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2017 May PASO Magazine

A monthly look at life in the remarkable community of Paso Robles.

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B y C h u c k D e s m o n d<br />

M e m ori al D a y w e e k e n d m ar k s t h e<br />

t hir d c o n s e c uti v e y e ar t h at B e st of t h e W e st<br />

A nti q u e E q ui p m e nt S h o w i s h a p p e ni n g<br />

i n S a nt a M ar g arit a, f e at uri n g a n A nti q u e<br />

Milit ar y a n d Tr a ct or s h o w s p otli g ht e d a s<br />

t h e g u ar a nt e e d e v e nt t h at y o u j u st h a v e<br />

t o att e n d. C o- s p o n s or e d b y El P a s o d e<br />

R o bl e s' Pi o n e er D a y C o m mitt e e a n d t h e<br />

R o s si F o u n d ati o n, t hi s y e ar' s e xtr a v a g a n z a<br />

i s e xtr a s p e ci al b e c a u s e t h e v e n u e i s al s o<br />

h o sti n g t h e 2 0 1 7 A nti q u e C at er pill ar<br />

M a c hi n er y O w n er s Cl u b n ati o n al s h o w . C at er pill ar w a s a n<br />

o ut gr o wt h of t h e m er g er of t h e H olt a n d B e st m a n uf a ct uri n g<br />

c o m p a ni e s. O w n er s fr o m a cr o s s t h e U S A g at h er s o m e pl a c e i n<br />

t h e U nit e d St at e s o n c e a y e ar a n d t hi s y e ar, it' s e x p e ct e d t o b e<br />

o n e of t h e l ar g e st a c c u m ul ati o n of m a c hi n e s fr o m t h e c o m p a n y' s<br />

i n c e pti o n u p t o W W 2. A n d, it' s t a ki n g pl a c e ri g ht h er e i n o ur ar e a<br />

at Hi st ori c S a nt a M ar g arit a R a n c h!<br />

F O R T H R E E M A R V E L O U S D A Y S , f a mili e s will s e e t hi n g s li k e<br />

t h e y' v e n e v er e x p eri e n c e d b ef or e! T h e t hr u st i s t w o-f ol d: ir st i s<br />

t h e r e c o g niti o n of t h e a w e s o m e e q ui p m e nt t h at t a m e d t h e w orl d<br />

a n d S L O C o u nt y w hi c h l e d t o u s b ei n g t h e gi a nt a gri c ult ur al ar e a<br />

w e ar e. S e c o n d, a n d ti e d t o g et h er wit h t h e c el e br at or y w e e k e n d<br />

t h at s p otli g ht s A m eri c a' s Milit ar y, t h er e will b e e n o u g h milit ar y<br />

e q ui p m e nt t o gi v e y a a h e a d a c h e w hil e tr yi n g t o a b s or b it all.<br />

S o, m y f ell o w R o bl a n s, h er e i s m y ir st s u g g e sti o n . C o m e o n<br />

Fri d a y b e c a u s e it' s pr ett y w ell g u ar a nt e e d y o u'll w a nt t o c o m e<br />

b a c k at l e a st o n e m or e d a y! T h er e i s s o m u c h t o s e e a n d<br />

e x p eri e n c e! L a st y e ar t h er e w er e a b o ut 4, 0 0 0 att e n d e e s o v er<br />

t h e 3 d a y s a n d t hi s y e ar, a s w or d a n d e ntri e s h a v e c o nti n u e d t o<br />

e x p a n d, t h e e v e nt c o ul d attr a ct 6, 0 0 0.<br />

L et's p e el t h e o ni o n a bit m or e. T h e e v e nt will f e at ur e a b e ast<br />

c all e d a “ Si a m es e T wi ns ” C at D- 8 . O nl y t hr e e w er e e v er m a d e i n<br />

1 9 5 0 a n d all t hr e e w er e ulti m at el y s cr a p p e d. T his br a n d- n e w o n e<br />

w as b uilt b y t hr e e e xtr e m el y p assi o n at e m e n w h o s p e nt 3 f ull y e ars<br />

fr o m 2 0 1 4 t hr o u g h 2 0 1 6 i n it's c o nstr u cti o n. T his w e e k e n d's s h o w<br />

will b e t h e irst ti m e e v er t h at t h e m o nst er will p erf or m!<br />

L o a d s of milit ar y e q ui p m e nt will b e o n sit e a s w ell. T h e<br />

c at e g ori esi n cl u d e t a n ks, h alf tr a c ks, j e e ps, tr u c ks a n d a n u m b er of<br />

W W 2 pl a n es i n cl u di n g a B T- 1 3,<br />

T- 2 8, B- 2 5 a n d C- 4 7. T h e pl a n es will<br />

b e l yi n g e a c h d a y.<br />

A L L I N A L L, E X P E C T T O S E E<br />

A B O U T 5 0 0 V E HI C L E S i n cl u d-<br />

i n g t h e milit ar y o n es pl us c ars a n d<br />

tr u c ks fr o m t h e t e e ns, ‘ 2 0s a n d ‘ 3 0s<br />

as w ell as l o a ds of A g m a c hi n es.<br />

T h e a nti q u e e art h- m o vi n g c a dr e<br />

of t h os e m a c hi n es will k n o c k y o ur<br />

s o c ks off. T h e y w o n't b e j ust sitti n g<br />

t h er e t o l o o k at – t h e y'll b e w or ki n g<br />

a n d m o vi n g a v erit a bl e m o u nt ai n<br />

of e art h! W h e n o n e f a ct ors i n a<br />

f e w d oz e n h ors es a n d m ul es, p ut<br />

dr o ps i n y o ur e y es s o t h e y will<br />

b e w ell pr e p ar e d, b e c a us e y o ur e y es ar e g oi n g t o h a v e a vis u al<br />

e x pl osi o n of si g hts t o t a k e i n.<br />

W h e n it c o m es t o h o n ori n g o ur milit ar y m e n a n d w o m e n, t h er e<br />

is a tri b ut e e a c h d a y at n o o n wit h a l y- o v er, l a g s al ut e a n d a c c o -<br />

l a d es t o t h os e w h o s er v e d or ar e c urr e ntl y s er vi n g al o n g wit h t h eir<br />

f a mili es. T his is c a p p e d off b y a milit ar y p ar a d e t hr o u g h t h e R a n c h<br />

l at er e a c h aft er n o o n.<br />

M O R E P A R A D E S ? Y e p, b esi d es t h e mi d d a y o n e, t h er e ar e t w o<br />

m or e. I n t h e m or ni n g is t h e a nti q u e-tr a ct or p ar a d e a n d i n t h e e arli er<br />

aft er n o o n is a c o nstr u cti o n- e q ui p m e nt p ar a d e.<br />

T H E S E T H R E E D A Y S A R E D E FI NI T E L Y “ F A MI L Y- C E N T RI C.”<br />

T h er e ar e p e o pl e- m o v ers t o h el p f ol ks g et ar o u n d t h e r a n c h a n d<br />

es p e ci all y fr o m t h e p ar ki n g l ots u p t o t h e m ai n ar e as. T h e tr ai n<br />

wit h t h e ori gi n al Dis n e y c ars will b e r u n ni n g a n d a v ail a bl e f or ri d es<br />

t hr o u g h t h e r a n c h wit h a n o mi n al pri c e f or t h e ri d es. T h a n kf ull y,<br />

m or e a n d m or e f a mili es r e c o g niz e t h at i m p arti n g o ur l o c al hist or y<br />

t o o ur c hil dr e n is a n e c essit y. T his y e ar f e at ur es a b e ef e d u p Ki d s'<br />

C or al w h er e t h e y c a n r o p e o nt o r o pi n g d u m mi es, p a n f or g ol d, di g<br />

i n t h e s a n d a n d e x pl or e a “ ki ds' f ar m ers' m ar k et.” A P e d dl er's M ar k et<br />

wit h r a n c h t h e m e d st uff h as t h e s o u v e nirs. T h at bri n gs m e t o s u g -<br />

g esti o n # 2 : m a k e s ur e all t h e f a mil y m e m b ers h a v e t h eir c a m er as.<br />

I w o n't t ell y o u w h at it is, b ut t h er e i s a bi g s ur pri s e f or tr ai n ri d er s<br />

o n S u n d a y aft er n o o n. T h e m e m ori es a n d s mil es will b e pri c el ess!<br />

F a mili es e at, a n d h o w f u n is t his s el e cti o n: S h a v e- n- Fl a v will b e<br />

d oi n g pizz as a n d t a c os. F ar m B ur e a u s p o ns ors t h eir d eli ci o us B B Q<br />

a n d i xi n's. 4 H c o o ks u p b ur g ers a n d r o ast e d c or n. H e a v e nl y H ot<br />

D o gs h as g u ess w h at! S L O M a m a S w e ets a n d o ur ar e a's o bli g at or y<br />

s h a v e d i c e tr e ats r o u n d o ut t h e list. Of c o urs e t h er e ar e b e v er a g es!<br />

Fir est o n e W al k er a n d ot h er b e er m a k ers will b e p o uri n g.<br />

N at ur all y s o d as a n d l ots of w at er st ati o ns ar e e as y t o i n d!<br />

H er e c o m es s u g g esti o n # 3 : S a nt a M ar g arit a R a n c h is bi g,<br />

s o w e ar r e all y g o o d w al ki n g s h o es a n d c o mf y cl ot h es. M a k e<br />

s ur e t o bri n g y o ur br o a d bri m m e d h at a n d s u ns cr e e n.<br />

S u g g esti o n # 4 will b e r e all y a p pr e ci at e d b y h u m a ns a n d<br />

p ets: U nl ess it's a s er vi c e d o g, pl e as e l e a v e t h e m h o m e!<br />

A 3- d a y a d ult p ass is $ 2 5 p p. O n e d a y a d missi o n is $ 1 0<br />

p p. C hil dr e n u n d er t e n ar e fr e e. O p e n h o urs ar e 8 a. m. t o<br />

5 p. m. Y o u k n o w t h e r o uti n e; g et t h er e e arl y f or t h e b est<br />

p ar ki n g, w hi c h b y t h e w a y, is fr e e! Still h a v e s o m e q u es -<br />

ti o ns ? G o t o w w w. B e st Of T h e W e st S h o w. c o m .<br />

W h et h er y o u h a v e e v er b e e n i n t h e milit ar y or n ot, a n d<br />

w h et h er y o u' v e e v er o w n e d or b e e n o n a tr a ct or or n ot,<br />

d o y o urs elf a f a v or. G o t o t his e v e nt! Y o u all k n o w h o w t o<br />

i n d m e a n d y o u c a n t h a n k m e l at er!<br />

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