Jim GregoryJim Gregory is a longtime Arroyo Grande resident, and this is his fourth book on local history. He attended the two-room Branch School in the Upper Arroyo Grande Valley, Cuesta College, the University of Missouri and Cal Poly. He taught for thirty yers at Mission Prep in San Luis Obispo and at Arroyo Grande High School, earning Teacher of the Year in 2010-11 and retiring in 2015. Gregory is married to Elizabeth, a campus minister and teacher, and is the father of John and Thomas. Read More Read Less