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Cambrian: Slice of Life

Compliment a stranger. You just might make someone’s day

Showing kindness and compassion to your fellow man — even complete strangers, whether it be hiking or while waiting in line at the DMV — is more needed today than ever, writes Cambrian columnist Kathe Tanner.

Riders had the wind in their faces coming back from Ragged Point on June 25 during the Gene Cerise Country Coast Classic Bike Ride.

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Country Coast Classic Bike Ride fundraiser pulls in money for Cambria students

Money raised by the 2018 Gene Cerise Country Coast Classic Bike Ride — totaling $22,150 — has been distributed to youth-related programs for students at Coast Union High School, Cambria Grammar School and Santa Lucia Middle School.

Cambria Real Estate broker Becky Adams (far left with white visor) with her team, “Southern Heat,” paddled fast enough to win gold medals in the 200-meter and 500-meter Small Boat races at the Club Crew Championships in Szeged, Hungary, in July.

Cambrian: Sports

Cambria woman wins gold medals in Dragon Boat club championships in Hungary

Cambria Real Estate broker Becky Adams was part of a Dragon Boat rowing team that celebrated gold medals in the 200-meter and 500-meter Small Boat races at the Club Crew Championships in Szeged, Hungary.

The Cambria Historical Museum, Center Street and Burton Drive.

Cambrian: Opinion

‘Thank you’ to supporters, volunteers as Cambria Historical Museum celebrates 10 years

As it plans to celebrate its 10th anniversary of opening the Cambrian Historical Museum in December 2008, members of the Historical Society are so grateful for all the efforts that got us to this point.

Don Canestro with daughters Carla, 13, and Stella, 11, and their pet goats in 2016, outside the barn near their home on the UCSB Norris Rancho Marino Reserve in Cambria.

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UC Santa Barbara marine ecologist dies off the Cambria coast

Don Canestro, 64, died Friday, Nov. 9, shortly after he’d been diving off UC Santa Barbara Kenneth S. Norris Rancho Marino Reserve in Cambria. He was the resident manager of the reserve for the past few decades.

Volunteers dish up food at Cambria’s annual free Thanksgiving dinner in 2006.

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Organizers of Cambria’s annual free Thanksgiving dinner seeking volunteers

Cambria’s free community Thanksgiving dinner will be held Thursday, Nov. 22, at the Venterans Memorial Buidling. Organizers of the annual event are seeking volunteers.

During Youth Art Month earlier this year, Skyla Delekta was selected as the state’s Middle School Artist of the Year.

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Cambria artist wins statewide award. And she’s only 14 years old

During Youth Art Month earlier this year, Skyla Delekta was selected as the state’s Middle School Artist of the Year. Now a freshman at Coast Unified School District, she’s contemplating how to use her art talents in her future career.

Cambria Bike Kids riders and mentors celebrate a vivid sunset on Exotic Gardens Drive on Nov. 1. From left, ride participants that day were: Jeremy Alvarez, coach Daniel Stoothof, Koa Crampton, Alexander Burton-Linn, parent Brad Crampton and John Mettier.

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Cambria cyclists celebrate final daylight-savings ride

Cambria Bike Kids riders and mentors celebrate a vivid sunset on Exotic Gardens Drive Nov. 1, taking a break from their final daylight-saving-time afternoon ride together.

Tarantulas are among the many species that migrate through Cambria’s backcountry.

Cambrian: Opinion

Think Africa’s great migrations are impressive? Check out Cambria’s backcountry

Cambria has its our own migrations right here in the backcountry, including tarantulas, Stellar’s jays, and other species, writes Mountain Musing columnist Marcia Rhoades.

Cast members Josh Gamble and Tony Costa in CCAT’s latest production of “Dinnertainment.”

Cambrian: Opinion

Looking for something to do in Cambria? Come out to a ‘Dinnertainment’ production

Cambria’s Center for the Arts Theatre (CCAT) offers new productions this winter, including ‘Dinnertainment’ at the old Cambria Grammar School.

The work of Will Scroggins of Moonstone Redwood Gallery in Cambria.

Cambrian: Arts & Events

Cambria craftsman turns ‘tortured’ pieces of wood into stunning art

Cambria craftsman Will Scroggins, a former carpenter, turns gnarled trees into stunning stunning pieces of artwork inside the Moonstone Redwood Gallery, writes columnist Patrick Dennis.

Cambrian: Slice of Life

It was bound to happen on Cambria’s hilly roads. Thankfully nobody was hurt when it did

It was bound to happen on Cambria’s hilly streets, but thankfully nobody was hurt when a bicyclist collided with Cambrian columnist Kathe Tanner’s vehicle.

Coast Union High School in Cambria was briefly locked down on Friday, October 26, 2018, due to alleged threats from a student.

Cambrian: Sports

Coast Union High’s soccer teams could have a league this season

Coast Union High School ’s boys and girls soccer teams may have an opportunity join the Condor League, according to Coast’s Athletic Director Andrew Crosby, who has spoken to the league’s athletic director.

Newly-hired Coast Union High School girls soccer head coach Sarah Johnston embarks on her first season.

Cambrian: Sports

New Coast Union High girls soccer head coach hopes to bring consistency to program

Newly-hired Coast Union High School girls soccer head coach Sarah Johnston is starting her first season as a head coach with an optimistic attitude, and her goal is to elicit the same positivity from the 28 players who signed up to participate this fall.

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