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HISTORY OF THE CUESTA PASS

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CHARLES PADDOCK ZOO DIRECTOR ALAN BAKER

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Behind the Badge | First-ever SLO County Sheriff’s Rodeo

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Happy May Day, Cinco de Mayo, Mother’s Day, and Memorial Day May is one of my favorite months, warmer weather, days full of sunshine, events start to fill up every weekend, and this year my husband and I celebrate 10 years of wedding bliss. Being married to Nicholas and growing with him, and watching him become the man he was destined to be truly fills my heart and soul.

In May, we also celebrate Mother’s Day, which is one of the most special honors I have been given in life is being a mom to three special kiddos. Elle (17), Mirac, (9) and Maximus (7). These three have taught me more about myself and the world than I have could have ever imagined. The last few years have been quite the challenge; however, each one, in their own way, have embraced the changes, made their own paths, and continue to inspire my husband and me each and every day. A warm Happy Mother’s Day to all the momma’s — if you need a good recipe to cook on Mother’s Day, be sure to see what Barbie Butz is cooking up this month (see page 22).

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As our nation starts to reopen and mask mandates are going away, recently on public transit such as flights, we are beginning to see our calendars fill up. See what exciting events are returning (see page 26). One we are looking forward to is the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff ’s first-ever Rodeo (see page 8). May events allowed for two pages for San Luis Obispo County, and we are looking forward to seeing it continue to grow.

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BEHIND THE BADGE

First-ever San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Rodeo

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When every sheriff portrayed in the movies had a tin badge, wore a 10-gallon hat, and rode a trusty steed. I think that’s the image people have when they think of a sheriff back in the days of the wild west. Well, for one day in May, those images are coming back to life. I’m pleased to announce the first-ever San Luis Obispo County Sheriff ’s Rodeo.

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And since I have horses of my own, I thought it would be a natural extension to bring the excitement of the rodeo and the cowboy way of life here. Now I don’t have to tell you, San Luis Obispo County has a rich tradition of western living, of horses and cattle, of ropin’ and ridin’.

Hopefully, this rodeo will add to that experience.

Let me tell you a little bit about this event. First things first. The Sheriff ’s Rodeo will be held May 14 at the Paso Robles Event Center Main Arena. The start time is 5:30 p.m. It’s a modified country rodeo format. Contestants will compete in qualifying events, and the top contestants/teams will compete in the Sheriff ’s Rodeo main grandstand performance. Events will consist of team roping, barrel racing, steer wrestling, breakaway, sort and rope, and team sorting. It’s a family-friendly event designed to celebrate the western way of life, the support of rodeo, the support of law enforcement, and as a way to give back to our community. Scholarships will be awarded to local students on behalf of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff ’s Rodeo committee. And then, as if that’s not enough, after the rodeo, Nashville recording country duo Joe and Martina will entertain the crowd with a live concert. All proceeds from this event go to the nonprofit Sheriff ’s Advisory Foundation, which supports law enforcement agencies around the county.

appreciation, the Sheriff ’s Rodeo is free for all local law enforcement personnel. Just select the law enforcement option on the Eventbrite website and bring your work ID to the gate. That’s it.

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SLO NIGHTWRITERS

Sharpen Your Golden Quills

BY JUDITH AMBER

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fter a two-year absence, the Golden Quill Writing Contest, sponsored by SLO NightWriters, is back! Janice Konstantinidis, the group’s president, explained the purpose of the organization, “SLO NightWriters is the premier writing organization on the Central Coast.

31. Guidelines for the contest submission are on the organization’s website SLONightWriters.org.

“We are a group of over 130 writers, from beginner to well pubRecognizing the lished, in genres including fiction, poetry, memoir, screenwriting, and major impact COVID non-fiction. Our aim is to nurture, mentor and support all writers.” has had on our lives, the contest theme is The support and nurturance of member writers takes different forms. “Masks,” and writers are Members can participate in critique groups. There is a monthly general asked to interpret this meeting with a guest speaker. Topics have included: how to find an theme literally or figuagent; self-publishing; designing an eye-catching website; point-of- ratively. Writing should view and characterization, and advice about writing in a particular fall within the genres genre. And there is the writing contest. of short story, memoir and creative non-ficThirty-three years ago, SLO NightWriters decided to run an an- tion, and poetry. Judgnual literary contest. The first few contests were limited in scope. But es will be experienced over the years, the Golden Quill Writing Contest grew in number of writers in those genres. entries, and in recent years, it has been open to all writers in the USA There will be an award and even abroad. Then covid-19 hit, and that ended the in-person ceremony this summer monthly general meeting, although it has continued on Zoom. The at which the winning writing contest was put ‘on hold.’ writers will read their work.

As the covid crisis subsided and the group planned to resume live meetings, the question as to whether the writing contest should be Asked about awards, the director hesitated, “We just can’t predict reinstated came up. Judith Amber, now serving as the contest director, the number of contest entries whose fees go to the prizes, but there told the Board of Directors, “Many things ground to a halt during will be monetary awards. However, prizes aren’t the main point of the covid years. But writing never stopped. I’ll bet our members used the contest. It’s to acknowledge the creative talent in our midst and the isolation time to do more of what they love — write! I expect we to let more people who are aspiring writers know about what our will have a good number of entries in 2022. I propose, however, that organization has to offer.” we should ‘think locally’ instead of globally and limit eligibility to writers who live in San Luis Obispo County and/or are members of So although masks are becoming less a part of our lives, the memory SLO NightWriters.” The board agreed. of being masked should still be vivid. Time to turn those memories into poems, short stories, and essays for the Golden Quill Writing The dates for submitting work to the contest are May 1 to May Contest. Writers, get out your golden quills! 

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PASO ART

Lonnie Hood’s Legacy Lives On

BY BAILEY ADAMS

words, Lonnie used each and every syllable to express his excitement and joy for the every-day. Throughout his life, he approached anything new with curiosity and gusto. He loved art, music, and nature.

Lonnie believed that your eye is the best camera, and he encouraged all to learn to use that instrument.

Sometime in his teens, Lonnie got a camera. The photography bug bit him hard, and when he came to Cal Poly as a freshman, he earned extra money by photographing the ROTC cadets. As his life unfoldhere’s a lot more to Studios on the ed in the Los Angeles area, he continued to Park’s photography exhibition than take and develop (old school indeed) photos. meets the eye.

He was passionate about his beloved pictures until he passed away in 2021.

Lonnie Hood had a talent for seeing the familiar in an unfamiliar way. Just as some artists “This exhibition embodies the mission of use paints or clay, Lonnie used his camera to Studios on the Park by inspiring and encourtell his story. If a picture truly says a thousand aging young artists and the community,” said

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Anne Laddon, a resident artist at Studios. This show was made possible through an anonymous donation in his name. What better way to celebrate the life of a photographer than to witness his love for capturing the ordinary in extraordinary ways through the eye of the next generation?

In this exhibition, the photography of aspiring young photographers aged 7 to 18 was displayed all along the atrium walls at Studios on the Park, all thanks to the influence of Lonnie Hood. With this photography show, “Through the Eye of the Next Generation,” Lonnie Hood’s legacy lives on. Studios on the Park was absolutely thrilled to be able to honor the man who captured his life, his story, our county, and our hearts with his photography.

Lonnie’s wife, Pat Hood, shared that “Lonnie would be so happy to see that his legacy is supporting young photographers. I bet he would think that they mastered the art of utilizing the eye and the camera.” 

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BY MISSY REITNER-CAMERON, SLO COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL BOARD MEMBER

SLO ART

Peace, Love, Dirt

BY ALLEN ROOT, SLO COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL BOARD PRESIDENT

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’m happy to report that the Live Oak Music Festival is returning to an in-person performance at El Chorro Regional Park, on June 17, 18, and 19. I’m happy for the community and happy for myself as I have attended the festival for most of its 33 years!

The Live Oak Music Festival is a major fundraiser for KCBX, our local NPR affiliate and the voice of Public Radio in Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Southern Monterey counties. It started in 1989 as a one-day event held in Biddle Park in Arroyo Grande and moved to Live Oak Camp near Lake Cachuma the following year, becoming a three-day festival. In 2019, the decision was made to move from Live Oak Camp in Santa Barbara County to El Chorro near San Luis Obispo because of the heat, dust, and fire danger in the original area. Also, the fact that Live Oak Camp was the designated base for Cal Fire in the case of a wildfire in that end of the valley. Good move.

flects the eclectic nature of the music you hear on any of the myriad music programs on the station. Genres as varied as soul, folk, blues, funk, reggae, bluegrass, jazz, indie rock, world music, and more dazzle on the stage. Notable past performers have included Michael Franti & Spearhead, Indigo Girls, Mavis Staples, Los Lobos, Wynonna, Steve Earle, Toots & the Maytals, Janis Ian, Ozomatli, Brett Dennen, Railroad Earth, Rickie Lee Jones, Arlo Guthrie and family, Robert Earl Keen, Richard Thomp-

son, Richie Havens, Mose Allison, Odetta, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Bela Fleck, Blind Boys of Alabama, The Blasters, King Sunny Adé and many more.

I’ve been enthralled by an act that under other circumstances I would not seek out. This year Robert Earl King headlines on Sunday, closing the festival and one of the last roadshows he will present before retiring in September.

More than just the scheduled performers, the camp buzzes with activity. Arts and craft activities for the kiddos, a charming talent show midday Sunday for “kids” of all ages, great food, and vendors. The camp wraps around the Northwest side of the SLO Botanical Gardens.

In 2019, the first year at El Chorro, there was some tantalizing, ahem, cross-pollination between the two groups. Expect much more of that fertility this year.

The people who attend may camp for the whole weekend or take advantage of day passes.

If you are a first-timer (or a veteran attendee like me), visit liveoakfest.org for all the information you need — a map of the site, ticket info, and a roster of performers.

So, so many more stories… Watching my fried Spam appetizer be devoured at the Hawaiian-themed cocktail party at Sully’s Camp.

My lazy Father’s Day morning walk to the showers with Bloody Mary in hand; it might be 1 p.m. before I get there, so many friends to visit and friends to make. I’ve seen Los Lobos, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Ritchie Havens, and Jake Shimabakuro. I made a cup of tea, rubbed my eyes, and joined a throng at the Hot Licks Stage early on a Sunday to witness the Cache Valley Drifters end a 40-year career.

Speaking of performers, the really great thing about Live Oak is that the lineup re-

This festival is a fresh treat, and an institution all rolled into one. Don’t miss it! 

“I am elated at how enthusiastically Live Oak fans have responded to our new home,” said Frank Lanzone, general manager at KCBX.

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SLO COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION

Education Adaption & Innovation

BY JAMES BRESCIA, ED.D. COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

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n 1933 President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared a four-day banking holiday that shut down the entire banking system, including the Federal Reserve. This action enacted by President Roosevelt addressed challenges presented by the Great Depression and proposed changes in banking operations.

The 1933 legislation allowed banks to reopen as soon as examiners found banks to be financially secure. Today government, business, and education are considering changes in practice that the pandemic forced.

Agencies consider basic options such as complete in-person, hybrid, and fully remote services. Even services that require comprehensive in-person-type services such as education, medicine, and hospitality will implement and maintain flexibility in how they reshape the future of work. Navigating operations during the pandemic was one of the most challenging periods in my professional career. To keep services, most agencies had to adapt, be innovative, and adopt new ways of doing business. Two years later, some aspects of providing services resemble pre-pandemic actions, and some practices dramatically changed.

Local taxpayers, school boards, administrators, educators, and educational employees have the opportunity to make the best use of sustainable adaptations implemented during the pandemic. Technology officers provided digital tools to all students and employees throughout the pandemic. Because of reduced in-person services, business offices adapted reporting, signature, review, and collaboration practices. Facilities, operations, and maintenance departments implemented staggered and split shifts to reduce in-person contact.

Because of the pandemic, all employees engaged in meetings, professional development, and consultations via online platforms. Which of these practices will continue and save taxpayer dollars?

As we move forward, leaders in government, business, and education indicate that some of the practices implemented during the pandemic will become long-term practices.

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providing high-quality community services throughout our county. Employers acknowledge the potential of remote practices to increase productivity, balance work and personal commitments, and as a tool to maintain a competitive edge in today’s marketplace.

careful consideration of reshaping workplace culture supporting current working models.

Education leaders can continue developing, executing, and readjusting their workplace strategies by applying some proven Harvard Business School practices.

Forbes Business reports that nearly half of Chief Executive Officers plan to increase their long-term investment in digital services by ten percent or more in 2022. Proposals include remote working where appropriate, remote professional development, remote meetings, and remote paperwork completion.

Business surveys indicate that 44 percent of the workforce desires to maintain some work flexibility implemented during the pandemic.

• Ask the stakeholders (families, students, staff) what is working

Today’s business leaders are considering modifications to address the challenges in recruiting and retaining employees. Education too is learning to embrace remote work for meetings, professional development, consultations, public engagement, and other functions that do not require an in-person presence. Last week, I remotely participated in the review and interview of potential employees. In addition to flexibility and innovation, businesses now review access to mental health resources and childcare coverage as workplace benefits. Offices have established online health portals and remote access to counseling services.

• Examine what is working in other schools and businesses

Recruiting, developing, and retaining the best talent is a critical business differentiator.

The pandemic forced a focus on this factor that now extends far beyond the traditional C-suite recruitment/retention efforts. The approach agencies execute will have long-lasting implications for workplace culture, employee trust, and maximizing taxpayer resources. The amount of funds expended on the recruitment of employees and the loss in productivity because of frequent turnover is justification alone for increased focus on innovative practices leading to higher employee satisfaction.

• Apply data to gauge progress and performance • Review roles for boards, administrators, and staff regularly • Focus on recruitment and retention

• Adjust practices as needed

The pandemic created a sense of urgency prompting many organizations to develop flexible operating models. Strategic leaders are increasingly willing to embrace agile methods; they are getting used to jumping on quick video conferences to solve problems and enable remote teams to have more decision-making authority. The pandemic taught us that it is essential for cross-functional teams not to lose sight of the long term and avoid panic reactions.

The flexible or “agile” model means putting what may seem new into action. Meetings that include opportunities for remote participation could increase public engagement. Recording in-person classes and providing access online could mitigate some of the challenges presented during student or faculty absences.

Remote workplace supervision can continue to offer ongoing metrics for accountability and improved practice. I have confidence in our community to embrace some of the modifications adopted during the pandemic to provide better service. It is an honor to serve As government agencies, schools, and busi- as your county superintendent of schools. nesses adapt to new ways of working, the leaders of our agencies need to monitor practic“Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep es and performance carefully. Leading the without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is entire team on a successful journey requires a corpse.” Winston Churchill  Central Coast Journal

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Point San Luis cisterns, urgently in need of restoration. Photo courtesy of Bob Mihelic

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MAKING THE GRADE

History of the Cuesta Pass

BY CAMILLE DEVAUL AND THE PASO ROBLES AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MUSEUM

over the Cuesta, eight miles from San Luis Obispo.

However, the new road came with new challenges plaguing travelers. Horse teams disappeared at full speed down the slope, turning over wagons. And with Wells Fargo Express boxes being transported on the route, the Cuesta Pass became a hunting ground for stage robbers. Passengers were encouraged to leave their valuables at home.

Then the world entered the 20th century, and a new era brought new challenges. As “horseless carriages” became more popular, it became clear a new road was needed over the Cuesta Grade.

In 1912, Cuesta Road became part of the California State Highway System. Two years later, the California State Highway Division or well over 100 years, the Cuesta Pass has been a vital route switched Cuesta Road from the western side of the canyon to the linking the Northern and Southern regions of San Luis Obispo eastern slope. By 1915, a two-lane concrete surface roadway winded County. We know it now as the Cuesta Grade, just a section of up the grade. one of the busiest highways in California. But, what many don’t know is the valley of the Cuesta Grade holds at least two other roads once This new section of Highway #2 was the pride of the county. In used by travelers long ago.

1922, a contract was awarded for paving, reshaping the road’s surface and curves. The new concrete 20-foot wide road had two lanes with Climbing through the center of the valley was the Old Cuesta Road. reinforced concrete curbs. There was no shoulder or divider stripe but Being one of the earliest roads, it was a broad trail used by hundreds was regarded as “a fine example of mountain highway construction,” of horses, pack animals, and cattle being driven north to supply the according to a 1924 issue of California Highways Magazine. gold-mining regions.

By 1928, the Cuesta Grade became part of the federal intrastate Due to the rougher terrain on the Cuesta, many early travelers avoid- road system and received its new number, 101. ed this route and used flatter, more established routes through the Central Valley. Yet, a horse stage wagon did make the weekly ascent Despite adding a fine coat of cement, the Cuesta Grade was again up the Cuesta to carry mail between San Luis Obispo and Monte- determined a hazard by the 1930s. Automobiles were going faster, and rey. Passengers in this wagon would often have to assist the stage by drivers were attempting to pass slower-moving traffic on dangerous pushing it up the steep slope or by holding its sides to keep it from curves. In 1936, one particular curve just north of the SLO city limits overturning on hillsides. In rainy weather, passengers would help the was the site of a collision between a truck and a northbound Greyhound driver by digging the wagon out of the mud. Coaches often flipped bus. Three people were killed, and 27 were injured. over on the precarious turns of the road, spilling passengers, baggage, and freight.

Trucks were hauling products by 1938 and had replaced freight wagons. Greyhound buses replaced the wooden stages. The increase In 1872, a Cuesta toll road was proposed, and by 1876 “The Stage- in traffic led to doubling traffic lanes to four at the cost of $1,050. coach Road” was born. Bonds of $20,000 were issued to construct a wagon and stagecoach road up the canyon to replace the center crossing, The newly improved Cuesta Road was celebrated with banquets, which was proving to be too steep and dangerous. The new road was speeches, and finally, a ribbon-cutting ceremony. It was stated by Disbuilt along the wooded west side of the canyon and was expected to trict Engineer Lester Gibson that “modern engineering has at last be safer than the east side. conquered the Cuesta. The last traffic bottleneck has been eliminated from the main highway between San Francisco and Los Angeles.”

Contractors J. Lemon and W. Wing were hired to build a 15-foot wide road for $11,100. Once the new road was completed, a buggy The El Paso de Robles Area Historical Society and Museum are ride to the top of the Cuesta Pass became a doable day’s outing. In honored to be located in the historic Carnegie Library at the center 1877 the Bean Brothers built a two-story hotel, the Eight Mile House, of City Park. To learn more, visit pasorobleshistorymuseum.org. 

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POINT SAN LUIS

The [Light] House that George Built

BY KATHY MASTAKO

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e do not know who designed the Point San Luis Lighthouse. Nor do we know very much about the man who built it. What we do know, though, is that its construction was a messy business.

forfeiture to be enforced at the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury, and it is understood that the time of completion of the contract must be especially observed, and is to be considered as part of the essence of the contract, and that the penalty for failure A Santa Barbara man, George W. Kenney, will be strictly enforced. won the job with a low-ball bid. But the project, due for a December 1889 finish, dragged The completion date was set for December on until the following May. The weather was 15, 1889. bad, the builder complained, and the man sent by the 12th district lighthouse engineer Another contract clause stipulated that to inspect the work was an impediment. Ken- the work would be under the “personal suney pleaded repeatedly for the government pervision of an agent of the Light-House to rescind enforcement of its penalty for late Establishment.” completion, as did his daughter long after his death.

These two contract clauses would come to haunt Kenney and, along with Mother What Kenney had in mind when he bid Nature and his own underestimation of the the job is not hard to fathom. No doubt, cost of the work, prove to be his undoing. he thought landing a government contract would be a lucrative business. However, he Having secured the contract, Kenney set had no experience building lighthouses. And about hiring workmen and buying materials. there is no evidence he ever built anything For a time, construction seemed to be moving else. right along. In October 1889, a local paper reported: In June 1889, W. H. Heuer, the 12th district engineer, published this advertisement: Mr. Kenney, the contractor for building the Point San Luis Lighthouse, was in town yesProposals will be received at this office terday. The foundations of the buildings are until noon on Monday, the 15th day of July, well underway, and the work is progressing for furnishing all the materials and labor nec- favorably. essary for the construction of a tower and keeper’s dwelling, a double keepers’ dwelling, However well the work started out, by Defog-signal house, oil house, coal shed, three cember 1889, the local press was reporting cisterns, two privies, and draining, grading, construction issues. A series of severe rainetc., the grounds of the Light-Station at storms slowed down progress, finally causing Point San Luis, California. a layoff of the work crew and a temporary halt to the project. It will come as no surWhen the bids were opened, the lowest by prise that Kenney wasn’t finished when the far — at $18,893 — was Kenney’s. He was due date came and went. On December 30, awarded the contract.

1889, Heuer wrote to the Lighthouse Board about the delay in the contract’s completion, What Kenney may not have taken seri- recommending, in spite of Kenney’s protests, ously enough, however, was one particular that the $25 per day penalty be enforced. contract clause: Fortunately, by late January 1890, work had The work must be completed and delivered started up again, at least temporarily. A local at the dates named in the specifications, and paper reported: for each and every day’s delay in completing and delivering the work beyond such dates, …we hear that the lighthouse building, by the sum of $25 per day will be forfeited, the vigorous exertions, had all been closed in, and the CentralCoastJournal.com

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windows all put in before the storm had reached its height so that work can now proceed without regard to the weather. There are fourteen men at work on the interior, and it is reported that the contract will be completed and ready to turn over to the government in about three weeks. The government inspector seems to have occasioned a great deal of unnecessary trouble and delay, and the season has been anything but a favorable one for the rapid prosecution of the work.

1890 photo of Point San Luis light station under construction. Double keepers’ dwelling at right, fog signal building at left, Keeper’s dwelling and tower in back. Courtesy of the National Archives.

The government inspector the paper referred to was George W. Bolan, one of three construction superintendents employed in the 12th district office. Heuer assigned Bolan to oversee Kenney’s work.

1894 photo of the living quarters Kenney built for the use of George Bolan, the construction superintendent sent by the government to oversee Kenney’s work. Photo by Herbert Bamber. Courtesy of the National Archives.

In late April 1890, the San Luis Obispo Tribune reported: At last the construction of the lighthouse for the government may be considered practically completed. It is to be turned over to Uncle Sam on the 10th of next month…The lighthouse contract has been a disastrous business…It was taken several thousand dollars too low, has been unfortunate in management and in other ways.

Finally, on May 14, 1890, the contract was completed.

A July 1890 letter from the Lighthouse Board to the Treasury Secretary sets down the government’s version of what caused the delay: …the contract entered into July 27, ‘89 by Mr. Geo. W. Kenney, of Santa Barbara, Cal., with the Engineer of the 12th Light-House District Continued on page 18 may 2022 | 17

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Continued from page 17 for the construction of the buildings, cisterns, etc. for the Point San Luis (San Luis Obispo), Cal., light-station was finally completed on 14 May ’90.

constructing the buildings and improvements has exceeded the contract price by nearly $9000, which sum will be a loss independent of any penalty imposed...The work has been performed in a perfectly satisfactory manner, with one exception, the element of time…

This contract should have been completed 15 December ’89, the penalty provided for the deTwo months later, Kenney’s attorney sent a lay being $25.00 per day. The number of days’ follow-up letter, this time pointing the finger delay was 149 ½, and the forfeiture incurred at Bolan: was $3,737.50.

In addition to the considerations submitted The Engineer of the 12th Light-House Dis- and the reasons given on a former occasion …I trict reports that the delay was not occasioned by respectfully submit the following, regretting the any fault of the Government, nor by bad weath- necessity of indulging in any personalities in er, but was due to indifference, carelessness, and this connection. lack of ability on the part of the contractor, who throughout a great portion of the time neglected …Through the prejudice of the Government his work by absenting himself therefrom.

Inspector in charge of the work, the contractor was retarded at almost every step… …In view of the facts set forth in the report of the Engineer of the 12th Light-House Dis…the Inspector proved himself arbitrary, trict, the Board recommends that the forfeiture willful, and very abusive. Shortly after the incurred for delay be enforced. work started, the Inspector caused repeated trouble with the men. Two of the best foremen the contractor could secure left on account of the overbearing manner and abuse of the Inspector.

The contractor was continually applying to the employment agencies for men, for besides the difficulty in securing men on account of the weather and the inconvenient situation, many would not come because it was known that the Inspector’s abuse caused men to leave after a few days stay.

Many would not come unless their fares were paid in advance because they were not sure of steady work on account of personal differences between the men and the Inspector. …At times the Inspector would come on the work under the influence of liquor and howl at the men without cause and sometimes, when in After losing his shirt on the contract, Ken- this state, threaten them. Thus he would keep the ney left town. At the time of his death, he men ill-tempered and impair their usefulness… was living in Soulsbyville, Calif., pursuing mining interests. …the Government got good buildings, well-constructed, with more labor and mateIn 1897, Kenney hired an attorney to write rial than was bargained for, and Kenney was to the Lighthouse Board on his behalf. The absolutely penniless because he faithfully carried attorney argued that there were a number of out and performed his work. circumstances beyond Kenney’s control, particularly “the incessant stormy weather.” The How the Lighthouse Board answered is attorney claimed the winter of 1889–90 was not known, but we can guess. “the most severe in the history of the State,” and asked that the unprecedented winter be Kenney died in August 1899; his wife four considered an act of God, and therefore a years later. Their daughter Grace was named valid excuse for the delay: executrix of Mrs. Kenney’s small estate.

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I built a light house plant for the Government at Pt. Harford, San Luis Obispo Co., in 1889 and 1890. I was 149-1/2 days over the time I was to have the plant completed. Through the agents in charge of the 12th district, and their recommendations, I have been kept out of $3,737.50...

I wish to say to you that it was the rain of 1889 and 1890 which was the principal cause. …The heavy rain compelled me to suspend operations entirely for weeks, and I could not put wet boards in the building for the inspectors would not allow it.

I sent a petition to Washington asking for an extension of time. It was not granted. You know that no man has control of the elements. Other contractors have had extensions of time granted them, and I cannot see why I should be a special target. I am up in years and am poor with a family to support.

On February 15, 1912, the Commissioner wrote back: …On July 27, 1889, a contract was entered into by Mr. George W. Kenney with the Engineer of the then Twelfth Lighthouse District for the construction of certain buildings for lighthouse purposes near San Luis Obispo, California. The time of completion was set at December 15, 1889, and the work was finally completed on May 14, 1890, liquidated damages in the sum of $3,737.50 being incurred thereby.

Mr. Kenney filed a number of petitions and letters protesting against the enforcement of this provision, which were duly investigated and reported upon by the Light House Board and on July 17, 1890, a letter was addressed by the Board to the Secretary of the Treasury recommending enforcement, which action was approved by the Secretary on the same date.

The matter was subsequently reviewed several times, and on each occasion, the original recommendations were concurred in by off icers of the Board…

From careful examination of the correspondence on file bearing on this matter, the Bureau is of the opinion that the findings of the Lighthouse Board were correct and just.

Twenty-two years after the lighthouse was built, efforts to recoup some of Kenney’s losses It was perhaps in Grace’s capacity as ex- finally came to an end. ecutrix that, on February 6, 1912, one more attempt was made to recover Kenney’s penKenney’s attorney was right, though, when he alty charges. Grace’s attorney wrote to the argued in 1897 that “the Government got good Lighthouse Commissioner, enclosing a copy buildings, well-constructed.” Kenney, even if still of an undated letter written by Kenney ex- bitter, would be proud to see his lighthouse now, plaining the delay: 132 years after it was finally finished.  Central Coast Journal

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HEALTH & MENTAL WELLNESS

Changing Our Brain

BY DR. CINDY MAYNARD

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e used to think that p e o p l e c o u l d n’t change, especially our brains. That we are born with a finite number of brain cells, and they slowly die as we age. But thankfully, newer research is showing differently through a process known as neuroplasticity. This new frontier of brain research is exciting because if we understand that our brains can change, we become more motivated to learn new ways of thinking, acting, and evolving.

Plasticity is described as being malleable, easily shaped, or molded. Neuroplasticity, then, refers to the brain’s ability to create new neurons or neural pathways and connections in response to learning something new or thinking or behaving in a different way.

Our brain is powered by approximately 100 billion neurons.

Each of these neurons can have anywhere from 7000 to 15,000 connections with other neurons via synapses (our brain’s way of communicating with the body).

The key to creating or strengthening these neural connections is through our thoughts, learning, and experiences.

The brain is actually a flexible organ ready to learn or unlearn, recalibrate, or repair. Our brain cells change in response to a new thought, behavior, or experience.

In other words, learning new things or new ways of thinking enables our brain to create new connections. If you look at the MRIs of a university student studying for exams, a bus driver learning new destinations, or a person learning meditation or a CentralCoastJournal.com

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musical instrument, you will see that there are changes in the areas of the brain associated with consciousness, thought, emotion, reasoning, language, and memory.

Understanding neuroplasticity is also important because it means we can adapt new abilities and ways of interacting with our environment and people at any age. Retraining the brain and its thought system not only improves our intelligence but it can help manage negative emotions such as fear, anger, or depression, help with addictions, or re-wire itself after an injury. Medications are commonly prescribed and taken to change the way our brain thinks. But what about changing our brain by changing our thinking? Our brain is molded by what our mind thinks about.

If we are constantly thinking anxious or fearful thoughts, our brain will be more hyperactive.

Conversely, if we focus on positive events happening in our life (good health, positive relationships, practicing kindness, etc.), we hardwire our brain to be more resilient and adaptive. By focusing our thoughts on gratitude or more loving experiences, we build new neural circuits and pathways which become woven into our brains.

Take Harry, for example. He admits to self-defeating behavior and decides to do something about it. He incorporated meditation and mindfulness into his daily life and, after a few months, noticed that his self-talk had changed to a more positive, self-compassionate dialogue. Plus, he was calmer. What happened?

Harry re-wired his brain and change, but we can change our created new neural pathways in brain — bit by bit, neural pathway his brain that contributed to his by neural pathway. well-being.

Cindy Maynard, Ph.D., RD, Other ways we can change is a health psychologist, registered our brain chemistry include be- dietitian, and health and fitness ing more creative with our lives. writer. You can contact her at Learn an instrument or a new drcindymaynard@live.com.  dance move. Get closer to nature. Try writing— we all have a story. Another way to boost plasticity is through physical exercise, which sets the formation of new neural pathways into motion and increases cognitive functioning.

If we think it and then do it, it becomes part of our being. Frequent repetition is key so that it becomes ingrained.

Conversely, brain “drainers” include engaging in the same old routines, negative thoughts, stress, not enough sleep, and lack of exercise. These situations can harm brain cells by decreasing our critical-thinking function and negatively impacting our left and right brain integration.

It’s challenging to develop new habits and skills. Sometimes we need to push ourselves to learn new things. Be patient. Neuroplastic changes take time for new structures and pathways to replace the old. Find your spirit of exploration, and let this be your inspiration for new thoughts and new possibilities. There are so many things in our lives we can’t

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CHARLES PADDOCK ZOO

Director Alan Baker

BY CAMILLE DEVAUL | PHOTOS BY RICK EVANS

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he Charles Paddock Zoo may be one of the smallest in the country, but it stands out as one of the most unique. And Zoo Director Alan Baker thinks it has the potential to be a crown jewel of the Central Coast.

than sticking to the reptiles, Alan picked up a swing shift at the zoo, where he was able to gain experience with all the animals.

“We still have species that are critically endangered — were still missing some little piece of the puzzle,” Alan said. “To me, those “I hope people realize they are the ones I like to focus on have an incredibly unique facility because they need the help.” here that a lot of other communities would love to have,” said Then Alan was given an opporAlan. tunity to restore the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, New Although Alan grew up in York, where he helped build the upstate New York near Catskill zoo literally from the ground Game Farm, at one time one of up, from painting and building the most famous zoological parks exhibits to sourcing the animals. in the country, he never thought Alan worked his way up to senior he would one day be a zoologist. zookeeper before moving back But for the last 20 years, Alan to California for a job as zoo suhas made the zoo his home away pervisor at the Sacramento Zoo. from home.

Alan was then urged by a forIn the late ’70s, he and his mer instructor at Cal Poly to wife picked up their things and apply for the zoo director pomoved from New York to Cal sition at Charles Paddock Zoo. Poly in San Luis Obispo, where He and his wife took the chance he planned to complete his Mas- because why wouldn’t two former ter’s degree in biology. Following Cal Poly students want to come graduation, Alan was hired by the back to the Central Coast?

California Department of Fish and Game to work on their sea Atascadero is home to The otter project. Budget cuts forced Charles Paddock Zoo — the him to move on and soon Alan only zoo in San Luis Obispo found himself at his first zoo in County.

Fresno.

In 1955, San Luis Obispo Alan started his zoo career County Park Ranger Charles working in the reptile exhibit. Paddock established the But he found himself never be- Atascadero Children’s Zoo in ing too attached to one species. what is now the Atascadero Most zookeepers, Alan explains, Lake Park. In 1977, the county find their niche and then aspire officially changed the name to to work in zoos specializing in the Charles Paddock Zoo. For their favorite species. So rather the past 30 years, the zoo has u 20 | may 2022

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been accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).

Alan explains the difficulties in being AZA-accredited, but also shares his pride for the zoo earning such recognition. In the United States, there are 6,000 licenses issued to exhibit animals to the public, but only 230 of those are accredited by AZA. Being accredited allows the zoo to participate in conservation programs and work with other zoos across the nation.

The zoo sits on five wooded acres. While it is smaller than most famed zoos, Alan sees the advantages to that. In larger zoos, the public is attracted to well, the main attractions such as lions, tigers, and bears (oh my!). But what they may not notice is all the smaller species partnered with those more popular ones.

“They don’t notice those little animals, but here they get to be the stars,” says Alan. “They get to shine.”

The zoo’s five-year plan focuses on featuring five biodiversity hotspots: Mediterranian California, Indo-Burma, Andes South America, West Africa, and Madagascar.

“We pick from the whole world and kinda go, let’s pick neat animals that fit our climate, that fit our size that are amazing animals and teach people about them,” Alan explains.

Showcasing unique animals is something Alan and the zoo take great pride in,

Alan already has plans made to “Most people have seen a tiger renovate and recreate other exhib— but have you seen a binturong?” its. All he is missing are the funds he asks. “That’s our point; here is to make them all happen. something we can do a little different.”

“It’s [the zoo] a huge resource for the community, and it’s someRed pandas are the newest ren- thing people who live here can be ovated exhibit at the zoo. As the proud of,” Alan says. pandas are native to Indo-Burma, the exhibit immersively takes you “And because we are small, our to tropical Asia, showcasing other money goes a lot further here,” he animals you may find there. Alan says. “This zoo could really be a hopes the newest exhibit shows jewel.” people the zoo’s potential to “pack a punch” in a small space.

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Zoo holds many memories. Being 67 years old, the place has been a part of people’s childhood for at least three generations. How many of us have a photo in front of the infamous lion water fountain?

“We have people who come here every day,” Alan says. “It’s a time for them to interact. Grandparents can be with their grandkids. It’s a safe place and a fun place.”

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CLASSIC COOKING

Salmon Favorites for Mom

BY BARBIE BUTZ

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here are two reasons I am happy to celebrate the month of May 2022. The first is that our first child was born on May 8, and secondly, this year, May 8 is also Mother’s Day. I remember coming home after his birth, it was a Friday, and Mother’s Day was that Sunday. What a celebration we had!

The month of May seems like a gentle month to me. Spring is still in full swing, flowers are at their peak, and the weather is neither too

cold nor too warm, which makes for a nice time to pull out the grill for a Mother’s Day celebration.

Whether your choice is to grill or bake, the following recipes for salmon are sure to please everyone.

These delicious recipes are from the Junior League of Seattle cookbook titled Simply Classic, first published in 1993. The book is part of my collection of Junior League cookbooks that I refer to often. 

Happy month of May, Cheers!

Ingredients

Bourbon-Basted Salmon

•1½ pounds salmon fillet

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Marinade: •¼ cup brown sugar •3 tablespoons bourbon •3 tablespoons green onion, chopped •2 tablespoons soy sauce •2 tablespoons vegetable oil

•½ cup mayonnaise •1/3 cup green olives with pimiento, sliced •¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped •1 tablespoon lemon juice, freshly squeezed •1 tablespoon capers, drained •½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce •¼ teaspoon white pepper •1½ pounds salmon fillet

•¼ cup apricot jam •4 teaspoons prepared horseradish •2 teaspoons cider vinegar •4 (6-ounce) salmon steaks

lace salmon, skin side down in a shallow baking dish. Remove all bones. In a small bowl, combine all marinade ingredients. Pour over salmon and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.

Brush the insides of a fish grilling basket with vegetable oil. Remove salmon from marinade; reserve marinade. Place salmon in basket and close securely. Grill salmon in basket over hot coals, turning once, until opaque throughout, about 7 minutes per

Mediterranean Salmon Bake

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reheat the oven to 375 degrees. Combine all ingredients except salmon in a small bowl. Mix well. Lay salmon fillet, skin side down, in a large baking dish. Remove all bones. Spread olive mixture evenly

reheat the oven to 375 degrees. In a small bowl, combine apricot jam, horseradish, and vinegar. Spread mixture evenly over salmon steaks. Place steaks in

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Salmon Steaks With Apricot-Horseradish Sauce

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side. Baste with reserved marinade during cooking. Serve hot or cold.

Serves 4 No grill basket? Cook salmon directly on oiled grill, turning once, about 7 minutes per side.

Note: A whole salmon fillet has a small row of bones near the top. Working with the grain of the salmon, use tweezers to pull out each bone.

a shallow baking dish. Bake about 10 minutes per inch of thickness, or until meat closest to bone is barely opaque. Serve immediately. Serves 4 Central Coast Journal

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WORLD OF WINE

Let’s Talk Terroir

BY MIRA HONEYCUTT

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inemakers and wine educators frequently use the word terroir when describing a wine’s characteristics. What does it mean, and how does it impact a wine’s expression?

“For wine growing and wine making we look at soil, site, climate — these are the main drivers.” In addition, the region’s water availability and types of grape varieties well suited for a particular site play a crucial part.

Terroir (pronounced tare-wahr), is a French word which, in simple terms, means a sense of place, the total impact of a vineyard’s site.

Yet, it’s not so simple. It’s a sum total of environmental factors such as the region’s soil, elevation, sun exposure, slope orientation, combined with nuances of climate conditions such as rainfall, wind, diurnal temperatures, wind, and fog.

“All these factors come in,” Seay told me, seated in the breezy garden of Hope Family Wines tasting room on Paso Robles’ westside.

As important terroir is to a vintner/winemaker, each wine region is affected with its own set of challenges. “In Paso, we have weather conditions that force us to do outside of what terroir would give us,” said Seay.

Each of these factors, like instruments in an orchestral symphony, come together to create the expression of a particular region’s terroir - all of which reflect the wine’s characteristic in a glass, defining a particular wine region.

“That’s when we have to use our technology and ingenuity,” said Seay. Such as incorporating practices like irrigation and canopy management. “But still maintain the integrity of terroir,” Seay continued. “Certain natural elements are there that maintain the integBut terroir is not limited to rity and sense of place of terroir.”

French wines. Terroir is respected by winemakers globally; it’s what How big a role does soil play in Mother Nature provides them. a site’s terroir?

“If you boil it down, basically it’s It does play an important role a sense of place,” said Stasi Seay, especially in Paso, Seay answered. director of vineyard at Hope Family Wines (HFW) in Paso Robles.

It’s both soil and other variables that encompass the importance of terroir.

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Planting grape varieties to a specific site is one of them. For example, the HFW vineyard was originally planted in the early 1990s to cabernet sauvignon and merlot, Bordeaux style grape varieties that were later replanted to Rhône style varieties.

Burgundy region express their distinctive earthy mushroomy flavors.

Vintners/winemakers across the globe take the French approach of terroir very seriously. But there are those who passionately express their wines as having goût de terroir ( a distinctive taste of “What became pretty appar- wine from a specific site). Marc ent is that we are in Templeton Goldberg, founder of Windward Gap, our terroir is cool, we get fog Vineyard, is one of them. here,” noted Seay. It was hard to get the Bordeaux grape varieties Goldberg’s 15-acre vineyard ripe, and the wines showed under in the cool pocket of Templeton ripe characters. “It was clear that Gap on Paso Roble’s westside was the sense of place might not be planted exclusively to pinot noir the best for cabernet and merlot, in 1989. Although Paso Robles is so it was replanted to syrah, gren- not known for this grape variety, ache, mourvedre, and roussanne,” Goldberg was convinced that he Seay explained. had found this sweet spot well suited for pinot noir.

A region’s terroir can express all kinds of characteristics in wine, Goldberg dedicated the plantfrom fruitiness to spice and earthy ing exclusively to this variety and notes to chaparral or garrigue. has been producing award-winSome regions, such as wines from ning wines ever since his first vinFrance’s Provence region, express tage in 1993. “All the complicated the typical garrigue, a mix of rose- variables come together to produce mary, sage, lavender grown along what’s in the glass,” said Goldberg. the Mediterranean Coast. In Paso “But there’s a second variable, the Robles, some wines express chap- [grape] variety that’s planted in arral characteristics of the region’s that place that’s important.” dry arid shrubs. Pinot noirs from And for Goldberg, that variety was pinot noir, ideally suited for his site’s terroir, and his role was to shepherd the expression of the specific terroir on his vineyard site. “It’s a special thing that has identity; it says ‘I have goût de terroir.’”

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Art of Linda Trapp on Display

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National Day of Prayer

SUNKEN GARDENS, ATASCADERO

ESTERO BAY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 3000 HEMLOCK AVE.

12pm & 6pm 12pm The North County will have an For the month of May view artist Linda opportunity to gather in Atascadero, Trapp’s Abstract watercolor expresses for two events, a brief gathering at joy in nature noon for prayer, and a full program at 6pm

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Art & Wine Walk

ATASCADERO CITY HALL

5:30 - 8pm Sip and shop downtown Atascadero.

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Mother’s Day MAY

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Atascadero Citywide Yardsale THROUGHOUT ATASCADERO

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National Day of Prayer

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WINDFALL FARMS FOALING BARN LOCATED AT 4710 FLYING PASTER LANE, PASO ROBLES

1 - 5pm Enjoy over thirty Central Coast wineries while wearing your finest haberdashery & enjoying a live stream of the Kentucky Derby. For more info and to purchase tickets visit derbydaywinefest.com

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Paso Robles Wine Country Auction The 2nd Annual Virtual Auction. A weeklong online auction is the opportunity for bidders to acquire one-of-a-kind experiences not available out of any retail channel, as well as rare wines, vertical collections, and large format bottles.

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SLO Sheriff’s Rodeo

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Cruisin’ Morro Bay Car Show MORRO BAY BLVD & MAIN ST

12pm The Cruisin’ Morro Bay Car Show Gather at our Peace Pole to participate returns for its 26th year. Enjoy a in the National Day Of Prayer cruise night and card show over the weekend

Derby Day Wine Fest at Windfall Farms’

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PASO ROBLES EVENT CENTER

700 S. MISSION ST, SAN MIGUEL

5:30 - 11pm The first SLO County Sheriff’s Rodeo will feature barrel racing ,team penning, and a concert by Joe & Martina. Tickets are $10 and children 12 or younger are free. For more info visit slosheriffsrodeo.com

10am - 3pm Portraying Living History during the aftermath of Jack Powers gang robberies in May 1858. For more info visit historic-rios-caledonia.org

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Skate Mission Plaza • Pop-Up Roller Rink!

The outdoor roller-rink will operate seven days a week, with skate sessions beginning at the top of each hour. For more info and ticket prices visit downtownslo.com

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Bearcat Booster Cornhole Tournament

THE RAVINE WATERPARK

10am Join the Bearcat Boosters to support the Bearcat Athletics.

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22nd Annual Morro Bay City-Wide Yard Sale MORRO BAY

8am - 2pm There will be sales on almost every street!

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Fiesta In A Bottle- 9th Annual Tequila Festival AVILA BEACH GOLF RESORT

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Avila Beach Blues Fest AVILA BEACH GOLF RESORT

12pm This is the 27th year of the biggest and longest running blues festival on the Central Coast. For more info and tickets prices visit avilabeachresort. com

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Golden State Classics Car Show DOWNTOWN PASO ROBLES

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Memorial Day SEE MEMORIAL DAY EVENTS ON PAGE 30

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BUSINESS SERVICES San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce

Phone: 805-781-2670 895 Monterey St. San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Visit: slochamber.org Cambria Chamber of Commerce

Phone 805-927-3624 Open Monday through Friday 9 to 5 Please call first on weekends.

767 Main Street Cambria, California 93428 Visit: info@cambriachamber.org Cayucos Chamber of Commerce

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Phone: 805-595-2664 100 San Luis Street Avila Beach, CA 93424 Mailing address is: PO Box 309, Avila Beach CA 93424 Visit: avilabeachcsd.org Point San Luis Harbor District

Phone: 805-595-5400 3950 Avila Beach Drive P.O. Box 249 Avila Beach, CA 93424

Los Osos / Baywood Park Chamber of Commerce

Phone: 805- 528-4884 781 Los Osos Valley Road, Los Osos, CA 93402 Mailing: P.O. Box 6282, Los Osos, CA 93412 Visit: lobpchamber.org Pismo Beach Chamber of Commerce

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PHOTO OF THE MONTH On the Beach in Shell Beach below Palisades Park by Beth Rauch

To submit your Photo of the Month, send a high resolution (300 dpi) jpeg photo by email to editor@centralcoastjournal.com, along with where in SLO County the photo was taken and the photographer’s name.

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Last Word

MEMORIAL DAY

A Day to Reflect and Remember Those Who Gave Their Lives in Sacrifice

BY HAYLEY MATTSON

Cambria American Legion 1000 Main Street, Cambria Time: 11 am; BBQ to follow Paso Robles District Cemetery 45 Nacimiento Lake Dr, Paso Robles Time: 11 am

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ver the years, Memorial Day weekend brings us together and bined — a war where the United States fought against itself in order marks the beginning of the warm summer months ahead. It to abolish slavery and won in April 1865. is important, however, now more than ever that we take time to reflect and to remember those who gave their lives in service, both On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln declared the end here on American soil and abroad. of slavery with the Emancipation Proclamation issued that slaves in all Confederate states in rebellion against the Union “shall be then, Memorial Day began as Decoration Day, with roots in the aftermath thenceforward, and forever free.” of the American Civil War. The Civil War raged on until the major Confederate armies surIt is told that in late April 1866, an assembly of four Mississippi rendered to the United States in April of 1865. women traveled to decorate graves of soldiers who died in the Battle of Shiloh. They found Confederate graves in good condition and cared Two months later, in June 1865, after the war ended, Gen. Gordon for alongside graves of Union soldiers untended. Moved by the scene, Granger’s final stop was in Galveston, Texas, which signaled freedom they honored the Union soldiers’ graves with flower decorations as for Texas’ 250,000 enslaved people, and Juneteenth was born. well, in somber grief for lives lost.

The sacrifices during that time are immeasurable and it’s hard to Memorial Day is the only holiday in which we honor those who fathom a nation more divided. Over the last two years, our country lost their lives in service to the country. The holiday officially became continues to face an invisible enemy, which has us divided once again a federal holiday in 1971. and evaluating where we have come from, how our nation was formed, what our future holds, and how our grandchildren will remember this On November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered re- time in history. marks, which later became known as the Gettysburg Address, during the official dedication ceremony for the National Cemetery of GetAs we honor the servicemen and women this year, we do so in a tysburg in Pennsylvania, on the site of one of the bloodiest and most country that longs for healing, peace, and unity. We do so at a time decisive battles of the Civil War. when the aftermath of the pandemic is still among us, and the war that we are experiencing is like none we have ever before.

Lincoln’s address is remembered as one of the most important speeches in American history. In it, he invoked the principles of huTaking the time to remember the ultimate sacrifice the brave men man equality contained in the Declaration of Independence and con- and women made and continue to make on behalf of the American nected the sacrifices of the Civil War with the desire for “a new birth people of their own free will, is a debt that we will never be able of freedom,” as well as the all-important preservation of the Union to repay. created in 1776 and the ideal of self-government.

We can, however, honor them, recognize them, and choose to set It is documented that more than 620,000 men died in the Civil aside our differences and come together for the good of our nation War, more than any other war in American history, even when com- and for future generations to come.

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