2013 August PASO Magazine

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PASO PEOPLE 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 Dr. Stefanie Mikulics WOMEN’S HEALTH AND BEAUTY “The Paso Schools Issue” 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! Need info? Want to get involved? Here are the contacts: Chairperson: Julie Dahlen 237-3993 Jdahlen@prcity.com Co Chair: Frank Mecham Fmecham@co.slo.ca.us Co Chair: Dee Lacey JDLacey1963@gmail.com Recipe Book: Robbie Anne PasoCookbook@yahoo.com Calendar: Melody Mullis MAMullis@IX.network.com Calendar: Nancy Tweedie 1Tootsie@Charter.net Schools: Kathleen McNamara KMcNamara@pasoschools.org The Happiest Place for Your Pet Now at Dawg-On-It Stephanie Inman 20+ Years Experience Owner Michelle Hiemstra Be your best at every age 1050 Las Tablas, Ste. 2 Templeton • 434-9441 Purchase Spot on - Get FREE Flea Bath DAWG-ON-IT & KATZ TOO! 619 Creston Rd. • Paso Robles (805) 239-9205 28 Paso Robles Magazine, August 2013
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