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Workers remove vegetation along the side of Cambria Pines Road in Cambria as part of a Cal Fire fire management program.

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Cambrians were concerned about 400 piles of forest debris to be burned. Then it rained

A Cal Fire plan to burn hundreds of piles of woody forest debris in and near the Cambria forest of rare native Monterey pines appears to have gone off without a hitch after rain soaked the area.

Paavo Ogren is the likely hire as “strategic and organizational advisor,” a temporary position with the Cambria Community Services District.

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Cambria CSD doesn’t have a new GM yet. But this man will likely assume duties temporarily

The Cambria Community Services District will likely hire Paavo Ogren, the general manager of the Oceano CSD, as a temporary, part-time GM under the title “strategic and organizational advisor.”

BKS Cambria has proposed a resort-like development for the decommissioned Cambria Air Force Base.

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Cambria development would build resort-like facility. But planners want to reject it

San Luis Obispo County, California, planners are recommending denial of an application to redevelop the decommissioned Cambria Air Force Radar Station into a resort-like facility.

Jason Melendy, the Cambria Community Healthcare District’s operations director/paramedic, has been named temporary district administrator.

Jason Melendy will no longer perform the additional administrative duties he assumed temporarily at the Cambria Community Healthcare District after the September retirement of previous administrator Bob Sayers.

Michele Pike becomes an animated storyteller at “Moonstone Memoirs” at Moonstone Cellars lounge on a December evening.

Cambrian: Opinion

Have a story to tell? This Cambria wine bar’s new weekly event provides the venue

Moonstone Cellars in Cambria, California, is starting a regular evening of storytelling called “Moonstone Memoirs,” writes Cambrian columnist Dianne Brooke.

Donna Hoppe of Cambria gazes up at the lighted ‘tunnel’ which greets visitors to the new Christmas Market in this 2012 file photo.

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Looking for holiday activities? Cambria has plenty to choose from

As if you hadn’t noticed, North Coast holiday festivities are in full swing. Sunday, Dec. 16, promises to be a busy day, with several musical events set for Cambria.

Cambria residents pay tribute to veterans during the wreath-laying ceremony Dec. 16.

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Ceremony in Cambria to honor vets with holiday wreaths at gravesites

Military supporters and other community members will gather at 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, in the Cambria Community Cemetery at the hilltop end of Bridge Street for a brief Wreaths Across America Day ceremony honoring veterans.

Longtime Cambria artist Ruth Armstrong’s woodblock print of a woman carrying an animal.

Cambrian: Arts & Events

Longtime Cambria artist says she’s ‘just playing.’ But the results say otherwise

Longtime Cambria aritst Ruth Armstrong’s medium includes etching, carving and sketching photorealistic composite scenes including animals, writes Cambrian columnist Patrick Dennis.

A generous neighbor helped Mountain Musings columnist Michele Oksen clear a toppled black oak on her Santa Lucia Mountain property.

Cambrian: Opinion

Great American tradition of neighbor helping neighbor alive and well in Cambria backcountry

If, as Ronald Reagan declared, the noble tradition of a neighbor helping a neighbor is an American’s greatest strength, here in California — especially the Cambria backcountry — we are among the strongest.

Sophomore Nate Markham led the scoring Coast Union with 16 points (including a pair of 3-pointers) and added three steals against Coastal Christian. Here he controls the ball against Providence earlier in the season.

Cambrian: Sports

Coast Union High boys basketball playing ‘tougher’ after early season adjustments

The Coast Union High School boys basketball team turned the table on its early-season fate in a handful of tough non-league games with a bounce-back game against Orcutt Academy.

Karis Lawson scored 27 points against Nordoff and 27 against Santa Maria in the Birdcage Tournament last week. Here she drives against San Luis Obispo Classical Academy on Dec. 4.

Cambrian: Sports

Coast Union High girls basketball riding high after strong finish in Santa Barbara tournament

The Coast Union High School girls basketball team has turned in a number of strong results in early-season play, including a third-place finish in the Bird Cage Classic in Santa Barbara.

Junior cross-country standout David Amodei was the first male Bronco to finish the SLO County Championships on Oct. 25. Here, he jumps out in front of the pack at the 2018 Pinedorado 5K.

Cambrian: Sports

Coast Union High cross country runners receive year-end awards

Coast Union High School senior cross country runner David Amodei was named the boys’ MVP by coaches Ayen Johnson and Wade Lawrence. The girls MVP was freshman Amy Colin, and the Coach’s Award went to sophomore Jorge Merced.

“Tonks,” a juvenile California Condor, was released from the mountains east of San Simeon the first week of December. She joins two other free-flying Condors from a cohort of six birds (three more await their release).

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Another California condor — the 3rd in the past two months — released near San Simeon

Another juvenile California condor has been set free from a large holding pen in the mountains east of San Simeon, the third over the past two months.

A Laz Parking bus heads out Tuesday from the Hearst Castle Visitor Center toward the hilltop. The Castle’s 54-person tour buses operated by Silverado Stages were sidelined suddenly due to the company’s bankruptcy. State Parks scrambled to find a new temporary contractor from Southern California, but the 10 buses only have a capacity of between 20 and 37 people.

Local

Hearst Castle bus company suddenly shuts down — leaving State Parks in a scramble

The company that runs Hearst Castle’s tour buses, Silverado Stages, shut down over the weekend, leaving California State Parks in a scramble to find a backup contractor to shuttle guests up to the hilltop estate.

Cambrian: Slice of Life

Doing good when nobody is watching: A tribute to the ‘Secret Santas’ of the North Coast

A most magical part of the holidays is anonymous generosity, gifts given without expecting anything in return, Cambrian columnist Kathe Tanner writes in a tribute to the Secret Santas of the North Coast.

Coast Unified School District trustees meet monthly at the district offices in the Old Cambria Grammar School building, 1350 Main St.

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Coast Unified school district names interim assistant superintendent

Kyle Martin, principal of Santa Lucia Middle School, has been tapped by the Coast Unified School District Board of Trustees to be the district’s interim assistant superintendent.

Consuelo Macedo with her signature red enchiladas, made from her own blend of chilies.

Cambrian: Opinion

Wishing you peace and love this holiday season in my last Culinary Corner column

Culinary Corner columnist Consuelo Macedo wishes her readers farewell after a long and prosperous run writing the Culinary Corner recipe column for The Cambrian.

Bronco junior David Amodei has scored 79 points this season and has grabbed 30 rebounds. Here he controls the ball against Orcutt Academy earlier this season.

Cambrian: Sports

Coast Union High basketball teams off to strong start in league play

Coast Union High School’s boys and girls basketball teams are showing well against tough teams — and are off to strong starts in the Coast Valley League.

The kitchen of Jeff and Melinda Baker’s Cambria home features Shaker-style cabinets and a 10-foot-long island with a sink.

Home & Garden

This Cambria couple completely transformed their home in just 10 weeks

Cambria, California, home owners hired a local designer, builder and architect for a fast remodel that transformed their dark, dated house. The workers updated the kitchen, master bathroom, exterior and floors.

Minerva, a female juvenile California condor, was released from the mountains above San Simeon on November 13, 2018. She is part of a growing flock of condors flying free in San Luis Obispo County.

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Two more California condors were released to the wild above San Simeon

Two juvenile California condors were released to the wild in the mountains above San Simeon on Nov. 13, increasing the number of birds released by Ventana Wildlife Society since 2015 to 18.

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