County Roundup

Paso Robles

Four World War II planes will fly into the Paso Robles Municipal Airport from Wednesday to Friday.

A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Consolidated B-24 Liberator, North American B-25 Mitchell and North American P-51 Mustang are visiting as part of the Collings Foundation’s annual Wings of Freedom Tour.

To tour the interior of the planes, a $12 donation for adults and $6 donation for children younger than 12 are requested. Visitors also may take a 30-minute flight for a tax-deductible donation. Flights on either the B-17 or B-24 are $425 per person. Flights on the B-25 are $400 for the front fuselage and $325 for the waist gun section of the plane. P-51 flights are $2,200 for a half hour and $3,200 for a full hour.

The planes will be on display on the main terminal ramp at the airport.

Hours of ground tours and displays are 2 to 5 p. m. Wednesday; 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Thursday; and 9 a. m. to noon Friday. The 30-minute flight experiences are normally scheduled before and after the ground tour times.

For reservations and information, call 800-568-8924.

—Leah Etling

Pismo Beach

The San Luis Bay chapter of the Surfrider Foundation recently donated $605 to help study the source of ocean pollution off Pismo Beach.

The money was raised at the Surf Sisters Movie Night, which was held in San Luis Obispo in April.

About 100 people attended the event, which was co-sponsored by the Shell Beach Surf Shop and the Hemp Shack.

Scientists are studying the water to determine the reason for re-occurring high bacteria levels.

—Dawn White

Cal Poly

The university had two first-prize winners among its 10 entries at the 22nd annual California State University Student Research Competition, which was held May 2-3 at CSU East Bay.

The Cal Poly students were among nearly 200 students from 22 campuses who took part in this year’s competition. The students’ research and creative work was judged by scientists and other professionals from outside the CSU system.

Biochemistry student Daniel Le of San Jose took first prize in the undergraduate physical and mathematical sciences division for his report on kinetic investigations of a radical-based methodology for carbocycle ring expansion.

Mechanical engineering student Chi-Yeh Hsu, originally from Taiwan and now residing in Mountain View, and electrical engineering student Xian Wang of Pleasant Hill won first prize in the undergraduate engineering and computer science division for their design of an optical communication system.

—Nick Wilson

Paso Robles

Flamson Middle School will hold an open house Thursday from 6:30 to 7:45 p. m. at 655 24th St.

—Leah Etling