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Cross to wear
A week after Hurricane Katrina struck Louisiana, New Times Art Director Alex Zuniga and New Times photographer Chris Gardner both signed up to volunteer with the Red Cross to help in the hurricane relief effort. With little fanfare they received the required training and then announced to their co-workers that they would be volunteering their…
Letters
Will brake for the ignorant In response to Marsha Nettleton’s letter (“Stop: This means you,- Oct. 6-13) complaining about skateboarders, bicyclists, and Rollerbladers not stopping at stop signs and stop lights: I am a bicyclist, and I stop at all stop signals, and I agree that everyone is required to comply with these traffic rules.…
Hail to the new chief
John Callahan, a 32-year veteran with the Los Angeles City Fire Department, is SLO’s new No. 1 fireman. Callahan replaces former chief Wolfgang Knabe, who left in June for a less expensive environment. -K.H.
The Eagle lands again
An American Eagle flight heading for L.A. was forced to land Monday after a stewardess smelled smoke in the plane. The flight was the second in the last two months forced to return to SLO after takeoff. The first happened on Aug. 4 when American Eagle Flight 3004 returned to SLO after the pilot noticed…
Adieu
I have heard it said that it takes a lifetime to learn how to live. How true!In the “SLO segment- of my life, I have learned important life lessons from all of you. Now I come to a difficult moment of departure when my heart is so full that all I can possibly say is…
Mondo Mongo’s
At last, food lovers and music aficionados alike have reason to head to Grover Beach, thanks to Mongo’s, a natural foods restaurant and all-ages music venue that just opened up on Grand Avenue. Mongo’s (yes, named after the horse-punching character in the 1970s comedy “Blazing Saddles-) is the brainchild of former NFL Super Bowl Champion…
Jason Von Flue has skills
The jabs and kicks are delivered with unforgiving force, and each time a face-blow lands direct, the crowd at The Library lounge on Higuera Street – some thirty-strong – erupts in applause. Fierceness doesn’t begin to explain the battle raging on the television set between Anthony Torres, the Hawaiian corrections officer with a tribal arm…
Los Osos inches forward under threat of fines
Los Osos CSD representatives, including Vice President John Fouche, Director Chuck Cesena, interim counsel John McClendon, and interim General Manager Dan Bleskey, met Wednesday morning to negotiate impending fines with Regional Water Board Manager Roger Briggs. As of press time, the CSD and water board representatives were still meeting in private. The challenges that lie…
Driving Mr. Newby
They’re going to charge him with driving while drunk, hit and run, and having a suspended license. He’s going to be billed for all the police work associated with two accidents, including traffic diversion and medical response. Whether or not PG&E is going to make him pay for their troubles is unknown at this time.…
Robbery with pump-action shotgun nets $300 and arrest
Grover Beach Police had their hands full Sunday night when they tried to pull over Jesse James Reasner after the call went out that he allegedly robbed a market in Grover Beach using a pump-action shotgun. When the cops spotted him driving on Grand Avenue in his 1998 Nissan pickup, they tried to pull him…
Morro Bay to research Duke alternatives
At its Oct. 10 meeting, The Morro Bay City Council directed staff to research other revenue sources for the Duke power plant. Duke announced its intention to sell the plant on Sept. 13. Duke officials have stated that the 50-year-old natural gas plant is inefficient and not profitable as is and must be modernized. The…
Men accused of molesting teens at Pismo motel
A six-month investigation by the Pismo Beach Police Department has led to the arrest of two employees of a local motel for allegedly providing drugs to teenagers and then sexually molesting them. The two men – Edward Wilderman, 45, and Garrett Nelson, 19 – worked, respectively, as the manager and desk clerk at the Ocean…
Sex in the city
We’re all adults here, right? I mean, there aren’t any minors reading this column, are there? If so, they should cover their eyes before they read any further, because this week’s Shredder is all about s-e-x, which spells trouble to more than a few people around here, all of whom probably stopped reading before they…
Cal Poly Solar Team shines in D.C.
As of press time, Solar Cal Poly was in second place in the Department of Energy-sponsored Solar Decathlon. The team was in a tight battle for second place, leading the University of Colorado by only .119 points. Final results are expected Oct. 14. The Solar Cal Poly house was trucked to D.C. for the national…
