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Central Coast May 2014

Central Coast FamilyFree!

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Getting Out .......................... 2

Library Voice ........................ 4

Money ......................................... 6

Fun & Games ........................ 8

Local History ....................... 12

Calendar .................................. 17

Family Events ..................... 18

Local Resourcess ........... 19

Wordmonger ...................... 22

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Central Coast Family • May 2014 • www.centralcoastfamily.com •

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The San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum welcomes rail fans of all ages to a special event during National Train Day on Saturday, May 10th. This free family event will take place from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm in and around the Museum, located south of the Amtrak Station in San Luis Obispo’s Historic Railroad District.

Train Day will feature the Museum’s permanent historical and interactive displays, lectures, a swap meet, an operating model railroad and tours. Attendees can ride on railroad motor cars on the display track located trackside behind the Museum. Railroad information booths, food, beverages, and ice cream will

also be available. SLORRM President Brad LaRose will offer railroad yard tours throughout the day. Several programs will be offered in the Museum’s presentation area, including an 11:00 am presentation by author Marilyn Darnell and historian Joe Carotenuti, who will talk about San Luis Obispo’s founding fathers and their efforts to bring the Southern Pacific Railroad into town.

A 1:00 pm presentation by Jamie Foster from the Santa Maria Valley Railroad will focus on Rail Safety. A special swap meet featuring railroad art, artifacts and other items will also be offered on the back platform of the Museum throughout the day. Vendors interested in

participating should refer to the SLORRM website for details.

The Museum is located in and around the circa 1894 Southern Pacific freight house at 1940 Santa Barbara Street in San Luis Obispo, California. It sits trackside next to the busy Union Pacific main line and one long block south of the SLO

Amtrak Station.

The Museum focuses on the rail history of the California Central Coast, with exhibits telling the story of the Pacific Coast Railway, the Southern Pacific Railroad and their impacts on the development of this county and the state. Along with permanent and

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employees to refurbish its new museum home.

The Museum is now open to the public on the second Saturday of each month from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. A modest entry fee will be charged on those days. Private tours and special event usage of the Museum are also available. Complete Museum history and upcoming event information is available on the Museum’s recently revised and expanded website at www.slorrm.com. Messages can be left for Museum members at (805) 548-1894.

Additional information about National Train Day and the numerous events all around the country can be found at http://nationaltrainday.com/s.

rotating exhibits, the museum houses a model railroad layout and a gift shop. The museum quality, historically accurate model layout is now partially operational with major sections still under construction.

San Luis Obispo is truly a Train Town USA, designated as such by the Union Pacific Railroad in 2012. The San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum was founded in 1991 as a regional nonprofit educational museum for public benefit. Its mission is to preserve the railroad history of California and the Central Coast by collecting, restoring and displaying artifacts, as well as operating historic railroad equipment. Museum members have been working for well over a decade with SLO City


Kristen Barnhart has been telling stories, recommending books, and stamping little hands for over 34 years throughout SLO County. She is currently a Youth Services Librarian at the San Luis Obispo Library. Kristen can be reached at (805) 781-5775 or [email protected].

by Kristen Barnhart

Library Voice

Mother’s Day in the ‘50s and ‘60s at the Barnhart house can be summed up in two words: The Ice-Capades. Groans from my older brothers, half hearted resigned support from my dad, and that straight across her mouth “smile” from my Mom, set the tone. I was secretly excited, except for the whole “staying dressed up in itchy Sunday-School dresses and sitting between my brothers in the back seat all the way to L.A.” I thought it must feel like flying, as I watched the speed and jumps and spinning. Loved the spinning!

In 1964, we went to the brand new Cinerama Dome on Sunset Blvd and saw It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. That was really funny and was almost as good as the Warner Cinerama on Hollywood Blvd, where we had been awestruck by How the West Was Won in 1962. These had screens that wrapped halfway around the theater, so you were right in the middle of the action. We covered our heads when the buffalo stampeded right towards us, and held onto the arms of our seats as we joined those Prescotts caught in the rapids! The strength and adaptability of those pioneer mothers, as they buried family along the trail and attempted to bring some civility to the “Wild West,” fed my admiration for women and made me wonder why, with all this proof of greatness, women on TV vacuumed in their pearls. These movies were presented more like live theatre; tickets were ordered in advance, there were assigned seats with real ushers in uniforms, and everyone arrived in their Sunday best. I remember feeling like an equal part of the family, as we all laughed and gasped together, and not like “just the kid sister.”

Julia Ward Howe’s “Mother’s Day Proclamation” was one of the early calls to celebrate Mother’s

Day in the United States. Written in 1870, it was a pacifist reaction to the carnage of the American Civil War and the Franco-Prussian War. The Proclamation was tied to Howe’s feminist belief that women had a responsibility to shape their societies at the political level. For most of us, however, it remains that second Sunday in May when mom is celebrated and we honor family traditions and history.

Three of our favorite Mother’s Day books at the library explore what mothers pass down through the generations. Cherry Pies and Lullabies by Lynn Reiser follows several generations as they bake pies (I’m so grateful they portray a ready-to-bake pie, and not just homemade!), make flower crowns, create quilts, and sing the same lullaby, showing that “every time it was the same, but different.” I love that the lullaby is included and the words are set to Brahms’s music, making it easy to sing along.

My Mother’s Pearls traces “not just any pearls. They are the family pearls” starting in 1788, when they were a wedding present to great-great-great-great-great-great Grandmother Susanna. These pearls witnessed a family’s herstory through Europe and finally from Scotland to America. Catherine Myler Fruisen captures the ritual of little girls watching their moms dressing up for “those special days.” I especially liked the mini-skirted mother in 1968 wearing the pearls to her daughter’s piano recital, making it a real occasion. They were not worn while vacuuming… She ends the book with a little girl putting faux pearls on her doll and imagining how many more mothers and daughters would wear the pearls.

A small fit-in-little-hands jewel of a book; Mother’s Mother’s Day by Lorna Balian, is not to be missed. It all starts with young mouse Hazel

taking violets to her mother, “But Mother wasn’t home! Tsk!” That was because Hazel’s mother was going to see her mother and so on. But wait, there’s more: at Great-Great-Great Grandmother’s house, a CAT waited for an easy tender meal of mouse mothers. Luckily Great-Great-Great Grandmother had gone to see Hazel, bringing all the mothers safely to one party. The wordless pages illustrating the scamper to safety show just a ginger paw following these sweetly spunky mice giving the youngest “reader” an opportunity to tell the story.

I can’t forget my favorite Hazel in children’s books from Rosemary Well’s Hazel’s Amazing Mother. Hazel and her doll are sent to buy some goodies for a picnic and, after eating her way through town, she finds herself lost. Then Hazel is set upon by bullies who tear up her doll and ride her little carriage down the hill into the pond. Then a storm appears, prompting Hazel to cry “Mother I need you!” Meanwhile, back home, Hazel’s Mother rides the storm winds using a tablecloth as her sail and landing in the tree above her weeping daughter. Using a voice filled with divine retribution, she calls down to the bullies to fix Eleanor the doll and the carriage. After they finish, she drops from the tree, spreads out the tablecloth and together they

eat their picnic. When Hazel asks “How did you do it?” she replies, as all we mothers do: “It must have been the power of love.”

Love is really the reason for Mother’s Day. Love fuels the responsibility to end war, transplant families across oceans and prairies, bake pies, sing lullabies, protect our children, take risks and yes, even to wear the family pearls. So, if you still have your mother here on the earth, please give her a hug from me. Share your stories with her and the whole family about what she has done to make you the person you are still becoming. The Beatles, as always, said it best: “And in the end, the love you take, Is equal to the love you make.”

One of my Mother’s Day gifts this year is the return of “Miss Margaret” to San Luis Obispo as our County-Wide Youth Services Librarian! We have the Summer Reading Program all in place, so prepare to “Spark a Reaction!” with your teens and “Fizz! Boom! Read!” with your children this year. Next month, I’ll have your full calendar right here on page 4. Happy Mother’s Day!

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The days are getting longer and warmer — a sure indication of spring’s arrival.

Another sign of the season may be the urge you get to do some spring cleaning. But you might not have realized that some of the same spring-cleaning techniques that can be used on your home can also apply to investments and your overall financial strategy.

Here are a few ideas to consider:

Get rid of “clutter.” As you do your spring cleaning, you may find a bunch of items you no longer need. As an investor, you might

look at your portfolio and find investments no longer appropriate for your objectives. For example, perhaps some of them are virtual duplicates of other investments you own, thereby diminishing your potential for diversification. Or maybe some investments are now too risky for your needs. In any case, you may be better off rebalancing your portfolio.

Get organized. As you clean your home, you might find ways to organize your belongings and furniture more efficiently. And you may also be able to organize your investments more effectively.

Consider consolidating your investment accounts with one provider. If you have an IRA here, another one there and some other investments scattered about, you may be paying more in fees and commissions than necessary.

By consolidating these investments, you might save money and paperwork. More important, you may find it easier, with all your investments under one “roof,” to follow a single, unified investment strategy.

Seal “cracks.” Over time, grout between your kitchen or bathroom tiles can crack, so you need to re-grout to protect your flooring. And you may find that, in looking at your overall financial strategy, your “protection” component — primarily insurance — might have developed some “cracks” or “chips.”

Has your life insurance kept up with changes in your family situation? Events such as marriage, remarriage or a new child’s arrival can trigger the need to review your life insurance. And you’ll want to make sure you have adequate disability insurance. Consult with a financial

professional for information on appropriate protection vehicles.

Do some “dusting.” As part of your spring cleaning, you may need to dust furniture, shelves and other surfaces in your home. And if you’ve been investing for a long time, you may need to metaphorically “dust off” your financial strategy and “freshen it up” to reflect changes in your life.

As you approach retirement, you may need to shift some — but certainly not all — of your growth-oriented investments into income-producing ones. But you may also need to review and revise your financial strategy at other points in your life, such as when you begin saving for your children’s college education.

Just as spring cleaning can bring more light into your home, sprucing up your investment picture can help you brighten your financial outlook.

And these improvements can help you in all the seasons of your life.

Money

Financial “Spring Cleaning”

by Molly Peoples

Molly Peoples is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in San Luis Obispo. She can be reached at (805) 784-9013. © 2013 Edward Jones. All rights reserved. Member SIPC.


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This article is filled with amazing trivia, and incredible things you’ll wish you knew long ago. My story starts off on a day like any ordinary day when I went to buy flowers at Albert’s, the florist on Monterey. This business has been around since the late 1940s and has occupied three different locations in town. After placing my flower order, I asked the lady helping me if they have been enjoying their new location since moving from Morro Street. She reminded me that they’ve been there about 5 years, and I mentioned that I knew they had been at the Morro Street location since the 1950s.

The flower shop lady (I think she was the owner) told me that the store actually started on Higuera Street, which I did not recall in the research that I have done over the years. She wasn’t positive, but was pretty sure it was where Charles Shoes is today. I was amazed at this bit of information, so if you haven’t been amazed yet, at least I was. I told her that before Charles Shoes was built, that location was the City Hall building, along with the Fire Department and a few other city businesses, and I wasn’t sure if her information was accurate.

The incredible part of this article is that it is really about phone numbers in the city. Surprised yet? I will connect the dots. I went home after my Albert’s Florist’s visit and dug into my research books and found the answer to the burning question: Was Albert’s really on Higuera before it moved to Morro Street?

In the early 1950s, City Hall moved and the building was rented out to several small businesses. Albert’s was one of those, and then I noticed that their phone number was 282, which was intriguing to me. After seeing this phone number, I wondered who had the phone number “1” in the city of

San Luis Obispo. This is when I discovered that the phone history of San Luis is really cool. Back in the early 1900s, there was a “Business Directory” rather than a “Phone Directory” because of the limited number of phones in the city.

By 1916, electricity and phone lines started to spread throughout town like a spider web. Here’s some amazing information from 1916: there were only two places in the entire town where you could make a long distance phone call. Those two places were the Hotel Andrews and the Southern Pacific Depot at the railroad station. There were also 15 fire alarm boxes placed throughout town that were connected to the telephone lines.

The phone numbers were a mix of letters and numbers such as 489W, which was the number for the Paint and Wall Paper Store at 680 Higuera. Some numbers were a color with a number (such as Red 8), and some phone numbers just had a number. The phone number 390M was for Anderson’s Clothing Store on Monterey, and 592J for the Ah Louis store on Palm Street. In 1916, I’m sure getting telephone service was relatively expensive, so not everyone jumped on the wagon to buy a phone number and a phone. The telephone was brand new technology and people weren’t sure if it was a fad or something that everyone would need for the future. In 1916, the Fire Department had the phone number 5 and the County Hospital was 7. Sperry Flour on Monterey (where Mo’s restaurant is now) was 3 and Mr. C. Kamm, who owned San Luis Garage had the number 9 for his residence.

By 1939, there were lots more phone numbers in the county and some phone numbers started to change owners. Phone number

2 now belonged to Mission Taxi service and with the Sperry Flour business gone, phone number 3 was now owned by Berkemeyer Garage. Phone number 4 belonged to a Miles Fitzgerald, who must have had an office upstairs of the old bank or what’s known today as Fanny Wrappers. The Fire Department still had number 5 with the Berkemeyer family owning numbers 7 and 8. I think this family must have had lots of influence in town or they had friends at the telephone company.

By 1955, some cities started to assign a type of prefix. For example, Morro Bay had phone numbers that all started with SP, which stood for Spruce. The S and P are both on the number 7 on the telephone dial. The number 2 was the third number for everyone. This is how the common prefix used in Morro Bay today (772) started. Nipomo numbers were WAbash, which represented the numbers 9 and 2 to start the

telephone dialing. Pismo Beach phone numbers started with POplar, or numbers 7 and 6.

I can remember growing up and spending lots of time with my Grandma and Grandpa Braun. I still recall their phone number as OVerland 55688. My Grandma was on a “party” line, which meant that she shared the line with a few other people. I remember picking up the phone and hearing people talk and tell me to get off the line.

By at least 1962, San Luis Obispo had a seven-digit phone number that started with the word LIberty, which represented the numbers 5 and 4. The Wineman Hotel’s phone number in 1962 started with 543-****, which was the phone prefix that most people had in the city of San Luis Obispo.

I guess it’s about time I told you who had the telephone number 1. It was not a person, but a very important business in town. The number 1 belonged to Southern Pacific Railroad Yardmaster. I gave you a clue back in the beginning of this article when I told you that Southern Pacific Railroad was one of only two places in town where a person could make a long distance phone call. I hope you were a little amazed by a few things in this article. Now you can call yourself an AMAZING historian.

Guy Crabb teaches at Charles E. Teach Elementary School in San Luis Obispo. He graduated from Cal Poly SLO and has been teaching for 28 years. Guy was a Teacher of the Year in 2006 and currently teaches at a National Blue Ribbon School. Reach him at [email protected].

Local History

by Guy Crabb

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

27FARMERS MARKET:11:30-2:30pm Nipomo: Monarch Club

28FARMERS MARKET:2-4:30pm Los Osos: 2nd & Santa Maria

29FARMERS MARKET:3:00-6:00 pm in Paso Robles City ParkLIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:10 SLODOC BURNSTEIN’S READING LAB 3:30-4:15pm AG

30FARMERS MARKETS:8:30-11am AG Spencers Market12:30-4:30pm Santa Maria Town Ctr3:00-6:00pm AT Sunken Gardens5:00-8:00pm Pismo, Main St & DolliverLIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 AT, 10:30 AG, 11:00 NI

1FARMERS 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

MAY DAY

MOTHER GOOSE DAY

2BINGO VETS HALL MB - 1st FRI 5:00pmFARMERS MARKETS:9:00am-12:30pm Paso Robles Wal Mart 2:30-5:30pm Cambria Main St Vets Hall4:00-8:00pm Avila Beach PromenadeLIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 LO

HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY

SPACE DAY

3FARMERS MARKETS:8:00-10:30am SLO Promenade9:00am-12:30pm Templeton City Park9:00am-1:00pm Shell Bch Dinosaur Caves 9:00am-1:00pm Paso Downtown Park 12:00-2:30pm AG Village Gazebo2:30-6:00pm Morro Bay 800 Main StLIBRARY STORYTIME: 11:00 AG SLO CO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY 1st SAT 12:30am IOOF Hall SLO


NATIONAL WEATHER

OBSERVERS’ DAY



NATIONAL TEACHER DAY

INTERNATIONAL NO DIET DAY



NATIONAL TRAIN DAY

NO SOCKS DAY

9FARMERS MARKETS:9:00am-12:30pm Paso Robles Wal Mart 2:30-5:30pm Cambria Main St Vets Hall4:00-8:00pm Avila Beach PromenadeLIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 LO

10FARMERS MARKETS:8:00-10:30am SLO Promenade9:00am-12:30pm Templeton City Park9:00am-1:00pm Shell Bch Dinosaur Caves 9:00am-1:00pm Paso Downtown Park12:00-2:30pm AG Village Gazebo2:30-6:00pm Morro Bay 800 Main StLIBRARY STORYTIME: 11:00 AG

CLEAN UP YOUR ROOM DAY


MOTHER’S DAY


KITE DAY

INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY


TULIP DAY


NATIONAL DANCE LIKE A CHICKEN

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NATIONAL CHOCOLATE CHIP

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16FARMERS MARKETS:9:00am-12:30pm Paso Robles Wal Mart 2:30-5:30pm Cambria Main St Vets Hall4:00-8:00pm Avila Beach PromenadeLIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 LO

WEAR PURPLE FOR PEACE

1ST US NICKEL MINTED (in 1866)

17FARMERS MARKETS:8:00-10:30am SLO Promenade9:00am-12:30pm Templeton City Park9:00am-1:00pm Shell Bch Dinosaur Caves 9:00am-1:00pm Paso Downtown Park 12:00-2:30pm AG Village Gazebo2:30-6:00pm Morro Bay 800 Main StLIBRARY STORYTIME: 11:00 AG

ARMED FORCES DAY

1ST KENTUCKY DERBY (in 1875)


INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY

VISIT YOUR RELATIVES DAY


CIRCUS DAY

PEACE DAY



LINDBERGH FLIGHT (in 1927)

RED CROSS FOUNDED

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PLAY A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT DAY

23FARMERS MARKETS:9:00am-12:30pm Paso Robles Wal Mart 10:00am-12:30pm Cayucos Vets Hall2:30-5:30pm Cambria Main St Vets HallLIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 LO

PENNY DAY


1ST MORSE CODE MESSAGE SENT

(WA DC to Baltimore in 1844)


NATIONAL MISSING CHILDREN’S DAY


MEMORIAL DAY


GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE OPENS

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JIM THORPE’S BIRTHDAY (Born in 1888


JOHN F KENNEDY’S BIRTHDAY(Born in 1917)

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WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY

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May 2014 Free Ongoing Events

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May is:American Bike Month

Allergy Awareness MonthBetter Hearing & Speech Month

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Family EventsFRI APR 11-SUN MAY 18 (times vary): THE COVER OF LIFE at Pewter Plough Playhouse, 824 Main St, Cambria. The Pewter Plough Playhouse presents a drama about the lives of three WWII war brides and Life Magazine’s coverage on the women. Cost: $16-21. Contact: 927-3877 or www.pewterploughplayhouse.org.

THU MAY 1 at 6:30 pm: THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE at Los Osos Library, 2075 Palisades. Read Together, a community reading experience presents: William Saroyan’s Pulitzer prize winning play “The Time of Your Life.” No auditions needed, all voices are welcome. Cost: free. Contact: 528-1862.

THU MAY 1-SAT MAY 31: RIDESHARE’S BIKE MONTH. Grab your friends and family, compete in iRide Community Bike Challenge or attend one of the volunteer hosted events listed on the website calendar. Cost: free. Contact: rideshare.org or 781-1385.

THU MAY 1-SUN JUN 15 (times vary): AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS at The Great American Melodrama, 1863 Front St, Oceano. Join adventurer Phileas Fogg and his faithful manservant as they race the globe in under 80 days. Danger and comic surprises abound as five actors portray 39 characters traversing 7 continents. Cost: $18-24. Contact: 489-2499.

FRI MAY 2-SAT MAY 3 9:00 am-5:00 pm: DINOMANIA at Pioneer Museum & Park, 2010 Riverside Ave,

Paso Robles. Dinosaur lecture by Richard Wade on Saturday. Fossil dealers, demos, silent auction, geodes, drawing, and gifts prizes for kids. BBQ and snack bar both days. Cost: free. Contact: 610-0603.

FRI MAY 2 at 6:30 pm: CONCERT TO FIGHT HUMAN TRAFFICKING at Mountainbrook Church, 1775 Calle Joaquin Dr, San Luis Obispo. Two bands will be featured as well as the CHOSEN Documentary on the sexual exploitation of teenage girls, and dessert will be offered. All proceeds go to the next Justice Summit. Cost: $5 donation. Contact: 835-1748.

FRI MAY 2-SUN MAY 4 (times vary): DEAD MAN WALKING at Mission College Prep, 682 Palm St, San Luis Obispo. Mission College Prep. Drama Club presents this drama about exploring issues, but also about giving young people a new way to think about the role of art in examining issues that affect us. Cost: $7-10. Contact: 543-2131 or www.missionprep.org.

SAT MAY 3 9:00 am-12:00 pm: HIKE-A-THON KICK-OFF PARTY at Laguna Lake Park, 504 Madonna Rd, San Luis Obispo. Join the Environmental Center of San Luis Obispo for trail information and docent led hikes, and to register for this year’s fundraiser. Cost: free. Contact: 544-1777 or www.ecoslo.org/hikeathon.

SAT MAY 3 9:30 am-4:30 pm: WOMEN’S SELF-DEFENSE SEMINAR at Safe-SLO, 209 Bonetti, San Luis

Obispo. De-Escalation & Physical Defenses for Standing Frontal Confrontations and Rear Grabs taught by Mary Tesoro for ages 14-senior. Safely learn powerful techniques and strategies from the nationally acclaimed Model Mugging program. Group size limited–pre-registration requested. Cost: $50. Contact: 544-8866.

SAT MAY 3-SUN MAY 4 10:00 am-4:00 pm: HOME EXPO at Alex Madonna Expo Center, 100 Madonna Rd, SLO. The Inspired Home Expo of SLO will feature over 100 local professionals and the latest in home design trends. There will be professional home design seminars and displays to delight the ears and eyes. Cost: free. Contact: slohomeshow.com or 772-4600.

SAT MAY 3 12:00-6:00 pm: CALIFORNIA BOOKSTORE DAY at Volumes of Pleasure Bookstore, 1016 Los Osos Valley Rd, Los Osos. Volumes of Pleasure will be participating and celebrating its 35th birthday. Local author readings and signings, live music, special limited edition books, and storewide sales. Cost: free. Contact: 528-5565.

SAT MAY 3 at 1:00 pm: DERBY DAY AT THE LIBRARY at Los Osos Library, 2075 Palisades. Watch the most exciting two minutes in sports: the Kentucky Derby. Appetizers served. Dress for the occasion. Cost: free. Contact: 528-1862.

SAT MAY 3 at 5:00 pm: DUSTBOWL REVIVAL IN CONCERT at Red Barn, 2180 Palisades Ave, Los Osos.. The Red Barn Community Music Series presents the Southern California based folk, roots, jazz collective group. There will be a potluck before the show. Cost: $10-15 donation. Contact: 215-3238.

SAT MAY 3 at 5:45 pm: BROWN BAG MOVIE NIGHT at Los Osos library, 2075 Palisades. Pack your dinner and enjoy a film adaptation of J K Rowling’s “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” (PG-13). Cost: free. Popcorn courtesy of Friends of the Los Osos Library. Contact: 528-1862.

SAT MAY 3 at 8:00 pm: SLO SYMPHONY CLASSICS - Violinist Jennifer Frautschi will perform at Cal Poly Performing Arts Center, One Grand Ave, San Luis Obispo. Cost: $20-75. Contact: 543-3533 or http://slosymphony.com.


Family Events

SAT MAY 3-SUN MAY 4 (times vary): PETER & THE WOLF & RODEO Ballet at Clark Center, 487 Fair Oaks Ave, Arroyo Grande. Ballet Theatre San Luis Obispo’s Youth Outreach Performance of the classic and beloved children’s story will appeal to all ages. Cost: $20-25. Contact: 440-1439 or http://www.bt-slo.org.

SUN MAY 4 at 12:00-2:00 pm: OPEN HOUSE at Templeton Hills 7th-Day Adventist School, 940 Templeton Hills Rd. Prospective families can tour the campus, meet the staff, and learn about the strong academic and Christian based program. Family fun for everyone will include a bounce house, face painting, picnic, and door prizes. Cost: free. Contact: 434-1634.

SUN MAY 4 12:00-4:00 pm: WALK FOR AUTISM at Mission Plaza, 751 Palm St, SLO. The WALK for Autism and Awareness Fair is 12-4, with the actual WALK at 2:30. Be sure to get there early to check-in and get your WALK shirts (quantities are limited). Register for the WALK as an individual fundraiser, as a family, or as a team. The Plaza will be filled with the Autism Awareness Fair,

including music, food and festivities for the whole family. Cost: free. Contact: 763-1100.

FRI MAY 9 5:30-9:30 pm: WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS AT La Perla Del Mar, 205 Windward Ave, Shell Beach. Enjoy this Beatles-themed concert with Unfinished Business to raise funds for the Coastal Performing Arts Foundation. CPAF is dedicated to creating exceptional theater experiences for the Coastal Chamber Youth Ballet, Coastal Youth Theater, and Beyond Boundaries Special Abilities Arts Education. Cost: $35-50/person, $60/couple. Contact: 489-5678 or http://coastalPerformingArtsFoundation.org.

FRI MAY 9 at 7:00 pm: MOM’S NIGHT OUT COMEDY EVENT at Atascadero Lake Pavilion, 9315 Pismo Ave. The Big Laugh presents another hilarious all-headliner event starring Angela Hoover (impressionist from America’s Got Talent), internet sensation Mrs. Hughes, stand-up Dad Dan St. Paul, and hosted by comedienne Lizette Mizelle. Great for date night or Mom’s night out! Dinner from Centrally Grown

Organic Caterers, beer, wine, appetizers, and desserts available for purchase. Reserved seating. Cost: $30-35. Table of 4 with dinner: $200. Contact: www.biglaughlive.com or 712-0400.

SAT MAY 10 1:00-3:00 pm: COMPOSTING 101 at SLO Botanical Garden, 3450 Dairy Creek Rd. Transform trash into valuable nutrient rich compost for your yard! Over 31 tons of food is added to landfills annually, learn how you can make waste into garden GOLD! Master Composter will teach basic techniques and how to tailor composting to meet your needs. Cost: $5-10. Contact: slobg.org/compost.

SAT MAY 10 at 7:00 pm & SUN MAY 11 at 2:00 pm: SHOWBOAT at Performing Arts Center, One Grand Ave, San Luis Obispo. This classic American musical is presented by Opera SLO. Cost: $20-65. Contact: 541-5369 or http://operaslo.org.

SUN MAY 11 at 1:00-4:oo pm: MOTHER’S DAY CONCERT at Jack House and Gardens, 536 Marsh St, SLO. Enjoy an afternoon of music, a tour of the historic Victorian home, and create a Mother’s Day card. Cost: $5. Contact: 781-7067.

SUN MAY 11 at 7:30 pm: CAL POLY PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE RECITAL at Cal Poly Performing Arts Center, One Grand Ave, San Luis Obispo. A presentation of contemporary

music by Cal Poly Music Dept. Cost: free. Contact: 756-2406 or http://music.calpoly.edu/calendar.

FRI MAY 16 6:30 am-4:00 pm: 15TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION at Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center, 1065 Guadalupe St. Join the Dunes Center in celebrating 15th years of natural science education and visitors services. Cost: $15. Contact: dunescenter.org or 343-2455.

SAT MAY 17 at 9:30 am-2:30 pm: PINE NEEDLE BASKET WEAVING at SLO Botanical Garden, 3450 Dairy Creek Rd. Join artist Elizabeth Bear for this hands-on workshop at the SLO Botanical Garden. You will learn the process of creating beautiful, fragrant and sustainable pieces of artwork at this intimate workshop. Cost: $95-120. Contact: slobg.org/compost.

SAT MAY 17 10:00 am-4:00 pm: FAMILY FESTIVAL at the Filipino Cultural Center, 885 S 13th St, Grover Beach. Everyone is invited for food, crafts, games, face painting, bounce house, and other entertainment. Cost: free. Contact: familyfestival.weebly.com or 242-3453.

SAT MAY 17 at 2:00 pm: FAMILY MOVIE at Los Osos Library, 2075 Palisades. The library will screen a princess parody movie rated PG. Popcorn will be provided. Cost: free. This family event is sponsored by the Friends of Los Osos Library. Contact: 528-1862.

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Local ResourcesSAT MAY 24 at 9:00-11:oo am: AUDUBON BIRD WALK at SLO Botanical Garden, 3450 Dairy Creek Rd. Join experienced birders for this gentle terrain bird walk, great for families and all skill levels. We’ll see dozens of species in a variety of habitats. Meet near SLO Botanical Garden’s entrance. Loaner binoculars available. Cost: $5-10. Contact: slobg.org/compost.

FRI MAY 30 9:00 am: SEW SLO MODERN QUILTING CELEBRATION at Picking Daisies, 570 Higuera St #120, SLO. A modern quilting and sewing festival/celebration. Come shop discounted items, enter raffles, and see some incredible modern quilts! Cost: free. Contact: pickingdaisiesinslo.com or 783-2434.

Last FRI every month at 6:00 pm: Family Fun Night at Unity Church, 1165 Stubblefield St, Orcutt. Contact: 937-3025.

Every THU-FRI 12:00-5:00 pm & SAT 11:00 am-5:00 pm: Exploration Station’s Interactive Science Center welcomes families at 867 Ramona Ave, Grover Beach. Cost: $2 kids, $3 adults. Contact: 473-1421 or http://explorationstation.org.

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.

2nd SAT of every month FEB-NOV at 9:00 am: Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Dept offers free docent-led nature walks in Los Flores Ranch, 6271 Dominion Rd, Santa Maria. Contact: 925-0951 x 263.

2nd MON every month 6:30-8:00 pm: Caregiver Support Group at Cayucos Community Church, Ocean Ave & S 3rd St. Free support for caregivers and family members dealing with long-term illness, memory loss, dementia, and Alzheimer’s. Contact: 458-7484.

Every MON 10:00 am-2:00 pm: Remain Independent Despite Vision Loss at Santa Maria Terrace, 1405 E Main St. New ways of doing daily tasks are taught by the Braille Institute, such as managing the home, traveling, and use of talking library books. Contact: 462-1225.

2nd & 4th MON every month at 6:30 pm: MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) meet at Pacific Christian Church, 3435 Santa Maria Way, Santa Maria. Childcare is provided. Contact: 934-3491 or www.pacificchristian.net.

Every TUE 3:00-6:00 pm & FRI 3:00-5:30 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.

1st WED every month at 9:00 am: Community Action Partnership Senior Health Screening at First 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: 481-2692 or 788-0827.

1st WED every month at 12:00 pm: Disabled American Veterans luncheon at Veterans Memorial Bldg, 313 W. Tunnell St, Santa Maria. Contact: 345-0402.

Every WED 5:30-7:00 pm: Widowed Support Group at New Life Church, 990 James Way, Rm 14, Pismo Beach. Arrive 10 min early for 1st meeting. Offered by Hospice of SLO Co. Contact: 544-2266 or www.hospiceslo.org.

Every TUE at 7:00 pm: Al-Anon Family Support Group at Luis OASIS Senior Center, 420 Soares Ave, Orcutt. Contact: 937-9750.

3rd WED every month at 7:00 pm: How to Survive Divorce seminar at the San Luis Obispo Women’s 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 & Women’s 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 forms. Min. $40.00 donation. Limit: 12 participants. Contact: 544-9313.

RISE (formerly Sexual Assault Recovery and Prevention Center of San Luis Obispo County) offers: Weekly Drop-In Support Group for Sexual Assault Survivors; 24 Hour Crisis Line; Advocacy and Accompaniment; Peer Counseling; Individual Clinical Counseling; Prevention and Education Programs; and Women’s Empowerment and Self Defense Workshops. Contact: 545-8888 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-Jack’s 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: 547-1914 or www.jackshelpinghand.org.

Every TUE 2:00-5:00 pm & FRI 4:00-7:00 pm: Jacks’ Adaptive Toy Lending Library - Jack’s Helping Hand at Pat’s Place in Nipomo Recreation Community Rm, 671 W Tefft St, Ste 2, Nipomo. Toys for children with all types of disabilities to check out. In-home appointments also available.

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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 a table sign Senior Dancers. Dance, chat and listen to good music. No fees; no dues; just fun! Contact: 489-5481 or [email protected].

Literacy Council for San Luis Obispo County has an ongoing and urgent need for volunteer tutors and offers free training in SLO. Contact: 541-4219 or www.sloliteracy.org.

1st THU every month at 6:15 pm: Commission on the Status of Women meets at Coast National Bank, 500 Marsh St, San Luis Obispo. This official advisory group to the SLO County Board of Supervisors identifies issues of concern to women that are not currently the focus of other advocacy or advisory organizations. Contact: 788-3406.

Every WED 11:00 am-12:00 pm: Growing With Baby, an infant feeding office for breastfeeding mothers and their babies (0-10 mos), offers a free class on feeding, crying, and sleep at 1230 Marsh St, San Luis Obispo. Pediatric nurse practioner and lactation consultant Andrea Herron will answer questions. Dads are always welcome! Call to reserve a spot. Contact: 543-6988.

Morro Bay Museum of Natural History offers Adventures With Nature & Mind Walks. Find the schedule at: www.ccnha.org/naturewalks.html.

Central Coast Commission for Senior Citizens offers many free

services: Senior Connection - connecting callers with local resources; HICAP (Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program) one on one assistance for Medicare beneficiaries, advise and referrals for long term care options, and 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.

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 supports the community in coping with loss and promoting healing with free counseling, community education and volunteer support to those grieving a death or dealing with potential end-of-life issues. Offices in San Luis Obispo and Paso Robles. Contact: 544-2266.

Volunteer as a Good Neighbor! Make a difference in the life of an older or disabled adult. Once trained, volunteers choose services to contribute and schedule hours at their convenience. Training is scheduled monthly at Wilshire Community Services, 285 South St, Ste J, SLO. Contact: 547-7025 x 17.

Volunteer at San Luis Obispo Museum of Art! Stop by at 1010 Broad St (Mission Plaza) or email [email protected].

San Luis Obispo Senior Center offers health screening, legal services, meals, exercise, bridge, and bingo at 1445 Santa Rosa St. Contact: 781-7306.

Central Coast Astronomical Society sponsors a Dark Sky Star Party every month at Santa Margarita Lake KOA Campground at sunset. CCAS also sponsors special guest speakers and public programs periodically. Find event schedules, weather updates, and resources at: www.centralcoastastronomy.org. Contact: Aurora Lipper at [email protected].

San Luis Coastal Adult School’s Parent Participation Program offers Core Parenting and Enrichment classes in San Luis Obispo, Morro Bay, and Los Osos. Bring your child to one of the parent and child activity classes, or find support and education just for parents and caregivers. Cost: $74/10 wks. Contact: 549-1222 or http://parentparticipation.org.

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Addlepated to Twitterpated

I’ve always had a fondness for the word pate, even before mine was exposed to the elements. My attraction to the word pate includes the words twitterpated and addlepated, so I’m celebrating mid-April with a consideration of these two words and their synonyms.

Addlepated came to English in the 1850s along with its cousin addlebrained. Though addle initially meant liquid filth or urine, in time it came to also mean putrid, empty, vain or idle. By 1706, addle added to its quiver of meanings confused, muddled or unsound. It’s this 1706 bunch of meanings that brought about addlepated and addlebrained.

A synonym of addlepated is puddingheaded, which showed up in English in 1851, referring to an amiable, yet stupid person.Pudding, the first bit of this compound word, came to English either through West Germanic languages meaning to swell (related to pudgy), or through Latin & French, referring to sausage (related to purse).

The 1850s also gave birth to muddleheaded. The word muddle came to English in the 1590s, meaning literally to bathe in mud, and figuratively, to destroy clarity. It appears to have come from the Dutch word moddelen, which means to make water muddy.

Twitterpated, on the other hand, seems to have more to do with the heart than with the head. Twitterpated first appeared in the 1942 Disney classic, Bambi. It

appears that screenplay writer Larry Morey coined the word, adding pate to twitter, which means in tremulous excitement or romantically infatuated. He may have been inspired by the word flutterpated, born in 1894 and of the same meaning.

A wonderful two - syllable synonym for twitterpated is agog, which made its way from French to English as early as the 1400s, meaning heated with the notion of some enjoyment or longing.

A second two-syllable synonym is dotty, which came to English in the 1400s in the form of dottypolle (polle meaning head – the same root from which tadpole comes). It appears to be based on the word dote, and means silly with desire.

Our final two-syllable synonym for twitterpated is smitten, which meant struck hard or afflicted with disaster when it came to English in the 1200s, but a mere four centuries later picked up the meaning inspired with love.

I suppose some folks might claim the old and new meanings of smitten are synonymous, though I am fortunate to have had more positive smitten experiences.

Euphemisms

We employ euphemisms for myriad reasons, usually to make the topic of conversation less offensive to delicate ears. Though we tend to think of euphemisms as tools of the squeamish Victorians, modern euphemisms abound.

During the Vietnam War, reporters discussed loss of life in terms of soldiers or men. Today, the less-human term troop is in usage.

What my grandmother called rubbish, my generation called trash or garbage. Today, it has become waste. We hauled that historic rubbish and trash off to the dump. Today’s waste ends up in the landfill (and in some communities, the transfer station). How very sanitary.

Yesterday’s tombstone is today’s grave marker.

Yesterday’s life jacket has become a personal flotation device.

Yesterday’s looting and stealing is now known as self-provisioning.

But euphemisms started long before the modern day, or even the Victorian era. The word cemetery (which came to English from Greek in the late 1300s) is actually a euphemism for the more honest word graveyard. Cemetery means sleeping place – a Greek term first applied to graveyards sometime in the first century.

Euphemisms can also be tools for the advancement of capitalism.

Sales of what was once called Patagonian toothfish skyrocketed when it became Chilean sea bass. The same thing happened when muttonfish was re-named snapper and when the dolphin fish took on the moniker mahi mahi. And imagine the complete surprise of fish salespeople all over the world when the newly named orange roughy sold like crazy. Whyever were sales so low with its old name, slime head?

Many thanks to sources: the OED, Etymonline, English Word Information, Ralph Keyes’ Euphemania, Full TV Movies, and Wordnik.

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CS Perryess teaches and writes for teens, narrates audio books, and ponders the wonder of words in a foggy little town on California’s central coast. Find more of his blog posts at http://csperryess.blogspot.com, or reach him at [email protected].

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