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Check out the stormy weather and high surf in Cayucos

Driftwood fills the Cayucos, California, beach as weather watchers take advantage of a break in the rain in stormy weather to check out the high surf.

A tree fell on a house on Warren Road in Cambria at approximately 5:30 a.m. Saturday, according to Cambria Fire Captain Dan McCrain, who said the tree went through the living room roof.

Residents of Cambria, California, were preparing for another round of rainy and windy weather as the latest storm was expected to hit Wednesday, producing rain through next week, meteorologist John Lindsey says.

Jon Scott (middle), the author of “Tom Petty and Me,” with Tom Petty and “D.J. Redbeard,” the program director of ROCK 103 radio station in Memphis in 1977.

Books

This Cambria resident launched Tom Petty’s rock career. His new book tells the story

Longtime music promoter Jon Scott, who lives part-time in Cambria, California, wrote about his relationship with legendary rocker Tom Petty and how he helped launch his career in new book “Tom Petty and Me.”

Cambrian: Opinion

Concerned about Alzheimer’s or dementia? Attend this seminar in Cambria

The Alzheimer’s Association of SLO County, California, will hold a forum on the disease Wednesday, Feb. 20, at the Joslyn Center in Cambria.

Cambrian: Opinion

In Cambria’s backcountry, dealing with bears has become a year-round challenge

Black bears continue to ransack cabins, outbuildings, vehicles, trash cans and anything else that interests them year-round rather than just during the summer months, writes Cambrian columnist Michele Oksen.

“Ce n’est pas une feuille” by artist Cathy Killion.

Cambrian: Arts & Events

Aspiring Cambrian artist captures mental imagery

A successful artist excels in embedding symbolism into two a dimensional composition to produce astounding and unexpected results. Cambria artist Cathy Killion succeeds in doing that, writes Cambrian columnist Patrick Dennis.

Cambrian: Slice of Life

Happy Valentine’s Day: The celebration of life’s greatest crapshoot

What brings us together in love? Whether it’s chance, shared interests, matchmaking or location, location, location, love is life’s greatest crapshoot, writes Cambrian columnist Kathe Tanner on Valentine’s Day.

Senior members of the Coast Union High School girls basketball team, which finished 10-0 in Coast Valley League, include
(from left) Bella Raethke, Kaylee Ferguson, Karis Lawson and Ailyn Casas.

Cambrian: Sports

Season for Coast Union High girls hoops comes to an end in ‘poorest officiated game’

The Coast Union High School girls basketball team lost to Montclair 65-35 in a second-round game of the CIF-Southern Section Division 5AA playoffs Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019.

Coast Union High School junior Nate Markham leads the team in scoring, averaging 17.3 points per game through Dec. 28 and has a team-leading 112 rebounds. Here he controls the ball against Orcutt Academy earlier this season.

Cambrian: Sports

Coast Union boys basketball’s season comes to an end with loss to Yeshiva University

The Coast Union High School boys basketball team’s season came to an end Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, with a 63-28 loss to Yeshiva University in the first round of the CIF-Southern Section Division 5AA playoffs.

The Cambrian

Rain, wind and... snow? Mother Nature throws just about everything at Cambria

Band after band of rain, strong winds and even snow or hail hit Cambria, California, over the past couple of days, causing fallen trees and power outages along the North Coast.

Ken James, 54, a part-time Cambria resident and Kern County firefighter helped rescue this malnourished sea lion near San Simeon.

The Cambrian

‘Was he going to die?’ Firefighter leads rescue of malnourished sea lion in Cambria

A malnourished California sea lion was transported to a marine hospital thanks to wildlife rescuers and a Kern County firefighter walking along the Hearst San Simeon State Park shoreline north of Cambria.

The Cambria Center for the Arts will host several events during the inaugural Cambria Film Festival.

Cambrian: Arts & Events

Here’s your guide to the second annual Cambria Film Festival

At the Cambria “Love is in the Air” Film Festival (Thursday, Feb. 7, through Sunday, Feb. 10), nearly 50 feature and short films will be shown in four different venues.

Robert Schwemmer is seen with an artifact from the S.S. Montebello; the only other is an oar on display at the Cambria Historical Society Museum.

Cambrian: Arts & Events

Noted shipwreck explorer to speak at Cambria Historical Society event

Robert Schwemmer, the West Coast Regional Maritime Heritage Coordinator for NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries based in Santa Barbara, will be the keynote speaker at a Cambria HIstorical Society event.

Sirius, a juvenile male California condor, was released into the wild by the Ventana Wildlife Society on Jan. 29.

The Cambrian

The California condor flock in San Simeon continues to grow after latest release

The final two juvenile California condors from the latest six-bird cohort managed by the Ventana Wildlife Society (VWS) were set free from the mountains high above San Simeon, California, on Jan. 29.

Sherrie Rheingans of San Luis Obispo gifted two guitars that formerly belonged to her son, who died suddenly over two years ago, to Dan Tower of Cambria, who lost his instruments in a house fire.

Cambrian: Slice of Life

‘It was just meant to be’: How three people came together over tragedy — and guitars

A news story about a house fire in Cambria, California, and guitars with nobody to play them after a sudden death brought together three strangers. Cambrian columnist Kathe Tanner shares the story.

Coast Union High School volleyball coach Pam Kenyon.

Cambrian: Sports

Boys volleyball offered for first time at Coast Union High

Boys volleyball is being be offered for the first time in Coast Union High School history. It will replace boys tennis this spring, which had seen a decline in participation numbers.

Senior Karis Lawson scored 14 points and dished out eight assists in Coast Union’s win over Dunn School on Jan. 25. Here she goes up for a layup earlier in the season.

Cambrian: Sports

Playoffs are here for Coast Union High’s basketball teams

The postseason is here for the Coast Union High School’s basketball teams, with first-round games in the CIF-Southern Section Division 5AA playoffs offering sure-fire tests.

This scenic Highway 1 landmark has been known as Hamlet at Moonstone Gardens or Centrally Grown is now owned by the Daou Vineyards ownership and they plan to reopen.
David Middlecamp
1-25-2019

Wine & Beer

They built an iconic winery in Paso. Now the Daou brothers have a new vision in Cambria

Georges and Daniel Daou of Daou Vineyards and Winery, the new owners of the former Centrally Grown restaurant and event complex in Cambria, California, lay out their vision for their new venture.

The historic Santa Rosa Schoolhouse, foreground, and the Palmer Building sit on the property sold by the Lions Club to Poly Pro in Cambria’s West Village.

The Cambrian

Move of historic schoolhouse to a public park in Cambria a race against the clock

A recently signed agreement between the Cambria, California, Historical Society and the Cambria CSD allows for a potential move of the historic Santa Rose Schoolhouse to a nearby publicly owned property.

Cambria’s only Asian restaurant, Dragon Bistro, has closed.

Cambrian: Slice of Life

Can a local business closing be like losing a family member or friend? Absolutely

Cambria’s only Chinese restaurant, Dragon Bistro, has closed, and it feels a lot like losing a family member or close friend, writes Cambrian columnist Kathe Tanner.

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