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s we welcome September and the fall season’s changing temperatures, we are reminded once again that life is dramatically different.
Our kiddos are back in school, but not really, distance learning is the new homeschooling of the 21st Century, and for the most part, that is what we have decided to do. This way of living is new to us all, and learning to navigate our way through it comes with many challenges. No one will handle it perfectly, and that is the underlined beauty of it all, and if we can continue to see that, then we will make it through stronger than ever before. September marks our year anniversary of adopting the Atascadero News and the Paso Robles Press, along with all the ancillary publications that came with them. Being the stewards of the local newspapers during the pandemic has been both an honor and a humbling experience. As with many other businesses, our company has weathered the storm. We changed our direction, our business model, and with each turn,
stayed true to our motto, “making communities better through print.” Having that as our guiding light has helped us navigate some of the most challenging times during this pandemic. We could not have made it through without the deep love and respect we have for one another, our family, and our resilient business partners that continued to advertise even through the unknown. Then there is our team. This talented group of professionals inspires us each and every day from our managing editor Brian Williams, to our company administrator Cami Martin, to Mike Michaud, our layout editor, who lays out all 252 pages (respectfully) of our publications each and every month. Connor Allen, who was our Sports Editor turned News Correspondent, now tells our community’s stories along with our freelance journalist Camille DeVaul. Dana McGraw our full-time advertising consultant along with our long-time sales freelancer Jamie Self to our part-time ad designer Jen Rodman and freelance designer Denise McLean. Each of them are loyal, extremely hard-working, and dedicated to bringing our community the very best. As we continue to walk through these challenging times, of open and closures, school or no school, mask or no masks, vaccine or no vaccine, protest or no protest, red or blue, please remember the support, love and “in this together” that we all shared when we started this journey, because at the end of the day that is all that matters. As we start to embark on the next chapter of our story, we are looking forward to what that will bring for us all. We hope you enjoy this month’s issue of Paso Robles Magazine. Please stay safe, share love, and be a good human. Stronger Together, Hayley & Nic Mattson
if thou wouldest win immortality of name, either do things worth the writing, or write things worth the reading. — Thomas Fuller, 1727
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Paso Robles Magazine | September 2020