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People who have lost loved ones hold candles in their memories during the Light Up a Life ceremony at the San Luis Obispo Mission on Tuesday night. The 29th annual event was a collaboration between Hospice SLO and Wilshire Hospice. The ceremony was one of 10 Light Up a Life events to take place in San Luis Obispo County over the past year, according to the event&#x92;s website. For more information, visit <a href=http://www.hospiceslo.org/events/special-events/light-life-san-luis-obispo>www.hospiceslo.org/events/special-events/light-life-san-luis-obispo</a>.

Scenes of SLO County: December 2013

Snapshots of what's happening in San Luis Obispo County in December.

Sports

David Kelley, shown in January 2009, resigned as San Luis Obispo High's head football coach today.

SLO High football head coach Kelley resigns

The head coach of the San Luis Obispo High football team announced his resignation Thursday.

Business

Steven Harding

Local Rabobank official to lead bank's Community Leadership Group

Steven Harding has been named chairman of Rabobank N.A.’s Community Leadership Group, a new unit that’s responsible for developing and implementing new, top standards in community banking statewide.

Opinion

Tim Teller plays Paso Robles&#x92; Links golf course, which is adjacent to wine-grape vineyards, creating a scene of green irrigated grass and vines surrounded by brown hillsides.

Two groups join forces on water use

We raise our glasses and toss a generous bouquet of grape clusters to PRAAGS and ProWater Equity , the two groups that have been working on a solution to the Paso Robles groundwater basin crisis.

Entertainment

The North County Chorus.

North County Chorus honors veterans in song

The group's Sunday concert, Lifting Our Voices in Tribute to Veterans, is a preview of next summer’s Freedom Tour, which will include stops in Boston, Philadelphia, Arlington, Va., and Washington, D.C.

Living

All that Axel wants for Christmas is a good home.

Make a big difference in Axel’s world — adopt him

Shelter volunteer Ellen Perryess shares this week’s San Luis Obispo Animal Services featured feline Axel’s story.

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FILE - This Dec. 4, 2013 file photo shows "Flower Girl," a stencil on a massive brick wall by popular street artist Banksy, is displayed in a warehouse in Los Angeles. The mural stenciled on the side of a Hollywood gas station five years ago has fetched more than $200,000 at a Beverly Hills auction on Thursday Dec. 5, 2013.

Banksy mural fetches $209K at California auction

A mural stenciled on the side of a Hollywood gas station five years ago by the British street artist Banksy has fetched more than $200,000 at a Beverly Hills auction. 36 minutes ago

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A resident riding atop a donkey greets federal police parked near the home where authorities found stolen obsolete radiation therapy equipment carried there by a family who found it nearby in the village of Hueypoxtla, Mexico, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. The truck that was hauling the equipment was found abandoned Wednesday about 40 kilometers (24 miles) from where it was stolen, and the container for the radioactive material was found opened. Authorities continued to work on Friday at the site where the material was found to extract it safely. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

6 detained in Mexico theft of radioactive material

Health authorities say that six people being checked for possible radiation exposure have been released from the hospital but remain under detention. 12 minutes ago

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