2014 May PASO Magazine

The City of Paso Robles Official 125th Anniversary Publication

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CONTENTS May 2014

volume 14 number 1

A Monthly Look at Life in our Remarkable Communities

Feature S tories

14 Memorial Day

43 Round Town

• Memorial Day Programs planned • Memory Boxes honor fallen soldiers

16 Paso ARTSFEST 24 Nerves of Steel:

Historic Paso Robles 125 th Anniversary section

49 City of Paso Robles

• Showdown at the Railroad Tracks • Women’s Work: Heavy Mettle

28 Indy Car Racer Bobby Unser

34 AAUW Home Tour

planned for May 10 51 Hoofbeat

Departments

Where to find just about anything and everything to do in May

Camp Roberts Museum Annex getting a face lift

EDITORIAL DEADLINE:

Filled with Humor, Timely Tidbits, and Mesmorizing Memorabilia..stuff you didn’t realize you need to know

7th of each month preceding publication

ADVERTISING DEADLINE:

18 Education

10 th of each month preceding publication

HOW TO REACH US

• Magical Tale of Cinderella takes the stage at Templeton PAC • Quasquicentennial Update: Taco Bell Track Meet set for May 3 • Submit an entry for the Vineyard Dog Park Student Art Contest • Templeton FFA Student Project Auction set for May 31 • Cinco de Mayo Festival happening at Flamson Middle School

Phone: (805) 239-1533 E-mail: bob@pasoroblesmagazine.com Mailing address: P.O. Box 3996, Paso Robles, CA 93447 In town drop off: Dutch Maytag, 1501 Riverside, Paso Robles Web: pasoroblesmagazine.com

Founding Co-Publisher: Karen Chute 1949-2004 Publisher/Editor: Bob Chute Editorial Consultant: Chris Weygandt Alba

Advertising: Millie Drum, Pam Osborn, Jamie Self, Victoria Jenks, and Bob Chute

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Paso Robles Magazine (PRM) © 2014, is owned and published by Bob Chute. No part of this periodical may be reproduced in any form or by any means without prior written consent from Paso Robles Magazine.

PRM is published monthly and distributed FREE to every residence and business, including rural addresses, in Paso Robles, Templeton, Shandon, Bradley and San Miguel (zip codes 93426, 93446, 93451, 93461 and 93465).

Postage paid at Paso Robles, CA 93446. PRM is also available for our visitors through local restaurants, Paso Robles Chamber of Commerce, North County Transportation Center, and other high traffic tourist-oriented locations.

Annual subscriptions to PRM, mailed to areas beyond the described distribution areas, are available for $18 per year (for orders outside U.S., add $10 postage). Mailing address: P.O. Box 3996, Paso Robles, CA 93447. Phone: (805) 239-1533, Fax (805) 239-1263, e-mail: prmagazine@charter.net. Find us on the web at www.pasoroblesmagazine.com For advertising inquiries and rates, story ideas and submissions, contact Bob Chute at any of the above numbers. In town drop point for photos, letters, press releases, etc. at Dutch Maytag Home Appliance Center, 1501 Riverside.

Graphics and advertising composition by Janice Pluma, Warpaint Graphics, editorial composition, Travis Ruppe, David Butz, art production.

• At the Library • Heather Stephenson arrives at the Library • Commemorative Etching celebrates Paso’s 125th Anniversary • Inaugural State of the City: Future looks bright for Paso economic indicators • Paso’s K-9 Corps is doggone fine • Food Bank’s Spring Awakening in the Fight Against HUNGER • This N That - A Collection of ‘Stuff’

On the cover: Don’t miss Paso ARTSFEST May 23 & 24. Photo by Allyson Magda Photography

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• 32nd Annual Paso Robles Wine Festival set for May 15-18 • Derby’s new tasting room is now open • Villicana leads the way in grape-based spirits • Tall “Tails” and heart-warming stories • Business Spotlight - a column by Meagan Friberg

63 Last Word

12 Ol’ Oaken Bucket

- cool stuff to do for the month ahead!

59 Time & Place

Hoofbeat Calendar and Trail Tales - by Dorothy Rogers

Library and Recreation

54 Business

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Open House and Car Show planned Saturday, May 10 for Estrella Warbirds and Woodland Auto Display

• County Perspective - a Column by Bruce Curtis • Templeton comes alive with events in May and June • 2014 SLO Concours featured marques: Mustang and Mercedes • Caring for Cancer in Our Community

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Just a Wow, things are really happening in May! Thought City officials, in conjunction have a BIG decision to make: Go the tive champagne glass, a champagne with the Paso Robles Chamber of traditional route or get married with toast and cake. The ballroom will

By Bob Chute You’re going to have a hard time coordinating your calendar in May... for example, on May 10 alone you have several choices: the Estrella Warbirds Wings & Wheels 6 Open House and Car Show (page 28); you could take in the AAUW Home Tour here in Paso (page 34) and the Optimists 14th Annual Chinese Auction; or Templeton’s Day in the Shade, also on May 10 (page 44).

The following weekend the 32nd Paso Robles Wine Festival takes place, May 15-18 (page 54); then the Paso ARTSFEST (formerly Festival of the Arts) in the downtown park, May 23-24 (page 16); and Memorial Day programs throughout the county on May 26 (page 14); plus so much more.

I hope you’ve been enjoying the Historic Paso Robles spreads written by Chris, and assembled by our graphics wizard, Travis...this month it’s Nerves of Steel...Showdown at the Railroad Tracks (local farmers battle Southern Pacific) and Women’s Work: Heavy Mettle. Be sure to check ‘em out starting on page 24. These spreads will continue throughout our 125th Anniversary year, 2014, so stay tuned!

Commerce, presented the Inaugural State of the City program recently.

You’ll see my report on the praises of Paso today and grand expectations for the years ahead on page 38.

So settle in and enjoy every page of this issue!

Pentecost Sunday All Church Choir In connection with the City of Paso Robles 125th anniversary, the Paso Robles ministerial association is planning a community wide worship service at the downtown park on Pentecost Sunday, June 8 at 10:30 a.m. All churches are invited to participate. They are estimating attendance of 2000. The Mayor and City Council have also been invited.

All area residents are welcome to join the day’s all church choir, which began practicing April 29, and every Tuesday until June 4, 6:30 to 8 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 1645 Park Street.

For more information, call Chris Cole, coordinator, at 238-4614. To register for the All-Church Pentecost Choir go to fbcpasorobles.org.

A wedding for 125 couples!

Now this is a very cool idea... couples getting married this fall

124 other couples.

Seriously.

On Sunday, September 14th, 2014, the historic Paso Robles Inn will be turned into a wedding celebration of gigantic proportions when 125 couples receive their vows – or renew their vows – as part of the City’s ongoing 125th anniversary celebration.

“Numerous weddings have taken place at the Inn over the years, but this time we thought we’d make it into a big group ceremony,” said Noreen Martin, president and CEO of Martin Resorts which owns and manages the Paso Robles Inn. “And this is the real thing as long as each couple gets their marriage certificate completed ahead of time.”

The wedding will be in the gardens at the Inn beginning outside the Grand Ballroom where a group photo will be taken. The processional winds through the gardens, over the bridge, and along the pathway.

Couples will be read their vows and then individually pronounced. Next a photographer will take photos of each couple. There will be a guest book, a time capsule for couples to add mementos, a commemora-

be set with a lavish buffet so couples can invite family and friends to eat, drink, and be merry after the ceremony.

The cost for the wedding ceremony alone is $50 per couple and the buffet afterward is $35 per person. Reservations for the ceremony, buffet, and hotel rooms can be made by calling the Inn at (805) 2382660. The Paso Robles Inn has been a cornerstone of the community for over 125 years. Visitors have long sought out the Inn for the healing hot springs, relaxation and a place to hold popular events. For more information visit www.paso roblesinn.com.

Personal To my bride, Rho, Happy 5th Anniversary of your 50th Birthday Bash on the 22nd; Happy Birthday to her Mother, Loretta, on the19th; Happy Birthday to grandson Dustin on the 3rd, pictured with a game ball he won recently; Happy Birthday to son-in-law Beau on the 16th; and Happy Birthday to daughter Kelly on the 31st!

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A past client is back and needs my help once again. Seems like I found him such a great property last time, that his Uncle from down South has begged to own it! My client has finally agreed to sell so is back on the hunt for another gem. My client is a professional cyclist. He enjoys riding the hills of Paso Robles and would prefer a hide a way on the West side, although he is not eliminating other areas. A small home, view, privacy, quietude, trees, is all that he is asking in that special property! Please call me if you have a home that might work for him at 805.610.7010. $500K and up.

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Volunteers Needed for 6th Annual Paso Robles Arts Festival Volunteer registrations are being accepted for PasoArtsFest 2014 (previously Festival of the Arts) – a Memorial Day Weekend celebration of the visual and performing arts.

Volunteer opportunities begin Monday, May 19 with the exhibition and go through Saturday, May 24 with festival setup, artist assistance, wet painting sale & auction, greeting, vending, entertainment and more.

Individuals and community service groups are encouraged to participate. Opportunities are limited so apply soon! The easy online volunteer application is at www.prcity.com/ PAF/volunteer For more information about volunteer opportunities at this exciting event, please contact Volunteer Coordinator Suzanne Robitaille, 237-3870.

CMSF offers “2-Fer Tuesday” season passes The California Mid-State Fair is once again offering Season Passes through their “2-Fer Tuesday” promotion.

During the month of May – on each Tuesday only (May 6, 13, 20 and 27), and between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. – Season Passes to the 2014 Fair will be sold as follows: Two (2) Adult Season Passes will be sold for $50 and two (2) Child’s Season Passes will be sold for $20.

Season passes allow for entry into the 2014 Fair each of the twelve days. The promotion is not good in conjunction with any other offers or discounts.

The Season Passes can be purchased at either the California MidState Fair box office, at 2198 Riverside Avenue in Paso Robles, or by phone 1-800-909-FAIR. Box Office hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The 2014 California Mid-State Fair runs July 16 through 27. This year’s theme is “Discover More!”

Paso’s 2014 Concerts in the Park Summer Series announced The City of Paso Robles, REC Foundation, and J. Lohr Vineyards and Wines have announced the 2014 Concerts in the Park Summer Series line-up:

June 20: Damon Castillo (Old School Soul) June 27: Incendio (World Fusion) July 4: Usual Suspects (Rock & Roll) July 11: One Time Spaceman (American Rock) July 18: The Wayward Ones (American Rock) August 1: Burning James and the Funky Flames (Soul) August 8: Unfinished Business (Sixties Rock & Roll) August 15: Soul Sauce (Rock, Soul, Reggae) August 22: Monte Mills (Country)

Sponsors for the FREE summer concert series are still being sought.

For more information on sponsoring this well-attended, annual community event in the Downtown City Park, contact Lynda Holt, 237-3987.

Ride the Backroads for the Kids!

The 11th annual Poker Run is Sunday, June 1 with registration at the Boys & Girls Club between 8 a.m. and 12 noon. Proceeds benefit the Boys & Girls Club and the Children of Mooseheart Foundation. All bikes, hot rods and car clubs are welcome.

BBQ and Poker hands available for non-riders. Visit pasoroblespokerun. com and see the ad in this issue (page 21) for tickets and contact information.

Pickleball is growing in popularity locally!

Come to the Pickleball FUNdraiser Event - Happy Hour at the Paso Robles Inn, May 13 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Enjoy a no host bar, silent auction, and raffle prizes. Items include vacation rental in Mexico, limo and wine tasting tour and lunch, local wines and gift cards for movies, massage, dining, golf and more!

Pickleball is the fastest growing sport and not just for the “over 50” crowd.

It’s a combo of tennis and ping pong played on a small court. The PR Parks and Recreation Dept. has permitted the resurfacing of the old outdoor roller hockey rink at Centennial Park to become the Central Coast’s first permanent dedicated Pickleball courts. Funds are needed for the project.

For information, contact Jack Hodges, USAPA Central Coast Ambassador at 949-547-2251. Donations are appreciated to: REC Foundation, tax ID# 77-0537083, mailed to REC Foundation, PO Box 4333, Paso Robles, 93447.

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2014 Memorial Day Programs planned Who kept the faith and fought the fight; the glory theirs, the duty ours. Wallace Bruce

Memorial Day, a day to honor those

who have died in service to our country, was first proclaimed by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic on May 5, 1868. It was first celebrated that same year on May 30 with volunteers placing flowers on the graves of soldiers at Arlington Cemetery.

In 1971, Memorial Day was officially declared to be the last Monday in May as part of the Federal National Holiday Act passed by Congress; some feel this put more emphasis on having a three day weekend than on honoring our fallen military members. To help remind Americans of the true meaning of Memorial Day, the “National Moment of Remembrance” resolution was passed in Dec. 2000 – at 3 p.m. local time, all Americans are asked “To voluntarily and informally observe in their own way a moment of remembrance and respect, pausing from whatever they are doing for a moment of silence or listening to ‘Taps.’”

Several local groups, organizations and volunteers work hard to ensure the memory of our Veterans is kept alive and to honor the true meaning of this special day each Memorial Day Weekend.

Shandon Lions Club Annual Memorial Day Picnic Sunday, May 25, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Shandon Park For more information contact Lion Jesse Russell, 237-1838 For a real taste of Americana, head out to Shandon where the Shandon Lions Club honors our fallen military heroes with an old-fashioned picnic in the park – barbecue dinners, bake sale, swimming in the Shandon Pool, and lots of red, white and blue.

Cal Fire brings equipment to educate and entertain the youngsters;

guest speakers, a raffle, kids games and time to reminisce and remember our veterans.

Estrella Adobe Church Annual Service & Celebration Sunday, May 25, 2 - 4 p.m.

Airport Road, just north of the Paso Robles Airport For more information, contact Joyce Herman, 440-7173 This year’s service is dedicated to Henrietta Brown Tognazzini (12/23/21 – 3/11/14) with Anne Tognazzini Collins sharing Henrietta’s family history.

Pastor Amy Beveridge of Templeton Bethel Lutheran Church will lead the non-denominational service; Cactus Harris will accompany the attendees on the antique pump organ and Lynn Schmitz will solo with old hymns.

Paso Robles 2013 Pioneer Day Royalty, Marshal Norman Bridge and Queen Norma Moye, will honor our celebration of the past.“Quester” members will again provide delicious refreshments for the occasion.

Attendees are welcome to visit with friends and walk their church grounds and cemetery.

Paso Robles District Cemetery Memorial Day Program Monday, May 26 at 11 a.m.

45 Nacimiento Lake Drive, Paso Robles For information call 238-4544 Join American Legion Post 50 as they honor the memory of local Veterans during the annual Memorial Day ceremony. The event features flyover by the Estrella Warbirds, presentation, and wreath laying; organized by the Paso Robles District Cemetery, American Legion Post 50 and VFW Post 10965.

The traditional “Avenue of the Flags” will feature driveways lined with large American Flags (weather permitting) donated by families of

local veterans on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Each flag is embroidered with the name, branch of service and rank of a local veteran in the community.

Volunteers Needed The Paso Robles District Cemetery is asking for volunteers to assist with the set up and take down of the Avenue of the Flags throughout the Memorial weekend: Saturday, May 24 set up 7 a.m. and take down 3 p.m.; Sunday, May 25 set up 7 a.m. and take down 3 p.m. and Monday, May 26 set up 7 a.m. and take down 3 p.m. Call Marie at 238-4544 to volunteer for the date and time you would like to help.

Templeton District Cemetery Memorial Day Event Monday, May 26 at 11 a.m.

100 Templeton Cemetery Road, Paso Robles For information call 434-3314 Hosted by the Templeton American Legion Post 220 and Auxiliary Unit 220, a ceremony will be held at the cemetery including a flyover shortly after 11 a.m. by the Estrella Warbirds, followed by a patriotic program honoring our veterans. Military gravesites at the cemetery will be decorated beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 24 by members of the Templeton American Legion, Auxiliary & Templeton 4-H. Benefit barbecue will be held at the Legion Hall at Noon.

Estrella Warbird Museum 4251 Dry Creek Road, Paso Robles For information call 227-0440 or go to www.ewarbirds.org.

Open Thursday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Memorial Day, May 26.

Stop by the museum with your family or friends to see a unique and extensive collection of military planes, vehicles and memorabilia.

Camp Roberts Historical Museum Admission is Free; open Thursday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Located 12 miles north of Paso Robles off Highway 101 on the Camp Roberts military base Entrance to Camp Roberts requires ID and vehicle registration and insurance.

For information call 286-6431 or go to www.camprobertshistorical museum.com.

The Museum has many interesting exhibits in both of its buildings-the Main Museum and the Museum Annex and has many historic vehicles, both tracked and wheeled, on display. The topics of its exhibits range from the early ranches and the Salinas Indians through World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam, to present-day pre-mobilizations to the Middle East. Also check out the displays of famous celebrities who trained at Camp Roberts including Red Skelton and Bob Newhart.

Atascadero Faces of Freedom Veterans’ Memorial 8951 Morro Road (Highway 41), Atascadero www.facesoffreedommemorial.org Make time to visit this moving memorial honoring the men and women of San Luis Obispo County who have given their lives while serving our country. Information on the memorial, including special events, can be found at www. facesoffreedommemorial.org.

Paso Robles Boy Scout Troop 60 A big thank you goes out to the scouts from Troop 60 – they get up early in the morning to post American flags throughout the Downtown Paso Robles area, then return in the evening to carefully and respectfully take down the flags and store them until the next event.

Dedicate this Memorial Day to Honor a Fallen Soldier

By Millie Drum Since my first story in January 2013 introducing the Memory Box project to our readers, David Bouillez has spent the majority of his time organizing fundraisers, speaking at meetings, talking to private individuals, recruiting volunteers and looking for the money to support his passion - Fallen Soldier Memorabilia Boxes, Inc. Hopefully his work will continue as long as he finds the funds through private donations and grants to cover the cost of material. After Facebook posts from Gold Star Moms that sent waves of emotion through the internet,

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David now has over 600 Lodge Master Tom Erwin is requests from families proud to be involved as a past throughout the United member of the military. Tom States. He states, “My asks other individuals, service goal is to offer a box at clubs and businesses to step no cost to every famup and make a Memory Box ily that has lost a loved sponsorship an on-going one in Iraq or Afghanifundraising goal or regular stan. And now memory private donation. Donations boxes are being created can be mailed to Memory for fallen police officers Box Project, 1609 Via Rosa, and first responders.”

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The local Masonic David Bouillez with one There is a sense of urgency Lodge #196 sponsored of his memory boxes, as a September deadline apa Memory Box for a loproaches. David states, “To cal soldier that was killed in 2003 with use grant money provided by SLO plans to sponsor three more boxes. County, we need to find local families

that would like to receive a memory box to honor a family member killed in Iraq or Afghanistan. If you know a local family of a fallen soldier or would like to donate to the project, contact David at (805) 221-5087, (415) 8069064 or email contact@memoryboxproject.org and click www.memoryboxproject.org.

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May 23-24 a tale of

Amazing Encounters.

Beautiful Surprises.

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By Chris Weygandt Alba

nne Laddon’s at her easel in Studios on the Park, armed with wet paint, when her plan for an April afternoon veers sideways.

An unexpected visitor walks in, throws her a complicated question about the Paso Artsfest on Memorial Day weekend. For Anne, the festival’s artistic director, this is like a summons from her child — and she responds like a mom, turning away from her work to tend the interruption.

She even gets excited and waves her wet paintbrush around, as she reports that it’s growing like a 6-year-old, in stature and ability. It’s developing new talents, achieving new feats. And there’s more.

Something thrilling has happened. Anne throws her brush down and grabs her Apple laptop. An interruption morphs into an opportunity to share a good story, about accidental encounters, strange connections, and unexpected results.

ALL PAINTINGS USED WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE ARTIST, QUANG HO.

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A surprising connection brings master artist Quang Ho (below left) to Paso Robles as the festival’s keynote speaker and featured artist.

“Conference” by Quang Ho (above)

I don’t believe in accidents.

There are only encounters in history. There are no accidents.

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Pablo Picasso

lifetime of accidents brings master artist Quang Ho from Saigon to Paso Robles on Memorial Day weekend.

Accidents of birth and accidents of fate have repeatedly diverted, shifted, and sometimes entirely changed his life.

The award-winning artist who stands in the Park Ballroom on May 23, keynote speaker of the 2014 Paso Artsfest, has learned to play with accidents. He turns them into tools and beautifies the world.

Quang Ho was born into war, in a homeland torn in half, on the side that would be conquered, Vietnam 1963. As Saigon fell in 1975, his father captured, Ho’s family fled on a tide of refugees.

Catastrophe took Quang Ho to Colorado, the pinpoint on the planet where he discovered his future.

A church family reached out to refugees, found the Ho family, and helped a mother and eight children resettle as citizens of a new country — in Denver, home of the Colorado Institute of Art. There, on a scholarship, the boy who loved to draw met the man who knew art.

College instructor Rene Bruhin gave the young draftsman the tools of fine art.

Quang Ho’s combination of talent and skill has earned awards in national art shows and recognition as a master artist and mentor. He is Denver’s “Rock Star of the Art World” and a celebrity in the Western art big leagues, although he doesn’t specialize in Western art.

Quang Ho sees art everywhere, and he captures it in oil paint with a broad repertoire of techniques, styles, and genres. He paints sublime still-life like a 17th-century Dutch Master. He unleashes a powerful abstract realism in his landscapes and scenes of everyday life, with strong emotional currents carried on bold brushwork.

Whatever he puts on the canvas, every Quang Ho painting has a common thread: He does not paint subjects, he says — he paints what they reveal, in their lines, shapes, relationships in a scene.

Quang Ho’s ”Grand Canyon Storm” (left) and “Still life with sunflowers and lemons” (right).

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Artistic director Anne Laddon (right) discovered “We’re a small town with big connections.”

Left, “In the kitchen”

by Quang Ho

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People feel a power in Quang Ho’s vision. Art lovers worldwide snap up his paintings. Fellow painters clamor for workshops to learn how he paints. He has become a devoted teacher.

What he saw in a corral of horses recently wowed the Western art world. “There’s excitement in the paint,” declared the curator of the Coors Western Art Exhibit in January of this year, when Quang Ho was named featured artist of the show.

When he looked at those horses, Ho told the Denver Post, he saw “cave paintings.”

The curator said, “He is pushing the boundaries of the way we look at the West.”

...pay special attention to those who, by the accidents of time, or place, or circumstances, are brought into closer connection with you.

Saint Augustine

n Paso Robles last August, Anne Laddon packed up and went hunting for someone like Quang Ho. Studios on the Park, the nonprofit art center she had founded in 2008, had successfully thrown its fifth humongous festival of the arts.

A wonderful celebration. The biggest art event in the county. It could be bigger than that, Anne believes.

“I love our little city!” she exclaims.

“It has so much beauty. I’m aspiring to an event that draws the attention of artists and collectors from across the country. But how on earth do you run a killer show?”

You go to the Big Leagues, Anne decided, corner some celebrities, and persuade them that it would be fun to attend your obscure little art show in a small, distant town.

Good luck with that.

By mid-August Anne was at one of the biggest events in the West, the Maynard Dixon Country show in Utah. She and fellow artist Nancy Becker spent a week there, “mostly snooping,” she says, “observing how the foundation runs a first-class show.”

She networked with artists and gallery owners, asking her burning question: “Who should I get to give our keynote address?”

Quang Ho, they said.

“He is revered by other painters,” Anne says, scrolling through his website archives.

“He’s one of the best painters in the country.

He’s sought after to give lectures and workshops around the world. I wrote him a letter [via email] and asked if he would consider coming to Paso Robles for our festival, as featured artist and speaker.”

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Anne was floored when Quang Ho responded in an hour, with an unequivocal “Yes.” “It’s a small world, full of connections,” she marvels. “He’s friends with Bill and Liz Armstrong, who own Epoch winery, Paderewski’s old vineyard. He will do it for free.”

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o how does an artist in Denver know vintners in Paso? They met over ballet, Liz Armstrong explains in writing — the Colorado Ballet, at least a decade ago.

His paintings of dancers were exhibited at a benefit for the ballet.

She can’t explain this in person, because she and Bill are en route to Denver, Quang Ho’s hometown. It’s theirs too, their permanent residence between commutes to Paso Robles.

Good wine and fine art, Liz writes, “was a natural fit. We LOVE his work.” They collect his still-life paintings and have a Quang Ho portrait of each child.

Pay attention when accidents happen, St. Augustine advised. They lead to encounters.

They cause special connections. You can play with them too, make something beautiful.

To learn more about the 2014 Paso Artsfest, visit pasoartsfest.com or call Studios on the Park, 238-9800.

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EDUCATION & YOUTH Get set for a magical evening

Magical Tale of Cinderella takes the stage at Templeton PAC

By Meagan Friberg Sometimes dreams really do come true – just ask Cinderella.

Join this classic fairy tale princess and a full cast of characters as they take over the stage at the Templeton Performing Art Center for one magical weekend in May. The North County Dance and Performing Arts Foundation, well-known for gracing the community with past performances such The Nutcracker Ballet and Let It Be, presents a family-friendly, full-length ballet production – The Magical Tale of Cinderella – on Friday and Saturday, May 9 and 10.

Directors Cheryle Armstrong and Amy Wescom, along with choreographers David and Katie Eck and Amanda Bravo, created their choreographic ideas based on the French version of Cinderella by Charles Perrault as well as the Disney version of the Cinderella Story.

“We are taking some liberties with the traditional ballet – we give it a little bit of a twist,” Armstrong said. “The tale of Cinderella has always been magical and we hope the audience enjoys the magical production aspects of our interpretation.”

Dancing the lead role of Cinderella is Templeton High junior Tori Akers, a member of The Paso Robles Chamber Ballet Company for the past four years. A full cast of Ballet Company members will display the exquisite classical technique of the Seasonal Fairies of the Forest and, of course, the Fairy Godmother will be on hand to transform Cinderella into a beautiful princess before she attends the Royal Ball.

Audience members will see the centuries-old tale come to life and witness a young girl’s dream come true – cue the fairy godmother, a pair of glass slippers and a handsome prince – along with the comical antics of some decidedly mean stepsisters, danced by Brielle Sharp, a Templeton High senior, and Robin Harrington, a junior

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See The Magical Tale of Cinderella at the Templeton Performing Art Center on the Templeton High School campus, located at 1200 Main St., on Friday, May 9 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 10 at 2 and 8 p.m. Tickets prices: Adults $25; children 12 & under, $22. Purchase tickets online at www.brownpapertickets.com. Family Fantastic Friday: opening night tickets for a family of four, just $70; special offer tickets must be purchased by phone at 610-7570.

Special Student Night performance & Canned Food Drive for the local chapter of Loaves & Fishes: Thursday, May 8 at 7 p.m. Student tickets just $5 with donation of one can of food, adults are full price. Reservations are required; call 610 -7570 or 239-3668; purchase tickets at Class Act Dance & Performing Arts Foundation, 2508 Spring St. “We also have a student outreach program for the first graders at Templeton Elementary on Friday morning,” Armstrong said. “It’s educational and a way for them to see behind the scenes; they will study the play beforehand in class and be able to ask questions. This helps open their eyes to what the ballet is all about.”

Above: The Seasonal Fairies of the Forest and the Fairy Godmother transform Cinderella, played by Templeton High junior Tori Akers, into a beautiful princess before she attends the Royal Ball.

Right: Don’t forget about the clock striking midnight, Cinderella!

at Paso High. The “not so nice” stepmother is played by Claire Fundaro, an acting instructor at both Class Act Dance and the Paso Robles Youth Arts Foundation.

“We have everything from serious dance, drama and sadness to complete slapstick comedy,” David Eck said. “Live theatre on its own is magical; our Cinderella story is easy to follow, yet it is still magical.”

Armstrong agreed, saying, “People can relate to the different aspects of Cinderella and our dancers bring emotion to their characters.

What’s wonderful about theatre is that everyone has their own interpretation.”

The supporting Cinderella cast is made up of dancers ranging in age from 5 to 65+ years in the roles of festive village dancers and Cinderella’s best friends: Jack, Gus Gus, and the bluebirds.

The forest will be filled with a colorful array of fairies, unicorns and a beautiful butterfly. All of these talented local dancers and actors will perform alongside professional dancer Jackson Stewart, a principal dancer with State Street Ballet, as he performs the lead role of The Prince.

Photography by Jimmy de

More about the North County Dance and Performing Arts Foundation Since 1994, the North County Dance and Performing Arts Foundation has been dedicated to preserving and promoting the performing arts in northern San Luis Obispo County. This production is made possible by the generosity of local residents and businesses who support this foundation in “Keeping the Arts Alive” in the North County. For more information, visit www.northcountyperformingarts.org.

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EDUCATION & YOUTH

By Chuck Desmond For the past 18 months there have been Quasquicentennial updates in your Paso Robles Magazine to keep everyone informed on the progress as we pass through this milestone year.

In March, we had the official grand birthday party. In April we celebrated Arbor Day and now May’s event is for our grade school children.

For the 29th consecutive year – let that sink in for a moment – the Engen family of the local Taco Bell franchises is sponsoring their track meet with a $1,000 donation. Using the umbrella of the 125th festivities and the Quasquicentennial logo, 4000 students in all the Paso area grade schools, both public and private, received a flyer and registration form in both English and Spanish to invite them to participate.

On Saturday, May 3rd, the Paso Robles High School track, with signins beginning at 8 a.m., is the place to be. The opening parade will feature all the participants walking the track with their mascots and wearing school colors! The Bearcat Track team is hosting

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the snack shop and proceeds from that go toward their own team needs.

The original idea of a track meet was conceived by Paso’s Recreation Services department and these days, that organization is headed up by Lynda Holt, Paso’s Rec-

reation Services Manager and our very own uber-cheerleader – “the lady with limitless energy.”

Each student may compete in up to three events which include the 50 meter, 100 meter, 200 meter and 400 meter races. These races are grade and

gender specific so that as much fair competition as possible is put into play. There are also a long jump and a softball throw competition. Each participant will receive a ribbon for their memory of this fun day.

The very first event is the ultimate and spotlighted challenge of the day’s contests. This one revs the children’s engines and gets the audience into the spirit of competition. The race is the school vs. school competition in the 4x400 relay. Each school sends it’s fastest 4 girls and 4 boys for an 8-person school team representation. The girls and boys teams compete in separate races. For the two teams that win, they receive the perpetual rotating trophy and bragging rights about their school for a year. It also fires up the individual competitors for the rest of the events.

Let’s remember that the purpose of the Quasquicentennial is to remind ourselves of Paso’s fabulous history and preserve that for those generations that will come after us.

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Submit an entry for the Vineyard Dog Park Student Art Contest Organizers of Vineyard Dog Park of Templeton are holding their 5th Annual Student Art Contest to paint a 4’ x 7’ outdoor mural for the park entrance.

The competition is open to students 10-18 years old residing in North San Luis Obispo County. The outdoor mural is replaced each year with the winning entry selected by the Vineyard Dog Park Board of Directors.

The full-color mural should incorporate any of the following elements: dogs and their people in various activities, vineyards and hillsides, park amenities (trees, landscaping, Frisbees, tennis ball, swimming pool), native plants, or wildlife (butterflies, birds, deer, etc.)

“We’re looking for that special design that will make people smile when they come to the dog park. Many park visitors tell me that the student mural,

inal color drawing in pencil or marker.

Any entry which has been reproduced from an existing photo, painting, graphic, advertisement or any other work produced by another person will not be accepted.

Contest entries can be mailed to Vineyard Dog Park, PO Box 1081, Templeton 93465 or delivered to Templeton Community Services District office located at 420 Crocker Street in downtown Templeton. Enwhimsical fire hydrants, colorful flags, tries may also be scanned and suband spectacular scenery all combine to mitted by email to info@parks4pups. make Vineyard Dog Park a real gem,” org. Students should contact their art says Paula O’Farrell of the Vineyard instructor or local school district office Dog Park Board of Directors. “We for special collection dates and instrucconsider our entrance mural very im- tions for each school. portant as it contributes to the first im- Designs must be received by June 24 pression for new visitors to the park.” and winners will be notified by July 1.

The design must be an 8” x 14” orig- A local artist with a professional studio

in Templeton will supervise and assist the winner in completing the mural.

The mural must be completed by September 15.

The winner will receive a $300 cash prize plus all art expenses paid at the completion of the project and awarded community service hours. An artist reception will be held at the public unveiling of the mural.

The 2013 winner of the competition was Annie Meeder of Paso Robles High School who painted a whimsical mural of dogs driving themselves to the dog park. Previous winners include Tracy Garcia, Luke Taylor, and Emily Hurst all students from Templeton High School.

For more information, contact Paula O’Farrell at 239 -4437 or by email at info@parks4pups.org.

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EDUCATION & YOUTH

Templeton FFA Student Project Auction set for May 31 The annual Templeton FFA Student Project Auction showcases the fine craftsmanship in wood and metal projects of the Templeton FFA students. The event will be held Saturday, May 31, 5 to 10 p.m., at Templeton Legion Hall, 8th and Main Street in Templeton.

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tion proceeds benefit the students directly...all event proceeds are returned to the students through scholarships and program funding.

The event opens with project viewing, a silent auction, and refreshments at 5 p.m. A custom cooked full BBQ dinner follows, with a raffle for a custom fed and cut/wrapped pig,

and other items. The live auction follows dinner.

Come support these young Industrial Artists and take home a finely crafted project. Everything from custom BBQ rigs, car trailers, rustic bars, wine coolers, dining tables and much more awaits the bidders.

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by the Templeton FFA Parent Support Group (a 501 (c)(3) Non-profit organization). Contact any Templeton FFA student, FFA parent or Mr. Chris Hildebrand (805) 4345850 or 434-5890 for more information and tickets.

Cinco de Mayo Festival happening at Flamson Middle School The Cinco de Mayo Scholarship Committee, the Hispanic Business Association, and nonprofit One Cool Earth are cosponsoring the annual Cinco de Mayo Festival, celebrating 25 years of raising funds for Hispanic student scholarships.

The barbecue and festivities will be at the Flamson Middle School in Paso Robles on Saturday, May 3rd, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be a roast pork barbecue, traditional Mexican music, ballet folklorico dancing, games, and face painting. Students from Flamson Middle School’s garden club will provide tours of the school’s new gardens and demonstrate water conservation activities for children and adults. A limited number of

low-flow shower heads will be available on a first come-first serve basis, while supplies last. In addition, One Cool Earth will be giving away and selling a variety of native and/or edible plants including cilantro, tomatoes, peppers, sunflowers, pomegranates, apple trees, and drought-tolerant landscaping plants. Plants are grown by students at Liberty Continuation High School and Lewis Middle School.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Cinco de Mayo Scholarship Committee.

The committee founded by Richard Benitez, Sally Mason, Gil Asa, Miguel Ruiz, Joe Quiroz and other

community members to raise scholarship funds, promote Latino/Chicano cultural awareness, and build community through sharing information and resources. Today the group consists of professionals, students, educators, and community members. The committee sponsors several events year round including a Mardi Gras celebration,and

the Cinco de Mayo festival in Paso Robles. Over the past 25 years the Cinco de Mayo Scholarship Committee has awarded over $75,000 in scholarship funding to over 300 students. Anyone interested in further information on participating in this event may contact Sue Hubbard at 674-4844 or Greg Ellis at 242-6301.

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1891 “We had to sacrifice one-quarter of our grain to have the balance hauled to San Francisco.”

Philip Burrows San Miguel farmer, 1891

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Absolute power came with the territory as the railroads connected America, all of it granted by federal mandate.

The Southern Pacific corporation that served Paso Robles controlled a vast, private, autonomous empire — the largest landlord in the state owned the railroad tracks, the surrounding land, steamship lines, warehouses and mills, and the existing roads.

As sole proprietor, the SP governed land prices, transportation and shipping, warehousing and building-supply monopolies, bank credit, and monetary policies. Government regulations in the industry didn’t exist.

Railroad power disturbed the public. As the new city of Paso Robles thrived on its train depot, anti-railroad outrage kept the nation’s printing presses busy but had little impact on government or railroads. When irate settlers appealed to the courts, the authority granted by Congress was upheld by the Law the Land.

The railroad that transformed Paso Robles was undefeated in the legal arena. The U.S. Supreme Court itself affirmed SP’s total authority over its land and practices in 1874, and three court decisions in California followed suit.

In the latest case, a shocking 1880 incident in the Central Valley, seven people died in a gunfight when settlers disputed property ownership with the SP. The SP’s land rights triumphed, and the surviving settlers were imprisoned.

That year, California created its Board of Railroad Commissioners to weigh the public appeals for help with railroad practices. Eleven years later, the grievances continued.

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hen the first train steamed into the village of El Paso de Robles on Oct. 31, 1886, the farmers of Paso Robles met Goliath.

On board were opportunity and development for the emerging city — a direct link to San Francisco’s world wheat market for the men who grew grain on the Estrella plains — and an ironclad foe.

Everything about that train — the cargo it carried, the land in its path, and the empire behind it — was controlled

by Southern Pacific Railroad, perhaps the most powerful entity in the Western frontier.

The SP was the undefeated, unlimited, ungoverned master of the arena through which it rumbled. It rolled over its challengers like a locomotive. And it had a keen interest in grain.

GOLIATH, 1890

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Paso Robles Celebrates 125 Years Compiled and written by

Chris Weygandt Alba In 1891, the rain fell abundantly, and farmers in the county were about to harvest record wheat crops. The area’s new Farmers Alliance groups decided it was time for a showdown with Southern Pacific.

In Paso Robles, they voted to go into the grain warehousing business: They would take on Southern Pacific as a new cooperative, Farmers Alliance Business Association (FABA), incorporated June 1891.

The Alliance purchased a site from Daniel Blackburn, according to university history professor Michael Magliari, facing the very side track that served Southern Pacific Milling Company. In their opponent’s corner, they built an independent competitor.

SHOWDOWN, 1891

“Dear Sir: The farmers are in a very unpleasant situation,” wrote Philip Burrows of San Miguel in May of 1891.

“Three years ago we had to sacrifice one-quarter of our grain to have the balance hauled to San Francisco...

“The last three years, I had 1,500 sacks of grain; 300 went to the railroad... in Chicago and New York ... it costs about $3 per ton to transport grain one thousand miles. Our king, [Southern Pacific corporation], charges us $4 per two hundred miles.”

Southern Pacific responded: Mr. Burrows was not “conversant with the facts.” No action taken.

THE UNDERDOGS

While the farmers of Paso Robles groaned at the cost of shipping their crop to San Francisco via the train, the final straw was the railroad’s grain monopoly.

Attached to the town’s new railroad tracks, with a side track for freight cars, was the town’s new Southern Pacific Milling Company. To get their grain to market aboard the SP, farmers paid the mill for grain milling and warehousing, plus the shipping rate fixed by the railroad.

For four years farmers struggled to make a living. Then they united.

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By midsummer FABA had a warehouse next to the side track but no access to the railroad. The SP’s agent in Paso Robles, Richard Shackelford, declared that the side track was off-limits to FABA, paid for by the SP Milling Company and owned by SP Railroad.

Any movement across the property would be treated as trespassing.

The Alliance asked the railroad for a side track of their own, paid for by FABA. The railroad refused.

FABA retaliated on July 27, 1891, by filing a grievance with the California Board of Railroad Commissioners. The commission came to Paso Robles on Aug. 27 for a hearing with the parties.

On Aug. 31, the commission voted that the Alliance was Constitutionally “entitled to all of the transportation facilities and privileges which its competitor enjoys.”

Furthermore, the board declared, the Constitution of California gave the commission “powers ample enough” to command railroads, limit their autonomy, and enforce their obedience through the Court.

Therefore, upon payment for construction expenses, the board ordered Southern Pacific Railroad to give Farmers Alliance Business Association of Paso Robles a side track to their warehouse “without delay.”

That showdown with Southern Pacific paved the way to a competitive marketplace and drew a Constitutional line in the sand for the Railroad Barons.

The Farmers Alliance of Paso Robles stood for 85 years.

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Tested by adversity, the pioneering

womenfolk enriched the legacy of Paso Robles

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S HUSBANDS STRUGGLED with the land and sometimes died in their prime, women mined their inner resources to keep home and family going. There were cows to be milked, butter to churn, stock to feed and butcher, crops to harvest — sick neighbors, family, and animals to nurse — dry years when cattle had to be fed with moss from the trees; wet years when the racing creek was a menace to cattle and children alike.

Pete Pesenti’s death at the start of the Depression left his wife, Maria, with a charcoal operation without its operator, a 60-acre farm several miles from town, and seven children to raise. She made their clothes, shoes from old overalls, boots from old inner tubes. They ate what they could find — wild pig, deer, rabbit, birds — or raise in the farm’s garden and pens. In the end, Maria had to sell and walk away. But it was a courageous battle, and there is no dishonor in doing your best.

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ut on the Estrella plains, while the pioneering farmers produced the grain that made Paso Robles the capital of wheat exports, the Edgar family produced the educated daughters who cultivated the young students of Paso Robles.

Myrtle organized the town’s first kindergarten, and Lorena was principal of the Paso Robles grammar school. Florence, meanwhile, married farmer George F. Root and influenced successive generations through her descendants. While George was out minding the grain that fed the Root family, Florence nurtured the minds of their seven children.

Farm life put everybody to work. Their firstborn, Glen, had to cut short his elementary education and was driving a team of horses to work the farm at eight years old. He met his future wife, Marguerite, while delivering hay to the Fischer family, who had a chicken farm. Marguerite didn’t have much experience in grain farming, but she had her own skills and she learned on the job while raising their children.

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Pioneer farmer George F. Root cultivated the land while wife Florence cultivated the minds of her children and then generations of Roblans.

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magine a German immigrant family embarking on a journey across America in the 1890s – with 12 children in tow!

That was Jacob and Elizabeth Hege leading a caravan of German Mennonites to the wheat fields of Paso Robles.

Halfway across the country, they also acquired a son-in-law of German extraction, when their third-born, Lena, married Ed Leisy of Iowa. Arriving here, the Heges settled in Estrella and the Leisys established a farm in the Union district.

On that wheat farm in pollen-rich Paso Robles, Lena had a handicap: She had terrible hay fever. Their firstborn, Edith, A pioneer’s daughter, Edith Leisy received an additional education in the was queen of the town’s first fair culinary arts as soon as her little hands and a farm cook with flair. could manage the tasks, starting with the

When plummeting grain prices forced Glen and Marguerite to sell the farm, they bought a few acres in Whitley Garden, enough for some milk cows, the alfalfa to feed them, and about 500 chickens. The children did the chores, Glen hired out to others in the grain business, and Marguerite went back to the egg business she had learned as a child.

It was hard work. Every egg from 500 chickens had to be gathered and scrubbed by hand, sorted by size, examined with light, and packed to sell.

During Glen’s harvest time, Marguerite had to feed the work crews out of farm kitchens with no electricity or refrigerator. Cooking had to be done in the daylight using a wood or kerosene stove to make stews, beans, and pot roasts. Hundreds of vegetables at a time had to be sliced.

Baking had to be done in the wood stove and it was hotter than blazes.

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baking of anything with flour. Soon she was cooking for all the harvesters.

Edith responded to the calling with a flair all her own. As a young woman, her affinity for the culinary arts took her into town to work at the Canary Cottage, a popular Paso Robles eatery. During those years, she acquired and perfected a pie-making technique that made her the honorary “Best Pie Maker in the World.”

In 1919, when she was 21, Paso Robles held its first community fair, and officials appointed Edith queen of the fête. Her kingly consort was an Idaho transplant named Roy Bethel.

Edith married him in 1921.

– Tales of Barbara Bethel Lewin, Pioneer Day Queen, 2011

Glen and Marguerite’s children would honor their heritage in their own lives. Eldon Root would become a farmer as well as a gifted storyteller and newspaper columnist. Carol Root Smeltzer would, like her greataunts, devote her life to the education of Paso Robles’ children, as would her husband and her son, Bob and Glen Smeltzer.

Both Carol and Eldon would be deeply involved in the city’s pioneer traditions, with Carol serving as Pioneer Day Queen in 2010 and Eldon serving at the Pioneer Museum. Both left a legacy of novels and memoirs that preserved a historic way of life and edified generations of Paso Roblans.

Their books are available online, at the Paso Robles library, and at the Carnegie Historic Library.

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By Bob Chute The Warbirds Wings & Wheels 6, sponsored by Firestone Walker Brewing Company, presents an Open House and Car Show, free to the public, on Saturday, May 10, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The several memorabilia stocked buildings of the Estrella Warbirds Museum and Woodland Auto Display will be open for exploring PLUS the day features over 250 Classic and Vintage vehicles parked on the tarmac amidst the museum’s restored wartime military aircraft and vehicles. Be sure to bring your camera for some awesome photo ops! The Museum is located at 4251 Dry Creek Road, near the airport, in Paso Robles. The North County Cloud Clippers radio control model aircraft club will be displaying their flying skills as well.

The day’s Special Guest is world renowned three time Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Unser, along with his 1981 Indianapolis 500 race winning Penske PC9B Norton Spirit Indy car. Unser will be available for photos and signing autographs! The car took the pole at 200.545 mph with a average racing speed of 139.084 mph! See Part 2 of the Bobby Unser interview below...

Part 1 appeared in the April Paso Robles Magazine.

There is no cost to enjoy the line up of activities for the Family Fun Day with plenty of free parking

Race Car Driver Bobby Unser appearing as Special Guest

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adjacent to the specialty vehicles on display vying for 1st Place Class Awards in 22 classes and the Woodland Auto Display Choice of Show Award. There might still be time to enter your special vehicle in the car show...check out ewarbirds.org.

Free tours of the Estrella Warbirds Museum and Woodland Auto Display are open to the public and available all day.

The Hind Pavilion Grand Entrance to the Warbirds museum, offers an expanded gift shop and a number of elaborate period correct displays in several buildings and on the tarmac, including an F18 training simulator and an early war years LINKS trainer. New displays, new airplanes, plenty of new vehicles and artifacts have been added to the collection that now includes nearly 40

aircraft, plus military vehicles, missiles, armament and ordinance - all restored through a combined labor of love by dedicated museum volunteers.

Most of the vehicles were originally acquired as rusted buckets of junk, left to deteriorate, forgotten, and left never to be remembered. The Estrella Warbird Museum is dedicated to the restoration and preservation of military aircraft and memorabilia.

The 10,000 sq. ft. Woodland Auto Display has extensive displays of classic cars, vintage era cars, Sprints and Midgets, Indy cars, NASCAR, and motorcycles along with an impressive display of art work, memorabilia and an automotive research library, something for everyone to enjoy.

Firestone Walker will be pouring their selection of brews and a variety of palate pleasers will be available in the food court along with wine, sodas and water. Live music will be provided by Triple Threat from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. alongside vendors displaying auto-related items.

Questions, call (805) 227-0440.

See photos of last years’s show at www.ewarbirds.org.

The museum is located by the Paso Robles Airport at 4251-A Dry Creek Road, normal hours it is open Thursday through Sunday and Monday Holidays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For additional information, call (805) 227-0440 or www. ewarbirds.org.

A ConversatioN with Racing Legend Bobby Unser

By Bob Chute Part 2 of 2 I was privileged recently to spend nearly an hour on the phone with a true racing legend of our time, Bobby Unser, currently residing in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Roblan Dick Woodland, of Woodland Auto Display, set it up for me and Unser plans to be in

Paso Robles on May 10 for the Estrella Warbirds Wings and Wheels 6 Open House.

Part 1 of this interview appeared in the April 2014 Paso Robles Magazine, and concluded with Unser describing how he sees racing today: “all the cars are the same...fans are not liking it. It’s taken away what they like, they like

to see different race cars, to see how different drivers can do well in that certain car they helped design and helped develop.”

Part 2

PRM: Yeah, plus the computers take a lot of the driver skill out of it, doesn’t it?

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UNSER from page 28 UNSER: That’s my life. I love that, I became a self-taught engito go and when not to go...Oh, I one found all these contracts. PRM: Wow, frustrating...

That’s bad.

Okay...’bout all I can UNSER: It is...but necessities do neer. I was accepted by the Society mean that’s sickening. Really, why amazing things to people...you of Automotive Engineering and do they pay a race driver so much say about that. money and have everybody else do PRM: Sounds like you need to just do bad, bad, bad and you go didn’t finish high school. I was his thinking for him? That’s not form a committee and plan for down, down, down. And pretty very much a self taught human soon when you get down to the being and mechanical engineering good. They’ve taken away from the 2018 to get things right. was one of my main things. sport too much making it a I bought my first lathe for computer deal. $350 when I was 17 years PRM: Do you think they of age. I still have it. I like can fix it? things like that. Of course I UNSER: Yes they can, was a race driver but I liked and they know it. But unthe mechanical and the defortunately everything we sign part of it too. would talk about there’s a PRM: Then after you retired reason and an answer for it. you got involved with Audi, Two of three Bobby Unser likenesses on the Borg-Warner trophy (top center, 1968, and left, from 1975), One is that they did some signifying winners of the world famous Indianapolis 500, and his 1981 race-winning Penske PC9B General Motors with the Tocontracts, back some years Norton Spirit Indy Car that will be on display at WWW6. ronado, and designed tires for now, when they got into this UNSER: Well, there’s always ways bottom you say, ‘Wow! In order Good Year...wow, multi faceted.

TV thing that are going to last to sometime like 2018. How could to get around it, it comes down to to get back up I gotta really start UNSER: Yes, and of course, I someone do a contract like that? a necessity thing. How much do working’ and then you start going think that’s what made my racing It’s not right. This is what they they need to do...to get things go- up again. It’s a shame, but that’s career so much nicer than most of did in Indy Car Racing and now ing back the way they should be? the way it is. Going to have to them...I was able to accomplish change it and get back somewhat so many different type of things...

NASCAR is having some of the There’s always ways. innovations, that other people just same problems...in order to justify PRM: You sounded discouraged... to the older ways. but are you encouraged in any PRM: Changing channels again... couldn’t seem to get done. what they’re trying to do they had besides being a very good race car PRM: You’ve been talking about to give up too much. It’s really not way? making things good for racing... UNSER: I am encouraged.They’ve driver, I read one piece quoting the differences in racing from or the fans. They still try hard, got to do that because things have Rick Mears comparing you and back in the day, when you were a they still have good drivers...but been going downhill...so in order your brother Al. He said you were TV analyst it must have made you they just don’t even need to shift to get it going uphill again, they more of a developing guy...work- a bit crazy on ABC, CBS, NBC gears anymore. And in NASCAR all know they’re going to have to ing on chassis, taking it home and and ESPN. it’s all power steering, humongous do it. Now - instead of trying to coming up with ideas -changing UNSER: Well, I started with big brakes, all the stuff the drivers administer to the problems they this and that - a lot more time CBS - only did that a little. Then I used to get blisters from working have - start spending that time making the car work - more tech- went to NBC, they did a lot more hard and sweating...you never see figuring out ways to get around nical - did you find that intrigu- races - but they were all tape dethose problems, and get the fans ing...looking for better ways, go- layed shows from CBS and NBC. drivers sweat anymore!

I hated them. I heard a rumor that PRM: Or like the early days with back interested in innovations ing faster?

ABC - who was Wide World of dirty faces..

Sports, the Big Daddy of them all UNSER: You don’t see that anyat the time - I heard they were gomore...the fans miss that! I’m The Estrella Warbirds, in conjunction with the Woodland Auto Display, presing to do Indy Car Racing as live not trying to sit here and rework ent the Warbirds Wings and Wheels 6 Meet and Greet with Bobby Unser. shows, so I got on the phone and the racing world...they all know Unser will be the special guest at a reception on Friday, May 9, from 6 to called them immediately. I called they’ve made mistakes. They’ve 9 p.m. (autograph session 7 to 8 p.m.) at Le Vigne Winery, 5115 Buena Vista New York and talked to the head heard it from the fans, now the Drive in Paso Robles. Cost is $18 per person, includes cocktails and appetizguy and told him I had an interers at 6 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m. No Host Bar including wine, beer and sodas. press: ‘They screwed up!’ This est if they did. And boy, they said Each Car Show participant in attendance will receive one ticket for the Special spec car thing never should have right away, “Get on an airplane and Participant Extra Cash Drawing at the end of the WWW6 Car Show on Saturhappened, they screwed up! Now come back...let’s talk!” So I went day, May 10. what are they gonna do? The an RSVP deadline is May 5, acceptances will not be mailed, your name will be back there and talked to them... swer first was let’s just get rid of on a registration list at the event. Questions...call Carol at 467-2640 or email: the spec cars and put it back to dverstuyft@aol.com.

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UNSER from page 30 they really wanted me, really liked me and thought I could do a good job. Nobody knew it, I didn’t know it....and so I took on the job - live - and I just went bonkers with it. I loved it, ABC loved it. Total success story. I had to get serious and start learning...but I wasn’t too old or too stubborn to learn, so I worked at it...and I got an Emmy for the thing!

PRM: How did the tape delay programs compare to the live shows?

UNSER: Well, the thing was you do the show two weeks after the race has happened. You show up for the race and you do it, you just stand there and watch the race. I’m sorry, you don’t record it. Maybe you do a live opening and that’s it. So then you go back to some place in the United States to a dark studio and they’ve already cut the thing to come out to, hypothetically, a two hour show. So you have to look at it again, and you’ve already seen the race. Now you tell me, how do you get excited about something in a dark room seeing the same thing you just saw two weeks ago? I didn’t like it. I wasn’t going to stay with it, that’s when ABC came into the picture.

PRM: Very cool, and you did

ESPN also...right?

UNSER: They were a lowly outfit, they hadn’t grown up in the world of sports...yet. The Wide World of Sports was absolutely on top...of all sports. That’s where I wanted to be...it was like the Indy 500!

So I wouldn’t do ESPN...I did all ABC’s deals.

PRM: You were in the big leagues.

UNSER: Yeah, but they wanted me to do other things...like sled dog races up in Alaska. I wouldn’t do them. I just wanted to do the big Indy Car races.

PRM: And you did that for how long?

UNSER: Oh, about 13 years... too long. I would have stayed with them, but when Disney bought ABC that was the last for me.

They fired all the people that I knew up at the top in New York.

I figured that was a good time for

me to leave. I wasn’t mad at them, just didn’t want to deal with new people.

PRM: Just a new direction, huh?

UNSER: Yeah, and it turned out that’s when ESPN got the boost and became number one, not ABC Wide World of Sports anymore.

PRM: So looking back over your career, besides the Indy Cars, you had a couple of NASCAR races and then you went to Bonneville in 1993 and did 223 mph, what got you out there?

UNSER: Oh, just another record.

I was involved with a car auction business and did a lot of promotional work with them. They decided they’d like to get a record at Bonneville that had been there for 18 years. The car, hypothetically, would be taken all around the United States to these places where they auctioned their cars.

So I said, yeah, it was easy for me.

I’d just call up some mechanics in Indianapolis, kids I basically raised, and got Ron Dawes. I told Ronnie, ‘go find me a car and we’ll buy it and change it.’ I saw Jack Roush in NASCAR land, he’s the big Ford man I’ve known for years.

I told him I need an engine, a killer, I need to set a record at Bonneville in two days. I said, Jack, will

you build me an engine? Told him the size, explained the rules of it.

Nobody’s better than Jack Roush.

Then I told him there’s one more kicker - you have to come with it because I only have two days to do this so I need the big boss there.

The room got quiet...then he said ‘OK, I’m coming.’ He took his own jet all the way to Bonneville and babysits his own engine while I set the world record...and it was fun! Two days later we were out of there. We got it done.

PRM: Over the years have you collected any of your race cars or any mementos of your years in racing?

UNSER: Yes, but not much. Most of my stuff, the Pikes Peak cars that I won seven hill climbs with, are at the Ford museum in Dearborn. I ended up with my last Indy winning car, got it restored, and it stayed on the road for a long time, all over the United States to different shows. That was for the auto auction people. When that was all over I sold the thing, and ironically, last year at the Festival of Speed in England, I drove it in an exhibition for the guy I sold it to. It was a beautifully restored car that I last won Indy in 1981 with...

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PRM: Oh, that’s the car, the Penske PC9B, the Norton Spirit, that’s going to be in Paso Robles as part of the Warbirds Wings & Wheels 6, right?

UNSER: Yes, that’s it!

PRM: I noticed you’ve also written a book, Winners are Driven, Champions Guide to Success in Business and Life...do you enjoy the speaking engagements...how many do you normally do a year?

UNSER: I used to enjoy a bunch of them. I kinda burned out on it. I still do, but not much. I enjoy talking to people, most of my speeches are motivational, something I believe in.

PRM: So it’s fun to reminisce?

UNSER: Yes, and you can link motivation with that really easy.

PRM: So you’ll be available for photos and autographs and reminiscing in Paso?

UNSER: Absolutely, that’s the good part of it.

PRM: I forgot one question I wanted to ask - you raced with the big names, Foyt, Parnelli, Mears, your brother Al...did you have any favorite competitors?

UNSER: No, they were all competitors...they were probably the best overall in history, the best

from the old regime...no power steering, you didn’t have automatic transmissions...you still had to work to drive race cars, when racing was really good...as we talked about earlier.

No favorite drivers. We were good friends off the track, but on the track drivers in those days had a really good knack for not letting their personal relationships have anything to do with being on the race track. I prided myself on that. Tried not to have too many friends. Of course, a lot of us traveled together...I had guys like Mario Andretti and Don Blanson often go with me in my airplane, we would all share expenses. It was a different era. You knew everybody, you didn’t socialize with their wives, you just didn’t let things get too close...because, in those days, ironically, about half of the drivers died in race cars.

And so you learned how to work with it and have friends.

PRM: I saw an interview with you and Parnelli talking about AJ Foyt, it was a kick.

UNSER: Yeah, he was a renegade

as a race driver.

PRM: Yes indeed, a bully, I think you called him. I interviewed Parnelli a couple years ago, a good guy.

UNSER: Parnelli was the guy that first took me to Indianapolis.

I met him at Pikes Peak - again the road to success - and he thought I should go to Indianapolis. I didn’t think I was good enough. He did and arranged for a car to take my test in, hooked me up with Granatelli for the next three years. All that was done by Parnelli. And yet, he was a Firestone man and I was a GoodYear man...and he’s as dear a friend as I could ever have.

PRM: I heard a rumor, maybe you could confirm for me, that Parnelli might be coming to Paso

with you.

UNSER: I hope so. I’ll see him at Amelia Island in early March, I’ll ask him then. He might want to come with me and drink a little of that good wine Dick has up there, ya know?

PRM: I do indeed. Well, I’ve taken a lot of your time, Bobby. Anything you’d like to add about coming to Paso?

UNSER: Just that I’m excited about being there. Dick is such a good friend. He and his wife are just good friends of the Unsers. They’re good people, good for racing, good for so many things. Dick calls and wants me to do something - you danged right I’ll go do it.

PRM: Thanks again for taking the time today and I really look forward to meeting you in person on May 10th!

UNSER: Be sure to come up and shake hands. Appreciate it, thanks for calling me.

I received a call from the Unsers and, unfortunately, Parnelli Jones has a conflict and will not be joining us this year.

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The Paso Robles American Association of University Women (AAUW) Annual Home Tour will be held Saturday, May 10, from 12 noon to 4 p.m.

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In 2000 Hansjoerg Wyss purchased the ranch and renovated the historic Victorian house. The farmhouse renovation included a new foundation, and addition on the north end. The house was completely re-built and all interior finishes were reproduced to match the original look of the home, without sacrificing modern conveniences!

The beautiful farmhouse Edwin Smith built in 1885 will now stand for another 100 years and remains a west side Paso Robles landmark.

Built in 1997 by David and Mary Weyrich, it was purchased by Dana and Marsha Merrill in 2012. The kitchen, laundry room and 2 baths were completely redone with creative tile work, granite, and hand crafted cabinets by Luhr Kitchen and Bath who are also the design team. Incredible artistic murals

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The bedrooms feature eclectic themes. The ceiling has hammer beam trusses (same as the barn) and the floors have Padauk inset borders. The work in progress will later include a mural in the game room and a running model train, to go with the Pomar Junction theme.

The Victorian style ranch house has a grand wrap around porch, guesthouse, infinity lagoon pool and spa with waterfalls, tennis court, play structure, outdoor BBQ, and a wine cellar.

The 278-acres added grapes for Pomar Junction in the El Pomar district that is cooled by the Templeton gap and recognized for high quality wine.

In the late 1990s, contemplating retirement, the owners bought a 40-acre parcel West of Paso Robles. The house was not structurally sound and had to be replaced. Working with a local architect, they asked for an energy efficient farmhouse design, gave a place of honor to the beautiful landscapes, and blended with the neighborhood to provide comfortable, informal living.

The house was completed in 2001, and they’ve added fruit trees, vegetable garden, chickens, horses, ten acres of irrigated grapes, 20 acres of dry-farmed grapes, and photo-voltaic solar panels that return most of the electricity used.

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Most rooms have natural light from three sides.

The house is simply furnished, accented with a collection of Persian, Turkish, and Navajo rugs and several paintings, including an iconic Anne Laddon.

It’s seven doors offer easy indoor-outdoor flow for entertaining.

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PASO PEOPLE

Brushmarks 2014 Winners Announced The Paso Robles City Library has announced the winners of the 8th annual juried art exhibit for area teens – Brushmarks 2014.

Best of Show was awarded to Fabian Arellano for Koi 1st Place: Meredith Butz for Mushrooms and Alec Stevenson for Mad Hatter 2nd Place: Rachel Tomassi for Dark Paradise and Bailey Williams for Anchor in Bloom 3rd Place: Molly Cabello for Zenyatta and Elisa Santiago for King with No Crown 4th Place: Cedar Marshall for Hana Ko and Jacob Shapero for The Lone Lilly

AT THE LIBRARY 5th Place: Amanda Hale for Victorian Dandy and Sierra Mosely for Montaña de Oro Honorable Mention: Martha Zavala for Two Birds and Ajjon Tique Zimmerman for Peaceful Winter Scene This year, to commemorate the city’s 125th anniversary, a Special Juror’s Award went to Charlotte Legrand.

Charlotte Legrand Awards were provided and presented by distinguished juror Jack Johnson – winner of numerous

regional and national shows – at a reception held Friday, April 4 in the Library/City Hall Conference Room.

Special Book discussion planned May 15 The public is invited to join the discussion of The Boys in the Boat

by Daniel Brown on Thursday, May 15, at 7 p.m. in the Library conference room.

The Boys in the Boat traces the story of an American rowing team from the University of Washington that defeated elite rivals at

Hitler’s 1936 Olympics, sharing the experiences of their enigmatic coach, a visionary boat builder, and a homeless teen rower.

Pajama Storytime Bring the whole family to the library for an evening of stories with Storyteller Tony Wallace on Thursday, May 29 at 6:30 p.m.

Children may wear pajamas and should bring an adult to snuggle with!

The Paso Robles City Library is located at 1000 Spring Street and is open Monday – Friday 10-8, and Saturday 10-5. For more information on library programs, please call 237-3870 or visit www.prcity.com/ library.

Heather Stephenson arrives at the Library

Talent Paassndion

By Chuck Desmond

Now and then it just happens that an unexpected treasure drops into your lap. And so it unfolded when the Paso Library began its search last Fall, for a new Children’s Services Library Manager. With some wonderful resumes to pour over, HEATHER STEPHENSON’S rose like cream to the top.

Originally from Pittsburgh, PA, Heather attended Chatham University, a women’s college, and received her BA in Communications. She applied for a DisneyWorld College Program to take marketing classes and be a lifeguard between her junior and senior years. “I just wanted to see what was behind the scenes and be in the sun for a while,” she says, but she ended up with a publicity internship that lasted nine months! One thing led to another and Heather ended up working at Nickelodeon, the children’s television network.

Nickelodeon’s management soon concluded they needed an LA focus

Heather Stephenson, left, and above, with City Librarian Karen Christiansen.

for the company and Heather was chosen for the new West Coast division. Now, we have this TALENTED woman at least on the Pacific Side of the USA. At Nickelodeon and in LA, Heather met her future husband, a TV producer who made shows for the network.

His parents just happened to live in Cambria. With the birth of their first son, she left the world of publicity and it was truly a world she loved to be in and was completely PASSIONATE about. Now she was in a whole new career. Another son arrived and the family relocated to Cambria. As the elder son began school, Heather began hanging around the school too.

Heather’s mom was a librarian and Heather always felt that the library was her second home. Ms. Stephenson was in Cambria grade school and

after some parent meetings, one of the teachers who knew her zeal for books and her love of children asked, “Why don’t you apply for the librarian position?” Thirty-five minutes later she was in the Principal’s Office filling in the application forms and soon she was the school

librarian!

When the Paso opening appeared, her husband said she should go for it.

Paso’s Library is 18,687 sq. ft. in size. The children’s portion is about 4500 sq. ft. – thus about 1/3 of the complex. The library is managed by Karen Christiansen, who in turn reports to Julie Dahlen. The children’s section contains over 20,000 different book titles! Heather has a crew of 30 staff and volunteers who help manage just her area and keep all this humming.

Heather has set her goal of continuing to make the library a special place for children, Pre-K through teens. The un-written charter is Read, Write, Discover, Learn. Ms. Stephenson stresses, “It’s all about the children and getting them to love the library. It is so gratifying to see the immediate im-

pact that books, homework assistance, programs, volunteers and displays can have on these impressionable minds.

When a child discovers the love of reading and the feel of a book in his or her hands, the transformation is almost magical!”

Each week during the summer there will be a different activity and teens are often additional volunteers.

New books are continuously gathered so shelves stay current. Colors always attract and the children’s area is awash in color. Displays, posters and activities fill every nook and cranny. Paso outreach is also high on the list and a prime example is the Library Study Center across from Georgia Brown School. Here, children get after-school homework and reading help, sponsored by Library Services.

The more Heather and I spoke, the more I realized what a large challenge she has. Entrusting a major developmental portion of our youth’s educational foundation can be a daunting responsibility. Heather’s TALENT is clearly evident and her PASSION pours out of every smile.

If you know someone who should be spotlighted for this column, please contact me at CDEDConsult@yahoo.com.

Commemorative Etching Celebrates Paso Robles’ 125 th Anniversary Local artist David Butz has released a limited edition of 125 etchings commemorating Paso Robles’ 125th anniversary with sales benefitting the Friends of the Paso Robles Library.

The original prints, from David’s etched plate, titled “Quasquicentennial Oak, Morning,” depict an iconic Paso Robles image; an ancient oak soaking up the rays as it has for decades as the sun rises, burning through the fog from the riverbed.

This work, which received an Honorable Mention at the 2012 Paso

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Robles Art Association juried show, “Shore to Vine” is available now at the Friends of the Library Gift Shop, 1000 Spring Street (off the main lobby), Paso Robles. Also available are 12 one of a kind, hand colored etching from the same plate.

Want to see how it’s done? David will demonstrate inking and printing of Quasquicentennial Oak June 9th, from 11:15 a.m. to 12 noon (after the Paso Robles Art Association general meeting) at The Showroom gallery, Studios on the Park, Paso Robles. En-

David has exhibited his work at many venues in the North County, and he participates in the Arts Obispo Open Studios Art Tour each October.

David is a board member of the Paso Robles LiDavid Butz will demonstrate his etching technique brary Foundation, servon June 9, 11:15 a.m. at Studios on the Park ing on the committee of ter through the big yellow door at rear the successful BookPlates fundraiser. on Railroad Street.

For more information, visit david Central Coast native and member butz.com or call Friends of the Paso of the Paso Robles Art Association, Robles Library at 237-3908.

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Future Looks bright for

By Bob Chute “We live in abundance, we have a great deal to be thankful for,” said Paso Robles City Manager Jim App. “Because of our planning and thinking ahead we are positioned well for recovery and growth. Paso Robles is a place to live, work, shop and play. We will grow to 44,000 with diverse interests, both cultural and recreational and our economic strategies have encouraged growth but maintained our small town character.”

App was one of several city staff presenters during the Inaugural State of the City program presented during March by the Paso Robles Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center at the historic Paso Robles Inn Grand Ballroom before about 120 business and community leaders.

One of the current hot topics is water and local engineer and water expert for over 30 years, Christine Halley, discussed Paso’s water resource trends.

“Historically water has been cheap, compared to other areas of the state,” said Halley.

“We have two categories of water for Paso Robles. There are wells alongside the river [seven shallow wells providing basically 50% of our water need-per City website] - the state dictates how much can be pumped - and we have wells in the deep water basin [twelve deeper basin wells located throughout the City supply the remainder of our water].”

In 2004 the City signed on as the largest participant in the Nacimiento Water Project. Due to legal delays the process didn’t start until 2010 and now, finally, the design of the water treatment plant facility is underway and is planned to be online by 2015.

The City water strategy has been years in the making with plans for the three sources meeting the needs of a City growing to 44,000. “Is the plan working?” asked Halley. “Yes, currently, we rely entirely on groundwater, drawn from the large aquifer known as the Paso Robles Basin and the Salinas River Underflow.”

For the long term Nacimiento will be the main source of our water, followed by the river wells and then, the deep wells as back-up in times of peak need [The City’s historical and projected water supplies are shown in the chart above right, from the City’s website. The use of Lake Nacimiento water will enable the City to reduce its dependency on the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin, and provide a reliable long-term water supply for the City.]

Numerous new businesses have opened during the past year in Paso and Mullahey Chrysler has been approved to construct a 29,907 square foot new car dealership with automotive repair, proposed to be built on a vacant 3.6 acre site located on the northeast corner of Golden Hill Road and Tractor Street.

“We are making road improvements to the tune of $4 million per years, thanks to the citizens vote in 2012,” added Williamson. “We’re seeing sewer and water upgrades and we’re managing our natural resources with the Salinas River Trail project that is master planned to be a 35 mile trail from San Miguel to Santa Margarita.

“We are receiving world wide acclaim. The Guardian in England names Paso Robles #15 of top 25 global travel destinations and Paso Robles was named Wine Region of the Year by Wine Enthusiast.”

“Unemployment has dropped, the housing market is no longer in decline, industrial and residential activity is growing,” said City Manager App. “Tourism is our driving force and retail is growing with business license renewal and revenue growing. Transient occupancy rates and tax revenues are increasing. We have a $50 million waste water treatment plant project underway and our groundwater management plan is working.

“Derby Wine Estates is about to open at the former Almond Plant, the 101 on and off ramps at 17th are nearly complete, a 225 room resort - LaEntrada - is being built, John Hunter has plans for a destination garden center across from his Golf Course on 46 East, both Robert Hall and Vina Robles Wineries have plans for boutique hotels and those plans include realignment of Airport Road to improve access to Union Road.

“Our number of hotel rooms have doubled in the last 10 years and will double again in the next 10 years. “ Things are good in Paso, and, with a smirk, App quoted a recent CBS This Morning report where a travel editor described San Luis Obispo as one of the best places to visit in 2014, stating ‘it’s better than Napa, because it’s the gateway to Paso Robles with great vineyards, great wineries.’

App concluded the program stating, “We’re not without major challenges...water, the economy. We need to keep our heads and work on solutions. We need to be aware of the poverty in our area impacting 15% of our community.

But there no longer is the need for taxpayers to subsidize home construction in Paso Robles.

We are what we are.”

Paso economic indicators

Conservation is the key today, continued Halley, “in light of the current record low rainfalls - resulting in one of the worst droughts - we are at Level 2 Water Conservation measures as of May 1st.”

Economic Strategy “We are readying for business development while maintaining quality of life in our Economic Strategy focusing on the components of People, Place, Positioning and Partnership,” stated Assistant City Manager Meg Williamson. “We want to attract investment while marketing the outside world to the full Paso Robles experience in promoting industry, products and services...with our quaint downtown and quality of life as the backdrop. We are becoming a world class destination with our lineup of events drawing visitors to experience our community, thereby attracting investments.

“We are continually improving where we live... we now have over 100 culinary options to complement our fine wines at 200+ wineries, while celebrating our authentic roots, honoring our history.

“We’re a Place to Play, where entertainment abounds with the Mid State Fair, now the Vina Robles Amphitheatre, world class golf plus swim clubs and a growing art culture.

“We’re a Place to Stay with over 1375 hotel rooms on 20 properties, 225 more under construction plus 127 rooms at Oxford Suites five story hotel; Residence Inn by Marriott, a 4-story, extended-stay hotel with 128 guest rooms; plus several others.

“We are a Place for Business,” continued Williamson. “Industries are growing and expanding, the airport is busy with activity. We’re seeing more workforce housing, such as those under construction, and about to enter Phase 2, at the Paso Robles Housing Authority at Oak Park.”

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Paso’s K-9 Corps is doggone fine!

By Chuck Desmond Police Chief Robert Burton has 33 sworn police officers on his staff. And two fantastic canines as well!

Each of the police dogs is actually property of the City of Paso Robles but each lives and works full-time with only one patrolman. Each man and dog are a team that takes their job and total-trust partnership very seriously. Protect and Serve is the motto; getting the “Bad Guy” is the majority of the task.

Before we take a close look at each team, let’s understand what Paso’s K9 Department is about. It began in 1983 and it is a supplemental resource to the police department. Normally we think of Police Dogs as German Shepherds. In reality, Paso’s dogs came from Czechoslovakia where they were born, weaned and chosen as possible candidates for this work. The dogs’ native language becomes their working language. Paso’s dogs only heard Czech as their language and verbal commands are given in Czech.

A company up in Menlo Park named Witmer-Tyson Imports has been in business for over 40 years as a police dog importer from all over Europe and a final training facility for

the best of the best. When a canine position opens up, officers who apply are then closely screened in every way possible to find what will be the best fit at the time. Once chosen, the officer moves to Menlo Park for a thirty day training session with his new partner whom he hasn’t yet met! Typically, there will be a dozen officers from all over Northern California training at the same time. A dog who is about 18 months old has been pre-chosen, based on all the preliminary interviews of the officer and the dog’s training records. If they click right away, it’s to the classes they go. If not, the officer then gets to meet other dogs until the spark is lit.

Up to this point, the investment in a dog is around $10,000 and he hasn‘t even been to Paso yet! The training is intense and the bonding is equally so. The dogs are trained in obedience, tracking by scent, apprehension, “Bark and Hold the bad guy,” and of course, finding drugs. In Paso, very unfortunately, the drug thing is a major hunk of the dogs’ work. Both verbal and hand signals are taught as well as how to differentiate between “it’s time to go to work” and “we’re off duty now.”

As with training any dog, they are rewarded for a job well done and each officer has a different method of supplying that reward.

Once the training is complete, the dog is certified as ready to report for patrol. The patrol officers make a longterm commitment to the job and the dogs range from 3 to 8 years of service. Each team must also undergo 16 hours of continual training each month and be State re-certified each year. There is no room for error in this organization.

Friends Of The K-9 is a local non profit organization that has been in existence since the early 90s. Their charter is to solicit sponsorship money for these dogs and help defray the cost of training and care of Police dogs. They sell logo tee shirts for $15, available in the lobby of the PD and gladly accept donations. With the raw cost of just getting the dog and then the month-long training, a kennel at the officers’ homes, food and vet bills, one can easily see that a canine department requires strong financial support. This organization has been of immense help.

Jeff DePetro started his career as a Realtor in Bakersfield. He’d always wanted to be in police work and is ever so close to receiving his BS degree in Criminal Justice. At age 39, he decided that it was time to go for it. Graduating from the Kern County Police Academy, he spent his first six months as a courtroom bailiff. A friend here in Paso, also on the force, told him of an opening which he then applied for and was hired in September, 2006.

Officer DePetro reports to Sgt. Dave Bouffard, the Canine Teams Supervisor, as does Officer Lance O’Brien, Paso’s other canine officer.

Jeff DePetro with Ir

Jeff grew up with dogs and his wife and their three children were open for the opportunity of Jeff becoming a Canine Officer in 2011.

Please see K-9 CORPS page 41

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Food Bank Spring Awakening in the Fight Against HUNGER

Spring is a time of growth and renewal, a time where our clocks spring forward and the days get longer. For the Food Bank Coalition of SLO County, Spring is also the time they help alleviate hunger through the annual KCOY Spring Food Drive running May 1st-22nd.

Collection points are located across SLO County, to find them look for the signature yellow barrels at local participating grocery stores.

Volunteers are needed every Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. for 2 hour shifts to hand out wish

lists and encourage shoppers to donate non-perishable items. Monetary donations can be made anytime at www. slofoodbank.org, or by mailing a check to P.O. Box 2070, Paso Robles, CA 93447.

Contact: Aracely Aceves, Locano Community Outreach Manager, 2384664, aalozano@slofoodbank.org One Day. One Dollar set for Friday, June 6.

This year, more than ever, the Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County is counting on Hunger Awareness Day to help as many as 44,000 residents overcome the increased chal-

lenge to feed their families.

Hunger Awareness Day is set for Friday, June 6th, and the Food Bank is aiming for a campaign goal of $125,000. Carl Hansen, Chief Executive Officer, said, “We recently heard in the news that San Luis Obispo County was voted as the most desirable place to work in the country. However, 15% of our county’s population is unemployed or has a job that does not offer benefits or wages to provide adequately for their family. Hunger Awareness Day is an opportunity for those of us who en-

joy our jobs to make the lives of those struggling much better.”

With their resources for free and lowcost food, they can stretch $1 into $10 worth of food. Donors can mail checks to P.O. Box 2070, Paso Robles, CA 93447, donate online at www.slofoodbank.org, visit any Rabobank branches in the county during the month of May through June 6th, or drop by the Hunger Awareness Day donation site in your community on June 6th.

Contact Information: Wendy Lewis, Chief Operations Officer wlewis@slofoodbank.org 238-4664 (Office) 235-0919 (Cell)

done. When I‘m in the driver’s side of the vehicle, Ir goes to the passenger side and inHe applied for an open posistinctively knows to watch tion, won the opportunity, and that side of the street. It‘s like received his dog,Ir (pronounced having another person, but err) and went through the with far better eyesight, riding training and certification proSgt. Dave with me!” cedures. Ir is a 100 pound dog Bouffard Officer Lance O’Brien and and he knows his job. When Ir is in Jeff ’s patrol car, that’s his home his 80 pound dog, Armex, have been and you’d best stay away! Jeff says that together since Sept. 2013. Lance was Ir has captured loads of bad guys and born in Atascadero but ended up in sniffed out lots of illegal drugs. “Ir is a Merced operating heavy machinery great asset to the community and he after high school. When he met his is a superior animal that gets the job wife over there, it turned out that her

uncle was a policeman and that really intrigued Lance. So much so that in 2008, Lance entered the Stanislaus County Police Training Program. The family moved to Paso for a position in our PD and from there, he too entered the Canine Unit the same way Jeff did.

While Lance is newer at the work, he has the same comments about Armex being his right hand partner. “As we get to know one another more each day, I feel more secure just knowing that Armex is there for me and the people of the community I protect.”

If you’d like to know more or make

a donation to Friends of the K-9 or sponsor another dog, contact Sergeant Dave Bouffard at 227-7494. Info about Witmer-Tyson is at witmertyson.com.

K-9 CORPS from page 40

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Living History at Carnegie Library In celebration of the city’s 125th Anniversary, the Paso Robles Historical Society is presenting a Living History program on Sunday, May 4, 2 p.m., at the Carnegie Library. Actors will portray several important people in Paso Robles’ history, including founding father Daniel Blackburn and his wife Cecelia, Andrew Carnegie, Paderewski and Jesse James. The program is free, for more information call 238-4996.

Mom’s Night Out! If you have a Mom, know a Mom or love a Mom, this show is for you! The Big Laugh Comedy Event – Mom’s Night Out on Friday, May 9 at Atascadero Lake Pavilion. 9315 Pismo Avenue, Atascadero. Featuring Angela Hoover the beautiful mom impressionist from America’s Got Talent, internet sensation Mrs. Hughes, stand-up dad Dan St. Paul and your host and producer Lizette Mizelle. Dinner from Centrally Grown Organic Caterers. Doors open at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Reserved seating and presale tickets for $30 available online at biglaughlive.com and 712-0400, $35 at the door.

Wonderful Walk for Life The Tree of Life presents a Walk at Atascadero Lake Park on Saturday, May 10, registration at 9:30 a.m., Walk begins at 10 a.m. For informa-

tion on participating and gathering pledges call 461-3405 or visit treeoflifeepsc.com Mothers Of PreSchoolers MOPS are meeting Monday, May 12 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Highlands Church 215 Oak Hill Rd. Paso Robles. For kids ages birth to Kindergarten. Childcare provided. For more information contact Mindy Klein (831) 596-2251 or email: mops@highlandsadventure.org.

Grief Recovery Support Group If you’ve lost someone close to you, or know someone who has, call to find out more information about this weekly GriefShare seminar/ support group meeting Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, through June 28, 2014 at Trinity Lutheran Church Fireside Conference Room, 940 Creston Rd., Paso Robles. “We know it hurts, and we want to help.” For more information, call 238-3702, ext.

205 or 206.

Barn Dance Come to a Barn Dance in Paso Robles Saturday, May 31, 7-9 p.m. at Oak Creek Commons Community Room, 635 Nicklaus St. (across from Pat Butler School). No partner or experience needed; all ages welcome. Adult requested donation $7; children free. Live music by Calamity House Band.

Dances taught and called by Gary Shapiro of Santa Barbara. “Like” Paso Robles Contra Dances on Facebook for photos of past dances and updates on future ones. Information: Arlen Bass 239-9134; Risa Kaiser risakaiser@sbcglobal.net.

Symphony of the Vines Presents “A Pop’s Spectacular” Join Symphony of the Vines on Sunday, June 8, from 3 to 6 p.m. at Halter Ranch Vineyards

for a spectacular salute to Pop’s music featuring Handel’s “Water Music” under the direction of Dr. Greg Magie.

The Pop’s event is an annual fundraiser for the North County’s own Symphony of the Vines Orchestra and includes wine tasting, wonderful food, and a live and silent auction in the casual, rustic setting of the Halter Ranch Barn. The Halter Ranch Tasting Room is also open from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m.

Tickets are $30. Available at www.symphonyofthevines.org, BooBoo Record’s in SLO and Matt’s Music in Templeton. Become an individual or corporate sponsor for $200 and get two $30 tickets and advertising in their program.

Halter Ranch is located at 8910 Adelaida Road in Paso Robles. For more information contact Rena Ferro at 440-4683.

The Right Click - A New Location and Still Clicking!

The Right Click is still in downtown Templeton in a new location on the second floor at 399 So. Main Street. Lisa Neary, owner/founder of The Right Click is answering the needs of her students that prefer individual or small group instruction instead of a classroom setting. In addition to the new location, Lisa offers instruction at private homes, businesses and online. She adds, “I’m currently teaching Windows 7 & 8, iPad, MS-OFFICE, internet, email basics and more. I also have a consultant that teaches Quickbooks.”

The former location at 321 So. Main St. is now the home of the Templeton Chamber of Commerce. To learn more, visit rightclickclasses.com or call 441-9562

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County Perspective

The Weirding: Nothing like these warm Spring days for a chance to push the old pedals around, yet at the same time, I’m thinking cycling is getting riskier. It’s not just the codgers in Caddies who pull out right in my path, while they’re staring at me: that’s not weird, that’s normal.

What’s bizarre is catching a snipped of conversation as I ride past a mature couple and hear the woman remark, “Yeah, they think she killed her second husband, too; they just can’t prove it...”

About that time, I’m wondering if it’s too late to run away to New Zealand, find a nice cave and hide in it.

The other road safety issue, distracted drivers, is getting attention from local highway patrol officials and various local police agencies, because NHTSA, the federal highway administration has designated April as distracted driving month.

No, they’re not suggesting you park in the left lane at 53 MPH, fire up your precious copy of Flappy Birds while texting Nadine your latest theory about where Flight 370 went, it’s about distracted driving awareness and prevention. Officers will be out there looking for folks on their cell phones, putting on makeup—I’ll have to stop doing that—reading the paper, or whatever else they may be doing that diverts attention from the road.

When I see folks out there texting, it really ticks me off; I pick up my phone and wave it angrily at them. Right before the red and blue lights come on in my mirrors.

School Grade: San Luis Obispo county schools got their marks this month, when county officials released their annual report on student performance. Some news is good, some isn’t.

Leading the list is a significant decline in Cuesta College enrollment, which won’t make for happy feelings from school officials who have worked so hard to bring the school out of accreditation sanctions.

From 2009, student enrollment at Cuesta’s main campus on Hwy 1 has declined by nearly 30%, to just 6,613. At this point, you might wonder if that was due to greater enrollment at Cuesta’s Paso Robles campus, but that number has also declined from 3,437 in 2009, to 2,300 last year. And no, students aren’t taking more courses online; those programs have lost a handful of students as well.

By Bruce Curtis

Wine, Whine: Once again, wine grapes powered county agriculture, topping the list at $220 million in revenue in 2013. But that news was tempered by county officials clamping down on water allocation and drilling. Even with a couple of decent storms in early April, water restrictions at county parks have been imposed. They include shower bans, with chemical toilets and hand sanitizer replacing restroom facilities.

Meanwhile, plans to create a state water district in the Salinas Valley,

“A similar, but more blackmail-oriented scam is moving through San Luis Obispo County, preying on citizens who experienced a fear familiar to most of us; we forgot to answer our jury summons” Upbeat news is that more Paso Robles grads are enrolling in Cuesta programs, up nearly 20%. One reason, according to the report, is that more county high school seniors are opting into Cuesta’s free-fall-semester scholarship, available to all county high school seniors.

K-12 standardized test score indices have risen countywide, from 822, to 826. Unfortunately, with an average test index of 794, Paso Robles students trail every district but Shandon. Atascadero students rank the highest among north county school districts, testing out at average 816.

If there is solace in numbers, it is to be found in county average student performance, which still ranks above state average, both in math and language arts.

have met with roadblocks. Officials at both the state and county Local Agency Formation Commission were sanguine about a cookie-cutter district, but the hybrid agency proposal worked out by various interest groups to protect both residential and agricultural access to water, doesn’t appear to have the necessary legal legs to happen.

We reported that last month; since then, prospects for a water district in the near term appear to have all but dried up.

Fear Itself: An avalanche of last-minute applications for Obamacare gunked up the works good at Covered California’s website, meaning that lots of folks didn’t get signed up in time. The deadline was extended, and will likely be “adjusted” once more, before the dust

settles. So if you’re like most folks, you’ve either signed up for Obamacare, or resigned yourself to paying the penalty, come tax time.

And that brings up the subject of fear, namely, what will happen to me if I fail to divulge mountains of personal information to a government program linked to the IRS? Fear of government is gaining momentum with revelations of NSA spying and IRS abuse of nonprofits; private pilots have been surrounded by black helos and M4-toting federal agents. YouTube is loaded with cell phone vids of out of control police. Regardless of whether the threats are real or imagined, there are scam artists exploiting citizen’s fear of government. In Texas, the federal Customs & Border Patrol (CBP) reports that scam artists are going door-to-door, asking for donations, pretending to be CBP agents.

A similar, but more blackmailoriented scam is moving through San Luis Obispo County, preying on citizens who experienced a fear familiar to most of us; we forgot to answer our jury summons.

Here’s how it goes down: your phone rings, the caller says he’s from the Sheriff ’s Office, and that you’ve forgotten to show up for jury duty.

The caller will tell you they’ve tried repeatedly to contact you, without success, so now a warrant is out for your arrest.

At the point where you’re been sufficiently adrenaline-zinged, the caller will demand $1,000 to clear the warrant. Naturally, he wants the money paid in a difficult-to-trace method such as a debit card or wire transfer.

The real San Luis Obispo Sheriff ’s Office (SLOSO) says the calls are fake, and that if you’ve received such a call, please tell them.

No doubt they’d like to find these scammers and show them what a real arrest warrant looks like.

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Templeton comes alive with events in May and June

By Heather Young Spring is here, and that means outside events will be gaining momentum in May, especially in Templeton. Though winter has been mild, both rain and temperaturewise, enough rain has fallen to turn the landscape green, making Templeton’s downtown park its usual green splendor.

Taste of Templeton The first event taking place in Templeton’s park this May is its annual Taste of Templeton, which is organized by Central Coast Olive Growers and the Templeton Chamber of Commerce, on Saturday, May 3 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The first part of the event will take place during Templeton’s weekly farmers’ market that runs from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The event highlights the emergence of local olive oil growers in the area. There will be olive oil tastings, and Central Coast Olive Oil Growers members will explain how it is

produced and share health benefits of fresh extra virgin olive oils.

In addition to olive growers, there will also be a selected number of local wineries pouring tastings of their wines to showcase the relationship between fine wine, hand-crafted olive oils and gourmet cuisine.

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2014 SLO Concours features Mustangs, Mercedes The annual San Luis Obispo (SLO) Concours kicks off on Friday, June 6, with a series of events throughout the weekend leading to the main event on Sunday.

The SLO Concours Main Event, held on June 8 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., brings together a large and eclectic mix of classic, unique, interesting and fun vehicles. “This show is unique in the area because it is the only car show locally that features a number of high-end quality vehicles being judged by concours standards,” said Kris Kington-Barker, executive director of Hospice of San Luis Obispo County (Hospice SLO), the facilitator and beneficiary of the event. “It is also a show that features a lot of vehicles

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you would not normally see at a concours event like Pebble Beach.”

SLO Concours also celebrates featured marques each year. This year’s event invites owners of Mustangs and Mercedes-Benz. The 2014 model year marks Mustang’s 50th anniversary, and MercedesBenz has a heritage linking the brand to what is considered the world’s first

automobile, invented by Karl Benz.

Concours vehicles compete for first, second and third place within specific classes. Two important awards include best of show pre-WWII and best of show post-WWII. Leading up to the main event is a welcome reception on June 6 and a San Luis Obispo Concours Rally plus dinner and auction on June 7.

For tickets, VIP packages, vehicle entry requirements and other information, visit www.sanluisobispoconcours. com or call Hospice SLO at 544-2266.

All proceeds from the SLO Concours benefit Hospice SLO. About Hospice SLO Founded in 1997, Hospice SLO is the only volunteer hospice in the county and relies solely on donations, fundraising, grants and volunteers.

Through support groups, grief counseling, community education and inhome care, Hospice SLO provides free, non-medical support for those coping with a death or dealing with potential end of life issues. To learn more about Hospice or how you can volunteer, please visit www.hospiceslo.org.

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TEMPLETON from page 44 Participating wineries include Pomar Junction, Castoro, Burbank Ranch, Victor Hugo, Hidden Oaks, Heredange, Laraneta, Clavo and Vista Del Rey. Firestone Walker Brewery will pour beer tastings.

The afternoon will feature wine and beer tastings from local producers as well as live music and dancing, with The JD Project, who will play from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Jim Sweetwater will play from noon to 1 p.m.

Admission to the event is free; however, there is a charge for wine tasting – $10 in advance or $15 at the event.

For more information, go to www. centralcoastolivegrowers.org Day in the Shade One week later, the 12th annual Day in the Shade: A Celebration of the Arts will be held on Saturday, May 10 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Just like Taste of Templeton, the first three and a half hours will coincide with farmers’ market over Mother’s Day weekend. This year’s event will benefit Woods Humane Society with all proceeds from the wine tasting going to the nonprofit.

The annual event will have a selection of fine arts and crafts, live music, wine tasting, food, a special children’s exhibit and a variety of activities and entertainment. For more information, call 712-0601.

“It’s a great event that mixes the farmers’ market, local wineries and local artists with live music and food throughout the day,” said Mark Cruzen of Steel by Cruzen, who has been participating in Day in the Shade for the last six years.

Pinot and Paella Festival Continuing the theme of wine, the 11th annual Pinot and Paella Festival, organized by Windward Cellars, will take place on Sunday, June 1 from 2 to 5 p.m. Twenty local pinot noir producers and 20 paella chefs will give tastes of their creations in Templeton’s park, while Incendio serenades those in the park. People are welcome to bring blankets or lawn chairs to enjoy the mild afternoon under the oak trees.

The yearly event sells a limited number of tickets and is already sold out. To get on the waiting list for the 2015 event, call 239-2565 or email Maggie@windwardvine yard.com.

Concerts in the Park Templeton’s summer Concerts in the Park will kick off Wednesday, June 11 and run every Wednesday through Aug. 20 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Templeton Community Park.

Concert 2014 lineup: June 11: Oasis Band June 18: The Mighty Croon Dogs June 25: ZONGO All-Stars July 2: SoundHouse July 9: The Jammies July 16: Cheyenne McDonald July 23: Big Daddys Blues Band July 30: JD Project Aug. 6: Soul Sauce Aug.13: Burning James & The Funky Flames Aug. 20: Monte Mills & The Lucky Horseshoe Band Templeton Market and Deli, and the Italian Ice Shack will be set up during the concert, though people may bring their own picnics and

beverages, including alcohol, along with low-back chairs, blankets and small tables. No dogs and no smoking are allowed during the concert.

While alcohol is allowed in the park, Templeton Community Services District Recreation Assistant Lynda Vering said that no glass is preferred for the safety of everyone in attendance. For more information, call 434-4909.

“We like it be family friendly and fun, we provide security, we are trying to partner with a company for free bike racks this year to cut down on parking congestion,” Vering said.

“We are still looking for sponsors, as this is run on Sponsor monies only.”

Templeton Pool Templeton Pool will open for the season on Saturday, May 24. Weekday use will open on Tuesday, June 24.

The pool is closed every Monday and lessons will be offered throughout the summer. For more information, call 781-5930 or go to 781-1102.

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New Location for Relay for Life of Paso Robles

To experience Relay For Life is to “Celebrate, Remember and Fight Back” against cancer with love, hope and inspiration. After several years at River Oaks Hot Springs, the 2014 Relay for Life of Paso Robles will be held at the Paso Robles Event Center on June 21 and 22, 2014.

The 24 hour event begins Saturday with opening ceremonies at 9 a.m. and ends on Sunday at 9 a.m.; symbolizing what cancer patients are facing day in and day out as they fight the disease.

Relay begins with breakfast for cancer survivors provided by The Wellness Kitchen and Resource Center and the Survivors Lap followed by activities, games, and music throughout the day.

While Relay team members must be registered to participate, the public is welcome to attend the event, particularly the Luminaria Ceremony held at dusk on Saturday. The relay track is lined with candle lit bags showing the names of those we have lost and those who have won the battle.

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For information about sponsorships, becoming a volunteer or joining a committee, contact Brian Bullock at 473-1748. For general information and team registration, click www.relayforlife.org/pasoroblesca. Through this website, you can join a team, dedicate a Luminaria, register for the honorary Survivors Lap and search for a participant to make a donation in their name, make a general donation and become a sponsor.

The Only Resource of its kind in SLO County Well into its third year providing nutrition food, education and emotional support, The Wellness Kitchen and Resource Center is

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reaching significant milestones. Early in April, the Wellness Foods program reached a record - 268 meals prepared in one week for individuals who are seeking healthy food to cope with illness, aid in recovery or maintain a healthy eating lifestyle.

The Healing Foods, funded by the Pay It Forward program is currently helping 18 individuals, the most since the program’s inception, who have been recently diagnosed with cancer, enduring debilitating treatment or in recovery from acute illness. The food and broth is provided at no cost to those who lack the family/caregiver or financial support to obtain “clean, chemical free food that is prepared with love and healing intent.

The purpose of the Pay It Forward program is to ensure that no one will be turned away because they can’t afford proper nutrition. Applicants for Healing Foods come to The Kitchen through personal referrals from doctors and other health professionals who share the belief that “no one should have to face illness alone.”

According to Executive Director and Founder Nancy Walker, “It seems nowadays that we’ve all been touched by cancer in some way. When you receive a diagnosis of a life-threatening disease it doesn’t matter if you have all the money in the world, you are frightened, exhausted and wondering what the next step will be. That’s why I created The Wellness Kitchen and Resource Center. We are a 501(c) 3 organization, created for the benefit of others to provide gluten and dairy free healing food and broths to those in critical need. The food can enhance treatment, lessen side-effects, and assist with a quicker recovery time. But just as important, it gives our caregivers and loved ones the support, hope and guidance to prepare nutrient dense, mineral rich meals, when calorie intake and hydration are SO important during illness.”

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By Dorothy Rogers What a dramatic change!

February 1 we had a visit from a horseman friend from Denmark. Finn was astonished with the barren brown hills and pastures. He had never experienced the Central Coast so bereft of moisture. We are usually green in the winter when he visits our area. He returned in early April to see the transformation of our area. A big smile spread across his face seeing the blessings of rain not only on the thirsty land, but also in the faces of our citizens.

SLOCQHA Mother’s Day Join the good folks of the San Luis Obispo County Quarter Horse Association for their annually anticipated Mother’s Day Circuit May 7-11 at the Paso Events Center. This is a gathering of some of the best Quarter Horses in California here to compete in everything from cutting with the huge trail event now on Wednesday.

Bring along your flat saddle friends.

Hunter/jumper classes are coming back to the big show after a 20 some odd year absence. This Quarter Horse Show and Paso are THE place to show and spectate. The Quarter Horse folks are friendly and enjoy introducing new people to their breed. They also

hold three smaller open to all breeds shows in their silver buckle series (see Calendar 6/29, 8/17/,10/26).

In a constant effort to improve one of the most popular events in California, SLOCQHA’s board listened to the members and rescheduled some classes. A shift in locations of some classes will help to create shorter days to make for a more pleasant experience during the Mother’s Day show.

SLOCQHA is known for it’s awards and smiles on competitor’s faces. There will be $250 Circuit Awards in a variety of classes and other circuit awards including $10 cash per class for winners. To top it off, All Around Champions will take home Gist silver buckles. The venerable Don Trout will serve as the show photographer to preserve the moments. mothersdaycircuit.com Golden Hills Classic Dressage Elegance in movement and turn out delights the spectator’s eye at Golden Hills Farm May 3 and 4.

Dancing horses compete at various levels under a covered dressage court.

Take along a chair, sit back and enjoy the beauty of the farm and the horses.

Admission is free to the private farm hosting the event off of Creston Road near Geneseo. Want more information? Contact John (626) 640-5944 or john@honarees.com Parkfield Rodeo “Let’er buck” or “Open the gate”

will be heard as rodeo action bursts forth May 24 and 25 at the Parkfield Rodeo. Get ready to let down your hair as western friends will cheer on competitors in team roping, barrels, saddle broncs, competitive branding, bareback and other events. Locals will vie for bragging rights. Slack starts at 8 a.m. Saturday will have the first performance at 5 p.m. Sunday’s slack begins at 9 a.m. with the final performance at 1:30 p.m.

Visit with the artists and crafts makers while checking out their products for sale. in the shade of the pines.

The V6 Grill will be open for delicious tri tip sandwiches and other meals.

Admission for Friday 5 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 1:30 p.m. is $10 for adults and $5 for children 6-10 years. Pick up some healthy V6 ranch grass fed beef to take home.

Fast times and lots of action are in store for the Parkfield Rodeo May 24 & 25. Kathryn Varian follows in the family tradition parting out her cow to pen.

Don’t miss Monte Mills and his Lucky Horseshoe Band boot stomping dance. Barrel racing, competitive branding, penning, roping, steer stopping, break-away, doctoring, etc. Want to advertise and sponsor an event?

Contact Katy Varian (441-7342).

Clinicians Corralled May 29-June 1 author, lecturer and founder of the Light Hands Horsemanship event, Dr. Miller, DVM, once again brings his group of clinicians to share their perspectives about horses.

Sheila Varian, celebrates six decades with Arabian horses with the “Varian Way,” Eitan Beth-Halachmy will promote his effort to elevate western riding through cowboy dressage, Texas treasure, Jack Brainard will relate a lifetime of observations, others will present on the young horse, fundamentals, mounting/dismounting methods and other training theories. Jon Hall will discuss ulcers in horses. TV’s Rick Lamb will moderate.

This is the final year for LHH to be hosted at the lovely Intrepid Farms of Santa Ynez which has some parade gear displayed, so join in the campfire stories and songs and be delighted by recording artist, Mary Ann Kennedy.

You will also have an opportunity for some shopping and a trip to the Museum of the Cowboy. lighthandshorsemanship.com Please see HOOFBEAT page 52

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HOOFBEAT from page 50 Looking for a new horse?

May 31 is your chance to buy a horse and support Cal Poly’s Horse Program. The Performance Horse Preview & Silent Auction runs from 10 a.m. to approximately 4 p.m.

Poly’s “learn by doing” structure gives students hands on time to train horses which benefits the new owners, the students and the horses.

Riding demonstrations begin at 1 p.m. when the students put the sale horses through their paces. A continuing part of the Quarter Horse Enterprise you can learn about the May 1-4 V6 Ranch Wrangler Ride (Grass Valley), V6ranch.com, Parkfield May 1-4 Joe Wolter Clinic, Eaton Ranch, Carmel Valley, colts, grn. horsemanship, ranch horse, ranch roping, 831-238-2869, Bob Eaton zinpeople@yahoo.com, $1,300 with meals & lodging, $600 deposit, bal. 2 wks. prior to clinic, fee for using one of their horses May 3 4-H English/Western Field Day, noon, Wranglerette Arena, Aragon, Atascadero May 3 Fiesta Spanish Horse Show, LA Equestrian Center, 6-9 p.m., (818) 840-9066, www.horseticket.com May 3 Kentucky Derby, TV, check local listings

Cutting Up May 17 the Central Coast Cutting Horse Association will stage a cutting with twelve classes at the Events Center. CCCHA are searching for a suitable venue for some of the remaining shows this year here, in Creston or Santa Ynez. centralcoastcutters.com Vaya con Dios In the 1970‘s and 80‘s it was easy to tell when Paso’s prominent mule lady returned from the races at Bishop Mule Days. The more Roxy screamed at her molly mule, the faster the mule ran. The dynamic duo won many races, but Roxy never had much of a voice after Bishop.

The daughter of mule and horseman Virgil Taylor, stunt woman Roxie

MacIntosh gave up Hollywood to make a stable home in the country for her beloved son, Monty Shea. For years Roxy would help down and out cowgirls/cowboys with a place for their horses to rest and heal between jobs and rodeos. She was wiry and tough, but always ready to bless and help.

Roxy ran the old V-T Arena in Paso hosting amateur arena events, small shows and coached barrel racers. Her popular mule show was the tune up for Mule Days. One year she and a friend found themselves Women’s Champion Team Ropers. She seemed surprised. Roxie left us last month having finished her earthy race, but not before leaving us a legacy.

HOOFBEAT CALENDAR

May 15-18 Sun & Surf QH Circuit, Del Mar May 16-18 Gold Coast Hunter/ Jumper show, LA Equestrian Center, (818) 567-7317, langershows.com May 17 Cutting Show, Paso Events Center, all day, spectators are admitted free May 18 One Day Horse Trials, Twin Rivers, 8715 N. River Rd., Paso, www. twinriversranch.us May 18 Penning, SYVE, Santa Ynez May 21 SLOCQHA meeting, Griff ’s Restaurant, 6:30 p.m.

May 24 SYVE Stock Horse Show, Santa Ynez

horses or the program with the student trainers and teachers prior to the auction. Free seminars on nutrition and reproduction will be open to the public. For further details, call Natalie (748-4714). Videos of sale horses can be seen at www.youtube.com/user/ CalPolyAnimalScience One Day Want to get out in the country and see equine athletes in action? Head over to Twin Rivers May 18 for a one day horse trial. Located between Paso Robles and San Miguel at 8715 N. River Road. Admission and parking are free for spectators. Dogs should be contained or left at home. www.twinriversranch.us

May 3 AQHA Speed Event, Atascadero, mothersdaycircuit.com May 3-4 Golden Hills Dressage Show w. QH, off of Creston Rd. near Geneseo, Paso Robles May 5 Vaqueras del Camino meeting, Hoover’s, 9975 El Camino Real, Atascadero, 7 p.m., Patti Keller 5038422 May 8-11 V6 Cattle Drive & Bluegrass Festival, V6ranch.com, Parkfield May 7-11 SLOCQHA Mother’s Day Circuit Quarter Horse Show, Events Center, cutting to Weds. main arena, 5/7 special trail event & reg,

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By Victoria Jenks A celebration of the innovation, triumphs, and character of this spectacular region! Welcome to Paso Robles, California, recently honored

by Wine Enthusiast Magazine as the 2013 Wine Region of the Year.

In announcing the award, Paso was given utmost praise. The main reason?

“It’s that happy willingness to forge forward, to press relentlessly into the future and craft its own identity for the 21st century.”

This year, the 32nd Annual Wine Festival, held May 15-18, will celebrate our award-winning wineries and the spirit that underlies the character of more than 200 wineries and 26,000 vineyard acres focusing on premium wine production. The Wine Festival is held in Paso Robles’ beautiful downtown city park. Attendees have

the opportunity to talk with the Paso Robles vintners and taste their wines.

New 2014 Features: For the first time ever, only a limited number of tickets will be available! The event is more popular than ever, as sales for each ticket level will be limited to ensure all attendees are accommodated, so don’t wait...they’re likely to sell out. All Wine Fest attendees receive a commemorative glass to use while enjoying your favorite Paso wines at home. Prices range from $25 to $135 for the various events. For more information, visit pasowine.com The Festival kicks-off early this year, on Thursday, May 15 with a selection of Winemaker Dinners. Multiple Paso Robles wineries will feature a premium wine to pair with a fourcourse meal at a local restaurant featuring Winemaker Dinners.

On Friday, May 16, select wineries feature their Library, Reserve, White/ Rosé, and Futures complemented by fresh and local gourmet bites at the RESERVE Event and auction, 4 to 6:30 p.m. in the City Park. Taste fare from local restaurants paired perfectly with the wines. Items featured in the Auction will be available for attendees to bid on and take home! Your RESERVE ticket also grants you an hour early admittance to the Grand Tasting on Saturday, 12 Noon to 4 p.m. RESERVE admission is only available in advance at $135 each, and only 300 RESERVE tickets are available, so plan well and get yours now!

The Grand Tasting on Saturday, May 17 showcases more than 60 wineries in downtown’s city park highlighting the depth and breadth of wines found throughout the Paso

Derby’s new tasting room is now open

By Heather Young Derby Wine Estates’ new tasting room and grape-processing plant is now open in the abandoned Almond Growers building on Riverside Avenue in Paso Robles. While the historical integrity is intact, owner Pam Derby said, everything is new.

“Everything in there is new, because that’s what we had to do,” Pam said.

After more than three years of hard work for owners Ray and Pam Derby, the new location opened to the public on April 11. In the December 2013 issue, Ray said that the building is a “living monument” – an architectural and engineering masterpiece standing through the 2003 San Simeon Earthquake, which leveled buildings in downtown Paso Robles.

Under the direction of Neal Madsen and Mike Anderson of Mike & Neal Construction, the structure was retrofitted with an additional 60 tons of steel and ready to be adapted for its new purpose as a tasting room and grape-processing plant. Pam describes the décor as “metro art deco.” She said that art deco was popular in the 1920s, when the building was built.

The building was originally built by six small almond growers, who called themselves the Paso Robles Almond Growers Association. The group was formed in 1910 and in 1922 the Almond Growers building was com-

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pleted at 525 Riverside Ave. The building faced potential demolition in the mid-2000s when Smart & Final, the property’s owner at the time, sought permission to demolish the old building and replace it with a store that had a replica tower.

But Paso Roblans weren’t about to let that happen – they rallied together and it resulted in the city declaring the building a “significant historical resource.” In 2005, the old building was deemed a historical treasure. The Derbys, who purchased the building in October 2010, said they want the building to be listed on the Register of Historical Places and have treated the renovation as such.

Ray said that he and his wife purchased the building “to preserve the past with respect and preserve a part of history through adaptive reuse.”

While the original building was renovated, the Derbys added a lobby and public restroom to what already

existed. The tasting room can hold up to 80 people and the lobby holds about 20 people. Because of the limited space – the majority of the building is used for winery operations – Pam said that there was no room left for a commercial kitchen, so there is no food available on-site. However, food will be brought in for special events, such as wine festival weekends.

The winery’s previous location on Highway 46 East will no longer be used as a tasting room, or even to process grapes or make the wine. Instead, Pam said, it will only be used as the vineyard manager’s office, as to not create confusion having two locations.

Signs are up at the previous location directing visitors into Paso Robles.

Over Paso Robles Wine Festival weekend, Derby will have food and wine pairings at the winery, as well as a Sunday brunch; in addition to pouring in Paso Robles Downtown City Park on Saturday.

“It was abandoned for so long, it’s nice to see it shining again,” Pam said.

The Derbys sang the praises of the city of Paso Robles.

“They bent over backwards for us,” Pam said. “They were absolutely wonderful. They helped us so much.”

The tasting room on Riverside Avenue is open daily from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, go to www.derbywineestates.com.

Robles American Viticultural Area (AVA). Tickets are available at two levels. Premium ticketholders, at $85 each, sneak into the Grand tasting one hour early to enjoy with a limited group of 450, from 12 to 4 p.m. and Festival ticketholders, for $65 each, are sure to find their taste buds tantalized as they explore the Grand Tasting from 1 to 4 p.m.

The popular tasting “regions” introduced last year will return this year for a more focused tasting experience.

Explore all six “regions” – Bordeauxstyle, Rhone-style, Zinfandel, Burgundian, style, Other Wild Wines, and new this year, Italian-style wines.

As you navigate through these “regions” check out the Pop-up Tastings, featuring local cheeses, wine and beer collaborations, and sparkling wines during three separate pop-up seminars, all included in your Grand Tasting ticket.

Also available will be a Winemaker Seminar, priced separately at $25, in the park on Saturday morning, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

The Paso Robles Wine Festival began in 1983 and relies heavily on the entire community for support services, volunteers, and local businesses to make this the premiere wine event of the region. For more details be sure to check pasowine.com.

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Villicana leads the way in grape-based spirits

By Chuck Desmond “bleeding.” After the grapes Vodka and Gin made from are de-stemmed and punched grapes? In Paso Robles? YES, down, a certain portion of the and they are fantastic! initial juice is drawn off to Villicana is a family owned force the grapes to work with winery 2 miles down Adless liquid and thus bring out elaida Road off Nacimiento the peak of all the good things Lake Road. Owners Alex and they have to offer. The “bleed” Monica both had “traditional was simply thrown away and jobs” in Pasadena while develit was a darn shame because oping a deeper understanding as much expense, farming of the winery business. After six and harvesting went into it, years of going back and forth as in the remaining juice that almost every weekend to develbecomes wine. op a winery of their own, they Alex figured out that the realized they simply wanted “bleed” was a distillable prodto be in El Paso de Robles and uct that could produce really do it full time. nice “spirits” in the form of In April, 2002, and scared to Vodka and Gin. death of the implications, but By 2008, Alex and Monica filled with determination, they were 83% hooked on the idea moved to a 20 acre parcel they and set in motion what is purchased. Nestled in the oaks, now a portion of their busithe Villicanas began wine makness called Re:FIND. Break Villicana owners Alex and Monica ing with gusto. Alex became the title apart and come up a full-time farmer and wine have created a unique niche with with “Refined” and “Find a Re:FIND. Below, tasting room maker and Monica was “the evre-use.” Sustainability and visitors enjoy their wine. erything else it takes to launch complete use of the grapes are a business.” Alex had been learning and study- important key elements. For sure, the Villicanas ing wine-making for 10 years so this wasn’t just were plowing into new territory. Before Prohia shot in the dark for him but now the hand- bition, there were 8000 legitimate distilleries in some couple was doing it to support their family. the USA. Today, there are 600 and Villicana was A different set of pressures were on the table! clearly not going to be one of the largest ones!

With Cab as their premier product, they Would there be a place at the table for them? became about the 60th bonded winery in the To begin the new venture, they basically had area. By 2005, it became more evident that El to start from scratch just as if they had never Paso de Robles was a haven for quality Rhone had anything to do with any part of the alcoVarietal-style wines. Villicana now sports 13 hol industry. That meant all new licenses at the planted acres that consist of Viognier, Mer- County, State and Federal levels, re-fingerprintlot, Zin, Cab Franc and Mourvedre. The wines ing, very tight scrutiny from all the government produced at Villicana are terrific but they are agencies, revised banking relationships and a not the focus of this story. completely separate processing locale and tast Discovery is! ing room within the winery. Imagine having Alex had tasted a Syrah-based spirit. He loved two connected business in the same building the flavor and the seed was planted. The ques- (where there formerly was just one) with the tion was “how?” The answer came in the under- same owners and yet being completely separate! standing that to retain and enhance the color The kicker was that to get the final license, they and flavors of red wines, there is a process called had to own the distilling equipment first – and,

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it‘s very expensive, comes from Germany and is non-returnable! Without knowing where they would, or could, get enough “bleed,” or if their product would catch on and sell, Alex and Monica forged ahead in Villicana fashion and shelled out the money. As it unfolded, wineries were more than anxious to get rid of their “bleed” and of course, that happily helped the Villicanas’ plan. Dealing with the premier vineyards from over 200 local ones would mean getting the very best of the “bleed” which in turn of course, would produce the very best product.

In 2011, after three years of hand ringing, experimenting, questioning, and a good deal of sweat and prayer, they received their license!

Thank goodness for us!

Distillation is a pretty standard 4-step process. In the first step, the color is removed and wine becomes a spirit. Stainless tanks hold the spirits between process steps. While wine is processed only once per year, seasonal produce such as melons, cucumbers, lemons, and virtually anything else in the fruit category may become a spirit. The still can operate all year long to produce a continual stream of flavored spirits. Yummy!

At one level of understanding, Gin is a subset of Vodkas. The primary differentiators are the percentage of alcohol and the botanicals (such as Juniper) that are added. Many local restaurants and watering holes now offer the Re:FIND products for our enjoyment. And purchases at the Villicana campus are always available – if you act fast before the club members!

Today, the train is solidly on the tracks and is gaining speed and momentum. Re:FIND is open for tasting seven days per week from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hand-crafted and High Quality are the mantras which are resulting in a continual stream of patrons and new-believers coming to the venue.

There is a lot more to this story than space will allow so, to fill in the blanks, stop by.

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Susie was born and raised in Paso Robles. In 1974 she opened her first grooming shop on Creston Road and has been in her present location - Susie’s Dog Grooming - in Templeton for 30 years. A friend who raised poodles got Susie interested in dog grooming which led to her first job at Central Coast Pet Store along with a vet assistant position at North County

Pet Hospital. She smiles to hold still now?” with her and says, “I always thought “Now stop it!” voice. With I’d be a teacher, but for my weekday morning hours set high school graduation, my aside to fit her schedule, she parents gave me dryers and adds with a smile, “Yes, I am clippers. By that time, I’d spoiled! We don’t fit everyalready started grooming body’s hours but I have a before I graduated.” good clientele that under After all of the years Susie’s dog Pepper. stand and don’t want their Susie admits that she has dogs to stay all day. It’s not her favorite breeds. “When I started like I go home and do nothing...but poodles were very popular. Now it’s that would be OK too! I like to volunlabradoodles and doxiepoos! But I just teer at bingo three nights a week!” love the terriers. They have personal- Since most of her dogs are 15 ity plus and a fun attitude especially years or older this year, Susie has lost when she asks them, “Are you going around 60 dogs in the last few months;

Vivant Fine Cheese thrives in new location Danika Gordon, owner of Vivant Fine Cheese in Paso Robles, is celebratDanika Gordon ing the successful transition of her tasting room to its new home at 821 Pine Street, Suite B. “Due to our popularity we had to move to a bigger place to better serve our customers,” says Danika.

The updated cheese tasting room

even more; if you’re not familiar with this amazing local cheese shop, there’s never been a better time to stop in. Vivant offers in-house wine and cheese pairings and now has an expanded

By Meagan Friberg lunch menu including soups, salads, features premium local and imported “We are still right in the heart and grab & go work week lunches. handcrafted artisan cheeses paired with of historic downtown Paso Robles,” In a hurry? Call ahead and the the finest Central Coast wine and beer. says Danika, “and offer easy access cheese experts will have a cheese platKnown for years as the premier cheese for those wishing to take our excep- ter, picnic box or lunch ready for you to shop and wholesale cheese expert to tional cheeses along with their wine pick up. Choose from artisan crackers, olive oils and spreads to complement over 150 wineries, restaurants and finer tasting.” stores, the friendly staff at Vivant now If you enjoyed the ambiance at their vast cheese selection. offers over 250 different cheeses to Vivant’s previous location, you are choose from at the new location. going to love the new tasting room Please see SPOTLIGHT page 58

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B USINESS would like to be treated. It’s brought our business great success and us many great A recent Sunset Magazine online friends. Our services go beyond financpost states this about Vivant Fine ing and real estate. We oftentimes help Cheese: “Forget factory-style cheddar; our customers with things you wouldn’t the focus is on handcrafted, small-prothink about, such as helping improve duction cheeses.” their credit, clarify escrow accounts, un New to Vivant is the Exclusive derstand property taxes and the process Cheese Club, delivering quarterly of a loan modification and more.”

Elisha Wilber and Yesenia Cardenas gourmet seasonal cheeses to members Simple Lending and Realty, Inc. is lo- all shipments include tasting notes, world,” Elisha said. cated at 1244 Pine St. #217; open Monwine pairing suggestions and delicious They took that belief and put it into day-Friday and by special appointment; action, opening their own office in phone 239-3737. recipes. Sign me up!

Vivant Fine Cheese is located at 821 October of 2009 as independent bro- Find the perfect outfit at Pine Street, Suite B; open daily, 10 a.m. to kers then incorporating last year as Hers, Mine and Yours 6 p.m.; phone 226-5530; www.vivant- Simple Lending and Realty, Inc. Shelly Estrada has a new women’s Interacting with and doing business upscale consignment boutique – Hers, finecheese.com. with the owners and only employees Mine and Yours – but this dynamic Simple Lending and Realty, of Simple Lending & Realty, Inc., cli- lady is not a newcomer to the retail Inc. offers personal, ents appreciate the personal services of and consignment industry. The former professional services Knowledgeable, dedicated, hard- these two knowledgeable professionals owner of The Kids Turn and Your Inworking, ambitious, and courteous who were both raised on the Central tentions took a job in a local retail store professionals – that’s what you’ll find Coast. Yesenia, fluent in Spanish, is the last year but it didn’t take long before at Simple Lending & Realty, Inc. in only local Spanish-speaking mortgage she missed owning her own shop and Paso Robles. The owners – Elisha Wil- broker. Specializing in all purchase and having personal interactions with her ber and Yesenia Cardenas – are both refinance lending, Elisha and Yesenia customers, many who have become licensed real estate brokers, licensed offer a variety of services for their cli- friends over the years. mortgage brokers and licensed Califor- ents including loans for veterans, self- Need a new dress or outfit for the nia notaries affiliated with the industry employed borrowers, first-time home Paso Robles Wine Festival, a sumhere in Paso Robles for 13 years – they buyers and investors. mer wedding, Concerts in the Park, or both worked at the local Wells Fargo “We keep it simple,” Elisha said, maybe a romantic night on the town?

Bank and Bank of America mortgage adding that they often meet with clients Hers, Mine and Yours just may have after-hours or on weekends if neces- what you’re looking for. branches for a number of years.

“We decided we could better serve sary. “We run our business based on “My customers are given a wide our customers outside of the corporate the golden rule and treat others how we range of options and all items are

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in excellent condition,” Shelly said.

“From week to week, there is always going to be something new to choose from; most is consigned, but I do have many new items as well.”

Stop by and find an eclectic array of clothing, jewelry, shoes, purses, accessories, and a bit of home décor in a comfy, cozy, easy-to-shop environment. This is not the place where one will find something “off the rack” – many items are one-of-a-kind.

“You are not going to buy something here, go out on the town and see someone else in the same outfit,” Shelly said.

“Women like knowing they can find unique clothing without traveling out of the area. It’s quite chic and lots of fun to shop in reShelly Estrada sale consignment stores – it’s like a treasure hunt – part of the thrill is finding something at such a better price than it sold for originally.”

Call Shelly for information on the consignment policy or to set up an appointment to bring in items. Hers, Mine and Yours is located at 585 12th St. in The Courtyard across from Il Cortile; open Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; phone 226-5655.

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A monthly look at events, meetings and special occasions. To submit your listing, email bob@pasoroblesmagazine.com, bring info to our drop box at Dutch Maytag, 1501 Riverside Ave. or mail to PO Box 3996, Paso Robles, 93447 by the 7th of each month.

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MAY 3 • Cancer Well-Fit Tennis Marathon – A challenge open to all who are ready for 50 games of tennis in one day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Participants pledge $1 per game. Prizes awarded. Open to the public, wine tasting by Tassajara Cellars, Rio Seco Winery and River Star Vineyards, silent auction, arts and crafts fair, live music by Kenny Taylor 2:30 p.m.; The Belmores 4:00 p.m. Santa Maria BBQ at 5:00 p.m. is $35pp, $60 couple or included in tennis marathon. To sign up for marathon or donate to silent auction, call Sara Dobroth at Paso Robles Sports Club 239-7397, 2975 Union Road, Paso Robles. Cancer Well-Fit offers free exercise programs for the first- year cancer survivor.

3 • Taste of Templeton – Celebrating local olive growers and wineries. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Templeton Community Park. Cooking demos, food booths/trucks, wine tasting (for purchase) at noon, live music by Jim Sweetwater and the JD Project. Free admission. Info: templetonchamber.com/events.

3 • Wine, Chocolates and Cheeses Oh My! An event to benefit Zoo To You! River Oaks Event Center, 800 Clubhouse Drive, PR, 1 – 4 p.m. featuring 20 wineries, Firestone Brewing, food booths, silent auction, interact with the animals. Tickets $45 at the door or at zootoyou.com. Info: 674-2853.

3, 17, 31 • Vina Robles Saturday Live

Feat – Live entertainment every other Saturday from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. at Vina Robles Winery.

Complimentary, no RSVP, wine for purchase and tastings available. Performances: May 3 – Melody Klemin, May 17 – Mike Annuzzi, May 31 – Nathan Towne. Info: 227-4812, info@vinarobles.com, vinarobles.com.

3 & 4 • Three Speckled Hens Antiques and Old Stuff Show – Paso Robles Event Center, General admission is $9.00 Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ($7.00 online presale).

Saturday Early Bird 8 to 10 a.m. admission is $15. Admission includes re-entry. www.threespeckledhens.com, 459-2541. A portion of the proceeds benefits Jacks Helping Hands.

5 • Almond Country Quilters’ Guild monthly meeting, Trinity Lutheran Church, 940 Creston Road, Paso Robles, social time begins at 6:30 p.m., general meeting 7 p.m. No charge.

Seven accomplished local quilters will present a trunk show. Info: almondcountryquilters.org.

7, 14, 21, 28 • Second Press “Bites and Flights” Winemaker Wednesdays. Exceptional pairings of local wines with menu selected by Chef Ryan Swarthout. 5:30 to 9 p.m.

8, 15, 22, 29 • Second Press – Live Music!

Every Thursday evening at Second Press Wine Bar & Eatery, 810 11th Street, PR, 226-7500, secondpress.biz.

9 • Mom’s Night Out! If you have a Mom, know a Mom or love a Mom, this show is for you! The Big Laugh Comedy Event featuring Angela Hoover from America’s Got Talent, internet sensation Mrs. Hughes, stand-up dad Dan St. Paul and host/producer Lizette Mizelle. Dinner from Centrally Grown Organic Caterers. Doors open 7 p.m. Show 8 p.m., Atascadero Lake Pavilion. 9315 Pismo Avenue, Atascadero. Reserved seating and

presale tickets for $30 available online at biglaughlive.com and 712-0400, $35 at the door.

10 • Warbirds, Wings and Wheels 6, free admission, Estrella Warbird Museum & Woodland Auto Display. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Special guest 3 time Indy 500 winner Bobby Unser.

4251 Dry Creek Road, PR. ewarbirds.org.

Info: Dan or Carol Verstuyft, 467-2640.

10 • 14th Annual Chinese Auction presented

by The Optimist Club of Paso Robles. Doors open at 4 p.m., $40 donation includes one Chinese buffet dinner. Paso Robles Event Center, 469-5609, theoptimistclubofpasorobles.com.

10 • AAUW Home Tour , 12 noon to 4 p.m.

Tickets, $25 at Blenders, 538 12th St., or call Bev Howe 239-1817.

11 • Mother’s Day 11 • Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea at Vina Robles, 2 to 4 p.m. on the Petite Terrace. Enjoy buffet, tea, live music, and wine for purchase. $35pp, $30 wine club members. 227-4182, vinarobles.com.

13 • Pickleball FUNdraiser Event! Happy Hour at the Paso Robles Inn, May 13 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. No host bar, appetizers, silent auction, and raffle prizes. Items include vacation rental in Mexico, limo and wine tasting tour and lunch, local wines and gift cards for movies, massage, dining, golf and more! Pickleball is the fastest growing sport – a combo of tennis and ping pong played on a small court.

See this month’s This N That column for more

information on the project at Centennial Park.

16 • Become a Chocolatier for a Day at Vina Robles Winery. Learn how to create truffles while enjoying estate bottled wines and live music from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Limited to 20 participants. $50pp/$45 wine club members. vinarobles.com, 227-4812.

16 - 18 • Paso Robles 32nd Annual Wine Festival. Activities throughout the wine country. Friday 5/16, Reserve Tasting in the city park 4 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday 5/17 - Grand Tasting with 60 wineries in the city park 12 noon to 4 p.m. Info and ticket sales: pasowine.com.

17 • 25th Annual Children’s Day in the Park, Atascadero Lake Park, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free admission, $5 for carnival, entertainment, bounce houses, piñatas, dance and police K9 demonstrations. Vendor booth applications at www.linkslo.org. Proceeds from carnival benefit city of Atascadero’s summer aquatic program. Info: 470-3360. Sponsored by the LINK, County Board of Supervisors, Idler’s and the Atascadero Police K9 Division.

24 • ARTSFEST – formerly Festival of the Arts is the largest free art event in SLO County, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Downtown Paso Robles City Park. Outdoor Fine Art Show & Sale features 50+ acclaimed artists will exhibit and sell their work. Local wine sales from Justin, L’Aventure and Windward

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The 23 rd Annual Rock, Gem & Jewelry Show sponsored by Santa Lucia Rockhounds, May 3 & 4 - 8 a.m. to 5 p.m at Pioneer Park & Museum, 2010 Riverside Ave. Paso Robles. Special fossil exhibit by Aaron Miller of Ancient Earth Trading Company in Cambria. Dinosaur presentation by renowned expert Richard Wade - May 3 from 1 to 3 p.m. Contact Kim Noyes at 610-0603 or kimnoyes@gmail.com, SLRockhounds. org. Monthly meeting held on May 19, 7 p.m., Templeton Community Center, 601 S. Main, Templeton.

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26 • Memorial Day vitality. Faye teaches self-acupressure techniques to help off-set the effects of certain medications and health conditions. Visit counterchanges.com.

7, 14, 21, 28 • The Morning Cup of Grace – Start the day with inspiration to empower and inspire, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Healing Tea and gluten free treats, $5 love offering.

8 • Healthy Cooking for People Touched by Cancer – Breakfast and Beyond taught by Certified Therapeutic Chef Nancy Walker. 5:30 to 7 p.m. Free for participants touched by cancer through the Pay It Forward program. Family, friends and caregivers are welcome for a suggested donation of $20. RSVP 434-1800 or nancy@thewkrc.org.

9 • Central Coast Celiacs Meeting – Presentation by Nancy Walker and Stephanie Austin of Wellness by Mother Nature. 6 to 9 p.m. RSVP required to Isabella at thecentralcoastceliacs @gmail.com.

13 & 27 • doTerra Team “OM – Oil Miracle” – 5/13 meeting 4 – 5 p.m., 5/27 meeting 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Learn about the benefits of the certified, pure therapy grade essential oils.

14 • Intro to Wellness – “Taste of Change” A one hour FREE class on 10 simple changes for a “clean eating” journey. 5:30 to 7 p.m.

19 • Thriving with Multiple Sclerosis with Caroline Crave – Women’s Wellness Workshop 6 – 7:30 p.m. presented by Janice Devine-Patterson. $20 love offering. Caroline will discuss how nutrition and mindful eating helps those with MS live optimally. Info: GirlwithMS.com.

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27 • North County Newcomer’s Club – Deadline to register for June 4 luncheon at Hunter Ranch Grill in Paso Robles. Social hour 11 a.m. Lunch at noon. Info: northcountynewcomers.org meets for lunch the first Wednesday of the month in North County locations. Other group activities include potluck suppers, crafts, bridge, gardening and wine tasting.

29 • Ascension Day 31 • Barn Dance in Paso Robles! No partner or experience needed. 7 to 9 p.m., Oak Creek Commons Community Room, 635 Nicklaus Street across from Pat Butler School. All ages welcome. Adult donation $7, kids are free.

Live music by Calamity House Band, dances taught by Gary Shapiro of Santa Barbara, “Like” Paso Robles Contra Dances on Facebook. Info: Arlen Bass 239-9134, Risa Kaiser risakaiser@sbcglobal.net.

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DIRECTORY of LOCAL those HOUSES of WORSHIP churches/synagogues who have not yet responded to the request

The following listing of area churches/synagogues is provided free of charge as a community service by Adelaide Inn and Paso Robles Magazine.

Our goal is to have this become a complete listing of places of worship located in Paso Robles, Templeton, San Miguel and Shandon. For Apostolic Assembly of the Faith of Christ Jesus 2706 Spring St., Paso Robles Bilingual Services: Wed & Fri, 7 p.m., Sunday 12 Noon Pastor Miguel Alvarado (805) 610-2930 Bethel Lutheran Church 295 Old County Rd., Templeton Service: 9:30 a.m.

Pastor Russ Gordon Pastor Amy Beveridge (805) 434-1329 Bridge Christian Curch Currently meeting at Centennial Park Banquet Room 600 Nickerson Dr., Paso Robles Service: 9:30 a.m.

Pastor Tim Mensing 805-975-7178 Calvary Chapel Paso Robles 1615 Commerce Way, Paso Robles Service: 9:30 a.m.

Pastor Aaron Newman (805) 239-4295 Celebration Worship Center-PCOG 988 Vineyard Drive, Templeton Pastor Roy Spinks Services: 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m.

(805) 434-2424 Central Coast Center for Spiritual Living 689 Crocker St., Templeton Service: 10 a.m.

Rev. Dr. Don and Rev. LaVonne Welsh (805) 434-9447 Christian Life Center 1744 Oak St., Paso Robles Service: 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Pastor Don Smith (805) 238-3366 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1020 Creston Rd., Paso Robles Service: 8:30 a.m. Bishop Brian Kerr Service: 1:00 p.m. Bishop Mark Goforth (805) 238-4216, 238-4214, 238-4217 Congregation Ohr Tzafon 2605 Traffic Way, Atascadero Service: Fridays, 7:30 p.m.

Rabbi Janice Mehring (805) 466-0329 Covenant Presbyterian Church 1450 Golden Hill Rd., Paso Robles Service: 9:30 a.m.

Pastor Dan Katches (805) 238-6927 Cowboy Church Ride For the Brand Ministry Templeton Livestock Market Sale Barn Main St., Templeton Service: Thursdays, 7 p.m.

Pastor Mike Mosby (805) 463-2455

Dayspring Full Gospel 1101 Riverside, Paso Robles Services: 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Pastor Harry Balson (805) 239-3273 Family Praise & Worship 206 5th St., Templeton Service: 10 a.m.

Pastor Vern H. Haynes Jr. (805) 975-8594 Family Worship Center 616 Creston Rd., Paso Robles Service: 10 a.m.

Pastor Patrick Sheean (805) 239-4809 First Baptist Church 1645 Park St., Paso Robles Pastor Michael R. Garman Services: 8:45 & 10:30 a.m.

(805) 238-4419 Christian Science Society 17th & Chestnut Streets, Paso Robles Service: 10 a.m.

(805) 239-1361 First Mennonite Church 2343 Park St. Paso Robles Service: 11 a.m.

Pastor Romero (805) 238-2445 First Missionary Baptist Church of Paso Robles Corner of 3rd & Olive Streets Service: 11 a.m.

Pastor Jeff Barger (805) 239-8756 First Presbyterian Church of Templeton 610 S. Main St., Templeton Service: 10 a.m.

Reverend Charlie Little (805) 434-1921 Fuente de Agua Viva 1521 Oak St, Paso Robles Service: Thursday: 7 p.m. and Sunday: 3 p.m.

Pastor Jorge Alvarez (805) 714-3827 Grace Baptist Church 535 Creston Rd., Paso Robles Service: 10 a.m.

Pastor Kelsey Pietsch (805) 238-3549 Heritage Village Church At the Senior Center, Heritage Ranch Service: 11 a.m.

Pastor Ed Bedrosian (805) 238-9240 Highlands Church Corner S. River and Niblick, 215 Oak Hill, Paso Robles Services: Sunday: 8:30, 9:45 & 11:00 a.m.

Pastor Sean Martin (805) 226-5800

for information and would like to be included in this directory, please email your name, address, phone, service times and pastor’s/rabbi’s name to Paso Robles Magazine at: prmagazine@charter.net All worship service times listed are for Sundays, unless noted otherwise:

Lake Way Country Church/Ministries Meeting at Cappy Culver Elementary School, 11011 Heritage Loop Rd. Service: 10 a.m. Sunday Pastors: Rodger & Julie Coale (805) 423-4095 Life Community Church 3770 Ruth Way, Templeton Service: 9:30 a.m.

Pastor Keith Newsome (805) 434-5040 Life Worth Living Church of God 620 – 17th St., Paso Robles Service: 11 a.m.

Pastor Jim Wilde (805) 238-0978 Lighthouse Community Church 301 13th St. San Miguel Services: 9:45 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.

Pastor John Wheat (805) 467-3636 Live Oak 1521 Oak St., Paso Robles Service: 10 a.m.

Pastor John Kaiser (805) 238-0575 Living Waters Christian Fellowship 2085 Gateway Dr., Heritage Ranch Service: 9:30 a.m.

Pastor Jedidiah McClure (805) 239-1716 Methodist Ministries Meeting at 1005 Railroad St. at 10th St. Service: 10:30 a.m.

For information call 238-2006 Mid State Baptist Church 1749 Ramada Dr., Paso Robles Services: Sundays, 10 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Pastor Bruce Fore (805) 238-2281 Mission San Miguel Parish 775 Misssion Street, San Miguel Weekday Mass: 8 a.m.

Weekend Mass: Saturday: 9 a.m. & 5 p.m. (Vigil) Sunday: 7 a.m., 11 a.m., 6 p.m. (Spanish) Reverend Pedro Umana (805) 467-2131 New Day Center 530 12th St., Paso Robles English Service: 10 a.m.

Pastor Brad Alford Hispanic Service: 2 p.m.

Pastor Vincente Salmeron (805) 239-9998 New Life Tabernacle 3850 So. Ramada Dr. Ste. D, Paso Robles Service: 10 a.m.

Pastor Efrain Cordero Niblick Road Baptist Church 1145 Niblick Rd., Paso Robles Services: 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Christopher Cole (805) 238-4614

North County Christian Fellowship 421 9th St. , Paso Robles Service: 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Steve Calagna (805) 239-3325 Oak Shores Christian Fellowship 2727 Turkey Cove, at the Clubhouse, Oak Shores Service: 8:30 a.m.

Pastor Rodger Coale (805) 423-4095 Paso Robles Bible Church 2206 Golden Hill Rd., Paso Robles Services: Saturday, 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Dave Rusco Pastor Mark Wheeler (805) 226-9670 Paso Robles Church of the Nazarene Meeting at the Paso Robles Youth Arts Foundation 3201 Spring St., Paso Robles Service: 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Brent Wylie (805) 238-4300 Paso Robles Community Church 2706 Spring St, Paso Robles Service: 9 a.m.

Pastor Shawn Penn (805) 239-4771 Plymouth Congregational Church, UCC Thirteenth and Oak Streets, Paso Robles Service: 10 a.m.

Pastor Steven Mabry (805) 238-3321 River of Life Christian Fellowship 2405 Spring, Paso Robles Multi-Purpose Room/Auditorium Flamson Middle School Sunday Service 10 a.m.

Pastor Tim Osuch (805) 748-4956 Second Baptist Church 1937 Riverside Ave. Service: 11 a.m.

Pastors: Rueben Tate, Gary Jordon (805) 238-2011 Shandon Assembly of God 420 Mesa Grande, Shandon Service: 10:30 a.m.

Hispanic Service: 4 p.m.

Pastor Ted Hunt (805) 239-3138 Shandon United Methodist Church 105 Second Street, Shandon Service 9:30 a.m.

Rev. Fred B. Morris (805) 238-3134 Solid Rock Christian Fellowship 925 Bennett Way, Templeton Service: 10:00 a.m.

Pastor Jeff Saylor (805) 434-2616

St. James Episcopal Church 1335 Oak, Paso Robles Services: 8 a.m. (Rite I), 10:00 a.m. (Rite II) Interim Pastor, Rev. Robert Eaton (805) 238-0819 St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church 820 Creston Rd., Paso Robles Weekday Mass: M-S, 7 a.m.

Weekend Masses: Saturday - 5 p.m. (Vigil) Sunday - 8 a.m., 10 a.m. (Family Mass) 12:30 p.m. (Spanish) 5 p.m. (Teen) & 7 p.m. (Spanish) Father Roberto Vera (805) 238-2218 Templeton Hills Seventh-day Adventist Church 930 Templeton Hills Rd., Templeton Service: Saturday 9:30 & 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Ivor Myers (805) 434-1710 The Revival Center 3850 Ramada Dr., Ste. A-3, Paso Robles Service: 10 a.m.

Pastor Gabe Abdelaziz (805) 434-5170 The Rock Church 616 Creston Rd., Paso Robles Service: 7 p.m. Friday Nights Pastors Ed & Char Barger (661) 587-7625 Trinity Lutheran Church 940 Creston Rd., Paso Robles Contemporary Service: 9 a.m.

Traditional Service: 10:45 a.m.

Sr. Pastor Dan Rowe (805) 238-3702 True Life Christian Fellowship Lockwood/Jolon Road, across from the school in Lockwood Service: 9:30 a.m.

Pastor Erick Reinstedt (805) 472-9325 Truth Tabernacle 915 Creston Rd., Paso Robles Services: 9 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Pastor David Webb (805) 423-3135 Victory Outreach Paso Robles 3850 Ramada Drive Suite B3 Services: Sunday, 10 a.m.

Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Pastor Jason Wilson (805) 835-4195 Vineyard Church of Christ 601 So. Main St., Templeton Service: 10 a.m.

Evangelist: Steve Orduno (805) 610-4272 Vintage Community Church 692 Peterson Ranch Road, Templeton Services: 9 a.m. & 11 a.m.

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By Chuck Desmond Camp Roberts is 43,000 acres in size, the local home for the Army National Guard and employer for 600 local workers plus a massive income generator for El Paso de Robles and the surrounding communities.

Camp Roberts also happens to house one of the most interesting and historically specific museums you’ll find anywhere. Of course it is a military museum.

The fabulous collection is from WW2 through Iraq and Afghanistan.

The museum was started in 1981 by Al Davis who had moved to The Camp from San Francisco for a better military job. As a history buff, he became intrigued with Camp Roberts’ history and, as a pet project, started collecting military artifacts and memorabilia. You might remember the history of Camp Roberts and how it was built to get soldiers ready for deployment in WWII. In just a few months during the wettest rain-season ever recorded in the area, the entire Camp rose like a Phoenix from the mud. Tens of thousands of soldiers have been readied for combat there. There was tons of memorabilia to get Mr. Davis started!

The stately former Red Cross building that subsequently became a residence for base commanders and visiting dignitaries was now vacant and it was given to Mr. Davis to use for a museum. Somehow he finagled Gary McMaster, also in the military, to help him out.

The project gained traction and speed.

Let’s zoom right to May, 2014. The heart of the museum is still in the Red Cross building. Every useable inch of space is packed with everything from original newspapers to photos of all the Hollywood stars who entertained the troops. History of the old ranches, the Salinan Indians and the Korean and Viet Nam Wars; it’s all here.

But, you’re not done with your tour yet because, you see, the Museum Annex is just as fabulous but in a totally different way. The two venues are separated by about a 1⁄4 mile but it’s definitely worth the short drive or decent walk. The Annex is housed in the old post office building that during WWII was the busiest Army post office in the Nation!

When Mr. Davis died, McMaster took over as Chairman and curator of the 3-person board with a handful of dedicated docents. Gary scored a big break when he found Don Avery a few years ago. The two men, both looking at being 70 years old, are a perfect team full of both Talent and Passion. Gary and Don are turning the Annex into a fabulous collection of 46 East Storage 805 Horse Tales A Beautiful Face A Ride Awaits Achilles Prosthetics Advanced Concrete Advanced Construction Alliance Board Co. American Oak Furn Artworks Beehive Bella V Berry Hill Bistro BlakesTrueValue Blakeslee & Blakeslee Blenders Body Basics Borjon Auto Center Boys & Girls Club Bresk, Helena Bridge Sportsmen Butz, David - Etching Casey Print Casper, EJ, DDS

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General’s office, WWII phone station, “Red Skelton’s artifacts,” Italian and German POWs life during interment at Camp Roberts and radios of the era are finished displays and a real joy to experience. Desert Storm, Iraq, Afghanistan, Laurel and Hardy, Mickey Rooney, Joe Louis, D-Day and others are all in the works heading to completion. Floors are being painted, walls are being built, signage is being created and 60 mannequins are springing to life. Gary and Don were able to save the original Camp Roberts guard shack from the salvage yard and it’s almost completely rebuilt to what it looked like in the 1950s.

Whoa Nellie – that’s just inside and not a word so far has been said about the thirty vehicles and weapons of war! Both outside and inside, and now on display as well, are helicopters, half tracks, a German combat tank and weapons that stagger the imagination. For training purposes, there are even Iraqi trucks so deploying soldiers will know what they look like in real life.

The Annex has also built a working maintenance shop where these classic vehicles are repaired.

For many, the Camp Roberts Museum will be a totally captivating experience because of the things one can see that you’d never ever get a chance to view Above: Don Avery, left, anyplace else. For some it will be a trip back in memory and Gary McMaster spearand for others, an opportunity for men and women to headed the museum’s face show their families what they experienced while they lift. Left: A mock up of were in the military. Of course the Museum staggers a satellite tracking system, the senses with the horrors of war balanced against and below: a surviving tank. the soldiers’ camaraderie and pleasant memories of a USO show. War was and is real. There is no denial of that. Camp Roberts is dedicated to providing the absolute very best of training that the planet has ever witnessed so that all who are deployed will individually return safe. This museum is so fitting as it showcases specific dishow that mission is presented. play areas.

The Camp Roberts Museum is open Thursday Upon enterand Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. or by appointing, you are ment for groups. To gain entrance to the Camp, greeted by you’ll need your vehicle registration, driver’s license two Howitzer cannon barrels that guard the front door of the and proof of insurance. Enter at either gate and you’ll building draped in camouflage. There’s the remains of receive a day-pass. Admission is free but donations a Sherman Tank there as well – just to give you a feel are what keep the place alive. The Museum is a 501 of how massive that beast was. It was used as a shelling (C) (3) entity. 3,000 visitors (many of them from our allies around the world being trained at the Camp) target and then saved by Gary.

Inside, work is ongoing and that makes this a per- go through the Museum each year. Gary may be fect time to visit and see the progress. Many displays reached at 286-6431 or ByDandForever@msn.com. like “The Bob Hope Shows,” Camp Chapel and Make this a planned destination for an outing you‘ll Chaplains’ protocol, the satellite tracking station, remember for a very long time!

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