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OVER THE HILL
BY PHIL DIRKX

Court
doesnt
know a
bribe
when it
sees one

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY

Registration to vote in
primary at all-time high
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155,804 San Luis Obispo County residents have

registered to vote in advance of the June 7 primary
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Republicans still outnumber Democrats in registrations

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to register to vote in the

primary, the county has
155,804 registered voters
an all-time high for a
presidential primary.
Its just hopping, as far
as voter interest is concerned, Gong said.
Weve never had in
my career at least a
presidential primary show
as much voter interest in

BY KAYTLYN LESLIE

kleslie@thetribunenews.com

More San Luis Obispo

County residents are registered to vote in the upcoming June 7 presidential
primary than ever before.
County Clerk-Recorder
Tommy Gong said, following Mondays deadline

Visit sanluisobispo.com for a

map of county polling places and
a video about how to vote

the registrations.
Republicans still outnumber Democrats, but
voter interest seemed to
be running higher among
Democrats, with about a 9
percent jump in registered
Democrats compared to a
3 percent increase in registered Republicans since
the last presidential primary.
Gong said registration

SEE DIRKX, 4A

SEE VOTERS, 4A

SAN LUIS OBISPO GENERAL PLAN

I like seeing the election campaign signs

that have blossomed
along many streets.
They add color. It
makes me feel good
that all those candidates want to communicate with me.
In a very real sense,
they are flirting with me.
But, of course, I realize
its just a fling on their
part. I doubt that by midNovember theyll still be
eager for my attention.
And they may forget
that democracy is a mixed
blessing that requires
constant attention. They
cant just turn it on, set
the thermostat and forget
it.
Winston Churchill, the
great British prime minister during World War II,
was very realistic about it.
He said, Democracy is
the worst form of government except for all those
other forms that have
been tried from time to
time. He said that in a
speech to the House of
Commons two years after
the war.
Since I was 5 years old,
Ive been interested in
what wise men say about
democracy. For example, I
remember that Will Rogers, the cowboy humorist,
once said, Im not a
member of any organized
party. I am a Democrat.
You see, I was 5 years
old in 1935, the same year
that Will Rogers was
killed in an airplane crash
in Alaska. It was big news.
He was a beloved celebrity. That Christmas, my
Aunt Wyn gave my father
a book titled Will Rogers:
Ambassador of Good Will,
Prince of Wit and
Wisdom. I still have it.
It contained photos of
Rogers, his one-eyed pilot,
Wiley Post, and their
amphibious plane before
and after their crash. It
also contained photos of
Rogers at various stages in
his career. It must have
struck me as an important
tragedy. I frequently studied the photos.
So in later years, I often
read and reread Will Rogers jokes, wisecracks and
observations. They may
be one of the reasons I
started writing a newspaper column. Will Rogers
wrote columns too, you
know.
His homespun comments and observations
were often about politics.
Heres an example: In
this country people dont
vote for. They vote
against.
He also said, No elective candidate is ever as
bad or as good as we ex-

applications have been

flowing into the office at a
quick pace: At its peak,
the office received about
1,300 online applications
and a few hundred paper
applications a day.
We saw it building up,
with the voter interest
being shown early on in
this election cycle, even
months ago, Gong said.
But since then, theyve
been flooding in daily,
even on Monday.
The previous record for
voter registrations during
a presidential primary was
147,276 in 2012. Accord-

ing to county voter turnout records, the all-time

peak number of local
voter registrations during
a primary was in 2009,
for a special statewide
primary to vote on a series
of budget ballot measures.
It also included open seats
in the state Senate and
U.S. Congress, though not
for representatives of this
area. There were 156,514
local registered voters on
record during that primary.
As the number of registrations grows, so does the
number of registered Democrats and Republicans in
the county: during the 2012
presidential primary, there
were 50,369 registered
Democrats and 58,906
registered Republicans. As
of Monday, there were
54,851 Democrats and
60,772 Republicans
registered.

Officials: SLO
could grow by
10,000 residents
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City officials say resources are adequate for

10,000 more residents by 2035
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City says the water supply is adequate, but some

residents think climate change is being overlooked
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BY NICK WILSON

nwilson@thetribunenews.com

JOE JOHNSTON jjohnston@thetribunenews.com

A NEW VOLUNTEER
Jason Vesterfelt, who works with Cal Fire, made a new friend Wednesday while
putting out a brush fire that was sparked by a rollover crash on Highway 101 across
from Laetitia Vineyard and Winery near Arroyo Grande. After firefighters found the
little field mouse on their truck, they picked it up and set it loose in a safe place
away from the burned area.

COURTNEYS HOUSE

New cafe from Fig Good Food

will help Templeton nonprofit
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Popular Atascadero
restaurant will operate
the cafe
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Soft opening planned for

mid-June; grand opening
is June 23
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BY DANIELLE AMES

dames@thetribunenews.com

Templeton-based
Courtneys House, a
resource center for adults
with developmental disabilities, is opening a cafe
operated by popular Atascadero restaurant Fig
Good Food.
The restaurant, named
Fig at Courtneys House,
will provide an opportunity for adults with developmental disabilities to
learn job skills and engage
with the community.
Its about inclusion, its
about them getting a
chance to really show
what they can bring to the
table and offer and be a
member of the community, said Carrie Sanders,
who founded the nonprofit in 2012.
Plans are underway for
the restaurant to have a
soft opening around midJune, with a grand opening and ribbon cutting
June 23. An open house
for the cafe will be held

COURTESY PHOTO

Courtneys House in Templeton will be opening a cafe

operated by Atascadero restaurant Fig Good Food.

from noon to
3 p.m. Saturday. Any
proceeds will
help Courtneys
House expand the cafe
and other programs.
Sanders said she had
been trying to open a cafe
at Courtneys House at
311 Sixth St. (which has a
commercial kitchen, as
the space formerly housed
restaurant Pennys at the
Manse) for some time and
had met with several prospects, but it never
worked out.
That changed after Sanders met Christina Dillow,
who owns Fig Good Food
with her husband Dennis
and her brother Don

Dockstader, by
chance at a Templeton nursery in
March.
It felt like all of
our setbacks had been for
a reason it wasnt quite
the perfect thing, just
waiting until I could meet
Chris (when) it just all
clicked, Sanders said.
Fig at Courtneys House
will serve breakfast and
lunch. Sanders said she
hopes eventually the cafe
will be open occasionally
in the evenings to serve
take-away dinners for
concerts or events at the
park across the street.
Dillow expects that Fig
SEE BUZZ, 4A

San Luis Obispo is prepared on all fronts for an

estimated population
growth of more than
10,000 residents in the
next 20 years, officials
said Wednesday, even as
some residents questioned
whether the city will have
enough affordable housing and water to handle
the influx.
Community development director Michael
Codron laid out the citys
growth projections during
a study session at Tuesdays Planning
Commission meeting. The
meeting was for discussion purposes only, with
no decisions made.
Codron said the city has
made sure available resources will match the
citys growth as part of
San Luis Obispos General
Plan. The city has been
projecting a population of
56,686 by 2035, up from
46,456 as of 2015.
We look very closely at
water availability, air

COUNTY ROUNDUP
Bernie Sanders
to hold rally in
Santa Maria
Democratic presidential
candidate Bernie Sanders
will hold a rally in Santa
Maria on Saturday as part
of his swing through California before the June 7
primary.
The rally is scheduled
for 1:30 p.m. at Santa
Maria High Schools Wilson Stadium, 901 S.
Broadway.
The free event will be
sandwiched between
Sanders 10 a.m. rally at
Santa Barbara City College and a 7 p.m. rally at
the Kern County Fairgrounds in Bakersfield.
Doors will open at Wilson Stadium at 10:30 a.m.
For security reasons, the
public is asked not to
bring bags and to limit
what is brought inside to
small items such as keys
and cell phones. Signs or

quality, access to open

space, capacity in our
water reclamation facility
and absolutely capacity on
our roadways, Codron
said.
Codron said one city
objective is to encourage
people to use bicycles,
carpool or walk around
town. Fees assessed to
developers for building
new housing help pay for
new pathways and alternative transportation
routes.
Some residents and
commissioners in the
audience, however, called
for more affordable housing, saying they feared an
increasing number of
people will have to commute to work in San Luis
Obispo from other communities with cheaper
housing. Some commented that climate change
requires the city to take a
more cautious approach to
growth to avoid overconsuming water.
San Luis Obispo resident David Brody said he
would like to see an estiSEE GROWTH, 4A

banners on sticks, sharp

objects, chairs and weapons will not be allowed
through security, according to a campaign news
release.
On-site parking is limited, but public bus lines 5
and 6 stop at the campus
at S. Broadway and Morrison Avenue.
JANET LAVELLE

Hawaii man killed

in collision near
Piedras Blancas
A Hawaii man was
killed and a man from El
Salvador was arrested in
the two-car crash
Wednesday on Highway 1
near Piedras Blancas.
Charles Wegener, 71, of
Kailua, Hawaii, was killed
about 2:20 p.m. while
driving a 2016 Ford Focus
north on Highway 1 north
of Arroyo De La Cruz,
according to a CHP news
release.
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ROUNDUP

COURTESY PHOTO

David Kline, The Cliffs restaurant manager, presents a

donation from funds raised through the restaurants
Karmic Pizza Thursdays. Patty Carpenter, left, Karen
Colombo, right, of Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Luis
Obispo County show their appreciation for the check
given to the agency.

GOOD NEWS
PISMO BEACH
Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Luis Obispo
County is the recent recipient of an $808 donation from The Cliffs
Resort in Pismo Beach.
The money was raised
through patron donations
and the restaurants Kar-

mic Pizza Thursdays, with

50 cents from every
happy-hour drink being
donated to a charity.
SLO COUNTY
The California Retired Teachers Association (Division 23) recently presented $18,000
in scholarships to the
following local students:

DONATIONS AND VOLUNTEERS

Paso Robles
Come As You Art costume
party. 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. Come
dressed as a work of art or
artist. Drinks, appetizers and live
music by Sould Out. Proceeds
benefit PASO ARTSFEST and
Studios on the Park. Studios on
the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso
Robles. $50. 238-9800.
Volunteers needed for PASO
ARTSFEST. Saturday. Individuals
and groups needed. Volunteer
application online at www.paso
artsfest.com/volunteer, at the
Paso Robles City Library or by
contacting srobitaille@
prcity.com. 237-3870.
Volunteers are needed to
help Studios on the Park with
administrative support, docenting, exhibition prep and installation, kids Art Smart and
special events. 238-9800.

San Luis Obispo

California Festival of Beers.
Friday and Saturday. Beer
tasting from local, regional and
national breweries. Live music.

Proceeds benefit Hospice SLO

County. Various locations
around Madonna Inn, 100 Madonna Road, San Luis Obispo.
For more information or to buy
tickets visit www.california
festivalofbeers.com.
805-544-2266.
Groups or individuals needed
to prepare hot meals for the
homeless Thursday. The meal
would need to be delivered to
the Maxine Lewis Memorial
Shelter at 5:30 p.m., hot and
ready to serve about 100
people. 534-3668.
Maxine Lewis Memorial
Shelter and The Prado Day
Center are in need of the
following items: sleeping bags,
large backpacks, large trash
bags, coffee, tea, creamer,
sugar, new socks, disposable
plates, bowls, cups and utensils.
Items can be delivered to the
Prado Day Center between 1 and
4 p.m. weekdays. For a full list of
needs, contact 534-3668.
Charity sewing. 1 to 4 p.m.
second and fourth Thursdays
at United Church of Christ,

FROM PAGE 3A

GROWTH
mate on the number of
jobs generated by nonresidential development,
saying there must be a
balance between the number of new jobs and new
affordable homes.
If we provide housing,
but people who work here
in San Luis Obispo cant
afford them, theyll be
living in all the surrounding communities, theyll
be negatively impacting

air quality, Brody said.

Brody said the Planning
Commission should recommend to the City
Council that limits be
placed on new nonresidential development, and
that the types of jobs created relative to the annual
growth in housing should
be reviewed.
Commissioner Hemalata Dandekar suggested
that zoning for smaller

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FROM PAGE 3A

DIRKX

VOTERS

pect him to be. And he

said, Politics has got so
expensive that it takes a
lot of money to even get
beat with.
I wonder what Will
Rogers would say today
about some recent
Supreme Court rulings.
Those rulings and other
federal actions now allow
super-rich people and
organizations to spend
unlimited amounts of
money to support political
candidates. Arent those
candidates then deeply
indebted to those contributors? To put it another
way, arent contributions
like that, in effect, bribes?
Will Rogers is long
dead, but about those
rulings he might have
said, I guess that proves
the majority of Supreme
Court justices have never
been bribed. They didnt
know a bribe when they
saw one.

Republicans also outnumbered Democrats in

four of the countys seven
cities, plus its unincorporated areas. San Luis
Obispo, Morro Bay and
Grover Beach all reported
more Democratic voters
than Republican.
The number of No
Party Preference also
known as decline to
state voters in the
county has increased from
29,103 in 2012 to 31,543.
Only the number of
Green Party registrations
has declined in the past
four years, falling to 915
voters this year from 1,356
in 2012.
Beside registrations,
Gong said the number of
mail-in ballot requests has

Phil Dirkxs column is

special to The Tribune. He
has lived in Paso Robles for
more than five decades,
and his column appears
here every week. Reach
Dirkx at 805-238-2372 or
phild2008@sbcglobal.net.

Twin Cities Community Hospital donated $1,500 toward

the reopening of Centennial Park Pool in Paso Robles.
Paso Robles City Councilman Steve Gregory, right,
accepted the donation from Mark Lisa, Twin Cities CEO,
center, and Ron Yukelson, Twin Cities chief business
development officer.

Dustin Adkins, Jacob

Hubert and Patrick
Wade of Arroyo Grande
High School; Nyasia
Dickson of Lopez High
School; Rachel Ericson
of Pacific Beach High
School; Terry Wambolt
of Nipomo High School;
Janae Caldera, Skye
Michel and Sarah Mosichuk of San Luis Obispo

High School; Lexie Neumann of Central Coast

New Tech High School;
and Gerardo Bory and
Camryn Curtis of Morro
Bay High School. Students
received their awards
from retired San Luis
Obispo County Superintendent of Schools Julian
Crocker in a presentation
held at the Madonna Inn.

11245 Los Osos Valley Road in

San Luis Obispo. Sewers and
knitters needed to sew clothes
for poor children of the world as
well as fidget quilts and knitting
for the neonatal intensive care
unit at Sierra Vista Regional
Medical Center. Donations
needed of double wide bias
tape. 528-4695.

wildlifecare.org.

San Luis Obispo County

Lunch delivery volunteers

needed to assist the Senior
Nutrition Program of San Luis
Obispo County. Volunteers
needed one hour per week
Monday through Friday, between 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. to
deliver hot lunches to seniors
nearby. Communities in need
are Paso Robles and Oceano.
541-3312.

The 40 Prado Homeless

Services Center has a donor
that has offered a $250,000
matching grant to match any
donations received by the
organization. 541-6820.
www.40prado.org.
Three local college students
are bicycling cross country
from Oregon to Virginia to raise
money for the Maxine Lewis
Memorial Shelter. The cycle
begins around June 13. For more
information or to make a donation visit www.gofundme.com/
bikeforslohomeless.
Pacific Wildlife Care has
donors that will donate up to
$75,000 to match any new or
increased donations received by
the organization this year.
543-9453. www.pacific

homes and more units will

create more affordable
housing.
Studio units, if you can
build more of them on the
same site, you might get
more developers to build
these kinds of projects,
Dandekar said. Id just
urge (the city staff) to
explore this.
Commissioner Charles
Stevenson also suggested
allowing more secondary
dwellings. (Secondary
dwellings) are a great
solution to provide affordable rental and homes
for aging parents, Ste-

also continued to
skyrocket. So far, the
county has sent out more
than 106,000 vote-bymail ballots, which is
10,000 more ballots sent
than in any previous election. The deadline to apply by phone or online to
receive a mail-in ballot is
Tuesday, to allow for time
for the ballot to be sent
out before the primary.
Applications can be
mailed to 1055 Monterey
St., D120 or faxed to 805781-1111. Voters can also
request a ballot over the
phone by calling
805-781-5228.
Vote-by-mail ballots
are still available after
Tuesday, but only in person at the County ClerkRecorders office.
Kaytlyn Leslie:
805-781-7928, @kaytyleslie

To place an obituary
in The Tribune or The Cambrian, call 805.781.7834
and leave a message or e-mail
Obits@TheTribuneNews.com
Obituary Information and Guidelines can be found at
sanluisobispo.com/obituaries
All obituaries go online at Legacy.
com for 6 months, with an online
guestbook that is open for 30 days.

All proceeds from sales at

Table 48 in Mothers Tavern
during May will be donated to
CASA of San Luis Obispo County. Call 541-8733 to make reservations. Mothers Tavern is at
725 Higuera St. in San Luis
Obispo.

Senior Volunteer Services.

RSVP Senior Volunteer Program
and CCCV Central Coast Community Volunteers are seeking
volunteers to help assist in a
variety of programs across the
county including Festival Mozaic, PCPA-Pacific Conservatory
Theatre, Woods Humane Society, Pacific Wildlife Care Center,
Grover Beach Police Department and Big Brothers Big
Sisters of San Luis Obispo
County. 544-8740.

venson said. Its something we should really

encourage and promote.
Codron, however, noted
that secondary units now
require full impact fees and
owner occupancy of one or
both dwellings, and are
part of a larger neighborhood discussion on housing. He said the city will
limit growth to its 1 percent
growth policy through its
issuance of building permits as it phases in development projects.
Nick Wilson: 805-781-7922,
@NickWilsonTrib

German Castro, 57, of

San Salvador, El Salvador,
was headed south on the
same road in a 2015 Mazda 3 when he drifted directly in front of Wegeners vehicle in the northbound lane.
The vehicles, both traveling about 60 mph, collided near their left front
sides.
Wegener was pronounced dead at the
scene.
His passenger, Stella
Carter, 77, also of Kailua
was taken to Sierra Vista
Regional Medical Center
to be treated for moderate
injuries.
Castro and his two passengers, Debora Castro,
21, and Diana Rodriguez,
57, both of San Salvador,
were also taken to Sierra
Vista for treatment. Rodriguezs injuries were listed
as major.
German Castro was
arrested on suspicion of
vehicular manslaughter,
but was released to the
hospital because of his
injuries. Castro will be
taken to San Luis Obispo
County Jail after his recovery.
LINDSEY HOLDEN

Shirley Price

A Cayucos residential
fire early Thursday caused
significant damage to a
vacation home.
Firefighters responded
about 2 a.m. to a blaze in
a three-story residence in
the 3000 block of Shearer
Avenue, according to the
Cayucos Fire Department.
Cayucos Fire crews
attacked flames on the
second and third stories of
the home with help from
the Morro Bay Fire
Department. Cal Fire and
the San Luis Obispo
County Fire Department
also provided assistance.
The fire was contained
within 15 minutes, but
there was heavy smoke
damage throughout the
house. Total damage
amounted to $150,000,
according to Cayucos Fire.
No one was at the house
at the time of the fire.
Neighbors called emergency responders when
they heard smoke alarms
sounding, according to
Morro Bay Fire.
The cause of the blaze
remains under investigation.
LINDSEY HOLDEN

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BUZZ
at Courtneys House will
cater many of the events,
such as weddings, family
reunions and rehearsal
dinners, that take place in
the backyard of Courtneys House.
The restaurant will seat
about 50 people counting
some outside space, which
includes a wraparound
porch and picnic tables in
the yard.
One of the rooms will
be used as a kids area,
and another room will be
a waiting area and casual
space where customers
can have a cup of coffee
or read.
The Courtneys House
programs will continue as
usual, using the house
during the afternoons and
evenings.
Adults from Courtneys
House will work with job
coaches alongside Dillows restaurant staff. She
plans to hire about 10 or
11 employees; two will
likely be full-time.
The job training will
begin around July, giving
Dillows restaurant staff

OBITUARIES

Aug. 1934 - May 18, 2016

Shirley Dolores (Hoyt)
Price was born in Fresno,
Calif., to Forest Hoyt and
Rose Smith Hoyt of San
Miguel, California.
Shirley attended grade
school in San Miguel and was
also a graduate of Paso
Robles High School, Class of
1952. She worked as an
executive secretary for years;
her career began at Fort Ord,
Calif., followed by Cal-Al in
Paso Robles, City of Paso
Robles, and Tenneco West in
Bakersfield and Aerojet in
Sacramento. Later she
returned to Paso Robles and
worked at Black Oak Motel
and the Paso Robles Inn.
Shirley had many interests
such as Bingo, bowling,
softball, and was an avid
Oakland Raiders and Kansas
City Chiefs fan. Her lifelong

Cayucos fire
causes $150,000
in damage

friends and family brought

her much joy throughout the
years.
Shirley was preceded in
death by her father Forest
Hoyt, mother Rose Smith
Hoyt; her only son, Louis
Allan Clegg; brothers Milton
Alviso and Allan Hoyt and
husband Dale T. Price.
She is survived by her
brother, George Martinez
(Elaine) of Yucca Valley,
Calif.; sister, Judy Hoyt
Tucker (Harry) of Avondale,
Ariz.; sister-in-law, Vera
Swanson Alviso (Milton) of
Rosamond, Calif.;
sister-in-law, Barbara Horton
Hoyt of Paso Robles; many
cousins and their extended
families. Shirleys children:
Rennie Stoltenberg (David),
Cydnee Clegg, and Stephanie
Dale Price (Lee Ann Harris);
granddaughters: Carly Gore,
Jessica Clegg and Caitlin
Stoltenberg; grandsons,
Brandon and Billy Gore, and
great-granddaughter Peyton
Rose Petersen.
No memorial service is
planned at this time. Wed
like to thank Bayside Care
Center of Morro Bay for their
patience and care; also The
Neptune Society. In lieu of
floral arrangements, please
make a generous donation to
your favorite organization.
Sign her guestbook at
sanluisobispo.com/obituaries

time to work out the details of the new place.

The job coaches and
adults from Courtneys
House will be paid for
their work. Sanders plans
to invite other programs
such as PathPoint and
school programs that work
with 18- to 22-year-olds
with developmental disabilities to use the restaurant for job training as
well. She said its up to
those programs to decide
whether their participants
will receive a paycheck.
Fig at Courtneys House
will operate as one of the
nonprofits programs;
Dillow and her staff will
be paid to run the cafe.
We want it to be a
successful stand-alone
business so that we can
continue to bring our
adults in for job training
and sustain the program,
Sanders said.
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DEATH
NOTICES
BAUGHMAN - Lawrence
Baughman, 75, of Oceano
died Thursday, May 26,
2016. Arrangements are
under the direction of Reis
Family Mortuary of San Luis
Obispo.
JOHNSON - Kay Johnson,
59, of San Luis Obispo died
Tuesday, May 24, 2016.
Arrangements are under the
direction of Reis Family
Mortuary of San Luis Obispo.
KIRKHUFF - Helen
Kirkhuff, 88, of San Luis
Obispo died Thursday, May
26, 2016. Arrangements are
under the direction of Reis
Family Mortuary of San Luis
Obispo.
ROBASCIOTTI - Laverne
Robasciotti, 92, of San Luis
Obispo died Wednesday,
May 25, 2016. Arrangements
are under the direction of
Reis Family Mortuary of San
Luis Obispo.

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Obispo County residents.

The adoption fee includes
a spay or neuter operation, basic vaccinations,
a microchip, eligibility for
a free veterinarian check,
a new collar and ID tag.
Cat adopters also receive
a carrier.

PET TALES
BY DANIELLE AMES

Obedient pup Lefty is

waiting for your orders

San Luis Obispo

County Animal
Services shelter volunteer Ellen Perryess
shares a story about
Lefty, a border collie
mix whos looking for
a job:
Lefty is a 2-year-old
border collie mix who
knows in his heart of
hearts he was put on
earth to do a job.
Theres little doubt he
has the initiative and
skills to do good work.
When he arrived at the
SLO County Animal Services shelter, he already
knew the commands: sit,
shake, down, stay, speak
and roll over. Hes also
accomplished at playing
fetch with ball or Fris-

bee and romping with

other energetic dogs.
Additionally, he rides well
in a car, is housebroken
and walks well on a leash.
The thing is, he cant do
his job until some person
tells him what it is. Hes
hoping his skills will position him well to be someones agility, jogging,
obedience and hiking
buddy.
Recently, hes displayed
another marketable skill
child recreation coordinator. A young family came
to the shelter and their
very young children liked
to play fetch with Lefty. He

would patiently wait for

them to finally throw the
ball, and if they offered
treats, hed gently take the
biscuits from their hands.
Just like the kids he
played with, Lefty needs a
family or person who will
provide him with structure, a secure yard, daily
mental and physical exercise and a comfortable
bed near the people he
loves.
For more information
about Lefty (ID
No. 211183), call the volunteer line at the animal
services shelter at
805-781-4413 or visit

Vaccination Clinic
Every Saturday 9am-1pm

DOG:
Rabies ................................... $13
DHPP, 4 in 1........................... $17
DHPP + Corona.....................$20
Bordetella (Kennel Cough).......$15
Canine Influenza ..................$19

CAt:
FVRCP ..................................$17
Feline Leukemia................. $23
Rabies ..................................$13

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............................................$12
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191 Santa Rosa St. SLO 543-2500

COURTESY PHOTO

Lefty, a 2-year-old border

collie mix, waits at SLO
County Animal Services.

www.slocounty.ca.
gov/aserv. The shelter is at
885 Oklahoma Ave., off
Highway 1 in San Luis
Obispo. Visit the website to
see more shelter animals
available for adoption.
The adoption fee is $80
for cats and $105 for
dogs, plus a $25 county
license fee for dogs if the
adopters are San Luis

BABY SHOWER AND

KITTEN CUDDLE
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Do you want to
cuddle with a kitten or
two? Mark your calendar
for the North County
Humane Societys third
annual Baby Shower and
Kitten Cuddle.
To celebrate this occasion, the kitten area will
be decorated and cookies,
cake and paw perfect
cupcakes will be served.
To be entered into a
drawing for a thank you
gift basket, bring one of
the following items for
the kittens: paper towels,

5A

baby blankets, heating

pads (no automatic shutoff) and kitten baby bottles, or make a donation
toward the purchase of
Breeders Edge kitten
formula.
North County Humane
Society, 2300 Ramona
Road, Atascadero.
805-466-5403.
PAWS TO READ
11 a.m. to noon. Saturday. Visiting children
can read aloud to a therapy dog. The dogs handlers are always present.
Arroyo Grande Library,
800 W. Branch St.
805-473-7161.
If you have stories or
photos of your furry,
feathered or scaly friend,
please send them to pettales
@thetribunenews.com or
Pet Tales, c/o The Tribune,
P.O. Box 112, San Luis
Obispo, CA 93406.