Police Department Seeks Community Help in Stolen Vehicle Case

The Grover Beach Police Department is asking community members to keep an eye out for a classic car that was stolen on Tuesday.

On Dec. 29, at approximately 2:15 p.m. a 1957 Chevy step side truck with California license plate number 8Z15431 was reported stolen from the Vons Grocery Store parking lot located at 1758 W. Grand Ave in Grover Beach.

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Bay News: 2015 Year In Review

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Morro Bay’s lodging businesses will take part in a county-wide bid to form a Tourism Marketing District or TMD, imposing a fee on a night’s stay and pooling the money to do yet more marketing.

The City Council voted unanimously to allow the city’s businesses to take part in the County TMD, that would be run by “Visit San Luis Obispo County,” a private non-profit company that used to be called the County Visitor’s and Conference Bureau. It was the first of several changes to Morro Bay’s tourism marketing efforts that would play out over 2015 and continue into 2016.

The rockets would not glare red over Morro Bay on 4th of July 2015, after all the board members of the group that puts on the family picnic and fireworks show stepped down and the City eventually stepped up.

Morro Bay 4th, Inc., the non-profit all volunteer group that’d been putting on 4th of July at Tidelands Park for more than five years, announced that unless another group of citizens stepped up to take over the event, Morro Bay wouldn’t have a celebration.

“It’s just burnout really,” said Dan Podesto the president of MB4th. “The last few years there’s just been six people on the board and there’s no new blood.”

The City organized a daylong family picnic, bike parade and music show, but there were no fireworks.

Authorities in Nevada had no answers on the fate of a Los Osos woman whose body was found in the desert, however, they were sure she was not the victim of foul play.

The case began Sept. 25, 2015 when two men riding ATVs found human remains while riding out in the desert near Parumph, Nev. The body was badly decomposed but the Nye County Nevada Sheriff’s Office was able to identify the person as Margay Edwards, 27, a Los Osos native daughter.

After investigating the incident surrounding her death, the County Coroner’s Office could not determine an exact cause of death and the circumstances surrounding her demise remain undiscovered.

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Journey Of Hope Forum To Focus On Mental Health And Law Enforcement

Book Cover Capture_BriggsThe seventh annual Journey of Hope event will feature keynote speaker Kevin Briggs focusing on the developing relationship between law enforcement and citizens with mental health challenges.

Journey of Hope, an inspiring and educational mental wellness forum, will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 13, at New Life Church in Pismo Beach, CA. This is a free event, open to the public and reservations are not required.

Kevin Briggs is a retired California Highway Patrol (CHP) nicknamed the “Guardian of the Golden Gate.” Briggs predominately worked on the Bridge — an assignment that would prove to be very challenging as the Golden Gate Bridge produced an average of four to six suicidal persons, multiple traffic collisions, and dozens of other law enforcement “calls” each month.

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Ballet Theatre San Luis Obispo: Top Notch Talent In Our Own Backyard

CanCanLilyJulianLaBoutique“Amazing!” My 11 year old son said of the ballet performances we saw at the BlackBox Theatre in SLO on Dec. 20th. Ballet Theatre San Luis Obispo put on two performances that afternoon; The Magic Toy Shop, La Boutique Fantasque and The Skaters, Les Patineurs. The choreography was mesmerizing and the costumes impeccable!

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An Eclectic List Top 10 Movies of 2015

By Teri Bayus

I see just about every picture that comes out, so this list of my favorites was hard to whittle down. It started with 50 movies. This is an eclectic list, strange, wonderful, and weird, littered with cartoons, superheroes, multi movie franchises and independent films.

10.  Furious 7 — I know you all groaned when you saw the number after the movie, but sometimes the sequels build upon a concept and nail it in the later films. The cast becomes a well-oiled machine. The audience waits for the familiar and rejoices in being surprised. Plus, this was a tribute to the lead actor, Paul Walker, who was killed, ironically, in a car crash. Yes, it’s cheesy, but the film knows it. The action set pieces are properly shot with little quick cuts and do not induce headaches. The humor is organic and not at the expense of stupid racist gags. The female leads, while attractive, are not sexually objectified. These films are my guilty pleasure and I’ve adored every one.

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