Paso Robles Press • February 17, 2022

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2022

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Paso Students Protest Mask Mandates Over 100 students walked out of class and sent to Bearcat Hall or home

Paso Robles City Council Approves 5-Year Library and Recreation Plan Hybrid community outreach meeting will be held Feb. 26 By CAMILLE DEVAUL camille@pasoroblespress.com

PASO ROBLES — Paso Robles City Council met on Tuesday, Feb. 15, for a regular meeting. Mayor Steve Martin informed the public that masks were still required in the council chamber. Councilmen Steve Gregory, John Hamon, and Fred Strong participated in the meeting virtually. Starting Wednesday, Feb. 16, masks will no longer be required indoors for fully vaccinated individuals in San Luis Obispo County. The State mandate still requires masking in indoor public places for those who are not vaccinated and for everyone, regardless of vaccination status, in healthcare facilities, schools, childcare, homeless shelters, emergency shelters, corrections, long-term care facilities, and public transit. A public hearing was held for approval of a deferral of water connection, sewer connection fees, development impact fees, and building permit fees which comes to $1.8 million over a 30 year period. The hearing also included authorizing the City Attorney to prepare a final fee deferral agreement for execution by the Paso Robles Housing Authority and the City of Paso Robles. The housing project is the Sunrise Villas Apartments which includes 69 affordable family apartments located on the South Chandler Specific Plan apartment site. Councilman Gregor y motioned to approve the deferral agreement, seconded by Councilman Strong, and CONTINUED ON PAGE A15

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By CAMILLE DeVAUL camille@atascaderonews.com

PASO ROBLES — On Tuesday, Feb. 15, Paso Robles High School (PRHS) students came to campus without masks in protest of the mask mandate still in place at Paso Robles Joint Unified School District. Hunter Breese, a senior at PRHS and member of the conservative club at the school, said, “We all collectively as a group and as students decided that we’ve had enough of the masks and we want change. We decided that the best way to make a change was to make a statement.” Breese describes the protest as a walkout, inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.’s peaceful protesting. Today, Breese told Paso Robles Press, PRHS students walked into class without masks. When

Paso Robles High School students walk out of class to protest mask mandates and sent to Bear Cat Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Contributed photo

asked to put their masks on by teachers, the students respectfully declined. “It was understood by everybody that at some point we were going to get sent out, and there was going to be some

sort of disciplinary action taken on us,” said Breese. At the start of their protest, Breese says about 15 students were ready to go onto campus without their masks. Close to 85 students declining to wear

masks were sent to Bearcat Hall to wait out what was next for them. According to another student, who wished to remain anonymous, said she did not wear her mask during first period,

but her second-period teacher directed her to Bearcat Hall. She noted there were close to 85 students in the hall, but after nutrition, staff allowed only 60 students in the room. CONTINUED ON PAGE A15

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EVENT

SweetArt Luncheon Returns to Studios on the Park

Templeton Student Wins ‘Good Citizen’ Award

On Tuesday, Feb. 15, lovers of the arts met at Terra Mia, for this years SweetArt Luncheon which honored Liz and Newlin Hastings who are founding board members of Studios on the Park. Photo by Deb Hofstetter

Event honored Liz and Newlin Hastings, founding board members By CAMILLE DEVAUL camille@pasoroblespress.com

PASO ROBLES — Sweet Art Luncheon hosted by Studios on the Park returns to Paso Robles, this time to celebrate adventurers, founding board members, and champions of the arts, Liz and Newlin Hastings.

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“This luncheon was a way to have a fundraiser but at the same time celebrate the people who have made such a big impact at studios,” said Sarah Ambrose, Executive Director at Studios. On Tuesday, Feb. 15, lovers of the arts met at this year’s venue, Terra Mia. This year’s theme revolves around adventure as the Hastings are big fans of the outdoors and everything it offers. Guests were instructed to dress ready for adventure. The Hastings are founding board members who helped founder

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Anne Laddon with the studio’s building as Newlin works in reality. Honorees for the fundraiser are usually those who helped create the studio. The event acts as a way people can give money to the studio and their programs but also in honor of who they are celebrating. Plus, it gives everyone a reason to dress up and have fun! In previous years, the fundraiser was held at the studio on Pine Street in Downtown Paso Robles. But to keep a

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safer environment, owners of Terra Mia offered their venue for more open space. The last Sweet Art Luncheon was held in 2020, just weeks before the COVID pandemic shutdowns. The studio was unable to have its annual fundraiser in 2021 because of continuing COVID-related restrictions. Proceeds raised at the Sweet Art Luncheon go to keeping the studio open and functioning and also to their Kids Art Smart Program for local youth. CONTINUED ON PAGE A15

Set to compete at Western Regional level with sights of making to Nationals By CAMILLE DeVAUL camille@atascaderonews.com

TEMPLETON — A Templeton High School Senior, John Nicholson, has won the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) Good CONTINUED ON PAGE A15

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