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For the first time in decades, Wimbledon was canceled for 2020. The all England club announcing the decision to call off the grass-court tennis tournament. It hasn’t canceled in 75 years. Only the two world wars have forced the tournament’s cancellation. It was scheduled to be played on the outskirts of London from June 29th…
Although physical “social distancing” is the order of the day, the recent spring weather inspired hikers to hit the trails of Stadium Park in Atascadero. The park was once used by Atascadero founder E. G. Lewis as an amphitheater for concerts and events. Photos taken at the park in the early 1900’s show hundreds of…
Mother Goose is on the loose again. This was a popular event for kids at the library, but now you can access it on line. Miss Carrie and Miss Melissa presenting the story team for babies from 0-18 months every Thursday. You go the city website: prcity.com. then 903/library-story-time. Or you can call the library…
Did you notice census day on Wednesday? Like many traditions in the US, the Census is impacted by the coronavirus. Census official says the job will still be completed by the end of the year.
Auto sales drop dramatically in the first quarter of this year. General Motors saying new car sales fell 7% in the first quarter. In March alone, Hyundai reported a 42% drop in sales. Mercedes-Benz had an 80% decline. One auto dealer says, “The market right now is really shell shocked.”
In San Luis Obispo county, the state has shut down vehicle access and traffic to all 280 state parks in the state. State parks have changed the way they operate because of the virus. For instance, you can’t drive on the beach at Oceano dunes. And in Cayucos, the parking stalls along the west side…
From kindergarten to graduate schools, academics in America has changed because of the virus. At Cal Poly, president Jeffrey Armstrong says Mustangs are practicing distance learning. In the UC system, the board of regents are relaxing the admission standards for freshmen and transfer students who apply to the nine undergraduate campuses, but are now studying…
The San Luis Obispo county health department reporting a small increase in the number of reported cases of coronavirus. 83 in the county. 36 of those victims are recovering at home. So far, 37 people have recovered from the virus. Ten people are hospitalized. Two are in the intensive care unit. One of those two…
Enjoy the sunshine, because rain returns next week. Forecasters now saying we’ll see light rain late Sunday and then it will continue off and on through Thursday. Not a lot of rain. About one half inch on Monday, otherwise, just a trace of precipitation, but it will continue for a few days. But we’ll see…
Mostly sunny skies today, highs in the low 70’s. Tonight, clear skies overnight, lows near 40. Tomorrow, sunny and warm, highs near 70. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny skies through Saturday. Showers beginning late Sunday and continuing through Tuesday of next week. We may receive an inch of rain from that storm early…
