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CONTENTS
AUGUST 2013
volume 13 number 4
A Monthly Look at Life in our Remarkable Communities
Feature S tories
12 WHAT IF...
50 City of Paso Robles Library
A Paso Robles Magazine
EXCLUSIVE (as of press time)
Local group hopes to convert former
California Youth Authority to Paso Robles
Charter School & Youth Center
52 Business
• The SLO CountyWine Industry Awards
• Plan to Attend Wellness Kitchen’s
SOUL Kitchen and Top Chef Competition
• Growth at HFG Necessitates
Move to New Building
• Business Spotlight
- A Column by Millie Drum
• Ancient Oil Meets Hi Tech
at Kiler Ridge Olive Farm
• What’s Happening on Main Street?
46 Hoofbeat
By Dorothy Rogers
Hoofbeat Calendar and Trail Tales
Departments
10 Ol’ Oaken Bucket
60 Time & Place
Filled with Humor, Timely Tidbits, and
Mesmorizing Memorabilia..stuff you didn’t
realize you need to know.
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Back to School Helpful Do’s and Don’ts
Preparing for Back-To-School Night
Bearcat Boosters Gear up for 2013-2014
1993 PRHS Class Reunion Planned
Booker Shines in Debut at
Operation Purple Camp
• Class Act Excels in Arizona
EDITORIAL DEADLINE:
7th of each month preceding publication
• Robert Burton is Paso’s New Police Chief
• Pioneer Day Parade to Showcase the
Restored Birmingham Grain Wagons
• Quasquicentennial Update
- The Paso’s School Issue/Calendars
• Winemakers Vie for Honors at
Paso Robles Rotary Club’s Annual Cookoff
• must! Charities New Collaboration
with Food Bank
• Dale Zeulner Inducted into the
Police & Fire Games Hall of Fame
• Don Jacobs Honored as Rotarian of Year
• SAVOR the Central Coast set for
September 26-29
• Local Relay for Life Raises Over
$100,000 for American Cancer Society
• This N That - A Collection of ‘Stuff’
• Golden State Classic Car Club
Drives Donations Labor Day Weekend
ADVERTISING DEADLINE:
10 th of each month preceding publication
HOW TO REACH US
Phone: (805) 239-1533
E-mail:
[email protected]
Mailing address: P.O. Box 3996,
Paso Robles, CA 93447
In town drop off: Dutch Maytag,
1501 Riverside, Paso Robles
Web: pasoroblesmagazine.com
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Founding Co-Publisher:
Karen Chute 1949-2004
Publisher/Editor: Bob Chute
Editorial Consultants:
Chris Weygandt Alba and
Steven Martin
Advertising: Millie Drum, Pam
Osborn, Jamie Self, Melissa Chavez,
Steven Martin and Bob Chute
WE VALUE YOUR INPUT!
Paso Robles Magazine (PRM) © 2013, is owned and published by Bob
Chute. No part of this periodical may be reproduced in any form or by any
means without prior written consent from Paso Robles Magazine.
PRM is published monthly and distributed FREE to every residence and
business, including rural addresses, in Paso Robles, Templeton, Shandon,
Bradley and San Miguel (zip codes 93426, 93446, 93451, 93461 and 93465).
Postage paid at Paso Robles, CA 93446. PRM is also available for our visitors
through local restaurants, Paso Robles Chamber of Commerce, North County
Transportation Center, and other high traffic tourist-oriented locations.
Annual subscriptions to PRM, mailed to areas beyond the described distribution areas, are available for $18 per year (for orders outside U.S., add $10
postage). Mailing address: P.O. Box 3996, Paso Robles, CA 93447. Phone:
(805) 239-1533, Fax (805) 239-1263, e-mail: [email protected]. Find
us on the web at www.pasoroblesmagazine.com
For advertising inquiries and rates, story ideas and submissions, contact
Bob Chute at any of the above numbers. In town drop point for photos,
letters, press releases, etc. at Dutch Maytag Home Appliance Center, 1501
Riverside.
Graphics and advertising composition by Janice Pluma, Warpaint Graphics,
editorial composition, Travis Ruppe, David Butz, art production.
37 Round Town
• Sue Aikens Twice in a Lifetime Journey
to Ethiopia
• Collaborative Effort ‘Across the Pond’
Results in Above the Waves
• County Perspective ‘
- A Column by Bruce Curtis
• San Miguel Reflections
- A Column by Lynne Schmitz
• Brushmarks 2013 Winners Announced
• Cantinas Music Festival Features
Major Christian Artists on August 24
• 7th Annual Templeton Dog Splash Days
• Templeton Update
The Paderewski Piano With a Past
Arrives at Paso Robles Inn
By Melissa Chavez
On the cover: What if? Local group hopes to convert former California Youth
Authority to Paso Robles Charter School & Youth Center. Photo by Richard Baker.
24 Paso People
Where to find just about anything
and everything to do in August
63 Last Word
14 Education
and Recreation
Cool stuff to do for the month ahead!
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Harvest
I worked so hard each day,
But felt I got nowhere.
I looked around and saw
There was nothing there.
The Arms of Love
I give to you a gift
That comes from my heart.
It's a gift that keeps giving
Whether together or apart.
Let me be your refuge.
I love you very much.
Rest in my arms of love.
Enjoy my tender touch.
For my arms of love I give
To keep you safe from harm,
As I hold on to you so tightly
In my ever loving arms.
©Deborah J. Birdoes
I Promise You the Moon and Stars
If I could climb to the heavenlies
I’d pick three stars for you.
Each one for our past, present and
future.
To show I love you as I do.
For today with you is a gift
With all of its joy and sorrow.
Holding the memories of yesterday
As well as the promise of tomorrow.
Just like the stars and moon above
You illuminate my soul.
Capturing my heart again and again
More than you’ll ever know.
So I sought my Father’s help.
I cried to Him in prayer.
He took me in His arms
To show how much He cared.
I worked but gave my time to Him
To find abundance beyond compare.
It was in our relationship
That I saw the harvest there.
Seeds of growth were cultivated
His grace and glory, may fare.
The planting of my harvest
Blossomed from my prayer.
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Caution! Chlorine Can Damage Gold And Pearls
Chlorine is a valuable disinfectant with many popular uses, but it can be very harmful to karat gold
jewelry and delicate pearls of every kind.
Even in diluted amounts, chlorine can harm any kind of gold…yellow, pink, and especially white gold,
because it can erode the nickel alloy in it and possibly cause weakened prongs and settings. Chlorine is
also bad news for precious pearls, both cultured and freshwater, since it can easily damage a pearl’s
delicate surface and reduce its luster and beautiful iridescence.
Most swimming pool water contains chlorine, so be sure to remove your gold and pearl jewelry before
taking a dip.
Chlorine is also present in many household products such as bleach, detergents, soaps, and cleaners.
So when using any of these products, always take your jewelry off or wear rubber gloves.
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on the plans for the PRHS Class
of 1993 Reunion the weekend of
Just a
August 16-18.
There’s several more amazing
Thought stories
on a variety of topics sure to
By Bob Chute
Well now, we’ve been working
on the proposed Charter School
story you’ll read about on page 12
for several weeks now and have
been hoping we could get it to you
as an EXCLUSIVE. The committee
was kind enough to offer that to us
and I have no way of knowing on
the 20th of July (when I’m writing this) if we were actually able to
pull it off. I can only hope...
Exclusive or not, you’re going to
enjoy reading Melissa Chavez’s excellent story on page 12, along with
photos by Richard Baker among
others, describing the hopes of the
committee seeking to convert the
approximately 157 acre former El
Paso de Robles Correctional Youth
Facility to the tentatively-named
Paso Robles Charter School &
Youth Center on Airport Road. An
amazing endeavor to say the least.
Check it out.
Back to School
It’s back to school for area youth
this month and we have several
stories by Judy Bedell, starting on
page14, to assist students and their
parents in preparations to return to
the classroom...plus you can read
about Bearcat Boosters and details
be enjoyed. Please check ‘em out and
thanks for supporting our local advertisers that make our FREE mailing possible! Don’t forget you can
see the entire Paso Robles Magazine
on line after the 3rd of each month
at pasoroblesmagazine.com. Check
out past issues, only back as far as
April of this year so far, at...
pasoroblesmagazine.com/pdf/
2013.04_PasoRoblesMagazine.pdf
The 2013.04 connotes April. If you
want May, replace the 04 with 05,
etc. We plan to completely update
our website in the months ahead.
Stay tuned.
Congrats on great fair
Once again, I tip my cap to CEO
Vivian Robertson and her crew at
the California Mid State Fair.
Awesome job, gang. We were there
almost every day and loved it. Our
grandkids really appreciated the
rides in the kiddy area - seemed like
there were new ones this year - and
the workers were extremely polite
helping them...much appreciated
by Gramps and GmaRho!
Congrats to Vina Robles
as well
Vina Robles opened their new
Amphitheatre during July and the
facility is absolutely first class. The
sound system is fantastic, I don’t think
Top: PR Chamber Grand Opening
ribbon cutting honoring Vina Robles
Amphitheatre. Left: YES guitarist Steve
Howe (photo by Mike Kosin), and right,
Jim Reed leads the Amphitheatre tour.
there’s a bad seat in the place, and the
overall ambiance is wonderful...excuse
the superlatives but if you’ve been there
you know what I mean. If not, check it
out. They have an awesome lineup of
acts set up by AEG Goldenvoice and
I’m sure it will get only better once
the word gets out that such a facility, seating 3500, is now available on
the Central Coast! We were guests
for the opening night performance of
YES and plan on attending at least
five more shows.
We also enjoyed a tour of the facility before opening night by Project Manager Tim Reed along with
their official ribbon cutting. The
venue is adjacent to Vina Robles
Hospitality Center at 3700 Mill
Road, just eight minutes east from
the heart of Paso Robles...
“It’s been a long pursuit, but Vina
Robles has incredible ownership,”
said Reed. He credits founder/owner
Hans Nef and Hans Michel, Vina
Robles’ managing partner, for their
desire to produce high-quality wines
and with a long-range view for the
area. “After speaking with a mutual marketing friend and seeing the
property, I realized it was a natural
setting for an amphitheatre. Vina
Robles had a great vision for the Paso
Robles region and grasped the idea.”
Coming soon...Warbirds
Over Paso Returns!
Estrella Warbirds and Planes of
Fame brought back one of the finest airs shows in Paso Robles during September of 2012, after an
absence of over ten years, presenting truly unique aircraft for an air
show that entertained the whole
family. You can expect another
full day of celebration at the Paso
Robles Municipal Airport and the
Estrella Warbirds Museum when
the Estrella Warbirds and Planes of
Fame again present Warbirds Over
Paso Air Show on Saturday, Oct. 5.
Watch for a feature story by our resident pilot Bruce Curtis next month!
Personal
Daughter Annie celebrates her birthday
on Friday, Aug. 16.
Have a fantabulous
day!
AR & Company Donates In-Kind Services to
Loaves & Fishes, a Christian
ministry that exists to feed the
hungry of the greater Paso Robles
area, has been awarded the 2013
AR & Co. PR & Marketing Charity Event Promotion Program
(CEPP). Designed as a way of giving back to the community that
has supported AR & Company
for the last 11 years, the program
assists one North County charity
per year with the promotion of an
upcoming charitable event, at no
cost to the charity.
The Paso Robles-based full-service marketing agency will assist
Loaves & Fishes volunteers and
staff from now until February 2014
to help promote the organization’s
major fundraising event. The 6th
Annual Loaves & Fishes Mardi
Gras Dinner and Silent Auction will be held on February 25,
2014 at Trinity Lutheran Church
in Paso Robles. Attendees will be
served by volunteer wait staff and
can order off a Cajun – themed,
one-of-a-kind menu.
“We are incredibly grateful to
receive AR & Company’s marketing and public relations services
this year,” explains Loaves & Fishes Executive Director Jackie Sebro.
“With their expertise and assistance, we hope to grow attendance
and raise the much needed funds
that we are short for next year’s basic level of operations. The event is
very special and close to my heart.
We will serve homemade, authentic Cajun food and I’ll be using my
dad’s recipes passed down to me
which are all especially delicious.”
Please see AR & CO page 10
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THEY ARE COMING! MARK THE DATE!
including Ernie Andreini in his
super Stearman & P-51 Mustang!
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Ahhh...Youth!
Congrats to the staff of the
California Mid State Fair...it was
awesome! Rho and I attended on
several occasions
but on opening
night we were in
the carnival area
with grandkids,
3 year old Riley
and 5 year old
Dustin (and mom,
Annie),
taking
in the rides (see
photos) when a couple of teen
age girls walked past us from the
Frontier Stage area where an
Eagles tribute band was playing.
One of the girls stated matterof-factly, “They have those shows
for the poor people that can’t
afford the grandstand shows.”
Ahhh, youth.
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Riddles for the Kids
What three words did Adam use
when he introduced himself to Eve,
which read the same backwards and
forwards?
Madam, I’m Adam.
If a dog lost his tail, where should
he go to get another one?
To a big store where they retail
everything.
Look into my face and I’m everybody; Scratch my back and I’m
nobody. Who am I?
A mirror.
Why are people so tired on April
1?
They’ve all just finished a March of
thirty-one days.
***
Excessive Skepticism
A guy and his dog go into a barroom. The bartender says, “Hey, get
Wrap up your Groundbreaking
Summer Adventure with the Paso
Robles City Library’s August programs and activities.
August 1: Bicycle Safety, 1 p.m.,
Library Conference Room. Educators from the SLO Country Bicycle
Coalition will talk about how to
stay safe on a bicycle and highlight
the best places you can explore by
bike on the Central Coast.
August 1: Movie, 7 p.m., Library
Conference Room. Academy Award
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that dog out of here... we don’t allow
dogs in here.”
Wait a minute, the guy says,
“This is no ordinary dog! This is
‘Plato’ the talking dog!”
“Yeah, sure” says the bartender.
I’ll prove it to you,” says the guy.
“Plato... what’s on top of a building?”
“ROOF!” says the dog.
“Look,” says the bartender, “just
how dumb do you think I am?”
“Wait a minute,” says the guy.
“Plato, how does sandpaper feel?”
“RUFF!” says the dog.
“Do I have ‘stupid’ tattooed across
my forehead or something,” says the
bartender. “Now get that dog out of
here!”
“Wait.. I’m not through,” says the
guy. “Plato, who was the greatest
baseball player of all time?”
“RUTH!” says the dog.
“That does it!!” says the bartender,
and he throws them both out on
the street.
Outside, the dog looks at his
owner and says, “Do you think I
should have gone with DiMaggio?”
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Yet more SPAM
“A SPAMBURGER, ‘the only
hamburger actually made with
ham,’” can be made by grilling, panfrying, or broiling a slice of SPAM,
and then layering the slice with
lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, and
cheese on a hamburger bun.
“Hormel Foods’ cookbook, The
Great Taste of SPAM, includes recipes for SPAM Stew with Buttermilk
Topping, SPAM Fajitas, and SPAM
Strudels with Mustard Sauce.”
- Offbeat Uses for Everyday Things
by Joey Green
Cleveland Browns fan zings
team in his obituary
You may have seen this one in
the papers and on TV recently but
I just had to share it. Lifelong
season ticket holder Scott Emtsinger got in one final jab at the
underachieving franchise. Scott
died recently at the age of 55. The
Columbus, Ohio native was listed
in his obituary as a husband,a
father, a 32-year General
Motors employee and also
an accomplished musician.
He was also listed as a
lifelong Cleveland Browns
fan who “also wrote a song
each year and sent it to the
Cleveland Browns as well
as offering other advice on
how to run the team.”
But his final bit of wisdom when
it came to the franchise was this
impressive zinger.
“He respectfully requests six
Cleveland Browns pall bearers
so the Browns can let him down
one last time.”
Well played, Scott.
AR & CO from page 8
support the noble work of Loaves
& Fishes as they provide vital services for the needy in our community.”
Loaves & Fishes is located at
2650 Spring Street, Paso Robles,
open to walk-ins weekdays (except
holidays) from 2 to 4 p.m., and
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30
to 7 p.m.
To donate via PayPal or for more
information about Loaves & Fishes, visit LoavesAndFishesPaso.org,
or call 238-4742. For media inquiries, contact press agency AR &
Co. PR & Marketing at 239-4443
or email [email protected].
The event is open to the public
and proceeds will go to funding
which will provide nutritionally
balanced food for the needy.
“Choosing which organization
to award with this year’s in-kind
donation was a very tough decision,” says AR & Co. Founder
Angela Robinson. “Each of the
organizations that submitted proposals addresses essential needs
in our community and works to
make the North County the amazing place we call home. In the end,
the staff and I are very excited to
Oops...
In our constantly running mode
we made a mistake last month and incorrectly
named the young lady on our cover. We feel awful.
It’s fun to see your photo on the cover but then
to realize we have your name wrong....major bummer.
Correctly, the On the Cover caption on the Contents
page should have identified her as Rachel Wilkins. She
won Grand Champion Meat Rabbits from Lockwood
4-H at the 2012 Fair.
My apologies (and congratulations) to Rachel and her family.
Bob Chute - Owner/Publisher, Paso Robles Magazine
August Programs at the Library
Winning film first to win best picture,
actor, actress, director and writing,
starring Clark Gable and Claudette
Colbert.
August 8: Luce Puppets, The Wizard
of Oz, 1 p.m., Library Conference
Room (free tickets required); 3 p.m.
Study Center (tickets not required).
Luce Puppets performs on a colorful, portable puppet stage. Beautiful,
hand-made puppets will bring to life
Dorothy and her friends from the
Land of Oz.
August 8: Science of Earthquakes,
7 p.m., Library Conference Room
(registration required). Join physicist John Jasbinsek for an informative discussion on earthquakes.
August 15: Book Group, 7 p.m.,
Library Conference Room. Join in
this month’s discussion of Cheryl
Strayed’s Wild – the story of her
journey on the Pacific Crest Trail as
she tries to find healing following
her mother’s death.
August 29: Pajama Storytime, 6:30
p.m., Library Story Hour Room.
Bring your PJs and someone to
snuggle with!
The Paso Robles City Library is
located at 1000 Spring Street and
is open Monday – Friday 10 a.m.
to 8 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. For more information on library programs and events, please
call 237-3870 or visit www.prcity.
com/library.
have you considered
selling your home?
Maybe I have a match for you...
I hAve SeverAL buYerS wANtINg tO buY NOw!
If you have a property that fits the criteria listed below, please give me a call.
Buyer 1. I am looking for a home with high ceilings, lots of light, no
more than 20 minutes from a town, on a piece of land with beautiful
views. I enjoy the privacy of the country side but not interested in
extremely steep or winding roads to get there. $700,000.00 or ?
Call my Agent Cheri York at 805.610.7010
Buyer 5. I am looking for a main house with a guest house or barn
that I could use for a classroom to teach foreign exchange students. I
prefer Templeton, Paso Robles, or Atascadero. I don't mind hills and
would like some trees on the property! Price around $700,000.00
Call Cheri York at 805.610.7010
Buyer 2. We are looking for a nice home in Paso Robles, Templeton
or Atascadero, 2000sf or more in a nice neighborhood. Something
with a pool or a decent back yard is a plus!. Price range between
$400-600K Call our Agent Cheri York at 805.610.7010.
Buyer 6. I am looking for a home with some flat acreage on the West
side of Templeton or Paso Robles. I have 4 horses so I would like a
barn or else a flat place to build a barn, an arena, etc. I like nice looking Mediterranean, Frank Lloyd Wright, or ranch style homes. Up to
1.2 Million. Cheri York 805.610.7010
Buyer 3. We are retiring and looking to downsize from our 40 acres
in Creston to a more manageable size closer to town. We need a
2000+ sf home. Our ceiling is roughly $530,000.
Buyer 4. I am looking for a home for my older parents. They need
single story with little up keep in Paso Robles and close to shopping
for around $300,000.00. Call Cheri York at 805.610.7010
Buyer 7. I am looking for a fixer on one plus acres not more than 15
minutes from Paso Robles. Up to $250,000.00 please.
Call my Agent Cheri York 805.610.7010
Buyers: Email me your wants
and I will publish them!!
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I listed this home recently
and it sold in 5 days,
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Let’s discuss the possibilities...
I’m Cheri York, please call
805.610.7010
800 11th Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446 • 805.227.4700 x28 • DRE#01127695
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Could the California Youth Authority Site
Become a Charter School?
By Melissa Chavez
“What if...?”
Consider the number of cures and
groundbreaking discoveries that began with
“what if...?”
Several successful educators are asking that very question. They are seriously
considering the former El Paso de Robles
Correctional Youth Facility as the perfect
location to establish the tentatively-named
Paso Robles Charter School & Youth
Center. The estimated 157-acre site is
located inside the city limits at 4545
Airport Road, just north of Highway
46-East.
Vision for a love of learning
Described as a collaborative learning
environment, Paso Robles Charter School
& Youth Center would offer a “hands-on,
diverse, relevant, dynamic and interactive”
curriculum. A primary goal is to ensure that
“students remain engaged and intrinsically
motivated to learn.” To help accomplish
this, the school would offer a program
with a variety of courses, including “discovery learning camps, technology, the
arts, physical and character education, life
skills, service learning, and languages designed to prepare students for educational
and internship opportunities.” After-school
programs would further enhance the daily
curriculum.
Among the co-founders are three longtime area educators. Bob Bourgault is the
current Director/Principal of Almond Acres
Elementary Charter School in San Miguel
and past principal/educator at Liberty High
Continuation School in Paso Robles. Jim
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Fotinakes is a past principal of Templeton
High School and co-founder of Almond
Acres Elementary Charter School, and Lyle
Porter, also a co-founder at Almond Acres,
is widely known as the founder of Mission
Prep High School in San Luis Obispo. Assisting them are many supportive community partners from all walks of life with career experience in education, coaching and
business consultation.
Site use possibilities abound
When one considers the prohibitive costs
of new classroom construction, what already exists is very attractive. A total of 44
structures on the level parcel includes classrooms, offices, a main building with conference rooms, two gymnasiums, swimming
and diving facilities, a theater, technology
buildings, sports fields and courts, a 200seat dining hall, kitchen and bakery, barbecue and picnic areas, agricultural land, and
six single-family homes.
The site possibilities are wide-ranging
and would include a preschool, a charter K-8th grade and charter high school,
after-school programs, language and arts,
tutoring and mentoring, trade-based
training and apprenticeships, a variety
of sports (including baseball, basketball,
volleyball, tennis, swimming, diving, and
track and field), onsite customer service
and entrepreneurial opportunities, an
Independent Study Support Network,
and an Autistic Center to service a growing population of youths with very specific
needs.
Relevant, interactive and
hands-on learning
Classes in all grades would include a concentration on English and Language Arts
(including cross-cultural immersion), an
emphasis on spelling, grammar and literary
arts, mathematics (tailored to learning style),
science classes (with seamless transferability
to/from other campuses), plus history and
social studies classes with an emphasis on
global issues. Visual and performing arts
curriculum would include multimedia, theater, photography and video classes. Physical education, nutrition classes and onsite
lunches would encourage children to eat
wholesome foods, not only for their physical well-being, but also to enhance their
academic success.
“Real-world” education would prepare
students toward confident self-sufficiency as they grow and mature. Character
education would be taught and put into
practice through mutual cooperation
among students and teachers to encourage
a sense of belonging, and self-empowerment would be fostered toward healthy
life choices.
Basic Life Skills would be a key concept
for students to learn. Grade-appropriate
classes in finance, business, career and home
management would help students develop a
working knowledge of how to steward and
disperse their own resources.
To help ensure a successful education,
a Learning-Style Assessment and Personalized Learning Plan would be created for
every student following educational precounseling and pre-semester registration.
California State Standards and Common
Core Standards would be used as a baseline for curriculum and administration of
standardized tests by fully credentialed teachers. Another goal of the proposed school
would be to establish “effective, efficient
learning at school and respect for family time
at home.”
Military origins
More commonly known as the “boy’s
school,” the property was originally used
as a Marine Corps Units base, adjacent to
Estrella Army Airfield. From 1947-2008,
the converted property operated as one of
eight California Youth Authority facilities
to house and rehabilitate over 250 young
adult criminals. Passage of SB 81 legislation, however, later mandated that offenders
remain with their originating counties of
commitment, thereby reducing the population of juvenile incarceration. Upon its
closure, more than 400 current and retired
staff, dedicated volunteers and area residents weathered summer’s triple digits in an
official ceremony to bid goodbye as a color
guard and honor guard removed our Flag
suspended high above.
A reincarnation of the site into the
Estrella Correctional Facility for adult inmates, a reactivated Cal Fire Conservation
Camp and a reentry facility were short-lived
under budget issues (estimated at over $111
million) and ongoing community scrutiny.
The State also rescinded implementation
of the Central Coast Regional Secure
Community Reentry Facility due to the
expense for environmental site study, new
construction and state budget allocations.
Given a 70-percent recidivism rate within
the California State prison system, both
projects seemed doomed from the start. The
facilities have since sat like a barbed-wire
ghost town, and many in North County
have wondered what might become of the
sprawling acreage.
A brighter outlook for
future generations
Recently, a 2013 Surplus Land Bill, AB
826, included the Estrella Correctional Facility for disposal as surplus real estate, effective January 1, 2014. Surplus property is
sold pursuant to Government Code Section 11011 and 11011.1. If there is no local
government agency interest in the parcel,
it will be determined whether the property
will be sold as-is. A surplus purchase could
afford an innovative opportunity, not only for
Paso Robles Charter School to find a place
to establish and thrive, but to provide
redemption for old prison cells.
Unlike the public’s concern for a prison
facility over the past five years, might the
community of Paso Robles welcome a charter school with open-armed support and
enroll their children, too? What has continually been a financial eyesore for the State
could very well be a serendipitous match
for Paso Robles and parents considering
other alternatives.
Want to learn more about Paso Robles
Charter School & Youth Center? Email Jim
Fotinakes at [email protected].
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EDUCATION & YOUTH
DO start adjusting weekday bedtime
schedules to earlier times and limiting late
night television and video/computer game
playing. Going to bed early and getting
up on a school schedule starting two
weeks before the actual start of school is
the most effective way to get students back
in routine and eliminates stress those first
few weeks back.
DON’T go on a before school shopping
spree for school supplies unless you actually know what the teachers will require.
Many of the big box stores have lists of
needed supplies by grade level but these
are created to sell school supplies and are
often NOT the supplies your child will
actually be asked to bring in. Of course
the backpack and lunch pail are always
standard equipment and fun to purchase
and take on the first day. With prices
rising and budgets shrinking, wait to see
what your child’s school will provide before purchasing school supplies this year.
DO make your child a list of important contacts and phone numbers in case
of emergencies. This list can be kept in a
wallet, purse or cell phone for older students and in the backpack for the younger ones. Consider getting your child an
ID bracelet with your cell phone number and contact information. This is a
great idea for younger students who have
yet to memorize their phone numbers.
Don’t forget to update the list and contact the school when your phone number
changes. Many schools are using autodialer phone call systems to remind you
about upcoming events and activities and
to receive the message, they need a working phone number.
DON’T plan a big vacation or trip the
weekend before school begins. Spend
some time just relaxing and being together
as a family. If your child will be attending a new school, take a stroll around the
campus after you get off work or on the
Helpful Do’s
and Don’ts
By Judy Bedell
weekend and check out where the classrooms are, the location of restrooms and
the cafeteria and office.
DO make sure you and your elementary age children have a password that
will be shared in the event you have an
emergency and have to send a friend or
co-worker to pick them up. Children
should be taught not to go with strangers unless they know the password.
This way no one can convince your
child you have been in
an accident and need to
get in the car with him
or her to be taken to see
you. Don’t frighten your
children, but have a plan in
place to assure their safety.
DON’T forget to have
the camera and/or phone charged for those
first day photos.
DO set up a basket or box to use for
papers you need to read and possibly
sign and return to school. There is a lot of
paperwork the first few weeks and with
multiple children it can get misplaced
and lost if there is not a designated spot
for you to check.
DON’T forget to check the bus schedule. For Paso Robles Schools, it can be
found at www.pasoschools.com under
Support Services. Make sure both you
and your child have a designated place to
meet after school or if they will be walking
or riding a bike home, practice the route
before school actually begins.
DO make sure your child has picked
up a pencil and used it at least once
before school actually begins. Writing
shopping lists, letters to friends and
relatives, or a journal of final summer
activities are all great ways to get back in
the writing routine.
DON’T forget to listen to your child’s
concerns or worries about returning to
school. What might seem like a silly problem to an adult can cause a child much
stress and anxiety. Encourage your child to
talk to you about what is bothering her and
then make a plan to address the concerns.
DO discuss and put in writing a plan
for when and where homework will
be done. Some families find doing it right
after school works best while others like
to wait until dinner is over. Splitting the
tasks in half and doing some work immediately after school and then the rest after
dinner works well too. Pencil
in activities such as Awanas,
Girl Scouts, or football and
teach your child time management skills by planning
ahead each week to get
homework done around the
various activities.
DON’T forget to label backpacks,
lunch pails, sweatshirts and other easily misplaced items. Every few months,
schools send thousands of dollars worth of
clothing to thrift shops when it is left on
the playground and no name is found to
return the jacket or sweatshirt to the rightful owner.
DO give lots of hugs and make time
to hear all of the news during the first
few days back at school. It is a time for
new beginnings, new friendships and new
knowledge.
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A solar power system was constructed for partners Brett Van Steenwyk
and Debbie Lorenz on the roof of their recently remodeled building at 811 12th
Street in Downtown Paso Robles. “Brett and Debbie elected to offset their
PG&E bills by using the latest photo-voltaic technology,” said Jim Shepard of
Cal Paso Solar. “The project, the first of it’s kind in downtown Paso, utilizes 84
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EDUCATION & YOUTH
By Judy Bedell
Back to School Night is an
important date to mark on your
calendar. Even if you have children at three different schools,
or you are sending your last
child off to kindergarten, you
should make an effort to go.
Many changes are in the works
with new state standards and
Back-to-School Night is also a
wonderful opportunity for community members to see just how
rigorous the curriculum now is.
At Back-to-School Night
the teacher has the opportunity
to present an overview of the
year’s curriculum, share his/her
classroom management and behavior plans, and let you know
about any special events and
dates that are forthcoming. Take
along your dayplanner, smart
phone or calendar and mark
these dates down while you have
the time.
For parents, this evening also
gives you a chance to see where
your child is seated and to meet
other parents of children in the
class. Given today’s privacy
laws, teachers are not allowed
to give out
a class list of
phone numbers. So, introduce yourself to other
parents and exchange
phone numbers or e-mail
in case your child needs an
emergency ride to school or
more often, clarification on that
homework assignment your
child suddenly forgot the directions for.
With some schools having class
sizes of 32 - 35 students, Backto-School Night is not the place
for a private conference about
your child and any concerns you
have. Do let the teacher know
when the best time to reach you is
and that you
value communication
between
school and
home.
Many teachers
are now utilizing e-mail to keep
in contact with busy working
parents. Take along an index or
business card that you can leave
with the teacher/s that has your
name, child’s name, and contact
information on it.
You can also list ways you are
able to volunteer or help the
teacher. For instance, if you work
during school hours, maybe you
can donate supplies for a special
art project or milk and cookies
for a reading rewards day.
Also ask what projects or supplies the teacher may need. In
years past the school provided
ample Kleenex, pencils and paper. That is not the case today.
See if other parents are interested in teaming up to supply a
special art lesson or field trip
for the classroom.
Lastly, start a folder with
the information you receive at
Back-to-School Night. Keep it
in a special place to refer to and
add to it as the year progresses.
There might be papers to sign and
return so get those back to the
school as soon as possible.
If you are attending Back-toSchool Night as a community
member, introduce yourself to
the teacher and let her know if
you have an area of interest or expertise you could share with the
class. Find out if there are any
part-time jobs open at the school,
such as yard duty supervision,
which is a paid position that can
be quite rewarding.
Good communication and
positive support from home
and the community will help all
children be successful.
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Bearcat Boosters Gear Up for 2013-14
By Judy Bedell
Are you an alumnus of Paso
Robles High School? Do your
children or grandchildren participate in athletics at Paso
Robles High School? Are you
a local business owner with
a commitment to supporting
Bearcat Athletics and a desire
to have your business name in
the forefront at athletic events?
The Paso Robles Bearcat
Boosters want and need you.
The Bearcat Boosters is a
501c3 organization that supports
all athletic teams at
Paso Robles High
Schools. Some of the
projects the “Boosters” have taken on
these past few years
include paying for
coach’s stipends to
keep athletic programs running during tough financial
times; providing uniforms and
equipment for athletes; building a new softball shed; installing wind screens for tennis and
purchasing a state of the art
timing clock for
water polo.
Bringing back
the tradition of
Bearcat Pride and
community
support for the Paso
Robles
High
School athletes is the main
goal of the Bearcat Boosters. As a business owner, one
way you can help is to purchase
a banner/billboard for the
annual fee of only $350.
The banner/billboard will be
prominently displayed at War
Memorial Stadium for fall
and winter sports and then
moved to the Baseball and
Softball fields at Paso Robles
High School for spring sports.
A membership drive for
2013-2014 will be kicking off
in August with many levels of
participation to be offered. For
information on the Bearcat
Boosters and how to become a
sponsor or member please go to
their website: bearcatboosters.
com. Go Bearcats!
1993 PRHS Class Reunion planned
Join your classmates downtown for the opening evening
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p.m., families welcome.
Then on Saturday night you’ll
want to attend the big event at the
Paso Robles Event Center, 2198
Riverside Avenue in Paso Robles on
August 17, including cocktails, dinner, and dancing beginning at 5:30
p.m.to ? No host bar.Cost is $70 per
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Sunday, August 18 (bring your
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Booker shines in debut at Operation Purple Camp
Donna Pettit and her therapy
dog, Booker, specifically a R.E.A.D.
(Reading Education Assistance
Dog), are very busy putting smiles
on faces in the area and recently
for the children involved in the
Operation Purple program at
Camp Whittier near Lake Cachuma (Santa Barbara area).
More about Booker later....but
first a little background on the National Military Family Association
and Operation Purple Camp.
Military families often serve without asking for anything in return. But
as needs arise, programs are required
to address them. Based on what they
have heard from the public, they have
created several programs of their own
to sustain military families.
The military spouse scholarship
program recognizes the importance
of military spouse education and
the difficulties that come with
achieving higher education due
to moves and expenses. Each year,
hundreds of military spouses receive
a scholarship to help them on the
path to a successful career.
In the 2004 Operation Purple®
pilot season, the National Military
Booker entertains Operations Purple campers,
left, and hams it up for the TV crew, right.
Family Association started with
12 camp locations serving close
to 1,000 children. Since then the
program has grown and expanded
and by summer’s end nearly 45,000
military children and teens will have “On Thursday July 11, Booker
been served. The Operation Purple and I drove to Camp Whittier to
program also includes camps for work a two-hour shift at Operation
teens, family retreats at the
Purple Camp,” said Donnational parks, and camps
na Pettit. “There were 109
geared to address the needs
children of military deof children and families
ployed parents enjoying
of our nations wounded
a week of free camping
service members.
experiences to help them
Booker arrives
deal with the unique is Who knew that therapy Donna Pettit with Booker sues that military families
dogs could provide unique
face. The motto of the
and heartwarming experiences for camp is that kids serve too by being
adults and children alike?
supportive family members. One of
the camp requirements is that each
child bring a picture of his/her deployed parent to share with other
campers. These pictures are then
mounted on a Wall of
Honor for all to enjoy.
Operation Purple Camp
was started in 2004 by
the National Military
Family Association and
has served over 30,000
kids to date. This summer there are 14 camps
throughout the United
States.”
Through Pet Partners, Booker was recruited by Amy McCullough,
National Director of Animal
Assisted Therapy for the American Humane Association. “Booker
loved meeting all the kids - many
of them decorated with camouflage
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and the role of therapy
dogs. This documentary
is scheduled to be shown
at the Hero Dogs Awards
ceremony on October
5 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in
Los Angeles - a red carpet celebrity event with ticket prices costing
$500, www.herodogawards.org. The
Hallmark Channel plans to air this
show in November. For now, enjoy
these pictures of Booker’s film debut
from his proud stage mama.”
Booker Locally
Booker has become the therapy
dog for the North County Cuesta
Campus. “We ‘work’ every day
during finals week helping students and staff de-stress from the
pressure of exams and grades,” said
Pettit. “We’re now booked
all the way through 2014.
They LOVE Booker, but it
took many months of negotiating to make this happen.
I had to provide proof of the
million dollar liability insurance through Pet Partners that
covers Booker when he’s working.
As people get to know Booker and
see how wonderful he is with the
students, we’ve been given freedom
to roam the campus. One of my
main functions as Booker’s mom is
to educate people on therapy animals and to be an ambassador for
the wonderful service they provide.
Booker is such a gifted dog with
kids and was able to dress as an elf
to assist Mr. and Mrs. Claus at the
Friends of the Library fundraiser in
November (see photo).
“Booker has recently been registered as an Emotional Support Animal and he traveled with
me in the cabin of United to
Ithaca, New York on July 23. Our
two-week visit included working in
the assisted-living facility where my
mother lives. Booker has experience
with such facilities as we regularly
visit The Villages in SLO.
The Class Act Ballet Company
performed in Phoenix, Arizona
during May. “We are extremely
pleased with our company dancers
and their efforts,” said Mendi
Leon of Trinity Lutheran School.
“The Class Act ballet company
had a wonderful experience at
RDA taking classes from world
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PASO PEOPLE
Robert Burton is Paso’s new Police Chief
By Chuck Desmond
As you read this article, it has been
fifteen months since we’ve had an official sworn-in police chief. What a
great relief to have Robert Burton
now filling the position. He is a person who has earned the title; plus the
respect of those whom he will lead
and those he has sworn to protect and
those who placed their confidence in
him when he was appointed.
While most have undoubtedly
heard his name, perhaps many may
not know his background. Yours truly
was able to spend a couple hours with
the new chief on his very first morning in office.
First, let’s start off with why his
name is so familiar and then we’ll
peel back the onion and have that
“Ahh Haa” moment of recognition.
The first part is easy. Except for the
first year since he graduated from
the police academy in 1995, Chief
Burton has been with the Paso PD.
Here’s how it came to be.
Robert was born in Glendale in
1965. Soon thereafter, his father a
teacher, was hired at Cal Poly. And,
that’s how the family moved to the
Central Coast – SLO to be specific.
Robert grew up there, graduated from
high school there and, perhaps with
a bit of a connection, was accepted
into Cal Poly for his college education. College proved to be as good as
gold: A) He graduated with a BS in
Graphic Communications / Printing
and B) He met a co-ed named Stacia.
More about her in a minute.
Finding work after graduation
wasn’t too difficult but it did cause
him to move to Fresno. After a couple years of “working for the man,” he
and a friend opened their own printing business – also in Fresno. In the
meanwhile, he had been making the
“weekend commute” back and forth to
see Stacia. When she graduated and
since their marriage seemed destined
– they did that and now the young
couple no longer had the commute.
But, it just didn’t feel right because
Fresno just wasn’t the Central Coast
which, to both of them, still meant
SLO. By 1993, they wanted to move
back but times had changed and the
business climate had fallen off.
What to do now?
Classmates told Robert, “Hey,
you’re a big guy, outgoing, personable and smart. Why not give police
work a try? The jobs are stable, and
departments are hiring.”
“Why not indeed?” he thought.
Robert enrolled at our local police
academy at Allan Hancock College and he easily gravitated toward
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the work. Immediately following
graduation, he was hired by the SLO
Sheriff ’s department as a corrections
officer. A year later, all things in his
career changed.
By 1996, Robert had applied for
and was accepted by the PD of El
Paso de Robles. Reporting to Chief
Dennis Cassidy‘s organization, there
were about 30 sworn officers at that
time with a population of about
16,000 residents. From “Beat Cop”
to Traffic Officer on motorcycle, to
Field Training Officer, Robert moved
through the organization developing
and honing more skills along the way.
He was promoted to Patrol Sergeant
and then to Sergeant of the Detectives which included supervising the
D.A.R.E. program, the property/
evidence area as well as departmentwide training. His Lieutenant’s position appointment came in 2005 and
then to Captain in July, 2007.
In April, 2012, the PD made a
personnel change and it left the title
and position of Chief open. City
Manager, Jim App, to whom the PD
reports, asked if Robert was interested
in being considered for chief. Robert
thought hard about that. Being a Police Chief is a great honor and a great
career position. He and his family
concluded it just wasn’t the right time
for him so instead, he accepted App’s
offer to be the interim Chief until a
new one was appointed.
For Paso, the process has been a
very long and often-times taxing ordeal. However, what was quietly taking place was that Acting Chief Burton was rebuilding the organization.
Under his leadership, the department
was stabilizing. Trust in every direction was growing, gaining momentum and strength. Twelve months
after Robert’s initial decision to say
‘no,’ again he was asked to reconsider.
Conditions had become a lot better and now, perhaps it might be the
right time. Into the ring went Captain Burton’s hat. Some 40 applicants
were whittled down to 5 and the
grilling became more intense. The recruiting team was good at looking for
exactly the right person. They knew
what they wanted. The 5 became 2
and the City Council had one more
shot at “The Last Two Standing.”
In the third week of June, Captain
Burton was summoned by Manager
App and notified he was going to be
our new Police Chief!
Chief Burton, even though only on
board for seemingly a few hours, has
been preparing the next steps for awhile
now. He knew what needed to be done
and he’d been working at it all along.
“My number one job continues to
be three-pronged: strengthening the
department; reach a much deeper relationship with Paso’s residents; and
fight the drug problems. I am here to
serve; I am here to make things better;
I am here to unite; I am here to make
Paso more safe than it has ever been.
We have two more officers in training
and one in the interviewing process
which will take us to 32 sworn men
and women plus a staff of 14 to support them. Included in that number is
Officer Jeff DePetro, our K-9 officer.”
The chief is loudly asking the
community to help make this all
work. “If you see a problem, call
us. Let’s work together and make
our town the best it can be. We’re
here and we can fix things that are
broken. There is even a new SET
- Special Enforcement Team with
Officers Tony Ruiz and Tod Rehner
heading it up. We will do this if we
work together! Call 237-6464.”
Chief Burton – from all of us,
Congratulations and may God Bless
you and your family!
Robert Burton Sworn
in as Paso’s New
Police Chief
City Hall Chambers were packed
with about 150 people on the evening
of July 2, 2013 prior to the regular
City Council meeting. The occasion
was the official swearing-in of Captain
Robert Burton to become the newest City Manager Jim App with Chief Burton
Chief of the Paso Police Department.
Chief Burton was surrounded by City Manager Jim App, Mayor Duane
Picanco and the rest of the City Council plus law enforcement staff from both
Paso and surrounding communities and agencies. His wife, Stacia, their two
children, Quincey and Clark, his parents and others of the family plus members of the selection committee, city staffers, and residents were in the room
as well.
Mayor Picanco made a short introduction which was followed by an invocation asking for guidance and protection of the soon-to-be-Chief. The Mayor
then explained how it was that Burton had been chosen and how proud that
city management was in him becoming the new Chief. He praised the selection committee for their diligent work and extolled some of Burton’s qualities
that led to this moment.
The actual swearing in was led by Gail Wolff who had been the assistant
to Burton and the previous Chief. Following the last of the “I do promises” a
standing ovation amid cheers and miles-of-smiles raised the roof. Everyone
could feel the sense of relief and a new beginning chapter about to unfold.
Mrs. Burton pinned her husband with the official pin and then it was the
new Chief’s turn to have the microphone. The Chief eloquently commanded
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making the moment happen. From there, he explained his love of Paso and
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PASO P EOPLE
By Chuck
Desmond
Paso Robles Pioneer Day, October
12, is 2 1⁄2 months
away and things are already in the works for the
83rd consecutive parade and a
day full of events that grows more legendary each year.
The focus is on the Bermingham Grain
Wagons. You’ve seen these green beauties
in the parade for years but this time will
be different. Why is that? Because all
three of them are being professionally
restored by one of the USA’s finest wagon
restorers, Loren Marcus, in Marysville,
California.
A bit of background before we go any
further. Ed Charles Bermingham came
from the Ventura-Oxnard area and in the
1880s era, he bought 900 acres of land,
seven miles outside of Shandon on old
Highway 41. The plan was to grow barley
and wheat but he needed wagons to haul
the grain to the train station. Memories are
a bit tricky after three generations but it
seems that the wagons were bought someplace “down south” and then with mules,
driven up to the ranch. When they were
used, sacks of grain were loaded into the
wagons and then teams of 16-20 mules or
horses (probably mules) pulled the wagons
up the hills by Whitley Gardens and across
the Estrella River. Serious pulling-power
was needed for those trips! Ed Charles’ son,
Ed George, took over the ranch after that
and his son, Ed Grant, who has been known
as Butch since he was born in 1945, was next
in line. But, the ranch didn’t last that long.
It was sold in 1957 and that was the end of
the wagons’ use for hauling grain.
Now, let’s shift to the wagons themselves.
Do you remember (or at least remember
hearing about) the Studebaker Company?
Known for automobiles, right? Yes, but before that, they made wagons and buggies
– thousands of them! Back in South Bend,
Indiana, pretty close to the geographical
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center of an expanding USA, this company
made buggies and wagons for everyone in
every place. Every family, business, traveler,
doctor, stump preacher, traveling medicine
show, farmer and rancher needed a buggy
and probably a wagon too. Just like delivering
autos and trucks to dealerships today, buggies and wagons had to be shipped to their
destination for purchase. As rail lines expanded, shipping to the end of the train line
became the most practical method. There, or
someplace along the route, wagons would be
loaded with freight and hopefully, when the
freight was delivered, a buyer for the wagons
was waiting to take them. Ya couldn’t drive
them back empty and remember, all goods
were heading to a growth-filling West; things
didn’t go East. Most likely, that’s how these
three wagons ended up in Los Angeles and
were pulled all the way up here.
Try to imagine how long this took to arrange. Starting with a hand-written purchase intent sent by mail, a trip to go get
the wagons, most likely had to buy mules or
horses there and then, a trip all the way back
to Shandon! Maybe the conversation at the
dinner table went something like: “Honey,
I’m going to buy some new wagons. I’ll be
leaving in the morning and I should be back
in about a month!”
After the property sold, what happened
to the wagons? That’s the $64,000 question but the answer is easy. The Paso area is
perhaps as generous and responsible as any
place on the planet. All three wagons were
donated to the Pioneer Day Committee
in the late ‘50s. For about 50 years, these
wonderful beasts have been kept inside and
protected. On Parade Day, out they come
for all to see!
And now, the saga continues.
Pioneer Day Committee’s main fundraiser
event for the past couple years has been the
Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Fest held
in the Spring. PDC was able to raise enough
funds for the Board to pass a vote to professionally restore the beauties. The first one
was taken to Marysville last October. Wade
Taylor, “Paso’s Unofficial With A Heart As
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first one and delivered the second one in
April. Wade has been the driving force behind Paso Wagon Restoration for years! As
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generation Roblan and his passion for saving Paso buggies and wagons has earned him
multiple gold bricks on his path to Heaven.
The Studebaker stamp was found under
coats of old paint and the original paint
colors were discovered as well. Fancy pin
striping on the wheels and the bright blue
of the freight boxes were also found and
have been restored. Their green color is now
blue! These wagons were used a lot but surprisingly, there was little damage as might
be expected for a 130-year old wagon.
Taken virtually completely apart
for inspection and restoration, the iron was cleaned,
brakes repaired, wheels
tightened and all parts
were re-painted.
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PASO P EOPLE
By Chuck Desmond
Last month, in YOUR Paso
Robles Magazine, we looked at the
upcoming Quasquicentennial 2014
wall calendar. In June, the Recipe
book was spotlighted. For this issue, let’s take a peek at what Superintendent Kathleen McNamara
has urged the Paso Robles School
district to play in their part of Paso’s
125th celebration year – 2014.
Before we start, let’s have another short review. In March, we
will celebrate 125 years of El Paso
de Robles as an incorporated city.
The Celebration Committee is
headed by Julie Dahlen and the
co-chairs are Dee Lacey and Frank
Mecham. These names of course
are familiar to you, and with their
leadership, 2014 is becoming a year
to remember.
“REMEMBER” is an excellent
word because that’s what it’s all
about – remembering our history,
preserving our history and passing
it on to the generations who will
come after us. Residents and businesses have banded together to do
all they can to make a 12-month
celebration party. About 50 dedicated individuals are spreading the
word, working on events, designing
memorabilia, planning the official
March party, raising funds, digging
into archives and publicizing everything that comes along.
The logo you’ve seen for a few
months in this column is now accompanied by a copy of the 11x17
calendar’s first month’s page. Soon,
the calendar with its historic photos will go to print with all the
events that we know about being
highlighted. With a skoosh of luck,
you’ll be able to buy yours in September or October – just in time
to hang it when 2014 actually begins. Next month, the front cover
of the Recipe Book should join this
column’s artwork. About 300 recipes have been received so far. We’ve
Quasquicentennial Update
screaming for open minds to think
about. Music from early days and
even Paderewski will join with the
choruses of the children’s voices.
The Bearcats have a ton they will
participate in. Sports from day one
these locations! Field of Paso’s history, the band‘s perfortrips with histori- mances, a self-created drama, Paso’s
cal emphasis are be- economics lessons, music from the
coming the norm. K choir, a significant float in the paand 1st grade will be rade, attending city council meetlooking at old time ings and presentations from the
meal preparation and Mayor and the Council as well as
studying family life, the Police and Fire Chiefs.
transportation and It’s reported that the Culinary
what schoolhouses and classes were Academy will have a food focus
like in those days.
that spans the generations!
Speaking, Essay Writing and There will be school events for
Reading Skills come for the next the parents and the community to
grades. Books about the life and see throughout the year. As each
times of the area followed by ver- one becomes scheduled, right here
balizing those understandings will in this magazine column, we’ll tell
been able to hold the recipe-sub- be folded into the regular require- ya about them!
mission-deadline longer because ments. How has the community Speaking of scheduling, here is
the printer has assured us he’ll have changed? Paso’s agricultural his- a partial list of future column spotthem in time for Christmas pres- tory from grains through livestock lights: The New Year’s Eve Party at
ents. So, if you still want to submit, and vines and the impact of the the Inn, both fireworks celebrations,
do it now! Same for events to go on train coming to Paso will occupy birthday party in March, Women’s
a great deal of these grade’s educa- Day, Toby to Barney 12.5 mile run,
the calendar!
Okay, on to the schools. Remem- tion. Parallel to that is government. merchandise items and outlets, the
ber, we want to pass our history to How did and does Paso govern it- New City Flag and flags for us,
our children. That makes this as- self? Why does the city have pride Pioneer Day Parade and weekend,
pect of 2014 the most exciting part in itself? Why did families choose and the list goes on. Whew, I’m goof the whole year. Of course it has to to move here? Who are the famous ing to be doing a lot of writing!
go through the schools and at this people who lived here and what did Need info? Want to get involved?
early stage, our educators are jump- they do? All these afford an entry Here are the contacts:
ing in with all cylinders pumping. into tourism plus the sights and Chairperson: Julie Dahlen
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Winemakers vie for chef’s
honors at annual cookoff
The 15th Annual Winemakers’
Cookoff will be held Saturday, Aug.
10 from 6-9 p.m. at the Paso Robles
Event Center, 2198 Riverside Ave.
The Paso Robles Rotary will again
bring more than 30 Paso Robles
winemakers together to compete to
see who is the best chef. Organizers
expect the tickets to sell out quickly.
Attendance is limited to just 1,200.
Tickets are $75 and are on sale at
pasorobleswinemakers cookoff.eventbrite.com.
All proceeds from the event benefit
local high school scholarships. Thanks
to the event, The Paso Robles Rotary
contributed $30,000 to Paso Robles
High School scholarships last year.
Since 1999, the Rotary Club has created a perpetual fund of more than
$400,000 called the Harlow Ford
Scholarship Fund. IQMS is returning
as the title sponsor of the event.
“The IQMS sponsorship of the Rotary event underscores our company’s
commitment toward the education
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of IQMS. “As we continue to prosper
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further the goal of an event like the
Cookoff is one way of giving back.”
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We are expecting tickets to
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county.
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“We are grateful and pleased to Questions? Visit the Hunger Walk FAQ
partner with must! charities to serve page. If you have any difficulty registermore children in North County and ing or have questions call 238-4664.
provide more services to them,” stated
must! charities new collaboration
with Food Bank
must! charities announced recently
it’s new, two-year collaboration and
$220,000 investment with the Food
Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo
(SLO) County, called “Real Food
for Real Children,” designed to meet
the need to provide adequate healthy
food to all children in North SLO
County, especially during the summer
months when school is not in session.
Created to be 100 percent sustainable
within two years, the project will grow
from feeding 500 children in need
to more than 1,500 by summertime
next year and up to 2,500 kids the
following year.
One in five children in the North
SLO County lives in poverty; these
children are particularly susceptible
to health issues like obesity, diabetes,
high blood pressure, heart disease,
and many forms of cancer. School
programs address only part of the
problem during the school year, and
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requirements. Currently, more than
6,000 children in North County receive free or reduced lunches during
the school year and go without in the
summer.
“Because we are all about collaboration, this project will not only focus
on food, but also expand and educate
families on nutrition education in a
variety of ways to both parents and
children,” shared Becky Gray, executive director of must! charities. “We
will also be bringing in a community
of volunteers who will expand the
program to include other enrichment
opportunities for these children, while
providing food (including literacy
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Dale Zeulner inducted into the
Police & Fire Games Hall of Fame
By Millie Drum
It’s been a year of milestones for
Dale Zeulner. Congressman Kevin
McCarthy congratulated Dale for
two of the most important chapters
of his life by personally presenting
medals for his service in World War
II during the Honor Flight trip to
Washington D.C. in April and acknowledging Dale’s recent induction into the Police and Fire Games
Hall of Fame in San Diego.
I was delighted to write the
Honor Flight story for the June
issue of this magazine. Then I told
Dale there was a “Part Two” after
his return from being inducted into
the Hall of Fame.
He replied, “You would do that
for me?” It’s my pleasure, indeed.
Being inducted into the Hall of
Fame is an honor given to a select
few; recognizing individuals who exemplify the spirit of the Games with
good sportsmanship, camaraderie
and overall excellence in their profession. Those qualities bridge Dale’s
entire life. After serving in the Navy
in World War II, Dale chose a career in law enforcement in 1951 with
the Huntington Beach Police Department. With a pledge to “protect
and serve,” Dale retired with almost
30 years as a Lieutenant. One of his
proudest accomplishments was his
role in the capture of one of the FBI’s
10 most wanted criminals; thereby
receiving a reward and a personal
letter from J. Edgar Hoover.
From lettering in high school,
participating in the International
Police Olympics in 1973 and then
the World Police and Fire Games
for 40 years, sports opened up a
world of opportunity for Dale. He
has won over 90 medals, including
33 gold medals in horseshoes, softball and bowling AND he pitched
two perfect games in slow pitch
softball in tournament play. He
adds, I had a pretty good team and
4 of those guys came to the Hall of
Fame ceremony and that helped me
a whole bunch!”
The Police and Fire Games took
Dale and his late wife Betty all over
the world. Opening ceremonies
in Melbourne, Australia were held
in the same stadium built for the
Summer Olympics. Dale adds, “A
fire truck and two firemen climbed
a tall ladder to light the flame of
the torch to open the Games and
I watched 56 countries with their
flags flying as they marched around
that track with 50,000 people in the
stadium. Some of the same Olympics sports are played in the Police
and Fire Games with a few additions such as a muster, climbing
ladders and rescuing people from
tall buildings for the firemen and
target shooting for the policemen.”
Dale and his buddies competed on
the same level of excellence and
ability as Olympic athletes culminating with the thrill of winning
the Gold, Silver and Bronze.
If you pitch a few horseshoes
yourself or pass by the pits at the
downtown City Park, take a moment
to thank Dale for his life of achievement in service to our country and
representing his noble profession as
a member of the Hall of Fame for
the Police and Fire Games.
Don Jacobs honored as Rotarian of the Year
The Paso Robles Rotary Club
recently announced Don Jacobs
as its Rotarian of the Year. Jacobs
is a Paso Robles resident and has
been deeply involved in Rotary
for 35 years. In Orange County,
he served as President of Rotary
International. He moved to Paso
Robles in 1999 and has served
as Secretary, Door Keeper, Cashier
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“We are ‘Venture Philanthropists’
who are coming together, pooling our
funds, to invest heavily in a ‘futures’
market,” continued Gray. “However,
instead of looking for a cash return,
we are looking for a positive social
and International Chairman.
When asked why Don
has invested so much
time with Rotary, he says,
“I can only do so much.
If I am with others, I can
give a lot more.”
Regarding Rotary, Jacobs also says that he
return in our communities, and we
welcome volunteers who want to get
involved with this new program.”
Founded by must! charities and the
Food Bank, with close collaboration
with the USDA, the California Department of Education, SLO County
is most interested in the
International aspects of
Rotary, including helping communities overseas
and working to eradicate
polio... but it’s also the
local aspect of Rotary and
the annual high school
scholarships of $39,000
this year that makes him
feel like he’s making a difference
here at home. Don and his wife
Vera have been very loyal to
Rotary for many years. The Paso
Robles Rotary Club is honored for
their service.
The Paso Robles Rotary Club
meets each Thursday at noon at
the historic Paso Robles Inn
Ballroom.
Public Health Services, the University
of California Cooperative Extension,
the Culinary Arts Academy (part of
Paso Robles Unified School District),
Farm to Family, GleanSLO, and the
SLO County Food System Coalition,
additional collaborative partners will
be added as the program expands,
to bring in other resources such as
nutritional education and literacy
programs.
For more information, contact
must! charities at mustcharities.org or
slofoodbank.org.
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Taste. Sip. Indulge. Time to Play. Main Event at the Historic Santa Margarita Ranch
SAVOR the Central Coast set for September 26 thru 29
Celebrate the allure of California’s Central Coast at the fourth
annual Sunset SAVOR the Central Coast. This four-day event
will play host to a two-day Main
Event held at historic Santa Margarita Ranch on September 28
& 29, 2013 in San Luis Obispo
County.
Sip more than 200 wines, indulge in culinary bites from over 30
local chefs, meet winemakers, brew
masters and artisans, tour the Central Coast Pavilion and learn from
Sunset Magazine’s expert editors. Special culinary and adventure events countywide. The Main
Event highlights the beauty and
bounty of this unspoiled region. It
showcases the talents of winemakers,
brew masters, fisherman, chefs,
artisanal food producers and many
more people who call the Central
Coast home.
Delve into the culinary world
with celebrity chefs as they
guide guests through SAVORexclusive chef demonstrations.
Meet celebrity Chef Michael
Voltaggio, celebrated author, chef
and owner of the popular
Los Angeles restaurants
ink. and ink.sack. Many
more acclaimed chefs will
take to the stage to showcase their talents throughout the weekend including author and Chef
Nathan Lyon.
Meet the Central
Coast chefs, farmers,
artisan purveyors and
more who are
committed
to
working
with
the freshest, most
flavorful ingredients. The demonstration stage
will be stacked
with Farm to
Table
demonstrations throughout the day
featuring topics such as olive oil,
sheep’s milk ice cream, garden
cocktails and more. Also, be sure
to check out the annual School
Garden which will be donated to
a school within San Luis Obispo
County.
Demonstrations will take
place both Saturday and
Sunday throughout the
entire day. Prepare your
palate for a grand tour of
the Central Coast’s acclaimed wineries – from
Santa Cruz to Ventura
– all in one stop. Arranged
by sub-region, more than
100 wineries will pour
their very best as you stroll
the
Marketplace. Top chefs
from the Central Coast and
beyond will be
dishing up small
bites throughout the day.
Take a piece of
the
Central
Coast home with you from a
selection of pop-up shops where
you can sample and purchase
gourmet delights such as local
olive oils, cookies and almonds.
Sunset magazine experts will
guide you through once-in-alifetime Adventure Tours for
a closer look at sustainable
abalone farming, take you behind
the walls of Hearst Castle along
with intimate vineyard visits and
wine tastings. You will have exclusive access to events including
Sunset at Hearst Castle where you
will sample award-winning wines
from Sunset’s International Wine
Competition to having dinner
at water’s edge at Sunset on the
Sand in Pismo Beach.
Cap it all off with a culinary
experience under the stars in Paso
Robles wine country and a run
through the streets of downtown
San Luis Obispo. From strolling
the grounds of the Main Event to
exciting Adventure Tours, this
weekend is sure to inspire you
to explore the bounty of San
Luis Obispo County and the
Central Coast.
For more information, visit
the website savorcentralcoast.com,
email
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PASO P EOPLE
Local Relay for Life Raises $100,000 +
for The American Cancer Society
By Millie Drum
The Relay For Life spirit brought
65 teams and over 700 walkers to
the River Oaks Event Center in
June. We are just a small part of the
enormous worldwide effort to fight
cancer with over four million participants in 65 countries. Thanks to
the millions of dollars raised each
year, there is more hope that ever for
a cure. The top individual fundraiser
for 2013 is David Lee with $8,317.
His team the Star Trekkers took the
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PEARLS partners...
PEARLS Ministries and Paso
Robles Community Church are partnering for a Summer Fun community
event on Aug. 10 from 3-7 p.m. in
the Paso Robles Community Church
parking lot, 2706 Spring Street, Paso
Robles. There will be a BBQ Cookoff dinner including meat, beans, potato salad, and cookies. Buy tickets to
taste and then vote for your favorites.
team honors with $19,493.
Along with funding research, advocacy and the
most commonly known
programs, the American
Cancer Society also operates Hope Lodge; facilities that provide a comfortable
place for patients and caregivers...
free of charge... as they receive treatment and focus on getting well.
For more information on Hope
Lodge and other ACS programs,
visit cancer.org and relayforlife.
org/pasoroblesca.
Calling All Dads! It’s
your turn to WOW us
with your culinary talents! Join Idler’s 4th Annual Father’s Day Chili
Cook-off Beer Fest 2013.
Support Team Idler’s on Saturday,
August 17 from noon to 2 p.m. at
both Idler’s locations in Paso Robles
and San Luis Obispo. A $5 donation
to the American Cancer Society
Flea Market and Craft Items will be
for sale by people in the community.
Children’s area is free and will include
a bounce house, cotton candy, popcorn, snow cones, face painting and
more! For more information contact
PEARLS Ministries at 227-4850 or
[email protected]. Proceeds will
further outreaches for families in need
and ex-inmates.
The North County Home,
Garden and Gourmet Expo
The Fall 2013 North County
Home, Garden and Gourmet Expo
will be happening at the Paso Event
Center on Saturday, September 7,
from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Sunday, September 8, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. The North
County Home, Garden and Gourmet
Expo presents over 100 exhibitors
including general contractors, flooring, landscapers, kitchen and bath
cabinets closet organizers, landscape
designers, painters, countertops, tile,
granite, appliances, solar energy, fireplaces, local restaurants, wineries and
much more! FREE to all attendees
including a Kid’s Area with the Paso
Robles Children’s Museum. Cooking
demonstrations and the Wine and
Gourmet Food Garden with local
wineries and restaurants.
For information, call 772-4600.
Adult Wellness
Adult Wellness & Prevention
Screening serves the County of San
enters you in the raffle for a KitchenAid Coffee Maker with commuter cup worth $100. Beer Sampling
courtesy of Firestone Walker Brewery and Tap It Brewing Co. Dad’s
must register by August 14 to compete. Only 15 contestants per store
will be registered. The grand prize is
a Beefeater Discovery 4 Burner Grill
valued at $1,000.
Relay For Life team Kids Care
for Cancer will be selling soda,
chips, and candy to wind up their
regional fundraising effort for the
Atascadero Relay that comes to an
end on August 31. For information
call 543-6600 in SLO and 238-6020
in Paso.
Luis Obispo providing free health
screening for adults. Services include
monitoring of blood pressure, pulse
and weight and finger prick blood test
screening for anemia, blood sugar and
cholesterol and nutritional /lifestyle
counseling. No appointment needed
for basic services. First come first served.
Call for appointments for lipid panels.
The schedule for August is as follows:
• Tuesday, Aug. 6, 9 a.m. - 12 noon
- Atascadero Senior Center, 5905 E.
Mall. Full Lipid Panel available at this
site for $20 fee. Call 544-2484 ext 1
for an appointment
Please see T N’ T page 36
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Golden State Classic Car Club Drives Local Donations
in Paso. They
also host a
cruise to King
Oil
Tools,
Golden State Classics Car Club
Tots/Toy Bank, The Women’s Shelter, 2235 Spring
Inc. is a non-profit organization
Christmas and Thanksgiving baskets, Street, once
formed many years ago by local
Meals on Wheels, local Veterans char- a
month
classic car owners who liked to get
ities and many other worthwhile local where they
together and show off their rides.
causes. The club has sponsored schol- sponsor
a
This year the Golden State Classics,
arships for students continuing their 50/50 drawInc. Car Show will be held Labor Day
studies in automobile related careers.
ing with half of the proceeds going to
Weekend, August 30 and 31 in Paso
A club or an organization is need- local charities or projects. Club meetRobles. The cruise on Spring Street
ed to help on cruise night. These ings are held at 7 p.m. on the first Tueswill start on Friday at 6 p.m. until
individuals would be responsible for day every month at the Paso Robles
8 p.m. The show in the park on Satur- many members volunteer their time all standing at each intersection to man Elks, 1420 Park Street in Paso Robles.
year long in order to make the show a the barricades. Please contact Arthur The Golden State Classics President
day will be held 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
This will be the first year the club success.
Anderton at 286-7156 if your club or this year is Russell Johnson, the car show
has put on the cruise and show by it- The profits from car shows have en- organization would be willing to assist Chairman is Gene Otten and the Cruise
self. The City has been supportive of abled Golden State Classics Car Club with the Car Show cruise.
Chairman is Arthur Anderton. For
the club’s efforts and is working to to donate several thousand dollars to The Club always meets weekly on further information please visit www.
ensure a successful two day event. It many local organizations including Saturday mornings early at the Cider goldenstateclassics.org or telephone
is a huge undertaking for the club but Loaves and Fishes, Hospice, Toys for Creek Bakery, 205 Oak Hill Road President Russ Johnson at 286-6408.
Labor Day Weekend Cruise and Show
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• Thursday, August 15, 9 a.m. - 12
noon - California Manor, 10165 El
Camino Real, Atascadero
• Wednesday, August 28, 9 a.m - 12
noon – Paso Robles Senior Center, 270
Scott St., Paso Robles
For more information contact
Community Action Partnership Adult
Wellness and Prevention Screening,
1030 Southwood Drive, San Luis
Obispo, phone 544-2484 ext. 1.
New Mixed Use Development
A new project has been approved for
the former Paso Robles Ford location
at 34th and Spring Streets.
The “Uptown Center” project proposes to construct 23,500 sq. ft. of
commercial buildings fronting Spring
Street. The first floor would include a
10,000 sq. foot grocery store occupied
by local favorite La Reyna Market, and
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3,200 sq. ft. of additional commercial
lease space. The second floor would
provide for 10,300 sq. ft. of lease space
for office use.
There will be 28 detached single
family homes along with 14 attached
ownership residential units constructed
on the eastern portion of the site, with
homes oriented to 34th Street and Park
Street.The homes would be 3 bedrooms
ranging in size from 1,465 to 1,605 sq.
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Fundraiser Yard Sale
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Sue Aiken’s Twice in a Lifetime Journey to Ethiopia
By Millie Drum
The Peace Corps was established in
1961 by President John. F. Kennedy. It
came at a time in our country’s history
that beckoned college graduates to immerse themselves in a new life of service
within a new culture...somewhere in the
world.
Paso Robles resident Sue Aiken joined the
ranks of young Peace Corp volunteers upon her
graduation in 1962. “By that summer the Peace
Corps was in full ‘start up mode’ with many
locations to choose from,” said Sue. “Congress
thought that the Peace Corp was ‘the world’s
worst idea’ so every effort was made to take care
of the program.”
From the Peace Corp’s current perspective,
consider how the world has changed in 50 years.
We have greater access to education, but perhaps
the most striking change is the way the world is
inner-connected through trade, travel and technology in ways that were unimaginable 50 years
ago. For Sue, returning to Ethiopia, accompanied by her daughter Kelly, commemorated her
Peace Corp serSue and Kelly Aiken on horseback
vice as a teacher,
and the people of Ethiopia.
became an unforgettable international experience
and a tribute to
her grandparent’s
legacy as missionaries in Kenya for
30 years.
“I wanted to
go to Africa and
Ethiopia was the
only country with
a call for teachers,” Sue adds. With her English major and an adventurous spirit, Sue was
assigned to teach at a boy’s boarding school.
The students were not well spoken in English after being taught by people with bad
English habits, “We quickly learned that they
didn’t understand us and we were the first
Americans for them to hear.”
The events leading up to the Ethiopia reunion
in September of 2012 began with the 50th
celebration of the Peace Corp held in Washington D.C. in 2011, where Sue’s group of fellow
Peace Corp volunteers were reunited and set
the intention to return to Ethiopia to commemorate their life there 50 years ago. Sue had
some hesitation about making the trip until
her daughter Kelly made the mistake of saying,
“I’d go to Africa with you!” Sue called her back
to say, “Well, we’re going!”
It was a lot of work for Kelly to arrange her
schedule for the two week trip, but Sue adds,
“Kelly was the right person to go with me being
very multi-culturally interested and out-going.”
Upon arrival, the group of 100 was met with native people, ceremonial dance and local dignitaries. Sue and Kelly visited the school where she
taught, the holy city of Lalibela, famous for its
monolithic rock churches, traveled to an Ecolodge at 10,000 feet on horseback and happily
returned to the modern city of Addis Ababa.
“For a long time I shelved my experience,”
said Sue. “Because we were the early Peace Corp
volunteers 50 years ago, we were viewed with
curiosity upon our return and often asked to
speak publicly.”
In retrospect, Sue’s call to Africa, twice in a
lifetime, is not only a remarkable story...it linked
the legacy of Kelly Aiken’s great grandparents to
a remarkable journey with her mom.
Collaborative effort “across the pond” results in
Above The Waves
By Steven W. Martin
Local writer Millie Drum and video production expert Ron Gallagher have joined forces to
shepherd a project of global scope: a new collaborative book by local photographer Lisa Wilkerson
of Arroyo Grande and British poet Jeremy Reed
entitled Above The Waves. The book is the third
collaborative effort by the two artists. Other
books include Exploding Into Colour, and The Big
Orange Day. The amazing thing about these projects is that Wilkerson and Reed have never met
face-to-face.
The photographer and the poet connected online because of a mutual admiration for the music of Marc Almond (lead singer for Soft Cell,
a group best known for its song, Tainted Love.)
Wilkerson contributed to Reed’s 2001 book Marc
Almond: Adored and Explored. Except for the occasional phone conversation, Wilkerson and
Reed have communicated exclusively via email.
Reed is widely recognized as an imaginative
and gifted British poet. He has published 40
books of poetry and prose and has been honored in England by the National Poetry Society,
Somerset Maugham Book Awards and the Royal
Library Fund.
The relationship between Wilkerson and
Reed deepened when in 2007, Wilkerson lost
her brother, Gregory Scott Wilkerson in a house
fire. The day after the fire Wilkerson began taking photographs of the California coastline.
After years of encouragement by Reed, the two
decided to collaborate. Reed would add poetry
to complement her photography.
After one design attempt in England they decided to explore other avenues “across the pond.”
Wilkerson turned to Gallagher for help. He contacted Drum to handle some of the writing duties.
“I wrote the foreword and Ron designed the
page layout,” said Drum. “From Lisa’s own written words, I was able to edit them; bringing more
feeling to the story. She really loved what I did
with it.”
“It took me a couple of weeks to do the design,” said Gallagher. “I loved working with the
quality images that were beautifully crafted.”
Gallagher said he and Drum have known each
other for years and have collaborated on various projects. Gallagher owns Gallagher Video
Services and specializes in keepsake videos and
film transfer. “I can transfer film and videotape
to DVD or encode them for use on the Internet,”
he said.
Drum owns Straight For/Word Writing and
has been a regular contributor to Paso Robles
Magazine for years. “I write for many clients,”
Millie Drum and Ron Gallagher
said Drum, “doing mostly marketing and business writing.” She said she hopes the new
book will open up new opportunities for her.
“It’s really cool to have your name on a published
book,” she said. “I have several books I want to
write and the time is right.”
Drum also said she feels she can help people
who would like to publish e-books. “E-books
are shorter than regular books,” said Drum.
“The most successful e-books are very contentrich.” Drum and Gallagher said e-books typically
cost $4 to $5 and can be marketed online through
services such as Amazon.com.
For more information about Straight For/
Word Writing call (805) 610-2554. For more
information about Gallagher Video Services call
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County Perspective
I always feel like somebody’s
watching me... All the news
about NSA surveillance worries me.
It’s not so much the NSA, it’s what
their private sector consultants and
tech providers might do with our personal data. Are they leaking my stuff
onto Google, or Siri, heaven forbid?
“Hi, Mr. Curtis, I hear you’re down
8 pounds, gotta keep that diet going,
so how about a skinny latte?” asks my
‘buck barista.
“How do you know about my diet?”
I ask, but he’s already gone, waiting on
the next customer.
‘Your 1998 Camry, VIN #_____
averaged 24.6 mpg on your trip to Santa
Barbara; good work, Bruce!’ –reads my
gas receipt. I furtively search under
my hood for an unrecognized black
box, but find nothing. And what’s
with the Crown Vic with the Booz
Allen logo, next to me?
My banker says, “Hi, Mr. Curtis,
how are you? Hey, sorry you’re getting
audited,” Wait! I’m getting audited? I
haven’t heard anything...”
“Oh, [coughs], I’m sorry, excuse
me...” She flashes a glassy smile and
flees to a back office.
Fact is, everyone is tracking us, everywhere; your credit card histories,
cell phone location, all of it encoded
in tiny binary bits which in the hands
of the right geek reveal all sorts of
intimate stuff about you, your buying
habits, social life, income and political
preference.
The value of your home, for instance, is common knowledge,
tracked by the California Realtor’s
Association, which says prices have
risen faster than anytime in the past
33 years. Fact is, median home prices
are up 32% from May, a year ago, as
buyers compete for existing homes.
And you don’t always have to possess
all the facts to deduce even more. For
instance, purchasers are fronting bigger down payments to get more stable
loans and better interest rates, and we
can deduce from this that people have
more cash than they did at the start of
the Great Recession.
Websites like Zillow and Trulia
track Central Coast housing commerce down to the neighborhood, the
“hottest” zones color-coded in yellow
and red. Where are prices toastiest?
Paso Robles to Templeton, where the
average home goes on the market for
anywhere from $675,000 to $1.05
million and that’s plenty warm.
The main reason for house prices
skyrocketing in an economy seen as
lukewarm at best? Under-supply. De-
By Bruce Curtis
annually, to meet income restrictions
of $18,000 to $ 40,000 per year.
Templeton’s first hotel, Las Tablas
Village, was green-lighted by TAAG.
The project proposed for the corner of Las Tablas Road and Bennett
Way would bring nearly 182,000
square feet of hotel, retail and residential space to the site. The mixeduse project brings 120 hotel units to
the 15-acre site.
“...tracked by the California Realtor’s Association,
which says prices have risen faster than anytime in
the past 33 years...Where are prices toastiest?
Paso Robles to Templeton, where the average home
goes on the market for anywhere from $675,000
to $1.05 million and that’s plenty warm.”
velopers say taxes, fees and assessments
add so much to new home prices that
they’re waiting until homebuyers are
willing to fork over enough extra to
cover those costs.
Economic recovery is a factor with
county jobless rates dropping below
6%, although quality income producing, (read: home-buying wages)
lags. Economic forecasters look for
double-digit home price inflation this
year, tapering down in 2014.
Templeton TAAG: The Templeton area advisory group (TAAG)
approved People’s Self Help Housing’s proposal for 84 new apartment
units, set to be built onto an existing
2-acre apartment property off Las
Tablas Road.
Five buildings, each with six units
will be open to low-income residents,
since the rents will be 30% below
market. Unfortunately, every program
comes with a certain loss of privacy;
residents will be income-checked
Loss: Nipomo supervisor Paul
Teixeira (pronounced teh-share-ah,
in case you wondered), surprised everyone by unexpectedly passing away.
I realize he was my age, and I shiver.
Teixeira passed away at Marian Medical Center in Santa Maria
on June 28th of undisclosed causes,
leaving a glaring gap and many questions about how the board will lean,
now that Teixeira’s pro-growth, conservative presence is gone. On the
officially non-partisan board, Paso
Robles’ Frank Mecham and Debbie Arnold, next door, are generally
seen as more pro-growth than their
liberal-leaning counterparts, Bruce
Gibson and Adam Hill.
To add to the confusion, Democrat
Governor Jerry Brown is likely to appoint an interim supervisor – and you
can just about bet he or she will not
be a conservative – to fill Teixeira’s
remaining term, which runs through
2014.
What policy changes will the
shift in board makeup do? The
likely answer is, not many, because
Brown is not expected to appoint
Teixeira’s successor for at least six
months, and that minimizes the
time and political capital available
to his successor. For now, look for
some gridlock, and acrimony, if
only symbolic. And why does Jerry
Brown get to decide who represents
county voters?
Taking Sides: Anyone who has
tracked groundwater declines along
the 101/Hwy 46 corridor knew sides
would be drawn.
Those sides now have names: Paso
Robles Agricultural Alliance for
Groundwater Solutions,(PRAAGS),
and PRO Water Equity, representing residential property owners.
Not surprisingly, PRAAGS wants
a fully empowered water management district, and plans to circulate a
petition in the Fall. PRO Water Equity believes ag users don’t care about
residential users, even as residential
wells go dry, victims of greater use by
agriculture.
PRAAGS Chair Jerry Reaugh
responds that ag interests are just as
affected by water issues as residents
– and ag users are also residents.
The bottom line that the aquifer
doesn’t respect property lines may
be the one thing both sides will
agree on, even though PRO Water disagrees with forming a water
management district. Dana Merrill,
PRAAGS vice-chair, sees a district
as the only way to bring powerful
interests together to seek a solution. By assessing properties based
on acreage, Merrill thinks both ag
and residents could bring together
the clout needed to move politicians
toward real solutions. The immediate need is to stabilize the aquifers,
Merrill emphasizes.
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San Miguel Enterprise, Part II
San Miguel
Reflections
By Lynne Schmitz
Continuing with the wealth of
information in the first issue of
the San Miguel Enterprise dated
Thursday, July 2, 1903 - 110 years
ago last month – the editorial staff
interviewed farmers. In an article
entitled “What One Man Has
Done Others Can Do,” Mr. J.M.
( Johnson Marshall) Kalar shared
the history of his move to San
Miguel and his success in farming.
He arrived here “...in September,
1893 with fifteen head of horses,
a gang plow, two sections of a sixhorse harrow, and $150 in cash.”
He began by farming rented land.
Overcoming serious obstacles in his
first year, including short rainfall
and crops and loss of six horses, he
ended the 1894-95 crop year $500
in arrears.
Weather, markets and hog cholera notwithstanding, Mr. Kalar’s
energy and perseverance triumphed.
By 1903, he owned 1290 acres of
good land and had a net worth of
over $16,000. His great-grandsons, Steve on the family farm just
northeast of San Miguel and David
in Paso Robles, carry wonderful
memories of their pioneer roots.
Today, a large mural painted with
love by Steve Kalar and centered by
cameos of his great-grandparents,
is mounted on the north end of the
warehouse on Mission Street near
11th Street.
Returning to the 1903 Enterprise, Robert S. Kirk ran an extensive advertisement selling farm land
in the area from 40 to 240 acres
“With climate unsurpassed. With
Scenic Beauty of Hill, Dale and
Valley, Good Water, Excellent Soil.”
A 160-acre parcel on the Estrella
River with a house, barn, well and
small orchard was priced at $4,000
($25 per acre) although some farms
were advertised from $5 (unimproved) to $10 per acre.
Under the heading “Thorough
Farming – An Instance of Prosperity of Interest to Home Seekers”
Mr. V.M. Corbaley told his
story of successful farming.
His family resided on 80
acres near San Miguel
on Estrella Creek.
The previous year he
earned $630 by selling 14 acres of melons
which had cost him
approximately $14 per acre to plant.
He grew peaches, almonds and
pears on another 16 acres. Sales of
the fruits came to $1370. Added to
that was income from 36 1⁄2 tons of
dry-farmed hay (not irrigated). He
raised hogs for sale and there was a
large family garden. Mr. Corbaley
was contemplating drilling a well
the following year hoping to double
his yields.
In the “Local Items” column we
learn that Frank Lowe of Lowe’s
Canyon had recently been to Salinas and while there he exhibited
some of the wheat grown on his
property, impressing people with
the excellent quality of the product
in what was termed ‘an off year’ and
eliciting many inquiries about the
land which produced it.
Farming was big business in the
north county and San Miguel was
still a major center for shipping by
rail although the railroad had been
completed through the
north county. A list
of grain and livestock
shipment totals was
included in the issue under the title
“Interesting Figures”
for the year ending on December 1,
1902, “...10,085 tons, or 201,700
centals, or 20,170,000 pounds of
grain.” Sale price was around $1.10
per cental, netting $221,870. Approximately 1400 head of cattle
and hogs, weighing some 355 tons
altogether, were valued at approximately $56,000.
However, this was the value of
only about one-third of the total
stock shipped that year because San
Miguel did not have livestock scales
– animals were weighed elsewhere.
New livestock scales had just recently been installed. Actual totals
for the year were estimated at close
to $168,000.
The Southern Pacific trains also
carried passengers. A Coast Division schedule shows two North
Bound passenger trains leaving
San Miguel in the mornings and
two South Bound trains departing,
one in the afternoon and one in the
middle of the night. Throughout
the turn of the 20th Century, San
Miguel thrived.
Brushmarks 2013 Winners Announced
The Paso
Robles
City
Library recently
announced the
winners of the
7th annual juried art exhibit
for area teens
– Brushmarks
2013.
Best of Show
was awarded to
Sabrina Peterson for Family (photo)
1st Place: Evelyn McNeil
for The Cranes
Audrey Roben for Vegetable Man
2nd Place: Dominic Pinocchio
for Travis Barker
Natalie Brescia for Bath Time
3rd Place: Nicholas Yonker
for Gods of Old
Amaya Dempsey for Chicken of the Sea
4th Place: Hayley Tollefson
for Owl
Elisa Santiago for Weekend Warrior
5th Place: Sigourney Harrington
for Weaver of Words
Magdalene Thompson for Empty
Mind
Honorable Mention:
Cody Colombo for Spiral Shell
Cher Haas for The Koi and
the Turtle
Awards were provided and
presented by distinguished juror
Jack Johnson – winner of numerous
regional and national shows – at
a reception held during May in
the Library/City Hall Conference
Room.
Brushmarks is sponsored by the
Paso Robles Library Foundation.
For more information about Brushmarks, call Suzanne, 237-3870.
For information on the Library
Foundation or to see photos of
the exhibit visit www.prcity.com/
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Multi-Platinum Michael W. Smith and Grammy Nominated Francesca Battistelli
Cantinas Music Festival features
major Christian artists on August 24
The Cantinas Ranch
Foundation will embark on its second annual Cantinas Music
Festival at the Paso
Robles Event Center
on August 24, featuring
three-time Grammy Award winner
and multi-platinum selling artist Michael W. Smith and Grammy nominated vocalist Francesca Battistelli.
General Admission tickets for the
event are available for $35 at www.
CantinasMusicFestival.com.
Cantinas Ranch Foundation is a
non-profit 501(C)(3) entity whose
mission is to encourage talented
Christian teen and college-level artists to promote healthy family values
and interaction. Last year’s debut festival was a sold-out success drawing
over 5,000 attendees to engage in a
full day of festivities and entertainment by multi-platinum selling band
MercyMe, Newsboys, Building 429
and breakout artist Kylie Rose.
“Knocking on heaven’s door once
again on August 24, we hope you
join us in seeking His presence and
impacting families,
future leaders, and the
community, for the
glory of God,” says
Wendy Hughes, CoFounder & Executive
Director of Cantinas
Ranch Foundation.
The 2013 Cantinas Music Festival will kick off at 12 noon with its
popular Village Festival featuring an
array of options in interactive fun
for the entire family. In addition, attendees will have the opportunity to
experience live entertainment from
various community vendors as they
meet local artists and enjoy arts and
crafts, photo booths, food concessions
and more. Opening the main stage
show is American Idol finalist Jason
Castro with headlining acts taking
the main stage at 6 p.m. National hip
hop dance crew, The Groovaloos, will
close the show.
To coincide with this year’s music
festival, Cantinas Ranch Foundation
will once again host its annual Worship Song Talent Contest. Finalists
will be chosen to perform in front of
a soon-to-be announced all-star panel of judges at the festival. In 2012,
three frontrunners (out of thousands
of submissions) were selected to take
the stage before celebrity judges
that included Today Show’s Kathie
Lee Gifford, actress and former Full
House star Candace Cameron Bure,
and T.V./Feature Literary Agent
Michael Van Dyck. The 2012 winner, Kyler Gentry, from Simi Valley,
Calif., took home the grand prize of
$2,000. Additional details and submissions for the 2013 contest will
be available later this year at www.
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cantinasranchfoundation.org.
7th Annual Dog Splash Days
Dog owners can bring their dogs for
a swim at Templeton Community Pool
for the 7th Annual Dog Splash Days
scheduled for September 6-8. The
pool officially closes to the public
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“Little Dog and Senior Dog
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6 from 12:30 – 2 p.m., reserved for
dogs under 30 pounds or older or infirm dogs.
Dogs of all sizes are welcome on
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Saturday and Sunday, September 7
and 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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“Kings of Cool” returning
After selling out their previous show
the “Kings of Cool” - A Tribute to the
Rat Pack - returns to the Templeton
Performing Arts Center on Saturday, Aug. 24 at 7 p.m., presented by
Templeton Chamber of Commerce
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Templeton Chamber of
Commerce 2013 Installation
Dinner
The Templeton Chamber of Commerce held its Installation Dinner on
July 11 at Castoro Cellars. Awards
were presented for Citizen of the
Year, Carla Willhoit, Business of the
Year, Applynx, and Ambassador of
the Year, Cheryl Carnevali along with
announcing the incoming Board of
Directors and Ambassadors.
Officers include President, Rob
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Grab your hat or helmet and pull on
your boots whether you are competing in
English or western, camping out with
your horses or exploring the trail. There
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Whitehorse Challenge
No, you need not own a white or
gray horse to compete. Our friends
at Whitehorse Tack and Veterinary
Supply continue to support the
equine community. The next round
in the Whitehorse Challenge Series
is set for August 18 at Vulcan Mesa
Ranch in Atascadero.
There is something for all with
twenty-three classes include flat, hunter
and jumper challenge as well as stakes.
Ribbons will be presented to fifth place
as well as High Point, Junior, Amateur
and Open divisions. Each class is just
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Eric Smith (712-4579). The next show
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Shadow Hills Riding School at the
former LOVE Farm in Los Osos.
Summer Jubilee & Academy
The Summer Jubilee at Varian Arabians is set for August 3 and 4. This is
your chance to see some of the local
horses that have made history. Don’t
miss a tour of the main barn with it’s
extensive “History Wall.” Sheila and
her staff will present the famed stallions and mares with their “get” (offspring) representing half a century of
Varian breeding. This year’s collection
of sale horses will be showcased at as
their personalities are revealed at liberty and then later under saddle.
Guest presenter for 2013, Tommy
Garland, has earned US, Canadian and
Brazilian National Champion Arabian and Half Arabian Western and
Hunter Pleasure titles. Tommy has also
been a competitor in the Road to the
Horse Colt Starting in 2008 and 2009.
The Big Ball and it’s benefits should
prove to be an interesting demonstration Saturday afternoon followed by
music, wine and appetizers with plenty
of time to visit. There will be time for
questions not only with Tommy, but
Sheila and her able staff as well.
Your reservation of $100 for Saturday with educational demonstrations
is complete with a continental breakfast and fully catered BBQ. Cowgirl
Hall of Fame member, Sheila, will
share personal insights in her “Why
I Love Horses.” Selected craftsmen
and vendors will be available for
shopping on the lawns surrounded
by abundant flowers.
The famous Sunday Varian Mare
Sheila Varian
photo by Sharon P. Fibelkorn
Walk lead by Sheila is unlike any other. You have an opportunity up front
and personal to interact with “living
history” in the mare pasture with this
year’s foals. Afterwards, a fabulous
champagne brunch is served. $45
ticket for Sunday. Call (489-5802)
or make reservations online at www.
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The following week, August 711, Sheila and her cousins at Parkfield will conduct a Family Style
Cowboy Academy at the V6 Ranch.
Enjoy Jack Varian’s delicious ranch
raised beef while learning some of
the skills needed on the ranch or in
ranch competition. Reservations are
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Silver Buckles
Schooling shows used to be quite
prevalent here giving youth, novices
and young horses a training and testing ground as they develop. Sadly, these
shows are much harder to come by with
time and financial pressures today.
One organization that has made a
commitment to these shows on different levels is the San Luis Obispo
County Quarter Horse Association.
The good folks at Pat Mar Ranch
in Templeton and an active core are
continuing with their second in the
Open Show Silver Buckle Series on
August 11.
An open show means that there
are no major qualifications to participate and all breeds are welcome to
come and “play.” Spectators are admitted free. Competitors show in the
series to amass points toward flashy
silver buckles.
If you want to learn what is involved with showing and preparation
for events, stop in at Pat Mar at 405
N. Main Street in Templeton and
ask. Who knows? We might see you
in the arena by next year. Call Marie
who gladly shares her knowledge on
getting started (434-1597). The next
show in the series is October 27.
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Fall Fling
August 24-25 finds the California
Dressage Society’s Fall Fling at Golden Hills Farm. Off of Creston Road
near Geneseo, the lovely farm sports a
covered dressage court for the horses to
be put through their paces. A variety of
uniform tests will be offered for various
levels of horses and riders. Each examines the skill and physical development
of the horses. “S” judge Hilda Gurney
will travel to us. If the numbers warrant, a second judge will also be ready.
This event is ASEF, USDF, CDS, and
AQHA approved for points. Contact
the hard working Ellen Corob for details (440-2947) www.slocds.org.
NSHA
Cowboys and cowgirls of the National Stock Horse Association
gather from across the West to take
Have your ranch’s or club’s events
listed for free by sending data plus
contact to us: [email protected] at
least by the first week of the month PRIOR to publication.
August
Aug. 3 & 4 Varian Summer Jubilee,
Corbett Canyon, Arroyo Grande,
stallion presentation, selected shopping, music, catered, horses & breedings for sale, varianarabians.com
the spotlight at the Events Center
August 13-18.
Some of the best horses and riders
will also compete for bragging rights
and a big check in the Richest Stock
Horse title. Vendors will be set up for
shopping and admission is free except
for the finals.
Lots of locals will compete in a
variety of divisions. Make certain
to watch for Roblan Luke Neubert
and “This Cats Crackin” (or one of
his other Neubert Custom Colts) to
possibly repeat their winning fence
run from the June NRCHA event.
Double R
The Rossell family have been engaged with horses, shows and announcing for decades. Rex is staging
the Double R Cutting at the Events
Center August 29-September 1.
Pack up the family and take them for
some excitement. Admission is free
so cheer on your favorite horses and
riders as they vie against the cattle.
Call Rex (331-5978) for details.
Take a Short Ride
Earl Warren Showgrounds continues to host some of the most
historic shows in California. August
14-17 the Morgan Medallion Classic gathers in Santa Barbara. The
action begins at 10 a.m. till 3 p.m.
with the evening show scheduled
from 7-9 p.m. www.morganmedallionclassic.com
August 30 the 69th Arabian and
Half Arabian Show begins. Admission and parking are free with the
colorful event beginning at 8 a.m.
each day. Classes include all of the
standard western and English levels,
plus cattle, driving, costume, and if
enough entries, enjoy a touch of the
HOOFBEAT CALENDAR
Aug. 2-4 Miller’s Day Camp, SLO,
tent. MdO, 235-3834
Aug. 2-4 Gold N Grand Summer
Series, Rancho Murieta, Shady Schneider, 916-985-7334, shady@murie
taequestriancenter.com
Aug. 4 CCCAHA All Breed Horse
Show, 3 buckle high pt. series, Buckley Stables, SLO, also 8/4 & 10/6,
www.cccaha.org
235-3834
Aug. 7-11 Family Style Cowboy
Academy, V6 Ranch, parkfield.com
Aug. 8-11 Alliance National Championships Western Dressage Association, LA Equestrian Center,
Burbank, www.Andalusian-Lusita-
old world with the elegant entries in
side saddle. For more information
contact S. Lease (209-642-0360).
Fast Times
August 17 District 14A will hold
a gymkhana at the Railhead Arena.
Sign ups are at 8 a.m. with the first
ride at 9 a.m. Be ready to cheer on
the speed since admission is free.
Call Margo (467-3535 or Vicky
438-3954) for specifics.
Margo Abatti and Vicky Womble
have volunteered to run and stage
California Gymkhana Association
competitions based in Santa Margarita and south Atascadero. Kudos
to these two ladies and their families
who have helped to not only introduce many riders to the sport, but
encouraged them to excel at state
championships and then in the arena
in their barrel racing careers.
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Aug. 10 & 11 CA Jr. Cowboys Assoc. Rodeo, Woodlake Lion’s Rodeo
Arena, Michelle or Rocky Steagall
559-876-1892, www.cjca.us
Aug. 10 (Tentative) Deanise Heer
Memorial Barrel Race, Rancho del
Salinas near 101 North of Paso, BBQ
& bonfire after
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Aug. 11 SLOCQHA #2 Open Show
Silver Buckle Series, Eng/West open,
Pat Mar Ranch, 405 N. Main St.,
Templeton, Marie 434-1597, also
Oct. 27, www.SLOCQHA.com
Aug. 12 SLO-CDS meeting, Vulcan
Mesa, 6-9 p.m., potluck 6 p.m., meeting to follow
235-3834, sessions all month
Aug. 13-18 National Stock Horse
Show, Futurity & World’s Richest,
Events Center, Paso, free for spectators
till the finals, then tickets, free parking
Aug. 13 Atascadero Horsemen’s
meeting, 6 p.m., 7 p.m. program, 8
p.m. meeting, A Town Cafe off of El
Camino Real
Aug. 13 CCCAHA meeting, 6 p.m.,
Pat Wagner [email protected]
Aug. 14-17 Morgan Medallion Classic, Earl Warren, Santa Barbara, 10-3
p.m. & 7-9 p.m., free, M. Sanderson
951-735-4646, www.morganmedallionclassic.com
Aug. 17 CGA District 14A, Santa
Margarita Railhead Arena, sign up 8
a.m., ride 9 a.m., Margo Abatti 4673535 or Vicky Womble 438-3954
Aug. 17 Ray Berta Horsemanship
Clinic, Carmel Valley Saddle Club
Arena, 85 E. Garzas Rd., fee includes
lunch, 9-4 p.m., www.rayberta.com
Aug. 18 Whitehorse Challenge Series, Vulcan Mesa Ranch, Rocky Canyon Rd. near Hwy. 41, Atascadero,
7:30 a.m. start, 23 classes, flat, eq, h/j,
jumper challenge & stakes, $15 class,
ribbons to 5th, high pt. Jr., Am., Open,
please no dogs, 712-4579 Eric
Aug. 20 CCCMB meeting, 5:30 p.m.,
SLO Parks & Rec. 1341 Nipomo,
SLO
Aug. 21 (Tent.) SLOCQHA meeting, Griff ’s Restaurant, Main St.,
Templeton, 6 p.m dinner, meeting
6:30 p.m.
Aug. 24 Ray Berta Cattle Clinic,
Carmel Valley Saddle Club Arena,
85 E. Garzas Rd., fee includes lunch,
9-4 p.m., www.rayberta.com
Aug. 24-25 SLO-CDS Fall Fling,
Golden Hills Farm, off Creston Rd.,
Paso Robles, judge H. Gurney “S”
if numbers warrant second judge,
ASEF, USDF, CDS, AQHA for pts.,
Ellen Corob 440-2947, www.slocds
.org
Aug. 27 Ray Berta Cattle Clinic, Carmel Valley Saddle Club Arena, 85 E.
Garzas Rd., fee includes lunch, 9-4
p.m., www.rayberta.com
Aug. 29-Sept. 1 Double R Cutting,
Events Center, Rex Rossoll 3315978
Aug. 30-Sept. 6 9th Arabian & Half
Show, Earl Warren, SB, free admission/parking, 8-8 p.m. Fri. & Sat., 8-5
p.m. Sun., S. Lease 209-642-0360
Aug. 31-Sept. 2 or Sept. 13-15
Miller’s Rancho Osos Adv. overnight
camp, tentative, 235-3834
Aug. 31 Pinedorado Parade on Sat.,
Cambria
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Pass: $110/year, 1 vehicle, 1 horse
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Time Factor: at walk 2 hrs.
Trail: single track & fire road,
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Dogs: on leash
Khus Camp: tie rails, 2 horse corrals,
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Overnight: advance reservations
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Cell Reception: Spotty
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City of Paso Robles
Recreation Opportunities in Paso
ART AT THE LIBRARY
Artist of the Month:
Parks 4 Pups
This exhibit will feature professional and
amateur photographers’ best photographs
from Dog Splash Days of 2012. Parks
4 Pups is a nonprofit organization that
promotes activities for dogs and their
owners. Check out the wonderful dog
park they helped to establish next to the
Senior Center on Scott Street!
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Concerts in the Park – FREE!
Friday’s, August 2nd – 23rd
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
City Park Gazebo at 12th & Pine Street
Our fun, fabulous FREE concerts continue through August 23rd. Featured
beverages available for purchase are provided by our presenting sponsors, J. Lohr
Winery and Firestone Walker Brewing
Company. Proceeds from the beverage
sales benefit the REC Foundation, a
non-profit organization currently raising
funds for the Downtown City Park Playground Project. Food from local eateries
is also available. Bring your lawn chairs
and enjoy our wonderful Paso Robles
evenings with your friends and family.
Thank you to our concert partners, Paso
Robles Magazine and the Paso Robles
Main Street Association. Presented by
the REC Foundation and the City of
Paso Robles.
Demonstration Garden at
Centennial Park
August 24th, 10 a.m. – Noon
FREE Workshop
For details, go to www.pasorobles
demogarden.org. Presented by Transition Food Group of Paso Robles.
RECREATION CLASSES
& CAMPS
Paso Robles Summer Swim
Program
Municipal Pool, 29th
& Oak Street
Open Public Swim through
Friday, August 16th.
Monday – Friday, 1 – 3:30 p.m.
Saturday’s, Noon – 5 p.m.
Day Pass: $3 (Under age 1 is free!)
Kindermusik Adventures
Beach Days
Tuesday’s, August 6 – 27
10 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.
Dance a seashell dance, pretend to wiggle
your toes in the sand, move like whales,
count with an octopus, splash and sail,
and so much more! These engaging activites will help your child experience
musical concepts, such as legato and staccato,. Your child will enjoy the interactive
digital home materials and theme-based
snacks. Grab your sunglasses, it’s time for
Beach Days! Ages 18M – 3Y. $52
LEGO Jedi Engineering:
August 19, 21, 22 &23, 9 a.m. – Noon.
Explore worlds far, far away while you
defeat the Empire by designing and refining X-Wings, R2-units, and settlements. Create motorized and architectural projects. Ages 5 – 6. $147
LEGO Jedi Master Engineering
August 19 – 23, 1 – 4 p.m.
Build complex machines and structures
such as X-Wings, AT-AT walkers, Pod
Racers, Star Destroyers, Cloud Cities,
settlements, and fortresses.Projects re-
inforce key engineering concepts. Ages
7 – 12. $184
Science Camp: Anatomy
Academy
August 12 – 15
Dissect REAL eyeballs, look at blood
moving through LIVE. Animals, and
create models of respiratory and digestive systems. Ages 7 – 11. $124
Science Camp: Chemistry:
Pop! Bubble! Ooze! Sizzle!
August 5 – 8
Concoct mixtures and solutions, create
chemical reactions, and learn how it all
happens! Lay a solid foundation for your
future in chemistry! Ages 6 – 10. $124
Zoo to You Camps
Junior Keeper Camp for Teens
August 5 – 8 or August 12 – 15,
8 a.m. - Noon
Working alongside zookeepers and
trainers, teens will discover what it takes
to become a zookeeper, including diet
preparation, cleaning, creating enrichment devices, and animal health care.
Ages 13 – 17. $250
Register at www.prcity.com/recreation or visit Centennial Park. 600 Nickerson Drive. Questions? Call 237-3988. Office open Monday – Friday. Noon to 5 p.m.
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B USINESS
The SLO County Wine Industry Awards
The San Luis Obispo County
wine industry came together to nominate their own for the most respected awards honoring members of the
local wine community with the
resulting honorees announced recently. The 2013 San Luis Obispo
County Wine Industry Awards go to
– Wine Industry Person of the Year,
Keith Patterson, Cal Poly Wine and
Viticulture Professor (posthumous);
Winemaker of the Year, Neil Collins,
Tablas Creek Vineyard and Lone
Madrone; and Wine Grape Grower
of the Year, George Donati, Pacific
Vineyard Company.
The Paso Robles Wine Country
Alliance in partnership with the
San Luis Obispo Vintners Association, the Independent Grape Growers Association, the Central Coast
Vineyard Team and past award
recipients worked together to
identify the 2013 honorees. The
award recipients were honored
at an awards ceremony during the California Mid-State
Fair on Friday, July 19. Each
recipient was nominated and voted
on by their peers for their leadership
in California’s third largest wine
region, San Luis Obispo County.
“These awards showcase leaders in
our community who have worked to
raise the profile and elevate the quality of the region,” said Jennifer Porter,
Executive Director of the Paso Robles
Wine Country Alliance. “Honoring
Keith, Neil and George, recognizes
their contributions as mentors, innovators and industry stewards within
this wine grape growing region we call
home.”
Wine Industry
Person of the
Year
Keith Patterson,
Cal Poly Wine and
Viticulture Professor (posthumous)
Dr. Patterson was
professor of viticulture at California Polytechnic State
University, San Luis Obispo from
1997 to 2013. He developed and
taught core viticulture classes, carried
out a variety of viticulture research
projects, and shared his passion for
wine grape growing and winemaking
with thousands of students, of whom
many are part of the current leadership and talent in the San Luis
Obispo County wine industry.
Keith was one of the founding
fathers of the Wine and Viticulture
Program at Cal Poly, instrumental in
getting the program minor approved
in 1999 and the major in 2000. He
helped launch the service-based student club Vines to Wines, which
has been instrumental in connecting
Cal Poly students with wine industry events and professionals. Known
as both a professor and pioneer in
the world of viticulture, colleagues
and students alike consider Patterson
one of the best and most influential
instructors they have ever known at
Cal Poly. With his great sense of
humor and unmatched knowledge,
Patterson shared his passion for the
teaching and research of wine and
viticulture. He constantly inspired
those around him to do their best and
follow what they love.
Winemaker of
the Year
Neil Collins,
Tablas Creek
Vineyard /
Lone Madrone
Neil Collins moved
to the United
States from Bristol, England after
beginnings as a chef and began his
winemaking career in the local wine
industry in the early 1990s with Adelaida Cellars and Wild Horse Winery
& Vineyards.
In 1997, in a pursuit to hone his
craft, he moved his family to the
vineyards of Chateauneuf-du-Pape
in southern France where he spent a
year learning the cellars and vineyards
of the famed Chateau de Beaucastel,
one of the oldest and most highly regarded estates in France.
Neil returned to Paso Robles to
take up the new role of winemaker
and vineyard manager at Tablas Creek
Vineyard, the California property of
Château de Beaucastel. Since that
time, great success and accolades has
been achieved by Tablas Creek Vineyard, success in which Neil’s hand has
been significant.
Neil and his sister, Jackie Meisinger, began the winery Lone Madrone
(5800 Adelaida Road, Paso Robles)
in 1996 with the premier goal of producing distinctive wines exclusively
from vineyards in the rugged limestone hills of west side Paso Robles.
Growing slowly yet steadily since, the
focus has become largely on vineyards
that are dry farmed and head trained,
which winemaker Neil Collins believes to be “the purest expression of
the unparalleled terroir of west Paso
Robles.” Neil strongly believes that in
order to produce wines of the highest
caliber you must first start with grapes
of exceptional quality. Neil’s technique
of marrying old world growing methods and winemaking preferences with
new exciting blends of Rhône, Bordeaux and Italian varieties is a result
of carefully honing his craft over many
harvests. Neil, his wife Marcy and two
children live, farm, and work in the
western hills of Paso Robles.
Winegrape
Grower
of the Year
George Donati,
Pacific Vineyard
Company
George is a fourthgeneration agriculturist on the Central Coast, dating
back to his great grandfather’s emigration from Switzerland in 1870 to
Cayucos, where he grew up on a
family farm in Santa Maria and later
earned a degree in agriculture business
management with a minor in crop
science from California Polytechnic
State University, San Luis Obispo in
1974.
After graduation, Donati continued farming with the family in Santa
Maria and later moved to farming
vineyards in Madera, California,
Please see Wine Awards page 54
The Wellness Kitchen and Resource Center
Plan to attend SOUL Kitchen and TOP Chef Competition
By Millie Drum
Wellness Kitchen by Day
- Soul Kitchen by Night
On one Thursday night each
month, The Wellness Kitchen invites
you to enjoy live music and wine
tasting while getting a “closer look at
the Kitchen.” By day, the kitchen uses
S.O.U.L – Seasonal, Organic, UnRefined and Local ingredients to prepare the Wellness, Transitional and
Healing Foods and the weekday lunch
service from 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
The next Soul Kitchen is August 29 from 6-8 p.m. featuring live
music, wine tasting and a Wellness
Food Sampler plate. The donation at
the door funds the Healing Foods program that is being expanded to service
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Millie Drum, Stephanie Austin, Jennifer Hamman, Executive Director Nancy Walker,
Taylor Belmore, Janice Patterson and Debi Goddard
members of our community that are
in acute need of nutritious, prepared
food. Future Soul Kitchen dates are
Sept. 26, Oct. 24 and Nov. 21.
2nd Annual Top Chef
Competition
On Thursday, Sept. 12 at 5 p.m.,
the beautiful demonstration kitchen
at Idler’s Appliances in Paso Robles
becomes center stage for three local
chefs, a panel of judges and guests
for the 2nd Annual Top Chef
Competition.
Chef Alex Martin of Crush
Catering will be defending his title
as the 2012 winner against Jeffry
Weisinger of Jeffrys Catering and
another chef yet to be chosen. Similar to the popular Food Network
series Chopped, each chef will have
a pot of secret ingredients, a full
basic pantry (without gluten and
dairy) and one hour to prepare an
appetizer, main course and dessert! Guests will enjoy wine tasting,
food prepared by The Wellness
Kitchen and a silent auction. For
tickets, call 434-1800 or go online
TheWKRC.org.
The Wellness Kitchen and Resource Center is located next to
Heritage Oaks Bank, 1255 Las Tablas
Road in Templeton.
B USINESS
Growth at HFG necessitates move to new building
By Bob Chute
Business is good at Hinds Financial
Group, Inc., and growing pains have
necessitated a move to their new location at 1818 Spring Street in Paso
Robles, “We’ve doubled in size in
the last two years and recently added
two new agents, Ty Barnhart and
Michael Talen,” said CEO Dee Hinds.
“We’re truly a financial planning full
service firm offering every type of insurance and able to broker with most
of the A+ rated firms. We also offer
financial planning and estate planning - you name it - and you’ll have
just one phone number to memorize,
239-7443.
“Plus we’re the local experts on the
President’s new Patient Protect and Affordable Care Act. Many don’t realize
that under this new program everyone
will have to buy insurance, like it or
not, and the window will only be open
October 1 of this year until March 31
of 2014,” said Hinds. “There are only
17 agents in the North County who are
preparing to help with enrolling people
for coverage under this new Act. Only
17 agents to handle over 10,000 uninsured in North SLO County and four of
them are in our office.”
The HFG Team includes, from left: Ted Davantzis, Shelli Maldonado, Sarah Hinds,
Edward Dee Hinds III, Michael R. Talen, Olga Hinds, Ty Barnhart, and Simon Lobo.
“Plus, for the majority of people
with insurance policies already in effect, those will be superseded by this
new program,” added Hinds. “It’s
going to be a nightmare for many
people. The government is setting up
‘exchanges’ to answer your questions
and where people can buy insurance
and they expect people to either wade
through the new criteria on line to
make their decisions or, if they don’t
understand, they’ll have to call an
800 number and deal with ‘navigators’ or ‘assistors’ to answer questions.
But those are not licensed agents.
“I don’t mean to scare anyone, we
can guide you through the confusion.
The good news is you’ll be paying the
same price buying direct through the
‘exchange’ as you’ll pay meeting with us
one-on-one.”
“Would you prefer dealing through
an ‘800’ number or an ‘805’ with a local
person always available to assist?” added
Sarah Hinds, one of those trained in
the new programs. “We’re here for you
at no extra cost. We are preparing in the
weeks ahead to explain the Affordable
Care Act. Of course, we’ll be available
for individual appointments as well. We
are coordinating with Twin Cities Hospital and other agents in North County
to set up enrollments.”
The team at HFG includes:
• Edward Dee Hinds III is the
Chief Financial Officer of HFG and
received his insurance licenses in May
of 1983, awarded the CLU designation in 1989. He became series 6
and 63 securities licensed in 1991 and
obtained his Series 7 and 65 in 1995
and his Series 24 license in 2008. He
was awarded the ChFC designation in
2001. In 2002 he became a Fellow of
the Life Underwriter Training Council, and became a Certified Financial
Planner in 2006 and was approved for
the CFP designation, while qualifying
for the AEP (Accredited Estate Planner) designation. In 2007 he obtained
the Chartered Advisor for Senior Living (CASL) designation. He is a life
and qualifying member of Million
Dollar Roundtable, membership in
which is restricted to the top 5% of
life insurance agents in the world. Dee
has had work published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Financial Planning.
He is Past President of both Paso
Robles Sunrise Rotary and NAIFA
Central Coast.
• Olga Hinds serves as President
of HFG. She obtained her Life and
Health license in September of 2003
and her Series 65 Securities license in
Please see HFG page 54
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B USINESS
An Outdoor Oasis Awaits!
Dave Miklovic started his career as
most contractors do - working “from
the ground up” beginning as a brick
and block mason which led to jobs
as a carpenter with the film studios
in Southern California building sets,
editing and sweetening bays. In the
early 80’s he worked
with his uncle building
spec homes and commercial projects along
with building swimming
pools and installing fiDave Miklovic berglass pools.
HFG from page 53
May of 2007. She specializes in helping seniors with Medicare Supplements and Part D.
• Simon Lobo obtained his Property & Casualty license in 2005 and
Life & Health in 2009 when he joined
with Dee and Olga Hinds, becoming one of the owners to incorporate
HFG. He is the Secretary of HFG
and manages the Property & Casualty division of the agency. He enjoys
involvement in community projects
and organizations, primarily the Paso
Robles Rotary Club.
• Sarah Hinds joined HFG and was
licensed as a Life and Health Agent in
Wine Awards from page 52
growing table grapes and wine grapes.
Upon his return to San Luis Obispo
County he established Pacific Vineyard Company and currently serves as
the company’s General Manager.
Donati and his team have been
managing premium varietal wine
grapes on the Central Coast since
planting its first vineyards in 1973
Business Spotlight
By Millie Drum
In 1991 Dave became a licensed
contractor and started his business
Professional Design & Construction.
The scope of his work expanded from
new custom construction and remodels
to luxurious backyard renovation that
includes spa retreats, pools, concrete
work, outdoor kitchens, patio covers,
pergolas, waterfalls and water features.
For residential projects, Dave offers his
comprehensive design perspective that
incorporates the indoor and outdoor
lifestyle of his clients.
Professional Design & Construction is a dealer for Viking, San Juan
and Aloha fiberglass pools; all offering
a wide variety of designs to fit every
homeowner’s needs. Typically a fiber-
2007. She heads the Employee Benefits and Health Insurance division
of HFG with over 6 years experience
in Human Resources with a Seattle
based fishing company that had over
100 employees. She has received the
certificate in Health Reform from
the Certified Insurance Professional
program and she is going on her fifth
year as the Association Executive for
NAIFA, (National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors) Central Coast.
• Ted Davantzis obtained his Life &
Health license in 2009, Property & Casualty in 2010, the year he joined HFG.
He has owned his own businesses for
30 years and relies on that experience to
service his business clients.
• Shelli Maldonado has been the
insurance industry for more than 20
years and received her Property & Casualty license in 2000. Her background
consists of Underwriting, Commercial
and Personal Insurance, she joined
HFG in 2011.
• Michael R. Talen joined HFG
this year - Mike received his insurance
licenses in 1990, his Associate in Risk
Management (ARM) designation
in 1995, and has a degree in business
from Cal Poly. He offers a unique
understanding for his business clients
service needs because he owns two local businesses.
• Ty Barnhart also joined HFG this
and currently manage 80 percent of
the vineyards in the Edna Valley appellation with a focus on sustainable
vineyard practices and the production
of high quality fruit.
George Donati and Pacific Vineyard Company were honored with a
2012 Green Award by the San Luis
Obispo Chamber of Commerce for
their efficiencies in water manage-
ment and emissions. Donati shares
his lifetime of agricultural experience
by serving on a variety of grower organizations, is a member of the Cal
Poly Wine and Viticulture Program
Advisory Council, is a member of the
California Farm Bureau and is also a
licensed California Farm Labor Contractor. George and his wife Kristi live
and farm in the Edna Valley.
glass pool can be installed in 3 to 4
weeks.
The most rewarding part of
Dave’s business is satisfying his
clients, whether it’s remodeling their
home or creating an oasis in their
backyard. Free estimates and financing is available. Call (805) 239-4905
or (805) 674-4002 and visit www.
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beautiful projects completed by Dave
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year. Ty received his insurance licenses
in 2010, and recently joined HFG with
a State Farm background, strong ties to
the area and a winning attitude.
Interesting days ahead for all of us
to be sure. The team at Hinds is here to
help, as their slogan states, “We don’t
just sell insurance...we explain it.”
Contact Hinds Financial Group,
Inc. at 239-7443, 1818 Spring Street
in Paso Robles, and find them on line
at www.hindsfinancial.com or www.
hfginsurance.net “Our insurance policies are offered through HFG Coastal
Insurance Services, Inc.,” said Hinds.
“And our securities offered through
The O.N. Equity Sales Company,
member FINRA/SIPC.”
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SPOTLIGHT from page 54
my clients and pay particular attention
to the older dogs.
Grooming from My favorite dogs of all are the ones
Nose to Tail
I’ve had as puppies that nobody else
Georgina “Gina” has touched because they totally trust
Webster
loves me. Call Gina at (805) 610-0256
grooming
dogs. for professional and convenient dog
From her home- grooming.
Gina and her Westie based business and Takken’s Shoes – Leading the
the workshop that way in comfort – with Style!
she calls her “sanctuary,” Gina gives Paso Robles Store Manager Don
each dog extra care by bathing with an Pummill has been with Takken’s since
organic shampoo, grooming and skill- 1987. Working in the company’s first
ful scissor clipping. She adds, “I stay store in San Luis Obispo led to his curcalm and collected to keep the dogs rent position beginning in 1989. Don
comfortable. I always put the dogs first adds, “We have 24 stores throughout
because they can sense when people the Valley and the Bay Area, but genare uptight. And you can never win an erally this store is the busiest in the
argument with a dog anyway!”
company.
Since Nose to Tail is located east
“Our focus is comfort
of town off Ground Squirrel Hollow,
and we have a big repair
the collection and delivery service is
business that dates back
a great convenience for her in-town
to the 30’s. Our previous
clients. She adds, “Most of my dogs
shoe repairman David
go ballistic when I go to the house to Don Pummill Moreno recently retired
collect them up. They know they’re
and turned over the
going to be groomed! I also offer a business to his son Mike.” Don adds,
service for people that live out here “Mike’s doing a great job. His work
instead of them taking their dogs to is done on the premises, usually with
town. I have customers that come all same day service.”
the way out here from Templeton and Takken’s Shoes is known for the
Atascadero.” Georgina has several el- Semi-Annual Clearance Sale. “All of
derly and housebound clients whose our other stores are in malls, so we
pets are such loving companions. She consolidate the large inventory and
adds, “I have a close relationship with filter the product here with a big tent
and parking lot sales. We greet every
customer; creating an experience for
them with proper fitting and suggestions for new products and our services.
We also take a wellness approach with
socks, orthotics and proper sizing. We
often refer customers to local chiropractors and podiatrists. Our employees
know the benefits of the specialized
styles, especially those related to work
and leisure activity requirements such as
running and hiking.” Outside sales is a
huge part of Takken’s service particularly
with small industries that require standardized footwear for safety purposes.
In general Don adds, “I like to see
my employee’s success. Over the years,
I’ve trained several employees to be
managers in our company. To maintain
the sales volume and success of this
store is very satisfying.” Takken’s Shoes
is located at 747 Spring Street, Paso
Robles, call 238-7778, takkens.com
Mod Studio –
Three Beautiful Spaces
The newest phase of Mod Studio
recently opened to complete the trio of
suites that provide a full range of hair,
nail and spa services. Hair, skin care
and massage services are located upstairs and the new nail studio is below
on the ground floor. Owner Michele
Bagnall adds, “Eight years ago, we began as just a hair salon, but as the spaces became available and our client’s re-
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slowly. The great thing about slow and
steady growth is that we’ve mastered
one thing before we take on something
else. We’ve found that separating the
hair from the nail services works best.
Our clients are looking for a semi-private setting with a modern, upscale feel.
As an Aveda based salon we emphasize
well-being using as many naturally derived products as possible. We use Spa
Ritual; an organic natural-based product that partners Aveda.”
Mod Studio’s interior
design is simple, uncluttered and refreshing. Michele adds, “I’m huge on
design. I love details and
Michele
believe that it’s important
Bagnal
to be inspired by your environment and be visually stimulated.
I’m attracted to the minimalist look and
I think people feel more comfortable
with simplicity. My clients want convenience, affordability and upscale service
in an absolutely clean environment. The
basic nail services are $25 with online
scheduling and walk-in appointments
as well. We keep it convenient, affordable and we excel at customer service.”
Mod Studio is open Tuesday through
Saturday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Call 2395953 or book your appointment online
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B USINESS
Ancient oil meets high-tech at
Kiler Ridge Olive Farm
By Steven
W. Martin
Imagine a Hollywood “pitch session” for a movie
based on the Kiler Ridge Olive Farm
in Paso Robles.
“It’s Tuscan romance-meets green
industry-meets Star Wars. A guy and
a gal cycle through Italy, fall in love
with olive oil, return to California and
start a frantoio using a combination of
traditional methods, environmentally
friendly processes and cutting edge
technology.”
Gregg Bone and Audrey Burnam are the guy and gal. A frantoio
refers to the machinery, or mill, that
produces olive oil. It also refers to the
factory where olive oil is made. At
Kiler Ridge Olive Farm, Gregg and
Audrey have built a beautiful showroom/processing facility utilizing hay
bale insulation and organic composting techniques overlooking a stunning
view of the western hillsides. Gregg, a
CalTech graduate with engineering
degrees in electronics, computer science and optics (as well as studies in
is produced by introducing solvents
to already crushed and processed
olive fruit, leaving a smoky, machine
oil taste. Oil of this quality isn’t even
defined as being food grade in Italy,
where it is sold as lamp oil.
start bearing usable fruit. It takes Gregg likens the emerging olive oil
up to 15 years for a tree to fully industry in this area to the progression
mature. At full maturity an olive of the wine industry. “Here in this
Gregg Bone
tree will produce enough fruit country we have a word for the place
and Audrey
to generate one gallon of oil per where wine is made, but we don’t have
Burman, and
one for where olive oil is made,” said
year.
below, their
Gregg. “The Italians do. And just as
Tasting
olive
oil
is
somefrantoio.
what like tasting wine. First you the world is beginning to understand
hold a small container of oil in the quality of wines made in Califorthe palm of your hand to warm nia, they’re beginning to realize the
it and release the oil’s aromas. quality of our olive oil. Right now the
Then you sniff the oil to detect olive oil business here is about where
a faint grassy or citrus odor. the wine industry was in the 1960s.”
Then you taste the oil, allowing Olive oil production tours begin at
it to coat your tongue. The first 11 a.m. Thursday through Monday,
chemistry and mesensation comes from the front and take about an hour. For groups
chanical engineerof the tongue where the aroma of 6 or more, please call in advance
ing) has modified
becomes a flavor. The second for appointments for tasting and
loading and bottling
sensation is at the back of the tours. Reservations required for oliveequipment as well as cooling systems. tongue where a slight bitterness is per- oil paired lunches, served 11 a.m. He even uses a 3D-printer to fabricate ceived. Finally, in the throat, a peppery 2:30 p.m. Thursday through Monday.
some of his own parts.
flavor manifests, which is evidence of Phone (805) 400-1439. Learn more
The couple purchased their prop- the presence of antioxidants in the about the Kiler Ridge Olive Farm
by visiting www.kilerridge.com.
erty on Kiler Canyon Road on the oil, one of its major health benefits.
west side of Paso Robles about 13 “If these three components aren’t Kiler Ridge Olive Farm will be
years ago. Since then they have plant- present,” said Audrey, “you don’t have selling gazpacho at their booth at
the 10th Annual Olive Festival in
ed about 2,700 olive trees. Eventually good oil.”
they hope to increase that to 3,600 In fact, according to Gregg, much downtown Paso Robles on Saturday,
trees. It takes five years for a tree to of the oil marketed in this country Aug. 17, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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The 10 th Annual Olive Festival on Saturday,
August 17, celebrates all things deliciously olive.
tasting, free olive-oil ice cream,
tasting seminars, cooking demonstrations, and a head-to-head
chef cook-off in an outdoor
kitchen stadium. They will be
joined by artists working in different mediums, crafters, and a children’s activity area. Local wineries
and breweries will feature tastings
and a commemorative wine glass
for a $15 fee. With plant nurseries in attendance, you might be
inspired to get a start on your own
olive orchard.
Delicious olive-inspired food
will be available for purchase in
the Olive Festival Culinary Row.
An olive-inspired cooking contest is open to everyone, offering
the chance to win recognition and
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Main Street office, 835 12th Street,
around back in the alley. For more
information, call the office at 2384103. You’re also invited to submit
recipes for our upcoming Olive
Festival cookbook.
Olive-oil tasting, like wine tasting, has enough simple basics
that the novice can enjoy the fun
and education of the experience.
Fresh-pressed, extra-virgin olive
oil is an adventure in robust flavors. The taste will vary according
to variety and harvest time, as well
as the trees’ cultivation, the climate, production methods, storage
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By Chris
Weygandt Alba
I threw away a
perfectly good bottle of olive oil 10
years ago and never looked back.
Although it had a fine gold label – “Primera Extraccione! Oliva
Virgen Extra! Importado de Italia!”– that imported bottle of Italian extra-virgin, first-press olive oil
still got the old heave-ho after I
tasted the olive oils produced here,
my hometown. I’ve bought local
olive oil ever since.
Central Coast olive-oil producers specialize in high-quality artisan olive oil that adds spice to life.
The 10th Annual Olive Festival, a
Paso Robles Main Street Association event, brings that zest to the
downtown city park on Saturday,
Aug. 17, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
There’s no admission charge, either,
for one of the tastiest days you’ll
have this summer.
Vendors both locally and outside our county will feature their
products along with free olive-oil
procedures, and so on. You’ll find
all kinds of oils, with flavors
ranging from fruity, sweet,
buttery, grassy, peppery, and even
jalapeno.
To taste olive oil, you’ll be given a tiny plastic cup containing a
small amount of oil. Gently warm
it in your hand and smell it. It
should smell fresh and fruity in an
olive way.
Then sip a bit into your mouth
and move it around to see that it
feels clean, not heavy. Suck in a
little air to experience another
level of fruitiness or pleasant
bitterness. Finally, swallow it, and
if it’s an early- or mid-harvest oil,
enjoy the spicy cough sensation
in the back of your throat. If it’s
a late-harvest oil, savor the buttery
flavor.
A pre-festival mixer Friday evening, 6-8 p.m. August 16, offers
the opportunity to mingle with
the olive oil producers in an intimate, artistic atmosphere, featuring
gourmet hors d’oeuvres and local wines. Tickets are available for
$25 per person. Call the Main
Street office at 238-4103 or visit
pasoroblesolivefestival.com
for
information.
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A monthly look at events, meetings and
special occasions. To submit your listing, email
[email protected], bring info to our drop
box at Dutch Maytag, 1501 Riverside Ave.
or mail to PO Box 3996, Paso Robles, 93447
by the 7th of each month. Questions? Call
239-1533.
AUGUST
1-31 • El Paso de Robles Area Historical
Society is in ongoing need of volunteers at
Carnegie Library Museum, located at Downtown City Park. Examples of ways to help
include: docents, archival research, cataloguing of donations, reorganization, and glass
plate negative collection. All-day or part-time
shifts are available from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily,
except Monday/Wednesday. Meetings at the
Carnegie are held on the third Monday of
every month at 5 p.m. Call 238-4996 or email:
[email protected].
1 • ‘The Odd Couple (female version)’ at
Pewter Plough Playhouse at Main/Sheffield, Cambria, reinvents Neil Simon’s classic
comedy of mismatched roommates. Performances at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, plus Sunday matinees at 3 p.m. Wine
Bar Lounge with live music, featuring Dave
Manion at the Baldwin. Call the box office
at (805) 927-3877. Visit www.pewterploughplayhouse.org.
2, 20 • Atascadero Historic City Hall
Grand Opening festivities include “An
Evening at the Rotunda” on August 2, from
6-11 p.m. Take a special tour of the newly
restored structure at 6605 Palma Avenue.
Enjoy a progressive heavy hors d’oeuvres dinner with different courses in each part of the
building. Semi-formal event features a special
program, silent auction and dancing. Tickets
($100) at City Hall (805-461-5000). August
20: Grand Opening Ceremonies and Ribbon
Cutting begins at 10 a.m. The public is invited to participate in a self-guided tour until
6 p.m. Suggested donation ($5). Proceeds
from both events to benefit the Fountain
Restoration Project.
2, 9, 16, 23 • 2013 Paso Robles
Concerts in the Park on Fridays, from
5:30-7:30 p.m., at Paso Robles City Park.
8/2: Paisano’s Band. 8/9: JD Project. 8/16:
Monte Mills. 8/23: Incendio. Sponsored by
the City of Paso Robles, J. Lohr Vineyards
and Wines and Paso Robles Magazine. For
more details, call 237-3987.
2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31 •
Paso Robles Inn Steakhouse & Cattlemen’s
Lounge, 1103 Spring Street, PR. Steakhouse:
Join us for Prime Rib Wednesdays! Cattlemen’s
Lounge: Happy Hour, 4-6 p.m., includes
cocktail and menu specials. Monday: Industry
Night, 6-9 p.m., 20% off for all professionals. Wednesday: Locals Appreciation Night.
Happy Hour, 4 p.m.-CLOSE. Friday: La-
dies Night, 7-10 p.m., half-off drink specials;
Saturday: $5 Drink Specials, 8-12 p.m. Friday & Saturday: Live Entertainment, 9:3011:30 p.m. 8/2-8/3: Ballistic Cats, 8/9-8/10:
Steve Sturgis and Road House, 8/18-8/17:
Julie and the Bad Dogs. 8/23-8/24: Nataly Lola and Guest. 8/30-8/31: Soul Sauce.
Call 226-4925.
4 • Community Summer BBQ at New
Day Church, 530 12th Street, PR, from
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free hot dogs and hamburgers with BBQ by Stein’s Catering. Call
(805) 239-9998. Visit www.TheNewDay
Church.com.
5, 17, 19 • Almond Country Quilters
meets at Trinity Lutheran Fellowship Hall,
940 Creston Road, PR. 8/5: General Meeting at Trinity Lutheran Fellowship Hall, 940
Creston Road, PR. Social time begins at 6:30
p.m.with the meeting to follow at 7:30 p.m.
Topics include members helping with Community Quilts/Kids Kovers. 8/17: Community Quilts Meeting from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at Bethel Lutheran Church in Templeton.
8/19: Board Meeting at Rabobank in Templeton, 7-8:30 p.m. Visit www.almondcountry
quilters.org.
10 • 15th Paso Robles Rotary Winemakers’
Cook-Off at Paso Robles Event Center, 2198
Riverside Drive, PR. Meet over 30 of the Paso
Robles Appellation’s finest winemakers in a
casual outdoor evening as they pair their own
grilled culinary creations with their best wines
from 6-9 p.m. Live music by Julie Beaver and
the Bad Dogs, performing covers from Bach
to bluegrass. Raffle for event t-shirt patchwork quilt, crafted by Isolde Lata. Cook-off
proceeds benefit the Harlow Ford Scholarship
Foundation to assist local high school seniors.
Cost: $75/person (21 and over) or $40/Designated Driver discount. Buy online, call (877)
264-6979 or at the event. Visit winemakers
cookoff.com.
14 • Coffee for CASA at Starbucks, 7029 El
Camino Real, at 6:30 p.m., is an information
session about helping abused children through
advocacy. Male and female volunteers are needed. To learn more, call 541-6542 or visit www.
slocasa.org.
16 • Paso Robles Pre-Olive Festival from
6-8 p.m. is a fun way to mingle with the olive
oil growers, winners of the tasting competition and festival volunteers. Location: TBA
at press time. For more details and to purchase tickets, contact the Main Street Office
at 835 12th Street “D” in PR. VISA/Disc/
MC. Call 238-4103.
16-18 • 1993 PRHS Class Reunion starts
with Music in the Park on Friday night,
dinner and dancing at PR Event Center
on Saturday night and Family Day at Star
Please see CALENDAR page 61
The Wellness Kitchen
and Resource Center
1255 Las Tablas Road, Templeton.
434-1800. RSVP required.
Visit TheWKRC.org for detailed class info.
The Weekly Wellness Food Program offers pre-ordered meals for those experiencing illness, recovery
or chemotherapy. See menu and ordering deadlines online.
6 • ‘Get Well, Stay Well Naturally’ with Paula Vetter, RN, MSN, FNP-C, a Board
Certified Family Nurse Practitioner with over 30 years’ experience. See www.profound
wellness.com. Learn about tuning into your “inner healer” toward vibrant health and
vitality, naturally. RSVP (330) 815-0340. Donations gratefully accepted.
10 • Hands-On Cooking, Part 1: Intro to Wellness from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. discusses and
tastes different salts and make a salt replacement; taste non-dairy milks and make almond
milk, taste low-glycemic index and more natural sweeteners and discuss good fats and
which oils to use. Learn and practice knife skills, too. Cost: $70/class (if individual space
available) or $300/5-class series.
17 • Hands-On Cooking, Part 2: Stocks & Soups from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. will show you
how to make stock and then prepare recipes such as: Creamy Roasted Garlic Soup w/Kale
Chips; Tuscan Bean Soup w/Swiss Chard & Basil Arugula Pesto; Carrot-Ginger Soup
w/Cashew Cream. Cost: $70/class or $300/5-class series.
24 • Hands-On Cooking, Part 3: Grains, Beans & Greens from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
will show you how to use a pressure cooker and make recipes such as: Spicy Sweet
Potato Quinoa w/Black Beans; Hearty Greens w/Cashew Curry Sauce; Broccoli & Millet
Salad w/Toasted Cashews; Adzuki Beans w/Chard & Dandelion Greens; Spicy Amaranth
Porridge w/Coconut Blueberry Sauce - $70/class or $300/5-class series.
29 • ‘Wellness Kitchen by Day, Soul Kitchen by Night’ from 6-8 p.m. supports nonprofit
wellness programs in this monthly fundraiser with a light dinner, wines by area vintners and
music by local artists. Limited seating on a first-come, first-served basis. Donations of $15
gratefully accepted at the door, includes dinner and wine tasting. Call 434-1800.
31 • Hands-On Cooking, Part 4: Poultry and Fish from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. will show
you how to cut up a whole chicken and try new cooking techniques by preparing recipes,
including Roasted Salmon with Tomatoes & Tarragon, Steamed Cod with Roasted Vegetables
& Dandelion Greens, Fish en Papilotte (baked in parchment), Braised Moroccan
Chicken with Lemon Charmoula Sauce and Olives, Fig & Cranberry Stuffed Chicken
Breast, Poached Chicken with Leeks & Salsa Verde. Cost: $70/class or $300/5-class series.
Hot El Camino Cruise Night
from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on August 16 is a controlled cruise
route from Curbaril to Traffic Way in Atascadero. Bring
the family and enjoy classic favorites to new and flashy hot
rods. For more details, call 470-3360 or email: panton
@atascadero.org. Visit www.atascadero.org
PASO ROBLES EVENT CENTER
Unless otherwise noted, please call 239-0655 for more details about activities
at the Paso Robles Event Center. E-mail [email protected].
Winemakers Dinner, Frontier Town, on August 10. More info to come
Check PR Event Center website for updates.
National Stock Horse Show, Snaffle Bit Futurity, on August 11-18 at the Equestrian
Center. For event details, registration or vendor info, visit www.nationalstockhorse.com.
Class of ’93 Reunion on August 17. Check the PR Event Center website for updates.
Double R Cutting, Equestrian Center, August 29-September 1, Equestrian Center. For more
details, contact Double R Cutting Event Manager Rex Rossoll at (805) 331-5978.
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17 • 8th Annual Benefit Concert for
Escuela del Rio at Castoro Cellars, 1315 N.
Bethel Road, Templeton, features songwriter, storyteller and entertainer Christopher
Williams with Special Guest Dulcie Taylor
under the stars on the outdoor stage. Williams
has toured with Jars of Clay and performed
with Arlo Guthrie, Phil Keaggy, David
Wilcox and more. Taylor has shared the
stage with Bonnie Raitt, The Doobie Brothers, Dave Mason, Kathy Mattea and many
more. Doors open 6 p.m. Show starts at
7 p.m. Tickets: $25. Santa Maria-Style TriTip BBQ available for purchase includes
salad, beans and bread. Portion of proceeds
to benefit Escuela del Rio. Cost: $12 (cash
only, please).
17 • ‘A Garden Party’ hosted by Pacific
Coast Wine Trail at The Garden Shed,
2024 Main Street, Cambria, offers handcrafted wines paired with artisan cheeses,
live music and a raffle drawing. Proceeds
benefit Project Surf Camp. Cost: $20/person.
Purchase tickets at HarmonyCellars.com.
17 • Paso Robles Olive Festival at Paso
Robles City Park from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission to the festival is free. Cooking contest, wine tasting, artists, food for purchase,
jewelry and plenty of handmade items from
craft vendors, too! Call 238-4103. E-mail
[email protected].
20 • Templeton Rotary Club meets at
7 a.m. for breakfast, fellowship and to hear an
informative guest speaker at McPhee’s Grill,
416 S. Main Street (side door in parking
lot), Templeton. Meetings: New members
and guests welcome first and third Tuesdays
unless otherwise noted. 8/20: Speaker is Bill
Van Orden. Visit www.templetonrotary.com.
24 • “Kings of Cool” A Tribute to the Rat
Pack at Templeton Performing Arts Center,
7 p.m. Presented by Templeton Chamber of
Commerce and Templeton Unified School
District. Tickets $15 advance, $20 at door,
templetonchamber.com
27 • North County Newcomers Club
gathering at Mission San Miguel, 775 Mission Street, San Miguel, begins at 8 p.m.
Cost: $20. Please RSVP. Deadline is August 27 for the September 4 gathering. Please
bring exact change or a check made out to
NCNC with you. North County Newcomers Club is open to those who have
resided in the area for less than three years.
For more details, visit www.northcounty
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HOUSES
of WORSHIP
churches/synagogues who have not yet responded to the request
The following listing of area churches/synagogues is provided free of
charge as a community service by Adelaide Inn and Paso Robles
Magazine.
Our goal is to have this become a complete listing of places of worship located in Paso Robles, Templeton, San Miguel and Shandon. For
Apostolic Assembly of the
Faith of Christ Jesus
2706 Spring St., Paso Robles
Bilingual Services:
Wed & Fri, 7 p.m.,
Sunday 12 Noon
Pastor Miguel Alvarado
(805) 610-2930
Bethel Lutheran Church
295 Old County Rd., Templeton
Service: 9:30 a.m.
Pastor Russ Gordon
Pastor Amy Beveridge
(805) 434-1329
Bridge Christian Curch
Currently meeting at
Centennial Park Banquet Room
600 Nickerson Dr., Paso Robles
Service: 9:30 a.m.
Pastor Tim Mensing
805-975-7178
Calvary Chapel Paso Robles
1615 Commerce Way,
Paso Robles
Service: 9:30 a.m.
Pastor Aaron Newman
(805) 239-4295
Celebration Worship
Center-PCOG
988 Vineyard Drive, Templeton
Pastor Roy Spinks
Services: 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m.
(805) 434-2424
Central Coast Center
for Spiritual Living
689 Crocker St., Templeton
Service: 10 a.m.
Rev. Dr. Don and
Rev. LaVonne Welsh
(805) 434-9447
Christian Life Center
1744 Oak St., Paso Robles
Service: 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Pastor Don Smith
(805) 238-3366
Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints
1020 Creston Rd., Paso Robles
Service: 8:30 a.m. Bishop Brian Kerr
Service: 1:00 p.m. Bishop Mark Goforth
(805) 238-4216,
238-4214, 238-4217
Congregation Ohr Tzafon
2605 Traffic Way, Atascadero
Service: Fridays, 7:30 p.m.
Rabbi Janice Mehring
(805) 466-0329
Covenant Presbyterian Church
1450 Golden Hill Rd.,
Paso Robles
Service: 9:30 a.m.
Pastor Dan Katches
(805) 238-6927
Cowboy Church
Ride For the Brand Ministry
Templeton Livestock Market
Sale Barn
Main St., Templeton
Service: Thursdays, 7 p.m.
Pastor Mike Mosby
(805) 463-2455
Dayspring Full Gospel
1101 Riverside, Paso Robles
Services: 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Pastor Harry Balson
(805) 239-3273
Family Praise & Worship
206 5th St., Templeton
Service: 10 a.m.
Pastor Vern H. Haynes Jr.
(805) 975-8594
Family Worship Center
Service: 10 a.m.
Pastor Patrick Sheean
(805) 239-4809
First Baptist Church
1645 Park St., Paso Robles
Pastor Michael R. Garman
Services: 9 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
(805) 238-4419
Christian Science Society
17th & Chestnut Streets,
Paso Robles
Service: 10 a.m.
(805) 239-1361
First Mennonite Church
2343 Park St. Paso Robles
Service: 11 a.m.
Pastor Romero
(805) 238-2445
First Missionary Baptist Church
of Paso Robles
Corner of 3rd & Olive Streets
Service: 11 a.m.
Pastor Jeff Barger
(805) 239-8756
First Presbyterian Church
of Templeton
610 S. Main St., Templeton
Service: 10 a.m.
Reverend Charlie Little
(805) 434-1921
Fuente de Agua Viva
1521 Oak St, Paso Robles
Service: Thursday: 7 p.m.
and Sunday: 3 p.m.
Pastor Jorge Alvarez
(805) 714-3827
Grace Baptist Church
Service: 10 a.m.
Pastor Kelsey Pietsch
(805) 238-3549
Heritage Village Church
At the Senior Center,
Heritage Ranch
Service: 11 a.m.
Pastor Ed Bedrosian
(805) 238-9240
Highlands Church
Corner S. River and Niblick,
215 Oak Hill, Paso Robles
Services: Sunday: 8:30, 9:45 &
11:00 a.m.
Pastor Sean Martin
(805) 226-5800
for information and would like to be included in this directory, please
email your name, address, phone, service times and pastor’s/rabbi’s
name to Paso Robles Magazine at: [email protected]
All worship service times listed are for Sundays, unless noted otherwise:
Lake Way Country
Church/Ministries
Meeting at Cappy Culver
Elementary School,
11011 Heritage Loop Rd.
Service: 10 a.m. Sunday
Pastors: Rodger & Julie Coale
(805) 423-4095
Life Community Church
3770 Ruth Way, Templeton
Service: 9:30 a.m.
Pastor Keith Newsome
(805) 434-5040
Life Worth Living Church of God
620 – 17th St., Paso Robles
Service: 11 a.m.
Pastor Jim Wilde
(805) 238-0978
Lighthouse Community Church
301 13th St. San Miguel
Services: 9:45 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.
Pastor John Wheat
(805) 467-3636
Live Oak
1521 Oak St., Paso Robles
Service: 10 a.m.
Pastor John Kaiser
(805) 238-0575
Living Waters
Christian Fellowship
2085 Gateway Dr.,
Heritage Ranch
Service: 9:30 a.m.
Pastor Steve and
Christina Boggan
(805) 239-1716
Methodist Ministries
Meeting at 1005 Railroad St.
at 10th St.
Service: 10:30 a.m.
For information call 238-2006
Mid State Baptist Church
1749 Ramada Dr., Paso Robles
Services: Sundays,
10 a.m. & 6 p.m.
Pastor Bruce Fore
(805) 238-2281
Mission San Miguel Parish
775 Misssion Street, San Miguel
Weekday Mass: 8 a.m.
Weekend Mass:
Saturday: 9 a.m. & 5 p.m. (Vigil)
Sunday: 7 a.m., 11 a.m.,
6 p.m. (Spanish)
Fr. Ignatius DeGroot, OFM
(805) 467-2131
New Day Center
530 12th St., Paso Robles
English Service: 10 a.m.
Pastor Brad Alford
Hispanic Service: 2 p.m.
Pastor Vincente Salmeron
(805) 239-9998
New Life Church of Paso Robles
Meeting at Holiday Inn Express
2455 Riverside Ave.,
Paso Robles
Pastor Randy Bunch
(805) 769-8120
Niblick Road Baptist Church
1145 Niblick Rd., Paso Robles
Services: 10:30 a.m.
Pastor Christopher Cole
(805) 238-4614
North County Christian
Fellowship
421 9th St. , Paso Robles
Service: 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Pastor Steve Calagna
(805) 239-3325
Oak Shores Christian Fellowship
2727 Turkey Cove,
at the Clubhouse, Oak Shores
Service: 8:30 a.m.
Pastor Christopher Cole
(805) 238-4614
Paso Robles Bible Church
2206 Golden Hill Rd.,
Paso Robles
Service: 10:30 a.m.
Pastor Dave Rusco
Pastor Mark Wheeler
(805) 226-9670
Paso Robles Church
of the Nazarene
Meeting at the Paso Robles
Youth Arts Foundation
3201 Spring St., Paso Robles
Service: 10:30 a.m.
Pastor Brent Wylie
(805) 238-4300
Paso Robles Community Church
2706 Spring St, Paso Robles
Service: 9 a.m.
Pastor Shawn Penn
(805) 239-4771
Plymouth Congregational
Church, UCC
Thirteenth and Oak Streets,
Paso Robles
Service: 10 a.m.
Pastor Steven Mabry
(805) 238-3321
Second Baptist Church
1937 Riverside Ave.
Service: 11 a.m.
Pastors:
Rueben Tate, Gary Jordon
(805) 238-2011
Shandon Assembly of God
420 Mesa Grande, Shandon
Service: 10:30 a.m.
Hispanic Service: 4 p.m.
Pastor Ted Hunt
(805) 239-3138
Shandon United
Methodist Church
105 Second Street, Shandon
Service 9:30 a.m.
Rev. Fred B. Morris
(805) 238-3134
St. James Episcopal Church
1335 Oak, Paso Robles
Services: 8 a.m. (Rite I),
10:00 a.m. (Rite II)
The Rev. Mary K. Morrison,
Rector
(805) 238-0819
St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Weekday Mass: M-S, 7 a.m.
Weekend Masses:
Saturday - 5 p.m. (Vigil)
Sunday - 8 a.m.,
10 a.m. (Family Mass)
12:30 p.m. (Spanish)
5 p.m. (Teen)
& 7 p.m. (Spanish)
Father Roberto Vera
(805) 238-2218
Templeton Assembly of God
925 Bennett Way, Templeton
Service: 10:00 a.m.
Pastor Jeff Saylor
(805) 434-2616
Templeton Hills Seventh-day
Adventist Church
930 Templeton Hills Rd.,
Templeton
Service: Saturday 9:30 &
10:30 a.m.
Pastor Ivor Myers
(805) 434-1710
The Revival Center
3850 Ramada Dr., Ste. A-3,
Paso Robles
Service: 10 a.m.
Pastor Gabe Abdelaziz
(805) 434-5170
The Rock Church
Service: 11 a.m. Saturday
Pastors Ed & Char Barger
(661) 587-7625
Trinity Lutheran Church
Contemporary Service: 9 a.m.
Traditional Service: 10:45 a.m.
Sr. Pastor Dan Rowe
(805) 238-3702
True Life Christian Fellowship
Lockwood/Jolon Road, across
from the school in Lockwood
Service: 9:30 a.m.
Pastor Erick Reinstedt
(805) 472-9325
Truth Tabernacle
Services: 9 a.m. & 6 p.m.
Pastor David Webb
(805) 423-3135
Vineyard Church of Christ
601 So. Main St., Templeton
Service: 10 a.m.
Evangelist: Steve Orduno
(805) 226-9122
Vintage Community Church
692 Peterson Ranch Road,
Templeton
Services: 9 a.m. & 11 a.m.
Coaches: Aaron Porter,
Dayn Mansfield
(805) 543-0943
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Paso Robles Magazine
P.O. Box 3996,
Paso Robles, CA 93447,
phone 239-1533
or [email protected]
A piano with a colorful history has found a home in the Paso
Robles Inn Ballroom. The Weber,
constructed in part of hand-carved
rosewood, once belonged to Ignacy
Jan Paderewski. It traveled by Canadian Pacific Railway for the late
pianist’s 1907-1908 concert
tours of North America, just
before his return to Poland to
serve as Prime Minister.
In 1910, the piano was auctioned and purchased by the town
of Walhachin, British Columbia.
Now dormant, the once affluent
colony of 300 was once popularized as “Canada’s Camelot.”
An enterprising musician, Fanny
Faucault, often played the piano
at lavish community celebrations.
In true devotion to her townsfolk,
Fanny relinquished her earnings to
help subsidize improvements to the
town hall (complete with a spruce
plank floating dance floor) while she
and her hired orchestra performed
jazz, ragtime and classical music for
British businessmen and gentleman
farmers. Tragically, the First World
War blighted the settlement when
97 of its 117 men enlisted for battle,
many of whom did not return.
Over the next 50 years, Paderewski’s piano remained unharmed in
Walhachin until its donation to
University of British Columbia’s
School of Music. In the ’60s, the
university was a far cry from the
glamor the piano once knew. The
makeshift music building was a
former forestry products lab, where
concrete blocks that once crushed
timber were stored. Former faculty
member Hans-Karl Piltz was quoted as saying that “it was in terrible
condition because it had been used
as a barroom piano. It would go out
of tune as soon as you looked at it.”
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A subsequent relocation to the
school’s Cecil Green Park in 1976
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as a social event rental, but
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was moved to the music school’s
aging auditorium. By 2007, the
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housed at the Polish Consulate in
Vancouver for nearly six years
until a permanent location could
be found.
When the Polish Ministry
of Foreign Affairs announced a
relocation of its offices from
Vancouver to Edmonton, the
Paderewski Heritage Committee
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location to house the 19th-century
instrument. Marek Żebrowski,
Artistic Director of the Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles,
traveled to Vancouver and approached the Paderewski Heritage Committee with an offer
to provide it permanent residence. After much consideration, Paso Robles was chosen
as the ideal place in which Paderewski’s piano could serve as “an
ambassador of Polish culture.”
On July 8, the piano arrived
safe and sound to a well-deserved
tuning and an official welcome to
Downtown Paso Robles. Finally,
Paderewski’s piano can remain to
inspire a population that is discovering his ties to the California
region where the artist found
healing and respite.
The Weber grand now replaces a
previous instrument, affectionately
dubbed “the square,” which graced
the original El Paso de Robles
Hotel where Paderewski also
resided. The “Square” will be
displayed in the Acorn Building
lobby on the northeast corner of
12th and Park Street.
Yet another piano, called the
“O,” is a Steinway that has been
used for intimate Paderewski concerts at Cass Winery by distinguished artists, including William
Koseluk and Leszek Możdżer.
The “O” has been moved to the
Park Ballroom at 1232 Park
Street, where the Paderewski
Festival will soon utilize this
historic location for upcoming
performances.
To learn more about the Paso Robles
Paderewski Festival visit www.
paderwskifest.com, e-mail tickets
@paderewskifest.com or call 7694622.
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