Times-Press-Recorder from Arroyo Grande, California • 9

Pago 9 a. Bird's Eye View Eric Burdick Lucia Mar Keeps All Sports, But Cuesta Drops Football '0 S' Fn Jo I 28 978 Fie Cities Times Press Recorder, Arroyo Gronde, Colif. As trustees of the various school districts in San Luis Obispo County mull over cuts deemed necessary by the passage of Proposition 13 last month, the future of athletic programs will be, is now being, or has been discussed. Cuesta Colleges trustees elected to drop football in order to keep the other nine sports on a modified, league-schedule only basis. The Lucia Mar Unified School District Board of Education did not have to take such drastic measures.

While keeping the entire athletic program intact, the board cut out a few items that eventually will save the district about $41,000. Among the items the board axed from the 1977-78 Arroyo Grande High School athletic budget were: District support of student insurance $10,800) Late afternoon activity-sports bus run (25,330) Reduced levels of police support at games Extra custodial time. The Northern League, of which Arroyo Grande High School is a member, has taken some steps in light of financial problems faced by the six member schools. Among the agreements already made, the league will reduce all triple round robin schedules to a double round robin format (baseball and tennis) and add no more sports for league competition. Those changes are to be implemented for the 1979-80 school year.

League officials also plan to discuss in August a reduction in the number of practice games in each sport, and a reduction from three-level squads (varsity, junior varsity and frosh) to two-level squads (varsity, frosh-soph) for 19794W. District support for athletic programs at the two intermediate schools in the Lucia Mar District has been eliminated. The board also reinstated the extra duty pay schedule for teachers who also are coaches. Extra duty pay was one of the first items deleted from the budget prior to the June 30 deadline. Overall the Lucia Mar District was faced with a 12 per cent cut in its budget, having to reduce its 1977-78 budget of an estimated $11.5 million by $1.38 million.

On the other hand, Cuesta College trustees must wrestle with an 11 per cent cut thanks to Prop. 13, requiring slashing of $740,000 from last years budget of $6.85 million. Lucia Mar school officials found a way to cut nearly 40 per cent from their athletic budget, and still maintain full schedules in all sports. Cuesta trustees werent as successful, deeming it necessary to cut 54 per cent from the budget, and, in the process, dropping football the largest revenue-producing sport for the school. Lucia Mar officials had to cut more money, a larger percentage, than Cuesta, yet Cuesta made more drastic cuts in its athletic program.

There are some inequities here. 180-mph machine, which won five of the six races it entered in 1955, its only year in competition. At bottom, a trio of the silver cars is shown leading the pack at Germanys famed Nuerburgring 23 years ago. American racing fans will get their first view of the Mercedes-Benz 300SLR sports-racing car in action in Monterey, at the Fifth Annual Monterey Historic Automobile Races on Aug. 26.

Former world driving champion Phil Hill will be in the cockpit of the NEWS MEDIA IN SPECIAL RACE Kathy Wilson Places in Five Gymkhana Events Full Program at Speedway SANT MARIA A full ev ening at the Santa Maria Speedway with of racing set Saturday night Stock Cars, Super Modifieds, California Speed Barrel race for persons 18 and over, while Mark Wilson, brother of Kathy, was runner-up in the Hurry Scurry for 11-13-year-olds Debbie Dyer and Cindy Kraft, both of Arroyo Grande, teamed to place fourth in the Ribbon Race for 14-17-y ear-olds Dyer also placed sixth in the Hurry Scurry In addition to the day-long competition of the six events for the four age groups, the Gymkhana featured a performance by the Wranglerette Precision Drill Team and a Grand Entry ceremony, including the ranglerettes and the participating riders The high point prizes were awarded by Nancy Rust, manager of the Atascadero branch of Fidelity Savings, and by staff members Nancy McNamara, who led the Grand Entry, Diane Flournoy, and Billie Gracia, manager of Fidelity's Arroyo Grande office ATASCADERO Five South Countv residents were place winners in last Sunday's ranglerette Gymkhana. sponsored by Fidelity Savings and Loan, and held at the Wrangler-ette's Arena on Tampico Road here Kathy Wilson of Nipomo was a place winner in five events Wilson won the Single Stake Race for 14-17-year-olds She also placed second in the California Speed Barrel race, third in the CToverleaf Barrel race, and sixth in the Washington Poles event She teamed with Jody Boyd of New Cuyama to place fifth in the Ribbon Race as ell. hich led to a second place high point finish for Kathy for all 14-17-year-olds entered in the Gymkhana Boyd was the high point winner in the same age group, and received an Ozark Barrel Racing saddle Wilson earned a saddle rack for her efforts Terri Shamblin of Arroyo Grande finished second in the Sprint Cars and Hobby Stocks competing for points and purse. To liven the evenings entertainment, a 10-lap special race for radio, TV and newspaper personalities will be staged. These brave souls will participate in Hobby Stock cars, whose owners have generously volunteered the use of their equipment for this special event.

Included in the lineup ar Captain Buffoon from KSLY, San Luis Obispo; Don Roberts, KFYV, Grande Bill Duran, Santa Ynez Valley News; Bernie Petrick, Santa Maria Times; Bill Westlund. KUHL, Santa Maria; Dan Martin, KBIK Lompoc; Eric Burdick, Times-Press-Recorder, Arroyo Grande; Jeff Kingery, KSBY-TV. San Luis Obispo; Rich DeBruhl KCOY-TV, Santa Maria; plus late entries expected. Gates will open at 4, with practice at 6, time trials at 7 and the first trophy dash at 8 p.m. The Speedway is located on Hutton Road, l-mile north of Highway 101 and Maricopa Competitive Volleyball Tuesday GROVER CI1Y Next Tuesday marks the first night of the Summer-Fall session of competitive volleyball at the Paulding Junior High School gym in Arroyo Grande Grover City Recreation Department is host to the class, which will run from 7-9 pm through Nov 14 i excluding Oct 31 for Halloween and Nov 7 for Election Day 1.

Registration fee is iiJ to cover the use fee of the ty Class size is limited to 30 Recreation Supervisor Kathy Lockhart thus urge-- everyone to sign up soon by calling the GC Recreation Dept at 489-0158 Fees and registration are also being accepted at Grover City Hall, 154 South Eighth Street Cook Wins Irons Only Golf Tourney NIPOMO Pat Cook fired a net 68 to win low gross first flight championship in a Black Lake Women's Golf Club tournament, using irons only on the back nine with full handicap Tuesday Bea Maddux 71 1 was second flight low gross winner, with Thelma I.eibzeit i75i taking third flight honors, and Mildred Higdon i 77) tops in fourth flight Low net winners were Louise Anderton (74) in first flight. Margaret Harling i70i in second flight, Jane Roach i76i in third flight, and Evie Kleist 1 80 1 in fourth flight Cook also won low putts title ith 30 K- i jH A Baker Honored For Carding 60 Sue Baker received a plaque recently for carding a two-under-par 60 for 18 holes at the Pismo State Beach golf course. It's her best score ever. Baker is a member of the Riviera Women's Golf Club. Senvtng me Central Coost for25vear SJ i CARS TRUCKS ONE BLOCK OFF FREEWAY ARROYO GRANDE SUNDAYS 489-5518 MOTO CROSS American Moto Cross Enterprises fAME is sponsor hq moto Sunday at 9 a at Santa Maria Sp 1 1 1 ay Park iocaea cff US 10) at the Broadway cfframp Registration fees are S8 for socse and S20 for pros Registration begins at 6 30 a rrac ce rjns set for 8 30 Greg Bergman cf Santa Maria is shown above f'y nq over a hill in recen moto at Spillway Park riding a Kawasaki 250 cc Intermediate INTRODUCES a new line of RED HOT SPECIALS! Limited Quantity WINCHESTER- Flooring and Floor Care Sundries JULY SPECIAL PALM GREEN ASTRO" TURF installed Th leqndory Soeger Stondord luger STERLING 302S 22 22 Col Standoid or High Velocity STAINLESS P.

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