The Tribune from San Luis Obispo, California • 4

A-4 San Luis Obispo County (Calif) Telegram-Tribune Saturday December 31 1988 Voyager aviator honored as 'Outstanding' County to lose only Spanish TV station New Nipomo resident 'in awe' after pick by US Jaycees By Carol Roberta Telegram-Tribune Record-breaking aviator Jeana Yeager who recently moved to Nipomo is among the 10 Outstanding Young Americans named by the United States Jaycees for 1989 in Yeager 35 said Friday afternoon an incredible honor looking forward to meeting those other people" Yeager was one of two women who along with eight men physical limitations and sometimes danger but proved that setbacks do not necessarily mean the Jaycees said The 10 will be honored at the 51st annual awards ceremony Jan 14 in Tulsa Okla Yeager flew a 24986-mile around-the-world trip in the Voyager in December 1986 The trip to and from Edwards Air Force Base took nine days and four minutes Since the record flight Yeager and Rutan have made several speaking appearances still work together and we still make speeches she said Yeager will be at Cal Poly for a women In engineering conference Feb 4 Beyond that Yeager said she sure what the future holds She has been winning harness races on the East Coast and in Sacramento but been doing much flying lately still have my head in the clouds I Just have all my dreams together Yeager said she hopes to set up a non-profit museum in the Mojave area for aircraft memorabilia The Voyager has been in the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC for about a year Yeager lived in Mojave for eight years finding Nipomo quite a contrast from the desert (Nipomo) is very said Yeager Other honorees include: Gene Eidelman 30 of Atlanta Eidelman immigrated to the United States as a teen-ager who could not speak English He later built luxury apartments in 1982 and since has developed shopping malls and other property worth more than $115 million Layn Phillips 37 of Oklahoma City Phillips a federal judge for the Western District of Oklahoma began his career in Tulsa as the youngest UJS attorney He is credited as a prosecutor with collecting millions of dollars in property and cash for the government confiscated as drug-related revenue Sheila Holzworth 27 of Des Moines Holzworth disabled at age 10 has pursued a career in competitive snow skiing since 1982 She won five gold medals in World Cup and disabled Olympic competition in 1984 She also was one of nine disabled people to successfully climb Mount Rainier Ronald Solar 37 of San Diego Solar has designed cardiovascular devices for heart disease including a balloon catheter process that opens blocked arteries under local anesthesia He is research director of a catheter development company he developed but later sold in 1987 for $95 million The US Jaycees has recognized young leaders since 1938 but did not include women until 1985 Last year the group changed age requirements to honor people between the ages of 21 and 39- Associated Press nel especially in the South County I watch it frequently My parents watch it fact I think my parents will turn in their cable box if that channel disappears Huddy said discussions with Sonic and Falcon cable representatives indicate that both plan to pick up the Oxnard programming Riklis has asked both cable systems to carry the new programming on the same channels KOTA and KOUF are now seen Huddy said KOTA is now broadcast on Sonic Cable channel 25 and KOUF on Falcon Cable channel 9 The Los Angeles-based Riklis expects to complete its purchase of the San Luis Obispo television station Jan 6 KOUF and programming is scheduled to be replaced Jan 20 by programming from KADY-TV Huddy said The new programming from KADY will include regional sports public affairs entertainment movies and national and local news Huddy said the two stations will broadcast programming from 7 am to 2 am seven days a week By Gary Taylor Telegram-Tribune San Luis Obispo County will lose its only Spanish-language TV station Jan 20 Riklis Broadcasting whose holdings include television stations nationwide has agreed to pay excess of $1 to Sainte Limited for KOUF channel 9 in San Luis Obispo and KOTA channel 7 in Santa Maria said John Huddy president of Riklis Broadcasting Among other things the deal means that programming now on Spanish-language station KOTA will be replaced with English-language programming broadcast by Oxnard television station KADY Huddy said KOTA now is carried on Sonic Cable as Channel 25 The loss of Spanish programming on Sonic Cable channel 25 be a terrible to the Hispanic community said Mary Lou Alvarez an administrative clerk with the San Luis Obispo Ethnic Minority Advocacy Network would be terrible to take away that station" Alvarez said know a lot of Hispanics watch that chan Jeana Yeager ranked in top 10 Yeager who flew the Voyager with Dick Rutan was reared in Ft Worth Texas She has worked as mechanical structural and aeronautical engineer and accumulated 18 aviation records in a decade of flying Of potential dangers on the Voyager flight Yeager said: was so much to do we have much time to be afraid" Pismo looks at commission changes appy New Year! 25 Subcommittee wants board members to reapply for jobs pay raises recommended By Danna Dykstra Telegram-Tribune Planning and parks and recreation commissioners in Pismo Beach may have to reapply for their jobs if they want to keep them A City Council subcommittee will recommend to the council Jan 9 that a series of organizational changes be made concerning commissioners One of the changes is that the existing six planning commissioners and seven parks and recreation commissioners reapply for their jobs by Jan 20 The council will also be asked to consider reducing the number of members for each commission from seven to five Former Planning Commissioner Michael Fiorentino created the one vacancy on the commission when he was elected to the council in November Serving on the subcommittee with Fiorentino was Mayor Dick Morrow also a former planning commissioner are not asking people to resign" Morrow said Friday is not a complaining type of situation just that commissioners are going to be asked in the next few months to meet more often while the city updates its General he said giving them the option to decide now whether they want to continue Morrow said with all the recent changes two new council members a new mayor and city administrator now is a good time to reevaluate the structure of the commissions In addition Morrow said he and Fiorentino will be recommending that all potential commissioners be interviewed and appointed by the council The commissioners are currently appointed by the mayor Morrow said he is recommending changes in the planning commission first The structure of the parks commission he said should be reviewed in the spring Planning commissioners may also get a raise Members are currently paid a $60 stipend each quarter or about $15 per meeting said Morrow The subcommittee wants to change that to $25 per meeting That could more than double payments to each commissioner with the anticipated increase in scheduled meetings and stepped-up construction activity Parks commissioners will continue to be paid $60 per quarter Morrow said he attempted to notify all commissioners of the proposed recommendations get any he said said they would reapply others said they know But everyone seemed to understand why we are (proposing) these changes" SLO council to look at airport area land use (everything in the main store-not warehouse stock) December 29 30 31 and January 3-15 Futons Wicker Patio Sets Now's the time to get what you really wanted Southwest Art Deco Hi Tech Tropical Decor Baskets Houseplants Silk Plants Dinnerware vation of prime agricultural land The city staff says important enough to warrant further study Other issues include the effect of airport noise on nearby developments and the availability of affordable housing for people taking jobs created by industrial development The council will also near an appeal from representatives of Church of the Nazarene on Johnson Avenue who want to build a 14500-square-foot recreation center The future of the land around McChesney Field will be discussed Tuesday evening by the San Luis Obispo City Council The council will listen to public input and review the concept land-use plan for the airport area The concept plan is the first phase in a long planning process The next step wiU include preparation of a specific plan and an environmental impact report for the area One of tiie major issues is preser The Planning Commission denied the application because it decided the church provide enough parking for the center The city requires 208 spaces for the area The plans call for 153 spaces plus an agreement with the Unity Church across the street to provide 30 more spots Residents in the area are split in their support of the recreation center Saw- SHINE-A-BUND We Clean Blinds Same Day Service ULTRASONIC WASH On-site mobile unit -We come to you Richard Orleb 434-1174 Lack of permits halts cave fill-in OPEN 10-6 these days only GARDENS 1998 Santa Barbara St San Luis Obispo 541-3166 needed to be done to stop cliff deterioration below their homes is not an emergency situation" said Kieler not like our homes will foil into the ocean tomorrow But they could one day and we thought it was a good idea to take care of it before something bad Watson said the work was stopped because Hozie lacked necessary building and development permits from the city and a coastal permit from the state Coastal Commission Hozie could not be reached for comment despite repeated phone messages left this week and two visits to his business Thursday Building official Nick Andrade said this week the city is conducting an investigation into the work He said he certain whether filling the caves with concrete can even stop the erosion Firm stopped from cliff work below Pismo's Indio Drive Pismo Beach city officials have stopped work aimed at 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