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September 2015

Central Coast FamilyFree!

Inside

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

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

Child Development ....... 6

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

Money ........................................ 10

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

Wordmonger ....................... 14

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

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

Local Resources ............... 20

Health & Safety ................ 22

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Getting Out

San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum will host the 2015 Central Coast Railroad Festival from October 1st to 4th. The 6th Biennial Central Coast Railroad Festival spotlights numerous types of railroading in the heart of the California Central Coast. The festival focuses on rail

history, exhibits, programs, music, safety education, art displays, rail excursions, and model railroading of all types. Activities will take place at numerous railroad, historical and educational locations throughout San Luis Obispo County. The Railroad Festival is

designed to please both casual train buffs and avid rail fans, as well as to delight tourists and locals of all ages. Most festival activities will be free and all will be fun and very family friendly. Attendees will also be able to explore the area’s beaches, wineries, missions, quaint downtowns, and other special attractions.

Major 2015 festival venues in San Luis Obispo are the SLO Railroad Museum, the SLO downtown Library, the History Center of SLO County and the famous Thursday Night Farmers’ Market. Festival program partners around the county include Arts Obispo, numerous County Library branches, Cal Poly University, SLO City Parks Dept., Amtrak’s Operation Lifesaver, the Oceano Depot, Paso Robles Pioneer Museum, and Central Coast Family magazine. Staff from Model Railroads of Southern California will again organize the large model train layout tour. Various rail excursions for children and adults are now being developed to offer rides on the Pacific Surfliner and the Coast Starlight.

The festival is proud to welcome back Amtrak, Union Pacific, and the Santa Maria Valley Railroad as the 2015 major festival sponsors. The City of San Luis Obispo and its Tourist Business Improvement District are the Railroad Festival’s major 2015 promotional supporters. Additional sponsors, promotional partners, and event volunteers are now being sought.

San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum was founded as a regional non-profit educational museum for the public benefit. The museum’s grand opening was the focal point of the 5th Biennial Central Coast Railroad Festival in 2013. The museum’s 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. The museum is fast becoming a community treasure and the organization continues to seek broad support, funding, and new members to achieve its future goals. Open year-round on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month, the museum also hosts other annual events such as San Luis Obispo Train Day in May and special holiday activities and displays in December.

Complete museum history and upcoming event information is available on the San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum’s website: www.slorrm.com. Central Coast Railroad Festival details, schedule updates, and archives are available at: www.ccrrf.com.

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Child Development

One in every 62 children in the USA currently has autism. Some experts say it was always this way and the rapid rise over the last 30 years is due to “better diagnosis” now. But this statistic only includes children with obvious autism, not subtle cases. What these experts are saying is that parents, teachers and pediatricians in the 1970s missed the diagnoses of obviously impaired children.

It seems much more likely that something has changed in the environment from the 1970s to now, because genetic diseases do not increase dramatically in incidence over 30 years. One thing that changed over that same time period was average blood levels of the steroid neuro-hormone known as vitamin D. As families avoided sun exposure in the last 30 years (due to fear of skin cancer, sunblock use, indoor entertainment, and news of stranger danger), blood levels of the sunshine vitamin decreased exactly in unison with the rise in autism.

Few people know that vitamin D is actually not a vitamin. It can not be obtained by diet; it is a pre-hormone made via sunlight. Our bodies turn it into a powerful steroid hormone with profound effects on brain development and genetic function. How could vitamin D help autism, a condition that is highly genetic? Research has demonstrated that vitamin D has multiple mechanisms of action, many of which have been demonstrated to play a role in autism. Several groundbreaking

studies have recently been published.*

The first, by Professor Bruce Ames, discovered that activated vitamin D directly regulates at least six proteins that are abnormal in autism. Researchers discovered that vitamin D explains the serotonin paradox (some autistic individuals tend to have high levels of serotonin in their blood but low serotonin levels in their brain). They also confirmed that estrogen salvages vitamin D enzymes by making them more efficient, so fewer girls have autism than boys.

The second study, by Professor Christopher Gillberg, is the first family study of autism and vitamin D. These studies are important because they allow researchers to compare an autistic person’s vitamin D levels with the levels of his family (not just a community control group) and determine if these levels may be partially genetic. They measured vitamin D levels in 40 autistic individuals, and found that the average vitamin D level in the autistic individuals was about half that of their siblings and parents.

The third recent study, by Khalid Saad and colleagues, compared the vitamin D blood levels of 122 Egyptian children with autism to 100 typically developing children. The blood levels of autistic individuals was roughly half that of typically developing children. Very importantly, they found that vitamin D blood levels directly correlate with the severity of the autism. They also

gave the autistic children high-dose vitamin D3 for 3 months. Collectively, 80% of the autistic children significantly improved with vitamin D treatment, with improved outcomes on problematic behaviors, eye contact, and attention span. This is the first scientific study proving that high-dose vitamin D improves core symptoms of autism.

More research is required to document the benefits of vitamin D in autism specifically. However, the proven safety of vitamin D and its beneficial effects on many mechanisms of action that underlie autism make vitamin D a smart option for children with autism. New research suggests that the risk of autism could be lowered significantly by women using vitamin D supplements before conception, during pregnancy, and after birth. Pregnant and nursing women may benefit from taking 6000 IU (150 mcg)/day of vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) during pregnancy and lactation.

For parents who want to proceed on their own, the key is obtaining 25-hydroxyvitamin D blood levels around 80 ng/mL. The first step is to get a 25-hydroxyvitamin D blood test for your child (finger-prick blood spot tests are available). If the level is below 80 ng/mL, you may give your child 50 IU of vitamin D3 per pound of body weight per day. So a 25-pound child would be started on 1,250 IU each day of D3, a 50-pound child on 2,500 IU each day, etc.

After three months, get another blood test. If the level has reached 80 ng/mL, you may continue at this dose with periodic testing and watch for any improvements in core symptoms. For optimal absorption, be sure to give your child vitamin D with a meal that contains fats. Liquid vitamin D is available for very young children. Do not supplement with vitamin A, which antagonizes vitamin D metabolism.

For more information and news about vitamin D (and cofactors) and autism research, visit the Vitamin D Council webpage at: w w w. v i t a m i n d c o u n c i l . o r g /health-conditions/autism.

John Cannell, MD has over 35 years of clinical experience. He is board certified by the American Academy of Psychiatry and Neurology and obtained his MD degree from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. Dr. Cannell has published 17 scientific papers in peer-reviewed medical literature; three of his papers are the most cited papers in the history of their respective journals.

Dr. Cannell has written and spoken widely on integrative medicine topics, including speaking about vitamin D supplementation before the 92nd annual meeting of the Pacific Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2011. He is the founder and executive director of the non-profit Vitamin D Council. He maintains a practice at San Luis Obispo Integrative Medicine, where he offers supplement coaching for ASD, and he recently published the book Autism Causes, Prevention and Treatment: Vitamin D Deficiency and the Explosive Rise of Autism Spectrum Disorder. You can reach Dr. Cannell at (805) 439-2569 or [email protected].

*Research citations:

Patrick RP, Ames BN. Vitamin D hormone regulates serotonin synthesis. Part 1: relevance for autism. FASEB J. 2014 Jun; 28(6):2398-413.

Fernell E, Bejerot S, Westerlund J, et al. Autism spectrum disorder and low vitamin D at birth: a sibling control study. Mol Autism. 2015 Jan 14;6:3.

Saad K, Abdel-rahman AA, Elserogy YM, et al. Vitamin D status in autism spectrum disorders and the efficacy of vitamin D supplementation in autistic children. Nutr Neurosci. 2015 Apr 15.

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It’s cool-headed thinking, not chasing “hot stocks.” If you browse the internet or watch one of the investment shows on cable television, you are bound to read or hear about “hot” stocks. But by the time the news reaches you, these stocks may already be cooling off. Even more importantly, they might not be right for your needs in the first place. Instead of chasing after hot stocks, which, by their nature, carry a strong emotional component (namely, the desire for quick, big gains), try to coolly and dispassionately analyze your situation to determine which investments are really most appropriate for your goals.

There really aren’t any shortcuts to reaching your desired financial destination. But by taking the slow and steady path, you can work toward getting there.

Money

Edward Jones, its employees and financial advisors are not estate planners and cannot provide tax or legal advice. You should consult your estate planning attorney or qualified tax advisor regarding your situation.

Molly Peoples is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in San Luis Obispo. She can be reached at (805) 784-9013. © 2014 Edward Jones. All rights reserved. Member SIPC.

Many people look for the “secrets” to investment success. Is it timing the market just right? Is it finding those hot stocks or getting in on the “ground floor” of the next big thing? Actually, these types of moves have little relevance to the vast majority of investors, even the most successful ones. So let’s take a look at some steps you can take that can be effective in helping you work toward your financial goals.

It’s time in the market…not market timing. Some investors think they can succeed at “market timing” — buying when the price is low and selling when the price is high. And this would indeed be a good strategy if they could predict highs and

lows. No one can accurately forecast these peaks and valleys, though. So, instead of ducking in and out of the market in a vain attempt to catch the highs and lows, simply stay invested. The more time you spend in the market, the lesser the impact you’re likely to feel from short-term price swings. And if you’re always invested, you’ll always be in a position to benefit from the next market rally.

It’s “buy and hold,” not “buy and sell.” Even if you aren’t trying to time the market, you may be tempted to buy and sell frequently as you look for new and better opportunities. Yet, this constant buying and selling can be costly. Frequent trading, with all the additions

and subtractions from your portfolio, can make it hard for you to follow a consistent, unified investment strategy. You’re better off purchasing quality investments and holding them for the long term, until either your needs change or the investments themselves no longer possess the same attributes they did when you purchased them.

It’s building a strong foundation, not getting in on the “ground floor.” Many people regret not being one of the initial investors of a company that has done spectacularly well. But most new companies don’t achieve anywhere near that level of success. So, instead of looking for the next big thing on the “ground floor,” try to build a strong “foundation” consisting of a mix of quality investments suitable for your risk tolerance, goals and time horizon. This type of investing may not sound glamorous, but a strong foundation is better equipped than a possibly shaky ground floor to withstand the shifting winds of market forces.

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I am often asked if I know what business was at a certain address on Higuera or Monterey Street thirty or so years ago. I honestly can’t remember every detail in my 100 Year books, but I think I can recall a major portion. I am working on a 2nd edition of the Higuera book and get to use the great research books I have bought in the eight years since the first Higuera book was published. I try to buy as many research books as possible, and when I find an old phone book, I am in heaven. A couple of years ago, I was able to purchase the 1939 San Luis Obispo County City and Telephone Directory published by Fred S. Leon. It is a really cool hard-back book that includes the people and businesses of San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, and Atascadero.

We are going to play a game this month called “What Used To Be There?” 1939 was 76 years ago, so we are going to step into a time machine and set the dial to 1939, pull the lever and travel back to a time with fewer people, fewer cars, and fewer everything. There were far fewer telephones too. To illustrate that point, the telephone number for San Luis Obispo Fire Department was 5.

During the year 1939, San Luis Obispo residents had several fire boxes scattered around town for people to pull in case there was a fire in that area. Lots of people did not have telephones because they were a bit expensive for the average citizen. So if there was a fire, people could not run to their home phone. The telephone number for SLO Police Department was 31. The number for Paso Robles Police Department was 10, and the Atascadero Police Department was 56. The population of SLO in 1939 was 12,500, compared to today’s population of ~45,000 citizens.

One of my favorite burger places in downtown San Luis Obispo is the Habit Burger, but in 1939 this location was Rexall Drug Store (phone number 32), which was a very popular business. It was an anchor store for the Wineman Hotel that was located above the drug store. The Wineman was closed for many years and recently, after being retrofitted and rebuilt, began selling and leasing rooms in the “new” Wineman Hotel. Not only was Rexall located here, but Harper’s Beauty Shop also operated inside this building.

The next time you sit down in the Habit, look around and imagine the many shelves lining the walls with goods on display and long tables that lined the middle of the building. Back in 1939, if you told someone that this location would one day be a hamburger place they would think you were crazy. It’s like me telling you that in 76 years the Habit location would be a hovercraft dealership and you telling me I’m crazy.

Currently, across Chorro Street from the Habit is a business called Fanny Wrappers, which occupies 799 Higuera. In 1939, Security First National Bank (phone number 397) was located here and was one of the few banks in town with a very large and secure safe. There were several different businesses on the second floor of the building, including offices and dental laboratories. If you venture into Fanny Wrappers and go to the back of the store, you can still see the old bank vault that once secured money, gold, jewels, and other important items that were highly valued. Many of San Luis Obispo’s founding fathers used Security First National as their bank. The last time I took a friend in to see the vault, we discovered that it was being used to protect ladies’ underwear!

Up the street is another ladies store called Victoria’s Secret located at 898 Higuera. Seventy-six years ago, this location housed Eagle Pharmacy (phone number 916), which was more than just a drug store. It was family owned by the Norton’s and had many items to sell. Eagle Pharmacy was located here from the 1930s to the mid 1970s. Not only was the Eagle Pharmacy located here, but the Copeland family had their original shoe business here starting in the 1960s. In 1939, this building was split into two separate businesses as were many other locations in downtown. The shoe store took the space near the end of the building on Higuera. The Copeland family now owns lots of land in downtown SLO and continues to expand their family business.

In 1939, City Hall was located at 867 Higuera. My favorite shoe store in town, Charles Shoes, is currently located at this address and has been since the mid 1950s. City Hall was a two-story brick building and the ground level housed the fire station and police

department. In addition to the fire trucks on the ground level, a jail was located at the back of the building. On the second story, the city offices and a meeting room for the City Council were located. By the early 1950s, the old City Hall was finally torn down due to earthquake safety concerns and a new building was built in its place. But something strange happened. The city wanted to have the old jail section remain intact, so the new building was built in front and the old jail was left in the rear of the store. Amazingly, the jail is still there to this day. I have paid a visit to the jail with permission from the shoe store crew. Bars are still in the windows and the little cells are still intact. To be honest, it’s a little creepy but cool. I treasure my 1939 SLO County Telephone Directory because the information inside is a wonderful time capsule.

Guy Crabb teaches at Charles E. Teach Elementary School in San Luis Obispo. He graduated from Cal Poly SLO and has been teaching for over 30 years. Guy was a Teacher of the Year in 2006 and currently teaches at a National Blue Ribbon School. Reach him at [email protected].

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by Guy Crabb

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CS Perryess writes about words

HAtS

This is an etymological tip of the hat to headwear. Hat comes from the Old English word haet, head covering, which came from a Proto Indo-European word meaning cover or protect.

Cap also came from Old English. It started as caeppe, a hood covering or cape. This word came from the Latin word caput, head. In English, it only referred to women’s head coverings until the late 1300s, and is, not surprisingly, related to the French word chapeau.

Though most modern Americans associate the fedora with noirish characters of the 1930s, the term initially referred to a hat worn by a woman – Sarah Bernhardt -- who in 1882 (at the time of her fascination with soft-brimmed, center-creased hats), was playing the part of a Russian princess in a Victorien Sardou play, Fedora. Bernhardt’s fashion choice inspired a rash of fedora-wearing women’s rights activists. Some years later, those 1930s noirish hoods liked the look, too.

Though the derby was being manufactured in the US as early as 1850, it didn’t earn its name until twenty years later, when that particular style caught on across the pond at the Derby horse races.

Sombrero entered English in 1770 from Spanish sombrero, a broad-brimmed hat. It heralds from sombra, or shade, and initially described a parasol or umbrella.

Beret entered English in 1827, from the French word béret. Before landing in the French language, beret travelled through Bearn, Old Gascon, Late Latin, and Middle Latin. Its Middle Latin form is the diminutive form of birrus, a large, hooded cape. It appears the word may have entered Middle Latin from Gaulish.

Etymologists don’t agree on the beginnings of the bowler. Some claim it was named after J. Bowler, a popular London hat maker of the 1800s. Others trace it back to the Old English grandmother of bowl, heafodbolla, meaning brainpan or skull. Those Old English folks really had a way with syllables, didn’t they?

FACEWEAR

Lets move south a tiny bit to take a look at three things worn on the face. The noun veil came into English in the late 1300s from the Anglo-French word veil, which meant both head-covering and sail. This came from the Latin velum, sail, curtain, or covering (which, intriguingly is not related to the English word vellum).

Both mask and mascara have their roots in the Middle French word masque, a covering to hide or guard the face. This came from a Middle Latin word, masca, meaning specter or nightmare. Nobody’s certain where the Middle Latin came from, but it may have its roots in the Arabic word maskhara, buffoon or mockery, or possibly from Catalan, maskarar to

blacken the face. It may even have come from the Old Occitan word masco, which means both witch and dark cloud before the rain comes.

Grin showed up in Old English as grennian, to show the teeth in pain or anger. Many Germanic languages had/have related roots: Dutch, grienan, to whine; Old Norse, grenja, to howl; German, greinen, to cry. It wasn’t until the late 1500s that the word grin began to be the sort of thing one might want to see on a friend.

OF tHE CLOtH

Here’s a thematic dip into the etymologies of some common fabrics.

Muslin came to English about 1600, from the French word mousseline, which came from the Italian word mussolina, which came from the Italian word Mussolo, a rendering of the Mesopotamian city, Mosul (now in Iraq). It was in Mosul that people wove a luxurious fabric of silk and gold the Italians called mussolilna. Nobody’s quite sure how muslin lost its luster, but by 1872, Americans defined it as everyday cotton fabric for shirts and bedding.

Corduroy’s story provides a near-mirror image of muslin’s story. Corduroy entered the language in 1780 and referred to a coarse fabric made in England. Tales are told that it comes from corde du roi, the corde of royalty, but no evidence exists to support this story, and wouldn’t you think coarse cloth would chap the hide of royalty?

The word Denim entered English

in the late 1600s. It came from the French serge de Nîmes, meaning serge from Nîmes (a town in southern France). The word denim was first applied to the trousers we call jeans in 1868.

Canvas made its way into English in the mid-15th century, from the Old French word canevas, which meant made of hemp, from the Latin cannabis. Who knew?

Last, and least referred to in this modern age, is the word seersucker (I couldn’t resist). Seersucker comes from the Hindi word sirsakir, which came from the Persian shir o shakkar. This term referred to a striped cloth alternating between smooth and puckered textures. Shir o shakkar literally translates to milk and sugar, suggesting that the smooth stripes in the fabric are as smooth as milk, while the puckered stripes have a rougher texture.

My thanks to sources: the OED, Etymonline.


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4BINGO 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

WILDLIFE DAY

5FARMERS MARKETS:8:00-10:30am SLO Promenade9:00am-12:30pm Templeton City Park9:00am-1:00pm Paso Downtown Park9:00am-1:00pm Shell Bch Dinosaur Caves 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 CHEESE PIzzA DAY

6FARMERS MARKET:11:30-2:30pm Nipomo: Monarch Club3:00-6:00pm Grover Bch Ramona Pk

NATIONALREAD ABOOk DAY


LABOR DAY


NATIONAL GRANDPARENTS

DAY

INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY


TEDDY BEAR DAY


11FARMERS 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

PATRIOT DAY

12FARMERS MARKETS:8:00-10:30am SLO Promenade9:00am-12:30pm Templeton City Park9:00am-1:00pm Paso Downtown Park9:00am-1:00pm Shell Bch Dinosaur Caves12:00-2:30pm AG Village Gazebo2:30-6:00pm Morro Bay 800 Main StLIBRARY STORYTIME: 11:00 AG

NATIONAL VIDEO GAME DAY


POSITIVE THINkING DAY


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

MAkE A HAT DAY

NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH

(through October 15)


NATIONAL WORkING PARENTS DAY

STEPFAMILY DAY

MAYFLOWER DAY

NATIONAL PLAY-DOH DAY


CITIzENSHIP DAY


19FARMERS MARKETS:8:00-10:30am SLO Promenade9:00am-12:30pm Templeton City Park9:00am-1:00pm Paso Downtown Park9:00am-1:00pm Shell Bch Dinosaur Caves 12:00-2:30pm AG Village Gazebo2:30-6:00pm Morro Bay 800 Main StLIBRARY STORYTIME: 11:00 AG

TALk LIkE A PIRATE DAY



INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE

WORLD GRATITUDE DAY


FIRST DAY OF AUTUMN

ICE CREAM CONE INVENTED (in 1903)



NATIONAL PUNCTUATION DAY



JOHNNY APPLESEED’S BIRTHDAY (Born in 1774)

NATIVE AMERICAN DAY


CRUSH A CAN DAY


GOOD NEIGHBOR DAY



SAFETY PIN INVENTED


2FARMERS MARKETS:9:00am-12:30pm Paso Robles Wal Mart2:30-5:30pm Cambria Main St Vets Hall4:00-8:00pm Avila Beach PromenadeLIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 LO


NEW MOON

FULL MOON

September 2015 Free Ongoing Events

September is:Baby Safety Month

Better Breakfast Month Library Card Sign-Up Month

National Honey MonthNational School Success MonthWomen of Achievement Month

National Courtesy MonthClassical Music Month

Birthstone: Sapphire

Flower: Aster


Family EventsTHU JUN 18-SAT SEP 19 (days & times vary): LA RUE’S RETURN at The Great American Melodrama, 1863 Front St, Oceano. How’s A Bayou? Complete with jokes, puns and pratfalls, this riotous romp through the swamps of New Orleans is sure to delight all ages! The 40th Anniversary Vaudeville Revue… Part Two! features favorite songs, dances, and sketches from the theatre’s past. Cost: $19-25, discounts for groups, seniors, students, military, and children. The in-house snack bar serves great food and drinks. Contact: americanmelodrama.com or 489-2499.

SAT AUG 8-THU OCT 8 10:00 am: DISNEY COLLECTION at the Hope Chest, 445 Higuera St, San Luis Obispo. Enjoy an extraordinary collection of Disney Memorabilia spanning 40 years. Unleash the Disney child in you and dig through a treasure chest of memorabilia, all for a good cause. Proceeds benefit Wilshire Hospice Care. Contact: 545-5955.

FRI AUG 21-SUN SEP 6 (days & times vary): SYLVIA at SLO Little Theatre, 888 Morro St, San Luis Obispo. Enjoy A.R. Gurney’s modern romantic comedy about a dog, the couple who adopts her and the comedy that results. Cost: $15-30. Contact: 786-2440 or slolittletheatre.org.

FRI AUG 21-SUN SEP 20 (times vary): STEEL MAGNOLIAS at Pewter Plough Playhouse, 824 Main St, Cambria. Concerned with a group of gossipy southern ladies in a small-town beauty parlor, the play is alternately hilarious and touching—and, in the end, deeply revealing of the strength and purposefulness which underlies the antic banter of its characters. Cost: $17-30. Contact: 927-3877 or pewterploughplayhouse.org.

THU AUG 27 7:00 - 8:00 pm: CENTRAL COAST BIONEERS – the Danger of Artificially Cheap & Profitable Fossil Fuels at Ludwick Community Center, 864 Santa Rosa Rd, San Luis Obispo.. Sharon Rippner of Citizens’ Climate

Lobby will discuss the fee-and-dividend approach to carbon pricing, internalizing social cost of carbon, minimizing economic disruption, global participation, and California’s cap-and-trade system. Cost: free. Contact: 548-0597 or centralcoastbioneers.org.

SAT AUG 29-SUN AUG 30 10:00 am-5:00 pm: EMPOWER at Paso Robles Home Expo, 2198 Riverside Rd. EmPower staff and qualified contractors will be tabling at the Paso Robles Home Expo to offer advice on how single family homeowners can improve the efficiency, comfort, and indoor air quality of their home. Cost: free. Contact: 781-5625.

SAT AUG 29 10:00 am-2:00 pm: TOMATO EXTRAVAGANZA at Garden of the Seven Sisters, 2156 Sierra Way, SLO. Enjoy tomato and basil tastings, free workshops, a plant sale, and fun activities for the kids. Cost: free. Contact: 781-5939 or ucanr.edu.

WED SEP 2 6:00-8:00 pm: ADOPTION INFORMATION SESSION at Family Connections Christian Adoptions, 1540 Marsh St, SLO. Enjoy tomato and basil tastings, free workshops, a plant sale, and fun activities for the kids. Cost: free. Contact: 781-5939 or ucanr.edu.

THU SEP 3 6:00-7:30 pm: LOCAL HISTORY MONTH AUTHOR TALK at Santa Margarita Library, 9630 Murphy Ave, Santa Margarita. Join Guy Rathbun as he leads a spirited discussion with author-biologist Baxter Trautman and Cheri Roe of the Santa Margarita Historical Society about the flora, fauna, and landmarks of Santa Margarita. Refreshments, book signing, old jail open. Cost: free. Contact: 438-5622.

FRI SEP 4 6:00-8:00 pm & SAT SEP 5 9:00 am-4:00 pm: GOLDEN STATE CLASSICS CAR SHOW at Downtown City Park, 11th & Park Sts, Paso Robles. Featuring a cruise through downtown Paso. Cost: free. Contact: 286-6408 or goldenstateclassics.org.

FRI SEP 4-SUN SEP 6 (times vary): GOLDEN STATE CLASSICS CAR SHOW in downtown Paso Robles and Paso Robles City Park, 11th and Spring Sts. There will be pre-1979 classic cars cruising Friday night and showing in the park on Saturday. Participants are invited to tour the city’s entertainment spots on Sunday. There should be over 300 cars for this event. Net proceeds will go to local charities. Cost: free. Contact: 286-6408 or goldenstateclassics.org.

SAT SEP 26 3:00-6:00 pm: ERU & ANNA at Grandma’s Frozen Yogurt & Waffle Shop, 307 Morro Bay Blvd, Morro Bay. Bring the family to enjoy music and dance from Indonesia. This is an interactive performance and participants can play with the musicians. Watch Morro Bay Farmer’s Market come to life from the courtyard. Cost: free. Contact: 704-9866.

SAT SEP 5 at 2:00 pm: FAMILY MOVIE at Los Osos Library, 2075 Palisades. Enjoy popcorn and a movie. This PG movie is a full-length theatrical Lego adventure.

Cost: free. Contact: 528-1862 or slolibrary.org.

SUN SEP 6 7:00 pm: PAJAMA MOVIE NIGHT at Park Cinemas, 1100 Pine St, Paso Robles. Enjoy the Bird Cage, with Robin Williams and Nathan Lane on the big screen. Cost: $10 (includes popcorn/soda). Contact: 238-4103 or pasoroblesdowntown.org.

FRI SEP 11 12:30-1:30 pm: DAY OF REMEMBRANCE & MEMORIAL DEDICATION at Fire Station No 1, 2160 Santa Barbara Ave, SLO. Join the City of San Luis Obispo in partnership with the American Legion, Post 66, for the dedication of the City’s newly constructed 9/11 Memorial. A steel I-beam from the World Trade Center Towers has been incorporated into a public art piece memorializing the 403 police and fire emergency responders who lost their lives in the tragic events of SEP 11, 2001. Cost: free. Contact: www.slocity.org/parksandrecreation.

WED SEP 16 at 3:00 pm: MAKE ’N’ TAKE at Los Osos Library, 2075


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Palisades. For children age 5 and up. It’s harvest time at the library. Kids are needed to help construct the official library scarecrow(s) to celebrate fall & make their own small scarecrow to take home. Cost: free. Contact: 528-1862 or slolibrary.org.

SAT SEP 19 9:00 am-12:00 pm: COASTAL CLEANUP DAY at many beach locations throughout SLO County. Be part of an international event organized by the Ocean Conservancy, CA Coastal Commission, and ECOSLO to cleanup our coast. Fun for the whole family! Cost: free. Contact: 544-1777 or ecoslo.org.

SAT SEP 19 at 2:00 pm: FAMILY MOVIE at Los Osos Library, 2075 Palisades. Enjoy popcorn and a movie. Monsters take a vacation in this PG movie. Cost: free. Contact: 528-1862 or slolibrary.org.

SAT SEP 26 (all day): BATMAN DAY at Los Osos Library, 2075 Palisades. Wear your batman costumes to the library as we celebrate the caped crusader.

“Batman, the Movie” starring Adam West will be shown at 2:00pm. All superheroes are invited! Cost: free. Contact: 528-1862 or slolibrary.org.

OCT 1-4 (times & locations vary): CENTRAL COAST RAILROAD FESTIVAL! The 2015 festival focuses on rail history, exhibits, programs, demos, music, safety education, rides, art displays, rail excursions, and model railroading of all types. Great fun for the whole family. Cost: most events free. Contact: www.ccrrf.com.

SUN OCT 4 1:00 pm-5:00 pm: HOLISTIC WELLNESS FAIRE at Atascadero Library Community Rm, 6555 Capistrano Ave. Learn about the many approaches to holistic healing available in our community with presentations, demos, giveaways and more. Cost: free. Contact: 350-0578.

Every WED 3:00-4:00 pm: PAWS TO READ at Los Osos Library, 2075 Palisades Ave. Read to Berkeley, a golden retriever, who loves to listen to children read. Cost: free. Contact: 528-1862.

Every THU 6:30-9:30 pm: SLO CHESS CLUB meets at Carl’s Jr on Santa Rosa St, one block W of Foothill, across from Cal-Poly. All ages welcome. Cost: free. Contact: 441-7210 or slochess.com.

Every SAT 10:00 am-2:00 pm: SLO CHESS CLUB meets at the big board on the Morro Bay Embarcadero at the west end of Morro Bay Blvd (down the stairs). Cost: free. Contact: 441-7210 or slochess.com.

The Mankind Project men’s support group meetings: all issues welcome. Find purpose, mastery, healthy autonomy, and your life’s 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.

3rd SAT every month 3:00-6:00 pm: Interactive Indonesian Music at Grandma’s Frozen Yogurt, 307 Morro Bay Blvd, MB. Instruments available for all. Play along with “Ëru” and Anna! Endang “Ëru” Rukandi is a master of the regional music of West Java. Cost: free. Contact: 704-9866.

1st & 3rd THU every month 7:00-8:30 pm: Drop-in Dream Group at St. Benedict’s Episcopal Church, 2220 Snowy Egret Ln, Los Osos. This is a “drop-in” support group to share dreams and the relationship between dreams and spiritual path, using Jungian interpretive assumptions and language and Robert Johnson’s book Inner Work. Cost: free. Contact: [email protected].

3rd WED of every month at 6:30 pm: Prepared & Natural Chidlbirth Classes at Twin Cities Community Hospital, 1220 Las Tablas Rd, Templeton. This is a six-series class addressing all matters of childbirth in the form of a lecture as well as hands-on demos and practice techniques. Cost: free. Contact: 434-4654.

2nd THU of every month at 6:30 pm: Breastfeeding Basics at Twin Cities Community Hospital, 1100 Las Tablas Rd, Templeton. In this introduction to breastfeeding class you and your family will learn about the practical aspects of feeding your newborn from an Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant. Cost: free. Contact: 239-4443.

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.

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 and PM 4 hour shifts are available. Contact: 434-4524.

Last FRI every month at 6:00 pm: Family Fun 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 Interactive Science Center welcomes families at 867 Ramona Ave, Grover Beach. Cost: $2-3. 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.

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Local Resourcesat 9:00 am: the Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Dept offers free docent-led nature walks in Los Flores Ranch, 6271 Dominion Rd, Santa Maria. Cost: free. 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 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 home management, traveling, and using 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 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 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 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. 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 [email protected].

Literacy Council for San Luis Obispo County has an ongoing

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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, 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.

Every WED 11:00 am-12:00 pm: Growing With Baby, an infant feeding office for breastfeeding moms and 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.

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 Medicare assistance, advise and referrals for long term care, 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 offers 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. Trained volunteers choose services to contribute and schedule hours at their convenience. Training is 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 sponsors guest

speakers and public programs. Find events, weather updates, and resources at: www.centralcoastastronomy.org.

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 a parent and child activity class, or find peer support and education just for parents. Cost: $76 for 10 wks. Contact: 549-1222 or parentparticipation.org.

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Health & Safety

On June 30, 2015, Gov. Brown signed into law Senate Bill 277, which fully takes effect on July 1, 2016, and removes the personal belief vaccine exemption for children attending daycare and public and private schools.

The law will roll out in phases, giving school staff time to sort out vaccination compliance issues and parents who oppose full immunization time to sort through their options. Here are answers to some frequently asked questions, as explained in the text of the legislation and in analysis by lawmakers.

What does the law say? Private or public child care centers, preschools, elementary schools and secondary schools cannot admit children unless they are immunized against 10 diseases: diphtheria, Haemophilus influenzae type b (bacterial meningitis), measles, mumps, pertussis (whooping cough), polio, rubella, tetanus, hepatitis B and chicken pox.

If the California Department of Public Health decides to add other vaccination requirements in the future, parents will be allowed to

obtain personal belief exemptions for those new vaccinations.

What did the law change? The law eliminated the personal belief exemption for required vaccinations. This exemption allowed parents to opt out of vaccinating their children by completing a form attesting that vaccinations were counter to their personal beliefs.

The law also overrides an allowance for the religious exemption to vaccinations that Gov. Brown had inserted three years ago in previous legislation. The religious exemption was not part of state statute.

Are there exemptions to the new law? Yes, there are three: medical, special education, and homeschooling or independent study.

Students may obtain a written medical exemption to vaccinations from a licensed physician. The reason for the medical exemption may include family medical history.

A child who has an individualized education program, as required under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, will be allowed to

obtain special education services regardless of whether the child is vaccinated or not.

The law states that the vaccination requirements do not apply to students who are enrolled in a home-based private school or an independent study program. Some questions remain about whether students enrolled in independent study through publicly funded district or charter schools would be exempt from complying with the law; the issue will be clarified in guidance from the California Department of Public Health.

Can some kindergartners enroll “conditionally” if they have yet to complete required vaccinations? Yes. School districts already have their own systems for tracking and following up with kindergartners who are not fully immunized. Whatever systems districts currently use will remain in place.

What about students with personal belief exemptions on file? Children who submit their personal belief exemptions to vaccinations before Jan. 1, 2016 are “grandfathered in.” The new law will not apply to them until they reach their next “grade span” vaccination checkpoint – entering kindergarten or 7th grade.

If it is determined that a child has been exposed to one of the 10 diseases named in the immunization requirements and does not have proof of immunization, the child may be temporarily kept out of school.

If parents wish to obtain a personal belief exemption before Jan. 1, 2016, they should go to their child’s school, pick up an exemption form, meet obtain a health care practitioner’s (school nurse, doctor, nurse practitioner, naturopath, osteopath, or physician’s assistant) signature, and return the form to the school before the deadline.

What vaccinations are required of unvaccinated students by 7th grade? As of July 1, 2016, all students entering 7th grade will be required to have the pertussis vaccination, including all pertussis boosters appropriate for the student’s age.

It’s not yet clear what, if any, other vaccinations previously unvaccinated

students may need – but it won’t include the hepatitis B vaccination, which is given in a series of three shots. The issue will be clarified in the forthcoming guidance from the CA Department of Public Health.

What are the options for parents who do not want to vaccinate? Parents who do not want to vaccinate will have two options for their kindergartners and seventh graders starting in fall 2016: obtain a medical exemption to vaccinations or enroll in homeschooling or independent study.

According to the CA Homeschool Network, parents who wish to homeschool have four basic options: The first is to establish a private home school by filing a private school affidavit. Parents are free to collaborate with other homeschools. Homeschools are required to teach California mandated subject areas, but have latitude as to when and how such subjects are taught.

The second option is to join another private home school and become a “satellite” home school. Third, parents may enroll in a district or charter public school that offers independent study. The student receives assignments from a teacher but fulfills most of the work independently. The fourth option is to homeschool by hiring a credentialed tutor.

Resources for more information:

www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/immunize

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www.shotsforschool.org/laws

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