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Cambria Fire Department firefighters’ campsite during their mutual-aid service on the devastating Carr Fire near Redding in August.

The Cambrian

‘Like a nuclear bomb had gone off’: SLO County firefighters recall helping during Carr Fire

The Cambria Fire Department helped fight the Carr Fire in August in the Northern California town of Redding on a mutual aid assignment. Crew members admired the city’s spirit amid wildfire devastation.

The Cambrian

Sheriff’s Office to provide active-shooter training for North Coast residents

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office will hold a public forum on what to do in an active-shooter scenario will be held at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, at the Veterans Memorial Building, 1000 Main St. in Cambria.

Cambria Community Services District General Manager Jerry Gruber’s (left) last day will be Sept. 28 if a recently signed “separation agreement” holds after he was relieved of duty “without cause.”

The Cambrian

Cambria CSD to part ways with director after separation agreement reached

Cambria Community Services District General Manager Jerry Gruber’s last day will be Sept. 28 if a recently signed “separation agreement” holds after he was relieved of duty “without cause.”

Mark and Kathy Berry of Cambria caught a mountain lion stalking in their backyard on their motion-activated camera Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018.

The Cambrian

Cambria is in mountain lion territory. Learn more about the powerful beasts at upcoming meeting

Greenspace — The Cambria Land Trust and the Mountain Lion Foundation want to help people learn more about these wild creatures that live, hunt and range in the North Coast’s forested and open lands.

Kayakers and paddle boarders move out of San Simeon Cove on during the sixth annual Pier-to-Point Fun Paddle and Ocean Race, a fundraiser for the nonprofit volunteer North Coast Ocean Rescue team.

The Cambrian

Get ready paddle enthusiasts. The North Coast’s Pier-To-Point fundraiser is coming up

The annual Pier-to-Point Fun Paddle fundraiser for the North Coast Ocean Rescue Team (NCOR) will be Saturday, Sept. 22, starting at San Simeon Pier and ending 6 miles south at Leffingwell Landing.

Former Cambria Community Healthcare District director Bob Sayers.

The Cambrian

Outgoing Cambria CHD administrator called ‘real treasure’ as board begins transition

Bob Sayers, the administrator who has led the Cambria Community Healthcare District for four years, is resigning from his $98,000-a-year job. Sayers’ last day will be Sept. 25.

Riders make their way up Highway 1 during the Lighthouse Century Bike Ride on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007.

The Cambrian

About 1,000 cyclists will hit Cambria’s roadways. Here’s where traffic will be affected

Participants in the annual Lighthouse Century Ride will travel north on Highway 1 from Morro Bay High School to the turnaround at the north end of the new Piedras Blancas highway section on Saturday, Sept. 22.

Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge in Big Sur under construction in mid-August 2017. The Highway 1 bridge reopened on October 13, 2017.

The Cambrian

Think the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge repair was amazing? Vote online to honor the project

The Caltrans project to replace the damaged Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge in Big Sur could be judged by the public as being the best transportation project in the nation this year. Vote online in the Socrata People’s Choice Award competition through Sept. 22.

Coast Union High School junior quarterback Emany Plasencia ran for four touchdowns and threw for another in the Broncos loss Friday to Laguna Blanca in Santa Barbara.

Cambrian: Sports

Coast Union High football drops 3rd straight non-conference game to start season

The Coast Union High School lost their third straight non-league football game Friday, Sept. 14, at the hands of the Laguna Blanca Owls in Santa Barbara.

Coast Union High School cross country competitor Amy Colin (left) covered the 3-mile Morro Bay Invitational course in 27:50, coming in 49th out of 160 runners.

Cambrian: Sports

Coast Union High cross country runners put forth ‘valiant effort’ in Morro Bay race

Coast Union High School cross country runner Amy Colin had the best showing for the Broncos in the annual Morro Bay Invitational Cross Country race on Saturday, Sept. 8.

Cambrian: Sports

Coast Union High seeking boys soccer head coach

Coast Union High School is looking for a new boy’s soccer head coach. This is a paid position, according to Coast Union Athletic Director Andrew Crosby.

Coast Union High School sophomore receiver Cristian Castillo (with ball) has become the favorite target of quarterback Emany Plasencia. Here, he gains yardage after hauling in a pass earlier this season.

Cambrian: Sports

Coast Union High football competitive for a half before falling to Trona

The Coast Union High School football team of Cambria was defeated 42-29 by Trona in a non-conference home game Friday night. The Broncos only trailed 22-21 at halftime before the visitors pulled away.

Jeremy Ian Preston, of Cambria, left, sits with lawyer Ilan Funke-Bilu during a preliminary hearing for DUI and reckless driving charges for a February 2017 crash into the French Corner bakery on Main Street in Cambria that injured five people.

Crime

Cambria man on mix of prescription drugs when he crashed into crowded bakery, police say

Witnesses testified in a preliminary hearing that Jeremy Ian Preston of Cambria crashed his pickup through the French Corner Bakery in 2017, injuring customers, after taking anti-depressants and anti-seizure medication.

Cambrian: Opinion

Cambrian letters to the editor: September 20, 2018

Letters to the editor for The Cambrian for Sept. 20, 2018, include support for candidates for the Community Services District and a recommendation to protest CSD rate increases.

Pie and other desserts will be served following a historical walking tour of Cambria’s East Village as a fundraiser for the Historical Society.

Cambrian: Arts & Events

Pie tasting, walking tour and the Harvest Festival on the Cambria Historical Society agenda

The Cambria Historical Society’s annual Pie Tasting Contest has been added to a popular walking tour of the historic East Village and the traditional Harvest Festival are upcoming events to look out for, writes Culinary Corner columnist Consuelo Macedo.

Lahna Campos hands her grandfather some plastics she’s collected from the beach Saturday during Coastal Cleanup Day in San Simeon.

Cambrian: Opinion

‘A light to blot out all the negative’: Coastal Cleanup Day special for North Coast volunteers

At a time when our 24-hour news cycle broadcasts little joy, the enthusiasm of North Coast volunteers who came out for Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday cast a certain kind of light to blot out all the negative headlines of the day, writes Cambrian columnist Charmaine Coimbra.

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