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Box 970, Grover Beach, CA 93483 �� Phone: (866) 546-1366 � , o �� Lic.No.0144566 �� ' � '� O �' � 4 SAN LUIS OBIS � OL7NTY �, _ ,_ � � � � � : � �� , OCTObCI" 2006 � i�h�°I�c�r�ple Community and Biisiness uf o�u Beawijul Cetltrc�l Cnci�t 793 Higuera #1 O, S�n Luis Ok�ispo, CA 93401 • ��6-0609 • slojoumal@fix.net • w�vw.slojo��rnaLcoi�1 Fi om The Publisl�er + �- , This month is part helped me get involved in several eommu- animals possess cz strong c�rraor,arzt of urilcl ten and the final niry projects.You'll enjoy Stan Thompson's animal trc�its and will grotu and evolve into theme in our profile on this wonderful woman. unpredicCable semi-iuilcl animals of u�Izic7a Sesquicentennial Last month we did a profile on Karyl nzost average citizens are izot equi�ped to -"" " celebration series. �ammers and her wolf hybrids.WI IAR-Wolf accomrnodate suclz an exotic bree�of arzi- � ,� , We focus on Rescue Inc.called us and asked for a clarifi- rraal.We stroragly coratest tlae avoc�tiora of nny � Culture and the ship�irag of domestic or exotic animals,espe- � llrts.There is a vast cation on what they do,and we agreed. cially animnls of extrerrze yoz{th,fr-om c�ny �"`� Below is their statement. � � � anlount of culture out of state so��rces.WFIfLR-Wolf Rescue Inc. �`� ` � and arts on the WHAR-Wol Rescue Inc.o Paso Robles,CA g f ' � �� " f f adti�ocates a ainst the solicit�tion o eubs or Central Coast and woisld like to i.yaform the readers of Sari Luis "hybrid wolf pups°to all persons irz general. � �` we could only Cor�nty joitirnal that this organizatiora and Tliis statement is iritended to serve both as I � � � � choose a select few its uolitinteers have no associatiora with Karyl an c�nnouracemeiztc�nd a public service. � � �= to feature,includ- Lamm�ers or her animals. TDae views and More f�ctual inforrnation is availal�le by �� "�� ing:the SLO opiraions expressed ay Mrs.Lammers in the calli�gWHAR-Wolf Reseue Inc.directly at Couilty Arts Center,YRO,the Little Thea�tre Se�terraber 2006 issue of SLO Journ�al a.re not 805-239-9427. � and ARTS Obispo(formerly the SLO Arts r�n any way associaCed with WHAR-Wolf Council).I apologize to all those arganiza- Rescue Inc.or its ivebsate listed i�z tlze article, Plenry of good reading again this month. tions that we missed. www.wharwolves.org.Furthermore and con- One of our five people profiles is on Nancy �dently tlze founders,volunTeers and the Enjoy the magazine, Poe.Nancy has been a personal friend for Board of Directois forWHAR-Wolf Rescue many years.When I first came to Cown in Inc.would like to strorzgly caution c�rayone Steve Owens 1979,she took me under her wing and fi"om purchasi»g a wolf cub a.k.a.hybrid wolf pup from any source giuen that these In This Issue ople siness � Profiles �reative Mediation Part 5 27 Cover Story-Culture and the Arts June Lee s Eye on Business 36 SLO Celebrates 150th -part �o i a Nancy Poe �o Around Downtown 3� What's in a Name z4 The Woolslayers iz Short 'n Sweet Ranch 42 SLO's Incorporation z6 � Jim Pitts 14 AfOOt -MojacarandTurre,Spain 28 � Raul Sandoval i6 Dr.Crocker-supt.of schoo�s 30 � A Saience Discovery�enter 3� � �� • b4ailsubscriptionsaieavailableat$20peryear. 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Neurologists. you can do. • Neurosurgeons. Emergency> • I�ecause research shows Sudden numbness or Room specialists. Critical care Q that a stroke doesn't just weakness of the face, physicians. Interventio�lal � happen in a moment. It � d�'m or leg,espec�etiy radiologists. And nurses with � can unfold over time. F,arly on one s;de of rhe body eYperience in caring for strokes. � treatme��t can chaiige the Sudden confusion, The Neurosciences Center at � trouble speaking or otttcome. understanding Sierra Vista. � So here's a handy rule of Q t)7umb: Sudden trouble seeing We hope you never need in one or both e es to se�us. But if you do, we U If you suddenly � Y hope you see us as quickly as � develop the sVmptoms of dezz ness,rio s'of bolen�e possible. � a stroke, do not go ta L�ed. or coordinatioo � Have solneone call 91l. Sudden,severe headouche � And tell Them you want to with na know�ceuse ' Sierra Vista o go to Sierra Vista Regional Regional Medical Center N ��1eclical Centei-. 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Sti11 �� ;-� ° '.., � .. r . 'G � uncertaln as to why you're � � �°' � � � � � � ,� . smiling? Ask about our new °%� � �� "�; � , � : `� �� s�mss4,` �` ��w�;` Price Assurance Program—it's �� ,r �� }�- �"`�; � �� ,� ;.��. a work of art. � � �� `��` �` ��"�i I I�! ��,_ �'�� << �l��l�'u}� � �, t , �:. _ _ —".-^.�"""T'":.a�Y .. :'» a -' ` r� � SIVIILE FC�R A IZE�.�Q1'� � \ \ , � � lo�`Q�/ � 3 (,1v�%� /'� ia� \'Td ^ � �'6 �.J ��3�� . : �` , �`��F � COIv1E �.XP�.RIENCE THE FINE ART OF � �� ,�`�� `� \°� � � � HOME 6LIILDING � �� `� � `� , r � „r�s�"z"�ay O Single-family detached hornes, duplex homes and triplex homes ` � ` e 2-3 Bedrooms 1,253-1,789 sq. €t. �aF '� � Attached homes from $ 485,�00 � � "' f .EamiRd. ' l-� Detached homes from $695,Of�� °' � � � � ` ��' ' O en dail , l0-5 ;; (80�) 540-5�7o O P Y �a� ��` ��^; o � 7�.,'>�.�t;r�,.,d SEret, �„C:�pir,li��.7ui.� ri�,hr��n 4,�.ramciiro Srreet. ��s :�� `. ��riz � , �i�t�io� � � � eoua r+��;�Hs Prices effectiv�as of Geadline af publicatlon ��f��•��"n��S•�� onc�ca�uNin N O O 6� g uniform is on display at the local office.He was Y��O��e equally fussy about the family car,which was ;i� never driven in the rain because it would get �, �'` dirry.When most found the rain to be an excuse �7m1�/Tj�S tp�,pC�HjS�pf'1�/; to use the car,her family walked.To this day rain ~� seems to call her to take a stroll. J�� -- �- With a twinkle in her eye,she recalled how • � • Robert"Bob"Lee,her husband of 58 years,was � k the new guy in town in 1942—the one every girl �� had her eye on at SLO High. He had his eye on L u her at a sock hop. He was voted the first student `� � • �:�� '�� Rainbow Beau by the Rainbow Girls of which L�� lune was a member. �„ Graduating in 1944 June wanted to be a flight attendant,which required nurses training. So in By Marilyn Darnell �' *`d~`� " 1945 she joined the U.S.Cadet Nurse Corp and �T � off she went to Los Angeles Counry General t this year's 4th of July Celebration at �� ' Hospital(now USC Medical Center)where the Mitchell Park,my friend June Lee and� ;� �overnment paid for her training,gave her a �� ; ; ,-.,� umped into each other looking at monthly stipend of$12.50 to start and put her in photographs that the San Luis Obispo an accelerated course that took three years County Historical Sociery had on display. instead of four. In 1948 she was earning S30 a She reminisced about being in the building Iune a.nd Bob Lee todc�y month at graduation and retumed to San Luis where she attended Kindergarten and inter- Obispo to become Mrs.Robert Lee on preted the historic photos for me as she is the second generation of her Valentine's Day.Reverend Hart officiated at the Presbyterian Church. family born in San Luis Obispo. They recently found the photo of them preparing to depart on their Smiling from ear to ear she told how her grandparents,Ferdinand honeymoon in her father's car. I imagine they felt honored and Vet and Rosa Lusardi,came from the mountains above Parma,Italy to work pressured knowing how fiissy he was about his vehicles. Before long on the railroad here and how she was named Sylvia June after her they were blessed with three sons Theodore,Greg and Mark. father,Silvie Iune Lusardi,who was bom here in 1894. Unfortunately,they lost Ted in a hang gliding accident. She recalled how meticulous her father was with his motorcycle, Bob joined the Army Air Corp in 1943 training on the B24 in Texas cleaning it every morning and making history as one of the first CHP hoping to fly a B29,but as fate�vould have it,WWII ended and so did officers in the State of California:badge No.243. Thanks to 1une,his his military service. He has proudly served as the Commander of the , . . � . �. _ �� 1�tC�tt�� `�" ��., Z?DS � �� F��E� � �..�� ;��R� � � � �#-_�� ; � f � � � � � } �� Your Comfort Is Our First Conce�n � �� Dr. Colleran and his staff are well aware that many people still believe that '� �.. ��" � _ � ;;� � .��, Q visiting the dentist is anything but comfortable. 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Growing up June said she would not marry a policeman and she kept her word;but in H�� t l�Iobile Home. 1950 when Bob wanted to work for the Los ' Angeles Police Department,she relented. He Say� j,�,{IS �YUSr O�CYS MObtlL HDYYL� LOCIriS worked the jail and Parking Intersection Control before becoming a Detective working robbery,burglary,auto theft and homicide. � Owning a home is the American {:. They made their home in Wluttier where June �� ,F� Dream. And at San Luis�rust, we practiced nursing at Murphy Memorial �,�x `�+, want yau to live that dream. Hospital. � �� Retiring to Lake Nacimiento in 1975 they � • �„ � �� Our experienced team of lenders are built their hoine on 61/2 acres of steep Lake- �� ready to find the best loan for you. ,s �� , front properry while living out of a tiny trailer. �� s; In 1981 June and her sister(14 years her jw1- I � �� Fast 1Oa17 ��p4`Oval ior)inherited the home their parents,"Chino" � �� ` �e; and Hazel,built in 1936 in San Luis Obispa �� FleXible fi17a1tCing t�Yms However,in time the Lee's sold their Lake � �� - �� Nacimiento properry and returned to the * � � �� Up t0 80% finaitCitlg home June first moved to when she was just � � �` ` �� '� �N�.� five years old. Today its vintage Hotpoint �' � ��° � �� TWeflty��r finantint� dishwasher that her father gave her mother �� -- � �e � �. � � continues to enhance the kitchen. Their s � "� FiXec� i�1te�°L�t Y�t�S (n ° �� `'+ � � ..� home eYudes history from its foundarion to its � �g, �� .a�� u`��`�� ft�t' �5 yer�5 � decorations. �. June inherited her love of gardening tend- � ,.,�,,,,� �� L.�D�� rt'd�S��S � ing to the avocado trees planted by her father �`� � �� as well as apricot and plum n�ees and flowers. � � �""� �� tl ° .� Everyyear she plants tomatoes because"once =�'�`' � � you've tasted home grown you just don't �t � '-� f�cz�2.�,�� ` � enjoy any other ldnd.° � �� I �` ^ : �� June and Bob are dedicated residents of "��' � �� ' �" � ' � '� "�,� " .r'�� i� ,�,�� Z their communiry. In addition to the American � �,,� ,;` ' '�� a Legion and Military Museum they inake �,�� reminder calls for the quarterly Golden Tiger � ;d �� '` � ' � luncheons for San Luis High alumni. 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T lU �O��e Thirteen years ago,iil the prime of life to d the maY,Poe was struck down by�open heart � surgery.She sold her business,and pulled Na n c �� back on the reins,explaining,"I figured it was � time for Nancy to start smelling the roses.° `�`"' '�"�`" � � Poe's roots run deep into the Central Coast. ��e �� Her great grandfather was keeper of the Fu�� .-•� Piedras Blancas lighthouse,where her grand- father was born.Her father had a job with By StldT2 T�ZOYItpSOl2 � � Challenge Creamery in Harmony,while her � '� mother worked for a retail clothing store in downtown SLO.Poe recalls an early child- anc��Poe,f5,r�lased in her comfortable �� ; ��.�� hood memory of the late and legendaryAlex San Luis Obispo home,parks herself on �. ��' :�7adonna"cutting me a w�llow,ty�ing a string a stool in the kitchen."My favorite spot," ... r . to it,sitting me by the creek at Mission Plaza, she says.Assorted newspaper clippings and �. " and telling me to catch dinner.There wasn't a family photos are at her elbow.She's ready to � � a # hook on the end of the line,but it kept me remunsce. � � � occupied." For many years,Poe was a main stitch in the .� � k ,, � By age seven,Poe had blossomed into a fabric of downtown SLO.During some four �._� � singing sensation,winning a Lions Club tal- decades,she worked at,and later owned and �� - ' ent show by belting out"Enjoy yourself,it's �:. .: operated,the Smart Shoppe clothing store.She �° r' ,� � later than you think."At nine,she prompted a was instrumental in farmin the Downtown a'• g critic to write,"You were,to put dle audi- �_ Business Improvement Area,a group of iner- �;, ence's reaction mildly,sensational.And only chants dedicated to upgrading the downtown. -�°' iiine years old,too!"She becanie popular per- Poe became the first woman SLO Chamber of � " iorming at Camp San Luis,grange halls and Commerce president,and was also the�irst �`5� ��•� Fiestas,"singing songs with flair,"she recalls. woman board member for the Cal Poly � � '�� "�;. � �� Lived that stuff. Mustangs Boosters Club.°I broke into a lot of °I couldn't and wouldn't sing now no mat- stuff,"Poe says.°Not a lot of women were in business in tlie 50s,60s ter what 1 was paid,°Poe adds.°It seemed to leave me.I can barelp and 70s.I waited on women,but did business with men.Men didn't carry a tune anymore.I don't miss it,though.I can still be a jolly,fun bother me.They are human beings like everyone else."In 1981,she was loving person without doing that." nained SLO Citizen of the Year. Poe was nearly a teenager when her mother purchased Smart Shoppe,a timely move."There were lots of women clothing stores in ~ � ~ �-� -� � �;-�--� �� town,"Poe says,"but we were t�he only junior store.Although Cal Poly ,� ""'� � �� wasn't co-ed atthe 6me,Polly Dollies were to come.° � � � � � � � � �� Starting a new venture became a family affair,involving both par- �� , � �� ents,and Poe and her older sister."We all did our share"Poe recalls. �b � � , �.� � � , � � � �� „ �-� s; � � � y � � ��'��: � "Dad was a wonderful janitor.I was a very good duster and shelf � �� . � �� d � � stacker.» ; Poe took her showbiz talent to TV-land,performing live commer- ��u�,!t xF. ��,r•,�!,zjr t�,��„�,_��>.�... � cials for her mother's store.That led to starring on the Terl Davies � T e ad-i �.a to� airv�s�5.I 3.idn't cFx a xl�s in - . =s�z$��t=n� �„<».et�,��,�g� ,�«q,��„ �� Show.She sang,and read story books to children athered around her. , � G,�"n"tr��dd `°#sc��,g°�,a�� `a`�'`r"'�,r'': � � � °The hardest part,"she recalls,"was keeping the kids quiet on the set." � � � �' � '� � High school graduation presented Poe a fark in the road as she ;� � 4 4� watched many of her friends take off far college."I guess I could have Pr'oud to be gone on to become a music teacher,"she says,"but I stayed with the ��''�'�� store.Can't explain.The customers were like family,and I had other � � 1�f�Mflnth � � friends working downtown." � � � �, �' ^ � Poe committed to help her mother run Smart Shoppe."Mom was Z r�' the best teacher for the clothing business,"Poe says.`An excellent � �., � �� buyer."She was also a tough taslanaster,Poe adds."I learned by doing, � Tf`s�oue`[�ate'Vi�ht" Zheycaterceiour �f0111 T�12170C[OTIl llp.�� pi�4�.H��a�fz�e a�,��na ,��;,,�,,Q�,��.e,� In the mid-80s,36-year-old Poe purchased the store from her moth- � @ .. 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Where else can you fiiid such She tills time planning her high schoo150th � �; � °� � ` ambience of a sinall,beachv town?We try one class reunion–"It wil]be a gala,"she says– � "- cultural diing each time.One year we visited and working on projects and activities with �� .� the Morro Bay Museum of Natur�il History: Central Coast Funcis for Children,and Altrusa � ��` rinother year we took 10 girls to Tea Cozy in Club,usu�lly keeping out of sight."I radier �`�� ; P �r�"":�� Cambria to brush up on manners." work behind the scenes at functions,°she ��° � �� " . Last Iuly,Poe recalls,„1 was feelin rou h. sa s,"than oin ro thenl.Not my thing"She e� �� ` ,� - g g Y g g ;�� ' � � � �° z �� Hard to breath."A heart checktip revealed 95 keeps calendar space open always for her four � � � ' � � � �� k�'.�� percent blockage,requiring two stents. grandchildren. � �� x � � � � � Surgery at 8 a.m.,out by 10:30 a.m.,and home "1 have a very simple life,"Poe says."But I'll �� the neat dav in time for an afternoon hair tell you,it's a wonderful one." � � ��° �,' � �°` � « � --� _� . � � � �� d �� ; , , ��°� ,� . �' � �< �'�., Talentshow wi�iner �` �-.. then,"Poe says."My oldest daughter;Denise, � became my right arm."Later,Poe bought the �k� � building and had it retrofitted."Don't ask me ' how I'd gotten that far,"she says,°a single parent raising three kids.I caii t figure it out �,",�. � � � myself." ��'� � �� •� Thirteen years ago,Poe visited her doctor -� -'� — --- " for a routine checkup and was sent directly to the hospital for an angiogram."Needed P e o p l e Yo u Tr u s t angioplasty,"she recalls."It lasted only five weeks,when I started having strange pains.In the emergency room I got a stent that lasted E n d o rs e A n d rew C a rte r only 12 hours.°Open-heart surgery followed. "It was a very long recovery,"Poe recalls.A customer from Button Willow canle to help at thestorewhileIwassick.That'showcloseI • SLO Police Officers Association. was to my customers." Shesoldthestoreandsteppedintoretire- • SLO Firefighters Association. ment."The business part was getting to be a dragan,�av,"poeeXplalns.°Gooaqu�iry • The Tribune, 2002 & 2004. 2006 TBD. merchandise wasn't available.I'd get gar- ments with buttons missing." Although a norm for most retirees,no for- . . . eign travel for Poe."Castles and churches all Q u a I�f�cat�o n s - �� £�� _ • Member, San Luis Obispo Planning o � � � �`� � � � � �� '�� Commission. � yt r � t : � O , �� ;�� - • Member, Chamber of Commerce � �� ; �� ~ �� om �� _ Economic Development Committee. � ;. � ' � � � • Past board member, Residents for Quality � ��, �; �� _ Neighborhoods & Workforce �Housing � � � � �� Coalition. o � . . � p : � V�� rt�r fc�r �c�� n�il � �_ � i� � �� N � � � � Paid Political Advertisement, Ca��ter.for Council o Ltit',`,r�ttii�t aiti)fl�3e•ft3 u ��i�:� � �Z ��ople � �. � � , ��. ' � r�� :g . n .a a �� , f � � � e � The �£ � ��. �� -� :� . Woolsla er� �� y � �e� _�� '�� '; nu Rachel,Michael and Alicia =��.��, � �� I � ��,. � ,� � Doing Their Best -� � f�� ,r� �� °� �� t ,� : ByMarvin Sosna �� . � t 16,Rachel Woolslayer has spent two ; ��.;, suminers in Tijuana,Me�co,helping to w uIld houses and a clinic.Part of the �� - ` ;: � Esperanza project at Mission College � � `` fr � � � Preparatory,students work on foundations � ° '�� : �.i� and build walls from the clay bricks formed b}� � the people who will live in the places they build. � � � �_� newly-occupied apartment near USCs down- At 20,her brother,Michael Woolslayer, � �� town campus-"It's in the best part of a bad spent this summer in London,England,in the "'�� neighborhood"-said she wants a manage- office of Paul Holmes,Member of Parliament, � � � �� '` ` ' � ment career in the entertainment industry,"to preparing research documents and attending ciecide which movies will be made and which meeCings dealing with terrorism,its causes "``"��"�` `� �,von't be,"and that socially relevant films will and how to cope with it. � b�her prioriry. At 22,his sister Aficia Woolslayer has gradu- She believes movies and television can ated with honors from Northwestern teach people,can instill"values and under- Universiry in Evanston,Ill.,with one year of Woolslayer,who,the offspring unanimously standing." I her college spent in the London,England, credit with instilling early-on the need to"do Her major studies at Northwestem focused School of Economics,and she is enrolled in your best"and to"get an education." on economics,communication and sociology, USC's Graduate School of Communication. They've gotten more than an education. courses she pursued in London as well.Living Their parents are Richard and Betty Alicia,in a telephone interview from her abroad as a student for that school year ,._� "� s �� o _ _ _ ---- ��. " �-4 � � ,� "�� ,. � � � � �� ` � �~Y "'� - � �,; � � �,�� • � ' ' �� -�� , _ Z 7 �� ,.�;. . 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" ---� � ��3 U O � , __ � ..� k � h � � ; � �� . _.. �., £ . . . : -�- , � , . � . . � � m �.� �o � . � Buy loca!-Get local�upport! - s ' 0 N � r � � �� Pacific Coast Center•SLO � � �'� e rs to re (where Madonna Rd.meets Higuera) ° p sos.�s�.6zz� � Apple Specialist O allowed her to see another country's popula- aged from tn�ing." 13 tion first-hand and showed her the differences Like his sister Alicia,while he interned in j ]T�T A r between colleges in the U.S.,"�vhere educa- Parlianlent,he was enrolled in the London �� 1 V V rion is aimed at a career,"and Britain,where it School of Economics,p�rt of the education- �• R � M T H E is"more a matter of culture." al-work program of the Hansard Society If the two countries'education s�-stems are that brought him,along�vith other top-rank ��u different,so too are their government and students from many cowitries,to England. 1 1 political processes. Michael is a junior at the College of William Michael had worked as an intem in the San and Mary>where he is a Monroe Scholar Luis Obispo office of Rep.Lois Capps(D-Santa majoring in history and international rela- b�� E RN I E DALI DI O Barbara)and then�Assemblyman Abel tions. , --- , Maldonado(R-Santa Maria),while he was a All three Woolslayers attended Mission Mission Prep student. Prep,and Alicia and Michael were told that � In London,he saw how laws are made in a they could choose the colleges they wanted. � I Parliamentarv system. They chose private universities,which � � �g �� His Member of Parliament,Paul Holmes,is involved high cost ' a Liberal Democrat,the"third parry,"neither They never doubted they were college- _ �� Labor nar Tory.Micliael sees a benefit in a bound,and in fields of study they chose. minority third parry,something that has sel- Rachel will do the same.Her current inter- Me1SUre J Will Bring dom caught on in the U.S."It gives you an est is in television,hoping to host a talk First-Of-Its-Kind Retail alternative to the two parties who don't yield show. from their positions,"he says. They know the cost,and the things that Center to the Central He has enough scholastic awards to fill were done-without to allow them to spread C01.St eight lines on his resume,but his eyes light up their wings and achieve what they seek. when he describes"working at a desk in the Each has followed the other in some pur- 01t �T'uesday, Nov. 7, San Luis same room in Westminster with Paul Holmes." suits.Alicia and Rachel both represented Qbispo County voters will decic�e The British political process that allowed Mission Prep at the Hugh 0'BrianYouth Tony Blair to become prime minister when his Leadership Program.Alicia was the editor of �easttre J to approve a regiotZa] Labor Party drew fewer than 40 percent of the the Northwestern yearbook,and Rachel will retail center unique to the Central votes;the limits on campaign spending;the be Mission Prep's yearbook editor.Rachel is Coast. blaring headlines in newspapers-"they have known as a"great three-point shooter°on more newspapers than any country,most of Mission Prep's varsiry basketball team and Local firm IZRM Design has them tabloids"-and how they influence vot- Michael played all intramur�l sports.All mac�e the Dalic�io Ranch a ers,the workings of Parliament itself that three have been student government offi- trenclsetter that I believe will win encourage debate between the parry in power cers. awarc�s in this state for its ��eauty, and the opposition;all of these were discover- They all say there is no competition faplily-frienc�ly aCmosphere ��nc{ ies to a young American seeing them close-up. among them,that each one tries to do what naturaf areas. Da]ic{io Ranch It will lead him,he said,to"try to change is a"personal best,"and that the only Will also create more than 1,000 the system from within,and first,to limit the deinand made by Mom and Dad is to"work ne��v )olis ana offer �0 units of� costs of running for public office.The hard." Founders wanted a system where anyone And,when asked what is the greatest wor�Cforce hausin�. could serve and would want to,would see it as influence on them,each one says"My par- a dury.Now it takes so much money to cam- ents." Dalidio Ranch ��i ll k�e anchorec{ paign that the best people could be discour- by larae-retailers Target anc{ Lowes,�ut this is not your rypica) lineup of big-boxes surrounded � _ " p, by a sea of asphalt. RRM has � ' desigFled a tree-lined esplanade � v � � �'r�� - �4�� n that cuts through the center of � � the pro}ect. There's a central � SAVE MONEY BY DONATING YOUR CAR gat�'ering. p'�`e f°r a`n''1g a"a relaxing indoors and out. 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'rt 1-800-549-5920 ° PQi.1TtCAi. � Donations support vocational services in SLO Counry '� AC7!/�€�Ti�a�M�NT N 88Q Industrial Way, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 �a;a try c,��zens s�r t�as�dto Ranct� p Yes ott 1 ##1288424 � 14 sketches for about a pear, ��Qp�� >�a � he's worked�reviously in charcoal and ceramics and � � �� ` �� has trainingin architectural � J�m P�tts � � � a,` �, � � ��;.;�..,� � drawing. �. , � He's still drawn to archi- �� tectural subjects,as well as 77�e Art�st in the # � � 9� � : � � r... � ,� _ �� ,� �, coastal scenes.He works ,�. „ �_� .�� - � ' i�iaii�Iy from photographs, f"I(1 but would like to do more By Anne R.Allen i� ; �vhen he gets a chan e' He � � . �,�„ ,,,,� � � � �� says it takes about four to ��-'� � �� five hours to complete one of ou may have seen him in the ticket � ` �""'�� ° his detailed sketches like the booth as you walked by the public park ,,,,,�,,,�,F,„,�„> �e � " � .�`�� one pictured here. ing garage across from the Palm Theater, � � �� His work adorns the walls or noticed his sketch pad on the desk as you �� .��"�� of a number of local busi- paid for your day's parking at the Marsh Street nesses on the north coast: facility or the new garage near the courthouse. Jirra af�d Myrna Pitts Dr.Robert Becker's office,the Jim Pitts,one of San Luis's parking garage Main Street Deli,Morro Bay attendants,is also an artist. didn't move here permanently until 2001, Public Services,and the Morro Bay Art What first strikes you about this tall,lean when they foLmd a three-bedroom house to Association.He also has several sketches 67-year-old is his soft-spoken,friendly man- rent in a quiet neighborhood of Los Osos.Jim hanging at the Cayucos Art Association. ner and his enthusiasm for]ife on the Central first warked as Site Manager for the Senior He gets loads of encouragement from his Coast.Although he'd hoped to be fully retired Nutrition Program(now the"Golden Meals wife,artist Myrna Williams,a seascape painter at this age—he retired from the Air Porce over Network")and three years ago he started the who has been working in oils for nearly thirty 20 years ago—he loves his job and doesn't parking garage job.]im states,°I love this job years.She and 1iin are both members of the mind working to be able to afford to live the because I meet so many different rypes of Morro Bay and Cayucos Art Associations,and SLO Counry life. people." her work hangs in many of the same venues Jim and his wife fell in love with this area on And of course,it gives him time for his art. as Jim's.She has also recently shown at Marro a visit from their ldaho home in 1985,but they Although he's only been doing pencil Bav Cin�Hall and Public Services offices,The � � � � � � ' # � � �.~ � � �� p {a, d '°-a�,�*.��2�� { i ��4•+��-.x?. .�,&�'�,.� "� x�„�,[� °�� ..:� . sy �e �,r �g ��`� r�• • �� I� f 8. .L;k � �}.r� . . �� :.`�( ' � u.mT� � '•$ ��. � � � � '�,.«yJ� „L»F t��\� � +m��.. li �� indow shopp��i�� - � �� t � � � � � �{'�� ' ��s j` ; iS fi ��I � ��,�� - � .� �a e � �. ��` ��"" �� s � �4{�i '� -- �t �.. � • � �.;r � � � � � � � a � ��-�� „, .. 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' � - � $ � :'�� .��y .. _ _ F , . ., .:�. �y_ , �� - ..m..... ,�,� �3.,_ ,��.`��ti.:.a�"d'_"� �� ,;�� the hub of downtown SLO. tive outlook.`It has been o�ir personal experi- 15 Recentl��someone found a set of keys left in ence when something happens that appears _ the lock of a car trunk and gave them to Tim. to be negative initially,if we just wait it out, ��,. ��, �r , , � The ownei was awfully grateful to find his something positive will happen as a result," �� ' �� "lost"keys in his safekeeping.A few inonths Jim continues. �� ` � � � � ago,Jim was presented with a lost puppy, Both Jim and M}nna show their positive � ,�; found wandering loose in the garage.He says attitudes in their art.Jim says they figure the puppy lay happIly at his feet all day as he they've had long lives for a reason and now ' � •- tried to locate the dog's lost human compan- it's time to pass on the happiness they have � ��, ¥ ;. ion. found with each other to the world around � �� .�:_� � ' � Born dt�ruig the Depression in Detroit them. � Michigan,and a veteran of the Vietnam War, So when you pass by him in the garage tick- �� ` �`� �� Jim has seen his share of hard times.Jim and et booth,give him a wave,and you just may �� '' 3 ' " '�� M}�rna have faced serious challenges through- find your day a little cheerier.His good mood � ��`��`�� out their lives,but they hang on to their posi- is contagious. ��, ; °� ��`� � ; � Paid Political r � . tt Adverhsernent � '°,� e � � � � I ' �� '�" `� � �� , � ":� � � �� > ; m: �� .s' ��_ _..=n_ „e'�. � jir;l ci�wor�fc ' www.ftorrs�ro�crr(1+l�ynr.cneri Garden Restaurant and Dr.Gamarra's office in Los Osos;and in San Luis at the French Worki ng Ha rd for Hospital Women's Diagnostic Center and WestDermatology. ��n �uis Obispo Families Jim and Myrna have been married for 22 years and have five children,ten grandchil- dren and siY great grandchildren between "�have dedicated a lifetime to shapirtg the community them from earlier marriages.Myrna is a Bay we cherish. My life's woNk has provided a high quality Area native,and no matter where she has �ived,she has longed to return to�e of life for� us, our children and grandchildren. As your c�t�fornia�oasc.xer lo�e of our�oast�e Mayor I have led the City Council in actions to p�ovide shows in her exuberant,sun-drenched paint- ings of lo��s�enes,li�e the one oett�e additional housing and�ec�eation facilities, expanded cayucos pier now showing at the cayucos Art open space, a long te�'m wate�'supply, and safe�; less Association. Jim wasn't sure he would enjoy the park- COYlg2St2C�, b2tt2Y'712C11T2tCtlYl2C�StY2BtS. �ng garage�ob when he first took ic,and I would be hono�^ed to continue Myrna worried he might have to deal with crime since he often works at night.But Jim SeY'VlYlg ClS.yOZIY 1�C1_yOY." } �� + says garage patrons are mosdy honest and ��?��r„i�d � � � � pleasant to�vork��th and he likes being in `� �r�,idR�,��.�� -� y ,. .N.� � ��`�� k:� �ti � Y i�� `c: "z�Y'S.,;i+Y3r" v �."�� 4 a�� } � ��..�r` a��4�� F��*�� ` t :y � . 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Z � '�' i i �'� � tt F` � � `s �� z�r '+'�� .�,��' � r l �� , =, �" � +� a � . �� $ I �� a �� '_ �:, ��" i, � C� �r�. ` � ' � � 'r � O ' tx �/ �i �Y�/'�t� � �� III� � ..�� i �"�x' '1=��' f.:.��i�; . `�� ''�"i � . . � - ._ , � � i A _ � ... ,,, ��....e S.. .� ..... _�,�� .. ;�,. .. s�' �-_� _�. �."-� �:�. � , �"_{'� * ' f"`�� "`��1� ? � Committee to Re-Elec� � Dave Ronzero p D,te ofJr�n's sf.e%cltea � T 16 � , � , Sometime during that period,on his hone}�- � ��"vo � _ °,.,� � ' ' ,- moon with his first�vife,Raul first came to � � = Cambria,a communiry he would always � � �`' ��-_�,... � �� remember and many years later choose as his � R�� • , �� retirement home. � F^ � ': In 1978 Raul founded Plasma Rite Inc.,his � n .� �"`�" ,„,�.� • �, o�vn consulting business.By the early 90s he S�� 'a� � �� _ �� "`�'-�;,,' �ti'as"burned out in the medical field,"eager ��. ' " � `�- �� for a change of career.Having watched Cambria Radio Disc Jockey and � ' �lumerous cominercials,he decided he could M@CI1C�TeC�1ri010 lSt � - ��' �� I do a better job.And so he began his last careec g '� � ``, before coming to Ca�ibria,making bi-lingual � `. � 4 r >.� �+_,,�,� commercials.Ral�l recalled,"I soon joined the B1/IYL�7T�R6ll Screen Actors Guild because I had done so ' �uany commercials and was an extra in a San Luis Obispo Counry is fortunate to �iumber of movies.I played the uncle in the have many men and women who,after ,� ` �ilovie La Borri.ba.Later I also taught Acting for moving here to retire,become involved in Commercials and Anatomy of Commercials the life of the communiry.Among these is � for the Screen Actors Guild Conservatory." retired Medical Technologist and entrepre- ' ` �..� � Finally,in 1996,aware that the Los Angeles neur,Cambria resident,Raul Sandoval.Music �� . '�t� he grew up in and lived in for many years had has always been his hobby,a hobby he was '" ;� °iia changed so much,he decided to make the eager to volunteer to share with others and so �� F`.: iuove to Cambria and retire.Raul recalled,'At he became McFiiln,the popular early morn- "•� � that time a good friend of mine living in the ing disc jockey on Cambria's KTEA 103.5 FM A;� neighborhood also made the move.We got low power radio station. K" �ugether and it worked out.We bought a Raul was bom in the Silver Lake area of Los Londo�7, �o Cambridge Universin�and some house together.I like gardening and landscap- Angeles and attended local schools in the special courses at the Queen Mary's Hospital. ing and I am now working on a patio wall.° area.A child of Mexican immigrant parents, I got a lot of good study out of it." Sometime after settling in Cambria,Raul Raul grew up bi-lingual.At Marshall High In 1954,after his discharge from the Air ran for the Advisory Committee to the Board School he was one of a group of gymnasts Force,Raul returned to LACG took a few more of Supervisors.He lost,but became an alter- working out in the local Silver Lake classes and received his AA in Biology.Then nate for a couple of years.For the past five Piayground to help them compete with other he passed the exam for the Medical years or so Raul has also been a docent at the schools.After graduating in 1949,he enrolled Technologist license and started to work as an Hearst Castle.He is part of the Living History at Los Angeles Ciry College,majoring in intern Medical Technologist at St.Vincent Program at the Castle costumed in the clothes Biology. Hospital.Next he went to work first for the of the Hearst era,pretending he is a dinner When Raul's draft number came up,not Beverly Hills Medical Laboratory and then guest at Mr.Hearst's,waiting for dinner to be wanting to go into the Army,he applied for Highland Laboratories in Glendale.He stayed served.In the meantime he may be playing the Air Force,was accepted and did his basic there for the next 14 years,and later became poker with other guests. training in San Antonio,Texas.He iecalled,"I Manager of Technical Services,inspecting the Asked about how he became a Radio Disc was veiy fortunate.During the tirr,e I was in facIlities that were contracted for drawing ]ockey,he replied,"The Cambria paper had an the service,I mainly went to school.I was for- plasma.The fact that he was bi-lingual then article that 1im Kampschroer was starting a tunate enough to go to England for three was instrumental in making him Director of radio station in Cambria.It mentioned some- � years.I applied to everything I could.I went to Latin American Affairs for the company's thing about him wanting to feature some of the School of Nursing in Tropical Medicine in plasma centers in Latin America. the old radio drama programs.Before coming � — , , � , � � � � � � ,,. � y. �� Open Uaia}�. s� � � � � T�� ; �3�� a i,unc#�;��n�r��a��efi� � � � � � K � � � � � a.,�, .,w� . �. � ; � ; � �p��r�� ' ��'��, � � ��'unsef Dinn�r S��ia��i�h��y� � � �� , Y ��'q Re�ervaf�on��05 i�'�•�11� � � ��f��:: �� 16di� Price St�;P��a�e�c� � a � I � � - � ��.. � � � � � � �� '• i I �a ' � ��,r """ �Q�`1k'�V�SI�i�US VtSi��'�1i��.T��F�€�C�£�K��lt� � � �� i � � 4 � ��' —� � � �� '� � �� d�� 1 � G� �� s� � ��'�� 1� ` � �r"(�i��`#�5��``�� x _� �. � � . . � ��, � . 00 4 �� e; � a �� N �< � � � � ,� �' � � � � � .�� O p�, � �t �� .� � , �.:.:� �: b:.. -� �� --� � :� `� '� U � � �� -� �,. " � � .. _. , � :,� _ �_ � ,. ; .zr� . �n " , k, to Cambria l had taken some Creati��e N'riting courses and had�aritten sound booth all the time.i�Iy radio name is McFinn.Papa Jim is always 17 three screenplat�s.Having that background,I thought writing for radio making comments.He calls me McFinn.011ie and Boscoe will bark and drama 4vould not be much differeiit.I approached Iim.We sat for Papa Jim will say something.I try to do a litde talking between the about an hour tall:ing about old-time radio.During that time I hap- music.We are al�vays going about how you pronounce"Ct1MBRIA." pened to mention that I have alwa5�s wantec�to have the opportuniry Papa Iim is the director of the program.I want the audierice to feel like to be a radio announcer.He replied'VVhy not?'and I said'I just don't they are part of the program.Most of them are commuting at that have the background.'He said'Why don't you try with me.Let's go hour.My closing theme is Henry Mancini's'Too Little Time.'° ahead and try.'��nd that's how it all canie about."The call numbers for Raul devotes about 12 hours for one hour of program time.He has the starion are KTEA 103.5 FM.It is a low power station that can be an index of his collection.He firsts determines what he is going to start heard from San Simeon to Santa Maria.The station was started in with,either starts from a crescendo and then bring it down or vice 2002.It has about 7000 listeners and is growing. versa.After picking out the music,he writes the dialogue to be inserted Jim began by teaching Raul how to work on the station's computer. between the music. Next Raul purchased his own computer and opened Studio C in his �v nt to tune in to 103.5 FM and list n.t�o thed 8•OOc and chat e gof home. Raul's program is on three times a week on Mondays,Wednesday McFinn and Papa Jim. and Fridavs from i:00 a.in.to 8:00 a.m.The format is"anything from classical to jazz.I do European as�vell as Latin and artists that are pop- ular here.I do not do a lot of standard stuff because the radio station No Springs• does that I trV to get the off-beat sort of artists,people who have never been heard of in this region or music that has not been heard.There is some local talent that we have.I will play them.Artists that are worthy, No �r. No Wateri tliat are good and don't get too much advertising.I'm very selfish,I play the music that I like.If I had to play certain ldnds of music,I would not do it." No Waitin Music has always been Raul's hobby,he loves music,plays the piano and has an extensive library of CD and LP collection he accumulated � over the years that he plays on the program."I do purchase new CDs as they are released."While the prograni is his hobby and he is not on No �iddi 4� � salary,he does have discretion as to the three commercials aired on his _ m prob am.A long time ago Raul heard that radio is"The Theater of the -° ,;'. ..� Mind"and he stated,°That's what I do with my program.I try to take � k ��: people into different realms.I try to do fun on radio also.I have my �,„�, x:�� ' dogs 011ie and Boscoe on radio and Papa Tim Uim Kampschroer)in the „ N; :�`"., � �� : � �';� � �A�,�4� � e, � u� � � � � � yy,ql �..,, _ � �� e �� a _ �.� ��- ��.e, � � o.�� i � -,:.�:.. �-� f - �� u � � �s�_ ,�� ' v � ' -�� a�� : � `, i � � r . �t ��- �*i��` s " b `� �� p: � .'r'`c °' ' ,��aa' & � i -.. �, f � mo- ��.i , , �F X�,} ',�,lu�.. �cM;2 :`� ;; �. �-� � 3 � �� ` �� , l�'�at��"�� i. 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A , � �, , �a � ' , . :� , ___; Sesqr��icentennia.l Steeriiag Corrir�aittee hns planned a special euent a.t the n. • -- �- �— � i ^�` - SLO F�rrners'Ma�rket ori Thursda.y,October�12th. Different aspects of our �� i � h } ` � � ' city avill be ferztured. 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Ci(i7t1'i'(:7L11'td$�hi� � _., .` - -_: �. . ,... . _. _ --�. ._. : , . - � ('�d7jlti't'!!f'7'iyT(3j��oi2T3.�CdY1 C�f2S5t.CJ�u�d ] :�x,}� ,.r, �_.:1.Y:�PS��PD'1rP1'. Sf�RtP]'C�Oj01'„pOl12SC'111C1.�� ith a majar highway cutting a swath directly through San Luis included sponsoring countywide art shows in the Veteran's Building �Jbispo,there could well be millions of Californians who know and at the now-Ludwick Center. Other spaces were an ongoing e�ibit the cit��for only a few things-the Madonna Inn,boimtiful stationed in the Forden's Hardware balcony and at the old Sauer farniland,a quick place to stop for gas.Scratching a little deeper,other Adobe. non-SLO dwelleis might learn about the award-winning Farmer's Today's Art Center(located near Mission Saii Luis Obispo de Tolosa Market or the academic excellence offered by California Polytechnic on Broad Street,its home since 1967),reaches far beyond San Luis State Universiry. Obispo Ciry limits. But with October designated as Arts Month in SLO Counry,there is In fact,Karen Kile believes the Center now boasts the best galleiy another rich layer that even many residents might not yet have discov- space between Monterey to the north,Santa Barbara to the south and ered:the ciry's dynamic art scene. Fresno in the east Its e�ibidons,she says,both broaden an apprecia- This multi-faceted arena is perhaps best represented by two sea- tion of the visual arts and provide encouragement and technical sup- soned arts organizations-the San Luis Obispo Art Center and ARTS port to hundreds of communiry artists. Obispo. During 2006,each are honoring their decades-old history,as In addition,Center staff-made up of working artists-teach art well as looking toward the future during the ciry's Sesquicentennial. classes to children and adults.°We're helping kids stay in school and Higuera Street had no trees,but was home to the Snow White Soda preventing delinquency,"says Kile. °And at the same time,we're pro- Fountain and an authentic cigar factory when The Art Center began viding paths to lifelong learning and creativiry and inspiring the cre- first,in 1952. Calling itself the San Luis Obispo Art Association(the ative process. We need the arts as much as we need the infrastructure present name change happened 33 years later),the organizatiozi had �� _ no paid emplovees,and was instead made up of some 60 volunteers. The group's original mission,says current Executive Director Karen -� - �; '� ��, � Kile,was"to provide and promote a variery of visual arts experiences �� •'M - ,� ,, for all ages through e�ibitions,education,e�ression and interao- 3 � - tion." •., ��'� � With hundreds of volunteer hours keeping the organization hum- �°,� .,w s.?` - �`" r � ming those first F�ears,Kile savs that early Association activities � � � � � � �� : � �� li �� : � � '� "� ,y�� r � .tp , , r.ry `�� k. � SLOArt Ce�iter � , � Frecutive Director, � �� p a �� ia.CtY(?➢I�i71�' � � �� O � � � �.��. � _ �� a��2y � n � �� W,�, o � � � �� r�• -� �� ., Pu y0 ..r � � ��a �ary� � e � �� `�� pu�h� � � � '� ? � �, Z �� g ��c� axTso��s�o � �, -�� Prograrn Director -, ��et� , � 1 � ��'� � �� Alissa Maddrer2 '`'.� � uap�g�' � �'� • � �', -� � �`� � �� plaCes C�n ARTS ��h i eX 0j311� or promot�an� ��M�,��q$� � o �a e� _ � �� .� Obispo sign iii the W�tii�s e�Nr� othe<�FF 96 -�,. - ;� ,-� ,� �:� µ ,n,dh°ny 28 - .�: O � � � �� = group's offlce tvin- �ot SpOa Q• �4�� _ - �` '�` Cr �y� � �. clow after the iaeiv �o�p�� 5�,•S� c� �.� � � � � , ;r � �� a � ,� � � � � � � nanae was adopted n �Nig� N � � � � ;� t earlier this year. , o � � � � �' �' �' oO'' � r u � u� � . � � � 20 of roads,highways,bridges and levees. We also need the infrastructure chance to enlarge its funding base. From there,programs and services of the arts,whicl�bridge our differences through celebrations and dia- quickly expanded. logue." Today,despite receiving no funds since 2004 from the California Arts The Center will host one of its most popular celebrations this month: Council,ARTS Obispo is stronger than ever. In addition to this year's the Plein Air Painting Festival. Slated to begin October 2 and run for opening of ARTS Space Obispo in the SLO Creamery,Executive Director eight days,the festival is now in its fifth year and honors the unique Marta Peluso poiirts to several of the group's innovative programs:Art landscapes of the region. Festivities include a live auction complete Ops for Schools allows children to attend art-related functions such as with painters putting images to canvas at Mission Plaza,a silent auc- museum tours and concerts,and the new Ruth Flash Lecture Series is tion and a special collector's party. an annual lecture by a guest artist or arts critic from outside the area. And with its membership roster now numbering about 1,000 persons There is also the Public Art Program,which assists the Counry with II -along with 41,000 guests passing through its doors each year-the design policies and the Ciry of San Luis Obispo with commissioning Center is also making plans for a new home. Presently waiting for ciry and erecting public art,as well as Individual Artist Grants,which offers approvals of the final design,the state-of-the-art faciliry will double an annual award of$10,000 to visual and literary artists in their crearive� e�ibition space and inerease classroom capabilities,as we11 as provide endeavors. � the most modern lighting,climate control and security. Promises This month,ARTS Obispo will sponsor it eighth annual Open Studios' Karen Kile: "We will continue to nurture the artistic spirit of the Central Art Tour. A self-guided excursion,more than 200 Central Coast artists Coast." will welcome visitors to their studios for two weekends. (North County While ARTS Obispo-formerly the 5an Luis Obispo Counry Arts is featured October 14 and 15;South Counry is scheduled for October Council;it changed its name this past lanuary-had a less auspicious 21 and 22.) A catalog that contains detailed maps for the studios'loca- debut than the Art Center,it has also made a significant and long-last- tions,as well as images of each artist's work,is also available through ing impact on the Central Coast. ARTS. As an accompaniment to the tour,an e�ibit featuring work of � Begun in 1981,ARTS had just one paid employee:working part-time, the participating artists will be on display at the Steynberg Gallery she operated out of her home using an old door placed across two saw- through October 28. horses far a desk.Nonetheless,the group had a singular and lofty pur- Where does Marta Peluso see ARTS Obispo in 25 years,when the City pose:to advance all of the arts-be it music,performance,visual or of San Luis Obispo turns 175 years old? °We plan to still be around, words put to paper-throughout the entire counry. In fact,because few advancing the arts,"she says. "I can only imagine how profuse and organizations were presenting music and dance performances,the exciting San Luis Obispo will be then!" group's early effarts included sponsoring and co-sponsoring such events with other communiry groups. SIDEBAR: For more information about the San Luis Obispo Arts Despite those modest beginnings,ARTS'size never got in the way of Center,including links to member artists and details about the Plein its resolve to succeed. To that end,the end of 1981 sawARTS offering Air Painting Festival,visit wwwsloartcenter.org,call(805)543-8562,or monthly workshops for artists,as well as publishing a newsletter/calen- stop in at 1010 Broad Street in San Luis Obispo. Information about dar(today,this has evolved into The Art Rng,a quarterly with a circula- ARTS Obispq including this month's Open Studios Tour,can be found tion of 13,000). Two years later,the fledging group had acquired an at wwwsloartscouncil.org,phoning(805) 544-9251,or dropping by its office and became a membership organization,thus giving it the new SLO Creamery location on Higuera Street. � �� . 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Of the Pacific Repertorv Opeca, 21 K�mrn"��j� F.rin Neff wili play the role of Hansel, illiliulll lnja Strauss will glay Gretel,and 5lloghig Kousshkjian will play the evil, � vet humorous,witch.Tllis familiar �� story is about two children who are -� °' � �' �bandoned in the woods. They R� � x1e E„ � � �_�,n�+�� encounter a house made�of candy � oi iati �. `e�� strategically built by an evil witch with �� `_��„. the intention of enticing children into �� ' her home. After many struggles,the � �� m ' two chilciren eventually make it out of �� y=' � � die witch's house,and,like most fairy � - � � tales,live happily ever after. beautifid musi� However,beneath the surface of this � 6 innocent plot is a significant message �..,, By MeKenna Harris � of caution for children and parents. ,_ r:�� "There is an underlying message in the � story line,which touches on the reality he Pacific Repertory Opera has certainl}� ""�� " � ' " � � of child safety,"stated Andersoii. Tcome alongway in the last 21 years /,�� ,r��e�sor3 r9a�r:r�r'hede 1-Js��r>��_� r.i�i,�� "Ha�zsel an�Gretel is a great story- since being founded in 1985 by Jill ` child safery is more important than Anderson and the late Tean Cook. Getting its company.She brings exceptional eaperience ever today,"explains Hushing-Kline.This modest start in local coffee houses like and professional training to the performanc- show is sure to be a magical delight for chil- Linnaea's with nothing more than a piano, es. dren and adults alike.The PRO offers a special one could not have predicted the PRO's future Mikele Hushing-Kline is the Administrative price for this performance;adults accompa- success. Now,the only one of its kind in the Director for the company. Initially,she nied by a child will get two tickets for the price countV,the PRO presents an average of two appeared as an unlikely candidate for the of one. The performances are on Friday, exceptional shows per year,complete with position,yet her extensive resume boasted an October 27 at 7:30 p.m.and a matinee on costumes,a professional orchestra,and artists extraordinary assortment of skills. She was Sunday,October 29 at 2:00 p.m. The PRO is from all over the world. the project manager of a major network serv- also offering a perforniance for schools on General Director,Iill Anderson,has had ice company until she had chffdren,which Thursday,October 26.Don't miss this amaz- considerable operatic experience.She has proved to be a full-time profession in itself. ing oppartuniry to experience the PRO's won- sung with the Los Angeles Master Chorale,the For Mikele,motherhood opened the door to derfully talented artists perfonning an amaz- Pasadena Chamber Orchestra Chorus,the San opportunities to acquire numerous skills ing classic. Francisco Opera Chorus,as well as with the ranging from participating in camps to being Despite opera being an acquired taste,the San Luis Obispo Mozart Festival Chorus. a Girl Scout leader. However,two years ago, Pacific Repertory Opera has made a perma- Anderson also received an OPERA America when her children were almost grown, nent home on the central coast by appealing Fellowship in Opera Administration in 1989- Hushing-Kline yearned for more stimulation. to a wide audience and satisfying its loyal 1990. Her educational background is very Responding to an advertisement in the news- fans.For more information or to purchase impressive,as well,with a B.A.in Music and paper,she became a counselor for the Opera tickets,please contact the Pacific Repertory Voice from Pomona College,a M.M.in Opera Summer Camp for two years. This developed Opera at(805)541-5369 or at propera.org. from the Universiry of Southern California, into an incredibly enlightening e�perience for and a D.M.A.degree in Voice from the Hushing-Kline,who gained a newfotmd Universiry of California at Santa Barbara. passion and admiration for opera. After her � ! --, � � �1� �; f q��' � , Anderson is involved in every aspect of the second suinmer as a camp counselor,the (" � � l� � � Administrative Director position became �' f available. Hushing-Kline was intrigued. i � � � : �„ ,,� "When this job became available,all the '�' �"._ � ��, -- -- �� pieces to the puzzle just seemed to fall into � � � place;'she explains,°All of these different �� 'yQ O�' Fl�@'� Mlg"rl011 skills I had accumulated throughout my life Ssrved with salad, jries or rice, red cab- O �`` � �vere put to use."Hushing-Kline has not b�g�S(a�a�d bread. $18.95 � � �� `�� slowed do�nm since,promoting and adver- � � ; �� tising all of the PRO's performances. �hicken or Fish Taeos � �-�� In 2006,the PRO released its Fairy Tale f(our tvr�r'ltas xuith ai!#he fixings and � � �� Season,with performances ranging from red cabbage slaw. $7.95 � � >�-,�° � � the Cinderella Bnll last January,to the pro- � � � �� ; �� ducrion of xa�nsel and Gretel in late Castaal �ltmospltere— Serious Food � � � � � October.The first show ever to be unveiled � � �. � �`� - •�� .�' �� by PRO was this classic tale,Ha�nsel and � � � Gr�etel by Humperdinck,performed at the O1�EN 11:30 M-F Los Osos Communiry Center in 1987.This Lunch t�Dinner 7 days a week � � � i ��,; Breakfast served Sat.&Sun.9:00 � �� ,�� October,they will present the magical and �uu sar•N►gi�cly specials � "� ` °` traditional fairy tale once again. Members Owners - Scott&Dana Milstead � r�� _-�� & � ° ` .. of the Central Coast Children's Choir will � � ' � � ' �v sing the parts of the gingerbread children in � 0 � Elenki�s�Photogra.ph,y." collaboration witti the PRO's professional 6� 22 ` �u�� ears,that lias amounted to over 375 produc- �� . tions at more than 21 locations arotmd the • county,including the old Elmo Theater at S L.0 L�ttl e S�L� ��i�o �t�1e -(Itctlthe Morro and Marsh(eight years),a local union's building at 1530 Monterey Street(18 years), �l�e Cal Poly Agricultural engineering building, T�� _ various schools,SLO Ciry Council chambers, and above an appliance shop,where the audi- ence had to squeeze between the stored appli- The First 60 Years all�es. Oklaliorna,directed by Elenor Hix,was By Dottie Thompson c��iK;;T�'�vl �` l presented at the Madonna Inn in 1962 with � \ � two members of the Madonna family on stage, .1�'��, � Phyllis and her horse Lilly(both were preg- T � �en World War II ended,Americans �'�� ' ° ' nant at the time!). V\/ looked for ways to enjov life that �. � , "'� Once,in a bold move to bring culture to the V had been d�nied them since Pearl �' inmates at the California Mens Colony,a play Harbor.With that motivation,in 1946 a pro- ��,�i �vas performed there to an appreciative but fessor at Cal Poly,Agnes Howe,advertised in ` _.,� . �" raucous audience. the newspaper for"wannabe"actors and �`� a,��-I Since 1993,the theatre has called"home" actresses.From that group of amateurs _ —. � , the old Library building at 888 Morro,thanks (which included Joyce Davis Pillow,Norm ' ��r�`` �o the generosiry of the Ciry of San Luis Cruikshanks and Kathy Hunter)spawned the ' ,f Obispa When the stage lights went up this first production of San Luis Obispo Little T�•� Se tember 8 for Cr•irnes o tl�e Hecart,it marked Theatre(SLOLT),Blithe S irit,in the s rin �� ` � f P P g ��, t, , � the start of the 60th season of continuous of 1947. operation,making it one of the longest-run- Recent published stories have the first pro- agree with this fact. ning communiry theaters in the United States. duction performed at the Fremont Theater. What is not disputed is that the theatre con- Most theater groups struggle and falter far Elenor Hix,who participated in the third pro- tinued to grow and thrive,led by dedicated a variety of reasons,but SLOLT has persevered duction("Don't ask me what it was"), people who were passionate about theater.So by continually welcoming new volunteers, adamantly refutes that."No,it was the old San passionate,in fact,they were willing to per- whether on stage or behind the scenes,cou- Luis High auditorium.We did several plays form almost anywhere they could improvise a pled with a solid core of individuals who there."Others with long-time involvement stage and bring in some seats.Through the stayed on year after year.Some of these peo- �enior Homeowners: Unlock the capital hidden away in your home with a sn� � . 11�1- �1 �FIT J � � Q Z C � ��` �� • Augment your income without affec�ing Social Security ' �� • No need to repay your loan for as long as you live there �" I o � � Federally insured and safe! 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Must be at least age 62. o Reverse Mortgage 02006 Benefit Reverse Mortgage, Inc. � � Consultant CA Real Estate Brokers License #01522850 LENDER , program. effort to make tickets more accessible to stu- 23 �1'ith paid staff in place,the theatre has dents and others on a liinited budget,a$10 �°` been able to focus on quality productions, rush,cash only,five minutes to show time has 4�.�� realizing that one bad performance,much like been initiated. one bad meal in a restaurant,can result in Infornlation on volunteer opportunities, �� loss of patronage.Emphasis is placed on find- Readers'Theatre,what's playing,season tick- � ' ing eYperienced directors,who,in turn,search ets,audition notices,show sponsorships and `� �"�� ` for the best talent a�ailable to$ll roles. our upcoming�ala on October 21 at the Cliffs �` • ��,'. ° � �� Judging by the box office and enthusiasm of is available at our website at �~ ��' "� � audiences,these efforts are paying off. www.slolittletheatre.org. � '�' � �� New seats have been installed in the the- SLO Little Theatre is proud to have been �,t� �, � � _ � ;.�� '; � �� `� � atre anc�wark is ongoing on the heating and part of the scene of a charming and unique � �� " air conditionin s stem,as well as im rove- lace called San Luis Obis o these six � � � �� gY P P P ��'� ment of the sound system.On-line ricketing decades,and is confident when the 200th �� ` ` '� �' will be available in the coming months in anniversary of the ciry rolis around,it will s�till �� ` � �� addition to our regular box office,and in an be a viable contributor. ,�, °�� _�., � . � � � �,� �� The �ffice With A Mission � � � �� 4�� : g � � '�`^`• . a$'=..3 .� ��i��e� ?n ;i`k' .. �y�� ,ict,cui of��Oklc�i�rrr�r��' � �_1lcclola��c � � �� I�zn "C��i[y"played byBef�tni�eFowler,"Laurie" �� °� � � by Phyllis Ma�donnn,anct Li.lty,pl2ying herself. �� !�_ � � �r ig85 Proclt�ction"Of Mice n�1d Men"a�t Hillto� � �` � � �� ' � vy��# Thea�tre.Lennie,playec��iy Pete�Str�rr.��3i�� r '' � ; �� Drrsty FIr�g6tes c�s Geor.Qe. a � � � � Y � � �. ��'a?,� �� f�� "t .� £ � � '$' . � :: " .. .�.i+` . . ,`� . 3 ` _: t,' "� ". }� *� . � � " �� w' . � d,� :. � 5 P P .. 5 m � j Rte .. ' — � 4 �� . �� s. . �L E 1 �. ; � �� L i L � � 4 €'! s 4�� g � �� y ��v � Y . .,� f � r$ � ".y � �°"' � � . :y �� 1 �9 a i � t _i � a,� ' � '".� � �� r �.x . � '`� z� �' �, �� , , �R _ ,� ,. �. �,� ��,>..�� .,. �..��._. �. ,... . . : . ple Wno�ontr�butea tne�r t�me ana ta�ent�n We work as a team, and not as individuals, a myriad of ways are Ralph and Joy Hanson, Claire Gates,Jessie Ray,and Jim Chernoff. QyISLIYlYIg' tl2Glt YZO StOYIe ZS Ief t unturned! They are honored each year at the annual (� meeting where awards are given in their > � C�' names for current members of the theatre ` �` � Maintaining the highest � famifew years ago,the Board of Directors rec- �� at �" � G�llG�ll� Of serviee and � ognized the need for paid staff,and toaay tne -' - ethical standccrds � ;.� role of Fxecutive Director is in the campetent � �� `� hands of Donna Sellars.Mary Meserve acts �_. ' � in the industry. `C as Development Director,and is responsible "` p for writing,directing and producing the ever- � ' , �� e popular Legends FUNdraising series.These �� z musical productions have paid tribute to � i; ' ` e� �� Judy Garland,Frank Sinatra,Patsy Gline,Nat ��' � _�" '�� • King Cole,lohnn7 Cash and Roy Oibison. � �� T=� �� Q Beginning February 23,Elvis will be in the ��* �'" E �` .� �sa�,��,T� O ,� . .. house for a 6ve-week run.Andrea Stoner is � --~--- administrator of the Academy of Creative � Theatre,the arm of the theatre geared to 79c4 P(ZlYl'l StYeet � SGiYI I,�llS ��l�S�'IO � train young actors and actresses.Plans are N afoot for expansion of this already-e�sting �805) 781-6060 • Fax: (805) 781-6050 • www.m2ssionrealestate.net o o� 24 e� battles of the rime.�Iore importantl}�,as a �: ��]]i prisoner,he could not claim his throne � � upon the death of his father.An agreement / � ��a � �~";�;r � �vas finally reached:Charles would be �� released...if he sent his three eldest sons to �- �. , ti Spain.In true royal fasluon,the sons left as � �� ` � �� rhe father claimed his kingdom.At age 12, tlie Prince,but not heir apparent,came �� tmder the care of the Franciscan friars. ByJOS6pj2 CCZI"Ot812lltl Louis andhis older brother,Charles � � Martel,remained in Spain unul 1295.Even for a Prince,a life of e�le was neither pleas- T � �ile time has changed inost thin�s ant nor luturious.The sickly child grew V\/ for our Ciry,there have been at �vithout a famIly and hoped to become a � V least two constants...the Creek and = �� Franciscan.Unfortunately,his older brother the name.There's no telling the age of the � �' died and now Louis was next in line to the � Creek as it wanders through our communit��. throne.Despite the extreme displeasure of However,it played an important part in the �� his father,Louis became a Franciscan and placing of our Mission.It was essenrial tli�t was named Bishop of Toulouse,France(an Missions be close to water as there neetlt�cl honor he did not relish).Returning from a to be a plentiful supply for man,beast aiicl trip to visit his sister,he died-probably irrigation.The site proved to be a good oi�ie from pneumonia-on August 19, 1297.He � as the Mission has never been moved unlike was 23. many others including its four predecessors. The short and sad life of the Prince of Thus,the Creek served as a substantial con- �� Anjou would have slipped into history with tributor to the next constant...our name. scant attention if the young Louis had not We know exactly when we had a name.On e�ibited an extraordinary piery that September 1,1772,the legendary Padre The picture of St.Louis is fi-o�n Misszorz S�n Liais impressed those who knew hiin.Soon inira- Junipero Serra bestowed the name on the �l�ispo:�4 Pictor�l�1 Grr�zcle.Photogr•�apla Fry Ttrra t�lson cles ofhealing were attributed to him lead- fifth Spanish spiritual ing to the canonization process begun in establishment...Mission San Luis,Obispo de 1308.He was canonized in 1317. Tolosa(Mission St.Louis,Bishop of Practically unlaiown today except to the Toulouse).Serra had no thought of founding a future pueblo,town or Order of Friars Minor-the Franciscans,St Louis was an extremely ciry,but our name became well kno�vn throughout the territory as few popular saint for decades.While his Order has many saints to its credit, traveled north or south without a visit.The Mission was a place to stop St.Louis is special as he chose to renounce a kingdom here in hopes of and refresh before continuing on a difficult trip.Its central location has one to come. played an important role in its preservation...unlike other,more isolat- Few images remain of our ciry's namesake,but a painting of this ed missions. saint depicts a young man with a serene face in Bishop's robes over a The name didn't originate with Serra but with the Viceroy of New gray habit with a crovv�i at his feet.While still a Prince of France,Louis Spain (Mexico).Indeed,it was his prerogative to select mission names. became a prince of his church. Serra picked ours from the Viceroy's list.He had other cl�oices-San Unfortunately,we are all subjected to legends passing as history. Francisco,Santa Clara,or San Juan Capistrano.Instead,he chose a There are some who claim St.Louis was Serra's favorite saint Others royal saint for the°Prince of the Missions." have the Mission founded on the feast day of St Louis...the 19th of � Who was this young prince,Franciscan,bishop and saint? August.Neither is true. Born most likely in Brignoles,France in February of 1274,Louis was Also,our name was not used here before Serra's arrival.In fact,the the second son of Charles II of Anjou.As politics of the world were first place named after the French saint lies south of our ciry just north I quite different then,the elder Anjou was heir to the throne of Sicily. of Santa Barbara.Another notable Franciscan,Fray Juan Crespi,travel- � While today in the modern nation of Italy,France then laid claim to the ing with an equally legendary Captain Gaspar de Portola,named the � territory.Charles was captured by the Spaniards in one of the incessant site as an expedition traveled north from San Diego in search of the z� Bay of Monterey.It was Crespi...or the soldiers...who left many of the = earliest place names along the path of their difficult journey from San ' � � Diego to the San Francisco Bay. � � ��'�� So what were we called before we were known as San Luis Obispo? � � ��'� '�. � Crespi used saint and sacred names while the soldiers were less spiritu- C� �� .� � t al.To the militar�pioneers,el llano de los ossos described the bears O �� ` �r they encountered in the valley in early September of 1769.The name U � � � ��.�� u�•� ':-: means Bear Plain rather than Valley of the Bears.Crespi chose La � ' ' Natividad de Maria Santisima,the feast day of the birth of Mary,the Re<�13�'stx:te!Pusiness A�t�rn�y Since I98fi � �� • mother of Jesus.Crespi's choice is remembered today in the name of �t?t1T12t�� the other Roman Catholic Church in to�vn,The Nativiry of Our Lady. • T� >E��,1`��,i i�� ,t � �,_,.�. So we are named after a heroic pcince of both the temporal world � (France)and the spiritual(as a Bishop).While most evervthing has o �� '��`�� '��'�� '�� '��'�� `�>�� `�� changed in the last 237 years since the PortolaJCrespi visit,the name N ��S�s) ��3�� af�E?;c ��+�� has remained and spread to include the counry,streets,and many � � businesses...even a battleship. i�Z;��it�ta I� . �`�, .� , � ;:, :�,; o ' '� ` � Fuiallv our name is n�uly unique..,there are no other communities � v msf,t�I�es�r�c ci��,;�i�:12c il(�c�33�1 in the world named San Luis Obispo. � �a�st�.Kzr�r�ec�,°I.a��Re�lty.com 25 . �r Hos �ce a Partner�s OF THE CENTRAL COAST Gives a B►G thank you to the community for making our 4th Annual Hospice "Pardners"Hoedown at the Dairy Barn on the Hearst Ranch such a success! .a specia!thank yvu to the following spoiisors und don�rs: 1N-KIND HOEDOWN SUPPORTERS HOEDOWN"DONORS" HOEDOWN"DONORS" RAFFLE PRIZE SPONSORS Steve Hearsk Sharon Hoiland James Hali and Carol Farsythe HaH 8 DONORS Hearst Corporation Donald and Dixie Dechance Elizabeth Frost Nancy Slattery Rotary Club of Nipomo Jack and Felicia Cashin Mary Rizzoli Madonna inn Restaurant SpencePs Fresh Markets Air San Luis James Tabb IV Comer View Restaurant F.McLintocks Snow Eiectric Meridee Doud Babe Farms Cabrilla Care Center Mr.and Mrs.Thom Brajkovich Aidelis 5ausage Co. Hairport Eimer a�d Alta Johnson DflOR RRiZE SPONSORS 8 DONORS Doc Bumstein's Ice Cream Central Coast drywali,Ina Richard and Catherine Luckett Mid-5tate Bank&Trust—A.G.Branch Firestone Walker Brewing Co. Johnski,Inc. Miliicent James Tahoe Joe's Holland American Bulb Farms Ranch and Rentai David and Lois Bruns Hands Gallery Monte Miils&The Lucky Horseshoe St.Anne's Byzantine Church James and Elizabeth Whitehead Ntadelyn's Apparel Band Crawford Muitari&C1ark Assoc. Sernhardt and Lorraine L.uoma De Paio&Sons Buttonwood Farm Winery Tony Domir�gos Farming,inc. John and Terrie Walter Vons—Marigold Cenier Frateili Perata Winery White Ranch Company Roy Wiiliams Vans—Grover 8each Lucas&Lewellen Vineyards Dudley-Hoffman Mortuary Lloyd Dpbney Trader Jae's Rota Winery WEDCO James Radcliffe Athbn Health&Fitness Treana Winery Mike and D.D.Patrick Sylvia Ward Serengetfi West Robert and Ann Schiebeihut Sidney and Linda Kastner Gene and Shirley Greer James Longabaugh,M.D. Nancy Slattery Eric Chesterman Ethel Lenz Hitching Past Justin Dantzer Mike and Barbara Hanchett Dale Jackson Mr.Smokes Smart 8 Final—Santa Maria Tan and Don Ernst Genie Domenghini J.J.'s Market Smart&Final—San Luis Obispo Qwen and Patty Eister Cheryi Coreiia Halcyon Store Harvey's Honey Huts Gaii Thorp Susan and Randy VanQuili Classicai Horseman Taylor Plus Rentai Biilie Parks Geraldine Mantgomery Meg's Garden Art and More The Keenan Carter Group David Brodie Christopher and Judith Money Village Framing Rancho Grande Motors Kathleen Ramberg&Don Ramberg, Gene and Flavia Gray Bennett and Wiilis Hearst Castie M.D. Jim and 8arbara Datter Viilage Papery Mission Country Disposal ,lames and Barbara Oavis Patterson Reaity Wheel Fun Renta! John Summer—Central Coast Magazine Richard Thomas Emest Gamble Heavenly Productions Gift Baskets KSBY—TV Gary and Muriel Flarkins Emilie Rodrigues Sandy and Weldon Sons Spectrum Cofor images Carplee Fisher Zorro's Cafe and Cantina New Times Michael and Stella McEvoy RAFFL��RI2E SP'ONSORS Jim Milier Security James and Sandra Copeland g DONORS HO��O�rYP!COMNIITTEE 9MEMBERS SLO County Journal Barbara Teets AMTRAK Hale Conkli�—Go-Chair Plus Magazine Bert a�d Karen Berringer Kimpton Group(Serrano Hotel Sue Conklin—Go-Ghair Tawna Eisworth Ken and Gabby levine Browder Painting Company Peaches Oison Kristian J.Olson—AMS Enfsrtainme�t Marcia Beaudoin Paciflc Caast Home&Garden Mary Steel Cuiligan Water Kristi a�d Jim Jenkins Farm Supply Cindy Osgood Borah's Awards Arf and Diana Hiatt Tahoe Joe's Lynn Garrison Bruce Breauft F.McLintocks Saloon&Dining House ,ianet Jeffery � Jane Fluegei F.McLintocks Saloon Ron McEvo O HOEDOWN°SP9NSORS" LaraineAllison y George Hearst,Jr. Har Roden Steamers of Pismo To ota of San Luis Obis o � Margie's Diner (� y P James Cain Taco Roco—SLO,Grover Beach � Thoma Electric.inc. Herb and De6by Hoit Mr.and Mrs.Loren Birra Jeff and Sheliie Anderson Dom's Breakers Cafe � Jerry Fissori Ma Cowitz Dei Monte Gafe � Robert Wendt ry Aiex's Bar-B-Q Donald and Carol Vest han � John and Yvonne Edmisten Robert and Sally Young Brad's Restaurant ` Helen"Sammie"Bankston Marie Caliender's Biliie Jean Goodrich Branch Street Deli C Walter Johansing Jack and Leona Kendrick Marjone Crutchfield John Loftus y � Pismo Fish&Chips �O�� Z Basil Twist The Quarter Deck � HOEDO�IN"PARDNERS" Ken and Penn Be hili Dei's Pizzeria and italian Resteurant r Dynamic Electric Company 5hieia p'&Isnis Custom House • The Mortgage House,Ina Richard and Jennifer Porter Rose's�anding O Spyglass Inn Restaurant San Luis Viliage ApartmenFs Frederick G6ck A.J.S urs �� Carol Kiessig Steven Morales P Q G.P.Hackman John and Fredene Mauihardt Spirit of San�uis Restaurant � Laura Coats and Thom Schuiz Robert and Ann Schiebelhut Firestone Grill fp Julius Mondello Elizabefh Thornton Upper Crust Trattoria '� Karl and Cindy Wittstrom Chariene Korsgaard Gus's Grocery � O � 26 � �m � came a legal assurance as to municipal owner- �mm�� ship of the town.A key act passed in 1868"to �, . � settle the tide to land"in San Luis Obispo led �' ` � to another act to reincorporate the town of � � ��'" o�s�L°15o� ,�� San Luis Obispo...again...in 1872(this was ��, �� ."�'o number four). No�t To 1x56��V��' zQ� In the meanwhile,the town Trustees were s�, .; able to secure title to town lands(slightly less p� `'�'t.�� 1 �,:�� than 600 acres) for$1.25 an acre in 1871.The ,,. � �.�. �C... ' Federal patent...signed by President Ulysses S. �� Grant...for the town site was not granted to � the municipaliry but to Charles H.lohnson,a key figure in these early years,to hold"in per- By JOS�j2�l"Ot8T2lltl ordinar7ce creatsd in a8;g. petual trust"for the residents.Johnson may n6aoao�,-r�lz�y�Tin��ls�rr have actually paid the fee to the Federal Land ile many communities may cele- office as the town was constandy struggling to brate the Sesquicentennial of their generate revenue. incorporations as towns,San Luis already voted for a Board of Trustees the previ- Thus,after buying the town site,surviving Obispo has just begun a series of ous January.At that time,the Counry Court four different incorporations and a variety of Sesquicentennials!After our first incorpora- ]udge ordered an election to fulfill the require- elections and laws,the town of San Luis tion by the Legislature on February 19,1856, ments of the 1856 Act.Ordinances were Obispo was a legal entiry in"perpetual succes- we repeated the process three more times. passed with the earliest surviving ones dating sion"according to the Legislature. "Perpetual" Here's what happened, from February 1,1858. here meant about five years.Town status ter- The Sacramento lawmakers repealed the Nonetheless,another election was held by minated when San Luis Obispo became a ciry. 1856 Act on Apri129, 1858.Thus,the town of the end of August 1858. Again,starting on There were Trustee meetings before 1870. San Luis Obispo ceased to legally exist.The September 24,a new"series°of laws were However,the first preserved town minutes residents...many who must have wondered passed and local rule survived for a few more date from May of that year with Dr.W.W.Hays how the county seat could not be a yeais. as Chairman.Between 1870 and 1876 there town...decided to rely on an older law. Responding to a developing state as well as were six Boards of Trustees.With reelection of In 1850...even before Statehood...a general economy,the Legislature again passed an Act some members,a total of 19 members guided Act was passed by the Legislature addressing of Incorporation in 1863(this was number the official township by passing laws and reso- town incorporations.Under this Act,there three).The relatively brief law detailed how lutions and attempting to pay for services needed to be a majority of at least 200 resi- the municipaliry was to grant deeds to those from a town taY that usually ranged from$1 to dents to sign a petition requesting incorpora- who could provide evidence as to their $1.25 per hundred-dollar valuation.Municipal tion.While women and children were counted "peaceable and actual possession"to properry taYes were in addition to those levied by the in any census,only men signed petitions.In within the town limits.By Ordinance,a fee of Counry and State. 1850 there weren't 200 residents...let alone at $5 was collected for lots under a half an acre. Dr.Hays also served on the last town least 101 men in the settlement.That changed Beyond two acres,the charge was$5 an acre. Trustee Board as a member.In 1876,the newly and on August 10,1858,the residents present- Legal ownership of land had been a major incorporated"Ciry"of San Luis Obispo ed their petition to the Board of Supervisors issue in California since statehood in 1850 but required the election of a Mayor and five who immediately granted incorporation.This was still unsettled in the town.While there members of a"Common"Council.The Mayor was the second time we were officially a town. was a municipal corporation called the town did not vote-unless there was a tie-but The Supervisors also ordered another elec- of San Luis Obispo,the municipality did not could veto any Ordinance proposed by the tion for town Trustees.To the residents this own the land within its borders. Council.It was also his duty to nominate men undoubtedly seemed redundant as they had With a Federal survey of Califomia in 1868 for municipal positions but the Council had to approve his selections. There was an ominous beginning as the . first Mayor...S.P.Mc Dougall.., did not serve � � { his entire year term.After calling for 19 meet- � _ # � ,� . �?.� � 1� ,� ings in 12 weeks,he stopped attending.The � �� .�r �;� � � , , . . � ,�: � �� t�� Governor replaced him since he was absent � � � �i from his duties without"pernrission"froin the Council. As with their predecessors,regular �' � , ,�� e . , ..r�: �� ,„,,. attendance by some members was only a � � � � �° ,�`: `'"�"� �,.�� vague concept.Many meetings were cancelled p � �� ' n� for lack of a quorum. U � � � � �� ' As to be expected,this"perpetual"form of f� � � ` �i � local rule lasted eight years.However,more on � � `�� the various legal transformations of the "City" �, (!) � � �� at another time. • �� -��.i� � � �-- ��-�� ' �� So...who's up to planning the cD , a��" , Sesquicentennial celebrations in 2008,2013, p V��' t_. �"ti a �k,"��{'� �� 2022,and 2026z? N � � Learn More About It' In the City Hall rotun- � � � t�-`��--��`�� <�'-�� -�� •�� e t�. �� da,there are plaques listing the Ciry officials � � �-' r �,s�, �, � �� ,�,�� h from 1870.Myron Angel's History of San Luis � +-' � > ' ` `�' ~ °� ' � �n� Obispo Counry provides some information of � � (�h�E�t �t»,L Clt�is ra 5f t.tr z 1si � �� tllE Cl�Of Llle Sc1IT12 IIBITle. i � 2� � �z��ity �� .-1►nonthly colulrin desig�te�l to provoke p��ic Coast Home&Garden � insiglrt nnd nctiori for rnore procluctive � _ � � relatiorishi�s at lao»tie,at work m�id � � � �'�..� trrountl the contnrunity: (�1� � �� , p lill� I d � Make All Your Wonds . . � � °�°,: � Count When They C�l�l�i11�1�1�1e Bar'll � . IVlatter Most �° , � °., � � �r . � � � � , � a �, �. By Iesse Sostrin �� P `��. �: _ �' � . ,� f,� �`� �� . =�_�� ur personal and professional success can be measured in large � -�, , �� _ � :� i O�art by the qualiry of our relationships. �� , - ,a � ��,� � , All of our relationships flourish and decline one conversation at a � . .�� ; ��m '� � ��'�'�"'� �.� � time and[he artfulness and courage to have these conversations in � ` � �;-�." `i � ' � positive,constructive ways gives us an immediate opportuniry to reach �� '�' * w greater levels of success in all aspects of our lives. � ��'m,� ��. � �� T It is important to recognize the influence of everyday conversations, � ��r_� �� - _ � � �� g even�vhen they don't rise to the level of the dreaded"difficult conver- �-r ��. �� '�" ' ' .`�^ �"�,� : sation."How many times have you been ni a discussion about a prob- � ` ,�� ' � `, �� 2.� lem that starts with"We should have talked about this sooner,but..?° r � � � `� �� , It is the everyday conversations that help us avoid this rype of pent up "��a � �_� � � �a�'� �,` � frustration of things left unsaid or mistmderstood.But how can we talk '�� < � � �� about things sooner before they rise to the level of a problem ar crisis? �,�� d t�� ' �� We can do that by learning,practicing and consistently using a conver- �� ' � �;�� 7.; " � � sation format that helps us coinmunicate effecrively. �� 4��, � <� ; �f� � � � The following is a simplified version of this formai that can be used � rg � � � �,� �, �� '�� '" for a variery of conversations.Try it out by jotting down a few key ` � ,� � words or phrases in each area prior to 7our interaction. �.� �. �; � =� � °-: � �; Step 1)Describe the situation,including specific behaviors,in objec- �� ;_� � �� g�� a � �, tive terms � � �� t�� Step 2)Put words to your feelings and express the impact of the situ- a�� ation w Step 3)Make a clear request and state what you want , „ ��§� @ � ,�� Step 4)Ask for a response �� : ''��. � �"�.<.m�xx �� Prior to the conversation,determine what an ideal time and place is ' and who needs to be a part of the conversation.And ifyou can,�rac- �� `��S�f'll IIO��tl11��Ct� tice the conversation out loud by walking through steps 1 -4.Finally „� ��.' °��r�,�" �� ,r' » ��" "_ as you put the above conversation structure into practice,be sure to � �" � ��= �� ,�� avoid tke following pitfalls: ' � ` °� �"°-�� '� •Being overly casual-failing to recognize the right moment to say �� ' 4 --�� '� � � �� , even the simplest things in a meaningful way is a missed opportunity �"� � �� "� � � � ` � � ; that rarely comes back around. ,� � ��, �� .�gm � � -�� `,�� •Listening poorly and worrying too much about what you are going � � `�� '� �, ,��p t, �{ �.� � to say-every conversation is a two-rvay street and the importance of �' _� �,,� � �w � ' �� ,�, �' � ; � listening cannot be overstated.Listening is not simply waiting for your =� � � �"�� '�� ' `�` : �" � �' turn to speak;it is the act of suspending your own thought process to `�`�� .6 � �� understand others'perspectives. � ��'�'� ' (� •Feeling defensive-when defensiveness kicks in,we tend to revert � =# � � � �� ' ,; _` p to unproductive forms of comn7unication that stall our conversations. Viat"'C6e)3ar�i lo�•�x�rs;cx,us drsplays oP,h�ma `� w��F ,�� *'� � Rather than judging,threatening or diagnosing their behavior out of d�%�r a�nd countl`ess unique g�f1s. � defensiveness,try to respond with empathy. � - In our personal and business pursuits,we often lose sight of the ��j F I1i��l�i��-il] Ix�t��(k�tc�lx�r l��t�� ,t-- �, o importance of rhese simple conversauons that serve as the foundarion � (�p]Y�(��(�lt�il� �lt� ° ,�� !� � �,�'� ' � � for our relationships.Lee Iacocca said that°business,after all,is noth- ��1�1C��(Ycltit H011l('C�'��ll�(1('I l� �� r� � ' �� z ing more than a bunch of human relationships."The next time you �a' ,t :�R�x�?�.��`� � have the opportuniry to build a deeper and stronger personal or busi- � �� ' � ` ' ��; � �� , ��° �� ..�� _ , . ' ness relationship through a conversation,imagine what's possible �, �. � �� ; , �k� � O �vhen we make eve word count when it matters most. ��'��{� � � 2 z � � n ry ��.[�� _ � P�� f f}. �g�'E�� 1"�' Iesse Sosb�irz is the CEO of Creative Mediatima,a i�orrp�•ofit dispr�te t�esolution " �t � �� '� = O '?ll�i E ti�umi R�n b�u.t�1u. ti;ut Luis Obi;�K� '� - � � � �' firm based in San Luis Obispo,CA. In acldifion to Fzis cnreer iri mediatiori,Mr. �; �� g ; �p Sostrin also pronides marzage�nent consulting nrad execittive coaching servi�ces to J-��)� �� 'r��"� �� '� n wide rn�ige of orgnnizc�tions and their leaders.E-rnc�il yoiu�questions to 1}�im c�r. p jesseC�sost��i�zconsultirag.com nr2d they nzrr_y be c�nsioered iri cr fiit�a�e cola�m�n. � 7 2$ . � �� ,. � i - _ � .� _ : � �� . 3 � ..; z.l� a�a .� C� "'� _ �14, '� . � �� A Travel Odyssey ��' .�� x� `�. � �� ,� ,�� ,� ��' Something's Afoot in �� _ �a_. . , . „ , � . :: . �,_ .� ,� �` � _� � � Mo'acar anc� � :i � .� � � ; � . .� :� � S ir� � - = � 1� �,� � , � :. � �� Part 1 of 2 J`� '�� `� �, N" �;,� ��_ Storyandphotosby '� � � �� L�� ,�7 � � � - r� ` _ .F �,z,� .� � Vicki Le6n and Stccn ThompsorP � ' �� . �� "�� . � �y , � �....:. � � �� , 4� �.�� xm� � � � - �� ,� .n � ,� ..� � � z �� " �w� , �'- �, .��. � �� ' �� i� �„� �� 3.� �� , .� ,_ -"'` F��_� �� , ,�� " , � �� ,�' - ��`,� � � � � �= , � �'4@� � � . ,_��` �: _ �` �s �" � _ ��: �� , �'�� ` �_ � L. . � � � �d��#..� ....,',�� ... ��a�Ci ,�.�,.,�a� _c_�.,u Lt..b�i'��iuc.l.i J.y� er:d:��. .� �*�.:. �y, �"�� ` Y � building in time fle;cibiliry.Give yourself extra West sets still attract the unwarv Murcia is � � � ' time,and you can take advantage of what fate loaded with untouristed towns whose names �. _� . drops into your lap. roll off the tongue like a tangy tinto:Lorca, � �� ;' � �� That's what happened when we got to the Cartagena,Totana. Up close,the romance dis- vast,largely unheralded region between appears.This sunburnt landscape is chock- Alicante and Almeria.Our normal scheme of ablock with chemical plants,cement factories, ' This is a tale of two pueblos,located in an fl��ing into a nearby city,then getting to village and tomato greenhouses.We immediately unglamorous,hard-to-get-around life by train or bus,failed to work.We had to dubbed them"grayhouses:"their shoddy plas- region of Spain.So why tell you about modify our purist stance by renting a car at tic hemispheres stretched as far as the eye them? Alicante airport,then heading south through could see. As we've said before,certain tactics up your Murcia to Almeria province. It took a long hot day to reach Almeria chances of a memorable vacation:doing In the 1960s,this unforgiving desert terrain province but when we saw Mojacar,all was online research(for lodgings,weather,festi- seived as a film location for what were known forgiven.A princess among hill pueblos,it vals);finding the prime location as a base;and as spaghetti westerns.Several hokey Wild- rises like a three-scoop vanilla cone out of the ' � � � �� ' A Rea[ Estate Gompany e z � :�c r r%�;� ° - YOU KNOW US. We are more than � �� r��z� Z.��<,� �,��;�;��r �� , - �� $.�� , _,., ..� your local real estate brokers• we . : , � �«ttrxtt'j�c��' �Y are your neighbors serving the � � � �� entire San Luis Obis o � � ��'t'�`t22 �Zft�t"fC'�^ � �`. � � , �� P , �,, �� .�.�� °� � area for 27 years. �t CX �,C'12�ZCI`t'. 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"�� ' � andaluz costume be their arents for � . � b P ,.. ._ � ' . o_ _ ...,. � ,"��x�� .�� American-inspired junl�ood. Although its population hovers around Village�icts s�or�i��rac�� v;azEi l��iz��sact��e Flarneraco dancergives can�rraotir�Fi�.0 10,000,Mojacar gets its share of the European �iestr��fr1`ats. cl2czrge to fih.e�r�strc, tourism market,drawn by its uncrowded beaches and untrampled charm.Using the surrounding hills of dusry chocolate.We got labyrinth,its nine rooms boasting stellar views bus service,we shutfled from sunbathing near there late afternoon,just as the street lanterns and fabulous bedsteads.(Next time,I'll nab palapa-style beach bars to trolling local flea were winking on. the kingly tub and appointments in room#l.) markets,studded with local artwork and cool Its classic Spanish setup dates to medieval After dinner,we headed for the main plaza, collectibles. times:a steep,easily defended hill village, where twisty streets filled with shops and To finish each day,we began again at located a mile or two from its own beach port eateries begin.By the time we made a circuit, Mojacar's plaza,sauntering upwards through of the same name and municipaliry. flamenco musicians were setting up in the its labyrinth of sugar-cube houses,stopping at Climbing the serpentine hill to Mamabel's, plaza.As day turned to silky night,we lingered now-familiar tavernas to take on tapas of our new home,we headed for the nearest vit- over sherry and watched a dancer do an emo- boiled shrimp before reaching the top.From tles.From its terrace restaurant we drank in tional siguiriya while the singer and guitarist the half-ruined medieval castle,we surveyed the turquoise waters far below while wetting gave us goosebumps. our new domain,deeply content to tarry in a our whistles with Albarino white,then We'd planned to move on after two nights; village where we'd only meant to say Hola! downed a savory dinner of homemade pate upon learning that one of the town's celebra- And Adios! with chutney,vegetarian paella,and a moun- tions began later that week,we opted to stay tain of calamari that rivaled Mojacar's own put.Another travel tip:get yourself in place (continued next month) summit.This family-run hotel is a cliffside prior to the shindig. f/E^<�>l�' .��,�� l�: . . � � �G`odst�.F��i�� .�.��.� �� . �� ' o �� : d ��..� � � �.� _ r, � � � � ��, � ;��, o � ��.�VI�� f� � � , 3� �� -� _� - fD'�ii � � , `4, � � � u�. -xe. �.» - ,. �� _�� . �� ,�,„,w= -�. �r� ,..r COMMITTEI�"I'O AFFORDABLE CREM.4TION CARE ,. � A short distance from North � ��_• f�'�� ^ �^ � o 7'lhl�' �[�1c' , �..r �Cfl�; . �'�� t�, ��cGc��L�s�; v or South County.All � Z .o a arrangemenCs handled locally OPEN MON-FRI AT 11 A.M. • SAT AT 4 P.M. • CI.OSED SUNDAYS �• and no membership reyuired. � Ca11546-0984 1865 MoNT�R�Y o for more information. 5�,�„�'.1 V V 5 � � g � San Luis Obispo,CA WWW.186S.COM � r 30 Qualifications of the Teachers and Aides. Ideally the teacher has a �� BA degree with substantial course work(24 college-level units)in Early Our Schools Childhood Education. Classroom aides and assistants should have an Associate Arts degree also with a specialty in Early Childhood Education,usually from a communiry college. In our counry,Cuesta � �.�. � How To Choose A College provides an exceIlent Early Childhood Education cerrificate program and many of our preschool teachers and aides have attended � Quality Presehool this preparation program. Although a BA is clearly desirable,the lack l �°� ""� � of a degree does not by itself inean that the preschool lacks qualiry. � r.� � By Dr.Julian Crocker However,it is very important that dle staff of the preschool show evi- � � �' '� dence of continued formal training in the Early Childhood Education County Superintendent ��r� field leadin to a Bachelor's De ree. Parents should not hesitate to ��u��' �� Of SCj2001S inquire about the education le e 1 of the preschool staff and the current , � here are about 2400 four-year- in-service training requirements for all staff. I predict that within the � Told children in our county and next 10 years,there will be an Early Childhood teaching credential � many of them do not have adopted by the state,and this credential will be required of preschools access to a qualiry preschool. In the past this would not have been receiving public funds. � viewed as much of a problem. However,recently there is a growing The Adult-Child Ratio. The qualiry standard is a ratio of one adult awareness by many parents that a qualiry early childhood learning for every ten children with a maximuin class size of 20 children. This experience is very impartant for later school success. Also,there is means that a classroom of 20 children will have at least two trained increasing research pointing to the value of a qualiry preschool experi- adults,a teacher and an assistant or aide. Smaller class sizes and fewer . ence in building the foundation for a child's early learning in language children per teacher mean that children have greater oppartunities for and numeracy. Unfortunately,not all parents recognize attendance at attention from the adults and they can receive more individual care. a quality preschool as important far their child's success in school. Again,research confirms the value of low adult-child ratios as a factor With California's rigorous learning standards for our students,it is characterizing qualiry preschool programs. A few visits to a preschool � essential that all children have a strong foundation at the beginning of can answer this question for parents. 1 their school experience. Unlike kindergarten,preschool is offered by a Age Appropriate Learning Standards.The important point here is � great variery of providers,both public and private,and parents have that there is a planned course of study that is based on early learning � the responsibiliry to make the choice for their children. It's not as sim- standards and expectations recognized by either the state ar a recog- � ple as going to your neighborhood elementary school down the street. nized early childhood professional organization. These standards � Since the selection of a preschool is up to parents,here are some should also be linked to the learning standards established for kinder- suggestions about what to]ook far when choosing a qualiry preschool. garten and the primary grades in our public schools. These expecta- These are also the characteristics that research has found to be posi- tions should be comprehensive and inciude all aspects of child growth tivelv correlated�vith effective school readiness programs. and development including physical well-being,motar development, � sociallemotional development,learning sryles,language develop- •�. , „ _ ment and cognition,and general knowledge. ,. . . . ,. . . .. . . . . . . . ... : __ ___ — Safe,Clean and Attractive Learning Environment. The physical L I N D A M O O D-B E L L ' � setting of the preschool is perhaps the easiest characteristic to judge LEar��vg c��ters because of its visibiliry. There should be adequate indoar and outside space for children and appropriate areas for eating. Learning materi- als should be attractive,age appropriate,and appeal to all of our CREATING THE � � � � � � � senses-visual,auditory and kinesthetic. The learning materials ��` �� , ' ' � � should also be changed regularly and be used to reinforce the learn- M (� ing standards. \� . . . -� ., , , . , Parent Education and Suppart. A quality preschool program includes an active parent education component. Regular classes are /��1�� :.. •-.. held and the preschool staff is accessible to parents far assistance. J Parents should be encouraged to volunteer in the classroom and � FOR YOUR CHILD� . �i. receive appropriate training. The Parent Co-op programs offered by Z our Adult Education programs are excellent examples of this parent C education characteristic. � � Pnrents,ediscators,and pvojessianals ave inviteri � � to,jain us at vur complimrntnvy Fa1t Events. � �'�=� � � �` � Catl tvday J'vr details an�i to RSVP. .�� r� ��j H ' � ' M ' E � �� `�f CARE - GIVER p � �� r�= � SERVICES U -----�� .. . �� , � � � � � `T'rc�f��ssic��tctflt� lfczncrcJetl O . � �� ; t � ,. ► . � � ��>�.� r�c�u�z �r�-r ic�ME c��E . . . . � �, ; ,. •-•• . � � � � , • Cnzn�>aribilie}�C�u�ra��teec{ � { 4 � a ' -.�, ��B • tlFforrlablr R:�rc;s O , ," o -` , O �� ,��y, � � i. • Statc cx Fcdera) Co�npliant �, � 541-_3f�36 �.r�', l: ` �', { �_ - , � 7laere:�Nn Plare Like Home ; �+;�`' � _ � 40b Higuera St.,Suite 120 in San Luis Obispo � `° o , - -- - � � �� _ '��_ � � � ��US) 781-S15G (888) 439-8800 Q � . • i � i ' S �=�, `� �v�vw.l�amccare-�iver.coni z� ��1s��"�' '� The Institute also needs 31 � _� '�' r �� • � � �� mentors and sponsors for the �� „�.�:�1�� "otmg Scientists Awards .� � � a, t�;;� y� �' �. � � � � _ Banquet that they are holding � ;°��`?`� ' �`� �* � ,� ��l Friday,November 3,2006 The � � = 6 �� ` � `x ' � .�� `��3 �i,�r� �� om 6-10 p.ni.at the Madonna �"`�� "��+ �� "�� .�n in San Luis Obispo.This • � �. � � � �� +ent is designed to encourage D�scove � � � �� ,� _'� � �� I� n � � i�igh school and college stu- � � � � il �� - �-•w `icuts to p�usue careers in sci- S�'�� "" -��"�� nce,health,and technology. 1� •� �tudents submit an application _� � _,�- aild conduct original research �b,� f0�'t�1e AdVd�1Ce111e11t Of ��-�'�� A �� '�"' under the guidance of a men- � �a�� • � '-�� _ �� or scientist If their project is SC1QtICe all(1 TQC�'1110�Og'l�/ �� m�� „ __ �� - � �elected,the stuctent will E(�llCatlOfl ,. . design a poster and prepare a � �a-,�j.��r,�iarlrti+a�,�a ��c,�el�re r�isc��a s_ti'I�zs�rti�t� short presentation of the proj- ect to be given during the con- By Melissa Abramovitz ference banquet.A panel of teachers and scientists will judge the research and select first,second,and third-place winners,who will e've all heard that fewer science courses are being taught in receive scholarships and prizes.All students will receive a plaque for Wschools,that student scores in science are declining,and that their efforts and the grand-prize winner will also get a trophy to be dis- our country has fallen behind the rest of the developed world played at his or her school. in the number of scientists and engineers we produce.It's easy to Sponsors for the conference can Ue individuals or businesses.An blame politicians,teachers,parents,and a host of others for these individual sponsorship runs$90 or more and includes dinner for two problems.But instead of assigning blame,local residents Cathie Babb at the banquet,dinner for your sponsored young scientist,and a young and Derrick Lavoie have elected to do something to make it better. scientist plaque.A business sponsorship is$150 or more and includes That something is the Discovery Institute for the Advancement of dinner for two at the banquet,dinner for your sponsored young scien- Science and Technology Education. tist,a young scientist plaque,and a linked icon on the Institute website Cathie came up with the idea of building an exploratorium on the acknowledging your business and sponsorship.For further information Dalidio properry in San Luis Obispo and Derrick had a long-time inter- on becoming a sponsor or mentor for this event,contact Denick est in founding a discovery center to enhance science learning.Last Lavoie at 238-0299 or lavoie@institutefordiscovery.org. January,the two presented their ideas at a public meeting and began a As the driving forces behind the Discovery Institute,Derrick Lavoie campaign to build a Discovery Center on an as-yet unknown site."The and Cathie Babb have been involved in local education for many years. concept is to promote informal learning outside of school and also to Lavoie came to San Luis Obispo in 1965,graduated from Cal Poly,and tie in with the school curriculum,"says Lavoie. received his masters degree in biology.He then earned a doctorate Thus far,they have put together plans for a building,a business degree in biology at Flarida State.He has since taught high school and plan,and a board of directors to launch the endeavor.They have made college in formal and informal settings and currently teaches at Cuesta presentations to communiry groups and civic leaders and have College.He is widely published in science and technology education, appeared on the Dave Congalton Show to let the public know what the and his most recent book,Models of Science Teacher Preparation: Discovery Institute is all about.TheV have also established non-profit Theory Into Practice is being used in science teacher preparation pro- status so they can receive tax deductible donations towards their goal grams worldwide.Lavoie is the Executive Director of the Discovery of establishing the San Luis Obispo Discovery Center.This Discovery Institute. Center will include hands-on interactive e�ibits,an IMAX theater,a Babb,who serves as the Director of the Discovery Center Task Porce, planetarium,an observatory,a conference faciliry,teaching class- has lived in San Luis Obispo almost all her life.A mother of eight chil- rooms,research labs,a teacher resource center,and an organic farm dren,she received her AA degree from Cuesta College and BS degree and organic restaurant. from Cal Poly.After teaching Lamaze classes for nineteen years,she Their mission is"To enhance science,mathematics,health,and now works as the Division Assistant for Biological and Physical � technology education through educational programs,research,and Sciences at Cuesta College. O resources that provide necessary skills and knowledge for successful lives in the new millennium."This will be achieved by partnering with Ele�t The Common Sense Candidate O local schools,colleges,and businesses to create learning experiences � for people of all ages.There will be after-school programs,in-school � programs,professional development for teachers,research programs � for students and scientists,family-wellness programs,and much �^r� �. more."We envision the Discovery Center drawing visitors from � � C around the world to the San Luis Obispo area,"says Babb."It would � �O�� ry° z be good for tourism as well as for lifelong learning in the communi � The Discovery Center will be financed by public and private dona- � tions,grants,and fund-raising events.The board of directors is cur- ��O �'y� ��'� O rently exploring major funding sources and also encourages those in L n the community who are interested in helping to become a member of o the InstitLite.The$25 yearly membership fee entitles you to a Cr newsletter,announcements,and discounts for events.Sign up for � � membership on the website at www.institutefordiscovery.org or mail N payments to Discovery Institute, 1342 Wilson Ct.,Arroyo Grande,CA Paid for by friends and Committee to Elect Terry W.Conner for SLO Ciry Council � 93420.Other donations of any size are also welcome. 32 �l� • � � R� af 5 r�n . g Cuesta College Emer�tus p P1'Ogf'd111 — Writing Bits and Pieces By Janis Wyman Mayfield The writing that appears in this space is the work of sti�dents o woke up today I have not seen her eVes since she closed enrolled in WritingBits and Pieces of Personal History(emcoll 401). �them four months ago when a fall chill filled the air and The class,taught by Diane Halsted,is orae of rnany offerings of the smoke wafted from my neighbor's chimney.I visited Mo and Cuesta College Erneritus College,a program of no fee classes i�z art, her sister,Sammy,bi-monthly while they remained alinost lifeless in an music,literc�ture,writing,yoga,photography,senior health,and many insulated hibernation box in our garage. other subjects,directed at those over 50.For information nbout classes "Hi,Mo.You're awake." go to www.Cuesta.edu,click on Quick Links,and choose Emeriti�s; No answer.California desert tortoises do not communicate with email sbrum@cuesta.eclu;or cn11546-3121. sound except for a whoosh of legs and head retreating if I startle the unsuspecting creatures.Sammy wakes up slowly,preferring to sleep in, but not Mo,the more aggressive of the sisters.She instantly creeps from the box. �� i � �� ' �' "I must getyou to water." �,� t — ;�� ,��.� �� ,��;��>s�� ti�� , I lift the heavy,round body into a shallow pan.Mo lowers her front half,leaving her rear in the air,like a muscle-car with Hijackers rM.She ,�„ � � ��:� � , �� _�"'�` � � drops her head and slowly draws water through her mouth.Leaving " .� � �� her head down,she blows bubbles when she e�ales.Strong muscles �...� .a`" � ' ° � :� � �� . in her outstretched reptilian neck contract and release in rhythmic � Y�-�� `��'��u �� swallows.11venry minutes later,she lifts her head and slowly moves �„ - � �E. ,: i �N�'�. � � � �� ; from her drinldng pool,Legs and face darkened and shiny from the �� t e� ��~� water,she looks like she needs a towel and bathrobe.She smacks her � : �w�"� �"�''� � lips and I see a bright pink tongue inside.Relieved to see the color,I �� now know she has awakened healthy,not anemic. � #' I see Sammy's eyes open,and strong legs move to turn the cumber- � ' , some body.I place her in the shallow water.She repeats the same �� . � ancient ritual as her sister while Mo crunches a romaine leaf. s _� �� . � �� '� �� The Darnell/Eichler 'f �ure�"�4fi V k �.> �^ � f � �� a�a�• .i � . � . . . . �K�� r, ,°$ . 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Planning Tean1 about the ne�- Rc�th 403(h). � To schedule a free consultation, please call: • � �� 0 � � -�LE,E��I1'�I�E�SLEE N a Int�rn�to�naP oHUB International of California lnsurance Services,Inc. 299 Madonna Road • San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 O1457 Maesb Street#100�San Luis Obispo,CA�805.�42.0991•805.�42,0246 �re�,�ber:.-trF��n-s�pe cA Lic=n�o�55- The tortoises came into m�•life 16}-ears daily in late summer and ear1�-fall.Time spent on the doghouse floor�vith long claws,as if 33 ago,no larger than a 2�-cent coin.l could in feeding,c�uing for,and cleaning up after digging a burrow.After�veeks of this annoy�ing hold both of them in one palm.Mv friend them also increases.My husband savs they eat sound,they stop-stop scratching,stop eat- Dianne,gave me the hatchlings,whose par- better than we do.Perhaps he is right. iitg,stop drinking.l unplug their heater.After ents belonged to her mother�vhen she was a Sometimes I wish for a tortoise life-eating a week of deep sleeping,the rortoises are girl.These two tiny reptIles�vould be a life- what 1 choose,when I choose,as much as I moved silently and carefully ro an insulated time commit�nent,not just for my young choose,and grow�ng strong and fat enough to hibernation box in the garage.Easy-care pets daughter,but also for her children and grand- sleep four months and wake up rested and during the holidays,they sleep through children. skinn�I. Z'hanksgiving,Christmas,NewYear's, Not knorving their sex untIl full develop- In late fall,Samm��and Mo enter the dog- Valentine's Day,and Presidents'Day. ment at ten years or more,we gave them house as they do each day at sunset,but this Spring comes early to our house.Each year generic names.The larger of the two we time,�vith a difference.They scratch.And some primeval clock tells our domesticated named Samson,and the other Ke-mo-sa-be, scratch and scratch and scratch.The neigh- tortoises to arise the first week of March. or Mo,because of a dark mask around her bors hear the constant scraping and inquire Whatever the weather,I am always happy to eyes.We kept the hatchlings in a terrariuni the what it is.Instinctually,tl�e tortoises scratch see them. first year,and each subsequent}Jear their enclosure in our backvard included more ter- ritory.In an area separated from our dogs by a picket fence,the tortoises enjoy non-toxic � landscaping and a heated doghouse. ` ' �`��= � Sammy,the well-behaved one,rarely gets � , '�� into trouble.But not so with Mo.She likes to �i '° `+ / etplore.She roams the fence line,pushing each picket.One time she found a loose one and escaped for a fe�n�hours,so she never S L O A G I N G gives up hoping that it could happen again. She climbs the rock pile and gets high-cen- 1 N S T I T U T E tered,legs dangling,reminding me of rock- crawling in our Ieep.Or she digs under the �, -; � ,� ; �� shadowy ferns,making herself almost invisi- �� , �� ble in the gray and brown earth beneath.Or �„�� 'b "�`� �� (�'0112�11211"2C,J �]Ll', �CLI;G'S� � she tries to climb the fence,stretching verti- ; �; ` �.�:.�� ` LI2I20Ut�Orl� 112 Ql,i2tl-CL(�ll`2C,� CLl2G� cally on hind legs and toppling backward. ��: In a tortoise-imposed game of hide-and- � �� (�G'��°t.�'�Lt' riLBC�LCli2Ga> seek,I often find Mo flipped upside-down, �� waving her legs franucally for help,or worse, � � � � motionless in a puddle of excretions,signs of � a desperate struggle to right hersel£In the � � desert,the leg-flailing carves a crater in the �� sand and lowers the tortoise.Legs can then �� ` `�`° �j�^' reach ground to turn the shell over.If not,the �,. �`� � � W p.`� �'. hot sun may kill them.In our tortoise enclo- � .�� - � � ,� sure,half concrete-pavers and half dirt and ��3 x ��'"„�m� grass,Mo tries until e�austed,then gives up � to wait for rescue. /�, Guests frequently show surprise to watch ° ' ` ft F ,. , �. =� the tortoises come when I ca1L Not quickly, ,�` � � � � � ; '�' ��> "��' tisx�{§� �ej, . mind you,but surely. E �{�A LT H Y "Sammy,Mo,I have lettuce for you.° 6 �Y��;�' "��°� (!) With much effort,Mo lifts her weight onto �� `�� stubby le s and navi ates toward me from �� sunning herself on arm brick pavers.From �� A T Q N Y A�� C� the doghouse,Sammy turns her unwieldy 0 shell and hurries to claim her share.Mo � plants herself atop the veggie pile so her sis- • Inereased Vitality • Cellufite Reductian • Bioidentical Hormanes � ter cannot get to it.lf 1 feed sammy in an . �mproved Libido • BOdy SCUlpti�g • FDA Appraved Needleless ` alternate location,Mo changes direction and o plops herself on the ne�v food. • �aCla� f��JUV@flatlOC1 • BOtOX Mesotherapy � Both are picky�eaters.Sammy prefers broo- Z a coli,and D�o prefers zucchini.They both r' agree on ti�ello�ti�roses over pink or red. Phlllp B01'gal'dt, MD Catl 540-5544 for a FREE Consultation . 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N The mountain of greens and blooms the ��Y� "��i�`1�f �� °$� " �' '�; o £ y , , �r� : � � , � �, ,��e�.s �;•�,��"� �� 4,, � four-legged tanks consuine increases to twzce �� ,. � � : � ��,� � �=.�. � � �`��"�`�°��- .� �°��`�-�� . � � 34 ' ��:�� .�� _��ike,so he had a feli� � � '� ' x- '�"°�' -.� ,amphlets printed _ � ��e� ,�� ` . , `�''' �iescribing 12 hikes �� -�'��"��°"� �� 'hat could be done in R�� ~ � a day and placed '�', � �� hem in local stores. , They sold quickly He ll�� c- � did the same for - � �� ' .�� Yellowstone Nafional • ' �� ':.�� Park,and they too �� n � T�� ' � � '��- were sought afrer. # „� -��,`�`� ; '� A light went off." �S�211"�POLUBIl �' ��-a� -s� �,' Stone realized a need �° ' ''� e�sted.°I'd never �'� '�' � or people like myself who hike and �< � � ,� �� thought about writ- 3tn1 t£iht H�sA"c[! e x p l o r e l o c a l l y,t h e gui de line � � �� i n g."H e c o m p ile d � � � a � "bible"is Robert Stone's Day Hikes ��lF ` more hikes.Through , - on the California Gentral Coast.A 2006 071°�1l�es��Jlc-n clo,s r�r�c�e�idot�,erl�}t tdie t�e�rl. trial and error,he ,��~ � Second Edition,Day Hikes around San Luis learned how to put a book together and find a distributor.His career �� Obispo,is in book stores now.Fans are buying producing Day Hikes was launched. �� , �,�>.N� : �, s it because it adds 57 new hikes for a total of Stone was bom in Santa Monica;Linda in Montana.Both are enthu- ` �� 128. Every map is new,and detailed regional siastic outdoars people.Their Montana home,on 20 acres,includes a '� �naps have been added. stream,pond,and pasture.They live there in summer and now that the �'`" _ "The hikes range from half a mile to 12 books are so successful,spend winter at Shell Beach.This arrangement miles,so everyone should find a hike geared allows opportunities to explore and write about areas they enjoy the for him,"Stone's Day Hikes books appeal to most.Linda accompanies Robert on the hikes.Occasionally she'll stay serious hikers,moms with young children,oldsters,tourists,and locals home with their yellow lab KofaY when dogs are not allowed on the with guests wanting something to do. trail. "This is my third career,and I love it."How did Stone evolve from The format of each hike is consistent and usually covers two pages: owner of a Reai Estate company to licensed general contractor and car- hiking distance,time and elevation gain;summary of hike;driving and penter to author of 23 Day Hike books?It all started in Red Lodge, hiking directions;and map.Stone takes each hike several times,check- Montana,a ski town at the base of the Rocky Mountains where he and ing for accuracy.To augment his first-hand experience,he uses several wife Linda live.In summer,tourists often asked him where they could map sources.On the'Bishop Peak Trail,"for example,he cites"U.S.G.S San Luis Obispo and Bishop Peak Natural Reserve Map." Some areas unfamiliar to me sound intriguing,such as Hike#87, "Roller Coasters from West Cuesta Ridge,"registering 5.4 miles round Please join these early supporters, (�Ut trip.One of his favorites is the one-mile Hike#103,°Little Falls Trail," north of Lopez Lake in which he describes a"50-foot waterfall in a M a r k B u e h m a n lush limestone-walled canyon covered with moss and ferns.At the base of the falls is a circular 2-3 foot deep pool." on the San Luis Coastal Sehool Board As the books increase in popularity the Stones are choosinglocales ✓ ��'�� which especially interest them.Hawaii,on shelves now,rates four books for four islands.Upcoming areas will highlight Bozeman and ✓ Experienee Missoula in Montana;Napa,Yosemite,and mare Central Coast trails in "� '�'''�'��#��''"� �"''��'�`"'�' California.Stone says,"The entire coastline from the forests in _�,,, Cambria,Montana de Oro,the cliffs along Avila to Shell Beach to the �J Former S�hoo1 Bodrd P�'eside�tts , dunes in the south are awesome." . I j : ; : Linda was pleasantly surprised at so many"fabulous areas in Los � C� Ft�Y�'1�r �C�UCtty SUpe[`i►�t��dent Of SGhools Angeles which are easy to get to."Not surprisingly,Day Hikes around � Los Mgeles made the Los Angeles Tirnes best seller list.Several books � J �ormer�#ate Teachers o� th� Year received awards. � The Stones have walked thousands of miles of paths with no � - - � mishaps,just a few unexpected adventures.While hiking at O �LC} Gt3U[�ty SUpet�tiSO�'S ; Yellowstone in low terrain,the�came over a rise and encountered a � ��_�� ,��;�;� �''' grizzly bear.It was upwind and didn't seem to notice them,so they O �� f EACh Foundatior� Founder � � ; retraced their steps.Quickly. U ;,� ��u��y-�-�.��. ; Another time in the Grand Tetons,°We had taken a tram to the top 'I and were following a ten-mIle loop down a trail hu m a canyon rim � {� Fot'tller Ch91dt'8t1'S Ct'��tittB Prc�j�Ct Li�ist�rl C when we suddenly came across a moose—about tengfeet away.They're Cn ; „ unpredictable.°Retracing their steps was not an option."The moose '�- � was moving slowly uphill,grazing.As he moved a few steps uphill,we • � � took a few ste s forward.We did a kind of dance until we could get � Mary Jo Devitt Stan and Elaine Kayla Piourde P p John Villa Rosenthal Jose Lemus past him." � Lisa Fraser Nancy Howland Joanne Rogoff The Stones will never run out of material.Robert says,"I like to get � Dc Richard Macias Jae DiFronzo Don Norton people on the trail."The Stones are doing what they love,fiilfilling a � Richard Kriet lan Parkinson Biil Harvey need,and making a living at it.Who could ask for a better life? O � U Q Paid for by Buchman for Schoai Board Committee , 35 �� Book Reviews L��fb�a� n October 12 at i:00 p.m,.as ` \ part of Preface:The Cal Poly �Fam�A�� _News 5hared Reading Prograni,lead- 5^^�°�°��_�� • - ing literary novelist Alice 5ebold is B��t '�am�� coming to Harmon Hall at the Performing Arts Center Cal Poly campus to read and t�lk about her , A��u��• bestselling novel,The Lovely Bones.In addition to her presentation, there will be a questioti and answer period followed by a book signing. �� a� �� N� The event is free to the public,no tickets are required ancl is spon- - ��V sored by Preface:The Cal Poly Shared Reading Program,the SLO City- � � �� By Jennifer Best % Counry Library and the following co-sponsors:Provost Office, �� Pen&Pad Publishing,2006 Academic Programs,Division of Student Affairs,El Corral Bookstore, 224 pages,paper,$17.95 Kennedy Library,The Center for Teaching and Learning,Week of t is not ofren that two young children can help their mother to write Welcome,and the Madonna lmi.For more information ca11756-1380. a book,but that is exactly how Jennifer Best's book Best Family Adventures:San Luis Obispo County came to be written.In by Ingrid Reti Jennifer's orvn words,"All research was made possible by our daughters Erica and Valerie Best,who researched almost every entry in this book i� '� ' with me.° � � '(� 7 Begiiuiing with the Ciry of San Luis Obispo,the book covers every � � ,��;, Y� � communiry in SLO Counn�including California Valley/Carrizo Plain, �� . . � , Coastal Points North,and Outlying Areas and Day Trips.For easy �� search,after a brief introduction of the community,the attractions in k each chapter are described under a number of sub-headings.For �� " example,in the chapter on San Luis Obispo these sub-headings are �� "�` „ �� Arts,Letters,History,Nature(the largest section)and Other r �� Adventures.Directions from the counry's main highways are included , � , to each of the attractions as well as telephone numbers,websites and ��. �� ;, T�1�� , r whether the attraction is free or there is a charge. � '<f, �� w °� Best Family Adventures is probably one of the inost comprehensive � ` � �R�� _ �� books of both large and small attractions in our counry.For example, �- f , �.. �� one of the parks included in the Ciry of San Luis Obispo is Vista Lago �, �� Park a 1/2 acre pocket park with picnic and play areas.On the other ��° �� hand Poly Canyon is a much larger area and offers a choice of several ��; trails. ' �� The book also includes an excellent list of Resources including �� `��'��"�;��a � z �� `�� .�� • ��°� � Farniers'Markets,Arts Associations,Music Associations,Public Transit, a •§ d�• � �� z �� etc. � �� , �'�.� � � ' `•;.�e,; 4 � p.� � �'o-.�� '£.. .' No matter what our interests are,if ou leaf throu h Best Famil � �� ' � � �, � y Y g Y . ;�� ,� � �� y�'�+r�� '�� Adventures,y�ou are bound to find a number of places you did not s �� r � � ,��„ �' �� know about and will want to visit. `' � �� ylYr� �'i a�� Q a�^��`� �a�� r � � �o� � �� °'��r �e� �f' m �� - ) .. � 4 '��8 �^s ;s��^�`��'",��r �sa� e �'"��,��. � .� s E.�x��^_.. � 7 � F g a .�``e�� '��ae3�b� a � �.� � #� By Roger Casde and Gary eam for the �� r� � �� ; � � �� .� � �� •� � � �. Historical Sociery of Morro Bay °�,'�n `� � �� .� � r� �¢ � '�� a � �� c� x�� , � � � �� Arcadia Publishing,2006 � � .�,�� _ • � '��' 127 pages,paper,$19.99 ��` �� '�� r�� = C" _�� P�� „� • � � �_�` �� _ orro Bay is one of the latest books in ,, �� -�� ' �� ,-}�� r �� the"Images ofAmerica°series cele- �� ,� � � r�� e� p brating the history of neighborhoods, � � � �� § � � towns and cities across the country.In graph- �,,��Y�� .* ic black and white pictures coupled with ample explanatory text it `� deals with the people and history of Morro Bay.Once a fishing town � � � with sandy streets,surrounded by cattle and dairy ranches,Morro Bay • , • e . � ' ' �� ;�;��,�;�f�� today has a thriving commercial district servmg both residents and `� '�"��` '�` � g z tourists.The embarcadero has a variery of stores and restaurants. ; � � � � � F � �� i�� f � ,�� Among the manv others,there are pictures of the Cloisters also ��.� �� ° � . known as the Morro Beach Inn,"the epitome of luaury"in the 1930s,an �� ;�4 �°� �� °� � °�� O area which today sports a new subdivision and a dedicated public park ��g = ��` � �� § � � , g� ��,� � <�� . 181Cj1Rgt0 t118 be3C�1. � ,��^� t �4� w �e -� � �,�`u�� ` ' � � �`�`rr'�r��'��a� � ^�� The book includes a chapter on Morro Bay's World War II �� R �� c� Commitment as well as,of course,the people of Morro Bay,where they �`°°� � �. .� s°�'° _ '� lived and the things they did.Morro Bay is a book anyone interested in p the history of Morro Bay is bound to enjoy perusing. � � � � 3s Eye On Business �S�� L�'IS OSIS,�aYC�`,'O�'NTY I � ! ��` � � i � '° � �� . . , �� .��, -. �� r� �' � M�ss�e Hobson s � ��' -�� -�;°: & �� 2 � � � � Influence Deeply �� r�� Feit on the � �� ,� Present � � � - �� Central Coast , � So�ree 2�07 � �� i ��w $y Mag�e�ox, T ra�el Sho�► ` Barnett Cox&Associates ; .,e.; ne of the things I like best about being in business in San Luis Wine Obispo is the opportunity it gives me to get to know people.I FOO(f Slide Show was reminded of how lucky I am in that regard at the Symphony Pops event at Avila Beach over Labor Day weekend.The Travel Experts �C►�}�' �t'i�'�S event was fabulous,as it always is,and made even better by the won- derful tribute paid to Missie Hobson who retired recently from PG&E. � '' I've known Missie since I first arrived in San Luis in 1983.That was �� Travelers will marvel at the ��7�- nearly 25 years ago and a lot has happened in between. magic of Australia and New . � ) I met Missie because she and my husband,Dave,worked together Zealand during the two week��" � ,:�3,�"��,'�� in the 1980s at KSBY-TV. Missie married Larry Hobson and they had a excursion that takes in Mel- ��'��fi daughter,Lacey,who was born the same year as our first daughter. bourne,the Great Barrier '� �:� q .: Our dau hters were classmates at San Luis Hi h.We had a second Reef,cruises, Koala Park,& ; : � �,, �� g g Sydney.Parks and plenty of � '� � �� "� �`'""" �� daughter and Missie had a son,Matthew,now a senior at San Luis 4 � nature experiences await in High and a member of the Tigers football team. New Zealand as the grou� ,�, � We saw each other frequently-paths crossing at non-profit events visits farms,mountains,for �� , �., '��;;�� and business luncheons;school ro rams and Chamber meetin s.We �°�' �� '��`; p g g ests and the charming towns ��„�,��„ had a lot in common and enjoyed getting to know each other. Missie of Christchurch and Queenstown An Aboriginai C'u1#ural Park,the Liitle had been a stand out at KSBY and was a similar success with PG&E. Penguin Parade,and opera house tours round out this vacation. Her career star continued to climb. Now what's important about this two-decade relationship isn't just our friendship or our kids-in-common or the many events we attend- This amazing tour journeys - �. � ed together. What I am struck by is how powexfully Missie has affect- � � �� ed our communi m the last 20+ ears,and I am rateful that the through the sprawling vine � �. ; tY Y g yards,rolling hills,and char � � '� = �� coincidence of shared jobs gave the chance to get to know,enjoy and ming historic cities of the �� '� �� thoroughly admire Missie Hobson. pride of Itaiy.For eight fun �-� �� `� I don't believe there's a non-profit organization on the central coast filled days,travelers will be �� ` that hasn't received a boost from PG&E during Missie's tenure,and treated to the most interes �"��: '- � ~ � . not just because of some automatic corporate giving program. It was ting cities,the best food �� ;4 . � � because Missie cared passionately about the communiry and the peo- stunning architecture, art ° � �� ,;��`��' collections,sho in win- ple who live here. Her job was a difficult one and she was frequently Pp 9� �- �� '�'�� ,�� °� , ery tour/tasting and exqui- at the center of controversy,but regardless of politics,Missie Hobson'S site accommodations.Rome,Assisi, Pisa,Lucca,Siena, Florence,and personal integriry never wavered. The list of organizations with whom the Pitti Palace are some of the attrections of this trip. she shared her time and talents is a long one-the Sierra Vista � Hospital board,the Califomia Mid-State Fair and the SLO County � � Economic Vitaliry Corparation are just a few of the many I could list �,� � Z And keep in mind that everything Missie did for the central coast One of the most popular trips � � g��,� ;,r .. . , = she did on top of raising two children and sharing a marriage with offered,this itinerary of fas � ��#�. � � � O Larry,whose own demanding career included the SLO County inating cities, history, and 1, � ' � Sheriff's Department office and the office of the District Attorney. special tours,will keep vis�t- �4' � � Missie is always plugged in and knowledgeable.She is the go-to ors enthralled and entertain � �, V ed for the entire week.Mon �� ,��t„�� person.She knows everyone and has a warmth and friendliness that � � �� y ; � maintains no matter who the person or what the challenge. Missie is treal,Quebec City,Ottawa, � Toronto and Niagara Falls ��`� � �� (� fun and quick to laugh,and readily willing to share her skills with are some of the highl�ghts_,, � F ' � O young up-and-comers. She taught a public relations class at Cal Poly of this Canadian adventure �,�: � that was immensely popular-probably because it had such a real Shopping,lake cruising,en �`�-` . .�� . - ' _�,.�� ' .�..:�.� � world,practicalfocus and M1ss1e's powerfulperspective.Dave and I tertainment by Aboriginal drummcr ,nd�dancers,and visits ta breatn- • had several opportunities to speak to her classes and every time we taking vista points make this a trip to remember. � were impressed with what she accomplished with her students. � So now it's years later and while much has changed,the things that � matter most haven't Missie is still a communityforce and,as a recent bPM TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21 st, 2�6 � Tribune editorial so eloquently noted,"one of the county's best 241 Prado Rd., San Luis Obis O � friends." All that and she makes one entertaining symphony conduc- �°'�� F{�E� � ��`�j� �� tor. 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Which is how contributed to the communiry in many ways and Deborah Cash, far you have to drive "down there" to get anywhere, stuck in is still an active volunteer for UVS Thrift on CMSM, traffic, "moo"ving along in faceless crowds and —with few Marsh Street—a Downtown gal! My widowed Administrator exceptions — not really fascinated by anything out of the ordi- father moved to SLO just over a year ago and between finding nary, unique or charming. a home and a wife has really conquered the territory! After the y nephew joined us the next day for yet another round ceremony and reception, dad and his new bride headed out of hitting the streets. He loved the galleries, the little � for points north and sis and I hot-footed it Downtown. We had widget shops — really I think he just liked walking a blast, and I say WE because you'd think I'd be sick of going around. I was sad when they drove off but happy that they had Downtown, seeing as I spend a big chunk of my life there oth- given me the opportunity to experience my daily habitat erwise. Not true. We poked around in shops, chatted with through their eyes with a new perspective. Regardless of what store owners, ran into acquaintances on the street, stopped in happens outside of Downtown developmentally, I know there's � at Just Sushi where Shaun delighted us with one creation aRer an experiential component here that no built environment can another. We arrived home much later than those waiting for us replicate. expected, laden with bags, rubbing our tired feet and plopping very year I tell readers that October is the BEST month in the chair. "I love your powntown," my sister said. "You are Downtown. The weather is fabulous, students have returned in force, Thursday Night Promotion Farmers' On the Cover:It's pumpkin time!Kids of all ages love giant pumpkins at Pumpkins on Parade(O�fo6er 19 and 26)and the great � Pumpkin Weigh In along with Nalloween Costume Contest(October 26)at Thursday Night Promotions Farmers Market. Grower Paul Rys 1 says of his giant globes, "YES, they're real"and en�ourages everyone to�ome down and enjoy the display. Ne'll also offer free seeds i and adviie on growing►he oversized squashes. "Bring your�amera,"Rys reminds.See Downtown Asso�iation ad below for eveni dates � and times.Photo by Deborah Cash �.�;�.,�� ;; ��' �� .� �� ' �� ' � E L E �."' T � / C ` w .� : . ! � t:€�rrtrrrt t r��st f��«c#z:� �axc� 1LJ5� � Y: :�,_��7C��1� TRIC�: t�R T�REATiNG 5pm �� , �� d�^��s ��,,.�r� st�p�a9� th� mta�ss kc�g� ,°��,; . � rvi�e, r�p�irs & � � , s� �.��l�. " . a '_� r ' �rr�ic�ten�nc�: � ��' � �vratrr�er��a1 , °fi . ,�` . 8a indu `al e � . � � 1_i�hti�tg de�ogn & _ �`£�r k6�� . in�talla�iottt � : 1�►ata di�#ribtrtic�n � . i�� . _ � ��4� �� _��-�{��6�NCE ��il�i1�� J:��J�3ili a.;_."; i lTl� �1�trtt�tl � � � r;�:i� �g�s �-12 are invit�d t� com� ��i �� _ ;... Ener U � gy cor�senration �� th�ir �o�t �r�ative H�Iloween cos#umes �r= : O ��n s�m� wickedly ��09 pr��s� Si�r� �p� ��3�� . :... P'rof � �ional eng�neer� . �� - �t�e cc�rner of Ch�r;� ��' � ,, - : . �lectri�l �onsEruction ' N E) ��3-�` ��D ��K� 0 � -�r t��'� ir��'r�:aa� �� FAX:5d3-3$29 c�ure��naz�e ��` � �� San WisObispo Downtown �'�"��'{°�'"��r e -s�m � '� Association t��'�+��tharr�t�3��:.;:�,n� � O � = 3562 Empleo 5€., San i.ues Obispo � O What ' s Up Around Downtown2 39 Market kicks off weekly special events. ness, we are happier when everyone gets sweetest dog otherwise but if provoked, And while we know they're coming, it's along. Yowza! teased or frightened could bite. We love not "the holidays" just yet. Plus, it's pump- f you do come down to the market pets Downtown; we also love that owners kin time! We are fortunate to have the you'll be happy to find table and chair stay with them and give them the atten- grower of the state's most beautiful pump- seating on Broad and Higuera streets tion they require. kins, Pumpkin Paul Rys, presiding over courtesy of Pacific Coast Home and nyone who knows me knows Pumpkins on Parade later in the month Garden. Happy eaters filled the seats the his/her birthday/wedding/shower whereupon the delightful oversized first few weeks and with the help of our gi�t will come from a Downtown globes are fair game for kids of all ages new maintenance provider, business. Dad and Joan's gift was a book to touch, climb upon and simply enjoy. Servicemaster, the area's kept clean and from Novel Experience called Weird (Paul is an advocate of good looks first, neat. We're sure the new arrangement California. Since the newlyweds plan to heft second, so we not only get jumbo, won't "curb" anyone's appetite, and in do some road time, this book offers wild we get gorgeous!) fact, may encourage diners to munch an and zany tidbits about towns around peaking of the Market, we always extra rib or two. California. SLO's claims to weird fame: brace ourselves during the political ur powntown Security's doing a Bubble Gum Alley and Madonna Inn. The season. This election year as usual, great job as well, calling PD book was a hit at the reception as out-of- booths are jammed with candidates of all when public drunks give cause town guests looked to see what was nutiy parties at all levels and, as in the art of or letting long term bench warmers know about their neck of the woods or some- seating people at a grand dinner, pains one-hour's the new limit, no if, ands or place they'd like to visit. Methinks it'll end are taken to assign spaces to avoid, um, butts. A "pet" peeve for Kerri and up under lots of trees this...gulp...holiday awkward situations. Even the most civi- Nathan Swanson of InHouse Security: season and Novel Experience owner Jim lized politicos have been known to lose dogs left tied to parking meters or public Hill says he's happy to take your special their cool at the event when placed near street furniture. It's unwise to leave an order. Meanwhile, it's still October and the opposition. We are happy to offer a animal tethered and unattended in the whether living here, visiting here or just neutral setting for candidates of all views, public right of way and doing so can be checking out what's "weird"...you'll love and even though we expect a little liveli- dangerous. Your poochie might be the it, around Downtown. C S 1 �t� � ` � ` ` �,�, � t� �., tl b O ��'td� �� • THE HOMETOWN SPECIALIST �� ` � � �; . } � — —� �� ,. � �� _ �� _ �s ., � , ��:.��,�# �. ,� � �� ` �� .� �"�� x � �"�,: ��° � �.�" � , } ; October Trunk Show ��_ �� m, �� _ :� ��5 .� . .� � �� - - � - - �• _ .�� -- �_ �' � � � t E�� .a� °�� :�. - #�� I� �� m��# �` _ � �� Cn , � C' ,_V .��, O �, �� b �. � . t - , e.� . � : , . _ -� .�� .� I � � �, � _ � , _ - . . �; _ n �_� � _ �,� , ,� ; � �- � � � � � � � � �-� � � ��' � � . � _ � � More H�m�s Sold From This Locatian �_� µ..� �T � ' I � Than Any Other In San Luis Obispo! � I o ., ��-r�>° c 1 ' 1 � � ��;` a �� ,� • TWO LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU BETTER! �I I p - -- J � • Montere at Chorro San Luis Obis o • �* , Y P • First and Main Streets, Templeton • Kim Fox � (805) 543-8500 FAX (805) 545-7500 Saturday, October Z8th iiam - �pm '� N www.cornerstonerealstate.com 718 Higuera St. • San Luis Obispo • 8oS•547-o�is o � 4o New Business News _�_� __.�� __��__�__�___.� Noor Jewelry the most infamous and largest dia ��. 1 108 Broad Street monds in the world, the Koh-I-Noor - � 805-546-8000 diamond meaning "Mountain of : �' ._. Light" f 1 OS karats) and the Dary-I- ` � �"� � oor Jewelry is one of Noor diamond meaning "Sea of � � '�` � �, N Downtown San Luis Obispo's Light" (182 karats). Both diamonds �� newest stores with a name as were discovered in India but later � � � ` �` � � uni ue as iPs ewelr . The word the Koh-I-Noor diamond was iven �� q I Y g � �E Noor means "Light" in Farsi to the English Royal family while e_ ��m (Persian) and also refers to two of the Dary-I-Noor was given to the Alex Raissipour and Adrian �r�y� ,4. � �,. invite you to visit their new ;- *' Downtown business, Noor. � �s� . .. �.; � � . Iranian Royal family. Co-owner g3ta� i , � � � Adrian Bray is originally from � x:_ England and co-owner Alexander . - � Raissipour is Iranian so based on "` +�,� this coincidence, the two decided '�' that Noor would be the perfect �_• � � Hf„�a�p�r� �e �� name for their joint venture. � ' �' re— �: G � � A litt�e�ffar� �s'a��Q E Rray and Raissipour are proud of pr�s�r��Wa�'�a £ V their store's bold and contempo- �n�`m�' rary design as well as the unique � � ecosysterrir� ' °% ` jewelry items that they offer. They ��.,� � �� believe their store showcases more �r� — � `�` - -- �amm��S �all and �ln�@T �lps: =� high-end jewelry for a growing � � community and makes Downtown '� /� Always check your soil moisture before you water the lawn. :£$ San Luis Obispo a jewelry destina- i �" ' ►� Greatty reduee your irrigation until the rainy season begins. � a tion. Besides providing beautiful �� : ►� In the rainy seaso�let Mather Nature water your landscape and � �� custom jewelry, Noor also offers turn your irrigation system ofif. : specialty services including jewelry VY /� When it rains,trash is a major problem in the storm drains— ; repair, cleaning, and minor watch � especially fast food wrappers,cigarette butts and plastics—so be sure repair and maintenance. Noor is � � � to throw garbage in a proper reeeptacle. � �� located on Broad St. across from ' `� /� Yard waste shauld go in your green waste eontainer,antl not be `. Big Sky Cafe and is open Monday blown into the street,and storm drains,which connect to our streams � � lakes and the ocean, � ` through Thursday 1 1-6, Friday 1 1- � 8, Saturday 1 1-6, and Sunday 12- � 5�,�mJ�r. � �-r �,r� 4. � `� ,-�, �� , .�{��`�°�, 1�em��ec� � �'` �h�solutii��' By Jessica Harrison � '`� youar� ollu�ion � ...� , t� � �. t� 3�w�a�on�r�a�iQz�' � _ ' �� ° � � � A� _ �� ` �. � For more information on cD ' � � �� ,o� � � ..� �' �� Downtown Associarion � � $ � .2$� � � ' o s _ � � � �< �= � -. N � � - £ - �-ffi events, programs and y„� ��;'�I I ?fI a� � � �� • • � � � � � � �- .� �, activities, or to sign up for o � •; a• . i .�� . � � . ' . � � � � � � �� 5 our bi-weekly e-newsletter, � � • � • �� , , r visit www,downtownslo.com O ' , � � 41 � . — 6 , . . � � x � : . . �� {_ ��i �: . � ,� : . ._, ,� � � �� m ..� � ,� 1` �� "��- �� '� �,.' �' � � ' � L4 � �'+�` ,�� _� k , � �` �- �.� � � ;r �"�- ��, , _ ., ,�y ._ ._ .. 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(astoro(ellars Martin&Weyrich Winery Big Sky Cafe New Frontiers Natural Marketplace Chateau Margene Cellars Peachy Canyon Winery (oastal Cookies&Gourmet Novo Restaurant PerBacco Cellars Oasis Restaurant (laiborne&Churchill Winery Robert Hall Winery Desserts Old Custom House (ottonwood(anyon Vineyard& (ornerview Restaurant&Bar pizza Solo Salisbury Vineyards , Winery Saucelito Canyon Vineyard Deborah s Room at Justin Winery Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Downtown Brewing (o. Still Waters Vineyard Downtown Brewing Co. Something's fooking Catering Eberle Winery Talley Vineyards Dream Dinners Ferrini Square Splash Cafe Artisan Bakery Edna Valley Vineyard Far Western Tavern Tolosa Winery Spyglass/Rose's landing EOS Estate Winery Vina Robles Winery Great American Fish Company Tahoe Joe's firestone Walker Brewing Company Wild Horse Winery Gus's Grocery The Cakery Firestone Winery Wild Wood Vineyard&Winery Harbor Hut Five Rivers Winery Wolff Vineyards House of Bread Special Thanks to Cornerview Restaurant and Bar Laura Broom Sierrarose Przyhyla Donors and Costume Capers Lesley Campoy Stephanie Shumard Volunteers �rystal Springs Water Lisa Hoyt Stephen Patrick AI honso Ortiz Georgia Schaefer Maridee Leage The Sanctuary Tobacco p Iliana Lewis Mark Padgett Therese Cron Atmosphere's owners and staff �ason Ashley Martha Enriquez Todd LeMay Benny Cotta Joan Holley Michelle Garlick Uptown Espresso nnd Bakery C�., Bill Mortimer Joey Chavez Michelle Starnes Young's Market Company Bill Schaefer John Forsberg Monterey Street Wine Company � Billea Breen Kari Appleton Morro Bay Flowers and Gifts O c�sco's Thank ou from the � Kevin Main Jewelry Richard Dennis y (ity of SLO Parks and Recreation Kurt Janssen Richard Holley Downtown Association � (ity of SLO Puhlic Works,Larry Tolson �andy Fike Ryan Fitzpatrick Board and Staff! ` 0 C �� , � � " ` �: �^ �" _ ��: A � .. ` .. � r = : x < � r � � ��` � .,k��' • �'�� _.;, ., '� ,_ ; . �„ • � � '�� 't� � . u e- � � > ��.. �� . ,_.;��, a � � � . ' Ih� � � � � � '^� � R�� ,� '�5,� � �:s��13`� � � � � ��r.� �� , . ,, t;, g _. : .. N � � � �. � ..4 � '� " O � .: , �.< � �� _�...�s� . � .�s _ 42 Uebby Sii�eet, - � �' y�� y�s�eBS o��ater/mnnnger , ` '� .� _, _ � of the Short'rt � �� Stiveet Ranch, < 4. �; g ' � �� 77�e Short /�■ $ sl�ares a lactgh • ' � �, , ;r� u�ith�herdog � � � � �� ' � Duke and � ., . �. � � �i Ic��(matlic poia? �� r, ��,ya-�� OI?Oi2. �: , + By Hilary Grant `� � � �� :� �.� : .� �� . ��:�� ,�� Hidden just off of Highway 46 and �' .New rider : around a slender curve lies a �,�,,� Bailey Cocroft,b, place of magic for adults,chil- � . is on Chia. dren—anci horses. ; - . _ �°�"�� __ Here,long-time Templeton resident Debby Sweet,47,both owns and manages the nature and adaptabiliry. In fact,about the horse,"says Sweet. 'And the best�vay to do Short'n Sweet Ranch,an equestrian site that only thing these horses don't do well is grow- this is to sit directly on the horse." is unique to tl�e Central Coast. What makes ing up fast. Consequently,Icys can live to Sweet adds that while it takes longer to the 36-acre faciliry so unusual lies in two very their late-30s. learn bareback,she claims riders gain more big details first,the equine breed Sweet uses Then there is the way Sweet teaches. confidence than with a saddle."People do for teaching,and second,the rype of teaching With neither a saddle nor bridle in sight at tend to fall off less with saddles,but with bare- method Sweet has chosen. the ranch,Sweet instead uses a simple,going- back,it's easy to teach riders to just jump off All of Sweet's 28 horses(except for a few back-in-time approach. Here,incorporating a when they feel unbalanced;'she says. "And who are boarded)are Icelandic ponies,the method that began thousands of years ago, it's hard to jump off a saddle. First you have only ranch in San Luis Obispo Counry that Sweet teaches all of her students to ride bare- to get both feet out of the stirrups and then uses this breed e�clusively for teaching.Larger back with simple halters. get your legs clear over the saddle." than the more commonly seen Shetland but It is the way,says Sweet,that Native What seems to give Sweet the most satisfac- smaller than an Arabian,Icys have been seen Americans always rode,a technique that tion is talking about°some of the amazing more frequently in the United States only in enables riders to gain respect and under- kids." (She says she has taught more than 100 the last two decades. According to several standing for an animal who only wants to persons,mostly children.) Sweet cites one girl encyclopedic web sources,as well as horse please."I really believe it's important far a with spina bifida who had no control over her and pony sites on the Internet,this breed is person to learn to move with the horse,to legs,but still learized to ride bareback as well known for its extraordinary intelligence,docile work with the horse instead of against the as children with no disabilities. Sweet has also successfully worked with a blind student and RE E LE CT S ETTLE a mentally challenged boy. Sweet nonetheless admits to a few failures. °I had one little girl who really wanted to TO �� ^ O�� ^ �� ride a horse,but when she was actually con- � � � � fronted with the animal,she couldn't get on,' �J `J says Sweet. To help,Sweet gave the child hec smallest,calmest Icy. "I had her stand there _ �__,--.„��, and pet him,and she eventually worked up • Supporter of general plan � enough nerve to get on and off several times. At the end of the hour lesson,says Sweet,the gPOWt11 T11a11age111e11t �� ' � � child even allowed Sweet to lead her in a fe�� steps in a small circle. • • Neighborhood Sweet smiles. "She never came back Q pTeSerV2t1011 ��:"�i� � because she was still scared,but shewas still Z proud that she had'done it!"' � � • BUC�getaPy aCCOUI1tab111� Cambrian Grammar School teacher Sallq 0 ' , DiMaggio,42,believes the charm of the ruich >, • Traffic reductlon, T'OaC� �� goes beyond Sweet's philosophy. �� v_ Says DiMaggio,who keeps two Icys and one � 111a111te11aI1Ce Arabian at Short'n Sweer."When you ficstgo � U • E'11C{OrSeC� by pOl1Ce 2T1C1 � '" out there,you notice right away thatthe plaee � � is not pristine. There aren't pretty white � �"� � � �� fences ar expensive corrals or faney riding fire associations. � trails. But I've seen horses brought here to board for a while,and within a fe�v weeks, • Now serving as Vice Mayor, Member of Airport Land Use they're a lot less flighry,a lot less nervous. o Commission, Local Agency Formation Coinmission, League of Cities "There's just a caim kind of energyhere � Revenue and Taxation Policy Committee. Professor specializing in that transforms them." � Located at 5425 Jack Creek Road in � public law, finance, a11d planning. Templeton,the ranch is open Monday�s � through Fridays. Visit wtivw.shortnsweet.com v www.allensettle.com,E-ntail: asettle@calpoly.edu or call Debby Sweet at 805-237-8016 for mo[e � Robert Griffin,Treasurer, 1244 Drake Circle, San Luis Obispo,CA 93405 information. i • 43 , ■ ■ ■ ■ Forden's , �D ��`� aC/ D D �� October . ; . Month ��-Cf/ long �� _ � , i,� � '' � � • . �'a�� .,�.,F ,d;v i x" on Dmner�vare& � ' � Saturday .��n�, ��3°�° : F�atWarz �ec�er s �raperzes 3:00 • .. 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Diana Bittleston f}oris Hiqhland 1im Nevile � David Biakely MissieHobson Ma��aret Ne��e ♦Dalidio Raneh: Controi of this property must pass from the County to the City NaomiBlakely 1ohnHunter GaryNichols to preserve our options and ensure an outcome that is best suited to the desires Barbara Baud Susan Hunter Adrienne Nicholson 1oeBoud Curtislllingworth DonNicholson of our city's citizens. Michael Boudreau Mary Illingworth Tom Nuckols oaVeaoU��Ua�, �er��am�e5o� SeanO'Brien ♦Downtown Height Standards:Maintain existing neight standards while u5aca«,vay sta�,e�w„s DanaO'(3rien creating new architectural guidelines and public amenities for tall buildings. PaulaJuelkeCarr StellaJenkins )wnParker Design is the key. BarrieCleveland StewJenkins LarryParker BruceCollier ca�o�Ynlone5 s�otiPa�ke� �Workforee Housing:Implement our housing element and diligently seek MylaCollier Mikelones StevePax PatCormick Jefflorgensen RodPreheim attainable housing opportunities. George Cotkin lim Kelleher Nancy Ruccl DeborahDenker v��k�Ke�� Te�rYsanF��pr� ♦Residential Neighborhoods:Support the return of families to our residential JeffDillon Ra�ayK��gnt P�tsamm neighborhoods by promoting family-friendly palicies and encouraging KrisDilworth 1ohnKnott FrankSelple NielDilworth RichardKriet AllisonSemon developmentofon-campushousing. ,oe,o;,;nge, �a��e Kr;e� lohn Semon ,Developers'Fees:Continue City policy that all new development pays its own way. Carl Dudiey Bonno Kroeze Kay Semon oana E�Sto� Beity Kroeze �a��s sexto� ♦Sales Tax Initiative:I am asking for you to vote YES on Measure Y. Pete Evans Stephan Lamb John Sexton • Stepha�ieEwan Waynelamoree MarkShaffer �Senior Serviees:Expand and enhance services for our seniors. ReneeEwan KathyLamoree Elaine5immer z PaU�aF�rrar �eof�a�d ste�es°yde� �pubfie Safety:Maintain the City's commitment to fire and police protection. � Debbie Farmer John Landreth Pauline Souza = Ntarilyn Farmer AshalaLawler JohnSpatafore �Open Spaee:Renew our commitment to conserving open space land in and � Jacob Feldman Brain Lawler Debra Spatafore � JimFaley CliffLopes TroySpindler aroundoureity. � sne�ryFo�,ta� Ma�y�o�,�kS w;��a�,�g��oSto�m �Transportation:Reinstate the pavement management plan,extend bikeways � John Thomas C RickThome and continue to improve transit. U .. Y €'�- LornaTurnier ,��sa�undeg�oVe Mayoral leadership puts communiry welfare ahead of personal agendas. O cra�9 uP�e�iQve I will put yaur money where it should be—guarding the safety of our community �1 =� �'� � `jonv�SSe�y and im rovin our ci s infrastructure.I will renew our focus on smart lannin � � s�5an�e55�� p 9 tY" p 9 • � t� ; ,��,�xv��orsde� and quality of design as we move to fulfill the vision of our general plan. � Phil Wagner Gaig Winninghoif �� l.acal Business Owner since 1980�Communit Volunteer ��) MaryWood y �, � �� ' ti�rrYwoo�P=n Environmental Leader�Consensus Builder� Man of Reason � '�'�� y��s`�� an'�w°°'�e" Contemporary Visionary■Raising a Family in SLO 0 � O � � � �" � '�, �- � £�, � �: � �� _ E � ��;�.�r. M ,. , £, , � � �� , � � � , , ��.:� -. , ,,, _ � �`�.. �.. � � .r. � 3 ,� �.,� _ , ra�� `� PASO ROBLES � � � � `� ' `�; � ��_ _ _. � � � ' � �� ;, ` ' �� ='° � �° • • f � a c�. u � � .�� .l�Cl 1 1 � �l . , �t1 .� � : r � a � � � � . d A � �� , � � � � t �� ` � �""�"{ LIVE HERE. 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