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The French Hospital Medical Center Foundation recently received a $9,000 donation from the PUMA Aquatic Swim Club for the Hearst Cancer Resource Center. The donation was raised at the team&#x92;s sixth annual swim meet at Arroyo Grande High School. Swimmers from the Central Coast, Central Valley and Southern California participated in the event. <p>The meet raised money through sponsorships, entry fees, an auction and the concession stand, bringing the six-year total donation to the HCRC to $58,000.</p>

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Peter J. Gravett, secretary of the California Department of Veterans Affairs, speaks at Cuesta College on Wednesday.

State veterans affairs official holds talk at Cuesta College

Peter J. Gravett, secretary of the California Department of Veterans Affairs, has several messages for local military veterans: Pursue benefits. Connect with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. And watch out for each other, “because we can...

Sports

Shortstop Peter Van Gansen, rear, has helped Cal Poly to a 31-5 start to the season, including an 8-1 mark in Big West Conference play.

Cal Poly baseball team set to host Cal State Fullerton

Cal Poly is expecting a capacity crowd for the series and brought in extra seats in the form of portable bleachers this week to help accommodate spectators. 2 hours ago

Business

Alex Minicucci is the founder of SMS Masterminds, a loyalty marketing business that provides contact through text messaging, email and social networking.

SMS Masterminds' Alex Minicucci is named CEO of SpendSmart Payments

The SpendSmart Payments Company, which provides prepaid payment cards, has named Alex Minicucci chief executive officer following its merger with SMS Masterminds, the local mobile marketing firm Minicucci founded in 2009.

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Airbnb experience

Visiting the United States from Germany, I have stayed at many Airbnbs around the country, including a beautiful one in Arroyo Grande.

Entertainment

A boxing scene from the Pilipino Cultural Night event, "Bayani."

Pilipino culture at the Clark Center

Pilipino Cultural Night features 44 cast and crew members celebrating the culture, music, dance and folklore of the Philippines.

Living

The numerous benefits of compost include moisture retention, weed suppression and a slow release of nutrients into the soil.

Using compost in your garden can save water

Compost is a mixture of carbon-rich dry brown materials and nitrogen-rich green plant materials. Composting is the process by which organic materials are decomposed through a series of biological events. The resulting small volume of material, what...

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Firefighters and other officials work the scene of an accident where two firetrucks answering a call collided en route to a fire Wednesday, April 16, 2014, in Monterrey Park, Calif. The collision sent one firetruck careening into a restaurant, leaving 14 people, including several firefighters, injured.

Firetruck rams California eatery; 15 injured

Two firetrucks heading to a burning home collided Wednesday in a Los Angeles suburb, sending one careening into a restaurant and injuring 15 people, including six firefighters. 1 hour ago

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A soldier from the Ukrainian Army jumps on top of an armored vehicle, as they are blocked by people on their way to the town of Kramatorsk on Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Pro-Russian insurgents commandeered six Ukrainian armored vehicles along with their crews and hoisted Russian flags over them Wednesday, dampening the central government's hopes of re-establishing control over restive eastern Ukraine.

Ukraine, US to alternately cajole, threaten Russia

Ukraine is hoping to placate Russia and calm hostilities with its neighbor even as the U.S. prepares a new round of sanctions to punish Moscow for what it regards as fomenting unrest. 1 minute ago