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TURNING A CENTURY
Marion McKie Enjoys 100th Birthday Parade
Marion McKie sits outside of Creston Village in Paos Robles as a parade of love and support drive by, shouting birthday wishes. Photo by Nicholas Mattson
Creston Village resident receives centennial celebration By NICHOLAS MATTSON nic@pasoroblespress.com
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n Monday, a group of dozens of vehicles decorated with balloons, signs, and loaded with cheer-givers drove around Creston Village in Paso Robles to celebrate Marion McKie’s 100th
birthday. Organizers from Creston Village brought out residents to join Marion in the driveway of the senior living apartment complex, with physical distancing observed for health protections. While Marion sifted through birthday cards, vehicles began lining up for the small
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parade to begin at 4:30 p.m. The event was coordinated by Kelli Howard of Creston Village who was glad to get their population outdoors for some distanced interaction. “It was wonderful,” Howard said, “because of everything else that happened in the world.”
Phase 2 Reopening Grants Access to Wine Tasting By MIRA HONEYCUTT For The Paso Robles Press
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s San Luis Obispo County moved into California State’s Phase 2 re-opening plan for easing the COVID-19 pandemic stay-at-home orders, the re-opening of selected businesses over the Memorial Day weekend injected a spirited life into Paso Robles. Among these businesses, a group of wineries that are equipped with kitchen facilities or have the ability to offer food
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services was allowed to open with a set of County guidelines that include wine to be served only with food. “I’m glad to see the shutdown come to an end and glad to see my employees again,” said Steve Cass, founder of Cass Winery in our phone conversation. According to the State and County guidelines for Phase 2, wineries, brew-pubs, and distilleries are allowed to resume full or modified operations if they offer sit down dine-in meals and CONTINUED ON PAGE A14
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was hanging over the door, reminding McKie that she had made the quilt for them for their wedding, 31 years before. When one driver suggested McKie should be dancing, she quipped, “give me a few drinks.”
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Paso Robles Holds Peaceful Protest in Downtown Park By CONNOR ALLEN connor@pasoroblespress.com
Daou Vineyards terrace seating. Photo by Mira Honeycutt
McKie was a 29-year volunteer for the Paso Robles Police Department, and dedicated more than 11,000 hours of service. During her parade the Paso Robles Fire Department drove an engine through playing a happy birthday song over the speakers. Another driver presented a quilt that
PASO ROBLES — Monday afternoon from 12 until 2 p.m. Paso Robles held a peaceful protest in the Downtown Park in support of George Floyd, who died on May 25 after a Minnesota Police Officer knelt on his neck for over eight minutes on camera, and against police brutality and the killing of black Americans. The protest was peaceful and organized as over 100 people from all walks of life joined together with signs and marched around the
park with each other after gathering in the gazebo and spreading their message. “It was in support of George Floyd and everyone else that lost their lives not just due to police brutality,” Porche Bailey, one of the two event organizers, said. “But also in support of people like Ahmaud Arbery, who was killed while jogging.” The protesters were met at the park by a few officers from the Paso Robles Police Department, who were not dressed in riot gear, and spoke with the CONTINUED ON PAGE A14
Police officers and protest participants gathered peacefully in Downtown Park. Contributed photo
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Paso Robles School Board Virtually Meets
By CAMILLE DeVAUL For The Paso Robles Press PASO ROBLES — The Paso Robles Joint Unified School District virtually met online on Tuesday, May 26. What is usually a time of excitement for summer and graduations, board members are faced again to make decisions and get creative in a way they never have before. High school seniors of 2020 will experience graduation in a drastically different way from seniors who came before them. While they may not be able to graduate as they initially thought they would when the school year started way back in August 2019, Paso Robles High is getting creative to celebrate their seniors in other ways. CONTINUED ON PAGE A14
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