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"When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity."
Albert Einstein
Morro Bay Mandatory Water Conservation Requirements
Since 2013 has now gone on record as the driest calendar year in 119 years for Californians rainfall records, on January 17, 2014 Governor Jerry Brown officially declared a drought emergency, asking Californians to reduce their water usage by 20%. Due to this declaration the City of Morro Bay will be implementing Severely Restricted Water Supply Conditions.
Morro Bay has been implementing Moderately Restricted Water Supply Conditions for some time now, but due to the Governors declaration the City will be moving to the next tier in water conservation; Severely Restricted Water Supply Conditions. With this tier of water conservation irrigation of public and private landscaping is only permitted on Tuesdays and Saturdays for odd numbered property addresses and on Wednesday and Sundays for even numbered property addresses. No potable water shall be used for cleaning or rinsing of docks, boats and other marine facilities; driveways, patios, parking lots, sidewalks and other hardscapes.
Washing cars by use of a hose is prohibited. Use of a bucket to wash a car is permitted subject to non-wasteful applications. Also all restaurants in the City will not be providing water unless requested. Therefore during this time the City would like your continued help in conserving water. Please limit the amount of water used around the house, do not hose down paved surfaces, and run automatic irrigation sprinklers on an “as needed” basis.
What Are You Sticking To?
by Shana Ogren Lourey
The Threshold Choir is a movement that was started 14 years ago in El Cerrito, California.
The Choirs, if asked to come to a bedside, sing to those who are dealing with grief and dying. They travel to homes and hospitals, usually two to four singers at a time, and share the comfort and joy of song to those who are suffering at that threshold between life and death. Read More
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Recallers Outdo Themselves
by Jack McCurdy
As embarrassing as they were a few months ago with their hollow outrages against Morro Bay mayor Jamie Irons, the recallers may have outdone themselves by claiming--with zero evidence--that they came close to collecting the needed signatures to qualify his recall for the city ballot. Their escapades have marked this year as something shameful without precedent as Morro Bay nears its 50th anniversary.
The small coterie of people who sought to recall Morro Bay mayor Jamie Irons started off last September by insulting Irons along with City Council members Christine Johnson and Noah Smukler as well as others who defended Irons. And now that embarrassment brought on by the scornful abuse of the recallers has been doubled, tripled or quadruped. Read More
City of Morro Bay New Interim City Manager
Mayor Jamie Irons, together with the City Council, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Ed Kreins as the City of Morro Bay’s Interim City Manager. Mayor Irons stated that he and the Council are pleased that Mr. Kreins is joining us, and are looking forward to working with him.
Kreins brings a wealth of City government experience. His distinguished career path includes serving as the Sausalito Police Chief before moving on to Pleasant Hill and then Beverly Hills. He was promoted to the position of City Manager for the City of Beverly Hills where he served for 11 years. Since his retirement, he has served as Interim City Manager for the Cities of Livermore, Calabasas, Seaside, Pismo Beach, Solvang, and Hollister, as well as General Manager of the Nipomo Community Services District.
Kreins stated “I am pleased in the Council’s confidence in appointing me as Interim City Manager and am looking forward to working with the Mayor, Councilmembers and City Staff.”
Mr. Kreins, who lives locally, is expected to begin as early as the first week in February. He will be working on an hourly basis, and is anticipated to earn $13,000/month.
A Bird's Eye View
by Mike Stiles
Last month we talked about the form and function of bird feathers. This month we will continue on this vast and varied subject. Most birds have many thousands of feathers. Most of the visible feathers are called contour feathers and are organized like overlapping roof shingles providing insulation and waterproofing.
Underneath the contour feathers, the fluffy down feathers have no hooks or shafts and give the bird incredible insulation against the cold. Filoplumes have a simple hair-like shaft and often protrude beyond the contour feathers to provide the bird a sense of touch, and may also help a bird determine its airspeed. Read More
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Shutterbugs
by Greg Smith
“The Asahi Pentax H1A with a 50mm f2.8 lens is a 35mm film format camera that produces superior quality film shots. Having a shutter speed of T, B, 1-1/1000sec, you can set this Pentax camera to catch your subject in action…”
That was the advertisement that sent me to the local Pasadena camera store in 1966. I wanted to take photographs, more specifically bird photographs. Read More |
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