Bay News, March 24 - April 6, 2016

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March 24 - April 6, 2016

YOUR COMMUNITY IN YOUR HANDS

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Meetings to Discuss Cayucos FD Future

County Says It’s Time to Hook Up to Sewer

By Neil Farrell

By Neil Farrell

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he Cayucos Fire District is gearing up for a series of community meetings to discuss the fire department’s future and more specifically an upcoming vote on increasing the local fire tax to save it from dissolution. Cayucos Fire Capt. Mark Walton said in a news release that the fire chief has decided to “temporarily staff the department,” using reserve firefighters from other agencies to supplement the volunteer paid-call firefighters they already have, many

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of whom have been with the department 25-30 years. The difference, he explained, is that they will have two people at the station all the time, instead of having everyone respond from home once a call goes out. A contract with Cal Fire to staff its seasonal station in Cayucos year-round provides other crewmembers. But the temporary staffing will only be in place until June 30.

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MBPD Officer Cleared Page 3

Dinner and a Movie Page 36

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he Los Osos sewer project is set to finish up in just a few days and next week, residents are going to have get serious about hooking up to the system over the next 12 months or so. According to a publication put out by County Engineering, the new treatment plant out behind the cemetery off LOVR will be ready to start taking sewage as of March 28. The County has cut the town into three pieces, called “Phases” and expects people to move forward quickly,

giving 6-month windows to have the work completed in each area. The areas of Cuesta-bythe-Sea, Vista de Oro, and Redfield Woods (WoodlandHighland) neighborhoods, the Downtown shopping district, the neighborhood off Bayview Heights Drive, and the Morro Shores, Sunny Oaks and Daisy Hill MHPs are included in Phase 1. The period for hooking up in those areas is March-September. See Sewer, page 38

C O N T E N T S Bret Colhouer publisher bret@tolosapress.com Neil Farrell managing editor The Bay News neil@tolosapress.com Theresa-Marie Wilson managing editor The Coast News t@tolosapress.com Camas Frank section editor SLO City News frank@tolosapress.com Michael Elliott sports reporter sports@tolosapress.com Michelle Johnson art director Christy Serpa editorial design

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MBPD Officer Cleared in Shooting ..........................3

Easter Events ........................13-15

Easter Egg Hunts in Los Osos, Cayucos..................4

Tax Time ..................................... 16

Morro Bay Good Friday, Easter Servies ..................4

Healthy Living ............................ 17

Morro Bay Man Elected to National Board .............4

Now and Then ............................ 18

Citywide Yard Sale is April 1-3 .................................4

Farmer’s Market Haps................ 19

Police Blotter.........................................................6-7

Community Calendar ............20-21

New County Fire Chief Sworn In .............................8

Eat, Play, Shop ........................... 22

Cross-Over Voting Deadline is March 31.................8

Nightwriters ............................... 23

Martial Arts Studio ...................................................9

Talley Farms Recipe.................... 24

Cayucos Sea Glass Festival ....................................10

Sports Shorts.............................. 26

Letters to the Editor ..............................................11

Cal Poly Baseball ........................ 27

Home Improvement Program Approved ..............12

Charity Bassett graphic design

Surf’s Up ..................................... 28

Honor FLight Fundraiser ........................................37

Framed ....................................... 31

Kathrene Tiffin copy editor

Pop-up Art Show in Los Osos ................................37

Entertainment .......................34-35

Dana Shanahan administrative assistant

Salmon Season Options to be Weighed ................40

Dinner and a Movie .................... 36

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Easter egg hunts 10 a.m. Saturday, March 26 in Los Osos and Cayucos.

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MBPD Officer Cleared in Shooting By Neil Farrell

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Morro Bay police officer has been cleared of wrong doing in an officer-involved shooting last October, the District Attorney said. District Attorney Dan Dow’s office had been in charge of the investigation into the Oct. 30, 2015 shooting in the leg of a transient man by Sr. Ofc. Dale Cullum while resisting arrest for an earlier commercial burglary. The suspect, Alec Bryan Stephenson, 20, was wounded and has since recovered. He was charged with assaulting an officer, resisting arrest and burglary. Stephenson was initially declared mentally unfit to stand trial and has spent several months taking drug therapy treatment. He was recently cleared to stand trial. Asked for an update by The Bay News, D.A. Dow said, “We concluded our investigation and review of the officer involved shooting. Our conclusion is that the officer’s actions in using deadly force [a gun versus a Taser] were lawful. The matter is closed and we will not be issuing a public report.� MBPD Cmdr. Bryan Millard said Sr. Ofc. Cullum was given several

weeks off to recover from a head wound suffered in the incident, and then returned to patrol duties. He declined to say when. “I cannot release any details of the exact dates or specifics of officer scheduling,� Cmdr. Millard said. The bizarre case started about 6:43 a.m. Friday, Oct. 30, when 9-1-1 dispatchers got a report of an attempted break-in at The Good Flea Thrift Store, 335 Quintana Rd., which was reported by a nearby business owner. As we reported at the time, the RP, who spoke exclusively to The Bay News, said he was at work when he heard glass breaking and went to investigate. A young man was outside covered in white powder who when asked what he was doing, replied

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that he was “reclaiming some of God’s property,� and that he’d be back. The funny-smelling powder was from a fire extinguisher Stephenson, who was carrying a 2-foot and 4-foot tree branches, allegedly used to break the Good Flea’s plate glass window and take a gold glass candleholder. Stephenson reportedly said, “Want to know what’s happening?� then allegedly admitted that he’d broken the window and grabbed the candleholder. “He said, ‘I’m taking this for my alchemy.’� Stephenson rode off on a bicycle in the direction of the Vet’s Hall on Surf Street and was followed as he headed out towards Morro Rock. Two police cruisers responded and caught

up to Stephenson near the basketball court on Coleman Drive. That’s where the encounter occurred with Ofc. Maria Lomeli and Sr. Ofc. Cullum, who was allegedly hit with a stick in the head by Stephenson before he shot him. Stephenson was hospitalized but did not suffer a serious wound. Ofc. Lomeli returned to duty right away. Cmdr. Millard said this was the first officer-involved shooting for MBPD in his 15 years. “Our officers were present for the State Parks shooting in the early 2000s [a double homicide with a state park ranger wounding the suspect], though not directly involved. I have heard of previous incidents, but they occurred prior to my arrival here.� Following the incident, MBPD didn’t change its policies. “We have not changed any policies as a result of this incident,� Cmdr Millard explained. “We did review the incident as part of a critical incident review process, and are always looking to improve our overall policing procedures. Since this is an ongoing case that is now scheduled for trial, we will be unable to discuss any specifics.�

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Easter Egg Hunts in Los Osos, Cayucos

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aster events and egg hunts are once again planned in Los Osos and Cayucos. The 27th Annual Bay-Osos Kiwanis Club’s Easter Egg Hunt is set for 10 a.m. Saturday, March 26 at the South Bay Community Center lawn, Los Osos. The free event features two bounce houses, the Balloon Guy, a 4-H petting zoo, Boy Scout demos and more. At 10:30 is story time with the Friends of the Library and the best costume

and best home-decorated egg contests awarded by age group. The egg hunt starts at 11 with a free barbecue hot dog lunch afterwards. The event is co-sponsored by the Kiwanis Club and SLO County Parks. Sponsors are Steve Auslender REeBroker Group, Michael Konjoyan’s State Farm Insurance Agency, Whiz Kids Toy Store, Rabobank, Pacific Capital Mortgage, Jimmy Bumps Pasta House and Celia’s Garden Café.

And the Cayucos Lioness Club’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt and Easter Bonnet Dog Parade are also set for Saturday, March 26 at Hardie Park. The hunt is at 10 a.m. and kids can hunt eggs and meet the Easter Bunny for photos. Then at noon is the Easter Bonnet Dog Parade fundraiser in support of the Lionesses’ mutt mitt program. Entry fee is $10 for the first dog, $8 for the second and $5 for a third dog. Instead

of prizes, all dogs will be given raffle tickets for a myriad of fun doggie prizes. Pre-register online at: cayucosdogs@ gmail.com to have a form and “commands” emailed back. Extra raffle tickets awarded for pre-registering. Arrive early the 26th to register. Hot dogs available for the people after the parade. Call Phyllis (805) 835-8825 or Brenda at (805) 235-6027 with questions.

Morro Bay Good Friday, Easter Services

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ll are invited to a Community Good Friday Service set for noon Friday, March 25 at Calvary Lutheran Church, 480 Monterey Ave., Morro Bay. Several churches from Morro Bay and Los Osos are teaming up for the service, and seven local pastors will be

sharing a short, 4-minute devotional based on the seven last sayings of Christ from the cross. The service will include scripture readings, music, messages, and prayers. The public is also invited to the Morro Bay Community Easter Sunrise Service set for 6:30 a.m. Sunday, March 27 at

the Morro Rock parking lot. The annual service is sponsored by churches from Morro Bay and Los Osos. Pastor Roger Evey will share a short Easter message, and Pastor Chris Vanoli will lead Easter worship on his guitar. In case of rain, the service will be

moved to the sanctuary of Shoreline Calvary Chapel, located at 1130 Napa Ave., (the old Morro Elementary School cafeteria) in Morro Bay. Special thanks go out to Shoreline Calvary Chapel for handling all the setup and logistics at Morro Rock for the worship service.

Morro Bay Man Elected to National Board

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he leader of a local beautification group has been elected to the movement’s national board. Walter Heath of Morro Bay was elected to the America in Bloom Board of Directors at its annual meeting earlier this month. “What an honor to have Walter join the AIB Board of Directors,” said Laura Kunkle, AIB executive director. “He has been an active volunteer in both Morro Bay in Bloom and America in Bloom, so it will be nice to harness his leadership and creativity at the national level by serving on the board.

I’m looking forward to Walter’s energy, positive spirit, and leadership.” Heath joined two others elected to the board — Linda Hart of the Holland, Mich., Visitors Bureau and Leslie Pittenger, the Belpre, Ohio city auditor. “America in Bloom is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting nationwide beautification programs and personal and community involvement through the use of flowers, plants, trees, and other environmental and lifestyle enhancements,” the organization said in a news release. “AIB provides educational programs,

resources, and the challenge of a friendly competition between participating communities across the country.” Katy Moss Warner, president emeritus of the American Horticultural Society, was elected president of the board. Evelyn Alemanni of ALLEA and former Arroyo Grande Mayor, Tony Ferrara of Arroyo Consulting Group, were elected first and second vice presidents, respectively. Dr. Marvin Miller of Ball Horticultural Company, was elected treasurer, and Dr Jack Clasen was elected secretary. Dr. Charlie Hall of Texas A&M University

is the past president. Others on the board of directors are: Bobby Barnitz of Bob’s Market & Greenhouse, Drew Becher of Marshall Dirks, Proven Winners, Dale Fisher of Jon Carloftis Fine Gardens, Edith Makra of the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, John Manchester, the Mayor of Lewisburg, W.V., and Diana Weiner of the Gerry Foundation. For information about America in Bloom, see: www.AmericaInBloom.org.

Citywide Yard Sale is April 1-3 By Neil Farrell

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orro Bay’s Annual Citywide Yard Sale is set for FridaySaturday, April 1-3 at homes throughout the community but the event is being put on automatic pilot and no official signups are being taken. Morro Bay Beautiful, which organizes the event in conjunction with Morro Bay Garbage Co.’s Spring Cleanup Week (Mission Country Disposal in Los Osos and Cayucos), has decided that with the drop-off in signups last year, an official map listing the sales is unnecessary. Nor will there be an official event “headquarters” where people can get information and maps. Sellers are on their own for

advertising, and will no doubt have to resort to the old tried-and-true methods of signs tacked to utility poles, on A-frames or on the windows of parked cars. But sellers should be aware that posting such signs on poles is against the City Municipal Code, so they should be removed immediately after the sale is over, especially now that the City has proactive code enforcement agents. Morro Bay residents are nevertheless being encouraged to have a yard sale that weekend and to take part in the Spring Cleanup Week, which is April 11-15 in Morro Bay, Cayucos and Los Osos. According to a flyer the garbage

company put out, the service is only for single-family residential customers. They want the extra garbage out on the curb no later than 6 a.m. on your regular pick-up day and don’t block the waste wheelers (gray, blue and green garbage cans), as the normal automated truck will still come to get those. Clean-Up Week garbage may be bagged, bundled, put in cardboard boxes or in standard trash cans. (Be sure to leave a note or they will take your trashcans too.) The limit for garbage, green-waste and recycling combined is 12 standard trash cans (32-gallons each) or the equivalent in bags, boxes, or bundles. And no hazardous materials will be

taken, however, the City operates a household hazardous waste dropoff facility on Saturdays at the sewer treatment plant on Atascadero Road. And you must call them a week ahead of time if you want to get rid of things like TVs, water heaters, couches, washers, dryers, small appliances, chairs, box springs, mattresses, refrigerators, and overstuffed chairs. Those are generally $10 each with a two-per-house limit. Passenger car tires cost $2.50 each to get rid of with a limit of four per household; same price for rims. If you’ve got something that takes two men to wrestle away, they will give you a quote for the additional costs.

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Police Blotter

Arroyo Grande • March 13: There was insufficient evidence to support a claim of tires being slashed on South Elm Street. • March 12: A DUI arrest was made on the 1600 block of Grand after the driver was observed driving on the sidewalk and failed to maintain her lane. • March 11: Officers responded to a fight on the 500 block of Carmella involving a father and his son yelling at each other. It was determined that one of them was under the influence of a controlled substance and he was hauled off to the hoosegow. • March 10: A “customer” on the 100 block of Station Way picked up some items in the store and when was confronted by an employee made a break for it.

Morro Bay • March 13: At 11:18 p.m. police crossed paths with a suspicious man in the 900 block of Quintana. Logs indicated the apparent hype was needled and injected into the hoosegow for being higher than the space station and for no doubt longer than Scott Kelly on drugs. Another spaced out spaceman was arrested March 12 in the 700 block of Quintana, which is turning out to be a pretty good fishin’ hole. • March 12: Some thieving scoundrel stole a bicycle from the 400 block of Bonita. In an unrelated case, at 10:22 a.m. on the 11th in the 700 block of Quintana, a 60-year-old man fell off his bicycle and landed in the hospital. • March 12: Vandals struck in the 600 block of Olive, as some hooligan threw a rock through a house window.

“Someone in the ER reported being bitten in the ear by a friend while at Dolphin Cove. He was too drunk to give details about the want-to-be Mike Tyson.” Another case [reported on March 5] involving similar statements from another Los Osos Middle School student,” which begs the question — Do you know what your little angel has been texting? • March 9: Someone rode off with an 8-speed mountain bike from the 1100 block of Monterey. • March 9: Police arrested a regular customer at 4 p.m. at Elena and Juniper on a $10,000 warrant for a previous drug bust, a case of selfcaused double jeopardy. • March 8: Police stopped a suspicious man at 3:53 p.m. in the 700 block of Morro Bay Boulevard and arrested the 58-year-old for suspicion of possessing a switchblade. • March 8: Police responded to the 300 block of Dunbar for a reported “theft of a vehicle without the owner’s consent,” which is sort of what stealing means. The car was recovered abandoned at Cerro Alto Campground on Hwy 41. • March 7: A man told police that a woman he knows stole his handbag containing a Tablet computer and other stuff from the Albertson’s Lounge. • March 7: Some burglar burgled a business in the 300 block of Errol. In the 400 block of Monterey, someone got into an unlocked truck and stole house and car keys, and personal items, next call — a locksmith.

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• March 13: Someone on Dolliver at Pomeroy was selling corn, the new gateway drug, and making noise with a horn. The caller wanted police to quiet the cob down.

• March 13: A mother reported that a man in the pier parking lot punched her teenaged son. The prizefighter had reportedly pulled a knife on someone else earlier in the day. • March 13: Two spatting roommates on the 200 block of Oceanview got into a fight and placed each other under citizens arrest and cited each other. Come and knock on my door… • March 13: A mother on the 100 block of esparto wanted to speak to an officer about her daughter who was causing a commotion and had thrown a potted plant in the roadway before driving off. Extra patrols were requested. • March 12: A man and a woman where reportedly trying to open cars behind Denny’s. Conveniently they both had outstanding warrants. • March 12: A neighbor dispute of spray paint was reported on the 100 block of Irish Way. Both parties were counseled. • March 12: A guy on the 300 block of Placentia reported a missing quad off-road vehicle. Neighbors told him that someone one lifted it onto a truck and took off. The caller thought it might have been a repo company because he was two years past due on payments. He said he would follow up with the collection agency.

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• March 11: A caller on the 300 block of Wilmar reported being stuck in an elevator at a residence where she took care of an elderly woman. She was concerned for her client’s welfare.

• March 13: Someone in the ER reported being bitten in the ear by a friend while at Dolphin Cove. He was too drunk to give details about the want-to-be Mike Tyson.

• March 11: A wallet was stolen from the bar area of Spyglass Restaurant and a credit card was used to set up a tab at the Spyglass Inn and to buy gas at the neighboring Shell Station.

• March 10: Police stopped a vehicle at 12:15 p.m. at Monterey and Pacific and the 23-year-old man was busted for suspicion of driving high, possessing paraphernalia and a rookie mistake, as officers also discovered his alleged stash.

• March 13: A report came in from the 200 block of Surf St. concerning two men trying to break into the callers car. The suspects then walked down the road trying other car doors. Several cars on the street had been broken into.

• March 11: Several cars were rummaged through on Indio Drive.

• March 9: Police documented a case of online bullying. According to logs, the case involves “Harassing and inappropriate statements being posted on an Instagram account regarding a 13-year-old female.

• March 13: A transient at Huckleberry’s reportedly told an employee to stop staring at him or he would stab her. Mr. Congeniality was advised against trespassing and

• March 11: At 9:50 p.m. police followed up on a case in the 2100 block of Main and arrested a 28-year-old belle of the ball on suspicion of possessing narcotics for transportation and sales, paraphernalia and of course having pinched into the stash for personal use.

• March 11: A boxer pooch found on the 1300 block Costa Brava was reunited with its human after spending time in the kennel. • March 11: A caller on the 200 block of Ridge reported that two days prior her daughter-in-law had punched her several times. Naturally, she didn’t

want to take any action.

San Luis Obispo • March 18: Police got a 9-1-1 call from a lost cell phone in the 1300 block of Monterey at 6 a.m. Logs indicated the phone was within 32 meters of the spot with an open line but no music or talking. Cops were hung up for about 10 minutes but didn’t find the apparent butt-dialer. • March 18: Someone called at 5:55 a.m. from Mitchell Park to report some sleeping Bozo in the Gazebo. • March 18: A group of transients with junk strewn all over the place were apparently ruining the vibe at 5:15 a.m. outside Starbucks in the 3900 block of Broad, just wait ‘til they start selling booze. • March 18: A citizen called at 3:12 a.m. from Broad and Monterey to report a loaded pistol shooting off his mouth down at the corner. • March 18: At closing time, 1:58 a.m., police and paramedics were called to the 700 block of Higuera at Mo Tav for a case of alcohol poisoning. Police turned this blarney over to medics. • March 18: So St. Paddy-wagon Day in SLO wasn’t too busy for police at least not what appears on the logs. From the start of the AM shift, to closin’ time at the local hooch houses police responded to a total of just four reports of swizzle sticks stirring up trouble. Half of those went to the hoosegow and the others had friends give ‘em a hand. They did haul five loose nuts behind the wheel off to the gaol for DUI, and missed four that other drivers had ratted out. No serious crashes were reported, though there were some four reports of hit-n-splits. Police cited just two people for possessing hooch in public, and there were five rowdy parties reported, though no one got cited. One minor in possession citation was issued, a rookie mistake. Three calls came in regarding possible fake IDs and one was confiscated, no doubt headed for the wall of shame. And just two swine were spotted shaking loose the weasel in public and cited for their treachery. • March 17: A woman at Motel 6 on Calle Joaquin called at 11:49 p.m. because the creepy dude from Room 157 was back to bother her. • March 17: A citizen in the 3300 block of Johnson reported at 11:14 p.m. a suspicious vehicle with stereo blasting parked in the lot of the

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• March 17: A citizen called at 6:50 p.m. from Bullock and Willow and said over by a “big, red owery plant on Orcutt Roadâ€? a motorcycle had run off into a ditch. Oddly enough at the El Dorado Apartments on Westmont, a guy reported his motorcycle stolen sometime overnight. • March 17: Someone called at 6:47 p.m. to complain about a pair of panhandlers at Osos and Higuera blocking the sidewalk that working taxpayers paid for. • March 17: Police went wiki wiki to the Creeky Tiki on Higuera at 6:44 p.m. where a WÄ hine said they’d taken her suspected fake ID. Earlier, two other sneaky kamahines claimed the same thing. • March 17: A woman called at 6:30 p.m. from a trailer park in the 3800 block of Higuera and said her bent husband was throwing chairs around. • March 17: A tow truck was called and a car parked outside Charles Shoes got the boot. • March Police responded at 5 p.m. to the 2200 block of Exposition for a disturbance at Woodbridge Meadows. The caller said a woman was yelling at a man, and, ooh, she just smacked him across the face. • March 17: At 5 p.m. a woman in the 800 block of Nipomo said a strange man had run up onto her front porch and apparently grabbed her cat. • March 17: Police got a call at 3:43 p.m. from a woman in the 300 block of Higuera who said she’d run into a pole at a barber shop. She wasn’t hurt but was very upset, having escaped no doubt a close shave.

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• March 17: Someone called at 11:48 a.m. to complain about a transient man camped out at the empty Smart & Final store in the 200 block of Higuera, which might make a good homeless shelter.

• March 17: Someone called at 11:30 a.m. to report ďŹ ve transient men and a woman were setting up camp outside the Vet’s Hall on Grand Avenue, no doubt wounded veterans of the war on poverty.

• March 17: At 11:13 a.m. a woman called to report two men whizzing off the second oor of the Marsh St., parking garage, on the Post OfďŹ ce side. They’d pissed-off before police arrived to teach them manners. • March 17: A woman in the 1800 block of San Luis reported a suspicious car had pulled up in front of her house and the driver was taking pictures, a hanging offense in these parts. • March 17: Police geared up to deal with a pro-Diablo Canyon rally from 11-1 at the County Government Center. Only about 20 showed up, no doubt a reection of the cause’s overwhelming support.

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New County Fire Chief Sworn In By Neil Farrell

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al Fire/San Luis Obispo County Fire Department will pin a badge on its newest members, including officially welcoming a new chief, at a ceremony set for 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 6 in the Board of Supervisors’ Chambers in the County Government Center on Monterey Street in SLO. Cal Fire’s Scotty Jalbert, was named the new “unit chief” effective April 1, transferring to SLO County from San Mateo/Santa Cruz where he’d been unit chief since January 2013. Interim County Fire Chief Steve Reeder said, “Chief Jalbert will be an excellent unit chief and leader for Cal Fire/San Luis Obispo. I look forward to being his partner and working closely with him as he makes this transition to his new home.” Chief Jalbert began his career with the State in 1987 and was a firefighter in San Luis Obispo before getting promoted and stationed in San Mateo/Santa Cruz. He made engineer in 1990, captain in ‘98, battalion chief in ‘06, assistant chief (at Ben Lomond Camp) in ‘10, and

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he Presidential Primary races may have been playing out on TV like some bad reality show, but time is fast approaching for SLO County residents to get serious about voting in the June 7 Primary Election. County Clerk-Recorder Tommy Gong’s Office is sending out letters to “unaffiliated” voters countywide letting them know the rules for the upcoming primary, including those who are permanently registered for mail-in ballots. “Unaffiliated,” means voters who are registered with a party that “is not qualified in California or have declined to state a party preference,” Gong said in a news release. Such voters will be allowed to “cross-over” for several party ballots, but if they want to vote in the Republican fracas, they have to be registered Republican, as the Grand Old Party and two other parties have declined to allow crossover voting. “Only the Democratic, Libertarian and American Independent parties are allowing unaffiliated voters to vote their party ballot,” said Gong. “To vote in the Presidential Primary for the Republican, Green, or Peace

& Freedom parties, unaffiliated voters must re-register to vote with that party before May 23.” Gong said they are sending out more than 20,000 post cards to inform the unaffiliated mail-in voters of the process. Voters must return the postcards with their choice of party ballot for the June Election by March 31. “This deadline,” Going said, “allows time for the voter record to be updated so we can ensure the voter receives the correct ballot in the first mailing of vote by mail ballots which is scheduled for May 9.” To help voters choose party ballots, a list of partisan candidates will be posted on the Secretary of State’s website (see: www.sos.ca.gov). Call the County Elections Office at 7815228 for more information. With regards to the other big Congressional seats and the U.S. Senate seat, in particular the 24th District Congressional race, the State has an open primary system, wherein all candidates appear on the ballot with the Top 2 votegetters running off in November, unless someone gets more than 50-perent of the votes.

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Martial Arts Studio; Empowering Women and Underdogs By Neil Farrell

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ucked into the Starbuck’s shopping center at Fairchild Way and Los Osos Valley Road in Los Osos is a place where young kids to the elderly can get a great workout and learn a Martial Art that might just some day save your life. Married couple, Rob and Jaime Lewis, are the owners and instructors at Team Moreira Jiu Jitsu de Brazil, teaching a fighting form that is more about wrestling and leverage, than striking an opponent. “Brazilian Jiu Jitsu differs from other Martial Arts,” explains Rob, dressed in the traditional “Gi” used by students and instructors alike, “95-percent of a match takes place on the ground. This is about grappling, submission holds, and chokeholds. It’s a way for a smaller person to defeat a larger person.” The Brazilian Jiu Jitsu or BJJ for short starts standing up but doesn’t stay that way for long. And like traditional wrestling, one could find

him or herself on the bottom. Rob says he teaches students how to “escape, survive, turn the tide, and be able to submit your opponent.” There are arm locks, leg locks and choke holds, and it’s not taught like Karate or Kung Fu, with students standing in lines mimicking the poses, strikes and blows. “I’ve found it not to be effective,” Rob says. There are some 34 types of Martial Arts and 20 forms of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu alone, and Rob, a student of several styles, says, “This is the style I believe in the most.” The Team Moreira refers to BJJ master and former Ultimate Fighting Challenge competitor, Joe Moreira of Brazil. Moreira pioneered the BJJ style in the U.S. and continues to teach and

champion the style today. Rob has taught BJJ since 2008, working for a time out of a studio on Second Street, then out of the garage of one of his students. Jaime was a student who decided to try the sport after a photo shoot in 2011. She was into sports photography, Jaime explains, and was in the studio taking pictures and “I thought it looked like fun,” she says. “She started kicking the butts of the boys pretty quickly,” says Rob. “She’s my most successful student in terms of tournaments.” Jaime says tournaments are held all over — including Long Beach, Brazil and worldwide. She competed in the 2012 Pan American Championships held in San Francisco and won gold. The studio wall is adorned with her certificates from tournaments. They opened a studio in April 2015 on Ninth Street but that small space didn’t last long. “It took off way faster than we expected,” Jaime says, “and we had to find a new spot.” They’ve been at the new studio for a couple of months now, and classes are healthy with 2025 students in a typical class. Word of mouth has worked well for them, as with the small town, when one family’s kids go they soon get their friends interested. “Ninety percent of the kids in town know each other,” says Jaime. Rob teaches beginners, intermediate and some advanced students, both adults and kids and they even have a women-only class that Jaime started. Since BJJ is so much like wrestling, women didn’t really want to be included in “a class full of sweaty men,” laughs Jaime. The womenonly class is non-judgmental and “pretty empowering for the ladies who come.” They’ve also taught selfdefense classes at Cal Poly through its SAFER Program, Rob says. Team Moreira Jiu Jitsu de Brazil is located at 1236 LOVR, Ste. E. See their website at: www. teammoreirabjj.com for class schedules and pricing. Call (805) 242-6252 or email them at: TeamMoreiraLO@gmail.com.

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Community Cayucos Sea Glass Festival

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he Sixth Annual Cayucos Sea Glass Festival took over the Vet’s Hall March 12-13 bringing an impressive variety of art pieces and jewelry, all made using ‘Mermaid Tears’ picked from beaches across the globe and bringing sea glass lovers from all over. Sea glass is just what it sounds like — glass and ceramic shards smoothed and shaped by decades of wave action. It is used in a vast variety of ways by creative artisans and the Cayucos festival has grown tremendously in just a few years. Now offering a beer and wine gardens, catered foods and live music, the festival has become an annual happening in ‘The Town That Time Forgot.’ Photos by Neil Farrell

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orro Bay High School Boys’ Tennis Team is off to a pretty good start with the Pirates taking a pair of recent Los Padres League Matches. The team opened league with a 16-2 victory over Santa Maria on Thursday, March 3. Singles players Ryan Morris (6-1, 6-1, 6-0), Ethan Seims (6-1, 6-1, 6-1), and Simon Janzen (6-0, 6-3) led the way. Santa Maria was short-handed for the doubles matches, so the Pirates teams had to play just two sets. Nigel Archer and Harry Lyu won 6-0, 6-1, and Seth Wilkie and Avery Sowell won 6-1, 6-2. Jonathan Tyra and Gianni Bocardo also won a set. On March 15, the Pirates hosted Nipomo High, and this time the doubles teams led the way to an 11-7 win, with Tyra and Wilkie sweeping the No. 1

doubles sets 6-4, 6-2 and 6-3. No. 2 doubles, N i g e l Archer and Bocardo lost a set before rallying to take the next two 6-1, 6-0. In singles p l a y , Janzen, Morris and Seims each won two of three sets for the Pirates who improved to 4-3 overall and 2-2 in LPAL play. The Pirates travel

to Coast Union March 24 before spring break. They return to action April 5 at

Orcutt Academy and host Santa Ynez April 7.

Letters to the Editor Sewer Site Secrets Recently, a few North Morro Bay residents found flyers on their doorsteps informing them of a meeting to discuss the location change for the new sewage treatment facility from the Rancho Colima site to the Righetti Ranch property adjacent to Highway 41. Neighbors hurriedly duplicated and distributed copies of the flyers to inform the neighborhood of the upcoming meeting regarding the Council’s abrupt and secretive decision to focus instead on the Righetti site. The Bay News published this information on Feb. 25, the day of the meeting. The people whose property values will be most affected by this received no notice of the site location change. No notices were sent to ANY resident of Morro Bay. The proposed facility will be located 600 feet from homes in a residential neighborhood. The sewage facility will be visible from homes on Nutmeg and Ponderosa Streets, as well as from Highway 41 at the entrance/exit to Morro Bay. The City Council will vote on the site change at a future City Council meeting. Something more than the stench of the sewage treatment facility is going on here. Why the rush? Why the secrecy? Why were residents given no notice? Mary Jo DeSio, Morro Bay Editor’s note: this letter was received too late for the March 10 edition. We did publish it online (see: www. tolosapress.com) and print it here today. Of note, the city council voted to delay any decision on a treatment plant location until its May 26 meeting and to do more public education, so effected residents should be on the lookout for another flyer on your doorstep soon. Fishers Bear Burden of Crab Closure To the Editor: I’d like to clear up a few misconceptions about the current, statewide closure of the Dungeness crab season. The season was a closed last November for both commercial and sport fishing of Rock crab and Dungeness. On Dec. 31, the commercial and sport Rock crab and sport Dungeness were opened again south of Piedras Blancas. On Feb. 12, the sport Dungeness was opened south of Pt. Reyes, which is a bit north of San Francisco. Currently, commercial Dungeness is still closed. Our boats are still loaded and ready to go, but remain tied up. Yes, the season has been declared a financial disaster. Yes, Small Business Administration disaster loans are being offered — if one qualifies, as those loans are for operating expenses. They are not for our deckhands. And they are loans, not federal relief and not free money. And that brings me to my next point, many fishermen and their families are

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also coming off of a horrible salmon season and the expenses that came with it. Many of us had reserves, but 9 months of no fishing, boat expenses, taxes, permits and regular boat upkeep have eaten up the reserves. Each fishing boat is a small, independent business, just like a gift shop or coffee shop. Our storefront is a bit different and we’re quite often out of sight and out of mind, but we are still small businesses in this community. Many times we hear, “Sell your boat,” “Go get a job,” or “Why don’t you fish something else?” Boats are not easy to sell. Many of us have fished for generations, some of us have college degrees, some of us don’t, but all of us are commercial fishermen. Some of us have taken part-time work, but how do you tell a potential employer that as soon as the season opens up you’re going fishing? Some of us have sold our other boats and permits, leaving us not in a good position for this coming year. We can’t just jump to another fishery. We have permits that allow us to fish certain species and that’s it. That’s called fisheries management and those rules are constantly changing, but that’s an entirely different topic. Currently, the Dungeness crab tested clean in about 80% of the state. We have a few hot pockets that are actually lukewarm. Those pockets are having one or two crab test out at low levels, but still above the safety level of 30 parts per million — very close, but no cigar. We want our consumers to have every confidence in our Dungeness, so we will remain closed until State Fish & Wildlife and the California Department of Public Health declare us clean. No one has become ill by eating crab, and this is very important. This closure is a precautionary measure taken by the health department. This closure has hit our fleet very hard. Many harbors have set up food banks or some other sort of food relief. We have fishermen who have lost their homes and their trucks. Things are bad, but we’re hanging on tight, because this is just a different type of storm. If you would like to help out commercial fishing families donations are being accepted by Central Coast Women for Fisheries and being disbursed in $100 grocery cards. The funds are going to every harbor from Morro Bay to Crescent City. Donations can be sent to: Central Coast Women for Fisheries (please indicate “crab help” on the check); 785 Quintana Rd., Box 106, Morro Bay, CA 93442. At this time we have a waiting list of families that have asked for help. Thank you and hopefully you’ll see our boats gone soon.

business permit overreach with the general public, the City of Morro Bay is still scrambling around for an ever new revenue stream and public irritant. And voila! Let’s try proactive code enforcement! Even in Morro Bay the whole process smells fishy. Here’s why: The City PDF of the County Grand Jury Report and the City’s winded response to it has one glaring omission, the original “mystery complaint!” I just faxed over a Freedom of Information Act request to the County to get a copy. Was it the City’s own staff or elected officials that sent in the original Grand Jury Complaint Form? Soon we will find out. It is amazing that the County would review this issue when proactive zoning enforcement is non-nonexistent in Los Osos, Oceano, Nipomo, and all over the unincorporated areas of the County. It’s the pot calling the kettle black. This stinks of an inside job. Folks in Morro Bay have been happily going along since the 1960s with complaint driven zoning enforcement for boats, RVs, trash cans, cars, fencing, etc. It encourages a good neighbor attitude in small interactive microcommunities. Oh Joe, he’s had that boat there forever! Or Bob and Martha’s fence is too high! But Bob and Joe look the other way and that’s just how it’s been. The benign infractions just kind of disappear into the local block-by-block, friendship-by-friendship, landscape. It’s the outrageous infractions that get complained about. Complaint driven enforcement has worked perfectly for 50 years. It has allowed commercial fishermen to live in Morro Bay and have a boat in the driveway here and there. It has allowed Gramps to come over from the valley and park his minivan in the driveway for a week while he’s visiting. It’s allowed Dial-aRide buses to overnight on the street to accommodate Morro Bay driver/ homeowners. The list is endless. Let’s call “proactive enforcement” what it is, “cash cow enforcement.” It’s the zoning equivalent of a speed trap. Now how are you going to justify $120,000 a year for code enforcement specialists? That’s where the fees, fines, variance permits, permits, and correction costs become the “speed traps” of zoning restrictions on your property. YOUR corrections and your fees and permits are going to pay THEIR salaries and then some. With Proposition 13 and no revenue from the Morro Bay Power Plant anymore, YOU become the “mark” in the grand, zoning carnival.

Lori French, Morro Bay (F/V Langosta II) V.P. Central Coast Women for Fisheries

Highway System Needs Money

Code Enforcement a Cash Cow Dear Editor: After the recent, raucous, battle over

Steve Paige, Morro Bay

Just recently, the brand new overpass and interchange at U.S. 101 freeway and Los Osos Valley Road was opened to traffic for the month of March, 2016. However, there is a county-wide shortage in San Luis Obispo County of $225 million, and even more of a

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shortage across the State of California. I read in the San Francisco Chronicle that the Interstate 680/California State Route 4 interchange near the cities of Concord and Martinez needs a total reconstruction of the interchange without the weaving that is currently happening. (However most cloverleafinterchanges are not as popular in California as they used to be.) I think there is a second example of widening, California Hwy 46 East from near the Hwy 41 “Y” to the Kern County Line, needs funding to be completed to expressway standards. Finally, the shortage for highway and freeway widening monies for California’s needs and for Caltrans, as well as other very necessary highway projects, are addressed within a plan developed by Governor Brown during the 60th Anniversary of the Interstate Highway System, which was started by the late President Dwight Eisenhower, as well as the California Freeway and Expressway System. Scott C. Presnal, Morro Bay RUOK? She Is Now Dear Editor: I want to tell you how wonderful the Morro Bay Fire Department is. The department conducts a program to care for seniors and the disabled called “RUOK” which stands for “Are You OK?” Recently, I fell and broke my hip. At the rehabilitation program, they suggested I obtain one of those “security system programs.” There was only one program that my apartment complex would accept. The program cost me $30 a month, which I really couldn’t afford. I am 87-years old and only have my Social Security for income, and that amount hasn’t changed for 3 years. They had me testing the device all the time, and I even had to have someone go a mile or more to test it. During some of the tests, it took them so long to respond, I realized that if I was lying on the floor, I would be dead by the time they responded. Then a lady in my apartments told me about the RUOK Program the fire department conducts. I called to inquire about it and the lady in charge said that if they called me three times on the same morning and I did not answer, she said they would come to find how I was, “even if we have to break the door down.” (Actually, I have given her three names of people who live in my apartments with keys to my unit.) But what was so impressive was when I asked what the cost was? I almost fainted when she said, “No cost!” Now I sleep fine, and am writing this letter as my way of saying “Thank You” to the Morro Bay Fire Department. Melba Fox, Morro Bay

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Home Improvement Financing Program Approved By Neil Farrell

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orro Bay homeowners just joined SLO City folks with the “green light” to make energy and water saving renovations to their homes, and pay it off in their property tax bills, On Feb. 22, the Morro Bay City Council voted to make the Home Energy Renovation Opportunity (HERO) “Property Assessed Clean Energy” or PACE Program, run by Renovate America, available to homeowners sometime this spring. Both the City of San Luis Obispo and the County have already taken this step. The program’s financing, “enables homeowners to make energy and waterefficiency improvements and pay for them over time through their property tax bill,” explained Severn Williams, a spokesman for Renovate America. “HERO payments may have tax benefits, and homeowners may see immediate savings on utility bills.” Morro Bay homeowners will be bable to submit applications starting later this spring. The council voted unanimously to allow the program here. County Supervisors also recently approved the HERO PACE Program for unincorporated areas of the county. “HERO financing brings renewable energy and energy and water-efficiency within reach for a broad range of homeowners,” said Blair McNeill, vice

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president of community development for Renovate America. “We are excited to help people make their home more comfortable, potentially lower utility bills, and reduce their impact on the environment.” Williams said the HERO Program has been adopted by 381 communities in California, and 39 County governments. PACE Programs are active in 30 states nationwide. It is part of the President’s attempts to cut energy use and emissions, in the battle against climate change. Williams said the program is strictly for homeowners and not renters, as it involves a loan against the property and an investment in the home. It is for any income level not just low income or those on government assistance, Social Security and such. The PACE Program includes such large and expensive ítems as upgrading heating and cooling systems, new windows and doors, roofs, water heaters and more in addition to the more familiar retrofitting of water fixtures — toilets and showerheads. The program costs a city or the County nothing he said. Local government need only pass a Resolution in order to make PACE programs like HERO available to local property owners. But it’s not free to property owners. “HERO Financing,” Williams said, “is designed for homeowners of any income

level. Eligibility is based on home equity, not personal credit. HERO can be used in conjunction with local income-based home improvement programs, as well as with local energy and water efficiency rebates. “Rates are competitive,” he added. “Terms vary from 5 to 20 years, based on the life of the products or systems being installed.” Renovate America is a for-profit financing company funded entirely by private investors, said Williams, no taxpayer monies are used. Its “triple bottom line” is — financial, social, environmental. HERO is also different from something like a reverse mortgage wherein the loan must be paid back when the last “borrower” leaves the home, either through a sale or death. “Unlike HELOC or credit card debt, HERO liens may be transferable to the new owner,” he explained. “HERO has a real estate advisory service to help guide agents through the sale process in these cases.” Loans can also be paid off early without penalty to save on interest costs. Renovate America is a financing company that hires local contractors to do the work, claiming to have stimulated the state’s economy and created thousands of jobs. “HERO has helped fund residential efficiency projects in more than 54,000

households in California, totaling $1.28 billion in financing,” Williams said. “HERO is estimated to have spurred the creation of more than 10,800 jobs in California since beginning in December 2011. Cities and counties benefit through economic stimulus and local job growth, while helping their communities reach state-imposed water and energy savings goals.” “Local contractors that might want to work with the program,” he said, “go through special training and receive certification before they can offer HERO financing to their clients. Training includes the special consumer protections HERO offers to homeowners aged 65 and up.” Saving water has long been a goal in Morro Bay, which had a toilet retrofit program as far back as the 1980s, as well other communities, especially Los Osos and Cambria, whose water supplies are limited. In Morro Bay, water rates are on a schedule to rise every year for 5 years to increase revenues for maintenance needs and to rebuild a required minimum reserve for State Water Project deliveries. The HERO PACE program is totally voluntary, so the Council’s and Supervisor’s approval could be seen as an endorsement but in no way a mandate. For more information see: www.HeroProgram.com.

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EASTER EGG HUNTS Easter Egg Hunt at Atascadero Lake Park March 19th, 11am-1pm The Atascadero Galaxy Theatre’s Annual EggStravaganza March 20th, 10am

Mountainbrook Church March 23, 10am, San Luis Obispo

Apple Farms March 26th - March 27th, 10am1pm, Avila Beach

Cayucos Easter Egg Hunt & Dog Parade March 27th, 10am & 12pm, Hardie Park Blacklake Golf Resort March 27th, 11am & 1pm, Nipomo

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Egg Hunt at Laguna Lake Golf Course March 26, 11am -2pm, San Luis Obispo Cambria Easter Egg Hunt March 27th, 8am, Shamel Park

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Blacklake Golf Resort 10am-2pm, Nipomo Paso Robles Inn Steakhouse 9am-2pm, Paso Robles The Grill at Hunter Ranch Golf Course 9am-2pm, Paso Robles

Arroyo Grande Annual Egg Hunt & Festival March 26th, 10am, Elm Street Park

Lido at Dolphin Bay 8am-3pm, Pismo Beach

Avila Beach Civic Association and San Luis Yacht Club Easter Egg Hunt March 26th, 10-11:30, Avila Beach Community Center

Sea Venture 10am-2pm Pismo Beach Foremost Wine Co. 9:30-2pm, San Luis Obispo

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longside all those delicious sweet treats this Easter, think about surprising your little ones with new books. They make an exciting addition to baskets, and are a fun find on egg hunts. “Books are the perfect gift for young children on any occasion, but in an Easter basket, they can be an extra special surprise,� says Nancy Ellwood, Editorial Director at DK, a publisher of adult and children’s books. For preschoolers, consider these titles, which are nice fits for the spring season.

Make Noise Babies love reading with parents. And infants especially love books that encourage them to make noise.

images and a range of textures, “Baby Touch and Feel: Bunny� is a great choice for Easter. Part of the classic “Touch and Feel� series designed to capture the attention of budding readers, the book’s textured format promotes sensory learning. Simple visuals and labels encourage recognition and naming of objects.

Hands-On Learning Help preschoolers develop fine motor skills with “Follow the Trail: Farm.� The book encourages little ones to use their fingers to follow the shiny trails. DK’s new “Follow the Trail� series includes colorful photography and activities that teach children about shapes, sorting, and matching, as well as developing hand-eye coordination and prewriting skills.

With trails that let toddlers circle the wheel of a tractor, explore around the farm, and connect farm animals and the products they give us, this title provides hands-on learning.

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With clear labels and 16 spreads of tractor images, the book builds vocabulary and language skills. Kids also learn about different types of tractors and their uses. The book includes counting and color-matching activities.

Guide babies in making fun, silly sounds with “Baby Cheep! Cheep!� Colorful pictures of favorite animals and rhyming text keep babies engaged and help them learn about the world around them.

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investments – bonds, certificates of deposit, perhaps dividend-paying stocks – to help you enjoy the retirement lifestyle you’ve envisioned. Yet, you can’t forget that the cost of living will likely rise throughout your retirement. In fact, at a modest 3% inflation rate, the price of goods will more than double after 25 years. So even during retirement, you need your portfolio to provide some growth potential to help you avoid losing purchasing power.

Once you reach the middle-to-later stages of your career, you may have achieved some of your goals that required wealth accumulation, such as sending your children to college. However, what is likely your biggest long-term goal – retirement – still awaits you, so you may not want to scale back too much on your stocks and other growth-oriented investments. Nonetheless, including an allocation to bonds can help to reduce some of the volatility of the stock portion of your portfolio. Now, fast forward to just a few years before you retire. At this point, you may want to lower your overall risk level, because, with retirement looming, you don’t have much time to bounce back from downturns – and you don’t want to start withdrawing from your retirement accounts when your portfolio is already going down. So, now may be the time to add bonds and other fixed-income investments. Again, though, you still need some growth opportunities from your investments – after all, you could be retired for two, or even three decades. Finally, you’re retired. At this point, you should adjust your asset allocation to include enough income-producing

By being aware of your asset allocation, and by making timely adjustments as neces- sary, you can provide yourself with the opportunities for growth and income that you will need throughout your life. This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

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effective in addressing “knots”. Once you’ve positioned the tennis ball in a tender spot, move your arm in all different directions while lying on the tennis ball. This action will provide a bit of “cross-friction” massage to tender muscle fibers that are “knotted” together. Initially try this self-massage technique daily for 5 – 10 minutes. You should notice the initial discomfort lessen with each subsequent day of treatment. You can apply this same concept to addressing tension in your buttocks or low back. Be careful rolling over joints and cartilage, as they don’t have the pliability that muscles do. When using any self-massage tool, apply long strokes following the contour of the muscles as well as traversing across the muscle fibers. Both are beneficial; although, going perpendicular to the muscle fibers is typically less comfortable. Also, be mindful of how hard you are

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prison with or without a new sentence during a 3-year period following the prisoner’s release.� A special report in 2014 by the Bureau of Justice Statistics cited a study that followed over 400,000 released offenders from 2005 to 2010 in 30 states and discovered about two-thirds were re-arrested for a new crime within 3 years, with a third of those within the first 6 months to a year. Restorative Partners has demonstrated that mentorship is effective in reducing recidivism. Staff and volunteers look at the whole person to encourage a total transformation with help from people who care when societal stresses seem overwhelming. Mentors spend at least 4 to 6 hours a month with their mentees, going hiking, to a Thursday night street fair or other activities matched to their mutual interests. Wilson said the program’s greatest needs are mentors willing to give of their time and talents and businesses willing to offer an internship or a job. “Crime touches all of us,� Wilson said. “When I talk to potential mentors, I ask if they have ever helped someone? Then I’ll have them recall how it made them feel.� Why wouldn’t we want to help someone to a happier life and productive citizenship? See: www. restorativepartners.org to learn more or to volunteer. Freelance writer, columnist and author, Judy Salamacha’s Then & Now column is a regular feature of Tolosa Press. Contact her at: judysalamacha@ gmail.com or (805) 801-1422 with story ideas.

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Concerts will be held from 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM on the Harvest Stage located in the Union Bank parking lot (995 Higuera Street) on the first Thursday of each month from April through October. There is truly a great lineup of local bands that you won’t want to miss. To stay up to date on who’s playing next, check out the San Luis Obispo Downtown Association’s Facebook page and website at DowntownSLO. com.

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Community Calendar The 27th Annual Bay-Osos Kiwanis Club’s Easter Egg Hunt is set for 10 a.m. Saturday, March 26 at the South Bay Community Center lawn, Los Osos. The free event features two bounce houses, the Balloon Guy, a 4-H petting zoo, Boy Scout demos and more. At 10:30 is story time with the Friends of the Library and the best costume and best home-decorated egg contests awarded by age group. The egg hunt starts at 11 with a free barbecue hot dog lunch afterwards. The event is co-sponsored by the Kiwanis Club and SLO County Parks. Sponsors are Steve Auslender REeBroker Group, Michael Konjoyan’s State Farm Insurance Agency, Whiz Kids Toy Store, Rabobank, Pacific Capital Mortgage, Jimmy Bumps Pasta House and Celia’s Garden Café.

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••• Meet Marilyn Meredith at the March 26 meeting of Central Coast Sisters in Crime, in Nipomo Library Community Room, 918 West Teft Street, from 10 a.m. to noon. Meredith is the author of many published novels, including the award-winning Deputy Tempe Crabtree mystery series. She taught writing for Writers Digest School for 10 years and was an instructor at the prestigious Maui Writers Retreat. Meredith will inform both readers and writers of her work and the techniques of blogging and blog tours. ••• The Hearing Loss Association of America – Local Chapter meets Sat., March 26, 10 a.m.-11a.m. at The Villages (The Palms), 55 Broad St., SLO. The event is free and open to the public. Speaker Jo Black, ADA Trainer & Advocate for people with disabilities will discusses advocacy/removing barriers. The meeting is captioned and looped. For more information, send and email to hlaaccc@gmail.com or call (805) 5436955. ••• Mountainbrook Church, 1775 Calle Joaquin in SLO, will hold Good Friday Service on March 25 at 7 p.m. and a Sunday Sunrise Service March 27 at 6 a.m., and an Easter Service at 9 a.m. ••• The Avila Beach Civic Association and the San Luis Yacht Club are holding their annual Easter Festival for all of the area children on Saturday, March 26, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Avila Beach Community Center, 191 San Miguel Street. This event is g sponsored by the Avila Beach Community Church. There will be snacks for all and the children will be able to color eggs, make an Easter bag at the craft table, and hunt for Easter eggs around the Community Center. There will also be a Bounce House sponsored by Joan Gellert-Sargen. Info: 805-627-1997 or avilabeachcc@gmail.com. Join the fun family-oriented free event. ••• The Gallery at the Network, 837 Marsh St., SLO presents its third,

Morro Bay Artist Association will feature award-winning, acrylic painter, Arthur Van Rhyn of Cambria’s “Retrospective Exhibition “Fabulous Fiber!” exhibit, April 1-May 31. The show will feature works created from a variety of fiber materials — silk, hand-made paper, wool, linen and other natural fibers. Featured artists include Sandy Christey, April Daily, Beryl Reichenberg, Trish Riley, Karen Wilkinson and ColorVibe Designs. Reception set for 6-9 p.m. Friday, April 1. Music by Terry Sanville. Free. ••• Pancake Breakfast Bonanza will be held April 2 from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2201 Lawton Avenue, San Luis Obispo. The event is sponsored by San Luis Obispo AAUW. Money raised will support AAUW funds that provide educational opportunities, research reports, legal support and leadership programs for women. Pancakes, eggs, sausage, juice, and coffee will be served. In addition there will be opportunity drawings and door prizes. Tickets are $7 per person and children under 6 are $3. Tickets available at the door or from any AAUW member. ••• The Central Coast Greenhouse Growers Association will hold its 15th Annual Open House scholarship fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 16 at member nurseries throughout Nipomo and Arroyo Grande. Many growers will offer nursery tours, and local plant and flower sales. Sponsored by Rabobank, the Association’s Education Center at Nipomo High School will have a FFA plant sale, booths displays information, plants for sale, raffles and more. For more information about this event, call (800) 961-8901 or see: www.ccgga.com ••• Tickets are on sale now for the First

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Kelrik Productions’ presents Spring Break Theater Camps with fun, high quality interactive theatre classes March 28 through April 1st, MondayFriday that enliven imaginations, get kids working together, and instill a lifelong love of theatre. Instructed by: Tabatha S. Skanes and Erik Austin this will be a week to remember. Acting ABCs (K - 2nd grade from 9 a.m. – 10 a.m.) Join the fun! Start at the very beginning and learn about the world of theater. Sing, create characters, act out stories, and much more Feel alive with the power and magic of the imagination. Broadway Spring Break Camp (Grades 3 - 9 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.) Something sweet is happening this spring break with KELRIK Productions! So if you seek perfection where music meets action, there’s something new on the scene .All classes at take place at the Grange Hall, 2880 Broad St, San Luis Obispo. To register, visit www. kelrikproductions.org. •••

Annual Cider Festival set for 5 p.m. Saturday, May 7 at the Atascadero Lake Pavilion. Tickets are $50 until April 1 and $60 after that. Space is limited. See the website at: www.centralcoastciderfestival. com for ticket information. Local cider producers will celebrate the growing local industry in partnership with Visit Atascadero, the town’s tourism bureau. The brainchild of Neil Collins, co-owner of Bristols Cider, the Cider Festival is a culmination of this craft beverage giving attendees a chance to taste a variety of ciders, meet the makers, enjoy a traditional pig roast prepared by Chef Jeffrey Scott of Vineyard Events, listen to live music and enjoy the beautiful Atascadero Lake Park. ••• Register now for the Third Annual SLO Gran Fondo cycling races set for Oct. 29-30 in Avila Beach. To register or for more event information, see: www.slogranfondo.com. There are several distance rides, 25, 61 and 100 miles and organizers, VisitAvilaBeach. com expect some 1,500 total riders to participate. There’s a post-event party, “Festivale Italiano, with food, wine, craft beers, music and more, benefiting the Hearst Cancer Resource Center and ALPHA Foundation. ••• Visiting Cal Poly Professor, Gilda L. Ochoa, will give a free public presentation titled, “Unpacking Diversity and Excellence: Lessons for Institutions of Higher Education” at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 7, in the Performing Arts Center Pavilion on campus. Ochoa’s talk will pull from an extensive study of high school students and her experiences at Cal Poly to explore how seemingly wellintended movements for diversity and celebrations of academic excellence can maintain the status quo and reproduce inequality in institutions of higher education. Ochoa is the College of Liberal Arts’ Susan Currier Visiting Professorship for Teaching Excellence recipient for winter quarter 2016 and teaches courses

The Earth Day Alliance will host the 25th Annual free, Earth Day Fair & Music Festival celebration from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 24 at El Chorro Regional Park on Hwy 1 across from Cuesta College. The Fair & Music Festival connects people, businesses, non-profit groups, schools, students and individuals and families sharing an environmental stewardship message, cause, or solution. This year the focus will be on reducing climate change. The Alliance is seeking volunteers to help organize and manage key areas of the Festival. Exhibitor space is limited and reserved on a first come first serve basis. Registration closes March 30. To become an exhibitor, or volunteer, sign up at the Earth Day Alliance website: www. earthdayslo.org, call (805) 544-8529 or via email at: earthdayslo@gmail.com. ••• The Horse Emergency Evacuation Team or HEET, will hold its next members training at 9 a.m., Saturday, April 2 at Woods Humane Society, 875 Oklahoma Ave., San Luis Obispo. The session will provide Red Cross training in first aid and CPR. The training is limited to members of HEET and new members are welcome. HEET is a non-profit organization that helps police and fire departments with large animal rescues including horses, cattle, llamas and more. For more information about HEET, or to volunteer, see: sloheet. org or call (805) 466-7457. ••• Wildlife rescue group, Pacific Wildlife Care, is holding its 8th Annual Windows Into Wildlife fundraiser from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, April 10 at the Park Ballroom in Paso Robles. Tickets are $90 a person and available online at: www.pacificwildlifecare.org or call (805) 543-9453. You’ll enjoy delicious appetizers, craft beers, and fine wines from Cass, Oso Libre, Soaring Hawk and Harmony Cellars; music by Encore Strings (chamber music and

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••• A Paso Robles wine tasting room will hold a special fundraiser to benefit the Central Coast Chapter of Honor Flights, helping war veterans visit the memorials to their service in Washington D.C. From 5-8 p.m. Friday, April 1 the Pianetta Winery Tasting Room, 829 13th St., Paso Robles will be selling Tribute bottles of its 2013 Red Blend (75% Cabernet Sauvigon-25% Petite Sirah) in tribute to those who have served and are currently serving in the military. With each bottle purchased a donation will be made to the Honor Flight Central Coast California. The bottles feature Harry Moyer, who flew a P-40 fighter bomber in World War II, with the special labels

The Morro Bay National Estuary Program’s 2016 Poetry Contest is set to take entries from April 1-29. Anyone 12-older can submit Haiku-style poems that “capture the spirit of the estuary, or poems in any form that focus on wildlife native to the estuary.” Limit is three poems and there are several categories. Entries accepted via email until April 29. One adult (age 18-older) and one youth (12-17) winner will be chosen in each category and be announced May 13. A celebration and reading will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 20 at Coalesce Bookstore Chapel in Morro Bay. Judges are poets Marguerite Costigan, Jerry Douglas Smith, Patti Sullivan, and

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showing Moyer with the plane prior to flying a mission over China. Moyer participated in the invasions of Sicily and Italy, flying ground support as well as air-to-air combat. He shot down two German aircraft during those campaigns. When the invasion of Italy bogged down, Moyer’s unit was transferred to China where they joined the 23rd Fighter Group of the 14th Air Force, the successor to the “Flying Tigers.” Moyer, 95, owns and weekly flies a 1964 Mooney aircraft out of San Luis Obispo Airport. ••• Retired teacher and author, Lynne Ludwick, will sign her book, “The Box,” from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, April 2 at Coalesce Bookstore, 845 Main St., Morro Bay. The book stems from Ludwick receiving a gift from a Viet Cong veteran who was in the battle that killed her uncle on March 4, 1968 in Hoc Mon, Vietnam. Her book weaves a tale of the two boys growing up during the 1950s, one from the innocent world of a rural California town and the other from a country rife with violence and poverty until the two come together in battle and one loses his life. Ludwick grew up with her uncle, just three years her senior, and, as she says, “It was my chance to bring him alive again within the pages of this book.” This is a story of remorse, forgiveness, and hope. A percentage of her book sales will be donated to a scholarship fund in her uncle’s name, Edward August Schultz.” A retired special education teacher, Ludwick finally has time to pursue her hobby, writing. This is her first book. •••

Rachel Pass from the NEP staff. Read the complete guidelines at: www.mbnep.org/ poetry2016. ••• Literacy For LIFE has a need for tutors countywide, especially in North and South Counties. A 2-part, Tutor Training Workshop will take place from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturdays, April 23 and 30 at the Literacy Council’s Office, 995 Palm St., in the SLO City/County Library conference room on the third floor. A $25 enrollment fee is required at the time of your first session to cover materials. Call 541-4219 or see the website at: www.literacyforlifeslo.org for information and to sign up. ••• The Rodeo Bar and Grill’s Second Annual Poker Run benefiting Wounded Warriors Project is set to rev up and take off from Paso Robles Saturday, March 26 through the scenic countryside of the Central Coast to Morro Bay and back again. Registration starts at 8 a.m. at the Rodeo Bar & Grill, 622 12th St., and stops at Atascadero’s VFW Hall and then at the Otter Rock Café on Morro Bay’s Embarcadero. The run goes up Hwy 1 to Hwy 46 and stops at Paso Robles’ Moosehead Lodge. Then back to the Rodeo B&G for a barbecue, live music and raffles. The grand prize is a custom, 1977 Harley-Davidson Shovelhead. Only 100 tickets will be sold and there are many more great prizes. Last year’s ride raised more than $7,000. Call (805) 591-8811 or call The Rodeo Bar and Grill directly at (805) 227-4463 for more information.

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RSVP is looking for new Advisory Council Members to advise the RSVP Director on the operation of this program based on member’s judgment, expertise and familiarity with the local community. A 2- hour Council meeting is held at least twice a year. Children’s Resource Network is seeking volunteers to help wash/sort, transport donations & manage resources within several locations for local children in need. Need ongoing help in Pismo Beach and south county locations. The Exploration Station in Grover Beach is looking for volunteers to help them revive some of their past programs and introduce some new activities, work with elementary students on their field trips at the Exploration Center; to rebuild computers for the Computers for Youth Program and to help sort and load electronic waste in their Electronic Recycling Center. Call (805) 544-8740 for information on any of the following opportunities and more.

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ossip was that murder occurred in this house. The two-story Victorian had been a show place in the late 1800’s. Mrs. Heidenreich played piano at church. The upturned piano, fallen chandeliers, and articles of clothing strewn inside, bode of rapid departure. I wanted to know more about the old place so I sat with our neighbor, Mr. Pfloog. He was in his seventies, a childless widower and a kind man. “Ya, dat house is not goot place for be playing, boy.� Pfloog pointed to the Heidenreiches. “You get hurt n’ ‘cused of doin dat destroyings.� “But what happened? Who killed who?� My eleven-year old mind conjured ghastly scenes. “Well, when they was kilt, they been fightin lot.� He settled back in his rocker rubbing his knee. “I’m thinkin she wantin more than he gonna gift her. Her screamin and hollerin heard over town. She a’threatnin him, ‘If’n you don’t gift me money, Ima goin atorney’s shop and d’vorcin!’ He just wave his hand, say ‘Bah!’ to her.�

Old newspapers said that Heidenreich had kept a large amount of cash from the sale of his parent’s farm. Not trusting Ada, his wife, he stashed the money somewhere on the property. The night Ada attacked him with a fireplace poker he was able to shoot her with his Gewehr 88. They both fell in a pool of blood in the living room. Neither recovered from their wounds. Funerals were on the same day at different cemeteries. “I guesses money hid on dat property, even now,� Pfloog said, “Nobody find. Dat Heidenreich was smart one. I look once. Saw blood marker on dat floor. Not want stay dere, den.� I had to go to the house. Sitting on the floor of the Heidenreiches I saw glass shards and powder from broken plaster framing footprints from countless invasions. Weathered and broken light fixtures, pieces of destroyed furniture and crumpled sheet music surrounded

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saw at first. One corner, a little rougher than the rest, was beginning to erode. It was masking tape that had been painted over and then trapped in by the floorboards. I pulled at the covering. Under the tape was a long line, ten bills thick with $100 bills, for several feet. I knew there were thousands of dollars there. Smoke came from the kitchen and upstairs. Grabbing the bills and jamming them down my pants, I ran outside and leapt from the porch. I felt the heat on my back of the home bursting into flames. I turned. The house was ablaze as I heard the piano playing....

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don’t dislike cats, but I am fundamentally, totally, a dog person. I would happily invite cats to come live with me — if I couldn’t have a dog. In fact, I have. Quite frankly, dogs are a lot of work — cats, not so much. Dogs can be especially time consuming if you get them as puppies, housetraining, chewing, etc. Cats, if left to their own devices, can manage perfectly well on their own. Stanley Coren, a dog person, writing for the Psychology Today Magazine, points out the differences in the animals themselves that helps explain why we do or don’t connect with the two species: “Certainly the relationship between cats and humans has always been quite different than the relationship between dogs and people. In the wild, cats are usually solitary hunters and often are active mostly at night. “In contrast, our domestic dogs retain the need for social interaction to the degree that without a master and a family, a dog seems unhappy, almost

lost.� There also appears to be a clear personality distinction between dog and cat people. One study, by a psychologist and his graduate student at the University of Texas in Austin, revealed that dog people were generally about 15-percent more extroverted and 13-percent more agreeable; both of which dimensions are associated with social orientation. In addition, dog people were 11-percent more conscientious than cat people. Conscientiousness involves a tendency to show self-discipline, to complete tasks and aim for achievement. The trait shows a preference for planned rather than spontaneous behavior. In comparison, cat people were generally about 12-percent more neurotic (I loved this one), however, they were also 11-percent more open than dog people. The openness trait involves a general appreciation for art, emotion, adventure, unusual ideas, imagination, curiosity, and variety of experience. Coren continues, “Perhaps one of the

most telling differences between dog and cat owners is illustrated in a single comparison. I asked people who own only cats ‘If you had adequate living space and there were no objections from other people in your life, and someone gave you a puppy as a gift, would you keep it?’ “The answer to this was compared to what I got when I asked people who own only dogs the same question about a kitten? More than two-thirds of the cat owners (68%) said that they would not accept a dog as a pet, while almost the same number of dog owners (70%) said that they would admit the cat into their household. “This suggests that most people who own only a dog are potentially dog and cat owners, while most people who own only a cat are exclusively cat owners.� Many students over the years have asked if I train cats. I can only look at them like they’re crazy. My reply is usually, “Are you kidding? Cats are from a whole different planet.� Like I said, totally a dog person.

I did my own survey with a few cat people friends. Here’s their view: “Cats are complicated, much like people. They are mostly moody and as an owner I have learned when to pet him and when to give him his space.� “They are magicians, they create their own routines and rituals.� “Cats are the alpha in all situations.� Lisa Ellman has been working with animals for over 20 years, including dog grooming, presentations with wild animals and vet tech positions. Her passion, however, is dogs and in 1996 she founded Good Dogma Obedience Training, offering basic obedience training and behavior modification. Her comprehensive theory on training is simple: “Train the human, condition the dog.� See her website at: www. Gooddogma.net and catch her radio show on 97.3 FM The Rock in the Estero Bay Area, 4 p.m. Saturdays. Email her at: Gooddogma@hotmail.com. Good Dogma is a monthly feature of Tolosa Press.

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On the women’s side Serena Williams’ new look got cooked, speaking of, by #11 seed Victoria Azarenka in a rather surprising upset. The straight-set thumping (6-4, 6-4) revealed a few cracks in Serena’s game, the utmost being that she cannot continue to simply believe that when coming from behind she can will her way to victory. Vika would have none of that in the match and held strong to close the match out after Williams rallied back from being down 5-1 in the final set. Oh, Serena’s new look, you ask? She has ditched her longer, frizzy hair for a more sleek, straight look. Much shorter but not quite bobbed. The most revealing items of Serena’s on-court persona were the newly-initiated nose stud and red lipstick. To go along with her ever-present belly button diamond dangler it gave her a rather avantgarde look, if you will. Serena looked pretty. But her game didn’t. RollHer Derby- That spelling might gall some of you but it is perfect English in the “come-have-some-fun� sport of roller derby! My lovely wife Debra and I ventured over to Santa Rosa Park one brisk evening and took in the match between our local Central Coast Roller Derby Micro Bruisers versus the Loco City Derby Girls who hail from Lodi. And fun we had! It was a kick watching the two teams battle it out on the improvised concrete roller rink. There was food and drink to be had and smiles galore. The competition was real and the players were totally engaged. The Bruisers, featuring among others, Haddie Nuf?, Lily Musthurt, Miel Muerte, Me So Lethal and Ivanya Skull defeated Loco City 160-148. Lodi’s Sin, Durrty D, Moleficent, Bi-Polar Roller, Abby Normal and Prim & Improper were a game bunch indeed.

Brought back memories of watching roller derby on television as a kid, listening to announcer Dick Lane as he called the action between the L.A. Thunderbirds and the Texas Outlaws. Anyone remember Ralphie Valaderas, Ronnie Raines or Sally Vega for the T-Birds? Big John Hall or Shirley Hardeman for the Outlaws?

Anyway, if you are looking for a fun-packed evening and inexpensive entertainment I would suggest taking in a Bruisers match. These women are a joy to watch and are very appreciative of those in attendance. Next home match is on April 16th. Just watch out for the flying elbows if you go!

March march- Well, the field of 68 has been pared to the Sweet Sixteen as the NCAA men’s basketball tournament marches onward towards the Final Four in Houston. Surprises here and there, status quo laying bare.

The excitement some of these games bring is nonpareil. In the first round Cincinnati’s game-winner at the buzzer is waved off as St. Joseph’s advances. Providence sinks Southern Cal off an inbounds buzzerbeater. Round Two found Notre Dame eeking by Stephen F. Austin with a tip-in bucket with 1.5 seconds left. Wisconsin’s Bronson Koenig hits a prayer three-pointer from the corner, with the clock expiring as the ball made its way towards the swishing game-winner against Xavier.

And the most heart-breaking loss of this year’s tourney to date has to be Northern Iowa blowing a ten-point lead in the last thirty seconds of regulation, allowing Texas A&M to escape with the victory in two overtimes. The emotional gamut ran by all involved was quite titillating. For Northern Iowa, cheers to tears.

Stalwarts Kansas, North Carolina and Duke are still kickin’ tail and taking names but beware of this year’s possible upsetters. Oregon, Oklahoma, Virginia and Gonzaga could have a say in Houston. As could my darkhorse, Villanova. Enjoy the games...and wings...and beer!

Michael is going down to the local machine shop prior to the next roller derby match to have his elbows sharpened. For grudge match he can be reached at sportsshorts8@gmail. com.

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Entertainment The Claypool Lennon Delirium featuring Les Claypool (bass, vocals), Sean Lennon (guitar, vocals), Mark “Money Mark” Ramos Nishita of the Beastie Boys (keyboards), and Paul Baldi of the Fungi Band (drums) will make a stop at the historic Fremont Theatre in San Luis Obispo on August 4 at 8:00 PM. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 25 at Noon. The show is Thursday, August 4 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $32 and $35. They can be purchase at all VALLITIX outlets including Boo Boo Records in SLO. Charge by phone at (888) 825-5484, or order on line at: www.vallitix.com.

Presbyterian Church, 981 Marsh St. (corner Marsh and Morro) is holding a special “Easter Reflections” music show starting at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 9. The show is a $15 donation and will feature w-class organist, Katya Gotsdiner-McMahan, teaming up with the Chancel Choir of First Presbyterian Church and the Choir of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, directed by Becky Falasco. (See: www.KatyaGotsdiner.com.) Pieces from Handel and Mozart, as well as selected movements from Vivaldi’s “Gloria.” The concert will also feature “Shout for Joy to God, Cantata No. 51” by J.S. Bach, performed by Jumi Kim, soprano and Christopher Woodruff, trumpet, string quartet and organ.

Nine-piece Hawaiian big band-style music group, Kahulanui, will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 26 at the Spanos Theater at Cal Poly. Student and adult tickets range from $38.40$48 respectively and available at the PAC Box Office, Mondays– Saturdays, noon to 6 p.m. Call (805) 756-4849 or order online at: www.calpolyarts.org. Kahulanui’s stylings evoke an era of smokefilled bars alive with Lindyhopping dancers. Underlying this contemporary take on vintage music is a cultural cohesiveness of enacting “ku’I” — of joining old and new. Sponsored by Claudia Gilbert of Central Coast Printing.

Songwriters At Play presents a new trio –Rob Larkin, Emily Smith, and Albert Sanudo Jr. on Monday, April 4 at The Otter Rock Café (885 Embarcadero, Morro Bay. Albert and Rob first teamed up by playing some full band barn-burner shows together with Rob’s band, The Wayward Ones. Vocalist Emily of Rewined joined the duo making it a new trio. No cover charge, but a tip jar is

New York’s “globalFEST On the Road” will bring, “Creole Carnival,” to the Spanos Theater at Cal Poly

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Entertainment Haitian song, Emeline Michel, and guitarist, Brushy One String, who plays with a distinctive Jamaican jam. See: www.youtube.com/ watch?v=nyZYPOfRv6I for a clip.

SLOFOLKS is bringing folk duo, Mike & Ruthy, to the Central Coast for two shows, Coalesce Chapel, 845 Main St., Morro Bay at 7 p.m. Friday, April 15, and Castoro Cellars Winery in Templeton, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 16. Tickets are $20 a person and available at Coalesce Bookstore, call 772-2880 or Castoro Cellars at (805) 2380725 or (888) 326-3463 or online at: castorocellars. com/events. Castoro tickets also available at Boo Boo Records (with additional fee). Mike Merend and Ruth Ungar are extremely talented musicians and the driving force behind the innovative group, The Mammals. Hailing out of New York’s Hudson Valley, and touring for now as a duo, they bring a rich, whole-earth sound symbolic of the old folk musician with a modern twist. See: www.mikeandruthy.com for music samples.

The next Downtown Brown Bag Concert at San Luis Obispo’s First Presbyterian Church is set for noon Friday, April 1 and will feature The Beatles! Free! (Nah, April Fool’s) Actually, the show features ‘80s “hair” band, The Bald Spots, an immature-forever, quartet, singing group, and coffee and fair trade chocolates will be available. First Pres is at the corner of Morro and Marsh streets in Downtown SLO.

SLOFOLKS is bringing folk duo, Mike & Ruthy, to the Central Coast for two shows

Folksinger, David Baumgarten, and author, Marianne Kennedy, will play a multi-faceted event at 7 p.m. Friday, April 8 at the Steynberg Gallery, on Monterey Street in SLO. Cost is $10 per person. For reservations call (805) 547-0278. Seating is limited. Radio personality Guy Rathbun will host the show entitled, “Close Encounters.” The show will be a concert, dramatic readings, and video highlights from feature and documentary films. Baumgarten is a folksinger, author, filmmaker and theatrical director, acclaimed by the Associated Press as “one of the finest balladeers of our time.” He recently published a memoir that will be featured on this program. Kennedy has authored and coauthored a novel, screenplays, radio dramas, literary and historical recordings over a long professional career including 35 years in the field of psychology, serving the last

30 as the executive director of The Women’s Shelter Program of San Luis Obispo County. Accompanying Baumgarten will be Judi Brown, Bob Liepman, Sidney Willson Young and Chrisanne Wollett. Actors Chad Stevens and Angela Hutt will perform dramatic readings from the authors’ two books and excerpts from local-product, Zac Efron’s first feature film, “Melinda’s World” will be shown.

The 60th Anniversary Tour of the fast-paced entertainment revue, “It’s Magic,” will come to the PAC at Cal Poly at 7 p.m. Friday, April 30. Tickets range from $14$48 and available at the PAC Box Office, Mondays–Saturdays, noon to 6 p.m. Call (805) 756-4849 or order online at: www.calpolyarts. org. Produced by Terry Hill and Milt Larsen “It’s Magic!” features magic and variety acts from Las Vegas,

Europe, Asia and Hollywood’sp Magic Castle. For a promot video, See: www.youtube.com/l watch?v=IoEBEStBLSw#t=51.t Sponsored by La Cuesta Inn. J A special look into the creative process of Beethoven and his, “Eroica Symphony,” with Dr. Craig Russell is set for 2 p.m. Sunday, April 3 at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2201 Lawton Ave., San Luis Obispo. Tickets are $20 general and $5 students with 12-under free. Tickets available online at: www.uuslo. org or at the door. Dr. Russell will lecture on Beethoven’s creative process using “sketches” of the finished piece that he has also wove together into a four-hands piano piece that will be performed by Terry Spiller and Susan Davis.

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Dinner & A Movie Tao Asian Fusion —Pismo Palate Pleaser By Teri Bayus

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ome of my favorite culinary terms include “dim sum,” “dumplings,” and “chow mien.” Basically anything Chinese that doesn’t include MSG. I love Chinese food, but I used to have to travel to San Francisco to get one that was passable as a palate pleaser. Now I am happy to announce that in a little spot off Hinds Way in Pismo Beach an Asian Fusion oasis has sprung up. Here you can sample conscious Chinese food with a friendly taste of Pismo, offering fries, boba and slushies with a decidedly, Asian-surfer flair. Tao Asian Fusion was opened in 2015 by Faye and Tao who emigrated from China to America where they decided it was their dream to own an Asian Fusion restaurant. This husband and wife make a tremendously nice team who make yummy dishes that are unique to the area. Faye said they make all their sauces, so each quarter, they add new items to the menu. Just added were a Thai shrimp, a pork cutlet and a curry shrimp rice dishes. I started with a Pismo surfer favorite, the Mandarin Firecracker Fries with wasabi peas and Hoisin ketchup. These

string fries with a roasted pepper dusting were crisp and delicious. The Jasmine green tea was perfectly brewed and they had taro milk tea, which I had to try. Gary started with the egg custard tart — four little flaky piecrusts stuffed with a savory egg custard. He handed one to a surfer who peaked in the window as we sat watching the sunset over the ocean. Next we tried, and I inhaled, the Asian sliders. These were boa buns (a steamed yeasty bun with the texture of clouds) stuffed with succulent pork and Asian slaw with house made Mandarin sauce. The sauce is lightly spread on the outside too with a sprinkling of sesame. We finished by sharing the crispy chicken rice plate with sesame chicken, bell peppers and onions added. We added some house made chili sauce for heat and enjoyed a sweet and savory

sauce with the sticky rice. Next I came for lunch with girlfriends and we all shared and picked at each other’s food. I ordered the assorted gourmet dumplings, 12 delectable pockets of savory shrimp, chicken and veggie. I love dumplings, so it was hard to share. Served with a homemade Asian slaw and a chili pepper dipping sauce, it was a culinary dream come true for me. Dumplings are stuffed with minced items, then steamed and finished on the pan and I am crazy for them. Next we had the chicken chow mien, a staple in any Asian cuisine and this was chocked full of fresh ingredients and noodles of perfect consistency and taste. There was just enough sauce for a gentle coating. We also shared the Ahi tuna and avocado lettuce salad with seared fresh Ahi filet, cucumber wasabi ranch with

waffle fries and an Asian slaw. The crowd favorite was the coconut shrimp salad with garlic peppers, red onions a spring mix all tossed with a sweet chili sauce. The large prawns were coated in coconut and fried perfectly. We enjoyed all the food as we watched surfers and a family coming in to get sweet treats of Boba drinks. Bubble tea (also known as pearl milk tea, boba milk tea, boba juice or simply boba) is a Taiwanese tea-based drink invented in 1980s. Most bubble tea recipes contain a tea base mixed/shaken with fruit or milk, to which chewy tapioca balls or fruit jellies are often added. The “bubble” refers to the foam created by shaking the tea. I took home for dinner a Wanton soup that would cure any aliment and was big enough for two people. Tao Asian Fusion is located at 220 Hinds Ave., in Downtown Pismo Beach. Along with appetizing dishes, they serve authentic, fresh, iced teas, Boba, snow smoothies, and slushies. Their Asian fusion cuisine is big on flavor, with a creative twist, with friendly service and a clean atmosphere. Call them at (805) 270-2915 Open daily from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Zootopia — Disney’s Most Colorful Film Yet By Teri Bayus

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ootopia is a movie everyone can enjoy. It may be Disney’s most colorful film to date, but it also has the classic Disney moral message for viewers of all ages and backgrounds. Zootopia takes place in a world where there are no humans and animals do everything as if they are humans. They have houses, police forces, and access to our type of transportation. Judy Hopps (played by Ginnifer Goodwin) is a bunny who has always wanted to be a cop. She’s constantly told by everyone, even her parents, that bunnies cannot be police officers due to their size and cute look. She proves them wrong and passes the police academy first in her class and a position in the metropolis of Zootopia. Though promised that she would receive the same treatment like her fellow officers, her police captain Chief Bogo (voiced by Idris Elba) assigns her parking duty. Rather than complain, she takes her new assignment with excitement, hoping her work effort will lead to something better. After arresting a thieving weasel, she’s given a chance to find a missing otter within 48 hours or risk having to resign. The only clue she has is a photo from where Emmet Otterton was last

seen. She finds a clue that leads her to the sly, con artist fox, “Nick Wilde” (played by Jason Bateman). Though she has a prejudice against foxes they team up to find the otter. Their various clues take them to a nudist club run by a Yak (played by Tommy Chong), a DMV run by sloths (funniest scene ever), and even a crime boss shrew named Mr. Big in order to discover the bigger mystery

within the city. More than anything, it’s worth seeing for its fun characters and inspiring message. The voice talent is as good as it has been for Disney in a long time as Bateman, Goodwin, Elba, Jenny Slate, and J.K. Simmons all do a wonderful job bringing these characters to life. You will get attached to Hopps and her unlikely fox friend, Nick Wilde, as

they go on a journey to uncover a conspiracy that is plaguing Zootopia. Which brings up another brilliant aspect of this film, its meticulous plot. Zootopia is one of the cleverest Disney films to come out in recent memory. Its constant nods to pop culture including famous films like “The Godfather” or TV shows like “Breaking Bad” give parents more than enough reason to take their kids to the theater. There are plenty of jokes that will fly over kids’ heads and the humor never gets too silly. It’s a great balance that makes animated kids’ films prodigious, and Zootopia is a respectable example of that.

Teri Bayus can be reached at: livewell@teribayus.com or follow her writing and ramblings at: www. teribayus.com. Bayus also hosts Taste Buds, a moving picture rendition of her reviews shown on Charter Cable Ch. 10. Dinner and a Movie is a regular feature of Tolosa Press.

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rt lovers in Los Osos are being treated to a unique art show helping to make use of several empty storefronts in the town’s biggest shopping center. Farrol, a local artist, is heading up the “PopUP Gallery: Los Osos” an art project featuring a half dozen artworks by different artists, that are being displayed in the windows of stores in the Miner’s Hardware shopping center, 1060 LOVR.

night. Participating artists are: painter, Janet Allenspach, painter (see: morrobayinbloom.org/artistprofiles/janet-allenspach); painter Joshua Smith (www.jtsmitty.com); painter/sculptor Greg West (www. intolight.biz); weaver Rick Ayers (www.ayershandwoven.com); and two pieces by Farrol herself (www. farrol.com).

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The County scheduled a “Phase 1 Connection Area Workshop” Tuesday, March 22 at the Los Osos Middle School, in three sessions starting at 4:30 p.m., 6 and 7:30. Phase 2 includes most of the numbered streets and Phase 3 includes Baywood Park and other outlying areas. Workshops for those two are expected to be held in June and September respectively, times, dates and locations TBA (see: www. slocounty.ca.gov/PW/LOWWP for complete information). Phase 2 properties hook up from June to December and Phase 3 September to next March 2017. The county will be sending every property owner a “connection notice” that will have the workshop information for their neighborhoods. The County has also screened and put together a list of contractors that folks might pick from to do the work, which the County says could range from less than $2,500 to $10,000 or more, with an estimated average of $3,000, depending on what must be done to hook up to the system. The County list has some 99 firms — from Action Rooter to Ziebarth Construction — who have expressed interest in the jobs and already been vetted by the County for a State contractor’s license and experience. The hook-up jobs alone could collectively cost $25 million, this added on to an overall project cost

of some $183 million. The County said contractors will design the projects and obtain the necessary permits, arrange inspections and more. Or property owners could do the job themselves. Some homes will have to use so-

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called “grinder pumps” to move their sewage uphill to a sewer main in the street. The County should have already informed property owners who will have to do this, though there is the possibility of having downhill neighbors behind a home grant an easement for a sewer line to run through their property and down into the sewer in the next block over. But such agreements are private matters. There are also several other requirements to the project. All septic tanks must be “decommissioned” and added costs could come depending on what one does with their tank. The cheapest thing would be to pump it dry, fill the tank with sand or gravel and

the septic tank. When it fills, the water would spill over into a home’s leach field, just as septage did, and recharge the groundwater. The contractors are supposed to do this decommissioning as part of a hook-up job. And each and every home must be retrofitted with water-saving fixtures. The County is still offering a rebate program to offset the costs for such items as low-flow toilets, showerheads and faucet aerators, new water heaters, and even washers and dryers. Amounts of the rebates vary on the fixture and how much water it saves. Information on this is also available on the County’s project website (see: http:// conservelososos.org).

a year attached to property taxes (paid quarterly), which divides out to some $165 a month paid for some 30 years. Naturally, the service charges are split in two — $450 as a fixed fee and approximately $450 as a variable fee based on an estimate of water use, essentially 1-cent per gallon. And these will be attached to the property taxes as well. As a benefit assessment district, no one has to start paying the fees until they are hooked up to the system and receiving the benefits. This does not include the costs of a previous assessment the community agreed to when the CSD was trying to build a project, nor the monthly cost covering operations and maintenance. And if you fret over how to pay for all this, the County has something for that too. “Several types of financial assistance are available to help pay for sewer lateral connections, service charges, and wastewater assessments,” reads the County’s latest newsletter. “Property owners earning below 80% of the median household income [$61,700 a year for a household of four] may qualify.” To see about this, the project office is

leave it in place. But the County, prompted by the Central Coast Green Building Council, is promoting its reuse as a catch basin for rain runoff. The idea is to plumb your rain gutters to collect and pour the rain down into

Though they won’t know the actual costs until the project is completed and the books closed, the County’s latest cost estimates are $1,080 a year for the wastewater assessments and about $900 a year for “service charges” coming to a total of $1,980

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n environmental document is being circulated now for a proposal to build a Sonic Burger franchise on a former gas station site at Main Street and Hwy 41 in Morro Bay. Scott McMillan of Consumer Science, Inc., is the listed applicant in legal notices for the project, advertising the release of a “mitigated negative declaration” or MND for a 30-day public comment period that runs March 21-April 19. The former Shell Service Station is owned by Scott and Tani McMillan of Wasco, Calif., who also have Sonic Burger franchises in the Central Valley. The two bought the property from Thomas Pierce of Cayucos, who had moved a pair of old train cars onto the site several years ago intending to make them into a railcar restaurant. But that idea never left the station and numerous citizens complained about them, leading the City to order their removal. The property has been vacant since the early 2000s, after the Shell Station was discovered to be the source of a MTBe contamination of the surrounding groundwater that was first detected at

Cayucos FD, from page 1 Cayucos has long had staffing issues. Capt. Walton said since 2005 they have been contracting with Cal Fire for the extra staffing in the off-season, through a so-called Amador Agreement. (During fire season that station is staffed and responds to Cayucos’ fire incidents through mutual aid agreements.) But the costs for what was originally an affordable and convenient arrangement has skyrocketed to a point where it would eat up more than half the department’s annual budget, and so is no longer such a bargain. Now, they also have had extreme difficulty recruiting volunteer firefighters “due to changing demographics in the community.” Essentially, their volunteers need to actually live in Cayucos or North Morro Bay in order to be able to respond when needed. The department is at a point where a huge decision has to be made — either raise taxes enough to create a full time, professional department or turn fire and emergency medical services over to SLO County and lose local control. This issue has been brewing since at least last October, when district

the sewer plant on Atascadero Road. The discovery led the City to push a nuisance complaint against Shell, and force a settlement that included paying millions of dollars to the City and installing a clean-up system of wells and a small treatment plant. The station was razed and the cleanup went on for years before being declared clean and the equipment removed. The Sonic Burger is described as a 1,400 square foot restaurant with outdoor seating, a canopied drive-up service area and a drive thru lane. Copies of the MND are available at the Community Development Department on Shasta Avenue and on the City’s website. A public hearing on the document is set for Tuesday, May 3 before the planning commission.

commissioners, who are elected officials, directed the department to write a proposal including budgetary needs to go to a “full-time career status” department. They’ve now completed that plan and it’s pretty much “Allin” with the June 7 vote on “Measure C-16.” Cayucos already pays a special fire tax, and Meas. C-16 would greatly raise that tax. Capt. Walton said they plan to have three public meetings, the first scheduled for 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, March 23 at the Cayucos Vet’s Hall. A second and third meeting will be scheduled in April and May (dates, times TBA) “to reach as many members of community as possible, so an informed decision may be made at the election,” Capt. Walton said. Cayucos residents have a long history of coming through in a pinch. The community has supported breaking ties with Morro Bay and building its own sewer treatment plant and prior to that residents rallied support to raise money to help rebuild the Cayucos Pier. And perhaps in its biggest show of support ever, the community passed two bond measures to pay for rebuilding Cayucos School and holds numerous fund-raising events annually to support special programs at the school.

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t’s been said many times — “Nothing fills up Morro Bay like a good salmon season.� And the federal agency that regulates sport and commercial fishing on the West Coast is looking at three possibilities for next year’s salmon season. The Pacific Fisheries Management Council, which oversees ocean fishing off California, Oregon and Washington, will meet April 9-14 in Vancouver, Wash., to adopt a management model for 2016-17. PFMC will choose an option and make a recommendation and the National Marine Fisheries Service (the fisheries regulatory arm of the Federal Government) will formally adopt its 2016-17 regulations, due to be in place before May 1. Mike Burner, an officer with PFMC who works on the salmon program, said this fishing season will continue as previously approved, with an April 2 start date for sport fishers. The April 2 opener was set in regulations last spring and fishing is all set to begin, Burner said. The Council and National Marine Fisheries Service set fishing seasons from May 1 of one year through April 30 of the next. “So the current regulations went into effect on May 1, 2015,� Burner explained, “and cover fishing seasons through April 30, 2016. In April of 2016 the Council will make recommendations on fishing seasons from May 1, 2016 thought April 30, 2017.� Every March the Council considers the status of salmon stocks and considers making inseason changes to the April fishing

seasons. “This March the Council did not alter the April 2, 2016 opener for California recreational fisheries,� Burner said, “so the fishery is set to open under existing regulations.� It’s an annual exercise closely watched by both sport boat operators and commercial fishers whose livelihoods depend greatly on the salmon season, as well as sport fishermen chasing what is arguably fishing’s grand prize from the Pacific. Local restaurants and fish markets also share in the bounty, as offering fresh-caught salmon is a real draw. Locally in Morro Bay, the impacts of a poor salmon season can also be seen in requests for waivers from commercial fishermen, who must produce a certain amount of fish landing tickets to continue to qualify for their City-owned slips. Such a waiver request was heard at the last Harbor Advisory Board meeting, which unanimously voted to recommend allowing the waiver. Each segment of the Coastline From the US-Canada Border to the US-Mexico Border will have a slightly different set of rules, and at least one area — from the Humboldt Bay South Jetty, south to Horse Mt., is slated for closure in all three options. Detailed information about the catch limits, start dates, durations of the seasons, and more is available online at: www.pcouncil.org or see: http://tinyurl.com/salmon2016. The local area covers waters from Pt. Sur to the Mexican Border and while exceedingly short should be open for at least a while, however, whether or not there are many fish here, as was the case last year,

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“In the south, the Sacramento River fall Chinook are healthy, but Klamath River fall Chinook are so poor that the Council’s policy calls for a low ‘de minimis’ catch in ocean fisheries.â€? Council Vice-Chairman, Herb Pollard, echoed the grim predictions. “This will be a challenging year for salmon fisheries,â€? Pollard said. “Several key stocks are less abundant than usual due to environmental conditions like the California drought and El NiĂąo, which have affected ocean abundance for some stocks. “However, there are alternatives that provide opportunities for both commercial and recreational salmon fishing Coast-wide.â€? Before making its decision in April, the PFMC will hold public hearings to receive input on the options, and scheduled for March 28 in Westport, Wash., and Coos Bay, Ore., and March 29 in Fort Bragg, Calif. The PFMC is one of eight regional fishery management councils established by the Federal Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976. Its purpose is managing fisheries from 3- to 200-miles offshore of the U.S. West Coast (not counting Alaska or Hawaii). See the PFMC’s website at: www. pcouncil.org for more information on the workings of fishery management on the West Coast and eventually, information on the biological and socioeconomic impacts of its management decisions and fact sheets and terminology used in its findings.

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Rachell Newburn, marketing consultant at Collaboration Business Consulting and vice president of public relations for SLO Toastmasters Club 83, has earned her Advanced Leadership Award Bronze from Toastmasters International The SLO Chamber of Commerce cut the ribbon welcoming Euro Elite Basketball Academy.

Arroyo Grande Community Hospital hosts its 9th Annual Comedy Night fundraiser at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 30 at the Thousand Hills Ranch in Pismo Beach. Tickets are $125 a person and $1,250 for a table of 10, or $1,500 for a table sponsorship that includes a reserved table of 10, name recognition in the program, and signage at the event. The Rhinestone Cowboy-themed night will feature Country Music TV’s Cowboy Bill Martin, plenty of food and beer from local restaurants and a live auction with 15-20 high-end items, plus dancing to the Rock-aBilly Legends. Proceeds benefit the hospital’s Legacy Campaign to expand the Emergency Department, the latest MRI technology, and enhancements to the Acute Rehabilitation Center. For sponsorship information or to register for the event see: www. supportarroyogrande.org.

successful in reaching the goals set by our clients, which is our first objective. Getting this industry recognition is icing on the cake.” The ADDYs judge work in local AAF Club competitions, with over 40,000 entries submitted every year.

The SLO Chamber of Commerce cut the ribbon welcoming Euro Elite Basketball Academy. Established last year in SLO, the Academy offers year-round basketball programs such as youth teams, training camps and clinics for players of all ages from beginners to high-level athletes, and competes in local and regional leagues. “Focusing on the finest European fundamentals and maximizing players’ efficiency through applying different and correct basketball methodologies on players’ of different ages, we differ from the competition,” they said. For more information see: euroelite.org, or call 858-8674.

Rachell Newburn, marketing consultant at Collaboration Business Consulting and vice president of public relations for SLO Toastmasters Club 83, has earned her Advanced Leadership Award Bronze from Toastmasters International. Through the strenuous public speaking program, Newburn strengthened her skills as an, “expert communicator and leader.” To be eligible for an ALB Award, a Toastmaster member must have achieved a Competent Leader Award, a Competent Communicator Award, served for at least six months as a club officer, participated in a district-sponsored officer training program and conducted multiple presentations from The Leadership Excellence Series. Less than 2-percent of Toastmasters are distinguished with both the Competent Communicator and Competent Leader Awards. “As a professional, I strive toward becoming a strong communicator and leader to my clients and my community, which ultimately can inspire and motivate change,” said Newburn. SLO Toastmasters, Club 83, is a non-profit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills and part of the worldwide network of Toastmasters International. Learn more at: www.slotoastmasters.org.

Verdin Marketing won eight, American Advertising Awards at the 2016 Coastal California American Advertising Awards competition. Verdin was the only SLO County firm to receive that many. “We take a strategic approach to our work and it pays off,” said Mary Verdin. “These campaigns were

Visit San Luis Obispo County, the City of San Luis Obispo Tourism Business Improvement District, and California Highway 1 Discovery Route received the “Visit California Poppy Award” for efforts in marketing, public relations and community service. Tourism organizations are honored and selected

by a panel of industry marketing professionals in 10 categories including Best Overall Marketing Program, Best Digital Campaign, Best Social Media Campaign, Best Public Relations Campaign and Commitment to Community. “San Luis Obispo County was well represented at the Poppy Awards,” said Chuck Davison, president and CEO of Visit San Luis Obispo

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Halter Ranch Vineyard opened a new tasting room, located across the covered bridge and next to the winery in Pas Robles.

County. “For our county to receive three out of 10 statewide tourism awards is quite an achievement and really speaks to how far tourism promotion has come in San Luis Obispo County. The honor is amplified because we are being recognized by our peers.” The campaign was funded and overseen by the City of San Luis Obispo’s Tourism Business Improvement District and San Luis Obispo’s hotels saw a 12.3% increase in transient occupancy taxes collected and paid to the City. Tractor Supply Company has “officially” started construction a new location in San Luis Obispo, the company’s 38th store location in California. The site is at 120 Tank

Halter Ranch Vineyard opened a new tasting room, located across the covered bridge and next to the winery in Pas Robles. The new tasting room features floor to ceiling windows with sweeping views. The design is crafted after local cabins and barns and incorporates cedar siding and rusted metal roofing. The tasting room is open daily, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a variety of tours and tasting experiences available by appointment. The new building replaced the old tasting room next to the historic Victorian guesthouse on Adelaida Road. The new tasting room is just over 6,000 s.f. and was built by J.W. Design & Construction. Look for a grand opening in early May.

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Along Comes Hope, a charity for children with cancer is launching a “Colors of Hope” coloring book journal. The book is designed to be a creative outlet through the use of art, poetry and color for children of all ages. It’s a compilation of various artists, including some locals, who strive to “share hope and inspiration” to children fighting cancer. “I was amazed,” Jenny Mulks Wieneke, CEO and founder of Along Comes Hope said, “at the amount of support we received after we put out the social media request for artists to contribute their drawings. A group of strangers; professional artists, teachers, students, doodlers and executives became a Community with our hearts leading the way for a common cause, kids with cancer.” The book launched on March 10 during a special event at the SLO Country Club. Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Luis Obispo County has announced Pacific Western Bank as the Presenting Sponsor for its “Big Event” fundraiser for the sixth consecutive year. The bank’s $6,000 donation brings the total to $30,000 in support of the agency’s mentoring programs. The ‘Big Taste at the Big Event’ is set for June 18 at Thousand Hills Ranch in Pismo Beach.

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Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Luis Obispo County has announced Pacific Western Bank as the Presenting Sponsor for its “Big Event” fundraiser for the sixth consecutive year. Big Brothers’ development director, Patty Carpenter said, “Relationships like these are the core of our agency’s success and we are grateful for the continued support of Pacific Western Bank.”

Pat Pemberton, formerly an award-winning reporter for the San Luis Obispo Tribune, has joined Barnett Cox & Associates to head the firm’s social media and content development services. “Pat excels at telling stories in ways that are irresistible, and always faithful to the

The San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority or RTA has rolled out four, new, coach-style, luxury buses into its system and will use them on the longer, express bus routes. These Motor Coach Industries built, Over-the-Road coaches have high back, reclining seats and a ‘Greyhound’ bus style interior versus the standard “transit” style bus. They carry 57 passengers, which is 20 more than the standard transit bus. But you’ll have to get up pretty early in the morning to catch one. The buses will run the 6:15 a.m. Route 10 express from Santa Maria to SLO; the 6:50 a.m. Route 9 express from Paso Robles to SLO and 4:15 p.m. Route 9 express from SLO back to Paso. The used buses were transferred to RTA from Golden Gate Transit in Marin County, where they were used on commuter routes traveling over the Waldo Grade. Good experience for running back and forth over the Cuesta Grade. For more information about RTA’s routes and schedules see: www.slorta.org Send business briefs for consideration to: reporter@tolosapress.com.

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flew across America last week and watched as the continent slid by — the East Coast, the Appalachians, the Great Plains, and Rocky Mountains, the Western Desert, and finally the blue Pacific — and the green hills of SLO County. While this column often looks at City issues in some detail, this week is a sort of flyover of a few bigger items, using our 10 City Goals as landmarks for navigation. • Support for Economic Development. Why do we care about economic development? The primary reason, from a City perspective, is that we have a significant gap between available revenues, and the funding required to provide the services our residents expect. We need more than $1.5 million dollars per year to keep our streets in their current condition. Current revenues only allow spending about $500,000 per year on streets. Rather than increase taxes, developing our local economy to support our businesses, draw new ones, create more jobs and improve the visitor experience and spending is an important step. This can result in higher revenues without increasing the tax burden. • Ensure Fiscal Sustainability. This

goal focuses on responsible City financial management. One of our sustainability tasks this year is to complete a 10-year budget forecast — reviewing revenues and expenses to ensure we have a reasonable long-term plan. The City completes the forecast this week. • Enhance the Quality of Life. While some quality of life items require money we don’t have, there are many things we can do to keep making this a great place to live, work and visit. We will provide additional dedicated space for Pickleball, a fun, healthy, all-ages recreational activity for all ages. We are also partnering with regional medical providers to host free, quarterly health clinics for residents. The first of these will be on May 15 at the Fire Station. There will be free medical, dental, and vision evaluations and education on regional medical treatment options. We are planning to publish a comprehensive recreation guide this fall, listing everything from Citysponsored recreation programs to free activities and other recreation opportunities provided by local businesses. • Maintain Our Core Public Safety Services. This goal reads, “maintain” because our Police, Fire and Harbor Departments already provide this basic need exceptionally well. Our objectives include assessing speed limits to ensure they provide a safe environment for walkers, bicyclists and drivers, and continued education for our Citizen

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Emergency Response Teams or CERT that is crucial in cases of major emergency events, such as floods or earthquakes. • Develop A New Water Reclamation Facility. This is the largest single project the City has ever undertaken, and has been written about here many times. We are on track to replace our 62-year-old wastewater treatment plant with a new WRF by 2021. This will allow us to utilize 1 million gallons of water per day we dump into the ocean, and revitalize the 26-acre site on Atascadero Road, where the existing plant sits across from the high school — a significant economic development opportunity. • Improve Our Water Supply Diversification. The 1 million gallons of water per day the new WRF will recover allows us to rethink our water supply. We purchase nearly all of our water from the State and it is very expensive. That contract expires in seven years and the cost is likely to significantly increase. We are in the early stages of considering what’s next when this contract expires, a future that could include providing most, or all, of our water at a significant savings from our Morro Valley wells and existing desalinization plant. • Improve City Infrastructure, Facilities And Public Spaces. While we’re considering some big projects like revitalization of the Centennial Parkway to better link the Embarcadero and Downtown, there are many more basic improvement opportunities.

This year we plan to complete a number of projects to make our facilities more ADA accessible, and improve public tree trimming, trash collections, and bathroom cleaning. • Improve Streets. This year we plan to conduct a “streets summit” in order to provide our residents a better understanding of challenges to maintaining our roadways, and considering ways to make things better. • Review and Update Significant City Land Use Plans. Updating our General Plan and Local Coastal Plan is crucial to providing guidance, as we work on all of these goals. This update is in progress and we encourage you to participate to help guide your City for the next 20 years. We all live, work and play in a wonderful small town. Taken all together, our goals aim to keep this a friendly and funky coastal community; to improve it step by step each year; and to ensure the quality of life we enjoy here is sustainable. We look forward to your participation in the process as we work toward this broad goal. You can start by checking out the “Hot Topics” on the City’s website at: www. morrobayca.gov or sending me an email at: dbuckingham@morrobayca.gov. David Buckingham is the city manager of Morro Bay. His “A View From Harbor Street” column is a regular feature of The Bay News. Send Letters to the Editor to: neil@tolosapress.com.

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Learning to Set Boundaries by Saying No By Michael Gunther

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make a difference. Hearing Bob speak with passion and conviction on this work-tolive perspective reminded me of the importance of performing a self-check. A self-check allows you to reassess where you are spending your time and ensuring those are the areas that provide happiness and fulfillment. After performing the self-check, you’ll recognize you have the power to say “no� to the projects, activities or individuals that may distract you from professional success and personal balance. It is a reminder to step off the highway of life for a moment to assess if you are on the right road. Bob wished he had garnered this perspective earlier in life, yet realized that his journey actually led him to where he is now. This discussion with Bob got me thinking about the book, “Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less,� by Greg McKeown, where the philosophy is debated of cutting out the nonessential activities in order to accelerate your career and provide more balance in your life.

time? What can you eliminate from your life in order to bring more career or personal satisfaction and balance? Your answers might surprise you. Don’t you owe it to yourself to assess your journey on a regular basis? It will make you a stronger individual and, most likely, a stronger leader.

I believe this concept starts with your willingness to say “No� to the projects or activities that may be distracting you from truly owning your satisfaction within your own life. All too often, this journey doesn’t come into focus until later in life, and frequently with regrets on how you had spent your time. Isn’t life really about the strength and trust in our relationships — whether these relationships are at work or in our personal lives? We deserve and should expect to have solid relationships in both areas. It is the lack of these relationships that often causes dissatisfaction with our choices of how we use our time.

This is another article in a series on Michael Gunther’s entrepreneurial story and how being raised in a large family and his belief in creating a growth company with a work-to-live mentality has influenced his career. To read the previous articles in this series, visit his blog at: www.Collaborationllc.com. Michael Gunther is Founder and President of Collaboration LLC, a team of highly skilled business professionals who are dedicated to assisting proactive business owners to build profitable, sustainable businesses through results-oriented education and consulting services. Learn more at: www.Collaboration-llc.com. Bottom Line is a regular feature of Tolosa Press.

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Life is short. When was the last time you explored your life’s journey? Try spending some time each week without email, texts or the Interne and just “be.� Start assessing your professional and personal life journey. Are you heading in the direction you have always wanted to go? Are you satisfied with your choices on how you spend your

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• March 24 - April 6, 2016 • Tolosa Press

Willow Serving Up South County Flavor By Camas Frank

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steakhouse, which might be the only reason some visitors from the SLO area might have for a trip to the little town on the edge of the County, but they do something quite unique. Willow smokes and cures their own meats for the restaurant and deli. And, as far as this reporter has encountered in eight years of Central Coast adventures, offers the most traditional and faithful rendering of a Reuben sandwich available.

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