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February 2016
Family
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Getting Out
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Library Voice
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Wellness
Fun & Games

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Elephant Seals / Black History / Health & Vitamin D / Historic Fast Food / Exercise
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The Northern Elephant Seal,

Mirounga angustirostris, is an
extraordinary marine mammal. It
spends eight to ten months a year
in the open ocean, diving 1000
to 5000 feet deep for periods of
fifteen minutes to two hours, and
migrating thousands of miles,
twice a year, to its land based

rookery for birthing, breeding,
molting and rest. The Piedras
Blancas rookery, on Highway 1
seven miles north of San Simeon
on the California Central Coast,
is home to over 20,000 animals.
The area is open for viewing
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every day of the year and there is make sure they get their moms
no admission fee or reservation attention, and make all sorts
of noise. The enormous bulls
required.
posture and bellow (it sounds like
In February, the elephant seal a Harley revving up, or the lowest
pups wean after spending a notes of a huge pipe organ) to
month nursing and resting on the establish dominance.
And if
beach with their mothers. Visitors you think that these huge bulls
enjoy the antics just below the would be slow, you havent seen
little bluffs that provide a spread- them in action, charging each
out viewing area for this amazing other, banging necks and biting.
spectacle. Less than twenty feet Wherever you look, plumes of
away, huge seal adults lay in the sand keep spraying up, covering
sand, flipping plumes of sand on both young and old with sand to
themselves to keep cool. Looking stay cool. Off in the distance, you
along the rookery cove (one of may also see plumes of water as
several) you see thousands of gray whales migrate south.
sealsgigantic bulls (up to 16
feet long and 5,400 pounds) with The origins of Piedras Blancas
their characteristic elephant-like rookery began on November 25,
snouts; large mother seals nursing 1990, when 23 elephant seals
their pups, and hundreds of pups, were counted in the small cove
just south of the Piedras Blancas
squawking loudly.
lighthouse. The spring of 1991
Volunteer docents are usually
available to answer questions
about the seals--such as the fact
that the purpose of an adult
males long snout (proboscis) is
to attract a mate; and that the
pups grow from 60 pounds at
birth to 300 pounds before they
venture out on their own by
March. Most of the births usually
take place in late January, though
this varies from year to year, and
births started unusually early on
November 29th this year.
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brought almost 400 seals to molt.
In January of 1992, the first birth
occurred. The colony grew at a
phenomenal rate. In 1993, about
50 pups were born. In 1995, 600
pups were born. The population
explosion was underway. By
1996, the number of pups born
soared to almost 1000 and the
colony stretched all the way to
the beaches that run along the
Coast Highway.
Where did the animals come
from? Re-sightings of tagged
animals indicate that most were
from San Miguel Island, San
Nicolas Island, and Ano Nuevo.
However, all the major rookeries
were represented. Overcrowding
or the failure to successfully wean
pups may have prompted them to
move.
Friends of the Elephant Seal was
formed in November of 1997. The
goal of this dedicated group of
volunteers is education. Docents

are at the viewpoint to answer
questions and help visitors get
the most from their viewing
experience. Public safety and
respect for the seals are prime
considerations.
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Improvements at the vista

point have further enhanced
the viewing experience, with a
boardwalk built by the California
Conservation Corps with support
from the California Coastal
Conservancy, several interpretive
signs provided by the California
State Parks, and handicapped
parking lot improvements and
access provided by California
Department of Transportation.
Bluff fencing has been added in
an attempt to control runaway
erosion. Since it is speculated continue to grow for many years.
that elephant seals return to mate
on the same beaches where they Take the whole family on a road
were born, the colony will likely trip up the beautiful north coast
and enjoy natures wonder. This
amazing experience is not to
be missed! The seal rookery at
Piedras Blancas is on CA Highway
1 at the southern end of Big Sur on
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and it is protected from predators
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Blancas, weather is almost always
reasonable for viewing although
the wind can, at times, be quite
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recommended.
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Library Voice
Black History Month

by Kristen Barnhart
Darkness cannot drive out

darkness; only light can do that.
Lead me on to the light
Hate cannot drive out hate;

only love can do that.
Take my hand precious Lord,

lead me home
Rev Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Hearing her singing through his

pain, in the darkest of nights, was
like being tucked into bed under
a quilt handmade by a devoted
grandmother. I love the way
Pinkneys words and illustrations
capture that same strong bond.
After reading it with your children,
be sure to check out some of the
YouTube clips of her marvelous
presence and voice, to breathe life
into the story. The library is also a
goldmine of documentaries and
classic movies on civil rights, free
for the requesting and borrowing.
February is Black History Month

and there is so much available
to enlighten at your library. The
wonderful non-fiction picture
book Martin and Mahalia: His
Words, Her Song by Andrea Davis
Pinkney fills in the back story of
one of my favorite moments in
the film. Dr. King gets up out of
bed in a long dark night of the
soul, makes his way to the kitchen
phone, and calls Mahalia Jackson.
She leaves her bed knowing what
he needed to hear:
Precious Lord, take my hand
Lead me on, let me stand
I am tired, I am weak, I am worn
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life and his continued influence on delightfully captures the everyday

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family stuff that we can all relate
to. This allows the listener /
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The Watson kids face the reality of
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Great fiction fosters empathy in

readers of all ages, which is why
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Wellness
that vitamin D status relates to
adverse health outcomes for
critically ill patients, including
infection, a prolonged length
of stay and mortality. Though,
this relationship has not been
thoroughly studied in children.
Vitamin D
and
Medical
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by John J. Cannell, MD
A recent study published in

the journal Annals of Intensive
Care discovered that vitamin D
deficiency may be associated
with a longer duration of
intensive care unit (ICU) stay
among children.
Researchers believe vitamin
D is capable of reducing ICU
patients risks for adverse events
through its ability to modulate
the immune response. Vitamin

D receptors are expressed on
immune cells, allowing vitamin
D to increase the number of
immune cells and to promote
protective immunity.
Researchers from All India

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to ICUs and associated with
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in children admitted to ICUs.
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over a period of 8 months in 101
children admitted to the ICU.
Hospitalized
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deficiency due to a lack of physical The children were between
activity and sun exposure. ages 1 month and 17 years old.
Research has clearly shown Those who were already on
vitamin D supplementation
were excluded from the study.
The most common diagnoses
upon admission to the ICU were
pneumonia (19%) and septic
shock (19%).
Here is what they found:
The prevalence of vitamin D
deficiency (levels less than 20
ng/ml) was 74%.
The median vitamin D status
of vitamin D deficient children
was 5.8 ng/ml.
61% were considered severely
deficient (levels less than 15
ng/ml).
Children with vitamin D
deficiency were found to
be older (4 years vs. 1 year)
and more likely to receive
mechanical ventilation (57%
vs. 39%). However, these
associations
were
not
statistically significant.
The median duration of ICU
was significantly longer in
vitamin D deficient children
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compared to those who were

not (7 days vs. 3 days; p =
0.006).
After adjusting for factors
that
may
skew
results
(confounding factors), such as
diagnosis and illness severity,
the relationship between ICU
duration and vitamin D status
remained significant (p =
0.024).
The researchers concluded,
We observed that the length of
ICU stay was longer in children
with vitamin D deficiency with
a mean difference in ICU stay of
3.5 days (95 % CI: 0.506.53; p
= 0.024) as compared to those
not deficient.
Tovey, A. & Cannell, JJ. Low

vitamin D levels is linked with
longer ICU stay among children.
The Vitamin D Council Blog/
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by Molly Peoples
Were just a few weeks away from

the first caucuses and primaries,
so presidential election season
is in full swing. As a voter,
you may be keenly interested
in the election process. But
as an investor, should you be
concerned?
If you take a look back, you might
be somewhat encouraged over
the prospects of the financial
markets this year. In the last 12
presidential election years, the
Dow Jones Industrial Average
has been up nine times and down
just three. So, election years
must be good for the financial
markets, right?
Not necessarily. In every year,
the markets are influenced by a
variety of factors: interest rates,
inflation, corporate profits,
geopolitical events, economic
growth, even the weather. And
its safe to say that 2016 will be
no different. At this early stage

of the year, one could say that
some of these factors, such as
continued low interest rates and
a reasonably strong economy,
might bode well for investors.
But theres a lot of 2016 ahead of
us and its notoriously difficult
for anybody, even so-called
experts, to accurately predict
the markets performance over
a relatively short time, such as a
year.
by the financial markets, which

generally dislike surprises, big
changes, and new directions.
However, you cant really count

on past trends to provide a certain
roadmap for the year ahead, in
terms of the performance of the
financial markets. As mentioned
above, many factors influence
this performance, and at this
early stage in the year, we just
Still, the markets history of cant predict which of these
pretty good results in presidential factors will take precedence.
election years may not be entirely
random. For one thing, the White So, instead of worrying about
House is never the only office things you cant control, focus
being contested; elections are on those that you can. For
also held for every congressional starters, review your investment
district and many seats in the mix. Does it still properly reflect
Senate. Consequently, during your goals, risk tolerance, and
these election years, campaigning time horizon? Over time, even if
often takes precedence over you havent made many changes
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you might want to consider
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other gaps in your portfolio.
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Local History
Fast Food Joints of
San Luis Obispo

by Guy Crabb
Has anyone noticed that there

are a lot of hamburger places
in San Luis Obispo? As I walk
around downtown, I see many
hamburger joints, such as The
Habit and Eureka Burger. When
you combine these two places
with the established burger
places, it feels like downtown San
Luis Obispo is having a burger
war. Mothers Tavern (the old
Union Hardware store location)
has turned into MoTav with a
focus on burgers, and then theres
McLintocks with a great juicy
burger, Buffalo Pub has its great
blue cheese burger, and there are
several more options in town.
established burger places. Since

we are already up on Monterey
Street, lets talk about Franks
Famous Hot Dogs. Their website
tells us that Franks started in 1977
at the corner of Broad and Chorro
and then they moved in 1988 to
their present location. We always
go to Franks to get the best hot
dogs in town. If you sit at one of
the back tables by the bathrooms,
there is an old picture on the wall
of a guy standing in front of what
Im guessing is Franks and in
the background, you can see the
cost of a hamburger. Franks still
serves up a great burger after all
these years.
It still is crazy to see the long lines

at Firestone, which serves one
of my favorite cheeseburgers.
Every time I get one with a big
basket of fries, I remember when
I bought tires at the same location
many years ago. If you travel up
Monterey Street and stop in at
Franks, you can get a Monster
Burger. Is anyone else starting
to feel like eating a big, fat, juicy
cheeseburger?
When my oldest daughter Katie

was in high school, she used to
walk down to Bishops Burgers.
Splash Caf is there today, and
Katie tells me that the burgers
were good, but walking down
there from school was the real
highlight. My good friend Matt
reminds me that before Splash
Caf and Bishops Burger, the
famous Eds Take Out was at this
location. The building did not look
like it does today. It was smaller
and could get very crowded at
lunch. Splash Caf pays homage
to Eds with a great painting inside
the caf. Eds served up a burger
good enough to keep people
coming back for many years.
Since were on the topic of

burgers and I write about history,
I bet youve guessed that I have
done some research on burger
places of the past. Ive also
found the history of a few current
Monterey Street is getting a makeover.

Buildings are being renovated and the
parking lots are being dug up.
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As we move down the road, I need

to remind some that there was
once a Farleys Jr. Restaurant on
the corner of Morro and Marsh
streets. I was lucky enough to buy
one of their menus, probably from
the 1970s. The menu has a whole
group of International Burger
Bar choices. A Texas Chile Burger
would set you back $2.60, while
a Lumber Jack cost $3.50. The
latter was A half pounder served
on garlic bread, with Jack cheese,
spaghetti sauce and jalapeno.
The list of burgers on the menu
included 15 different options.
Another great restaurant on
Higuera that served up a nice
hamburger was Corcorans, which
was a long time favorite near the
corner of Chorro and Higuera
streets. Dont worry everyone, I
wont forget Scrubby and Lloyds.
Do you think Im crazy? Dont
answer that... I also cannot forget
to mention Fosters Freeze, which
served up burgers at 590 Marsh
Street for 65 years. My wife and
I used to ride our bikes to Fosters
and split a burger and fries.
Before Louisas Place on Higuera,
there was a restaurant called the
Best Ever Grill at that location.
You would have had to be in town
during the 1960s to enjoy one of
their grilled burgers. I dont think
anyone would remember a burger
joint called Dads Hamburger
Place that was at 589 Higuera in
the 1940s. It was there for many
years. I figure that with a name
like that, it must have served up
one outstanding burger.
Outside of downtown, I remember
going to the Sizzler on Foothill.
The Panda Express is now using
that location. I remember taking
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my daughters there to order

burgers.
That Sizzler always
cooked the best steaks and
burgers. I also used to love their
salad bar. Another place near the
Sizzler was the Dairy Queen on
north Broad. Dairy Queen was
very similar to Fosters Freeze and
served up a quick hamburger. I
used to love those hamburgers,
because the juices would always
form a little grease puddle at
the bottom of the paper it was
wrapped in and the cheese would
stick to the paper.
Scrubby and Lloyds was probably
the most famous burger joint
in San Luis Obispo.
David
Middlecamp has a great website/
blog called Photos from the Vault,
and he wrote a blog with Scrubby
and Lloyds as the topic. People
wrote in and each of them had
wonderful memories of this little
hamburger joint. Lloyd Pettenger
and Zada Scrubby Lewis ran
the place with Lloyd cooking and
Scrubby serving up the grub. They
served up a burger that people
would stand in long lines for. You
always felt lucky if you were able
to snag a booth. Way back in the
1940s, 35 cents would get you a
burger and soda. Many people
also remember enjoying their
popular Bean Burgers.
Now go out and get a big fat juicy
hamburger (maybe with blue
cheese, bacon, lettuce, pickles,
and a big toasted bun) at your
favorite place.
Isnt learning
about history burgerlicious?
Guy Crabb teaches at Charles E. Teach
Elementary School in San Luis Obispo. He
graduated from Cal Poly SLO and has been
teaching for 30 years. Guy was a Teacher of
the Year in 2006 and currently teaches at a
National Blue Ribbon School. Reach him at
crabbx5@charter.net.
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Education
CS Perryess
writes

about words
LADIES & PARADISE
the dough. We still see vestiges

of dey in the modern name
I received a comment from the Doubleday, servant of the twin.
inimitable and oft-quoted Anne R.
Allen, who proclaimed her interest Of course, Proto-Indo-European
in the connection between the was never written down. Its
words dough, lady and paradise. a language reconstructed by
Who am I to turn down a request linguists, believed to have
from The Manners Doctor herself? been spoken well before 4000
B.C. in a region somewhere to
The connection hearkens back the north or south of the Black
6000 years to the Proto-Indo- Sea (OxfordDictionaries.com).
European word dheigh, dough. Though hard-working forensic
In a mere sixty centuries, dheigh linguists would disagree, the very
morphed into the following existence of Proto-Indo-European
words in the following ways:
as a language adds up to wellresearched conjecture
lady At some level, the word
lady is redundant. It certainly is
RETURN OF THE LADies
breadworthy. It was constructed
of the Old English term for one If the word lady originally referred
who kneads dough, dage, plus the to the gal who made the bread,
Old English word for loaf, hlaf. A when and how did lady get a
hlafdage was originally one who promotion to become the gal who
made loaves of bread. Over time, watched the servant bake the
the pronunciation and spelling bread while nibbling bonbons?
morphed to lady.
In terms of written English, I cant
paradise Half this word started find evidence of lady referring to a
as the Greek combining form peri- woman who was likely to get her
, meaning around. We modern hands mussed in such things as
English speakers know this bit of dough. In the year 1000, the word
Greek from the words perimeter, was used to mean both a mistress
periscope, period, and periphery. in charge of servants or slaves and
The second part of paradise is our a woman who rules over subjects,
old Proto-Indo-European friend, to whom feudal homage is due.
dheigh, in its later meaning of However, lady was constructed of
to form or to build. The great parts that meant one who kneads
grandmother of all paradises, is, bread. Interestingly, lord literally
of course, the Garden of Eden, translates to he who guards the
a protected, perfect place. The loaves. These two etymologies
word paradise suggests that a together suggest that bread may
wall was formed around such a have metaphorically represented
perfect spot.
home (being the staff of life and
all).
A bonus thought in another
branch of this twisted linguistic The word lady takes up nearly
tree, the term dheigh or dough, three pages of the print version
also came to be spelled dey and of The Oxford English Dictionary,
referred to the servant who made offering eighteen shades of
February 2016
meaning for the noun and two

for the verb (to make a lady of and
to render lady-like or feminine).
Some notable first sightings of
various meanings of lady include:
900 Lady in reference to the
Virgin Mary
1205 lady recognized as a more
courteous term than woman
1206 lady as a synonym for wife
or consort (though yeah, shes my
old lady, didnt kick in until the
late 60s)
1489 lady as the queen in chess
1611 lady as a kind of butterfly
(later to become the painted lady)
1704 lady as the calcerous
structure in the stomach of a
lobster (I dont make this stuff up)
Oxford English Dictionary with its

fourteen shades of meaning.
on
the
other
Substance,
hand, comes from the Latin
substare, literally, to stand firm.
Interestingly, its primary meaning
now is essential nature or essence.
Substance takes about two full
pages in the Oxford English
Dictionary. Coincidentally, it also
has fourteen shades of meaning.
Understand and substance arent
synonyms at all, but together,
they certainly inspire some
pondering.
To understand somethings
substance, one must stand in the
midst of its essence. When we
really want to grasp something,
... and the list goes on.
isnt that exactly what we do?
UNDERSTANDing SUBSTANCE Dont we surround ourselves as
much as possible with whatever it
It occurred to me the other day is, then stand there, and breathe
that based on their word parts, it all in?
substance and understand could
almost be synonyms, or might at Many thanks to sources: OxfordDictionaries.
least work in concert to tell an com, etymonline.com, the OED, take our word,
and Chicago Tribune.
interesting story. Doesnt submean under? Dont stand and
stance mean pretty much the
same thing?
Understand comes from the Old
English word, understandan.
Stand means exactly what one
might expect, to stand, but under
in Old English meant something
other than the under we Modern
English speakers know today.
Instead, it meant in the midst of.
So to understand something is
to stand in its midst. Understand
takes up a page and a half in the
CS Perryess writes for teens, narrates audio

books, and ponders the wonder of words in a
foggy little town on Californias central coast.
Find more at http://csperryess.blogspot.com,
or reach him at csperryess@gmail.com.
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February 2016 Free Ongoing Events

SUNDAY
31
FARMERS MARKET:
11:30-2:30pm Nipomo: Monarch Club

3:00-6:00pm Grover Bch Ramona Pk
MONDAY
TUESDAY
1
FARMERS MARKET:
2-4:30pm Los Osos: 2nd & Santa Maria
February is:
American Heart Month

American History Month
Black History Month
Childrens Dental Health Month
National Wild Bird Feeding Month
Responsible Pet Owners Month
International Friendship Month
7
FARMERS MARKET:

Langston Hughes
Birthday (Born in 1902)
laura wilderS
BIRTHDAY(Born in 1867)
14
FARMERS MARKET:

8:30-11am AG Spencers Market

12:30-4:30pm Santa Maria Town Ctr
3:00-6:00pm AT Sunken Gardens
3:00-6:00pm Pismo Beach Pier
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 AT,
10:30 AG, 11:00 NI
8
FARMERS MARKET:
clean out your

computer DAY
world cancer day

CHARLES LINDBERGHs
birthday(Born in 1902)
9
FARMERS MARKET:
3:00-6:00 pm in Paso Robles City Park

LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:10 SLO
DOC BURNSTEINS READING LAB
3:30-4:15pm AG
10
FARMERS MARKETS:

10:30 AG, 11:00 NI
15
FARMERS MARKET:
11
FARMERS MARKETS:
3:00-6:00pm Old Porte Fisheries AG

2:30-5:00pm Spencers Morro Bay
6:00-9:00pm Downtown SLO
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:00 MB,
10:10 SLO, 10:15 CAM,10:30 AT, 10:30
AG,10:30 LO, 11:00 CAY, 11:30 SMG
mardi gras
national
inventors DAY
hersheys
chocolate
founded (in 1894)
stop bullying dAY
16
FARERS MARKET:

3:30-4:15pm AG
umbrella DAY
22
FARMERS MARKET:
world thinking day

be humble day
9:00am-12:30pm Paso Robles Wal Mart

2:30-5:30pm Cambria Main St Vets Hall
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 LO
8:00-10:30am SLO Promenade

9:00am-12:30pm Templeton City Park
9:00am-1:00pm Paso Downtown Park
12:00-2:30pm AG Village Gazebo
2:30-6:00pm Morro Bay 800 Main St
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 11:00 AG
SLO CO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

1st SAT 12:30am IOOF Hall SLO
hank aarons
birthday (Born in 1934)
babe
ruths
birthday
(Born in 1895)
12
FARMERS MARKETS:

13
FARMERS MARKETS:

get a different
name day
abraham lincolns
world radio day
white t-shirt DAY
17
FARMERS MARKETS:

10:30 AG, 11:00 NI
18
FARMERS MARKETS:

10:10 SLO, 10:15 CAM,10:30 AT, 10:30
AG,10:30 LO, 11:00 CAY, 11:30 SMG
19
FARMERS MARKETS:

20
FARMERS MARKETS:

pluto discovered
(By Clyde Tombaugh in 1930)
love your pet day

john glen
orbited earth
(In 1962)
mr rogers
neighborhood debut
(In 1968)
Susan B. anthonys

FARMERS MARKETS:
make a friend DAY
george washingtons
Birthday (Born in 1732)
21
FARMERS MARKET:
5
6
BINGO VETS HALL MB - 1st FRI 5:00pm FARMERS MARKETS:
dont cry over

spilled milk DAY
random acts of
kindness DAY
presidents day
(honoring Lincoln & Washington)
SATURDAY
ROSA PARKs
birthday(Born in 1913)
toothache DAY
NEW MOON

10:10 SLO, 10:15 CAM,10:30 AT, 10:30
AG,10:30 LO, 11:00 CAY, 11:30 SMG
FRIDAY
world wetlands day
GROUNDHOG
DAY
Kite flying DAY
charles dickenS
BIRTHDAY(Born in 1812)

3:30-4:15pm AG
national
FREEDOM DAY
boy scout day

(Founded in 1910)
superbowl l
2
FARMERS MARKET:
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
3
4
FARMERS MARKETS:
FARMERS MARKETS:
23
FARMERS MARKET:

3:30-4:15pm AG
international dog
biscuit appreciation
day
24
FARMERS MARKETS:

10:30 AG, 11:00 NI
25
FARMERS MARKETS:

10:10 SLO, 10:15 CAM,10:30 AT, 10:30
AG,10:30 LO, 11:00 CAY, 11:30 SMG
quiet DAY
26
FARMERS MARKETS:

international stand
up to bulllying day
toothpick
patented
(In 1872)
27
FARMERS MARKETS:

tell a fairy tale day
polar bear dAY
carnival DAY
henry wadsworth
longfellows
tennis day
national
tortilla chip
DAY
FULL MOON
28
FARMERS MARKET:

public sleeping
day
29
FARMERS MARKET:
1
FARMERS MARKET:

3:30-4:15pm AG
2
FARMERS MARKETS:

3:00-6:00pm
Pismo Beach Pier
\
10:30 AG, 11:00 NI
3
FARMERS MARKETS:

10:10 SLO, 10:15 CAM,10:30 AT, 10:30
AG,10:30 LO, 11:00 CAY, 11:30 SMG
4
FARMERS MARKETS:

5
FARMERS MARKETS:

Birthstone: Amethyst
leap day
Flower: Iris or Violet
February 2016
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Family Events
FRI JAN 15-SUN JAN 31 (times
vary): LITTLE WOMEN at SLO Little
Theatre, 888 Morro St, SLO. Under
the guidance of their beloved
mother, the four young March sisters
struggle to keep their family going
while Fathers away at war. A warm
tale of love, family, and individuality.
Cost: $13-20. Contact: 786-2440 or
slolittletheatre.org.
THU JAN 21-SUN MAR 6 (days &
times vary): THE 39 STEPS at The
Great American Melodrama, 1863
Front St, Oceano. A talented cast of
four portrays dozens of characters
as this spoof hilariously reconstructs
the Hitchcock classic with lightningfast costume changes and comedic
intrigue. Vaudeville Revue follows
each show with song, dance, and
comedy. Cost: $19-25, discounts for
groups, seniors, students, military,
and children. An All-Star Season Pass
can save up to 44%. The in-house snack
bar serves great food and drinks.
Contact: americanmelodrama.com
or 489-2499.
THU JAN 28 6:00-9:00 pm:
CARPENTER TRIO BENEFIT CONCERT
at Congregation Beth David, 10180
Los Osos Valley Rd, SLO. The worldrenowned Carpenter Trio of the
Salome Chamber Orchestra will be
playing a benefit concert in San Luis
Obispo. This concert will benefit The
Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo
County and the JCC Federation of
SLO. Purchase tickets at salome2016.
eventbrite.com.
Cost:
$45-60.
Contact: lcslo.org or 544-9096.
City of SLOs Division of Natural

Resources and, of course, the Sierra
Club discuss their efforts and plans
for the year to come. Cost: free.
Contact: santalucia.sierraclub.org or
549-0355.
THU JAN 28 7:30-9:30 pm: TEN
TALKS ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP
at Downtown Centre Cinema, 888
Marsh St, SLO. A live event, featuring
10 entrepreneurs, about becoming
your own boss and creating freedom
in your life. One topic, ten local
speakers, ten minute talks, and ten
percent goes to charity. Cost: $10.
Contact: ten-talks.com or 574-5477.
FRI JAN 29 1:00-3:00 pm: SASSY
TAILS FASHION SHOW at Spring
Hill Marriott Suites, 900 El Camino
Real, Atascadero. This fashion show
features local celebrity models and
includes lunch, a no-host wine bar,
raffles, and a jewelry sale. Fundraiser
for North County Humane Society.
Cost: $30. Contact: slonchs.org or
466-5403.
SAT JAN 30 9:00 am-1:00 pm:
CENTRAL COAST BIONEERS DAY 1
at Palm Theatre, 817 Palm St, SLO.
Enjoy viewing the Best of 2015
Bioneers speakers and performers
in the comfort of the Palm Theatre,
Jan 30, Feb 6, and Feb 13. Screenings
followed by audience discussion.
Cost: $20. Contact: ecologistics.org
or 548-0597.
SAT JAN 30 9:30-10:30 am: LIBRARY

U at Cambria Library, 1043 Main
St. Learn how to manage your
THU JAN 28 6:30-7:30 pm: POETRY library account, search for items,
IN THE LIBRARY at Los Osos Library, place holds, and explore the online
2075 Palisades Ave. Enjoy readings databases. One of many free events
by featured poets Morgan Ferris at county libraries through April as a
and Jacqueline Marcus, plus time for part of the Discover Your Community
open mic. One of many free events program. Cost: free. Contact:
at county libraries through April as Contact: slolibrary.org or 461-6161.
part of the Discover Your Community
program. Cost: free. Contact: SAT JAN 30-SUN JAN 31 10:00 am-4:00
pm: MODEL RAIL DAYS at Oceano
slolibrary.org or 461-6161.
Depot, 1650 Front St, Oceano. Rail
THU JAN 28 at 7:00 pm: THE PEKING fans, modelers, and kids of all ages
ACROBATS at Clark Ctr, 487 Fair Oaks will delight in operating model train
Ave, Arroyo Grande. Enjoy a troupe layouts in HO, N, and O Scale. Look
of Chinas most gifted tumblers, for bargains at the yard-sale table
contortionists, jugglers, cyclists, and or get your trains tested by club
gymnasts. Cost: $36-46. Contact: experts. Refreshments available.
Cost: free. Contact: slomra.org or
489-9444 or clarkcenter.org.
405-0397.
THU JAN 28 at 7:00 pm: THE
SUSTAINABLE CITY at Steynberg SAT JAN 30 10:30-11:30 am: TOUCH
Gallery, 1531 Monterey, SLO. TANKS at SLO Library, 995 Palm St.
Representatives from ECOSLO, SLO Explore the world of ocean animals
Clean Energy, SLO Foam Free, the with this hands-on demonstration.
February 2016
One of the many free events at

county libraries during the Discover
Your Community program that runs
through April. Cost: free. Contact:
slolibrary.org or 461-6161.
drums and melodica, Jonathan Dane

on trumpet, Brandon Statom on
acoustic bass, Daniel Zimmerman on
guitar, and lead vocals and guitar by
Teka. Cost: $10-15. Contact: 546-3198.
SAT JAN 30 2:00-6:00 pm: AMERICAN

LEGION INAUGURAL CHILI COOKOFF
at Post 136, American Legion, 417
Orchard St, Arroyo Grande. Features
chili samples, adult drinks, door
prizes, and fun. All proceeds support
Boys State program. Cost: $15.
Contact:
americanlegionpost136.
com or 481-9444.
FRI JAN 29 at 8:00 pm: WELLINGTON

INTERNATIONAL
UKULELE
ORCHESTRA at Cohan Ctr, Cal Poly
PAC, 1 Grand Ave, SLO. Sharing
DNA with Flight of the Conchords
and hailing from the home of The
Hobbit movies, New Zealands
ukulele supergroup is in hot demand
for its winning combination of
charming humor, disarmingly small
instruments, and absolutely sublime
musicality. The bands No. 1 rule is:
If you know the words, sing along.
If you dont know the words, sing
along! Cost: $23-58. Contact: 7566556 or calpolyarts.org.
SUN JAN 31 12:00-3:00 pm: COOKIN

UP HAPPINESS WORKSHOP at
Coalesce Bookstore, 845 Main St,
Morro Bay. Join life coach Rosie
Morris and storyteller Zette Harbour
for a fun interactive workshop where
the recipe for daily happiness will be
served. Heart and mind work will be SUN JAN 31 11:00 am-4:30 pm: HOT
mixed with some hands on culinary SWINGIN JAZZ at Veterans Memorial
Building, 780 Bello St, Pismo Beach.
magic. Cost: $25. Contact: 234-3726.
Presented by the Basin Street
FRI JAN 29 at 7:30 pm: LUIS MUNOZ Regulars Jazz Society. Jam session at
QUINTET FEATURING TEKA IN 11am, bring your instrument and join
CONCERT at Cuesta College Cultural in. Two professional bands start at
and Performing Arts Center, Highway 1pm. Cost: $5-10. Contact: pismojazz.
1, SLO. Join us for an exciting evening com or 937-8402.
of jazz featuring Luis Munoz on
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Family Events
SAT
FEB
13
1:00-2:00
pm:
FRENCH
GARDENS
AESTHETIC
PRESENTATION at SLO Botanical
Garden, 3450 Dairy Creek Road.
Come be inspired at this arm chair
tour of two beautiful and influential
French gardens. Presentation is
followed by a free docent-led tour
in the Garden at 2 pm. Cost: $5-10.
Contact: slobg.com or 541-1400.
Try our New Programs!

Storytime
10:30 am Mondays
For all ages

English & Spanish
SAT FEB 13 7:00-9:30 pm: CCASC

TEEN DANCE at Elks Lodge, 322 Elks
Lane, San Luis Obispo. Central Coast
Autism Spectrum Center sponsors
this fun event with a dancefloor,
DJ, food, and a Chill Room with
games, art and quieter activities. No
RSVP required; bring friends! Cost:
$5 donation. Contact: 458-8063 or
autismspectrumcenter.com.
Reading to Rover
Wednesdays at 3:00 pm
New or shy readers can practice reading to a

therapy dog
Teen Homework Hub

Mondays 3:00-4:30 pm
SUN FEB 14 1:00-4:00 pm: VALENTINE

DANCE PARTY at Elwin Mussell
Senior Center, 510 Park, Santa
Maria. The Santa Maria Senior Club
and Parks & Recreation hosts a
Valentines Dance Party with Riptide
Big Band and vocalists, Holly Williams
and Bob Nations. Cost: free. Contact:
riptidebb.com or 843-2830.
Teens get homework done with the help and

supervision of a volunteer librarian / writing tutor
Grover Beach Library

240 N 9th Street, Grover Beach
(805) 481-4131 www.groverbeachlibrary.org
SUN JAN 31 at 3:00 pm: MUSIC AT THE
FELLOWSHIP: INGA SWEARINGEN
at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship,
2201 Lawton Ave, SLO. Inga
Swearingen and her band will
perform music from their soon-tobe-released album, as well as jazz
classics. Cost: $5-20, under 12 free.
Contact: uuslo.org or 786-4331.
4849 or tickets.calpoly.edu.
FRI FEB 5 at 8:00 pm: CAL POLYS A

NIGHT AT THE MISSION CHAMBER
CONCERT at, Mission San Luis Obispo,
751 Palm St. Several of Cal Polys
finest student music ensembles
will
perform
traditional
and
contemporary chamber music. This
concert will feature performances
SUN JAN 31 at 7:00 pm: MOSCOW by a string quartet, saxophone
FESTIVAL BALLET: Chopiniana & quartet, clarinet ensemble, trumpet
Romeo and Juliet at Cohan Ctr, Cal ensemble, brass choir, brass quintet
Poly PAC, 1 Grand Ave, SLO. Cost: and woodwind quintet. Cost: free.
$24-60. Contact: 756-4849 or tickets. Contact: music.calpoly.edu or 756calpoly.edu.
2406.
SUN JAN 31 at 7:30 pm: CELTIC
NIGHTS: SPIRIT OF FREEDOM at
Clark Ctr, 487 Fair Oaks Ave, Arroyo
Grande. Featuring vocalists from
the Celtic world, with dance and live
music. Cost: $36-48. Contact: 4899444 or clarkcenter.org.
FRI FEB 5-SAT FEB 6 (times vary):

TOP GIRLS at SLO Little Theatre,
888 Morro St. SLO Little Theatres
Ubus Other Shoe Staged Reading
series presents Caryl Churchills play
that explores what it means to be
a successful woman. Cost: $12.
Contact: slolittletheatre.org or 786TUE FEB 2 at 7:30 pm: CAMERON 2440.
CARPENTER FORBES PIPE ORGAN
RECITAL at Cohan Ctr, Cal Poly PAC, SAT FEB 6 at 2:00 pm: FAMILY MOVIE
1 Grand Ave, SLO. Cameron will at Los Osos Library, 2075 Can you tell
perform on the Forbes Pipe Organ me who is practically perfect in every
and on his own International Touring way? Call for movie title (rated G).
Organ. Cost: $32-40. Contact: 756- Cost: free. Contact: 528-1862.
February 2016
WED FEB 17 at 3:00 pm: KIDS CRAFT

at Los Osos Library, 2075 Palisades.
Make a T-Rex paper marionette.
Sponsored by Friends of Los Osos
Library. Cost: free. Contact: 528-1862.
SAT FEB 20 at 2:00 pm: FAMILY
MOVIE at Los Osos Library, 2075
Palisades. This PG film features a dog
Best Friend, Hero, Marine. Call for
title. Cost: free. Contact: 528-1862.
SAT FEB 27 9:00 am-1:00 pm: BOOK

SALE at Los Osos Library, 2075
Palisades. Join us for great bargains
at our quarterly book sale. This event
supports the Los Osos Library and
the Friends of Los Osos Library. Rain
cancels. Contact: 528-1862.
SAT FEB 27 at 8:00 pm: CAL POLY
CHOIRS
WINTER
CONCERT:
AMERICA...AMERICA at Harman
Hall, Cal Poly PAC, 1 Grand Ave, San
Luis Obispo. Showcasing music from
a variety of American traditions,
such as barbershop, musical theater,
spirituals, and American classical.
Performances by PolyPhonics, the
University Singers, student soloists,
Susan Azaret Davies, and Paul
Woodring. Cost: $9-14. Contact: 7564849.
THU MAR 3 at 11:00 am: CAL POLY
STUDENT INSTRUMENTAL RECITAL
at Davidson Music Center Rm 218,
1 Grand Ave, San Luis Obispo. The
Music Department presents this
event. Cost: free. Contact: 756-2406
or music.calpoly.edu.
THU MAR 3-SAT MAR 5 (times vary):
SLO FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK
SALE at SLO Veterans Memorial,
801 Grand Ave, San Luis Obispo.
THU 6:00-9:00 pm, FRI 10:00 am5:00 pm, and SAT 9:00 am-2:00 pm.
Peruse over 20,000 books at $1 per
inch and 5,000 audio-visual items
(including vinyl LPs) at $.50 to $1.
Collectible books will be specialpriced. Proceeds benefit SLO Library.
Contact: 544-3033 or http://slofol.
org.
FRI MAR 4 at 8:00 pm: U.S. ARMY

SUN FEB 21 at 7:30 pm: THE FIELD BAND at Harman Hall, Cal Poly
MCCARTNEY YEARS at Clark Center, PAC, 1 Grand Ave, San Luis Obispo.
487 Fair Oaks Ave, Arroyo Grande. Cost: 4 free tickets per household.
A tribute to the Beatles and Wings. Contact: 756-4849 or music.calpoly.
Cost: $39-48. Contact: clarkcenter. edu.
org or 489-9444.
SAT MAR 5 at 8:00 pm: CAL POLY
WED FEB 24 at 7:30 pm: TIM MINCHIN WIND BANDS WINTER CONCERT at
LIVE at Cohan Center, 1 Grand Ave, Harman Hall, Cal Poly PAC, 1 Grand
San Luis Obispo. Minchin performs Ave, San Luis Obispo. This concert
stand-up comedy and satirical songs features the Cal Poly Wind Orchestra,
on piano. Cost: $21-36. Contact: 756- the Wind Ensemble from Cal Poly
Pomona, and conductor Ricky Badua.
4849 or tickets.calpoly.edu.
Cost: $9-12. Contact: 756-4849 or
THU FEB 25 at 11:00 am: CAL POLY music.calpoly.edu.
STUDENT INSTRUMENTAL RECITAL
at Davidson Music Center Rm 218,
1 Grand Ave, San Luis Obispo. The
Music Department presents this
event. Cost: free. Contact: 756-2406
or music.calpoly.edu.
SUN MAR 6 at 3:00 pm: CAL POLY

SYMPHONY WINTER CONCERT:
SOLOIST SHOWCASE at Harman Hall,
Cal Poly PAC, 1 Grand Ave, San Luis
Obispo. Cost: $12-14. Contact: 7564849 or music.calpoly.edu.
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Local Resources
2nd FRI every month at 1:00 pm:
Cayucos Book Group at Cayucos
Library, 310 B St. Join other readers
to discuss whatever youre reading
and to discover, ponder, and share
insights about what others are
reading. Cost: free. Contact: 9953846.
Hearst Cancer Resource Center (HCRC)
dreams and the relationship between

dreams and spiritual path, using
Jungian interpretive assumptions
and language and Robert Johnsons
book Inner Work. Cost: free. Contact:
bobpelfrey@charter.net.
3rd WED of every month at 6:30 pm:

Prepared & Natural Chidlbirth Classes
Every WED 3:00-4:00 pm: PAWS at Twin Cities Community Hospital,
TO READ at Los Osos Library, 2075 1220 Las Tablas Rd, Templeton. This
Palisades Ave. Read to Berkeley, the is a six-series class addressing all
dog who loves to listen to children matters of childbirth in the form of
read. Cost: free. Contact: 528-1862.
a lecture as well as hands-on demos
and practice techniques. Cost: free.
Every THU 6:30-9:30 pm: SLO CHESS Contact: 434-4654.
CLUB meets at Carls Jr on Santa Rosa
St, 1 block W of Foothill, across from 2nd THU of every month at 6:30 pm:
Cal-Poly. All ages. Cost: free. Contact: Breastfeeding Basics at Twin Cities
441-7210 or slochess.com.
Community Hospital, 1100 Las Tablas
Rd, Templeton. In this introduction
Every SAT 10:00 am-2:00 pm: SLO to breastfeeding class you and your
CHESS CLUB meets at the big board family will learn about the practical
on the Morro Bay Embarcadero at the aspects of feeding your newborn
west end of Morro Bay Blvd (down from an Internationally Board
the stairs). Cost: free. Contact: 441- Certified Lactation Consultant. Cost:
7210 or slochess.com.
free. Contact: 239-4443.
The Mankind Project mens support
group meetings: all issues welcome.
Find purpose, mastery, healthy
autonomy, and your lifes mission and
purpose. Gain skills to change your
life or to become a better husband or
dad. Call ahead to confirm. 1st & 3rd
TUE 6:00-9:00 pm in San Luis Obispo.
Contact: 459-7808. 1st & 3rd THU
6:30-9:30 pm in Cayucos. Contact:
471-9342. 2nd & 4th THU 6:30-9:00
pm in Atascadero. Contact: 235-2774.
Cost: free. Info: www.mkp.org.
San Luis Obispo Special Education

Local Plan Area (SELPA) and
Community Advisory Committee
(CAC) offer parent orientation to
special education programs in SLO
County. Contact: 782-7301 or www.
sloselpa.org/pro_dev.htm.
A one-of-a-kind r esour ce
in San Luis Obispo County for those living with cancer and their families
Wellness and support services provide a bridge between standard
medical care and a full range of healing therapies
Our integrative approach offers a foundation for care that includes
programs designed to strengthen the body, educate the mind,
and alleviate the stress that often comes with a cancer diagnosis
1941 Johnson Ave

Ste 201A, San Luis Obispo
2nd THU of every month 6:00-7:00
pm: Grief Support Group at Central
Coast Hospice, 253 Granada Dr, Ste
D, San Luis Obispo. This free group
is for anyone suffering the loss of a
loved one who is in need of support.
Contact: 540-6020.
United Methodist Church, 275 N

Halcyon Rd, Arroyo Grande. free
and low-cost services are offered for
people 50 and older: blood pressure,
pulse, weight, total cholesterol,
screening for anemia, diabetes, and
fecal blood, nutritional counseling,
and medical referrals. Contact: 4812nd SAT of every month FEB-NOVat 2692 or 788-0827.
9:00 am: the Santa Maria Recreation
and Parks Dept offers free docent- 1st WED every month at 12:00
led nature walks in Los Flores Ranch, pm: Disabled American Veterans
6271 Dominion Rd, Santa Maria. Cost: luncheon at Veterans Memorial
Bldg, 313 W. Tunnell St, Santa Maria.
free. Contact: 925-0951 x 263.
Contact: 345-0402.
2nd MON every month 6:30-8:00 pm:
Caregiver Support Group at Cayucos Every WED 5:30-7:00 pm: Widowed
Community Church, Ocean Ave & S Support Group at New Life Church,
3rd St. free support for caregivers 990 James Way, Rm 14, Pismo Beach.
and family dealing with long-term Arrive 10 min early for 1st meeting.
illness, memory loss, dementia, and Offered by Hospice of SLO Co.
Contact: 544-2266 or hospiceslo.org.
Alzheimers. Contact: 458-7484.
Twin Cities Community Hospital

Volunteers, a non-profit org
providing support to patients,
doctors, and nurses of the hospital,
seek volunteers to work in the gift
shop and Obstetrics Dept. AM Every MON 10:00 am-2:00 pm: Remain
3rd SAT every month 3:00-6:00 pm: and PM 4 hour shifts are available. Independent Despite Vision Loss at
Interactive Indonesian Music at Contact: 434-4524.
Santa Maria Terrace, 1405 E Main St.
Grandmas Frozen Yogurt, 307 Morro
New ways of doing daily tasks are
Bay Blvd, MB. Instruments available Last FRI every month at 6:00 pm: taught by the Braille Institute, such
for all. Play along with ru and Family Fun at Unity Church, 1165 as home management, traveling, and
Anna! Endang ru Rukandi is a Stubblefield St, Orcutt. Contact: 937- using talking library books. Contact:
master of the regional music of West 3025.
462-1225.
Java. Cost: free. Contact: 704-9866.
Every THU-FRI 12:00-5:00 pm & SAT 2nd & 4th MON every month at 6:30
1st & 3rd THU every month 7:00- 11:00 am-5:00 pm: Exploration Station pm: MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers)
8:30 pm: Drop-in Dream Group at Interactive Science Center welcomes meet at Pacific Christian Church,
St. Benedicts Episcopal Church, families at 867 Ramona Ave, Grover 3435 Santa Maria Way, Santa Maria.
2220 Snowy Egret Ln, Los Osos. This Beach. Cost: $2-3. Contact: 473-1421 Childcare is provided. Contact: 934drop-in support group is to share or http://explorationstation.org.
3491 or www.pacificchristian.net.
3rd WED every month at 7:00 pm:

How to Survive Divorce seminar
at the San Luis Obispo Womens
Community Center, 1124 Nipomo St,
#D in SLO. Practical tips, pointers,
and suggestions for handling
family law issues. $10.00 donation
requested for handout materials and
book. Contact: 544-9313 to register.
4th TUE every month at 5:30 pm:

Legal Clinic for Self-Represented
Litigants at the San Luis Obispo
County Courthouse Law Library,
1050 Monterey St in SLO, #125. SLO
County Bar Assn Family Law Section
& Womens Community Center
provide one-on-one legal advice
for persons filing divorces w/o an
attorney, and a document preparer
to assist in completing court-required
1st WED every month at 9:00 am: forms. Min. $40.00 donation. Limit:
Community Action Partnership 12 participants. Contact: 544-9313.
Senior Health Screening at First
of San Luis Obispo County

crisis line: 781-6400
business phone: 781-6401
email: info@wspslo.com
www. womensshelterslo.org
Every TUE at 7:00 pm: Al-Anon Family

Support Group at Luis OASIS Senior
Center, 420 Soares Ave, Orcutt.
Contact: 937-9750.
Every TUE 3:00-6:00 pm & FRI 3:005:30 pm: Teen Wellness Program at
Arroyo Grande EOC Health Services
Clinic, 1152 E Grand Ave. Health
services, including reproductive
health, in a safe environment with
staff trained to screen, assess, and to
provide intervention. Appointments
are preferred. Contact: 489-4026.
Womens Shelter
( 805 ) 542-6234
February 2016
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RISE (formerly Sexual Assault

Recovery and Prevention Center of
San Luis Obispo Co) offers: Weekly
Drop-In Support Groups for Sexual
Assault Survivors; 24 Hour Crisis Line;
Advocacy and Accompaniment; Peer
Counseling; Individual Counseling;
Prevention and Education, and
Womens Empowerment and Self
Defense Workshops. Contact: 5458888 or www.sarpcenter.org.
Every SAT 11:00 am-3:00 pm: ADOPT
A PET at Petco, 2051 Theater Dr, in
Paso Robles. Cats are available for
adoption through NCHS. Dogs are
available through Short n Sweet
Dog Rescue. Contact: 466-5403.
Every MON 2:00-4:00 pm & WED
3:00-5:00 pm: Jacks Adaptive Toy
Lending Library-Jacks Helping Hand
at Central Coast Gymnastics, 21
Zaca Lane, #100, San Luis Obispo.
Traditional and adaptive toys for
children with all types of disabilities
to check out. In-home appointments
available. Cost: free! Contact: 5471914 or www.jackshelpinghand.org.
Every TUE 2:00-5:00 pm & FRI
4:00-7:00 pm: Jacks Adaptive Toy
Lending Library - Jacks Helping Hand
at Pats Place in Nipomo Recreation
Community Rm, 671 W Tefft St, Ste
2, Nipomo. Toys for children with all
types of disabilities to check out. Inhome appointments also available.
Cost-free! Contact: 547-1914 or www.
jackshelpinghand.org.
Every FRI at 7:00 pm: Senior Ballroom
Dancing at Madonna Inn. If you are
a senior (single or attached) and like
ballroom dancing, this is the place!
Look left of the bandstand for sign:
Senior Dancers. Dance, chat and
listen to good music. No fees; no
dues; just fun! Contact: 489-5481 or
dg17@juno.com.
Literacy Council for San Luis Obispo
County has an ongoing and urgent
need for volunteer tutors and offers
free training in SLO. Contact: 5414219 or www.sloliteracy.org.
babies (0-10 mos), offers a free class

on feeding, crying, and sleep at 1230
Marsh St, SLO. Nurse and lactation
consultant Andrea Herron answers
questions. Dads welcome! Call to
reserve. Contact: 543-6988.
Volunteer as a Good Neighbor! Make

a difference in the life of an older or
disabled adult. Trained volunteers
choose services to contribute and
schedule hours at their convenience.
Training is monthly at Wilshire
Community Services, 285 South St,
Morro Bay Museum of Natural History Ste J, SLO. Contact: 547-7025 x 17.
offers Adventures With Nature &
Mind Walks. Find the schedule at: Volunteer at San Luis Obispo Museum
of Art! Stop by at 1010 Broad St
www.ccnha.org/naturewalks.html.
(Mission Plaza) or email volunteer@
sloma.org.
Central Coast Commission for Senior
Citizens offers many free services: San Luis Obispo Senior Center offers
Senior Connection - connecting health screening, legal services,
callers with local resources; one on meals, exercise, bridge, and bingo
one Medicare assistance, advise at 1445 Santa Rosa St. Contact: 781and referrals for long term care, and 7306.
help with billing / appeals; Vial of Life
magnetized containers with medical
information; a Senior Resource
Directory for SLO and SB counties,
and much more. Contact: 925-9554
or www.centralcoastseniors.org.
San Luis Coastal Adult Schools

Parent Participation Program offers
Core Parenting and Enrichment
classes in San Luis Obispo, Morro
Bay, and Los Osos. Bring your child to
activity classes, or find peer support
and education just for parents. Cost:
$76 for 10 wks. Contact: 549-1222 or
parentparticipation.org.
CC Flutes
Hospice of San Luis Obispo County

provides free grief counseling,
group support, counseling, crisis
intervention, and wellness education
to those with a life-limiting illness,
their families, and the bereaved.
This non-profit agency offers free
counseling, community education
and volunteer support to those
grieving a death or dealing with
Every WED 11:00 am-12:00 pm: potential end-of-life issues. Offices
Growing With Baby, an infant feeding in San Luis Obispo and Paso Robles.
office for breastfeeding moms and Contact: 544-2266.
1st THU every month at 6:15 pm:
Commission on the Status of Women
meets at Coast National Bank, 500
Marsh St, SLO. This official advisory
group to SLO County Board of
Supervisors identifies issues of
concern to women that are not the
focus of other advocacy or advisory
organizations. Contact: 788-3406.
Central Coast Astronomical Society

sponsors a Dark Sky Star Party every
month at Santa Margarita Lake
KOA Campground at sunset. CCAS
sponsors guest speakers and public
programs. Find events, weather
updates, and resources at: www.
centralcoastastronomy.org.
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Local Resources
days per week. Contact: 929-6878.
Alternative Education
Santa Lucia School on 5 acres in

Templeton.
Peace education for
over 25 years. Integrated curriculum
founded on life experiences, indepth study, and active immersion in
the arts for grades 1-8. Attendance
Mon-Thu with homeschool Fridays.
Carpooling encouraged. Contact:
434.2217 or santaluciaschool.org.
on the
Central Coast
SLO Classical Academy. Private

school.
Part time or full time
classical education in SLO. Part time
options are Tuesday/ Thursday or
Monday/ Wednesday with a Friday
enrichment day. Contact: 548-8700
or sloclassicalacademy.com.
Central Coast families are fortunate to have a wide variety of quality

choices for their childrens education. Following are some options for
those seeking secular alternative education in our region. For more
information on independent and religious schools, go to: cde.ca.gov/
re/sd or private-schools.findthebest.com/directory/a/California.
Parent Participation. San Luis Coastal
Adult School offers core classes
to enhance parenting skills, meet
other families, and allow children
to play with peers. Also enrichment
classes such as Spanish, Cooking,
and Gardening, and a Cooperative
Preschool at CL Smith. Contact: 5491222 or parentparticipation.org.
Charter Schools
CAVA California Virtual Academies
and K give kids the chance to
learn at their own pace. Online
schooling is aligned with California
state standards. Teacher support as
needed, meetings and work samples
required quarterly. Contact: (866)
339-6790, caliva.org, or k12.com.
Family Partnership. A tuition-free
K-12 independent study public school
serving Santa Barbara, San Luis
Obispo and Ventura counties. Home
study charter schools in San Luis
Obispo (165 Grand Ave), Solvang,
Santa Maria, and Cambria. Meet
with teachers weekly and turn in
work samples. Contact: 348-3333 or
fpcharter.org.
Olive Grove. Independent study
home school with sites in San Luis
Obispo (165 Grand Ave), Santa
Maria, Lompoc, Los Olivos, and
Santa Barbara. Meet with teacher
weekly and turn in work samples.
Enrichment classes also offered.
Contact: 543-2701 or sbceoportal.
org/losolivos.
Orcutt Academy Independent Study.
Affiliated with Orcutt Academy
Charter School at 500 Dyer St, this
free program offers home study and
blended classroom/home study for
grades K-8. Contact: 938-8934 or
orcuttacademycharter.net.
Summit Academy charter school
serves K-12 grades, and provides
Wishing Well School in Los Osos

offers pre-school, mixed age
kindergarden, and 1st-3rd grades.
The approach (educating the whole
child: head, heart, and hands) is
based on Rudolf Steiners Waldorf
personalized home-based learning model. Contact: 235-4401.
that fosters investigation, skill Childrens
House
Montessori
development and creativity, and School in Atascadero strives to help
lifelong curiosity. Contact: (818) 450- each child reach his/her greatest
9810 or summitacademyca.org.
potential, by embracing learning
and appreciating and respecting
Nature Based Schools
the world. Contact: 466-5068 or
SLOWanders. Offering nature-based childrenshouse.cc.
education in SLO County. Programs Montessori Childrens School in San
include wilderness living skills, Luis Obispo seeks to inspire a passion
naturalist studies, wildlife tracking, for excellence, to nurture curiosity,
awareness skills, and rites-of-passage creativity and imagination, and to
customized for after-school, home- awaken the human spirit of every
school, and personal one-on-one child. Ages 3-12. Contact: 544-6691
mentoring. Weekend workshops or montessoriofslo.com.
for adults. Contact: 215-0595 or
slowanders.com.
Central Coast Montessori School in
Morro Bay offers a rich, individualized
Outside Now. Summer, after-school, academic environment to promote
and private nature-based education independence and optimum scholastic
in SLO County. Contact: 541-9900 or achievement. Contact: 772-9317 or
outsidenow.org.
centralcoastmontessori.com.
Coyote Road Regional School. Heritage Montessori Preschool
Natural Science and Outdoor in San Luis Obispo provides an
Education. Contact: 466-4550 or enriching and loving environment in
coyoteroadschool.com.
a beautiful country setting. Waldorf
and Montessori based for ages 2.5-5
Independent Schools
years. Contact: 235-5589.
Central Coast International School. Academics and More is a Homeschool
Inquiry-based, small class, International Helper class for 7th-8th grade at
Baccalaureate (IB) candidate school
Ludwick Community Center in SLO.
serving grades 1-8 in SLO. One tablet
computer per child. Spanish and Offered in partnership with City of
Mandarin taught weekly. Strong SLO, this class includes a convenient
math, sciences, music and arts. Caring cost-effective way for students to
community that nurtures learners. gain access to a tutor, community
involvement, assistance with their
Contact: 858-8054 or ccisslo.com.
school work, time management and
The Laureate School. Project-based, organization skills, and more. Contact:
differentiated learning to develop EarthAdventuresForKids.com.
critical thinking, in arts, technology,
Public Schools
foreign language, and character
development programs.
In San
Luis Obispo. Contact: 544-2141 or Cambria Montessori Learning Center.
Tuition-free public school in Morro
laureateschool.org.
Bay for grades K-6th through the
Clarity Steiner School in Nipomo. Family Partnership Charter School.
Waldorf education for first and Contact: 927-2337, 541-2412 or
second graders. Class meets four familypartnershipschool.com.
February 2016
Santa Maria Joint Union Home School.

Accredited high school program at
Santa Maria Public Library. Interactive
student-parent-teacher partnerships
provide educational resources, a
mentor teacher, and eligibilty for
sports, clubs, and activities. Students
may qualify to enroll in community
college as well as secondary classes.
Contact: 937-2051 x 2761 or x 2762.
Templeton Independent Study
High School. WASC accredited.
Weekly meeting with teacher.
Opportunity for early graduation
and concurrent Cuesta College
enrollment. In Templeton and SLO
at Los Ranchos Elementary School.
Contact 434-5833 or tae.tusd.
ca.schoolloop.com/tishs.
Trivium Charter Schools in Lompoc,
Santa Maria, and Arroyo Grande
offer a hybrid program of classical
project-based classes 2 days per
week and homeschool 3 days
per week. Contact: 489-7474 or
triviumcharter.org.
West Mall Alternative School.
Independent Study Home School
in Atascadero. Contact: 462-4238
or
edline.net/pages/West_Mall_
Alternative.
Paso Robles Joint Unified School
District Home School & Independent
Study Program serves K-8th grade.
Students and parents work one-onone with teachers, receive lesson
plans, textbooks, and teachers
editions for all subjects. Classes,
enrichment activities, and field trips
are also offered. Contact: 769-1675.
Homeschool Organizations
California Homeschool Network is
a statewide grassroots organization
to protect the right of parents to
educate their children. Their website
provides information about current
state and federal laws, and how to
get started. Contact: (800) 327-5339
or californiahomeschool.net.
Homeschoolers of the Central
Coast. An inclusive Yahoo! group
meeting on a regular basis for
interaction and field trips: groups.
yahoo.com/group/Homeschoolers_of_
the_Central_Coast.
Santa Maria Inclusive Learners.
A Yahoo! group offering free
homeschool
enrichment
and
support: groups.yahoo.com/group/
santa_maria_inclusive_learners.
Templeton Unified School District
K-8 Home Schooling program.
Contact: 434-5840 or tae.tusd.ca.
schoolloop.com.
Note: This feature is published as space
allows and is a work in progress. Please
submit updates, corrections, or additional
resources to: ccfamilyed@gmail.com.
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Fitness
Health
Benefits of Exercise
by Renee P. Mosier
Despite the well-established

physical and emotional benefits
associated
with
regular
participation in physical activity,
most Americans are not getting
enough of this important and life
sustaining behavior to reduce
their risk of many diseases.
Those who dont perform regular
exercise are also more likely to
become depressed or anxious.
Physical activity is a good way to
reduce mood swings and it helps
people to maintain a sense of
emotional well being.
or losing weight, which leads

to a reduced risk of diabetes,
stroke, cardiovascular disease,
hypertension, arthritis, and several
common types of cancer. People
who get regular physical exercise
have a more efficient immune
system, which also helps to ward
off various everyday illnesses,
such as colds and flu. While
these are all great reasons to
get a regular workout, there are
several additional health benefits
that you can gain from exercising
to improve your daily life.
large stressors of the day add

up, people often look for ways
to de-stress. Unfortunately, this
urge often results in unhealthful
activities that do little to
meaningfully reduce stress, such
as: binge watching favorite TV
shows, eating comfort food,
or drinking alcohol. While all
of those things may be fine in
moderation, switching up your
routine to include exercise can
truly help reduce stress.
If time is an issue, break exercise
sessions into 10 minute workouts
throughout the day, go for a brisk
walk during your lunch break, or
when you take your children to
the playground, turn that time
into your workout by playing a
game of tag with them or simply
use the playground equipment as
an outdoor gym.
Lack of sleep can leave you feeling
fatigued, and uninspired to start
your day. Physical exercise is
very important for decreasing
insomnia and improving sleep
quality. Without enough deep
sleep, you are less likely to feel
motivated about waking up, much
less performing at your best.
The great news is that research

shows that even those with
chronic insomnia will find that
exercise helps to decrease time
falling asleep and increase the
We all know that exercise is a Reduction of stress is a great amount of sustained sleep. In
big component of maintaining benefit of exercise. As small and addition to getting enough sleep,
you can give yourself some prep
time to start your day with by
doing supportive things, such as
preparing yourself a healthful
lunch, or setting out your clothes
for the following day before you
go to bed. By doing this, you
reduce distractions to think about
before you fall asleep.
If you find yourself forgetting
things more frequently, like
peoples names, or descriptive
words, you may want to consider
adding both a cardio and weight
lifting regimen into your weekly
activities. Research has shown
that each type of exercise effects
a different part of the brain that
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With age-related
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With all of these great benefits,
you will want to ensure that
you stick with exercise over the
long haul. Before committing
to a workout routine, make sure
that your activity of choice is
something that you can enjoy.
Whether you choose walking,
taking a group fitness class,
hiking, biking, lifting weights,
or yoga, be sure it is something
that you like to do. If you commit
yourself to an activity you dislike,
you might feel discouraged and
stop working out all together.
So search around, try some new
activities, and if it helps, get
your friends or family members
to join you.
Getting other
people involved in your healthful
lifestyle can help to increase your
enjoyment and accountability.
Renee P. Mosier is an ACE Certified Personal

Trainer at MZR Fitness in San Luis Obispo.
She can be reached at renee@mzrfitness.
com or (805) 543-9800.
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