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Paso Robles City Introduces New Solid Waste Ordinance City manager Ty Lewis announced new assistant manager Chris Hoet

By CAMILLE DeVAUL camille@pasoroblespress.com

PASO ROBLES — On Nov. 16, the Paso Robles City Council meeting included the introduction of a new solid waste ordinance, presented by Wastewater Resource Manager and Interim Solid Waste Coordinator Matt Thompson.

Council approved the new ordinance with a 4-1 vote, Councilman John Hammon dissented.

Hammon’s comments and questions audio were unclear through the live stream on YouTube.

However, during the vote, he clarified that he would be voting no because of how the ordinance is written.

The State Legislature passed Senate Bill (SB) 1383 in 2016, which sets a goal to reduce the disposal of organic material to landfills by 75 percent by 2025.

The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) adopted regulations to implement SB 1383 in November 2020.

The new regulations included all cities, residential households, multi-family dwellings, commercial businesses, commercial edible food generators, waste haulers, and food recovery organizations to support the statewide goal to reduce organic waste disposal in landfills.

The City prepared the proposed ordinance using a model document prepared by CalRecycle, with assistance from San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority (IWMA).

The proposed ordinance is consistent with all other cities in San Luis Obispo County.

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Veterans Day Celebration at Face of Freedom Veterans Memorial Paso Robles celebrates Veteran’s Day with drive-thru

By CAMILLE DeVAUL & CHRISTIANNA MARKS

NORTH COUNTY — Friends and family all around North County took time on Nov. 11 to pay tribute to all our Nation’s veterans.

In Atascadero, a crowd of close to 1,000 people gathered at the Face of Freedom Veterans Memorial to celebrate and honor the men and women who have fought for and served our country.

For the second year, Paso Robles District Cemetary invited residents to drive around the cemetery grounds to view the traditional Avenue of Flags on Nov. 11.

In Atascadero, ceremonies led by KPRL’s Dick Mason started with a flyover by the Estrella Warbirds at exactly 11:00 a.m.,

Paso Robles District Cemetery is home to nearly 2,000 veteran graves. Photo by Camille DeVaul

followed promptly by the Presentation of Colors, accompanied by Central Coast Pipes and Drums.

The crowd stayed on their feet as Lyra Stoltz, and Lucy Hope [members of the

Atascadero Fine Arts Academy Honor Veterans and remember what they have Choir] stood in front of the Face of Free- done for us. They have served so well. They’ve dom Memorial and gave a beautiful rendition provided what we have today; peace and freeof the National Anthem.

CONTINUED ON PAGE A15 “Why are we here? To remember the

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Paso’s Garagiste Wine Festival Marks Tenth Anniversary The non-profit foundation’s Festival Scholarships support students in Cal Poly’s Wine and Viticulture Department

By MIRA HONEYCUTT For the Paso Robles Press

Ken (right) and Kris (left) came across Paso Robles while on vacation for their 25th wedding anniversary and instantly fell in love with the town. Contributed photo

Siegal’s Family Jewelry Store Husband and Wife to Retire

The couple looks forward to becoming more involved with the Paso Robles community

By CAMILLE DeVAUL camille@pasoroblespress.com

PASO ROBLES — Siegal’s Jewelry store has proudly been Paso Robles’s family jeweler since 2012, but now the husband and wife team, Ken and Kris Siegal, have decided

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to retire.

It is hard to believe that Siegal’s Jewelry Store has served Paso Robles for only nine years. In that short amount of time, they have cemented themselves into the community’s hearts. They have provided our wedding rings, anniversary jewels, and just because gifts.

Ken Siegal’s family began in the jeweler business in the 1940s. Before landing in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, his father and grandfather traveled the midwest peddling watches to grow their family roots. There, the Siegal

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family opened a jewelry and pawnshop operated by the Siegal’s themselves.

While in college, Ken met his match, Kris, and the two moved back to Cedar Rapids, where Ken worked alongside his parents and brother for 25 years. For the couple’s 25th wedding anniversary, they came out to California to visit one of their sons and explore the wine country of Paso Robles.

Kris explains, “When we were in CONTINUED ON PAGE A15

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NORTH COUNTY — Re-emerging with a bang after a year in quarantine, the Paso-based Garagiste Wine Festival returned to its home base to mark its tenth anniversary.

The unique wine festival, a runaway success in the second decade of the 21st century, resumed its celebration of the maverick, artisan winemakers in its birthplace of Paso Robles, Nov. 12 through 14, featuring 50 small-production wineries from all over California although mostly from the Central Coast.

“It’s good to see everyone; it’s been too long,” commented Bill Powell, the owner of Powell Mountain Cellars. “I’m a wineCONTINUED ON PAGE A15

From left to right, Doug Minnick, Jason Haas and Stewart McLennan. Photo by Mira Honeycutt

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CELEBRATION

Paso Robles’ Pioneer Day Queen is Turning 100 Paso Robles residents are being asked to surprise Irene Elizabeth Smith Marquart with good wishes STAFF REPORT

PASO ROBLES — Irene Elizabeth Smith Marquart, the Queen of Paso Robles Pioneer Day, turns 100 this month, just a day before Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24. The staff at The Oaks at Paso Robles, where Marquart lives, have come up with a creative way for everyone to celebrate her birthday.

“We are asking everyone in Paso Robles to send a birthday card to the “Queen of Paso Robles,” said Ron Freeman, executive director, The Oaks at Paso Robles. “It doesn’t have to be anything fancy,

but she is much-loved here at the community, and we know that everyone who knows her in Paso Robles must feel the same way.”

Born on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24, 1921, Marquart remains active and involved with life as she states that “age is just a number” when talking about her upcoming birthday. “I am very thankful that I have led such a long and happy life.”

Irene and her family moved to the Creston area from Arkansas in 1929. She later married Nick Marquart of Templeton and ran the family cattle business for seventy years along Santa Rosa Creek Road, west of Paso Robles, which her daughter-in-law and grandson is currently running.

“Irene represents the vitality and strength of someone much younger.

Although we celebrate age here at The Oaks, and we look forward to

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celebrating her centennial birthday,” adds Freeman.

The Oaks will be making Nov. 24 “Irene’s Day.” The chef at The Oaks will be making Irene’s favorite meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Residents on that day will have the option to order the “Irene Special.”

Irene will be the guest of honor at a luncheon at The Oaks. The Mayor of Paso, Robles Steve Martin, is planning to attend.

Proclamations from Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham, the County Board of Supervisors, and the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff ’s Department will also be presented. In addition, there will be live music with musicians playing her favorite songs.

Please send all birthday cards by Nov. 24 to: Irene Marquart,

Irene Marquart (center) was named the 2021 Paso Robles Pioneer Day Queen. Photo by Nic Mattson

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CONTROVERSY

Paso Robles Appoints New Assistant City Manager Former Bakersfield Assistant City Manager Chris Huot

Paso Robles Teacher Sparks Controversy in Social Media Video Paso Robles Joint Unified School District Superintendent Dubost responds

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PASO ROBLES — The City of Paso Robles is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Assistant City Manager, Chris Huot (Hue-Ott), effective Jan. 3, 2022.

Mr. Huot was selected after a competitive nationwide recruitment process.

Over the past six months, the city’s recruiting firm led a rigorous recruitment and selection process.

Over 40 applications for the position were received by the city. The process included multiple interview sessions with the community, city staff, and the City Council enabling all participants to provide their feedback to the City Manager prior to the final selection. Throughout the extensive selection process, Mr. Huot consistently ranked as the top candidate.

Most recently, Mr. Huot served as the Assistant City Manager for the City of Bakersfield, CA. Since 2015, Mr. Huot helped lead California’s fastest-growing large city, providing strategic oversight across all city operations and a staff of over 1,800. Since 2019, Mr. Huot has overseen a portfolio of departments, including Public Works, Technology Services, Human Resources, Risk Management, and Finance. Mr. Huot began his nearly 14-year local government career in 2008 as a Marketing and Event Specialist within the Economic and Community Development Department for the City of Bakersfield.

Mr. Huot holds a Credentialed Manager Candidate designation from the International City/ County Management Association, currently serves on the Cal Cities

residents to lead full and enriching lives. Westmont Living, a privately owned senior living provider, currently operates 17 communities in California and Oregon.

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Mr. Huot received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Relations and Master of Arts degree in Communications from Texas Tech University. Chris and wife Elisa were married in Cambria, CA, and have a son Clark.

“Chris’s track record of success, combined with his broad knowledge and skills leading every facet of a municipality, will bolster an already talented city staff. Chris’s character, love for public service, and commitment to the community is immensely valuable to our growing Paso Robles community.

The city is very fortunate to have someone of Chris’s caliber as our next Assistant City Manager,” said City Manager Ty Lewis.

Mr. Huot is in the process of relocating to Paso Robles with his family.

“I am beyond honored to join the leadership team with the City of Paso Robles,” said Mr. Huot.

“Paso Robles is an exceptional community, and I look forward to lending my experience to help our team realize the vision of the City Council and address the most pressing community priorities.”

PASO ROBLES — Within the last week, a Paso Robles Joint Unified School District (PRJUSD) teacher posted a controversial video on social media that has raised concerns among parents and community members.

According to Superintendent Curt Dubost, Kristin Usilton is a learning loss mitigation funded teacher at Bauer Speck Elementary School. Usilton posted videos to her Instagram page, which was then recorded by a student who follows her. That student then shared the video with other PRJUSD students, and from there, the video(s) have now been circulated through various social media platforms.

Usilton appears to have filmed the video(s) in a classroom. She has been a teacher in the Paso Robles district for six years and refers to herself as a dual immersion teacher in several social media outlets.

In the first video, Usilton starts by saying, “Of the justice of all the neglected Hispanic population on the west side still fighting just for their right to have an equal education. And if you think that I’m going to stop fighting, you got another thing coming.”

Usilton went on to say, “The Paso Robles Conservative club for the high school, you can go jump off a bridge. I’m going to post what they thought was a great show of support for the veterans, who I’m pretty sure would be absolutely offended by what they did on school campus.

And had the LGBTQ population done that or the black or the Hispanic community members, we would have had our a-- chewed out. Look at what they did today.”

Usilton then showed a video of students on Nov. 10 waving American and military flags in the Paso Robles High School parking lot. One student was also waving an “F-- Biden” flag.

Later that same day, Usilton created a second video where she followed up by saying, “When I said ‘go jump off a bridge, I just meant go away, and I will not use that term again because of the incredible influx of messages I got about that.

But if that’s what you focused on in that message,

you’re kind of part of the problem.”

Full recordings of Usiltons videos can be found on social media.

The Paso Robles Press reached out to the PRJUSD Superintendent Curt Dubost for comment. There are currently two investigations in progress, one for the flag incident and another for Usilton’s video comments.

Dr. Dubost informed the Paso Robles Press that he would issue an official statement.

On Wednesday, Nov. 17, Usilton’s fiance, Eusebio Martinez Jr., informed the Paso Robles Press through Facebook that she was unavailable to comment due to the investigation. Martinez issued concern that the article is “ruining her good name” and requested it be taken down.

Later that afternoon, at 2:35 p.m., the Superintendent of PRJUSD released the statement regarding the incidents.

“Last Wednesday, a student effort to honor Veterans Day was disrupted by a very poor choice to include a profane flag. This both detracted from the intended purpose of the demonstration and led to considerable disruption, including some postings and exchanges on social media that were completely inappropriate. The objectionable flag was up for a very limited amount of time; however, we in no way condone nor excuse this misguided action. Students will be appropriately disciplined in accordance with District policies.

Later that day, a District employee posted comments on social media regarding this event which were inappropriate, and the District is responding accordingly through the Human Resource office. The District will make it clear to all employees that as an employee of PRJUSD, social media is not the appropriate venue for criticism of our students and families and that we must conduct ourselves in a professional manner.

The community is entrusting their children to our schools and employees. With this stated, we want to emphasize that the District does not tolerate threats on our employees or students, nor do we condone cyber-bullying.

The District will expand its efforts to hold joint activities which promote tolerance and unity.

Veterans Day should be a day for patriotism and honoring service, not yet another politically divisive controversy. We call on the school community to come together as Roblans and Bearcats.”

This is an ongoing story and will be updated when new information is available.

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EDUCATION

PRJUSD Holds Community Meeting on Possibility of School Closure The district has seen a decline in enrollment over the past few years

By CAMILLE DeVAUL

PASO ROBLES — On Nov. 10, the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District (PRJUSD) held a community meeting at Flamson Middle School to discuss elementary and middle school attendance and possible school closure.

Superintendent Curt Dubost opened the meeting, saying, “The district is currently in a pattern of consistently declining enrollment, as are roughly half the school districts in the State. Most experts attribute this fact to the high cost of living in the area for young families with children, particularly for housing.”

He continued to explain that with limited funds and declining enrollment, a school closure is possible. It was said that Georgia Brown Elementary School is the most likely option for closure due to the amount of funds it would take to repair the campus.

However, it was clarified that the dual immersion program would relocate if Georgia Brown were to close.

Assistant Superintendent Brad Pawlowski gave a presentation outlining projected enrollments and two options staff are looking into as solutions to operate the district more effectively.

Option One involved changing the school boundaries, and option two would include closing the Georgia Brown campus and relocating the dual immersion program. Georgia Brown Elementary School is currently a magnate school utilizing a Spanish-English speaking program with a goal of students speaking both languages fluently by the time they complete grades K-5.

The community has repeatedly spoken against the closure of the Georgia Brown campus.

Pawlowski reaffirmed Dubost’s earlier statement regarding Georgia Brown, “It’s not closing or eliminating the dual immersion program that’s located at Georgia Brown, it’s just closing the physical site and relocating the dual-immersion program to another campus.”

Initially, money from the Measure M bond was allocated to renovating Georgia Brown and the Glen Speck Elementary school, which is now complete.

Measure M is a general obligation bond approved by voters in November 2016 that was valued at $95 million. It is an additional tax that homeowners within the attendance boundary have taken on, paying extra on their yearly property tax bill. That revenue goes to the PRJUSD to be used for capital facility improvements.

Pawlowski says the money originally allocated to renovate Georgia Brown Elementary in 2017 was never enough to accommodate the full renovation that was needed based on the current enrollment.

“Measure M is sold in multiple series, so we’ve sold series A and series B. That’s valued at $70 million,” Pawlowski said.

He says they still have unsold bonds valued at $25 million.

“So of the money that we have sold, there’s still a remaining $5 million that is unspent. So when you put the $5 million and the $25 million together, you get $30 million left over,” Pawlowski said - not enough to fix up Georgia Brown Elementary School.

Pawlowski says they still have the Georgia Brown renovation funds and have not spent the money on anything else, but it may be reallocated to other projects.

“We would make a decision to reallocate once the board decides on attendance boundaries and a potential school closure,” Pawlowski said.

Following the presentation, attendees broke into groups led by each school campus principal. Each principal was to record all questions, concerns, and feedback.

This meeting was to discuss solutions and collect feedback; no decision was made as to what will happen.

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Three PRHS Bearcat Athletes Signed Letters of Intent The athletes will be playing Division 1 softball and baseball

By CAMILLE DeVAUL

PASO ROBLES — On Wednesday, Nov. 10, three Paso Robles High School (PRHS) Bearcat athletes signed National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) National Letters of Intent to play Division One softball and baseball.

Nov. 10 was the initial signing date for an NCAA National Letter of Intent in all sports other than football. Letters of Intent are accompanied by an official athletic scholarship agreement from the university the athlete is signing with.

The Bearcat athletes signed their letters at PRHS in front of family, friends, and the community.

Jaiden Ralston signed her National Letter of Intent to play for the Cyclones of Iowa State.

She will be playing softball for head coach Jamie Pinkerton and his staff.

As a freshman, Ralston started every regular season and playoff game for the Bearcats. She racked up 199 strikeouts for the season finishing the year with a 1.15 ERA. She was named 1st team all Mountain League that year.

Ralston also plays for the California Suncats softball organization out of Gilroy. She was an outstanding player at the Alliance FastPitch tournament, one of the most prestigious softball tournaments in the nation, where she had an amazing 1.16 ERA with 33 strikeouts, only six

walks in 36.1 innings pitched. She was ranked third in strikeouts and finished first in wins for the whole tournament. Jaiden has pitched her way to the top, winning the Championship in her bracket. As she joins the Cyclones of Iowa State, we know she will be a great addition to this BIG 12 conference team.

Additionally, Bryson Hoier, Carson Turnquist signed Letters of Intent for baseball.

Turnquist has been a member of the Bearcat Baseball team at the varsity level for the past four years. He will be signing with the University of Oklahoma, where he plans to study either Health Science or Business.

As a PRHS team member, Turnquist was awarded the California Collegiate athletic association (CCAA) first-team all-league honor in 2021. He batted .400 with seven home runs and 45 RBI’s last season. As a pitcher, he went 6-1 with a 1.40 ERA and had 68 strikeouts in just 40 innings pitched.

Last but not least, Hoier has been a member of the very successful baseball team for the past four years, all on varsity.

He will be signing with Loyola Marymount University and plans on studying business. While at PRHS, Bryson earned CCAA Second Team All-League in 2021 and batted .391 with four home runs and 18 RBI’s last season, along with 21 stolen bases. Bryson has improved every season with the Bearcat Baseball program. His IQ, work ethic, and passion for the game are all phenomenal. He is always trying to find ways to get better and break down the game in more detail to fine-tune his craft.

Bryson Hoier (left), Jaiden Ralston (center), and Carson Turnquist (right) signing their letters of intent. Contributed photos

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Atascadero Greyhounds Water Polo CIF Champions!

For the first time in the school’s history, the Atascadero High School Varsity Boys Water Polo Team won their home playoff game against Golden West (Visalia) by a score of 11-5. READ THE FULL STORY NEXT WEEK. Photo by Susan Clark

OCEAN LEAGUE

THS Girls Varsity Volleyball Players Named All-League Lady Eagles take 2nd Place in the Ocean League STAFF REPORT

TEMPLETON — After a tremendous season (21-8-2) fought by the Templeton High School (THS) Girls Varsity Volleyball team, the Lady Eagles came in 2nd Place in the Ocean League with a loss to Buchanan High School out of Clovis on Oct. 28.

This last week several players received the honor of being named all-league: FIRST-TEAM ALL-LEAGUE Casey Murry » Junior, Jersey #7, Position OH, L Asia Pollina » Junior , Jersey #2, Position S SECOND TEAM ALL-LEAGUE Lauryn English » Junior, Jersey #5, Position OH, DS HONORABLE MENTION Makena Martin » Junior, Jersey #22, Position OH

Congratulations, Lady Eagles, on a great season!

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Decision Made to Advance Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary Designation

Sierra Vista and Twin Cities Earn Top Grade in Patient Safety

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WASHINGTON, DC — On Nov. 9, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) published a Notice of Intent advancing the public process to designate the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary (CHNMS). Violet Sage Walker, the Northern Chumash Tribal Council Chairwoman hails this announcement as a crucial first step towards President Biden’s initiative to conserve and restore at least 30 percent of our nation’s lands and waters by 2030.

“Successfully designating the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary will protect ocean life, sacred Chumash sites, strengthen Indigenous communities and serve as a model of environmental justice,” Sage Walker stated. “Today’s announcement marks a major milestone after more than 40 years of tireless advocacy for ocean protection, and also represents the first tribally nominated sanctuary in the nation.

Today my father would be proud. This is one of the things he wanted to see the most.”

Fred Collins, the late Tribal Chair and Nominator, had a lifelong vision for establishing the Chumash Heritage NMS to conserve precious life and cultural sacred sites in heritage waters.

“Grandmother Ocean has been providing life to the Chumash Peoples for over ten thousand years, now is the time for all communities to work together and assist her in rebuilding her Vibrant Thrivability for all future generations,” Collins said before he passed into spirit on Oct. 1, just 40 days before this announcement.

Chumash have been the guardians of the Central Coast of California since time immemorial and look forward to working with NOAA and other partners to collaboratively steward this critical coastline for the benefit of current

and future generations. They join with Indigenous Communities around the world, working together to find solutions to better protect the Earth and all who depend upon it. They would also like to thank their grassroots supporters like the Sierra Club, Surfrider Foundation, Marine Sanctuary Alliance, Environmental Defense Center, Wishtoyo Foundation, and thousands of allies for their commitment and hard work to get them to this point.

Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) wrote to the U.S. Commerce Secretary and the NOAA Administrator in August to urge advancement of the proposed Chumash Heritage NMS for designation, noting: “The waters off the Central Coast of California are some of the most biologically diverse and ecologically productive regions in the world. This spectacular marine environment includes feeding grounds for numerous species of whales and dolphins, sea otter populations, kelp forests, and is home to vital commercial and recreational fisheries. Designating this area as a marine sanctuary would ensure we continue to be good stewards of these natural resources while maintaining sustainable access for commercial and recreational fishing.”

“It’s impossible to fully calculate all the benefits the Central Coast will receive as a result of the ecosystem-based management that a national marine sanctuary brings, as marine sanctuaries offer environmental protections other regulations don’t,” noted Andrew Christie, Director of the Santa Lucia Sierra Club.

All of their many supporters should take this opportunity to celebrate this moment as they continue all their efforts towards ultimate designation.

Visit chumashsanctuary.org to learn more about the proposed sanctuary.

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JB Dewar to Donate a Penny of Every Gallon of Fuel to MUST! Charities Donation is Part of Annual November Month of Giving STAFF REPORT

SAN LUIS OBISPO — JB Dewar will donate one penny for every gallon of fuel purchased during the month of November to must! charities. This effort is part of JB Dewar’s annual must! Month of Giving, in which they support the charity’s mission in addressing the most critical needs in the community, from youth mentorship to poverty to hunger.

“JB Dewar is committed to making a difference in the communities we serve and in which our employees live,” said JB Dewar President Ken Dewar. “We are extremely proud to partner with must! charities and support their efforts this year, and every year.”

Gas prices are a wee bit high this year, but swing into any JB Dewar location and do good while filling the tank! You can find the JB Dewar locations on our website at jbdewar.com/locations JB Dewar is encouraging all customers to top off their vehicles, storage tanks, and gas-fueled equipment this November so we can collectively exceed last year’s donation! To date, JB Dewar has

donated more than $23,800 to must! charities. Since its founding in 2012, must!

Charities have raised and invested over $3 million in a wide variety of philanthropic efforts for people in need that have delivered significant and meaningful change throughout the Central Coast.

JB Dewar is challenging its loyal customers to match $1 for every gallon they purchase in the month of November, however much they’re able to comfortably contribute.

Donations may be made directly to must! Charities at mustcharities.org JB Dewar thanks its customers in advance for their generosity and support.

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INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION

Cal Poly Ranks First in the Nation in Study Abroad Survey Institute of International Education shares data on first day on International Education Week STAFF REPORT

SAN LUIS OBISPO — Cal Poly sent the most students on study abroad experiences among master’s-level institutions, according to the Institute of International Education’s annual statistical survey of U.S. campuses for the 2019-20 academic year released today in celebration of International Education Week.

“Study abroad at Cal Poly remains an integral aspect of our students’ degree programs and reflects the global mindset of our students, faculty, and staff,” said Cari Vanderkar, Cal Poly’s senior international officer and assistant vice provost for international programs. “We are thrilled by the ranking and look forward to our continued strong participation in study abroad and international education generally as the world navigates out of the pandemic.”

Since 2000, Cal Poly has ranked as a top sender in the nation among master’s-level universities for internationally bound students.

In the 2019-20 year, the most current numbers available, Cal Poly sent 863 students abroad to 46 nations (including some multi-country programs). Participation was through Winter 2020, as study abroad was suspended worldwide in March 2020 because of the COVID19 pandemic. In 2018-19, Cal Poly sent more than 1,200 students abroad.

Study abroad resumed in Fall 2021, with around 150 Cal Poly students currently abroad.

In the past two decades, the university also has ranked in the top 10 among those who study abroad for the longterm (an academic year). For mid-length programs, which run for a semester or a quarter, Cal Poly ranked first in the nation for the third straight year with 786 participants. It has ranked in the top eight since 2004-05.

International Education Week (IEW ), Nov. 15-19, celebrates the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. This joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education promotes programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences.

Cal Poly is celebrating International Education Week with a host of events to provide opportunities for the campus community to learn more about study abroad, international perspectives and participate in educational and cultural programming. A full list of events is available at international.calpoly.edu/ international-education-week/.

Cal Poly’s vision for internationalization is to provide foundational experiential learning, teaching, service, and scholarship opportunities at home and abroad that will best equip graduates and the campus community at large to solve complex global challenges sustainably, ethically, and inclusively.

The Institute of International Education is the leading not-for-profit educational and cultural exchange organization in the U.S. It has conducted the Open Doors Report annual survey since 1919, and since the early 1970s, it has been aided by support from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Open Doors

SAN LUIS OBISPO/TEMPLETON — Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in San Luis Obispo and Twin Cities Community Hospital in Templeton both received an “A” grade in the Fall 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing Tenet Health Central Coast’s achievements in protecting patients from errors, injuries, accidents, and infections.

The Leapfrog Group is an independent national watchdog organization committed to health care quality and safety.

Of particular note is that Sierra Vista has achieved consecutive A’s every reporting period since the ratings first came out in 2012 – only 23 hospitals nationwide have achieved straight A’s in the 20 reporting cycles since 2012.

“This recognition really says that no matter what challenges we face – whether it is a surge from the Covid-19 variants, stresses on workforce availability, or challenges with supply chains – our teams keep patient safety as a top priority,” said Mark Lisa, CEO of Tenet Health Central Coast.

“It is precisely this commitment to safety that allows and empowers the unique, top-level services we provide, such as the County’s Trauma Center, the County’s only level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), the region’s only Advanced Thrombectomy-capable Center for stroke treatment, the County’s only hospital-based Wound Care Clinic, and more.”

The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital rating program based exclusively on hospital prevention of medical errors and harms to patients. The grading system is peer-reviewed, fully transparent, and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring.

The Hospital Safety Grade is designed to give consumers information they can use to make healthcare decisions for themselves or a loved one. The Leapfrog Group assigns A, B, C, D, or F grades to hospitals across the country based on their ability to prevent errors, injuries, accidents, and infections.

“Tenet Health Central Coast has made a clear and consistent effort to protect patients from harm,” said Leah Binder, President and CEO of The Leapfrog Group.

“Establishing and maintaining systems that optimize patient safety is especially critical during times of crisis. I am grateful to the leadership and workforce of Tenet Health Central Coast for their unwavering dedication to protecting patients.”

To see both hospitals’ full grade details and to access patient tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit hospitalsafetygrade.org.

About Tenet Health Central Coast

Cal Poly sent the most students on study abroad experiences among master’s-level institutions, according to the Institute of International Education’s annual statistical survey of U.S. campuses for the 2019-20 academic year. Contributed photo

surveys about 2,000 U.S. universities and colleges with study abroad programs.

About Open Doors Open Doors is published by the Institute of International Education, which has conducted an annual statistical survey on international students in the U.S. since its founding in 1919 and in partnership with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs since 1972. Open Doors also reports on the number of international scholars at U.S. universities and international students enrolled in pre-academic intensive English programs. Additional details on the Open Doors 2018 surveys and findings are on the Open Doors website.

About the Institute of International Education IIE works to build more peaceful and equitable societies by advancing scholarship, building economies, and promoting access to opportunity. As a not-for-profit with 18 offices and affiliates worldwide, IIE collaborates with a range of corporate, government, and foundation partners

across the globe to design and manage scholarship, study abroad, workforce training, and leadership development programs. iie.org/ About the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs builds relations between the people of the U.S. and the people of other countries through academic, cultural, sports, professional and private exchanges, as well as public-private partnerships and mentoring programs. These exchange programs improve foreign relations and strengthen U.S. national security, support U.S. international leadership, and provide a broad range of domestic benefits by helping break down barriers that often divide us. ECA sponsors the flagship Fulbright Program, the Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarships for U.S. undergraduates with financial need, the Critical Language Scholarship Program in support of U.S. foreign language study abroad, and the EducationUSA network of more than 400 advising centers worldwide. eca.state.gov/

Tenet Health Central Coast is an integrated healthcare system consisting of two acute care hospitals and several aff iliated entities, including primary and specialty care, urgent care, outpatient imaging and laboratories across the Central Coast. The hospitals are Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center, the county’s only designated trauma center, in San Luis Obispo, and Twin Cities Community Hospital in Templeton.

Among their numerous recognitions for quality and compassion, each hospital has earned an “A” from the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, are internationally recognized as Baby-Friendly birth facilities, and both have earned the “LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader” designation from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. Tenet Health Central Coast serves many diverse communities throughout the Central Coast, enabling all that come through its doors access to quality, coordinated care and advanced specialty services at convenient locations.

About The Leapfrog Group

Founded in 2000 by large employers and other purchasers, The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprof it organization driving a movement for giant leaps forward in the quality and safety of American health care. The flagship Leapfrog Hospital Survey and new Leapfrog Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Survey collect and transparently report hospital and ASC performance, empowering purchasers to f ind the highest-value care and giving consumers the lifesaving information they need to make informed decisions.

The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, Leapfrog’s other main initiative, assigns letter grades to hospitals based on their record of patient safety, helping consumers protect themselves and their families from errors, injuries, accidents, and infections.

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Supervisors Set Priorities For Upcoming Year Between budget and staff focus, priorities are discussed for the next year

By MELISSA GUERRA

SAN LUIS OBISPO — The San Luis Obispo Board of Supervisors met for a regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 16 at 9 a.m. Vice-Chairperson Bruce Gibson led the meeting in the absence of Chairperson Lynn Compton, who was expected to arrive shortly into the meeting.

The meeting opened with approval of the consent agenda with three items pulled

from the agenda for their own presentation. All items were approved 4-0.

Following the consent agenda, the Board heard a presentation recognizing November as “National Adoption Month” in San Luis Obispo. This past year there have been 42 adoptions finalized or set to be final before the end of the year. However, there are only 100 foster families in the county for the nearly 300 foster youth, and specifically, the county is in need of families willing to care for school-aged children. Anyone who is interested in getting involved can visit slofostercare.com.

The next two presentations were to proclaim November 2021 as “Thank a Veteran Month” and a resolution to recognize the San Luis Obispo Vet Center for their service to the veteran community.

Chairperson Compton returned to the meeting as they went into Board business, starting with the review of the 2022-23

budget goals and policies. The goal of this plan is to ensure that programs that are created have the funds to be continued throughout the year. The next budget update will be in Mid February, when it will be analyzed to see where the actual budget lined up in contrast to the forecast.

The Board had a chance to give their input on priorities within the budget. Economic development and housing in the county was brought up by Supervisor Debbie Arnold, who asked that it be a priority as a project that has been in process but needs to remain on the list. Supervisor Gibson made a motion to go with staffs recommendations plus economic development and housing, with an emphasis on infrastructure and water resiliency. The motion passed 5-0.

Item 37 was to direct staff on the Board’s priorities over the upcoming year. This item brought a large discussion around rural camping and what many

COMMUNITY

Templeton Addresses SB 1383 Changes to Business and Residential Waste Procedures

The MOA with the IWMA is approved

By MELISSA GUERRA

TEMPLETON — Templeton Community Services District held a regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m. for open session.

The meeting covered the upcoming change to trash and recycling as part of a statewide effort through SB 1383 to reduce organic materials that are currently being put into landfills.

The goal is to decrease the organic waste in the landfill by 75 percent by 2025. Regulations require all cities, residential households, multifamily dwellings, commercial businesses, commercial edible food generators, waste haulers, and food recovery organizations to reduce organic waste disposal in landfills. This will be achieved by using the green waste bin for all organic materials, food-soiled paper, and not just yard clippings.

There will likely be a rate increase through Integrated Waste Management Authority (IWMA) as well as the direct cost associated with these collection programs. The IWMA fee will likely increase about 2 percent, bringing it to 4.3 percent. This will all begin in January, which will start with a two-year education roll out program.

Director Debra Logan expressed concerns about the costs and the potential they could have to increase with the new oversight that will come with the new processes; however, as it is a state mandate to reduce the organic waste in landfills, there is no other option for the County at this time than to approve the ordinance.

The ordinance passed 5-0 and will be on the Dec. 7 meeting agenda to be fully passed.

The next item was the amendment to the IWMA Memorandum of Agreement (MOA). The San Luis Obispo County IWMA was originally formed as a Joint Powers Authority ( JPA) by the cities and County in 1994. In 2001, the Special District that had solid waste authority, including Templeton CSD, executed an MOA together with the original members of the JPA. With the County exiting the IWMA, amendments are required to allow the IWMA to continue. While the Special Districts still only hold one voting seat on the panel, but with the County leaving, many of the representatives are no longer needed, giving the one vote a bigger portion of the voting power.

Public comment on this item opened and heard from a caller who

wanted to know why Templeton was staying with the IWMA. Director Geoff English spoke on his discussion with the County regarding the IWMA and that staying with the IWMA is the best option for Templeton.

Director Logan made a motion to approve the first amendment of the memorandum of agreement and provide communication to the IWMA board that Templeton CSD is interested in a change in the voting configuration so that special districts have proportional representation and that Templeton supports following minimum state mandates only. The motion passed 5-0.

The Board then moved to the audit report presentation, showing where the District increased and decreased in funds. The report also included the Measure A and Fire Fund Operating expenses which can be found on page 12 of the Districts financial statements: ca-templetooncsd2. civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/ View/1300/2020-2021-Measure-AParcel-Tax-Repoort Director Logan acknowledged Natalie Klock for her work in getting all the documentation to the auditors throughout this process. Logan then made a motion to approve the report, which passed 5-0.

Next was the presentation by District Engineer Tina Mayer on the sewer code enforcement, which has been set as a progressive scale.

Director Logan made the motion to approve the progressive scale for enforcement to match the fees with the infractions. The motion passed 5-0. The second part was a motion to adopt the resolution establishing maximum penalties in association with notice of violation and administrative orders and designate a hearing officers assigned to hear appeals.

The motion passed 5-0.

The General Manager’s report from Jeff Briltz gave the update that the move to cloud-based has not yet taken place due to an issue with the credit card processing. The District offices will be closed Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday.

The next meeting will be Dec. 7 at 7 p.m., and the agenda will be posted on the District’s website when it becomes available: templetoncsd. org/AgendaCenter.

The tentative agenda items are: • AB 361 Compliance Resolution • Steinbeck Litigation Update in closed session • Resolution - Adjustment to Health Insurance Contributions for Employees hired after May 2014 • Resolution - Revisions to the Wage and Salary Schedule • Notice of Completion/Budget Amendment for Board Room Technology Upgrade Project • Measure A Oversight Committee Annual Report • Board Reorganization

loosely refer to as the “hip camp ordinance.” There were many public comments from residents who use the rural camping as a way to sustain their farms and hold on to family property, specifically during drought years when crops and cattle don’t do well. Conversely, there was comment from neighbors who had concerns with the rural camping and concerns over campfires and the threat to the area.

The items that were discussed to be in the top priorities were to continue tier-one projects, craft distillery ordinance, urban small wineries, and guest ranch to dude ranch ordinance change, Senate bill 9, Los Osos habitat conservation plan implementation, removal of owner-occupied deed restrictions for ADUs, cannabis programmatic environmental update, revisiting committee advisory council bylaws, rural camping, and coastal vacation ordinance.

Ultimately, after much discussion, the motion was made by Supervisor John

Peschong to approve moving all items for approval aside from the programmatic EIR for cannabis and the revisiting of advisory council bylaws. The motion was approved 5-0.

Next, Supervisor John Peschong moved approval of the programmatic EIR, which was voted 3-2 with Supervisors Debbie Arnold and Chairperson Compton in opposition.

Chairperson Compton made a motion to approve the revisiting of the advisory council bylaws, which was voted 3-2 with Supervisor Gibson and Ortiz-Legg in opposition.

The next meeting of the Board of Supervisors will be the special redistricting meeting. The meeting agenda will be posted on the District’s website when it becomes available at slocounty.ca.gov/ Departments/Board-of-Supervisors/ Board-Meetings,-Agendas-and-Minutes. aspx.

NON-PROFIT

Mechanics Bank Invests $15,000 in People’s Self-Help Housing Program Community Independence Initiative promotes resiliency and economic mobility STAFF REPORT

CENTRAL COAST — People’s Self-Help Housing (PSHH) has received a generous gift of $15,000 from Mechanics Bank, which will support PSHH’s newest program The Community Independence Initiative.

Inspired by the decades-long work of poverty activist, social entrepreneur and author, Dr. Mauricio Miller, the Community Independence Initiative (CII) is a pilot program unlike anything previously offered

in the region. Participants engage in personal development, financial education, and community-building, all aimed at promoting upward mobility.

“We are so grateful to Mechanics Bank for their sustained support in moving our mission forward through this innovative new program,” said Ken Trigueiro, PSHH CEO and President. “This gift will allow us to better support our residents throughout the Central Coast.”

With 20 PSHH households selected to participate in the first cohort, this project was launched to help families disproportionately affected by the pandemic to build economic resiliency, ultimately lifting them out of poverty. The program is

member led with participants paid monthly stipends for their attendance, journaling, and input. The data gathered during the program helps inform future cycles and drives decisions as to future microenterprises to invest in.

To learn more about People’s Self-Help Housing and the Community Independence Initiative, visit pshhc.org.

About People’s Self-Help Housing (PSHH) Founded in 1970, PSHH is the longest-serving nonprof it affordable housing organization on the Central Coast. With a mission of building homes and providing services to strengthen communities and change lives, PSHH ser ves low-income households, working families,

seniors, veterans, farmworkers, those living with disabilities and the formerly homeless. It also provides homeownership opportunities through a self-help, “sweat equity” program that has seen over 1,200 homes successfully completed. PSHH has a presence in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura and Monterey counties, manages over 2,000 rental units, and employs over 200 staff members. PSHH acknowledges the indigenous people of the territories that our organization occupies, including the Chumash, Salinan, Yokuts, Kitanemuk, and Tataviam people. To read the full land acknowledgement, visit pshhc. org/IDEA. For more information about the organization, visit pshhc. org, email info@pshhc.org or phone (805) 781-3088.

ILLEGAL DRUGS

CDC Launches Education Campaigns Aimed at Preventing Drug Overdose Deaths Illegal drugs can be mixed or laced with illicitly made fentanyl STAFF REPORT

NATIONAL — To save more lives from drug overdose, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently launched four complementary education campaigns intended to reach young adults ages 18—34 years. The campaigns provide information about the prevalence and dangers of fentanyl, the risks and consequences of mixing drugs, the life-saving power of naloxone, and the importance of reducing stigma around drug use to support treatment and recovery.

CDC spoke directly with young adults who reported using drugs, as well as peer recovery professionals, to develop the campaigns. Each campaign includes new resources on all four topics to help people make informed decisions, get the help they need, and ultimately reduce the rise in drug overdoses and overdose deaths.

“This critical information can help all of us save a life from overdose and support people who use drugs in treatment and recovery,” said Debra Houry, MD, MPH, acting principal deputy director of CDC.

can be even more harmful than when they are used separately. Mixing stimulants—like ecstasy and cocaine—increases the risk of stroke and heart attack, while mixing opioids with other depressants—like benzodiazepines (“benzos”) and/or alcohol—can slow breathing, which may lead to severe brain damage or death. Bottom line, there is no safe way to mix drugs. Even if you have mixed drugs before, your body could react differently every time.

Naloxone Saves Lives Naloxone is a life-saving medicine that can reverse an opioid overdose. Often given as a nasal spray, naloxone can restore normal breathing to a person whose breathing has slowed or stopped due to opioids, including fentanyl, if given in time. Anyone can carry naloxone, give it to someone experiencing an overdose, and potentially save a life.

Naloxone is available in all 50 states and Washington, DC, and it is available at many local pharmacies without a prescription in most states. Good Samaritan laws are in place in most states to protect those who are overdosing and anyone assisting them in an emergency from arrest, charges, or a combination of these.

sion for people who use drugs and offering support during their treatment and recovery journey are ways to help reduce stigma.

Paths to recovery include treatment with medications for opioid use disorder, as well as behavioral therapies. Treatment is available in many settings—in person, online, through telehealth visits, –treatment can be in individual or group formats.

“Addiction is a treatable disease,” said Christopher M. Jones, PharmD, DrPH, MPH, acting director of CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.

“And while recovery is not always a straight path forward, it is possible. Talking with a healthcare provider to develop a treatment plan that works best for that individual and connecting to other services and supports can aid recovery.”

A Critical Step for Prevention

Drug overdoses have claimed nearly 900,000 lives in the United States over the past 20 years. Recent reports show that drug overdose deaths accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, outpacing overdose death rates from any previous year. Illicitly manufactured fentanyl was the main driver of the near 30 percent increase in overdose deaths. By sharing the campaigns and related People in Treatment resources with young people 18-34 who use and Recovery Need Support drugs, we are taking an important step to One in 14 Americans reports experiencing stop drug overdoses and save lives.

Fentanyl Can be Hidden in Drugs a substance use disorder. However, the stigma Illegal drugs are more potent and poten- related to using drugs can be a significant To learn more about CDC’s drug overdose tially lethal than ever before, as many can be barrier to getting help. Showing compas- prevention efforts, visit cdc.gov/stopoverdose. mixed or laced with illicitly made fentanyl without a person’s knowledge. Fentanyl, an extremely powerful synthetic opioid that is up to 100 times stronger than morphine, and other synthetic opioids contribute to most opioid-involved overdose deaths. Illicitly made fentanyl is increasingly found in counterfeit prescription medications, heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, and other illicit drugs. It is nearly impossible to tell if drugs have been laced with fentanyl without the use of fentanyl test strips because it cannot be seen, smelled, or tasted.

Mixing Drugs Can Cause Overdoses People who use drugs may use multiple different substances, and this mixing of drugs

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ATASCADERO — El Camino Homeless Organization (ECHO) is proud to announce the return of the North County Turkey Trot on the heels of national Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week.

Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, Nov. 25, ECHO will host the fun 5K run/walk at the Atascadero Lake Pavilion Bandstand. Participants are encouraged to wear their best turkey costume while they run/walk twice around the lake.

Prizes will be awarded for the best costumes for adults, children, and pets.

The suggested donation for participation is $20 per individual and will help provide services to those in need in our community. There is no need to register in advance; donations will be taken at the event. Reprising their role of support are many local sponsors, including the BLoved Foundation, who has generously offered to match a large portion of individual donations.

“We are thrilled that once again BLoved has chosen to support ECHO and the North County Turkey Trot,” says Wendy Lewis, President/CEO of ECHO, “we hope the match will encourage the wonderful people of San Luis Obispo County to join together as friends and family and come out to enjoy a fun run/walk on Thanksgiving morning and support ECHO.” National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week (Nov. 13-21) is designed to educate the public, draw attention to the problem of poverty, and build up the base of volunteers and supporters for anti-poverty agencies. Participating local groups spend this week generating publicity about hunger and homelessness and holding education, service, fundraising, and advocacy events to engage

their local community. ECHO’s North County Turkey Trot began in 2019 with the same goal in mind, to involve the community in addressing the issue of hunger and homelessness in San Luis Obispo County. Bringing attention to the plight of the hungry and homeless in our community can foster greater understanding and solidarity and inspire others to take action.

“Promoting the North County Turkey Trot is our way of bringing awareness to the issue of hunger and homelessness during the national week of awareness Nov. 13 to 21,” says Lewis, “We are thankful for such a supportive community with the recent growth of ECHO’s facilities and services and are proud to host an event that brings the community together in a stand of support to promote ending hunger and homelessness.”

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About: The Atascadero Greyhound Foundation has been serving the Atascadero community for more than 20 years, gradually adding more events that serve its mission. We have grown, and continue to give because of the generous donors, sponsors and participants of our events.

Our events are a benefit to the community in healthy activity — either athletically, musically, educationally, or in the fight against addiction.

Donations: Our support comes from generous donors and sponsors. To make a difference, visit: atascaderogreyhoundfoundation.org/donate.html

Friends of the Paso Robles Library UPCOMING EVENTS Gift Shop Hours The Friends Gift Shop in the Library Lobby is NOW OPEN. Store hours Mon-Fri 10-5, Sat 10-3.

Second location now open: The BackRoom Bookstore at The Gatherings Emporium 1335 Park Street, Hours 11-5.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Support the Library through a Friends of the Library membership, starting as low as $10/year. The Friends of the Library appreciates donations, which are either added to the Library’s collection or used to generate considerable funds toward the purchase of new books, 1000 Spring Street library materials, programs, services, etc.

Paso Robles, CA 93446 Due to COVID-19, currently not accepting book donations, cash donations always welcome!

(805) 237-3870 BOARD MEETINGS: prcity.com

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Paso Robles Youth Arts Center CONTACT INFO

THE PASO ROBLES YOUTH ARTS CENTER IS HIRING!

3201 Spring Street Paso Robles, CA, 93446 (805) 238-5825 pryoutharts.org

We are looking for passion-driven individuals who enjoy working with youth in a fun and collaborative environment. We're looking to fill instructor positions in Piano, Art, Guitar, Voice, and more!

If interested, please contact Operations & Programs Manager, Ryan Flores, at (805) 392-3712 or ryan.flores@pryoutharts.org.

Cancer Support Community – California Central Coast UPCOMING EVENTS

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About El Camino Homeless Organization (ECHO)

ECHO’s mission since 2001 is to empower people in SLO County to make positive change by providing food, shelter, and supportive services.

ECHO operates three facilities in Atascadero and Paso Robles with a total bed capacity of 140, including a 60-bed shelter in Atascadero, 60-bed shelter in Paso Robles, an emergency winter shelter housing 20 individuals at Atascadero Community Church, a daily community dinner program, and shower program for homeless individuals and families throughout San Luis Obispo County.

The Atascadero Winter Emergency Shelter opened its doors on Nov. 1.

Anyone seeking a hot meal and a place to sleep is welcome to check-in at ECHO, Atascadero located at 6370 Atascadero Avenue, Atascadero, between 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. .. nightly. In addition, ECHO is partnering with the Atascadero Community Church to offer the Winter Shelter services. The Winter Shelter is open nightly from 7:00 p.m. to 77:00 a.m. For more information, contact ECHO case managers at (805)462-FOOD (3663).

For more information about ECHO, please visit our website at echoshelter.org.

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Lights of Hope 1051 Las Tablas Rd. Lights are lit every holiday season from Thanksgiving through February!

Templeton, CA 93465 Lights, branches and trees are available to sponsor each year.

(805) 238-4411 Monday - Thursday DONATION OPPORTUNITIES 9 am – pm Fridays by Appointment All of our direct services are provided free of charge. Your donations make this possible. You can trust that you are making a differcscslo.org ence for local families. We know you have many options when it comes to putting your charitable gifts to work! Our funds go towards the invaluable programs and services that help so many in our community facing cancer. Our online donations are processed securely through authorize.net. Your donations are 100% tax-deductible.

For more information or to discover how you can help, visit cscslo.org/DonationOptions

Redwings Horse Sanctuary UPCOMING EVENT

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November: The Phantom Feast Redwings annual fundraiser where you RSVP to “Not Attend” and instead spend Thanksgiving with family and friends. The donation helps to “fill the barn” by supporting Redwings hay and senior feed order for fall and winter. Donations to P.O. Box 186, Paso Robles, CA. 93447, or donate at wwww.redwingshorsesanctuary.org/donate/

6875 Union Road Paso Robles, CA 93446 December: Virtual Wine Tasting Fundraiser (805) 237-3751 Friday, December 3, 2021, 5:30-6:30 p.m. - A Virtual holiday wine tasting on Zoom with One Hope Wine to benefit Redwings. Wine tasting redwingshorse kits can be ordered and shipped directly to your door for the event. https://www.onehopewine.com/event/120352 sanctuary.org OUR MISSION The mission of Redwings Horse Sanctuary is to eliminate the causes of equine suffering through educational and community outreach programs, rescue abused, abandoned, and neglected equines and provide permanent sanctuary or selected foster/adoptive homes for those equines.

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There are other ways to get involved and volunteer at Redwings too. We have opportunities to help in our rose and memorial garden, volunteering in the office, helping with events and fundraising, and more. Please submit the form below to schedule a volunteer training or contact our office: info@redwingshorsesanctuary.org or (805) 237-3751.

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ynn Marie Lane passed away on April 22, 2021, after a short illness. Born on June 28, 1952, in Stockton, Ca, she is the 2nd daughter of

Delbert and Marjorie Jones.

She spent all of her growing up years there, enjoying her young life. After leaving Stockton, Lynn spent time in Encinitas, Modesto, and the Merced area, before settling down in Atascadero, CA. Lynn was an appreciator of art, music, food, animals, and humanity. She always put her wholehearted effort and love into these endeavors, which certainly made the world a better place.

Lynn could also be quite adventurous, spending time water skiing, snow skiing, windsurfing,

and always taking “A short hike” which, was never short. But as much as Lynn enjoyed taking part in all these activities, the most important thing to her was the people she did these things with.

As a radiological technician, Lynn touched so many people with her easy-going disposition, soft touch, and empathy. Scared people, people that might die.

But Lynn always made them feel better, even if the only time she spent with them was for a short exam. Sometimes she met these people over and over through-

out their treatment for serious illnesses. Many came back after their recovery to thank her. Some didn’t survive, but Lynn always remembered their names, their families, and their story.

The most distinguishing mark of Lynn, whether at work or play, was her laugh. You could hear it from far away, and you always knew that it was her. Everyone that knew Lynn will miss this special person, and that laugh, for the rest of their lives.

Lynn is survived by her siblings June Gentry, Janet Wolhart, Gail Eastburn, Amy

Ming, her stepdaughter Nicole Vasquez and many nephews and nieces.

Special memories, stories, or condolences are welcomed and can be shared at reisfamilymortuary.net on the Lynn Lane tribute page. If you would like to make a donation in her name, you can find information about two of Lynn’s favorite philanthropic organizations at Feline Network of the Central Coast: felinenetwork. org/donate/, or Pacific Wildlife Care: pacificwildlifecare.org/ special-giving/

CRIME

Atascadero Man Arrested on Assult with Deadly Weapon Reports of man standing on the 7300 Block of San Marcos Road screaming that he had a gun

were dispatched to the 7300 block of San Marcos Road on several reports of a man standing on the street screaming that he had a gun.

Officers arrived in the area and determined the suspect was outside his residence.

STAFF REPORT A jogger passing by the residence saw the ATASCADERO — On Saturday, Nov. suspect in his yard armed with a firearm. The 13, at approximately 7:55 a.m., officers from suspect pointed the firearm at the jogger. the Atascadero Police Department (APD) The jogger was able to safely flee the area.

Shortly after, officers heard a gunshot from the suspect’s property.

Officers requested assistance from the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff ’s Office and an airship from the California Highway patrol. During this time, several neighbors came out of their residences near where the suspect was located.

Officers approached and confronted the suspect, and he surrendered without further

incident. Officers recovered a firearm the suspect had dropped. The suspect, Marshall Athan Badgett, 40-year-old Atascadero resident, was later transported and booked at the San Luis Obispo County Jail on charges of Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Shooting at an Inhabited Dwelling, and Criminal Threats.

APD reported that no one was injured during the incident.

CONVICTION

Judge Sentences Johnny Jesse Roman to Serve 25 years Roman’s conviction was for violent crimes committed during a home invasion robbery in rural San Luis Obispo STAFF REPORT

SAN LUIS OBISPO — San Luis Obispo District Attorney Dan Dow announced on Tuesday, Nov. 16, that Johnny Jesse Roman (39) was sentenced to 25 years to life for his conviction for violent crimes committed during a home invasion robbery in rural San Luis Obispo in February 2021.

The defendant’s convictions and sentence resulted from a Feb. 13 incident where Roman forced entry into an elderly victim’s residence, tied the victim up, and stole

thousands of dollars in cash from within the residence and a vehicle parked outside.

After Roman fled the scene, the victim remained restrained in her residence for several hours until she was found by a family member.

Roman then fled California and was arrested in Virginia in March 2021, after which he was extradited and returned to San Luis Obispo County.

On Oct. 19, Johnny Jesse Roman Jr. (DOB Jun. 27, 1982) pleaded no contest to all charges against him, including one count of Residential Burglary, one count of First-Degree Residential Robbery, and one count of Grand Theft Automobile.

Roman’s crimes were committed against a 75-year-old woman residing in a rural portion of San Luis

Obispo within the jurisdiction of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff. Roman also admitted that he was previously convicted of two violent felonies under California’s Three Strikes Law. These prior convictions were: Residential Burglary in 2005 and Robbery in 2006. His plea to the current crimes and his admission of the prior “strike” convictions subjected him to a maximum sentence of 41 years to life in prison.

On Tuesday, the assigned prosecutor and the Probation Department, in its sentencing report, advocated for the Judge to impose the maximum sentence because of the violence perpetrated against the elderly woman and the similarity of Roman’s prior violent offense convictions.

There was no plea agreement

between the defendant and the District Attorney’s Office. Instead, the defendant pleaded no contest to all charges in hopes of receiving leniency from Judge Jesse J. Marino.

Judge Marino exercised his discretion to provide a lesser sentence by striking the additional 16 years in prison that was allowed under California law for these convictions.

“Violent crimes committed by career criminals against vulnerable victims deserve especially strong sentences,” said District Attorney Dan Dow. “Our office takes seriously the obligation to protect our community through aggressive and fair prosecution of crime while protecting the rights of crime victims. We will continue to advocate for strong sentences in cases like this in order to prevent future

NOVEMBER 09, 2021 • 17:05— JULIA LYDIA SAVAGE, 31, of Atascadero was cited for FAILURE TO APPEAR AFTER PTA AND NOT POSTING BAIL [853.8]; Case no. 212880 NOVEMBER 10, 2021 • 00:57— MICHAEL DONOVAN ROTHGARN, 49, of Atascadero was arrested on the 7100 block of Santa Ysabel Ave. and cited for DUI ALCOHOL [23152(A)], DUI ALCOHOL/0.08 PERCENT [23152(B)]; Case no. 212888 • 01:07— LANCE LEE ROBINSON, 50, was arrested on the 6100 block of San Anselmo Rd. and cited for DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED/ REVOKED [14601.1(A)]; Case no.

212889 • 01:36— ROBERT NATHANIEL KUHN, 40, of Paso Robles was arrested on the corner of San Jacinto and Olmeda Ave. and cited for BENCH WARRANT/ FAILURE TO APPEAR ON MISDEMEANOR CHARGE [978.5]; Case no. 212890 • 01:49— SARAH ELIZABETH DUKES, 40, of Paso Robles was arrested on the corner of San Jacinto and Olmeda Ave. and cited for DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED/ REVOKED [14601.1(A)]; Case no.

212890 • 13:40— KIMBERLY SHERI BELL, 53, of Atascadero was arrested on the 9000 block of Pino Solo Ave. and booked for THREATEN CRIME WITH INTENT TO TERRORIZE

NOVEMBER 11, 2021 • 22:48— DAVID GEORGE NUNEZ, 68, of Atascadero was arrested on the 7500 block of Cortina Ave. and booked for INFLICTING CORPORAL INJURY ON SPOUSE/COHABITANT/DATNG RELATNSHP [273.5(A)]; Case no. 212907 NOVEMBER 12, 2021 • 15:15— STEPHANIE ANNE CASTANEDA, 33, of Santa Maria was arrested on the 8900 block of Santa Rosa Rd. and booked for BURGLARY:SECOND DEGREE [459]; Case no. 212908 • 15:15— DUANE PATRICK JAMES, 28, transient, was arrested on the 8900 block of Santa Rosa Rd. and booked for DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED/REVOKED FOR DUI:SPECIFIC VIOLA [14601.2(A)], BURGLARY:SECOND DEGREE [459]; Case no.

212908 • 15:15— MARITZA SERENA HERNANDEZ, 27, of Santa Maria was arrested on the 8900 block of Santa Rosa Rd. and booked for BURGLARY:SECOND DEGREE [459]; Case no.

212908 • 23:17— ROCKY J ROWLAND, 43, transient, was arrested on the 7100 block of El Camino Real and booked for BENCH WARRANT/FAILURE TO APPEAR ON MISDEMEANOR CHARGE [978.5]; Case no.

210157

• 23:17— ROCKY J ROWLAND, 43, transient, was arrested on the 7100 block of El Camino Real and booked for POSSESSING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE [11377(A)], BENCH WARRANT/ FAILURE TO APPEAR ON FELONY CHARGE [978.5]; Case no. 212913 • 23:23— KATELYN ELIZABETH COFFEY, 28, of Paso Robles was arrested on the 7100 block of El Camino Real and cited for POSSESSING UNLAWFUL PARAPHERNALIA [11364(A)], POSSESSING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE [11377(A)], FAILURE TO APPEAR AFTER PTA AND NOT POSTING BAIL [853.8]; Case no. 212913

crimes by a particular defendant and to deter others from committing similar crimes.”

The case was investigated by the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff ’s Office with the assistance of the District Attorney’s Office Bureau of Investigation and was prosecuted

by Deputy District Attorney James Graff-Radford.

NOVEMBER 13, 2021 • 08:41— MARSHALL ATHAN BADGETT, 40, of Atascadero was arrested on the 7400 block of San Marcos Rd. and booked for ASSAULT WITH FIREARM ON PERSON [245(A) (2)], WILLFUL DISCHARGE OF FIREARM IN A GROSSLY NEGLIGENT MANNER [246.3(A)], THREATEN CRIME WITH INTENT TO TERRORIZE [422(A)]; Case no. 212916 • 22:59— ALEXANDRA NICOLE BUTLER, 28, of Templeton was arrested on the 8100 block of El Camino Real and cited for FAILURE TO APPEAR AFTER PTA AND NOT POSTING BAIL [853.8]; Case no. 212923 PASO ROBLES POLICE DEPARTMENT

NOVEMBER 09, 2021 • 17:21— CELERINO GERVACIO-

NOVEMBER 11, 2021 • 12:42— JOSE LUIS SALINAS VILLARREAL, 36, of Santa Maria was arrested on the 1000 block of Spring St. and released to a third party for TAKING VEHICLE W/O OWNER’S CONSENT [10851(A)VC], RECEIVE STOLEN PROPERTY NOVEMBER 10, 2021 VEH/TRAILER [496D(A)PC], • 05:44— ANDREW STANLEY, POSSESSION OF SPECIFIED 18, of Paso Robles was released CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE to a third party for RECEIV[11377(A)H&S]; Case no.

ING/CONCEALING STOLEN 21-2927 PROPERTY,ETC [496(A)PC], • 13:07— JONATHAN MICHAEL TAMPERING/INJURING VEHIIMIG, 26, transient, was CLE OR CONTENTS [10852VC], arrested on the corner of Via PROWLING/PEEKING IN DOOR/ Camelia and Riverglen Dr. WINDOW [647(I)PC]; Case no. and released to a third party 212914 for POSSESSING NARCOTIC • 11:07— ARTHUR JOHN CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE WATSON, 23, of Paso Robles [11350(A)H&S], POSSESSION was arrested on the corner of OF SPECIFIED CONTROLLED 24th St. and Riverside Ave. and SUBSTANCE [11377(A)H&S], released to another agency POSSESSION OF UNLAWFUL for INFLICTING CORPORAL PARAPHERNALIA [11364(A) INJURY ON SPOUSE/COHABH&S], OUTSIDE WARRANTITANT [273.5(A)PC]; Case no.

MISDEMEANOR [O/W-M]; Case 212918 no. 212928 • 16:08— GUILLERMO MALDONADOGALVEZ, 27, of Paso NOVEMBER 12, 2021 Robles was arrested on the • 09:00— Allison Rae Trammel, 1200 block of Stoney Creek Rd. 31, of Paso Robles was arrested and released to a third party on the 1400 block of Creston for DISORDERLY CONDUCT/ Rd. and booked and released DRUNK IN PUBLIC [647(F)PC]; for POSSESSION OF SPECIFIED Case no. 21-2920 CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE • 18:14— FRANCISCO ORTIZ [11377(A)H&S]; Case no. 212934 GUERRERO, 39, of Paso Robles • 14:34— ERICA LYNN KING, was arrested on the 2000 block 41, transient, was arrested on of Riverside Ave. and booked the 900 block of Creston Rd. and released for DRIVING and released to third party UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF for POSSESSING NARCOTIC ALCOHOL [23152(A)VC], DUI CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE ALCOHOL/0.08 PERCENT [11350(A)H&S], POSSESSION [23152(B)VC]; Case no. 21-2922 OF UNLAWFUL PARAPHERCHAVEZ, 22, of Paso Robles was arrested on Meadowlark Rd. and released to a sober party for DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL [23152(A)VC], DUI ALCOHOL/0.08 PERCENT [23152(B) VC]; Case no. 21-2912

PANDO — Marcia Rae AndrewsPando, 88, of Richland, WA passed away on November 8, 2021.

Arrangement are in the care of Einan’s at Sunset Funeral Home.

STONE — Jessie Stone, 92, of Arroyo Grande passed away November 3, 2021. Arrangements are under the direction of Marshall-Spoo Sunset Funeral Chapel in Grover Beach.

UGSANG — Ugsang Nicasio Rudolfo Ugsang, Jr., 78, of Antelope passed away on November 4, 2021.

Arrangements are in the care of Marshall-Spoo Sunset Funeral Chapel of Grover Beach.

ALVES — Mark Joe Alves, 62, of Arroyo Grande passed away on November 2, 2021. Arrangements are in the care of Marshall-Spoo Sunset Funeral Chapel of Grover Beach.

THOMPSON — Donald Scott Thompson, 70, of Arroyo Grande passed away on November 2, 2021.

Arrangements are in the care of Marshall-Spoo Sunset Funeral Chapel of Grover Beach.

DYCK — Millie Dyck, 91,of Paso Robles passed away on November 11, 2021. Arrangements are in the care of Blue Sky Cremation Service.

SORENSON — Judy Eileen Sorenson, 81, of Arroyo Grande passed away on November 11, 2021.

Arrangements are in the care of Marshall-Spoo Sunset Funeral Chapel of Grover Beach.

JOHNNY JESSE ROMAN

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[422(A)], STALKING [646.9(A)]; Case no. 212892

DEMERITT — Melody DeMeritt, 70, of Morro Bay passed away on November 5, 2021. Arrangement the care of Blue Sky Cremation Service.

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NALIA [11364(A)H&S]; Case no.

212936 • 14:37— ALAIN MICHAEL POMPEY, 33, of Paso Robles was arrested on the 900 block of Creston Rd. and released to another agency for OUTSIDE WARRANT- FELONY [O/W-F]; Case no. 212936

NOVEMBER 13, 2021 • 01:30— JOSE GUADALUPE CANO, 20, of Santa Margarita was arrested on the 1300 block of 24th St. and booked and released for OUTSIDE WARRANT- MISDEMEANOR [O/W-M], OUTSIDE WARRANTMISDEMEANOR [O/W-M], OUTSIDE WARRANT- MISDEMEANOR [O/W-M], OUTSIDE WARRANT- MISDEMEANOR [O/W-M]; Case no. 212941 • 22:08— PATRICK RAYMOND KING, 63, of Paso Robles was arrested on the 1100 block of Riverside Ave. and booked and released for DISORDERLY CONDUCT/DRUNK IN PUBLIC [647(F)PC]; Case no. 212947 • 22:10— BRONSON COLE VANFLEET, 33, of Paso Robles was arrested on the 1100 block of Riverside Ave. and booked and released for DISORDERLY CONDUCT/DRUNK IN PUBLIC [647(F)PC]; Case no. 212947 NOVEMBER 14, 2021 • 20:57— TANNER GAGE PATRICK HARRIS, 19, of Paso Robles was booked and released for LOCAL WARRANT-FELONY [B/W-F]; Case no. 211128

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Upcoming Holiday Event Season Activities RACHELLE RICKARD

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t’s really hard to believe, but we’re already seeing lots of holiday decorations and lights going up, and not only in the retail stores – I’ve seen a few homes in town with beautiful displays that show our community is getting into the spirit too! Thanksgiving is already upon us, and then the busy annual holiday season will really be in full swing.

At this time of year, there is always so much to do, but we all should also take a little time out from all of the planning, preparation, cooking, and other necessary responsibilities for some fun and a little bit of magic as well! Be sure to mark your calendars now for all of the great, family-friendly events that are coming right around the corner, specially designed to generate many wonderful memories.

Ahead of this year’s Thanksgiving holiday, be sure to visit the new Atascadero Fall Festival, which will be a free-admission, three-day, fun-filled

event, located at Sunken Gardens, Nov. 19 through the 21st. There’s going to be plenty of great music with over 20 live bands playing on two stages; lots of carnival rides and games, Street Fair vendors, food trucks, and local craft beers available at multiple locations throughout the event, and everyone will want to ride the Ferris wheel that will be located right in front of Historic City Hall! This new event is shaping up to be something really spectacular! Please be aware that there will be street closures around the Sunken Gardens downtown area beginning at 7 a.m. on Thursday the 18th through late Sunday the 21st to allow for event preparation, setup, the three-day event itself, and cleanup.

You won’t want to miss out on our 2nd Annual Holiday Trail of Lights Tour Map to know exactly where to take an evening drive or neighborhood stroll to see all of the wonderfully decorated local homes, guaranteed to get everyone in the holiday spirit! Information about registering your own address to participate or to obtain the Trail of Lights map can be

found on visitatascadero.com/ trailoflights.

Our annual Light Up the Downtown Holiday Lighting celebration will be held on Friday, Dec. 3, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at City Hall, Sunken Gardens, and throughout downtown Atascadero.

Beginning at 5:30 p.m., you can sip and shop with the Atascadero Chamber of Commerce’s ever-popular Art, Wine & Brew Tour (visit atascaderochamber. org for ticket information); then at 6 p.m. everyone will gather in the Sunken Gardens area in front of Historic City Hall as we count-down to the beautiful holiday lighting of City Hall. Santa and Mrs. Claus will then arrive via our antique Model-A fire truck, and children will be able to visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus at the North Pole entrance, located at the Lewis Avenue side of City Hall, facing Atascadero Middle School.

There will be lots of great holiday music, free hot chocolate, Model-A fire-truck rides, and complimentary hayrides by Harris State Lines!

The extremely popular Winter

Wonderland event will be held on Friday, Dec. 10, from 5 to 9 p.m., with Sunken Gardens and the entire downtown being transformed into a magical, snowy paradise! We’ll have over 65 tons of snow for the large snow pile play areas, and a massive snow-slide will be built by the Atascadero Kiwanis. Many downtown merchants will be open, along with numerous craft and food vendors.

Joe’s Little Train will be in operation by the Elks Club, and it’s rumored that Santa and Mrs. Claus may stop by Winter Wonderland too, and Santa may even take a ride down the snow-slide!

Be sure to bring the whole family for some Holiday Magic at the Charles Paddock Zoo, which will be held on Saturday, Dec. 18, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Our wonderful Zookeepers will be transformed into Santa’s Elves that day so that they can assist our animal residents with opening their very special holiday treats and gifts!

Then, just as the holidays and events of the season have wound down, we’re very excited to bring you the 6th Annual

Tamale Festival, coming on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022! The festival will include over 30 vendors with plenty of tasty and tempting tamales, along with lots of terrific entertainment including MC Francisco Ramirez, Medina Light Show Designs, a wide variety of fun and exciting music including Mariachi bands, the Folkloric Dancers, and the Famous Dancing Horses. This wonderful event will be a very exciting occasion and is free to attend and to enjoy the entertainment, but don’t forget to bring your wallet to purchase plenty of delicious tamales, other delicious food, and great merchandise!

Please note that vendors and volunteers are still needed for both Winter Wonderland and Tamale Festival! For all of our upcoming event information, go to visitatascadero.com or email info@visitatascadero.com.

I hope that everyone is able to take some time away from their year-end responsibilities to enjoy at least a few of these great events and has a truly wonderful holiday season.

dent study materials (ahem, videos and games) that will hold kids’ attention while teaching them money management. Keep reading to get to the head of the class.

Being in charge of the budget Are your children constantly asking you for money? One Florida father found a way to nip that in the bud: He had his teen and preteen sign a contract stating what expenses he would pay for, then gave them a set amount of money to spend each month for clothing, cellphone bill, and extras. “My son’s hard lesson came when his friend pushed him into a pool along with his cellphone. … He learned why it’s important to build a reserve for unexpected expenses,” the father said. Giving your kids a paycheck allows them the chance to make financial decisions – and experience the consequences firsthand.

The economics of higher ed We’ve all asked a kid, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”

Instead, ask what their interests are and help them explore how they might be

applied in a future career. This teaches them adaptability, something of value in a changing economic landscape.

As they get closer to making a decision about whether to attend college or trade school, help them think through the costs and benefits. Junior Achievement’s Access Your Future app can help them crunch the numbers. And if you have a child already attending college, know that timing is everything. Yale researchers have found that graduating from college in a bad economy has a lasting negative impact on wages – and many students are considering gap years and grad school because of this.

The roots of retirement Raise your hand if you want to raise a child who will hit the ground running when it comes to saving for retirement.

Personal finance experts say we should let our children know that retirement is the biggest expense they’ll ever save for, and it’s important to start early.

To help them understand the value of compounding, help them open a savings account (or guardian-type

brokerage account) where they can experience the power of this phenomenon for themselves.

Extra credit knowledge When you’re young and don’t have much money, it’s easy to rely too much on credit and jeopardize your financial future. Help your child understand the importance of a good credit score, and explain how you keep yours up.

Share stories about how you financed your first car or house, and explain in concrete terms how the interest rate affected the overall purchase price.

Finally, consider adding your teen as an authorized user on your credit card and teaching them how to read a statement and pay the balance in full each month.

In giving your child the gift of financial literacy, you’re helping set them up for a brighter future. Through a purposeful approach, we can all do our part to raise the next generation of resourceful citizens.

Homeschool resources For teens: • Search ngpf.org/arcade for

web-based games like “Money Magic,” “Payback,” “Stax” and “Credit Clash” For younger kids: • Schoolhouse Rock! vintage videos like “Budget” and “Dollars and Sense” • Cha-chingusa.org offers Money Smart Kids videos like “Do it Passionately” and “Saving for Success” Next steps • Have family or friends share stories of how they thrived during a recession or found creative ways to stretch a budget.

• Consider helping your child get started with investing; keeping in mind their investments will change calculations for college aid.

• Introduce your family members – even the younger ones – to your advisor, who can act as a teacher’s aide for financial literacy.

Sarah Santana is an independent columnist for The Atascadero News and Paso Robles Press; you can email them at sarah.santana@raymondjames.com.

Financial Literacy is a Gift That Lasts a Lifetime

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inancial tradeoffs, interest rates, and the importance of having an emergency fund: Our current economic circumstances are full of teachable moments we can and should share with our children. After all, they’re probably not learning these topics in school. Only 1 in 6 students will be required to take a personal finance course before earning a high school diploma, according to nonprofit Next Gen Personal Finance.

That’s why we’re equipping you with money tips and topics to discuss with the children in your life, plus indepen-

A THIRD OPTION FOR PASO SCHOOL DISTRICT

Dear Editor, To avoid potential Brown Act conflicts, I am sharing my thoughts as a private citizen from the perspective of a former Dual Immersion (DI) parent at both Georgia Brown Elementary and Flamson Middle School and as someone who finally sees a clear path to building the long overdue Aquatic Complex including a way to pay for its maintenance.

My thoughts do not necessarily reflect that of the school board.

Paso Robles Joint Unified School District (PRJUSD) Superintendent Curt Dubost and Assistant Superintendent Business Services Brad Pawlowski hosted a Community Meeting on November 10 to discuss School Attendance Boundaries and Possible School Closure. I applaud the superintendents for acknowledging the status of the District’s General Fund and the potentially overdrawn status of the Measure M funds.

Mr. Pawlowski shared that the General Fund, with declining enrollment and a precipitous decline in ADA/Average Daily Attendance, PRJUSD

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could return to deficit spending if drastic cuts such as closing a campus are not made. There is about $30 million left to fund remaining Measure M projects, including Georgia Brown and the Aquatic Complex. If the projected $11 million combined cost overruns at the Temporary School Site, Marie Bauer and Glen Speck, plus an additional $6 million to build Speck’s Multi-Purpose Room are any indication; the district will not have enough M16 money left to rebuild Georgia Brown, let alone any other projects. In hindsight, the original $13.5 million budget was never going to be enough to modernize Georgia Brown. Next year, the projected cost will be closer to $30 million.

The superintendents introduced two options to mitigate the shortfall.

Option 1: Close Georgia Brown moving the Dual Immersion program to Winfred Pifer School.

There are currently 431 students at Pifer. The 667 students currently at Georgia Brown could stay on the west side by enrolling at Glen Speck until Speck reaches its capacity of 625 students. There are currently

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

434 students enrolled at Glen Speck. While Option 1 achieves the objective to close a school site, it deprives some of the district’s neediest students of a neighborhood school that best meets their critical needs without having to travel 4.7 miles across town.

Option 2: proposes Georgia Brown trade locations with Glen Speck. Glen Speck would move from its temporary site to Georgia Brown. Glen Speck students and teachers would be forced to remain at the temporary site for perhaps another three years while Georgia Brown is renovated at an allegedly reduced estimate of $12.9 million, saving $600,000.

This cost reduction doesn’t seem realistic. This bait and switch is morally unconscionable. Glen Speck students, parents, and staff have put up with exile and delays far too long. They deserve to return home as soon as possible.

To make matters worse, Option 2 fails to close a school site, so there isn’t any savings.

However, there is a third option. Consolidate the two middle schools at Lewis, then let Georgia Brown takes over the then-vacant Flamson Middle school to become a K-8 Dual Immersion school. By reduc-

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ing both short and long-term expenditures, this third option is both reasonable, affordable and achieves several goals: • Closes a school site saving $750,000 per year or more • Keeps two neighborhood elementary schools open on the west side • Allows Dual Immersion capacity to expand by half, adding 6th, 7th and 8th-grade classrooms—a true K-8 Dual Immersion magnet school allowing 8th graders superior matriculation to PRHS’s Dual Immersion instruction.

• Allows for a second magnet school, The Arts Academy at Bauer Speck, Restores the integrity of the Measure M budget allowing the Aquatic Complex to be built now in its original, two pool design.

• Pool maintenance funded with some the savings that consolidation would generate.

What needs to happen: 1. The consolidation of our middle schools 2. Allow 5th Graders (Class of 2029) to stay one extra year at their respective elementary sites, becoming 6th Graders at their current sites in 2022-23.

There is capacity to do this.

3. Both Flamson and Lewis Middle Schools become 7-8 Middle schools while the district uses $3.5 million of Georgia Brown’s $13.5m Measure M Funds to build a new classroom wing at Lewis to house all 7 and 8 graders at one central location.

4. Convert the new ten classroom building at Flamson to a pre-K and Kindergarten wing using $1 million of the $13.5m Georgia Brown’s Measure M Funds 5. Move 7&8 grades from Flamson to Lewis in 2023 6. Move Georgia Brown a ¼ mile to the now vacant Flamson campus in 2023 (saving $750,000 per year) 7. Use the remaining $9m of Georgia Brown’s Measure M funds to augment the remaining $3.6m for the Aquatic Complex. This leaves $12.6m to immediately begin construction on the Aquatic Complex.

8. Sell the now vacant GB as surplus property after first offering it as surplus property, possibly to a potentially new charter school or, better still, build affordable housing

for our struggling teachers offering homes with belowmarket-rate rents.

No, Option 3 does not please everyone; I do not believe such a plan exists. In the long run, Option 3, subject to discussion and revision, presents the least disruption while restoring a sense of hope and promise that PRJUSD can find its way back to being a destination district for students, teachers, classified staff parents, and our community. When a decision is made by the school board next year, let us hope that staff will decide to present Option 3. Meanwhile, if preserving neighborhood schools is critical to student success, if enhancing Dual Immersion matters to you, if restoring an Arts Academy is important to you if attracting, paying, and retaining the best teachers is vital, and if you have waited too long for PRJUSD to fulfill its promise of an Aquatic Complex, contact Superintendent Dubost and Assistant Superintendent Business Services Pawlowski.

Ask them to present Option 3 to the public.

Chris Bausch Paso Robles

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By MSTILETTO, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 10/20/2026 PUB: 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 11/18/2021 LEGAL CM 741 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212465 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: PATCH, 632 SPRING STREET, PASO ROBLES, CA 93446, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: AN INDIVIDUAL: ALAYNA M EARHART, 4755

PRAIRIE RD, PASO ROBLES, CA 93446 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is false is guilty of a crime.) /S/ ALAYNA M EARHART This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo County on 10/13/2021 TRANSACTING BUSINESS DATE: 09/23/2021 CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

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By AWEBSTER, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 10/13/2026 PUB: 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 11/18/2021 LEGAL CM 742 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212360 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: BLUDRAGON SPAS, 1421 CRIPLE CREEK RD, PASO ROBLES, CA 93446, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: AN INDIVIDUAL: CYNTHIA ALVAREZ, 1926 FIELDSTONE CIRCLE, PASO ROBLES, CA 93446 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Orga-

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PAGE A-10 • Thursday, November 18, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212547 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: TO THE LETTER, 655 CRISPIN, SAN MIGUEL, CA 93451, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY: TO THE LETTER, LLC, 655 CRISPIN AVE, SAN MIGUEL, CA 93451 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization CA I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is false is guilty of a crime.) /S/ TO THE LETTER, LLC, LOUISE OROZCO, PRESIDENT This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo County on 10/22/2021 TRANSACTING BUSINESS DATE: 10/14/2021 CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

HELEN NOLAN, County Clerk

By MSTILETTO, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 10/22/2026 PUB: 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 11/18/2021 LEGAL CM 749 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212531 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: CALI GIRLS PROVISIONS, 7415 SAN GABRIEL RD., ATASCADERO, CA 93422, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: AN INDIVIDUAL: BETH M SAYLER, 7415 SAN GABRIEL RD., ATASCADERO, CALIFORNIA 93447 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is false is guilty of a crime.) /S/ BETH M SAYLER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo County on 10/19/2021 TRANSACTING BUSINESS DATE: NOT APPLICABLE CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

HELEN NOLAN, County Clerk

By AWEBSTER, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 10/19/2026 PUB: 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 11/18/2021 LEGAL CM 750

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NEW FILE NO. 20212521 OLD FILE NUMBER. 20181186 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME(S) TO BE ABANDONED: DILECTA WINES, 7970 VINEYARD DRIVE, PASO ROBLES, CA 93446, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY. THE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME WAS FILED IN SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY ON: APRIL 30, 2018 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) HAVE ABANDONED THE USE OF THE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME: DILECTA, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, 5970 W. 2ND STREET, #6, LOS ANGELES, CA 90036 THIS BUSINESS WAS CONDUCTED BY: A CORPORATION: DILECTA, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, STEVE SELLERS, PRESIDENT THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY ON: 10/19/2021 CERTIFICATION I HERBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. HELEN NOLAN, COUNTY CLERK

BY ABAUTISTA, DEPUTY CLERK PUB: 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 11/18/2021 LEGAL CM 751 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212453 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: GREEN RHINO, 433 KENTON CT, PASO ROBLES, CA 93446, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: AN INDIVIDUAL: THOMAS J ROBBINS, 433 KENTON CT, PASO ROBLES, CA 93446 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is false is guilty of a crime.) /S/ THOMAS J ROBBINS, OWNER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo County on 10/12/2021 TRANSACTING BUSINESS DATE: 10/11/2021 CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

HELEN NOLAN, County Clerk

By MSTILETTO, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 10/12/2026 PUB: 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 11/18/2021 LEGAL CM 752 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212548 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: THE LASH CO. LLC, 399 S. MAIN STREET, STE 3, TEMPLETON, CA 93465, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY: THE LASH CO. LLC, 390 LILY PAD LANE, TEMPLETON, CA 93465 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization CA I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is false is guilty of a crime.) /S/ THE LASH CO. LLC, KRISTEN NICOLE KUNDRAT, CEO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo County on 10/22/2021 TRANSACTING BUSINESS DATE: 10/02/2021 CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

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By NBALSEIRO, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 10/22/2026 PUB: 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 11/18/2021 LEGAL CM 753 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212528 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: JERRY’S EQUINE DENTAL INSTRUMENTS, 9225 ROCKY CANYON ROAD, ATASCADERO, CA 93422, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A CORPORATION: GENESIS INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED, 601 PROJET DRIVE, ELMWOOD, WI 54740 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization WISCONSIN I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is false is guilty of a crime.) /S/ GENESIS INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED, SHARON VANDENBERGE, SECRETARY This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo County on 10/19/2021 TRANSACTING BUSINESS DATE: 9/1/2016 CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

HELEN NOLAN, County Clerk

By MSTILETTO, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 10/19/2026 PUB: 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 11/18/2021 LEGAL CM 754 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212470 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: B3D PRODUCTS, 787 RANGE PL, NIPOMO, CA 93444, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A MARRIED COUPLE: BRANDON ROBERT MARTIN, 787 RANGE PL, NIPOMO, CA 93444, JENNAH DELORES MARTIN, 787 RANGE PL, NIPOMO, CA 93444 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is false is guilty of a crime.) /S/ BRANDON ROBERT MARTIN This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo County on

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HELEN NOLAN, County Clerk

By AWEBSTER, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 10/13/2026 PUB: 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 11/18/2021 LEGAL CM 755 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212530 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: CENTRAL COAST JOURNAL, 5860 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE G, ATASCADERO, CA 93422, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A CORPORATION: 13 STARS, P.O. BOX 6068, ATASCADERO, CA 93423 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization CALIFORNIA I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is false is guilty of a crime.) /S/ 13 STARS, NICHOLAS MATTSON,CEO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo County on 10/19/2021 TRANSACTING BUSINESS DATE: NOT APPLICABLE CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

HELEN NOLAN, County Clerk

By AWEBSTER, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 10/19/2026 PUB: 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 11/18/2021 LEGAL CM 756 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212539 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: SUMMERS REAL ESTATE, INC. & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, 7548 MORRO RD, ATASCADERO, CA 93422, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A CORPORATION: SUMMERS REAL ESATE, INC., 7548 MORRO RD, ATASCADERO, CA 93422 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization CALIFORNIA I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is false is guilty of a crime.) /S/ SUMMERS REAL ESTATE, INC, SANDRA SUMMERS, SEC/TREAS This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo County on 10/20/2021 TRANSACTING BUSINESS DATE:N/A CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

HELEN NOLAN, County Clerk

By MSTILETTO, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 10/20/2026 PUB: 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 11/18/2021 LEGAL CM 757 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212549 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: GENERAL COMPUTER SERVICES, 680 SHAMROCK LANE, PISMO BEACH, CA 93449, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: AN INDIVIDUAL: BERNIE M JOHNSON, 680 SHAMROCK LANE, PISMO BEACH, CA 93449 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is false is guilty of a crime.) /S/ BERNIE M JOHNSON This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo County on 10/22/2021 TRANSACTING BUSINESS DATE: 10/15/2021 CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

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By AWEBSTER, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 10/22/2026 PUB: 11/04, 11/11, 11/18,

11/24/2021 LEGAL CM 758 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212588 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: SURF’S UP DRIVING & TRAFFIC SCHOOL, 60 2ND STREET, TEMPLETON, CA 93465, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A MARRIED COUPLE: ROBERT WAYNE JONES, 609 SHANNON HILL DRIVE, PASO ROBLES, CA 93446, KIM MARIE DIBELLO-JONES, 609 SHANNON HILL DRIVE, PASO ROBLES, CA 93446 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is false is guilty of a crime.) /S/ ROBERT WAYNE JONES, OWNER/OPERATOR This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo County on 10/27/2021 TRANSACTING BUSINESS DATE: NOT APPLICABLE CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

HELEN NOLAN, County Clerk

By NBALSEIRO, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 10/27/2026 PUB: 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, 11/24/2021 LEGAL CM 759 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212540 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: CENTRAL COAST ELECTRIC INC., 9195 CURBARIL, ATASCADERO, CA 93422, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A CORPORATION: CENTRAL COAST ELECTRIC INC, 9195 CURBARIL, ATASCADERO, CA 93422 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization CALIFORNIA I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is false is guilty of a crime.) /S/ CENTRAL COAST ELECTRIC INC, JAMES LEE MATTHEIS, CEO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo County on 10/20/2021 TRANSACTING BUSINESS DATE: NOT APPLICABLE CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

HELEN NOLAN, County Clerk

By AWEBSTER, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 10/20/2026 PUB: 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, 11/24/2021 LEGAL CM 760 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212581 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: WOODSY, 9435 EL BORDO AVE., ATASCADERO, CALIFORNIA 93422, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: AN INDIVIDUAL: NYLE DAVID KETCHERSIDE, 9435 EL BORDO AVE., ATASCADERO, CALIFORNIA 93422 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is false is guilty of a crime.) /S/ NYLE D. KETCHERSIDE This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo County on 10/27/2021 TRANSACTING BUSINESS DATE: 10/27/2021 CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

HELEN NOLAN, County Clerk

By NBALSEIRO, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 10/27/2026 PUB: 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, 11/24/2021 LEGAL CM 761 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212536 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: CANE TIKI ROOM, 1240 PARK STREET, PASO ROBLES, CA 93446, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCT-

ED BY: A CORPORATION: GAUCHO PR INC., 1244 PARK ST, PASO ROBLES, CA 93446 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization CALIFORNIA I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is false is guilty of a crime.) /S/ GAUCHO PR, INC., WILLIAM T. LARKIN, CFO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo County on 10/20/2021 TRANSACTING BUSINESS DATE: NOT APPLICABLE CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

HELEN NOLAN, County Clerk

By MSTILETTO, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 10/20/2026 PUB: 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, 11/24/2021 LEGAL CM 762 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212571 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: URBAN GETAWAYS, 95 ALYDAR PLACE, PASO ROBLES, CA 93446, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A MARRIED COUPLE: NICOLAS GERINELDO VEGA, 95 ALYDAR PLACE, PASO ROBLES, CA 93446, DIANA LEE VEGA, 95 ALYDAR PLACE, PASO ROBLES, CA 93446 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is false is guilty of a crime.) /S/ NICOLAS G. VEGA This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo County on 10/26/2021 TRANSACTING BUSINESS DATE: NOT APPLICABLE CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

HELEN NOLAN, County Clerk

By NBALSEIRO, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 10/26/2026 PUB: 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, 11/24/2021 LEGAL CM 763 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212537 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: JERRY’S MARINE AND TACKLE, 9198 WILLOW COURT, ATASCADERO, CA 93422, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: AN INDIVIDUAL: KATHERINE COTTRELL, 9198 WILLOW COURT, ATASCADERO, CA 93442 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is false is guilty of a crime.) /S/ KATHERINE COTTRELL This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo County on 10/20/2021 TRANSACTING BUSINESS DATE: 11/20/2006 CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

HELEN NOLAN, County Clerk

By MSTILETTO, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 10/20/2026 PUB: 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, 11/24/2021 LEGAL CM 764 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212410 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: JAM CELLARS, JOHN ANTHONY VINEYARDS, SERIAL WINES, WEATHER WINES, WISHLIST WINES, 1226 PARK STREET, PASO ROBLES, CA 93446, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A CORPORATION: JAM CELLARS, INC., 1300 1ST ST, SUITE 468, NAPA, CA 94559 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization CA I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is

false is guilty of a crime.) /S/ JAM CELLARS, INC., CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, JAMES COLLINS This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo County on 10/08/2021 TRANSACTING BUSINESS DATE: 10/1/21 CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

HELEN NOLAN, County Clerk

By SCURRENS, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 10/08/2026 PUB: 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, 11/24/2021 LEGAL CM 765 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212577 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: HOT ROD ALLEY OLIVE OIL, 5155 CALUMET LN, PASO ROBLES, CA 93446, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A MARRIED COUPLE: DAN L VERSTUYFT, 5155 CALUMET LN, PASO ROBLES, CA 93446, CAROLYN L VERSTUYFT, 5155 CALUMET LN, PASO ROBLES, CA 93446 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is false is guilty of a crime.) /S/ CAROLYN L VERSTUYFT This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo County on 10/27/2021 TRANSACTING BUSINESS DATE: 10/25/2021 CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

HELEN NOLAN, County Clerk

By SKING, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 10/27/2026 PUB: 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, 11/24/2021 LEGAL CM 766 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212599 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: J’S HOME REPAIRS, 704 EXPERIMENTAL STATION ROAD, PASO ROBLES, CA 93446, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: AN INDIVIDUAL: JAY DARREN DORNER, 704 EXEXPERIMENTAL STATION ROAD, PASO ROBLES, CA 93446 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is false is guilty of a crime.) /S/ JAY D. DORNER, OWNER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo County on 10/28/2021 TRANSACTING BUSINESS DATE: 10/28/2021 CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

HELEN NOLAN, County Clerk

By NBALSEIRO, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 10/28/2026 PUB: 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, 11/24/2021 LEGAL CM 767 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212605 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: CALIFORNIA DRESSAGE SOCIETY, SAN LUIS OBISPO CHAPTER OF THE CALIFORNIA DRESSAGE SOCIETY, SLOCDS, 550 HANSON ROAD, PASO ROBLES, CA 93446, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A CORPORATION: CALIFORNIA DRESSAGE SOCIETY, 13766 CENTER STREET #21, CARMEL VALLEY, CA 93924 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization CA I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is false is guilty of a crime.) /S/ CALIFORNIA DRESSAGE SOCIETY, JOHN REES, CHAPTER PRESIDENT, SLOCDS This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo County on 10/28/2021 TRANSACTING BUSINESS DATE: 10/20/1970

CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

HELEN NOLAN, County Clerk

By MSTILETTO, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 10/28/2026 PUB: 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, 11/24/2021 LEGAL CM 768 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212595 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: MVP BOUNCERS, 1884 SAN BUENAVENTURA WAY, SAN MIGUEL, CA 93451, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A MARRIED COUPLE: SCOTT B ROMO, 1884 SAN BUENAVENTURA WAY, SAN MIGUEL, CA 93451, LESLIE L ROMO, 1884 SAN BUENAVENTURA WAY, SAN MIGUEL, CA 93451 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is false is guilty of a crime.) /S/ SCOTT B ROMO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo County on 10/27/2021 TRANSACTING BUSINESS DATE: 10/27/2021 CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

HELEN NOLAN, County Clerk

By SKING, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 10/27/2026 PUB: 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, 11/24/2021 LEGAL CM 769 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212397 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: SLICK STONE RANCH, SLICK STONE VINEYARD, 1661 PLUM ORCHARD LANE, TEMPLETON, CA 93465, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY: ROBINSONG FARMS, 1651 PLUM ORCHARD LANE, TEMPLETON, CA 93465 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization CA I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is false is guilty of a crime.) /S/ ROBINSONG FARMS, ROXANNE PORTER, MANAGER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo County on 10/05/2021 TRANSACTING BUSINESS DATE: NOT APPLICABLE CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

HELEN NOLAN, County Clerk

By NBALSEIRO, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 10/05/2026 PUB: 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, 11/24/2021 LEGAL CM 770 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212558 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: VINTAGE PROPERTIES II, 979 OSOS STREET, SUITE B2, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93401, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP: VINCENT FONTE, 979 OSOS STREET, SUITE B2, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93401, ALAN MCVAY, 979 OSOS STREET, SUITE B2, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93401, ROBERT LOMBARDI, 979 OSOS STREET, SUITE B2, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93401 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is false is guilty of a crime.) /S/ VINCENT FONTE This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo County on 10/22/2021 TRANSACTING BUSINESS DATE: 10/20/21 CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

HELEN NOLAN, County Clerk

By NBALSEIRO, Deputy

New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 10/22/2026 PUB: 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, 11/24/2021 LEGAL CM 771 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212573 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: GILL FORD LINCOLN, 12200 LOS OSOS VALLEY RD, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93405, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A CORPORATION: GILL MOTORS SLO, INC., 1100 S. MADERA AVE, MADERA, CA. 93637 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization CA I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is false is guilty of a crime.) /S/ GILL MOTORS SLO, INC., GAGANDEEP CHAHAL, CFO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo County on 10/26/2021 TRANSACTING BUSINESS DATE: 10/25/2021 CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

HELEN NOLAN, County Clerk

By AWEBSTER, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 10/26/2026 PUB: 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, 11/24/2021 LEGAL CM 772 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212562 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: WIGHTON’S PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING, 183 PRADO LANE, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93401, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY: PIPEDREAMS VENTURES HOLDINGS LLC, 1101 MARINA VILLAGE PARKWAY, SUITE 201, ALAMEDA, CA 94501 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization DELAWARE I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is false is guilty of a crime.) /S/ PIPEDREAMS VENTURES HOLDINGS LLC, DAN LAUFER, CEO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo County on 10/25/2021 TRANSACTING BUSINESS DATE: OCTOBER/ 11/2021 CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

HELEN NOLAN, County Clerk

By AWEBSTER, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 10/25/2026 PUB: 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, 11/24/2021 LEGAL CM 773 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212582 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: NORTH COUNTY SIGN SERVICE, 736 NO TRIGO LANE, PASO ROBLES, CA 93446, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A CORPORATION: F.L.C. ENTERPRISES, INC., 736 NO TRIGO LANE, PASO ROBLES, CA 93446 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization CALIFORNIA I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is false is guilty of a crime.) /S/ F.L.C. ENTERPRISES, INC., LINDA M REISZ, CEO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo County on 10/27/2021 TRANSACTING BUSINESS DATE: 12/1/1989 CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

HELEN NOLAN, County Clerk

By NBALSEIRO, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 10/27/2026 PUB: 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, 11/24/2021 LEGAL CM 774 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212655

THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: VINEYARD VIEWS, 6075 CHAMPAGNE LN, PASO ROBLES, CA 93446, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A MARRIED COUPLE: ARTHUR E ORNELAS, 6075 CHAMPAGNE LN, PASO ROBLES, CA 93446, SARAH E ORNELAS, 6075 CHAMPAGNE, PASO ROBLES, CA 93446 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization CALIFORNIA I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is false is guilty of a crime.) /S/ ARTHUR E ORNELAS This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo County on 11/04/2021 TRANSACTING BUSINESS DATE: 11/04/2021 CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

HELEN NOLAN, County Clerk

By AWEBSTER, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 11/04/2026 PUB: 11/12, 11/18, 11/24, 12/02/2021 LEGAL CM 778 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212641 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: ADA’S VINEYARD LLC, THE LODGES AT ADA’S VINEYARD, ADA’S LODGES, 5255 MONTEREY RD, PASO ROBLES, CALIFORNIA 93446, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY: ADA’S VINEYARD LLC, PO BOX 3029, PASO ROBLES, CALIFORNIA 93447 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization CALIFORNIA I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is false is guilty of a crime.) /S/ ADA’S VINEYARD LLC, KATHLEEN TUCKER, MANAGING MEMBER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo County on 11/02/2021 TRANSACTING BUSINESS DATE: 02/23/2009 CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

HELEN NOLAN, County Clerk

By AWEBSTER, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 11/02/2026 PUB: 11/11, 11/18, 11/24, 12/02/2021 LEGAL CM 781 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212488 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: SPEECH BY JESS, 14060 EL CAMINO REAL, ATASCADERO, CA 93422, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: AN INDIVIDUAL: JESSICA IRENE RODRIGUEZ, 14060 EL CAMINO REAL, ATASCADERO, CA 93422 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is false is guilty of a crime.) /S/ JESSICA IRENE RODRIGUEZ This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo County on 10/14/2021 TRANSACTING BUSINESS DATE: 10/11/2021 CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

HELEN NOLAN, County Clerk

By AWEBSTER, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 10/14/2026 PUB: 11/11, 11/18, 11/24, 12/02/2021 LEGAL CM 782 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212680 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: FLOWERS BY KIM, 2555 ADOBE RD., PASO ROBLES, CA 93446, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: AN INDIVIDUAL: ANGELIQUE A NEVAREZ-NUNEZ, 1811 BELLA VISTA CT., PASO

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ROBLES, CA 93446 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is false is guilty of a crime.) /S/ ANGELIQUE A NEVAREZ-NUNEZ, OWNER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo County on 11/08/2021 TRANSACTING BUSINESS DATE: NOT APPLICABLE CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

HELEN NOLAN, County Clerk

By AWEBSTER, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 11/08/2026 PUB: 11/11, 11/18, 11/24, 12/02/2021 LEGAL CM 783 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212665 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: THE VREAMERY, 1026 CHESTNUT STREET, PASO ROBLES, CA 93446, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY: THE MASON GOLDEN GROUP LLC, 1026 CHESTNUT STREET, PASO ROBLES, CA 93446 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization CA I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is false is guilty of a crime.) /S/ THE MASON GOLDEN GROUP LLC, JENNIFER MASON GOLDEN, CEO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo County on 11/05/2021 TRANSACTING BUSINESS DATE: NOT APPLICABLE CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

HELEN NOLAN, County Clerk

By SCURRENS, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 11/05/2026 PUB: 11/11, 11/18, 11/24, 12/02/2021 LEGAL CM 784 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212608 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: TRITON INDUSTRIES INC., 1655 ADELAIDA ROAD, PASO ROBLES, CA 93446, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A CORPORATION: TRITON INDUSTRIES INC., 1655 ADELAIDA ROAD, PASO ROBLES, CA 93446 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization CALIFORNIA I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is false is guilty of a crime.) /S/ TRITON INDUSTRIES INC., KJELL ERIC NORDSTRAND, PRESIDENT This statement was filed

with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo County on 10/28/2021 TRANSACTING BUSINESS DATE: 6/6/2019 CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

HELEN NOLAN, County Clerk

By AWEBSTER, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 10/28/2026 PUB: 11/18, 11/24, 12/02, 12/09/2021 LEGAL CM 786 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212661 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: ENABLE, 825 RIVERSIDE AVE STE 14, PASO ROBLES, CA 93446, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: AN INDIVIDUAL: ALEXANDER R STERN, 748 SHORTHORN CT, PASO ROBLES, CA 93446 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is false is guilty of a crime.) /S/ ALEXANDER R STERN This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo County on 11/04/2021 TRANSACTING BUSINESS DATE: 11/04/2021 CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

HELEN NOLAN, County Clerk

By SKING, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 11/04/2026 PUB: 11/18, 11/24, 12/02, 12/09/2021 LEGAL CM 787 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212692 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: KB VENTURES, COLONY COTTAGE, 8700 PINO SOLO AVE, ATASCADERO, CALIFORNIA 93422, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP: KAY CEMENTINA, INC, 8700 PINO SOLO AVE, ATASCADERO, CALIFORNIA 93422, BERTING SABALBORO, 4528 ELM STREET, GUADALUPE, CA 93434 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is false is guilty of a crime.) /S/ KAY CEMENTINA, INC, KAY CEMENTINA, PRESIDENT This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo County on 11/08/2021 TRANSACTING BUSINESS DATE: 11/08/2021 CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

HELEN NOLAN, County Clerk

By MSTILETTO, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 11/08/2026 PUB: 11/18, 11/24, 12/02,

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12/09/2021 LEGAL CM 788 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212542 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: PIXIE STUDIO, 800 6TH ST. #3934, PASO ROBLES, CALIFORNIA 93446, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: AN INDIVIDUAL: CLEIDA CORRES, 1108 MONA WAY, PASO ROBLES, CALIFORNIA 93446 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is false is guilty of a crime.) /S/ CLEIDA CORRES This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo County on 10/21/2021 TRANSACTING BUSINESS DATE: NOT APPLICABLE CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

HELEN NOLAN, County Clerk

By ABAUTISTA, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 10/21/2026 PUB: 11/18, 11/24, 12/02, 12/09/2021 LEGAL CM 789 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212701 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: HEMINGWAY’S, 1234 PARK STREET, PASO ROBLES, CA 93446, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY: CHAPTER 1, LLC, 1232 PARK STREET #201, PASO ROBLES, CA 93446 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization CA I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is false is guilty of a crime.) /S/ CHAPTER 1, LLC, JENNIFER MCNEAL, MANAGING MEMBER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo County on 11/09/2021 TRANSACTING BUSINESS DATE: 04/13/2021 CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

HELEN NOLAN, County Clerk

By MSTILETTO, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 11/09/2026 PUB: 11/18, 11/24, 12/02, 12/09/2021 LEGAL CM 790 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212648 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: HEAVENLY CARPET CLEANING, 9385 CIELO AZUL CT., ATASCADERO, CA 93422, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: AN INDIVIDUAL: BRIAN ALAN SCHULTZ, 9385 CIELO AZUL CT., ATASCADERO, CA 93422

If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is false is guilty of a crime.) /S/ BRIAN ALAN SCHULTZ This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo County on 11/03/2021 TRANSACTING BUSINESS DATE: NOT APPLICABLE CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

HELEN NOLAN, County Clerk

By AWEBSTER, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 11/03/2026 PUB: 11/18, 11/24, 12/02, 12/09/2021 LEGAL CM 791 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212697 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: BUTZ AG SERVICES, 2615 GOLD FINCH WAY, ATASCADERO, CA 93422, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A MARRIED COUPLE: MORGAN M BUTZ, 2615 GOLD FINCH WAY, ATASCADERO, CA 93422, REBECCA M BUTZ, 2615 GOLD FINCH WAY, ATASCADERO, CA 93422 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is false is guilty of a crime.) /S/ MORGAN M BUTZ This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo County on 11/09/2021 TRANSACTING BUSINESS DATE: 10/01/2021 CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

HELEN NOLAN, County Clerk

By AWEBSTER, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 11/09/2026 PUB: 11/18, 11/24, 12/02, 12/09/2021 LEGAL CM 794 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20212712 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: TOWN & COASTAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, TOWNANDCOASTALPROPERTIES.COM, TOWN & COASTAL PROPERTIES, TOWN & COASTAL REAL ESTATE AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, 960 WEST GRAND AVE-D, GROVER BEACH, CA 93433, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A CORPORATION: TOWN & COASTAL PROPERTIES, INC., 960 WEST GRAND AVE-D, GROVER BEACH, CA 93433 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization CA I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is false is guilty of a crime.)

/S/ TOWN & COASTAL PROPERTIES, INC, MELANIE CALLAHAN, CEO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo County on 11/10/2021 TRANSACTING BUSINESS DATE: 07/01/2021 CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

HELEN NOLAN, County Clerk

By AWEBSTER, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 11/10/2026 PUB: 11/18, 11/24, 12/02, 12/09/2021 LEGAL CM 795 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: WILLIAM T. SMITH AKA WILLIAM THORNTON SMITH CASE NO. 21PR-0366 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the Non-Domicillary WILL or estate, or both of WILLIAM T. SMITH AKA WILLIAM THORNTON SMITH. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by KATHERINE SMITH in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN LUIS OBISPO. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that KATHERINE SMITH be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s Non-Domicillary WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The Non-Domicillary WILL and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act with limited authority.

(This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 12/14/21 at 9:00AM in Dept. 9 located at 1050 MONTEREY STREET, MAILING ADDRESS: 1035 PALM STREET, ROOM 385, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93408 Your hearing will be by video conference. Do not come to the courthouse for your hearing.

(Probate) MEETING ID: 161 241 5408 PASSWORD: 79513 You may also access the Zoom information form the court website at https://www. slo.courts.ca.gov IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or

a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner JEFFREY S. TACHIKI SBN 231873 PERKINS COIE LLP 505 HOWARD STREET SUITE 1000 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105 11/11, 11/18, 11/25/21 CNS-3527537# ATASCADERO NEWS PUB: 11/12, 11/18, 11/24/2021 LEGAL CM 779 PUBLIC NOITCE

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Title Order No. 1794033CAD Trustee Sale No. 20956 Account No. 1055019601 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A NOTICE OF DELINQUENT ASSESSMENT DATED 06/01/2021. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 12/14/2021 at 11:00AM, SUNRISE ASSESSMENT SERVICES, as the duly appointed Trustee pursuant to Notice of Delinquent Assessment, Recorded on 06/02/2021, as Instrument # 2021040048 of Official Records in the Office of the Recorder of SAN LUIS OBISPO County, California, property owned by: STANLEY H. HOFFAMN AND TERESSA B. HOFFMAN. WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). At: In the breezeway adjacent to the County General Services Building, 1087 Santa Rosa Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408, all right, title and interest under said Notice of Delinquent Assessment in the property situated in said County, describing the land

therein: APN: 009-577-023 THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO A 90 DAY RIGHT OF REDEMPTION. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1 BLUE JAY COURT, PASO ROBLES, CA 93446 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum due under said Notice of Delinquent Assessment, with interest thereon, as provided in said notice, advances, if any, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee, to-wit: $11,882.40 Estimated. Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. The claimant under said Notice of Delinquent Assessment heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction.

You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (916) 939-0772, or visit this Internet Website www.nationwideposting.com, using the file number assigned to this case 20956. Information

about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Website.

The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (916) 939-0772 or visit this internet website www.nationwideposting. com using the file number assigned to this case 20956 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid by remitting the funds and affidavit described in Section 2924(c) of the Civil Code so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. NOTICE: THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM YOU WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Date: 11/05/2021 SUNRISE ASSESSMENT SERVICES 7844 Madison Ave., Suite 145 Fair Oaks, CA 95628 Sale Information Line: (916) 939-0772 or www. nationwideposting.com ERICKA BATES, ACCOUNT MANAGER NPP0397063 To: PASO ROBLES PRESS PUB: 11/18/2021, 11/25/2021, 12/02/2021 PUB: 11/18, 11/24, 12/02/2021 LEGAL CM 785 NOTICE We hereby give notice that the goods in the following units and names stored at The Space Place, 501 Pine St., Paso Robles, Ca. will be deemed the property of The Space Place and will be removed and/or sold if owners as listed below do not remit balance due before December 3, 2021, Before 5 PM. Andrew MacDonald #61 Karla Escalera #13B Sale to be on Saturday, December 04, 2021 at 9:30A.M. at 501 Pine St. Paso Robles, Ca. PUB: 11/18, 11/24/2021 LEGAL CM 792 NOTICE OF PETITION TO AD-

MINISTER ESTATE OF DAVID DOUGLAS HARPER CASE NO. 21PR-0375 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: DAVID DOUGLAS HARPER A Petition for Probate has been filed by: BRUCE HARPER in the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo.

The Petition for Probate requests that BRUCE HARPER be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The Petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: December 21, 2021 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Dept: 9 Address of Court: 1050 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Laurence A Kluck, Mathews, Kluck, Walsh, Wykle & Latt, LLP Address: 100 M Street, Eureka CA 95501 Telephone: (707) 442-3758 PUB: 11/18, 11/24, 12/2/2021 LEGAL CM 793

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Holiday and Community Gatherings in North County

WORSHIP DIRECTORY ATASCADERO GOSPEL CHAPEL 8205 Curbaril Ave. (corner of Curbaril & Atascadero Ave.): Sunday service at 10:30 a.m. Ted Mort, Pastor. (805) 466-0175. atascaderogospelchapel.org AWAKENING WAYS SPIRITUAL COMMUNITY A New Thought Spiritual Community. Living the Consciously Awakened Life. Rev. Elizabeth Rowley Hogue Sunday 10:00am at the Pavilion 9315 Pismo Way, Atascadero awakeningways.org or call 805 460-0762 GRACE CENTRAL COAST NORTH COUNTY CAMPUS 9325 El Bordo Avenue, Atascadero; Sunday Services at 9:30 and 11 a.m.; (805) 543-2358; gracecentralcoast.org; Helping people find and follow Jesus.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH 238 17th St. Paso Robles; Sunday Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School 10 a.m.; Our Wednesday Testimony; Meeting is the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m.; Reading roomsame location after services & by apportionment.

FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH 9925 Morro Road, Atascadero; “The Church on the Hill”; An independent church committed to the teaching of God’s Word.; Sunday School – 9:45 a.m.; Morning Worship – 11 a.m.; Evening Bible Study – 6 p.m.; Wed Prayer – 7 p.m.; Nursery care provided.; Pastor Ken Butler, Jr.; (805) 461-9197.

GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH 535 Creston Road., Paso Robles ; (805) 238-3549 ; Dr. Gary M. Barker, Pastor; Goal of church: To teach Believers to love God and people.; Sundays: 9 a.m. Sunday School; 10 a.m. Fellowship; 10:30 a.m. Service; 6 p.m. Eve Service; Wednesdays: 7 p.m. prayer meeting.

HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH ELCA A place of hope! Join new Pastor Aaron Smith and congregation for in-person worship on Sundays at 9 A.M. Services are also streamed on Facebook. Sunday School for all ages occurs after worship. Learn more about Bible studies and events at ourhopelutheran.org. 8005 San Gabriel Road, Atascadero.

805.461.0340. office@ourhopelutheran.org.

LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER-LCMS 4500 El Camino Real, Atascadero; 466-9350; Morning Bible class at 9 a.m. Sunday; Coffee and Sunday Worship with Holy Communion at 10 a.m. Sunday; Thursday morning Bible class 10 a.m. followed by refreshments and fellowship; Developmentally disabled Bible class 1st and 3rd Saturday mornings; redeemeratascadero.org; redeemeratascadero@ gmail.com; Pastor Wayne Riddering.

PLYMOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, UCC We honor ancient scriptures, responding to God’s contemporary call to be just and kind.; Join us for Worship Sunday, 10 a.m.; Church School Sunday, 10:15 a.m.; Coffee Fellowship 11 a.m.; Men’s Bible Study, Wednesday, 8 a.m.; Women’s Bible Study, Friday, 10 a.m.; Youth Group; 1301 Oak St., Paso Robles; (805) 238-3321.

ST. ROSE OF LIMA CATHOLIC CHURCH 820 Creston Road., Paso Robles; (805) 238-2218- Parish Office open Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; website: www.saintrosechurch.org; Mass times;Daily Mass- 12:00 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m.; Tues. 7 p.m. Spanish; Saturday 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. Spanish Vigil Mass; Sunday 8 a.m. & 10 a.m.; Spanish Mass at 12:30PM. Father Rudolfo Contreras.

TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH 940 Creston Road, Paso Robles; has Sunday worship services at 9:30 a.m; For more information, call the church at (805) 238-3702. Ext. 206.

contact President Karen MacLaurin at (805)712-0038.

If you missed the Holiday Boutique at the Lake, you can shop at the St. William’s Church barbie butz Annual Thanksgiving and Christmas Boutique this weekend on COLUMNIST Saturday, Nov. 20, from 8 a.m. to ast weekend was a busy 3:30 p.m. There will be beautione here in the North ful handmade items, including County. The Holiday jewelry, birdhouses and feeders, Boutique at Atascadero Lake baked goods and candy, and so drew a lot of visitors who started much more. Proceeds will benefit their holiday shopping early. The Loaves and Fishes and Restorative Elks held their traditional VeterPartners. an’s Day Dinner on Thursday, Nov. St. Williams Church is located 11, and the Printery Foundaat 6410 Santa Lucia Road, tion held its annual meeting on Atascadero.

Sunday, at The Groves on 41, with Don’t forget the dedication the help of the north San Luis today at 3:30 p.m. for the Memory Obispo County chapter, AGUA Walk at the Colony Museum. A CALIENTE, of Questers, who feature of the Memory Walk will planned a silent auction for the be engraved bricks designed to event. remember a person, event, place, Questers was founded in 1944 or celebration. There will also be and has chapters in the United a Memory Walk at the Colony States and Canada. Members are Heritage Center. For more inforinterested in antiques, collectmation about the project, visit ibles, and historic preservation, atascaderohistoricalsociety.org. hence their interest in the historic Remember there’s lots of parking Printery building. For more infor- by the Chamber. Just park and mation about the organization, walk across the Centennial Bridge,

and you’re at the Museum!Your pumpkin recipe for this week is Pumpkin Pie Biscotti, a favorite treat for this time of the year.

Ingredients: • 3½ cups all-purpose flour • 1½ cups firmly packed brown sugar • 2 tsp baking powdered • ½ tsp salt • 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice • ½ can canned, mashed pumpkin • 2 large eggs, lightly beaten • 1 tbsp vanilla extract • 2 tbsp butter • 1¼ cups macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, and pumpkin pie spice in a large bowl; stir well. Combine pumpkin, eggs, and vanilla, stirring well with a wire whisk. Slowly add pumpkin mixture to flour mixture, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened. (Mixture will be very

crumbly; it will gradually become moist after stirring.) Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add macadamia nuts. Cook, stirring constantly until nuts are browned. Remove from heat and cool completely. Gently stir cooled nuts into dough.

Place dough on a lightly floured surface and divide it into 4 portions. Lightly flour hands and shape each portion into a 1x15-inch log. Place logs 3 inches apart on lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake for 23 minutes; cool logs 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 300 degrees. Cut each log diagonally into 1/2-inch slices with a serrated knife. Place slices on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 15 minutes. Cool completely on wire racks.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family and friends, and remember this anonymous quote, “Water separates the people of the world; wine unites them.” Cheers!

Barbie Butz is an independent columnist for The Atascadero News and Paso Robles Press; you can email her at barbiewb@hotmail.com.

St Louis for Montana, he tried to find work on a cattle ranch but finding none, he signed on with a sheep outfit and only lasted two weeks. It left such a bad taste that in all of the 3,500 works of art lee pitts that Charlie produced, there’s not COLUMNIST a sheep in any of them! know many cattlemen will Historically, cattlemen believed think less of me, but I confess, that sheep had a gland between I used to raise sheep.OP/ Oh their hooves that exuded a sure, I raised cattle too, but that substance that sterilized the was for respectability, the sheep ground. They even thought that I raised to make a buck. (Pun cattle would refuse to go on intended.) to a pasture previously grazed It’s hard to exaggerate cattleby sheep. I’ve found this to be men’s traditional hatred for the patently false. As long as I didn’t wooly things. They used to say let the herd, or the flock, stay in that “everything in front of a one place too long, I found that sheep is eaten and everything my very best grazing was on the behind is killed.” They also said land where I’d previously run the that “there’s nothing dumber than two together. I became a believer sheep except the man that raised that “whatever the hoof of sheep them.” touches turns to gold.” That’s why I must be pretty stupid because many old ranchers called their I raised them for a long time and sheep “Mortgage Lifters,” and enjoyed it.

I admit there were many years Ranchers believed that if their we wouldn’t have shown a profit cows were exposed to sheep for without the sheep. long periods, they noticed the We know ranchers hated intellect of their cows and their sheepherders but do cows hate cowboys would be decreased. sheep? There was only one time Maybe that’s why Charles Russell that I saw even the faintest hostilhated them so. When Charlie left ity between sheep and cattle. I

used to shear a lot of sheep in my younger years, mostly small commercial and purebred flocks.

One time I was called to shear a bunch of “hogs.” Years ago, the term “hog” was used to describe a sheep older than a lamb that had never been shorn. I hated shearing hogs because the fleece was hard, I nicked them more, and it really dulled blades in a hurry. This day I was shearing a set of replacement ewes, and after I sheared them, they went from being “hogs” back to sheep. This is where the saying originated, “going the whole hog.” It had nothing to do with swine. After I sheared the band that day, they were turned back into a field with a few cows in it. I don’t know if it was the shock of the freshly shorn lambs or the smell of KRS that I applied to any cuts, but the cows came closer to smell and look them over and then ran to the furthest corner of the field. But for years, I ran the two together, and in all that time, I never saw an ounce of aggression between the two species.

I compliment sheep in this way, knowing I’ll be shunned by cattlemen, but I hope the hatred isn’t

as bad as when the west was first opened up to grazing. Back then, if cattle ranchers found sheep on the public land that the cattlemen grazed for free, they would kill all the sheep and hang the shepherd.

As a cattleman/sheepherder, I have suffered some discrimination, but it never reached the point where I had to keep an armed guard with the sheep or feared for my life. Mostly I just wasn’t invited to brandings or awarded county cattleman of the year, and I had to suffer some sexist jokes. I also had to import ropers to get my calves worked, and even then, I had to hide the sheep and any paraphernalia I used to raise them. There was a scare one year when an imported roper thought he saw some sheep manure, but I told him the pellets were from the giant jackrabbits that roamed the area. He fell for it hook line and sinker. I figured his mental capacity must have been reduced from possibly hanging around sheep in the past.

Lee Pitts is an independent columnist for The Atascadero News and Paso Robles Press; you can email him at leepitts@leepittsbooks.com.

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UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF ATASCADERO 11605 El Camino Real, Atascadero; Sunday Service Time: 10 a.m.; Nurs-ery Care Provided:; 9:45 a.m.- 12:15 p.m.; Mid-week student ministry; PreK-12th grade Sept-April, Weds, 4 p.m.; (805) 466-2566; Pastor Steve Poteete-Marshall; atascaderoumc.org.

ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 513 Palma Ave., Atascadero; Sunday services: Holy Eucharist — 9 a.m., Taize — 8 p.m.; the Rev. W. Merritt Greenwood, interim director; the Rev. James Arnold, Deacon; the Rev. Jacqueline Sebro, Deacon; office (805) 466-0379, fax (805) 466-6399; website stlukesatascadero.org; email office@stlukesatascadero.org.

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n our last meditation, we learned about God’s call given to Moses to become the human deliverer of the nation of Israel from Egyptian slavery. We saw that Moses was totally unwilling to do what God asked him to do. It seems he had developed an inferiority complex caused by his past failures. God spoke personally to Moses on Mt. Sinai thru a burning bush when he was eighty years old. He had been living a quiet and peaceful life as a shepherd for forty years when God called him. Moses simply refused to accept the responsibility of dealing with the Pharaoh of Egypt even though he knew everything about Egyptian culture and the problems of Israel’s slavery. He attempted to get out of God’s call by making five excuses to God (Exodus 3:11-4:17). All of

these excuses were bad reasons for not yielding to God’s will.

Moses’ first excuse was that he was a NOBODY and totally inadequate to do what God was calling him to do (Exodus 3:11-12). God told Moses He would certainly be with him and enable him to do all that He wanted done.

Moses’ second excuse was that he did not have an answer concerning whose authority he had to be Israel’s deliverer (Exodus 3:13-22). This was really quite foolish. God told Moses that He was Jehovah, the Self-Existent Creator, who was sending him to Egypt. The Infinite God of the universe would give him the authority to act in His Great Name: “I AM WHO I AM.” Moses was to tell the Israelites in Egypt that God was going to deliver them from slavery and take them to the promised land that He had given to their forefather Abraham. God would deliver Israel thru the display of supernatural miracles. Moses was still not submissive and gave God his third excuse.

Moses’ third excuse to God

(Exodus 4:1-9). He raised the possibility that none of the leaders in Israel would believe that God had sent him. God’s response was that He gave Moses the ability to manifest three supernatural miracles, and this would prove that God had sent him. Moses was still belligerent and gave God another excuse.

Moses’ fourth excuse (Exodus 4:10-12). Moses said that he was not an eloquent speaker and had problems speaking. It is interesting to note that Acts 7:22 states that when Moses was in Egypt before his exile, he was “mighty in words.”

Moses had either lost his ability to speak or was just making another excuse. God answered Moses and told him that He would enable him to speak and teach him what to say.

Moses’ fifth and final excuse.

Moses simply told God that he was unqualified for the task and that He should get a better-qualified person to do it (Exodus 4:13-17). At this point, the Bible states that God got angry with Moses. God’s answer was that He would

allow his older brother, Aaron, to assist him but that Moses would still be God’s choice to be Israel’s deliverer from slavery.

Moses finally submitted to obey God (Exodus 4:18-2).

Moses is a great example of how God can initially take an unwilling and belligerent man and transform him into a very powerful and effective servant.

Moses developed a very intimate and personal relationship with God. Lessons to be Learned 1. God gets upset and angry with people who make excuses for not doing His will.

2. Disobedience to God can result in the loss of many of His blessings.

3. God is Jehovah, the Self-existent, eternal, infinite Creator who can enable His servants to accomplish whatever He wills and asks them to do.

NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH GOD! Dr. Gary Barker is an independent columnist for The Atascadero News and Paso Robles Press; you can email him at pastor@gracebaptistpaso.org.

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arvest is in full swing as I approach my deadline. Euphoria, hope, and joy bloom in the fall air. Yet across the boards, as vintners extoll a certainto-be fine-drinking vintage, an edge creeps into their harvest reports as they acknowledge climate change, labor shortages, and a vintage that many describe as “challenging.”

On the joy side, however, the level of jubilation can be measured in the first crop experienced by Anita and Varinder Sahi, owners of Copia Vineyards in the Willow Creek District.

“It’s truly like going through pregnancy,” said Anita with amusement. “And then having your first fruit is like a first child — a culmination of hope and passion and new beginnings. It’s exciting to see what the fruits of the labor will be — literally.”

By the end of September, a ton of grenache and half a ton of syrah had been picked.

“The fruit came out almost perfect,” enthused Varinder.

Copia’s 20-acre vineyard was planted in 2019 mainly to Rhône varieties and some Cabernet Sauvignon. “The vineyard is designed to be a winemaker’s dream,” Varinder commented on the 24 micro blocks, densely planted to different clones and drought-resistant rootstocks, the diversity being a factor in blending. “Paso is known for blends — the more lots you have, the more blends you can experiment with.”

Yet this type of hands-on farming is labor-intensive, and that has been among the challenges for the Sahis. As for the drought, the five moisture sensors and the weather station keep vigil in the vineyards. “One of the goals of moisture sensors is to be sustainable and not overwater,” Anita noted.

Copia’s first harvest will yield no more than 14 tons, with the balance of fruit sourced from Santa Barbara County to make up the production of 2,000 cases. “The goal is to be 100 percent estate,” Varinder said.

Daniel Daou, co-proprietor of Daou Family Estates, admitted this has “definitely been a challenging harvest,” The winemaker of Daou wines took time out from his harvest to meet with me at Daou Mountain hospitality center. He cited several obstacles presented by Harvest 2021, including a cold wave that cast some shatter and affected the berry size.

“I’m noticing the smallest size berries I’ve ever seen and tannin levels elevated,” Daou noted. But the most challenging aspect of this year’s harvest is the high phenolics.

“I measure phenolics; a lot of people don’t,” said Daou. “It’s impossible to taste wine while being fermented and decide if the wine is balanced or not.”

To tame the tannin levels, Daou, over the years, has learned to trust his palate.

“I use my palate’s profile to track phenolics during fermentation to balance out the wine while it is being created. It’s different from the traditional blending after the wine is done.”

Challenges notwithstanding, Daou was able to tame the tannins, and after doing some barrel tasting, he commented in an email update: “Wow, I’m ready to say that these will be outstanding wines.”

For Zachary Raines, the winemaker at Dubost Winery, the drought has affected the harvest in many ways. “I definitely see high levels of phenolics coinciding with the drought.” Thus, Raines keeps a constant check on managing tannins. “I’m checking the Brix level two to three times a day; it’s a one-man show.”

The growing season has been good and the weather cooperative, but the drought has affected dry-farmed vineyards like Dubost. “With two light-years in a row, the crop levels have been low,” noted Raines, citing a 30 to 50 percent reduction in crops.

Yet, with infrastructure in place, Raines hasn’t had to irrigate since 2016. “I’ve

adjusted my farming practices to coincide with a non-irrigated vineyard.” There are benefits and drawbacks, but Raines has fine-tuned his approach. “The fruit hangs less long and gets ripe quicker. In these years, we make sure our crop levels are low, so the vine uses less energy.”

While extended drought is not sustainable, Raines preferred to conclude on a positive note. “There’s no cause for alarm,” he insisted. “We are dealing with Mother Nature, cruising along, and we adapt.”

In the bigger scheme of things, adapting could mean experimenting with different varieties. “We are sourcing touriga nacional now and see it as future variety,” Raines remarked about the increasingly popular Portuguese variety. There could also be a possibility of a cross-hybrid with the grape, speculated Raines. “Let’s see where the future takes us.”

Adapting is what Ambyth, a biodynamic estate in Templeton, is also experiencing in 2021. Although the vines were healthy, the .8 inches of rain resulted in poor yields, explained winemaker Gelert Hart in an email exchange. “Poor yields as in less than 1/2 ton per acre all varieties.”

“But, of course, the quality of the fruit is intense and amazing. It will be a good year for wine,” said Hart. “The pH is not super low on most varieties which is good for us with how mineral and acidic our soil is.”

For Steve Viera, farming is continually changing and evolving. “Now it’s accelerated with the cost of farming and availability of labor,” said the vineyard manager at Derby Wine Estate. However, the labor shortage hasn’t affected Derby’s eastside and westside vineyards yet but could be an issue at the end of harvest in October.

“So far, it’s been an excellent year,” Viera commented, with 30 percent of harvest underway. He is pleased with the harvest of younger vines; however, older vines not yet harvested could be impacted by these issues.

It’s been a busy harvest for Jason Yeager, who launched Scotlynn Vineyards management company this year. “So far, overall, it’s on the light side as far as tonnage goes,” said Yeager, who is handling some 20 clients, farming over 270 acres and dedicated exclusively to night harvesting. The wind during bloom season resulted in small berries, which he noted should be of good quality. “Wines this vintage could be more age-worthy because of higher acids.”

At Booker Vineyard, winemaker Pete Turrone called 2021 a strange year. “We’ve had a drought, springtime was cool and windy, and there were fewer heat spikes,” said Turrone when I met him at Booker’s uber-contemporary winery. But overall, quality has been great, especially syrah. “We like to make a big, bold syrah, so high levels of tannins and color will make a luxurious syrah.”

“This year, we are being water-wise and practicing deficit irrigation with the help of moisture probes,” Turrone observed about the 65-acre Rhône-focused vineyard, which received its organic certification this year.

Damian Grindley has consciously moved away from early picking; he said when I met him mid-September at his Brecon Estate. “The heat thing is a non-issue if you have late varieties and you’re far west,” he said of his Adelaida District vineyard, where he will pick syrah and mourvedre in late October. “I’m going for a long hang time and avoiding heat and acidity.”

Laura Kramer echoed the sentiment. “The longer it hangs, the better it’s going to be,” said the winemaker of Kramer Estate Wine in a phone conversation. As she spoke, she was standing in her living room overlooking her five-acre hilltop vineyard in San Miguel, awaiting harvest. For her, the joys and the challenges of 2021 lay ahead.

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maker. I want to share. And I can’t do zoom.” His confession came at the Friday night Rare and Reserve Tasting. He was among two dozen winemakers at the Pavilion on the Lake in Atascadero, the kick-off event attended by some 150 Garagiste fans.

While most wines offered were recent vintages, there were a few with at least ten years of age on them.

Powell poured the 2010 cabernet sauvignon, his very first vintage, while Jenni Abascal, co-owner of Vines on the Marycrest, offered her 2009 vintages of syrah and zinfandel, two wines that were poured at the very first Garagiste festival in 2011.

What made some of the wines rare was their limited production, such as Kaleidos Winery’s Praying Mantis (a mere 23 cases produced) and Dusty Nabor’s 2018 grenache from his personal reserve collection.

Anita Sahi, on the other hand, quipped, “We are not rare or reserve—but we are pouring two unreleased wines.” The co-founder of Copia Vineyards offered 2019 The Pursuit, syrahs from two different vineyards in Santa Barbara County.

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Paso the first time, it just felt ‘Oh my gosh, this is such a great place.’ because it’s so [about] community. We really feel like people care about each other [here].”

Ken and Kris already had intentions to open another jewelry store, only one with better weather and closer to their son. So when they came across Paso Robles, and corner space was available downtown, there was no question that it was the perfect spot for them.

“It’s [Paso Robles] so different than a lot of other downtowns, and I think it’s what a lot of other downtowns are striving to get to, and it’s not an easy process. We just felt it was the perfect fit for us,” said Kris.

Quickly, the Siegal’s became Paso Robles family jewelers. They operated with

began at the Paso Robles Event Center with a seminar hosted by fest co-founder Stewart McLennan, who welcomed guest speaker Jason Haas, managing director of Tablas Creek Vineyards.

“Diversity of Paso is what draws people here,” said Haas commenting on the seminar’s topic, The Past and Future of Winemaking in Paso, while discussing the growth of Rhône-style wines. “We chose to do Rhône-style varieties when not a single acre was planted here in Paso.”

While conducting a tasting of four Tablas Creek wines, Haas reflected on his family history.

Tablas Creek, a Franco-American joint-venture, was founded in 1989 by his father, the late Robert Haas, in collaboration with the Perrin family of Château de Beaucastel in France’s southern Rhône region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

Although not a garagiste winery, Tablas Creek has made a significant contribution to Paso wineries, big and small. The team revolutionized planting on the Central Coast by importing clones of Rhône style grapes, a total of 19 varieties to date. The winery, which endured a long quarantine process to bring original cuttings from France, even-

Volunteers from the VFW, Boy Scouts, Moose Lions Club, and others help put flags on every veteran’s grave in the cemetery.

Despite a change in plans, Flynn says there was a huge turnout of visitors paying their respects to our veterans, and he hopes next year, Paso Robles District Cemetery will be able to welcome back their traditional Veteran’s Day ceremonies.

Veterans, we salute and thank you!

the same small family business quality as their Cedar Rapids flagship but focused on estate and designer jewelry.

But now, after almost a decade, the couple has decided to retire--for a very cute reason.

“Our grandkids are little--we’re really looking forward to traveling and spending a good chunk of time there [Australia],” says Kris.

With the Siegal’s oldest son living in Australia, the two hope to spend more time with their family and enjoy more of what Paso Robles has to offer.

She explains, “It was a really tough choice because the business is going well.

It’s not like it was an easy decision to make based on that.”

While the Siegal’s are closing their jewelry store, they plan to remain in Paso Robles.

Leaving on a high note, with one of their best years in business, they hope to be front and center in the community they fell for, continuing to be active with the local organizations they support, including the Boys and Girls Club and the Paso Robles Youth Arts Center.

To thank their customers for their support, Siegel’s is running a “Going Out of Business Sale” starting Nov. 9, with up to 70 percent off a wide selection of new and estate jewelry, diamonds and watches until sold out--just in time for the holidays!

Since their retirement announcement, the couple has enjoyed hearing memories from long-time loyal customers coming from as far as San Diego.

Kris adds, “The sale is going really well, so we’re happy about it.”

Ken and Kris have been grateful for the support of the Paso Robles community for

nearly a decade. “We hope that someone can fill our shoes to fulfill the needs of this community,” says Ken, “and enjoy our location in the heart of downtown Paso Robles.”

Finally, Kris says, “The Paso community has embraced us, which is such a great feeling.”

While the Siegal’s look forward to their next chapter in life, Paso Robles can look forward to the couple having more hands-on involvement in the community.

Finally, Ken warns, don’t be surprised if you see him with a table at the park, ready to strike up some conversation.

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tually decided to make those varieties available to other wineries. “We made them available to people.

We didn’t expect [the growth and popularity of Rhône wines in California]. It surprised Dad.” The Grand Tasting following the seminar was staged indoors in a cavernous hall that had plenty of air ventilation with a few tasting tables and seating outdoors.

Following COVID protocols, the tables were spread out at more than six feet apart for greater social distancing. While an indoor mask mandate was signposted, it was challenging for attendees to keep masks on with all the wine tasting going on.

Rhône-style blends and cabernet sauvignon dominated the afternoon, yet this is one festival where you can find interesting blends and varietal wines. Making its debut was Steinbeck’s 2019 Blanc de Blanc, a refreshing sparkler of chardonnay with a splash of syrah, and Josh Beckett’s recently launched Thibido Winery’s 2020 Just Because, a carbonic syrah.

Among the eclectic blends were Cypher’s 2018 ZinPunk, a knockout bold blend of zinfandel, petite sirah, and tannat; Emercy Wines’ 2019 blend of syrah, graciano, and

cabernet sauvignon; and Hayseed & Housdon’s 2019 La Macha, a heady carousel of tempranillo, graciano, mataro, and garnacha.

Then there were the all-Spanish indulgences from Diablo Paso.

There were also not-so-common offerings of whites, such as torrontes from Arianna Wines, vermentino from MEA Wine, and picpoul blanc from Vigo Cellars.

Among the reds, there were some

interesting tannats from Volatus and MCV Wines; and cabernet francs from Cloak & Dagger and Seashell Cellars.

The festival, which shines a light on small, often undiscovered winemakers, was founded by McLennan and Doug Minnick, individuals from the entertainment business and the minds behind this small-lot movement. Neither of them a winemaker at the time,

each has evolved to craft his own wines — McLennan making Sharpei Moon in Paso while Minnick produces Hoi Polloi in Newhall, California.

The Garagiste is a non-profit foundation, and its Festival Scholarship Fund supports deserving students at Cal Poly’s Wine & Viticulture Department, several of whom have graduated to careers in the wine industry.

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Although it may be rugged at times, again they have served, they have sacrificed, and they have done so much,” said retired CDR (commander) David L. Brooks of the United States Navy Reserve (USNR), in his Invocation. “What a wonderful monument we have here. And we are so pleased to be able to reflect and remember what the Veterans have done because they’ve done it for each of us,” he continued.

There wasn’t a dry eye on the lawn as the Armed Forces Medley was played over the loudspeakers, and Veterans from each branch of the military were asked to stand.

Young and old, men and women, all stood as their branch’s themes played.

Lieutenant General Scott C. Black was the next to speak, reminding us all of the importance of remembering our Veterans.

“Indeed, there were times in our not too distant past where service and the uniform of our country were not recognized and applauded. We should never forget those times,” he said.

Lieutenant General Black then shared a poem with the crowd. “I carry a short poem in my gear, and I always have. To remind me, personally, of the oath of loyalty that we owe to our Veterans. And I’d like to share that poem with you. The poet’s name has long been lost to the ages, but the words are poignant and worth repeating here today. It goes this way:

all participating Veterans provided by the Atascadero Kiwanis. For a small price, other attendees could eat as well.

The Faces of Freedom Veterans Memorial is open all year round and is a beautiful place to see local soldiers honored with bricks, plaques, and statues.

Each year, the Paso Robles District Cemetary creates the Avenue of Flags throughout the grounds to pay tribute to our Veterans. Additionally, the flags are accompanied by a ceremony is conducted at 11:00 a.m. sharp, with notable speakers, bands, and a flyover by the Warbirds Museum.

However, due to COVID, the Veterans Day ceremonies have been converted to drive-thru events.

According to Tom Flynn, the cemetery’s director, it takes approximately two months to put together their traditional ceremony, and two months ago, a ceremony like theirs would not be possible due to COVID restrictions.

However, Flynn says, “Even with COVID, we have managed to get the flag crew together, and we’ve always done our flag set up so at least people can come out [and pay their respects].”

According to Flynn, the Paso Robles District Cemetery is home to 1,200 VA (Veteran Affairs) issued headstones. But that number is increased to over 2,000 when counting privately issued veteran headstones.

He says there are even some veterans from the Spanish American War buried in the Pioneer section of the cemetery.

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ily residential solid waste customers and many commercial customers already have a three-container system, including a green waste container.

SB 1383 Regulations and the proposed ordinance anticipate that food waste will be disposed in the green container instead of the black trash container. Some commercial customers and multi-family dwellings that do not currently have a green container will be required to get one. Some commercial customers may have space constraints or generate a negligible amount of organic waste.

These customers may be eligible for a waiver from SB 1383 requirements. Paso Waste and IWMA will assist the City with the processing of waiver requests.

Thompson explains, “The whole intent behind putting the organic waste into the green waste bin is to keep it out of the landfill, and it’s also an opportunity in the future to turn that waste into a renewable source of energy, renewable natural gas.”

The new regulations will take effect on Jan. 1, 2022.

Paso Waste will haul organic waste collected in green containers to either a large composting facility or an anaerobic digestion facility in San Luis Obispo. This will generate an ample supply of “organic waste products” (generally compost, mulch, and renewable natural gas).

In the future, the City will host free compost giveaway events and use over 3,000 tons of compost or mulch each year.

In the long term, Paso Waste has plans to install an anaerobic digester at their yard on Wallace Drive. Anaerobic digesters are an environmentally friendly alternative to composting. Anaerobic digesters break down organic waste and produce renewable natural gas. This renewable natural gas may be used in conjunction with Paso Waste’s existing compressed natural gas facility to fuel its fleet of natural-gas powered trash trucks and other natural gas vehicles.

Paso Robles City Manager Ty Lewis announced the new assistant city manager hire, Chris Huot from Bakersfield. Huot will begin his new position on Jan. 3, 2022.

Lewis also informed the council that staff has wrapped up the recruitment process for a new police chief. Staff is currently working through background investigations and are hopeful to have a new police chief in place by the end of the year.

Lewis also took time to thank city staff after concluding his third month as city manager. There will be a staff report prepared on Barney Swartz park with updates for the next city council meeting.

The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting will be held on Dec. 7 at 6:30 p.m.

God and the soldier We adore In time of trouble, But not before; When trouble is over And wrongs are righted, God is forgotten – And the soldier slighted.

Here today, that is certainly not the case.”

A group of Veterans was also awarded with Quilts of Valor from our local chapter, who have made over 362 quilts for service members and Veterans alike in the area.

San Luis Obispo’s County Supervisor, Debbie Arnold, presented Distinguished Veteran Awards to Bonnie Meyer and Leroy “Max” Bowery. Both of which served our country overseas during WWII. Meyer worked her way to deployment and landed in Naples in 1945, and Bowery happened to rescue [then future President] George H. Bush on the seas.

A wreath presentation by VFW Auxilary #2814, Taps played by Darin Gong, and The Returning of Colors wrapped up the ceremony.

“It [The Veterans Day Ceremony] is always so well attended; hundreds, if not well over a thousand people [showed up] here. Our residents really enjoy this. It’s a time to come together and celebrate our veterans and honor them, and it’s just a beautiful time,” Atascadero’s Mayor, Heather Moreno, said.

There were also plenty of booths for people to explore after the ceremony was over, as well as a free barbecue lunch for

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