2018 April PASO Magazine

Wine 4 Paws : April 7 & 8 

Equine Rescue Center : Home for Healing

ing 

Enjoy PASO: Public Art Project 

entrée: ON Bar

CONTENTS APRIL 2018 

FEATURES 

28 ENJOY PASO 

DENVER TRIO SO-GNAR PAINT WITH LOCALS 

TO CREATE PUBLIC MURAL By Nicholas Mattson 

26 EQUINE RESCUE CENTER: HOME FOR HEALING 

MORE THAN 60 HORSES ROAM THE HILLS OF SAN MIGUEL UNDER 

THE CARE OF MONICA HARDEMAN 

By Meagan Friberg 

DEPARTMENTS 

44 

SOMETHING WORTH READING 

06 Publisher’s Letter 

08 It’s Happening on Main Street 

10 City of Paso Robles Rec Department 

12 Through the Grapevine 

PASO PEOPLE 

14 Dot LeFebvre: 52nd Anniversary of 1890s House 

ROUND TOWN 

16 Easter Sunday Services 

18 Wine 4 Paws: FUNdraiser for Woods Humane 

19 Dog Jog: 10th Annual Benefit 

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20 Hoofbeat, Calendar & Trail Tales 

- A Column by Dorothy Rogers 

22 Templeton Happenings 

- A Column by Heather Young 

23 High School Rodeo News 

- by Loretta Burke 

23 Backcountry Horsemen of California 

24 San Miguel Reflections 

- A Column by Lynne Schmitz 

24 County Perspective 

- A Column by Bruce Curtis 

40 ENTRÉE: ON BAR 

PASO MAGAZINE STOPS BY DURING THE 

SOFT OPENING OF ON BAR By Meagan Friberg 

BUSINESS 

30 Business Spotlight: 

Diane Cassidy REALTOR® & Equine Experience 

32 Brooklin Oaks Pharmacy: 3-year Anniversary 

34 General Store: Local Goods Report 

35 Natural Alternative: Celebrating 23 Years! 

EDUCATION & CULTURE 

36 Art in the Park: Steve Powers Expands Show 

38 Salinian Display Shows at Carnegie Library 

39 Studios on the Park: The Alumni Show 

TASTE OF PASO 

40 entrée: Opening Night at ON Bar 

42 World of Pinot Noir 

EVENTS 

44 Paso Pops Moves to PR Event Center: July 4th 

46 WWW10: Event Round Up 

48 Time & Place: The Monthly Event Calendar 

LAST WORD 

50 Rockhounds Annual Show 

ON THE COVER 

Warbirds, Wings & Wheels 8, 2016 

Photo by Rick Evans 

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My first instinct when 

sitting down to write 

my letter this month is 

to tell you all about the items we 

had to cut due to space. But before 

I indulge that instinct, I’ll share 

some gratitude for the reasons we 

do this. It truly is The Story of Us, by Us, and for Us 

— “We the People.” 

In order to form a more perfect union, it was established that 

freedom of the press be guaranteed by Our Constitution. The governor 

of our rights then passes authority to the whims of free enterprise, and 

in your hands is the power of that enterprise — we do this for Paso. 

From all of us who worked together to put this issue together — 

businesses, community leaders and volunteers, writers, production, ad 

reps, and editors — we say a big THANK YOU to our advertisers 

who made it possible to share stories about hardworking fundraisers 

like Wine 4 Paws and Dog Jog, high school band backers, Relay for 

Life, youth sports, events, or charitable organizations like our featured 

story on Equine Rescue Center. Our columnists share stories from the 

corners of the community, and I can rightly state that “together, we 

make great things happen, and together, we keep great things going.” 

I’m very proud to be a part of that, and grateful to local businesses 

for being a part of that. Each ad in PASO Magazine is its own story 

of hard work and community spirit. We share pages and pages of local 

businesses singing like a Sunday choir: one voice from the many — e 

pluribus unum. We support them, and they support community we love. 

We love and believe that our small part is a note in the song that is our 

community anthem — ‘today, we shall [insert passion here].’ 

Join us as we continue to carry this message and connect people to 

people, and things they are passionate about. When the hardworking 

chef steps out of his or her kitchen to place an ad with us, we know it 

is because he believes in what he is doing. He cooks, we tell you about 

it. He may not have a page dedicated to his story just yet, but he has 

a story and is putting it to work on the grill every day. The ladies at 

Western Janitorial Supply, The Art Works, or Golden Collar, whose 

small ad is just loud enough to say, “Come see us! We’ll help you.” 

Our story is about helping you tell yours, so you can deliver on your 

passion. You are the author of your story, and like our own Tom Taylor 

of Flash History, sometimes all we are doing is compiling the facts 

in a way that give our readers an opportunity to see it. Sometimes it 

is helping you craft your ad to let people know you care about your 

product and want to share it. 

Whatever it is, we will keep trying to improve and know that we are 

not alone in lying awake some nights pursuing our thoughts about how 

we can perfect our verse. 

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It’s Happening on Main Street! 

By Millie Drum 

California’s Central Coast Olive Oil is among the best in the world. Local producers, 

along with many from all over the state, will present their products and share information 

at the Olive Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 5, in the City Park. 

The People’s Choice Awards and Pre-Festival Social Mixer will be held Friday evening, 

May 4, at Allegretto Vineyard Resort from 6 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $25; available at the 

Main Street office and by calling 805-238-4103. 

Sample the interesting flavors of olive oils, specialty food products and the innovative, 

nourishing olive oil bath, body and beauty products. Meander past the mobile 

olive oil press and through Culinary Row to sample farm fresh olive tastes. Take a break, 

sit and watch the olive dish demonstration. One of the highlights of the festival is 

Olive Oil Ice Cream…. surprisingly good with a pleasing salty and sweet flavor! 

Pasolivo – Two Years and Counting in Downtown Paso Robles 

From sauté, drizzle and toss to martinis and marinades, fine quality olives and their 

oils are a staple for the pantry and professional chef. Along with their award-winning 

olive oils, Pasolivo offers artisanal foods, vinegar, salt and spice blends. They carry 

beautifully unique kitchenware, serveware, gifts and luxury beauty and bath products. 

Visit the downtown shop at 1229 Park Street and the Pasolivo Ranch at 8530 Vineyard 

Drive in Paso Robles. 

We Olive – From Paso Flagship to Stores Nationwide 

Since 2003, We Olive has expanded the “olive oil experience” to franchises in San 

Luis Obispo, nationwide – all the way to Brooklyn, New York. Tempt your senses with 

samples of olive tapenade and pesto, mustard, vinegar, and jam. The premium olive 

oils can vary from delicate, medium and robust to fruity, bitter or pungent; a flavor for 

every palate, every recipe. Complete your Olive Festival Weekend with a visit to We 

Olive at 1311 Park St., downtown Paso Robles. 

Paso Olives You! The 15th Annual Olive Festival 

Public Art in Downtown Paso 

A collaboration between Studios on the Park, Firestone Walker Brewery and the So- 

Gnar Creative Division from Denver brings the colorful essence of Paso Robles to an 

enormous mural titled “Enjoy PASO” at Spring Seafood Bar and Grill on the corner 

of 12th and Spring Streets. Sasha Irving, Executive Director of Studios on the Park, is 

an enthusiastic advocate for more public art in Paso. Irving approached the So-Gnar 

group after seeing their work in Denver. The collaboration then began thanks to input 

from the community, the building’s owner George Shoemaker, the city’s approval 

and funding from Firestone Walker. The primary purpose of So-Gnar, Inc. is to provide 

snowboard camps for kids who have no means or resources to attend camp. For the 

past 10 years, the So-Gnar Snowboarding Tour has traveled all over North America. 

With SNOW, SKATE, MUSIC AND ART mind, one of the company’s creators, Pat Milbery 

and his crew travel to communities to 

paint murals and fund their effort to keep 

their snowboard camps thriving. Along 

with Denver, So-Gnar murals are in New 

Orleans and Miami. 

More than 40 volunteers have worked 

on the downtown mural in shifts; many 

of whom are younger people who are excited 

to see more public art in Paso. The 

images are big and bold – a tractor, a cow, 

acorns, grapevines, the downtown clocktower 

and a striking geometric image of 

“PASO“ that says “Enjoy” our town! 

The Main Street office on 

Norma’s Way is open weekdays. 

Stop in for information and a 

look back at the history of 

Downtown Paso Robles. 



Join us for a 

Super 

SUMMER 

Sign-Up Party 

Saturday, May 5 

10am-2pm 

Register Early for 

Swimming Lessons 

& ALL SUMMER CLASSES 

Looking Ahead To Summer Fun! 

Before we know it, the school year will be a distant memory and 

summer vacation will be in full swing. Lazy days at the pool and 

evenings spent lounging in City Park during the summer concert 

series are within our grasp. Whatever vision of summer fun you are 

imagining, Paso Robles Recreation Services has an activity just for 

you. The Summer Recreation Guide will be packed with classes, 

camps and aquatics fun to keep every family member from youth to 

senior involved or active this summer. We think that April is the 

perfect time to begin planning your summer adventures! Here are 

some important dates to remember: 

Super Summer Sign-Up Party • Saturday, May 5 

Mark your calendars for the Super Summer Sign-Up Party on 

Saturday, May 5 from 10 am to 2 pm at Centennial Park. Early 

swimming lesson registration is one of the biggest benefits for 

Sign-Up Party attendees (general swim lesson registration begins 

Monday, May 7). Aquatics instructors will be available to answer 

questions to help find the perfect lesson for your little swimmer. 

The Super Summer Sign-up fun will also feature plenty of free 

youth activities provided by recreation instructors and staff including 

a chance to bounce, jump and balance on the CaliKids Fitness 

obstacle course, musical instrument creation with Kindermusik 

instructor Nancy Knox, a Lego build, paper crafting, cartooning, 

balloon animals and some sweet snow cones to start your summer in 

style! 

Special registration discounts for summer classes will be available 

on this day only. 

What are we going to do this summer? 

Look for the Summer Activity Guide arriving in your City water bill 

on or around May 1. Packed with recreation choices for youth and 

adults, this resource-rich guide features every class offered through 

the City’s Recreation Services. If you don’t receive a City water 

bill, simply call Recreation Services at (805) 237-3988 or email 

recservices@prcity.com to be added to our mailing list. You can 

also view the paperless online version of the summer guide at 

prcity.com/recreation. This convenient interactive seasonal guide 

connects readers to class registration and information in one quick 

click. 

New Parent & Me Class 

This April, Recreation Services is thrilled to introduce a new class 

for our youngest Roblans ages 1.5 to 3 years and their adults. 

During CaliKids Fitness Parent & Me Gymnastics, little ones and 

their parents will sing, dance, play games and learn beginning 

gymnastics skills while developing strength, agility and gross motor 

skills. Join CaliKids for a free sample class on Thursday, April 5 by 

reserving your spot at prcity.com/recreationonline and searching 

“CaliKids.” Space is limited, so be sure to register for the eight 

week class which begins Thursday, April 12 at Centennial Park. 

Let the summer planning begin! 

Recreation Services 

600 Nickerson Drive 

(805) 237-3988 

prcity.com/recreation


y Millie Drum 

oin our educators, parents, family 

and friends to support the Paso 

Robles High School Band at the annual 

“Bearcat Serenade.”A group of dedicated 

Bearcat Backers organized the annual event 

held at Pear Valley Winery in Paso Robles on 

Saturday, April 21 at 5:30 p.m. 

Enjoy this beautiful venue with dinner by 

Stein’s Catering and excellent wine thanks 

to generous winery 

owners Tom and 

Kathleen Maas who 

have supported the 

event every year. 

With the guidance 

of new Band Director 

Kevin McDonald, 

the Paso Robles 

High School Jazz 

Band will serenade the audience. 

Paso Robles High School Band and Color 

Guard is active throughout the school year. 

The 30+ band members participate in local 

events such as Atascadero Colony Days, 

Pioneer Day, Elegant Evening Downtown 

and Christmas Light Parade in Paso Robles. 

The band is the Bearcat’s colorful, musical 

cheering section, behind the 50-yard line 

during home football games. 

The eight-member Jazz Band is comprised 

of students who are interested in another level 

of musical performance. 

The band has always been a “home” for students 

as they transition from middle to high 

school; spending time together and developing 

friendships that last a lifetime. 

Live and silent auction items donated by 

our business community include a water 

feature designed and installed by Diversified 

Landscaping, a stay at Ragged Point Inn and 

Ravine Waterpark Family Package. Proceeds 

cover expenses such as transportation not 

covered by the district, uniforms, maintenance, 

meals, snacks and stipends. Tickets 

are available through Mike Passegger at 

805-712-3045 and mikepassegger@yahoo. 

com. 

by Millie Drum 

he American Cancer Society 

relies on individual citizens to help 

the global Relay for Life effort to 

raise awareness and funds to find a cure 

for cancer. The Paso Robles Relay for Life 

has evolved over the last 20 years. To gain 

strength in numbers with their neighboring 

community, Paso Robles teams will join 

the Atascadero event for a united North 

County Relay on May 5 and 6 at the Sunken 

Gardens in Atascadero. 

Teams set up themed campsites, 

prepare for the long weekend, filled with 

ceremonies, fellowship, food, games 

and activities. Opening ceremonies set 

the pace for the 24 hours event with 

a member of every team on the track, 

symbolizing that cancer never sleeps. The 

Survivor Lap brings cheers and tears from 

the crowd and survivors proudly walk the 

first lap of the event. The Caregiver Lap 

recognizes those who have given support 

to their love ones. Dusk symbolizes the 

emotion as someone endures cancer yet 

illuminated with hope from the Luminaria 

glow. Walk to remember those we have 

lost, honor our survivors and show all of us 

who are touched by cancer…. none suffer 

alone. 

The American Cancer Society offers 

great incentives for fundraising all year 

long. Host a Relay for Life for your company 

or organization. Coordinate a neighborhood 

yard sale, a Relay Field Day or 

Relay Recess at a local school. Honor our 

military personnel with an event. Celebrate 

the unconditional love of our canine caregivers 

by creating a Bark for Life fundraiser! 

Register online and receive access to 

your own webpage. Download the App to 

fundraise anywhere, anytime by accepting 

donations remotely and send text messages 

to ask for donations. Support for 

cancer patients, caregivers and families is 

available at 800-ACS-2345. To join your 

hometown Relay for Life, visit relayforlife. 

org/northcounty. 


resident of the Paso Robles Youth 

Sports Council Marc Dart coordinates 

the manpower and funding to 

carry out new projects as well as annual 

maintenance, repair and upgrades; recently 

to softball batting cages built by PRYSC five 

years ago at Winifred Pifer School. 

“Our partnership with the City of Paso 

Robles and the Paso Robles [ Joint Unified] 

School District continues to be an invaluable 

resource for our leagues. Our community-based 

youth sport leagues couldn’t operate 

without reasonable access to these sports 

facilities. We truly appreciate the support we 

receive from these entities, and our organization 

is all about giving back and doing 

what we can to help maintain, improve 

and continue to develop these facilities,” 

adds Dart. Other officers include Vice 

President Gene Messina, Treasurer 

Field Gibson and Secretary Amberly 

Yarger. 

“Regarding Larry Moore Park, construction 

is in its first stage, beginning with 

renovations of the bathroom and playground 

facilities. The next step in the development is 

the addition of lighted playing fields, where 

we will leverage our volunteer and monetary 

resources to help develop the park into its full 

potential. Progress on the North River Road 

project is in the site planning and surveying 

stages. The city is building their tertiary water 

project; using treated wastewater for landscaping 

purposes. The city would like to use 

this development as it is a perfect candidate 

for its use being located inline with the proposed 

development of the system,” adds Dart. 

BBQ Fundraiser Supports the Paso 

Robles Youth Sports Council on Saturday, 

April 21 at Centennial Park. Doors 

open at 6:00 p.m. followed by casino 

gaming and silent auction. Tickets are 

$45 p/p available at prysc.com. Community 

sponsors are Paso Waste & Recycle, 

H &R Block and Ravine Waterpark. 

by Bob Chute 

he Paso Robles chapter of 

AAUW (American Association of 

University Women) annual home tour 

will be held Saturday, May 5 from noon 

to 4 p.m. 

AAUW deeply appreciates the following 

homeowners for their contribution to this 

scholarship fundraiser for graduating seniors, 

re-entry women students and Tech Trek 

Camp: 

1. Anita Kothari and Varinder Sahi of 

Copia Vineyards - 999 Kiler Canyon, Paso 

Robles 

2. Dick and Kim Rogers - 230 Hollyhock 

Road, Templeton 

3. Koene Graves - 1401 Greenwood St., 

Paso Robles 

Refreshments included in the $25 ticket. 

Tickets may be purchased at The Blenders 

women’s clothing store – 538 12th Street, 

Paso Robles OR by calling Bev Howe at: 

805-239-1817. 

For further information you may contact 

tour chairperson MartyDiffley@charter.net. 


Three Speckled Hens 


t’s time to renew, re-do 

and re-feather our nests! 

The Three Speckled Hens 

launched their first show at 

the Legion Hall in Templeton 

in 2007 with 15 local dealers. 

Now 11 years later, their Antiques 

and Old Stuff show is attracting 

more than 150 dealers 

from as far away as Colorado, 

Arizona and New Mexico! This 

show is one of the top flea markets 

in the country according to 

Flea Market Style, Flea Market 

Décor and Romantic Homes 

Magazine. 

The home décor trends have 

met a new level of design of 

renewal and re-imagining! The 

industrial and eclectic themes 

blend well with traditional; particularly 

the modern farm house 

trend popularized by Chip and 

Joanna Gaines of Fixer Upper. 

Along with antiques, the ‘old 

stuff’ includes vintage, primitives, 

remakes and repurposed 

treasures from homes 

and barns from a by gone era. 

Here are a few tips for the avid 

“antiques and collectible junkers.” 

Bring cash! It’s the great 

negotiator and many dealers do 

not accept credit cards. Most of 

the dealers re-stock overnight, 

so buy a two-day pass to come 

back on Sunday for deals and 

special buys. 

Visit the Coop Café for sustenance 

and the perfect Bloody 

Mary for a long day of shopping. 

Check out the Mega Maps for 

dealer names and booth numbers. 

There’s a Pickin’s Holding 

Area for large items and a crew 

to load your car or truck! 

A portion of the proceeds 

benefit Jack’s Helping Hand, a 

local nonprofit that offers assistance 

and programs for children 

with cancer and special needs 

— jackshelpinghand.org. Go 

to Threespeckledhens.com 

for show hours, regular and 

early bird admission fee and to 

enter the Spring Sweepstakes 

through Facebook. The winner 

receives two early bird tickets 

and a two-night stay at the Best 

Western Plus Black Oak. Join us 

in May, and mark your calendar 

now for the Fall Show — Sept. 29 

and 30, 2018! 


PASO PEOPLE 

Dorothy “Dot” Lefebvre’s 

Eighteen-Ninety House 

A COLLECTION OF MEMORIES AND ALL THINGS BEAUTIFUL 


April marks the 52nd anniversary 

for Dot Lefebvre’s Eighteen-Ninety 

House, a framing 

shop that has a rich history of its 

own. Her stately home on Paso’s 

Westside at 626 16th Street was 

built in 1890. Through a visit by 

the county assessor and Dot’s inquisitive 

nature, she learned that 

her home was built in 1890 and 

served as the Paso Robles Community Hospital, only 

to be turned around to face 16th Street in 1938. Dot 

says, “After that, I always called it my Eighteen-Ninety 

House.” She was in the antique business for many years, 

specializing in paper. As her business turned more to 

custom framing, she bought framing equipment from 

Fulton’s Frames in Cambria. Money was tight, and she 

needed $1,000. Her mom and dad gave her the money 

and she paid it back. She adds, “The rest is history.” 

The Eighteen-Ninety House is one of the longest-running 

businesses in Paso Robles. Dot worked 

from her home for many years before moving to a studio 

on Railroad Avenue for the past 4 years. Now Dot’s 

daughter Sharon and her husband Dennis Ross are 

helping Dot renovate her home to 

accommodate the inventory of treasured 

collectibles that are for sale and 

allow Dot to continue the framing 

side of her business. Many of Dot’s 

customers have been with her for 

40 to 50 years. Over the years, she’s 

worked closely with John and Dee 

Spears, owners of The Art Works; 

and thankful for their friendship and 

sharing of supplies and equipment. 

Shari Ziegenbein has assisted Dot for 34 years. 

Dot studied advertising art at Boston’s New England 

School of Art from 1948 to 1951. She loved the ballet, 

theater, art museums and outdoor summer concerts. 

The Eighteen-Ninety House symbolizes a lifetime of 

collecting precious images and words on paper. Dot is a 

collector of memories depicted in precious images and 

words on paper. Dot adds, “My mom was a proofreader. 

Dad was a printer, so paper is in my blood.” The more 

unusual treasures tucked away in the Eighteen-Ninety 

House will delight the serious collector and spark the 

novice’s curiosity. 

Pieces perfect for home or business decorating include 

winery prints, lithographs, postcards, vintage 

maps, Old West prints and paintings, and 18 th century 

botanicals of ferns, flowers, insects, shells and animals. 

Among the works with historical meaning, choose 

from Civil War and Frederic Remington wood engravings, 

a Sarah Bernhardt autographed photo from 1913, 

World War I posters, 15th century sheet music and 

sacred music pages dated 1537. Of international interest, 

you’ll find Balinese paintings, miniature Egyptian 

paintings on papyrus, and English tomb brass rubbings. 

Vintage memorabilia from the publishing world 

include newspaper articles (George Dewey from 1899 

San Francisco Examiner), New Yorker magazine covers 

and 29 issues of the San Francisco “Argonaut” from the 

late 1800’s. Many of the newspaper clippings are political 

cartoons. Dot adds, “I just love political cartoons! 

I have some from the 1800s and if I could change the 

faces, they’d be today’s politicians!” 

While 52 years have passed, and many things have 

changed through the smiles and the tears, Dot always 

has a story to share about her love for her community. 

Thank you, Dot, for sharing your stories and honoring 

our memories. 



ROUND TOWN 

All services listed take place on Sunday, April 1 

1st United Methodist Church 

of Paso Robles 

915 Creston Rd., Paso Robles. 

Easter Sunday service is a 

“Come One and All” celebration 

with worship time starting at 11 

a.m., call 805-238-2006 or go to 

fumcpr.org. 

The Bridge Christian Church 

600 Nickerson Drive, Paso Robles, 

at Centennial Park. There will be an 

adult service and children’s program 

at 9:30 a.m. A free breakfast will be 

served at 8:45 a.m. An Easter egg 

hunt for children in the fifth grade 

and younger will be held at 11 a.m. 

For more information, go to thebridgechristianchurch.org. 

Covenant Presbyterian 

Church 

1450 Golden Hill Road, Paso Robles. 

There will be an Easter Service on the 

Hill at 6:30 a.m. Dress warmly. There 

will be singing, readings, prayers and 

a brief message will be shared. An 

Easter worship service will take place 

at 9:30 a.m. in the church. For more 

information, call 805-238-6927 or go 

to covenantpaso.org. 

Highlands Church 

215 Oak Hill Road, Paso Robles. 

There will be two services at the 

church: 9 and 11 a.m. Childcare 

will be provided. For more information, 

call 805-226-5800 or go to 

highlandsadventure.org. 

Hilltop Christian Fellowship 

2085 Gateway Drive, Paso Robles, 

in Heritage Ranch. There will be a 

6:30 a.m. sunrise service at the Point 

in Heritage Ranch, an 8:30 a.m. service 

in Oak Shores at the community 

center and a 10:30 a.m. service at the 

church in Heritage Ranch. For more 

information, call 805-239-1716 or go 

to hilltopchristianfellowship.org. 

Live Oak Church 

1521 Oak Street, Paso Robles. Easter 

services will be held at 10 a.m. 

with a free pancake breakfast and 

Easter egg hunt. For more information, 

call 805-238-0575, or at 

liveoakpasorobles.com. 

Mission San Miguel 

775 Mission St. Easter mass will be 

held at 7 a.m. and noon in English 

and at 6 p.m. in Spanish. For more 

information, call 805-467-2131 or 

go to missionsanmiguel.org. 

North County Christian 

Fellowship & First Baptist 

Church 

Easter Sunday service will be held 

in Downtown City Park at 10 a.m. 

For more details, contact North 

County Christian Fellowship at 

805-239-3325 or go to nccfchurch. 

org, or contact the First Baptist 

Church at 805-238-4419 or go to 

fbcpasorobles.org. 

Paso Robles Community 

Church 

2706 Spring St., Paso Robles. Easter 

Sunday services will be held at 8:30 

and 10:30 a.m. with refreshments to 

follow. Nursery care will be available 

for the 8:30 a.m. service. Full children’s 

ministry program will take 

place at 10:30 a.m. with Easter activities. 

For more information, call 805- 

239-4771 or go to pasochurch.com. 

Plymouth Congregational 

Church 

1301 Oak St. in Paso Robles. An 

Easter sunrise service will be held at 

6:30 a.m. at 833 Graham Place, Paso 

Robles. There will be doughnuts and 

coffee, as well as a fire to stay warm. 

The Easter service at the church will 

be held at 10 a.m. For more information, 

call 805-238-3321. 

St. Rose of Lima 

820 Creston Road, Paso Robles. Easter 

mass will be held at at 8 and 10 

a.m., and Spanish mass at 12:30 p.m. 

For more information, call 805-238- 

2218 or go to saintrosechurch.org. 

Trinity Lutheran Church 

940 Creston Road, Paso Robles. An 

Easter Sunrise Service will be held 

at 7 a.m., followed by a full Easter 

breakfast at 8 a.m., a traditional Easter 

Sunday service at 10 a.m. and an 

Easter egg hunt at 11 a.m. For more 

information, call 805-238-3702 or 

go to trinitylutheranpaso.org. 

By Heather 

Young 



Wine 

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We know that our area 

holds more fundraisers 

than just about anyplace. 

All of them, big or small, 

do so much good for our community. 

Wine 4 Paws is undoubtedly near 

the top of the list that people wait for 

each year. It’s a sponsorship for Woods 

Humane Society and it is always orchestrated 

by Sarah Tomasetti, her 

husband Steve, and some fifteen volunteers. 

This is their 10th year — April 

7 and 8, 2018! 

When the Paso couple was enjoying 

local wine on their back patio and 

watching their dogs playing in the 

yard, they decided they wanted to do 

something that would combine both 

the love of pets and Paso area wine. 

Woods was their choice to help out. 

A weekend event began as an idea to 

4 Paws 

APRIL 7 AND 8 

get wineries and locals involved for 

the benefit of helping Woods maintain 

its excellence in dog adoptions. 

In the first year, 35 wineries participated 

and each year, more and more 

joined in to help the cause. This year 

there are ‘just shy’ of one hundred 

wineries signed on to participate! 

Earth and Fire Brewing Co. in 

Paso and Olivas de Oro olive oil 

in Creston are also in on the action. 

Templeton’s Las Tablas Animal 

Hospital is the main eventsponsor 

for the weekend. 

If you’ve recently moved here or 

have been in a news-free cave for the 

last ten years, here’s what happens: 

wineries, during a specific weekend in 

April, take a portion of their tasting 

fees or profits (sometimes 100%) and 

donate them to Woods. Folks out for 

[ 

By Chuck Desmond 

SARAH AND STEVE WITH DOGS, DINKY AND TATER 

wine tasting or purchasing during that 

weekend can also contribute into donation 

jars as added help. For many of 

us, wine is as necessary in our homes 

as tri-tip and salsa. We know we’re going 

to go tasting; we know we’re going 

to buy wine; we know we’re going to 

enjoy it. The official opening of BBQ 

season is 30 days away and this weekend 

is the perfect opportunity to be 

ready to party and do some fabulous 

good at the same time. Some people 

buy month’s worth of their wine because 

they know that the more they 

buy, the more they help the cause and 

they happy to do it! 

The good residents of El Paso de 

Robles and surrounding hamlets love 

our pets. Sometimes it seems close-tosinful 

if a home doesn’t have a couple 

ol’ rescue dogs on the porch and at least 

one cat in a basket in a sunny window. 

There are super-fine animal adoption 

places in the county and Woods collaborates 

with them for the betterment 

of all animals. Woods is special. 

It’s a non-profit, is not part of SLO 

Animal Services but sits side-byside 

with it on Oklahoma Ave. in 

SLO. The two organizations have a 

wonderful hand-shake agreement. 

Since Woods began, they have performed 

over 3,500 spay/neuter pro- 

cedures as well as countless classes 

on animal behavior and pet training 

for owners. With the merger of the 

Atascadero shelter (2300 Ramona 

Rd.) into the fold, Woods now covers 

both dogs and cats. Just last year, 

there were 2,500 adoptions at Woods. 

Isn’t that just staggeringly wonderful! 

It’s easy to imagine the costs to 

successfully run such an operation. 

Medicines, surgery costs, newspapers, 

cages, food, rags, electricity and supplies 

add up quickly. Ms. Jill Tucker 

is Woods’ Executive Director and it’s 

hard to put into words how thankful 

she is for this fundraising event. Last 

year was $45,000! 

Wine4Paws.com has all the info. 

Print out a map of the participating 

wineries and a passport to enter drawings 

for great prizes. Friday night, 

April 6, there will be a 5 to 9 p.m. 

party at Leondusac tasting-room in 

Tin City with wine and food by Chef 

Weisinger. Wine Country Troubadours 

will provide live music. 

How about a sobering thought? A 

full 50 percent of all animals turned in 

or surrendered to Woods come from 

North County. Go wine tasting, buy 

your favorites, and in the process, 

smile at the good deed you are doing 

while having a great time! 


THE 10TH ANNUAL 

Paso Robles 

Dog Jog 

A benefit for the Sherwood Dog Park in Paso Robles 

SATURDAY, APRIL 7 

Bring your furry, four-legged friends 

to join the Sherwood Dog Park volunteers 

on a 2K or 4K Dog Jog or 

Walk through the lush Vina Robles 

Winery vineyard. After the jog, enjoy lunch, 

live music, wine tasting and tour the event 

expo comprised of local, dog loving vendors, 

a silent auction and dog contests. 

Participation in this fundraiser is a great 

way to “actively” help support the ongoing 

maintenance and improvements for the 

Sherwood Dog Park located in Paso Robles. 

“What a splendid way to spend time with 

your dog while jogging through the vineyards 

at beautiful Vina Robles winery,” says 

Larry Miller, Sherwood Dog Park’s board 

member. “The event is filled with activities 

for the whole family to enjoy. 

It’s an opportunity to come together as a 

community, have some fun with your pet 

and support your local dog park.” 

An early registration fee of $25, includes 

the 2k or 4k jog or walk, commemorative 

dog bandana, goody bag, finisher’s medal, 

a voucher for lunch and Vina Robles wine 

tasting and event glass for 21 and older 

participants. Additional lunch or wine tasting 

will be available for purchase. 

For information or to register for the 

Dog Jog, visit parks4pups.org or call 805- 

239-9326. The event will take place rain or 

shine. Check-in and morning of registration 

begins at 9 a.m. The jog begins at 10 a.m. 

All event proceeds benefit Sherwood Dog 

Park located in Paso Robles. 

Sherwood Dog Park “Where Dogs Take 

Flight” opened in Paso Robles on April 

2012 because of the grassroots efforts of 

a few hard-working community members 

with help from, Parks4Pups, a nonprofit organization. 

Sherwood Dog Park is the only dog 

park in Paso Robles and is located at 290 

Scott Street adjacent to the Senior Center. 

Sherwood Dog Park is paid for from 

private donations, park day use and membership 

fees, and fundraisers such as 

the Dog Jog. For more information, contact 

Larry Miller 805-239-9326, or email 

info@sherwooddogpark.org. 


By Dorothy 

Rogers 

At long last, we have been blessed with 

rain and then sunshine. One can almost 

see the feed growing on the open spaces. 

Under the oaks, there are locations that 

resemble small parks and some crops will 

“make” this year. 

ALERT! 

PCCHA Coyote Ranch RoundUp, 

one of our biggest and best supported, 

was cancelled after positive testing of 

EHV in the western US, Paso fairgrounds 

has treated stalls in an effort 

to eliminate the disease. There is the 

possibility of rescheduling the event 

for Paso, but watch reports on other 

venues. Visit with your veterinarian 

for details. 

It’s Rendezvous! 

You don’t even have to drive far to 

participate in the annual Backcountry 

Rendezvous. Make certain to take 

your dancing boots April 13-15 for 

the Backcountry Horsemen’s Rendezvous 

at the Events Center. Competitions 

and information include 

cookoffs, leave no trace, and packing. 

Check out the booths displaying the 

latest in equine products. Top it all 

off with the fun-filled veteran singer/ 

host, Monte Mills will insure your fun 

at the dance. 

Equine-Experience 

Rushed? Need time to take an unencumbered 

break from the hustle and 

bustle of everyday life? Need someone 

to walk you through? Slow down and 

join Kasia and Jutta for a refreshing 

day with horses April 21 and 22 at 

the lush surroundings of Nacimiento 

Ranch. Both are certified leaders. No 

experience is needed and there will be 

no riding. Nervous or afraid of horses? 

Let your teachers know for a little 

extra support. Lunch is included (as 

well as refreshments). $175 for one 

day or $300 for both. The clinic is 

limited to eight per session so you will 

be treated to a good deal of personal 

attention. Go to equine-experience. 

com, or call 805-975-5443. 

Cattlemen’s Western Art Show/Sale 

Susan Von Borstel is this year’s Featured 

Artist. Her talent is undeniable. 

Susan is one of my favorites (amongst 

many) with her work coming alive in 

stone. The pieces may become a lasting 

legacy for your ranch or your home. 

Pull out your best western to go to 

the 28th Annual Cattlemen’s Western 

Art Show’s Artist reception Friday 

April 6th at the Estrella Hall at the 

Paso Robles Event Center. The festival 

atmosphere The doors open at 

5 p.m. to show/sell over 400 works 

with hors d’oeuvres, wine tasting and 

a no host bar. Buy your tickets at the 

door for $20. Meet and discuss pieces 

with the artists themselves. Get the 

“inside scoop” on each interpretation 

that catches your eye. The stories and 

inspiration are part of the experience 

(and you’ll be “in the know”). 

More casual, Saturday the show 

opens at 10 a.m. with no admission 

fee. Sunday April 8th finds the artists 

on site from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

(again without admission fees). A 

Cattleman’s BBQ lunch is available 

for purchase from 11:30 to 1:30 p.m. 

at $10 per plate. 

For more information go to: cattle 

menswesternartshow.com or call the 

Look for Kindra and “Tinkerbelle” as 

smiling, but tough competitors in 

upcoming dressage shows. 

PHOTO BY DAYTON PHOTOGRAPHY 

hard working ladies, Dee Pellandini, 

805-472-9100, or Jo Ann Switzer, 

805-462-2810, who dedicate time and 

energy to raise funds for the Cattlemen’s 

projects. 

We Have Been Blessed 

The start of each year is one of the 

best times to check the inside of your 

trailer. Due to the normal arid environment 

and the drought of the past 

few years of our area, we often don’t 

think of the scourge of much of the 

country: mold and mildew. Beware, 


they can catch us unaware and 

ruin your gear. 

Upon interior inspection some 

people find that they need to caulk 

joints. If the enclosure has been 

tight during the rain and heavy 

fog, look up: there may be water 

condensation droplets on the ceiling. 

Or, perhaps you washed your 

trailer before a show or activity? 

These add to the moisture in 

the interior air encouraging mold 

and mildew. It can also develop 

from waste left in the trailer after 

a long show run. Left untreated, 

your leather gear may begin to 

change. It may look gray, black or 

green, flat or fuzzy. This situation 

can also be found in storage areas 

made of concrete block. A small 

fan to keep the air moving can be 

helpful in prevention. 

Cleaning the gear takes away 

much of the problem, but the 

spores continue in hiding spots 

waiting for the same conditions in 

the future. Their control/containment 

require the application of a 

product containing fungicide. If 

the situation permits, a small fan 

can help by circulating the air once 

the treatment has been undertaken. 

April 7 Berta Clinic, Carmel 

Valley Saddle Club, online 

registration 

April 7 HS Rodeo, Madonna 

Inn Arena, spectators admitted 

free 

April 9-11 Sandy Collier & Barbara 

Schulte High Performance 

Clinic, V6 Ranch, Parkfield, 

V6.com 

April 13-17 Spring Cowboy 

Academy, V6, Parkfield, Katrina 

Sanders to ride 

April 13-15 Backcountry 

Horsemen’s Rendezvous, 

Events Center, cookoffs, leave 

no trace, packing, Monte Mills 

dance 

April 18-19 Brass Oaks Driving 

Society, Larry Brinker Clinic 

April 21-22 Varian Hands On 

Clinic, Brett & Marjie Becker, 

Lester Buckley, Jaime Hernandez 

& Mike Perez, all breeds, 

Varian Arabians, 1275 Corbett 

Canyon, Arroyo Grande, 805- 

489-5802 Angela to register 

April 21-22 Equine-Experience 

Clinic with Kasia & Jutta, 

Nacimiento Ranch, 8:45 a.m., 1 

ht. provided lunch with snacks, 

to 4 p.m., no riding or experience 

necessary, slow down & 

energize, $175 for one day or 

$300 for both, wear covered 

toed shoes, only accepting 8, 

equine-experience.com, 805- 

975-5443 

April 21 Cattle working w. Ray 

Berta, Carmel Valley Saddle 

Club, online registration, 

rayberta.com 

April 27-29 CAQHEA Show, 

Elk Grove 

April 28 Western Dressage 

Workshop, Golden Hills Farm, 

Creston Rd., near Geneseo Rd., 

Katrina 775-427-5550 

Not yet open to the public. There have been some “Discovery Days” on the Preserve. The 

current hold up involves bids and construction work for paving the parking lot. Horse rigs 

will have to wait for approved parking, so equestrian use is somewhat on ‘hold’ till the 

end of the year. Once this is accomplished, there should be no further delays, we are told. 

Brought to you by Whitehorse Tack 

2805 Black Oak Drive, Paso Robles 

whitehorsetack.com 

pismo reserve 


WHAT’S HAPPENING in 

Templeton this month 

Templeton showcases 

businesses with annual 

expo 

Templeton businesses — and 

businesses from neighboring cities 

— will showcase their wares 

at Templeton Chamber of Commerce’s 

annual Business Expo on 

Thursday, April 12. Once again, 

the expo will take place at Fig at 

Courtney’s House at 311 6th St. in 

Templeton, across from Templeton 

Pool, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. 

The annual business expo is 

free and open to the public and 

includes giveaways, raffle prizes, 

food samples, beer and wine. 

By Heather Young 

The theme of this year’s event is 

Driving to Success. 

Small town recognizes those that 

make it better 

At the end of February, the Templeton 

Chamber of Commerce held 

its annual Community IMPACT 

Awards dinner recognized those 

that impact the small community of 

Templeton. 

• Citizen of the Year: Neil Roberts 

• Business of the Year: San Luis 

Sports Therapy 

• Public Safety Person of the Year: 

Fire Captain Tony Broom 

• Business Beautification Award: 

Templeton Auto Parts 

• Student Citizen of the Year: 

Elizabeth Magie 

SLOFolks Concert: 

Doug Macleod 

SLOFolks will present Doug Macleod 

at Castoro Cellars on Saturday, 

April 7. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and 

the show will start at 7:30 p.m. Tickets 

are $20 each. For more information, 

go to slofolks.org/events. 

Templeton Farmers’ Market 

Templeton Farmers’ Market is held 

every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 

12:30 p.m. in Templeton Community 

Park. The market doesn’t close 

due to inclement weather, it only 

closes on Christmas Day and New 

Year’s Day if those holidays fall on 

Saturday. For more information, go to 

NorthCountyFarmersMarkets.com. 

BINGO 

Templeton Lions Club holds BIN- 

GO night every Monday at the 

Templeton American Legion Hall at 

805 S. Main St. from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. 

Templeton Women in Business 

The Templeton Chamber of Commerce 

hosts Women in Business luncheons 

the second Tuesday of the 

month from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. On 

Tuesday, April 10, the luncheon will 

be held at Templeton Community 

Center, 601 S. Main St. Two Tropical 

Gals will speak about “Your Identity 

After a Data Breach.” Tickets are 

$25 for chamber members and $30 

for non-members. Pre-registration 

is required. For more information, 

call 805-434-1789 or email info@ 

templetonchamber.com. 

Community Quilts 

Almond Country Quilt Guild offers 

free quilting days every month 

at Bethel Lutheran Church, 295 Old 

Country Road in Templeton. All ages 

from the community are invited to the 

organization’s monthly get-together 

to sew, cut or organize their quilting 

projects. This month, the Community 

Quilts meeting will be held on Saturday, 

March 21, from 10 a.m. to 

2 p.m. Attendees are invited to bring 

their own lunch. For more information, 

call Judi Stevenson at 805-431- 

5907 or go to acqguild.com. 

Templeton Wine Fiesta 

The sixth annual Templeton wine 

festival will be held on Saturday, 

May 5, from 1 to 5 p.m. in Templeton 

Community Park. Tickets are $35 for 

tickets purchased by Friday, May 4 at 

noon and $45 at the door, beginning 

at noon on Saturday, May 5. The ticket 

price includes unlimited wine tasting, 

souvenir stemless wine glass, live music 

from Ricky Montijo and the Mojitos 

and food sampling. Non-drinking 

attendees (including children) are $20 

each. For more information, go to 

TempletonWineFestival.com. 


On the way to red Bluff 

2017–18 District 7 State Finals team chosen 

On Sunday, March 3, 23 high 

school rodeo athletes from grades 6–8 

were chosen to be on the CHSRA 

Magnificent 7 State Finals team. 

In order to qualify for State Finals, 

each contestant must be in the top five 

of their event(s). They must also be 

a member in good standing, which 

includes going to most of the rodeos, 

selling raffle tickets and finishing 

your work duties on rodeos. 

On May 17–19, these 23 contestants 

will make the almost six-hour 

drive (from Paso Robles) to Red 

Bluff, California, where the annual 

Junior High State Finals are held. 

There the District 7 athletes will 

compete for a coveted spot on the 

California World Finals team and 

awards such as all-around cowgirl 

and cowboy. 

The top four contestants from each 

event will then advance to the Junior 

High National Finals on June 24–30, 

in Huron, South Dakota. Here athletes 

will truly compete with the best 

of the best from all across America, 

Australia, and Canada. Approximately 

1,000 athletes compete for 

Back row: Cy Grantham, Tucker 

Donlon, Kincade Varian, Sophia 

Patino, Ella Bramsen, Alexius 

Jones, Wyatt Jones, Luke Shelly; 

middle row: Sutton Mang, Lonnie 

Masopust, Haliegh Grant, Delaney 

Browder, Katelyn Browder, Grace 

Perez, Camaryn Warner, Harrison 

Orradre; front row: Kadin Javadi, 

Sage Pearce, Katherine Dennish, 

Makenna Machado, Parker Jones, 

Addie Shelly, Murt Stewart. 

Photo by Suzanne Usher 

thousands of dollars in scholarships 

and prizes and the glory of being the 

best in the world. 

As the junior high athletes get prepared 

for state finals the high school 

students have one more rodeo on 

April 7 and 8, this will be the last rodeo 

of the standard season with State 

High school finals on June 11–16 in 

Bishop California and nationals on 

July 15–21 in Rock Springs, WY. 

Backcountry Horsemen 

Rendezvous 

for 31st Annual 

Learn fundamentals of use, care, and 

development of local trails – by Shirley Rasmussen 

The Las Padres Unit hosts the 31st Annual BCHC Rendezvous in 

Paso Robles Equestrian Arena, April 13–15. 

Backcountry Horsemen of California’s purpose is to improve and 

promote the use, care and development of California backcountry trails, 

campsites, streams, and meadows by advocating good trail manners. 

Events start daily at 9 a.m. through 5 p.m. Friday evening Monte 

Mills and the Lucky Horsemen Band will play from 8 p.m. On Saturday, 

wine, beer, and cheese tasting will be from 3–5 p.m., and live and 

silent auctions starts 7 p.m. The public is warmly invited to the auction. 

Matt Sheridan will give demonstrations of his ‘F’s’ - Foundation, 

Fundamentals and Follow-through horsemanship. In addition to horsemanship 

training, you can select saw instructions, saw safety, and winch 

classes. Learn from USFS Fire Safety and Safely Protocol. Watch a demo 

on the Bemer that is used for both humans and animals. You will find 

classes on weeds and grasses, minimize campfire impacts, and many more. 

In the ‘Kids’ Corral’ there will be learning about knots, leave-no-trace 

camping, and learning the box hitch, as well as coloring contests. 

We will have Dutch Oven demos as well as a Dutch Oven contest where 

the public gets to vote on their favorite Breakfast, Lunch, or Dinner. 

Come watch the Trail Challenge and fun arena games during the day. 

Vendors will be onsite with items to sell so be sure to attend and check 

out their unique items. 

For more information about the Rendezvous go to bchcalifornia.org. 


By Bruce 

Curtis 

Wields Water: I shouldn’t really 

let the little things bug me, but I do: 

Junk mail that gives me a deadline; 

a produce bin of half-rotten, two-dollar 

avocados. Commercials at movie 

theaters. 

My dad used to get upset when 

the Dodgers game interfered with 

his scheduled nap. When my family 

was young and I’d gotten laid off, 

I told him how I wished my smallest 

problems were as small as his biggest; 

now I’m doing the old-age 

control-issue thing. 

When water is discussed, everyone 

in California has control issues. 

Who actually controls water? That 

generally comes down to who has 

the biggest stick, and here that 

means San Luis Obispo County’s 

five elected supervisors. 

In early March, the board was loud 

and clear: it wasn’t about to give 

up any of its control to Estrella-El 

Pomar-Creston water district, even 

though nearly 400 area residents 

signed a petition demanding the 

county include them in any water 

policy decisions affecting the Paso 

Robles/Salinas aquifer. The board’s 

3-2 vote permanently sidelined the 

group. 

You’ll recall that all this came to 

a head after eight years of drought 

when the state of California invoked 

COUNTY PERSPECTIVE 

the Sustainable Groundwater Management 

Act against us. In essence, 

they said, ‘you SLO county guys 

organize how you’ll manage your 

groundwater resources because 

you’re over-using them. Oh, and 

by the way, if you don’t do it in time, 

To be clear, rents here are still lower—much lower than in some 

other counties, but our average monthly rental rate for a two bedroom 

apartment in San Luis Obispo County is $2,300/mo...” 

we will.’ 

That got landowners scrambling, 

especially big users, farmers and 

winegrowers. Neighbors clashed 

with neighbors in the ensuing water 

war, until the county played its’ big 

government card, telling Estrella-El 

Pomar-Creston, ‘hey, don’t worry 

about it, we’ve got this.’ 

That wasn’t the decision local 

landowners wanted. Their outcry 

was prompt: San Luis Obispo County 

was using their power to make a 

water grab. 

With support from county staff, 

the county farm bureau and the Paso 

Robles Wine Alliance backed Estrella-El 

Pomar-Creston; they’d already 

sent the board a tersely-worded 

letter: 

“Farm Bureau strongly believes 

in local control, (and landowner 

control is as local as can be), and in 

the ability of the EPC to be able to 

sustainably manage, protect, and 

even enhance the groundwater resource 

and at the same time, satisfy 

the requirements of SGMA…” 

Where will it go from here? Nowhere, 

very fast. 

If you can’t beat ‘em, tax ‘em: 

Voters will get to decide on a 10 

percent pot tax after supervisors 

put that measure on the June ballot. 

Remember when they told us that 

legalized marijuana would drive 

down prices and eliminate crime? 

With the potential of millions in new 

revenue, County Tax Collector Jim 

Erb must have had dollar signs in 

his eyes when he recommended a 

tariff so stiff that growers and sellers 

say it will drive customers back to 

street pushers. 

The effect of such a tax is largely 

moot at this point; the county has 

yet to issue a commercial cannabis 

license, but the public sector’s vultures 

are circling and they all have 

dollar signs in their eyes; California 

already charges $9.25 tax per ounce 

of buds, $2.75/oz. for leaves. That 

doesn’t include sales tax or a 15 

percent excise tax on other marijuana 

“activities”, whatever that means. 

San Diego medpot dispensary 

Torrey Holistics estimates their customers 

will see prices go from $51 to 

$63 an ounce, and their taxes don’t 

include San Luis Obispo’s proposed 

10 percent toll. If it passes, several 

local pot businesses say they’ll be 

driven out of business as customers 

flee to…cheaper—ahem—traditional 

pot sellers. 

Okay, setting aside the morals 

of government making money off 

marijuana users; is it such a hot idea 

to hand politicians up to $28 million 

in new revenue with almost zero 

accountability? 

Rent Ravage: California’s exodus 

isn’t exactly a news flash, but you 

may not know that San Luis Obispo 

County is driving the flight as hard 

as possible, according to a recent 

news report. 

We all heard recently about a national 

magazine giving California an 

“F” in quality of life, largely based 

on our toxic social climate, but the 

real issue behind the golden state’s 

emigrant stampede isn’t a bumper 

crop of triggered snowflakes, it is 

the high cost of living, especially 

rent, which has gone up more than 

54 percent just in the past five years. 

That is more than any other county 

in California, according to real estate 

web tracker, Zillow. 

To be clear, rents here are still lower—much 

lower than in some other 

counties, but our average monthly 

rental rate for a two bedroom apartment 

in San Luis Obispo County is 

$2,300/mo; 80 percent higher than 

the national average. 

How about neighboring counties? 

Well, two-bedroom apartments rent 

for $800 - $1,000 in neighboring 

Kern county, while in San Francisco, 

even one-percenters would seize 

over that city’s average $4,350 per 

month — enough to cover the mortgage 

on a $830,000 home — for >> 

By Lynne 

Schmitz 

On Saturday, April 28, San Miguel 

will celebrate Sagebrush Days – a day 

dedicated to our past. The Peddler’s 

Faire begins at 8 a.m. and the parade 

steps off at 11 a.m. going south on 

Mission Street, around Fr. Reginald 

Park next to the Mission, and coming 

back. You get to see both sides of the 

horse! 

Applications can be found online at 

sanmiguelchamber.org and on discoversanmiguel.com 

or pick them 

up at San Miguel Mercantile or 

the Fire Station on Mission Street. 

There will be food and fun. Rain or 

shine. We are always fascinated by 

the past - be it the early 1800s or 

the 1940s. 

In February, in the History section 

of discoversanmiguel.com Laverne 

Buckman published an anonymous 

nostalgic look backwards entitled 

“Children of the Greatest Generation: 

1930-early 1940s”, including 

a few personal additions relating to 

San Miguel. Here are some excerpts: 

“As a child I had nightmares about 

the A-bomb, still have one of those 

old ration books, shared a party line, 

classmates got polio. It has been an 

interesting life! We are the last generation, 

climbing out of the depression, 

who can remember the … impact 

of a world at war which rattled the 

structure of our daily lives for years. 

In San Miguel we remember the 

speedy building of Camp Roberts, the 

sudden bustle of new people coming 

to town, tents and trailers providing 

shelter for many newcomers seeking 

employment at the military base, and 

new businesses and homes being built. 

We are the last generation who spent 

childhood without television; instead, 

we imagined what we heard on the 

radio. We spent our childhood playing 

outside … organized and played our 

own games without need for parent 

intervention — games like baseball, 

kickball and football (boys and girls 

together). There was no town playground 

for kids but a vacant field 

worked fine. 

On Saturday afternoons, the movies 

gave us newsreels — the war sandwiched 

in between westerns and cartoons. 

As we grew up, the country was 

exploding with growth while San Miguel 

had a period of decline as Camp 

Roberts became almost totally inactive. 

The impact was devastating in many 

ways. Housing built by and for the 

military was ether sold and moved 

or left to decay. Businesses closed or 

struggled. Many jobs were lost and 

many left to find jobs elsewhere. The 

Korean War was a dark passage in the 

early ‘50s and by mid-decade school 

children were ducking under desks for 

Air-Raid training. Camp Roberts was 

again an active military base which 

created another ‘boom’ cycle in San 

Miguel. We are the last generation 

to experience an interlude when there 

were no threats to our homeland. We 

feel privileged to have ‘lived in the 

best of times’! 

(With permission of Laverne Buckman, 

Webmaster) 


Horses, Hope & Healing 


s someone who has endured 

more than her share of heartbreaking 

personal pain and loss, Monica Hardeman 

has turned her passion for horses 

into a path for healing. The president 

and founder of Equine Rescue Center, 

Monica has helped hundreds of abandoned, 

abused, and neglected horses 

discover healing, freedom, and hope 

since her non-profit’s inception in 

2009 – and she’s just getting started. 

“Caring for and finding new homes 

for these beautiful souls is my life’s 

work,” said Monica. “The horses we 

rescue have been through so much. 

What I want to do is make their lives 

as easy as possible from the moment 

they come to us. I have a broken past, 

so I understand their need to feel 

love.” 

As the largest horse rescue in California, 

ERC rescues horses no one 

wants. In fact, it’s motto says it all: 

Home of forgotten horses and broken 

souls. 

- Tragedy Strikes- 

When Monica’s sister Michelle was 

murdered in 1995, she understandably 

found it difficult to process the 

ensuing pain, anger, and grief. As 

young girls – Michelle was four years 

older than Monica – the sisters had 

bonded together over their love of all 

things equine. The memories came 

flooding back, and Monica decided 

to turn her focus to rescuing abused, 

abandoned, and neglected horses. 

“My grandfather had a place in 

Sebastopol and we’d go there all the 

time,” Monica said. “We were exposed 

to everything having to do with horses 

and, as we got a bit older, we started 

working at a ranch and leading trail 

rides. Michelle was always with me, 

and my cousins too, so we developed 

Taking horses 

from a 

broken past 

to a 

BRIGHT 

FUTURE 

a strong bond for horses and for each 

other. We shared a passion, this genuine 

love for horses, and we enjoyed 

sharing time together.” 

Michelle was 29 at the time of her 

death. Just 25, Monica returned home 

from college that tragic day to find her 

4-year-old nephew sitting on a neighbor’s 

doorstep. 

“I immediately knew something 

was really, really wrong,” she said. 

Michelle’s murderer was eventually 

located. He was found guilty following 

a trial that lasted two years, and is currently 

serving a 171-year sentence. 

In 2009, Monica founded ERC and 

has been going strong ever since. The 

horses provide a type of therapy and 

continue to help in her recovery process. 

“The only way I can explain this 

whole thing is it was like the horses 

saved me; it wasn’t just about me saving 

them,” she said. “And that’s why I 

take in those that are the most broken, 

the ones nobody wants. I know, from 

my own life experience, that all they 

need is a second chance. These horses, 

like so many of us, just need the 

chance to learn to trust again.” 

- Welcome to San Miguel- 

Along with her life partner, Gabe Pimentel, 

Monica moved ERC to a large 

parcel of 166 acres situated in San Miguel 

in January of 2018. The property 

owner, who wishes to remain anonymous, 

offered the space after seeing 

the plight of ERC to relocate from 

Northern California to a new location. 

“I couldn’t believe it,” Monica said. 

“Here was this kind lady that I had never 

met – she was one of our Equine 

Rescue Center Facebook page followers 

– offering us the opportunity to 

bring the horses and all of our equipment 

to this beautiful place.” 

It was meant to be. Gabe’s family 

has owned property in Parkfield 

for a long time and the couple often 

dreamed of moving to the area but 

couldn’t find space for the horses. 

In the short term, this is a temporary 

location although the property owner 

said they could stay longer. Their 

long-term goal is to find a larger, more 

permanent parcel of land for ERC. 

“She saved us, really,” Gabe said of 

the landowner. “When this acreage 

came up for the horses, and I had the 

little piece of property for us to stay at 

in Parkfield, it just all worked out. With 

the help of some friends, and putting 

in 16 hour days, we moved 67 horses, 

eight dogs, our equipment, trailers, 

tractors, and trucks. But we made it 

and we just love it here; the people, 

the wineries, the ranchers, everything 

about this area.” 

- A Place of Their Own- 

As we drive along the property and 

walk among the rescues, Monica tells 

the story of each horse – Apple, Merlin, 

Chula, Flame, Wendy, Razz, Scout, 

Francesca, Ruby, Orielle, and others in 

the herd. Monica knows them all by 

name. 

“I gave most of them their names,” 

she said. “Most often, when we buy 

a horse at auction or take them in 

from animal control, they don’t have 

a name. But I get to know them and 

usually their names come easy to me.” 

The horses come to ERC for various 

reasons. Some are owner surrenders, 

or rescued from an auction. The most 

common source is from animal control 

agencies throughout California. 

“There is such a huge need for rescue 

and sanctuary for these animals,” 

Monica said. “There’s Scout; he was 

in really bad shape when I got him, 

but now he is fully trained and doing 

so well. And Ruby – she came from an 

auction – well, I just knew she was going 

to be a good horse. Anyone who 

has ever bought a horse at auction 

knows you are taking a chance. You 

don’t know if they are halter trained or 

saddle trained, but boy do you figure 

it out fast! So, I saddled her up and 

she was fine. She is very level-headed 

and now she helps me train the other 

horses.” 

Equine Rescue Center president 

Monica Hardeman pets 

one of the centers 67 horses 

on the hills of San Miguel. 

- Adoptions and Sanctuary - 

Over the past year alone, ERC has 

helped facilitate about 35 adoptions. 

Each prospective adopter undergoes 

a thorough screening and detailed 

application process. 

“We have a lot of adoptions, which 

is nice because it opens up space 

for other horses to be rescued,” 

Monica said. “I am very careful, and 

I know where all of our horses are. I 

do drop-ins and, if something isn’t 

working out I will take the horse back, 

no questions asked, or issue a refund.” 

Visiting the ranch during feeding 

time, I noticed there are groups – or 

bands – within the herd. I also noticed 

several pairs sticking close together. 

“We try to honor their bands,” Monica 

said. “Some are four, some are five; 

the larger band has about nine – they 

stick together. One adoption was for a 

horse and pony that were pals so the 

people adopted both of them. We get 

notes, cards, and photos from a lot of 

our adopters so that’s really nice.” 

Horses that have suffered severe 

abuse have a permanent home at 

ERC. Senior horses or those with 

chronic conditions are provided sanctuary, 

with accommodations for their 

individual needs. 

As one might imagine, caring 

for dozens of horses can be quite 

Some of the 67 rescued horses at 

Equine Rescue Center in San Miguel 

graze on bales of hay during feeding. 


demanding. Throw in fundraising 

and the business side of running a 

non-profit organization and it could 

be an overwhelming task for most. 

But that’s not the case for Monica and 

Gabe. 

“To me, taking care of the horses 

is the easy part,” Monica said. “All the 

other stuff – fundraising, grant writing, 

marketing, soliciting sponsors – that’s 

more work. But these horses, they 

have been through so much. We want 

to make their lives as easy as possible. 

These are spectacular animals, and 

they just want a second chance.” 

For more information, or to 

make a donation to Equine Rescue 

Center, contact Monica at 831-840- 

1412, send an email to monica@ 

equinerescuecenter.org, or go to 

equinerescuecenter.org. 

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DENVER’S SO-GNAR TEAMS UP 

WITH PASO FOR PUBLIC ART 

BY NICHOLAS MATTSON 

On a below-freezing Sunday 

morning, Pat Milbery, 

Pat McKinney and Jason 

Graves of So-Gnar began 

pulling paint tools out of the bright 

green Kia Soul in a quiet parking lot 

on Spring Street. The crew staged for 

another day of transforming 1,800 

square feet of north-facing wall of 

Spring Seafood Bar and Grill near 

12th Street into an artistic display for 

Paso Robles into a landmark backdrop 

sure to be a photo-op destination 

for locals and visitors. 

The project was born of a random 

meeting between So-Gnar founder 

Pat Milbery and Sasha Irving, executive 

director of Studios on the Park, 

during a visit to Denver. The result 

was a local collaboration involving 

Firestone Walker, Studios on the 

Park, the City of Paso Robles, building 

owner George Shoemaker, and 

the community. 

Sasha and Studios on the Park 

played the part of the hub, connecting 

Pat with prominent members of 

Paso Robles in the fall of 2017 to 

help him understand the fabric of the 

community. 

So-Gnar designed the mural with 

iconic imagery from Paso Robles 

— the Acorn Building clocktower, 

a rainbow-colored cow, a tractor, 

grapes, and rolling agricultural hills 

— and transposed the artwork onto 

the 99-foot long, 18.5-foot high canvas. 

Pat’s experience helped Sasha navigate 

the red tape that comes with a 

municipal public art campaign. 

“I’ve managed mural and street art 

campaigns all around the world,” Pat 

said, “and it is really a nice honor to 

educate and facilitate some of those 

common questions that the City and 

the residents have. It is a nice thing to 

do so everyone is part of the process.” 

The City worked to develop a process 

for facilitating public art, which 

takes a community effort. 

“This doesn’t come without community 

support,” Sasha said. “The 

only reason this is happening is because 

of a willing building owner, and 

funding from Firestone Walker — 

that gets these guys here.” 

Returning to Paso in 2018 with 

the design, So-Gnar was ready to go, 

and the community was ready to help. 

wGeorge and his family prepped 

the job with block filler to seal cracks 

and give the mural the surface needed 

to create a lasting result. 

“George got out here with his 

teenage kids [Savannah and Will] 

and helped prep the wall,” Sasha said. 

“It was one of those family bonding 

moments you just can’t … this is how 

we do it in Paso. I really hope other 

business owners get inspired and 

want to make this happen.” 

As the crew painted, passersby 

paused to take in the display — resoundingly, 

all ages of folks gave 

positive approval of the developing 

project. 

“I’m happy with how it turned 

out,” Jason said. “The response across 

the board, from little kids to older 

folks was great. I see it being a nice 

piece of modern Americana artwork 

here in Paso.” 

From start to finish, Pat said 


he hopes the project will inspire dozens 

of similar community projects, and 

that this will not be his only trip to 

Paso Robles. 

“It went better than expected,” Pat 

said. “It was an incredibly inviting 

community, and we are honored to 

add something this large and visible 

to the community.” 

Studios’ mission of “providing a 

creative, educational, and transformational 

experience to enhance understanding 

and appreciation of the 

visual arts” was carried out in full, 

and left an impression on the team of 

Denver artists. 

“We are so thankful for Anne 

[Laddon] and Sasha from Studios,” 

Night shot with light painting 

taken by local photographer 

Richard Fusillo. 

How it Happened 

Pat Milbery gives guidance to local painters for 

the Enjoy PASO mural. 

Pat said. “They helped organize the 

volunteers and helped facilitate the 

process. They went above and beyond. 

We appreciate all the hospitality from 

Anne and Sasha, their crew, and the 

Firestone team — who were instrumental 

in making this happen.” 

When So-Gnar left, one item remained. 

The windows were covered 

in brown paper, and painted over. 

High resolution photos were taken 

and sent to Genoa Graphics in San 

Luis Obispo to be converted to perforated 

vinyl so that the image will 

remain seamless and allow light into 

the dining room of Spring Seafood 

Bar and Grill. Pat gave thanks to Genoa 

Graphics for supplying a key element, 

and thanked Rental Depot for 

the generous rates on the scissor lift 

needed to paint the 18.5-foot wall. 

For more information about the 

mural, contact Sasha Irving of Studios 

on the Park, at 805-238-9800 

or go to studiosonthepark.org. Visit 

so-gnar.com for info on Pat Milbery 

and company. 

Sasha met Pat Milbery in Colorado and began 

thinking about murals in Paso 

Robles. She approached Jamie 

Smith and Joel Peterson of Firestone 

Walker about the downtown 

mural concept. 

"It was a short meeting, and we knew pretty 

quickly this would be a perfect fit for Firestone 

Walker," Joel said. 

Jamie and Joel traveled to Colorado 

on business, and met with 

Pat in Denver. "We instantly knew 

Pat would be fun to work with." 

Pat visited Paso Robles, meeting 

community members and stakeholders 

before designing. 

"The design process was collaborative 

and easy. It was evident 

that Pat learned quite a bit from 

his scout trip here, and incorporated 

key elements. The mural 

captures Paso Robles with agricultural 

ties, oaks, and vibrant 

colors — all tied together by our 

name — PASO," said Joel. 

Firestone Walker continues to 

support and invest back in Paso 

Robles. From community ties with 

Pioneer Day Parade, Concerts in 

the Park, Paso Pops and Studios 

on the Park — Firestone contributes 

to the fabric of Paso Robles. 

"It’s our headquarters where 

most of the employees live and 

work. A vibrant hometown not 

only helps us, but the business 

community that thrives from locals 

to tourists alike," said Joel. 


BUSINESS 

By Meagan 

Friberg 

BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT 

Each month, we send a set of questions 

to our featured business owners and then 

share their answers with our readers. For 

April, we reached out to Diane Cassidy, 

REALTOR ® at RE/MAX Parkside Real Estate 

and owner/operator of Golden Oak 

Estate Sales, as well as Jutta Thoerner 

and Kasia Roether, owners and operators 

of Equine Experience. 

Diane brings experience in mortgage 

banking, staging, and estate/personal 

property liquidation to the RE/MAX team 

and provides an exceptional level of professionalism 

and service to her clients. 

With Golden Oak Estate Sales, she has 

been bringing compassion to her clients 

since 2013. With a motto of “Experience 

Peace of Mind,” Diane is the ultimate professional. 

Individually, Jutta and Kasia have 

been in business for 15+ years, and started 

their Equine Experience partnership 

in 2017. As part of the Koelle Institute 

of Equus Coaching®, they are certified 

Equine Master Facilitators and coaches. 

Jutta and Kasia are passionate about horses 

and coaching, and their motto “Helping 

people to live their best life” says it all! 

Here’s what Diane, Jutta, and Kasia had 

to say … 

RE/MAX PARKSIDE 

REAL ESTATE 

GOLDEN OAK 

ESTATE SALES 

Diane Cassidy 

What are the top 5 qualities 

you and/or your team 

possess that make your 

business work? 

DIANE: Integrity, reliability, knowledge, 

tenacity, and being creative. 

What do you most enjoy about the people 

and places here in Paso Robles & SLO 

County? 

DIANE: Paso Robles is a lifestyle. Our community 

is filled with loving, wholesome families. 

I’ve experienced everything from a cattle drive 

through town to an Elegant Evening in the 

park. We really do have something for everyone! 

Do you have any discounts or special events 

to share with our readers in April, or May? 

DIANE: When I list your home during the 

month of April I will offer free estate sale services 

through Golden Oak Estate Sales, our 

family-owned estate sale company. That means 

you keep the total proceeds of the sale. 

When you’re not working, where might we 

find you locally? 

DIANE: Spending time with our new granddaughter 

Brinlynn Cassidy Hill, practicing at 

River Oaks Golf Course or volunteering for 

CASA. 

For more information, call Diane at 805-434- 

8300, stop by 711 12th St. in Paso Robles, or see 

dianecassidy.remaxagent.com. 

EQUINE EXPERIENCE 

Jutta Thoerner & Kasia Roether 

What are the top 5 qualities you and/or your 

team possess that make your business work? 

JUTTA & K ASIA: Compassion, curiosity, 

innovation, customer service, and flexibility. 

What do you most enjoy about the people 

and places here in Paso Robles & SLO 

County? 

JUTTA & K ASIA: We think the people in 

Paso Robles and SLO county are one of the 

kind! Gracious, curious and so friendly and 

helpful. Of course, the weather and landscape 

is beautiful and another reason why we live here. 

Do you have any discounts or special events 

to share with our readers in April or May? 

JUTTA & K ASIA: We have a workshop 

on April 21and 22, Spring Resolutions. 

On May 19, we offer a discount event, 

Equus Demo Day and, on May 26, the workshop, 

Play Date. Please check our website 

equine-experience.com and go to services for 

details on these events. 

When you’re not working, where might we 

find you locally? 

JUTTA & K ASIA: You can find Jutta out 

gardening or playing with the animals on her 

Walnut farm. Kasia and her husband Jim love 

to hike in and around SLO County. 

For more information, contact Jutta and Kasia at 

jtmmorganics@gmail.com or 805-975-5443 or see 

equine-experience.com. 


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It’s a Good Feeling to Support Locally-Owned Businesses! 

Brooklin Oaks Pharmacy celebrates 3 years 

Brooks Balaris had a dream to bring personal service back to 

her community. As Brooklin Oaks Pharmacy celebrates its 

third anniversary, Brooks’ dream is now a rewarding reality 

thanks to her determination, discipline and hard work. In the 

mid 90s, Brooks worked as a Pharmacy 

Technician at Old Town Drug in 

Downtown Paso; subsequently working 

15 years for large local pharmacy 

chains. She adds, “We have so many 

people who prefer to do business with 

us. We know most of our customers 

by name and doctors are visiting, then 

telling their patients to come to us 

for the best local service. We’ve gone 

back to the way pharmacy used to 

be. I want our community to have a 

pharmacy where our customers are 

known and welcomed with genuine, 

friendly service.” 

Pharmacist Jerry Shapazian joined 

Brooklin Oaks in June 2017. He 

Jerry Shapazian and Brooks Balaris 

earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree 

from University of Pacific in 1973. In 1979, Jerry bought a pharmacy 

in his home town of Dinuba; running it for 10 years; in addition, was 

involved as owner of four other pharmacies, worked for Longs, CVS, 

in the skilled nursing profession and owner of Cayucos Pharmacy. 


Jerry enjoys the feeling of returning to a privately-owned hometown 

pharmacy. She says, “Jerry and I came from big to small because we 

want to help the community. With the big guys you don’t even get to 

know your pharmacist.” 

Brooklin Oaks will soon be introducing 

a new online, interactive service 

called First Aid - Urgent Care. 

A private area in the pharmacy will 

feature an iPad and Facetime interaction 

between an individual and physician; 

offering a screening process, 

diagnosis and prescription for general 

symptoms, not critical illnesses. The 

appropriate prescription would be 

filled promptly at Brooklin Oaks. 

I’ve been a customer since “day 

one.” Once I met Brooks through the 

PASO Magazine and felt her dedication, 

wonderful sense of humor 

and outlook on life, I transferred all 

my prescriptions and told my friends, 

family and business associates to do 

the same! Brooks’ husband Ray wears his name badge “I’m the Cashier” 

helping customers get through the touch pad at check out. If he’s not 

around, customers often ask, “Where’s Ray?” Brooks says, “Oh, he’s 

home feeding the dog or out on the tractor!” 

“See why I made the switch 

to my new home!” 

KURT ZUMSTEIN 

805-296-9557 



LOCAL GOODS 

REPORT 

from GENERAL STORE 

PASO ROBLES 

CHEERS TO 

PETS & 

SURVIVORSHIP: 

A BOOK SIGNING WITH 

TERESA RHYNE 

FROM LUCKY AND LUCY 

OF THE GENERAL STORE 

 

To celebrate National Pet Month, General 

Store is hosting a book signing for 

our dear friend and #1 New York Times 

best-selling author Teresa Rhyne. Join us 

and meet Teresa at General Store on Saturday, April 14th from 3:00 to 6:00 

p.m. We will donate $1.00 for every book sold to Meade Canine Rescue as 

well as a percentage of our sales for the entire day. 

Teresa’s books are entertaining reads, especially for people with pooches, 

those of us who have fought cancer, and people who like a little romance. 

Teresa will sign your copy of The Dog Lived (And So Will I.) You might 

find that one of her beagles has signed it as well. We met Teresa as a customer 

first, and (one of us having faced cancer) immediately connected with her 

story. What is unexpected is just how funny the story can be. 

What was your motivation to write a book? 

“I’ve always been an avid reader, so when I was first diagnosed with breast 

cancer, I searched for a book to guide me through. What I found was either 

too clinical or too frightening. When I realized that having the cancer 

experience with my dog was what saw me through my own treatment, I 

knew I had a story to tell. I wrote the book I wished I’d had when I was 

diagnosed.” 

Where are your favorite dog friendly places in Paso? 

“Of course, our beagles Daphne and Percival are regulars at General Store. 

And our dogs have probably gone to more wineries than most humans 

ever will. Cass Winery is a favorite because the wines are fabulous, we can 

have a great lunch, and there’s always an 

assortment of dogs on the patio. We have 

taken our traveling duo to the Hunter 

Ranch Golf Course restaurant, which has 

a “Pooch Patio Menu” that is delicious! Or 

so Daphne and Percival told us.” 

We are SUPER EXCITED about celebrating 

our FIVE-YEAR ANNIVERSA- 

RY next month. We have giveaways and 

special plans for every day of May leading 

up to the 17th (our actual opening day). 

Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to 

see what’s coming. We are grateful for our 

community’s support and enthusiasm and 

we can’t wait to say thank you! 

The Team at General Store Paso Robles 


THE NATURAL ALTERNATIVE 

NUTRITION CENTER 

Join the Anniversary Celebration!! 

The Natural Alternative celebrates their 

23rd anniversary by thanking their loyal 

customers and welcoming new ones! 

Please join us on Saturday, April 14 from 

10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for our 18th Annual 

Customer Appreciation Day. Enjoy 

a 25-75 percent off STOREWIDE sale on 

selected items, raffles, demos and sampling 

of tasty teas, protein shakes, chocolates 

and a coconut oil that is a nutritional 

powerhouse that tastes like a Mounds bar! 

Our favorite companies such as Ancient 

Nutrition, Garden of Life, and Barlean’s 

will be here serving tastes of your favorite Baceae Edibles 

protein shakes and samples of their oils, spray vitamins and more! 

Vana Tisanes, a local tea company located in Cambria, owned by 

Mike Coulson and Miho Watanabe will be featured. Their love and 

respect for plants finds them sourcing and crafting small batches of 

organic teas while packaging their products with 100 percent recycled 

material. When in search for the purest form of flavors and 

health properties, 

they choose only 

the highest quality 

of dried plants 

from around the 

Nick, Moriah, Bobbi, Renee, Sandy 

world. Mike & 

Miho have just introduced 

Baceae, 

their all new cannabis 

confections 

which we absolutely 

love! They 

will be here to pair 

their amazing teas 

with CBD chocolate turtles, truffles, peanut butter cups, bon bons 

and chocolate tarts. You must meet them and experience these tasty 

treats yourself! While you sample the treats, check out the assortment 

of CBD oils and testers for creams and salves that customers are using 

to support muscle and joint health as well as inflammation and sleep! 

And there’s more! Sandy, our essential oils expert answers your 

questions about the amazing benefits of essential oils. Experience 

essential oils and scents that are uplifting, energizing and calming 

along with learning how to properly use them; blending to make your 

own personal sprays or perfumes. We carry only the highest quality 

Young Living, Ancient Apothecary and NOW brand essential oils that 

are offered at 25 percent off one day only!! 

I am so proud of my talented staff that will be present all day to answer 

your health-related questions, while massage therapist Denise 

Stevens offers chair massage to soothe those achy muscles while you 

shop. 

Mark your calendar -- This happens only once a year! Saturday, 

April 14, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the STOREWIDE SALE!! Don’t forget 

the amazing baskets for the raffle and tons of samples given with 

each purchase. It’s our way of saying THANK YOU to our wonderful 

community for supporting The Natural Alternative since 1995!! 

Bobbie Conner and her Natural Alternative Team 

Renee, Sandy, Nick, Moriah & Rachel 

The information contained in this article is for educational purposes only. 

Please consult with your medical practitioner if health challenges exist. 



Art promoter expands art festival 

to downtown Paso Robles 

Steve Powers 

Steve Powers, a professional 

arts and craft show organizer 

and promoter, will bring his 

well-known art show and 

market to downtown Paso 

Robles later this month. 

The show is a reinvention 

of Paso Robles ArtFest, 

which had been put on by Studios 

on the Park for eight years. In 

early 2017, Studios on the Park, 

organizers of the popular festival, 

announced that it would not longer 

be producing the event, or any similar 

event in Paso Robles. 

When Powers found out — soon after 

the announcement was released — 

he contacted the city of Paso Robles to 

see if he could produce a similar event, 

though markedly different. 

His proposal was well-received, the 

Paso Robles City Council approved 

the event in August 2017. 

Paso Robles Art in the Park will differ 

from Paso Robles Art Fest in that it 

will be a high-quality art show without 

the hands-on art activities and multiple 

entertainment throughout 

the event. The reason for that, 

Powers said, is that all of those 

take a huge number of volunteers 

as well as time to put into 

the event. He speculates that 

the event became more time 

intensive than the nonprofit art 

organization could give. 

“It became a massive event that took 

a lot of time from Studios on the Park,” 

Powers said. “Our show will be totally 

different.” 

To keep it manageable, he is mirroring 

the Paso Robles event on the 

successful art show he has managed 

for the last two years, one that has been 

continuously happening the last 63 

years. Powers took over organizing the 

Morro Bay Art in the Park from the 

Morro Bay Art Association in 2016. 

The Morro Bay festival takes place 

three days over the weekends of Memorial 

Day, Fourth of July, and Labor 

Day. When Fourth of July falls in the 

middle of the week, the event is held the 

weekend after. This year, the shows will 

By Heather Young 

take place Saturday, May 26 through 

Monday, May 28; Saturday, July 7 

through Sunday, July 8; and Saturday, 

Sept. 1 through Monday, Sept. 3. All 

shows are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

For more on the Morro Bay show, go 

to MorroBayArtInThePark.com. 

The Paso Robles show, to be held 

April 28 to 29 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 

will have a third more vendors than the 

Morro Bay show. Though the Morro 

Bay market is constrained by the small 

park, it inhabit Morro Bay Boulevard 

at 33,000 square feet. The Downtown 

City Park in Paso Robles is 200,000 

square feet and will only be constrained 

by attendance. 

The first year of the event, he is capping 

the number of exhibitors at 120 

to get the event off the ground and 

not split the number of dollars spent 

between too many artisans. He said 

that the event will be expanded as attendance 

allows. The Morro Bay show 

sees 6,000 people over the three-day 

event and Powers expects the Paso Robles 

show to see 3,000 people per day. 

Art by Deborah Lysek 

“Exhibitors are excited about it,” 

Powers said. “A lot of people who did 

Morro Bay signed up and a lot of 

people who didn’t do the Morro Bay 

show signed up.” 

He said that 50 percent of the vendors 

are from San Luis Obispo and 50 percent 

are from out of the area. Right now, 

he has artists from four different states 

lined up for the first Paso Robles show. 

As of mid-March, Powers had 110 

vendors signed up and expects that 

it will be full by the event. Artists interested 

in signing up or joining the 

wait list in the event of openings, can 

contact Powers at 805-440-8318, or 

steve@pasoroblesartinthepark.com. 

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150 exhibitors,” Powers said. “We have 

plenty of room. We’ll grow as the public 

allows.” 

The event is exclusively sponsored 

by Castoro Cellars, which will advertise 

the event on its billboard on Highway 

101. Though the Morro Bay event 

has a few food vendors on-site, Powers 

said that since the park is surrounded 

by restaurants, he didn’t find it feasible 

to bring in additional food. 

For more information about 

the show, go to 

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The El Paso de Robles Historical Society presents "Time and the Tide," an 

exhibit that will run through 2018 at the Historic Carnegie Library in the downtown 

City Park. Director of Research, Janice Cannon, introduced me to the 

story of local Native Americans, the Salinan tribe, who settled in southern Salinas 

Valley and along the Santa Lucia range on the Central Coast. This exhibit 

was first displayed at the Hearst Castle Visitors Center in San Simeon before 

moving to Mission San Antonio. The storyboards portray the Prehistoric Period, 

the Mission Period, the Gold Rush, Hearst Castle and the Military. 

Archaeological excavation revealed evidence of this tribe at least 10,000 

years ago. Through mission records, living tribal members have traced their 

genealogy to pre-mission villages on the Central Coast. According to the storyboards 

circling the Time and The Tide exhibit at the Carnegie, the theme is 

following the life of a Salinan woman, Agueda Agata. Agata is a descendant of 

the Hokan language-speaking people, considered to be the oldest language 

spoken in California. Follow her footsteps and those of her descendants as 

you go through time, through the exhibit, around the village sites of Tsitakak 

(San Simeon) and Holamna (Jolon). In 1778, at the age of 105, Agata died 

at Mission San Antonio. Her granddaughter, Margarita De Cortona, and her 

husband Juan Maria Ruiz, started a family of their own, continuing her lineage. 

Prior to when the story begins, native people lived here for thousands of 

years. We start our journey in 1542, the time of Agata’s great grandparents, 

when there was evidence of Cabrillo visiting the Central Coast of California. 

Agata was born in 1673, a child of the San Simeon and Jolon areas. There was 

no development except for villages of tulle huts. 

Centuries pass, the military takes over and many of Agata’s descendants 

are forced to leave their land once more. They are not allowed to visit ancestral 

lands and places held sacred. Other lands now owned by the U.S. military 

Agata is a descendant of the Hokan language-speaking people, 

considered to be the oldest language spoken in California. 

includes Stony Valley, a very sacred place to Agata and her descendants. 

Appropriately, the tribe is now recognized by the State of California with a 

pending petition for federal recognition. The elected Tribal Business Council 

meets regularly to continue their educational effort and dedication to preserve 

and honor the tribe’s heritage. Now, during the winter and summer solstice, 

the tribe is legally able to ascend Morro Rock to follow in their ancestor’s 

tradition and light a fire on top of the symbolic rock. Because the Salinan tribe 

did not give up their fight for religious freedoms, it is their hope that other 

tribes will gain access to their sacred places in their native lands. 

The internet offers interesting research, particularly from the organization’s 

website: Salinantribeofmontereyandslocounties.com. The images of native 

people reenacting the traditions of their culture are fascinating. Today, Donald 

Walter Pierce, is a member of the Salinan Tribe of San Luis Obispo Counties. 

His Native American heritage comes from his father with lineage dating back to 

the 1670’s. His hobbies including cutting rocks, making jewelry and knapping 

arrowheads; a craft learned from his grandmother and brother. Donald adds,” 

It is relaxing and challenging to see how each creation unfolds; the rewards are 

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STUDIOS ROOTS: THE ALUMNI SHOW • APRIL 5-29 

Celebrating the amazing artists, past and present, of Studios on the Park 


It’s been just over 10 years since the founding of 

Studios on the Park, almost nine years since Studios 

opened its doors to the public, and the artists 

are ready to celebrate! STUDIOS ROOTS: 

The Alumni Show will feature works of the 

amazing artists, past and present, that have made 

Studios what it is today. 

The community is invited to join in the celebration 

and enjoy the exhibit in the Atrium 

Gallery April 5-29. An opening night reception 

will be held at Studios, located at 1130 Pine St. 

in Paso Robles, during the monthly Art After 

Dark event on April 7 from 6-9 p.m. 

“At its heart, Studios on the Park is about people 

– our visitors, students, donors, volunteers, our 

neighbors, staff, business and community leaders, 

and artists,” said Sasha Irving of Studios. “After 

ten years, we are deeply grateful for how all of 

these individuals have embraced our dream of the 

arts in Paso Robles and made it a reality. Studios 

has become their art studio. With STUDIOS 

ROOTS: The Alumni Show, we celebrate the 

amazing artists, past and present, who have made 

Studios what it is today.” 

Artist Tom Peck, one of the founding members 

of Studios, is the show’s organizer. When he sent 

letters to the artists to garner interest, the responses 

he received were more than enthusiastic. Each 

artist has been asked to choose just one piece for 

the show that best represents their work. 

“It’s been quite interesting to see what these 

talented artists come up with when given the 

challenge of choosing just one piece out of all of 

their work,” Peck said. “This truly is an interesting 

dynamic and the reaction from the artists has 

been fantastic.” 

More than 100 artists have been part 

of Studios over the years, and 50 + will have 

their work on display during the alumni show. 

The mediums are diverse – photography, 

painting, sculptures, glasswork, textiles, 

and more – an eclectic exhibit of art from 

a wide range of disciplines. 


“What is really amazing is that within all those 

different categories there is a consistently high 

level of talent,” Peck said. “These artists are the 

DNA of Studios, they are its roots. To be able to 

see all of this brought together in one place is going 

to be not only fun, but very impressive. The 

people of our community just might be surprised 

and delighted to see the incredible talent that is 

among them.” 

For more information on STUDIOS ROOTS: 

The Alumni Show and a full list of participating 

artists, go to studiosonthepark.com. 

MIDDLE SCHOOL ART EXHIBIT 

runs through May 15 

Paso Robles Joint Unified 

School District Gallery 

At Studios on the Park, 

1130 Pine St. in Paso Robles 

Featuring artwork from fine art programs 

at Flamson and Lewis middle schools. 

On exhibit are pieces by Flamson's Daniel Parks 

and Lewis' Tracie Gonzales. 

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Featuring the newest addition to downtown Paso 

On Bar 


Photos by Nicholas Mattson 

:: GUEST LIST :: 

Meagan Friberg, PASO Magazine Writer 

Karli Twisselman, PASO Magazine Ad Rep 

Nic Mattson, PASO Magazine Publisher 

Hayley Mattson, PASO Magazine Co-owner 

: Special Guests : 

Steve & Angela Nino, ON Owners 

Melissa Mattson, ON Co-owner 

his month, our dining experience 

takes us to the newest restaurant 

in downtown Paso – ON Bar – 

with Owners Steve and Angela Nino 

and Melissa Mattson, and Executive 

Chef Ryan Trimble. 

Enamored by their motto: Come in 

as guests…leave as family, we booked a 

table during their soft opening in early 

March. Greeted and seated immediately 

by Melissa, we shared a high-back 

booth for dinner at ON and talked 

about its prime location across from 

the downtown Paso Robles city park. 

Taking in our surroundings – the 

fabulous décor, the high-back booths, 

the whimsical Cow Parade cow at the 

entry, the elegant dining room and the 

hip bar area – our senses were on high 

alert. From the ambient lighting, to the 

cattle brands and photos on the walls, 

to fellow diners stopping by to say hello, 

to the tantalizing aromas escaping 

from the kitchen – we were drawn into 

this fun, new, local space. 

I asked Steve, “Where did you come up 

with the name for ON Bar?" 

“ON is our family’s brand, for my 

grandfather Oliver Nino,” he said. “The 

brand has been registered since 1940. I 

have a lot of brands on our walls from 

around the area and I plan to add more. 

Like 72, that’s for our ranch in King 

City. I think of ON as having a sort of 

rustic ranch theme.” 

“So, Melissa,” I asked, “what do you 

want people to know about ON?” 

“We have something for everyone – 

meat lovers, vegetarians, you name it,” 

Melissa said, “and we serve really great 

food. The atmosphere is nice, too – you can 

enjoy an intimate dinner, gather your 

friends for a big party, or sit in the bar 

and have a cocktail. The front patio is a 

really fun space; it can be fancy or casual.” 

Great food, amazing atmosphere, fun 

times – let’s get started! 

Our server, Rich, delivered the 

perfect balance of fun and professionalism. 

Along with the bussers, he 

made us feel welcome, ensured our 

water glasses were never empty, and 

delivered our food in a timely manner 

– all with great efficiency and a smile 

on his face. 

APPETIZERS/SMALL BITES 

We got things started with the 

Ahi Wontons, Crab Tower, and 

Fried Brussel Sprouts. With more 

than 10 selections currently on the 

small bites menu, we eventually want 

to try each one! 

Meagan’s favorite: Crab Tower – a 

visually and palate-pleasing display 

of fresh snow crab, mango, avocado, 

bell peppers, red onions, and cilantro 

drizzled with chive oil; served with a 

choice of tortilla or pita chips. “The 

presentation is stunning; visually, it’s a 

real eye catcher. It’s light yet satisfying, 

and I am sold on this tasty combination 

of flavors. The crab, mango, avocado – 

my gosh, where has this been all my life? 

I could see this as being something to share 

with a friend over cocktails.” 

Do the owners/staff have a favorite? 

Steve thinks the Fried Brussel Sprouts 

are divine, while Rich could eat the 

Sticky Chicken Wings daily! 

Many locals know about Nino’s 

in Templeton, a successful restaurant 

and sports bar also owned by the 

Ninos. That led Nic to ask Angela, 

“Are there similarities between Nino’s 

and ON Bar?” 

“In a way, ON Bar is a more grown 

up version of Nino’s,” she said. “For us, it’s 

really meaningful because this location is 

actually where Steve and I first met when 

it was still Villa Creek. So, you could say 

we’ve come full circle.” 

Married since 2013, Steve and Angela 

have a blended family with five children, 

ages 22, 20,19,16 and two. 

ENTREES 

With dozens of tantalizing options 

on the menu, it was difficult to choose! 

Lucky for us, Melissa ordered up a variety 

of tasty dishes that fit each appetite 

at the table – the Scallop BLTA Salad, 

Pecan and Coconut Crusted Halibut, 

and an 8 oz. Prime Top Sirloin. The 

servings were hearty, with plenty for all 

of us to share – and we even requested a 

few take-out containers!. 

Nic’s favorite: Pecan and Coconut 

Crusted Halibut – fresh halibut served 

over couscous primavera with a pineapple 

curry sauce. “The halibut was light 

yet flavorful, the pecan and coconut crust 

is a nice touch, but what really made the 

dish was the bed of couscous and pineapple 

curry. I loved the pineapple curry – I am a 

big curry fan – and it gave the dish a sweet 

flavor as well as some spice. The asparagus 

was fresh and crisp, and the bread was 

perfectly seasoned.” 

Karli’s favorite: 8 oz. Prime Top 

Sirloin – a thick, juicy slice of beef 

topped with a mushroom cream sauce. 

Served with crisp steamed mixed veggies 

– carrots, broccoli, and green and 

yellow squash – and creamy mashed 

potatoes topped with chives. “This is 

absolutely delicious! I tasted the prime 

quality of the meat with the first bite – it’s 

tender, cooked to perfection, and I love the 

sauce. The vegetables are noticeably fresh 

and the potatoes are amazing. My entire 

family would love this dish!” 

Do the owners and staff have a 

favorite? – Randy, ON’s general manager 

and Eric, the bar manager both 

crave the Grilled Caesar Salad, Scallop 

Sacchetti, and Thick Cut Pork 

Chop. Angela has two favorites – the 

Smoked Cornish Game Hen and 

Scallop BLTA Salad. 

Although Steve is known for his 

generous nature, he had few words 

about his community involvement. 

“I really don’t like to talk about myself,” 

Steve said. “These are just things I do; I like 

to be involved and keep busy. When things 

settle down – having five kids is busy 

enough – I would like to be involved more 

with CASA as an advocate.” 

DESSERT 

Of course, we saved room for dessert! 

As we lingered in our comfy 

booth, we shared servings of Leo Leo 

Mixed Berry Gelato, and house made 

treats of silky Tiramisu and Cheesecake 

topped with fresh berries. 

Hayley’s favorite: “The Tiramisu stole the 

show! It’s delicious – sweet, moist, creamy. 

and has a nice kick at the end without being 

overwhelming. Definitely worth leaving 

room for after that amazing meal!” 

MORE ABOUT ABOUT ON BAR 

ON Bar is perfect for business lunches, 

appetizers and cocktails after work, 

and intimate dinners. The extensive wine 

menu boasts 80+ offerings of Paso, SLO 

County and California labels as well as 

national and international wines. 

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CENTRAL COAST VINTNERS TAKE CENTER STAGE AT THE 

2018 WORLD OF PINOT NOIR 

San Luis Obispo County 

winemakers showcase 

top-notch wines 

Santa Barbara’s scenic 

Ritz-Carlton Bacara Resort 

and Spa transformed 

itself into Pinot-ville as 

the heady World of Pinot 

Noir (WOPN) unfolded on 

March 2 and 3. Over 3,000 pinot 

aficionados descended on this beachfront resort 

for a total indulgence in world-class pinots. 

The two-day event offered six dinners, two 

lunches and four seminars plus a silent auction 

and two grand tastings featuring more than 250 

wineries. 

It was clearly a case of too much pinot and 

too little time. The grand tastings featured pinots 

from Spain, New Zealand, Chile, Italy, Austria and 

France, but very limited offerings. The majority of 

the wines came from California with a good representation 

from Oregon; in fact, this year there 

were over 70 wineries from the Central Coast of 

which 11 were from Paso Robles, a region not 

known for pinot noir. 

Among the few that grow pinot in Paso are Adelaida 

Vineyards and Winery, Jack Creek Cellars, 

Tablas Creek, Asuncion Ridge, and Windward 

Vineyards. Other local wineries wanting a shift 

from bold Paso reds are now hopping on the pinot 

band wagon, sourcing fruit from nearby cooler 

pinot regions such as Edna Valley, Santa Barbara 

County’s Santa Maria Valley and Santa Rita Hills 

and Monterey County’s Santa Lucia Highlands. 

“I’ve been making big brutal Paso wines, so it’s 

nice to make something feminine,” said Scott Hawley 

of Torrin, noted for Rhône style wines. Now he’s 

making Lagom pinot and offered two wines from 

the 2014 vintage, the textural and fleshier style 

from Bien Nacido Vineyard in Santa Maria Valley 

and a bright red fruit-driven wine from Santa Rita 

Hills. 

Jennifer Hogue, co-proprietor of TH Estates, has 

also added the Decroux pinot noir, a small 650- case 

production of site-specific terroir-driven wines 

sourced from Santa Rita Hills and from Talley’s 

noted Rosemary Vineyard in Edna Valley. Other 

Paso producers incorporating pinot in their 

portfolio include Thatcher Winery and Cordant 

Winery, both sourcing fruit from Santa Lucia Highlands 

and Santa Rita Hills. 

There were a couple of wineries representing 

coastal areas: Cambria-based Stolo Vineyards, where 

winemaker Nicole Bertotti Pope crafts elegant 

Old- World style pinots and Sinor-Lavallee winery 

founded by winemaker Mike Sinor whose 

vineyards are just one mile from the ocean in 

Avila Beach. 

Adelaida, among the few Paso vineyards 

planted to pinot is noted for this distinctive 

variety. Located on the cooler westside, 

Adelaida is perched high at 2320 feet 

elevation, its vineyards taking advantage of 

the cool breeze flowing in from the east-west 

corridor of the Templeton Gap. 

Known for their exclusively pinot noir winery, Marc 

Goldberg and Maggie D’Ambrosia, proprietors of 

Windward, planted their vineyard in 1989 along 

46 West. The passionate pinot-producing duo has 

attended WOPN from its inception in 2001. 

The popular event was co-founded by vintner 

Brian Talley, president of Edna Valley’s Talley Vineyards 

and Talley Farms, and Archie McLaren, producer 

of Central Coast Wine Classic. 

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entrée from page 40 

Steve said Executive Chef Ryan 

Trimble has been “a great fit” for ON Bar. 

“He is a country boy, has a lot of training, 

and knows his way around the kitchen,” 

Steve said. “Many dishes on the menu are 

foods I like to eat and are inspired from 

some of my favorite places, and Ryan has 

been great about this. One of his Chef 

specialties is the Grilled Chicken Rigatoni 

and it is remarkable!” 

Stop by and see Steve, Angela, 

Melissa, and the team at 

ON Bar and tell them 

you saw their story in 

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EVENTS 

to 

light up 

TICKETS GO ON SALE APRIL 2 

ow in its third year, Paso Pops is anticipating 

the largest gathering yet 

at its new location, Paso Robles Event 

Center at 2198 Riverside Avenue in Paso 

Robles. The patriotic Boston Pops-style 

annual musical celebration and fireworks 

show is planned for July 4th. 

Food, live music, local beer and wine, 

and family-oriented activities and fireworks 

are planned for the afternoon-into-evening 

celebration. Paso Wine Man 

personality and local musician Casey 

Biggs will emcee the event. Travel Paso, 

a 501(c)(6) organization, will be the title 

sponsor for the event, and Cass Winery 

and Firestone Walker Brewing Company 

will return as community sponsors. 

Food truck vendors will offer selections 

for purchase and guests may also 

bring picnic lunches if they prefer. Local 

beer and wine will also be available for 

purchase, as no outside alcohol will be 

permitted. A faithful army of volunteers 

will again donate their time and effort to 

attend to logistics. 

spectacular 

Paso Robles Event Center 

on July 4 th 

By Melissa Chavez 

The extravaganza will 

be headlined by San Luis 

Obispo Symphony and 

new conductor Andrew 

Sewell. The maestro, who 

Andrew Sewell hails from New Zealand, 

served 18 seasons as Music Director 

for the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra 

in Madison, Wisconsin, and previously 

guest-conducted for SLO Symphony 

at Classics in the Cohan in 2016. As a 

teen, Sewell’s accomplished playing of 

violin, cornet and piano helped propel a 

budding career at age 16. Since then, he 

has guest conducted at numerous distinguished 

concert halls around the globe. 

A three-year agreement between Paderewski 

Festival, a local nonprofit organization 

which sponsors the event, and 

Paso Robles Event Center recently finalized 

the venue change from Paso Robles 

Horse Park, just southwest of Paso Robles 

Airport. 

“The reason for the move is simple,” 

said founder Steve Cass. “We lost 

$20,000 last year. Twenty-five percent of 

the cost was used for the infrastructure 

required for a 4,000-person event. Expenses 

included the stage, porta-potties, 

shuttle busses, rental tents, and traffic 

controls – things that are not required at 

Paso Robles Event Center. 

“Our nonprofit, Paderewski Festival, 

like others, struggles to keep afloat financially,” 

said Cass. “Funds that we raise are 

used to support our Youth Piano Competition, 

cultural exchange, and the free 

events held during the Paderewski Festival 

week in November. It is our hope 

that this event can supplant some of the 

many smaller fundraisers we have traditionally 

held throughout the year.” 

Ease of setup inside the venue, a closer 

proximity to Downtown and more efficient 

ingress and egress will be a plus 

for guests. Another important priority 

for the Paso Pops team was to increase 

availability of a comfortable shaded area, 

particularly for children and those more 

sensitive to summer heat. Cass explained 

that the Paso Robles Event Center provides 

ample protection from sun and 

wind. General admission seating, located 

in the bleacher areas, will also provide 

better sightlines. 

“At the Event Center, the Main Stage 

seating area is in shade by 7:30 p.m., and 

there are plenty of shade structures and 

trees for the pre-show wine tasting, as 

well as kids’ events,” said Cass. 

“Paso Pops is run by volunteers. All revenue, 

100 percent, go to our programs. 

There are no salaried staff,” said Cass. 

“Net proceeds all benefit Paderewski 

Festival Youth Piano Competition and 

the Youth Cultural Exchange program.” 

Tickets are available for purchase on April 2. Options range 

from General Admission ($20) to sponsored President tables 

($3,500), which include perks such as wine tasting, gourmet 

buffet, wine and beer, plus reserved parking. Vice-President 

tables ($1,000) offer wine tasting and VIP parking. As always, 

there are discounts for guests for active/retired military and students 

with ID, and seniors over 60. Up to two children ages 12 

and under are admitted free with one paid General Admission. 

To learn more, 

email Steve Cass at 

steve@casswines.com 

or call 805-239-0873. 

Photo by Melissa Chavez 



EXCITING TIMES AHEAD at 

By Bob Chute 

On Saturday, May 12, Estrella Warbirds Museum 

will be celebrating the 10 th anniversary of the 

original Warbirds Wings & Wheels event, including 

the Mega Swap Meet, and featuring Dennis Gage, 

host of the nationally syndicated television show, 

"My Classic Car" returning as special guest host for 

WWW 10. 

Plus, all the way from Utah, Ron Berry, well-known 

Custom Cartoon Car Creator featured on “My Classic 

Car” will be bringing his wild cartoonish “Surf Seeker,” 

an incredible mini VW Micro Bus for all to see. 

Participants, visitors from all over California, and 

world-renowned race car drivers, automotive 

designers, builders and enthusiasts have attended 

over the years, including such notables as 

racing legends Parnelli Jones, Bobby Unser, 

HotRod designer Bones Noteboom, Blackie 

Gejeian, TV personalities and others have been 

special guests or supported the event. 

Car Show Participants 

Car show participants can sign up now for $40 

entry fee that includes: two all-access wrist bands, 

T-shirt, goodie bag, dash plaque, photo of your 

car with a Warbird plane and event poster. Special 

drawing limited to car show participants only - one 

ticket per entry - 1st prize - $600, 2nd prize - $400, 

and 3rd prize - $200. 

Woodland Auto Display Choice of Show 

Perpetual Trophy: WWW9 winner Peter Gaalswyk, 

pictured with his 1934 Plymouth Coupe and Dick 

Woodland. 

For information contact Carol Verstuyft at 805- 

674-3939 or online at ewarbirds.org New 

this year will be a vintage tractor display as well. 

Mega Swap Meet 

The Mega Swap Meet will feature new and used 

street rod parts; vintage auto, race car, vintage 

motorcycle and vintage tractor parts, hit and miss 

engines, petroliana collectables, automotive art 

plus much more. Swap Meet registration information 

contact Wayne Bloechl at (805) 460-9181 or 

online at www.ewarbirds.org. 

Thousands of Visitors Expected 

There will be plenty of FREE parking for visitors 

adjacent to the grounds at 4251 Dry Creek 

Road in Paso Robles. WWW10 will be held from 

7 a.m. to 4 p.m. A $5 donation to the museum 

includes entry to the car show, Mega Swap Meet 

and all museum buildings will open at 10 a.m. 

TOO MUCH FUN! 

• NEW - CACKLEFEST - First time at Warbirds! 

11 a.m. and 2 p.m. The coolest nostalgia happening 

around the country! Experience Historic 

Front Engine Top Fuel Dragsters vs NASCAR Racers 

lined up with their engines running. Check 

it out on YouTube. This is something you should 

definitely experience. 

• FOOD COURT includes vendors, the Firestone 

Walker Beer Garden and great prize drawings. 

• NEW - State of the Art Flight Simulator 

with huge screen and the ability to virtually 

fly any aircraft…Piper Cub to F-18 to 747 to 

Space Shuttle over virtually any landscape! Got 

to see it! 

• NEW - Corn Hole Tournament - open to all 

ages. Adult league (12 & over) cost is $50 per 

team (2 per team - $70 day of event). Youth 

League (Under 12) cost is $20 per team (2 per 

team - $40 day of event). Cash prizes up to $1000 

will be awarded based on a 60 team sellout. $50 

Cash prize for Best Team Costume. Cash prizes 

for Adult League, trophies for Youth League. Preregistration 

is recommended. 

• Plus for the kids! Bounce houses, face painting 

and many other activities in the Kid Zone. 

Contributed photos 

ESTRELLA WARBIRDS UNVEIL LATEST RESTORATION PROJECT 

The Estrella Warbirds Museum acquired this 

Sikorsky UH-34D Choctaw helicopter in late 2015 

and began looking for donations to restore it to join 

its growing fleet. These photos are a prime example of 

what their Restoration Crew faces when they undertake 

a new project. 

Completed late January 2018, this Choctaw, at 

the request of veteran members of Marine Squadron 

HMM-364, YK-17, the "Purple Foxes,” came forward 

with donations to partially fund the restoration and 

asked that it be painted in tribute to HMM-364 as 

their first helicopter lost in combat in Vietnam. The 

finish details pay tribute to the crew and to their 

downed Choctaw. The crash took the lives of the four 

Marine crewmen…Pilot Captain Kirk Riley (25), 

Co-Pilot 1st Lieutenant Stanley Johnson (25), Crew 

Chief Cpl. Robert White (26) and Gunner Cpl. Warren 

Dempsey (25). 

YK17 was shot down in Vietnam on December 3, 

1965 as the lead aircraft of a flight of six UH-34s carrying 

a full complement of ARVN troops whose destination 

was an outpost known as Hiep Duc, known for being a 

very “hot spot.” 

The February 17, 2018 event at the Warbirds facility, 

4251 Dry Creek Road in Paso Robles, was attended 

by several former “Purple Fox” crew members and other 

Viet Nam era veterans, as well as the general public. 

“The finished product completed a two year labor 

of love,” stated Warbirds Board President Ren Stelloh 

during the dedication of the restored YK17. “These 

were the primary helicopters used by the Marines in 

Vietnam between 1962 and ’67 and were among the 

first to be converted to gunships for a short time.” 

“Purple Fox” veterans donating included 

William Benak, James Given, Larry 

Henderson, Dave Mage, RM Mayhugh, 

Quinten Meland, Dave Shuter, Robert 

Steward and Harold Zamora. 

Several Estrella Warbirds members participated in 

the restoration, headed by Tom Gorham, including 

Mike Brophy, Ron Boyte, Gary Corippo, Keith Dekker, 

Tom Devaul, Kathy Drazsnzak, Zachary Deweese, 

Charlie Harber, Dennis Johansen, Bill Kerstan, Chuck 

Kincannon, Ernie Madrid, James 

Messinso, Tom Nixon, Bill Lander, 

Dan Hoskins, Len Hoskins, Gary 

Woodall, Ray Foster, Louie Esposito, 

John Singleton, Dean Monteigh 

and David Remy. 

Photos by Michael Levine, D.M.D., 

Estrella Warbirds PIO 


Friday Night Party 

The Friday night dinner 

and barn dance in the 

main hangar features 

Monte Mills & the Lucky 

Horseshoe Band, reservations 

are required. 

Contributed photos: 

Warbirds add 

10 acres 

to site 

The Estrella Warbirds Museum 

continues to expand, 

recently adding nearly 10 

acres to the west - adjacent 

to their existing property - 

at 4251 Dry Creek Road in 

Paso Robles, taking them to 

approximately 20 acres. 

On the new site they’ll 

have multiple buildings of 

approximately 85,000 square 

feet to display aircraft under 

roof dedicated to WW1, 

WWII, Korea, and Vietnam 

aircraft plus memorabilia 

and displays spotlighting 

aviators of the periods. 


TIME & PLACE APRIL 

A monthly look at local events, fundraisers, 

meetings, and entertainment. 

To submit a listing, email nic@ 

pasomagazine.com, or millie@pasomagazine.com, 

or mail to P.O. Box 

3996, Paso Robles, 93447 by the 5th 

of each month preceding publication. 

Questions? Call 805-239-1533. 

Special Events & Fundraisers 

April 

6 - 8 • Cattlemen’s Western Art Show 

7 • Dog Jog at Vina Robles Winery 

7 • Wildflower Century Bike Ride, Creston 

7 - 8 • Wine 4 Paws for Woods Humane Scty. 

14 - 16 • Eroica California 

14 • Caledonia Days & Car Show, San Miguel 

21 • Wild, Wild West Casino Night, Paso 

Robles Youth Sports Council 

21 • Bearcat Serenade at Pear Valley Winery 

21 • CASA Hope for the Future Fundraiser 

21 • Vintage Sidecar Rendezvous, British 

Vintage Car Club, Recycled Treasures 

25 • Paso Robles Chamber of Commerce 

Business Expo, Kennedy Club Fitness, Paso. 

26 - 28 • Hospice du Rhone 

28 - 29 • Paso Robles Wine Country Classic 

28 - 29 • Art in the Park, Downtown City Park 

29 • Wild About Wine, downtownpasowine.com 

Monday 

Go to travelpaso.com for more 

Meetings & Activities 

Overeaters Anonymous North County - 

5:30 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, Fireside 

Room, 940 Creston Rd., Paso, info: Irene 

818-415-0353, OA.org. 

North County Toast ‘N Talk Toastmasters 

- 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. Keller Williams Real 

Estate, Paso, 805-464-9229. 

Writing Support Group with award-winning 

author/editor Patricia Alexander. Every other 

Monday, April 2 & 16, 6:30 to 9 p.m. $25 

per or $20 for 4 meetings paid in advance. 

Call 805-479-7778. BookOfComforts.com. 

Santa Lucia Rockhounds - third Monday, 7 

p.m. Templeton Community Center, 601 S. 

Main St. slorockhounds.org. 

Paso Robles Republican Women Federated 

— Third Monday, 11:30 a.m. lunch, speaker 

at noon. $22 cash, guests welcome, Paso 

Robles Inn Ballroom. Reservations by the 

2nd of each month to Diane Oehlke, 805- 

239-8693 dloehlke@gmail.com. Prrwf.org. 

Tuesday 

Paso Robles Chamber of Commerce 

Restaurant of the Month, first Tuesday, 

location TBA, pasorobleschamber.com. 

Templeton Chamber of Commerce Women 

in Business Luncheon, second Tuesday, 

info: info@templetonchamber.com, 805- 

434-1789. 

Coffee with a CHP – second Tuesday, 8:30 

a.m., Nature’s Touch Nursery & Harvest, 225 

Main St., Templeton. 

BNI– Early But Worth It Chapter - Business 

Networking International - 7:00 to 8:30 

a.m., Culinary Arts Culinary Academy. Visitors 

welcome, bniccc.com. 

MOPS – Mothers of Pre-schoolers - first 

& third Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. Trinity Lutheran 

Church, 940 Creston Road, Paso, Ashley Hazell, 

805-459-6049, nocomops@gmail.com. 

Exchange Club - second Tuesday, 12:15 

– 1:30 p.m. McPhee’s, Templeton. 805-610- 

8096, exchangeclubofnorthslocounty.org. 

Paso Robles Lions Club - second & fourth 

Tuesday. 7 p.m., PR Elks Lodge, 1420 Park 

St. 805- 712-1260. pasorobleslions.org. 

Chronic Pain Support Group Meeting - 

CRPS (Chronic Regional Pain Synd.), third 

Tuesdays, 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Rabobank, 

1025 Las Tablas Rd, Temp. Suzanne Miller 

805-704-5970, suzanne.miller@ymail.com. 

North County Parkinson’s Support Group 

- third Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Templeton Presbyterian 

Church, 610 So. Main St. Info: Rosemary 

Dexter 805-466-7226. 

American Legion Post 50 - monthly meeting 

fourth Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. 270 Scott 

Street, Paso Robles. Info: Commander John 

Irwin, 805-286-6187. 

Wednesday 

North County Newcomers — April 24 deadline 

for May 2 luncheon at The Loading 

Chute in Creston. Meetings/luncheons/ 

dinners held first Wednesdays for residents 

living here less than 3 years. For info and reservations, 

visit northcountynewcomers.org. 

Paso Robles Chamber Membership Mixer, 

March 24, 5:30 p.m. Keller-Williams Realty, 

1314 Spring St., pasorobleschamber.com. 

Live Music Wednesdays in the Club Room 

– 5:30 to 8 p.m., Paso Robles Golf Club. See 

ad on pg. 47 for musicians. Reservations 

805-238-4722, PasoRoblesGolfClub.com 

Monthly dinner at Estrella Warbirds 

Museum - first Wednesday, 6 p.m., guest 

speakers. Call 805-296-1935 for dinner 

reservations. ewarbirds.org. 

Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) 

Chapter 465 - second Wednesday, 7:00 

p.m. at Paso Airport Terminal. Getting youth 

involved with aviation. EAA465.org. 

North County Multiflora Garden Club - 

second Wednesday, noon to 3 p.m. Speaker 

Neil Havlik on “The Carrizo Plains Conservancy 

and the Solar Plants.” Public is welcome, 

no charge. Paso Robles Community 

Church, 2706 Spring St., 805-712-7820. 

Paso Robles Democratic Club - third 

Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. White Oak Room, 

Centennial Park, 600 Nickerson. Visitors/ 

newcomers welcome. Joyanne Soderholm, 

2joyanne@gmail.com. 805-769-4847. 

Thursday 

Office Hours with District Supervisor John 

Peschong, third Thursday, 9 to 11 a.m., Paso 

Robles Chamber of Commerce Conference 

Room. Contact Vicki Janssen for appt., vjanssen@co.clo.ca.us, 

805-781-4491. 

Office Hours with Field Representative for 

Senator Bill Monning, third Thursday, 2 to 

4 p.m., Paso Robles Chamber of Commerce 

Conference Room. Contact Hunter Snider 

for appointment, 805-549-3784. 

Third Thursday - Shop, dine and drink in 

downtown Paso. A portion of the proceeds 

benefit must! charities. facebook.com/pages/Third-Thursday-PasoRobles. 

Above the Grade Advanced Toastmasters 

- first Thursday, 7 to 9 p.m. Kennedy Club 

Fitness, Paso. 805-238-0524, 930206. 

toastmastersclubs.org. 

BNI – Partners in $uccess - Business Networking 

International - Thursday, 7 to 8:30 

a.m. Paso Robles Assn. of Realtors, 1101 

Riverside Ave. Visitors welcome, bniccc.org. 

Hamburger Lunch– American Legion Post 

50, - $5, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. 240 Scott St., Paso. 

North County Prostate Cancer Support 

Group - third Thursday, 7:00 p.m., Twin 

Cities Community Hospital Pavilion Room. 

Info: Bill Houston 805-995-2254 or American 

Cancer Society 805-473-1748. 

Friday 

Almond Country Quilters Guild Meeting 

– April 6, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Speaker Leigh Zieber 

and antique quilt trunk show. Trinity 

Lutheran Church, 940 Creston Road. Info: 

lisajguerrero@msn.com, acqguild.com. 

Wines and Steins for beer and wine enthusiasts. 

First Friday from 6 to 9 p.m., American 

Legion Hall in Templeton. Winesandsteins. 

memberlodge.org. 

North County Women’s Connection Luncheon 

– second Friday, 11 a.m., Templeton 

Community Center. Guest speaker is 

Adrienne DiCamillo. For reservations, call 

JoAnn Pickering, 805-239-1096 by March 4. 

Poetry in the Garden – second Friday, 6:30 

p.m. Join local poets and share your poetry 

and prose. Meet in Ellie’s Garden, Info: Ellie, 

805-227-0110, ellencasey777@gmail.com. 

Speak Easy Toastmasters Club - 12:10 to 

1:15 p.m. Founders Pavilion, Twin Cities 

Hospital. 805-237-9096. 

Saturday 

21 • Bearcat Serenade at Pear Valley 


Winery to benefit PR High School Band, 

5:30 p.m. For tickets: Mike Passegger, 805- 

712-3045, mikepassegger@yahoo.com. 

21 • CASA Hope for the Future, dinner 

and festivities at Paso Robles Inn Ballroom, 

5 to 9 p.m. Ticket deadline is April 6, 541- 

6542, slocasa.org. Benefits CASA – Court 

Appointed Special Advocates 

21 • Wild Wild West Casino Night, 6 to 10 

p.m., Centennial Park. Tickets prys.com. Benefits 

the Paso Robles Youth Sports Council. 

Vaccination Clinic at Paso Petcare – second 

Saturday, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. for cats, dogs 

and Microchip ID implants. Cash/check only, 

dogs on leash, cats in carriers. Info: 238- 

1091, pasopetcare.com. 

Classic Car Cruise Night –. second Saturday 

(weather permitting), 5 to 7 p.m., King Oil 

Tools, 2235 Spring St. Info: Tony Ororato, 

805-712-0551. 

Art After Dark Paso – first Saturday, 6 to 9 

p.m., Downtown, by Studios on the Park. 

American Association of Women, 10 a.m. 

to noon, 1101A, Riverside Ave., Paso. Bev 

Howe, 805-239-1817. 

Central Coast Violet Society - second Saturday, 

10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Brookdale Activity 

Rm., 1919 Creston Rd. Znailady1@aol.com. 

Lupus/Auto Immune Disorder Support 

Group - fourth Saturday, 10:30 a.m. Nature’s 

Touch, 225 So. Main St., Templeton. 

Pancake Breakfast - third Saturday, 8 to 

11 a.m., $6, American Legion Post 50, 240 

Scott St. 

Community Quilting - third Saturday, (helping 

children and senior organizations), 10 

am to 2 pm, Bethel Lutheran Church, Old 

Country Road, Templeton. Contact Cynthia 

Bradshaw, clbrad1313@hotmail.com. 

Sunday 

8 • Multiflora Garden Club Plant Sale, 

info: multifloragarden@gmail.com, multifloragardenclub.org. 

Daughters of the American Revolution - 

first Sunday. For time and place, dmcpatriotdaughter@gmail.com. 

PR Grange Pancake Breakfast - second 

Sunday, 7:30 to 11 a.m. 627 Creston Rd. 


LAST WORD 

Annual Rock & Gem Show Returns to Event Center April 21 & 22 


et ready to “Discover the 

Magic of Jasper” as members 

of the Santa Lucia Rockhounds 

host the 27th Annual Rock 

& Gem Show. The event promises 

hours of fun exploration and activities 

for all ages at the Paso Robles 

Event Center on Saturday, April 21 

from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 

April 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

“This year’s event will call special 

attention to jasper, an opaque type 

of quartz found both locally and all 

over the world,” said Tina Clark, 

Rockhounds treasurer and co-show 

organizer. 

Just what is jasper? Essentially, 

it’s an opaque variety of Chalcedony. 

In a recent Rockhounds newsletter, 

Barbara Bilyeu wrote, “the 

amazing colors and the ease with 

which jasper can be carved and polished 

make it a true favorite with 

lapidaries and artists. Here on the 

Central Coast we are fortunate to 

have a wealth of beautiful, colorful 

Contributed photo 

Kids pan for gold at Rockhounds show. 

specimens of brecciated jasper.” It 

can be found in the Santa Lucias 

and the Coastal Ranges including 

San Simeon Creek and Stone Canyon, 

according to Bilyeu. 

The two-day event will showcase 

exhibits, dealers, and demonstrators 

sharing displays and information 

about rocks, minerals, fossils, artisan-crafted 

jewelry, and lapidary 

materials. More than 35 

dealers are set to participate 

this year, according 

to Clark. Attendees will 

delight in a variety of activities 

including sphere 

making, geode-cracking, 

faceting, drawing, and 

gold panning. 

Richard Wade returns 

with his Dinosaur Presentation, 

happening both 

days at 1 p.m. as does 

the always-popular Kids’ 

Treasure Hunt. In addition, 

all kids will receive a 

free gift just for attending. 

New this year – one guest per 

hour will be selected to help with 

rock cutting and polishing demonstrations. 

Those with questions on 

personal rock collections are encouraged 

to bring a rock or mineral 

to the show and ask the “Rock 

Docs” for help with identification. 

There will also be diamond testing 

available for 

those curious 

about the authenticity 

of a stone. 

“This show is an 

opportunity for kids 

and adults to see how 

something is made, from raw to 

finished product,” Clark said. “Talk 

with collectors, see equipment up 

close, and learn what it takes to 

turn rocks into beautiful pieces of 

jewelry or displays. Our participants 

have a true passion and they 

want to pass their knowledge on to 

others. We encourage everyone to 

take time to come out, talk with the 

presenters, and cast a vote for their 

favorite display case.” 

Admission cost is $5 per adult; 

free admission for active military 

personnel and kids under 16. For 

more information about the Rock 

& Mineral Show or becoming a 

Santa Lucia Rockhounds member, 

see slorockounds.org. 

Adrienne Hagan 44 

Advanced Concrete 38 

AM Sun Solar 15 

Amdal Transport 48 

American Riviera Bank 11 

Applied Telecom Technology 45 

Arlyne’s Flowers 28 

Art in the Park 09 

Artworks 13 

Austin, Mary Ann 31 

Awakening Ways 33 

Backcountry Horsemen of Ca. 23 

Bankston, Kim-Patterson Realty 13 

Berry Hill Bistro 13 

Bettencourt, Dr. Joseph 43 

Blake’s True Value 25 

Blenders 36 

Blue Moon Grill 06 

Bob Sprain’s Draperies 23 

Body Basics 14 

Bridge Sportsmen Center 45 

Brooklin Oaks Pharmacy 33 

California Mid-State Fair 52 

Casa Rustica 45 

Chalekson, Dr. Charles 20 

Cider Creek Bakery 44 

City of Paso Robles-REC 10 

Cone & Associates 15 

Connect Home Loans 27 

Cotton and Rust 19 

Dale Gustin Wine Tours 45 

Di Raimondo’s Italian Market 50 

Dutch Maytag 08 

Edwards Barber Shop 49 

El Paso de Robles Hist. Society 47 

Equine Experience 21 

Estrella Warbirds 02 

Family Praise 16 

DIRECTORY TO OUR ADVERTISERS 

First United Methodist Church 17 

Fox Hill Pools 27 

Friends of Library 45 

Frontier Floors 25 

Full Service Power Equipment 28 

Gallagher Video Services 50 

General Store Paso Robles 34 

Glenn’s Repair 47 

Golden Collar 39 

Golden Hills Farm 25 

Golden Reverse Mortgage 42 

GRL Computer Consulting 21 

H&R Block 41 

Hamon Overhead Door 33 

Healthy Inspirations 14 

Hearing Aid Specialists 03 

Heart to Heart non profits 49 

HFG - Coastal Insurance Service 20 

Hope Chest Emporium 13 

Lansford Dental 05 

Las Tablas Animal Hospital 15 

Lube N Go 37 

Main Street Small Animal Hosp. 22 

Michael’s Optical 27 

Mid Coast Mower 39 

Mullahey 32 

Natural Alternative 35 

New with Tags 34 

Nose to Tail 20 

Odyssey World Cafe 30 

ON Bar 41 

Pacific Trust Mortgage 48 

Painted Oak Salon 15 

Paradigm Advisors 44 

Paso PetCare 28 

Perfect Air 36 

Photo Stop 25 

PR Casino 41 

PR Chamber of Commerce 11 

PR Coop Preschool 30 

PR District Cemetery 23 

PR Golf Club 47 

PR Handyman 36 

PR Insurance 37 

PR Main Street Assoc. 37 

PR Physical Therapy 31 

PR Safe & Lock 33 

PRHS Band 18 

PW Construction 21 

Red Scooter Deli 19 

Reneau, J Scott - Ins 47 

Riley, Dr. Kaitilin 14 

Sam’s Tree Service 17 

Scoles, Law Office of Patricia 36 

SESLOC Fed Credit Union 38 

Solarponics 42 

Sotheby’s Heather Desmond 07 

Spice of Life 31 

Stanislaus, Dr. Maureeni 29 

Susie’s Dog Grooming 49 

TEAM Auto Collision 35 

Ted Hamm Ins. 43 

Teresa Rhyne Law Group 18 

The Barn 37 

The Harley Group 31 

The Loft 49 

Three Speckled Hens 29 

Triple Seven 777 43 

Vic’s Cafe 16 

Western Janitor Supply 39 

Whitehorse 21 

Worship Directory - Adelaide Inn 51 

Writing Support Group 37 

Wyatt Wicks 31

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