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CALIFORNIA MID-STATE FAIR
Former Cal Poly Students Testify in Kristin Smart Murder Trial Testimonies continue to lay out events of Crandall Way party the night of Kristin Smart’s disappearance By CAMILLE DEVAUL camille@pasoroblespress.com
The Country Rodeo Sponsor Randy Baxley (left), Krista Sabin, All Around Saddle Winner Franky Martinez, Top Hand Clayton Grant, and Cindy Switzer pose for a photo after the event on July 30. Contributed Photo
Mid-State Fair Wraps Up With Country Rodeo Colter Negranti was named the 2022 AllAround Cowboy at the Finals on Saturday By CAMILLE DEVAUL camille@pasoroblespress.com
PASO ROBLES — The final weekend of the California Mid-State Fair (CMSF) wrapped up with the CMSF
Rodeo Finals and then with the action-packed Tractor Pull and Freestyle Motocross show. On Saturday, local cowboys and cowgirls competed in the Country Rodeo, with the finalists moving on to the CMSF Country Rodeo Finals in the Grandstand Arena. Entries were up from last year with over 150 competitors over seven events, including barrel
racing, double mugging, and ladies breakaway, among others. This year’s rodeo finals returned to the Grandstand Arena after having to spend the 2021 rodeo in the covered arena. Colter Negranti was named the 2022 All-Around Cowboy after placing in the open draw team penning, double mugging, mixed ribbon roping, and the ranch rope and brand.
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By CAMILLE DEVAUL camille@pasoroblespress.com
PASO ROBLES — During the Tuesday night Paso Robles City Council meeting, Caltrans provided a quarterly report and some special elections. The first hearing regarded a completion of proceedings to form community facilities for the Olsen/South Chandler Ranch to provide maintenance and services including roadways, parks, and open space as well as police, fire, and community services. Ongoing services for the area is equivalent to $582 per unit to escalate thereafter. The tax to cover the cost is collected by the city and then emitted 100
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match team roping, match calf branding, cut and rope, and reverse team roping: Clayton Grant Later that night, for the fair’s final hoorah, the tractor pull event also featured a freestyle motocross show, a pre-show pit party, and specialty acts like a parachute flag drop, trick rider Maddison McDonald and the CONTINUED ON PAGE A15
percent back to the city. The Olsen/South Chandler Ranch Specific Plan Project is the proposed development 1,293 residential units ranging from single-family to multi-family homes. On June 21, the City Council approved Resolution No.22078, which initiated the 4-H member Zoe Davis is excited after finding out the POA officers entered the winning bid for her pig at the fair livestock formation of CFD No. 2022- auction on July 30. Contributed Photo 2N (the “District” or “CFD No. 2022-2N”), approved the boundaries of the proposed district, described the public Organization the California Mid-State Fair- show pig — it was also Place’s services to be provided, and members go to Midgrounds early on July 30 to bid first time bidding at an auction. at their first auction for a fair The initiative to purchase a proposed a rate and method of State Fair to buy 4-H animal project. apportionment of special tax. fair animal started earlier this POA officers congratulated year when POA officers wanted Tuesday’s meeting was the member Zoe Davis’ first public hearing for the pig at auction second-year 4-H member Zoe to sponsor a fair animal for a agenda item. There were no Davis on being their first Cali- student who cannot normally By CAMILLE DEVAUL fornia Mid-State Fair Junior afford to raise an animal for the comments from the public on camille@pasoroblespress.com Livestock auction winner. fair. This year, the team decided the item. Council unanimously passed PASO ROBLES — The “It was a great experience,” to start small and called on all several resolutions under the Paso Robles Police Officer said Detective Elizabeth Place, fair kids to come to the Police CONTINUED ON PAGE A15 Association (POA) headed to who did the bidding on Davis’s Department in their show
Paso Robles POA Purchases First Fair Animal
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PASO ROBLES POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
Special Tax Approved for Olsen/South Chandler Ranch Project The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Aug. 16
Sunday was full of action with another Country Rodeo and the Tractor Pull and Freestyle Motocross show as the grand finale. In the Sunday Country Rodeo, there were three All-Around winners: • All-Around Award: Franky Martinez • Women’s All-Around: Sammy Massey • High point winner of the
PASO ROBLES — After another delay, the Kristin Smart murder trial moved into its third week on Monday, Aug. 1. Paul and Ruben Flores are on trial for the murder of 19-year-old Cal Poly student Kristin Smart, who disappeared following an off-campus party over Memorial Day weekend in May 1996. While Kristin’s remains have not been found, she was legally declared dead in 2002. Paul is charged with her murder and his father Ruben is accused of helping him cover up the crime. The trial was moved to Salinas after San Luis Obispo County Judge Craig van Rooyen ruled the father and
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whites with buyer’s letters in tow for a chance to earn an ‘addon’ to their auction price. “Initially, the response was great. I didn’t know how much it spread,” Place said. “I think everybody knew about it by the end of the day.” Over 100 4-H and FFA members came to the PRPD for a chance to speak with officers for a chance to earn the add-on. Members from all over the county asked to be involved, and Place says there was no way they could deny the kids, so the add-on sponsorship was opened to more than just Paso Robles fair kids. “To be able to meet the youth that we’re going to end up having to engage with and contact, and hopefully it will always be in a positive way. It was good to meet them,” said Place. Officers wanted to know three things from the members: how they became interested in showing, what they wanted to do with their add-on money, and a fun fact about their animal. POA ended up giving each 4-H and FFA member CONTINUED ON PAGE A15
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