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Templeton Unified School District Recognizes Retiring Staff District moves forward with new cafeteria for Templeton High School By CAMILLE DeVAUL camille@atascaderonews.com
TEMPLETON — On Thursday, May 26, Templeton Unified School District met for a regularly scheduled board meeting. District faculty acknowledged several employees who will be retiring at the end of this 2021-22 school year. District employees recognized were Jackie Bobsin, Kirk Condell, Dessa Drake, Doug Heiner, Karen MarikSaad, Alison Rendahl, and Janice Zahm. Following a presentation from the Food Service Department, board members unanimously approved Resolution #R22-19, the guaranteed maximum price of the Templeton High School (THS) kitchen/ multipurpose room (MPR) renovation project. The board originally approved the project’s Request CONTINUED ON PAGE A15
Corporal Tim Haley is applauded before giving his speech at Atascadero’s Memorial Day Ceremony. Photo by Rick Evans
Atascadero Memorial Day Ceremony Celebrates Fallen Heroes The city’s 14th annual event was held at the Faces of Freedom Veterans Memorial By CHRISTIANNA MARKS christianna@atascaderonews.com
ATA S C A D E R O — Hundreds of locals headed out to the Faces of Freedom Veterans Memorial to celebrate our fallen heroes at Atascadero’s 14th Annual Memorial Day Ceremony, which took place
on Monday, May 30. The Memorial Day Ceremony, which was a county-wide virtual event in 2020, and was shortened in the May 2021, was back in full action this year. Put on by the Atascadero Veterans Memorial Foundation (AVMF), the ceremony started at precisely
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11 a.m. with a flyover by the Estrella Warbirds and lasted slightly over 30 minutes. The Presentation of Colors was carried out by the Cal Poly Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) with the Welcome Home Military Heroes Flag Line. Central Coast Pipes and Drums
Attendees from near and far enjoyed the 2022 Best of the West Antique Equipment Show in Santa Margarita starting on Friday, May 27. Photo by Rick Evans
Best of the West Antique Equipment Show Returns
NORTH COUNTY — American history and equipment enthusiasts came out in full force to Santa Margarita
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this Memorial weekend for the Best of the West Antique Equipment Show. Proceeds from the event support the Paso Robles Annual Pioneer Day celebrations. The Best of the West show
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Atascadero’s Bella Otter to Represent US in Two International Events
By CHRISTIANNA MARKS christianna@atascaderonews.com
By CAMILLE DeVAUL camille@atascaderonews.com
High School Choir. “We stop to honor the accounts of men and women who gave their lives to protect the ideals and freedoms that we so readily take for granted,” said Pastor Garrett Kruse of Legacy Church Atascadero in his Invocation. “The individuals
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Archer is currently hosting a raffle for a $2,000 bow to raise funds for some of her travel expenses
Proceeds from the event support the Paso Robles Pioneer Day celebrations
accompanied them and also performed a moving rendition of “God Bless America” later in the ceremony. The audience was asked to stay on their feet (if able) after the Presentation of Colors for a beautiful version of the national anthem performed by students from the Atascadero
made its comeback this last weekend after pressing pause for two years due to the pandemic. Starting Friday, May 27, through Sunday, May 29, guests explored equipment that helped build America into the country it is today. But, more importantly, the weekend was CONTINUED ON PAGE A15
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ATASCADERO — Professional compound bow archer and Atascadero resident Bella Otter has caught the world’s attention with her archery skills. Otter, who made it onto the United States Archery Team in November 2020, has been invited to compete in not one, but two international competitions this year: the Pan American Championships in Nova Scotia, Canada, and Stage 3 of the World Cup in Paris, France. Otter is currently in Nova Scotia competing in the Pan American Championships, which run from May 30 thru June 5. “I got invited to be on the United States archery team
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heading to Nova Scotia for the Pan American Championships,” Otter said. “And it’s my very first international competition, my very first time having the USA jersey on a stage outside of the U.S., on an international stage.” Shortly after being offered a spot on the Nova Scotia team, Otter was then invited to be on the USA team headed to Paris for Stage 3 of the World Cup, which will take place June 20–24. There are two classifications of bows: compound and recurve. While most people are familiar with recurve bows, which are what you see at the Olympics, and in most media, Otter shoots a compound bow. “I can’t go to the Olympics because there’s no Olympic event for compound archery. So, as a compound archer, the World Cup is kind of the highest invitation there is as far as competing against the world. And so that’s incredibly excit-
Atascadero High graduate Bella Otter has been a member of the United States Archery Team since November 2020. Photo by Amy Hinrichs Photography
ing like I can’t even believe it,” added Otter. “The extra cool thing about it, too, is that they picked four compound women, regardless of age group. The other three women that are going to be on the team with me, they are all older than I am, and they would be competing in the senior age class.” CONTINUED ON PAGE A15
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