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My grandfather, Clarence âConnyâ Scheer, was a jack of all trades â lumberjack, fruit picker, miner, barber. He also, on occasion, sang for his supper. As a kid, I remember him playing the ukulele, one of his many stringed instruments. He would sing, âYou Are my Sunshine,â âGood Night Ireneâ and even some bawdy tunes he learned while in the Philippines during WWII. Gramps started singing for the public when he was about nine years old, under the tutelage of William and Ivy Bischoff. The Bischoffs lived in Bigfork, provided music for local dances, and taught violin, piano, and voice.
As a young adult Gramps entered contests when he had a chance, and I found evidence of this in an article in the July 28, 1938, Itasca Progressive.
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The Central Coast section of Highway 1 is one of the most scenic drives in America. A new mural in south San Luis Obispo County is giving people another reason to stop and take a look around.
A local artist. A coalition of dedicated residents. A chunk of grant money. And Chacho’s Mexican Restaurant. These are the ingredients for Oscar Pearson’s mural in Oceano. It’s on the back wall of Chacho’s and it’s a vibrant one dotted with the area’s natural scenery and full of Hispanic themes, to highlight the restaurant’s culture.
“The first thing that came to my mind was the tortillas there because that’s just what they’re known for here,” Pearson said.