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Celebrate Morro Bays Founders Day July 17 By Allyson Oken Of Morro Bay Life
In 1964 the Beatles dominated the Billboard top 100, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Nelson Mandela as sentenced to life in prison and Morro Bay became and incorporated city in San Luis Obispo County. Now, 50 years later, the town is having a birthday bash in the form of a Founders Day Picnic, hosted by the Morro Bay 50th Committee at Tidelands Park. This community event will run from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on July 17. According to event planners Joan Solu and Christine Johnson, the committee could really use all hands on deck in the form of volunteers for the day’s events. Solu said, “We are looking for volunteers to help on the day with kids activities, set up and take down as well as donations. We are still seeking ice cream and cake donations so we can provide the community with free cake and ice cream to celebrate Morro Bay’s birthday. All and any proceeds from this day’s event will be going to support
Jim Terrick is the owner of Los Osos Valley Organic Farm, a small farm of about seven acres located on Clark Valley Road just off of Los Osos Valley Road. Photo by Ruth Ann Angus
Los Osos Valley Organic Farm Residents take advantage of community supported agriculture By Ruth Ann Angus For Morro Bay Life
There is nothing fresher than produce just picked and placed on your table and that is the premise that community supported agriculture lives by. We are fortunate on the Central Coast to have a number of farmers who offer their produce for sale at farmers markets and now many are moving forward with developing a community supported agriculture program. One of those locally that services residents in Morro Bay, Los Osos and surrounding areas is Los Osos Valley Organic Farm. This is a small farm of about seven acres located on the same site as the Polo Grounds on Clark Valley Road just off of Los Osos Valley Road. Jim Terrick, proprietor, grows several varieties of lettuce, such as Boston green, romaine, and green leaf, and other vegetables like bok choy, cabbage, cauliflower, celery,
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carrots and broccoli, to name a few. He also grows a couple of varieties of strawberries. Terrick comes from a farming family and he has a degree in Animal Science that he obtained at Cal Poly University. He started his career in agricultural finance and after working in that field in Southern California for some years he felt the pull back to farming so he began his own farm. “At that time I was still using chemical fertilizers,” Terrick commented, “and although I was interested in growing organically, I never knew if the land I leased would stay in agriculture or wind up as a housing development.” Terrick decided to go to work for Tanaka Farms in Orange County then and became farm supervisor. In 2006 he moved to the Central Coast and became farm manager for the prior owner of the land at Los Osos Valley Organic
For some people, a part of Morro Bay life involves physical therapy treatments at San Luis Sports Therapy. This clinic and its director, Michael Williams are well known in town. Williams opened his first clinic here in 2002 in a small office space on Quintana Road. He soon outgrew that facility and in 2007 moved the business to a larger space on the corner of Harbor and Shasta. Patients who are referred by their physicians spend a couple of hours several days a week doing specialized treatment exercises and getting handson care. This writer can attest to the quality of care having been a patient on and off since 2003. My case involved a severe back problem that resulted in the necessity for surgery. While surgery helped tremendously, I still need to continue doing physical therapy exercises for the rest of my life. Because many patients have similar situations to mine, Williams recognized the need for a Wellness clinic and now patients continue their exercise routines after regular treatment ends under that umbrella. Please turn to Page 2
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Fizz, Boom, Read Morro Bay Library summer reading program kicks off June 14
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Front row: Jackie Kinsey, Branch Manager, Beth McKenzie and Michele Gorey. Back Row: Diana Hammerlund, BethAnn Stanovich and Mary Blair. This is the friendly library staff that will be hosting several summer events and programs.
Morro Bay’s Library is one resource for parents this summer through the entertaining Fizz, Boom, Read program. Librarian, Jackie Kinsey described the program and how they are able to keep the kids reading every summer. “Our program is mostly self-guided and ages 0 to 18 may participate, said Kinsey. “The goal is to read 10 books over the summer for the older kids and for those that need a reader the goal is 20 books for the summer. Scholastic, through the SLO Library Foundation, provided all of our books and we are very grateful for their support. For each benchmark a reader meets, we offer
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Every year Michael Williams, owner of San Luis Sports Therapy, holds a large pre-4th of July barbecue at his business location. Photo by Ruth Ann Angus