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Child Development ............. 2

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

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

Family Life ............................ 10

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

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

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

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

Alt Education ................... 22

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Child Development
Help Children
disgust, and shame. These are
reflected in different variations.
For instance, resentment and
violence often stem from anger,
touch, hugs).
Evidence suggests that, in the first
six months, infants are capable of
experiencing and responding to

Learn to
and anxiety is often associated distress by adopting self-soothing
with fear. behavior such as sucking. Other
Secondary emotions are always studies have found that toddlers

Manage
linked to these eight primary
emotions and reflect our unique
emotional reaction to specific
feelings. These emotions are
develop self-regulation skills in
infancy and are able to approach
or avoid situations depending on
their emotional impact.

Emotions
learned from our experiences.
For example, a child who has How you can help
been punished because of a A recent study suggests that
meltdown might feel anxious “listening to recordings of
the next time she gets angry. A play songs can maintain six-
by Sanya Pelini, Ph.D.
child who has been ridiculed for to nine-month-old infants in a
expressing fear might feel shame relatively contented or neutral
the next time he gets scared. state considerably longer than
We are all born with emotions, There is no general consensus In other words, how we react to recordings of infant-directed or
but not all those emotions are about the emotions that are in- our kids’ emotions has an impact adult-directed speech.”
pre-wired into our brains. Kids built verses those learned from on the development of their The study explains that multi-
are born with emotional reactions emotional, social, and cultural emotional intelligence. modal singing is more effective
to conditions or stimuli, such as contexts. It is widely accepted,
crying, frustration, hunger, and however, that the eight primary Emotional invalidation prevents than maternal speech for calming
pain. But they learn about other in-built emotions are fear, anger, kids from learning how to manage highly aroused 10-month-old
emotions as they grow older. sadness, joy, interest, surprise, their emotions. When we teach infants. It also suggests that play
kids to identify their emotions, we songs (“The Wheels on the Bus”
give them a framework that helps for instance) are more effective
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makes it easier for them to deal
Toddlers
with those emotions in a socially
appropriate way. By the time they turn one, infants
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 Child Development
OLDER Children
Kids experience many emotions
during the childhood years.
Many secondary emotions come The Village Salon
into play at this age as a child’s
emotions are either validated or October is
invalidated, influencing future
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Children are able to understand
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are able to adopt strategies to about expressing emotions in a
deal with difficult emotions. For socially appropriate manner. It is a
instance, they are able to distance three-phase process that involves
themselves from the things that on the Temporal Dynamics of Affective in Children with Different Attachment Histories:
teaching children to identify Expression. Child Development, 69: 359–374. The First Three Years. Child Development, 72:
upset them. emotions, helping them identify doi:10.1111/j.1467-8624.1998.tb06195.x 474–490. doi:10.1111/1467-8624.00291
what triggers those emotions, Maughan, A. and Cicchetti, D. (2002), Impact
How you can help and teaching them to manage of Child Maltreatment and Interadult Violence
Sanya Pelini holds a Ph.D. in educational
on Children’s Emotion Regulation Abilities
those emotions by themselves. and Socioemotional Adjustment. Child
research. She transforms her educational
Situation selection, modification, research into practical tools and resources
When we teach kids that their Development, 73: 1525–1542. doi:10.1111/1467-
to inform parenting choices. Sanya is
and distraction are the best 8624.00488
emotions are valid, we help them the author of the Ebook Fifteen Days to
strategies to help kids deal Kochanska, G. (2001), Emotional Development Independent Kids.
view what they feel as normal and
with anger and fear at this
manageable.
age, according to research. In
other words, helping toddlers Modeling appropriate behavior
avoid distressing situations or is also important during the
distracting them from those childhood years. The best way
situations is one of the most to teach your child to react to
effective emotion-regulation anger appropriately is to show
strategies. her how. Evidence suggests that
kids pick up our emotions, and
As they grow older, toddlers
that those exposed to many
can be taught to handle those
negative emotions are more likely
situations by themselves. Indeed,
to struggle.
they are capable of understanding
different emotions and of Ultimately, helping kids manage
learning different self-regulation their emotions must begin by
methods that can help them deal validating those emotions and
with difficult situations. Providing providing an environment in
toddlers with an appropriate which they feel safe to express
framework can help them learn them. As several studies have
how to manage those emotions shown, kids who feel safe are
by themselves. more likely to develop and use
appropriate emotion regulation
Naming emotions also helps
skills to deal with difficult feelings.
toddlers learn that emotions are
normal. Every day opportunities Kochanska, G., Coy, K. C. and Murray, K. T.
provide occasions to talk to kids (2001), The Development of Self-Regulation in
about emotions: “He sure looks the First Four Years of Life. Child Development,
72: 1091–1111. doi:10.1111/1467-8624.0033 6
angry.” “Why do you think he
Trehub, S. E., Ghazban, N. and Corbeil, M.
looks so sad?” (2015), Musical affect regulation in infancy.
Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., 1337: 186–192. doi:10.1111/
Of course, toddlers also learn nyas.12622
about managing their emotions Buss, K. A. and Goldsmith, H. H. (1998), Fear
by watching us. and Anger Regulation in Infancy: Effects

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Library Voice
Check It Out:
October Happenings
by Rebecca Juretic

Free Museum Passes! for the existing slate of museum

Your library card has a fantastic passes offered and hope to build
new benefit! Discover & Go is this program with additional local
a new program that offers free community partners and cultural
and low-cost digital passes to institutions.”
California museums, science To obtain a pass, go to slolibrary.
centers, zoos, theatres, and other discoverandgo.net. Log in with
cultural destinations. your library card credentials and
San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum browse for passes by date or
is among the current Discover & attractions. Make your reservation
Go attractions, and more San and print or download your pass
Luis Obispo County destinations shortly before your visit. You can
will be added in the coming have two active reservations per
months. Other partners include adult library card.
California Academy of Sciences, If you do not use a reserved
Santa Cruz Museum of Arts and pass, the unused pass will count
Sciences, Cartoon Art Museum, towards your limit unless it is
Sacramento Children's Museum, canceled. Remember that once
Exploratorium, Museum of the you print or download your Literary Pumpkin Decorating – imagination and creativity in all
American Indian, Napa Valley pass, you cannot cancel your Arroyo Grande & Nipomo of us. Come join your friends at
Wine Train, Bay Area Discovery reservation. Each pass is non- Get your family into the fall spirit Oceano Library in a make-and-
Museum, de Young Museum, transferable and a valid ID is by decorating a pumpkin as your take Halloween craft activity
Marine Mammal Center, required to redeem it. to celebrate this favorite fall
favorite book character. Projects
CuriOdyssey, and many others. holiday. Sponsored by Altrusa
Institutions that are interested must represent a book character International of San Luis Obispo
For a full list of attractions, go in partnering with County of SLO and can be decorated with paint, County. For school-aged children.
to the library website and login Library Discover & Go program, markers, glue or any other craft
to: slolibrary.discoverandgo. or people who would like to items. No carved entries will be Bats in the Library! – October 26,
net. “Free digital museum passes know more can email: tickets@ accepted. Entries will be accepted 1:00 pm, Morro Bay
slolibrary.org or visit the website until October 19 , and then the
th
can open the door to education Melinda Alvarado of Pacific
and entertainment for families at: slolibrary.discoverandgo.net. public will vote on favorites. All Wildlife Care will educate
that might not have those ages are welcome to participate. everyone on bats. She will bring
Halloween at the Library
opportunities otherwise,” noted Halloween Costume Exchange – in a live bat to share. This is a very
Margaret Kensinger-Klopfer, The library calendar is fully packed October 12, 3:00 pm, Cambria informative program for all ages,
Coordinating Youth Services with Fall and Halloween-themed and fun as well!
Librarian. “We are really excited events in October, including: Not sure what to do with your
child's gently-used costume Pumpkin Painting – October 30
from last year? Drop it off at & 31, 1:00-3:00 pm, San Miguel
the Cambria Library! Not sure All ages are invited to get creative
what your child is going to be and paint a pumpkin to take
for Halloween this year? Come home! All supplies provided.
to the Costume Exchange day
on October 12! There will be an Trick or Treat @ LOL – October
assortment of costumes and 31, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm, Los Osos
accessories for preschoolers Come into the library with a
through teens to choose from. costume and trick or treat at our
It's fun, affordable, and good for desk to receive a treat! All ages
the Earth. Costume donation is are welcome.
not required to participate.
Halloween Crafts for Kids – Rebecca Juretic is a freelance writer and Public
October 24, 4:00 pm, Oceano Relations Consultant for the San Luis Obispo
County Libraries. Rebecca can be reached at:
Halloween can bring out the juretic@sbcglobal.net.

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Fun & Games Jack’s Jokes
What kind of lunch is Dracula afraid of? A stake sandwich!
Halloween Find the Differences Why didn’t the skeleton cross the road? He didn’t have the guts!
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Family Life
nce upon
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slowly shifting your child’s nap more adjustment time. Switch
times and bedtimes. Start with 15 cold turkey! This rule also goes
November 3rd is the day! The have a little one that normally or 30 minute increments. If your for those who don’t get around
first Sunday in November means wakes at 6:00 am, they will now child normally takes a nap at 1:00 to readjusting a child’s schedule
a change from Daylight Saving be waking at 5:00 am! That is no pm, two or three days before the (I have done this many times
Time back to Standard Time. fun. time change, put him down at 1:15 myself). It might take a few days,
It’s time to fall back (adjust So, what can parents do to ease or 1:30 pm. If your child normally but your child will adjust!
clocks from 1:59 am to 1:00 am), their child’s transition to a new goes to bed at 7:00 pm, make
On Sunday evening, try your best
and enjoy more daylight in the sleep schedule? “Fall back” tends bedtime 7:15 or 7:30 pm. Then, by
to help your child make it to their
morning. to be a little tougher to manage the time Sunday comes around, it
normal bedtime. If he is utterly
than “spring forward,” but it will won’t be a huge change.
Before you had children, the time exhausted, it’s okay to let him fall
all come together. Your child will probably wake asleep 15-20 minutes early. Use
change wasn’t that big of a deal.
In fact, you probably loved the A couple of days before the time early on that Sunday morning, so your best judgment.
extra hour of sleep. But, if you change, you may want to start try and keep her in dim lighting Please remember that every child
for the first hour after waking, to
help her body clock reset. is different. Some kids take the
time change in stride, and others
We all have a circadian rhythm or take a few days to fully adjust.
body clock. The word circadian Just be patient, and it will all fall
means approximately 24 hours. back into place.
Our bodies go through a series
of changes each day at certain If you have a toddler, a sleep clock
times, including hormone (such as My Tot Clock) with time-
releases, temperature and heart set colored lights can be very
rate fluctuations, etc. We also helpful in letting her know when
have “sleepy awake” and “alert it is okay to get up for the day.
awake” stages. That is why Human bodies love routine, so if
parents concentrate on the timing you are consistent, your child’s
of naps and bedtime. When a internal sleep clock will ease
baby naps in tune with his body through the transition. Happy
clock, it allows him to fall asleep fall!
easier and benefit from a better
quality of sleep. A Safety Reminder

Circadian rhythm is first and San Luis Obispo Fire Department

foremost set by light, and encourages people to replace the
secondarily set by routine batteries in their home smoke
activities during the day, such as detectors when they change
eating. If you do not adjust your their clocks because Daylight
child’s clock, the rhythms of the Saving Time changes provide a
sun and your daily activities (such convenient reminder.
as meals) will eventually reset her
A working smoke detector more
clock. than doubles your family’s chance
Before November 1st, do what of surviving a home fire.
you can to ease your child into
the new schedule. But as soon
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Fall is a magical time of year, especially
October 31st. Kids love carving
pumpkins into Jack-O-Lanterns and
dressing in costumes to go trick-or-
treating. Store windows are full of
ghosts, witches and ghouls, and scary
movies proliferate on television.
The tradition of Halloween originated
from an old Celtic spirit festival,
which marked the beginning of
the Celtic New Year. In ancient
days, this holiday was known as
“Samhain,” named after the Celtic
Lord of the Dead. Families honored
their ancestors’ spirits by offering
gifts to Samhain. It was also a night
when ghosts and demons returned
to the earth to make mischief. The
Celts donned masks and dressed in
costumes to disguise themselves and
trick the spirits. Traditional Celtic
customs included pumpkin carving
and trick-or-treating.
The early Roman Catholic Church
named the holiday “Halloween,”
which means “All Hallows’ Eve” – the
night before “All Saints’ Day.” The
name comes from the old English
word “hallow” (meaning holy or
sacred) and the contraction of
“evening” to “e’en.”
Today, Halloween carries on some of
the same traditions of long ago when
kids decorated pumpkins, carved
Jack-O-Lanterns, bobbed for apples,
and wore costumes to trick-or-treat.
Following is more about some of the
traditions and legends surrounding
the Halloween celebration.
In old Ireland, people believed in
ghosts. Irish farmers went to the
homes of rich people and asked for
food. If they offered no food, the
farmers played tricks on them, often
under the guise of ghostly mischief.
In the past, wealthy families would
give “soul cakes,” which were a
type of pastry. Today, the threat of
“trick or treat” has become a friendly
request for candy as kids dress up
and visit neighborhoods.
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Originally, the purpose for wearing a
costume was to disguise oneself as
a formidable spirit to ward off other
harmful spirits. While scary costumes
used to be the norm, today children
dress up in all sorts of costumes. The
Halloween Program Sourcebook has
great ideas for kid’s costumes and
instructions on how to make them.
If you’re on a budget, you can
make a number of costumes from
a white bed sheet. For more
ideas, check sites like: familyfun.
go.com/halloween/halloween-
kids-costumes, familycrafts.about.
com/cs/halloweentheme/a/091399.
html, or www.dltk-holidays.com/
halloween.html.
The Jack-O-Lantern originated from
an Irish tale about a man named
Stingy Jack, who was so bad he
could not go to Heaven. In hell, he
played too many tricks. Since Jack
had nowhere to go, he was forced to
wander through eternity. He owned
a lantern, so the locals named him
Jack-O-Lantern. In Ireland, people
hollowed out turnips, carved scary
faces into them, and set candles
inside to scare away Stingy Jack.
When the Irish came to America,
they started using pumpkins.
Colors, symbols, and creatures,
as well as traditions, legends,
and rituals all play a role in today’s
Halloween. In ancient times, black
stood for death and night, and
orange stood for harvest and the fire
used to keep demons away.
Creatures associated with Halloween
include: witches; skeletons; ghosts;
goblins (known in France as mysterious
household spirits who like children and
wine); werewolves, and vampires.
The most famous vampire is Count
Dracula, modeled after Vlad the
III, Prince of Wallachia, from the
Transylvania region of 15th century
Romania. He was known for impaling
enemies on stakes, which earned him
the nickname Vlad the Impaler.
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Several animals are symbols of
Halloween, such as bats, black cats,
owls, and spiders. The bat is a good
luck omen in China and symbolizes
a long and happy life. But in olden
times, people thought that the dead
came back in the form of a bat, and
that bats indicated a presence of
ghosts or spirits. Bats are nocturnal
(only fly at night). When they sleep
in the day, they drape their wings
around their bodies like a cloak.
The black cat is synonymous with
a witch flying on a broomstick.
Some people believed that cats
were liaisons between witches and
the devil, and that witches could
transform themselves into a black
cat. Since cats can see in the dark
and move silently, they seem to be a
perfect creature for mystery. Owls,
another nocturnal creature, have
been associated with death. The
mournful “who who” sound of the
owl can be scary on a moonless night.
Long ago, people believed owls
could swoop down on Halloween
night and eat the souls of the dying.
Spiders are universally frightening,
so it is no wonder that they have a
connection to Halloween. Spiders
were thought to have supernatural
powers. One reason that spiders
might be viewed as diabolical is that
they have an ability to create a strong
web of beautiful geometric designs
to catch their prey.
Get into the Halloween spirit by
reading books.
Fantastic read-aloud books for
younger children include:
• Zen Ghosts by Jon J. Muth
• Scared Silly by James Howe
• Trick or Treat by Bill Martin
Some fun craft books for children:
• Witches, Pumpkins, and Grinning
Ghosts: Spooky Fun by Marion
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Haslam
• All New Crafts for Halloween by
Kathy Ross
• Fun-to-Make Crafts for Halloween
edited by Tom Daning
Good books for reading:
• The story of the Halloween Symbols
by Edna Barth
• The Story of Halloween by Carol
Greene
Adults might like:
• Halloween: 101 Frightfully Fun Ideas
by Better Homes and Gardens
Books (Ideas for decorating
pumpkins, goodies, decorations,
clever costumes, parties, spooky
masks, how tos and instructions,
step-by-step directions on how to
do things)
• The Big Book of Halloween by
Laura Dover Doran
• You can Carve Fantastic Jack-O-
Lanterns by Rhonda Massingham
Hart
• Scary Scenes for Halloween by Jill
Williams Grover
• Matthew Mead’s Monster Book of
Halloween by Matthew Mead.
There are also many scary movies for
older children and adults.
• The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
• Dracula
• Frankenstein
• The Mummy
• The Goonies (funnier than scary)
This Halloween, when you are out and
about, keep a watchful eye for Stingy
Jack and his retinue of ghouls. Enjoy
a safe and happy family celebration!
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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Local History
History Homework by Guy Crabb
School is back in session thoughout this is one of the few pyramids
the central coast and teachers have in the great state of California,
started assigning homework, much which makes this one of your most
to the chagrin of their students. interesting picture locations. In
Since I am in the mood, I would like 1905, Fred Adolphus Dorn had this
to give my readers a homework 25-foot-tall memorial built in honor
assignment that will be fun and of his wife and newly born son.
exciting. When shool homework is They both died due to a very difficult
done, take a picture of yourself as childbirth. The monument is built
you begin this Argonaut adventure. of granite quarried near Porterville,
California. In later years, Mr. Dorn
Here’s the assignment: go to as
remarried and had several children
many of the following historical
and lived in the San Francisco area,
places as you can this month. As
where he died and is buried. There
you complete this assignment, snap
is a great ghost story that goes
a picture of yourself in front of one
along with the pyramid too, but I
or more of these incredible places
have told that tale before. You can
and send it to me.
easily see the Oddfellows Cemetery
Here are the historic buildings you monument from Higuera Street or
can visit: from Elk’s Lodge parking lot.
1____ Dallidet Adobe: This is one of 3.____ San Luis Obispo Train Depot.
Park the car, walk into the train
those wonderful historic locations
station, and step back in time. The
that you hear about, but either
building looks and feels old. I have
can’t or simply have not taken the
taken the train from this depot on
time to find. This home was built
several occasions. I love coming
in the mid-1850s by a Frenchman
here to take a short trip to Santa
named Pierre Hyppolite Dallidet.
Barbara for the night and back
He planted a vineyard nearby and
home the next day. The original
created beautiful gardens in other
building was built around 1894. It
sections of his property. You will
has been remodeled a few times
find it hard to pick out one great
over the years, but it still retains the
background setting for your photo,
feel of yesteryear.
because there are so many. The
address is 1185 Pacific Street, near
If you are lucky, a train may pull up
downtown.
for a few minutes before heading
2.____ Dorn Pyramid on lower down to Santa Barbara and finally
Higuera Street. As far as I know, to Los Angeles. Take your picture
on any side of the building because
you can get a cool shot from
anywhere. I do recommend taking
that overnighter to Santa Barbara,
because you can walk to several
nice hotels that are located close to
the train station.
4.____ The Establishment at 103
Santa Barbara Street. This place is
easy to find, especially if you enjoy
getting one of the best sandwiches
in town. If you go to Gus’s on Osos
Street and sit down to enjoy eating
your lunch, you can look across the
street and see The Establishment.
It’s big and green and two stories
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high. Lots of people live here, so
take your picture on the sidewalk in
front of the building. This building
was constructed in the late 1880s at
the corner of Monterey and Morro.
It was originally known as the Call
Building. A few years past, Mr. Call
decided to move this building to
Osos Street and build a new Call
Building (where Bladerunner Salon
is now located). It was used as a
hotel with lots of business from
train passengers. People continue
to rent rooms to this day.
5.____ The Wall. I am not talking
about the walls of Bubble Gum Alley,
but something more historic—
not a lot of people even know it’s
there. The Wall I am referring to
is the last remaining piece of the
original Mission wall. The Mission
that we see today has been rebuilt
over many years. I would guess
this is one of the oldest pieces of
San Luis Obispo history, and yet
the Wall is hardly noticed by visitors
or locals. The Wall is behind the
History Center at the corner of
Broad and Monterey. You can step
off the sidewalk and walk up to the
Wall to take a great picture. While
at the Wall, turn around and look
at the Mission and see if you can
find the religious symbol that was
mysteriously included in the rock
wall that is part of the Mission.
6.____ OK, OK if you insist--your last
assignment is to take a picture in
Bubble Gum Alley. This is one area
in town that always grosses me out.
Bubble Gum Alley started years ago
when local high school kids had a
rivalry with students from Cal Poly.
Each group would write a message
with gum and soon there were
gum messages all over the walls.
The alley was cleaned on a few
occasions in the 1970s, and the idea
of cleaning off the walls comes up
every now and then. It has become
such a fun tourist attraction, it may
never be cleaned again. You can
take your picture anywhere within
the alley, but, for heaven’s sake, do
not touch the wall. Yuck!
Please include your name with
your photos, and email your
homework to crabbx5@charter.
net. I can’t wait to see what
type of history adventurers we
have here on the central coast.
Have a great school year!
Guy Crabb retired after teaching over 32 years,
most recently at Charles E. Teach Elementary
School in San Luis Obispo. He was selected
as San Luis Coastal Unified School District
Teacher of the Year for 2006-2007. Reach him
at crabbx5@charter.net.
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Education
Crawling Buzzard-Monkeys
Often, idioms act as advice or
sage observation, and it should be
no surprise that multiple cultures
might have the same things to
say to future generations. This
week’s post takes a look at one
English idiom as stated in five
other languages. The English
idiom of the day is You can’t make
a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.
Below are three lists:
each idiom loosely translated
into English
the language from which each
idiom hails, and
each idiom in its original tongue
However, I’ve changed up the
order in each list. Your task is to
match each translated idiom with
its original language and wording: Make a list of your corresponding
A. You can’t turn a buzzard
into a sparrowhawk.
B. A monkey in silk is still a
monkey.
C. To celebrate a wedding with
dried figs.
D. Even if the monkey wears a
golden ring it remains ugly.
One form of 4-headed Pillory
Central Coast Family
E. If you’re born to crawl, you
can’t fly.
1. Dutch
2. Italian
3. Spanish
4. French
5. Russian
I. fare le nozze con I fichi secchi
II. rozhdennyj polzat letat ne
mozhet
III. aunque la mona se vista de
seda, mona se queda
IV. al draagt een aap een
gouden ring, het is en blijft
een
V. on ne peut faire d’une buse
un épervier
letter, Arabic number, and Roman
numeral. Let me know how well
you did and what you have to say
about sow’s ears, or silk-wearing
monkeys, or even dried figs.
And the answers are...
A–4-V
B – 3 - III
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C–2-I
D – 1 - IV
E – 5 - II
Traceable Idioms
Idioms abound, yet they usually
have shaky or completely
untraceable origins. Hard-
working word sleuths have
uncovered the origins of only a
fraction of English idioms. Here
are a few.
Point blank – the term appears to
come from French, point blanc, a
term in which the blanc refers to
the white circle in the center of
a target and point means exactly
that – aim.
Slush fund – The masts of sailing
ships were once maintained by
rubbing slush into the wood. This
slush was the waste grease from
the galley. After a ship’s masts
were happily greased, the cook
could sell the remaining grease,
which put money in his pocket –
money he could spend however
he liked; his slush fund.
Dull as dishwater – Oddly, this
is a fishing term. Fishing in a
pond, river, lake, or bay wasn’t
dull at all, but fishing in a ditch
rarely produced a fish, and was
therefore, tedious. The idiom
appears to originally have been
dull as ditchwater, or dull as
fishing in ditch water. In time, it
changed to the idiom we know
today.
Nick of time – During the Middle
Ages, attendance at church and
university was taken by carving
tally marks, or nicks, in a piece of
wood. Those who arrived on time
received a nick. It’s intriguing that
we don’t refer to those arriving
late as nickless, nick-free, or
unnicked.
Pillar to post – Criminals were
once either pilloried (physically
restrained for public humiliation)
or tied to a post and whipped. The
even less fortunate were dragged
from one of these two forms of
torture to the other, sometimes
multiple times. In time, from
pillory to post morphed into from
pillar to post.
Peeping Tom – apparently when
the famous (or infamous) Lady
Godiva rode through the streets
without a stitch on, the one chap
who ogled her and got caught
doing so was named Tom. Some
sources suggest that neither
Tom’s peeping nor his punishment
(going blind) was part of the
original tale, but the addition
appears to be the origin of this
idiom.
Many thanks to sources: Translate.net, Adam
Jacot de Boinod’s Toujours Tingo, Learning
English with Idioms, Phrase Finder, Etymonline,
the OED, and Jordan Almond’s Dictionary of
Word Origins.
CS Perryess writes for teens, narrates audio
books, and ponders the wonder of words in a
foggy little town on California’s central coast.
Find more at http://csperryess.blogspot.com,
or reach him at csperryess@gmail.com.
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 October 4th to 6th
throughout
San Luis Obispo County
Details and schedules:
CCRRF.COM & SLORRM.COM

Fun for the

Whole Family!
• Model Train Displays
• Train Rides
• SLO Farmers Market booth with Kid Activities
• Children’s Area at SLORRM
• Railroad Story Times at SLO County Libraries
• History Programs
• Railroad Presentations
• Rail Safety Presentations
• Displays of Historic Rail Equipment
• Railroad Art and Photos

S k e l e t o n Sat u r day
October 19th , 2019 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Morro Bay State Park
Museum of Natural History
20 State Park Road, Morro Bay

Enjoy interactive displays, games with prizes, puzzles,

workshops, owl pellet dissection and art projects;
Adult admission: $3.
all centered around skeletons Kids under 18 & CCSPA members: Free

Examine bats to bears, fish to fowl, sharks to seals, and For more information, call: (805) 772-2694
complete whale, dolphin, and sea otter skeletons! Or visit: centralcoastparks.org/events

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October 2019 Free Ongoing Events
SUNDAY
29
FARMERS MARKET:
11:30-2:30pm Nipomo: Monarch Club
3:00-6:00pm Grover Bch Ramona Pk
October is:
Adopt-a-Shelter-Animal Month
Computer Learning Month
Family History Month
National Apple Month
National Clock Month
National Roller Skating Month
Bullying Prevention Month
National Stamp Collecting Month
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
30
FARMERS MARKET:
1
FARMERS MARKET:
2
FARMERS MARKETS:
3
FARMERS MARKETS:
4 5
FARMERS MARKETS:
FARMERS MARKETS:
2-4:30pm Los Osos: 2nd & Santa Maria 3:00-6:00 pm in Paso Robles City Park 8:30-11am AG Spencers Market 3:00-6:00pm Old Porte Fisheries AG 9:00am-12:30pm Paso Robles Wal Mart 8:00-10:30am SLO Promenade
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
Birthstone: LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 AT,
10:30 AG, 11:00 NI
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:00 MB,
10:10 SLO, 10:15 CAM,10:30 AT, 10:30
4:00-8:00pm Avila Beach Promenade 9:00am-1:00pm Shell Bch Dinosaur Caves
12:00-2:30pm AG Village Gazebo
5:00-8:00pm Pismo, Main St & Dolliver
Opal world
vegetarian day
AG,10:30 LO, 11:00 CAY, 11:30 SMG
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 LO
2:30-5:30pm Morro Bay 800 Main St
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 11:00 AG
SLO CO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
1st SAT 12:30am IOOF Hall SLO
national golf day
Flower: card making day
Calendula/Marigold
world
teacher
day

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FARMERS MARKET:
7
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8
FARMERS MARKET:
9
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10
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11
FARMERS MARKETS:
12
FARMERS MARKETS:
11:30-2:30pm Nipomo: Monarch Club 2-4:30pm Los Osos: 2nd & Santa Maria 3:00-6:00 pm in Paso Robles City Park 8:30-11am AG Spencers Market 3:00-6:00pm Old Porte Fisheries AG 9:00am-12:30pm Paso Robles Wal Mart 8:00-10:30am SLO Promenade
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
national 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
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
Flower AG,10:30 LO, 11:00 CAY, 11:30 SMG LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 LO
2:30-5:30pm Morro Bay 800 Main St
day take your teddy bear LIBRARY STORYTIME: 11:00 AG
thomas edison
shows 1st motion to work day
national costume
picture (in 1889) swap day
Eleanor
Roosevelt’s
birthday
(Born in 1884)
child health day

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FARMERS MARKET:
11:30-2:30pm Nipomo: Monarch Club
3:00-6:00pm Grover Bch Ramona Pk
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FARERS MARKET:
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FARMERS MARKETS:
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FARERS MARKETS:
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FARMERS MARKETS:
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FARMERS MARKETS:
2-4:30pm Los Osos: 2nd & Santa Maria 3:00-6:00 pm in Paso Robles City Park 8:30-11am AG Spencers Market 3:00-6:00pm Old Porte Fisheries AG 9:00am-12:30pm Paso Robles Wal Mart 8:00-10:30am SLO Promenade
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
indigenous 4:00-8:00pm Avila Beach Promenade 9:00am-1:00pm Shell Bch Dinosaur Caves
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 AT, LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:00 MB,
people’s day national face 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
AG,10:30 LO, 11:00 CAY, 11:30 SMG 2:30-5:30pm Morro Bay 800 Main St
your fears day LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 LO
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 11:00 AG

black poetry day thomas edison

national grouch day (honoring Jupiter Hammon, 1st demonstrated
Boss’s day
African-American published poet) electric light
(in 1879)
world food day
sweetest day
FULL MOON BE bald & free day
dictionary day
alaska day

20
FARMERS MARKET:
11:30-2:30pm Nipomo: Monarch Club
3:00-6:00pm Grover Bch Ramona Pk
mickey mantle’s
birthday (Born in 1931)
21
FARMERS MARKET:
22
FARMERS MARKET:
23
FARMERS MARKETS:
2-4:30pm Los Osos: 2nd & Santa Maria 3:00-6:00 pm in Paso Robles City Park 8:30-11am AG Spencers Market
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:10 SLO 12:30-4:30pm Santa Maria Town Ctr
3:00-6:00pm AT Sunken Gardens
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 AT,
10:30 AG, 11:00 NI
national mole day
24
FARMERS MARKETS:
3:00-6:00pm Old Porte Fisheries AG
2:30-5:00pm Spencers Morro Bay
6:00-9:00pm Downtown SLO
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:00 MB,
10:10 SLO, 10:15 CAM,10:30 AT, 10:30
AG,10:30 LO, 11:00 CAY, 11:30 SMG
25
FARMERS MARKETS:
9:00am-12:30pm Paso Robles Wal Mart
10:00am-12:30pm Cayucos Vets Hall
2:30-5:30pm Cambria Main St Vets Hall
4:00-8:00pm Avila Beach Promenade
5:00-8:00pm Pismo, Main St & Dolliver
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 LO
pablo picasso’s
birthday (Born in 1881)
26
FARMERS MARKETS:
8:00-10:30am SLO Promenade
9:00am-12:30pm Templeton City Park
9:00am-1:00pm Paso Downtown Park
9:00am-1:00pm Shell Bch Dinosaur Caves
12:00-2:30pm AG Village Gazebo
2:30-6:00pm Morro Bay 800 Main St
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 11:00 AG

national nut day

national stuttering
awareness day united nations day International red
cross organized
(In 1863)

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30
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1
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2
FARMERS MARKETS:
11:30-2:30pm Nipomo: Monarch Club 2-4:30pm Los Osos: 2nd & Santa Maria 3:00-6:00 pm in Paso Robles City Park 8:30-11am AG Spencers Market 3:00-6:00pm Old Porte Fisheries AG 9:00am-12:30pm Paso Robles Wal Mart 8:00-10:30am SLO Promenade
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
mother in law day 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
statue of liberty’s AG,10:30 LO, 11:00 CAY, 11:30 SMG LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 LO
2:30-5:30pm Morro Bay 800 Main St
birthday LIBRARY STORYTIME: 11:00 AG
navy day (gift from France in 1886) john adam’s
birthday
(Born in 1735) halloween

national
candy corn day

national
NEW MOON organization day

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Local Resources
9:00 pm. Contact: 260-4154. Pumpkin patch, fresh produce,
and fruit orchard. Open
Brookshire Farms, 4747 Los Osos daily. Contact: 927-3140 or
Valley Rd, Los Osos: Pumpkin mccallfarm@earthlink.net.
patch, harvest produce, eggs,
family corn maze, hay rides, Oak Flat Pumpkin Patch, 4760
slides, bounce pillow, corn Oak Flat Rd, Paso Robles: Pumpkin
cannon, rubber duck races, farm patch (gathered), child - sized hay
animals, restrooms, and field bale maze, fresh produce, snacks
trips. Open daily. Contact: 549- and refreshments, restrooms,
8733 or brookshirefarms.com. picnic area, pony rides. Open
weekends 10:00 am-6:00 pm.
Cal Poly SLO Fruits & Crops, Contact: 237-9560.
Highland Drive off of Hwy 1, San

Pumpkin Patches Luis Obispo: Pumpkin patch-pick River K Pumpkin Patch and
in the field, corn maze, haunted Corn Maze, 7325 N River Road,
corn maze, u-pick apples, Paso Robles: Pumpkin patch
©
Elle Rose Photography
produce, honey from hives on u-pick, corn maze, horse-drawn
the farm, restrooms, school hayrides, picnic area, school
Avila Valley Barn, 560 Avila Valley 9:00 am-6:00 pm. Contact: 595- tours. Open SAT 10:00 am-1:00 tours. Open daily 9:00 am-dusk.
Drive, San Luis Obispo: Fresh 2810 or avilavalleybarn.com. pm. Free parking. Contact: Contact: 467-3737.
produce, pumpkin patch (u-pick 756-2224 or cfs.calpoly.edu/
in the field or gathered), straw Big League Produce, 1603 So. programs/organic_farm.html. San Marcos Ranch, 775 San
bale maze, gift shop, snacks and Bradley Rd, Santa Maria - Marcos Rd, Paso Robles:
refreshments, restrooms, picnic Pumpkins (8 varieties) in shop Cheesebrough Farm, 790 Moss Pumpkin patch (u-pick in the field
area, tractor-pulled hay rides, or farmstand, pumpkin patch. Lane, Templeton: Pumpkin or gathered), Fall festival, corn
petting zoo, parking. Open daily Open daily OCT 20-30 10:00 am- patch. Open daily 10:00 am-6:00 maze, child-sized hay bale maze,
pm. This is a working farm with haunted house, restrooms,
fields at different stages, barn, picnic area, pony rides, farm
tractors, small cattle operation. animals. Open MON-SUN 10:00
Farm stand and pumpkin am-dusk. Contact: 467-3315.
patch available during October
only. Contact: 434-0843 or
cheesebroughfarm.com. SLO Creek Farms, 6455 Monte
Rd, San Luis Obispo – Pumpkins
Dos Pasos Ranch, 4330 Santa in the farmstand or pick in the
Rosa Creek Road, Cambria: field, pick-your-own apples,
DRAC IN THE Pumpkins, gourds, and other tractor-pulled hay rides, honey,
SADDLE AGAIN produce at unmanned farm porta-potties,
Open everyday
picnic
11:00
area.
am-5:00
stand. Open weekends 9:00 am-
By Steve Lovett 5:00 pm. Contact: 924-1008. pm. Contact: (702) 245-3135 or
slocreekfarms.com.
Jack Creek Farms, 5000 Hwy
September 26 - November 17 46 West, Templeton: Organic Sunny Acres Pumpkin Patch,
pumpkins, pumpkin patch 10660 Los Osos Valley Rd, San
Wednesday - Sunday (u-pick in the field or gathered), Luis Obispo: Families can choose
Fall festival, child-sized haybale their own pumpkins grown on-
Followed by the fun filled maze, honey from hives on site and support community
the farm, gift shop, snacks and recovery programs. Prices start
CLASSIC COMEDY Vaudeville Review at $1 – cheapest in SLO! Contact:
refreshments, restrooms, picnic
area, farm animals, birthday sunnyacresca.com.
For information or tickets, go to:
parties, school tours. Open
www.americanmelodrama.com MON-SAT 10:00 am-6:00 pm The Tiny Trotters - Pony Rides,
or call: (805) 489-2499 (except WED), SUN 11:00 am- 2210 Cimarron Way, Los Osos:
6:00 pm. Contact: 238-3799 or
Wagon rides, pony rides, birthday
The Great American Melodrama jackcreekfarms.com. parties, shows and school tours.
Limited availability – call first to
1863 Front Street in Oceano McCall Farm B&B, 6250 Santa schedule a visit. Contact: 748-
Rosa Creek Road, Cambria: 9158 or thetinytrotters.com.

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1st & 3rd SAT every month at 2:00 pm: FAMILY
MOVIE at Los Osos Library, 2075 Palisades
Ave. Enjoy popcorn and a G/PG movie. Call for
title. Cost: free. Contact: 528-1862.
2nd FRI every month at 3:00 pm: PAWS TO
Feeling hopeless, desperate, or alone? READ at Los Osos Library, 2075 Palisades
Concerned for someone you care about? Ave. Come share your stories with an adoring
listener. Cost: free. Contact: 528-1862.
Every WED 3:00-4:00 pm: PAWS TO READ at
Los Osos Library, 2075 Palisades Ave. Read to
a dog who loves to listen to children. Cost:
free. Contact: 528-1862.
Suicide Prevention
Mental Health and Every SUN 12:00-4:00 pm: Family Funday at
Bang the Drum Brewery, 950 Orcutt Rd, San
Emotional Support
Luis Obispo. Enjoy the patio to play family-
Free friendly games and drums! Cost: free. Food
Confidential and craft beer available for sale. Contact:
24 hours of every day bangthedrumbrewery.com or 242-8372.
A program of Transitions Mental Health Association
Every FRI 6:00 am-4:00 pm: Early Bird
Flea Market at Santa Maria Fairpark, 937 S
Thornburg St. Browse many vendors with
2nd & 4th SAT every month 12:00-4:00 antiques, fruits, vegetables, new and used
pm: Railway Historical Museum at Santa
items, and more! Cost: free. Contact: 258-
Maria Transit Center, 400 E Boone St, Santa 1765.
Maria. This bimonthly opening features
a locomotive, boxcar, caboose, railroad Every FRI 10:00 am-12:00 pm: Zen Doodle
Adult Coloring Book Group at Art Center
artifacts, interpretive exhibits, vintage rolling
stock, and a diorama to explore. Cost: free. Morro Bay, 835 Main St.  Relax and unwind
Contact: 714-4927. with the new adult coloring books. Cost: free.
Contact: artcentermorrobay.org or 772-2504.
Every TUE & THU: Youth Aikido Classes at
Budo Ryu, 3536 S Higuera St, San Luis Obispo. Every MON 2:00-5:00 pm: Historic
Architectural Tour at the Monday Club, 1815
Kids have fun, stay fit, make friends, gain life
Monterey St, SLO. The Monday Club of SLO
skills, and learn to deal with bullies without
is offering free docent-led tours. Cost: free.
becoming one. Aiki-Mites (age 4-6) class
Contact: themondayclubslo.wildapricot.org
is 3:00 pm TUE. Aiki-Kids (age 7-12) TUE &
or 541-0594.
THU at 4:00 pm. Pre-registration only. Cost:
$50-75/mo. Contact: 544-8866 or www. Every THU at 10:15 am: Tiny Tunes Music &
aikidosanluisobispo.com.
Movement at Music Motive, 3440 S Higuera
St #130, SLO. This parent participation
Every WED 10:00-11:00 am: Growing With
Baby Class at 1230 Marsh St, San Luis Obispo. program for ages 1-5 includes activities based
Pediatric nurse practitioner and lactation on music psychology and child development.
consultant Andrea Herron answers questions Cost: $80 per mo. Contact: 543-0377.
about feeding, crying, and sleep for babies 2nd FRI every month at 1:00 pm: Book Group
0-10 months. Dads are always welcome! Call at Cayucos Library, 310 B St. Join other
to reserve a spot. Contact: 543-6988. readers to discuss whatever you’re reading
Every TUE 7:00-9:00 pm & SAT 2:00-4:00 pm: and to discover, ponder, and share insights
Basic Safety Class at SLO MakerSpace, 81 S about what others are reading. Cost: free.
Higuera St, Ste 160 & 180, San Luis Obispo. Contact: 995-3846.
This course gets you acquainted with the
Every THU 6:30-9:30 pm: SLO Chess Club
space and equipment. All are required to take meets at Carl’s Jr on Santa Rosa St, 1 block
this class before using any part of the facility.
W of Foothill, across from Cal-Poly. All ages.
See website for specific dates and other Cost: free. Contact: 441-7210 or slochess.com.
classes. Cost: free for MakerSpace Members
and SLO County Library Cardholders. Contact: Every SAT 10:00 am-2:00 pm: SLO Chess
439-2727 or slomakerspace.com. Club meets at the big board on Morro Bay
Embarcadero at west end of Morro Bay Blvd
Every THU 10:00-11:00 am: La Leche League (down the stairs). Cost: free. Contact: 441-
Mother Support Meetings in North Co, SLO, 7210 or slochess.com.
AG and SM. Breastfeeding and parenting
support and information offered. Cost: free. 1st & 3rd THU every month 7:00-8:30 pm:
Contact: 242-2294 or Facebook.com/lllofslo. Drop-in Dream Group at St. Benedict’s
Episcopal Church, 2220 Snowy Egret Ln, Los
MON-THU 8:30-11:30 am: Walk-In Legal Clinic Osos. This support group is to share dreams
in 3rd Floor Atrium of Courthouse Annex,
and the relationship between dreams and
1035 Palm St, San Luis Obispo and Paso spiritual path, using Jungian interpretive
Robles Courthouse, 901 Park St, Rm 112. Get assumptions and language and Robert
help with divorce, child and spousal support, Johnson’s book Inner Work. Cost: free.
domestic violence, guardianship, civil
Contact: bobpelfrey@charter.net.
harassment, and name or gender change.
3rd WED of every month at 6:30 pm:
Every TUE & THU at 1:30 pm: Legal Clinic for
Prepared & Natural Childbirth Classes at Twin
Self-Represented Litigants at the SLO County Cities Community Hospital, 1220 Las Tablas
Courthouse Law Library, 1050 Monterey
Rd, Templeton. This six-series class includes
St, SLO, #125. One-on-one legal advice for lecture, hands-on demos, and technique
persons filing divorces w/o an attorney, and
practice. Cost: free. Contact: 434-4654.
a document preparer to assist in completing
court-required forms. Cost: free. Contact: 2nd THU of every month at 6:30 pm:
788-3418. Breastfeeding Basics at Twin Cities
Community Hospital, 1100 Las Tablas Rd,
Every TUE & THU at 1:30 pm: Divorce & Child Templeton. Learn about practical aspects
Support Workshops at SLO Court Support of feeding your newborn from a Lactation
Services, 1120 Mill St, Ste A, San Luis Obispo
Consultant. Cost: free. Contact: 239-4443.
and Paso Robles Courthouse, 901 Park St,
Paso Robles. Help is provided for divorce, Every THU-FRI 12:00-5:00 pm & SAT 11:00
child support, custody and/or visitation am-5:00 pm: Exploration Station Interactive
orders. An overview of the legal process is Science Center welcomes families at 867
followed by time to prepare forms and ask Ramona Ave, Grover Beach. Cost: $2-3.
questions. Cost: free. Contact: 788-3418. Contact: 473-1421 or explorationstation.org.
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Local Resources
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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Family Events
Celebrate
the Season
at
City Farm SLO
On Sunday, October 20, City
Farm SLO will open its gates to
the public for the 3rd Annual Fall
Harvest Festival from 1:00 to 5:00
pm. Celebrate the season with
family and friends during a fun
interactive afternoon between
farmers and the public, especially
Central Coast Family
children. See the results of the
activity that has been taking
place at the farm. City Farm SLO
is located in the Calle Joaquin
Agricultural Reserve, at 1221 Calle
Joaquin, San Luis Obispo. The
farm land is also visible along
Highway 101 between the Los
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Osos Valley Road and Madonna City Farm School Project
Road exits. Admission is free and
all ages are welcome.
Come tour the farm, meet the
Horticultural Therapy Project for
the PREPARE program
farmers, and harvest and grill your “On the Farm” field trips for
own ear of corn. Highlights of
the day include a farmers market
elementary school classes
featuring City Farm SLO grown “Farm Box” Project: this new
produce for sale, a pumpkin u-pick educational enterprise involves
patch, hayrides, and live music by high school students in the
singer-songwriter Miss Leo with marketing of produce grown at
Bluegrass Boys bandmate Andy City Farm
O’Brien on mandolin.
Projects of Our Global Family:
Take part in tomato-toss, weed-
pulling, and pumpkin-weight-
guessing contests, and other fun
weekend farming experiences
for elementary school age
children and their families, and
planting and harvesting activities.
Feed the resident chickens and
the Cobhouse Building project
visiting goats. Meet organizations Sponsors of the 2019 Fall Harvest
sharing a commitment to local Festival include San Luis Ranch,
sustainable urban agriculture. Pacific Energy Company, the City
of San Luis Obispo, BMW of San
Learn more about City Farm SLO’s Luis Obispo, Central Coast Family,
19-acre urban farm, including and New Times.
the daily operations, community
programs, and local outreach, and Learn more at: cityfarmslo.org,
find out how you can get involved. www.facebook.com/CityFarmSLO
Current programs include: and Instagram.com.cityfarmslo.
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