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CONTENTS<br />
NOVEMBER<br />
A Monthly Look at Life in Our Remarkable Communities <strong>2017</strong><br />
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24 REFLECTIONS OF WAR<br />
Chip Wilbury and Joaquin Martinez<br />
walk through the past<br />
By Melissa Chavez<br />
26 VETERAN’S DAY EVENTS<br />
What’s happening around North County<br />
28 NEIGHBORS IN NEED<br />
A Giving back is easy when you<br />
know where to go<br />
32 THANK YOU BOB<br />
A big thank you to the man who started<br />
<strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong><br />
By a Great & Grateful Community<br />
58 HOOFBEAT<br />
Hoofbeat Calendar and Trail Tales<br />
By Dorothy Rogers<br />
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14 <strong>PASO</strong> PEOPLE<br />
Cheryl Pioneer Day Parade Snapshots<br />
Mighty Oaks Podcasts and Books<br />
Offer Hope on the Go<br />
Restorative Partners<br />
— Chapter Two: Survive to Thrive<br />
Torsten Juul-Borre: Teacher, Performer<br />
20 ROUND TOWN<br />
Must See: Camp Roberts Military Museum<br />
By Chuck Desmond<br />
Vietnam Tank Tour Makes Stop<br />
at Estrella Warbirds by Melissa Chavez<br />
33 rd Annual Thanksgiving Dinner<br />
Returns to Centennial Park<br />
Day of Giving Toy Bank Serves Families in Need<br />
By Melissa Chavez<br />
Paso Robles PD Installs New Sergeant Ricky Lehr<br />
By Chuck Desmond<br />
Alex Martin Takes Top Chef for Fourth Time<br />
By Millie Drum<br />
Templeton Happenings in <strong>November</strong><br />
A Column by Heather Young<br />
County Perspective<br />
A Column by Bruce Curtis<br />
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DEPARTMENTS
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CONTENTS NOVEMBER <strong>2017</strong><br />
DEPARTMENTS<br />
CONTINUED<br />
42 BUSINESS<br />
Hotel Ava — Downtown Paso, Redefined<br />
Local Goods Report<br />
by the Team at General Store Paso Robles<br />
What’s Happening on Main Street<br />
A Column by Millie Drum<br />
48 EDUCATION & CULTURE<br />
Paderewski Festival Welcomes<br />
Magdalena Baczewska<br />
By Melissa Chavez<br />
Art and Activities After School<br />
By Meagan Friberg<br />
Holiday Tradition: The Nutcracker<br />
By Heather Young<br />
A Healthy Gypsy Cast Takes Stage<br />
By Heather Young<br />
Applause Children’s Theater<br />
Flies ‘Peter Pan, Jr.’<br />
Natural Alternative Talks Antacids<br />
and Other Remedies<br />
53 CITY OF <strong>PASO</strong> ROBLES<br />
RECREATION SERVICES<br />
Create Unique Gifts from the Heart:<br />
Candles, Sea Glass, Wire Wrap & More<br />
56 SPORTS<br />
Bearcat Country: Bearcats seek league title<br />
Paso Robles cross country looks to set<br />
another high mark<br />
67 TIME & PLACE<br />
Where to Find Just About Anything<br />
and Everything to do in <strong>November</strong><br />
70 LAST WORD<br />
Paso Cares<br />
By Chuck Desmond<br />
:: ON THE COVER ::<br />
Pumpkin pie hot & fresh out of<br />
the Cider Creek Bakery ovens<br />
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Wrapping my head around the<br />
enormity of goings on at the moment,<br />
it led me to surrender that<br />
some things are greater than myself<br />
— Thanksgiving, Veteran’s Day,<br />
Paderewski, and other performing<br />
arts going on in Paso Robles — it<br />
just simply boggles the mind.<br />
I have so much to be grateful for,<br />
and also like a cornucopia, have so<br />
much to give. Doing our part to<br />
keep the good things going is just<br />
a part of what it means to live on<br />
the Central Coast, and it is a part<br />
of being an American.<br />
Nothing makes me prouder to be<br />
a part of this community than sitting<br />
in a room full of people raising<br />
paddles to outbid each other for a<br />
prize that was donated to support<br />
healthy community activities.<br />
That kind of thanks-giving is<br />
priceless, but we have no guarantee<br />
it will change a life. All we know is<br />
that it will provide an opportunity<br />
and the freedom for someone to<br />
SOMETHING WORTH READING<br />
By Nic<br />
Mattson<br />
A Good Thing Going<br />
“Either write something worth reading or do<br />
something worth writing.” Benjamin Franklin<br />
change their own life through the<br />
hard work and dedication it takes<br />
to make that kind of change.<br />
Whether it is a donation of $250<br />
as a scholarship to Paso Robles<br />
Youth Arts Foundation for one<br />
of their students to attend for the<br />
year, or if it is the sacrifices made<br />
by our veterans overseas. Doing our<br />
part to keep the good things going<br />
doesn’t come with any guarantees.<br />
We simply do our part, and hope<br />
that those on the receiving end will<br />
take advantage of the opportunities<br />
we tried to provide.<br />
For all those veterans who have<br />
done their part to keep this good<br />
American thing going, I try to remain<br />
grateful, humble, and present<br />
to take advantage of the beautiful<br />
life I am provided as an American,<br />
and do something every day to<br />
make my community better.<br />
It was truly humbling to put together<br />
a <strong>November</strong> issue filled with<br />
stories of Paso Roblans breaking<br />
bread with each other, thanking Bob<br />
for his service through the <strong>PASO</strong><br />
<strong>Magazine</strong>, reading the stories of<br />
human beings who returned from<br />
Vietnam in silent shame and grow<br />
through the pain of their struggles<br />
to embrace the hero they truly are.<br />
Not everyone had that opportunity.<br />
Sitting at the “Spencer Tracy” table<br />
at the PRYAF fundraiser on Saturday,<br />
my wife and I were blessed to<br />
sit between two veterans who shared<br />
their similar and different stories of<br />
loss and redemption, and there we<br />
were, entertained by a hundred kids<br />
taking the freedom they were given<br />
through the support of those who<br />
came before us, and showing us<br />
what it was worth — asking us to<br />
keep their good thing going. It was<br />
not hard to sell.<br />
There are many ways to help others<br />
this fall, and you can find out<br />
more in our “Neighbors in Need”<br />
article on page 28, or you can go to<br />
pryaf.org/support-pryaf and donate<br />
$250 to give one local child a year’s<br />
worth of opportunity at Paso Robles<br />
Youth Arts Foundation. If you have<br />
not been to PRYAF, take a tour. Visit<br />
3201 Spring St., or call 238-5825<br />
for more information.<br />
THIRD ANNUAL HOLIDAY<br />
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY<br />
Location: Paso Robles First United<br />
Methodist Church, 915 Creston Road<br />
(across the street from Lewis Middle<br />
School)<br />
Date: Saturday, Nov. 18<br />
Time: 9 a.m. to noon<br />
Cost: Free<br />
Individuals, couples, and families can<br />
get a beautiful portrait-style photo in<br />
a Christmas setting they can use for<br />
framing or adding to Christmas cards<br />
or letters.<br />
A series of photos will be taken for<br />
each person or family, and a wellprocessed<br />
copy will be emailed to the<br />
recipient. The photos will be taken by an<br />
experienced photographer inside the<br />
church as a service to the community.<br />
"We hope many people will take<br />
advantage of the opportunity."<br />
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Laura Maffei Peter Sterling Jason Bietz Karen Heisinger Casey Appell Julie Kreowski Justin Vanderlinden<br />
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THIS<br />
‘N’<br />
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD<br />
collects shoebox gifts for needy children<br />
in disaster, famine or war-torn<br />
regions worldwide. School supplies,<br />
toys, clothing, photos and personal<br />
notes of prayer can be donated at<br />
two locations in Paso Robles: Calvary<br />
Chapel, 1615 Commerce Way,<br />
#A, and Life Community Church,<br />
By Meagan Friberg<br />
The Templeton Holiday Craft<br />
Boutique, an annual event organized<br />
by Ann Danko and Tamara<br />
Gonzales, is a craft show, sale, and<br />
all-around weekend of fun for the<br />
entire community. This year, the<br />
event will be held on Saturday, Nov.<br />
4 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday,<br />
Nov. 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.<br />
at The Templeton American Legion<br />
Hall, 805 South Main St.<br />
The <strong>2017</strong> Boutique will feature<br />
several new vendors with a focus on<br />
THAT<br />
A COLLECTION OF STUFF<br />
3770 Ruth Way, #A. For more info,<br />
visit slochristmaschild.org or call<br />
Marion Curtis, 234-7158.<br />
LIFT UP A CHILDS’ VOICE.<br />
A CHILD’S LIFE. Voices for Children<br />
Holiday Celebration Luncheon<br />
is an opportunity to learn<br />
about CASA — Court Appointed<br />
home decor. “We have a soy candle<br />
vendor who uses recycled beverage<br />
containers, a vendor that re-purposes<br />
furniture as well as other household<br />
items, and a vendor who has worked<br />
with pallet wood,” said Danko.<br />
Find all of this plus<br />
a multitude of crafts<br />
and gifts from returning<br />
vendors including<br />
hand-sewn items,<br />
knitted and crocheted<br />
wears, jewelry, and<br />
fused glass. The event,<br />
Special Advocates for Children<br />
— held on Thursday, Dec. 7 from<br />
11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Madonna<br />
Inn, Gay 90’s Room, 100 Madonna<br />
Road, San Luis Obispo.<br />
Give a child a voice at CASA’s<br />
annual Voices for Children holiday<br />
luncheon. In this festive setting,<br />
share the holiday spirit and enjoy<br />
delectable dining, enchanting<br />
entertainment, and the fabulous<br />
“Jewelry with a Past” sale!<br />
Tickets are $60, with tables of six<br />
and 10 available. Reserve online slocasa.org<br />
or call 541-6542. Funds<br />
according to Danko, is for local<br />
buyers by local artisans.<br />
“All of the items are hand-made<br />
by local, Central Coast vendors, and<br />
are holiday-themed,” said Danko.<br />
“Our vendors work all year long to<br />
raised are used for recruiting, screening,<br />
training and supervising volunteer<br />
advocates. CASA is a 501(c)(3)<br />
non-profit organization.<br />
In SLO County, more than 475<br />
abused, neglected, or abandoned children<br />
are under the jurisdiction of the<br />
juvenile court. Many of these children<br />
live in foster homes, moving from one<br />
residence to another with appalling<br />
frequency. CASA’s trained volunteers<br />
provide a consistent source of support<br />
to these children, advocating for needed<br />
services and appropriate placement<br />
until a permanent home is found.<br />
FIND HOLIDAY GIFTS & DÉCOR AT THE TEMPLETON HOLIDAY CRAFT BOUTIQUE<br />
Annual event happens <strong>November</strong> 5 th and 6 th at Templeton American Legion Hall<br />
bring the best items they have created<br />
for our buyers.”<br />
It’s no wonder why the Templeton<br />
Holiday Craft Boutique is the perfect<br />
place to find those unique holiday<br />
items for those special people<br />
in your life…and be sure to<br />
pick up an item or two for you!<br />
Check out the Templeton Holiday<br />
Craft Boutique on Facebook.<br />
For more information,<br />
send an email to Templeton-<br />
HolidayCraftBoutique@gmail<br />
.com or call 540-1367.<br />
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<strong>PASO</strong> PEOPLE<br />
filled downtown Paso Robles<br />
with sights and sounds of the<br />
community like only it can.<br />
Staying true the the motto of<br />
“Leave your pocketbook at home,”<br />
Pioneer Day was day of free food<br />
and entertainment all around the<br />
downtown park. For more<br />
information, or to get involved, go to<br />
pasoroblespioneerday.org<br />
Harry Ovitt and I were the announcers<br />
this year at the 14th<br />
and Spring St. station. From<br />
our announcers' table during<br />
the Pioneer Day Parade, and then afterward<br />
in City Park and later at the Pioneer<br />
Museum Campus, we saw plenty of happy<br />
and smiling people taking pictures.<br />
There were great photo-ops and memory<br />
makers that passed us to the delight of the<br />
sidewalk viewers. Here are a few parade<br />
entries that stuck out for me. The brand<br />
new half-million dollar John Deere tractor<br />
is No. 2. The awesome fleet of crawlers,<br />
tractors and dozers is always a tribute to<br />
how the soil was prepared for crops and<br />
roads. The group of JB Dewer sponsored<br />
tractors that have been restored by high<br />
school students warms my sense of saving<br />
history. As the behemoth planting and<br />
harvesting equipment covered the width<br />
of Spring St. we wondered how they were<br />
shipped from their manufacturing sites and<br />
how they got across the river before bridges.<br />
Mules are Harry's favorite country animal<br />
and there must have been three dozen<br />
of them working that day. Vaqueros, dancing<br />
horses, trick ropers and great dress-attire<br />
are a reminder of fun times when the<br />
work was finished. Let's not forget that Pioneer<br />
Day is a day to relive our history and<br />
pass it on to the next generations.<br />
That makes my No. 1 choice for this year<br />
to be all of the represented schools, bands,<br />
youth sports, SkillsUSA, dance studios,<br />
drama classes and FFA that participated<br />
because adults take the time to install the<br />
sense of “Paso's yesterday is preserved for<br />
tomorrow.”<br />
If you have photos that you'd care to<br />
share with the community, please send<br />
them to me at CDESConsult@yahoo.com.<br />
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RESTORATIVE PARTNERS COMES TO <strong>PASO</strong><br />
The Language of Humanity Survive to Thrive<br />
CHAPTER 2 By Chuck Desmond<br />
Last month in <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>, we explored<br />
the foundation of a relatively new<br />
program called RESTORATIVE PARTNERS.<br />
We'll now look at this important work being<br />
specifically done in Paso to help women suffering<br />
from addiction to rebuild their lives.<br />
I know you still have last month's issue so<br />
might I suggest you read (or re-read) that<br />
chapter beginning on page 40 before starting<br />
this one.<br />
Addiction doesn't play favorites. It's ruthless<br />
and it'll take whomever it can snare.<br />
Here in our county, it's hard to imagine<br />
there are women who are trafficked. It<br />
happens. Often to gain control over them,<br />
drugs are introduced and from then on, addiction<br />
owns its slaves until there is an intervention.<br />
And even then, it probably won't<br />
“hold” unless there are follow-on programs<br />
for the few who have a chance to break free.<br />
Children, soccer moms, stressed dads,<br />
the homeless, unemployed, the privileged<br />
and the not-so-luckys are all prone to drug<br />
and alcohol abuse that leads to escalating<br />
crimes. That's bad enough, but what is far<br />
worse is the ripping-apart of families — principally,<br />
children who are taken away and put<br />
into the foster system.<br />
Too often, the father in the picture is long<br />
gone and the moms are deemed unable to<br />
care for the children. They are so close to the<br />
edge that only a slight nudge can knock them<br />
spinning out of control. When these are piled<br />
up on the back of a 'usually younger' woman,<br />
it's simply being boxed in with nowhere to go<br />
and no way out. Awful! For everyone! And, it<br />
exists right here in our safe pueblo!<br />
Most people agree that humans are born<br />
with an innate hidden-gene to be good<br />
and caring. It's “life” that shapes the course<br />
of that path toward either end of the bell<br />
curve. Each of us undoubtedly knows folks<br />
on both ends.<br />
When Sister Theresa Harpin began Restorative<br />
Partners, one of the first things<br />
on the list was having children of the women<br />
she served, to be in reunited families.<br />
Fund-raising to pay for children's transportation<br />
is always on-going. Children-Jail-Addiction:<br />
three words that don't belong<br />
together, do they?<br />
How in the world<br />
does one get people<br />
coming out of jail<br />
for substance-abuse<br />
and a criminal lifestyle<br />
back together<br />
with their families and<br />
start over? Bigger<br />
still — how does one<br />
keep the cycle from<br />
Sister Theresa Harpin<br />
repeating itself — and, how are people and<br />
resources to be found who can put those<br />
programs together?<br />
As the committed-to-sobriety men and<br />
women are scheduled for release, they<br />
have to be ready and that requires help. The<br />
call for help went out.<br />
Everyone has uttered the words,“There<br />
but for the Grace of God, go I.” Soon,<br />
big-hearted, dedicated and caring people<br />
began to come out of the woodwork. Their<br />
saying became,“There but with the Grace<br />
go I.” Mentors, funds-raisers, retired professionals,<br />
community members, Cal-Poly<br />
faculty and interns signed on to help Sister<br />
Theresa and her work.<br />
Sister was much more at ease in her comfort<br />
zone of South SLO County. She knew<br />
her way around, knew the people and she<br />
knew the issues and challenges of her mission<br />
to 'get in the face of addiction's victims'<br />
and do something about it. Up here in<br />
Paso, it was foreign territory.<br />
Two homes in Los Osos — one for men and<br />
one for women — were acquired and began<br />
Restotative Partners is the work of many hands. Please see RESTORATIVE page 18<br />
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Mighty Oaks leaders create resources to help spread a message of hope <strong>PASO</strong> PEOPLE<br />
Podcasts & books address topics affecting people from all walks of life<br />
By Meagan Friberg<br />
With more people<br />
across the nation<br />
needing counsel to<br />
combat the effects<br />
of post-traumatic<br />
stress and other life<br />
challenges, Mighty Oaks Warrior Programs<br />
increased its commitment to deliver a message<br />
of hope. The addition of a variety of<br />
resources, including a podcast series and<br />
the publication of four new books in <strong>2017</strong>,<br />
allows MOWP to reach more people than<br />
ever before.<br />
“The message we have is one we feel<br />
more people need to hear,” said MOWP Executive<br />
Director Jeremy Stalnecker, a retired<br />
USMC Infantry Officer and Iraq War Veteran.<br />
“That’s our goal with the books and podcasts<br />
— to produce resources based on the<br />
experiences we’ve had, the people we’ve<br />
talked to, the things we’ve learned and put<br />
those things down on paper or use our voices<br />
so others may benefit.”<br />
FRIDAY MORNING PODCASTS<br />
Since July, Stalnecker and MOWP President<br />
and Founder Chad Robichaux have<br />
been hosting podcasts every Friday at 10<br />
a.m. PST. Past guests include SLO District<br />
Attorney Dan Dow; General<br />
William G. “Jerry” Boykin; U.S.<br />
Army Lt. Colonel Allen B. West,<br />
and David Eubank, founder<br />
and leader of the humanitarian<br />
service movement Free Burma<br />
Rangers.<br />
“With the podcasts, we do talk<br />
about Mighty Oaks, we do talk<br />
about the military, but its bigger<br />
than that…at least it is for us,” said Stalnecker.<br />
“It’s about life’s struggles and how to deal<br />
with those; it’s about a range of topics. It’s<br />
not directed towards veterans and service<br />
members; it’s directed to all people.”<br />
The 28-member MOWP team schedule,<br />
in <strong>2017</strong> alone, includes planning and<br />
conducting 30 sessions at four locations,<br />
including SkyRose Ranch in San Miguel. In<br />
addition, Robichaux, a former USMC Special<br />
Operation Force Recon veteran and Pro<br />
MMA champion, and his team speak at numerous<br />
churches, non-profit agencies, and<br />
events. All of this keeps them busy – thankfully<br />
so – but leaves less time to meet oneon-one<br />
with everyone who is struggling.<br />
The podcasts and books enable the MOWP<br />
folks to address those with questions or concerns<br />
in a more public way.<br />
ORDER OR REQUEST A BOOK<br />
Four books were released in<br />
<strong>2017</strong>: The Truth About PTSD (Robichaux/Stalnecker),<br />
Path to Resiliency<br />
(Robichaux/Stalnecker), An<br />
Unfair Advantage (Robichaux),<br />
and Leadership by Design, (Stalnecker).<br />
Previously-released<br />
books include Marriage Advance<br />
(Robichaux and his wife, Kathy).<br />
Since its January release, 30,000 copies<br />
of Path to Resiliency have been distributed<br />
or sold. The books and podcasts<br />
are written, produced, and distributed<br />
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“It’s not a money-making venture for us,”<br />
said Stalnecker. “We sell books so we can<br />
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RESTORATIVE from page 16<br />
to operate as sober transition homes.<br />
However nothing was in North-County.<br />
of being a house with five women and a<br />
gaggle of small children all converging to<br />
begin their lives anew! The goal is to stay<br />
for no more than six months, find a more<br />
The Paso piece of Restorative Partners is<br />
challenged. As part of the overall program,<br />
the needs are immense. However the rewards<br />
and the successes are even more so!<br />
Homes are more than roofs. They are places<br />
permanent home, and make space for a I don't have anywhere near enough space<br />
to heal trauma in a safe environment and<br />
begin to trust in relationships again while<br />
maintaining a job, developing a career and<br />
managing a household. That's a lot on a<br />
plate, don't you think?<br />
As Restorative Partners' message began<br />
new woman to continue her journey. With<br />
full-time counseling and supervision, it's<br />
happening! The first woman to do that has<br />
moved on with her children and a new lady<br />
has moved in. It's a good start.<br />
As nice as that is, it's just one piece. The<br />
in this article to cover it all.<br />
Maybe you've been there or are that<br />
someone or the loved-one of a person who<br />
is caught in the web of addiction, is in jail or<br />
who needs help. Maybe you can help.<br />
Do you have a spare sewing machine<br />
to spread, Atascadero was a likely North rest is the support structure to provide tools or a running car to donate? A job opening<br />
SLO County place to start (closer to SLO) to guide and assist individuals through their that needs to be filled by a woman who<br />
but nothing became available. Then, as it so journey from incarceration back into the is dedicated to continuing her life-altering<br />
often happens, Paso got involved.<br />
Just a few months ago, a five-bedroom<br />
community. This is where “the reality becomes<br />
real.”<br />
situation? Maybe you can counsel or<br />
teach or babysit or lead a music therapy<br />
home close to downtown became available.<br />
Programs are in place for sober living, class or teach a sewing class or make a fi-<br />
It was perfect for women and small alternatives to violence, spiritual counselnancial<br />
donation. Who knows? But, this my<br />
children who would live in a clean and sober<br />
ing, self awareness (I don't have to live fellow Roblans, I do know: these are things<br />
environment with a House-Manager like that anymore), employment develop-<br />
Roblans do for one another! It's that innate<br />
and Program Coordinator.<br />
ment, physical wellness, legal assistance “hidden-Roblan-gene” we were born with!<br />
The women who enter have 30 days to<br />
get a job, pay rent, and be able to shop and<br />
get to work. Local gardeners, carpenters,<br />
security teams, electricians and an on-call<br />
handy-man appeared and made the home<br />
ready.<br />
Imagine the building's requirements<br />
and many more. The programs balance on<br />
the scale with the day-to-day necessities of<br />
food, laundry, job-training, transportation,<br />
private and study time, how to be a mom<br />
and everything one can think of. Paso men<br />
and women are part of this fabulously caring<br />
team!<br />
For more info, go to restortativepartners.<br />
org or call Sister Theresa at 805-242-1272<br />
If the feedback from this Chapter is such<br />
that we need another chapter in December,<br />
we'll do it!<br />
Contact Chuck at CDESConsult@yahoo.<br />
com.<br />
18 <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>, <strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong>
SYMPHONY OF THE VINES SEASON EVENT AT CASS WINERY<br />
WORLD-CLASS PIANIST<br />
TORSTEN JUUL-BORRE<br />
TO PERFORM ON NOVEMBER 19<br />
<strong>PASO</strong> PEOPLE<br />
By Melissa Chavez<br />
North SLO County is home to<br />
among the best and brightest artists<br />
and teachers. Meet Torsten<br />
Juul-Borre, whose commitment<br />
and depth of talent as a performing<br />
classical pianist and teacher<br />
make and enrich the quality of<br />
life on the Central Coast.<br />
It’s 6:30 on a Friday evening<br />
and Torsten Juul-Borre has just<br />
finished teaching his last piano<br />
student for the day. He’s<br />
also preparing for an upcoming<br />
concert at Cass Winery in<br />
<strong>November</strong>, but paused briefly<br />
to reflect on his beginnings as a<br />
musician and a few of the influences<br />
that inspire it.<br />
“I grew up here and attended<br />
Templeton High School,” said<br />
Torsten. “My family moved to<br />
the area when I was in fourth<br />
grade.<br />
At the age of 16, Torsten<br />
moved to Denmark, the<br />
land of his heritage. There<br />
he began his studies at Royal<br />
Danish Music Conservatory<br />
for an eight-year period of<br />
advanced training. In 1983<br />
Torsten and his young family<br />
moved back to the Central<br />
Coast where he began teaching<br />
piano. In his Templeton studio,<br />
he teaches classical to contemporary<br />
styles.<br />
Years later, around the coffee<br />
table of the home he shares with<br />
loving wife, Eva, were conversations<br />
with fellow music lovers<br />
that seeded the beginnings of<br />
Symphony of the Vines nonprofit<br />
music organization.<br />
As part of the <strong>2017</strong>-2018<br />
season, Torsten will perform a<br />
piano recital on Sunday, <strong>November</strong><br />
19, at 4 pm at Cass<br />
Winery, 7350 Linne Road, in<br />
Paso Robles. Tickets are $30/<br />
adult, $27/senior and $15/students.<br />
Visit www.symphonyofthevines.org.<br />
An actively touring pianist,<br />
Torsten has performed at Tivoli<br />
Gardens Concert Hall and<br />
Copenhagen Summer Music<br />
Festival. From Rachmaninoff<br />
to Chopin to Debussy, his playing<br />
is highly skilled, precise and<br />
seemingly effortless.<br />
Among Torsten’s students are<br />
accomplished young artists who<br />
have competed in the annual<br />
Paderewski Festival Youth Piano<br />
Competition in Paso Robles.<br />
“A whole person includes music,<br />
and one learns music just as<br />
other courses we learn in school,”<br />
said Torsten. “It’s a joy to see my<br />
students continue playing and go<br />
on to bigger and better things<br />
and it’s fun to know that teaching<br />
has helped produce fruit like<br />
that.” He added, “I love music<br />
and I view it as a gift from God.<br />
I just think it’s an important part<br />
of everyone’s life.”<br />
<strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong>, <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> 19
ROUND TOWN<br />
Every time I ask someone the question,“What<br />
do you like best about Paso<br />
and the area?”one of the top three answers<br />
is,“There is so much to do here!”<br />
So much so, that many times we get<br />
double and triple booked for the same<br />
day and end up saying to ourselves-<br />
,“I’ll get to that one when I catch my<br />
breath.” Then along comes a nudge<br />
for something or other. We go and afterward<br />
we say, “Yikes, why did I wait<br />
so long?” Here’s your October nudge:<br />
The Military Museum at Camp Roberts.<br />
It’s changed so much in the last couple<br />
years. Ya gotta go!<br />
is celebrating its seventy-sixth<br />
anniversary this year. We know the<br />
story but if you somehow don’t, it’s time to<br />
learn it. Camp Roberts is massively important<br />
to Paso and San Miguel for many reasons<br />
including the boost it gives our local economy,<br />
which is often overlooked.<br />
Half-million troops took their basic training<br />
there for WW2 and 200,000 for the<br />
Korean War. Thousands of men and women<br />
from America and our allies still train there<br />
each year under the direction of the California<br />
National Guard managed by Col. Nicole<br />
Balliet and Lt. Col Kevin Bender.<br />
It was in the early 80s when the Camp<br />
Museum was created. Today, it is a WOW<br />
FACTOR and a true destination for the 3,000<br />
or so who visit each year.<br />
BY CHUCK DESMOND<br />
Gary McMaster is the defacto boss, curator,<br />
fundraiser and chairman of the four-person<br />
Board and four advisers. He’s been there for 15<br />
years, leading the charge, so to speak.<br />
Today, the Museum has two locations that<br />
are a short distance apart. The Museum’s focus<br />
is on military displays beginning with WW1<br />
which was the time of Corporal Roberts. It<br />
is he whom the entire camp is named after.<br />
From that period right up to today’s military is<br />
represented in the museum.<br />
“Represented” isn’t probably the right word<br />
because the displays are so life-like that one<br />
feels as if he’s in the midst of the action,<br />
be-it WW2, Korea, Viet Nam, Afghanistan,<br />
Iraq or in the camp’s post office, auditorium<br />
or the laundry!<br />
Grates • Ash Buckets • Shovels<br />
Screens • Tool Sets • Log Racks<br />
Repair Parts<br />
LOUISANA GRILL PELLET BBQ’S<br />
Pellets in Flavors at Blakes - Apple, Maple, Alder & Oak<br />
65<br />
HARDWARE • HOBBIES<br />
HELP IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER!<br />
20 <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>, <strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong>
Don Avery, with brothers Dirk and Mark<br />
Hale, have assisted Mr. McMaster to create many<br />
of the exhibits. They’ve been with Gary for years<br />
and are the backbone behind the construction of<br />
the displays by collecting, salvaging, refurbishing<br />
and preserving artifacts. Almost everything has<br />
been donated by either the military itself, private<br />
collectors or military members who have decided<br />
it is better to have people see and understand<br />
rather than keep items themselves. If there hadn’t<br />
been a place for these items to be donated to, this<br />
utterly fantastic slice of history would have been<br />
lost or trashed. Honestly, Gary’s team’s dedicated<br />
work has produced a truly marvelous collection.<br />
The first building to see is where one goes to<br />
sign in and get a flavor of what’s in store. The history<br />
of the Salinian Indians, very early ranches<br />
in San Miguel, the work of the Army Corps of<br />
Engineers at the beginning of the last century<br />
were all important steps in to establishing the<br />
camp. History of the camp itself, Corporal Roberts’<br />
story, and most of the memorabilia of the<br />
thousand entertainers who came during WW2<br />
along with the first displays of America’s military<br />
presence beginning with WW1 are located here.<br />
It’s a busy building to absorb.<br />
The Museum Annex will blow your hair back.<br />
I, like so many, have just been busy and it’s been<br />
about three years since my last visit, when the<br />
Annex was in its early stages. Viva la Difference!<br />
80 mannequins wearing period uniforms or<br />
clothing — be they us or the enemy — are the<br />
first thing one notices.<br />
Seemingly thousands of photos and original<br />
letters are framed on the walls. Simply amazingly<br />
preserved memories! The laundry operated<br />
24/7/365 and employed 700 women and 400<br />
men to keep up with the demand in WW2.<br />
The Post Office display shows why it was the<br />
busiest military post office anywhere. There is<br />
a SATCOM display, radio room, and enough<br />
vehicles both inside and outside to stagger the<br />
imagination.<br />
There’s even an area where kids can don different<br />
uniforms and be photographed holding<br />
frightening weapons (all non-operational of<br />
course) that were part of preserving America’s<br />
freedoms.<br />
Tanks, self-propelled howitzers, wheeled vehicles<br />
and helicopters can actually be climbed<br />
into for the ‘oohs and ahhs’ that make the experience<br />
much more real.<br />
For more information, go to CampRoberts<br />
HistoricalMuseum.com or their Facebook page.<br />
The museum is open Thursday and Saturday<br />
from 9 a.m. to 4p.m. This is an active military<br />
base so you’ll need your driver’s license, proof of<br />
auto insurance and car registration at the main<br />
gate just up the 101 at exit 244.<br />
Once inside, you might decide that this is a<br />
place for your donations to go, or even end up<br />
being a volunteer to work on vehicles, do publicity<br />
or clerical work. For sure, you’re gonna<br />
have a great visit or my name ain’t “wanna-be<br />
General Chuck.”<br />
<strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong>, <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> 21
TRAVELING REUNION OF VIETNAM VETERANS NOW IN 15 TH YEAR<br />
8 TH TRANSPORTATION CORPS<br />
VISITS ESTRELLA WARBIRDS MUSEUM<br />
By Melissa Chavez<br />
In mid-September, Estrella<br />
Warbird Museum hosted an<br />
annual reunion of Vietnam War<br />
veterans who were assigned to<br />
United States Army 8th Transportation<br />
Group. In its fifteenth<br />
year, over 75 vets and their wives<br />
from throughout the United<br />
States gathered to meet on the<br />
Central Coast. A commemorative<br />
convoy to Paso Robles<br />
preceded the group’s visit to the<br />
museum from Morro Bay.<br />
On display was a replica of<br />
the museum’s own gun truck,<br />
emblazoned with the “Snoopy”<br />
moniker. The original truck was<br />
used by the 8th Transportation<br />
Group, and is one of many<br />
themed 2.5-ton trucks, which<br />
transported essential fuel and<br />
supplies of every kind during<br />
the Vietnam War.<br />
The veterans and their families<br />
have developed a camaraderie<br />
in traveling annually<br />
to reunite at various locations<br />
throughout the United States.<br />
Often perceived as part of a<br />
logistical chain to the Army,<br />
the 8th Transportation Corps<br />
proved itself a fierce, fearless<br />
and resourceful band of brothers<br />
who both sacrificed and survived<br />
often overwhelming odds<br />
to provide invaluable supply<br />
support to U.S. troops and our<br />
allies during the Vietnam War.<br />
The 8th Transportation Corps<br />
was assigned to Qui Nhon, a<br />
coastal port facility near the<br />
South China Sea in Central<br />
Veterans of the 8th Transportation Corps: Joaquin Martinez, Greg Belknap<br />
(rear), Roger “Willie” Williams, Jack Pin, Jack Horvath, Jesse Gonzalez<br />
Vietnam. The “deuce and a half ”<br />
or sometimes 5-ton vehicles<br />
were used to perform line haul<br />
transport operations from Qui<br />
Nhon. They traveled on Highway<br />
19 to make the 110-mile<br />
trek northwest to the Central<br />
Highlands of Pleiku.<br />
The return to the coast, however,<br />
was a painstaking and<br />
painfully slow journey in which<br />
2.5-ton trucks inched their way<br />
northeast into more varied and<br />
grueling terrain. For soldiers<br />
new and seasoned alike, it was a<br />
daunting task.<br />
The 8th Transportation Corps<br />
has been described as having<br />
“braved every horror and misfortune<br />
of war and weather.”<br />
And brave they were, for these<br />
were not fortified vehicles of<br />
modern-day fighting. One<br />
such moment awaited soldiers<br />
in a three-mile stretch of road<br />
below at Devil’s Hairpin just<br />
before reaching An Khê that<br />
would become known as “Ambush<br />
Alley.”<br />
Plodding heavy equipment<br />
needed trucks outfitted with<br />
armaments. Initially, gun pedestals<br />
were mounted on wood and<br />
weighted with sandbags, but<br />
constant jostling across bumpy<br />
roads proved unstable. More<br />
sandbags, metal platforms and<br />
scraps of metal or whatever their<br />
drivers could find were used to<br />
fabricate their trucks for protection.<br />
Mine placements and sniper<br />
attacks by a very determined<br />
enemy were of a daily concern.<br />
The scramble to somehow fortify<br />
a very visible target that moved<br />
an average of 4 mph seemed<br />
improbable, if not impossible.<br />
Ambushes were all-too-frequent<br />
Please see VETERANS page 23<br />
22 <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>, <strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong>
GIVING BACK TO VETERANS<br />
ROUND TOWN<br />
Imagine a crisp, clear, early<br />
summer day while driving on<br />
CA 46 West. There is no traffic<br />
while I get to enjoy golden<br />
California hills dotted with<br />
ancient oaks and vibrant vineyards.<br />
Everyday I am blessed<br />
with the advantages of living in<br />
this amazing environment, free<br />
from many of the fearful issues<br />
that plague millions of people<br />
around the world.<br />
It occurred to me this privilege<br />
is available, in part, because<br />
of the military service members<br />
that graciously serve now and<br />
have served throughout the history<br />
of our great country. I fall<br />
asleep peacefully every night because<br />
these folks are awake 24/7<br />
watching and caring!<br />
To celebrate Fourth of July<br />
this year we had a fundraiser<br />
that raised $250 for homeless<br />
Veterans. We sold retired flags,<br />
provided by Paso Robles resident,<br />
David Kudija, for a $20 or<br />
more donation.<br />
Jory Rogers of Supportive<br />
Services for Veteran families,<br />
By Michelle Sanders<br />
from Community Action Partnership,<br />
was able to use these<br />
proceeds to outfit an apartment<br />
for a homeless veteran.<br />
We will revisit this fundraiser<br />
for the months of <strong>November</strong><br />
and December. Super cool recycled<br />
USA and California<br />
flags are available again at Casa<br />
Rustica Furniture Gallery, 1336<br />
Park St. in Paso Robles, open 7<br />
days a week 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.<br />
and Sundays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.<br />
Check out the flags for sure,<br />
and while you are there take a<br />
peek at the handcrafted artisanal<br />
pieces we stock. Items are<br />
crafted in California, USA and<br />
countries around the world.<br />
We offer several styles including<br />
California Ranch Vibe,<br />
Vineyard Farmhouse and Urban<br />
Wood and Metal.<br />
We specialize in custom made<br />
sofas, sectionals & chairs and<br />
offer you the size, configuration<br />
& fabric of your choice. Design<br />
consultation with an experienced<br />
designer is free and we<br />
love doing it!<br />
See our ad on page 12 of this<br />
issue of <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>.<br />
VETERANS from page 22<br />
as enemy troops dragged boards<br />
across roads attached with claymores<br />
to time their detonations<br />
and recoilless rifles were used to<br />
target them. Roadside gauntlets<br />
numbering anywhere from<br />
60-80 soldiers were poised atop<br />
hillside mounds and would open<br />
fire upon American convoy as<br />
they passed. Enemy forces even<br />
jumped up onto truck running<br />
boards to shoot directly inside<br />
of the cabs.<br />
“I was shot down twice,” said<br />
Jesse Gonzalez, who served as<br />
a truck driver and helicopter<br />
gunner in the 2nd Transportation<br />
Company in 1968-1969.<br />
“I provided convoy coverage<br />
with the 2nd Transportation<br />
Company in 1966-67 and again<br />
in 1969-70.” Gonzalez is a<br />
Purple Heart recipient.<br />
Birgit Gonzalez attends the<br />
annual reunions with her husband,<br />
Jesse.<br />
“For 40 years, Jesse didn’t talk<br />
about the war,” said Birgit, concern<br />
filling her eyes. “It was not<br />
until the past few years, when he<br />
began going to these reunions,<br />
that he began speaking about it.<br />
Now he can talk to me about it<br />
— and to anyone.”<br />
<strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong>, <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> 23
Beyond waving flags, salutes and parades are the very real sacrifices of war. Two men from two different<br />
generations and wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan describe briefly their post-combat experiences.<br />
Chip Wilbury trained deploying soldiers how to render first aid, but felt his<br />
work would not be complete as a combat medic until he himself had seen battle,<br />
so off he went — numerous times — and managed to return home safely.<br />
“I have a recurring dream based on a real-life occurrence in Afghanistan —<br />
Matun Hill in Khost, 8 kilometers from Pakistan. I was the staff sergeant senior medic<br />
with the 870 th MP’s from Pittsburg, California. This was my fifth deployment as a<br />
medic, my third deployment into combat from 2010 to 2011.<br />
“The air raid sirens sound off in the middle of my very light, and sometimes<br />
troubled, sleep. Mortar rounds are coming in from outside our base, probably from<br />
the nearby hills. We can hear one or two whistles overhead as they pass. I’m thinking<br />
to myself, ‘We’ve trained this scenario dozens of times in training back in the<br />
US base, but we’re always surprised when it happens for real.’<br />
CHIP WILBURY IN KHOST AFGHANISTAN “The mortar rounds are not near us as they land, but close enough to be feel the<br />
thump as the rounds hit earth. We hear what sounds like to us tiny rain drops hitting<br />
the top and the sides of the concrete and cinder blocks. The old cliché that ‘there are no atheists in fox holes sometimes rings true.’<br />
“Most of these soldiers are on their first deployment. Many are away from home for the first time. Most have families waiting for their<br />
return home. Everyone that I spoke to in these situations are very proud to serve in the military and to serve the U.S. government.<br />
“These young soldiers I speak with are just as patriotic as their family members that have preceded them. Maybe more so. I have<br />
been so very impressed with the younger people that I have served with in my deployments, that I’m confident our nation will be<br />
protected and served well by this next generation.”<br />
Joaquin Martinez, born in Mexico, struggled to become an American<br />
citizen like his mother, who was born in Albuquerque. When he registered<br />
for the Selective Service during the Vietnam Conflict, Joaquin’s father<br />
told him, “If the draft gets you, face your destiny.”<br />
His friends pleaded, “Don’t go. It is not your war. Mexico is not in the<br />
war.” But he listened to his father’s words and ignored everyone else.<br />
“When you are a truck driver and the convoy is hit by the enemy, you<br />
get out of the killing zone,” said Joaquin. “But if you’re in a gun truck,<br />
you go into the killing zone, engage the enemy, protect other drivers and<br />
the equipment. After the fight stops, evacuate the wounded and pick up<br />
the dead ones, friend or enemy. Never leave anyone behind.<br />
“I did it for my new country, the country of my parents.<br />
Today, I can wear my medals with pride.”<br />
Upon returning home, he married his girlfriend Silvia after asking her<br />
parents for their daughter’s hand in marriage. He felt proud to wear his<br />
Class A uniform at their church wedding on Christmas Day, 1971.<br />
While trying to adjust into the civilian life, Joaquin learned to stay quiet<br />
about the war because people made him feel like traitor. They called him<br />
“rapist” and a “baby killer,” when neither was true.<br />
He said he killed only the enemy that tried to kill him. When Joaquin<br />
met a man, who learned he was a veteran, he told Joaquin, “You should<br />
have been killed by the enemy you (expletive).”<br />
Joaquin worked at McDonnell-Douglas in Long Beach as a liaison<br />
engineer. He retired in 1993 and moved to Mexico, where he felt<br />
more like a hero. After being diagnosed with PTSD and diabetes, he<br />
returned to the United States, where he resides with his wife of 45 years in<br />
Alhambra, California.<br />
“For 40 years, my deployment was a date of shame and sadness. About<br />
four years ago, I started to feel proud of what I did. I did it for my new country,<br />
the country of my parents. Today, I can wear my medals with pride.”<br />
JOAQUIN HOLDING UP HIS HAND WITH A GESTURE AS IN “A LITTLE<br />
BIT” — THE AMOUNT OF TIME HE HAD LEFT IN VIETNAM. THE ARMY CUT<br />
HIM LOOSE JUST A FEW DAYS LATER AND HE GOT TO GO HOME!<br />
PHOTO CREDIT: RICK EVANS<br />
JOAQUIN, 25, AND HIS WIFE<br />
SYLVIA ON THEIR WEDDING<br />
DAY 45 YEARS AGO.<br />
24 <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>, <strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong>
<strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong>, <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> 25
VETERANS DAY<br />
ACTIVITIES <strong>2017</strong><br />
World War I hostilities were formally<br />
ended on the 11th hour of<br />
the 11th day of the 11th month in<br />
1918 with the signing of an Armistice<br />
with Germany. On May 13,<br />
1938, a Congressional Act proclaimed<br />
<strong>November</strong> 11 to be Armistice<br />
Day as a “day to be dedicated<br />
to the cause of world peace…”<br />
Following World War II, it was expanded<br />
to honor all veterans. On<br />
June 1, 1954, the holiday was officially<br />
renamed “Veteran’s Day.”<br />
The following ceremonies will be<br />
held on Saturday, <strong>November</strong> 11,<br />
unless otherwise noted:<br />
Paso Robles District<br />
Cemetery at 45 Nacimiento<br />
Lake Drive.<br />
Annual ceremony at 11 a.m.<br />
Program features an invocation,<br />
Pledge of Allegiance, welcome,<br />
guest speaker, patriotic songs,<br />
fly-over, closing prayer, honor<br />
guard and Taps. Flags are placed<br />
at all identified veteran’s graves by<br />
American Legion Post 50 and Veterans<br />
of Foreign Wars Post 10965.<br />
If your veteran’s grave is missed,<br />
flags are available in the office.<br />
Volunteers needed for set up of<br />
Avenue of Flags at 7 a.m. and<br />
removal by 3:30 p.m. Call 238-<br />
4544 to volunteer. The Cemetery<br />
will provide coffee, hot chocolate<br />
and cookies. Kuehl-Nicolay Funeral<br />
Chapel will provide a complimentary<br />
hot dog lunch.<br />
Atascadero Faces of<br />
Freedom Veterans<br />
Memorial at 8038 Portola<br />
Road (Portola and Morro Road).<br />
Master of Ceremonies Dick Mason<br />
of KPRL will begin ceremonies<br />
at 11 a.m. Marlon Varin will sing<br />
National Anthem and patriotic<br />
songs. Chaplain Pastor Steve<br />
Shively of Refuge Church. Guest<br />
Speaker: Air Force Lieutenant Colonel<br />
(Retired) Nelson Cobleigh,<br />
who flew 375 combat missions<br />
in the Vietnam War, was decorated<br />
with two Distinguished Flying<br />
Crosses and the Air Medal and is a<br />
former pilot instructor, Intelligence<br />
Officer (CIA) and published author.<br />
Cal Poly ROTC cadet color guard.<br />
Taps by County Clerk-Recorder<br />
Tommy Gong with sons Darin and<br />
Derek. Flyover by Estrella Warbirds<br />
Freedom Flight. Assistance by<br />
Grizzly Academy cadets, Explorers,<br />
Scouts and church youth groups.<br />
Kiwanis Club barbecue to follow.<br />
Parking available in Atascadero<br />
Lake parking lot. Handicapped<br />
parking near the Memorial. Call Al<br />
Fonzi at 423-5482.<br />
Lillian Larsen School<br />
in San Miguel at 1601 L Street will<br />
honor the active and retired military<br />
at 8:30 am on Thursday, Nov.<br />
9, at the Don Wolf gymnasium.<br />
Parking spaces will be reserved for<br />
honored guests in the front parking<br />
lot. Please RSVP by <strong>November</strong><br />
6 at 467-3216. Refreshments will<br />
be served.<br />
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS<br />
AND RESOURCES<br />
FOR VETERANS<br />
National Guard<br />
Assistance<br />
Family Assistance Coordinator<br />
for local National Guard families<br />
is Dei Gapinski. She is committed<br />
to assistance whether loved ones<br />
are deployed or families recently<br />
assigned to a base need help<br />
getting settled. Call 896-4029 or<br />
email fascamproberts@gmail.com.<br />
American Legion Post<br />
#50 Paso Robles<br />
The American Legion was chartered<br />
and incorporated by Con-<br />
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gress in 1919. It is the nation’s<br />
largest wartime service organization<br />
for veterans. In Paso Robles,<br />
meetings are held every fourth<br />
Tuesday at the Veterans Center,<br />
240 Scott Street. They collect<br />
medical mobility supplies such as<br />
wheel chairs and walkers to give<br />
to needy patients. Donations accepted.<br />
Call 239-7370 for information.<br />
Veterans’ medical shuttle<br />
transportation to hospitals and<br />
clinics as far as Santa Maria available<br />
by appointment. For reservations,<br />
call the dispatch center at<br />
354-6000.<br />
Veterans of Foreign<br />
Wars Post 10965<br />
VFW was organized in 1899<br />
when men returning from the<br />
Spanish-American War (1898) and<br />
the Philippine Insurrection (1899-<br />
1902) found they had no benefits,<br />
rights or services — including no<br />
health care — for their service. The<br />
VFW mission is “to foster camaraderie<br />
among United States veterans<br />
of overseas conflicts. To serve<br />
our veterans, the military and our<br />
communities. To advocate on behalf<br />
of all veterans.” The VFW mission<br />
is to “Ensure that veterans are<br />
respected for their service, always<br />
receive their earned entitlements,<br />
and are recognized for the sacrifices<br />
they and their loved ones have<br />
made on behalf of this great country.”<br />
The Paso Robles VFW meets<br />
on first Wednesdays at the Veterans<br />
Center, 240 Scott Street, Paso<br />
Robles. Call 239-7370.<br />
Templeton American<br />
Legion Post #220<br />
Meetings are held twice monthly<br />
at the Legion Hall on south Main<br />
Street. For information call Commander<br />
Larry Mora at 441-0151.<br />
For hall rentals, call Legion Property<br />
Manager Loretta Mazzo at<br />
610-2708.<br />
Support for Troops<br />
Overseas<br />
Although troops deployed to<br />
far outposts in foreign lands are<br />
given basic items, they are constantly<br />
in need of supplementary<br />
necessities. Two groups in the<br />
county that support troops in<br />
need of supplemntary needs: Si<br />
Tenenberg of troopcarepacks.org<br />
sends donated goods to Afghanistan;<br />
Go online or call 234-3101.<br />
Quota International of Morro Bay<br />
also collects and mails donations.<br />
Call DeLynn Guttry at 458-4113.<br />
Mighty Oaks Foundation<br />
Mighty Oaks Warriors programs<br />
were established in 2011 in Spring,<br />
Texas, by a family who found their<br />
struggles with the challenges of<br />
severe Post Traumatic Stress Disorder<br />
(PTSD) were helped by their<br />
church pastor and mentors. Faithbased,<br />
intensive programs are led<br />
by experienced peers at SkyRose<br />
Lodge, north of San Miguel, plus<br />
other nationwide outposts.<br />
Men, women and couples<br />
share instructional sessions<br />
and enjoy camaraderie and<br />
team-building activities. Fully<br />
sponsored travel arrangements,<br />
meals and lodging help focus<br />
on recovery. Any current military<br />
members or veterans struggling<br />
with reintegration, PTSD or combat<br />
trauma who would like to<br />
rebuild their lives with strength,<br />
courage and purpose are encouraged<br />
to attend. Program<br />
alumni are encouraged to participate<br />
or help others. Visit Mighty<br />
Oaks Foundation on Facebook<br />
or at mightyoaksprograms.org.<br />
Check out<br />
our website!<br />
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By Meagan Friberg<br />
oin all of us at <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong><br />
this holiday season as<br />
we take time to reflect and<br />
remember those among us seeking<br />
help, understanding, and compassion<br />
in their time of need.<br />
We encourage our readers to learn<br />
more about the many events taking<br />
place benefiting those in need and<br />
the organizations in our community<br />
helping to ensure no one is alone<br />
or forgotten this holiday season.<br />
Whether you need help, or you want<br />
to volunteer, opportunities abound.<br />
GATHER TOGETHER<br />
ON THANKSGIVING<br />
The 33rd annual Thanksgiving<br />
for Paso Robles brings our<br />
community together as a family<br />
to prepare and enjoy a traditional<br />
dinner on Thanksgiving Day,<br />
Nov. 23. The free feast, prepared<br />
by volunteers and made possible<br />
by donations, is served from<br />
noon to 2 p.m. at the Centennial<br />
Park Activity Center, located at<br />
600 Nickerson Drive.<br />
Traditional fixings, from oven-roasted<br />
turkey and country<br />
ham to mashed potatoes and<br />
gravy, candied yams, pies, and<br />
more are plated up and served<br />
with the finest dinnerware.<br />
“I’ve said it before, but this<br />
really is like a big family gathering,”<br />
said Board Chairman<br />
David Kudija. “We encourage<br />
those with any need – financial or<br />
social – to join us. Everyone can<br />
expect to experience an amazing<br />
meal, shared with friends, and<br />
served on china plates just like in<br />
a fancy restaurant.”<br />
Free transportation to the event<br />
or delivery of meals is available;<br />
call Kudija at 239-4137 or email<br />
Tg4Paso@gmail.com before noon<br />
on Friday, Nov. 17 to make arrangements.<br />
As we went to press,<br />
Kudija said the event was in<br />
need of a new chef to direct the<br />
volunteers in the preparation of<br />
the meals; call him at the above<br />
number if interested.<br />
HELP IS NEEDED!<br />
• Send a tax-deductible monetary<br />
donation to: Thanksgiving<br />
for Paso Robles, P.O. Box 662,<br />
Paso Robles, CA 93447<br />
• Volunteer! Volunteers MUST<br />
pre-registered; no walk-in volunteers<br />
please. Must be 13 years or<br />
over; 16 years or older to work in<br />
the kitchen. Click on the “volunteer”<br />
button at www.thanksgivingforpasorobles.com<br />
for a list<br />
of volunteer opportunities; email<br />
tg4paso@gmail, or call Kudija at<br />
239-4137 before Nov. 12.<br />
DAY OF GIVING<br />
RETURNS DECEMBER 16<br />
The 23rd annual Day of Giving<br />
happens at the Paso Robles Event<br />
Center on Dec. 16. This event – a<br />
true celebration – provides toys,<br />
coats, and a holiday meal to 500-<br />
600 local families with more than<br />
1,500 children from Paso Robles,<br />
San Miguel, Bradley, Shandon,<br />
and Heritage Ranch.<br />
Donations of nearly $50,000<br />
in cash, toys, and food, along<br />
with nearly 10,000 volunteer<br />
hours, make this happen. Partnering<br />
together, the Toy Bank<br />
of Greater Paso Robles, Coats<br />
for Kids, the Salvation Army,<br />
and the community at large ensure<br />
a happy holiday season for<br />
the families. The Central Coast<br />
Woodworkers bring handcrafted<br />
baby cradles, complete with baby<br />
dolls and blankets, for the enjoyment<br />
of the children.<br />
All families MUST pre-register!<br />
Bring ID, proof of income and<br />
residence, and birth certificate for<br />
each child up to age 16. Registration<br />
happens at Plymouth Congregational<br />
Church, 1301 Oak St. in<br />
Paso Robles: Wednesday, Nov. 15<br />
and Thursday, Nov. 16 from 2 to 7<br />
p.m.; Friday, Nov. 17, 3-7 p.m.; Saturday,<br />
Nov. 18, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.;<br />
Monday, Nov. 27, 3-5 p.m., and<br />
Wednesday, Nov. 29 from 1-4 p.m.<br />
HELP IS NEEDED!<br />
• Find a list of Toy Bank donation<br />
box locations at www.prtoybank.com;<br />
click on the “donations”<br />
link. Place new, unwrapped toys<br />
and art supplies in the boxes for<br />
children from infancy to age 12.<br />
Send tax-deductible cash donations<br />
to: Toy Bank of Greater<br />
Paso Robles, P.O. Box 2801, Paso<br />
Robles, CA 93447.<br />
Please see NEIGHBORS page 30<br />
Tribal<br />
Baggallini<br />
Separates<br />
wonderful accessories • ear piercing • gifts<br />
538 12 th Street (Across from Pacific Premier Bancorp) 238-5554<br />
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NEIGHBORS from page 28<br />
• Monetary donations to the<br />
Salvation Army help purchase<br />
gift cards for each family’s teenagers<br />
(ages 13 to 16) and food<br />
gift certificates to allow the<br />
families to enjoy a special holiday<br />
meal. Donate directly to the<br />
Salvation Army, memo “Day of<br />
Giving,” P.O. Box 2654, Paso<br />
Robles, CA 93447.<br />
• Volunteer to set up and prepare<br />
the rooms for Day of Giving,<br />
or register recipient families,<br />
by clicking on the “volunteer”<br />
button at www.prtoybank.com.<br />
• Coats, sweaters and sweatshirts<br />
are collected to distribute on the<br />
Day of Giving. Take gently-used<br />
coats to Plaza Cleaners in the<br />
Albertson’s Shopping Center or<br />
Paso Robles Cleaners on 13th<br />
Street. Take new and clean coats<br />
to KPRL, Idler’s, Farm Supply,<br />
Strawberry Blonde Salon, El Paso<br />
Self Storage, The Blenders, and<br />
North County Copy & Parcel. Or<br />
send a check payable to the Toy<br />
Bank, memo “Coats for Kids”, to<br />
the Toy Bank address above. For<br />
info, call Barbie Butz at 461-1234.<br />
BE A SALVATION ARMY<br />
BELL-RINGER<br />
The holiday kettle campaign,<br />
the Salvation Army’s<br />
only fundraiser, helps generate<br />
funds to carry the organization<br />
through the entire fiscal year.<br />
With additional costs for the<br />
Day of Giving, and continued<br />
assistance with utility bills, food<br />
distribution, and other services<br />
to local families, donations are<br />
needed.<br />
“Members of the Paso Robles<br />
community really step up to help<br />
each year,” said Beth Quaintance,<br />
the Salvation Army’s SLO<br />
service extension representative.<br />
“We count on their generosity<br />
to put money in our kettles<br />
campaign. The need for funds is<br />
more urgent now; we have more<br />
clients and the various needs are<br />
tremendous.”<br />
The Salvation Army also creates<br />
toy-giving opportunities<br />
for families NOT participating<br />
in the Day of Giving with its<br />
Angel Tree, Toy Shop, and<br />
Emergency Toy Giveaway.<br />
Want to help with donations<br />
of toys, become an “angel,” or<br />
need assistance? Call 238-9591<br />
or stop by the Salvation Army<br />
Center at 711 Paso Robles St.<br />
Tuesday or Wednesday, 10 a.m.<br />
to 1 p.m.<br />
HELP IS NEEDED!<br />
• “We have a desperate need for<br />
bell-ringers,” said Quaintance.<br />
“Sometimes groups will sign up<br />
to volunteer for the entire day,<br />
with individuals covering different<br />
shifts, and we will put a<br />
‘thank you’ sign on the kettle<br />
recognizing the group.” Individuals<br />
and groups are needed<br />
to help ring bells and collect<br />
funds at kettles in four separate<br />
Paso Robles locations daily<br />
Nov. 20 to Dec. 23, except Sundays.<br />
Volunteer for two-hour<br />
shifts; call 975-5632 to schedule<br />
a time slot.<br />
• Place donations in the paper<br />
kettles at check-out lines in<br />
Albertsons. Or, send a monetary<br />
donation to P.O. Box 2654,<br />
Paso Robles, CA 93447.<br />
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MORE WAYS TO GIVE<br />
MUSIC FOR THE SOUL<br />
The annual Music for the Soul<br />
event brings jazz vocalist Nicole<br />
Stromsoe to Studios on the Park,<br />
1130 Pine St., on Sunday, Nov. 12<br />
for a fine-dining and concert experience<br />
benefiting the Food Bank<br />
Coalition of SLO County. Concert<br />
with multi-course dinner and wine<br />
at one of three downtown sponsor<br />
restaurants – Il Cortile, Catch<br />
Seafood Bar & Grill, or Paso Terra<br />
– $125 per person; concert only,<br />
$50 per person. For more information<br />
or to purchase tickets, contact<br />
St. James Church at 238-0819 or<br />
Pacifica Realty at 237-4040.<br />
CAN YOUR FINES<br />
From Nov. 21 to Dec. 31, $1 in<br />
fines is forgiven for every canned or<br />
other nonperishable food item donated,<br />
with max of $16 per library<br />
card account. Bring canned soup,<br />
fruits, and vegetables, and packages<br />
of rice or pasta and more to the library<br />
and ask to “Can Your Fines”.<br />
Details available at the downtown<br />
library main desk or 237-3870.<br />
DONATE TO<br />
LOAVES AND FISHES<br />
Send monetary donations to<br />
Loaves and Fishes, P.O. Box<br />
1720, Paso Robles CA 93447 or<br />
click on the PayPal link at loavesandfishespaso.org.<br />
Bring commercially<br />
produced and sealed<br />
food donations or fresh produce<br />
from your garden to the back-alley<br />
entrance of 2650 Spring St.<br />
(entrance through 26th St.) on<br />
the following days/times: Monday,<br />
Tuesday, Wednesday, 9-11 a.m.<br />
or 2-4 p.m. On Thursday, stop by<br />
5:30-7 p.m.; phone 238-4742.<br />
Profit will benefit:<br />
ALONG COMES HOPE<br />
& Tolosa Children’s<br />
Dental Center<br />
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“I would like to thank and honor Bob<br />
Chute for his 16 years and the owner and<br />
publisher of <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>. His efforts<br />
have played a large part in building the<br />
great reputation of North San Luis Obispo<br />
County and the City of Paso Robles. Bob’s<br />
experience and vision as read on the pages<br />
of Paso <strong>Magazine</strong> truly define who we are<br />
as a community.”<br />
1 st District Supervisor<br />
John Peschong<br />
“We owe Bob our deep gratitude for delivering<br />
North County news to our homes<br />
over the last 16 years through <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>.<br />
Thank you for highlighting the people,<br />
programs and events that make our County<br />
so special. I wish Bob and Rho the best as<br />
they begin their retirement adventures.”<br />
5 th District Supervisor<br />
Debbie Arnold<br />
“Over the many years of public service,<br />
I was always appreciative of the manner in<br />
which Bob’s magazine treated folks. His<br />
magazine was respectful, uplifting and always<br />
positive. I continue to look for it and<br />
wish Bob all the best in his retirement. It’s<br />
great!!”<br />
Frank Mecham<br />
“Bob – Thank you! Your passion for Paso<br />
news will be greatly missed, but not forgotten.<br />
<strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> always found a way<br />
into the homes, businesses and lives of Paso<br />
Roblans. You ran it well - full of information,<br />
interesting features and diverse subjects – always<br />
keeping us informed. Thanks for all the<br />
features about our people, schools, local community<br />
events and especially the Paderewski<br />
Festival. You helped make <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong><br />
a staple here for the locals with the right<br />
amount of small town charm - thank you.<br />
Wishing you the best.”<br />
Joel Peterson<br />
“Bob, congratulations on a wonderful<br />
career in journalism and service to Paso<br />
Robles and the north county. It has been<br />
a great partnership working with you at<br />
the Overhead Door Company Co. level<br />
of business for the past 30+ years and as a<br />
City Councilman through all the important<br />
City issues and political campaigns you<br />
have helped me to solve with our public’s<br />
input. Well Done!”<br />
John and Marjorie Hamon,<br />
Hamon Overhead Door<br />
“I would like to thank Bob for all he<br />
has done for the community; truly a good<br />
neighbor in his volunteer work as well as<br />
the publisher of the <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>. I<br />
worked with Bob when he spearheaded<br />
the effort to bring the Boys & Girls Club<br />
to Paso. He was a visionary for our youth<br />
and the entire community.<br />
Bob has also been such a great asset<br />
to our community as the publisher of the<br />
magazine. He always sought to make the<br />
magazine available to help publicize the<br />
work of our community non-profits, and<br />
supported their work and fundraising efforts.<br />
He has been fair and balanced in<br />
reporting of the town events and issues. I<br />
wish him and Rhoda all the best!”<br />
Field Gibson, School Board<br />
“I appreciate Bob Chute’s unbiased reporting.<br />
As a retailer the <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong><br />
was very helpful in promoting my business.<br />
Serving as Mayor and on the City Council,<br />
Bob would ask me questions to clarify my<br />
response to be certain he had interpreted<br />
correctly. That is something many journalists<br />
often forget or don’t ask. It’s been my pleasure<br />
knowing Bob and appreciating him as<br />
an active part of our community.”<br />
Duane Picanco,<br />
Former Mayor City Councilman<br />
“Congratulations on 16 successful years<br />
as our own town crier. You kept us informed,<br />
educated, motivated and sing our<br />
praises every month in the <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>.<br />
You have been a mainstay in my house<br />
for the last decade and half. It arrives and<br />
then quickly read through once, and then<br />
a second time and then saved. I can’t tell<br />
you how many times I pull it out to find<br />
a company to do business with. You can<br />
retire knowing that you built a legacy that<br />
will continue and not everyone can say that.<br />
I wish you and Rho lots of idle days to just<br />
enjoy this wonderful community that you<br />
have helped chronicle.”<br />
Dee Lacey<br />
“Thank you for reporting the good and<br />
happy news in our wonderful Paso Robles.<br />
Everything positive that has happened in<br />
our community over the past 35 or so years<br />
found its way to your pages. All that time,<br />
you ensured the success of fundraisers, festivals,<br />
service organizations, local government,<br />
schools and nonprofits by your unfaltering<br />
support and coverage. It has been so fun to<br />
celebrate all of us…as presented by you. All<br />
the best always!”<br />
Barbara Partridge<br />
“Thank you for your many years of service<br />
to our great community.”<br />
Dennis & Diane Cassidy<br />
“Thank you for the honor of allowing<br />
me to know Paso and the local area by writing<br />
about our people and history since issue<br />
#1.”<br />
Chuck Desmond<br />
“Bob, thanks for believing I could do this<br />
job...even when I was sure I couldn’t. It was<br />
a pleasure learning it all from you and being<br />
a part of <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> for the past 15<br />
years.”<br />
Pam Osborn<br />
“Your dedication to our community has<br />
inspired me and so many others. I treasure<br />
my connection with my community because<br />
of you and <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>.”<br />
Millie Drum<br />
“Thank you, Bob, for giving me the opportunity.<br />
I’ve loved working for and with<br />
you these past 10 years. I wish you an adventure<br />
filled, stress free, lounge around retirement!”<br />
Jamie Self<br />
“Thank you, Bob, for your infectious humor<br />
and ever-present positivity, even under<br />
pressure. You had faith everything would<br />
work out, and it always did.”<br />
Denise McLean<br />
“The equine community (and others)<br />
don’t realize the commitment Bob has<br />
made to others especially without knowing<br />
horses. Words pale, but experiences bloom<br />
brightly for the community which helps<br />
the local economy, kids and all those who<br />
participate. We are blessed and pass those<br />
blessings on to Bob and Rhoda.”<br />
Dorothy Rodgers<br />
“<strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> has been your labor<br />
of love since day one. Bob, you have<br />
demonstrated commitment, grit and an<br />
abiding belief that Paso Robles deserves an<br />
independent media source that resonates<br />
with our readers. You’ve not conceived<br />
something for yourself alone, but an enduring<br />
love letter to the community. From the<br />
bottom of my heart, thank you for allowing<br />
me to take part in it with you. May you and<br />
your family be lavishly blessed in all things!”<br />
Melissa Chavez<br />
“Dearest Bob, for all you have done<br />
and continue to do for our wonderful Paso<br />
Robles community, I say THANK YOU!<br />
From the moment you invited me to write<br />
for your magazine, I have learned what it is<br />
like to work with and for a humble, giving,<br />
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encouraging, gracious, and truly gentle man.<br />
As you enter into this new chapter of your<br />
life, I wish you, Rhoda, and your beautiful<br />
family all the best life has to offer...may God<br />
continue to BLESS YOU richly. “<br />
Meagan Greene Friberg<br />
“Bob’s dedication to Paso Robles has<br />
been on display every month. His efforts<br />
consistently reminded us how<br />
special our hometown is by showcasing our<br />
city through a lens of passion and pride.<br />
Thank you Bob!”<br />
Travis Ruppe<br />
“Thank you so much Bob for believing<br />
in me when I had not one lick of experience<br />
and giving me multiple opportunities<br />
to write for the <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>. You are<br />
awesome.”<br />
Chris Macy<br />
“Thank you for allowing me to be a<br />
part of your newspaper/magazine family.<br />
As an employee (twice) I was fortunate to<br />
see firsthand your dedication to provide<br />
positive news for Paso. Working with you<br />
was one of the best times in my career. Best<br />
wishes for your retirement!”<br />
Karen Sorensen Battaglia<br />
“The Wellness Kitchen wishes Bob<br />
and Rho journeys full of joy, family and<br />
friends, and good health! Thank you for<br />
the constant love and support of our mission!”<br />
Nancy Walker<br />
“From your friends at the El Paso de<br />
Robles Area Historical Society, thank you<br />
for your continued support of our organization<br />
and for recognizing the importance<br />
of preserving the history of Paso Robles<br />
for future generations. Your determination<br />
through the years to produce a quality magazine<br />
that benefited the entire community<br />
is respected and appreciated.”<br />
Grace Pucci<br />
foundation - providing us with an invaluable<br />
way to connect with our community.<br />
Without a doubt, Bob Chute’s vision<br />
and creation of this wonderful magazine<br />
helped us grow and succeed. THANK<br />
YOU, BOB and Best Wishes, for a Great<br />
Retirement”<br />
Ann and Debbie Stacker,<br />
Paso Petcare Veterinary Hospital<br />
“Thank you, Bob, for being so dedicated<br />
to helping local business succeed and keep<br />
our local economy strong. Frontier Floors<br />
has been with you and <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong><br />
for 16 years starting with issue #1! Wishing<br />
you a well-deserved retirement!”<br />
Dana Hauber Verreras<br />
“Thanks Bob, for serving the community<br />
in such a powerful way! We at The<br />
Natural Alternative have felt honored to<br />
be a part of such an amazing publication!”<br />
Bobbi Conner<br />
“Thanks for giving the business’s in Paso<br />
a wonderful venue for advertising. It Is<br />
amazing how many people read the ads and<br />
articles all month long. Thanks again for all<br />
you’ve done.”<br />
Ken & Susie Jevec, Cider Creek<br />
“<strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> has been part of our<br />
community for so long and we truly appreciate<br />
all that Bob and his staff have done<br />
to keep us informed, connected, and loved.<br />
Thank you, Bob!!!<br />
Lori Foster, Spice of Life<br />
“Thank you for the great job with the<br />
<strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> for these years! Congratulations<br />
on retirement!<br />
Julie Opheim, Placer Title<br />
“Your wonderful magazine has been Paso’s<br />
own R2D2: Rolling along over all challenges<br />
while serving everyone’s needs, jam-packed<br />
with invaluable messages and information for<br />
the good of all!”<br />
Patricia Alexander,<br />
North County Writing Support Group<br />
“We wish to thank you for the many<br />
years you helped promote CASA’s work<br />
for abused and neglected children. You’ve<br />
helped CASA grow; serving more children<br />
in the North County.”<br />
Cathy Orton, CASA of SLO County<br />
“Thanks for a wonderful magazine that<br />
has kept us informed about what’s going on<br />
in Paso. Now it’s time to relax and enjoy.<br />
Knowing you though, you’ll find a new adventure<br />
soon.”<br />
Mary Thompson<br />
“Thank you for providing a platform for<br />
all these years that has helped us boost our<br />
presence in the community.”<br />
Ted Hamm, Ted Hamm Insurance<br />
“Thank you for 16 years of the <strong>PASO</strong><br />
<strong>Magazine</strong>. It has been a great vehicle to get<br />
news and information about our community.<br />
I hope that the new owners continue<br />
with the success that you started. Enjoy your<br />
retirement and your grandchildren.”<br />
Ann Danko, Templeton Holiday<br />
Craft Boutique<br />
“Bob has been a tremendous friend of<br />
Estrella Warbirds Museum over the years.<br />
The museum’s success in no small measure<br />
can be traced to the positive coverage of<br />
the museum and its events that appeared<br />
in the <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>. His support of<br />
the museum’s mission has been exemplary.<br />
The museum wishes Bob all the best as<br />
he pursues the next chapter in his life. We<br />
hope Bob has fair winds and following<br />
seas!”<br />
Ren Stelloh,<br />
President Estrella Warbirds Museum<br />
“Bob has been one of the strongest<br />
supporters and friend of Estrella<br />
Warbirds Museum and Woodland Auto<br />
Display that we could ever have had.<br />
Bob has continued to amaze us with<br />
all his articles and pictures of events and<br />
happenings at the museum over the years.<br />
Bob’s dedication to the museum has had<br />
a enormous effect on bringing residents<br />
of Paso Robles and visitors to visit. Bob’s<br />
coverage of our major fundraising events<br />
has continued to be a driving force in our<br />
success.<br />
Dan and I wish you and Rho the best<br />
of luck whereever the next adventure<br />
takes you. Put the pedal to the metal in<br />
that beautiful Mustang and travel safely.”<br />
Carol Verstuyft,<br />
Manager Advertising Department<br />
for Estrella Warbirds Museum<br />
& Woodland Auto Display<br />
“So many have thanks to give that<br />
we could not fit it all in the magazine.<br />
If we missed you, please give Bob a big<br />
‘THANK YOU’ when you see him. We<br />
can think of no better way to thank him<br />
than keep the <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> going as<br />
he would have with positive and uplifting<br />
stories about the good and the wonderful<br />
in Paso Robles.”<br />
Nicholas & Hayley Mattson<br />
Owners & Publishers, <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong><br />
“Thank you, Bob, for promoting and<br />
celebrating the Paderewski Festival. Your<br />
support and friendship of the Festival<br />
have always been greatly appreciated.<br />
Best wishes for your retirement.”<br />
Marjorie Hamon,<br />
Paderewski Festival Board<br />
“Premiering just six months after we<br />
opened our doors almost 17 years ago,<br />
<strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> has been part of our very<br />
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Organizers are officially seeking donations and volunteers<br />
for the free sit-down dinner that provides a traditional feast<br />
to more than 1,000 of our neighbors in need.<br />
ow in its 33rd year, Thanksgiving for<br />
Paso Robles, is once again hosting a free<br />
Thanksgiving dinner to the community of<br />
Paso Robles, where more than 250 volunteers<br />
transform Centennial Park into a virtual<br />
restaurant for more than a 1,000 of our<br />
neighbors who would normally go without<br />
a holiday meal — and organizers need your<br />
help to make it another success.<br />
The traditional sit-down dinner takes<br />
place at Centennial Park Activity Center<br />
on Thursday, Nov. 23, 12 – 2 p.m. This extraordinary<br />
event is made possible solely by<br />
donations and volunteers. Monetary donations<br />
are greatly needed.<br />
Over 250 volunteers are needed to assist<br />
with activities that lead up to the dinner<br />
including set-up, food preparation, serving,<br />
delivery, and clean up. Volunteer sign-ups<br />
begin October 10, <strong>2017</strong>.<br />
In 1984, Thanksgiving for Paso Robles<br />
was born. It all started with a small holiday<br />
dinner at the Paso Robles Senior Center<br />
for 80 people who had nowhere to spend<br />
the holiday. The event has now grown into<br />
a true community effort severing more than<br />
1,000 people at Centennial Park.<br />
The extensive menu includes roasted turkey,<br />
carved ham, mashed potatoes with gravy,<br />
bacon green beans, candied yams dressing,<br />
cranberries and a variety of fresh baked pies.<br />
The homemade meal is made possible by<br />
the generous donation of the Paso Robles<br />
School District’s Culinary Academy kitchen<br />
run by Chef Gregg Wangard, and scores<br />
of volunteers. In addition to the sit down<br />
dinner, volunteers deliver meals to those<br />
who are homebound.<br />
Each year the generosity of the community<br />
grows. For the last several years New<br />
Era Barber Shop sets up in the park, offering<br />
free haircuts to anyone in need, many<br />
children included. Members of the community<br />
have also brought coats and warming<br />
kits to distribute.<br />
“Thanksgiving for Paso Robles is a true expression<br />
of our community, bringing diverse<br />
people together to share the day with one<br />
another,” says Dave Kudija, 23-year veteran<br />
and director of the steering committee.<br />
“All are welcome, to attend and volunteer.<br />
It’s a lot of work, but it has been fulfilling to<br />
see so many work together to serve the Paso<br />
community.”<br />
Donations can be made at eventbrite.com,<br />
checks can also be sent to Thanksgiving<br />
for Paso Robles, PO Box 662, Paso Robles,<br />
CA 93447. For more information go to @<br />
thanksgiving4paso on Facebook, ThanksgivingForPasoRobles.com,<br />
email TgforPaso@gmail.com,<br />
or call 239-4137.<br />
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“Unless someone like you cares a<br />
whole awful lot, nothing is going<br />
to get better. It’s not.” ~ Dr. Seuss<br />
The financial strain for many<br />
families to put food on the table<br />
and shoes on growing feet too<br />
often leaves little leftover for<br />
presents under the tree. In its<br />
23rd year, Toy Bank of Greater<br />
Paso Robles is continuing to<br />
work year-round to gather toys,<br />
raise funds and rally practical<br />
support for gifts that will be<br />
shared with neighboring families.<br />
Toy Bank estimates<br />
that in <strong>2017</strong>, a total<br />
of 587 families and<br />
1,300 children will<br />
participate in the Day<br />
of Giving distribution<br />
on December 16 at<br />
the Paso Robles Event<br />
Center in cooperation<br />
with Coats for Kids<br />
and Salvation Army.<br />
Early <strong>November</strong>,<br />
100 containers with<br />
the Toy Bank logo are<br />
placed all over town to<br />
receive unwrapped toy<br />
donations. If a business<br />
wants to participate, the Toy Bank<br />
can be reached by calling 423-<br />
1272.<br />
“It takes scores of volunteers and<br />
8,000 hours of work throughout<br />
the year to make it successful,” said<br />
longtime board member Bill Pluma.<br />
“On the Day of Giving, we distribute<br />
a succession of boxes to 30<br />
families every 15 minutes. Toys for<br />
boys and girls ages 0-12 years are<br />
needed, but the gaps we see most<br />
are within the 8-12 age range.”<br />
To ensure the best results for<br />
distribution on the Day of Giving,<br />
families are urged to pre-register<br />
early at Plymouth Congre-<br />
By Melissa Chavez<br />
gational Church at<br />
13th and Oak Street in<br />
Paso Robles between<br />
<strong>November</strong> 15-29.<br />
To qualify, applicants must live<br />
within Paso Robles, San Miguel,<br />
Bradley, Shandon or Heritage<br />
Ranch with photo ID, proof of<br />
current address, income, and<br />
birth certificates for each child.<br />
Bill described the awkwardness<br />
that kids can experience<br />
after Christmas, when friends<br />
converse about what they each<br />
received. Many are not so fortunate.<br />
Bill believes that the experience<br />
of receiving<br />
enables children<br />
to learn about<br />
helping others.<br />
“Toy Bank<br />
invests in the students’<br />
future,” said<br />
Bill. “If they remember<br />
there’s a<br />
group to help them<br />
that gives them toys<br />
and school supplies,<br />
they remember that<br />
and learn how to<br />
give, too.<br />
To donate<br />
funds, checks can<br />
be made payable to Toy Bank of<br />
Greater Paso Robles and mailed<br />
to PO Box, Paso Robles, CA<br />
93447. Cash collection banks<br />
will also be placed in businesses<br />
throughout the area. Toy Bank of<br />
Paso Robles is a registered 501(c)<br />
(3) nonprofit organization and<br />
donations are tax-deductible. Tax<br />
ID: 77-0385525.<br />
“The Toy Bank would like<br />
to thank everyone who has<br />
made donations over the last<br />
23 years,” said Bill. “We are<br />
grateful for the community support<br />
that helps us help families in<br />
need.”<br />
<strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong>, <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> 35
<strong>PASO</strong>’S POLICE DEPARTMENT<br />
HAS A NEW SERGEANT<br />
D<br />
etective RICKY LEHR was<br />
sworn in as the newest Sergeant for the El<br />
Paso de Robles Police Department on Oct.<br />
2nd. Chief Burton began by commenting<br />
on Ricky’s humbleness, dedication to the positions<br />
he’s held and how well he represents<br />
the whole department. City Manager, Tom<br />
Frutchy, did the actual swearing-in and capped<br />
it off by leading a loud and long ovation and<br />
the words, “We are very excited to have you in<br />
this new role in which, when you retire, you’ll<br />
have helped make Paso better and more safe<br />
than it was when you began your career.”<br />
Ricky was born and raised in the San<br />
Fernando Valley. As a high-schooler, he was<br />
deep into sports and played varsity football,<br />
basketball and baseball. He lettered in all<br />
three and thus was in the thick of the teams.<br />
His parents had a place at “The Lake” and,<br />
as they vacationed there often, those trips<br />
unknowingly shaped Ricky’s fondness for<br />
the Central Coast.<br />
City Manager Tom Frutchy and Chief Robert Burton<br />
welcome new PRPD sergeant Ricky Lehr.<br />
BY CHUCK DESMOND<br />
When High School was finished, Ricky decided<br />
to serve – and serve he did! As an eighteen<br />
year-old, Ricky enlisted in the Marine<br />
Corps and for eight years, he did us proud!<br />
Stationed in Japan, Hawaii, San Diego and<br />
other locations across America, Ricky got out<br />
as a Sergeant. You can just tell he was a Marine;<br />
poised, shoulders back, erect, look-ya-inthe-eye<br />
and, he even called me “sir.” Of course<br />
I’m three times his age so maybe he was afraid<br />
I’d croak in the interviewing room!<br />
His active duty ended in 2004, and by then<br />
Ricky knew he wanted to be a policeman. His<br />
father was an investigator in law enforcement<br />
and Ricky had heard enough about the work<br />
that he liked the feel of what his career could<br />
be. As he looked around, the hoards of people<br />
in the greater LA area were a turn-off.<br />
However “that Central Coast area” seemed<br />
just perfect. It had that innate draw. Boy, how<br />
many times have we heard that! His folks<br />
were relocating to the area so that helped.<br />
Ricky applied all over the county and lo and<br />
behold, Chief Dennis Cassidy (at that time)<br />
just happened to have an opening. He took a<br />
chance on the former-Marine and it paid off.<br />
Mr. Lehr attended Allen Hancock’s Police<br />
Academy, graduated of course, and was sworn<br />
in as a patrolman for the Paso PD. He reported<br />
to (then) Sergeants Tim Murphy and<br />
Ty Lewis who in turn reported to Lt. Robert<br />
Burton. My, times have changed; both of<br />
those Sergeants are now Lieutenants and Mr.<br />
Burton is the Police Chief! They’re all really<br />
good guys by the way!<br />
ROUND TOWN<br />
Ricky Lehr swears in with the Paso Robles<br />
sun beaming down at PRPD.<br />
Eight years on patrol was plenty and<br />
Ricky was promoted to General Detective<br />
– it’s a squad of two with Nick Bier-Stanberry<br />
as the other detective. Earlier this<br />
year, Sergeant Clint Winter decided to retire<br />
after 30 years on the job. The opening<br />
for a replacement was posted and there was<br />
a fair number of certainly well-qualified applicants<br />
who applied for the position that<br />
was awarded to Ricky.<br />
Currently we have 33 sworn officers, two<br />
K-9 dogs, one patrol motorcycle and three<br />
Community Service officers. Applications<br />
are being taken to fill the now-vacated detective<br />
position.<br />
Ricky met his wife (a SLO gal) at Hancock.<br />
They and their four children live in<br />
a lovely rural setting outside city-limits.<br />
Ricky says it’s a Blessing to be here as a part<br />
of this community and he wasted no time in<br />
finishing that thought with the words, “This<br />
is our forever home!”<br />
Sergeant Lehr, congratulations on the promotion!<br />
Thank you for what you do for us<br />
Roblans. Keep well and stay safe!<br />
36 <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>, <strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong>
The Wellness Kitchen’s <strong>2017</strong> TOP CHEF<br />
CONGRATULATIONS FOUR TIME WINNER – ALEX MARTIN<br />
The competition was tough<br />
inside Idler’s Home on Sept.<br />
23 for the sixth annual Wellness<br />
Kitchen Top Chef event.<br />
Three batches of secret ingredients<br />
were presented to three<br />
chefs who prepared an appetizer,<br />
main dish and dessert for<br />
a panel of three judges! With a<br />
bountiful pantry and a gigantic,<br />
digital timer nearby, the pressure<br />
was on.<br />
The results were close. Threetime<br />
winner Alex Martin —<br />
owner of Crush Catering —<br />
edged out two-time winner<br />
Adam White and newcomer<br />
Clare Cranford. Emcee Chef<br />
Phillip Riccomini offered an<br />
enjoyable angle to the competition<br />
as mentor, educator and<br />
retired Director of the Culinary<br />
Arts Academy. “I loved how<br />
Chef Phillip engaged with the<br />
audience and chefs to keep it so<br />
exciting,” said Wellness Kitchen<br />
Executive Director Nancy<br />
Walker, who also spoke of the<br />
mission and future goals of The<br />
Wellness Kitchen in Templeton.<br />
Wellness Kitchen volunteers<br />
greeted a sold-out crowd who<br />
enjoyed local wine, tapas by The<br />
Fig Café at Courtney’s House,<br />
and music by Wine Country<br />
Troubadours in a tent near<br />
the entrance leading to Idler’s<br />
demonstration kitchen.<br />
The panel of judges included<br />
Kevin Kuhn – Senior Vice Pres-<br />
ident of the Aerospace Group<br />
for MW Industries; Mike Lane<br />
– Chief Operating Officer of<br />
Twin Cities Community Hospital;<br />
and Lori Foster – Owner<br />
of Spice of Life in downtown<br />
Paso Robles.<br />
Here’s what the judges had<br />
to say about our Top Chefs.<br />
Kuhn enjoyed the chef ’s “calm<br />
demeanor” and “humbleness in<br />
speaking about their amazing<br />
creations.” He added, “I love<br />
the creativity; from flash-frying<br />
the sage leaf, creating fish stock<br />
from the fish remains, to creating<br />
an ice cream as a topping.<br />
The chefs were digging deep to<br />
impress the audience. The energy<br />
of the event was contagious<br />
for even the shy attendees. By<br />
the end of the night, everyone<br />
felt like they attended a high energy<br />
concert with ‘5 star’ restaurant<br />
foods.”<br />
Lane commented, “Every bite<br />
was fantastic! Some bites were<br />
just … a bit more fantastic. I<br />
needed to slow down and savor<br />
the taste. Eating in moderation<br />
is extremely difficult when you<br />
love every bite! The chef ’s creative<br />
presentation, use of all ingredients,<br />
and appearance was<br />
no-doubt extraordinary by anyone’s<br />
standard; each of the three<br />
dishes in a different way. They<br />
were all excellent,” added Lane<br />
of his tofu dish; an ingredient he<br />
is not usually fond of.<br />
“My eyes feasted on the bowl,”<br />
said Lori Foster of Chef Adam’s<br />
main dish. “The flavors blended<br />
perfectly and warmed my soul.<br />
Chef Clare’s dessert was colorful<br />
and beautiful. The variety of<br />
ingredients and flavors complimented<br />
each other perfectly and<br />
I enjoyed every bite! All dishes<br />
prepared were divine and shows<br />
that eating healthy can be an<br />
exciting adventure. Pulling rich,<br />
colorful and clean ingredients<br />
and using creativity to prepare<br />
each meal makes every day a<br />
celebration.”<br />
The sixth annual Top Chef<br />
Competition was a huge success<br />
thanks to the host, Idler’s<br />
Home, sponsors Coastal Radiation<br />
Oncology Medical Group,<br />
Twin Cities Community Hospital,<br />
Rancho Azul y Oro, Pacific<br />
Premier Bank and many<br />
in-kind donors and wineries.<br />
Chef Alex Martin<br />
The next goal of The Wellness<br />
Kitchen is to open additional<br />
facilities and expand the meal,<br />
broth and education programs<br />
to those suffering from cancer<br />
and other life-altering illness.<br />
Everyone has a story about cancer<br />
or serious illness that has<br />
touched family, friends and our<br />
community. For information on<br />
the Wellness Foods & the “Pay<br />
It Forward” Healing Foods meal<br />
programs, classes and other resources,<br />
go to thewkrc.org. Donations<br />
are greatly appreciated.<br />
Judges included Kevin Kuhn, Senior VP for MW Industries,<br />
Mike Lane, COO at Twin Cities Community Hospital,<br />
and Lori Foster, owner of Spice of Life.<br />
<strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong>, <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> 37
WHAT’S HAPPENING in<br />
Templeton this month<br />
BINGO<br />
Templeton Lions Club holds<br />
BINGO night every Monday at<br />
the American Legion Hall on<br />
Main St. from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.<br />
Coffee with a CHP<br />
California Highway Patrol’s<br />
Templeton office hosts Coffee<br />
with a CHP the second Tuesday<br />
of each month at Nature’s Touch<br />
Nursery & Harvest, 225 Main St.<br />
in Templeton, at 8:30 a.m. The<br />
monthly coffee event gives locals<br />
the opportunity to interact with<br />
local law enforcement personnel<br />
on a more personal level.<br />
<strong>November</strong> Women<br />
By Heather Young<br />
Be entertained by Templeton High School Drama Department’s production<br />
of William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth.” The tragedy contemplates the question<br />
“to be or not to be.” “Shakespeare’s shortest play is about ambition<br />
gone awry,” director Catherine Kingsbury said.<br />
Performances begin Friday, Nov. 3, and follow on Nov. 4, 5, 10, 11 and<br />
12 at 7 p.m., with matinees on Saturdays at 2 p.m. The Nov. 11 show also<br />
features a special tribute to veterans. All shows will be performed in the Performing<br />
Arts Center on the THS campus. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10<br />
for students and seniors and are available at www.templetondrama.org.<br />
in Business<br />
Templeton Chamber of Commerce’s<br />
Women in Business<br />
meets the second Tuesday of the<br />
month at 11:30 a.m. at rotating<br />
locations. The <strong>November</strong> meeting<br />
will be held on Nov. 15 at<br />
Templeton Community Center,<br />
601 S. Main St. Steve Burnside of<br />
Burnside Digital Marketing will<br />
speak about how to improve your<br />
business Facebook page. The cost<br />
is $20 for chamber members and<br />
$25 for non-members. To RSVP,<br />
call 434-1789 by the Thursday at 5<br />
p.m. before the luncheon.<br />
<strong>November</strong> After Five Mixer<br />
ROUND TOWN<br />
Templeton Recreation will host its annual Turkey Trot Family Fun Run on Saturday, Nov. 18.<br />
The Templeton Chamber of<br />
Commerce will host its monthly<br />
After Five Mixer on Thursday,<br />
Nov. 17 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at<br />
SLO Motion Shoes, 1101 Las<br />
Tablas Road, Ste. J in Templeton.<br />
For more information, contact<br />
Gail Kudlac at info@templetonchamber.com<br />
or 434-1789.<br />
SLOFolks Concert:<br />
Tony Furtado<br />
SLOFolks will hold an indoor<br />
concert at Castoro Cellars on Saturday,<br />
Nov. 4, and will feature Tony<br />
Furtado. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.<br />
and the show will start at 7:30 p.m.<br />
Tickets are $20 each and seating<br />
will be provided for the show. For<br />
more information, go to www.castorocellars.com/events.<br />
Turkey Trot Family Fun Run<br />
Templeton Recreation will<br />
host its annual Turkey Trot Family<br />
Fun Run on Saturday, Nov. 18.<br />
The event will start and end at<br />
the Templeton Fire Department<br />
and will include 10K, 5K and<br />
one-mile children’s fun runs. This<br />
event is a fundraiser for activities<br />
sponsored by Templeton Recreation,<br />
including youth sports and<br />
camps. To register, go to www.<br />
templetonCSD.org. Participants<br />
are encouraged to dress up in their<br />
best fall and Thanksgiving outfits.<br />
For more information, contact<br />
Templeton Recreation at 434-<br />
4909 or kzink@templetoncsd.org.<br />
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COUNTY PERSPECTIVE<br />
ROUND TOWN<br />
By Bruce<br />
Curtis<br />
Celebs & Weirdoes: With<br />
the grandchildren in Puyallup.<br />
I can only pronounce Puyallup<br />
after a fashion and many<br />
years of practice — trivia for<br />
you Trekkers — which has led<br />
to spending long hours on the<br />
road between here and there.<br />
And I’m noticing more mobilized<br />
weirdness; the I-5 Alive<br />
Drive between here and Seattle<br />
seems to have morphed<br />
into Burning Man on the move<br />
and I’m wondering if cannabis<br />
— now legal in all three<br />
western states — isn’t partly to<br />
blame. You’ve got counter-culture<br />
bumper stickers, happy<br />
hipsters ambling along at 40<br />
mph in ancient gold Buicks<br />
faded to diaper brown. Smoke<br />
trails from their windows, not<br />
their exhaust pipes, pungently<br />
skunk-toned. Oversize big<br />
rigs slowly pass other big rigs,<br />
engaged in slo-mo dosado the<br />
Germans call elefantenrennen,<br />
dragging us all to a crawl. The<br />
truckers don’t seem to be high,<br />
just oblivious.<br />
More of Hollywood’s elite<br />
— some would say elitists —<br />
some expensive caffeine and<br />
recharge his electric car. Timberlake<br />
got plenty of requests<br />
for photos, being among the<br />
first in the boy band genre, if<br />
you don’t count the Monkees.<br />
Actually, former Monkee<br />
Mickey Dolenz was here too,<br />
performing at this year’s Mid<br />
State Fair. Older ladies danced<br />
while Mickey shored up a few<br />
of the teen pop band’s classics<br />
Critics cite the change in neighborhood<br />
character when neighboring homeowners<br />
start renting out their rooms to visitors.<br />
to motels are finding it the<br />
overnight version of Uber: the<br />
nascent small bed and breakfast<br />
industry.<br />
Not everyone is thrilled<br />
though, critics cite the change<br />
in neighborhood character<br />
when neighboring homeowners<br />
start renting out their<br />
rooms to visitors.<br />
Nor is the view for homebuyers<br />
in northern San Luis<br />
Obispo County especially<br />
rosy as private bed and breakfast<br />
consolidators like Air BnB<br />
reinvent the vacation rental<br />
business online. Fewer homes<br />
for sale are driving up prices,<br />
giving already tightly stretched<br />
homebuyers headaches.<br />
Instead of selling, homeowners<br />
eye the potential profit<br />
of turning unused rooms or<br />
entire homes into personalized<br />
oases for overnight guests. Recent<br />
figures show Paso Robles<br />
home prices higher than<br />
they’ve been since the prerecession<br />
boom of 2007, leaving<br />
many prospective purchasers<br />
digging deeper, or worse,<br />
walking away.<br />
Watts Mine: It was a noble<br />
idea. Most people don’t<br />
know that California suspended<br />
utility choice when the<br />
energy crisis of the early 2000’s<br />
hit.<br />
But nothing stopped local<br />
governments from looking into<br />
a three county alternative idea<br />
labeled Community Choice, to<br />
compete with big utilities like<br />
P.G.&E. Central Coast Power<br />
was born.<br />
The failed launch framework<br />
of that noble idea was laid to<br />
rest after a decade-long study<br />
found that such a consortium<br />
would never be able to compete<br />
with the big boys, because<br />
we have not just one,<br />
but two big public utilities<br />
serving the region.<br />
Ironically, the explosion in<br />
residential solar photovoltaics<br />
and the promise of battery<br />
storage will probably do what<br />
Central Coast Power could<br />
not; the power to control our<br />
own energy future.<br />
seem to be sliding up and with what’s left of his voice.<br />
down hwy 101 incognito. Recently<br />
comic actor Will Ferrell juncture to take stock, and<br />
Moisture: This is a good<br />
was spotted in Paso Robles, appreciate the rain that broke<br />
munching down carbs to fuel our decade-long drought. Although<br />
Paso Robles got just<br />
a multi-day cycling adventure,<br />
while Justin Timberlake about its normal rainfall this<br />
paused in A-town to inhale year, the mountains around<br />
were soaked; Rocky Butte got<br />
87 inches of rain, which is over<br />
seven feet, if you’re counting,<br />
leaving reservoirs brimming.<br />
And last winter was a doozy;<br />
even though the new Pfeiffer<br />
Creek Bridge in Big Sur was set<br />
to open in record time on Friday<br />
the 13th of October, the iconic<br />
highway will still be a dead end<br />
until next summer when the $40<br />
million Mud Creek slide repair<br />
project is complete.<br />
My own visits to the Pacific<br />
Northwest, where tap water<br />
tastes like bottled and free<br />
fruit grows wild by the side<br />
of the road, and the wildfires<br />
we’ve had are a reminder that<br />
down here we pay a price for<br />
our fine weather. Water is and<br />
will always be a precious commodity,<br />
never to be taken for<br />
granted.<br />
B & B Blues: I admit I’m a<br />
bed and breakfast customer;<br />
hotels are overpriced, many<br />
are dirty and competition near<br />
nonexistent. A recent TV news<br />
program aired the industry’s literal<br />
dirty laundry: many hotels<br />
no longer change the sheets<br />
between guests. Visitors looking<br />
for an attractive alternative<br />
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BUSINESS<br />
GROUNDBREAKING SET FOR SPRINGTIME IN 2018<br />
HOTEL AVA PROJECT IS REDEFINED<br />
TO REFLECT <strong>PASO</strong> ROBLES DOWNTOWN<br />
By Melissa Chavez<br />
A prime commercial corner lot<br />
in Paso Robles has been revived<br />
for groundbreaking in 2018 following<br />
recent building project<br />
approval by the Paso Robles<br />
Planning Commission. The 2.42-<br />
acre parcel at 944 Pine Street sat<br />
dormant since Hayward Lumber<br />
closed its doors to concentrate<br />
on business holdings in San Luis<br />
Obispo, but will soon become a<br />
downtown destination known as<br />
Hotel Ava.<br />
Building demolition — to provide<br />
a clean slate for redefined vision<br />
— is scheduled for next year,<br />
according to owner and Project<br />
Manager Debbie Lorenz. The<br />
first inception, 189,331 square<br />
foot Pine Street Promenade, was<br />
a comparatively grander project<br />
approved by the Planning<br />
Commission in 2014 — designed<br />
as a Tuscan-influenced hotel,<br />
restaurant facilities, performing<br />
arts theater and accompanying<br />
parking complex. Hotel Ava is<br />
planned as a 105,195 square<br />
foot project is estimated to take<br />
roughly a year and a half to complete<br />
after groundbreaking.<br />
Lorenz and business partner<br />
Brett Van Steenwyck, whose<br />
downtown properties include the<br />
Acorn Building and Odd Fellows<br />
Building (Park Ballroom), decided<br />
to revise the plan to harmonize<br />
more effectively with the surrounding<br />
area. Also referred to<br />
by the working title of Pine Street<br />
Hotel, the project was named Hotel<br />
Ava shortly after the Planning<br />
Commission approved the plan<br />
in late September. Hotel “Ava”<br />
refers to Paso Robles’ regional<br />
designation as an American Viticulture<br />
Area. The goal is to honor<br />
the community’s agribusiness<br />
heritage, contributions of both<br />
pioneer families and devoted<br />
transplants and tourism industry<br />
which helps support the region.<br />
Lorenz hopes the community<br />
will be happy with the design<br />
changes for Hotel Ava.<br />
“I want it to be an approachable<br />
space where locals come<br />
and embrace something they<br />
can be proud of. It’s important to<br />
create something that truly adds<br />
to our Downtown,” she said.<br />
The new design for the oblong-shaped<br />
parcel that stretches<br />
north to south has been reconfigured<br />
for a more engaging<br />
and comfortable feel. The exterior<br />
will feature brick veneer over<br />
plaster and warm stone finishes<br />
in an urban-industrial vibe.<br />
New structures will range from<br />
ground-level to four stories high.<br />
To anchor the southeast corner<br />
of 10th and Pine streets, a spacious<br />
ground-level restaurant will<br />
include a shaded, open-air rooftop<br />
bar with northern views that<br />
face Downtown and City Park.<br />
Next to the second-story bar<br />
will be an above-ground swimming<br />
pool. Elevated at 17 feet<br />
high, the oblong pool will be surrounded<br />
by stone tile and raised<br />
planters. A total of 151 hotel<br />
rooms will take up the second,<br />
third and fourth floors in lodging<br />
of varying sizes. Balconies and<br />
larger suites will be set on the<br />
outer perimeter.<br />
From north to south along<br />
Pine Street, a pedestrian-friendly<br />
entrance will open to a<br />
4,780-square-foot retail space<br />
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divided into smaller units.<br />
Adjacent to the retail portion<br />
will be a 1,960 sq. ft. commercial<br />
kitchen, 1,188 sq. ft. banquet<br />
kitchen, a 2,904 sq. ft. meeting<br />
space with teleconferencing capabilities,<br />
plus operational, storage<br />
and administration buildings.<br />
Centered within the parcel<br />
will be a tree-shaded valet-serviced<br />
entrance that leads into a<br />
sweeping interior space of 3,351<br />
square feet, featuring a lobby and<br />
lounge seating with a two-sided<br />
fireplace. Inviting niches will be<br />
placed throughout where people<br />
can gather and converse, sit<br />
with a laptop or relax with a cup<br />
from the coffee bar. Just south of<br />
the entrance will be guest parking<br />
with 179 spaces.<br />
PLANNING WITH A FOCUS ON<br />
SUSTAINABILITY<br />
Zoned in the Uptown/Town<br />
Center Specific Plan, the prospective<br />
hotel, restaurant and<br />
retail project aligns with the existing<br />
designation as “Town Center-1”<br />
within the City’s General<br />
Plan and current Economic Strategy.<br />
Transit Occupancy Taxes<br />
collected from the Downtown location<br />
will provide monetary sustainability<br />
to the General Fund<br />
along with local employment.<br />
Center and Amtrak train station,<br />
where traveling guests are inclined<br />
to park their vehicles or<br />
use area transit. Bicycle parking<br />
will also be made available onsite<br />
for Hotel AVA employees<br />
and guests.<br />
Impacts to public safety services<br />
were also determined to<br />
suffer less than significant impacts.<br />
Emergency Services are<br />
located one block away at 9th<br />
and Park streets with nearby<br />
highway access. Demand for new<br />
services would not be proposed<br />
and incremental impacts would<br />
be alleviated through standard<br />
development impact fees.<br />
important to pay homage to our<br />
heritage, we need our younger<br />
generations to be excited about<br />
Paso so that they will choose to<br />
remain here and keep our town<br />
alive and vibrant.”<br />
HISTORICAL ROOTS<br />
AND RELATIONSHIPS<br />
In 2013, work began to protect<br />
five existing Valley Oak trees and<br />
one Coast Live Oak tree, which<br />
Low-impact development continue to receive TLC. An arborist’s<br />
(LID) features have been incorporated<br />
study determined that<br />
within the project the Valley oaks suffered varying<br />
design to reduce watertight degrees of damage from previous<br />
concrete paving and decom-<br />
surfaces. “Green” materials will<br />
promote groundwater recharge posed granite which essentially<br />
through bioretention. To help choked their critical root zones<br />
preserve area water quality, surface<br />
of needed moisture and oxygen.<br />
drainage facilities will clean Trunk scarring was discovered,<br />
pollutants before they ever reach too, likely caused by lumber<br />
the groundwater basin. For landscaping,<br />
trucks backing into them.<br />
graywater will be con-<br />
“I fought for those trees and<br />
served and recycled.<br />
I want to see them survive and<br />
Permeable hardscaping and thrive,” said Debbie.<br />
fencing will harmonize with A landscape plan was designed<br />
containers filled with native and<br />
to protect the de-<br />
drought-friendly plants and solar cades-old trees from further harm<br />
energy panels will be installed on and enhance their health. Meticulous<br />
rooftops. Throughout the structures,<br />
hand-digging, low-impact<br />
water-conserving fixtures tractors and safe construction<br />
and high-efficiency laundry and methods will reduce potential<br />
kitchen appliances will be used. harm to nearby root systems. Additional<br />
The Planning Commission also<br />
trees will also be planted<br />
reviewed information regarding on the property.<br />
increased traffic, everyday operational<br />
“Historical connection and<br />
noise and nighttime neighborliness are important to<br />
lighting. Like the previous large me. The relationship to our train<br />
plan, they determined all less station is part of that,” said Debbie.<br />
than significant impacts with no<br />
“I think it was important to<br />
or few modifications. The Commission<br />
change the design from a Tusable<br />
noted the project’s walkcan<br />
theme to accomplish these<br />
proximity to Downtown, as things and bring a sense of who<br />
well as the nearby Transportation we are to the project. Not only is it<br />
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LOCAL GOODS REPORT<br />
MORNING GLORY FARMS<br />
and the Joy of Local Gifting<br />
from<br />
GENERAL STORE<br />
<strong>PASO</strong> ROBLES<br />
• Oak & Mistletoe candles<br />
from Jeriel at Fable Soap Co.<br />
• Classic or Mexican Cocoa,<br />
Cider and Mulling spices<br />
We truly love this time of year at General Store.<br />
from Yes! Artisan Cocktail Co.<br />
We get to share all of the things we’ve been<br />
working on since June (yes, we were taste-testing<br />
• Warm Cinnamon or Toasted Pumpkin<br />
peppermint maltballs while it was 110 degrees<br />
bar soaps from Gardenesque<br />
outside!) We also get to help people put together<br />
• Santa Maria Red or White spice blends<br />
gift baskets for everyone from clients to Thanksgiving<br />
hosts to neighbors and teachers.While we<br />
• Our #spreadjoy General Store<br />
from Le Z Ranch<br />
are a store, and of course want people to like what<br />
tea towels<br />
we sell, we also challenge ourselves to offer<br />
And you cannot make a Thanksgiving gift<br />
thoughtful and inspired goods to our customers.<br />
basket without the pumpkin butter from<br />
We prefer making gift baskets with you rather<br />
Morning Glory Farms. Belia and Sue, the<br />
than offering a bunch of pre-made options. It’s fun<br />
mother/daughter jam team that makes<br />
for us to ask questions and guide our customers<br />
our Rose Wine Jelly and more, have been<br />
through our offerings. It might be less efficient<br />
making treats from their own produce and<br />
than having rows of pre-filled baskets, but we like it this fruit for years. It’s a family tradition – Sue grew up canning with her<br />
way better. (On a side note, we do lots of corporate gifts mom – and we are always excited to expand our offerings from<br />
this time of year, whether it’s for just a few clients or a whole Morning Glory at this time of year. Tart Cherry, Pomegranate, Apple<br />
roster full. Just give us a call so we can set some time aside to Butter – all the flavors of Fall and Winter are deliciously captured in<br />
meet with you.)<br />
the little jars with the white lids.<br />
We’ve partnered with several familiar faces to create goodies for We asked Sue a few questions, during her last delivery, about Morning<br />
Glory Farms and working with her mom.<br />
the holidays, so when you come in, be on the lookout for these justfor-General-Store<br />
items to turn up the local flavor this holiday! Please see GENERAL STORE page 45<br />
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GENERAL STORE from page 44<br />
What is something you’d want<br />
everyone to know about the<br />
jams and jellies you make for<br />
General Store?<br />
Morning Glory Farms grows<br />
its fruits and vegetables without<br />
pesticides or chemicals. And it<br />
sounds like we’re always harvesting<br />
because we are!<br />
What is the strangest/most<br />
unique jam you’ve ever made?<br />
We make a jalapeño, oregano<br />
and red wine jelly that is delicious!<br />
What’s the best way to use<br />
pumpkin butter?<br />
It is great on toast, bagel,<br />
crackers, croissants, on ice cream.<br />
I have put in my coffee to make<br />
a pumpkin spice coffee with<br />
whipped cream.<br />
Remember to come visit us on<br />
Small Business Saturday, right<br />
after Thanksgiving. Coffee and<br />
donuts are on us!<br />
Grateful for you all and<br />
for this community,<br />
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What’s Happening<br />
By Millie Drum on Main Street?<br />
A Tradition of Hospitality –<br />
Elegant Evening Downtown<br />
The downtown Main Street businesses<br />
wish to thank the community<br />
for their loyal patronage throughout<br />
the year and especially during<br />
the holiday season. On Saturday,<br />
<strong>November</strong> 11 from 5 to 8 p.m.,<br />
downtown Paso Robles is transformed<br />
into a cordial evening of<br />
hospitality and entertainment. The<br />
whimsically-costumed live mannequins<br />
posing in windows are young<br />
dancers from North County Dance<br />
and Performing Arts Studio who<br />
perform in local ballets and holiday<br />
performances. Enjoy the sights and<br />
sounds of Christmas; trees adorned<br />
with garland, tinsel, twinkle lights,<br />
and carriage rides from Grand Cheval<br />
Carriage.<br />
The evening concludes with<br />
the much-anticipated drawing<br />
for an original watercolor by John<br />
Partridge and art print by Anne<br />
Laddon. Prior to and on Elegant<br />
Evening, visit the participating<br />
businesses to enter the drawing.<br />
The winners will be announced at<br />
7:30 p.m. at Couch Potato at 1240<br />
Spring Street. You must be present<br />
to win and only one winning entry<br />
is allowed per person.<br />
Lighting of the Town –<br />
Friday, <strong>November</strong> 24<br />
It’s a delightful evening highlighted<br />
with the old-fashioned<br />
custom of singing Christmas carols<br />
by candlelight. For the last 31<br />
years, the community has gathered<br />
together on the day after Thanksgiving<br />
to “light the town” for the<br />
holiday shopping season. After the<br />
crowd gathers at 5:30 p.m., Mrs.<br />
Claus flips the giant light switch<br />
for the most important arrival of<br />
Santa Claus during the 56th Holiday<br />
Light Parade on Saturday, De-<br />
ROUND TOWN<br />
cember 2. Master of Ceremonies<br />
Chad Stevens leads the caroling<br />
while the Snow King and Queen<br />
and Santa’s elves engage the children<br />
and families in the singing.<br />
Love Paso! Shop Small!<br />
Buy Local!<br />
There is a long-overdue Shop<br />
Small movement going on in our<br />
country; particularly in towns like<br />
Paso Robles. This movement is<br />
represented at the peak of the holiday<br />
by Small Business Saturday,<br />
<strong>November</strong> 25. The trend is less<br />
about getting the best deal and<br />
more about supporting small business<br />
owners. Statistics prove that<br />
48% of money spent with local<br />
small business is re-circulated locally,<br />
but less than 14% of purchases<br />
at chain stores remain within the<br />
community.<br />
Before spending your money on<br />
Black Friday and Cyber Monday,<br />
take the “old-school” route before<br />
going to the big boxes or logging<br />
on to e-commerce. General Store<br />
Paso Robles epitomizes the spirit<br />
of the national campaign of Small<br />
46 <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>, <strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong>
Business Saturday with special<br />
treats and promotions planned on<br />
that day for their customers. Resist<br />
the trend to pick up your device to<br />
shop and restore the age-old tradition<br />
of shopping downtown and<br />
get to know the business owners.<br />
They will appreciate it!<br />
Shop Small and Handmade!<br />
Friday, <strong>November</strong> 24<br />
Be sure to include the Main<br />
Street Holiday Craft Bazaar in<br />
your weekend shopping! From 10<br />
a.m. to 4 p.m. in the City Park,<br />
local artists and crafters will offer<br />
unique and reasonably priced,<br />
hand-crafted items - perfect for<br />
stocking stuffers, hostess gifts,<br />
your home décor or gifts for any<br />
occasion.<br />
Barrel Streetscape<br />
With the organization, coordination<br />
and talent of Chairman<br />
Laure Carlisle, the Paso Robles<br />
Art Association, the Main Street<br />
Design Committee, and volunteer<br />
Extraordinaire Tom Flynn, painted<br />
barrels are starting to appear all over<br />
downtown. The first batch has been<br />
placed by Berry Hill Bistro, Refinery,<br />
Wine O’Clock, Siegel’s Jewelry,<br />
Natural Alternative and Paso<br />
Robles Main Street. It’s an on-going<br />
and gradual project with the<br />
goal of relaxing barrels throughout<br />
the downtown and working with<br />
merchants to replant and maintain<br />
the flowers, shrubs and trees. The<br />
donated full barrels are cut into<br />
halves by Rental Depot. Be sure to<br />
meander downtown and enjoy all<br />
our streetscape. And let Main Street<br />
know if you’d like to help!<br />
For information on events<br />
and the Main Street program,<br />
visit pasoroblesdowntown.org.<br />
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EDUCATION & CULTURE<br />
A GALA CONCERT TRIFECTA:<br />
CHOPIN, SZYMANOWSKI AND PADEREWSKI<br />
<strong>2017</strong> PADEREWSKI FESTIVAL WELCOMES<br />
MAGDALENA BACZEWSKA<br />
By Melissa Chavez<br />
Every <strong>November</strong>,<br />
the Paderewski Festival<br />
in Paso Robles<br />
brings together music<br />
lovers, cultural exchange and delightful<br />
way to celebrate the contributions of<br />
composer, statesman and honorary Paso<br />
Roblan, Ignacy Jan Paderewski. This<br />
annual series of piano concerts, jazz and<br />
swing performances, youth recitals and<br />
more is a great way to savor some of the<br />
best entertainment and artistic enrichment<br />
that Paso Robles offers.<br />
Wildly talented and accomplished<br />
Polish classical artist Magdalena<br />
Baczewska will headline this year’s<br />
Paderewski Festival in a Gala Concert<br />
at the Paso Robles Inn Ballroom on<br />
Thursday, <strong>November</strong> 2<br />
Opening Concert with Café Musique<br />
offers a 6:30 p.m. Wine Reception<br />
and concert beginning at 7 pm<br />
at Cass Winery, 7350 Linne Road, will<br />
feature their blend of European gypsy,<br />
“wild classical,” folk, swing and tango<br />
tunes in a light-hearted, engaging<br />
performance by Brynn Albanese on<br />
violin and vocals, Duane Inglish on accordion,<br />
Craig Nuttycombe on guitar<br />
and vocals, Fred Murray on bass and<br />
vocals and Eric Williams on a stringed<br />
smorgasbord of guitar, ukulele, bouzouki<br />
and vocals. Enjoy a no-host<br />
reception with Cass Wines and tasty,<br />
pre-concert gourmet meal available<br />
for purchase. Visit casswines.com.<br />
Saturday, <strong>November</strong> 4, at Paso Robles<br />
Inn at 1103 Spring Street.<br />
The artist’s program will music<br />
of three universally beloved Polish<br />
composers: Chopin, Szymanowski<br />
and Paderewski. A Wine Reception<br />
hosted by Epoch Estate Wines begins<br />
at 6:30 p.m. Concert doors open at 7<br />
p.m., followed by the Gala Concert at<br />
7:30 p.m.<br />
Based in New York City, Ms. Bazcewska<br />
is the Director of the Music<br />
Performance Program and Lecturer<br />
in Music at Columbia University in<br />
New York City, as well as a professor<br />
at Accademia Europea Villa Bossi in<br />
Varese, Italy. The Washington Post<br />
characterized her work as a solo artist<br />
as “eloquent and technically flawless.”<br />
Born to a musical family in Poland,<br />
Friday, <strong>November</strong> 3<br />
At 2 p.m., piano students and the<br />
general public can participate in an<br />
informative Piano Master Class with<br />
Gala Concert pianist Magdalena<br />
Baczewska at Park Ballroom, 1232<br />
Park Street. Visit parkballroom.com.<br />
American Jazz Standards by Polish<br />
Composers is a Friday night Jazz Trio<br />
Concert with Grammy Award-winning<br />
guest pianist Bill Cunliffe, bassist<br />
Darek “Oles” Olesczkiewicz and percussionist<br />
Tina Raymond. They will<br />
perform songs by Victor Young (Stella<br />
by Starlight), Bronny Kaper (On Green<br />
Dolphin Street and Hi Lili, Hi Lo) and<br />
Henry Vars. Enjoy a 6:30 pm Wine Reception.<br />
Concert begins at 7 p.m.<br />
she has distinguished herself as a classical<br />
pianist, harpsichordist, university<br />
educator, performer, musical collaborator<br />
and recording artist.<br />
Major symphony performances<br />
throughout the world, both home and<br />
abroad include Carnegie Hall in New<br />
York, National Center for the Performing<br />
Arts in Beijing, Guangzhou<br />
Opera House, China National Symphony,<br />
San Francisco Symphony and<br />
in concert performances with contemporary<br />
classical composer maestro<br />
Tan Dun, Grammy Award-winning<br />
violinist Joshua Bell and others.<br />
A classical pianist of laureate proportions,<br />
Baczewska’s accomplishments<br />
include the Chopin Competition<br />
at the Kosciuszko Foundation,<br />
Prix du Piano Ecoles d’Art Amér-<br />
PADEREWSKI FESTIVAL SCHEDULE RELEASED FOR NOVEMBER EVENTS<br />
Saturday, <strong>November</strong> 4<br />
At 4 p.m., the Youth Competition<br />
Winners’ Recital begins at Paso<br />
Robles Inn Ballroom. The best-kept<br />
secret of the Paderewski Festival is<br />
the combined talents of these promising<br />
young pianists. If you have never<br />
attended this event, here is your<br />
chance. Reserve your seats early. Free<br />
admission. Visit paderewskifest.com.<br />
Gala Concert with Magdalena<br />
Baczewska begins Saturday night<br />
with a 6:30 p.m. wine reception. The<br />
highlight of the Festival is the Gala<br />
Concert. Ms. Baczeswka’s precision<br />
and beautiful playing will astound.<br />
Doors open at 7 p.m. followed by the<br />
concert performance at 7:30 p.m.<br />
icaines Fontainebleau, Outstanding<br />
Achievement Award from the Minister<br />
of Polish Culture and more.<br />
Among her recording releases is<br />
Magdalena Baczewska Plays Chopin<br />
& Szymanowski.<br />
A video montage of the Paderewski<br />
Cycle Project will feature nine finalists<br />
from East and West Coasts, followed<br />
by the award presentation of a<br />
national juried competition calling for<br />
treatments for a musical script featuring<br />
Ignacy Jan Paderewski. The event<br />
is sponsored by Adam Mickiewicz Institute<br />
in Warsaw.<br />
View complete event and<br />
Ticket Package information at<br />
PaderewskiFest.com.<br />
To purchase tickets by phone,<br />
call (805) 235-5409.<br />
Sunday, <strong>November</strong> 5<br />
At 10 a.m. an exclusive Paderewski<br />
Festival Tasting Room Tour, wine<br />
tasting and brunch for Paderewski<br />
Patrons and Friends of Paderewski,<br />
followed by a premiere Paderewski<br />
Cycle musical presentation and<br />
discussion with Adam Mickiewicz<br />
Institute organizers and musical creative<br />
team at Epoch Estate Vineyards.<br />
Visit epochwines.com.<br />
Friends of Paderewski and<br />
Paderewski Patron Ticket Packages<br />
are new for <strong>2017</strong> and offer lots of<br />
exclusive perks and intimate access<br />
options for Paderewski Festival of<br />
Paso Robles fans.<br />
48 <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>, <strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong>
FOR THE<br />
AFTER-SCHOOL CROWD<br />
By Meagan Friberg<br />
In addition to being involved<br />
with school athletic and arts programs,<br />
local youth are signed up<br />
for an abundance of after-school<br />
activities. Below, find information<br />
on a variety of options to keep<br />
the after-school crowd involved,<br />
entertained, and active.<br />
<strong>PASO</strong> ROBLES YOUTH ARTS<br />
FOUNDATION<br />
With a mission statement to<br />
“enrich the lives of area youth with<br />
free classes in the visual and performing<br />
arts in a safe, nurturing<br />
environment”,<br />
Paso Robles<br />
Youth Arts<br />
Foundation<br />
has been an instrumental<br />
part<br />
of the community<br />
since<br />
2001. PRYAF<br />
provides over<br />
300 students<br />
ages 5–18 with<br />
over fifty weekly<br />
classes, and<br />
serves over<br />
1,200 students<br />
annually.<br />
Classes<br />
and programming<br />
offered<br />
through PRYAF include<br />
dance, jazz, guitar, voice, art,<br />
sewing, band, theater, and piano.<br />
In addition, there are options for<br />
instruction in acting, song writing,<br />
creative writing, performance<br />
studies, and more.<br />
Check out pryaf.org, call 238-<br />
5825, or stop by 3201 Spring St.<br />
for a current schedule and enrollment<br />
information.<br />
STUDIOS ON THE PARK<br />
In addition to the Kids Art<br />
Smart Program, offered during<br />
the school day to Paso Robles<br />
students, Studios on the Park<br />
artists provide opportunities for<br />
kids of all ages in the form of art<br />
classes in a variety of mediums.<br />
One of the more popular offerings<br />
is Art With Anna, happening<br />
on Thursdays from 4<br />
to 5:30 p.m. for all ages. Anna<br />
Meyrick presents different projects<br />
each week as she supports<br />
students along the path to learning,<br />
experimenting, and creating.<br />
$20-25; scholarships are<br />
available by request. Students<br />
must preregister by contacting<br />
Meyrick at annameyrickmosaics<br />
@gmail.com or (971) 221-3438.<br />
See studiosonthepark.org, call<br />
238-9800, or stop by 1130 Pine<br />
St. for current scheduling, programs,<br />
events, and more information.<br />
<strong>PASO</strong> ROBLES RECREATION<br />
SERVICES<br />
The friendly folks with Recreation<br />
Services offer a multitude<br />
of classes and events for the<br />
after-school crowd. Youth and<br />
teens enjoy library programs,<br />
youth sports, and YMCA programs.<br />
Whether interested in classes<br />
on cartooning and video game<br />
creation, sports such as tennis,<br />
soccer, and karate, or learning<br />
about dog training or hunter education,<br />
there are plenty of activities<br />
for the after-school crowd.<br />
Schedules at Recreation Services<br />
change seasonally; for the<br />
most up-to-date offerings see<br />
prcity.com/government/departments/recreation.<br />
For more information,<br />
call 237-3988, or stop by<br />
600 Nickerson Drive at Centennial<br />
Park.<br />
Do you have information on<br />
more after-school activities?<br />
Send an email to: publisher<br />
@<strong>PASO</strong>magazine.com.<br />
<strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong>, <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> 49
A HOLIDAY FAMILY TRADITION<br />
By Heather Young<br />
The familiar melody of<br />
Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker will<br />
fill the Performing Arts Center<br />
at Templeton High School as<br />
local dancers adorned in sparkling<br />
costumes glide across the<br />
stage in the Christmas ballet<br />
at the Performing Arts Center<br />
at Templeton High School in<br />
December.<br />
“It’s a really good way to get<br />
into the holiday spirit,” said<br />
Gabriella Trevisan, this year’s<br />
Sugar Plum Fairy.<br />
Every year, the holiday season<br />
is kicked off with the annual performance<br />
of “The Nutcracker”<br />
ballet. The Christmas story of<br />
Clara, her uncle Drosselmeyer,<br />
the Prince, Sugar Plum Fairy<br />
and the fantasy world is a Christmas<br />
tradition that North County<br />
Dance and Performing Arts<br />
Foundation brings to the area.<br />
While The Nutcracker ballet<br />
will be the same production that<br />
audiences have grown to love,<br />
each year is a bit different based<br />
on the dancer in each role.<br />
“It’s always different in regards<br />
to the cast and the dancers that<br />
get cast in the part,” The Nutcracker<br />
Artistic Director<br />
Cheryle Armstrong said.<br />
“We try to choreograph to<br />
the talents of the dancers.”<br />
Lisa Deyo, who has<br />
been a resident choreographer<br />
for many years, will<br />
choreograph this year’s<br />
ballet. Joining the cast this<br />
year, Armstrong said, are<br />
several local celebrities,<br />
including some physicians<br />
and public servants, including<br />
Dr. Mark Kowall.<br />
“I am very excited<br />
to take on the role of<br />
Mr. Stahlbaum,” said<br />
Kowall. “Last year, as<br />
one of Clara’s uncles,<br />
I had a fantastic experience.<br />
I was incredibly<br />
impressed with the dedicated<br />
and hardworking<br />
cast. This year, I<br />
am once again looking<br />
forward to being on<br />
the stage with the real<br />
dancer in the family,<br />
Katie, and with my<br />
wife, Margie, who debuts<br />
as an aunt.”<br />
This holiday season’s<br />
ballet will take place<br />
the second weekend<br />
of December. Student<br />
night and open<br />
dress rehearsal will<br />
be held on Thursday,<br />
Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. The following<br />
performances<br />
will happen on Friday,<br />
Dec. 8 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday,<br />
Dec. 9 at 11:30 a.m.<br />
and 4 p.m. and Sunday,<br />
Dec. 10 at 1 and 5:30 p.m.<br />
At this time, the role of<br />
the Cavalier has not been<br />
cast. Armstrong said she<br />
is currently looking for a<br />
dancer for that role.<br />
“I try my best to bring in<br />
someone who is professional<br />
and willing to work with<br />
a student, because it’s a<br />
learning experience,” she<br />
said. “I have a few candidates,<br />
but have not hired<br />
anyone yet.”<br />
Get a preview of the<br />
ballet and the dancers<br />
during Paso Robles Main<br />
Street Association’s annual<br />
Elegant Evening<br />
Downtown on Saturday,<br />
Nov. 11 from 5 to 8 p.m.<br />
During Elegant<br />
Evening, dancers<br />
for The Nutcracker<br />
will be live mannequins,<br />
creating different scenes in different<br />
business windows. Tickets for<br />
Student Night are $10 for youth<br />
and $25 for adults. For the other<br />
performances, tickets are $24<br />
for children and seniors and $28<br />
for adults. Tickets are on sale at<br />
www.<strong>2017</strong>nutcracker.brown<br />
papertickets.com.<br />
FOR MORE INFO GO TO<br />
WWW.NCDPAF.ORG<br />
Nutcracker Tea Party<br />
A Nutcracker Tea Party will<br />
be held on Sunday, Dec. 3 at<br />
noon and 3:30 p.m. at Class<br />
Act Dance: Studio D in Paso<br />
Robles. The tea will include the<br />
Sugar Plum Fairy, Clara and<br />
Mrs. Stahlbaum with special<br />
appearance by the Land of the<br />
Sweets dancers. There will be<br />
photo opportunities with cast<br />
members, autographs, Nutcracker<br />
gift souvenirs, raffles<br />
items and more.<br />
50 <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>, <strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong>
will take the stage this month<br />
By Heather Young<br />
Told in the Park Street Ballroom,<br />
the story of Gypsy Rose<br />
Lee and her mother, Mama Rose,<br />
will be told through music in<br />
<strong>November</strong> and December.<br />
The musical was rescheduled<br />
from its original run in August to<br />
Nov. 17 through Dec. 3. The story<br />
takes place in the late 1920s when<br />
vaudeville was dying and burlesque<br />
was born.<br />
“It’s considered one of the<br />
greatest American musicals of<br />
all time because of the story,”<br />
Wine Country Theatre Executive<br />
Director Cynthia Anthony<br />
said. “It’s a fun story, but it has a<br />
lot of gravitas. Gypsy is a crowdpleaser.”<br />
The musical is based on Gypsy<br />
Rose Lee, who changed her name<br />
from Louise after her stardom<br />
was born.<br />
“[Mama Rose] only has her<br />
eyes on fame — just trying to<br />
make it,” Anthony said. “She’s so<br />
domineering that her first daughter,<br />
June, runs off and she focuses<br />
on making Louise a star. They accidentally<br />
book a show at a house<br />
of burlesque and Anthony said<br />
“there’s no choice, but for Louise<br />
to go on. [From that] she becomes<br />
Sholly Von Stein as Mama Rose and<br />
San Luis Obispo County Superintendent<br />
of Schools James Brescia as<br />
Mama Rose’s boyfriend Herbie.<br />
MUSICAL<br />
Gypsy Rose Lee and becomes so<br />
famous.”<br />
Though the musical is based on<br />
Gypsy Rose Lee’s memoirs, it is<br />
about Mama Rose and is appropriate<br />
for children.<br />
“It’s not an inappropriate play,”<br />
Anthony said. “It’s not about<br />
stripping. It’s family-friendly. It’s<br />
about what are the bonds that<br />
make a family.”<br />
The cast is also multigenerational<br />
with young children, young<br />
adults and mature adults.<br />
“I think it’s important for us<br />
to do plays with casts that are<br />
multigenerational,” Anthony said.<br />
“We’re not a children’s theater, but<br />
to do plays and musicals that can<br />
all generations is important to us.”<br />
Sholly Von Stein will play the<br />
role of Mama Rose, San Luis<br />
Obispo County Superintendent<br />
of Schools James Brescia will<br />
play Herbie, Mama Rose’s boyfriend;<br />
Libby Parker will play<br />
Gypsy Rose Lee and Mackenzie<br />
Hart will play June, Mama Rose’s<br />
“favorite” daughter.<br />
“This show makes the moms<br />
on current reality series like<br />
‘Dance Moms’ and ‘Toddlers &<br />
Tiaras’ look tame by comparison,”<br />
Anthony said. “It is a tremendous<br />
role, demanding a superior actress<br />
and singer, and we are thrilled to<br />
welcome Sholly to our stage. She<br />
has performed throughout the<br />
county in countless shows and<br />
her Mama Rose, or Momzilla, as<br />
I call it, is entirely authentic, loveable,<br />
irascible and entirely entertaining.”<br />
This production is directed by<br />
Kristen Saunders with Thomas<br />
Grandoli as the musical director.<br />
Shirley Kirkes Mar will return as<br />
the choreographer; she choreographed<br />
the company’s production<br />
of “Guys and Dolls.”<br />
Performances will be held on<br />
Fridays and Saturdays between<br />
Nov. 17 and Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m.<br />
HOLLYWOOD DANCER AND CHOREOGRAPHER<br />
JOINS WINE COUNTRY THEATRE FOR ‘GYPSY’<br />
Shirley Kirkes Mar joined the Wine Country<br />
Theatre team to choreograph “Gypsy.” The<br />
Cambria resident teaches dance in Paso Robles<br />
and choreographed the “Guys and Dolls” musical<br />
three years ago.<br />
She got into dance at 7 years old, leaving her<br />
home in Texas at 18 to pursue a professional<br />
career in dance. That was about 1960 and she<br />
danced with the Rat Pack during her career.<br />
She danced in night clubs, television, movies<br />
and theater until she was 35 years old, which was<br />
when she transitioned to choreographing.<br />
“I didn’t want to be an old dancer,” Kirkes<br />
Mar said. “I made a card one day that I was a<br />
choreographer. I actually turned down jobs as<br />
a dancer.”<br />
She said it took some time, but eventually the<br />
dance offers became offers to be a choreographer.<br />
Over the course of her career, she’s worked with<br />
well-known people such as the actor and musician<br />
Steve Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Carol Burnett,<br />
Michael J. Fox, Henry Winkler, Michael Douglas,<br />
Christopher Walken and Gene Hackman, among<br />
others. She worked on “American President” with<br />
Rob Reiner, “Absolute Power” with Clint Eastwood<br />
and “Three Amigos” with John Landis.<br />
“I took up [visual art] when I lost my leg,”<br />
Kirkes Mar said, adding that she studied with<br />
George Small. She paints dancers, horses,<br />
boats, whatever strikes her fancy.<br />
EDUCATION & CULTURE<br />
and on Sundays at 2 p.m. in Park<br />
Street Ballroom, 1232 Park St. in<br />
Paso Robles. Wine and cheese<br />
plates and snacks will be available<br />
for purchase before and during<br />
the show.<br />
To purchase tickets, go to<br />
winecountrytheatre.com<br />
or call 805-610-0786.<br />
Tickets are $15 for students and<br />
$25 for general admission.<br />
Sholly Von Stein as Mama Rose<br />
Shirley Kirks Mar, Sammy<br />
Davis Jr. and Kathie King in<br />
NBC Follies, which aired<br />
14 episodes in 1973.<br />
<strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong>, <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> 51
By Melissa Chavez<br />
Founder and director of<br />
Applause Children’s Theater<br />
in Paso Robles, Vikky<br />
Mullin, appears to be on a<br />
mission.<br />
As a child, she used<br />
American Sign Language<br />
to communicate with her<br />
cousin, and the Cal Poly<br />
alumnus put her teaching<br />
credential to work teaching<br />
ASL in area schools and<br />
traveled with students throughout<br />
California to perform ASL set to<br />
music in full costumes. Her sites became<br />
broadened with the firm belief<br />
that all children deserve the opportunity<br />
to perform on stage.<br />
“Every kid can take part and be a<br />
star. They really can,” said Vikky.<br />
This month, Vikky is completing<br />
a six-week acting class for children ages seven<br />
and up geared to help them hone skills to<br />
prepare auditions for the springtime production<br />
of “Peter Pan, Jr.” Following completion<br />
of the course is a Parent Showcase where<br />
they can witness the fruits of their children’s<br />
discoveries.<br />
“In our very first camp, 50 kids signed up,”<br />
said Vikky. “For two weeks, every child got<br />
involved in all aspects of performing and<br />
even had private voice lessons. Whether<br />
they’re seasoned performers or have never<br />
performed, we’re inclusive. There is a fit<br />
for everyone. Everyone who auditions gets<br />
cast,” she added. “They’re involved in all of<br />
it — acting, dancing and singing, and many<br />
get involved with costumes, set design and<br />
Vikky Mullin<br />
choreography, too.”<br />
Summer camp activities<br />
are especially useful to help<br />
kids of all ages feel more at<br />
ease with one another, develop<br />
camaraderie and allow<br />
them to express themselves<br />
in an encouraging and supportive<br />
environment. Last<br />
spring, Vikky produced<br />
“The Wizard of Oz” musical<br />
at Flamson Auditorium,<br />
featuring 60 children. Not<br />
only was each child given one role<br />
to play; they had an average of three<br />
costume changes each.<br />
“We’ll have a workshop in December<br />
with scripts and auditions<br />
in January. If children and teens are<br />
interested, they will need to call and<br />
register their spots,” said Vikky. “I<br />
see kids who are so shy that they<br />
won’t even talk, but when they begin getting<br />
involved, things change. Some of the best<br />
compliments I’ve received are from the parents<br />
who tell me that their child didn’t quite<br />
find their niche in sports or that their child<br />
was going through a hard time, but found<br />
their outlet through performing. Even the<br />
shyest of kids learn how to take part.”<br />
What is it that makes Vikky’s classes so unique?<br />
“I have a very calming, instructive, fun way<br />
of directing. These kids learn to believe in<br />
themselves. One of them even signed with a<br />
management company in Los Angeles,” said<br />
Vikky. “We welcome children of all abilities.<br />
We’re creative and we make it work.”<br />
The Board of Directors at Applause Children’s<br />
Theater is comprised of seven people<br />
EDUCATION & CULTURE<br />
who provide operational, administrative<br />
and fiscal support, plus three parents. They<br />
include: Jessica Riley (President), Jonathan<br />
Shroyer (Vice President), Amanda Krumme<br />
(Secretary), Lisa Rokes (Treasurer), and Julie<br />
Taylor, Audrey Arellano and Christine<br />
Coons (Parent Representatives).<br />
Vikky also relies on the support of corporate<br />
and private sponsors to fund her 501(c)<br />
(3) nonprofit organization. At press time,<br />
this year’s major sponsors include The Stein<br />
Family, Paso Robles realtor Fred Bruen,<br />
Jim Bruhns of Hogue, Inc. in Paso Robles,<br />
Anthony’s Tire Store in Paso Robles, and<br />
the Optimist Club in Paso Robles, who<br />
have made donations ranging from $250<br />
to $1,500 thus far toward the spring 2018<br />
production. Other donors who help mitigate<br />
ongoing costs include “Friends Of ACT”<br />
contributors, who donate up to $250, and<br />
every donation counts to help keep the operation<br />
going.<br />
To purchase show tickets, register children<br />
to participate or make donations, those<br />
interested can call Vikky at 610-7187. She<br />
prefers most to speak with people directly,<br />
listen to their requests or concerns and discover<br />
new ways in which she can benefit<br />
others through performing arts. Messages<br />
may also be left at the www.applausechildrenstheater.com<br />
website, Facebook page,<br />
or email at applausect@gmail.com.<br />
Vikky, center, with Wizard of Oz chorus cast<br />
52 <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>, <strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong>
<strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong>, <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> 53
THE NATURAL ALTERNATIVE NUTRITION CENTER<br />
Feeling The Burn?<br />
Are you suffering from heartburn and reaching for an overthe-counter<br />
antacid or prescription acid blocker on a daily<br />
basis? Gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD, otherwise<br />
known as heartburn, is typically treated with a class of drugs<br />
called proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) or over the counter medications<br />
known as “antacids.” So, what's wrong with that …<br />
TOO LITTLE STOMACH ACID? It is reported that over<br />
90% of people with "acid indigestion" are not making too<br />
much stomach acid, but too little stomach<br />
acid, i.e. hypochlorhydia. Symptoms<br />
include bloating, belching, gas, indigestion,<br />
diarrhea, or constipation. Not<br />
pleasant! Stomach acid not only plays a<br />
critical role in digestion, but also helps<br />
to protect you from food poisoning, H.<br />
pylori and many other infections. In addition,<br />
in a Dutch study of more than<br />
300,000 patients, it was found that users<br />
of heartburn and ulcer drugs such<br />
as Nexium, Pepcid and Prilosec faced<br />
almost double risk of developing pneumonia<br />
after nearly three years of use.<br />
EDUCATION & CULTURE<br />
WEIGHT GAIN & OSTEOPOROSIS! A recent study<br />
revealed that patients on PPIs gained an average of eight<br />
pounds over two years of use compared to those receiving<br />
a placebo. Not Good!! More importantly, as stomach acid<br />
(HCL) is needed to not only break down proteins, but also absorb<br />
nutrients (esp. calcium, iron, zinc, B12), taking PPIs long<br />
term is linked to osteoporosis, anemia, increased risk of fracture,<br />
kidney problems, and dementia. A study published in<br />
JAMA Neurology reported that the reduction of B12 caused<br />
by these drugs leaves the brain vulnerable to damage.<br />
(Ref.: Scientific American / Weintraub 2/1/17)<br />
Factors contributing to GERD include: certain medications,<br />
foods such as fried food, fast food,<br />
chocolate, caffeine, alcohol, smoking,<br />
lying down after eating, overeating,<br />
hiatal hernia, pregnancy,<br />
and obesity. These factors we can<br />
control!<br />
A BETTER WAY: Enhance digestion<br />
— don’t disable it! If you<br />
suffer from occasional heartburn<br />
and acid indigestion, I would first<br />
advise discussing this with your<br />
health care professional. If digestive<br />
enzymes are recommended,<br />
let us help you choose a formula<br />
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that is best suited for you.<br />
Herbs such as marshmallow<br />
(not the candy), slippery<br />
elm and aloe have soothing<br />
properties while either plant<br />
based enzymes or HCL may<br />
assist with efficient digestion<br />
of protein, fats, and carbohydrates.<br />
Support the body’s<br />
natural processes rather than<br />
suppress enzyme activity and<br />
your gut will thank you for it!<br />
Stop by The Natural Alternative<br />
and let our friendly<br />
staff assist you in finding the<br />
right digestive support for<br />
you. Find out “what better<br />
feels like!"<br />
Stay tuned for next month's<br />
article "Healthy Holiday Tips"<br />
Bobbi, CNC, ACN, MH<br />
The information contained herein<br />
is for educational purposes only<br />
and does not constitute diagnosis,<br />
prescription or treatment and<br />
is not intended to be used as a<br />
substitute for medical counseling<br />
with a health professional.<br />
<strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong>, <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> 55
SPORTS<br />
SNAP AFTER SNAP, THE BEARCATS TURNED TOWARD<br />
THE PAC 5 AND ENTERED LEAGUE PLAY WITH A BOOM<br />
The Bearcats are moving<br />
the needle, and after<br />
a 1-4 start to a season<br />
rocked with controversy<br />
and coaching changes,<br />
the varsity football team<br />
is putting the Atascadero<br />
Greyhounds in their<br />
crosshairs with the PAC<br />
5 League title on the line on Friday, Nov. 3<br />
at home under the War Memorial Stadium<br />
lights.<br />
Whether the Bearcats are making a run for<br />
a share of the title or the outright sweep depends<br />
on whether they took care of business<br />
against the Righetti Warriors — but whether<br />
the Greyhounds are looking to scratch the<br />
first “L” of the regular season onto the ‘Cats’<br />
record, trying to knock Paso Robles out of<br />
the running for the PAC 5 title altogether, or<br />
whether the two are just dragging it out for<br />
bragging rights amongst those with school<br />
colors pumping through the blood — expect<br />
the unexpected under the Friday night lights.<br />
“If you can’t get up to play that game, there<br />
is something wrong with you,” PRHS head<br />
coach J.R. Reynolds said. “It’s a game where<br />
records go out the window, it doesn’t matter.<br />
It is that rivalry game that you are going<br />
to get something out of them.”<br />
Last year, the Bearcats broke a three-year<br />
losing streak against Atascadero with a definitive,<br />
45-25, win on the Greyhounds’ turf. The<br />
win was a bit sweeter than usual. Interim head<br />
coach Matt Carroll wore the head coach’s<br />
headset and called the shots from the helm<br />
with long-time head coach Rich Schimke sitting<br />
in the stands of his alma mater, watching<br />
his Bearcats take the field without him.<br />
Coaching strife bled into the <strong>2017</strong> season,<br />
and an early resignation by Larry<br />
Grant left the Bearcats again embroiled in<br />
questions and controversy, and Reynolds<br />
stepped in as interim head coach.<br />
Challenged with internal questions about<br />
the direction of the season, the players took<br />
the field against McClymonds, Cajon, Clovis<br />
North, and Sierra Canyon high schools digging<br />
their toes into the turf, looking for more<br />
than just a foothold for a single down.<br />
“The whole goal after the coaching change<br />
was to get them going in the right direction,”<br />
Reynolds said. “We made some changes offensively<br />
and defensively. What we preached<br />
and talked about with the kids is we wanted<br />
to be hitting our stride when we played AG.”<br />
Snap after snap, the Bearcats turned toward<br />
the PAC 5 and entered league play<br />
with a boom — dominating defending<br />
league champion Arroyo Grande with a<br />
28-7 victory. One down, three to go.<br />
“They are a resilient bunch of kids, no other<br />
way to say it,” Reynolds said. “They practice<br />
hard and play hard. They come together as<br />
a group and play for each other. We preach<br />
play for each other and play for the community,<br />
not who the coach is.”<br />
Game two was a given, with a trip to San<br />
Luis Obispo for a whooping on the Tigers<br />
— who have not won a league contest since<br />
October 2013.<br />
“The kids took [the challenges] in stride<br />
and the idea was lets go out and win league,”<br />
Reynolds said. “The kids bought into it and<br />
trusted the process of what we were doing.<br />
By the time we hit AG, we were ready.”<br />
The game with Righetti was a test of the<br />
Bearcats. Righetti entered<br />
the game on<br />
Friday, Oct. 27 with at<br />
least two league wins,<br />
and taking down Paso<br />
Robles would put them<br />
at the top of the heap<br />
with a shot at the PAC<br />
5 title. Results were unavailable<br />
at press time.<br />
BEARCATS VS. GREYHOUNDS, #90<br />
The greatest sports rivalry on the Central<br />
Coast is getting ready for kickoff, with the<br />
Bearcats hosting the Greyhounds on Friday,<br />
Nov. 3 in the 90th meeting between the two.<br />
Since 1920, when Atascadero fielded its first<br />
team and was dismissed to the tune of 119-0<br />
by the big brother Bearcats, the annual game<br />
between the dueling secondary schools has<br />
been the most important sporting event of<br />
the year … unless they met in CIF.<br />
In 89 meetings so far, the Bearcats lead<br />
the series 55-31-2, and recorded the first<br />
seven wins between the two. The series has<br />
run in streaks, with seven winning streaks<br />
between the two teams of three or more,<br />
and the Bearcats hold a record 18-straight<br />
wins, and won 25 of the first 29 games. Adding<br />
another will be a tast for Friday night.<br />
“That night we are playing to be the undisputed<br />
league champs,” Reynolds said.<br />
“We are excited for the game. Any time you<br />
are playing Atascadero it is a packed house.<br />
There is nothing like playing Atascadero at<br />
home, with the stadium seats sitting right on<br />
top of you.”<br />
On Friday, Nov. 3, the Bearcats will be looking<br />
for your support as they take the field at<br />
home for the final game of the regular season.<br />
The junior varsity kicks off at 4 p.m., and<br />
varsity begins at 7 p.m. The frosh team travels<br />
to Atascadero on Thursday, Nov. 2 for a final<br />
game of the season, kicking off at 5 p.m.<br />
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<strong>PASO</strong> ROBLES CROSS COUNTRY LOOKS TO SET ANOTHER HIGH MARK<br />
The long road to CIF State is a well-beaten<br />
path, and the <strong>2017</strong> squad of Paso Robles High<br />
School varsity boys cross country runners is<br />
making its way in the footsteps of legendary<br />
runners in recent history — and has a chance<br />
to become the first PRHS team to make State<br />
in Division 2.<br />
Following behind last year’s Trad Berti and<br />
Luis Armendariz, Gannon Chamberlain before<br />
that, and Zach Chamberlain before that,<br />
to name a few of the leaders that led PRHS to<br />
CIF State, now led by senior Ian Young and junior<br />
Pablo Cortes, the Bearcats have their eyes<br />
set on State again.<br />
With PAC 8 League finals looming on Thursday,<br />
Nov. 3, the Bearcats are out pounding the<br />
pavement, getting ready for the run to CIF.<br />
You might see them around town, and a<br />
quick “Go Bearcats” out the window will let<br />
them know the community is cheering them<br />
on as they run the 3-mile races they have<br />
ahead of them. When they cross the finish<br />
line, at times collapsing from exhaustion, the<br />
visions in their mind might just include your<br />
voice or smile from the window of your car<br />
back in their hometown of Paso Robles — and<br />
the “PR” they wear in the front of their jerseys<br />
is backed by more than just a beating heart,<br />
but a PRoud community.<br />
If their success this season is any omen,<br />
the Bearcats are on their way. They finished<br />
second out of 35 teams in the Large School<br />
Division at the Asics Clovis Invitational — otherwise<br />
known as the “Pre-State Meet.” Taking the<br />
starting line among the best programs from<br />
San Diego to Sacramento, the boys held their<br />
own.<br />
Cortes finished fourth, with a blazing time of<br />
16-minutes-01-seconds. Damian Gavilan took<br />
11th, in 16:15.<br />
Coming in behind highly-ranked Rocklin<br />
High School, scoring between Paso Robles<br />
and Bella Vista HS, Sacramento, was a dead-<br />
lock.<br />
Scoring for cross country is based on a team<br />
finish, and each runner to cross the finish adds<br />
points to the team total. When it comes to a<br />
team finish, the team has to be fast of course,<br />
but when it comes to winning, the slowest runner<br />
on the team — who could beat most of us<br />
on a given Sunday — often holds to key to the<br />
win.<br />
Alex Ruiz was the man for Paso at Asics. He<br />
surged at the finish to take the Bearcats’ sixth<br />
spot and break the tie between Paso and Bella<br />
Vista.<br />
“Throughout the race I was trying to keep a<br />
good pace,” Ruiz said. “I had that determination<br />
to get a good place, and I tried my best.<br />
I didn’t know what place I would get … when<br />
I was coming through, I was tired and in the<br />
zone, but at the end I gave it all I had left.”<br />
If you never see the end of a competitive<br />
cross country race, then you need to know<br />
these runners often collapse to the grass after<br />
crossing the finish. They are exhausted, delirious,<br />
and sometimes losing their lunch.<br />
“Something you always have to remember<br />
at the end is that you have to go back for your<br />
team,” Cortes said. “You can’t just go off, you<br />
gotta go back for everybody.”<br />
Being a part of the team means having a real<br />
part to play in all the success, and it doesn’t<br />
just happen at the finish line. Those boys and<br />
girls running all over town are the represen-<br />
tatives for Paso Robles, and are preparing all<br />
year for that final finish when they tote the “PR”<br />
across the line as members of our community.<br />
They are actually famous, and people from<br />
around California know the names Chamberlain,<br />
or Berti. Just ask Trad’s younger brother,<br />
Cade.<br />
“It is pretty cool,” PRHS junior Cade Berti<br />
said. “People come up to me and ask if I’m<br />
Trad Berti’s brother. Just seeing how he progressed<br />
in this sport through school, it just<br />
makes me want to catch that next guy every<br />
race, and score those points for our team.”<br />
The Bearcats’ finish at Asics put them into<br />
the top 10 rankings for CIF Southern Section<br />
Division 2, at No. 8 as of Oct. 16 rankings.<br />
For many, the road to state began as a freshman,<br />
looking up at the Chamberlain’s, Berti’s,<br />
and Armendariz’s.<br />
“Looking back at freshman year, it seemed<br />
like such a long time ago, and now we are at<br />
that level of running,” PRHS junior Pablo Cortez<br />
said. “<br />
Each year brings a new memory, and possibly<br />
another league championship.<br />
“I remember last year, for the league finals,<br />
it was one of our hardest races,” PRHS senior<br />
Ian Young said. “We each had to beat one of<br />
Arroyo Grande’s guys. All season, there was<br />
one guy that was always beating me in every<br />
race. I finally got him in that one race where<br />
it mattered the most. It is a good payoff in the<br />
end.”<br />
In the end, the final footsteps in the final<br />
meet, this year’s Bearcats will have the chance<br />
to make their mark in history. If all goes well,<br />
the boys will be taking the starting line at<br />
Woodward Park in Fresno on Saturday, Nov.<br />
25. You can bet they won’t be running off any<br />
turkey or pumpkin pie.<br />
Stay updated on the Bearcats<br />
progress at <strong>PASO</strong>magazine.com,<br />
and on Facebook @<strong>PASO</strong>magazine.<br />
<strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong>, <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> 57
HOOFBEAT<br />
By Dorothy<br />
Rogers<br />
In all of this, I hope that you enjoy the fall as<br />
much as I do. The warm days of sunshine with<br />
a little nip in the air invigorates one. The horses<br />
respond to it, as well. The lovely autumn colors<br />
of the leaves makes for a wonderful background<br />
for shows and trail rides especially with a nip in<br />
the air.<br />
Ever notice that a grateful person is nearly always<br />
a happy one? This is our month to set aside<br />
time to give thanks. Yes, even in the face of insane<br />
massacres, floods, fire, hurricanes and tornados.<br />
Consider taking a few moments to write down<br />
who and what you are thankful for. You might be<br />
pleasantly surprised. We are truly blessed.<br />
Paso Horse Park<br />
<strong>November</strong> will see top quality competition<br />
taking the obstacles on Hughes Parkway<br />
near Highway 46E. The Oak Tree<br />
and the Fall Classic will both be held here<br />
in Paso. The level of competition is rising.<br />
Even if you don’t normally follow hunters or<br />
jumpers. there is something about excellence<br />
that surpasses the norm. Admission is free<br />
for spectators, so take someone along to the<br />
park and enjoy.<br />
Rodeo Showdown<br />
CA Circuit Rodeo Finals Showdown<br />
is scheduled for Oct. 13-15 so its past our<br />
deadline. The event will be held in Lancaster.<br />
Check CAFINALSRODEO.COM for<br />
results soon. Ladies Barrel Racing will be<br />
decided then, too.<br />
As of the first week of October, the West<br />
Coast Collegiate Women’s Rodeo Team sat<br />
in first place of the seven colleges reporting.<br />
The top all around crown went to Abigale<br />
Hampton of West Hills who garnered a total<br />
of 556 points. The overall team for the<br />
men went to Cuesta College.<br />
California Cow Horse Comeback<br />
<strong>November</strong> 3-5 will find speed and action<br />
as well as smooth control of horse and bovine<br />
for the California Cow Horse Association’s<br />
Fall Spectacular including derby and<br />
shows at the International Agri-Center in<br />
Jessica Hill and her beloved horse, “Kiss N<br />
Krymsun” were named the <strong>2017</strong>-8 CA State<br />
Champions at the Events Center in Paso.<br />
Tulare. Take 4500 Laspina Street, for entry<br />
to the show. This includes younger and more<br />
mature horses in competition from the snaffle<br />
bit, to the advancing hackamore and two<br />
Please see HOOFBEAT page 59<br />
BOX BEAMS BOOK SHELVING<br />
58 <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>, <strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong>
HOOFBEAT from page 58<br />
rein to the pride of the California horseman:<br />
the bridle, although not too many spade bits<br />
are employed in the arena today. Check out<br />
califcowhorse@gmail.com<br />
Horseman’s Gift List 1<br />
You want practical ideas for your favorite<br />
equine enthusiast? Time, and knowing that<br />
someone cares enough to make, find or give<br />
a gift with thought to enrich our lives, seems<br />
to be taking precedence today. Include a<br />
page with temperatures, respiration rates,<br />
etc. for the horse(s) in question taken when<br />
there is no stress. These will become the base<br />
line rate for comparisons. In an emergency,<br />
these things can be difficult to recall.<br />
A gift certificate from you for: creating<br />
a website/blog/etc. for his/her horse habit,<br />
setting up a computer or smart phone with<br />
equine themes, a trip to a show or event,<br />
ranch sitting, stall cleaning, hay or horse<br />
hauling, manure disposal, mulch making,<br />
silver/saddle/gear cleaning, gear identification<br />
marking and photographing, boot<br />
cleaning, making hangers for gear or gear<br />
box, creating a mounting block/stand, lessons,<br />
auditing a favorite clinician, painting<br />
the barn or corrals, a collection of<br />
interesting articles from horse magazines<br />
in a handsome notebook you decorated,<br />
handmade horse plates, a calendar of horse<br />
events, bags of mane hair (6" or longer) for<br />
"hair twisters" or tail hair (12+ inches) you<br />
have collected for hitchers, a gift basket<br />
with any number of horse items or CDs,<br />
a snapshot/photo session, framing show<br />
photos, making jumps, poles, caveletti or<br />
obstacles, clipping, braiding, equine massage,<br />
decorating a jacket or sweater with<br />
equine icons, repairing the gate that isn’t<br />
working horseback, or-your favorite (and<br />
still mine) – a day of fixing fence<br />
Pulling together first aid and safety items<br />
for the barn, your truck and trailer and, if<br />
on the trail, for your saddle bag or cantle<br />
pack (don’t forget a whistle on a lanyard<br />
to be worn when riding out), add a small<br />
first aid book for horse and rider, a good<br />
knife and sheath, making a health and hoof<br />
journal, creating kits to enable the receiver<br />
to “do” something such as clean gear, clean<br />
boots, keep records, gift certificates for adventures<br />
for children or adults: sign up for<br />
a class, a day camp at one of our wonderful<br />
guest ranches, club dues for the family and<br />
the list goes on.(See December’s Hoofbeat<br />
for part two).<br />
Until We Meet Again<br />
– Christmas is Coming<br />
As we write, at the last show in October,<br />
Patty Knudson had a horse fall with<br />
her. He then quietly rolled on her trying<br />
to right himself. Patty is petite, while the<br />
pleasure horses in the show ring are usually<br />
huge. Local trainer Lori Crow’s people<br />
scraped Patty up and gave her a few minutes<br />
to watch the rest of her students’ rides.<br />
The ex-rays showed that her leg was<br />
broken. Typical Patty, all she could talk<br />
about was how well her students had done<br />
at this show.<br />
Congratulations to our own Jessica Hill<br />
and her horse “Kiss N Krymsun.” The<br />
dynamic duo took the CA State Championship.<br />
Jessica has trained with Patty for<br />
ten years. Her black horse “Kira” has become<br />
an excellent all around horse. Last<br />
week they won the All Arounds, competes<br />
in several clubs across the state. Jessica also<br />
helps with the younger students. This gives<br />
her more awareness and satisfaction on<br />
different levels with her horses. Now,<br />
there will be a big thanksgiving!<br />
Please see HOOFBEAT page 60<br />
<strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong>, <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> 59
Nov. 3-5 California Cow<br />
Horse Assoc. Fall Spectacular,<br />
Derby & Shows, International<br />
Agri-Center, 4500 Laspina St.,<br />
Tulare, excitement & fast paced<br />
action in the CA style, califcowhorse@gmail.com<br />
Nov. 3-5 Backcountry Horsemen,<br />
one of many rides to experience<br />
when you join, location<br />
& details are for members<br />
only, BCHA.org<br />
Nov. 4 & 5 Discover Partnership<br />
Clinic, Katrina Sanders,<br />
Varian Arabians, 1275 Corbett<br />
Canyon, AG, $595 includes<br />
stabling (bring your own horse<br />
feed), breakfast & lunch for<br />
yourself, 775-427-5550<br />
Nov. 8-12 Central CA Oak<br />
Tree Classic, Paso Horse Park,<br />
Hughes Parkway, lovely horses,<br />
jumpers free admission for<br />
spectators & parking, good<br />
food available, wine, bleachers<br />
Nov. 10-12 33rd Vaquero<br />
Show & Sale, Historical Society,<br />
Sagunto & Faraday Sts.,<br />
shop for collectibles, art, &<br />
modern versions of CA horse<br />
gear or “cowboy” kitch items,<br />
cowboy campfire Sat. night,<br />
live music, CA gear maker<br />
families, small entry fee<br />
Nov. 9-12 Horsewomen by<br />
Grace, V6, Parkfield, join the<br />
terrific folks, lift your spirits<br />
& share a weekend with horsewomen<br />
on a lovely ranch, share<br />
laughter, reading & riding, if<br />
you ride with Jesus, you’ll never<br />
ride alone again, spaces are<br />
full for <strong>2017</strong>, but get on the list<br />
for 2018 now, 463-2493<br />
Nov. 15 Backcountry Horsemen<br />
meeting, elections, www.<br />
BCHA.com<br />
Dec. 2 White Horse’s Customer<br />
Appreciation Gathering, 2805<br />
Black Oak Dr., Paso, 2-6 p.m.,<br />
discounts, drawings, music, fun,<br />
visit with horse friends, 434-1711<br />
View: Vistas of the Pozo Valley & Lopez Canyon<br />
Access: From North County, park in paved parking lot of Forest Service Ranger<br />
Station at Pozo, or on roadway adjacent. DON’T park in front of the ranger<br />
station as it is privately owned.<br />
Fees: None, Pass: None • Rated: Easy • Participation: N/A<br />
Time factor: 3 - 4 hours. In/out & back ride, so riders can turn back at any time<br />
Trail: Forest service roadway (unpaved)<br />
Feet: Shoes definitely recommended in summer, may not be necessary in<br />
winter depending on the horse<br />
Dogs: Allowed • Camp: None • Overnight: None • First aid: Call 911<br />
Cell reception: Spotty • Caution: Periodic vehicles, wildlife • Maps: N/a<br />
Other information: High Mountain Road is a good place to go if it rains as<br />
the road is always accessible. Ride up to High Mountain Lookout, though the<br />
road may be closed at High Mountain Campground in wet weather. The road<br />
also can be ridden towards Lopez Lake. Road has access to Trout Creek Trail.<br />
Access is currently limited to this single-track trail.<br />
Be careful to follow in the steps of others to stay clear of quick sand (not the<br />
sucking type portrayed in the movies, but a somewhat bottomless type). Use<br />
caution & don’t panic, but try to move your horse slowly to firm ground. It is best<br />
to travel with another rider with rope experience in case of emergency. Wear both<br />
a whistle & cell phone. Tell people where you plan to ride & how long you will be<br />
out.<br />
Brought to you by<br />
Whitehorse Tack<br />
2805 Black Oak Drive, Paso Robles<br />
whitehorsetack.com<br />
60 <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>, <strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong>
As the big meal approaches it is time<br />
to look back and consider what we are<br />
thankful for in our lives. While I surely<br />
appreciate my family and the awesome<br />
team of people I work with at<br />
Main Street Small Animal Hospital,<br />
I wouldn't be where I am at today<br />
without the support and guidance of<br />
my mentor and good buddy Jim Geer.<br />
So, in today's column I will share some<br />
stories about Jim.<br />
When I was finishing my degree<br />
at Tufts, Dr. Geer offered me my first<br />
job. I had a couple offers so I didn't accept<br />
it on the spot. I knew that one of<br />
my instructors at Tufts had worked for<br />
him in the past and I thought I would<br />
pick his brain. I went to my large animal<br />
rotation waiting for a chance to<br />
discretely talk to him.<br />
My instructor was not so coy. He<br />
pointed me out at 6 a.m. in front of<br />
everyone and said “Hey Ryan, when<br />
are you going to pull your head out …<br />
and take that job offer from Jim Geer!”<br />
By Dr. Ryan Ehlinger<br />
Dr. E brings humor and anecdote with tales from the halls of the<br />
veterinary hospital. “If you are looking for info on what not to feed<br />
your dog on Thanksgiving you can check out what Dr. Google says.<br />
If you are looking for great veterinary stories or ‘a day in the life’<br />
bit you have come to the right place!” — Dr. E.<br />
George Drops In<br />
& Dr. Jimmy Geer Nails It<br />
The not so subtle endorsement hit home<br />
and soon I was working for Jim.<br />
A few weeks later I had my first day<br />
as a practicing veterinarian. I was bringing<br />
my charts up to the front desk when<br />
suddenly an elderly gentleman with<br />
a cane collapsed at checkout. I ran up<br />
and checked his pulse. I was about to<br />
start CPR when the receptionist says<br />
“Dr. Ehlinger leave him alone! Dr. Geer<br />
is on his way!”<br />
I knelt there and waited for what felt<br />
like eons until Dr. Geer came around<br />
the corner. He looked at me. Then at<br />
the old man. Then back at me again.<br />
Finally, he yells in a big booming voice<br />
from about 30 feet away, “George you<br />
old drunk. Do you want me to call your<br />
wife or do you want me to call the cops!”<br />
George pops his head up and pleads<br />
“please don't call my wife Jimmy!”<br />
Once I asked Dr. Geer how he became<br />
one of the busiest vets in New<br />
England. He told me he was a new vet<br />
and was the backup doctor for a very<br />
large dairy operation. He got a call one<br />
day because a prize bull was sick and the<br />
usual vet was not available. This was a<br />
valuable breeding animal. Worth about<br />
$100,000 back in the early 70s.<br />
The bull was off feed and febrile. Jim<br />
did his exam and told the farmer that the<br />
bull had Hardware Disease. The farmer<br />
said “hardware disease! What the heck<br />
is that?” Jim told him the bull was sick<br />
from eating a nail that fell in the feed<br />
and made a hole in his stomach.<br />
The farmer told his workers to go get<br />
a rifle.<br />
“Young Jimmy here says the bull has a<br />
nail in his stomach. Shoot him and have<br />
Jim here show me the nail!”<br />
Next thing you know that bull is dead<br />
on the ground of a gunshot wound, with<br />
a crowd of people standing over him.<br />
Jimmy cut him open, reached up into<br />
the stomach, and pulled out the nail.<br />
I always loved that story because it<br />
wasn’t about yelp reviews, advertising, or<br />
any marketing whatsoever. Just a farmer,<br />
a gun, a dead bull, a nail, and a veterinarian<br />
on top of his game.<br />
Over the years we have shared a lot<br />
of laughs and he has shared a lot of<br />
yankee wisdom. In his words, “the bald<br />
spot shows I’m wise and the hemorrhoid<br />
shows I’m concerned!” Most<br />
importantly, he taught me the “art” of<br />
veterinary medicine and how to grapple<br />
with all those things you can’t find in<br />
textbooks.<br />
Dr. Ryan Ehlinger is the owner of the<br />
Main Street Small Animal Hospital in<br />
Templeton. A full service small animal<br />
hospital serving the north county since<br />
1988. Hop online and give him a Yelp<br />
review, or visit templetonvet.com for<br />
more info. See ad on pg. 39.<br />
<strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong>, <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> 61
By Melissa Chavez<br />
All events are chronologically<br />
listed. Readers are encouraged to<br />
call phone numbers listed to confirm<br />
scheduled events. Whether attending<br />
local performances, a parade, craft<br />
show or helping to make a child’s<br />
Christmas a little brighter, there<br />
are many experiences to enjoy this<br />
holiday season!<br />
Elegant Holiday Evening<br />
Downtown in Paso Robles takes<br />
place from 5-8 pm on <strong>November</strong><br />
11. Enjoy a merchants’ free Open<br />
House with wines and bites, live<br />
mannequins by Class Act Dance,<br />
carriage rides, dancers, singers<br />
and musicians, and refreshments.<br />
Martin Paris Band will perform at<br />
Couch Potato. Call 238-4103. Visit<br />
pasoroblesdowntown.org.<br />
Downtown Holiday Lighting<br />
Ceremony will set City Park<br />
aglow in Paso Robles on <strong>November</strong><br />
24. Gather at the Bandstand<br />
at 5:30 p.m. and watch Mrs. Claus<br />
turn on the lights at 6 p.m. Live<br />
music, caroling, candlelight community<br />
singing, free cookies and<br />
hot chocolate are free for everyone!<br />
Call 238-4103. Visit pasoroblesdowntown.org.<br />
Holiday Craft Bazaar at City<br />
Park in Paso Robles from 10 a.m.<br />
to 4 p.m. on <strong>November</strong> 24 (or<br />
Dec. 2 if there’s rain). Shop in time<br />
for gift-giving. Arts, crafts and<br />
local handmade goods at booths<br />
throughout the park. Free admission.<br />
Call 238-4103. Visit pasoroblesdowntown.org.<br />
Cambria Christmas Market offers<br />
a winter wonderland of colorful<br />
lights on the grounds of Cambria<br />
Pines Lodge, 2905 Burton Drive, in<br />
Cambria. Event takes place from 5 to<br />
8:30 p.m., <strong>November</strong> 24 through<br />
December 23. Lights close at 9 p.m.<br />
Enjoy food, wine, live music, shopping,<br />
vendors and Santa’s House.<br />
Offsite parking and free shuttles<br />
available from 4:45 to 8 p.m. Kids<br />
5 and under are free; no ticket required!<br />
Live music in the amphitheater<br />
between 5:30- 6:30 pm and 7 to<br />
8:30 pm nightly. Cost: $20. NOTE:<br />
Closed on Nov. 27 to 28 and Dec. 4,<br />
5 and 11. For parking and shuttle<br />
info plus more details, visit Cambria<br />
ChristmasMarket.com.<br />
‘Elf, The Musical’ at 7 p.m. on<br />
<strong>November</strong> 29 in Harman Hall at<br />
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, is the<br />
hilarious tale of Buddy, a young orphan<br />
child who journeys to New<br />
York City to find his birth father,<br />
discover his real identity and help<br />
New York remember the true meaning<br />
of Christmas. Call 756-4849 for<br />
tickets. Visit CalPolyArts.org.<br />
Atascadero Holiday Lighting<br />
at 5:30 p.m. on December 1<br />
takes place at Sunken Gardens in<br />
Atascadero following the Art &<br />
Wine event. Enjoy a Holiday Tree<br />
Lighting, visit with Santa, hot chocolate<br />
and a free tour of Historic City<br />
Hall. For more details, call 470-<br />
3360. Visit atascadero.org.<br />
56th Holiday Light Parade in<br />
Paso Robles on Saturday evening,<br />
December 2, beginning at 7 pm.<br />
Celebrate “There’s No Place Like<br />
Home for Christmas” with Santa<br />
and a glittering array of floats,<br />
equestrian, vehicle and marching<br />
entries. Bundle up and choose your<br />
spot along the Downtown parade<br />
route, from 10th & Spring streets<br />
(heading north past City Park),<br />
turning east one block to 14th<br />
Street, turning south on Park Street<br />
(between 14th-12th), turning east<br />
from 12th & Park streets to Pine<br />
Street, then turning south on Pine<br />
Street around City Park. Route ends<br />
on 11th Street. Call 238-4103. Visit<br />
pasoroblesdowntown.org.<br />
Morro Bay Lighted Boat Parade<br />
at the Embarcadero on December<br />
2 begins at 6:30 p.m. Bring<br />
the family and come early to secure<br />
a good spot along the waterfront<br />
to view a dazzling procession of<br />
delightfully festooned Christmas<br />
skiffs, yachts, kayaks, cutters, sailboats<br />
and fishing boats. If you arrive<br />
even earlier at 3:30 p.m., Pre-Parade<br />
Festivities include holiday music<br />
and free photos with Santa and<br />
Mrs. Clause at Tidelands Park. Visit<br />
MorroBay.org.<br />
Musical Walk Around the Lake<br />
at Atascadero Lake from 5:30 to<br />
9:30 p.m. on December 2. Featured<br />
entertainment includes musical<br />
groups, carolers, Santa, singing,<br />
holiday décor and more. See Santa<br />
and Mrs. Claus at the Zoo. Hosted<br />
by Atascadero Lake Neighborhood<br />
Assn. Visit AtascaderoLake.net.<br />
‘Santa’s Holiday House’ in<br />
Downtown Paso Robles at City<br />
Park on Sunday, December 4, from<br />
11 a.m. to 3 p.m., is a fun way to<br />
take holiday photos with Santa. See<br />
updated hours on the Downtown<br />
Main Street website at pasoroblesdowntown.org<br />
and posted on the<br />
Holiday House. Call 238-4103.<br />
‘The Nutcracker’ (Templeton)<br />
by North County Dance and Performing<br />
Arts Foundation with<br />
Class Act Dance on December 7,<br />
8, 9 and 10 at Templeton Performing<br />
Arts Center. Schedule as follows.<br />
Dec. 7: Open Dress Rehearsal on at<br />
7 pm. Dec. 8: Evening performance<br />
at 7 p.m. Dec. 9: Two matinees<br />
at 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Dec. 10:<br />
Matinee at 1 p.m. and performance<br />
at 5:30 p.m. For more details, email:<br />
info@ncdpaf.org, call 316-1833,<br />
visit the North County Dance and<br />
Performing Arts Foundation page<br />
on Facebook, visit ncdpaf.org or<br />
brownpapertickets.com.<br />
Atascadero Winter Wonderland<br />
from 5 to 9 p.m. on December<br />
8 at Sunken Gardens and<br />
downtown Atascadero offers a huge<br />
snow slide, snowy play areas, a rock<br />
climbing wall, a bounce house, Joe’s<br />
Little Train, Santa and Mrs. Claus<br />
and over 50 food and craft vendors.<br />
Visit AtascaderoChamber.org.<br />
Vine Street Victorian Showcase<br />
from 6 to 9 p.m., on December<br />
9, takes place between 8th<br />
and 21st streets in Paso Robles.<br />
There’s something for everyone,<br />
including bands, dancers, free refreshments,<br />
The Grinch, the Snow<br />
King and Queen, choirs, caroling<br />
and one cantankerous Ebenezer<br />
Scrooge! Paso Robles High School<br />
Marching Band opens the festivities.<br />
Bundle up and enjoy this<br />
free, well-attended, annual event.<br />
No dogs/cars allowed. NOTE: No<br />
traffic permitted on this route between<br />
6 to 9 p.m. Call 238-4103.<br />
Visit pasoroblesdowntown.org.<br />
Victorian Teddy Bear Tea<br />
at Paso Robles Park Ballroom,<br />
1232 Park Street, PR, from 2 to<br />
4 p.m. on December 16. Visit<br />
with Snow King and Queen, Santa<br />
and Mrs. Claus, the elves, and<br />
Victorian friends. Enjoy gingerbread<br />
cookie decorating, pictures<br />
to color and candy canes. Bring<br />
your teddy bear for cookies and<br />
juice. Music, storytelling and a<br />
door prize. Seating limited. Prepurchase<br />
tickets (adults/$15,<br />
kids/$8) at the Main Street Office,<br />
835 12th Street, Suite D. Call<br />
238-4103. Visit pasoroblesdowntown.org.<br />
Zoo Holiday Magic at Charles<br />
Paddock Zoo in Atascadero between<br />
11 a.m. and 2 p.m. December<br />
16, has zookeepers dressed as<br />
Santa and his elves that will prepare<br />
gifts to the animals. Share hot<br />
chocolate and check out the Zoo<br />
Gift Shop, too. Call 461-5080. Visit<br />
atascadero.org.<br />
‘The Blind Boys of Alabama<br />
Christmas Show’ featuring<br />
Preservation Hall Legacy Horns<br />
and special guest Ruthie Foster<br />
at 7:30 p.m. on December<br />
19 in Harman Hall at Cal Poly,<br />
San Luis Obispo. The Grammywinning<br />
Blind Boys of Alabama<br />
have been recognized worldwide<br />
as true living legends of gospel<br />
music for 75 years. Call 756-<br />
4849 for tickets. Visit CalPoly-<br />
Arts.org.<br />
62 <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>, <strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong>
TIME & PLACE NOVEMBER<br />
A monthly look at local events, fundraisers,<br />
meetings, and entertainment. To<br />
submit a listing, email nic@pasomagazine.com<br />
or mildrum@sbcglobal.net, or<br />
bring info to drop box at Dutch Maytag,<br />
1501 Riverside Ave., or mail to PO Box<br />
3996, Paso Robles, 93447 by the 5th<br />
of each month preceding publication.<br />
Questions? 239-1533.<br />
1, 8, 15 • The Relationship Hour with Dr.<br />
Bonnie Lyon, 6:30 to 7:30, reservations:<br />
call, text, email, 286-8606, Dr_bonnie@<br />
outlook.com, 1227 Park St., Unit B, downtown<br />
Paso.<br />
1, 8, 15, 22, 29 • Line Dancing –Wednesdays,<br />
9 to 10 am, Centennial Park Banquet<br />
Room. $55 for 10-Punch Pass (can be<br />
shared by more than one person). Beginning<br />
and intermediate classes taught by<br />
Tina Scarsella. Visit prcity.com/recreationonline,<br />
835-2076.<br />
1, 8, 15, 22, 29 • Body in Balance for Active<br />
Aging, ages 50+, 10 to 11 am, Senior<br />
Center with Faye Baker. Register at PRCity.<br />
com/seniors or Centennial Park, Paso,<br />
Mon.-Fri., 12 - 5 pm. 237-3988.<br />
2 • Above the Grade Advanced Toastmasters,<br />
1st Thursdays, 7 to 9 pm, Kennedy<br />
Club Fitness, 500 So. River Road, Paso.<br />
238-0524, 930206.toastmastersclubs.org.<br />
2, 9, 16, 30 • BNI – Partners in $uccess<br />
- Business Networking International –<br />
Thursdays, 7 to 8:30 am, Paso Robles Assn.<br />
of Realtors, 1101 Riverside Ave. Visitors<br />
welcome, visit bni.org.<br />
2, 9, 16, 30 • Hamburger Lunch– American<br />
Legion Post 50, Thursdays, $5, 11 am<br />
to 1 pm. 240 Scott St., Paso.<br />
3, 10, 17, 24 • Speak Easy Toastmasters<br />
Club, Fridays, 12:10 to 1:15 pm, Founders<br />
Pavilion, Twin Cities Community Hospital.<br />
http://9797.toastmastersclubs.org. 237-<br />
9096.<br />
3 • Wines and Steins, 1st Fridays, social<br />
hour 6 pm, guest speakers, potluck. American<br />
Legion Hall, Templeton. Winesandsteins.org.<br />
5 • Daughters of the American Revolution<br />
meets every 1st Sunday. For time and<br />
place, email dmcpatriotdaughter@gmail.<br />
com.<br />
6 • Almond Country Quilters Guild<br />
Meeting, 6:30 pm featuring Laurel Anderson<br />
presenting a “History of Appliqué.”<br />
Contact Jill natomarose57@gmail.com.<br />
Trinity Lutheran Church, 940 Creston Road,<br />
Paso. General info: lisajguerrero@msn.<br />
com, acqguild.com.<br />
6, 13, 20, 27 • North County Overeaters<br />
Anonymous, Mondays, 5:30, 1916<br />
Creston Road, #400 upstairs, Paso Robles,<br />
www.OA.org, Irene 818-415-0353.<br />
6, 13, 20, 27 • North County Toast ‘N<br />
Talk Toastmasters, Mondays, 6:15 to 7:30<br />
pm, Keller Williams, 13th & Spring, Paso.<br />
Info: 464-9229.<br />
7, 14, 21, 28 • BNI– Early But Worth It<br />
Chapter - Business Networking International<br />
– Tuesdays 7 to 8:30 am. Paso Robles<br />
Golf Club. Visitors welcome, visit bni.org.<br />
7, 14, 21, 28 • Tai Chi Chuan – Intermediate,<br />
ages 18+, 10 to 11 am, Tai Chi for<br />
Health – Beginner, ages 18+, 11:15 am to<br />
12:15 pm, Centennial Park, Room B with<br />
Faye Baker. Register at PRCity.com/recreation<br />
or Centennial Park, Mon. - Fri., 12 to 5<br />
pm. 237-3988.<br />
7, 21 • MOPS – Mothers of Pre-schoolers,<br />
1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 9:30 am, Trinity<br />
Lutheran Church, 940 Creston Road, Paso,<br />
Ashley Hazell, 459-6049, nocomops@<br />
gmail.com.<br />
7, 21 • Paso Robles Dance Hall – An evening<br />
of swing, ballroom and line dancing,<br />
7 to 9 pm., admission $5, Centennial Park<br />
Banquet Room. Visit prcity.com/recreationonline,<br />
call Tina Scarsella 835-2076.<br />
8 • North County Multiflora Garden<br />
Club, socialize at noon, meeting 1:00 pm.<br />
PR Community Church, 2706 Spring St.,<br />
2nd Wednesdays. 712-7820, guests welcome.<br />
multifloragardenclub.org.<br />
8 • Experimental Aircraft Association<br />
(EAA) Chapter 465 – 7 pm at the Paso Airport<br />
Terminal, 2nd Wednesdays. Getting<br />
youth involved with aviation. EAA465.org.<br />
10 • North County Women’s Connection<br />
Luncheon, 11am to 1 pm, speaker Jeanette<br />
Piconi, “From Surviving to Thriving”<br />
and Harvest Bazaar theme. Templeton<br />
Community Center, $12, reservations<br />
by <strong>November</strong> 5 to Barbara Bernard, 226-<br />
2302.<br />
11 • Central Coast Violet Society, 10 am<br />
to 2 pm, second Saturdays, Brookdale<br />
Activity Room, 1919 Creston Road, Paso.<br />
Znailady1@aol.com.<br />
13, 27 • Writing Support Group. Complete<br />
writing projects with award-winning<br />
author/editor Patricia Alexander. Every<br />
other Monday, 6:30 to 9 pm. $25 per or<br />
$20 for 4 meetings paid in advance. Call<br />
for location 479-7778. BookOfComforts<br />
.com.<br />
12 • PR Grange Pancake Breakfast, 2nd<br />
Sundays, 7:30 to 11am, 627 Creston Road,<br />
Paso.<br />
14 • Exchange Club, 2nd Tuesday,<br />
12:15 – 1:30 pm, McPhee’s in Templeton.<br />
610-8096, exchangeclubofnorthslocounty<br />
.org.<br />
14, 28 • Paso Robles Lions Club, 7 pm,<br />
PR Elks Lodge, 1420 Park Street, Paso.<br />
2nd and 4th Tuesdays. 227-4476. pasorobleslions.org.<br />
15 • Paso Robles Democratic Club, 3rd<br />
Wednesdays, 6:30 pm, White Oak Room,<br />
Centennial Park, 600 Nickerson, Paso.<br />
Visitors/newcomers welcome. pasoroblesdemocrats@gmail.com,<br />
769-4847.<br />
16 • North County Prostate Cancer Support<br />
Group, 7 pm, 3rd Thursdays, Twin<br />
Cities Community Hospital Pavilion Room.<br />
Info: Bill Houston 995-2254 or American<br />
Cancer Society 473-1748.<br />
18 • Pancake Breakfast, American Legion<br />
Post 50, 8 to 11 am, 3rd Saturdays,<br />
$6, 240 Scott St., Paso Robles<br />
18 • Community Quilting (to help<br />
children and senior organizations with<br />
quilts), 3rd Saturdays, 10 am to 2 pm<br />
at Bethel Lutheran Church, Old Country<br />
Road, Templeton. Contact caroljhungerford<br />
@yahoo.com.<br />
20 • Paso Robles Republican Women<br />
Federated, 3rd Mondays, 11:30 lunch,<br />
speaker at noon. $22 cash, guests welcome,<br />
Paso Robles Inn Ballroom. Reservations<br />
by the 2nd of each month to Diane<br />
Oehlke, 239-8696, dloehkle@gmail.com.<br />
Prrwf.org.<br />
20 • Santa Lucia Rockhounds – 7 pm, 3rd<br />
Mondays, Templeton Community Center,<br />
601 S. Main St. Open to all who enjoy rocks,<br />
fossils & minerals. slorockhounds.org.<br />
21 • Chronic Pain Support Group<br />
Meeting –CRPS (Chronic Regional Pain<br />
Syndrome), 3rd Tuesdays, 5 to 6 pm, Rabobank,<br />
1025 Las Tablas Rd, Templeton. Suzanne<br />
Miller 704-5970, suzanne.miller@<br />
ymail.com.<br />
21 • North County Parkinson’s Support<br />
Group, 1 pm, 3rd Tuesdays, Templeton<br />
Presbyterian Church, 610 So. Main St. Info:<br />
Rosemary Dexter 466-7226.<br />
28 • American Legion Post 50 monthly<br />
meeting. 4th Tuesdays. 6:30, 270 Scott<br />
Street, Paso Robles. Info: Commander John<br />
Irwin, 286-6187.<br />
25 • Lupus/Auto Immune Disorder Support<br />
Group, 4th Saturday, 10:30 Nature’s<br />
Touch, 225 So. Main St., Templeton.<br />
29 • North County Newcomers Club –<br />
Deadline for Dec. 6 luncheon at Cambria<br />
Pines Lodge in Cambria, 11 am to 2 pm.<br />
Meetings/luncheons/dinners held monthly<br />
for residents living here less than 3 years.<br />
To RSVP, info for events/activities, visit<br />
northcountynewcomers.org.<br />
<strong>PASO</strong> ROBLES CHAMBER<br />
OF COMMERCE<br />
pasorobleschamber.com, 238-0506<br />
8 • Membership Mixer, 5:30 to 7 pm,<br />
location TBA.<br />
Dec. 1 • Women Who Mean Business<br />
Luncheon, details TBA<br />
TEMPLETON CHAMBER<br />
OF COMMERCE<br />
templetonchamber.com, 434-1789<br />
11 • 805 Holiday Boutique, 10 am<br />
to 5 pm, Springhill Suites by Marriott,<br />
Atascadero.<br />
16 • After Five Membership Mixer, location<br />
TBA<br />
GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS<br />
Sponsored by HospiceSLO,<br />
544-2266, hospiceslo.org<br />
Bereaved Parents Group,<br />
Tuesdays, 5:30 to 7:00 pm.<br />
Suicide Bereavement Support,<br />
4th Wednesdays, 3 to 4:30 pm.<br />
Meetings at RISE<br />
1030 Vine Street, Paso Robles<br />
General Grief Support,<br />
Wednesdays, 5:00 to 6:30 pm.<br />
Meeting at 517 13th Street, Paso Robles<br />
No cost, no pre-registration.<br />
<strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong>, <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> 63
TIME & PLACE<br />
GriefShare<br />
All Saturdays in <strong>November</strong>. A 13-week<br />
on-going faith-based seminar/support<br />
group for people grieving a loss of a loved<br />
one. 10 am to noon, $15, on-going, open<br />
enrollment. Trinity Lutheran Church, Fireside<br />
Room, 940 Creston Rd., Paso. Deaconess<br />
Juliet Thompson, 238-3702, ext. 205.<br />
EVENTS, FESTIVALS, FUNDRAISERS<br />
AND ENTERTAINMENT<br />
Shared Histories 3 – Portraits of the Central<br />
Coast through Dec. 31 presented by<br />
the El Paso de Robles Historical Society and<br />
the Carnegie Library. Downtown City Park,<br />
Paso. Tues. & Thurs. thru Sat. 10 am to 4 pm<br />
& Sun. 1 to 3 pm.<br />
1 • Monthly dinner at Estrella Warbirds<br />
Museum, 1st Wednesdays, 6 pm, guest<br />
speakers. Call 296-1935 for dinner reservations.<br />
ewarbirds.org.<br />
3-5 • Downtown Passport Weekend – Tour<br />
over 20 wine tasting rooms on a self-guided<br />
tour. Info: downtownpasowine.com.<br />
4 • Art After Dark Paso – 1st Saturdays, 6<br />
to 9 pm, Downtown Paso. Hosted by Studios<br />
on the Park.<br />
10 • Poetry in the Garden – Join local poets<br />
and share your poetry and prose. Meet<br />
in Ellie’s Garden on 2nd Fridays at 6:30<br />
pm. Contact Ellie at 227-0110 or ellencasey777@gmail.com.<br />
11 • Classic Car Cruise Night – 5 to 7 pm,<br />
2nd Saturdays (weather permitting), King<br />
Oil Tools, 2235 Spring St., Paso. Info: Tony<br />
Ororato, 712-0551.<br />
16 • Third Thursday Shop, dine and drink<br />
in downtown Paso. A portion of the proceeds<br />
benefit must! charities. facebook.<br />
com/pages/Third-Thursday-PasoRobles.<br />
NOVEMBER HOLIDAY EVENTS<br />
4 & 5 • Templeton Holiday Craft Boutique – handmade gifts, arts and crafts. Saturday 9<br />
am to 5 pm, Sunday 10 am to 3 pm, Templeton Legion Hall, 805 South Main St. Vendors/info<br />
email TempletonHolidayCraftBoutique@gmail.com<br />
4 • 28th Annual Almond Country Holiday Quilt Auction. 6 pm, Trinity Lutheran Church,<br />
940 Creston Road, Paso. Silent auction 6 pm. Live auction 7 pm. Quilt raffle, handmade quilts,<br />
wall hangings, gift items. Free admission. Proceeds benefit “Along Comes Hope” supporting<br />
families of children fighting cancer, Tolosa Children’s Dental Center providing free dental care<br />
for low income children and continuing education for local ACQG quilters. Visit acqguild.com.<br />
11 • Elegant Evening Downtown – Entertainment, holiday hospitality. 5 to 8 pm, downtown<br />
Paso.<br />
12 • 43rd Annual Toy Ride with Atascadero Horsemen, along Salinas River, starts at<br />
Atascadero Mutual Water Co. 6575 Sycamore Rd. Gates open 9am, close 3 pm. Ride to Home<br />
Depot & back. Entry is new unwrapped toy (or cash donation), no gift cards. Rain will cancel,<br />
coffee/baked goodies before ride begins, decorations optional, no smoking, no stallions. Info:<br />
Ann Crain 466-5537, Jody Smith466-6626. Ride supports Toys for Tots.<br />
24 • Holiday Craft Bazaar, 10 to 4, Paso City Park<br />
24 • Downtown Main Street Association and Cancer Support Community “Paso Lights<br />
forHope” Lighting Ceremony, 5:30, Paso City Park. Hospice SLO County <strong>2017</strong> Light Up a Life<br />
Dec. 7 - Atascadero, 6 pm, Pavilion at the Lake (indoors) Dec. 8 – Paso Robles, 6 pm, City Park<br />
Gazebo (outdoors) For other locations countywide, call 544-2266, hospiceslo.org<br />
THE WELLNESS KITCHEN AND RESOURCE CENTER<br />
1255 Las Tablas Rd., Templeton. Visit thewkrc.org or call 434-1800for information on<br />
Healing and Wellness Foods meal programs, volunteer opportunities, and classes<br />
(to RSVP, register and pay online.)<br />
Healthy Cooking Class – Thankful for Sides– 11/16, 5:30 to 7:30 in Templeton, 11/17,<br />
11am to 1:30pm in SLO Idler’s Home, 189 Cross Street. 3 recipes, free to those going through<br />
illness. Friends/caregivers may join for a $20 donation. 11/21 • Auto Immune Support<br />
Group with Kelli Lincoln, 6:30 to 7:30 pm, learn to use the Auto-immune Protocol to alleviate<br />
symptoms of disease, recipes and nutritional guidance. 11/22 • Intro to Wellness –<br />
A Taste of Change with Registered Dietitian Hayley Garelli, Class is FREE. 5:30 to 6:30 pm.<br />
12/1 • Cambria Cooking Class – Holiday Sides & Treats 11am to 1 pm, Joslyn Rec. Center,<br />
Cambria. Non-refundable $25 fee payable one week before class. Call The Kitchen 434-1800<br />
or Cambria Connection 927-1654.<br />
CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY<br />
1051 Las Tablas Road, Templeton • Provides support, education and hope.<br />
CSCslo.org, 238-4411. Cancer Support Helpline, 888-793-9355, 6 am to 6 pm PST.<br />
<strong>PASO</strong> LIGHTS OF HOPE <strong>2017</strong>, 5:30 Paso Robles City Park<br />
SPECIAL GATHERINGS: 11/15, 6:00 Young Survivors Peer Gathering, SLO, 11/15,<br />
12 pm Potluck Social WEEKLY: MONDAYS: Therapeutic Yoga at Dharma Yoga 11:30 am.<br />
TUESDAY: Tai Chi Chih 9 am, Coffee Chat 10:05 am. WEDNESDAY: Living with Cancer<br />
Support Group -Newly Diagnosed/Active Treatment, 10 am. Living with Cancer/Cancer<br />
Companions, 11 am. FRIDAY: 3, 17, 12/1 • Grupo Fuerza y Esperanza 6 pm. Special<br />
Programs - Cancer Well-Fit® at Paso Robles Sports Club, Mondays and Thursdays 12:30 to<br />
1:30, pre-registration is required with Kathy Thomas, kathythomas10@hotmail.com or 805-<br />
610-6486. Look Good Feel Better®, check calendar for Mondays, register at 800-227-2345.<br />
Navigate with Shannon, Thursdays by appt.<br />
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<strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong>, <strong>PASO</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> 65
LAST WORD<br />
<strong>PASO</strong> CARES Opens The Warming Station For The 3 rd Year<br />
By Chuck Desmond<br />
Beginning Nov 1 st , <strong>PASO</strong><br />
CARES is ready to shelter the<br />
homeless in our community on<br />
forecasted rainy and/or bitter-cold<br />
nights below 35 degrees. The program<br />
began five years ago by Ernie<br />
Miller to help with food, shelter and<br />
necessities with a mission to provide<br />
immediate and longer-term needs<br />
for homeless and their families in<br />
the Paso area.<br />
Ernie enlisted Cherie Michelson,<br />
known locally for her work with<br />
the homeless, and Ed Gallagher<br />
who was employed for 32 years for<br />
the City. Through Ed's positions in<br />
Community Development, he saw<br />
the plight and the struggle of dealing<br />
with the homeless situation. When<br />
Ed retired in 2014, he got involved<br />
and became the president this July of<br />
the seven-person board.<br />
As we all know, it can get dang<br />
cold and equally wet in El Paso de<br />
Robles through the Winter months.<br />
Being homeless is not always a<br />
choice and the one mantra we've<br />
heard a thousand times during<br />
months of recent disasters is that<br />
we're all in this together; no mater<br />
the circumstances, color, origin or<br />
belief system. We're just born to help<br />
when we can.<br />
Feeding the homeless has always<br />
been a challenge here. Through<br />
both good and lousy times, getting<br />
enough food at proper locations has<br />
been a true labor of dedication by<br />
the men and women who did it and<br />
the facilities' leaders that provided<br />
the venues.<br />
There is now a “feeding station<br />
under the canopy” at 24th and Riverside.<br />
Monday through Friday at<br />
4 p.m., “The Paso Robles Casserole<br />
Club” provides meals. On Saturday<br />
there is a lunch served at St. James<br />
Episcopal Church, and on Sunday at<br />
4 p.m., a meal is served by the First<br />
United Methodist Church at the<br />
feeding station.<br />
While this a magnificent crusade,<br />
the question is “What happens afterward<br />
when the rain is pounding<br />
down and the temps are forecasted<br />
to be miserably cold?”<br />
The best answer we have so far is<br />
<strong>PASO</strong> CARES — which pays for<br />
Ride-On to take men, women and<br />
their children to one of the donated<br />
and designated locations for up to<br />
a dozen persons to spend a dry and<br />
warm night.<br />
This all started Dec. 1, 2015. Since<br />
then, the number of people who have<br />
spent a night is approaching 400. The<br />
rules are pretty simple. Each person<br />
must pass a visual sobriety test, exhibit<br />
no behavioral risk, no smoking,<br />
alcohol or drugs allowed, and not be<br />
on Megan's Law register.<br />
As of this writing, three churches<br />
have opened their doors for a night<br />
per week. They are: Covenant Community<br />
Church, Life Community<br />
Church (for two nights) and Paso<br />
Robles Community Church. By now<br />
you have figured out that this means<br />
there are three nights each week<br />
when there are no shelters.<br />
That, dear readers, is the sad reality.<br />
Until more shelters are found<br />
(three more venues are considering<br />
the program) and more volunteers<br />
are signed up to chaperone the<br />
nights, it's the best there is for now.<br />
What makes it even more “smackya-upside-the-head”<br />
is that at 6 a.m.,<br />
everyone is out the door! Still cold?<br />
Still raining? No matter; that night's<br />
shelter is over and it's back on the<br />
Ride-On bus to the feeding station.<br />
A whole whale of a lot-better than<br />
nothing but still pretty darn meager.<br />
Our pueblo's residents are asked<br />
every day to give, give, give and then,<br />
dig deeper again. Just ask any winery<br />
how many donation requests<br />
they receive every week for the #1<br />
fund-raising town I've ever heard of.<br />
If <strong>PASO</strong> CARES sounds right<br />
for you and interests your spirit<br />
and you'd like to help in any way,<br />
here's what they need. Volunteers<br />
are No. 1 on the list; drivers, record<br />
keepers, publicity, chaperones, and<br />
correspondence. Cash donations of<br />
course, blankets and pillows, bottles<br />
of water, granola bars and socks.<br />
Those all tie for second place.<br />
Look up www.PasoCares.org<br />
for more information, and a link<br />
to make financial donations.<br />
To donate “stuff” contact Ed at<br />
EdfGallagher@gmail.com or call<br />
712-4710 for arrangements.<br />
Paso Cares: Ernie Miller, Paul Fairchild, Cherie Michaelson, Don Volle, Ed Gallagher, Jerry Stover, Gail McNichols<br />
A Beautiful Face 58<br />
Abby's Self Storage 29<br />
Adrienne Hagan 63<br />
Advanced Concrete 47<br />
Almond Country<br />
Quilters 31<br />
Amdal In Home Care 60<br />
Applied Telecom<br />
Technology 28<br />
Arlynes Flowers 38<br />
Artworks 44<br />
Associated Traffic<br />
Safety 36<br />
Austin, Mary Ann 58<br />
Awakening Ways 55<br />
Berry Hill Bistro 47<br />
Biodynamics 61<br />
Black Diamond<br />
Vericompost 54<br />
Blake's True Value 20<br />
Blenders 28<br />
Body Basics 55<br />
Boys and Girls Club 13<br />
Bridge Sportsmen<br />
Center 46<br />
Cal Paso Solar 29<br />
CASA 54<br />
Casa Rustica 12<br />
Casey Printing 64<br />
Chains Required 20<br />
Chalekson,<br />
Dr. Charles 39<br />
Cider Creek Bakery 33<br />
City of Paso Robles 53<br />
Community West Bank 11<br />
Connect Home Loans 44<br />
Cotton and Rust 16<br />
Country Florist 52<br />
Dutch Maytag 41<br />
El Paso de Robles<br />
Historical Society 29<br />
El Paso Self Storage 40<br />
Equine Experience 59<br />
Estrella Warbirds 10<br />
Frontier Floors 42<br />
Gallagher Video Services 55<br />
General Store Paso<br />
Robles 45<br />
Gilliss, Keith<br />
- Prime Commercial 21<br />
Golden Collar 34<br />
Golden Reverse<br />
Mortgage 9<br />
GRL Computer<br />
Consulting 56<br />
Hamon Overhead Door 22<br />
Healthy Inspirations 38<br />
Hearing Aid Specialists 3<br />
Hearing Solutions<br />
w/Helena 50<br />
Heart to Heart non profits 17<br />
Heart to Heart RE 35<br />
HFG - Coastal Insurance<br />
Service 12<br />
Hospice of SLO County 30<br />
Kennedy Club Fitness 45<br />
Klockenteger, Lisa 20<br />
Lansford Dental 67<br />
Las Tablas Animal Hosp 14<br />
Liv Home 21<br />
Lube N Go 34<br />
Lyon, Bonnie Dr. 51<br />
Main Street Small<br />
Animal Hospital 39<br />
Natural Alternative 55<br />
N.C.D.P.A.F. 29<br />
North County Pilates 48<br />
Nose to Tail 30<br />
Odyssey World Cafe 36<br />
Paderewski Festival 49<br />
Paradigm Advisors 41<br />
Paso PetCare 59<br />
Paso Robles Handyman 59<br />
Perfect Air 25<br />
Photo Stop 63<br />
Pioneer Day Committee 15<br />
Planet Fitness 7<br />
Plateroti Dermatology 43<br />
PR Casino 46<br />
PR Cemetery 23<br />
PR Chevrolet 68<br />
PR Door & Trim 38<br />
PR Insurance 32<br />
PR Main St. 26<br />
PR Safe & Lock 31<br />
PW Construction 60<br />
Red Scooter Deli 52<br />
Reneau, J Scott - Ins. 56<br />
Riel Wine on Tap 35<br />
Riley, Dr. Kaitilin 25<br />
Salus Integtrative<br />
Medicine 45<br />
Scoles, Law Office<br />
of Patricia 60<br />
Secret Garden Salon 54<br />
SESLOC<br />
Federal Credit Union 27<br />
Solaralos 47<br />
Solarponics 41<br />
Sotheby’s Heather<br />
Desmond 4, 5<br />
Spice of Life 61<br />
Sprain, Bob Draperies 58<br />
Susie’s Dog Grooming 35<br />
Ted Hamm Ins. 25<br />
Templeton Holiday Craft<br />
Boutique 39<br />
Tent City Marathon 57<br />
Teresa Rhyne Law Group 64<br />
The Auto Bahn 38<br />
The Harley Group 25<br />
The Loft 30<br />
The Wellness Kitchen 37<br />
Torsten Juule-Borre 48<br />
Twin Cities Hospital 2<br />
Viborg Cart-Away<br />
Concrete 23<br />
Vic’s Cafe 57<br />
Western Janitor Supply 44<br />
Whitehorse 60<br />
Wighton’s 4<br />
Wine Country Theatre 19<br />
Worship Directory 65<br />
Writing Support Group<br />
- Alexander, Patricia 55<br />
Wyatt Wicks 58<br />
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