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One lane of Highway 1 will be closed in both directions from Morro Bay to Cayucos starting Monday.
The right lanes will be closed for paving from Yerba Buena Street in Morro Bay to 24th Street in Cayucos through the end of the month. Drivers can expect delays of less than five minutes, Caltrans officials said.
For more information and traffic updates, visit Caltrans’ District 5 Web site at www.dot.ca. gov/dist05/mai nt/road/upslo. htm. —Stephen Curran
SLO County
Central Coast deer hunters are being asked to help state wildlife officials
determine if wildlife is a source of E. coli contamination.
The state Department of Fish and Game is asking that deer hunters in San Luis Obispo, Monterey and San Benito counties collect a six-inch segment of colon from any deer harvested. The deer hunting season opens Aug. 9.
The pieces of colon could be taken when the deer is cleaned and turned over to state wildlife biologists for examination for the presence of E. coli. Over a three-year period, biologists hope to gather 2,400 colon samples from deer, elk, wild pigs and other wild animals in the region.
E. coli infections can cause illness and death in humans. In 2006, spinach grown in Monterey and San Benito counties was tainted with E. coli bacteria, which sickened more than 200 people in 26 states.
Cattle were determined to be the source of that outbreak. However, the bacteria were also found in wild pigs from San Benito County in that same year.
The study will help wildlife officials better manage deer herds in the vicinity of vegetable crops. For more information about the study, visit the state Department of Fish and Game’s Web site: www.dfg.ca. gov. —David Sneed
Paso Robles
The City Council has approved a new slogan for the city: “Authentic California.”
Also adopted at the council’s Aug. 5 meeting was a marketing budget for the 2008-2009 year of $400,000 for event sponsorship, promotions and other outreach efforts.
—Leah Etling
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