2017 February PASO Magazine

THE 30 AND 40 YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
FOR DANA AND FRONTIER FLOORS!
By Millie Drum
Growing up, Dana Verreras
lived down south in Ojai and
camped with her family in the
Adelaide area at Rest Haven.
That’s a blast from the past for a
few of you! When the opportunity
to buy Frontier Floors came
30 years ago, she knew the Paso
Robles area very well. Frontier Floors
was established 40 years ago by Bob and
Ruth Rentchler. They worked hard back
in those days to establish a good, reliable
Dana Verreras
hometown business. Before opening
Frontier Floors, Bob worked
with Lloyd Marty at Heaton’s on
the downtown corner of 13th and
Park Street. Paso was a little town
in 1976.
Back then, Frontier Floors
was located on 11th Street between
Park and Pine, across from
the City Park, between The Daily Press,
the Post Office and a building that housed
a pet store, barbershop and a locksmith.
Dana moved the store to Spring Street. It
was destroyed in a fire in October 2002.
It didn’t take long to rebuild. With help
from contractors, customers and friends,
she was soon back in business.
Dana attributes her success to her loyal
customers, referrals, the influx of new
residents and business owners, and surviving
the hard economic times thanks
to business handed down through the
generations. She adds, “My hard surface
installation crew has been here for more
than 30 years. Another crew has over 20+
years of working together. My newest
crew has been with me for a little more
than 5 years.”
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For clients that want to work with an
interior designer, Dana works with Susan
Poalillo of Central Coast Style. Susan
provides design consultations for fabrics,
colors, textures, wall/window finishes and
furniture placement.
When Dana is away from the showroom
meeting with clients, John Roy
steps in to help with the same tradition of
knowledge and service.
There’s a lot to be said for 30 and 40
years of history. Congratulations Dana!
We’re looking forward to the next milestone
– celebrating the 50th Anniversary
of Frontier Floors!
“Hitting the Road with Your Sweetie!”
By Laurel Miller of Firefly
February is the month of love and romance,
but, did you ever think of travel romance?
Life on the road with your sweetie?
Freedom, adventure, peaceful meals on
a bluff. The world at your feet, beautiful
scenery, not a worry or distraction to interrupt
your thoughts. Just hook up your
vintage beauty and go. That's my dream!
Vintage Camping Trailers, by Paul and
Caroline Lacitinola, is one of our favorite
books at Firefly. This book makes me
want to find an old trailer in someone's
backyard, renovate it, and bring it back
to life. Creatively of course! There are
trailers from the 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's, and
70's represented and lovingly restored,
including some I have never heard of,
like Holiday House and Westwood.
Local couple Jamie and Carl Holm is
included in this collection; sharing a love
of travel, history, and the outdoors. They
began collecting and restoring trailers, then
renting them to campers who wanted to
experience these old-time beauties. Their
venture is called, "Tinker Tin Trailer Co."
The trailers pictured in this book are
symbols of mid-century America and
family vacations; reminding us of more
simple and carefree times. Or, maybe it
just seems that way because our parents
did all the work! But I remember the
campfires, the s'mores, the pies baking
in the tiny oven, and eggs and bacon
cooked over the open fire in the morning.
Good memories.
Today, we can do our best to recreate
these times and make new memories.
The Vintage Camping Trailer book
shows by-gone era trailers that have been
well-maintained or creatively restored.
There is also a "Glamping" (glamorous
camping) section, along with a mention of
"Sisters on the Fly,” a group of women
who camp together. Some trailers even
have chandeliers in them! The Vintage
Camping Trailer is truly an inspirational
book for anyone, trailer or not!
Firefly on 12th Street is a magical place
to shop.
CANTINAS from page 44
team worked to get the facility running,
they fell in love with the Central Coast;
wanting to invest further in the community.
The Foundation has been hosting
Christian concerts at the Fairgrounds
since 2012. In March 2016, the foundation
opened Cantinas On Park.
Cantinas On Park is a unique special
event and entertainment venue,
suitable for parties, wedding receptions/
rehearsal dinners, winemaker dinners,
graduations, special occasions, holiday
celebrations, intimate concerts, meetings
and corporate events.
The premier private setting offers features
like no other in the North County;
tucked away - one level below street side
at 1242 Park Street in downtown Paso
Robles. The ambiance is rustic and vintage
with seating for 55 guests, accommodating
up to 70 with high-end serve ware and
glasses. In addition to other caterers, Fish
Gaucho, located upstairs is conveniently
available; providing full bar service.
The facility is handicap accessible by
elevator and features a stage with full A/V
equipment for a live band, entertainment
and movies. A 20% rental fee discount is
offered to nonprofits. For booking and
general inquiries, contact Heidi Adams
at 805-674-4804 or heidi@cantinas.org.
Visit cantinasonpark.com for photos and
upcoming events calendar.
46 PASO Magazine, February 2017