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Cambria receives $498,000 fire hazard reduction grant

SLO County Fire Safe Council receives $498,000 fire hazard reduction grant for Cambria –The nonprofit organization San Luis Obispo County Fire Safe Council received a Cal Fire/California Air Full Article

I-5 closures expected to bring heavy traffic to Central Coast

– A full closure of a portion of Interstate 5 near Fort Tejon known as the Grapevine, and Highway 58 near Tehachapi in Kern County Full Article

Cuesta College welding team places 1st at competition

–Five Cuesta College welding students: Billy Pierce, Erin Anderson, Trevor Poindexter, Joey Grant, and Virginia Nicolaisen, took home first place recently at the 2015 Welders Full Article

Update: Flash flood warning issued for SLO County lifted

Update posted Oct. 16, 6 a.m. –Thursday’s flash flood warning for San Luis Obispo County was lifted by the National Weather Service. Parts of inland SLO Full Article

Chuck pumpkins at targets from zipline in Santa Margarita

Guests chuck gourds from great heights for a chance to win prizes –From now through Halloween, Margarita Adventures zipline canopy tours is inviting select guests Full Article

Highway 41 closure set for Oct. 20

–State Route 41 will be fully closed in both directions from the Highway 46 East/State Route 41 Interchange in Cholame to State Route 33 in Full Article

Midnight 5k for Special Olympics set for Oct. 24 in Avila

– The Special Olympics of San Luis Obispo County will be hosting their 9th Annual Midnight 5k Fun Run in Avila Beach on Saturday, Oct. Full Article

Fun for the whole family at local pumpkin patch

My Granny’s Gardens at San Marcos Ranch is back with more fun stuff Crazy Character Corn Maze • Haunted Lost Dutchman’s Mine • Pumpkin Chuckin’ Slingshots • Full Article

Father Larry Gosslin hosts book signing at Mission San Miguel

– On Thursday, from 7 – 9 p.m. in the Mission San Miguel gift shop and museum there will be a special book signing event. Full Article

Cambria Scarecrow Festival runs through Oct. 31

See hundreds of whimsical scarecrows in Cambria, San Simeon & Harmony –In a place “where whimsy runs rampant,” there’s no telling what one might find Full Article