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closeThe Dana Adobe last Sunday celebrated finalizing the purchase of 100 acres of property adjacent to the historic site with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, said Herb Kandel, president of the Dana Adobe Nipomo Amigos, which helps raise funds for the rehabilitation and maintenance of the historic site.
The county Board of Supervisors approved an allocation of $1.7 million in June for the adjacent property to help protect and enhance the landmark into perpetuity.
In addition, the board granted $1 million in Quimby funds—monies collected from builders to support park and recreation development— toward the new property.
“Residents and visitors have enjoyed the panoramic view from the Dana Adobe to the foothills since Capt. Dana himself
watched vaqueros working cattle from his veranda in the 1840s,” Kandel said. “Not until the development boom in late 1990s did Dana volunteers begin to worry that this historic view could be lost.”
The Adobe Nipomo Amigos’ board had to meet a deadline in June to pay off a two-year loan from Mid-State Bank on the property—which was sold to the nonprofit group by former owner Dan Pace in 2006.
Without Pace, Rob Rossi and Karl and Cindy Wittstrom’s loan guarantee, and the support of the bank, the dream to protect the land would have ended, Kandel said.
“It turned out to be a cliffhanger,” Kandel said.
The Amigos thanked Rossi, Wittstroms and Pace for their roles as well as many others.
Additional supporters included Supervisor Katcho Achadjian, Save the Mesa and the Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County, which helped secure additional funding from the Environmental Protection Agency.
Shakespeare events come this weekend
The third annual Shakespeare Under the Moon in Shell Beach festival is set for Friday and Saturday at Dinosaur Caves Park.
On Friday, performers will present the “Taming of the Shrew,” and “Macbeth” will be performed Saturday.
Both plays are free, begin at 6:30 p. m. and are outdoors at the Rotary Amphitheatre.
Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets and chairs to watch the performance under the stars.
Grover City Grange grills pancakes
The Grover City Grange No. 746 will serve a pancake breakfast and food sale Sunday, at the Grange Hall at 13th Street and Manhattan Avenue in Grover Beach.
The breakfast includes pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, orange juice and coffee.
Serving time is 8 to 11:30 a. m. Requested donations are $4 for adults and $2 for children 12 years and younger.
For more information, call Betty Carroll at 489-9719.
Grover groups unite to build pavilion
The Rotary Club of Grover Beach and the city of Grover Beach joined efforts to construct the Rotary Pavilion, a shade structure covering barbecue tables located at the Grover Heights Park in Grover Beach.
The Rotary Club raised more than $20,000 from community donors to pay for the structure.
“This structure will benefit our local citizens and visitors for years to come,” said Bill Nicolls, the project chairman and a city councilman.
“It shows how the private sector and city government with the help of generous donors can develop a project that is beneficial to all concerned.”
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