by Joe Carotenuti | Jun 1, 2019 | Community, History, Nonprofit, People, San Luis Obispo
SYNONYMOUS WITH THE COUNTY LIBRARY CENTENNIAL is a century of people who served and were served by the parade of material provided in an extensive array of locations. A key person at any given time is the County Librarian. They earned little but added enormously to...
by Joe Carotenuti | May 1, 2019 | Community, History
In any community retrospect, there are influential figures from the past who left a notable imprint upon the life of future generations only to eventually recede into the mists of time and memory. Some are so important, so remembered, a grateful heritage may erect...
by Joe Carotenuti | Mar 1, 2019 | Community, History
In last month’s issue, the disastrous Tank Farm Fire captured the destruction and devastation of “the greatest petroleum conflagration in the history of the American oil industry.” While it certainly was “History in the Making,” during its rampant path of...
by Joe Carotenuti | Feb 1, 2019 | Avila Beach, Community, History, San Luis Obispo
The stories–both published and told around the small town—could easily claim the unparalleled event was “History in the Making.” It is doubtful anyone then would even guess that the saga of the Tank Farm Fire would last nearly a century. Today, in a notable...
by Joe Carotenuti | Dec 1, 2018 | Arroyo Grande, Community, History, Nipomo, Paso Robles, People, San Luis Obispo
They were dark days. The necessity of organization, of intimate relationship, of mutual knowledge and confidence with associates, for self-protection and the good of the public, were apparent to all.” Written in 1883, years after the devastating upheavals of the Civil...
