Monthly Archives: May 2015

805 Sound, Entertainment, Mad Royal

Burning It Up: James Scoolis

GOG burning jamesThe Goddess of Groove
By Mad Royal

Sometimes we look at someone and say he or she is a “natural” at something: painting, working with animals, musical ability. While it is true that talent cannot be learned, it is also true that most of the people who seem natural at something put in long hours of practice and study. Many people think musicians have the easy life, as in Dire Straits’ song, “Money for Nothing”. The fact is that most musicians work very hard at their craft for little monetary gain. Case in point is “Burning” James Scoolis, who practices one to two hours a day honing his craft, and takes voice lessons, to boot. Continue reading Burning It Up: James Scoolis →

Healthy Living, Michelle Jang, Professional Perspective

Do you have Good Posture?

michele jangBy Michele S Jang, PT

How do you know if you have good posture? At Spirit Winds Physical Therapy we have an exercise that we call the “3 – S” posture drill.  Stand against the wall and feel what parts of your body touch the wall.  When you have good spinal alignment, three parts of your body will touch the wall.  These three body parts are what the “S’s” stand for.  They are your Sacrum, Shoulder blade(also known as your scapula) and lastly, your Skull.
In order to have your sacrum flush with the wall, it is important to engage your abdominal muscles and perform a slight posterior pelvic tilt as if tucking your coccyx or tailbone between your legs.
For most people, keeping our shoulder blades against the wall means rolling our shoulders backwards, gently squeezing the shoulder blades together and down. Continue reading Do you have Good Posture? →

Framed

Framed: Amgen Tour

FramedOnce again the Amgen Tour came through the Central Coast and what an exciting race! The Amgen Tour CA Stage 4 winner was Tinkoff-Saxo’s Peter Sagan. For three days at the Amgen Tour of California, the Slovakian national champion had to settle for silver medals, but he sprinted to victory in Avila Beach! Wouter Wippert (Drapac) was second, and Mark Cavendish (Etixx-Quick-Step) finished third.
See more Amgen photos at www.PhotoByVivian.com.

Gareth Kelly

On the Planet of Culture – with Shanna May

Screen Shot 2015-05-19 at 1.28.56 PMStory by Gareth Kelly
Photos courtesy of Shanna May

Some time ago we introduced you to Zhanna May. Originally from Kazakhstan, May had just finished as runner up in the Mrs. Asia USA contest in 2014. Meeting many people from all over the world and from many different cultures, May was inspired to share some of these and many other stories.
“After doing the pageant, I realized how much fun I had meeting people from other cultures,” said May. “I thought it would be great if I could share some of these experiences with others. That’s when I had the idea of a TV show.” Continue reading On the Planet of Culture – with Shanna May →

Community Calendar, Community Events

Community Calendar: May 28–June 10, 2015

The fifth Annual Morro Bay K-9 Walk-a-Thon is set for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 30 at Morro Bay City Park. There will be a 1-mile and a 1-1/2 mile walk for dogs and their owners (registration is $20 and includes a goodie bag). There will be police dog demos, picture booths, vendors and food booths, and a dog adoption event. The event is sponsored by the National Police Dog Foundation and proceeds support Morro Bay Police Department’s K-9 program. Email Ofc. Stephanie Pipan at: for more information.
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Eco-Rotary Club of Morro Bay is hosting the Third Annual Eco Faire from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 31 at St. Timothy’s Church Hall, 962 Piney Way in Morro Bay. More than 30 environmental organizations will have booths offering information, demonstrations, and products of an ecological nature. Admission is free. There’s a special presentation at 1 p.m. by the Permaculture Guild, a water conservation solutions organization, addressing the drought with a panel of experts discussing the topic, “Got Water? What Drought is Really About in our Area.” At 3 p.m. there will be live music with Zen Mountain Posts and there will be an eco kids’ corner and a silent auction to benefit projects that Eco-Rotary Club of Morro Bay support. For more information call Trina Dougherty at (805) 801-4826 or email to: . Eco-Rotary Morro Bay is also on Facebook.
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