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County environmental health officials have posted health advisories at four South County beaches after tests showed high levels of bacteria in the water.
Warning signs were posted at Silver Shoals Drive in Shell Beach, at two locations south of the pier in Pismo Beach and in Oceano, 350 yards north of Pier Avenue. The signs warn beach-goers to avoid contact with the water at those locations.
New water samples were taken at those locations when the warning signs were posted. The signs will stay in place as long as testing shows high bacteria levels.
Twenty popular beaches near creeks are tested weekly for bacteria levels.
— David Sneed
SLO County
Rabobank has contributed $15,000 to the San Luis Obispo County Housing Trust Fund, which will help provide financing and technical assistance for affordable housing throughout the county.
“Rabobank has been a consistent and generous supporter,” said Jerry Rioux, executive director of the Housing Trust Fund. “In addition to supporting our operations, Rabobank has invested $1.1 million in our revolving loan funds.”
Rabobank bought Arroyo Grande-based Mid-State Bank & Trust in 2007.
The Housing Trust Fund, a nonprofit corporation, was created in 2003 to increase the supply of affordable housing throughout San Luis Obispo County.
Rather than develop, own or manage housing, the fund provides financing and technical assistance to help private developers, nonprofit agencies and local governments produce homes that working families, seniors on fixed incomes and people with disabilities can afford to rent or buy.
The Housing Trust Fund has provided more than $2 million in financing for affordable housing projects in the county. More than $2.5 million is currently available to finance additional projects.
Additional information on the Housing Trust Fund is available online at www.slochtf.org.
— Bob Cuddy
Arroyo Grande
To bolster its summer blood supply, Arroyo Grande Community Hospital will host a United Blood Services Summer Blood Drive on Friday.
For blood banks, summer is often a time of blood shortages because traveling increases the likelihood of highway crashes and busy holiday schedules keep people from donating.
According to Arroyo Grande Community Hospital, a transfusion is needed somewhere in the world every three seconds for the treatment of accident victims, cancer patients, hemophiliacs and surgery patients. About 60 percent of the population is eligible to donate blood, but less than 5 percent actually do, the hospital wrote in a news release.
A mobile blood donation bus will receive donors in the hospital’s parking lot from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
“One donation can save more than one life, and it takes less than one hour, so it’s pretty amazing,” said Mona Kleman, donor recruitment manager for United Blood Services. The organization’s minimum goal is to receive 30 to 40 units of blood, she said.
For a pint of blood, donors will receive gift certificates for a pint of ice cream at Doc Bernstein’s and be entered to win a 2010 Toyota Prius.
To make a donation appointment, call United Blood Services in San Luis Obispo County at 543-4290. For more information about the drive, call Anna Scott at 473-7695.
— Larissa Puro
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