Central Coast July 2018

Family

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

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

Family Life ..................... 6

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

Wellness ......................... 10

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

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

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

Local Resources ............ 21

Education ...................... 22

Summer Family Hikes / Library Programs / Camping with Kids / Sun Safety for Kids

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Getting Out
Barbara County. Anyone with the try a picnic in your local park.

Day desire and energy can do it. Just

be prepared, start small, and be
flexible with your plans.
The key to this first picnic is to
practice walking to the park with
everything you think you’ll need.

tripping
Getting out with a baby can be the
biggest challenge. New parents
are still learning the ropes of daily
living, and outings add another
If you forget something, you
can go right back home without
a hassle. If you take too much,
narrow your load down for the
next outing.

Family layer to the challenge. Bring older

siblings into the game by soliciting
their help. Let them help to plan
Once you’ve gotten into walking
shape, research trails close to

style outings, chose activities, pack home. Some great local spots
lunch. Then they get just what for strollers include the wooden
they want, and may even be able boardwalk loop through Elfin
to carry the baby. Forest Natural Reserve near
Los Osos, and the new bluff-top
In the earliest months, put boardwalk at Moonstone Beach
the baby in a front carrier that north of Cambria. Poly Canyon,
by Jennifer Best
supports her head, or use a Nojoqui Falls south of Buellton,
We’re deep into summer. options with a staycation that just stroller if the path is paved or and the bluff-top trails at Montana
School-age kids have long since may become the best vacation well groomed. Walk around your de Oro provide fairly safe options
begun zoning out, perhaps even you’ve ever had. block or neighborhood, and then for those in front-carrier mode.
muttering that age-old refrain,
“There’s nothing to do around A day out doesn’t have to be
here.” Here’s a chance to show difficult, extensive, or expensive.
your kids just how smart you There are hundreds of free venues
are. You can explore the Central and free events throughout San
Coast’s rich, family-friendly Luis Obispo County and Santa

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 Getting Out
drive to the trailhead during
morning nap time; hike and picnic
through midday, and travel home
during afternoon naptime.
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Once the baby can hold up her
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when they’re napping. A typical diapers, warm clothing layers,
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the car while she plays in a safe little daypack for diapers, wipes,
spot; change the baby into a toilet paper, sunscreen, and re-
clean diaper and hiking clothes sealable plastic bags used to bring
appropriate for the day’s weather; back diapers and other trash. If from the get-go, we also carry a out as planned, but these can
slather everyone in sun block; our baby is not wearing them sweater, brimmed sun hat, warm also turn into some of the most
hat, mittens, socks, and booties. successful outings. Diversions
down unintended paths can lead
Hiking with your friends or older to newfound discoveries. Just
children provides, not only good try to go with the flow, and call it
company, but also assistance in wonderful.
carrying the extra stuff you may
want to bring along. On those Jennifer Best is the author of Best Family
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and/or snacks, and a camera. throughout the Central Coast and
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Library Voice
Check It Out:
July Happenings
by Rebecca Juretic
A Fresh Look for the Nipomo
Library
The Nipomo Library recently
re-opened after undergoing
some significant improvements.
There is new flooring and new
furniture, including a fresh look in
the children’s area! We hope you
will come soon and explore this
renovated space.
Adults can download an Adult
Summer Reading Program
Bingo Challenge reading card at
Continues through July
slolibrary.org and turn it in by
There is still time to get in on the July 28. If you complete a single
Libraries Rock! Summer Reading bingo (one line across, down,
Central Coast Family
Program fun. Kids and teens
aged zero on up can sign up at
their library branch or online and
read 5 days (20 minutes a day)
or 5 books. Turn in a completed
or diagonal), you can turn your
reading card at any library branch
card in to the library (by July 28)
by July 28 to earn a bag full of
for a prize and one entry into our
goodies and a free book to keep,
grand prize drawing. Complete a
provided by the Foundation for
“blackout bingo” of all 25 squares
SLO Public Libraries.
and earn a prize plus four entries
into the grand prize drawing.
Our grand prizes are a Roomba
Robot Vacuum, Bose Wireless
Headphones, or a Kindle Oasis
E-Reader.
Free summer lunches for kids 18
and under also continue through
July 28 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays,
and Thursdays at the Morro Bay,
Nipomo, and San Luis Obispo
branches. See slolibrary.org for
a complete schedule including
other family-friendly locations.
The free lunches are made
possible by San Luis Coastal and
Lucia Mar School District Meal
Services Departments, Summer
Lunch at the Library, and the
USDA.
There are still plenty of great free
shows, workshops, crafts, games,
and more going on at your local
library branch. A full schedule is
posted at slolibrary.org. But here
are a few upcoming events to
mark your calendar:
Jedi Academy
Meet your favorite stars from Star
Wars, and learn how to battle Jedi
style.
Atascadero Library – Thursday
July 5, 1:00 pm - 1:50 pm
Oceano Library – Thursday July 5,
3:00 pm - 3:50 pm
Nipomo Library – Wednesday July
25, 1:00 pm - 1:50 pm
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Family Magic Comedy Show with
Chris Lopez - Chris Lopez is a
performing member of the Magic
Castle and an award-winning
magician. His performance mixes
magic and comedy together for
one hilarious and amazing show.
Nipomo Library – Wednesday July
18, 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Shandon Library – Wednesday
July 18, 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Creston Library – Thursday July
19, 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
San Miguel Library – Thursday
July 19, 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Shell Beach Library – Friday July
20, 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Magic Show with Rafael and Katia
- Rafael and Katia perform jaw
dropping magic, mind-reading,
and large illusions with comedy
and audience participation. In
English y Español.
Arroyo Grande Library – Tuesday
July 24, 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
San Luis Obispo Library –
Wednesday July 25, 10:30 am -
11:15 am
Morro Bay Library – Wednesday
July 25, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Atascadero Library – Thursday
July 26, 11:00 am - 11:45 am
Los Osos Library – Thursday July
26, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Cambria Library – Friday July 27,
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Live Reptile Show – Come
check out an array of live
reptiles, amphibians and
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 Monterey Street is getting a makeover.
Buildings are being renovated and the
Library Voice
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invertebrates. A fun and July 12, 11:00 am - 11:45 am

educational experience for all
ages. 
Arroyo Grande Library – Tuesday
July 10, 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
San Luis Obispo Library –
Wednesday July 11, 10:30 am - 11:15
am
Morro Bay Library – Wednesday
July 11, 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Atascadero Library – Thursday
Los Osos Library – Thursday July
12, 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm
Cayucos Library – Friday July 13,
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Cambria Library – Friday July 13,
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
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Family Life
Camping with Kids
by Steven Smith
Do you remember the first time you
spent a night camping in the great
outdoors? Did you sit around the
campfire and roast marshmallows or
tell scary ghost tales? For most kids,
camping is a great adventure; a time
to cherish with family and friends.
While camping, children can learn a
multitude of practical skills they can
use throughout their lifetime.
Plan a camping experience that
appeals to the whole family. Do you
want to camp in the desert, by the
ocean, at a lake, or in the mountains?
Do you want to go car camping or
hike in to your camping spot? To help
you decide, go to http://www.parks.
ca.gov, http://www.slocountyparks.
com, http://www.reserveamerica.
com, or http://camp-california.com.
Or check out these helpful books:
Camping Northern California or
Camping Southern California by
Richard McMahon; The Best in Tent
Central Coast Family
Camping Southern California: A
Guide for Car Campers by Bill Mai;
California Camping: The Complete
Guide to More Than 1,400 Tent and
RV Campgrounds by Tom Stienstra;
Foghorn Outdoors California
Camping by Tom Stienstra, or
California National Parks by John
McKinney.
Pack the proper gear to stay safe,
dry, warm and comfortable. You will
need camping and cooking gear, a
tent, the right kind of sleeping bag,
a day pack and possibly a back pack,
clothes, food, safety items, etc.
First-time campers can learn more by
visiting local camping stores to see
what is available. Camp Out!: The
Ultimate Kids’ Guide by Lynn Brunelle
is a must-read. Kids should pack
books and games, plus an umbrella
or waterproof poncho. Always
wear boots or sneakers to protect
feet from insects, sharp rocks, and
harmful plants.
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If you stay at a campground, don’t
choose a site too close to bathrooms
or garbage cans because of odors
and noise. If you are in the wild, look
for an open flat area on high ground
and a shady spot. Find a site where
your tent is shaded in the afternoon,
but receives full sun in the morning.
Don’t camp directly under trees,
because sparks from your campfire
can set branches ablaze. If you camp
near water, stay away from low areas
where mosquitoes could breed. Set
your camp about 100 feet from a lake
or stream.
Campers like to have a fire for
cooking and warmth on chilly nights.
Check to be sure that you can build a
fire at your campsite. To make a fire
pit, find a spot that is bare, then let
kids dig a hole about 2 feet long, 20”
wide and 20” deep. If there are rocks
around, kids can line the pit with
medium-sized flat stones. You can
use collecting firewood as a learning
experience. Softwood burns quickly,
creates lots of heat and leaves no
coals. Hardwood takes longer to
catch, burns slowly and turns to
glowing coals, perfect for a cooking
fire. To make a fire you can use
tinder, kindling, and fuel. Be sure to
bring waterproof matches. Explain
fire safety rules to kids and show
them how to completely douse the
campfire before sleeping or leaving.
You can cook on a fire by using
skewer sticks, foil and foil pouches
(on hot coals or a metal grate), pots
and pans, and/or a grill. For a main
entrée, try kebabs, campfire stew, or
hot dogs. For side dishes, try baked
potatoes or corn on the cob cooked
in foil. Great desserts are campfire
Apple Crisp, Banana Boats, and
S’mores. After eating, store food
to keep it away from animals (for
example, in a bear bag hanging from
a tree). Never put food in your tent,
as this may attract animals.
Safety is a primary concern in the
wilderness. Pack a first aid kit and
discuss camping hazards, such as:
poisonous snakes, insects, and
plants. Teach kids this phrase to help
identify poison oak: “Leaflets three,
leave them be. Berries white, shun
the sight!” Wear bug repellant. If
kids hit the trail, explain what to do if
they become lost. When hiking, kids
should carry a small pack with water,
snacks, a garbage bag they can use
as a poncho, and an emergency
whistle. Teach kids how to attract
rescuers, and how to stay warm and
dry by making a shelter at night.
Camping activities to enjoy with
kids include fishing, hiking, animal
tracking, bird watching (don’t forget
binoculars), hunting for insects,
and crafts like learning to tie knots.
Kids can learn how to read a trail or
topographical map, mark trails and
use trail signs, and navigate with and
without a compass. Use trees to find
directions. The general rule is that
the north side of a tree doesn’t get
as much sun exposure as the south
side, so it usually has fewer branches.
Ants usually make their home on the
south side of trees, and moss and
lichens grow on the damper north
side. Analyzing cloud types can help
children predict the weather.
At night kids can watch the sunset,
perhaps while bats are taking
flight. They can catch night insects
and listen for owls and other night
critters. A really dark area is perfect
for stargazing. Everyone loves
to sit around a campfire playing
games, singing songs, and telling
tales. If possible, bring a guitar or
harmonica. Kids Camp! Activities for
the Backyard or Wilderness by Laurie
Carlson, and The Kids Campfire Book
by Jane Drake are two great books
to take along for more ideas. For
adults,, I recommend reading The Joy
of Family Camping by Herb Gordon,
and The Complete Practical Guide to
Camping, Hiking & Wilderness Skills
by Peter G. Drake.
Preschoolers and younger children
might enjoy reading any of these
wonderful books: The Berenstain
Bears Blaze a Trail, Berenstain Bears
Camping Adventure, Curious George
Goes Camping, Fred and Ted Go
Camping, Maisy Goes Camping, S is
for S’mores: A Camping Alphabet,
Caillou Goes Camping, Dora’s
Camping Trip, Bailey Goes Camping,
When We Go Camping, When Daddy
Took Us Camping, and Turtle and
Snake Go Camping. Enjoy the wild
outdoors together -- it provides
family bonding experiences you will
not want to miss!
Steven Smith is a resident of San Luis
Obispo and a graduate of CSU Long Beach
with a degree in Creative Writing. Steven
is a painter/muralist and freelance writer. His
art can be viewed at www.myspace.com/
sloartiststevensmith. Contact Steven at:
sloartiststevensmith@yahoo.com.
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Fun & Games Jack’s Jokes
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Wellness
Safe in the Sun
clouds. Also, UV rays can bounce Sunburns
back from water, sand, snow, and If your baby is younger than 1
concrete. year and gets sunburn, call your
Reapply sunscreen every 2 hours baby’s doctor right away. For
and after swimming, sweating, or older children, call your child’s
drying with a towel. Most people doctor if there is blistering, pain,
use too little sunscreen. Make or fever. Here are ways to relieve
sure to apply a generous amount. discomfort from mild sunburn:
For babies younger than 6 months: Give your child water to replace
If protective clothing and shade lost fluids. Use cool water to help
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the face. relieve painful sunburns. (For
For babies older than 6 months: a baby 6 months or younger,
Apply to all areas of the body, but give acetaminophen. For a child
be careful around the eyes. If your older than 6 months, give either
baby rubs sunscreen into her eyes, acetaminophen or ibuprofen.)
wipe her eyes and hands clean Only use medicated lotions if your
with a damp cloth. child’s doctor says it is OK. Keep
It’s good for children and adults to Sunscreen can protect the skin
spend time playing and exercising from sunburn and some skin If sunscreen irritates your baby’s your child out of the sun until the
outdoors, and it’s important to cancers, but only if used correctly. skin, try a different brand or sunburn is fully healed.
do so safely. Follow these simple sunscreen with titanium dioxide or
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Use a broad-spectrum sunscreen with your child’s doctor. Safe. © 2018 American Academy of Pediatrics.
Keep babies younger than 6 with a sun protection factor (SPF)
months out of direct sunlight. Find of at least 15 (up to SPF 50). A SPF
shade under a tree, an umbrella, or of 15 or 30 should be fine for most
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Local History Monterey Street is getting a makeover.
Buildings are being renovated and the
parking lots are being dug up.

Buy your copy of Monterey/Marsh Sts

100 Year Book. Remember the past, as
the future is right around the corner.

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by Guy Crabb
be transformed into a beautiful enlargement of the thyroid gland.
I would like to start with a little centers in town. Monterey Street thoroughfare for people driving As history recalls, the chief had
tease; by the end of this article I’ll got its name because it is the into the city. Has anything made a unusually large goiter. When
tell you about the origin of a San road that people left San Luis you say “Yuck” yet? Okay, then the Spaniards saw this enormous
Luis Obispo street name that’ll Obispo on to travel to the city of let’s continue. growth, they must have said it
make you say “Yuck!” Monterey Monterey. Another interesting looked like a large stopper stuck
Street was the original “Main” fact is that Monterey Street was Garden Street was one of the in the chief’s neck. They called
street in town. The Anderson home to the world’s first motor- original streets in town and got the Chief El Buchón (the goiter).
Hotel on Monterey hosted many hotel or “Mo-tel Inn,” which was its name because the missionaries So, Buchon Street was probably
Hollywood stars of yesteryear, built in 1925. and Chumash Indians used it named for a Chumash chief with a
who would stroll down Monterey to get to their grape vineyards twisted football-sized growth on
Street while they waited to be Marsh Street is the one that most and other crops to harvest their his neck. If you have never seen a
taken to Hearst Castle by the local
people travel on coming into rewards. It began as a footpath, goiter, go online and Google the
taxi service. Not too many towns town. In 1870, Marsh Street was which expanded into a wagon image, so you can imagine what
can brag that Charlie Chaplin or only two blocks long. It started trail, and people naturally began the Spaniards saw when they first
Clark Gable walked around their on Nipomo at Higuera’s farm and calling this road Garden. entered the Chumash village to
downtown. If you have never ended at the Mission vineyards, meet the chief.
heard of these men, Google them which was a half block to Broad It is amazing to realize that, as
on your computer. Street. Marsh Street got its name you walk down Garden Street, The next street I will tell you about
because there was a huge marshy you are following the same is something of a secret. There
Over the last 100 years, there area on this side of town full of path that Father Junipero Serra is a street named Walnut here in
were many major hotels on water, tulles, and ducks. walked down as he inspected the town. But it wasn’t always called
Monterey Street near the Mission. vineyards and gardens of Mission Walnut Street. At one time, it was
In addition to the Anderson, the This wetland had to be filled in San Luis Obispo. Like most roads Sycamore Street. Back in the
French Hotel, Blackstone Hotel, with dirt to become a major road in the late 1800’s, San Luis Obispo1920s, this was a business district
St. James, and many others called in town. You can drive down roads were dirt and always had of another kind. This was one
Monterey their home. The Call Tank Farm Road today and see their share of animal manure. The of the “red light” areas in town.
building is on Monterey Street as an example of a marsh area. In trick to traveling down Garden After many years and the eventual
well as the Wickenden Building, 1900, local newspaper editor Street was to avoid stepping on departure of this type of business,
which is on the corner of Chorro Benjamin Brooks had a vision rotting fruit, in addition to horsethe city chose to change the name
and Monterey. Both of these of Marsh Street as “the start of or ox poop. Wait a minute, this is and restore the neighborhood
buildings were major business something big.” He said it should not the “Yuk” part yet, though it to the standards of propriety,
is pretty disgusting. which the town’s folk (with the
exception of some old customers)
Now, I would like to part from the wanted.
main downtown streets to a few
others in town. Buchon Street Hey guess what, we even have a
has many beautiful homes that street named Cucaracha, which
were built by founding families means cockroach. Also, Chorro
of our town. Let me tell you how translates from Spanish as stream
Buchon Street acquired its name. or spurt, but some say it means
Way back in the days of the diarrhea. Did I just hear a “Yuck?”
Spaniards and Chumash Indians,
there lived an Indian chief in the Guy Crabb retired after teaching for over
Pismo Beach and Arroyo Grande 32 years, most recently at Charles E. Teach
area. This was no ordinary man as Elementary School in San Luis Obispo. He was
selected as San Luis Coastal Unified School
he had a huge bulging goiter on District Teacher of the Year for 2006-2007.
his neck. A goiter is an abnormal Reach him at crabbx5@charter.net.

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Education
CS Perryess
writes
about words
tangential laughter
These words and idioms all have
some connection to the idea of
humor or laughter. Though some
may instead inspire a wrinkled
brow, I have hopes they’ll inspire
a cackle, titter, or guffaw.
When we try a joke that doesn’t
have the desired affect, we refer
to this as laying an egg. This
term was born in the late 1800s.
It originates from the fact that
hens make a big deal of laying
an egg, with much squawking
and clucking, though their peers
appear unimpressed.
k!
Cluc uck!
cl
!
cluck
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In the 1570s, the word corny
came to English from the Sanskrit
word jirna, which meant old
and worn out. Corny can mean
old fashioned, mawkish and
sentimental, uncool due to a
failed attempt at coolness, trite,
or an attempt at humor that falls
flat.
The word comedy entered the
English language in the late
1300s, through French from the
Greek komodios, meaning village
singer. Though the village singer
might have sung any sort of song,
somehow the funny ones have
lived on etymologically.
Centuries ago when Romans
were doing what Romans did,
that included plowing the fields.
When a farmer was unable
to plow in a straight line, his
work was referred to as de lire,
meaning off track, out of line.
In the 1590s, this Latin term made
its way into English as delirious
and delirium, as someone
experiencing delirium is off-track
and has a tough time returning
his/her plow to the furrow.
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And what’s funnier than a pun? a bit stretched. This comes from
Entering the language in 1826, a Greek term that defined the
the funny-bone is exactly that. strange twitchy, stretched-smile
Not only does a good whack on symptoms people displayed after
the elbow make us feel funny, the eating a particular plant from
elbow is positioned at the end of Sardinia. The symptoms generally
the humerus. Ha! And again I say ended in death.
Ha!
On a nearly lighter note, the idiom
This next one isn’t really about tickled to death comes from a
a laughter-related word, but myth regarding a method of
I’m including it because upon torture said to have been used
reading this etymology, I laughed. in China. Better than dying from
In the sport of horse-racing, eating a Sardinian plant, but still,
skittish horses can often be not a great way to go.
calmed by placing a goat in
their stall (who knew?). In the
Any giggles, titters or guffaws?
early 1900s, nefarious jockeys
would steal their opponent’s
horse’s calming goat in hopes My thanks go out to sources: OED,
Etymonline, Wordnik, and Jordan
of increasing the edginess of Almond’s Dictionary of Word Origins.
the opponent’s horse while
increasing the likelihood that the
nefarious jockey might win. This
practice gave birth to the idiom
getting one’s goat.
In the 1630s, the saying happy as a
clam in the mud at high tide found
its way to English. Our modern
version has been truncated to
happy as a clam, and has lost two
salient bits, as the big idea of the
idiom was that a clam in the mud
at high tide could not be harvested
and was therefore, happy.
CS Perryess writes for teens, narrates
In the 1630s, English speakers audio books, and ponders the wonder of
began using the term sardonic words in a foggy little town on California’s
central coast. Find more at http://
laughter to refer to laughter that csperryess.blogspot.com, or reach him at
wasn’t genuine and might seem csperryess@gmail.com.
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July2018 Free Ongoing Events
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3:00-6:00pm Grover Bch Ramona Pk LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:10 SLO 12:30-4:30pm Santa Maria Town Ctr 2:30-5:00pm Spencers Morro Bay 10:00am-12:30pm Cayucos Vets Hall 9:00am-12:30pm Templeton City Park
3:00-6:00pm AT Sunken Gardens 6:00-9:00pm Downtown SLO 2:30-5:30pm Cambria Main St Vets Hall 9:00am-1:00pm Paso Downtown Park
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 AT, LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:00 MB, 4:00-8:00pm Avila Beach Promenade 9:00am-1:00pm Shell Bch Dinosaur Caves
international 10:30 AG, 11:00 NI 10:10 SLO, 10:15 CAM,10:30 AT, 10:30 5:00-8:00pm Pismo, Main St & Dolliver
12:00-2:30pm AG Village Gazebo
1ST ZEPPELIN (1900) AG,10:30 LO, 11:00 CAY, 11:30 SMG 2:30-6:00pm Morro Bay 800 Main St
joke day(see pg 8) LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 LO LIBRARY STORYTIME: 11:00 AG
independence day
SLO CO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
WORLD UFO day national Fried 1st SAT 12:30am IOOF Hall SLO
chicken day

dog days begin

(ending on August 11)
macaroni day

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3:00-6:00pm Grover Bch Ramona Pk LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:10 SLO 12:30-4:30pm Santa Maria Town Ctr 2:30-5:00pm Spencers Morro Bay 10:00am-12:30pm Cayucos Vets Hall 9:00am-12:30pm Templeton City Park
3:00-6:00pm AT Sunken Gardens 6:00-9:00pm Downtown SLO 2:30-5:30pm Cambria Main St Vets Hall 9:00am-1:00pm Paso Downtown Park
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 AT, LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:00 MB, 4:00-8:00pm Avila Beach Promenade 9:00am-1:00pm Shell Bch Dinosaur Caves
liberty bell 10:30 AG, 11:00 NI 10:10 SLO, 10:15 CAM,10:30 AT, 10:30 5:00-8:00pm Pismo, Main St & Dolliver 12:00-2:30pm AG Village Gazebo
cracks teddy bear’s AG,10:30 LO, 11:00 CAY, 11:30 SMG LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 LO
2:30-6:00pm Morro Bay 800 Main St
(at J. Marshall’s funeral 1835) picnic day LIBRARY STORYTIME: 11:00 AG

national french
cow appreciation day fries day
barn day
Paper bag day

national sugar NEW MOON

cookie day cheer up
the lonely day Pick blueberries
day

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3:00-6:00pm Grover Bch Ramona Pk LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:10 SLO 12:30-4:30pm Santa Maria Town Ctr 2:30-5:00pm Spencers Morro Bay 10:00am-12:30pm Cayucos Vets Hall 9:00am-12:30pm Templeton City Park
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AG,10:30 LO, 11:00 CAY, 11:30 SMG LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 LO
2:30-6:00pm Morro Bay 800 Main St
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 11:00 AG
first boeing 707 disneyland opens
flew (in 1954) (in 1955) stick your tongue moon day
out day (Astronauts land 1969)
ice cream soda day
chess day
apollo 11 lifts off
(to the moon in 1969) world national junk
listening day food day

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3:00-6:00pm Grover Bch Ramona Pk LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:10 SLO 12:30-4:30pm Santa Maria Town Ctr 2:30-5:00pm Spencers Morro Bay 2:30-5:30pm Cambria Main St Vets Hall 9:00am-12:30pm Templeton City Park
3:00-6:00pm AT Sunken Gardens 6:00-9:00pm Downtown SLO 4:00-8:00pm Avila Beach Promenade 9:00am-1:00pm Paso Downtown Park
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 AT, LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:00 MB, 5:00-8:00pm Pismo, Main St & Dolliver 9:00am-1:00pm Shell Bch Dinosaur Caves
10:30 AG, 11:00 NI 10:10 SLO, 10:15 CAM,10:30 AT, 10:30 LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 LO 12:00-2:30pm AG Village Gazebo
AG,10:30 LO, 11:00 CAY, 11:30 SMG 2:30-6:00pm Morro Bay 800 Main St
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 11:00 AG
National summer Thread the
leisure day needle day
(Celebration of Needle Crafts) beatrix potter’s
birthday (Born in 1866)

amelia
earhart day
aunt & uncle day FULL MOON
NATIONAL
PARENTS DAY

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LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:10 SLO 12:30-4:30pm Santa Maria Town Ctr 2:30-5:00pm Spencers Morro Bay 10:00am-12:30pm Cayucos Vets Hall 9:00am-12:30pm Templeton City Park
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2nd & 4th SAT every month 12:00-4:00
pm: Railway Historical Museum at Santa
Maria Transit Center, 400 E Boone St, Santa
Maria. This bimonthly opening features
a locomotive, boxcar, caboose, railroad
artifacts, interpretive exhibits, vintage rolling
stock, and a diorama to explore. Cost: free.
Contact: 714-4927.
Every TUE & THU: Youth Aikido Classes at
Budo Ryu, 3536 S Higuera St, San Luis Obispo.
Kids have fun, stay fit, make friends, gain life
skills, and learn to deal with bullies without
becoming one. Aiki-Mites (age 4-6) class
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THU at 4:00 pm. Pre-registration only. Cost:
$50-75/mo. Contact: 544-8866 or www.
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Every WED 10:00-11:00 am: Growing With
Baby Class at 1230 Marsh St, San Luis Obispo.
Pediatric nurse practitioner and lactation
consultant Andrea Herron answers questions
about feeding, crying, and sleep for babies
0-10 months. Dads are always welcome! Call
to reserve a spot. Contact: 543-6988.
Every TUE 7:00-9:00 pm & SAT 2:00-4:00 pm:
Basic Safety Class at SLO MakerSpace, 81 S
Higuera St, Ste 160 & 180, San Luis Obispo.
This course gets you acquainted with the
space and equipment. All are required to take
this class before using any part of the facility.
See website for specific dates and other
classes. Cost: free for MakerSpace Members
and SLO County Library Cardholders. Contact:
439-2727 or slomakerspace.com.
Every THU 10:00-11:00 am: La Leche League
Mother Support Meetings in North Co, SLO,
AG and SM. Breastfeeding and parenting
support and information offered. Cost: free.
Contact: 242-2294 or Facebook.com/lllofslo.
MON-THU 8:30-11:30 am: Walk-In Legal Clinic
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Every TUE & THU at 1:30 pm: Legal Clinic for
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Every TUE & THU at 1:30 pm: Divorce & Child
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child support, custody and/or visitation
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2nd FRI every month at 3:00 pm: PAWS TO
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Every WED 3:00-4:00 pm: PAWS TO READ at
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Every SUN 12:00-4:00 pm: Family Funday at
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Every FRI 6:00 am-4:00 pm: Early Bird
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1765.
Every FRI 10:00 am-12:00 pm: Zen Doodle
Adult Coloring Book Group at Art Center
Morro Bay, 835 Main St.  Relax and unwind
with the new adult coloring books. Cost: free.
Contact: artcentermorrobay.org or 772-2504.
Every MON 2:00-5:00 pm: Historic
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Monterey St, SLO. The Monday Club of SLO
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Contact: themondayclubslo.wildapricot.org
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Every THU at 10:15 am: Tiny Tunes Music &
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St #130, SLO. This parent participation
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on music psychology and child development.
Cost: $80 per mo. Contact: 543-0377.
2nd FRI every month at 1:00 pm: Book Group
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readers to discuss whatever you’re reading
and to discover, ponder, and share insights
about what others are reading. Cost: free.
Contact: 995-3846.
Every THU 6:30-9:30 pm: SLO Chess Club
meets at Carl’s Jr on Santa Rosa St, 1 block
W of Foothill, across from Cal-Poly. All ages.
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 Morro Bay
Embarcadero at west end of Morro Bay Blvd
(down the stairs). Cost: free. Contact: 441-
7210 or slochess.com.
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 support group is 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: bobpelfrey@charter.net.
3rd WED of every month at 6:30 pm:
Prepared & Natural Childbirth Classes at Twin
Cities Community Hospital, 1220 Las Tablas
Rd, Templeton. This six-series class includes
lecture, hands-on demos, and technique
practice. 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. Learn about practical aspects
of feeding your newborn from a Lactation
Consultant. Cost: free. Contact: 239-4443.
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.
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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. Free
group 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 Parks & Rec Dept offers free
docent-led nature walks in Los Flores Ranch,
6271 Dominion Rd, Santa Maria. Cost: free.
Contact: 925-0951.
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 helping 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 to screen,
assess, and provide intervention. Appts
preferred. Contact: 489-4026.
1st WED every month at 9:00 am: Senior
Health Screening at First United Methodist
Church, 275 N Halcyon Rd, Arroyo Grande.
Free and low-cost services for ages 50
and older: blood pressure, pulse, weight,
cholesterol, screening for anemia and
diabetes, 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. 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 SLO Women’s
Community Center, 1124 Nipomo St #D, SLO.
Tips and suggestions for handling family
law issues. Cost: $10. Contact: 544-9313 to
register.
4th TUE every month at 5:30 pm: Legal Clinic
for Self-Represented Litigants at SLO County
Courthouse Law Library, 1050 Monterey
St, SLO, #125. One-on-one legal advice for
persons filing divorces w/o an attorney, and
a document preparer to assist in completing
court-required forms. Cost: Min $40 donation.
Contact: 544-9313.
RISE offers: weekly drop-In support groups
for sexual assault survivors; 24 hour crisis
line; advocacy; peer counseling; prevention,
empowerment and education. 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
from NCHS and dogs from 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 appts
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 kids with all types
of disabilities to check out. In-home appts
avail. Cost-free! Contact: 547-1914 or www.
jackshelpinghand.org.
Every TUE 5:30-6:30 pm: Citizenship Classes
at SLO County Library, 995 Palm St, SLO.
All classes are bilingual, with all materials
covered in 8 classes. No registration required.
Cost: free. Contact: slolibrary.org or 781-4187.
Every FRI at 7:00 pm: Senior Ballroom
Dancing at Madonna Inn. Look left of the
bandstand for sign: Senior Dancers. Dance,
chat and listen to good music. No fees; no
dues; just fun! Contact: 489-5481 or dg17@
juno.com.
Literacy Council for San Luis Obispo County
has an ongoing and urgent need for volunteer
tutors and offers free training in SLO. Contact:
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.
Morro Bay Museum of Natural History
Adventures With Nature & Mind Walks
schedule is at: ccnha.org/naturewalks.html.
Central Coast Commission for Senior Citizens
offers many free services: Senior Connection
for connecting callers with local resources;
one on one Medicare assistance, advice and
referrals for long term care, and help with
billing and appeals; Vial of Life kits with
medical info for emergency responders; a
Senior Resource Directory for SLO and SB
counties, and more. Contact: 925-9554 or
www.centralcoastseniors.org.
Hospice of SLO County provides free grief
counseling, individual and family support,
counseling, crisis intervention, and wellness
education to those with a life-limiting illness,
their families, and the bereaved in SLO and
Paso. Contact: 544-2266.
Volunteer as a Good Neighbor!  Make a
difference in the life of an older or disabled
adult. 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 volunteer@sloma.org for information
about multiple volunteer opportunities.
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 education programs. Find the
CCAS event calendar, weather condition
updates, and local resources at: www.
centralcoastastronomy.org.
San Luis Coastal Adult School’s Parent
Participation Program offers Core Parenting
and Enrichment classes at centers in San Luis
Obispo, Morro Bay, and Los Osos. Parent and
child activity classes, individual peer support,
and education for parents and caregivers.
Contact: 549-1222 or parentparticipation.org.
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Alternative Education
Central Coast families are fortunate to have a wide variety of quality
choices for their children’s education. Following are some options for
those seeking secular alternative education in our region.
For more information about local private, independent, nature based,
and religious schools, visit: cde.ca.gov/re/sd
Parent Participation. San Luis Coastal
Adult School offers core classes
to enhance parenting skills, meet
other families, and allow children
to play with peers. Also enrichment
classes such as Spanish, Cooking,
and Gardening, and a Cooperative
Preschool at CL Smith. Contact: 549-
1222 or parentparticipation.org.
Charter Schools
CAVA – California Virtual Academies
and K¹² give kids the chance to
learn at their own pace. Online
schooling is aligned with California
state standards. Teacher support as
needed, meetings and work samples
required quarterly. Contact: (866)
339-6790, caliva.org, or k12.com.
Family Partnership. A tuition-free
K-12 independent study public school
serving Santa Barbara, San Luis
Obispo, and Ventura counties. Home
study charter schools in San Luis
Obispo (1981 Vicente Dr), Morro Bay,
Solvang, Santa Maria, and Cambria.
Meet with teachers weekly and turn
in work samples. Contact: 348-3333
or fpcharter.org.
Olive Grove. Independent study
home school with sites in San Luis
Obispo (165 Grand Ave), Santa
Maria, Lompoc, Los Olivos, and
Santa Barbara. Meet with teacher
weekly and turn in work samples.
Enrichment classes also offered.
Contact: 543-2701 or sbceoportal.
org/losolivos.
Orcutt Academy Independent Study.
Affiliated with Orcutt Academy
Charter School at 500 Dyer St, this
Central Coast Family
434.2217 or santaluciaschool.org. may qualify to enroll in community
college as well as secondary classes.
SLO Classical Academy. Private Contact: 937-2051 x 2761 or x 2762.
school. Part time or full time
classical education in SLO. Part time Templeton Independent Study
options are Tuesday/ Thursday or High School. WASC accredited.
on the
Monday/ Wednesday with a Friday Weekly meeting with teacher.
enrichment day. Contact: 548-8700 Opportunity for early graduation
or sloclassicalacademy.com. and concurrent Cuesta College
Central Coast
Wishing Well School in Los Osos enrollment. In Templeton and SLO
offers pre-school, mixed age at Los Ranchos Elementary School.
kindergarden, and 1st-3rd grades. Contact 434-5833 or tae.tusd.
The approach (educating the whole ca.schoolloop.com/tishs.
child: head, heart, and hands) is Trivium Charter Schools in Lompoc,
based on Rudolf Steiner’s Waldorf Santa Maria, and Arroyo Grande
model. Contact: 235-4401. offer a hybrid program of classical
Children’s House Montessori project-based classes 2 days per
School in Atascadero strives to help week and homeschool 3 days
each child reach his/her greatest per week. Contact: 489-7474 or
potential, by embracing learning triviumcharter.org.
and appreciating and respecting
the world. Contact: 466-5068 or West Mall Alternative School.
childrenshouse.cc. Independent Study Home School
in Atascadero. Contact: 462-4238
Montessori Children’s School in San or edline.net/pages/West_Mall_
Luis Obispo seeks to inspire a passion Alternative.
for excellence, to nurture curiosity,
creativity and imagination, and to Paso Robles Joint Unified School
free program offers home study and awaken the human spirit of every District Home School & Independent
blended classroom/home study for child. Ages 3-12. Contact: 544-6691 Study Program serves K-8th grade.
grades K-8. Contact: 938-8934 or or montessoriofslo.com. Students and parents work one-on-
orcuttacademycharter.net. one with teachers, receive lesson
Central Coast Montessori School in plans, textbooks, and teachers’
Morro Bay offers a rich, individualized editions for all subjects. Classes,
Summit Academy charter school
serves K-12 grades, and provides academic environment to promote enrichment activities, and field trips
independence and optimum scholastic are also offered. Contact: 769-1675.
personalized home-based learning
that fosters investigation, skill achievement. Contact: 772-9317 or
centralcoastmontessori.com.
development and creativity, and Homeschool Organizations
lifelong curiosity. Contact: (818) 450- Heritage Montessori Preschool
Homeschool Association of California
9810 or summitacademyca.org. in San Luis Obispo provides an
is an inclusive organization offering
enriching and loving environment in campouts, conferences, statewide
Nature Based Schools a beautiful country setting. Waldorf
support, a website with excerpts
and Montessori based for ages 2.5-5 from education code books, and
Outside Now. Summer, after-school,
years. Contact: 235-5589. links. Contact: hsc.org.
and private nature-based education
in San Luis Obispo County. Contact: Academics and More is a Homeschool
541-9900 or outsidenow.org. California Homeschool Network is
Helper class for 7th-8th grade at
a grassroots organization to protect
Ludwick Community Center in SLO.
Delphinus School of Natural History Offered in partnership with City of the right of parents to educate their
A unique, regional, outdoor science SLO, this class includes a convenient children. Website offers current state
program in San Luis Obispo, for cost-effective way for students to and federal laws. Contact: (800) 327-
elementary through middle school gain access to a tutor, community 5339 or californiahomeschool.net.
students. Programs are engaging, involvement, assistance with their
interactive, student driven, and school work, time management and Homeschoolers of the Central Coast.
designed to foster self-expression organization skills, and more. Contact: Yahoo! group meeting regularly for
and environmental stewardship. EarthAdventuresForKids.com. interaction and field trips: groups.
Contact: delphinusschool.org. yahoo.com/group/Homeschoolers_of_
Public Schools the_Central_Coast.
Independent Schools
Cambria Montessori Learning Center. Santa Maria Inclusive Learners.
Clarity Steiner School in Nipomo. Tuition-free public school in Morro Yahoo! group with free homeschool
Waldorf education for first and Bay for grades K-6th through the enrichment and support: groups.
second graders. Class meets four Family Partnership Charter School. yahoo.com/group/santa_maria_
days per week. Contact: 929-6878. Contact: 927-2337, 541-2412 or inclusive_learners.
familypartnershipschool.com.
Santa Lucia School on 5 acres in Templeton Unified School District
Templeton. Peace education for Santa Maria Joint Union Home School. K-8 Home Schooling program.
over 25 years. Integrated curriculum Accredited high school program at Contact: 434-5840 or tae.tusd.ca.
founded on life experiences, in- Santa Maria Public Library. Interactive schoolloop.com.
depth study, and active immersion in student-parent-teacher partnerships
the arts for grades 1-8. Attendance provide educational resources, a
Mon-Thu with homeschool Fridays. mentor teacher, and eligibilty for Please submit updates, corrections, or news
Carpooling encouraged. Contact: sports, clubs, and activities. Students about resources to: ccfamilyed@gmail.com.
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 SAT July 5th SAT July 5th
7:00 am 9:00 am
Cayucos Pier Pirates Cove
Cayucos Avila Beach

Fourth of July is a time to celebrate the birthday of our country with joy, fun and lots of treats!
Unfortunately, pollution from fireworks and single-use plastics end up on the beach.
Join ECOSLO for a morning cleanup to help prevent this pollution from entering the ocean.

We’ll track the pollution that we collect on data cards provided by the California Coastal
Commission or the Clean Swell app to keep statistics on what is found on SLO County beaches.

Volunteers are encouraged to bring their own bucket, gloves, water, and a snack.
Bags and litter grabbers are provided.

Beach Keeper’s is a program presented by ECOSLO in partnership with the California Coastal Commission.
Join us on the first Saturday of every month at a different location in SLO County to help keep our oceans and waterways healthy!

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