Three Rotary Clubs in San Luis Obispo - the Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo, Rotary Club Daybreak, and Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo de Tolosa - collaborated to build a new outdoor classroom at Rancho El Chorro Outdoor School. On "Rotarians at Work Day" members of the three clubs worked together on the project, which will allow Rancho El Chorro to expand their hands-on learning and marine science programs. Local businesses also contributed materials and expertise to support the project. The outdoor classroom was completed successfully through the joint efforts of the Rotary clubs and local community.

1. Volume 5 • Issue 36 • May 5 – 11, 2011
YOUR C OMMUNITY IN YOUR H ANDS
It Takes
an Army. Rotary at Work builds a
classroom. Story and photos on page 18.
City Considers Jack’s Helping Kidicial Coming
Curfew Hand Downtown
By Camas Frank By Jack Beardwood By Camas Frank
bicycle safety and teach
T he City of San Luis
Obispo Police
Department pre-
sented an ordinance to the
allow their wards out on
the streets without supervi-
sion could face fines as
steep as $500.
A disabled child’s
family needed help
paying for the cost
of a specialized wheel chair
Helping Hand in 2004 in
memory of their son Jack,
whose three-year struggle
with a rare form of brain
cancer ended in November
T he San Luis Obispo
County
Coalition
Bicycle
wants
you, along with your chil-
dren, to join them on May
some skills to the next gen-
eration of riders, Dan
Rivoire, Executive Director
of the Coalition, said that
City Council for final While the Council had so he could be independ-
approval this week, yet to review the ordinance ently mobile. of 2004. 5 for the first in a series of they work hard to avoid
designed to keep youth as of press time, the matter A young boy fighting During the course of theme nights celebrating peachiness when talking
from engaging in disrep- has been bouncing around bone cancer needed a com- Jack’s treatment, the two-wheeled locomotion. about safety.
utable behavior after dark. City Hall for quite some puter for his home school- Readys realized that many Organizers are billing it “The inspiration behind
Although replete with time. ing. The chemotherapy families with disabled chil- as, “A venue for parents to it is to allow people an
exclusions for a variety of In September 2009, treatment he receives pre- dren needed assistance to teach their children to ride opportunity to ‘Ride
supervised and productive Police Chief Deborah vents him from going to meet their children’s spe- in the street safely.” Smart’,” he said. “We want
activities, the ordinance Linden pitched the idea school and causes his fin- cial needs that are not pro- Being held for the third people to be uplifted by the
would make it an infrac- during a study session with gers to go numb, making it vided by other sources. year, the San Luis Obispo experience so we’re very
tion for those 17 years old the Council addressing very difficult to hold a pen- Jack’s Helping Hand “Kidical” Mass event will careful about the language
and younger to be on the noisy gathering and under- cil. assists local children with kick off at 6 p.m. in we use.”
streets after 11 p.m. until age drinking. A five-year-old with life- illnesses and disabilities, Mitchell Park, with riders Among the topics cov-
the early morning at 5 a.m. The ordinance lists some threatening allergies need- providing for special treat- donning a Cinco de Mayo ered in the groups pre-ride
The infractions would be of these concerns in justify- ed a specially-trained serv- ments, services, equipment theme. The rides will con- talks are “Driving your
punishable with a fine ing the measure. ice dog to alert him to dan- and transportation. tinue the first Thursday of bike the way you would
and/or community service, “Whereas the Council ger and to make his med- According to Mary every month between May your car,” a significant dif-
starting with $100 for a finds that minors engaging ication available at the first Illingworth, charitable and September, with each ference in the way many
first offense and topping in criminal conduct or sign of an allergic response. administrator (director of ride taking on a different people think about the act
out at $250 after three activities that are likely to San Luis Obispo resi- the organization), many theme. of cycling, Rivoire added.
occasions. Parent or result in criminal conduct dents Paul and Bridget local families with children Although the point of “The event helps show par-
guardians who knowingly create a public safety Ready founded Jack’s suffering from heart the rides is to promote ents how to do this with
See Curfew, page 6 See Jack’s, page 7 See Kidicial, page 28
INSIDE INFORMATION
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Talks Wine Round-Up Game Day Special
page 19 page 20 page 26 page 30
TOLOSA PRESS

2. 18 SCN • May 5 – 11, 2011 • SLO City News
slocity
community
Rotary at Work
Street. “It’s great to see our San Luis
Photos by Christopher Gardner M any hands make light work
was exemplified at the
Rancho El Chorro Outdoor
School last weekend as three Rotary
Clubs came together to build a new
Obispo clubs coming together again
for the sole purpose of improving our
community,” said Rotary Club of San
Luis Obispo President Ed Naretto.
outdoor classroom. As part of “These Work Days are rewarding and
“Rotarians at Work Day” the three fun.”
clubs, Rotary Club of San Luis Not only did the clubs pitch in to
Obispo, Rotary Club Daybreak and lend a hand, so did many businesses
Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo de by providing the materials and expert-
Tolosa, chose this project as a public ise. Businesses outside of Rotary
service. The sheltered classroom will agreed to contribute to the project
help Rancho El Chorro continue their including Airvol Block, Miner’s
charter of providing “hands-on learn- Hardware and Farm Supply Company.
ing” and allow them to expand their The day went smoothly and was led
marine science program. by Rotarians Anthony Palazzo of
The collaboration between the clubs PMSM Architects and Christi Fry
is a result of recent projects like last with Triad/Holmes Associates. ✤
year’s community garden on South