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CONTENTS 

AUGUST 2013 volume 13 number 4 

A Monthly Look at Life in our Remarkable Communities 

Feature Stories 

Departments 

12 WHAT IF... 

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 

46 Hoofbeat 

By Dorothy Rogers 

Hoofbeat Calendar and Trail Tales 

10 Ol’ Oaken Bucket 

Filled with Humor, Timely Tidbits, and 

Mesmorizing Memorabilia..stuff you didn’t 

realize you need to know. 

14 Education 

• 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 

24 Paso People 

• 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 

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 

50 City of Paso Robles Library 

and Recreation 

Cool stuff to do for the month ahead! 

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? 

60 Time & Place 

Where to find just about anything 

and everything to do in August 

63 Last Word 

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. 

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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. 


Harvest 

I worked so hard each day, 

But felt I got nowhere. 

I looked around and saw 

There was nothing there. 

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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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. 


Just a 

Thought 

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 

on the plans for the PRHS Class 

of 1993 Reunion the weekend of 

August 16-18. 

There’s several more amazing 

stories on a variety of topics sure to 

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... 

AR & Company Donates In-Kind Services to 

“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! 

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! 


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. 

* * * 

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 

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?” 

* * * 

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.” 

AR & CO from page 8 

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 

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. 

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 pr@arandcompany.com. 

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 

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 

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. 


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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 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 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 

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Mediterranean, Frank Lloyd Wright, or ranch style homes. Up to 

1.2 Million. Cheri York 805.610.7010 

Buyer 7. I am looking for a fixer on one plus acres not more than 15 

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Call my Agent Cheri York 805.610.7010 

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Could the California Youth Authority Site 

Become a Charter School? 


“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 

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 200- 

seat 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 jfotinakes@yahoo.com. 


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 

American made 260 watt Solar World solar panels and Enphase micro inverters. 

The micro inverters efficiently convert the DC power to AC power at the 

solar panel, allowing maximum flexibility in distributing the power to the four 

meters in the building,” 

Brett, a leading Paso Robles developer, has been involved in solar applications 

and solar leases for years, “The cost benefits, to me, make solar a 

slam dunk with the investment return in just five years time. Nothing stands 

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The system will produce 32,900 kilowatts annually, saving thousands of 

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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-to- 

School 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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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 

1993 PRHS Class Reunion planned 

Join your classmates downtown 

for the opening evening 

of the 20 year PRHS High School 

Reunion with Concerts In the 

Park on Friday, Aug. 16, 5:30-7:30 

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 

person through August 16, $80 per 

person at the door. 

Family Day takes place on 

Sunday, August 18 (bring your 

kids if you have them - just yourself 

if you don’t) for a picnic at Star 

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Miguel at 11 a.m. till ? Bring your 

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Join them for a day of volleyball, 

bocce ball, corn hole, horseshoes, 

swimming, or just lounge 

in a hammock. (No dogs please). 

Cost is just $5 per person. 

Send checks payable to: 

PRHS 1993 Reunion 

c/o Jill Smith 

prominently displayed at War 

Memorial Stadium for fall 

and winter sports and then 

moved to the Baseball and 

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High School for spring sports. 

A membership drive for 

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in August with many levels of 

participation to be offered. For 

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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 

been served. The Operation Purple 

program also includes camps for 

teens, family retreats at the 

national parks, and camps 

geared to address the needs 

of children and families 

of our nations wounded 

service members. 

Booker arrives 

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“On Thursday July 11, Booker 

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Donna Pettit with Booker 

the camp requirements is that each 

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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.” 

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by Amy McCullough, 

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face paint and posing for countless 

pictures,” said Pettit. “After observing 

Booker’s interaction with the 

campers, Amy asked me if an onsite 

film crew could use Booker to 

film a documentary about OPC 

Please see BOOKER page 22 


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BOOKER from page 20 Pettit. “We’re now booked “Booker has recently been registered 

as an Emotional Sup- 

all the way through 2014. 

and the role of therapy 

They LOVE Booker, but it port Animal and he traveled with 

dogs. This documentary 

took many months of negotiating 

to make this happen. Ithaca, New York on July 23. Our 

me in the cabin of United to 

is scheduled to be shown 

at the Hero Dogs Awards 

I had to provide proof of the two-week visit included working in 

ceremony on October 

million dollar liability insurance 

through Pet Partners that mother lives. Booker has experience 

the assisted-living facility where my 

5 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in 

Los Angeles - a red carpet celebrity 

event with ticket prices costing As people get to know Booker and visit The Villages in SLO. 

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Hallmark Channel plans to air this students, we’ve been given freedom 

show in November. For now, enjoy to roam the campus. One of my 

these pictures of Booker’s film debut main functions as Booker’s mom is 

from his proud stage mama.” to educate people on therapy animals 

and to be an ambassador for 

Booker Locally 

Booker has become the therapy the wonderful service they provide. 

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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 

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 

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 

Chief of the Paso Police Department. 

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! 

City Manager Jim App with Chief Burton 

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 

the room as he started with thanks to those who were part of the process in 

making the moment happen. From there, he explained his love of Paso and 

his heart-felt plan to broaden the cooperation of the community and other 

agencies with the PD. Mentoring new members, building bonds with citizen 

groups and expanding accessibility are key points in his goals. Keeping Paso 

safe for residents and visitors is the umbrella under which all else falls. A 

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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 

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 

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first one and delivered the second one in 

April. Wade has been the driving force behind 

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Roblan Of The Year a bit back, Wade is a 6th 

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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 

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the iron was cleaned, 

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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 

been able to hold the recipe-submission-deadline 

longer because 

the printer has assured us he’ll have 

them in time for Christmas presents. 

So, if you still want to submit, 

do it now! Same for events to go on 

the calendar! 

Okay, on to the schools. Remember, 

we want to pass our history to 

our children. That makes this aspect 

of 2014 the most exciting part 

of the whole year. Of course it has to 

go through the schools and at this 

early stage, our educators are jumping 

in with all cylinders pumping. 

Teaching our history will assuredly 

strengthen Paso’s future! From K 

through 12 and in each location, 

the principals are committed. 

Blending Paso’s specific history 

with the required curriculum 

is proving not to be too difficult. 

It’s exciting! All the schools have 

the full cooperation and openness 

of both the Pioneer Museum and 

the Historical Society. These two 

entities are fabulous resources for 

our youths’ educations. The Charter 

School is even considering 

conducting some of their classes at 

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these locations! Field 

trips with historical 

emphasis are becoming 

the norm. K 

and 1st grade will be 

looking at old time 

meal preparation and 

studying family life, 

transportation and 

what schoolhouses and classes were 

like in those days. 

Speaking, Essay Writing and 

Reading Skills come for the next 

grades. Books about the life and 

times of the area followed by verbalizing 

those understandings will 

be folded into the regular requirements. 

How has the community 

changed? Paso’s agricultural history 

from grains through livestock 

and vines and the impact of the 

train coming to Paso will occupy 

a great deal of these grade’s education. 

Parallel to that is government. 

How did and does Paso govern itself? 

Why does the city have pride 

in itself? Why did families choose 

to move here? Who are the famous 

people who lived here and what did 

they do? All these afford an entry 

into tourism plus the sights and 

sounds of our past to our present. 

Bundle the thoughts of this paragraph 

into “needed life skills” and 

you get essay writing. What a wonderful 

way to cement our past onto 

young minds! 

By Junior High, the arts are 

emerging. Drawing, painting and 

music are most dominant. In the 

minds’ eyes of the students, capturing 

the imagination of the 

train station, harvesting, the acorn 

building, horses and cattle, The 

Hotel or the first traffic signal, the 

schoolhouses themselves – all just 

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 

of Paso’s history, the band‘s performances, 

a self-created drama, Paso’s 

economics lessons, music from the 

choir, a significant float in the parade, 

attending city council meetings 

and presentations from the 

Mayor and the Council as well as 

the Police and Fire Chiefs. 

It’s reported that the Culinary 

Academy will have a food focus 

that spans the generations! 

There will be school events for 

the parents and the community to 

see throughout the year. As each 

one becomes scheduled, right here 

in this magazine column, we’ll tell 

ya about them! 

Speaking of scheduling, here is 

a partial list of future column spotlights: 

The New Year’s Eve Party at 

the Inn, both fireworks celebrations, 

birthday party in March, Women’s 

Day, Toby to Barney 12.5 mile run, 

merchandise items and outlets, the 

New City Flag and flags for us, 

Pioneer Day Parade and weekend, 

and the list goes on. Whew, I’m going 

to be doing a lot of writing! 

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Co Chair: Frank Mecham 

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Co Chair: Dee Lacey 

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Event Center, 2198 Riverside Ave. 

The Paso Robles Rotary will again 

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Attendance is limited to just 1,200. 

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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 

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United States Department 

of Agriculture (USDA) nutrition 

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 

programs, farming and gardening, 

art, nutrition, medical and dental, and 

more).” 

Meals will have increased nutritional 

density, and could include a 

lunch plus a breakfast, a dinner or 

a snack. After the initial two-year 

program period, the program will be 

completely self-sustainable, capable 

of expanding even further beyond the 

2,500 children reached after the second 

year. Ultimately, all 6,124 identified 

local children (source: California 

Dept. of Education) in need will have 

access to healthy food when they 

are not in school (summer months, 

holidays and after-school hours). This 

project is mobile, and will be reaching 

out to the most remote places in the 

county. 

“We are grateful and pleased to 

partner with must! charities to serve 

more children in North County and 

provide more services to them,” stated 

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awards the day of the event. 

We are expecting tickets to 

sell out fast.“ 

Music for the evening 

will be performed by Julie 

& the BadDogs - NOT another 

cover band. “Sure, we 

can play the songs you know 

and love, but we play them 

in a style that’s spontaneous 

and unique - without 

sacrificing what makes 

them all-time favorites,” 

says Julie Beaver. 

For more information on 

the Paso Robles Rotary 

Club and the Winemakers’ 

Cookoff visit: www.winemakerscookoff.com 

or call toll-free 

(877) 264-6979. 

Carl R. Hansen, executive director of 

the SLO County Food Bank Coalition. 

“Healthy food is preventive 

health care, and necessary for a child’s 

academic and social success in life. 

Real Food for Real Children is not 

an expense, but an investment in our 

children and our future.” 

Please see FOOD BANK page 32 

Hunger Walk 

The 2013 SLO County 

Food Bank Hunger Walk 

will take place on Saturday, 

September 21 at 2 p.m. at four 

regional sites conveniently located 

across the county. Register as an individual, 

a team or as a business. If your 

company would like to be involved you 

can either register as a team or ask 

about sponsorship opportunities. For 

more information contact hungerwalk 

@slofoodbank.org. 

Check-in begins at 1 p.m. and the 

walk begins promptly at 2 p.m. All walk 

locations are approximately 1 mile long. 

Questions? Visit the Hunger Walk FAQ 

page. If you have any difficulty registering 

or have questions call 238-4664. 

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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 

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 

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. 

FOOD BANK from page 30 

“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 

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 

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. 

volunteers needed 

The El Paso de Robles Area Historical Society 

is seeking docents for the Carnegie Historic Library 

from 11-4 on Sundays. 

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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 savor@visitsanluisobispo 

county.com, or call Visit San 

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Local Relay for Life Raises $100,000+ 

for The American Cancer Society 


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, 

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 

pearlsministries@att.net. 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 

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 

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 

Labor Day Weekend Cruise and Show 

Golden State Classics Car Club 

Inc. is a non-profit organization 

formed many years ago by local 

classic car owners who liked to get 

together and show off their rides. 

This year the Golden State Classics, 

Inc. Car Show will be held Labor Day 

Weekend, August 30 and 31 in Paso 

Robles. The cruise on Spring Street 

will start on Friday at 6 p.m. until 

8 p.m. The show in the park on Saturday 

will be held 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

This will be the first year the club 

has put on the cruise and show by itself. 

The City has been supportive of 

the club’s efforts and is working to 

ensure a successful two day event. It 

is a huge undertaking for the club but 

many members volunteer their time all 

year long in order to make the show a 

success. 

The profits from car shows have enabled 

Golden State Classics Car Club 

to donate several thousand dollars to 

many local organizations including 

Loaves and Fishes, Hospice, Toys for 

Tots/Toy Bank, The Women’s Shelter, 

Christmas and Thanksgiving baskets, 

Meals on Wheels, local Veterans charities 

and many other worthwhile local 

causes. The club has sponsored scholarships 

for students continuing their 

studies in automobile related careers. 

A club or an organization is needed 

to help on cruise night. These 

individuals would be responsible for 

standing at each intersection to man 

the barricades. Please contact Arthur 

Anderton at 286-7156 if your club or 

organization would be willing to assist 

with the Car Show cruise. 

The Club always meets weekly on 

Saturday mornings early at the Cider 

Creek Bakery, 205 Oak Hill Road 

in Paso. They 

also host a 

cruise to King 

Oil Tools, 

2235 Spring 

Street, once 

a month 

where they 

sponsor a 

50/50 drawing 

with half of the proceeds going to 

local charities or projects. Club meetings 

are held at 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday 

every month at the Paso Robles 

Elks, 1420 Park Street in Paso Robles. 

The Golden State Classics President 

this year is Russell Johnson, the car show 

Chairman is Gene Otten and the Cruise 

Chairman is Arthur Anderton. For 

further information please visit www. 

goldenstateclassics.org or telephone 

President Russ Johnson at 286-6408. 

T N’ T from page 35 

• 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 

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. 

ft. Each unit would have the ability to 

have separate ownership including a 

one-car garage. 

Fundraiser Yard Sale 

Methodist Ministries of Paso 

Robles is holding a fundraiser yard 

sale September 1, from 8 a.m. until 

noon at 421 19th St. in Paso Robles. 

All proceeds support missions locally 

and abroad. Call 238-2006 for more 

information. 

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ROUND TOWN 

Sue Aiken’s Twice in a Lifetime Journey to Ethiopia 


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, 

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 

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 

Sue and Kelly Aiken on horseback 

and the people of Ethiopia. 

Peace Corp service 

as a teacher, 

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 

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,” 

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. 

Millie Drum and Ron Gallagher 

said Drum, “doing mostly marketing and business 

writing.” She said she hopes the new 

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book,” she said. “I have several books I want to 

write and the time is right.” 

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who would like to publish e-books. “E-books 

are shorter than regular books,” said Drum. 

“The most successful e-books are very contentrich.” 

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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 

County Perspective 

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. Developers 

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; 

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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.” 

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 

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 

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, 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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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 

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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, Co- 

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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 

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To coincide with this year’s music 

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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 

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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 

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Frisbees, tennis balls, rubber ducks, 

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TEMPLETON UPDATE 

“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 

and Templeton Unified School District. 

Tickets $15 advance, $20 at door, 

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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 

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announcing the incoming Board of 

Directors and Ambassadors. 

Officers include President, Rob 

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Larry Jordan, Larry Jordan CPA. Directors 

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Grab your hat or helmet and pull on 

your boots whether you are competing in 

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is fun awaiting! 

Whitehorse Challenge 

No, you need not own a white or 

gray horse to compete. Our friends 

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equine community. The next round 

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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 

$15. For further information contact 

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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. 

varianarabians.com. 

The following week, August 7- 

11, 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 

a MUST. www.parkfield.com 

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. 

www.SLOCQHA.com 

Please see HOOFBEAT page 47 

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HOOFBEAT from page 46 

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: info@calclassics.net at 

least by the first week of the month PRI- 

OR 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 

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, 

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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 

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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. 

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-Lusitano-Alliance.com 

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 

Please see HOOFBEAT page 48 

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HOOFBEAT 

HOOFBEAT from page 47 

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 Bluehills2@aol.com 

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 467- 

3535 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 331- 

5978 

Aug. 30-Sept. 6 9th Arabian & Half 

Show, Earl Warren, SB, free admission/parking, 

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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., 

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Trail: single track & fire road, 

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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 

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 reis 

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 

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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!) 

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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BUSINESS 

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.” 


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, Un- 

Refined 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 

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 

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 

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 

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. 


BUSINESS 

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 


BUSINESS 

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 fiberglass 

Dave Miklovic pools. 

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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- 

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. 

pasobuilder.com for the gallery of 

beautiful projects completed by Dave 

Miklovic and Professional Design and 

Construction. 

Please see SPOTLIGHT page 56 

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 

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 

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.” 

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 

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 management 

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. 

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CASA is recruiting volunteers 

in North County 

Our goal is to train 15 volunteers to step 

up and speak for an abused or 

neglected child in North County. 

Can you help us meet our goal? 

40% of all SLO County foster children 

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Training held: 

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BUSINESS 

SPOTLIGHT from page 54 

Gina and her Westie 

Grooming from 

Nose to Tail 

Georgina “Gina” 

Webster loves 

grooming dogs. 

From her homebased 

business and 

the workshop that 

she calls her “sanctuary,” Gina gives 

each dog extra care by bathing with an 

organic shampoo, grooming and skillful 

scissor clipping. She adds, “I stay 

calm and collected to keep the dogs 

comfortable. I always put the dogs first 

because they can sense when people 

are uptight. And you can never win an 

argument with a dog anyway!” 

Since Nose to Tail is located east 

of town off Ground Squirrel Hollow, 

the collection and delivery service is 

a great convenience for her in-town 

clients. She adds, “Most of my dogs 

go ballistic when I go to the house to 

collect them up. They know they’re 

going to be groomed! I also offer a 

service for people that live out here 

instead of them taking their dogs to 

town. I have customers that come all 

the way out here from Templeton and 

Atascadero.” Georgina has several elderly 

and housebound clients whose 

pets are such loving companions. She 

adds, “I have a close relationship with 

my clients and pay particular attention 

to the older dogs. 

My favorite dogs of all are the ones 

I’ve had as puppies that nobody else 

has touched because they totally trust 

me. Call Gina at (805) 610-0256 

for professional and convenient dog 

grooming. 

Takken’s Shoes – Leading the 

way in comfort – with Style! 

Paso Robles Store Manager Don 

Pummill has been with Takken’s since 

1987. Working in the company’s first 

store in San Luis Obispo led to his current 

position beginning in 1989. Don 

adds, “We have 24 stores throughout 

the Valley and the Bay Area, but generally 

this store is the busiest in the 

company. 

“Our focus is comfort 

and we have a big repair 

business that dates back 

to the 30’s. Our previous 

shoe repairman David 

Don Pummill 

Moreno recently retired 

and turned over the 

business to his son Mike.” Don adds, 

“Mike’s doing a great job. His work 

is done on the premises, usually with 

same day service.” 

Takken’s Shoes is known for the 

Semi-Annual Clearance Sale. “All of 

our other stores are in malls, so we 

consolidate the large inventory and 

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- 

quested more services, we’ve expanded 

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 

Michele 

Bagnal 

design. I love details and 

believe that it’s important 

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 239- 

5953 or book your appointment online 

at mssalons.com and visit 1400 Railroad 

Street in Paso Robles. 


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BUSINESS 

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 

Ancient oil meets high-tech at 

Kiler Ridge Olive Farm 

Gregg Bone 

and Audrey 

Burman, and 

below, their 

frantoio. 

chemistry and mechanical 

engineering) 

has modified 

loading and bottling 

equipment as well as cooling systems. 

He even uses a 3D-printer to fabricate 

some of his own parts. 

The couple purchased their property 

on Kiler Canyon Road on the 

west side of Paso Robles about 13 

years ago. Since then they have planted 

about 2,700 olive trees. Eventually 

they hope to increase that to 3,600 

trees. It takes five years for a tree to 

start bearing usable fruit. It takes 

up to 15 years for a tree to fully 

mature. At full maturity an olive 

tree will produce enough fruit 

to generate one gallon of oil per 

year. 

Tasting olive oil is somewhat 

like tasting wine. First you 

hold a small container of oil in 

the palm of your hand to warm 

it and release the oil’s aromas. 

Then you sniff the oil to detect 

a faint grassy or citrus odor. 

Then you taste the oil, allowing 

it to coat your tongue. The first 

sensation comes from the front 

of the tongue where the aroma 

becomes a flavor. The second 

sensation is at the back of the 

tongue where a slight bitterness is perceived. 

Finally, in the throat, a peppery 

flavor manifests, which is evidence of 

the presence of antioxidants in the 

oil, one of its major health benefits. 

“If these three components aren’t 

present,” said Audrey, “you don’t have 

good oil.” 

In fact, according to Gregg, much 

of the oil marketed in this country 

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. 

Gregg likens the emerging olive oil 

industry in this area to the progression 

of the wine industry. “Here in this 

country we have a word for the place 

where wine is made, but we don’t have 

one for where olive oil is made,” said 

Gregg. “The Italians do. And just as 

the world is beginning to understand 

the quality of wines made in California, 

they’re beginning to realize the 

quality of our olive oil. Right now the 

olive oil business here is about where 

the wine industry was in the 1960s.” 

Olive oil production tours begin at 

11 a.m. Thursday through Monday, 

and take about an hour. For groups 

of 6 or more, please call in advance 

for appointments for tasting and 

tours. Reservations required for oliveoil 

paired lunches, served 11 a.m. - 

2:30 p.m. Thursday through Monday. 

Phone (805) 400-1439. Learn more 

about the Kiler Ridge Olive Farm 

by visiting www.kilerridge.com. 

Kiler Ridge Olive Farm will be 

selling gazpacho at their booth at 

the 10th Annual Olive Festival in 

downtown Paso Robles on Saturday, 

Aug. 17, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

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BUSINESS 

What’s happening on Main Street? 

By Chris 

Weygandt Alba Our Love Affair 

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 

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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 

awards in four different catego- 

With the OLIVE! 

The 10 th Annual Olive Festival on Saturday, 

August 17, celebrates all things deliciously olive. 

ries: olive tapenade, olive-inspired 

appetizer, olive-inspired main 

dish, and dessert with olives. Entry 

forms are available online at 

pasoolivefestival.com, and at the 

Main Street office, 835 12th Street, 

around back in the alley. For more 

information, call the office at 238- 

4103. 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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Advanced Planning: 

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• Mausoleum • Cremation Niches 

• Ossuary • Rose garden 

• Veterans section 

• Lawn sites 

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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TIME & PLACE 

A monthly look at events, meetings and 

special occasions. To submit your listing, email 

prmagazine@charter.net, 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: 

pasohistory@sbcglobal.net. 

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: Ladies 

Night, 7-10 p.m., half-off drink specials; 

Saturday: $5 Drink Specials, 8-12 p.m. Friday 

& Saturday: Live Entertainment, 9:30- 

11:30 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 mail@midstatefair.com. 

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 Tri- 

Tip 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 

mainstreet@tcsn.net. 

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 

newcomers.com. 

30-31 • Golden State Classics Car Show, 

Labor Day Weekend, Spring Street Cruise: 

Friday night, 6-8 p.m. Show in Park: 9 a.m. 

- 4 p.m. See story, page 36, for full information. 

Third Thursday 

Poetry Reading 

takes place August 15 at 

7 p.m. Poet Sam Duarte 

will read his original 

work at St. Luke’s Episcopal 

Church, 5318 

Palma, Atascadero. An open mic poetry 

reading will follow. Visiting poets and 

guests are welcome; no charge. Presented 

by the Third Thursday Poetry 

Group in Atascadero. For more info, call 

(805) 975-8222. 

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DIRECTORY of LOCAL HOUSES of WORSHIP 

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 


Pastor Tim Mensing 

805-975-7178 

Calvary Chapel Paso Robles 

1615 Commerce Way, 

Paso Robles 


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 


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 


Pastor Vern H. Haynes Jr. 

(805) 975-8594 

Family Worship Center 



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 


(805) 239-1361 

First Mennonite Church 

2343 Park St. Paso Robles 


Pastor Romero 

(805) 238-2445 

First Missionary Baptist Church 

of Paso Robles 

Corner of 3rd & Olive Streets 


Pastor Jeff Barger 

(805) 239-8756 

First Presbyterian Church 

of Templeton 

610 S. Main St., Templeton 


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 



Pastor Kelsey Pietsch 

(805) 238-3549 

Heritage Village Church 

At the Senior Center, 

Heritage Ranch 


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 

Adelaide Inn 

1215 Ysabel Ave 

(just off 24th near Hwy 101 

and 46 East intersection) 

Paso Robles, phone 238-2770 

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 


Pastor Keith Newsome 

(805) 434-5040 

Life Worth Living Church of God 

620 – 17th St., Paso Robles 


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 


Pastor John Kaiser 

(805) 238-0575 

Living Waters 

Christian Fellowship 

2085 Gateway Dr., 

Heritage Ranch 


Pastor Steve and 

Christina Boggan 

(805) 239-1716 

Methodist Ministries 

Meeting at 1005 Railroad St. 

at 10th St. 


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 

those churches/synagogues who have not yet responded to the request 

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: prmagazine@charter.net 

All worship service times listed are for Sundays, unless noted otherwise: 

New Life Tabernacle 

3850 So. Ramada Dr. Ste. D, 

Paso Robles 


Pastor Efrain Cordero 

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 


Pastor Christopher Cole 

(805) 238-4614 

Paso Robles Bible Church 

2206 Golden Hill Rd., 

Paso Robles 


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 


Pastor Brent Wylie 

(805) 238-4300 

Paso Robles Community Church 

2706 Spring St, Paso Robles 


Pastor Shawn Penn 

(805) 239-4771 

Plymouth Congregational 

Church, UCC 

Thirteenth and Oak Streets, 

Paso Robles 


Pastor Steven Mabry 

(805) 238-3321 

Second Baptist Church 

1937 Riverside Ave. 


Pastors: 

Rueben Tate, Gary Jordon 

(805) 238-2011 

Shandon Assembly of God 

420 Mesa Grande, Shandon 


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 

Provided as a community service by... 

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 


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 


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 


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 


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 

Paso Robles Magazine 

P.O. Box 3996, 

Paso Robles, CA 93447, 

phone 239-1533 

or prmagazine@charter.net 


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.” 

The Paderewski piano 

with a past 

arrives at 

Paso Robles Inn 


A subsequent relocation to the 

school’s Cecil Green Park in 1976 

put the piano back into service 

as a social event rental, but 

facility renovations found the 

instrument in the way and it 

was moved to the music school’s 

aging auditorium. By 2007, the 

Paderewski Heritage Committee 

purchased the piano, where it was 

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 

considered Paso Robles the ideal 

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 769- 

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Pioneer Day Committee 49 

Professional Design 33 

Pro Handyman 40 

Pure Elements 34 

Railsback Insurance 59 

Reed’s Heating 36 

Revive Massage 51 

Robert’s 19 

Ross, SharonCC Mort 54 

Salon Gloss-Melissa 30 

SAVOR Central Coast 61 

Scoles,PatsyLaw Office 57 

Solaralos 39 

Solarponics 48 

Sotheby’s-Desmond 3 

Sousa and Company 25 

Spice of Life 29 

Sprain Draperies 57 

Stifel Nicolaus 29 

Stove & Spa Center 27 

Straight For/Word 23 

Takken’s 23 

Ted Hamm Ins 48 

Templeton Chamber 44 

The Auto Bahn 44 

The Mobile Oil Chgs 57 

The Wellness Kitchen 29 

Tree of Life 20 

Treeman 4 

Tubb, J.K.Landscaping 49 

Vic’s Cafe 54 

Western Janitorial 36 

Whitehorse 48 

Worship Directory 62 

York, Cheri 11 


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