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Wednesday, Jun. 25, 2008

South County Beat: Adobe seeks funds to care for burros

South County Beat

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The Dana Adobe in Nipomo is seeking donations to help pay for the feed and veterinary care of its two burros.

The animals, named Polly and Darlene, arrived on the historic ranch in January 2005. Their presence adds to the educational experience of local schoolchildren and visitors every week, said the adobe’s publicist, Ethel Landers.

Visitors often bring the burros baby carrots and slices of apple or brush their coats.

The nonprofit organization that runs the adobe has a separate fund for care of the burros. But it has gotten smaller, said Landers.

“Every so often, we have to go out and seek donations for them,” Landers said.

Tax-deductible donations help provide for their feed and veterinary care and can be mailed to D. A. N. A., attention the Burro Fund, P. O. Box 729, Nipomo, CA 93444.

The Dana Adobe is open Sundays from noon to 4 p. m., and group tours are available on other days by appointment.

For more information, call 929-5679.

Book sale for library

The Grover Beach Community Library has scheduled a “firecracker” book sale from 8 a. m. to 3 p. m. July 5.

Thousands of fiction, nonfiction, research, table top and collectible books will be on sale. The books were donated by an anonymous couple.

One of the treasures the librarians found when opening the boxes were the many “coffee table” books that will be on sale for $5 each.

They cover subjects such as travel, Porsches and other cars, airplanes and art.

Vacationers, visitors, avid readers, researchers, collectors and others are invited to attend the sale and stock up on their favorite reads.

The library is at 240 N. Ninth St. in Grover Beach, one block north of West Grand Avenue.

Call 481-4131 or 473-3457 for more information.

Remembering Sept. 11

The city of Grover Beach is inviting local artists to display artwork that commemorates Sept. 11 or focuses on patriot-ism and the American spirit.

Artists must be willing to display their creations Sept. 11 and throughout the seventh annual Memorial Event sponsored by the city.

The artwork will be on public display from 9 a. m. until 7 p. m. Sept. 11 at the Ramona Garden Park, 993 Ramona Ave. in Grover Beach.

The memorial ceremony will be held from 5:30 to 6:30 p. m. and will honor the victims and families of the Sept. 11 attacks and other victims of terrorism throughout the world.

For more information, call the Grover Beach Parks and Recreation Department at 473-4580.