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June 2016
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Potty Training / Fathers Day / Hands-Only CPR / SLO History / Dyslexia / Summer Break
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Child Development
June is Potty
Training
Awareness
Month
Many parents are unsure about
when to start toilet teaching or
potty training. Not all kids are
ready at the same age, so its
important to watch your child for
signs of readiness, such as stopping
an activity for a few seconds or
clutching his or her diaper.
potty, such as the ability to:

follow simple instructions
understand words about the
toileting process
control the muscles responsible
for elimination
express a need to go verbally

Most children begin to show these keep a diaper dry for 2 hours or
signs between 18 and 24 months,
more
although some may be ready earlier
or later than that. And boys often get to the potty, sit on it, and
then get o the potty
start later and take longer to learn
to use the potty than girls.
pull down diapers, disposable
training pants, or underpants
Instead of using age as a readiness
indicator, look for other signs that show an interest in using the
potty or wearing underpants
your child may be ready to use the
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Of course, teaching a toddler to

use a potty isnt an overnight
experience. The process often
takes between 3 and 6 months,
although it may take more or less
time for some children. Although
some little ones can learn to both
make it through the night without
wetting or soiling themselves
(or the bed) and use the potty
around the same time, it may take
additional months to even years to
master staying dry at night.
The two basic potty options are:
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There are some stressful or dicult

times when you may want to put o
starting the toilet-teaching process
when traveling, around the birth
of a sibling, changing from the crib
to the bed, moving to a new house,
or when your child is sick (especially
if diarrhea is a factor). It may be
better to postpone it until your
childs environment is stable and
secure. Also, some experts may
recommend starting the process
during summer because kids wear
less clothing, but it is not a good
idea to wait if your child is ready.
Otherwise, it can take more time

than your child may have to nd a
discreet location or restroom.
Experts disagree about whether
to use disposable training pants.
Some think that theyre just bigger
diapers and might make kids think
its OK to use them like diapers,
thus slowing the toilet-teaching
process.
Others feel that training pants are
a helpful step between diapers and
underwear. Because kids nighttime
bladder and bowel control often
lags behind their daytime control,
some parents like using training
pants at night. Others prefer that
their child use training pants when
theyre out and about. Once the
training pants remain dry for a few
days, kids can make the switch to
wearing underwear.
Its common for a previously toilettaught child to have some trouble
using the potty during times of
stress. For example, a 2- or 3-yearold dealing with a new sibling may
regress (return to a previous level
of development).
1. a standalone, toddler-size potty

chair with a bowl that can be But if your child was previously potty
trained and is having problems, talk
emptied into the toilet
with your doctor just to be on the
2. a toddler-size seat that can be safe side and to rule out things like
placed on top of your toilet seat an infection.
that will let your child feel more
If your child is 3 years or older and
secure and not fear falling in
is not yet potty trained, talk to the
If you opt for the modied toilet doctor, who can help determine
seat, consider getting a stepping the problem and oer advice to
stool so that your child can reach make the process easier.
the seat comfortably. Stools can
also help kids learn to push with Even before your child is ready to
their legs when having a bowel try the potty, you can prepare your
little one by teaching about the
movement.
process:
Its usually best for boys to rst
learn to use the toilet sitting down Use words to express the act of
using the toilet (pee, poop,
before learning to pee standing up.
and potty).
For boys who feel awkward or
scared about standing on a stool
Ask your child to let you know
to pee in the toilet, a potty chair
when a diaper is wet or soiled.
may be a better option.
Identify behaviors (Are you
Buy a training potty or seat for every
going poop?) so that your child
bathroom in your house. You may
can learn to recognize peeing and
even want to keep a potty in the
pooping.
trunk of your car for emergencies.
When traveling long distances, Get a potty chair your child can
be sure to take a potty seat with
practice sitting on. At rst, your
you and stop every 1 to 2 hours.
child can sit on it clothed. Then,
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Child Development
he or she can sit on the chair with
a diaper. And when ready, your
some time during the day without
child can go bare-bottomed.
a diaper. If he or she urinates
without wearing a diaper, your
If youve decided that your child is

ready to start learning how to use
whats happening and express
the potty, these tips may help:
discomfort. (But if you opt to

the potty-training process.

the potty close by, protect your
rugs and carpet, and be willing to
toilet against his or her will.
clean up.)

the toilet and explain what youre
peeing standing up, have target
doing (because your child learns

by watching you). You can also
stand so he can aim into the
have your child sit on the potty

seat and watch while you or
one of his or her siblings use

aim at.
the toilet.

you may want to begin toilet

teaching by having your child sit
child goes in the potty. Keep a

dry diaper, or 45 minutes to an
your little one appears to be
mastering the use of the toilet,
You may be able to catch your

child peeing. Only put your child
underpants to wear.
on the potty for a few minutes a
couple of times a day, and let your
caregivers follow the same
child get up if he or she wants to.
routine and use the same names
for body parts and bathroom
of pooping. Children often give
clear cues that they need to use

the bathroom their faces turn
they use the same approaches
red, and they may grunt or squat.
so your child wont become
confused.
the time of day they tend to have
a bowel movement.
Above all, be sure to praise
all attempts to use the toilet,

even if nothing happens. And
within 15 to 30 minutes after
remember that accidents will

happen. Its important not to
bodys natural tendency to have
punish potty-training children or
a bowel movement after eating
show disappointment when they
(this is called the gastro-colic
wet or soil themselves or the bed.
Instead, tell your child that it was

(poop) from your childs diaper,
put it in the toilet, and tell your well on the way to using the potty
child that poop goes in the potty.
is adaptable to potty training. In

other words, avoid overalls and
shirts that snap in the crotch.
undress themselves.
If youre torn about when to

start the toilet-teaching process
altogether, let your child be your

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depends on the child. Kids will let KidsHealth. Reprinted with permission.
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Health & Safety

Help To Save a Life
Hands-Only CPR
Every month, 15 people in San Lock your elbows, put your
Luis Obispo County die from
shoulders over the center of the
sudden cardiac arrest, but they
chest and push down HARD - at
dont have to. With Hands-Only
least two inches
CPR you can help save a life.
Lift your hands off of the chest
Why learn Hands-Only CPR?
slightly after each compression
to allow chest to fully re-expand
90% of sudden cardiac arrests
occur at or close to home, so the Push FAST at a rate of 100 beats
life you help save will most likely
per minute (the same beat as
be that of a loved one.
the disco classic Stayin Alive)
When a person experiences If available, send somebody for
sudden cardiac arrest, their
the closest AED and follow the
heart stops beating and pumping
instructions
blood. This causes the brain to
shut down and the person to If you start to get tired, switch
off with others
suddenly collapse and become
unconscious.
STEP 3: Continue until help
Performing Hands-Only CPR arrives.
can keep the heart and brain
When paramedics arrive, allow
alive until paramedics arrive,
them to provide extended and
increasing a persons chance of
uninterrupted care on the scene
survival by over 50%. Mouth-tomouth breathing is not necessary Paramedics trained in Highsince there is oxygen in the blood.
Performance CPR will stabilize
the person before transporting
Steps to Save a Life with
them to the hospital
Hands-Only CPR
June Hands-Only CPR Demo
If you see a teen or adult suddenly
Thursday, June 9, 2016
collapse, follow these steps to
6:00 - 8:00 pm
help save their life:
Higuera and Chorro Streets
STEP 1: Dial 9-1-1.
Find the Save A Life SLO booth at
Check
for
responsiveness the downtown Farmers Market
by shaking the person and each month for Hands-Only CPR
shouting, Are you ok?
demonstrations from 6:00-8:00
pm. Take a tour of an ambulance,
If no response, call 9-1-1 or look inside a fire truck and learn
instruct someone to do so lifesaving skills in under 5 minutes!
immediately
The Hands-Only CPR booth is
STEP 2: Begin Hands-Only CPR.
located on the corner of Higuera
Position person face up on floor and Chorro Streets, next to the
Habit Burger Grill.
Kneel next to the person so that
Save a Life SLO promotes lifeyour knees touch his/her arm
saving CPR methods to all SLO
Place the heel of one hand on County residents. The new Handsthe center of the chest between Only and High-Performance
the nipples and the other hand CPR methods have been proven
successful in increasing sudden
on top
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cardiac arrest survival rates.

This new method of CPR is
resulting in significant increases
in sudden cardiac arrest survival
rates. Through the support of
local county health organizations,
the educational movement Save
a Life SLO was created to bring
awareness of the new HandsOnly CPR method to SLO County
residents and provide training to
groups and individuals throughout
the county.
Hands-Only
CPR
can
be
remembered by its three simple
steps: call 9-1-1 immediately,
begin pushing hard and fast in
the center of the chest without
giving breaths, and continue until
help arrives. The body maintains
enough oxygen to keep vital
organs healthy for several minutes
if circulated through proper chest
compressions. By calling 9-1-1
and beginning Hands-Only CPR
immediately, bystanders can
significantly increase a persons
chance of survival.
Local county health organizations
including the SLO County Public
Health Departments Emergency
Medical Services Agency (EMSA),
Dignity Health/French Hospital
Medical Center and San Luis
Ambulance proudly support the
Hands-Only CPR method alongside
national organizations like the
American Heart Association and
American Red Cross.
The collaboration of these
organizations has allowed this
movement to expand its reach far
beyond what each organization
could accomplish on its own. We
can already see the significant
impact this movement is having
in our County, noted Kathy
Collins, Specialty Care Systems
Coordinator for the SLO County
EMSA. To date, over 5,000 local
residents have received training
in Hands-Only CPR through this
outreach effort.
In addition to the new HandsOnly CPR method, emergency
responders are also taking an
enhanced approach to onsite
care. In August 2015, emergency

responders began training in
High-Performance CPR. In this
innovative approach, responders
act like a pit crew. Each responder
is assigned a role enabling
them to maintain continuous
care with minimal interruptions
while administering necessary
medication,
ventilation
and
defibrillation with the support of
new technologies, all while on the
scene.
When paired with Hands-Only
CPR, High-Performance CPR has
been shown to increase survival
rates from sudden cardiac arrest
by 30-50%. Unlike conventional
CPR courses, Hands-Only CPR
takes only 5 minutes to learn.
While students do not receive a
certification, they do learn lifesaving skills that can be applied in
emergency situations.
Training demos are currently
taking place each month at
Thursday night Farmers Market
in San Luis Obispo and by
appointment.
Save A Life SLO is an educational
movement
dedicated
to
training San Luis Obispo County
residents in Hands-Only CPR. The
movement is proudly supported
by the SLO County Public Health
Departments EMSA, Dignity
Health/French Hospital Medical
Center and San Luis Ambulance.
To learn more about Hands-Only
CPR or to schedule a training
demo, visit www.SaveALifeSLO.
org.
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Finance
Money
$ avvy
Kid $
Listen
Speak Up!
Keep a Child Safe
from Sexual Abuse
by Jonathan Clements
Give them a few dollars -- and to a single big win.

some nancial common sense.
Slowing spending. We think about
Want to make sure your children money dierently, depending on
grow up to be money-smart its form.
adults?
Check out the four
For instance, were usually more
experiments below.
careful about our spending if we
Try these tricks on your kids, talk are paying with cold cash rather
to them about the lessons to be than a credit card.
learned -- and then quietly muse
about whether you, too, fall prey To test this in your kids, try varying
the form of their pocket money.
to these nancial traps.
One week, give them ve singles.
Favoring today. If children are The next week, give them a $5 bill.
to save diligently once theyre You will likely nd your children
adults, they need to learn to delay are slower to spend the $5 bill.
gratication. Yet this skill doesnt
It seems to be perceived as having
come easily.
more value, says Dhananjay
Want proof? Lets say you give Nayakankuppam, a marketing
your kids $5 a week in pocket professor at the University of
money. When its time to fork Iowa. The subjective pain of
over their allowance, oer them a parting with the $5 bill is greater
choice: They can have the usual $5 than the subjective pain of parting
right away -- or they can have $7, with ve $1 bills.
equal to a whopping 40% more, if
theyre willing to wait a week.
Adults show the same tendency.
In a study that appeared in the
For kids, its about immediate March 2006 Journal of Consumer
gratification, says Schlomo Research, Prof. Nayakankuppam
Benartzi, economics professor and his co-authors, Arul Mishra
at UCLA. Getting nothing right and Himanshu Mishra, found
now doesnt sound good, so that people were less inclined to
theyd probably go for the $5.
spend if they had, say, a $50 bill
rather than 10 $5 bills.
That doesnt necessarily mean
your children want their pocket Making a wish list. We have all
money all at once. Prof. Benartzi, hankered after items weve seen
cofounder of the Behavioral at the mall or in an advertisement.
Finance Forum, also suggests Sometimes, we buy and end up
oering a choice between, say, $7 disappointed. Sometimes, we
right away and $1 every day. He wait a few days and the urge
suspects that children might favor passes.
the daily $1 -- because, like adults,
they prefer a series of small gains Want to deter your children from
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impulse purchases? Consider the

strategy used by reader Helane
Becker, a nancial analyst who
lives in Millburn, N.J.
When her two kids mention things
they want, Ms. Becker adds the
items to each childs wish list. A
few days or weeks later, she goes
over the lists with her kids -- and
sees which items they still want
to buy with their own money or
receive as birthday or holiday
gifts.
When they were little, it
surprised me that, by Friday, they
sometimes couldnt remember a
specic toy they so desperately
wanted on Tuesday, Ms. Becker
says.
Keeping the change. Children
seem to have endless desires,
which shouldnt be a huge shock.
After all, their purchases usually
arent costing them anything,
because they are spending their
parents money. The trick: Make
your kids feel like theyre spending
their own money.
I learned this with my daughter.

When Hannah went on her rst
school eld trip, I gave her $5 and
told her I wanted the change. She
returned with a bag of trinkets
and a few pennies.
On the next trip, I gave her $5
again. But this time, I told her she
could keep any money that was
left over. She came back with $5.
I later tried the same trick with
Hannahs younger brother, Henry.
It wasnt nearly so successful.
Still, it provided another chance
to talk about money, which, as
long as parents dont overdo it, is
probably a good thing.
You dont want to turn them
into money-saving automatons,
warns Meir Statman, a nance
professor at Santa Clara University
in California. Its good to know
when to put money into the piggy
bank. But its also good to know
when to take it out.
Used with permission from The Wall Street
Journal 2015 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
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Local History
San Luis Obispo

by Guy Crabb
It is the summer of 1916 in

downtown San Luis Obispo and
my wife Janet and I are taking
a walk into town to do several
things that are on Janets to-do
list. I have a pounding headache
and need to go to a drug store
to find the latest cure. Norton
Drug store, located at 709
Higuera (today, the Verizon
store has been in business here
for several years), is my favorite
store in town.
wings that stack on top of each

other. I honestly never thought
I would see one of those crazy
machines. It is red and white
and the pilot is waving at all
the people in the street. What
will they come up with next, a
machine that flies to the moon?
My head is really killing me now
after hearing that dagburn aero
plane. When I step into Nortons
Drug store, the heavens above
open up. Those new big lights
that they have in the store are
something else. I say howdy
to the men at the counter and
find the newest medicine for
head pain; a bottle of Oxiden
Remedies. The bottle says it is
made in Maine and it will cure
lots of problems from headaches
to a sore toe. How can I go
wrong? As I look up I realize Ive
lost sight of my wife, and that
can be trouble. Then I see that
she is waiting for me at the front
door of the store. After I make
my purchase we step out onto
the sidewalk and continue our
downtown journey.
Buy your copy of Monterey/Marsh Sts

100 Year Book. Remember the past, as
the future is right around the corner.
Enjoy Your Memories!
Just before we step into the

store, we hear a very loud noise,
but it isnt coming from the
street, it is coming from the
sky. Janet looks up to see an
aero plane. We dont see many
of these flying machines around
San Luis Obispo but they sure are
loud. Janet says, Ever since the
war in Europe, more and more of
those soldiers are coming home
and building their own aero
planes and flying everywhere.
1916 is a wonderful year to live
in with all the new inventions
nowadays. My wife is right and
I very much agree with her that
1916 is the perfect time to live if
you are excited about the future Immediately, my beautiful wife
of this great country, because of mentions that she would like
to walk into Miss OLearys
the many new inventions.
Millinery at 720 Higuera (now the
The plane flies over and I see that location of Kevin Main Jewelry).
it was one of those machines This only means that the hat
that had three long sections for that she wears walking into the
Monterey Street is getting a makeover.

Buildings are being renovated and the
parking lots are being dug up.
June 2016
Get an autographed copy at:
w w w. s l o 1 0 0 ye a r s . co m
Also available at Barnes and Noble, Crushed Grape, Antiques of Monterey,
GUY CRABB PUBLISHING
History Center, Apple Farm, and Boo Boo Records.
store may not be the same hat

she will be wearing walking out.
Im in trouble. Some of those
hats cost up to five dollars! I am
not happy about spending time
in the hat store, so I walk across
the street to the bicycle shop
at 719 Higuera (now Michaels
Optical).
The shop owner
Clarence tells me he just got in
the new Mead Ranger bicycle
(Google this bike) made in
Chicago. It was advertised that
it would go anywhere. Just as I
am getting too interested, I hear
Janet call from across the street
and I say goodbye to Clarence.
As I walk out into the street,
I can see the Janet is holding
a box and wearing a hew hat.
Not paying attention to the
street, I am almost run over by
a horse-drawn buggy driven
by Doc Jones. He deftly avoids
running me over, and waves as
he drives by. Janet is standing
there with her mouth wide open
realizing I was almost killed.
Are you alright? Janet asks.
I love your hat, I reply. Oh,
Guy! she says back. We need
to stop off at Union Hardware
Store at 725 Higuera (Mothers
Tavern has been located here
since the mid 1990s). We need
to get some baby chicks, chicken
feed, a bag of nails, 100 feet of
lumber, and a new bathtub. We
will get Mr. Sandercock to haul
the goods to the ranch north of
town. Janet writes the check
to cover the goods and the
delivery, and realizes that this is
our last check. We need to stop
off at the bank on the way home
to get more checks. Commercial
Bank of San Luis Obispo is at 799
Higuera (today Fanny Wrappers)
and it is always a pleasure to
walk in and see the beautiful
marble and wood everywhere.

We talk to the bank manager
and he gives us a new book of
checks.
We step out onto the street and
I can suddenly smell something
good in the air. The smell of fresh
baked bread could come from
several places downtown, but
my nose led us over to Monterey
Street to the Sauer Market and
Bakery. The Sauer (pronounced
like the word sour) Market has
been here at 848 Monterey
since the turn of the century.
The Sauer Market (today, the
building will be part of the new
Chinatown Project) has all kinds
of great food. Some of my
favorites are the hard candies
that cost a nickel per scoop.
What a bargain! When we walk
into the front door, I can smell
several different kinds of bread
they bake in their huge ovens
upstairs. We get two loaves and
a fresh pound of butter from
their icebox.
We have been walking around
a lot, and I ask Janet if we can
go home. She reminds me that
when we get home, I need to
feed our chickens, goats, and
pigs. I remind her that that
is why we have nine children.
Even though they are young,
they need to start learning how
to do more chores around the
ranch. Maybe while they do, Ill
go sneak into the hay barn and
take a long nap. Good night San
Luis Obispo.
Guy Crabb teaches at Charles E. Teach
Elementary School in San Luis Obispo. He
graduated from Cal Poly SLO and has been
teaching for 30- years. Guy was a Teacher of
the Year in 2006 and currently teaches at a
National Blue Ribbon School. Reach him at
crabbx5@charter.net.
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July 18 - August 5
Monday - Friday
9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Showcase Performances on August 7 & 8
Ages 7 - 17
Cost: $450
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NOW OPEN FOR LUNCH!
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10:30 am - 10:00 pm
June 2016
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Education
CS Perryess
writes
about words
PUBLIC SERVICE DAY
Thursday, June 23 is Public Service
Day. Sponsored and established
by the United Nations in 2003,
June 23 is a day to celebrate and
acknowledge the good deeds
and good spirit of public service
worldwide.
Public showed up in English in
the 1300s as an adjective through
Old French from the Latin word
publicus, meaning of the state, of
the people, general, ordinary, or
vulgar (oops someones elitism
is showing). By the 1600s, public
was also being used as a noun,
meaning commonwealth, or
public property.
Public is related to the words
people,
populace,
popular,
publicity, publican,
puberty,
and pub. Its medieval English
synonym, folclic, sadly, never
made it out of the Middle Ages.
The word public rst aligned itself
with the word service in 1893,
giving us public service.
Service also came through Old
French from Latin, though it
appeared in English two centuries
before public. The Latin donor
word was servitium, which meant
slavery or servitude, and came
directly from the Latin word for
slave, servus.
But back to the UN and June 23.

What sort of public service can we
each provide?
Moving a grocery cart so it wont
whack into someones car?
Recommending a great book?
Oering a hand to someone who
could use it?
Contributing time or resources to
a social or environmental cause?
Maybe afterward we could all
meet somewhere where we can
enjoy being served like maybe
the pub.
CELEBRATION OF SLOTH
Ah, slothfulness. Lazing about
doing nothing useful. Nothing
like it, especially on lazy summer
days. Some good folks published
an entire dictionary about it in
2011. Sloth - A Dictionary for the
Lazy, is a part of Adams Medias
The Deadly Dictionaries series.
This particular volume denes
154 pages worth of lazy-related
words, interspersed with slothrelated quotations. Here are
some highlights:
aposiopesis noun (1570s) the
state one is in when one stops
speaking mid-sentence, either
due to the inability to nish the
thought, or sheer stubbornness.
fainant noun (1610) a lazy

person or slacker.
Also an
Within one century, services adjective to describe such a
meaning had generalized to person.
simply mean the act of serving (not
necessarily due to enslavement). hebetude noun (1620s) state
By the late 1400s, tea service was of laziness or indolence.
born and by the 1500s, service
picked up its military meaning. In looby noun (1377) an
1941, service and industry found awkward, lazy person or lout.
one another and service industry
shilly-shally verb (1703) to
was born.
June 2016
vacillate or be indecisive, to something added, like parsley on

dawdle or waste time.
ones dinner plate, or something
subtracted, as in garnished wages.
somniferous adjective (1600)
having the ability to cause Citation: I can receive a citation
sleepiness.
of merit for some good deed,
or a trac citation for a deed of
sponger noun (1670s) one who vehicular repute.
allows others to provide all his/
her needs, a freeloader.
Bill: either one receives a bill for
what one owes, or one can be
troglodyte noun (1550s) paid in bills when one is owed.
though this term was originally
used to label prehistoric cave- Host: I can be helpful by hosting
dweller, it is now used pejoratively a website or hosting a party, or
toward an uncouth, unmannered, I can cross to the dark side and
or unmotivated individual.
host a disease.
wastrel noun (1847) an Oversight: I can be in charge of
insulting word used to label a the oversight of employees, or I
person who is wasteful or lazy.
can ignore my responsibilities and
be guilty of oversight.
weltschmerz noun (1875)
the state of being world-weary, Swipe: I can do what the society
pessimistic or apathetic.
honors and swipe my credit card,
or I can do what society abhors
and swipe something o the shelf.
JANUS WORDS
Dont you love those words that
can mean exactly the opposite of
what they mean? Theyve been
called many names over the years,
though none of those names
have really stuck: contranyms,
antilogies, eniantodromes, and
Janus words. Im fond of that
nal one, which refers to the twofaced Roman god of transitions,
Janus. My favorite Janus words:
Many thanks to sources: Etymonline.com,

Sloth A Dictionary for the Lazy, Fun With
Words, United Nations, and the OED.
Fast: either something can hold

fast, or it can move fast.
Strike: either I can strike the ball
or miss the ball and strike out.
Garnish: a garnish can be either
CS Perryess writes for teens, narrates audio

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

SUNDAY
29
FARMERS MARKET:
11:30-2:30pm Nipomo: Monarch Club

3:00-6:00pm Grover Bch Ramona Pk
June is:
Great Outdoors Month

Potty Training Awareness Month
National Adopt-A-Cat Month
National Drive Safe Month
National Fresh Fruit &
Vegetable Month
National Rose Month
National Tennis Month
International Childhood Cancer
5
FARMERS MARKET:

RICHARD
SCARRYS
BIRTHDAY
(Born in 1919)
MONDAY
TUESDAY
30
FARMERS MARKET:
2-4:30pm Los Osos: 2nd & Santa Maria
Birthstone: Pearl

3:00-6:00 pm in Paso Robles City Park

LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:10 SLO
DOC BURNSTEINS READING LAB
3:30-4:15pm AG
8:30-11am AG Spencers Market

12:30-4:30pm Santa Maria Town Ctr
3:00-6:00pm AT Sunken Gardens
3:00-6:00pm Pismo Beach Pier
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 AT,
10:30 AG, 11:00 NI
3:00-6:00pm Old Porte Fisheries AG

2:30-5:00pm Spencers Morro Bay
6:00-9:00pm Downtown SLO
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:00 MB,
10:10 SLO, 10:15 CAM,10:30 AT, 10:30
AG,10:30 LO, 11:00 CAY, 11:30 SMG
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
3
4
BINGO VETS HALL MB - 1st FRI 5:00pm FARMERS MARKETS:
FARMERS MARKETS:
9:00am-12:30pm Paso Robles Wal Mart

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

9:00am-12:30pm Templeton City Park
9:00am-1:00pm Paso Downtown Park
12:00-2:30pm AG Village Gazebo
2:30-6:00pm Morro Bay 800 Main St
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 11:00 AG
1ST US SPACEWALK
(by Ed White in 1965)
SLO CO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

1st SAT 12:30am IOOF Hall SLO
NATIONAL
CHEESE DAY
Flower: Rose
NEW MOON
6
FARMERS MARKET:
7
FARMERS MARKET:

3:30-4:15pm AG
NATIONAL
8
FARMERS MARKETS:

10:30 AG, 11:00 NI
9
FARMERS MARKETS:

10:10 SLO, 10:15 CAM,10:30 AT, 10:30
AG,10:30 LO, 11:00 CAY, 11:30 SMG
FRANK LLOYD
WRIGHTS
BIRTHDAY
(Architect born in 1867)
YO-YO
DAY
NATIONAL
CHOCOLATE ICE
CREAM DAY
WORLD
ENVIRONMENT DAY
12
FARMERS MARKET:
31
FARMERS MARKET:
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
1
2
FARMERS MARKETS:
FARMERS MARKETS:
13
FARMERS MARKET:
RACE UNITY DAY
14
FARERS MARKET:

3:30-4:15pm AG
10
FARMERS MARKETS:

11
FARMERS MARKETS:

ICED
TEA
DAY
WORLD
OCEANS DAY
15
FARMERS MARKETS:

10:30 AG, 11:00 NI
16
FARMERS MARKETS:

10:10 SLO, 10:15 CAM,10:30 AT, 10:30
AG,10:30 LO, 11:00 CAY, 11:30 SMG
17
FARMERS MARKETS:

18
FARMERS MARKETS:

RED ROSE DAY

FLAG DAY
ANNE FRANKS
BIRTHDAY (Born in 1929)
19
FARMERS MARKET:

FATHERS DAY
WORLD
JUGGLING DAY
POWER OF A
SMILE DAY
INTERNATIONAL
PICNIC DAY
WEED YOUR
GARDEN DAY
EAT YOUR
VEGETABLES DAY
20
FARMERS MARKET:
21
FARMERS MARKET:

3:30-4:15pm AG
BALD EAGLE DAY
22
FARMERS MARKETS:

10:30 AG, 11:00 NI
23
FARMERS MARKETS:

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

FORGIVENESS
DAY
FULL MOON
25
FARMERS MARKETS:

ERIC CARLES
UNITED NATIONS
PUBLIC SERVICE DAY
27
FARMERS MARKET:
28
FARMERS MARKET:

3:30-4:15pm AG
29
FARMERS MARKETS:

3:00-6:00pm
Pismo Beach Pier
\
10:30 AG, 11:00 NI
HELEN KELLERS
TOOTHBRUSH
INVENTED
(in 1498)

U.F.O. DAY
FIRST DAY
OF SUMMER
(Longest day of the year!)
JUNETEENTH
(End of slavery in 1865)
24
FARMERS MARKETS:
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FARMERS MARKETS:

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

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METEOR DAY
PAUL
BUNYAN DAY
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Family Events
THU APR 28-SUN JUN 12 (days &
times vary): ACROSS THE RIVER:
ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY
FINN at The Great American
Melodrama, 1863 Front St,
Oceano. Cheer for this musical
folk tale as Huck nds his own
moral compass and learns the
dierence between right and
wrong. Vaudeville Revue follows
each show with song, dance, and
comedy. Cost: $19-25, discounts
for groups, seniors, students,
military, and children. In-house
snack bar serves food and drinks.
Contact:
americanmelodrama.
com or 489-2499.
at MBHS football stadium and

follows Morro Bay coastline.
Along the way, runners and
walkers enjoy local music groups
including Back Bay Betty, and
MBHS students and alumni! Cost:
$25-60. Contact: morrobaybotr.
com.
SAT MAY 28 & SUN MAY 29 9:00

am-6:00 pm: ARROYO GRANDE
STRAWBERRY
FESTIVAL
in
Downtown Arroyo Grande Village,
Grand Ave. Enjoy hundreds of
art, craft and display booths,
ethnic foods, strawberry treats,
contests, live entertainment,
and more!
Cost: free. Contact:
a
r
r
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y
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g
r
a
n
devillage.org/
FRI MAY 27-SUN MAY 29 8:00
am-5:00 pm: BEST OF THE WEST strawberry_fest
ANTIQUE EQUIPMENT SHOW
at Santa Margarita Ranch, 9000 MAY 28 10:00 am-4:00 pm:
Yerba Buena, Santa Margarita. PASO ARTSFEST at Paso Robles
Join us at the historic Santa Downtown City Park, 12th and
Margarita Ranch for a weekend of Park St, Paso Robles. Featuring
planes, trains, tanks, tractors and an Outdoor Fine Art Show & Sale,
much more. Event includes a mid- a Quick-Draw, the Kids Art Smart
day salute to our military. Cost: Zone, hands-on CREATEspace
$10. Contact: historicSMR.com or for adults, live music and
543-4333.
performances, and a wine bar.
Cost: free. Contact: 227-7236.
SAT MAY 28 8:00 am-1:00 pm:
BANDS ON THE RUN at Morro
Bay High School, 235 Atascadero
Rd, Morro Bay. This fun annual
half marathon, 5k, and 10k race
benets school music programs.
The family-friendly course starts
SAT MAY 28 at 2:00 pm: DANCE

PERFORMANCE at Los Osos
Library, 2075 Palisades Ave. The
Desert Coast Dancers present
a musical story for all ages,
combining dance and storytelling.
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Wellness and support services provide a bridge between standard
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1941 Johnson Ave

Ste 201A, San Luis Obispo
( 805 ) 542-6234
June 2016
CC Flutes
Band
Instruments
New and Used Instruments . Band Instrument Rental
Locally Owned and Operated . Amazing Discounts!

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Cost: free. Contact: 528-1862.
cookbooks, coee table books,

ction and non-ction, CDs, and
DVDs are $1.00 each! Stock up on
THU JUN 2 at 7:30 pm: MAMMA
books for summertime. Childrens
MIA! at Cohan Center, One Grand
Books will be 25 cents each or 5
Ave, San Luis Obispo. The ultimate
for $1.00. Contact: 995-3312.
feel-good Broadway blockbuster
features ABBAs timeless songs
and an enchanting tale of love, SAT JUN 11 at 9:00 am: OLD SANTA
laughter and friendship. Cost: YNEZ DAY at Santa Ynez Valley
$60-90. Contact: 756-4849 or Historical Museum, 3596 Sagunto
St. Enjoy a parade, games, music,
calpolyarts.org.
arts and crafts, food, and more!
Cost: free. Contact: 688-7889 or
SAT JUN 4 1:00 pm-4:00 pm: santaynezvalleymuseum.org.
SPRING GARDEN TOUR & PLANT
EXCHANGE in Grover Beach.
Explore several unique and SUN JUN 12 1:00-4:00 pm: PACIFIC
beautiful gardens during this BREEZE CONCERT at Dinosaur
annual self-guided tour. Maps Caves Park, 2701 Price St, Pismo
available at grover.org. Cost: free. Beach. Enjoy music by JD Project
and kids activities (bounce
Contact: 473-4580.
houses, games, and crafts). Bring
low lawn chairs or blankets.
SAT JUN 4 at 2:00 pm: FAMILY Refreshments for sale. Cost: free.
MOVIE at Los Osos Library, 2075 Contact: 773-7063 or pismobeach.
Palisades Ave. Enjoy popcorn and org/recreation.
a G/PG movie every 3rd SAT of the
month. Call for title. Cost: free.
WED JUN 15 at 3:00 pm: KIDS
Contact: 528-1862.
CRAFT at Los Osos Library, 2075
Palisades Ave. School age children
SUN JUN 5 at 5:00 pm: CAMP makentake a craft on the 3rd
NATOMA ALUMNI DINNER at WED of every month. Cost: free.
Cass Winery, 7350 Linne Rd, Contact: 528-1862.
Paso Robles. Camp Natoma, a
local non-prot summer camp,
THU JUN 16-SAT SEP 17 (days
is celebrating 75 years in 2016.
& times vary): UNDER THE
Alumni are invited to a special
BOARDWALK at The Great
dinner to support projects and
American Melodrama, 1863 Front
scholarships at Camp Natoma.
St, Oceano. A clam and a gull
Cost: $50. Contact: 709-2569 or
fall in love in this wacky musical.
campnatoma.org.
Vaudeville Revue follows each
show with song, dance, and
MON JUN 6 11:00 am-5:00 pm: comedy. Cost: $19-25, discounts
MINI BOOK SALE at Cayucos for groups, seniors, students,
Library, 310 B St, Cayucos. Also military, and children. In-house
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Family Events
THU JUN 16-SUN JUN 26 at
8:00 pm: PCPA THEATERFEST
presents The Glass Menagerie
at Solvang Festival Theater, 420
2nd St, Solvang. This drama of
great tenderness and beauty is
a classic best enjoyed by those
over 12 years. Cost: $38.50-49.50.
Contact: 922-8313 or pcpa.org.
WED JUN 22-SAT JUN 25 (times
vary):
PCPA
THEATERFEST
presents Shrek the Musical at
Marian Theatre, 800 S College Dr,
Santa Maria.. This musical, based
on the popular animated lm,
can be enjoyed by all over age
5, though it does contain some
bathroom humor. Cost: $38.5049.50. Contact: 922-8313 or pcpa.
org.
drowningpreventionfoundation.com
vary): RED, WHITE, AND TUNA

at Pewter Plough Playhouse,
828 Main St, Cambria. Get ready
for sheer zaniness on stage.
Cost: $20. Contact: 927-3877 or
pewterploughplayhouse.org.
June 2016
at Dusk (about 9:00 pm):

Pismo Beach: at the pier - FREE
Morro Bay: Tidelands Park - FREE
Cayucos at the pier - FREE
Cambria - Shamel Park - FREE
Santa Maria Fairgrounds - FREE
Meridian Winery Vineyards
Entrance fee: Adults: $25, 3-17 yrs:
$20, under 3 yrs: free
Questions about re safety?

Call CAL FIRE/SLO: 543-4244
share insights about what others

SAT JUN 25 1:00 & 6:00 pm: are reading. Cost: free. Contact:
STEPPIN UP at Cohan Center, 995-3846.
PAC, 1 Grand Ave, San Luis Obispo.
Presented by Coastal Dance and Every WED 3:00-4:00 pm: Paws
Music Academy. Cost: $18-30. to Read at Los Osos Library, 2075
Contact: 489-9444 or pacslo.org. Palisades Ave. Read to Berkeley,
snack bar serves food and drinks. SAT JUN 18-SUN JUN 19 (times
Contact:
americanmelodrama. vary): SUMMER GEM AND
com or 489-2499.
MINERAL SHOW at Veterans
Recurring Events
Memorial Bdg, 1000 Main St,
& Resources
Cambria. This show includes
FRI JUN 17-SUN JUN 19 (times
vary): THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE vendors of gems, minerals, fossils,
at Cuesta PAC, CA-1, San Luis carvings, crystals, and more. BBQ
Obispo. Take a jolly trip to the available for purchase. Cost: free. Every THU at 10:15 am: Tiny
Tunes Music & Movement at
English seaside with Gilbert and Contact: slogem.org.
Music Motive, 3440 S Higuera
Sullivans most loved opera.
St #130, SLO. This parent
Cost: $15-20. Contact: 546-3198 or WED JUN 22-SUN JUN 26 (times
participation program for ages
cpactickets.cuesta.edu.
vary): LOMPOC VALLEY FLOWER 1-5 includes activities based
FESTIVAL in Ryon Park, 800 on music psychology and child
FRI JUN 17-SUN JUN 19 (times W Ocean Ave, Lompoc. Enjoy development. Cost: $80 per mo.
vary): THE CLASSIC AT PISMO family activities, carnival rides Contact: 543-0377.
games,
refreshments,
BEACH CAR SHOW in Downtown and
Pismo Beach, 150 Pomeroy Ave. and live entertainment along Every TUE & SAT (by appt only):
This annual family event features with a ower-themed parade. Partners in Equestrian Therapy in
a car cruise, vendors, and much Cost: free. Contact: 735-8511 or Atascadero oers riding lessons
more! Cost: free. Contact: lompocvalle1@verizon.net.
for special needs children, adults,
theclassicatpismobeach.com.
and veterans. Volunteers needed.
MON JUN 27-SUN JUL 17 (times Contact: petslo.com or 235-2787.
SAT JUN 18 at 2:00 pm: FAMILY
MOVIE at Los Osos Library, 2075
Palisades Ave. Enjoy popcorn and
a G/PG movie every 3rd SAT of the
month. Call for title. Cost: free.
Contact: 528-1862.
JULY 4th PUBLIC FIREWORKS
2nd FRI every month at 1:00 pm:

Book Group at Cayucos Library,
310 B St. Join other readers to
discuss whatever youre reading
and to discover, ponder, and
the dog who loves to listen to

children read. Cost: free. Contact:
528-1862.
Every THU 6:30-9:30 pm: SLO
Chess Club meets at Carls 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.
Mankind Project mens support
group meetings: all issues
welcome. Find purpose, mastery,
healthy autonomy, and your lifes
mission and purpose. Gain skills
to change your life or to become
a better husband or dad. Call
ahead to conrm. 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:
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Local Resources
471-9342. 2nd & 4th THU 6:309:00 pm in Atascadero. Contact:
235-2774. Cost: free. Contact:
mkp.org.
Twin Cities Community Hospital

Volunteers provide support to
patients, doctors, and nurses, and
seek volunteers to work in the
gift shop and Obstetrics Dept. AM
and PM 4 hour shifts are available.
1st & 3rd THU every month 7:00Contact: 434-4524.
8:30 pm: Drop-in Dream Group at
St. Benedicts Episcopal Church,
2220 Snowy Egret Ln, Los Osos. Last FRI every month at 6:00 pm:
This support group is to share Family Fun at Unity Church, 1165
dreams and the relationship Stubbleeld St, Orcutt. Contact:
between dreams and spiritual 937-3025.
path, using Jungian interpretive
assumptions
and
language Every THU-FRI 12:00-5:00 pm &
and Robert Johnsons book SAT 11:00 am-5:00 pm: Exploration
Inner Work. Cost: free. Contact: Station
Interactive
Science
bobpelfrey@charter.net.
Center welcomes families at
867 Ramona Ave, Grover Beach.
Cost: $2-3. Contact: 473-1421 or
3rd WED of every month at 6:30
explorationstation.org.
pm: Prepared & Natural Childbirth
Classes at Twin Cities Community
Hospital, 1220 Las Tablas Rd, 2nd THU of every month 6:00-7:00
Templeton. This six-series class pm: Grief Support Group at Central
addresses all matters of childbirth Coast Hospice, 253 Granada Dr,
with a lecture, hands-on demos, Ste D, San Luis Obispo. Free group
and technique practice. Cost: for anyone suering the loss of
a loved one who is in need of
free. Contact: 434-4654.
support. Contact: 540-6020.
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.
2nd SAT of every month FEBNOVat 9:00 am: the Santa Maria
Recreation and Parks Dept oers
free docent-led nature walks in
Los Flores Ranch, 6271 Dominion
Rd, Santa Maria. Cost: free.
Contact: 925-0951 x 263.
SLO Special Education Local Plan

Area (SELPA) and Community
Advisory Committee (CAC) oer
parent orientation to special
education programs in SLO
County. Contact: 782-7301 or
sloselpa.org/pro_dev.htm.
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 Alzheimers.
Contact: 458-7484.
Womens Shelter
of San Luis Obispo County
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Concerned for someone you care about?
Suicide Prevention
Mental Health and
Emotional Support
Free
2nd & 4th MON every month
Condential
24 hours of every day
at 6:30 pm: MOPS (Mothers of
Preschoolers) meet at Pacic
Christian Church, 3435 Santa
Maria Way, Santa Maria. Childcare Every TUE at 7:00 pm: Al-Anon
is provided. Contact: 934-3491 or Family Support Group at Luis
www.pacicchristian.net.
OASIS Senior Center, 420 Soares
Ave, Orcutt. Contact: 937-9750.
A program of Transitions Mental Health Association
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.
3rd WED every month at 7:00 pm:

How to Survive Divorce seminar at
SLO Womens 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 the SLO County
Courthouse Law Library, 1050
Monterey St, SLO, #125. One-onone legal advice for persons ling
divorces w/o an attorney, and a
document preparer to assist in
completing court-required forms.
Cost: Min $40 donation. Contact:
544-9313.
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 for ages
50 and older: blood pressure,
pulse, weight, total cholesterol,
screening for anemia, diabetes,
and fecal blood, nutritional
counseling, and medical referrals.
RISE oers: weekly drop-In
Contact: 481-2692 or 788-0827.
support groups for sexual assault
survivors; 24 hour crisis line;
1st WED every month at 12:00 advocacy and accompaniment;
pm: Disabled American Veterans peer counseling; counseling;
luncheon at Veterans Memorial prevention and education, and
Bldg, 313 W Tunnell St, Santa empowerment and self defense
Maria. Contact: 345-0402.
workshops. Contact: 545-8888 or
www.sarpcenter.org.
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. Oered by
Hospice of SLO Co. Contact: 5442266 or hospiceslo.org.
crisis line: 781-6400

business phone: 781-6401
email: info@wspslo.com
www. womensshelterslo.org
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.
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.
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Los Osos Valley

Organic Farm
Every MON 2:00-4:00 pm & WED

3:00-5:00 pm: Jacks Adaptive
Toy
Lending
Library-Jacks
Helping Hand at Central Coast
Gymnastics, 21 Zaca Lane, #100,
San Luis Obispo. Traditional and
adaptive toys for children with all
types of disabilities to check out.
In-home appts available. Cost:
free! Contact: 547-1914 or www.
jackshelpinghand.org.
lovorganicfarm.com
mail@lovorganicfarm.com
(805) 242 6789
Every TUE 2:00-5:00 pm & FRI

4:00-7:00 pm: Jacks Adaptive Toy
Lending Library - Jacks Helping
Hand at Pats Place in Nipomo
Recreation
Community
Rm,
671 W Tet St, Ste 2, Nipomo.
Toys for children with all types
of disabilities to check out. Inhome appts available. Costfree! Contact: 547-1914 or www.
jackshelpinghand.org.
Every FRI at 7:00 pm: Senior
Ballroom Dancing at Madonna
Inn. If you are a senior (single
or attached) and like ballroom
dancing, this is the place! Look
left of the bandstand for sign:
Senior Dancers. Dance, chat and
listen to good music. No fees; no
dues; just fun! Contact: 489-5481
or dg17@juno.com.
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 oers Adventures With
Nature & Mind Walks. Find the
schedule at: www.ccnha.org/
Literacy Council for San Luis naturewalks.html.
Obispo County has an ongoing
and urgent need for volunteer Central Coast Commission for
tutors and oers free training in Senior Citizens oers many free
SLO. Contact: 541-4219 or www. services: Senior Connection for
connecting callers with local
sloliteracy.org.
resources; one on one Medicare
1st THU every month at 6:15 pm: assistance, advice and referrals
Commission on the Status of for long term care, and help
Women meets at Coast National with billing and appeals; Vial
Bank, 500 Marsh St, SLO. This of Life magnetized containers
ocial advisory group to SLO with medical info for emergency
County Board of Supervisors responders; a Senior Resource
identies issues of concern to Directory for SLO and SB counties,
women that are not the focus and more. Contact: 925-9554 or
of other advocacy or advisory www.centralcoastseniors.org.
organizations. Contact: 788-3406.
Hospice of SLO County provides
Every WED 11:00 am-12:00 pm: free grief counseling, individual
Growing With Baby, an infant and family support, counseling,
feeding oce for breastfeeding crisis intervention, and wellness
moms and babies (0-10 mos), oers education to those with a lifea free class on feeding, crying, and limiting illness, their families, and
June 2016
the bereaved. Services oered Find events, weather updates,

at oces in San Luis Obispo and and local astronomy resources
at: www.centralcoastastronomy.
Paso Robles. Contact: 544-2266.
org.
Volunteer as a Good Neighbor!
Make a dierence in the life of an San Luis Coastal Adult Schools
older or disabled adult. Trained Parent Participation Program
volunteers choose services to oers Core Parenting and
contribute and schedule hours Enrichment classes at centers
at their convenience. Training is in San Luis Obispo, Morro Bay,
monthly at Wilshire Community and Los Osos. Bring your child to
Services, 285 South St, Ste J, SLO. parent and child activity classes,
or nd individual peer support
Contact: 547-7025 x 17.
and education just for parents.
Volunteer at San Luis Obispo Cost: $76 / 10 weeks. Contact: 549Museum of Art! Stop by at 1010 1222 or parentparticipation.org.
Broad St (Mission Plaza) or
email
volunteer@sloma.org
Law Offices of
for information about multiple
volunteer opportunities.
David S. Vogel
Serious Injury
San Luis Obispo Senior Center

oers health screening, legal
services, meals, exercise, bridge,
and bingo at 1445 Santa Rosa St.
Contact: 781-7306.
Car,Truck & Motorcycle Accidents

Wrongful Death, Head Injury
Burns, Medical Malpractice
Nursing Home Neglect
No Recovery . No Fee
Former Prosecutor with 30 years of Experience
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Education
DYSLEXIA CAN BE CORRECTED
by Karyn Lutes, MA, CCC-SLP
Dyslexia is a brain-based type of

learning disability that specically
impairs a persons ability to read, as
explained by The National Institute
of Neurological Disorders and
Stroke, and those aected typically
read at levels signicantly lower than
expected, despite having normal
intelligence.
Dyslexia mainly
aects written language (reading,
writing, and spelling), but can
also aect working with numbers,
and is sometimes accompanied
by Attention Decit Hyperactive
Disorder (ADHD).
Many students struggle with
reading in school, and they may or
may not have been diagnosed with
dyslexia. These students are often
bright, so they quickly notice their
shortcomings compared to the skills
of their classmates and younger
siblings. This can result in eroded
self-esteem, anxiety, and frustration.
Tragically, these eects go well
beyond elementary school.
According to a long-term study
released in April 2011 by the American
Educational Association, A student
who cant read on grade level by
3rd grade is four times less likely to
graduate by age 19 than a child who
does read prociently by that time.
Early identication with specialized
intervention is the best remedy
to address reading, spelling, and
learning problems.
Warning signs of dyslexia and
reading problems include: slow,
choppy and inaccurate reading;
confusion between left and right;
mixing up sounds in words; failure
to remember or comprehend what
was read; poor spelling; diculty
processing auditory or visual
information; limited vocabulary; very
slow writing; poor punctuation and
capitalization, and hard work with
limited achievement.
Dyslexia and reading problems are
the SYMPTOM of one or more weak
cognitive skills that, when identied
through an assessment, can explain
WHY an individual is struggling. Can
dyslexia and other reading challenges
be corrected? YES!
While we are biologically wired to

speak language, reading and spelling
are not automatic, so our brains
must create new neural-circuitry. In
2005, a neurological study published
by the National Academy of Sciences
Early Edition used 3-D functional MRI
to demonstrate that new neuropathways could be created in the
dyslexic brain (after only 8 weeks
of specialized brain training) to
correct neural circuitry, thus making
reading and learning easier and more
ecient.
Treatment should include a
sequential and structured one-toone proven program with strong
cognitive and clinical research
behind the intervention. Cognitive
skills remediation is very dierent
from tutoring and what schools can
oer. The framework of the school
system and tutoring is not geared
toward remediation of processing
skills, or dyslexia, because their focus
is limited to teaching knowledge and
higher-level concepts.
Many learning disabilities, including
dyslexia, can be permanently
corrected with specialized braintraining programs.
Children,
adolescents and adults, whose
learning had been crippled and
limited, can now experience a greater
potential with the opportunity to
connect their dreams to the reality
of their future.
For more information, see Davis, Ronald D.,
The Gift Of Dyslexia, Penguin Group Inc., 2010;
Marshall, Abigail, The Everything Parents
Guide To Children With Dyslexia, F+W
Publications, Inc., 2004;
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