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Dahlia
Daze Parade Entry Deadline Nears
Everybody loves
a
parade, and Morro Bay is no exception. To celebrate Dahlia Daze and the
50th anniversary of the city, Morro Bay is taking to the streets with
parade floats and marching bands, cars and horses, bikes and
skateboards, dancers and clowns.
The parade gets under way at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at City Park
and makes its way through the heart of downtown.
Organizers stress that everyone is welcome to join the parade, which
will go down Morro Bay Boulevard, north on Main Street and back up
Harbor Street, ending at the Morro Bay Community Center. The deadline
for entries is Aug. 25.
Grand marshal of the parade will be Wachtang
“Botso” Korisheli. The subject of the award-winning
documentary “Botso,” this beloved local music
teacher and founder of the San Luis Obispo Youth Symphony is also the
creator of Morro Bay's famous giant outdoor chessboard.
A true community celebration, the parade is being sponsored by the
Morro Bay 50th Anniversary Committee, Dahlia Daze, the Historical
Society of Morro Bay and the Morro Bay Chamber of Commerce.
It is just one of the highlights of this year's Dahlia Daze
celebration, which takes place Sept. 5-6 at the Community Center. The
annual event, which honors the city's official flower, will have
several added features this year, including the crowning of the Dahlia
Princess.
For registration information, go to MorroBay50th.com or call Lisa Winn
at the Morro Bay Chamber of Commerce, (805) 772-4467.
 
Local
Start-Up Becomes Finalist
in Wells Fargo Works Contest
Local
Start-up, VegThisWay LLC, has made it their mission to get healthy
snacks into the hands of kids everywhere, and with the help of Wells
Fargo they are getting one step closer. VegThisWay LLC entered the
Wells Fargo Works Contest, which aims to help small businesses grow and
succeed, and was recently declared a finalist in the competition.
VegThisWay LLC created the Rawr BarTM, an all natural fruit and veggie
snack bar that’s packed with healthy veggies, nutritious
fruits and vibrant flavors. Rawr BarsTM are a convenient and delicious
snack that can be found in many retail locations along the central
coast.
As VegThisWay LLC continues to grow, being a finalist in the contest
allows for the opportunity to expand at a faster rate and bring Rawr
BarsTM to more stores and more people. The team is excited to continue
on in the competition and also give back to the San Luis Obispo
community for all the support they have shown.
For information about VegThisWay LLC visit their website at
vegthisway.com, and like them on facebook, twitter, and instagram for
the latest news about the company.
The exhibit described below is the product of all the photographs
delivered to the SLO History Museum by the people at the MB power plant
just before it closed. The Museum is open Wed-Mon, 10-4, free entry,
and is in the old Carnegie Library next to the Mission in SLO.
Three
Stacks and a Rock: The Morro Bay Power Plant, 1955-2014
Through
September 2014
If you are under 60, you have never seen the skyline of Morro Bay
without the power plant stacks. Rising inexorably against a backdrop of
sky, rock, and ocean, these symbols of technology, design, and growth
became lightning rods for debate over cultural and ecological
resources. The power plant closed in early 2014 amid tightening
environmental regulation, a saturated electricity market, and corporate
instability. There are no demolition plans, so for now the stacks
remain.
A new exhibit at the History Center tells the story of the Morro Bay
Power Plant, from construction in the 1950s and 60s to the present. The
display features images from an archival collection that was compiled
by employees of the Power Plant and donated to the History Center
earlier this year.
Pecho
Ranch Day - September 13
Come on
out to Pecho Ranch in Montana de Oro and have a barrel of historic
cowboy fun! This is an annual event that has been held at Montana de
Oro State Park in the past in July, is being rescheduled to
Saturday,
September 13
to take advantage of warmer fall weather. This event focuses
on pioneer ranching history, native plants, and more. There
is lots of ranch house fun for kids and adults alike.
Pecho Ranch Ceamery (Back in the Day)
Pecho Ranch - Doing Just What a Ranch Does
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Osos, Morro Bay,
Cayucos,
Cambria.
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