North County Receives first snow in Years

NORTH COUNTY —The Rhône Rangers Experience was a star-studded affair, with many prominent winemakers in attendance. Jason Haas of Tablas Creek Vineyard, Bob Lindquist of Lindquist Family Wines, Maggie Tillman of Alta Colina Vineyard and Winery, Jeremy Weintraub of Adelaida Vineyards and Winery, Tony Quealy of

Areas of North County see nearly one foot of snow last weekend

By CAMILLE DEVAUL camille@atascaderonews.com

NORTH COUNTY — A cold storm front brought predictions of snow across San Luis Obispo County last week. While some remained skepti- cal, parts of North County were covered in a blanket of pure white snow.

San Luis Obispo meteorologist John Lindsey had predicted scattered rains showers in the forecast starting on Wednesday, Feb. 22, with snow levels “dropping to between 1,250 and 1,750 feet in the inland areas and 2,000 feet in the coastal regions.”

Commenting on his Facebook page, Lindsey said 1988 was the last time the Cuesta Grade was closed due to snow. And to many who were around North County, that was also the last time this area saw snow of this magnitude.

On the morning of Thursday, Feb. 23, snow made it to residents on the Cuesta Grade, Atascadero, Paso Robles,

Templeton, and the surrounding hills and mountains. This snowfall amounted to only about an inch that melted off quickly. However, come Saturday morning, residents were surprised with much more than just a dusting. Local photographer and Carrisa Plains resident Brittany App captured her surrounding Temblor Mountain Range that resembled the

High Sierras.

Lower elevations of North County from Paso Robles to Atascadero experienced nearly an inch of snow on the ground Saturday morning. But more residents in Parkfield were stuck at home, nearly packed in with snow.

Parkfield resident Jill Easterbrook told Atascadero News

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Government

Planning Commission Passes Tract Map for El Camino Real Lot

van den Eikhof and Keen were re-elected as chairperson and vice chairperson

By CHRISTIANNA MARKS christianna@atascaderonews.com

ATASCADERO — re-nominated to continue in her role on the commission, and once again, the vote passed unanimously.

The Atascadero Planning Commission gathered for its last official virtual meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 6 p.m. The commission’s next meeting is to be announced and will take place in person only at this time.

The Agenda for the evening passed unanimously, as well as the Consent Calendar.

The Planning Commission then went into its only Public Hearing for the evening, which was a continued item from the Feb. 7 meeting due to clarification on project conditions.

Associate Planner Mariah Gasch gave the presentation on the 10850 LLC Vesting Tentative Tract Map for 10850 El Camino Real. The map is for a parcel in a multi-family zone at the south end of El Camino Real, between El Camino Real and Highway 101.

Thacher Winery, Craig Camp of Troon Vineyard, and Cris Cherry of Villa Creek Vineyard were just some of the notable names present at the event.

The 500 enthusiastic attendees were thrilled to be part of the celebration and to taste some of the best Rhônestyle wines in the country, despite the rainy weather that day. As the sun occasionally shone through the clouds at the Paso Robles Event Center, they eagerly made their way to the seminar to learn about the “Rhône Essentials.”

The seminar was hosted by an esteemed panel of winemakers, who shared their knowledge and experience of making Rhône-style wines. The guests were eager to learn from these experts, gaining insight into the complexities of these wines and the passion that goes into producing them.

After the seminar, the guests enjoyed the Vintner’s Luncheon, where they were treated to a sumptuous meal paired with Rhône-style wines. The winemakers shared

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The Planning Commission then held an election to select two of its members as chairperson and vice chairperson for the next two years.

Current Chairperson Jeff van den Eikhof was nominated to retain his role for another two years, and the vote passed unanimously. Vice Chairperson Tori Keen was also

“I just have a couple of comments to make on this item that we continued from our previous hearing. I have had a discussion on this item with our team, and I understand that there also is a claim pending with the city on the issues associated with the drainage. You heard

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