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Arroyo Grande, California Patch AM: a 5 min read

Hi Arroyo Grande! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How safe is Arroyo Grande Community Hospital compared with nearby facilities?
  • What decades of Arroyo Grande searches still haven’t answered in Kristin Smart case
  • Arroyo Grande matriarch reflects on raising 19 children over five decades

Also on today's calendar: Central Coast Quilters Yard Sale and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a snake? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Mostly sunny and cool, with a high of 67 and low of 49 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Partial sunshine, temps: high: 68, low: 55.
  • Wednesday: Some sun, with a high of 67 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. These are SLO County's safest hospitals, new report says. Is yours on the list? (sanluisobispo.com) — Arroyo Grande Community Hospital just earned an overall A for patient safety, but the latest Leapfrog report also flags below-average scores for surgical safety and intensive care staffing there. The story compares grades for hospitals across SLO County and Santa Maria, helping you weigh where to seek care and what each facility does well or needs to improve.
   

2. In the Kristin Smart case, key questions remain after 3 decades (cnn.com) — Key questions still surround the Kristin Smart case as investigators again searched an Arroyo Grande home linked to the convicted killer but failed to locate her remains. The story walks through decades of searches, new soil-testing techniques, and the Smart family’s ongoing push for answers and closure tied to properties in and around Arroyo Grande.
   

3. SLO County mother raised 19 children over 5 decades. Here's her story (sanluisobispo.com) — An 85-year-old longtime Arroyo Grande resident reflects on raising 19 children over five decades, many of them on a multi-acre property in rural Arroyo Grande. Her story traces a near-miss with convent life, a whirlwind marriage, a bustling farmhouse, and the decision to foster and adopt multiple sibling groups who still keep the family home lively today.
   

4. Kristin Smart's Remains Not Found at House Belonging to Killer's Mother in Search 30 Years After Her Death (people.com) — Local investigators have finished a new search of Susan Flores’ Arroyo Grande property and say they still have not found the remains of Cal Poly student Kristin Smart. Soil tests suggested human remains were once present, and detectives are now analyzing collected evidence as San Luis Obispo County authorities continue their decades-long effort to bring Smart home.
   

5. Kristin Smart remains not found in search of California home, authorities say (eastidahonews.com) — Investigators just finished another intensive search at an Arroyo Grande home tied to the Kristin Smart case but again did not find her remains, despite soil tests suggesting past human decomposition. Authorities used advanced soil science and ground-penetrating radar and say they remain committed to returning Smart to her family while they evaluate newly collected evidence from the property.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Tuesday May 12
  • Bike school Bus Every Tuesday
    Oceano Elementary Oceano, CA 93445
    8:25 am
  • Planning Commission Regular Meeting →
    City of Pismo Beach - 760 Mattie Road Pismo Beach CA 93449
    6:00 pm
    • Wednesday May 13
  • Elem Minimum Day
    Grover Heights Elementary Grover Beach, CA 93433
    8:40 am
    • Thursday May 14
  • Open House!
    Fairgrove Elementary Grover Beach, CA 93433
    5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • This really chill, sweet kitty keeps coming around my house.
    My family assumed it was someone’s kitty because of how friendly she is. She has been outside our house non stop for a week now crying and meowing… (Nextdoor Fair Oaks - Grand)
  • Please join us Sunday (Mother's Day) at the gorgeous Sinor-LaVallee tasting room in Avila Beach to celebrate all things MOM!
    We will have a wonderful build your own bouquet bar filled with fresh cut blooms and also flower arrangements for sale! Come sip some wine, enjoy… (Nextdoor Village of Arroyo Grande)
  • Sam's Club posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Arroyo Grande. Apply here.
  • Community Health Centers of the Central Coast, Inc. posted a job opening for Temp MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST in Arroyo Grande. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Arroyo Grande here.

Ok Arroyo Grande! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: In inches. Snakes don't have feet! (Thank you Kay L. for sending it in!)
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