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Cal Poly basketball adds swingman from Australia

August 12th, 2010
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Joe Callero has a late addition to this season’s recruiting class. The coach confirmed to The Tribune on Thursday that incoming freshman Ben Kelly, a 6-foot-7, 175-pound forward from Melbourne, Australia, was admitted by Cal Poly and would be joining the team this season. Just guessing by his light frame, Kelly might ...

Faith, football meet in “Facing the Giants”

August 5th, 2010
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Family friendly offerings “Facing the Giants,” “Moulin Rouge!” Templeton’s free outdoor screening series kicks off Friday with the sports drama “Facing the Giants.” In his six years as football coach at a Christian high school, Grant Taylor (Alex Kendrick) has never lead his team to victory. As he and his wife Brooke (Shannen ...

Surfer saves drowning kangaroo

May 15th, 2009
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When you surf in California, you can expect to see some wildlife in the ocean: dolphins, sea otters, seals, sea lions, sharks, and so on. But one thing we just don’t see in the water here is kangaroos. I assume this has something to do with the fact that there aren’t any ...

“Australia” at the movies

April 17th, 2009
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Welcome to the Land Down Under, Central Coast moviegoers Here’s a late entry in this week’s film calendar. On Saturday, moviegoers can head “Down Under” with a screening of Baz Luhrmann’s epic “Australia.” Set in the days leading up to World War II, “Australia” follows a English aristocrat (Nicole Kidman) who inherits a ...

Why Art Garfunkel probably hates me

April 7th, 2009
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Here’s a word of warning to all you Australian entertainment writers: Don’t ask Art Garfunkel about “Saturday Night Live.” As Simon and Garfunkel prepare to reunite for a tour of the Land Down Under, which will surely lead to a U.S. tour, journalists will want to talk to the Rock and Roll ...

SLO Surfer Has Shark Encounter Down Under

March 23rd, 2009
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Wow — that was some crazy wind, wasn’t it? On Sunday afternoon, my wife, daughter and I sat and watched as the gusts slowly blew a concrete wall apart on our patio while grooving to John Mellencamp’s “Crumblin’ Down.” Yeah, I know — slow day. But, hey, there’s a recession going on. ...