vieira �2 Yesterday 8�Today
� Neil Havlik 14 The Price Family Homestead 22
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Teaching children to learn and helping ' �`
and encouraging children to read has to :� � `��� ,.
a large extent been Liz Krieger's mission x , ':;.�� s ���. ��' � � �� `��p 4=
all of her life.Although she has recently retired ` � ��� �1 �'�� t '; � �_, �`� � il
from her long-held position of SLO Main f �� �4 � �� � � � <� � � ' �a���� ���
Library Children's Librarian,she now spends ,.,;. . � � � � `
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The oldest of five children,Liz was born in h s -Y �
Chicago,where both of her parents were Liz Krieger tutori�ig�upil Janies Elliott,aae o.
attending the University before moving to the
Los Angeles area.Liz is proud of and admires Coast.And he went to law school at night, days where,for a dime each,she picked up
her parents.She explained,"I come from quite which was really incredible." Nancy Drew and Hardy Boy mysteries.Other
an incredible background.My mother fin- Liz comes from a family of book lovers and times her mother surprised her with a box of
ished her B.A.and got her M.A.as a librarian readers.Her parents not only had wall to wall books including Litde House on the Prairie
at USC after having three children,and my books in their house but also in their closets. and Anne of Green Gables.
father worked full time for the Great Books She remembers as a youngster her mother The family lived in Lynwood and Liz started
Foundation.He was in charge of it on the West taking her to a used book store on her birth- grammar school in Huntington Park before
transferring to the Ramona Convent in
Alhambra,a private Catholic girls'school.
_ From there,in 1954,she went on to St.Mary's
`-° � Academy,"a fabulous high school at
" � ���� �� � Crenshaw and Slauson.I had about an hour
+ 3 ' � and a half each way bus ride to school every
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� j � ' A� ' ing done on the bus,so I never thought it was
, ��� �' �� any big deal."Liz recalled that during her high
- ' � � school years she was an avid supporter of
" � '�� ° > " � 'r 1956 Fresidential candidate,Adlai Stevenson.
� `� � . After graduating from St.Mary's Academy
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r � � majoring in history with an English minor.
� A i - - She graduated in 1962.In 1960 she met Dan
Q �� �;, �4; Krieger at her parents'home."He had come
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� � �� �� �`� � � �� �� � house.He was theie to representAdlai
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O ��`� � I� ' " Stevenson.We both got active helping out
� � with the Democratic Convention which was
� ozoos ca�iFom'� uo�t�cmu�i i inc,�- i �.__reserv��, �acn fra -htse tnd�ependentiv owned and operated. lri LOS ArigeleS.Th1t w1s 1 tlme Of gieat hOpe:'
� o Liz and Dan were married in 1963.Liz has
° CALI FORNIA C LO SETS never forgotten and always lived by the advice
(� her father,who by that time was teaching at
O Loyola Law School,gave her before the wed-
.� Beeause good organization dingtoDan."Lizzie,Dan'sreallysmart.Ihave
(n seen all kinds of nice wives put their hus-
• i s a rea I g ift. bands through law school and when the hus-
�p bands are out of law school the husbands
� think they are too smart for the wives.So,
� CALL US TODAY FOR YOUR FREE CONSULTATION tl LiZzie,you ha�e to always keep learning."
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there.During the summer breaks Liz took his- greeting the public has a sense of helping aiso helping her father to edit his memoirs. 7
tory and education courses.In 1965 they people be more informed,happier,more com- Hawthorn Elementary School is one of the
moved to Berkeley and Liz taught at St. fortable with themselves and more capable many places where Liz is now spending her
Elizabeth High School.Next,having decided with dealing with the big world.°She contin- time volunteering.There she is helping
to become a librarian,she enrolled at ued,"I felt surrounded in San Luis Obispo by Special Needs teacher,Laura Kirschner work
Immaculate Heart Library School,receiving so many great people.I have gotten to know with ESL students as well as telling stories to
her Librarian degree in 1967.That was fol- great people working quietly,raising their Kindergarten classes.She also volunteers as a
lowed by Liz working four years as an elemen- kids.° story teller at the Santa Margarita library.In
tarv school librarian at Center School Liz went on to explain that in addition to addition,she is volunteering weekends in her
Elementary at Travis Air Force Base while Dan working a 40-hour week,she spent time at home working with individual children teach-
worked on his PhD at U.C.Davis. home both reading books and reviews. ing them reading.She smiled,°That's been a
In 1971,Dan was offered a tenure track "Children's librarians more than other librari- real pleasure for me."
position at Cal Poly and the couple moved to ans have to do lots of reading at home.We Another of the volunteer projects she is
San Luis Obispo.Liz began her library career have Oprah and many others in the media about to embark on is to go five or six times a
in SLO Counry by substituting at the Morro talking about adult books,but we don't have year to a middle school reading class in
Bay and South Bay Libraries.She stated, the same degree of inedia attention to great Lompoc and"book talk some of the great fun
"Then,I was very lucky after being here for 10 children's books.You want to be able to have books that kids who have trouble reading
months in July 1972 to become the head of the books for any kind of child.A children's librar- would really enjoy,books that might help
Grover City Library.At that point we had a reg- ian has to read really widely;has to,to be any them click with reading."And,of course,she
ular little library in Grover City.I loved work- good.There is nothing in your job description is continuing her volunteer recommended
ing with people of all ages." that says'you must take these books and be children's books column in the Tribune.These
Spring of 1973 marked the beginning of well read,'but if you don't,what do you have are just a few of her volunteering jobs.She is
Liz's 32 year career as SLO City/County to offer?" not stopping there,for she also plans to vol-
Children's Librarian.She recalled,"I became While Liz retired a few months ago,she is unteer to visit patients at some of our local
Children's Librarian at the San Luis Obispo still leading a busy life.One of the projects she nursing homes.
Library under Helen Hileman,head of is involved with is"to finally,by November As the interview drew to a close Liz once
Children's Services for the San Luis Obispo 2006,get out,with help from Dan and Stan again reiterated that she has been surrounded
City/County Libraries.At that time we were Harth,the 2nd volume of War Comes to the by so many great people in San Luis Obispo
the only two Children's Librarians in the sys- Middle Kingdom."She explained that over the and now,°I have been really blessed in these
tem.I worked with such wonderful people.I last few years they have collected more infor- opportunities for volunteering that have come
just can not say how many people then and mation about a number of people that were my way."
now I have worked with in the library system. not included in the first volume.She expects
I think that each of us working in the library the book to be"a heck of a great read."Liz is
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� �� and I thought:why can't we have an opera club?
.. -, , � Opera Lovers Meet was born.The main goals were to
Yvo n n e x �� attract more opera lovers to attend our local opera,to
'. � � promote this special art form,to find more soul mates,
�: � � if you will,and to learn information.I also wanted to
• dismiss the misconception that opera is only for the
E������� ,`��'�,�" elite.Since our local opera company annually pro-
��°� � duces two operas,plus Opera Lovers introduces two
i � � operas at our Video Matinee,then the Cal Poly Student
Opera [.overs Meet �pera Workshop produces an Opera,and,finally,Cal
Poly Arts bring the Theatro Lyrico Opera Co.,we have
By NRtRSjZG�]�CIltOT2 six chances each year to see an opera right here.I
` s,� think it is excellent for a ciry of our size.I sincerely
hope that we will become an"opera ciry."
"There is no feeling...that does not find relief Q. How many members were in your group initial-
in music.° ly? Where did you meet then?
---George Elliot,English novelist ' YE. We started out with 12 people,including myself
and Doctor Earle Blakeslee,the speaker.My opera
vonne Edmisten is a petit woman with a ��,;� � � , background is from being an usher in San Francisco
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soft voice.But it's the dedication,perse- �, �� �, Opera,San Francisco Symphony,and theater plays
verance and drive of this lady with a gen- "' # - � and musicals in the ciry in the 1960s.We started out at
tle appearance that created and nurtured I�j1zn and Yvonne Edrnisten the San Luis Obispo Library Conference Room.We
Opera Lovers Meet-a vibrant organization stayed there for seven years,until we outgrew that
which for the last 11 years has enriched the cultural scene of our coun- room.Now we meet at 520 Dana Street in San Luis Obispo.The Odd
ty in many beautiful ways. Fellows Hall provides us with plenry of parking,TV and kitchen facili-
I've met with Yvonne at the`Za Guitarra California Festival,"and got ties which we use three times a year when we have Video Matinees and
to talk to her about her passion for Opera. the Christmas Parry.Andrea Weinstein surprises us every time with dif-
Q. Where did the idea of Opera Lovers Meet come from? ferent delicious refreshments.
YE. Opera Lovers Meet was conceived by me on February 4, 1994 at Our paid membership has reached an all time high of over 115.
Doctor Earle Blakeslee's lecture on Les Trojans by Hector Berlioz. Q. How do opera lovers find out about your group?
Doctor Blakeslee was the head of the Fine Arts Division at Cuesta YE. We have monthly announcements in the Tribune.Our members
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We also have a portable library with many CDs,videos and DVDs.
�.�..: ' � Our librarian-in-residence is Louise Palmer.She takes her job seriously,
' � ` ��. ' and many of us have enjoyed this special service.
� Q. Do you travel together to the opera events?
` YE. Yes,we do.And we'd love to do it more often.Last spring four-
�= teen of us were very lucky to go with Sharon Dobson to Santa Barbara
for a day trip.We saw the Italian Girl In Algiers by Rossini.It is a fabu-
` , w �s� � �3' �.�°4� lous opera,and it is more inventive and much more humorous than
;�� ";}�" r" t Barber de Seville.We also went on an overnight opera trip with
_ ,�, ; - _ . �` Gulliver's Travel to see Turandot about three years ago.
An Opern Lovers Illeeting Q.�at is your typical meeting like?Do you talk about things
other than opera?Other than music?
come from all walks of life,and they bring in their friends. YE. Our typical meeting is causal.No dress code.We have different
Q. Are there any prerequisites for those who want to join your speakers for different events.Our meetings are very well attended,with
Club? at least 50 members on average.When Marie Jette—a favorite of San
YE. We are a very casual group of seniors.Anybody is welcome as Luis audiences—visited,our attendance jumped to 70.I am trying to
long as they like classical music.In many ways we are an outreach,life- have the Mozart Festival Director,Scott Yoo,talk to us next July.
long learning club which heips to stimulate and enrich our lives in By the way,the Cal Poly Student Opera Workshop ticket price is very
sharing our love of opera.We charge a$5 annual membership,plus a affordable:$10 for the general public,and$6 for students and seniors.
donation to pay for the room rental,newsletter printing,and a small With the high caliber professors there,you can expect some top
honorarium. singing artists.
Q. How do you find your speakers? As you know,seniors are very active nowadays.Our club members
YE. I usually invite people involved in upcoming musical events in are no different.You still can have some romance going on while you
SLO.It is a win-win situation.For example,I requested Doctor Jill are enjoying your golden years,especially getting all dressed up for the
Anderson,a voice professor from Cuesta College and the General opera.We also have lunch at the Golden China Restaurant immediately
Director of our local Opera Company,to speak on Don Giovanni.I also after the meeting.It is a very popular outing,some times one has to be
engaged James Edwards and Russ DeAngelo to talk about The Guitar on the waiting list.The subject matter could range from DoctorAtomic
Festival.Cal Poly Music Department is a natural place for me to recruit by John Adams at San Francisco Opera,to the reopening of the De
speakers. Young Museum in San Francisco,to current politics,and of course
Q. How do you prepare for your meetings? family.
YE. We have annual schedules,which tell you what opera videos we
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the only one left."He continued,°Later,while
���ile he originally came to Cuesta still in high school and a year at Cal Poly I
College as Program Coordinator � worked at a greenhouse in the Guadalupe
r �I for the noncredit ESL Program, �`- fields.I was cutting carnations and other flow-
Matthew Green is currently dedicating �� ers.I also worked as a strawberry inspector in
much of his time to expanding the non- � a packing shed grading strawberries."
credit Emeritus Program throughout the � After spending his freshman year at Cal
Counry.The Emeritus short-term non- ¥ Poly,he transferred to UC Santa Barbara,
credit classes,although directed toward majoring in Political Science."My senior year
students over 50,are open to those over 18. nity.°It is the theme that drives him and it is I spent in France.I graduated in 1979 with a
Participants in these classes,ranging from lit- what he learned from his years as Academic BA in Political Science.Next I enrolled at UC
erature,writing,music,art,photography,yoga Director for the School of International Davis Graduate School studying International
and genealogy,learn to explore innovative Training in France and is now applying in the Agriculture Development I received an MS in
ideas and develop new skills. Noncredit Programs at Cuesta. International Agricultural Development with a
Matthew firmly believes that his connection Although a Texan by birth,Matthew consid- concentration in Soil Science.After Davis my
to education"is education as experience and ers himself a Californian,for his family moved plans were to go to West Africa and work in
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on International Education,he learned about groups.In addition he was active in the classes include Film Appreciation,Transitions
the opportuniry of working for the Study French/United States Association and lec- (with a sub-theme of Recreation and Travel),
Abroad Program offered by the School for tured on French/American culture Readers'Theater and Nutrition and Health.
Intemational Training in Brattleborq Vermont While home on a sabbatical,Matthew met Emeritus classes are free,but some require the
and decided to apply.°Two months later I was his wife,Marge Collins,a free lance graphic purchase of books or materials.For more
in England as a director of a Study Abroad designer and a native of San Luis Obispo.He information and the Emeritus schedule of
Program.I worked for the Study Abroad decided to return to the Central Coast.The classes or suggestions for new classes,call
Program for 14 years,the first semester was in couple now are the proud parents of two boys, 546-3121.Matthew emphasized that,"we real-
England and the remainder of the time in two and six.One of the first things Matthew ly want to make Emeritus a Communiry and
France in the ciry of Toulouse,first high did after his return was to enroll in a PhD Senior friendly program."
school students and later college students." Program in Depth Psychology at the Pacific At present Matthew is the only one involved
As Academic Director of this language Graduate Institute in Carpinteria.He is cur- day to day,hands-on with the Emeritus pro-
immersion program,Matthew's role was to rently working on his dissertation. gram.He loves the fact that those in the
create as many language generating experi- Befare coming to Cuesta College in 2002, Emeritus Program are attending out of curios-
ences-in and out of the classroom-as possi- Matthew worked for the Economic iry,out of a desire to be engaged,to partici-
ble.He oversaw the program and hired lectur- Opportuniry Commission(EOC)as Program pate and that the sense of obligation and
ers.In addition he taught a number of differ- Coordinator and mentor for at risk males.At sense of dread is not part of the learning.So
ent classes including a Life and Culture Cuesta he initially worked developing a non- the instructors are very enthusiastic.Further,
Seminar and Methods of Field Study.He credit English as a Second Language program he is impressed with the quality of the instruc-
explained that,"the principal aim of the in the North Counry which,at that time,had tors.He laughed,"My mother-in-law is in one
theme of the program was French identity. not been fully served."We started noncredit class and my mother in two classes.They rave
What shapes identity? What are the elements ESL classes in San Miguel,Shandon and about the classes."
of culture that forms that identiry.So we Atascadero.That's when I got involved with Matthew's PhD studies coupled with his
looked at religion,history,the educational Emeritus also.Initially it was to help with the experience teaching in France made him firm-
system and the entire social fabric.° Senior celebration.My affiniry and enthusi- ly believe that"while the community should
Matthew comes from a musical family and asm for the program expanded in my getting not only host education,education should
has always been interested in music himself, more and more involved in the program also be about the communiry and the way we
both perfarming and writing songs.Thus he development." are connected to it;because we learn or don't
was able to utilize music as a part of the Matthew has expanded the number of leam to be connected to our communiry.How
teaching experience of the Study Abroad Emeritus host sites,recently adding Cambria are we facilitating the connection to our
Program.While in Toulouse he also taught and Pismo/Shell Beach to Paso,Templeton, world?That's what drives me in my mission to
music workshops,played music in groups and San Luis Obispo,Los Osos, Morro Bay and the be involved with education."
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and hand them a dollar.I say,'This is for you, i '� � �;= Hall,she met Joe,who went on to work for
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°My sister,°she adds,"Thinks I'm crazy." MaryVieira near hergarderc. They married in 1952 at Mission San Luis
Never mind.Vieira marches to her own �Stan Thompson photo) Obispo,where her parents had married,and
drum. where Vieira and Joe later celebrated their
"I make my heaven on earth,°she says,"by "We were so poor,"she says,"that our shoes 25th wedding anniversary."I wore my wed-
being kind and loving,and having patience, were soled with pieces of harness."Every din- ding dress,"Vieira recalls.
patience,patience." ner was salted fish that her father caught,or They bought acreage south of SLQ and bid
Vieira was born a twin sister in Lompoc, salted pork,and maybe bone soup. successfully on a house that was in the path
California.A brother came a few years later.It "We had no telephone,"Vieira says."No of Highway 101 construction.They moved it
was a farming family,locked in a desperate money for toys and dolls.A girlfriend gave my onto the properry,and it's been Vieira's home
struggle to survive. sister and me dolls.We walked three miles to ever since.
Her father had immigrated from Portugal school,hoed weeds and thrashed beans by She gave up the dress shop to settle down
as a ship stowaway,eating food scraps left on hand,working like a man." and raise four children:Michael,Mark,
deck.He milked cows in Morro Bay until he Her mother drove a team of horses in the Mitchell and Michelle.
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where he met Vieira's mother. a washing machine."There was no water,° 30 years ago,"I couldn't stay home,"she
Mortgage payments on the farm became Vieira explains."We had to haul it in a tank on recalls."I had all this energy.Had to keep
paramount-first off the top of the household a wagon from a spring on a neighbor's busy."
budget.Every bit of any extra money,Vieira ranch."Her mother also milked cows and sep- She became legendary in her social circles �
recalls,"also went for payments on the farm, arated out the cream."That's how we got our for walking and weeding.
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home to the intersection of Orcutt and Broad colorful flowers in her garden reflect clippings point now,she says,°that the pain is gone.°
streets,parked her car,and walked four miles she selected along the route of her daily walks Her return to church was a special occasion.
to attend 7 a.m.mass at Mission San Luis to mass. "They'd been praying for me,"she says."They
Obispo. A few years ago,Vieira began experiencing were telling me,'Well,look at you now,"'
She also waged war on weeds.°There's not sharp,aggravating pains in her hip.It got to Vieira quickly returned to her weed patrol.
a weed on this place,°she says with pride. the point that she could barely walk or weed. She also is active with what started out 40
After her children were older,Vieira says,"I When she wasn't showing up for church, years ago as a couples group that since then
found time to pull weeds."The 20 acres were she says,"People were asking, 'Where's the lit- regularly gathers for Wednesday evening
covered with mustard plants."Yellow all tle lady who walks to church all the time?"' meals out,and holds campouts together with
around,"she adds."Didn't like it.Look around A UPS driver found her trying to crawl up their families on major holidays.°We've all
now.There's not a stitch of yellow." the steps to her house,and carried her inside. lost husbands,"she says."There's only one
Far years,she'd spend siY or more hours a Her daughter located a specialist,and Vieira couple left."
day pulling the pesky plants up by their roots. underwent surgery. Vieira loves to cook,and is known for mak-
Some are this big,"she says,spreading her Before the procedure started,she says,"I ing soft,sugar"snicker doodles"cookies,and
hands far apart.°I pick out certain sections, made a promise.If I get well,I'll have every- a sweetbread pudding that she invented,
and go at it until there aren't any more one over for one big beautiful barbecue.It's a which she delivers to friends who are ill or cel-
weeds."She returns to her house covered Portuguese tradition to have a faith promise ebrating birthdays.
head to foot with dirt. to get well,and do something in the way of a For Vieira,it's all about spreading love.
Vieira also weeds her church's rose garden, thank you."The cookout was a great success. In keeping,her parting words are always,"I
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setting of San Luis Obispo remains healthy Havlik is responsible for documenting risks saying,°My job is to preserve our natural
and vibrant. and issuing advice on these effects.Another resources by formulating and implementing
Havlik's job involves two major areas of project involves diverting waste water away appropriate conservation plans.°He has been
activity:communiry programs and organiza- from San Luis Obispo Creek to use for irriga- actively doing this since 1996,when he was
tional support.In the community programs tion.If the water is not being put into the hired by the city of San Luis Obispo.Born in
category,much of his efforts go towards creek,it must be offset to maintain the habi- Norway,Michigan,Havlik was a military brat
obtaining land for greenbelt preservation. tat.Havlik's job was to find a way to do this who moved around a lot as a child.His family
"The goal is to create a series of protected through grading and other adjustments to ended up in Berkeley,California,and Neil
lands around the ciry that will help preserve a prevent the creek from drying up.He is still in graduated from Berkeley High School in 1964.
rural character,"he explains.The citv has been the process of developing this project,which He went on to attend Cal Poly and received his
actively acquiring greenbelt land since 1995 in is expected to be built in 2006. degree in biology in 1968,followed by earning
an effort to permanently preserve agricultural Caring for and restoring creeks is a critical a master's degree in botany at UCSB and a
land,wildlife habitats,and scenic settings sur- part of the city's natural resources work. doctorate at UC Berkeley.He then worked for
rounding the city.Through fee purchases, Issuing guidelines to the public and to devel- the East Bay Regional Park District in the Bay
easements,donations,and dedications,the opers to protect wildlife and sponsoring habi- area.In 1987 he took a job as executive direc-
ciry has permanently protected thousands of tat friendly flood control are part of these tor of the Solano Valley Land Trust,where he
acres.°One project that we have been working efforts.For example,the city asks residents remained until being hired by the city of San
on that is coming to fruition is a conservation not to pour grease,oil,solvents,or paint into Luis Obispo in 1996.He currently lives in San
plan for the Irish Hills area,where the city storm drains or sewers to prevent these toacins Luis Obispo with his wife,Ann,and enjoys
owns about seven hundred acres,"Havlik says. from getting into creeks.The ciry also has sev- hiking,photography,and traveling in the
Here,the ciry has surveyed plant life and eral regulations designed to protect creeks, western part of the United States.
wildlife and brought a management plan to such as the creek Setback Ordinance and the
the public,including publishing a booklet on Grading ordinance.
what can and cannot be done with the land.
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Nevertheless,the once Mexican-ruled pueblo
incorporated as a General Law City on chief administrative officer for San Luis Sesquicentennial event as a way to acknowl-
February 19, 1856. Obispo,who was instrumental in bringing edge our history."
One hundred and fifty years later our city is together two dozen communiry residents to The Steering Committee has designated
celebrating its birthday as the commercial, brainstorm Sesquicentennial events."This different aspects of our city for a monthly
govemmental and cultural hub of the Central should be a community event,not a Ciry Hall theme.For instance,January's focus is on the
Coast. A Sesquicentennial Steering event." environment,and this month's article takes a
Committee convened by the city hopes that The Steering Committee first met in close look at the impact of San Luis Creek on
the communiry will share their enthusiasm October and in November hosted a public the development of San Luis Obispo,from the
and join in with special events throughout the meeting where more than a hundred interest- early Chumash settlement to today's rela�ting
year. ed local citizens participated in a discussion and art-filled creek walk downtown.
"This is an opportuniry for the ciry to cele- about possible Sesquicentennial events begin- February's focus is on recreation,parks and
brate itself,"says Wendy George,assistant ning in January and continuing though tourism and March will be devoted to trans-
October 2006. portation,followed by business and leader-
JOHNNY H4UGH Councilman Kenneth Schwartz is honorary ship in April.May is historical preservation
chair of the committee and says,°In very sim- month,thus a look at downtown seismic
Broker Associate ple terms,the Sesquicentennial is a way to retrofitting and its implications.Education
� alert people to the fact that we are celebrating will be highiighted in June,graduation month,
Q 150 years of government,when in fact the city and in July culture is on stage.
Z --v- ~�-�-~�--A ---�-�-�p-�-� was founded in a rather lawless time.It's a Local municipal government will be exam-
_ ' I way to remind people that we've accom- ined in August and agriculture is September's.
? � � / � / plished a great lot as a ciry." October spotlights the arts,as well as the cul-
' � °My goal is to find representative groups mination of Sesquicentennial events."This is
� ; ; � �� that want to commemorate our just a committee to get things rolling,"Gearge
� Sesquicentennial culminating in October with says."We are clearly still looking for people
p A California Corporation something like a city-wide festival in one of who want to participate throughout the year
(� our ciry parks with special recognitions,music as well as the final event in October."
� and food,"says Kendi Root,chair of the Several subcommittees have been formed �
� Steering Committee,and a recreation,parks to facilitate Sesquicentennial activities includ-
(n and tourism administration professor at Cal ing public relations,grand finale,monthly
• Poly. theme,group outreach and fundraising/prod-
cfl Local designer and Steering Committee ucts.Root encourages anyone in the commu-
0 962 Mill Street member Pierre Rademaker created a s ecial ni
� San Luis Obispo,CA 93401 P ty interested in participating in
logo for the Sesquicentennial that can be used Sesquicentennial activities to contact her at
� by any local organization on their promotion- kroot@calpoly.edu or 756-5113 or Betsy Kiser
541-2888 x 3105 al materials during the year.George says, at the City of San Luis Obispo at 756-7123.
� ` Cell: ($05}80]-5063 "Organizations don't necessarily have to plan "We don't want this to be a huge work effort �
� johnny@realestategroup.com special events but rather make what they do a but a springboard for ideas,"George says.
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Home to many native species such as red-legged frogs,western pond
turtles and the better known steelhead trout,the Creek is a natural spawning ground and nursery to a much-disdained sewer. Floods in
habitat for these and other creatures.Fifteen miles in length,one to 1861 and 1862 washed out the channels and a century's inches fell in
twenry feet wide,with depths fluctuating from one to three inches in 24 hours and San Luis Obispo flooded once again,in part due to
the summer and one to two feet during normal winter conditions;it debris-choked creeks.Otherwise,San Luis Creek was referred to as
has eleven tributaries in a1L "normally an unobtrusive gulley hardly worth noticing."
San Luis Creek also attracted Father Junipero Serra and he erected a In an 1874 article in The Tribune entitled°What San Luis Wants,"the
cross on the banks of San Luis Creek and celebrated the first Mass in reparter said,"...the creek is,and shall be,nothing but a sewer." �
1772.The fifth of 21 missions,San Luis Obispo de Tolosa was named Another article in 1881 read in part,"All the sickness which has pre- C•
for 13th century Franciscan friar,Saint Louis,Bishop of Toulouse, vailed in this city during the past few months may be directly traced to �
France(San Luis Obispo is Spanish far"St.Louis,the Bishop").The first the bad water furnished the inhabitants and the noisome effluvia n
Mission was built near where the Creamery stands today from tules which arises from the nasry creek." p
from Laguna Lake,then a marsh much like what became Foothill Flood waters again ravaged San Luis Creek in early 1901 and a head- �
Boulevard and Marsh Streets. line in the January 11, 1901 San Luis Breeze read"Stream Obstructed By ,..r
Located on the flood plain,the Creek washed away the Mission and Immense Amount of Debris"and trees,shrubs and other flotsam and `<
a second structure was built in 1776,this time of adobe with a tule roof. jetsam lodged at the Marsh Street bridge. `
Even so,the Chumash burned the Mission compound on at least three Finally,in June 1901,the ciry completed a septic tank.The San Luis c
occasions.The familiar mission roof tiles were then developed and Breeze reported on June 11,1901,°Previously the refuse of the ciry was Z
ended the era of thatched mission roofs set ablaze by burning arrows. emptied into San Luis Creek thus making it a cesspool of the most �
In 1797 a stone Mission was erected on a high spot above the creek unpleasant nature." .
where the Historical Museum stands today.In addition to the church, Unfortunately,downtown businesses and homeowners continued to ,_,
the priest's residence,a convent wing,soldiers barracks,storerooms use San Luis Creek as a dumping ground well into the 1950s and'60s. �
and mills were constructed.These buildings were largely destroyed by In 1962,after 17"of seasonal rain,more than three inches fell in 24 �
an earthquake and in 1812,a fourth and last structure was built near hours and San Luis Obispo flooded once again,in part due to debris- �
the creek in today's location. A quadrangle was completed in 1819 and choked creeks.Otherwise,San Luis Creek was referred to as"normally
two mission bells made in Lima,Peru,arrived in 1820. an unobtrusive gully hardly worth noticing." p
By the late 1800s,San Luis Creek had evolved from a freshwater fish Author Rose McKeen in Parade Along the Creek(1988)wrote,"It was �
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� �� _,.�"'� .; ,�� �,y� our heart-culturally,spiritually and physically.Six major pieces of
�y�T `� � .� ��r �� � � �� public art now adorn the Creek Walk,a riparian path along the creek in
�:;���� �'��` � �� ` � ��� �����_,;�:. downtown.The first piece installed(1977),°The Tank Head Fisli'by
; 3 „ � � -�= John Ausburger,near the Art Center on Broad Street,was commis-
�.���� : � � �� .-� �.�� � ` ..�' sioned by Myron Graham,a City Council member and longtime down-
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� � � y . . .,, One of the most recognizable public art installations is Paula Zima's
�, � �.�� �- �� �`�, .�`� "Tequsk Wa Suwa"or "Child and Bear"at the Mission Plaza entrance
�'�`"� =--"� off Chorro Street,in lace since 1988. The iece de icts a beautiful
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� �,,,� - -� -:�.; young Chumash girl frolicking with a black bear in San Luis Creek.
�-� ��`�"� ���•'� �. �a,� Zima installed two bronze cast bear cubs on the rock in the pond of the
� "� � ` - °~���� -�~`'��`'�` • = original sculpture in 2004.
Three of Jim Jacobson's sculptures installed along the creek in 1997
the first day of fishing season,May 1, 1954.San Luis Creek,from Cuesta capture the creek's inhabitants:"Chumash"portrays the natives'life
to Avila was alive with youngsters and dogs...At the Motel Inn,the along the creek;"Fish Life"finds steelhead trout and the three-spined
Soroptomists met for lunch and several commented on the scenic San stickleback fish dangling over the creek;and"Sycamore and Budding
Luis Creek winding down from La Cuesta...bursting out into the sun- Thistle,"both plants native to San Luis Creek.
light in front of the Mission-among tin cans and bedsprings.° "Web of Life"by Sandra Kay Johnson was installed in 1999 at the
At the request of the Central Coast Water Control Board,the helm of the creek walk near Nipomo between Higuera and Monterey
California Department of Fish and Game conducted a biological survey Streets above ciry-maintained open space,a well-manicured"garden°
of San Luis Creek in 196Q when untreated waste was still discharged for quiet strolls by locals and tourists alike.This unique rotating sphere
into the Creek.Newspaper accounts from 1961 indicate then Planning is cast with images of egrets,ducks,rabbit,possum,salamander,bats
Commissioner Kenneth Schwartz noted problems with San Luis Creek. and frogs.
A walk along San Luis Creek from the vicinity of Osos and Marsh After all of those years of pollution(a ciry ordinance to ban dumping
Streets downstream to the Mission is an aesthetically disgusting experi- in San Luis Creek was not in place let alone enforced until 1978),ciry
• ence,"accarding to their report The creek was an open sewer contain- policy has become"creek-friendly.° We now take great pride in our
Q ing rubbish ranging from beer cans to appliances. healthy urban creek.
� Ralph N.Hinton,an aquatic biologist with Fish and Game deter- Since 1991,the Land Conservancy has sponsared an annual Creek
� mined°The stream has potential to be productive,but only in the Day,when more than 100 volunteers converge on strategic Creek loca-
' headwaters due to heavy pollution in and below the ciry.The pollution tions for litter removal.Three tons of garbage is hauled from San Luis
� below the city was so bad that the estuary was posted against swim- Creek every year.Creek Day also includes displays in Mission Plaza
� ming." where participants can learn more about native fish and wildlife,touch
� There have been several major incidences of creek pollution beyond live sea creatures,see live birds of prey and experience artwork created
O the daily trash.In 1963,the California Department of Fish and Game from garbage.
U reported an oil spill near the sewage treatment plant,caused by a STAR(Students Taking Active Participation),is an after-school pro-
Q Union Oil Company pipeline rupture that killed 3000 steelhead trout gram that contributes to the Creekside Restoration Project.Students,
.� ranging in size from four to 14 inches. grades 4-6 propagate and replant willow cuttings,learn about insects,
� And in 1969,a mysterious,milky liquid(some say from the wildlife and salmon enhancement and advocate for urban stream
' Greyhound Bus Station cleaning the loading dock)permeated the creek preservation.
odowntown,killing as many as 50,000 fish,including steelhead trout The Ciry's Environmental Restoration Program"takes advantage of
Nplus four other natural species: prickly sculpins,minnows(speckled building activiry to build creek restoration,tree plantings,and other
� dace),three-spine sticklebacks and Pacific lamprey. natural habitat improvements into the development process."In the
That same year,a new creek walkway and retaining wall were com- last few years the Ciry has planted native weeds and exotic species
� pleted as part of the Mission Plaza project,the brainchild of by-then along the riparian way.
� Mayor Schwartz,also a professor of architecture at Cal Poly.A feasibili- Neal Havlik,Ph.D.,director of Natural Resources for the City of San
� ry study by Smith and Williams in 1963"stressed the ciry's unique gifts Luis Obispo since 1996,says,°Aside from offering its ecological value,
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Center:"Sycamore and BuddingThistle"by Jini]aco�son are depicted in this kinetic sculpture dangling over San Luis Creek at Broad Street.
Both plants are native to the creek and the thistle is an endangered species.(Sandy Baer photo)
Right: "The Tankhead Fish"lry John.Ausburger was installed over San Licis Creek in 1977,our first Creekside public art,donnted by Myron and
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the creek offers scenic,recreational and "The City is taking it on itself to enhance success on our creek renewal projects,"Havlik
esthetic value.These are values we have come water quality,including,maybe most impor- says.
to appreciate more and more in recent years, tantly,shade from planned tree planting.In San Luis Creek winds its way through part
especially our urban waterways,leading to the ten years I've been here,we've seen good of our county and city,a testament to the trials
greater protection,especially of creeks. improvement in the number of trout in San and tribulations of thousands of years of
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quality and the creek's value for fishing and "What is amazing and wonderful is the Chumash Indians and subsequent Spanish
other recreation,"Havlik continues.°Efforts creeks'capacity to recover.Nature's renewal is colonization and Mission-building to modern-
are in higher gear now than ever.It's been syn- surprisingly easy as you are going along with day stylish San Luis Obispo.
ergistic.There have been a lot of efforts,both the flow.You can see the results quickly so it is Check it out.Take a creek walk and cele-
regulatory and voluntary. very satisfying.We've had pretry darn good brate!
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expect Sheriff Andy to stroll down the =�.:. " ceilings in comfortable large rooms.It is a half
block and greet you by name.The � � �• •:5„� �z�► -�� block from the heart of town.Check-in times
hamlet,officially known as Pine �' . - � for the Inn and cabins is 4 p.m.giving us
Mountain Club because all residents � �`��• �� ample time to leave San Luis Obispo after a
and guests are members of the local day of school on Friday and make it before the
clubhouse and golf course,is a hop, ` ��� rental office closes at 5:00.
skip and a jump from San Luis Obispa Turn and wildflower pastures for several miles. Two gentlemen own the Bear Claw Bakery.
off the freeway in Santa Maria,take Hwy 166 Drive about 25 miles up a winding mountain One used to reside in San Luis Obispo several
east and meander two-lanes past farmlands road with breath-taking views of the valley years ago.
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.... _ � � Todav.John and Andrea Price rest peacefully side by side at the old 23
����`� � � : � �� St.Patrick's Catholic Cemetery in Arroyo Grande.Their beloved
"�`�`, �:�.__.�� Anniversarp House is currently undergoing restoration by The Friends
� �'�, "'' ��':� � � a� a_ of Price House,Inc.,whose master plan is to return the homestead to
�` � "� its former glory by creating an historical park and preserve.Now open
�,q ,: ����� �t,� to the public,the house�ainted pale yellow with dark green and red
��° trim and sky-blue porch ceilings,stands in front of the crumbling rem-
�< �� -� ._ V �"� �: � �, nants of the Tri-Gabled Adobe.Several of the original fruit trees survive
���'�" �""� � � �" , -0ne Mission Fig and two olives-as does the Price's solid-oak dining-
� � �� ��, ,�` � � �� ��� �' room table.
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'� ; �� � Tourists,locals,and world-class surfers flock to Pismo Beach each
�, � _ �`' �,��; ` '� �� year to stroll the white beaches,bathe in the blue Pacific,and ride the
�Y ,� dwesome"surf.The legacy of the Englishman who jumped ship to
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� � . become a California vaquero and land developer eartraordinaire lives
� ����� � � �� � ��"`'� � W�� on in one of the most popular beachside resorts on the West Coast.
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_ ._.-;tr�iine�•sa�-��a�e�,. _ .� Museitim and History Center.
A steep staircase accessed two second-floor
bedrooms,described by the San Luis O�ispo
Triblcne as�ommodious and with large clos-
ets.'Equipped with built-in shelves and a pole
for hanging clothes,the four-foot-high closets
were a novelry at the time. (Today the Llosets" �
would be considered attic crawl spaces.) „�'
Andrea's anniversary gift had other�tate- ��
of-the-art'features,including running water � �� � } ����
and an dir conditioning'system that func-
tioned much like a modern-day attic fan.The
cold box,located under the stairs,had a large
hole in the floor,which allowed cool air from #
beneath the house to Yefrigerate'�erishable � ��� ��� ���'���
foods.On warm days,Andrea opened the �
cold-box door and an upstairs window,creat-
ing a vacuum that drew cool air upward
throughout the home.
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Price also used creativity in devising an ``��
innovative pest-control system to keep swal- . � _
lows from making mess�nests under the � �; � �
house eaves:He painted the porch ceilings sky _ ; � � �
blue,a color widely believe d to war d o f f t he �
troublesome birds. �� � -� � � -�
Just after workers completed construction, � � � � �� � �
Andrea became ill and unable to climb the � � '
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stairs to the master bedroom.Price instructed i � '
his crew to convert the downstairs parlor into � ��
a bedroom for Andrea and to build an out- � �
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house that opened onto her room.Workers � - ��� �'� �
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Andrea eventually recovered and enjoyed � � � ��u � � ���� � �' � � ���� ` �
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life in her Anniversary House.A kind-hearted � � � � � ���� ���� �g���
eison,she treated herhusband to freshl �� �� � �`� �� ��� ���� a� �
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made torrillas and never denied a drifter a hot �� � � �°��� �� � �r�,�� � ��
meal�he regularly fed strangers in exchange � �^�` �� �'�' ������ �
for work on the farm.She also kept a strict �� � � � � � � � "��� �� � `C �
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until their deaths�rice passed away in 1902 �� x.� � � ��l���l� � �
at the age of 91 and Andrea in 1912 at 83. � �' � °� � �
Price lived an accomplished,well-respected ���� � ����'Q�'j"��",���,G���r , �
life.He served as a San Luis Obispo alcalde 1� � � ; �`, �
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that wash onto its shores,Sanibel is a ��r�; � �. �� �� '�' �
�eachcombers'paradise off Florida's �,n� � � �
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Gulf coast.Although the island was hit by
hurricanes this year and last,Sanibel and �,� � � , „ r>, '
the storm-sawy folks who live there have � - � ���,i� ��,�".��" �,� '� ' � �
bounced back.We arrived right after hurri- � ��
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beauties,including wetlands and mangrove � "' '
forests that serve as nurseries to shrimp and �E • • _ 1 hr Spa massage ( �
countless other species.Local birds and ,�a1T tCUI'G' includes back&feet bodyscrub ( C,,.,
beasties must sense this human benevo- �� I Q
lence.On our daily swims,we were aston- PG�/eVt�' 1 � �
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when we strolled among them. P � �
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roseate spoonbills to manatees to lolling �
alligators.Now attracting 800,000 people , ( Spa manicure ond ped'i9cure � �
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cide with low tides,when many wild creatures move closer to shore to Speaking of home—ours was the Gulf Breeze,an intimate collection
feed,are a photographer's delight. of cottages and efficiency units,located a clamshell toss from the warm
Near the refuge on San-Cap Road we also found the handsomely waters of the Gulf. What a find,amid all the condominiums.The Gulf
appointed Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum,where we identified shells Breeze beautifully retains the decor and architectural charms of yester-
we'd collected and drooled over ones we hadn't.From their displays, year,along with many amenities(book/video libraries,bike rentals,
we learned how native islanders once made tools from shells.An eye- washing facilities,king beds)for optimum comfort and fun.We also
opening video showed us the secret life of mollusks,the original enjoyed island hospitality from our genial hosts,whose passion for
builders and homeowners of the complex skeletons we call shells. maintaining these authentic summer cottages really showed.
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SNAP DECISIONS Y� ¢
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You have only been looking for a weekend and � "�� �', I
have found a house that looks perfect! You want
to buy it,but you are reluctant to make an offer '�3
� without lookin at more ro erties. I used to tell �
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pair of jeans,this is a home,take your time!". � �
(Recently a client informed me that buying jeans is much more t�E : � � �
difficult!) I stand corrected! =� � � � �
Whether you are in a buyer's or seller's market,the best homes ' �
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Character-filled accommodations like this are getting scarce:book ing that also came over us:°The beach-wise mind awakes and begins
ahead for these prizes. to drift,to play,to turn over in gentle careless rolls like the lazy waves
The business part of the island is unlike any small town we've seen. on the beach.°
Instead of chain stores,billboards,and stoplights,Sanibel offers a As a woman seeking a life with more creative pauses in it,Lindbergh
series of gracious little plazas set back from the main road,Periwinkle found much of value on this wave-swept piece of paradise,as exquisite
Way.As we traced Periwinkle from the southern tip of the island to and fragile as the paper fig shells we found hidden in its sand.Not sur-
where it dead-ends at Tarpon Bay Road,we explored dozens of plazas. prisingly,so did we.
Half-hidden by tropical vegetation were art galleries,bookshops,cloth-
ing boutiques,and restaurants,their wooden staircases and balconies
painted in lush gelato colors.All were connected by winding bike paths
(23 miles of'em),set apart from the car traffic. i��i, + '�l����l��� � rc,� `�t
We soon settled on Bailey's venerable grocery and general store as
our supplier for everything from coral-cruncher shoes to freshly-pre- 'p ,,� � e�
pared entrees and salads for beach picnics.The Lazy Flamingq a local G Q� . �
hangout for seafood and the biggest and best hamburgers we'd eaten � 1l
in years,became our hangout too.Another choice pick was the Sanibel y
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Bleu beef salad and pork tenderloin sandwiches with the irresistible
name"snooty fox.°Other days,we dug into breakfast selections at the �` .,, „ �y ./�
Bean,noshed on the offerings at Trader's,and made it our mission to �;�;� �/1 %' I
sample kevlime pies everywhere. ������� I
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care taken to preserve it,we found food for thought.Our stay coincided • '
with the 50th anniversary of Ann Morrow Lindbergh's Gift from the Z '� �� �
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bagpipes stopped me in my tracks.It cr�i�ibidrg#�(,�r�stie the castle walls.In
was my first day in Scotland's capital grand contrast,stool
city of Edinburgh,and I had decided to locate while he worked.The sizzling fish-lightly the Royal Palace itself,with its opulent halls,
what had been touted as the best fish'n chips breaded,perfectly seasoned,and nestled in a stunning tapestries,and giant stone fire-
shop in all of the United Kingdom.The affable paper box overflowing with fat wedges of places.Gazing out at the city from Half Moon
cabbie dropped me in New Town,a section of golden potatoes-lived up to its reputation. Battery,the anguish of battle and the desola-
the ciry conceived and built during the late And Scofland-with its ancient,brooding cas- tion of the soldiers huddled in the bowels of
18th century to house the burgeoning popula- tles,proud but brutal history,and rugged, David's Tower were as easy to imagine as the
tion of the original medieval city. mist-shrouded landscapes-lived up to my trumpeting rituals and golden wealth of the
L'alba D'oro,which means"the golden every expectation. royals who had lived here.
morning,"was closed,scheduled to re-open- I'm a Stewart,you see,so this trip was a The Royal Mile stretches away from the cas-
so said the sign-at 5:30 pm.I had half an natural,especially since I had been told all my tle and winds its way down to Holyrood
hour to kill,so I set off up the street in search life that I was directly descended from Mary Palace,home to England's Queen Elizabeth
of the Georgian architecture and rigid,grid- Queen of Scots.Roaming the halls of while visiting Scotland.Along the way,an
style neighborhoods that distinguish New Holyrood Palace,Stirling Castle,and the array of historic cathedrals,museums,and
Town from its older half. mighty Edinburgh Castle brought me face to shops line the streets between arched alley-
It was fitting,I thought-though highly face with her,in the regal portraits hanging ways called"closes°-mostly named after
unlikely-that I would be serenaded by there-not one of them divulging the horror saints-as in St.Stephen's Close,or St.Mary's
Scotland's iconic bagpipes within hours after of the beheading that would later take her life. Close.To stanch the chill,I stopped for a latte
my plane had landed.The rich and glorious I will admit to studying her gentle face,look- and a sinfully rich tart at Plaisir du Chocolate.
sound of them grew louder,and before long I ing for a family resemblance and wondering if A velvery,moss green sweater in a window
found myself peering through the wrought my father's extravagant tastes had come from display called my name,and I answered.All
iron gates of a schoolyard at what had to be her. attempts at prudence faded in the face of so
the high school band.Earnest,uniformed, I chose a typical blustery day to hike the many windows carrying cozy clothing made
teenaged lads marched tidily in rows across hillside from Princes Street Gardens up to with Scotland's coveted cashmere.
the paved yard,stopping in mid-bleat now Edinburgh Castle,presiding majestically over A side trip onto the crescent-shaped
and then for direction from their leader.I was the city.One among many international Victoria Street revealed the best cheese store
charmed right down to my Scottish cashmere tourists,I was glad for the audio headset that I'd ever seen,hidden among a slew of hipper-
socks. guided me through the buildings and rooms than-hip shoe and T-shirt shops.Wheels,
Back at L'alba D'oro,I ordered the haddock at my own pace.The scudding clouds above rounds,wedges,and slabs of gorgeous,pun-
and ate my supper perched on a high wooden me released an intermittent,thinnish rain gent cheeses in colors ranging from creamy
� stool at a window counter overlooking the that enhanced the romance of my stroll white to pumpkin orange filled the tables and
i street Behind me,the Italian owner whistled through time. crowded the tall shelves of the narrow shop.
� An enthusiastic young woman cut me small
pieces to taste and after careful deliberation,I
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band of bagpipes,my trip to Scotland ended in much the same way:
`�' with another dream come true.
�*�� I had called a taYi to take me to the airpart and was lugging my over-
s�x.y packed suitcase from my room on the third floor to the lobby of my
small hotel—which did not have an elevator.From the second floor
landing,the joyful noise of throary Scottish accents and drunken
� �` . `�"� : laughter rose up to greet me,mixed with a hundred glasses tinkling
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�a,,s p�� ���� � �;- �-.�'�.�� �.��� �t �� � g�� °� entire roomful of gorgeous,be-kilted Scotsmen rushed to my aid,their
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� - asked the one I could hear above the rest.And oh,how I wished I could
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restaurant—Rhubarb—is a posh affair done up in crimson velvet, No Springs•
gold braid,and polished black laquer.The service was impeccable,
the setting expansively serene,and the food was as good as it gets in No Air. No Water�
Scotland.The assiette of five miniature rhubarb desserts was almost
as memorable as the genuine charm of my young waiters.
An unplanned itinerary led me to three more Scottish cities.In No Waitin
Glasgow,I discovered a quiet yet mesmerizing elegance in the archi- �
tecture and art of Charles Rennie MacIntosh.His Willow Tea Rooms •
are a study in long lines,perfect lighting,and graceful simplicity.In
St.Andrews,I was treated to the mad justaposition of a pack of mod- NO K1��1���
ern,black-clad Scottish teenagers,smoking and slouching against ��.:
the burnt-out ruins of a 600-year-old chapel.And in Stirling,I ,�X �
strolled the castle wall,then wandered down the cobblestone path �w �: �
toward town,imagining what modern life might be like in this ' �.�K. 'i•�
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30 dent success are in place. Under State Superintendent Jack 0'Connell's
� �m�� leadership,there has been steady improvement in student achievement
across all grade levels,with particular progress being made at the ele-
mentary school level and with some English Language Learners.
����� However,there are still certain groups of students,like those living in
� poverry,who are not making acceptable progress.We need to re-double
, our efforts for these students. Educational change in a state as large as
, ours takes time and patience. My wish is that we stay focused on our
� current plan and not be diverted by some new proposal that promises a
NewYear's Wishes qui�k��.
for Our Schools Second,we need to increase our investment in our schools.
California has the largest and most challenging student population to
�� By Dr.Julian Crocker educate.According to a recent report*,about 41 percent of California's
COLIYI Sl.ti erintendent students come from homes where English is not the native language
� p and there are more than SO languages represented in the state's
Of SC�ZOOlS schools.We rank first in the nation in percentage of English learners. In
2003-04,almost half(47.9 percent)of our students came from families
anuary is a time for looking forward and making resolutions. It is a with low incomes(a family of four earning less than$35,700).Given the
time of hope as we consider the things we want to see accomplished high expectations we have for our schools and students,and the chal-
during the next 12 months.Both the Governor and the President lenges we face,we certainly should be above the national average in per
give their wishes for the year in their respective°State of"addresses pupil spending,but we are number 29. We are well below states like
during this month.So I thought I would use this month's article to state New York and Illinois.Locally,this under-investment translates into
my three wishes for our schools for 2006. higher class sizes,fewer specialists in areas such as art,music and
First,we need to stay the course that we currently have for improving physical education,a lack of trained mentors for remediation,and
our schools in California. Beginning in 1998,we began to implement deteriorating facilities due to a lack of funds for maintenance and
an ambitious school improvement plan based on rigorous content repair. My wish is that we invest sufficiently in our schools to reach the
standards in all subject areas;a statewide student assessment system to national average in expenditure per pupil in 2006,and continue to
measure progress on those standards and on a nationally normed test; invest to put us in the top 10 by 2010.
and an accountability system that ranks all schools and districts for Finally,I hope we elevate early childhood education(ages 2-5)to
public view. We have also adopted instructional materials that are become one of our highest educational priorities. Specifically,we need
aligned to the standards and have provided training for teachers in to establish a universal preschool system in which a113 and 4 years olds
effective teaching strategies also consistent with the curriculum stan- can have voluntary access to a quality preschool at no cost. We know
dards. Although the plan is not perfect,the essential elements for stu- from research and experience that money invested in our children
before age 5 returns more than double later in terms of lower numbers
�___Y ,y ,,, of drop outs,improved school success rates,and a decreased need for
� ��,`�, costly remediation services.Any kindergarten teacher in our county
/ '_ '� ` � can testify to the value of a quality preschool experience as children
L� enter school.Children who have attended preschool have literacy and
�'�"� ""�"'"' ' numeracy skills,as well as social experiences,that allow them to func-
'� L I N D A M O O D�B E L L tion comfortably in a school environment.The achievement gap
Learning Cen-ters begins in kindergarten,and it makes so much sense to not allow that
gap to occur by insuring that all children have an equal start in school.
All other industrialized nations have a system of public preschools,yet
USE THIS SCHOOL YEAR we continue with a system that serves only the very poor with govern-
TO CREATE THE ment programs or the affluent who can afford to pay a high tuition for
\ private preschool.Fortunately,it appears that there will be a statewide
�����\J O� ballot initiative in June establishing voluntary preschool for all 4 yeu
olds in the state.My wish is that it passes.
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I speed up And of African dirt
And try to The rarest to find
Write rs Beat it because In the earth
My life is
B�O��• Crazy and exciting Lava from Russia
I wish I Flowing through veins
Would have beat Blasting the wall
P���O��C��� It because it Destroying everything
Doesn't feel good Boom it erupts
To have life Everybody run
Every month,Writer's Block showcases the Slam into you
work of young poets from San Luis Obispo And say"no It's half full
Counry who hnue participated in recent Way" Ftom the rain
Californic�Poets iri the Schools workshops. --Corry Eskridse Pouring down
Featured this month is poetry from Debbie
Martin's 7th grnde classes atAtascadero Junior All at once
High School.Candi Pemberton was the poet- Rattle rattle boom
teacher.For rnore information about My cup is It explodes everywhere
California Poets in the Schools,visit their new Made of glass Lava rock dirt
website at www.cpits.org.San Luis Obispo Inside is water My glass is done
Poet-Teacher and Area Coordinator Candi That won't be there --Jordan Madrigal
Pernbertori rnay be reached c�t:CandiPoet@sbc- When it shatters
global.net. Into hundreds of
Pieces on the floor
ROUGH ROAD It will cause a Compiled by Candi Pemberton
The road I've traveled on is rough Mess of water everywhere
But,I've never come across the sign. And there is
And I look at the rest of the path A danger of
As it gets scarier and lonelier than ever. Flying shrapnel
I realize,as my best friend goes down a You will feel
happy road Unpleasant if you
A road that I apparently missed, Step on it
That for my friend to be happy With your feet ����Q�yy�, �%��ct2��r�,P/,f
And not go down this road, Your nose won't
I must suffer loneliness. Smell it ~�-
So I travel this road You won't
Waiting for the end that never comes Want to Y�� � ` s
And for a moment, Lick the glass shards ,� �° r
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Without realizing my sacrifice to her And witness ^ �� (
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'� rain-some of the worst weather I'd ever seen. Another incident DuVall was involved in
"We knew it had gone down because the was the disappearance of two CHP officers
impact was felt as far away as Los Osos. When during the storms of winter,1995. A portion
we finally saw it,I was amazed at the damage of Highway 166 had collapsed into the Santa
By CathyUelardi that had been done. The aircraft literally Maria River and a CHP patrol car fell into the
screwed itself into the ground;then it toppled void and into the swollen river.
Bryan DuVall has been a member of the over." When the officers failed to report in,anoth-
San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Aero There were 48 passengers on the fateful er CHP off'icer set out to search for them in the
Squadron for 34 years.If he hasn't seen flight;the crash was caused by a disgruntled heavy fog and rain of the night. "He was going
it all,he's certainly seen most of it. PSA employee who had been fired. The man about three miles an hour,°relates DuVall,
The Aero Squadron's missions include entered the cabin and shot the pilot,causing "And he felt his front tires go off the edge. He
search and rescue for downed or lost aircraft, the aircraft to dive. It was believed that the got out fast,but when I saw him a few hours
airborne search for missing persons,Life man's supervisor was aboard the plane. later,he was still shaking."
Guard Flights with recipients of life-saving DuVall says, "The Aero Squadron discovered The patrol vehicle was discovered some
organ transplants,narcodcs intervention,and the'black box' and we were later told that they time later,buried in the mud and sand of the
specialized transportation of Department per- heard a second shot on the recording instru- receding river,its occupants still inside.
sonnel. ment,just before the crash. Most of what the Aero Squadron did during
DuVall was one of the first to respond to the "We were having trouble with aircraft flying that incident was control aircraft traffic.Their
report of a crash outside Atascadero many over the site,so officials from the National vehicle,a Chevrolet Blazer,is equipped with
years ago,involving Pacific Southwest Airways Transport Safery Board(NTSB)flew with us as state-of-the-art communications equipment
' (PSA)flight 1771,later described as the most we tried to control air traffic. and can direct aircraft,equipment and per-
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donor's organ and make a tissue match, � � � �
� � =� �������� � ���� keeps knocking,
they page the patient who is on the list for . . .
that organ and is a match.
"After the page,the recipient has four �� � . b V t �/0 V're n ot
hours to get to a hospital.That's when they
��us.° � sure whether you
One of the volunteer members of the � �"
Squadron is always on call,says DuVall, � ' �;g S h�V�d p n S�/e r.
and there are 20 avaIlable aircraft, 17 �� � �� . _
owned by members. Fourteen of the air- � W h at d o yo u d o?
craft are fixed-wing and three are chop- T � ���
pers. A. Run and hide-you've got all
"When we identify someone,they call
the watch commander,who calls an indi- ' '3 -� the business you can handle.
vidual volunteer,so we're usually able to � �``' �' B. Just politely say"no thanks".
find an aircraft and pilot-but sometimes C. Tell it to come back later and
(the weather)it's just too bad and they hope that it does.
have to go ground. D. Open the door and let it in
We fly recipients to either SFO or �� with open arms.
Burbank's Bob Hope Airport � V
"ALifeGuardFlighthasprecedence- � �',�;� When opportunity knocks, you've
everyone else has to get out of the way!" �°.- got to answer. Opport�nity means
Jensen adds,"On 9-12,we had a flight, � ���� growth, profits and possibility. You
and he was shadowed b an F-16 the �� �i � ��
y can't tell it to go away. You just
whole way. He had a hard time getting � �� � �.�`� have to be ready for it. You have
bac k here."T he Li fe Guar d F lig h ts taYi toa ���"�,,, � �`�`�° ` ' ��� to understan d w ha t i t is be fore
Fixed Base Operation after landing with � ��
theirdonorrecipient,andaremetthereby �= �'�``" ' you let it in. You have to know
an ambulance from the donor hospital. �"�`� r what its good and bad sides will
� � i, be. That's where Caesar & Seider CI�
"It's funny sometimes when you're taxi- �, F k= comes in. We develop customized �
ing and look out on dres that are bigger ' � � �
��� �= ��� solutions to "what if' questions
than your plane,"says DuVall,a licensed ` �- ��� t h r o u g h i n s u r a n c e, e m p l o y e e �
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CAP or the CHP(Civil Air Patrol,California � -�00-399-7327 �
Highway Patrol). � � � � �
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members,"he says,and it is really a cross- � � �
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�m"ni� ������.���. uncan McQueen long had a dream of sailing around the world.
�isi ����� ���� ,' �That dream finally came to pass in May of 1992 when he and
B�OKReUlelU ����,��� his wife,Marlene,set out from Morro Bay in Thistle,their Ca139
� �ailboat.Although some winters they flew back to their home in Los
�'���� ;)sos,they spent much of the next seven years sailing 40,000 miles and
isiting 28 different countries before returning to Morro Bay in June
��� ��� ;999•It was an unforgettable journey for both of them.
From the compilation of notes and diaries Marlene kept throughout
the trip and Duncan's sailing recollections(when she was not with
�S� � him),she wrote Thistle's SevenYear Odyssey.
� �~' . � The book is basically a journal of great value to the author and her
-- �; family,but often includes too much peripheral minutia of the daily
By M1TIerie MCQUeeri minor activities of the trip.On the other hand,the many fellow sailing
Central Coast Press,2005 ''» aficionados the McQueens met while sailing around the world will
150 pages,paper,$15.95 �'�'�'°"�'��'°�'�'^ undoubtedly enjoy reminders of those good and bad times together,
including how Duncan coped with a few near mishaps to Thistle and
A'� `` their trip and/or helped other fellow sailing friends.
ri� ,�
However,as a reader of Thistle's Seven Year Odyssey I wanted more
� ��,,;�.,.,, ,'' z detailed colorful descriptions of the many intriguing places Marlene
`�� � �� �' and Duncan visited and the people they met there.Whenever Marlene
4 � .~, T(�} does do that,as,for example,in the chapters"The First Mate Arrives in
���" ,�; . ���l�� �Q�' Egypt"and"Touring Egypt°she held this reader's interest.
�""� `� � � Thistle's Seven Year Odyssey is available at local book stores.
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`'� but began recording the beaury :�����`�
������ � of the Central Coast. Valley of
� the Bears is a collection of her stunning photographs coupled with
� � some of her poetry.
Q � � For example,there is an almost two page spread of lush poppies in
Z full bloom with the following poem:
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� � � � � � From ships offshore in times of old,
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� Coast,this slim volume is a feast for the eyes and a book you will want
r� to keep on your coffee table and look at again and again.
• Valley of the Bears is available from the author and at local book
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��B�ei88 out of range,or a computer malfunction,or a
dirty or faulty egr valve,or a catalytic convert-
j� 1 A�'/"`�i� _ ���� ''�, er that isn't functioning.The consequences of
���n � /r��t .,f,�j � not dealing with a check engine light could be
� as disastrous as an impending engine or
� transmission failure,or as minor as poor gas
� mileage,or that you will not pass a smog test.
� So don't just open your hood and note that
your engine is still there;take it in and have it
Q: My check engine light is on.Should I be tested and repaired! (If you have a'98 or later
By jeff Spevack and concerned? vehicle,the check engine light may come on
Per Mathiesen Jeff: Yes!A check engine light,like any due to missing or loose or faulty gas cap). �
other warning light on your dash,is a warning
sign.A sensor,or component,or system from Q: What about the other warning lights? �
your engine or drivetrain,or emission control Jeff: Ok,so it may get a little confusing. �
system is telling the monitoring computer Battery warning light(Act now,probable
� , charging system not working properly),oil
= warning light(Stop driving,you may be out of
�'` �� � ` oil or oil pressure,and engine damage will
,� occur.),service engine soon light(same as
;" ;' check engine light),service due light(service
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" � aren't working properly),bulb warning light
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(headlight or taillight or brakelight out),tire
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� �` � ; -� light(don't panic),etc.Consult your owner's
�'� "'�" t�.y �y�� manual,use common sense,call your s�
Motormouths. �
FEATURING �
Q:My brake fluid warning light keeps com- �
�� � � �� ��, ;;,,.� � ���� ing on,and I'm losing brake fluid.What's up?
� �; Mat:If your brake fluid level keeps going
�� �'� $' down,you have a brake fluid leak or a serious �
� �� ' brake wear problem.The fluid leak may not
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E brake master cylinder,or brake caliper,or
�� wheel cylinder,or other hydraulic unit.This
�� needs to be professionally inspected right
� , ' � � away,and will always be less expensive earlier
than later.Be careful only to add brake fluid
T H E C E N T RAL C OAST�S (dot 3 or 4)to the brake fluid reservoir,and no
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other fluid.Adding the wrong fluid to your
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� ��.����� sive repair. When in doubt,get help and never
Z �,,, ro add the wrong fluid.
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brakes work fine and I'm not losing fluid.Is
��' ' � � this just a faulry signal?
� ' _ �"� �� Mat:A brake warning light is always some-
� � ��4 � � thing that should be repaired.Yes,this could
� G R EAT EST M U S I�. just be a bad brake sensor,but if you let it go,
� you will not know if and when you have a
� more serious brake system problem.
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• t�;,§�� Please tune in to the Motormouths every
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c�l cmw@digitalputty.com,or call Jeff at
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38What ' s Up Arovnd Downtown ?
omething about"2006" just seems so futuristic; awaited occupancies. So this year's mantra should go something like
perhaps because some projects are now con- ,, "plenty of picks in 0-b" when you're wondering what to do on a
nected to timelines stretching to 2010 and even �� � Saturday afternoon or Tuesday evening or aRer work or with the kids—
� � � � maybe "get your kicks in 0-6" would do nicely as well.
2015! But in "Downtown years," these dates aren't � -
that far off, especially as large projects appear on the nother thing you might notice when you come Downtown in �
radar screen—the Chinatown development or the
� � '06 is that, having had a prosperous holiday season, many �
Deborah Cash merchants are reeling with good cheer and it shows when you
Palm Nipomo parking garage for example. Administrator
Sometimes, though, we get so caught up in the excite- walk in to shops and restaurants—greetings and welcomes abound
ment of"what's next" that we forget all those moments of past endeav- and your patronage is genuinely appreciated. Even the "help" is chat-
or that culminated in the "now;" not to get too existentialist but ty and patient. My feeling is that when the year starts out well, it
Downtown is here for your enjoyment today and there's no grand plan bodes favorably for the energy of the area—and is reflected in the
to lift the gates someday to reveal a grand Valhalla-type thing going sales tax figures as well.
on. Nope, today's the day to go Downtown and put the prejudices ith all that, however, there are a a few things you may
and preconceived notions of the old year behind you, like the old flap want to be aware of as the hands of time roll on. Those
that there's no parking Downtown. Early 2006 brings a new parking parking garages that offer convenient and hi-densiy park-
structure (across from Ciry Hall on Palm and Morro streets); another ing have a price tag;you'll most likely be seeing rate and fine increas-
year of Fiesta de SLO ("Bigger than ever!" promises sponsor Jesse es over the next year or two as well as additional meters along Pismo
Norris); the promises-to-be-exciting Tour of California as it races to SLO and Monterey streets. A word here, though about meters: while they
in February on its way to LA from the Bay Area, spending a night to do cost money, they're the most effective tool in keeping Downtown
enjoy Farmers Market; bands and artists vying for a spot on this year's employees out of the spaces you want. On any Sunday, it's a free-for-
Concerts in the Plaza poster...in between all that, a number of all as workers commandeer the best spots—while you drive around
Downtown buildings are being spruced up with new life and safety fea- `�`�ondering why there's no parking. Free parking on Sunday is likely to
tures and the remaining Court street spaces should fill up with much- be a thing of the past as the City implements measures to raise money
On the Cover:January Downtown is cool and crisp,framing Marshall's Jewelers in clouds and pristine walls,as ihe new year quietly rolls in. Photo by Deborah(ash
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(and free up coveted spots) in the new year. "no tix in 0-b" as well as saving time and share your thoughts.
f you ride a bike Downtown, you'll likely money by having a Downtown abode. hat will YOUR 0-6 bring? Old
benefit from "Racks with Plaques" bike-rack Other topics you've shown interest in: tricks or new shticks? Plans get
program where a growing number of the es, we did send a courtesy notice to nixed or hair gets fixed? Stones
custom designed, commemorative fixtures will Victoria's Secret that iYs NO secret their and sticks or ice cream licks? We hope you'll
offer bike-safe storage systems in convenient windows didn't play well around here; find life in the here and now, plus a little bit of
locations; one of the first such units was dedi- yes, we are priry to discussions about the the future thrown in the mix—in 'Ob—around
cated in honor of former Council member and Marketplace redux; yes, we are attempting to Downtown!
avid bicyclist Bill Roalman in front of Linnaea's find a happy medium between the right to do
Cafe. If a time ever was for folks to peddle business INSIDE a store and the right to "do
their bods around town, it's 2006. business" on the sidewalk; yes, we are seeking
inally, while there aren't any"major" to find a more stable funding � �u` , � � �� ��
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infrastructure projects planned Downtown source for our operations than
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this year, retrofitting will continue on as our current gross-sales-dependent ,
the 80-some masonry buildings come into com- tax system; and no, I don't have ��� ��. r,„� ,_�, , �,�. �
P� a rimer offerin ti s on "how to �. �� �
liance with the new code and its 2007 dead- P 9 P b . ° ��
line. (See how quickly those years tick off?) complain properly," as one R,�,� _�.
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sparked renewed interest; one gentleman who requested recently except to say �. � "'"'�"'—
lives in a newly built Downtown condo can nice usually gets better results �a ` �� �� • .�I '•I�•
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barely contain his glee as he exits his front than nas t y when you have a �-- ,,� �
door at 8:58 for his 30-second "walk to work" gripe. And thank you for your s�`��'"`'� '� � . � ' s � I
a half a block away. Ooops, forgot his coffee Words of empathy about loss of ' ` '
Linnaea addresses a crowd of dignitaries,friends and bike en�husiasts
cup—no worries, there's plenty of time to go the tree lights; I was touched at the dedication of a new"Rack wilh Plaque"adjacenf fo her cafe;a
back for it. Carless, he's looking forward to that some of you took time to close-up of bike ratk plaque. Photos by Deborah Cash
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kettle corn and rock y road ice cream? None other than the only ` � � � � � i�+�
place in SLO that is "black and white and sweet all over," Mission �; , �� " � _�;.�� �
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rom kettle corn and ice cream to newspapers and magazines, this �� �� �''� � ��
Fcandy shop/newsstand carries both the yummy and the useful and ' �'
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offers a fun and comfortable atmosphere. The candy display will surely �� �' 3
make anyone's eyes as big as the jawbreakers they sell! Bins and bins �=�� '" �
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of cand line the walls, sour a le ummis and watermelon jelly bellies r: � °
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gleam colorfully in jars waiting to fill your bag.
On the other side of the store is the classic ice
cream freezer with gallons of SLOMaid
°,�, Premium Ice Cream. Continuing to the back of
� �o p6 ° , o the store, you'll find the Powdered Sugar
- � �'`� Dispenser, a creation that fills long plastic tubes
% o . o� m ��� � '`�� with various flavors of sugar. Mission
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where sweets were all that children dreamed
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lll�rl 1..1' 1�1�._L1 highlight of the week. Remember the saying,
"` "Like a kid in a candy store?" This is that
store.
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"- � � - appealing to many interests.
� erthur and Laurie Montgomery recently
c�t�Cl't4' rt, /�acquired the two near-defunct enterprises
' and decided to combine them in the existing
<��'C'tGt?t1[ltr5` Mission News locale. Both shops had been a
part of Downtown for over 50 years but were
a����C r j���(� each having trouble surviving on their own.
� � `� Arthur said that they had been around for too
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eNews/Sweet Shoppe and salvaged a bit of
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0 �rthur says the main goal is to offer people
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they have historically provided(and often by shoppers from outside our city.Presently, 41
�mm�� mandated).Our city,and all other California our sales tas is at the lowest level allowed by
lt�a�� cities,will have to rely more and more on our the State-7.25 percent.If we increase the rate
own resources. to 7.75 percent,our rate will still be equal or
��� � The City Council has embarked on a many lower than the rate paid by 85 percent of the
months long program to inform our residents California population.
of the problem.We are seeking citizen input In August 2006,the City Council will decide
�� � � as to which ciry functions are most important whether or not to place a sales tax measure on
to them.The overwhelming feedback is that the November 2006 ballot.If we do,our voters
our residents don't want to reduce ANY of our could then decide whether we continue our
past services,and in fact,would like to see downward slide with lower levels of service,or
improvements in certain areas. Since the city alternatively be willing to increase our local
� B SLO Ma Oi' ��belt"is already tight,improvements can only tas to return ciry services to historic levels and
y y � be made if additional revenue is available to again become the"Best City in California."
� � Dave Romero our city. Either way,being Mayor of San Luis Obispo
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� x � I believe the fairest and least painful way to is still a great job.It is just a lot more fun if we
��s ` increase revenue is by means of an additional can meet our communiry's pressing needs,
Storm Clouds
`��- �� sales tax,approximately half of which is paid and perhaps even achieve our highest hopes.
Over Paradise
here is a mixed message this month-
the usual good news about what's hap-
pening in SLOTOWN followed by a con-
cern about our future. �~� "�°" '� �� � � � �� �
Since my August article,Costco has opened a
and is attracting great numbers of shoppers � t���'�`� � '�� �"�"`"���� ��
from all over the county.The Court Street
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Centre stores are opened,and the 192 Space ' '"' � '`
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t� r'� ': � �r� .�.���.
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Public Parking Structure near Ciry Hall is � _ '� ` � �"���'� �
nearing final completion.The Margarita ���� � ` � '��� � � �� =
Specific Plan and the Airport Area Specific � �� ,
' ���=�
Plan were finally adopted after more than ten , �' � .> .: �`" ��;
years of study,thus allowing annexation and � , � �'`'
development to city standards.The seismic �� � �^°•
retrofit program is moving along very well Garden compost is made San Luis Obispo makes Items like toys,books
without major disruptions in downtown,with from the city of SLO's recycling extra easy.Just fill and clothes are easily
numerous completions and many new busi- curbside green waste your blue recycling waste reused.Check the SLO
nesses opening up.With 1000 housing units in program and sold locally. wheeler with cans,botfles, County Integrated
City Development Review,partially supported Do your part by recycling paper,cardboard,junk mail, Waste Management
by$600,000 in Housing Grants,we're well on Y�d clippings and newspaper,magazines and Authority's website
our way to putting a serious dent in our hous- construction wood.Call plastic containers only. (www.iwma.com)
ing shortage. San Luis Garbage at 543- The blue bin is notfor for businesses that
With all this good news in our own piece of 0875 to get your special plastic bags,paper plates or accept these and other
Paradise,how could there possibly be storm Wheeled container. Styrofoam containers. household items.
clouds?
It doesn't show much yet,but primarily due CI�
to state takeaways over the past 15 years,the ���� ,� �
city has had to severely curtail many of the �
programs that make our ciry such a wonderful ' � C�
place to live.Our street maintenance program, � A L��LE. �� �
flood protection and traffic congestion relief ���� �
programs have been reduced to almost noth- - �
ing.In recent years,the city has eliminated 25 ' �
positions.We now have exactly the same =�� A LOTi c
number of employees supparted by the ��` "' � �
General Fund as we did in 1991,despite great- �'' • Z
ly increased needs and responsibilities.As a �� �'� �
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IOSlllt,tY12Te 3Te IIOW TeC1UC8Cl IBVe1S Of SeTV10E For information on how to conserve �;
lri d11ROSt 2V8Ty Clry C�epartITlOrit 1riCill(jlrig resources in your area,please visiC � � �
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police,fire,planning,building,administra- WWW.SLOCITY.ORC �
tion,finance,public works and parks.Our city �
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no longer provides the high level of service we �
once did. � ' `� � 'L` N
We can no longer depend on the state or ir Clty o�Sdn lU►S 06�Spo 7$� �72 � 7 po
federal governments to continue with funding �
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From the distance,careening around a �`��� �
boulder-strewn ridge,I could hear the
welcoming sound of my daughter's voice,
her laughter and enthusiasm finding their way :��'
up slope to my slippery perch in a snowf'ield.It ��y ��
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was early afternoon on the Fourth of July,and •. � �� �
• � _ � a � � � .� �" -��..- .
to celebrate,members of our family were en r �� - ��=�,. � � - �
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route to the summit of Lassen National Park's
second highest and most interesting peak, "
Brokeoff Mountain.But my new friend Chris
� � �_ � ��'Q' and I were stumped.Though it was early sum-
�� mer,the Northern Sierra still had a heavy snow
� � � �'`� _ ,.� �� � � pack and here on Brokeoff much of the trail
_�,��` � � ���� � was completely hidden.
,�- � Our day began in Chico,my daughter
� ;'���� �`��� . � = Cheryl's home,under clear skies,with the
r�� � �
` � ..,� occasional firecracker or hissing firework pro-
� �� �; �; � `�` �� �. � ; �. viding a festive background to our prepua-
`� ' tions.National Park staff had given us conflict-
�'
� ' � � ing information about the trail,varying from
� < _ �-
, all clear to patchy snow.Though the trailhead
� �.� r " to Brokeoff lies just outside the park boundary,
° �r,; � ' � S'��1i�:]� o�.o, Q' "i��,: , (g ["�m,k ���� �So .�
�� � ������� � � � most of the trail is within it,so following the
� � �°��� � � � ��` '�� 90-minute drive from Chico we visited the
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" �e south entrance kiosk,showed our National
�` ' Park pass,and were directed to park along
' � ��r� � � "- � Highway 89,just across from the trailhead.Bv
E,,, � ` , , �,. . � � noon five of us were headed up the well-worn
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� � path,leading to Brokeoff's summit four miles
• a s` � f ���� �,` � � �' �� _ above.
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� �� ,�. � �_� �� My sister Lara had invited her friend Gino�a
z `'� �;' ' 4 '� tall,newly retired former bus driver and
o ,r - Q q � � � handyman,to join us.Cheryl's companion,
' Jim,a long-time Chico resident,was neverthe-
less new to Brokeoff.He'd purchased a park
� ��� � ��:,, : guidebook and map,both of which were to
� prove useful as the route grew more difficult to
p � v ` � ' follow.
U �. � � "' < ���; � � � � � � r The first quarter mile offered a glimpse of
� � � � �� �x what we could e�pect ahead.Numerous
O �� � re .
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� �� � � � � �` �'��` � ���' �� stream ccossin s on the trail are usuall no
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� _ �` �� � �� -� � �� *'��� � � ��- ��`�: ' trouble.But the ve first one was tric m
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• �.�;�� � � �.'��,� ° .� ; ���, left boot slipping into the foot-deep icy water.
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� � � �. , , . �� �� Splashing across,I turned around and extend-
p �`" ��� ' ed a hand to Cheryl and Lara,who both man-
N . � � � • � `;`� aged to keep their feet dry,but not for long.
� 4` "`�{ ,* .� ,_ � .�� � As we headed uphiil on a moderate slope,
� ` ' we encountered the first snowfield.Footprints
� � � • • of earlier hikers made its crossing obvious,but
.
,._, ' , , �; �k the bright sun had the snow melting fast,with
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leader.Soon the five of us were back in the 43
snow basin,then exiting it in an uneapected
direction.Back on the granitic soil,the route
- � . 3=•--- <-5- - -_ . -,-_ was obvious for the next half mile.
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The trail grew fairly steep,then we stepped
onto another snowf'ield.Aware of our lack of
proper equipment-snowshoes would have
� been ideal-I led us carefully in the footsteps
of the earlier climbers.We moved slowly,the
��'' � altitude and varying levels of fitness affecting
our progress.A steep,long,slippery slope
� finally relented,dropping us onto the western
�.� ;
� � �� � flank of the summit ridge.A mile of clear trail
g ` n _ � �
_" * stretched ahead and around the shoulder of
; ._
��� the ridge.
Eager to experience first hand Cheryl's
�, description of the summit's awesome view,I
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spurted ahead again.Half an hour of aerobic
climbing brought the northern false summit
` �' in sight.Five minutes later I stood atop
Brokeoff,taking in the heart-stopping panora-
'"� �� � � ��� �t ��"`� �" � �� '���' � `��„=�� � ma.Due north lay Mount Shasta,some 70
�� -� ����:. o �" miles off,completely snow covered down to
, �= ..�
`��• , � timberline.To my right,almost at arms-
_ � �` length,was Lassen,girdled in patches of
�� ` white.Southeast lay kidney-shaped Lake
� ? Almanor,where Chris and his daughter were
>..,�
. now undoubtedly enjoying the remainder of
�t, ' the afternoon.Shifting my gaze westward,I
�� ' spotted the outskirts of Redding and behind
��- the town the Trinity Alps glistening with snow.
As I sat on the summit boulders at 9,235
The Groacp climbing Brokeoff Mouritain feet,I reflected on my good fortune.Exactly
one year earlier I'd been atop White
Mountain,just east of Bishop.Today loved
melt water dampening my dry boot,causing Ten minutes later we came upon my family. ones and friends were about to join me on
me to reflect on how ill prepared we were for After introductions and an exchange of another,more beautiful summit.Indeed,I
these spring conditions.Fifty feet of plodding email addresses,Chris bade us farewell."No found family peak bagging an extraordinary
and slipping across the weakening crust had worries,Daddy,I did the climb last summer way to celebrate the freedom of our beautiful
us back on terra firma,only to be confronted and remember it well,"my 30-something country.
with a second,deeper stream crossing. daughter reassured me.Now Cheryl was our
Cazefully,I crouched,aiming for the
boulder four feet away and just below me.I a �,�,:,� �_ �..,. ... . . .. . . ... .. . _. .. , _
jumped,landing heavily.My four compan- �� �� �
ions followed;we cleared that rivulet with-
out a splash.Now the trail wound its way /
up the creek's drainage.Eager to see how �,' );,, �fj ,/
much snow covered the route,I forged E/� �/�C^V C/ / �
ahead,soon losing sight of the gang C•
behind.As I pondered crossing the next F R O M �
sno�eid,a rugged hiker,20 years my jun- n
ior,caught up with me.Chris,a software �
engineer from Seattle,was spending the �
holiday with his daughter and friends at �(�j ��� ,�
Lake Almanor,just outside the park.While �4,.,�� `C
they enjoyed an afternoon at the lake,he'd ; `
elected to climb Brokeoff.We quickly ����I���� ° c
teamed up to pick our way across the I � � ' z
snowfield. ; a
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lowing the footsteps of a young couple who �• Michael Rivard, M.�. _ �
claimed to remember the route from an s�ecializing in in Adult Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry �
earlier climb.Crossing a huge,sloping �
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culating health books in our library:
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Members of Nat�onal Reg�stry of
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I,OU1Se E. Barcus, �T�l.� CRT including colds,flu,bronchitis,pneumonia,sinusitis and strep throat.Dr.
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natural remedies that really work.
Phone (805)489-9335 Ralph B.Metson,M.D is a Clinical Professor,at the Harvard Medical School.
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In Lung Cancer:Myths,Facts,Choices and Hope by Claudia Henschke,Ph.D.,
M.D.and Peggy McCarthy provide people with lung cancer and their family
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competing for the largest prize purse in North America. It's a and other tie ins to the race. �
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cycle through Northern California wine country then loop that the cyclists cross a finish line through our beautiful
around to head down the coast.From Monterey they'll come downtown,ideally timed to coincide with Thursday night
to San Luis Obispo on February 23rd in a fabulous ride that festivities,makes for a homerun of opportunities for SLO to
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leaves SLO the next morning,with a final finish line in home.
Southern California. Further information on the Tour of California Race and it�
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