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CONTENTS

JANUARY 2014

volume 13 number 9

A Monthly Look at Life in our Remarkable Communities

Feature S tories

16 Expert Prognostications for 2014

40 Round Town

• Mayor Duane Picanco - All Signs Are Pointing Positive • Supervisor Frank Mecham - Where to Steer San Luis Obispo County?

• City Manager Jim App - Encouraging Signs as We Celebrate our 125 th Anniversary • REALTOR Chuck Hill - ‘Good old-fashioned steady growth’ • Bruce Curtis - New Laws on the Books for 2014 • Randolph Kohn - 3 Favorable Trends for SLO County in 2014

48 Business

• Message from a Monument - the Derby Wine Estates transformation of an icon • Paso Robles Insurance Agency/INSURICA Celebrates 75 Years • Business Spotlight - a Column by Millie Drum • Paso Chamber’s Annual Dinner and Awards Gala • Art & Wine Festival in Cambria • Happy Homecoming: Templeton Native Tiffney Taylor, D.O. returns • Twin Cities Community Hospital Honored • January is Restaurant Month in SLO County • More At the Library

28 City of Paso Robles Library and Recreation

Cool stuff to do for the month ahead!

56 Time & Place

44 Hoofbeat

Hoofbeat Calendar and Trail Tales - by Dorothy Rogers

Chamber Welcomes Nine New Board Members

EDITORIAL DEADLINE:

7th of each month preceding publication

10 Ol’ Oaken Bucket

ADVERTISING DEADLINE:

Filled with Humor, Timely Tidbits, and Mesmorizing Memorabilia..stuff you didn’t realize you need to know

10 th of each month preceding publication

HOW TO REACH US

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Phone: (805) 239-1533 E-mail: bob@pasoroblesmagazine.com Mailing address: P.O. Box 3996, Paso Robles, CA 93447 In town drop off: Dutch Maytag, 1501 Riverside, Paso Robles Web: pasoroblesmagazine.com

• Mrs. Bedell is back at the helm • DreamWeaver to hold auditions soon for April production • Lace up your running shoes for Fun Run 2014

38 Paso People

Founding Co-Publisher: Karen Chute 1949-2004 Publisher/Editor: Bob Chute Editorial Consultant: Chris Weygandt Alba

Advertising: Millie Drum, Pam Osborn, Jamie Self, Melissa Chavez, and Bob Chute

WE VALUE YOUR INPUT!

• ‘Week of Prayer for Christian Unity’ to Gather No. Co. Churches • Paso Robles to Honor Martin Luther King, Jr. Legacy • Former Councilman Gary Nemeth is on the Mend • At the Library - Volunteer of the Year • Sharon Ross Retired December 31 • Quasquicentennial Update • Johnson Honored as Kiwanian of the Year • Donate Your American Flags to Honor Those Who Serve • This N That - A Collection of ‘Stuff’

Paso Robles Magazine (PRM) © 2014, is owned and published by Bob Chute. No part of this periodical may be reproduced in any form or by any means without prior written consent from Paso Robles Magazine.

PRM is published monthly and distributed FREE to every residence and business, including rural addresses, in Paso Robles, Templeton, Shandon, Bradley and San Miguel (zip codes 93426, 93446, 93451, 93461 and 93465).

Postage paid at Paso Robles, CA 93446. PRM is also available for our visitors through local restaurants, Paso Robles Chamber of Commerce, North County Transportation Center, and other high traffic tourist-oriented locations.

Annual subscriptions to PRM, mailed to areas beyond the described distribution areas, are available for $18 per year (for orders outside U.S., add $10 postage). Mailing address: P.O. Box 3996, Paso Robles, CA 93447. Phone: (805) 239-1533, Fax (805) 239-1263, e-mail: prmagazine@charter.net. Find us on the web at www.pasoroblesmagazine.com For advertising inquiries and rates, story ideas and submissions, contact Bob Chute at any of the above numbers. In town drop point for photos, letters, press releases, etc. at Dutch Maytag Home Appliance Center, 1501 Riverside.

Graphics and advertising composition by Janice Pluma, Warpaint Graphics, editorial composition, Travis Ruppe, David Butz, art production.

On the cover: Expert Prognostications for 2014

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Where to find just about anything and everything to do in January

59 Last Word

Departments

• ‘Day of Thanks’ Recognizes Giving Organizations • San Miguel Reflections - A Column by Lynne Schmitz • County Perspective - A Column by Bruce Curtis

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Please note the photo to the right, the Paso Robles Rotary Club donated $2000 to Loaves and Fishes during December as well. Pictured, from left are Rotarians Bob Lata, Rick Minton (also serving as L&F representative), and Club President Tom Apkarian.

We must all act as advocates for Loaves & Fishes and the Food Bank in the community, not just during the holidays but throughout the year, won’t you consider becoming involved in this effort? Because of the Food Bank’s partnerships with produce growers and brokers, markets and wholesalers, and its relationship with Feeding America, the nationwide network of food banks, the

cusses his thoughts on 2014 and believes “Paso Robles has an amazing, blazingly bright future ahead, both in real estate and in general. Just look around!” Amen to that!

Randolph Kohn explores three faBy Bob Chute vorable economic trends for San Luis I hope your Christmas season was Obispo County in the new year and one of fun, friends and family times Bruce Curtis reports on the new laws and, of course, lots of hugs given and on the books for 2014. received.

Hope you enjoy this month’s Paso Looking ahead to 2014 Robles Magazine...please continue Now we find ourselves rolling into to support our local advertisers who 2014 with tough economic times make possible this free mailing to continuing to dog us...but there are you each month and please note encouraging signs ahead as well. Let’s the full page ad on page 50 devoted ponder the positive possibilities in to our serving as the City’s ‘Official’ this new year together with new vi- Commemorative Edition. Beginsions of hope as we prepare to cel- ning with our March issue, we’ll ebrate the City of Paso Robles 125th switch to a glossy cover to honor the Anniversary...our Quasquicentennial! City’s Birthday on March 11, 2014.

We have several encouraging sto- Check out the ad to see how you can ries this month. In our 2014 Predic- participate! tions section we present articles that Friends of the Food Bank explore what we can expect in 2014, Although things have been chalfrom Paso Robles Mayor Duane lenging, to say the least, many of us Picanco, District One Supervisor are still blessed with much. During Frank Mecham, as well as one in- December Rhoda and I once again forming us of the state of Paso Robles pledged $1000 in the names of our and the variety of projects expected family (we still provided gifts for our

by City Manager Jim App. grandkids, of course!) in renewing our In ‘Good old-fashioned steady pledge as Friends of the Food Bank. growth’, Paso Robles Association of We pledged $250 in the name of Ben Realtors President Chuck Hill, dis- (son) and Alissa Chute, $250 in the

APOLOGIES!

We mistakenly failed to give credit for photos we used in the December 2013 issue (to the left is just one of those photos) as atmosphere for stories. Our apologies to Sandi Compston, owner of The Cottage at 1320 B Pine Street, for the Christmas display photos we used from her store on pages 8, 14, and 59 without acknowledging her or her store.

Also, we failed to include the correct website address in the Natures’ Remedy ad on page 55. Correctly, it should have read: www.naturesremedy.co.

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Homeowners - Time to sell your home?

I HAVE BUYERS IN NEED OF HOMES...LET’S CONNECT! Read below and call me to discuss. Now is a GREAT time to act.

We are retiring this month and are headed North to Paso! We would like an updated home with room to have a BIG garden.

Small acreage is perfect and we would like our home around 2200 sf . Our price range is around $500-700K In a perfect world: A couple of acres. A newer, 4 bedroom home with views. Paved road. A 3 car garage. A shop. Priced at $700,000. Is it out there??? Are we close???

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I am looking for usable acreage with a home plus granny unit or second building envelope on the property. 1.3M My wife retired in December so we are ready to buy. If you have a single story home around 1800 sf that is between Atascadero

and Paso Robles, priced up to $450,000, lets deal! Please call our Agent Cheri York asap.

Mom, Dad, and two girls looking for a home under 300K in town or on acreage. If you know of someone who is getting ready to sell, we would like to be called first please!

Custom, private retreat of 3000+ square feet. Chiefs kitchen, spa, possible pool, wooded acreage with views, caretakers residence, small vineyard is fine. Up to 2.5M. Contractor husband and wife looking for their retirement home in Paso Robles to fix up. Any condition as we have the skills to remodel. Small home would be ideal for the two of us.

Sellers, I have lots of retirees heading this way this month and into next Summer. I am always looking for homes within that $250-450K price range as I can sell them very quickly for you.

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The special Cowboy Coloring Contest is open to all kids 10 and under and a winner will be selected at random and notified via email on or around February 3, 2014.

Here’s how it works, check out the Paso Robles Inn Steakhouse ad on page 2 of this issue and grab your finest crayons, go to work on the page and either bring your masterpiece to the restaurant, 1103 Spring Street in Downtown Paso Robles, or email it to Specials@MartinResorts. com.

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EDUCATION & YOUTH

Mrs. Bedell is back at the helm

By Chuck Desmond Doesn’t it seem like half of the “Paso People Of A Certain Age” had JUDY BEDELL as their teacher someplace along the way? The others seemed to have had Harold Franklin!

Now don’t go gettin’ up in arms folks. We have had (and do have today) a cadre of fabulous educators in the area but this article is about just one in particular...Mrs. Bedell of San Miguel.

Judy was recently appointed the Principal at Lillian Larsen School in San Miguel.

It’s the home of the Hornets on a beautiful campus that shares labs, library, field trips, athletic fields and cafeteria support with Almond Acres, the Charter School. There is an average of 350-370 students from Transitional K, and then K through 8th grades. The staff of 22 teachers and 30 support personnel keep the place humming with those beautiful smiles of missing front teeth right up to “next year I’ll be in High School!” Lillian Larsen is a lucky place and I think Mrs. Bedell is just as lucky. This is a match made in the educational heavens.

After Judy received her BA in English from Cal Poly, she began her career teaching at Flamson in 1981 and remained until 1986. From there, she moved to the Bay Area but, you know the lure of Our Slice of Paradise – how can you stay away? She couldn’t, and in 1988 Judy moved back here to be the 5th and 6th grade educator at Pleasant Valley School.

In that very small and close-knit environment, Judy got the rare opportunity to be up-close and personal in the lives of the kids and develop a truly deep appreciation of how young minds work and absorb knowledge experience. She herself was a sponge that soaked up the rewards and challenges of that experience.

As Judy herself was pulling it all in, she honed her skills in figuring out how to best teach children whose ability to retain and grow, develop at different rates from one another and even within each individual child.

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Judy began to stand out as a leader. She was invited to return to Flamson as Assistant Principal in 1989. That turned out to be a wonderful experience for her to teach, lead and learn. So much so that as Pifer school was opening, Judy was chosen to be the principal in 1993 and held that position until 1997.

This dedicated lady will work for the kids until there are no more hours left in the day.

However, Judy and her husband had their own family and she decided it was time to have the opportunity to spend more time with them and not be tied to the rigors of “corporate life 24-7-365.” Judy backed away from the top spot and retrenched into teaching 3rd and 4th grades at Virginia Peterson from 1997 until 2011 when she became the Principal and Director of Special Education for Shandon and Parkfield.

Then the home-town system came calling again! The Bedells’ own children are maturing each year; the youngest a senior at Bearcat High. Maybe, just maybe, it was time to ‘do it again.’

To no one’s surprise, the opportunity to become the newest principal at Lillian Larsen popped up and guess what! Mrs. Bedell now has the task of implementing Common Core Standards along with being the Coordinator of Curriculum and Instruction for both of San Miguel’s district schools.

What does all this mean? Well, in a nutshell, the San Miguel Joint Union School District is grabbing all those years of understanding how children learn and asking Mrs. Bedell to get its youth ready for High School. This is a big deal as there are many spokes in the wheel.

The implementation of tracking each child’s development lets the kids move as fast as they can, in areas where they excel, and strengthen the other necessary life-skills at a pace they can handle. Open doors, delve into new territories, expand the ability to express oneself, explore the unknown and write, write, write. Guiding the teachers to perform to that criteria and allow them to improve their skills too, is just as critical. And the responsibility is not just at Lillian Larsen but has the interface at the Cappy Culver school as well.

And then there is that “I really care” side. The Bedells live only a few minutes away from the school. They are a living-breathing part of the community that often requires going the extra mile. Some of the children are from homes where there is no computer, yet the expectation is that reports be submitted in a computer generated typed and formatted presentation style rather than via paper

and pen. Judy says that while uncommon, she does occasionally get the evening phone call to meet a student at the computer lab so the assignment can be properly completed. She goes. She sees families in the market. They recognize her and have come to understand that she is as much a part of San Miguel as they are. The atmosphere in Lillian Larsen School is changing for the better. How can you tell? Because the parents are becoming more involved! That spirit in turn, is spilling over into the community.

Individuals do make a difference!

By now, you may be thinking that somehow you recognize her name but it isn’t from the schoolroom. Here’s the answer. Way back when Paso Robles Magazine was starting, Judy had her byline on a story in the very first issue. 153 issues later and she has been the loud and proud voice of education advocacy.

Nary a month has gone by when there wasn’t one of her articles in that current issue.

Educator, leader, forward-thinker, role model, counselor, care giver, family matron – they are here in this woman. She’s home and she loves it! The broad smile says it all!

To all of our teachers, bless you for what you do. To Mrs. Bedell of San Miguel, thank you for a life of giving and sharing. May you have a long and continuing fulfilled career yet to unfold!

Judy is always interacting with students and parents.

Paso Robles Magazine, January 2014

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EDUCATION & YOUTH

By Melissa Chavez Grab a pencil and a calendar, for three important events are set for this upcoming season!

Central Coast Dance Foundation (CCDF) is seeking local talent to audition for DreamWeaver 2014 – A Step Into Oz. The auditions will be held at Artistry in Motion Performing Arts Studio, located at 2013 Wisteria Lane in Paso Robles on Sunday, January 12, beginning at 11 a.m.

This year’s show will highlight the 75th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz in a mélange of dance, music and theatre. The production will also feature many fairytale favorites in a journey through the world of Oz. A one-minute performance for the judges is all it takes to be considered for the cast. Unusual talent

is welcomed for this family-friendly show. One-of-a-kind abilities are then interwoven into the production to make it even more unique. Dancers, singers, actors, acrobats and specialty acts will be welcomed. Audience members are encouraged to attend, too, to experience the wealth of creativity that their area neighbors have to offer.

Three evening shows and two matinees of DreamWeaver will be staged at Templeton Performing Arts Center on Thursday, April 25 at 7 p.m. (Student Night), Friday, April 26 at 7 p.m., Saturday, April 27 at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., and on Sunday, April 28 at 2 p.m.

photos by Tim Wagner

In a style similar to Cirque Du Soliel, DreamWeaver fuses local and professional talent of all ages.

Ballet dancers whirl across the floor, acrobats suspend from rings and trapezes, and silk performers dangle and whirl from the ceiling.

In February, tickets will be available for purchase. Along with single-ticket admission, Early Bird and Family Fun Packs

will be offered online at www. dancepaso.com.

To help underwrite DreamWeaver, Central Coast Dance Foundation will host its annual fundraiser, which supports the annual show and provides much needed scholarships for students.

The “Mardi Gras Festival” will take place at Castoro Cellars Winery on January 11 from 6-9 p.m. Guests can enjoy plenty of entertainment, wine and tapas by award-winning Chef Jeffry. Tickets to the Mardi Gras Festival are $35 per person Please see DREAMWEAVER page 15

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Lace up your running shoes for Super Fun Run 2014 Start training for the Super Fun Run scheduled for Super Saturday, Feb. 1, the Saturday before Super Bowl. The Run will feature a 10K and 5K Run and a Kids’ Run with a football theme morning of fun. The Run will start and finish at War Memorial Stadium located at Flamson Middle School in Paso Robles. The 10K & 5K course is out and back, running north up Vine Street and taking on the challenging hill at Villa Lots. It’s a scenic run on the westside of Paso. The Kids’ Run is around the football field.

Net proceeds from the race event benefit the Boys & Girls Club of North San Luis Obispo County.

Volunteers and sponsors are always needed.

Boys & Girls Club of North San Luis Obispo County is a private, independent local organization that offers after school programs for children in grades K-8.

Their programs focus on Education, Recreation and Character Development. Kids who attend the Boys and Girls Club of North San Luis Obispo County enjoy a

safe, fun and educational space where they are encouraged to thrive and grow into productive, happy and contributing members of our community. Club dues are only $20 per school year for each child to attend the club. However, the cost to provide every day care for children after-school DREAMWEAVER from page 14

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Paso Robles Mayor Duane Picanco

By Millie Drum Mayor Duane Picanco predicts a promising 2014 for our city with his usual common sense approach; acknowledging that the 125th Quasquicentennial of Paso Robles is setting the tone for our residents to celebrate the history of Paso Robles. “I’ve been positive throughout the gradual improvement of the local economy and increased revenue, but that doesn’t mean we can replace the services that we had prior to 2008,” said Picanco. “With that come more expectations, so now our challenge is making the choices about where we spend the money.

We’re seeing a slight improvement in the economy; approximately the same as last year at around 2%.

Specifically, city and facility maintenance is a big issue with the condition of our streets a huge priority.

However, we need to replace the roof on the library and the heating/air conditioning at Centennial Park offices. The most noticeable improvements will be the completion of the 13th Street Bridge, the 17th and 18th Street on/off ramps, and the ramp on 24th Street going south on Hwy. 101 by September. We have Derby Wine Estates coming along very nicely now. That in itself is a huge improvement along the Highway 101 corridor.”

The council recently approved the expenditures to begin repairing potholes long-term. Picanco adds, “Instead of dumping cold mix in a hole as a temporary fix, we allocated $146,000 for thorough repair to include cutting the area, adding more base, asphalt and then hot mix. Hopefully we’ll collect enough sales tax money to repair one of the major streets in 2014.” Picanco detailed the 21st Street project by saying, ”It’s a way to a means. The city was awarded an ecology grant because the water flows from near Mountain Springs Road almost continuously; surfacing and destroying the asphalt over a period of time. The grant money funded the project to improve the condition of the streets. Unfortunately, some people are misinterpreting the project as landscaping.”

To validate his perspective on the state of the city, Standard and Poor’s Rating Service gave Paso Robles the highest rating possible for its general obligation bonds; upgrading from AA to AAA, a first for the city based on the stable outlook that re-

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flects the cities strong finances and stable economy, combined with the projected improvement in economically sensitive revenues. “For the last two years, we’ve been working on the intangibles, particularly the sewer. The new part of the sewer system will be online by the end of 2014 with the entire project completed by 2015. We’ll also see the beginning of the construction of the new water treatment plant. These are basic improvements that needed to be done years ago.” As the economy continues at this slow, yet gradually improving pace, Picanco predicts that it will be take 4 to 5 years before the city can move forward on other major projects.

“What once was considered just a stop between Los Angeles and San Francisco has become a destination; rivaling Napa and Sonoma with our scenic wine country, historic charm and all of the first-class amenities.”

While water continues to be a hot topic, Mayor Picanco remains confident. He adds, “I continually remind the community that we’ve reduced our ground water pumping by 20% through conservation. We’ve started using more water from the Salinas River aquifer and during the peak usage months, traditionally June through September, we are using water from Lake Nacimiento; capturing about 80% of it in our reservoirs. This water is keeping water pressure up for fire suppression and home use.”

As far as the Emergency Services Department, Picanco adds, “It’s going great. Our new Police Chief Burton is doing an excellent job especially with reaching out and listening to the community concerns. The citizens are not only meeting him, they’re getting to know him. Even though the number of police officers is down from 2008, we’re doing a great job. The community has been and will continue to be especially vigilant in reporting crime. There is vandalism throughout the city, particularly the River Walk area that we need to continually address.”

With regard to industry and manufacturing, there is more confidence in the commercial/industrial segment with expansion in facilities and increasing the number of employees. Picanco adds, “We’ve been very fortunate in that respect and there is huge potential for new business coming to our area. Downtown will continue to be vibrant as we transition from the former to new businesses. Main Street is doing fine with Norma Moye in the lead hustling and bustling!

The Chamber is in good hands with Zoe Taylor as the interim CEO. Finding someone to hold the position permanently is really important to Paso Robles.”

So, how do you characterize “the charm of Paso Robles?” “Our charm is so abstract that I can’t even describe it,” says Picanco. “We are truly living life on a grand scale with small town appeal. In fact, the Huffington Post published an article from Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2014 naming Paso Robles and the Central Coast as one of the 10 U.S. Destinations to Visit in 2014.

What once was considered just a stop between Los Angeles and San Francisco has become a destination; rivaling Napa and Sonoma with our scenic wine country, historic charm and all of the first-class amenities. Picanco states, “While there are folks that don’t particularly care for the wine industry, I will be the first to say that if we didn’t have the wine industry and related tourism, we’d be upside down and backwards, pure and simple. Overall, we are all benefitting from the tourism industry.”

From the perspective of owning a downtown business and serving in city government through the prosperous and difficult times, Picanco brings a broad view of hope and confident optimism to the New Year. From the resiliency of our citizens, the dedication of countless volunteers, the collaboration between all segments of the public and private sectors, to the 125th Anniversary, 2014 will be an auspicious year in our history.

Mayor Picanco invites everyone to share the feeling of pride in our hometown by participating in the citywide, yearlong events commemorating the 125th Anniversary of Paso Robles.

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District 1 Supervisor Frank Mecham

By Bruce M. Curtis What will be at the top of the list for county supervisors in 2014? As revenue issues become, shall we say, less stressed, the focus for county board members is clearly going to be water.

With good reason. District 1 Supervisor Frank Mecham recently came from a fact-finding session in Tulare, addressing the increasing need, and resultant angst over water supplies across an increasingly arid West: Paso Robles groundwater is in critically short supply, following six years of drought and heightened demand.

“I think we need to take a very close look at a lot of questions relative to the basin regarding how one area affects another,” says Mecham explaining the nature of water basins: inflow, outflow. “There is so much to the hydrology I need to know more about, so I attended the American Groundwater Trust Seminar recently in Tulare.”

The seminar was well attended with over 500 people, including stakeholders like farmers, water district managers, supervisors from other areas, even attorneys specializing in water issues, giving advice and prognostications.

“This water issue has been coming for some time in terms of steady decline; it has been a perfect storm of increased population, drought, agriculture...facing all three isn’t helping at all, in terms of our water supply.”

Mecham voted for the recently passed emergency ordinance that will likely lead to a Paso Robles groundwater management district with the power to restrict use and control demand growth.

“The interim ordinance gives us an opportunity to look at what is going on here.” Mecham says the county simply cannot keep going the direction it has been going, consuming more groundwater as levels decline, hoping somehow for a different result.

“That’s the definition of insanity,” Mecham quips.

Another reason the water situation has become elevated to the point where action is needed, are hints the state is going to act, if local government doesn’t.

“Sacramento is coming. They’re telling us: ‘Unless you take care of your problem, the state is going to take care of it for you’, and that is the last thing I want.”

“It is still premature to see where the water district might go, where the boundaries would be, what it might be able to accomplish. I worked for both ag and property owner equity; they were so far apart, but are now close together.”

Mecham suspects that any help from the state will be of the one-size-fits-all variety; something that won’t work well on the local level. Water policy attorneys with which he spoke urged dialogue with state officials, warning it would not be wise to ignore Sacramento in hopes they would just go away, He leaves the fact that state bureaucrats won’t go away, unspoken. The obvious answer, a water district, will likely require legislative involvement, even though both sides: ag and residents, appear to be closing in on a working agreement.

“It is still premature to see where the water district might go, where the boundaries would be, what it might be able to accomplish. I worked for both ag and property owner equity; they were so far apart, but are now close together.” Mecham suggests continued incremental steps from a governance standpoint, will get everyone to a working relationship.

On the subject of money, Mecham is cautiously optimistic.

“As we finalize this year’s budget, it looks

pretty good in terms of actually being close to balanced at the end of this fiscal year.”

He credits the economic turnaround still gaining steam. Mecham also gives kudos to the city of Paso Robles, now enjoying a AAA bond rating.

2014 will also be a year of capital improvements: the Women’s jail, an expansion to the county juvenile services center, the Los Osos sewer, all multimillion dollar construction projects, are breaking ground, Mecham hinting his board will play a role of active oversight.

Infrastructure, which usually means highways, gets attention with the board planning to work closely with cities and agencies in SLOCOG, the county council of governments, to get funding for road improvements.

“There has been a lot of discussion about highways; funding isn’t where it used to be, still, there is a lot of focus on Highway 46.”

Little funding and many requests dog road projects, but Mecham still hopes to work with SLOCOG to eventually bring four lanes all the way east to the Hwy 41/Hwy 46 split east of Cholame.

Finally, one big unknown, both in terms of budget and demand, will be the impact of Obamacare, the Affordable Care Act, (ACA) expected to add 1.4 million Californians to the state’s Medi-Cal program. Will it affect county health workload or costs?

“Probably both,” Mecham admits, “I don’t know what all of this will mean at this point, there are so many questions regarding ACA and how it will affect people, we are briefing as we get updates.”

Mecham says to check back later to get a better idea what the ACA will do in San Luis Obispo County.

Community area plan updates, state water for Shandon, a new clinic in Heritage Ranch, are all ahead for the board in 2014, as well.

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By Paso Robles City Manager Jim App The City will be celebrating its 125th Anniversary this year! It is a milestone that testifies to the vision, determination, opportunism, self-discipline and vigor of our past community leaders – qualities that continue to carry us forward.

For 2014, Paso Robles’ improving economy is projected to restore City revenues to 90+% of 2007/08 levels and post reserves at pre-recession levels. The good financial news does not end there.

Noting positive financial results and continuing fiscal discipline, Standard & Poor’s upgraded the City’s bond rating from “AA-” to AAA! This top rating is a reflection of the City’s prudent financial management and the Paso Robles economy.

To achieve solid financial performance, selfdiscipline was and is still required. And as good as it is to be in the black, with enough money in the bank to weather unexpected contingencies, it comes at a price. And that price has been, and remains, reduced public services. With fewer services, work, especially maintenance, goes undone.

The longer maintenance is deferred, the higher the costs to address the problems. This is a frustrating and seemingly counterproductive cycle. But, these necessary sacrifices have kept Paso Robles financially sound and must be tolerated a while longer... until the economy becomes sufficiently robust to restore what was lost.

Nevertheless, critical long-term public improvements are underway. Rehabilitation and upgrade of the 60-year old wastewater treatment plant will continue through 2015. The plant will serve Paso Robles for decades and prepares us for recycling wastewater. In addition, a new water treatment plant will begin construction in 2014. The plant will treat and deliver Nacimiento water to homes and businesses in 2015. And the voter-approved supplemental sales tax means roads will be repaired at a pace of approximately $3+ million each year.

These are priority infrastructure investments that provide residents, workers and businesses with essential services. They are also strategic

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assets that can be leveraged to support economic growth. The City’s economic growth in 2014 will include: • construction of an Oxford Hotel • completion of the Ayres Hotel Resort • completion of Mid-Valley Pipe & Steel • construction of 142-unit apartment complex • further expansion of Firestone Walker Brewery • completion of 80 new housing units in Oak Park • opening of the Mullahey Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep dealership • groundbreaking for a new equestrian (hunter/jumper) center • ribbon cutting at the new Uptown Family Park at 36th & Spring Streets • opening of Derby Wine Estates in the restored historic Farmer’s Alliance Building • development of a neighborhood market and housing at 34th & Spring Streets “2014 promises to be a busy, productive and challenging year! It will mark a shift from retrenchment to investment and economic growth.”

Concurrently, a few adjacent property owners want to join the party. Paso Robles Gateway seeks to annex 270 acres at the northwest corner of South Vine and Highway 46 West, and proposes three hotels, related commercial space, and a small number of residences. Robert Hall and Vina Robles request annexation of parcels on the south side of Mill Road for possible future hotels.

The City, consistent with its long history of encouraging economic growth and the community’s adopted Economic Strategy, is considering both requests. The proposals promise new investment that would bring commerce, tourism, jobs and revenue. Additionally, they offer important road connections that would improve transportation,

relieve congestion, and provide alternate offhighway routes to area shopping and attractions.

The Gateway project would include a reconfiguration of South Vine to the newly aligned Theatre Drive bypassing the Highway 46W/101 intersection, and Robert Hall/Vina Robles would tender a significant portion of a future road that could connect Mill Road to Union Road (avoiding Highway 46E altogether).

For these reasons, the requested annexations are intriguing. But, as it is with many opportunities, they also come with questions that require study. Perhaps the most important question is water – and this question is amplified by concerns about the long-term reliability of the groundwater basin. Each annexation proposal will undergo an expert analysis of water demand and how that demand would be met. Any proposed use of wells will require an examination of the impacts on the groundwater basin. The City’s long-term water plan is to use Salinas River underflow and Nacimiento water, along with groundwater (within historic levels). Accordingly, the City will very carefully examine water demands, associated with any annexation proposals, for consistency with the City’s water plan.

Our neighbors in the unincorporated areas, which include thousands of property owners, residents, businesses and farms, will likely continue to voice their concerns about groundwater until a viable basin management solution is implemented.

Their concerns will be part of the City’s consideration of the annexation applications too. And, apart from the annexation decisions, the City will participate in the larger basin discussions, and continue to be responsible stewards of water resources.

So, 2014 promises to be a busy, productive and challenging year! It will mark a shift from retrenchment to investment and economic growth. The City’s focus will be on infrastructure that supports the vitality of all local enterprise and preserving the quality of life in Paso Robles. It is a time for rebuilding. It is time to celebrate our 125th birthday!!

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By Chuck Hill REALTOR, Keller Williams Realty President, Paso Robles Association of REALTORS Happy New Year! It’s hard to believe, but it’s been about seven years since I last wrote an article for the Paso Robles Magazine.

Back at the end of 2006 I was preparing for my first one-year term as president of the Paso Robles Association of REALTORS. The real estate world and the US economy were very different back then. We were at the apex of one of the most dramatic periods of real estate appreciation in history. We were also heading toward the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.

I can distinctly remember the economists of the time telling us all to be prepared for a “soft landing” in the real estate market. In other words, the market was clearly shifting, but not to worry, things would be fine.

We were assured home values would adjust downward a bit but nothing too drastic.

No one had any clue things would go the way they did. But they did...and that brings us to today. And today is a great place to be.

Here we are, it’s 2014 and real estate is, well, different. We have seen an increase in both the number of sale transactions as well as year-over-year prices. The number of homes for sale has increased but the available inventory remains quite low. Just ask anyone looking for a home right now and they will tell you that the pickings are quite slim. So, due to the age-old concept of supply and demand, prices should be shooting up, right?

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One of the main factors is increasing interest rates and the specter of changing loan qualification guidelines. After January 1st, legislation regarding new mortgage loan guidelines kicks into full gear and affects the rules that lenders must follow when qualifying potential buyers for mortgage loans.

Just like other times when guidelines have changed, we will all adjust and work with the new requirements.

“Paso Robles has an amazing, blazingly bright future ahead, both in real estate and in general.

Just look around!”

And then there’s the economy in general.

It’s getting better, but it’s not great yet. Many people who were out of a job are working again and more money is flowing. But people are being very cautious with their dollars, and rightfully so!

Now, with all of that being said, Paso Robles has an amazing, blazingly bright future ahead, both in real estate and in general. Just look around! We live in a city with a spectacular downtown, great restaurants, great schools, fantastic wineries and vineyards, an economy that is doing better and better, a vibrant community full of volunteers, and...well...I could go on and on. Here are some facts: despite whatever dynamics are in play in the economy, people who live

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So, what is the big prediction for real estate in 2014? To tell the truth, it’s hard to pin that down. Those of us in the real estate industry have a definite positive feeling for 2014. We just don’t know exactly how that positive feeling will materialize. The facts are that the number of homes for sale is up, as are the number of sale transactions and sale prices. As of October, 2013 (the most recent figures as of this writing), the year-over-year number of homes for sale in Paso Robles is up about 30%, the number of sales is up about 5% and sale prices are up about 5%. Even with the significant increase in number of homes for sale, we still only have about four months of inventory. That means that, theoretically, if no more homes came on the market, we would sell out of inventory in about four months at the current rate of sales. For perspective, an “average” or “normal” market has about six months of available inventory.

All of this points to a year of modest growth in real estate. And that’s good. We’ve all been through a lot in the past few years.

I think we would all agree that some good old-fashioned steady growth will be very welcome.

Happy New Year. And here’s to an amazing 2014 for all of us!

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By Bruce M. Curtis Of all the new laws and regulations on the books, most will agree health care takes center stage. We’ll lead you through the labyrinth, as well as other legislative changes affecting drivers, employers and citizens, in 2014, as we sample California’s new laws.

ACA: The Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, kicks in, and as controversial as it has been, it is real and it will change the healthcare landscape for all of us. If you are on Medicare, you can now tune out; Medicare Parts A, B and D recipients don’t qualify for premium assistance and so called medi-gap coverage won’t be sold on California’s healthcare exchange.

No doubt you’ve heard the hype over the cyber-meltdown of the federal ACA website, but whatever becomes of it, for Californians, it’s a moot point. We register only through www.coveredca.com.

Despite its complexity, and the fact several elements of the plan may be in flux when you read this, I’ll try to lightly step you around the cowpies. First of all, there are five levels of coverage, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Catastrophic, with premiums to match, but subsidies available in the form of tax breaks.

If you haven’t signed up for Obamacare, you’ll face a fine of $95 per adult, or 1% of your income, whichever is higher, meaning $250 per adult if your adjusted gross income (AGI) is $25,000 a year. That’s a ‘gotcha’ for many folks, because 1% of their income will be considerably higher than $95.

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AB 524: Effective now, this law says that if you threaten to report suspected illegal immigrants and they suffer fear, you could be charged with extortion. Oddly, new immigration laws also allow illegal aliens to practice law and hold a California drivers license. Immigration reform proponents see another bill, AB 1119, as particularly political, because it imposes restrictions and conditions on people who offer services related to comprehensive immigration reform. For those who don’t know, that’s code for efforts to close the borders to illegal immigration.

Bathroom Bill: Assemblyman Tom Ammiano’s AB 1266 lets transgender students use either girls or boys bathrooms at school. The new law lets biological boys use the girl’s restroom, and vice versa. Transgender students could also choose any sports team, girls or boys. An initiative to repeal AB 1266 is headed for the November 2014 ballot; authors say it violates the privacy of non-transgendered students.

Employment: New protections for employees who take time off to care for ill family members, join other workplace protections, such as expanded definitions of sexual harassment and anti-discrimination rules protecting victims of sex crimes. The minimum wage rises to $9 an hour, and to $10 an hour in 2015.

3-foot: It is now a vehicle code violation to drive less than three feet away from a cyclist. I’m a cyclist and I appreciate the thought, but I wonder how cops will enforce this. Still, I remember a transit bus that clipped the bike lane I was in. I was tempted to run my hand along the smooth side of the bus, and then realized trifling ten tons of wheeled steel was nothing to trifle with.

In case you are thinking about skipping out, the penalties rise to $975 per family, or 2% of your AGI, then to $2,085 or 2% in 2016.

States had the option of either offering highly subsidized coverage for people earning up to 138% of the poverty line, or raising their Medicaid, (Medi-Cal in California) participation to that level. California chose the latter, so if you make about $ 33,000, you’re now eligible for Medi-Cal. You can still opt for an exchange plan, but you won’t get any subsidy, you’ll pay the full monthly premium. And, quite frankly, too few doctors take Medi-Cal patients, and with a projected 1.4 million new recipients this year, the program is expected to run short of primary care physicians; UC Riverside is even offering full scholarships for medical school students willing to stay in California after they graduate.

Despite what you may have heard, even though you have more time to shop for a new plan, you won’t be able to keep your current insurance, because your old plan most likely won’t meet the new coverage standards. If you are willing to pay more, however, you’ll be able to keep most of your current benefits, doctors etc. That’s according to key ACA architect, Ezekiel Emanuel...yes; he’s the brother of former Obama chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel.

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By Randolph L. Kohn

For 2014 and beyond, three trends favor improving economic activity for San Luis Obispo County: 1. Population should continue to increase; 2. Unemployment should continue to decrease; 3. House prices should continue to increase.

Graphs for each of these trends are presented using the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis’ impressive compilation of 154,000 time series of data from 59 sources entitled Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED).

The first graph (top right) entitled “Resident Population In San Luis Obispo County, CA” shows the rising population trend since 1970 using data from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Census Bureau. From 1970 to 1990 the population increased approximately 107%, slightly more than doubling. From 1990 to 2012 the population increased approximately 26%.

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The second graph (center right) entitled “Unemployment Rate in San Luis Obispo County, CA” indicates that unemployment peaked in March 2010 at 10.4% and has erratically decreased to 6.6% as of August 2013, based on data from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The third graph (bottom right) entitled “All Transactions House Price Index for San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA” displays house prices peaking in April 2006, bottoming in January 2012, and steadily increasing since then, based on data from the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

An assumption underlying the extrapolation of these trends is that a trend continues until empirically proven otherwise.

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By Melissa Chavez From January 18-25, gatherings will take place at participating churches throughout North County for a “Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.” The services will begin on Saturday and ends on the following Sunday.

At each meeting scripture, a specific area of prayer will also be focused upon with accompanying readings.

Ecumenical roots A pioneer for the cause of Christian unity, Father Paul Wattson (1863-1940) was as an ordained Episcopal priest who sensed a calling to form a spiritual fellowship of believers within his church that emulated ways of the Franciscan Friars. Fr. Wattson and fellow Episcopalian, Lurana White founded the Catholic-based Society of the Atonement in Graymoor, New York, where they made the decision to enter the Roman Catholic Church. In 1909, the Society would become the first religious community since the Reformation of the 16th century to be received into the Catholic Church.

Following the same Lord “The week of prayer for Christian Unity is an important part of what is going on, but it is only a week out of the year,” says Pastor Steve Calagna of North County Christian Fellowship. “We have chosen and are intentional about coming together and going out of

our way to meet in one another’s churches, to seek to understand and appreciate one another, and to celebrate one another’s unique gifts.”

Pastor Calagna emphasizes that “this is not though a celebration of unity, but rather a continued prayer for Christian unity. We understand that true Christian unity has not yet been achieved, yet the time of separating ourselves is over.

“Every Wednesday several pastors and church leaders come together to pray for one another and for the community. Once a month there is our local pastor’s meeting in which sometimes up to twenty church pastors participate together to support and encourage one another and to pray for our community,” says Pastor Calagna. “Every Wednesday morning at 6 a.m., a Christian men’s group called, ‘Band of Brothers’ meets in the basement of First Baptist Church. Close to eighty men representing at least 13 churches, along with many of their pastors, worship, pray and encourage one another. All this and more is going on, and there is a growing recognition that it takes all of us working together to make a difference in our community.”

Lessons from Martin Luther King, Jr. Ministers and their churches will begin the Week of Prayer by joining with the City of Paso

Robles to give honor to the life and mission of Dr. Martin Luther King.

“We will remember that racial bigotry is sin, just as church bigotry.

There is no room for it in the Kingdom of God. From that event, we will go on and gather every evening for the next seven evenings in different churches, listen to scripture together, worship together, and pray together for the Christ’s

church. The public is welcome and we encourage every Christian to take time out of their life to join us as we come together.”

“We recognize that we are different in many aspects, yet we follow the same Lord,” says Pastor Calagna. “We can learn from one another, and we are better together than separate.

None of us is in the church alone!”

‘Week of Prayer’ Meeting locations There will be time for fellowship immediately following each service.

Saturday, Jan 18: Martin Luther King, Jr., Celebration 1 p.m., Centennial Park in Paso Robles Second Baptist Church, Pastor Gary Jordan and North County Christian Fellowship, Pastor Steve Calagna.

Sunday Jan. 19: 7 p.m., Bethel Lutheran Church, Pastor Amy Beveridge 295 Old Country Road, Templeton Monday Jan. 20: 7 p.m., Live Oak Church, Pastor John Kaiser 1521 Oak Street Paso Robles

Tuesday Jan. 21: 7 p.m., United Methodist Church, Pastor Diane Rehfield 11605 El Camino Real, Atascadero Wednesday, Jan. 22: 7 p.m., Niblick Road Baptist, Pastor Christopher Cole 1145 Niblick Road, Paso Robles Thursday, Jan. 23: 7 p.m., St. Rose of Lima, Pastor Father Roberto Vera 820 Creston Road, Paso Robles Friday, Jan. 24: 7 p.m., Family Worship Center, Pastor Patrick Sheean 616 Creston Road, Paso Robles Saturday, Jan. 25: 7 p.m., San Miguel Mission, Pastor Pedro Umana, OFM 775 Mission Street, San Miguel

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Paso Robles to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. legacy

By Melissa Chavez The “Week of Prayer for Christian Unity,” hosted throughout various North County church locations from January 18-25, will begin by celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King. The City of Paso Robles welcomes the public to gather together in the Centennial Park Banquet Room at 600 Nickerson Drive in Paso Robles.

“As we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on January 18 from 1-3 p.m., we celebrate the theme, ‘Together Because of the Dream, Our Community Walks as One,’” said MLK, Jr. Committee spokesperson

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“I have decided to stick with love.

Hate is too great a burden to bear.” ~ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Sharon Williams. In addition to a guest speaker, music and dance will enrich the Saturday meeting.

“Our opening ceremony begins with Ed Gallagher playing Amazing Grace on bagpipes,” said Williams. “Other program highlights include the Central Coast Choir and a Community Choir formed for this event. The God Squad Dance Crew and Ballet Folklorico Cachanilla will each perform dance numbers, and

the Youth Arts Performers will perform a skit.”

“I see this as a very important event for Paso Robles,” said Pastor Steve Calagna of North County Christian Fellowship, who underscored the significance of the gathering.

“This holiday weekend is the remembrance of a core value for our city, the value of racial equality,” said Pastor Calagna. “We must not forget the lessons of our past, but intentionally find ways to remember them. I believe this event is one way to accomplish that. The Paso Robles Ministerial Association is pleased to join with our city in cel-

ebrating this event.”

Williams agreed. “Because Dr. King preached peace, love each other, and eventually gave his life serving others, we are seeking to keep the dream alive! We are our brother’s keeper, and our brothers come in all colors.”

The City of Paso Robles, in cooperation with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee, provides this annual free event to the community. For details, call Centennial Park at (805) 237-3988.

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Former Councilman Gary Nemeth is on the mend

By Melissa Chavez In mid-October with little warning, Gary Nemeth’s body betrayed him. For 12 hours, he could no longer move from the neck down. “I was out of town and my husband had a very severe attack,” said his wife, Sammy Nemeth. For the past five years, the former Paso Robles City Council member and perennial community volunteer has battled multiple sclerosis, but this episode threw both Sammy and their daughter, Kelly, for a loop.

“They call it ‘Relaxed/Remitting’ MS,” said Sammy. “In people with multiple sclerosis, the myelin that surrounds the nerves becomes damaged and severely limits function.

“In all, Gary has had four attacks.

But a bad one past the age of 60 is considered rare.

“Paso Robles Emergency Services was absolutely amazing. They responded so fast,” said Sammy. “He was transported to Sierra Vista Hospital, where Darius Soleimany, MD, met up with him. “He was tremendous. The doctor really did an outstanding job, taking time with him, running tests and just going above and beyond to determine what was wrong.” Armed with new information, Gary was transferred to UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco, where plasmapheresis treatments were administered. The process removes autoantibodies from the tainted plasma that erroneously attack one’s own tissues and replace it with fresh plasma. The blood purification session was conducted not just once, but five times.

Limited by health issues that restricts her ability to drive, Sammy boarded a flight to San Francisco to join her husband, who was transported by ambulance. To help mitigate travel expenses, she conformed her slender frame to a wooden chair in lieu of a hotel bed. Not surprisingly, medical

expenses are chilling. “Just two of the three ambulance alone rides to transport Gary back and forth exceeded $3000,” said Sammy. She is also sobered by the expectation of invoices from three hospitals, whose totals will far exceed their insurance copayments.

Above right, Gary and Sammy; left -- participating in the Senior Center Christmas, and lower right, daughter Kelly during her time in Afghanistan serving on helicopters in The Army.

Buoyed by Gary’s improvement, Sammy is thankful for the combined efforts of the medical community, including Arroyo Grande Hospital Acute Rehabilitation Center. “What amazing people. They kicked his butt,” said Sammy, only half-jokingly. “To strengthen his muscles, they set him in a wheelchair and said, ‘Roll yourself down the corridor’ and he did! They even helped him regain use of his right hand that had become paralyzed.”

Sammy discovered that it was not only Gary that needed rehabilitation, she needed to adjust her own thinking. “I was told by the doctors not to interfere when I see that he needs help dressing.” In this way, Gary can use the effort it takes to become more limber and help regain more function.

“I think I’ve learned both patience and impatience at the same time.”

“My thanks go out to my wife, Sammy, and the people of Paso Robles,” said Gary.

“Everybody has been so supportive of us.”

And it is here that the former councilman evades further comment of himself and immediately gives voice to a local nonprofit organization.

“Right now, I’m volunteering with RISE,” said Gary.

The acronym for “Respect, Inspire Support and Empower” identifies the function of two merged entities, the Sexual Assault Recovery & Prevention Center of San Luis Obispo County and the North County Women’s Shelter.

Gary serves on the Finance Committee and the Board of Directors.

“So many incidents of sexual assault are unreported,” said Gary.

“These crimes affect not only the victim, but their entire families.”

No stranger to conflict and suffering, Gary enlisted in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War, where he was assigned to photographic intelligence aboard the USS Enterprise.

By the mid-’70s, a career in law enforcement would establish his return to civilian and family life. His daughter, Kelly, would likewise enlist in the military, serving tours in Germany and Afghanistan before setting stakes in Colorado.

Longtime Paso Roblans know Gary, “and many have come out of the woodwork, wanting to help and know how he’s doing,” said

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“Gary is a great listener. He takes what people say to heart,” said Sammy. “While on the City Council, he would visit people at home who had complaints or problems so he could get a look at things from their point of view.”

Throughout ongoing rehabilitation, Gary remains keenly aware of community development and continues his nonprofit involvement.

Sammy starts her days by awaking early and rises again several times throughout the night to check on her husband. Tasks that many of us take for granted, such as bathing, is both tough and therapeutic. (“His legs are very, very weak.”) Because Gary nor Sammy drive, routine grocery trips, physical therapy appointments and doctor’s visits now take some strategizing.

In true Irish-blooded form, Sammy shrugged off discouragement, turned toward her blessing and reiterated a couple’s resolve: “We’ve coped before and we’ll do it now.

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Library Volunteer of the Year 2013

Library Volunteer Nancy Stephens was honored as the Library Volunteer of the Year 2013 at the Paso Robles City Library’s annual volunteer reception.

Nancy began her service to the Paso Robles City Library in September 1996 and has been a tremendous asset to the library every day since. Wearing two hats, Nancy is responsible for training volunteers in the processing of materials new to the collection and for training and supervising those volunteers who clean and mend items well-worn by public use.

“This is the 12th year the Library has presented a Library Volunteer of the Year Award and we couldn’t be happier to award it this year to Nancy,” said Library Manager Karen Christiansen. “She has

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been a fantastic asset to our staff, quietly working behind the scenes to keep both new and repaired materials accessible to our patrons.

Her calm presence has made it easy for new volunteers and staff to learn

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We thank her for being such a great library advocate!”

Previous winners are Jean Schubert, 2002; Janine Kramer, 2003; Audrey Krauss 2004; Ann Martinez, 2005; Denise Surber, 2006; Joan Case, 2007; Mike Reagan, 2008; Cappy Culver, 2009; Nan Madding, 2010; Bill Dupree, 2011; and Jean Schweitzer, 2012. Nancy’s name has been added to the perpetual plaque in the Library.

The annual volunteer reception recognizes the 130-plus Library volunteers and the 16,000-plus hours they contribute each year in pursuit of excellence in library service. For more information about volunteering in the City Library, please visit www.prcity.com/library or call Volunteer Coordinator Suzanne Robitaille, 237-3870.

Start the art year with Alice Ronke Alice Ronke, the library’s featured artist in January, paints in a

representational, impressionistic style, with subject matter that is predominately landscapes but also includes still life and floral topics. Ronke’s goal is to capture the excitement, rhythm, sense of peace, or sheer beauty of a scene by applying the principles of composition to bring order to the chaos of nature.

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get into his home, he was so apprecia- of my clients have been satisfied with tive. I had another client tell me, ‘thank my efforts. It’s been a joy for me. It’s God for your ad in the Paso Robles going to be a tough transition to walk away from this job, I love it and I love Magazine, that’s how we found you!’.

“The magazine has helped me helping people and working with real as much as my community in- estate agents over the years...I would came to town without a job and got volvement. I believe my personal guess I’ve been involved in over 2000 involved in the Pioneer Day Commit- service has helped provide repeat busi- loans locally. tee selling badges.” Two ness, going the extra steps needed to “I plan to stay in the Paso Robles area, I’ll stay involved in the Chamber years later she was also close a loan, but it starts with that ad. involved in the chamber’s “Stuart told me, back in the early and Rotary. Stu and I plan to do more mixer committee hon- days, the only way to get me off traveling plus see our kids and 7 grandoring Roblans of the the phone was to get me out of coun- kids more often in Palm Springs and Month. try on vacation so I couldn’t use my Davis, California plus Wyoming.”

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1976 as a processor and Chamber’s Beautification Award loan underwriter, becoming a loan officer in 1994 Randy and Nancy Flamm, owners of IQMS, with Citizens Bank. were honored with the Beautification of the “My greatest satisfaction is helping Month award at the December Paso Robles first time home buyers get the home of Chamber of Commerce Holiday Mixer for the their dreams,” said Sharon. “I ran into improvements they’ve made in their building a client the other day who recognized at 2231 Wisteria Lane. me after helping him eight years ago

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By Chuck Desmond WHOO HOOO. It’s finally here. 2014 is the official 125th birthday year for El Paso de Robles as an incorporated city!

Quite an accomplishment! We’ve survived in great shape and have grown and expanded in every dimension to become a world-class place to live, work and raise a family. Paso has been blessed to have very dedicated, hard-working and smart residents.

This is the 15th consecutive month your Paso Robles Magazine has spotlighted the preparation progress that the committee of 50 worked tirelessly to prepare. With events taking place throughout the year, the first one actually took place on Dec. 31st. Were you there? Were you at the gala extravaganza in the Grand Ballroom of The Inn with all that fabulous food, beverages, music and camaraderie? There were 200 dressed to the nines and smiles abounding everywhere at the realization that this indeed is the city we are proud to call home. How about the free Glow In The Dark Event across the street in City Park? Games and fun for everyone of all ages. And then, the fireworks at midnight.

Yep, over City Park!

Next on the agenda is to notice that each of Paso School campuses has a Quasquicentennial flag flying along with the USA flag. You

can still sponsor one if you’d like to show your support. Contact Kathy McNamara at KMcNamara@PasoSchools.org and for a mere $50, it’ll make you feel good! The police and Emergency Services personnel are also now wearing their Quasqui special badge on the uniform for this year. In case you just happen to get pulled over, ask to see the badge and ask the officer for the history of how it was designed!

The banner poles along Spring Street have the logo of the 125th celebration flying as well.

They’ll be up all year.

It’s January so it is definitely time to replace the wall calendar. The original order of 300

Books were ordered and they began to disappear as fast as the Pillsbury Dough Boy could giggle at a tickling contest! There are some left at the same gift shops – maybe! So check right away!

These items plus the hats, tee shirts and tote bags are a once-in-a-lifetime piece of memorabilia. Don’t miss them.

Coming on March 11th will be the official party at City Park when the school day is over. The brand new Paso City flag will be hoisted for the first time over City Hall that day. Paso style cupcakes, bands, fun and a great hozzah will be heard all the way to Cambria.

At the end of March will be Paso’s celebration of National Women’s Day held at Pioneer Museum. Re enactments of fabulous women of our local past (and maybe some of the present!) will be performed.

Plenty more to keep you busy is still ahead and as the months go by, we’ll give you lots of notice. If you can’t wait, here’s a secret. Use the Web site to get all the latest. Shonna has it updated all the time. www.Paso125.com is the place to search. It’s fabulous!

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Johnson honored as Kiwanian of the Year The Paso Robles Kiwanis Club recently announced Diane Johnson as its Kiwanian of the Year. “When I came to Paso Robles in late 2005,” Diane Johnson said, “I wanted to again be part of a service club. In the very small towns I’d lived in, I had joined the only service club there was, so I’d been a Rotarian, then a Lion, and finally a Kiwanian. I transferred from the Red Bluff Kiwanis Club to the Paso Robles Kiwanis noon club. And what a joy it has been!”

Diane is a retired Certified Lay Pastor in the Methodist church. She

says that’s a fancy name for a lay pastor who didn’t graduate from seminary school but jumped through a bunch of Methodist hoops. It was after her husband died in 1993 that she went to the first of the three churches she served by “jumping from the pew to the pulpit” with no training. But if you ask her what her career life was, she says, “I was a secretary most of my life...and a mom.”

“Retirees have too much time on their hands,” Diane said, “so I looked for where in the Paso Robles com-

munity I could use some of that time.”

And it helped that The Pushy One (her other name for Jesus) always had his 2x4 out. She began putting in a few hours at Loaves & Fishes each month and served on their Board of Directors for a year. Monday mornings she helped assemble Braille pages until lately when that job was no longer needed in Paso Robles. “Then there’s a monthly sermon to write,” she said, “and opening the Methodist church on Sunday mornings.”

“But best of all,” Diane said, “are the fun events of Kiwanis.” Her name always ends up on a sign-up sheet Kiwanis passes around for work on a fundraiser. “How can anyone refuse

when the earned money goes to sponsor scholarships for kids in our community? Besides, I love serving food, or overseeing a silent auction, or arranging for a dinner theater to mutually benefit scholarships and the high school drama department.”

Diane said she also has hobbies: building and painting bird houses, making church banners and, “Of course,” she said, “taking afternoon naps.”

Diane is the Kiwanian of the Year.

Seems okay to the rest of the Kiwanians.

The Paso Robles Kiwanis Club meets each Tuesday at noon at the Culinary Academy, 1900 Golden Hill Avenue.

Donate your American Flags to honor those who serve

By Millie Drum An article in the May 2013 issue of the Paso Robles Magazine brought local organizations and businesses together to properly gather American flags and promote the Stars for Our Troops program. Instead of a worn cardboard box, a permanent metal collection box now stands on the corner of 13th and Paso Robles Street thanks to Howard Wood, Exalted Ruler of

the Elks Lodge and Karl Williams of Paso Robles Welding and Ironworks. The second box, given by Cole McFarland of Chaparral 4-H, Russ Wilson of Special Service Contractors, Inc. and Motive Systems will be placed at the Scout House at 23rd and Oak Street.

Instead of disposing of old and worn American flags, bring them to the collection boxes for safe-keeping

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Standing with the new permanent metal flag collector box from left, Dave Kudija, Howard Wood and Karl Williams.

until the proper retirement.

Boy Scout ASM David Kudija, who runs his business from the warehouse on that corner, has been involved in the Stars for Our Troops program since 2011 with a goal of harvesting Stars from 1000 flags, then giving the flags to the Boy Scouts for proper retirement. The stars are cut Please see FLAGS page 38

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A collection of stuff Weight loss Challenge Dr. Tige Griffin of Griffin Chiropractic invites North County residents to TAKE THE CHALLENGE, lose weight and get healthy! The 10 day program starting January 10 is based on the 2010 documentary “Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead.”

Introductory seminar will be held on January 10 at 5:30 at 502 Spring Street in Paso Robles. There is a $25 registration fee. A cash grand prize will be awarded to the person with the most weight loss.

Sign up at Griffin Chiropractic Neck & Back Pain Relief Center at 502 Spring Street. Call 239-7797 for more information.

Senior Health Screening Senior Health Screening serves the County of San Luis Obispo providing free health screening for adults, including monitoring of blood pressure, pulse and weight and finger prick blood test screening for anemia, blood sugar and cholesterol. Nutritional / lifestyle Counseling. No appointment needed for basic services.

The schedule for January is as

follows: • Tuesday, Jan. 7, 9 a.m. to 12 noon - Atascadero Senior Center 5905 E. Mall...Full Lipid Panel available at this site for $20 fee. Call 544-2484 ext. 1 for an appointment • Tuesday, Jan. 21, 9 a.m. to 12 noon - Villa Paseo Palms 2181 Ramada Dr. • Wednesday, Jan. 22, 9 a.m. to 12 noon - Paso Senior Center 270 Scott St. For more information contact Community Action Partnership Senior Health Screening, 1030 Southwood Drive, San Luis Obispo, phone (805) 544-2484 ext. 1 Water-Wise Landscape Keith Larson, City of Paso Robles Water Conservation Manager will

speak on “The Water-Wise Landscape - Making the Switch Now!”- a free talk on landscaping and water conservation open to the public. The talk will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 22, at 7:30 p.m. at the Community Room of Paso Robles City Hall, 1000 Spring Street, Paso Robles, 93446.

The evening is sponsored by the City of Paso Robles and the Transition Paso. For more information call: 237-2534 or www.pasoroblesdemo garden.org.

Beer & Wine Festival The Paso Robles Elks Lodge presents a Beer & Wine Festival on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2 to 7 p.m. at 1420 Park Street in Paso Robles. Local wineries and micro-breweries will be pouring plus Legacy Olive Oil and Chapar-

ral Garden Vinegar will be offering tastings. Hot and cold appetizers will be served as well as a live and silent auction and Tennessee Jimmy Harold will be playing his tunes on guitar.

Cost is $30 per person in advance purchased at the bar or call 239-1411 to reserve, $35 at the door. All proceeds will be donated to charities.

Ladies’ Conference The 32nd Annual Ladies’ Conference will be held at the Colony Park Community Center in Atascadero on March 7 and 8.

“Courageous Living” is the theme with speaker Debbi Hawney and musician Lisa Reiff. Registration is $50. Visit the website at www.

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for the soldiers and their families.”

So far, Dave has retired 1,784 flags himself. At the closing of the yearly Boy Scout camp, the flags from which the stars have been cut are properly retired in a campfire ceremony.

Along with gathering flags ready for retirement, Dave continues his

work with his Scouts and Scout Masters to serve the community with placing flags along the streets of Paso Robles on national holidays and volunteering for Main Street and other local organizations.

Contact Dave at starsforourtroops @gmail.com.

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ROUND TOWN ‘Day of Thanks’ recognizes giving organizations Several non-profit organization representatives met for the 15th Annual Day of Thanks for Those Who Give during a breakfast on Giving Tuesday at the Culinary Academy the first week of December.

“We want to express our deep appreciation for the work that you do for all of us who live here in Paso Robles,” said organizer Doug Major of the Kiwanis Club. “The needs are many and the manpower needs to come together during this holiday season.”

Representatives from churches, Toys for Tots, Paso Thanksgiving, Toy Bank, Coats for Kids and other non-

profit helping organizations shared Both Munak and Tellier received County and Representative Katcho their vision and projected needs. special recognition certificates from the Achadjian of the 35th Assembly Dis A special Certificate of Recognition City of Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo trict of the California State Assembly. was given to Pearl Munak for her work with Transitional Food and Shelter.

“We take so much for granted,” said Paso Robles Mayor Duane Picano.

“Pearl and her group assist people released from hospitals with nowhere to go and in so many other helpful situations - what she has done is incredible.”

Jodi Tellier of the Lions Club was SLO County Board of Supervisors Legalso honored for her efforts with Viislative Assistant Vicki Shelby, left, Jodi Pearl Munak, left, of Transitional Food sions Care (unique in the country), and Tellier of the Lions Club, and Vicki Janssen, Shelter, Paso Robles Mayor Duane plus scholarship programs and K-9 Picanco and SLO County Board of SuperDistrict Director representing Assemblyman Companions.

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News from the San Miguel Sentinel, Vol. VII Number 57, dated June 30, 1917. That April the United States entered World War I and across the country citizens joined in the war effort. The San Miguel Branch of the Red Cross Society, which boasted 54 members, posted a long list of contributors and how much each gave to the Red Cross Week Drive. Although individual amounts were small, from fifty cents to $5.00, they added up respectably.

Chairman of the San Miguel Branch Mrs. H. Twisselmann reported that a total of $258.00 was sent to the chairman of the Committee of the War Relief Fund at San Luis Obispo.

Historically familiar names abound: Green, Twisselmann, Sanchez, Bressler, Davis, Bergeman, Tucker, Rev. Neven, Maddocks, Maurhan, Dittemore, Clemons, Krumlind, Thralls, Houghton, Stewart, Simmons, Carr, Work, Edrington,

Triguero, Flint, Schmidt, McCulloch, Sonnenberg, Lowe, Colvin, Azbell, Box, Dr. McNaul, Sunday, Wyss, Firanzi, Parkerson, Gregory, Wilcox, Montgomery, Larson, Ader, Forboa, Friend, Haabesland, Belza, Tarails, Parker, Range, Wilmar, Bell, and Calbeck. Donors listed as employees of the Nacimiento Ranch were Wilson, Ramage, Swain, Halmes, Soliz, Cisneros, Greene, Wright, Walker, Woo, Wier, and Hebrad. Other contributions came from various groups, including the IOOF Lodge, Native Sons, Masons, T.F.B., the international Order of Eastern Star, the M.W.S. Club and the School.

In another front-page article entitled, “FOOD PRESERVATION AND FIRE WASTE” the National Board of Defense was taking serious charge of protecting the nation’s vital industries and suppliers. Throughout the country, railroad bridges and tunnels were under armed guard 24 hours a day to ensure that the trains kept running. Also shipbuilding and manufacturing plants were being carefully watched. It was noted that storage warehouses and food depots, particularly in California were in somewhat isolated areas and difficult to moni-

tor. Therefore each citizen was urged to “do his bit” to ensure their safety.

There was a great fear of catastrophic fires, both occurring accidentally and being used as a weapon. Special lecturers were being sent out to educate school children about fire safety. The writer noted that the daughters of one school superintendent took him down into the basement of their home and stood over him while he cleared out rubbish which had accumulated over the years.

Farmers were particularly exhorted to be alert and take extra care in their work in the fields, as well as providing fire breaks along public rights of way that might provide a source of danger from careless drivers.

In local news, a party of recruiters for the British army stopped in the town but no one signed on with them. They had an office in San Francisco and men could also join them at a US Recruiting office. There had been a grass fire on the Mesa (on the west side – K and J Streets) which did little damage but it was suggested that, “A longer handle should be fixed on the chemical wagon so it could be fastened to or pulled behind an Auto.”

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A separate story told of a ‘jolly party’ hosted by the Durham family. On the Fourth of July, a special train was to take locals to the Atascadero Civic Center to see a production of “Pinafore” and enjoy the music of three bands. Dance music for the evening was to be provided by the San Luis Obispo Elks Orchestra. The train departed here at 10 a.m. but no mention was made of a return trip.

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New Territory: It was just freezing when I padded out to get the morning paper—yes Paul, some of us still read one—when I started feeling like Admiral Peary on his way to the Pole. Breaths just hung in the air, getting thicker, as my mustache grew icicles that pricked my face like tiny needles. I decided to hold my breath before white-out blinded me. What to do? I didn’t feel my toes; were they still down there, on my feet.

The cold wouldn’t take me, I’m a survivor! I fell to the ground and felt strangely warm. That’s what they say happens first. Out of desperation, I pulled myself along the blizzardstrewn walkway, up the step and into the warm survival hut known as our kitchen. My wife shot me an oh-brother glance, handed me a cup of coffee and mumbled something about drama.

Record cold held the county in an embrace as icy as a campaigning politician, mid December. PG&E meteorologist John Lindsay noted several record cold temps, including Daniel Sinton of Shandon who reported a 7-degree overnight low.

Temperatures in the low teens were reported from Paso Robles to Carrisso Plain.

Water Rights: County supervisors must feel a bit like explorers, not just because they had to slog through the same record cold and wind like we did, but also as they chart their way into the unknown of a water management district.

They’re at least getting a modicum of cooperation now, from opposite sides in the water debate, specifically who gets how much. That question became much less hypothetical when staff reported last summer on a serious decline in the Paso Robles groundwater basin. The alarming report resulted in an emergency, or

interim water ordinance that put the brakes on new applications.

Agricultural interests—mostly grape growers, argued they’d invested much too much money to simply walk away; they needed an exemption for fields already planted. Homeowners on their 2nd or 3rd well, said no; they argued that vineyards don’t represent a one-year crop; once you give in, the water demand would be permanent.

And that was just the opening volley. Nowadays, though, both Pro Water Equity, representing rural homeowners, and PRAAGS, the Paso Robles Agricultural Alliance for Groundwater Solutions, have come together to propose a legislationcreated groundwater management district.

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Cuesta Gold: The Shultz Trust slid a tidy donation to Cuesta College’s Paso Robles campus; $1 million. Walter Schultz and his family made similar donations to area libraries, fire departments and the Atascadero zoo.

What will Cuesta do with the money? Planned is a campus daycare center open to both students and parents, with teacher education facilities and lab access. Cuesta President Gil Stork thanked the Shultz’s at a gathering in late November. Cuesta has done a lot to improve its image and its academics, and the community has taken notice.

“County supervisors must feel a bit like explorers, not just because they had to slog through the same record cold and wind like we did, but also as they chart their way into the unknown of a water management district.”

The prospect of having greater political clout no doubt motivated the former adversaries; a water district has some legal standing to request or develop alternative water resources, under AB 3030. 149 agencies around the state have already tapped the law to help them manage water resources.

What happens next? The temporary ordinance restricting new wells and development will stay in place for the next two years, during which time the district will be created and running.

It’s not all roses and lottery tickets; two lawsuits challenge the emergency ordinance’s development bans, both interests will have to hammer out a working relationship, and God willing, we’ll get rain.

Golden Homes: Central coast home sales dropped more than 5% in October, according to the California Association of Realtors, who noted a similar statewide drop followed two previous months of decline.

The drop was no surprise, since the median home price in San Luis Obispo County had risen sharply from around $395,000 in September 2012, to over $495,000 in September of this year. The sharp hike explains why home sale numbers plummeted 11.1% and market corrections brought the median home price to $440,000, in October.

The question of volatility seems worth discussing, since many who track real estate trends believed the housing market prior to the 2008 Great Recession reflected overheat-

ed demand based on speculation.

But another question worth asking is whether pent-up demand for desirable Central Coast real estate is just a return to an unpleasant trend, that home pricing will take on a permanent upward price spiral on the front end and a decline in affordability—it takes an income well above $100,000 in income to afford a median priced home here now— on the other end. That, like water, is a permanent issue; one for which we’ll have to find a fix, sooner or later.

Oil Train: ConocoPhillips wants to ship oil through San Luis Obispo County, to its Nipomo refinery. The announcement, made last summer, was followed recently by the release of a draft environmental impact. The prospect has some folks concerned, especially in the wake of an oil tanker train that derailed outside LacMégantic in Québéc Canada. The fire that resulted burned much of the town’s central district, killing 41.

Political pressure has prevented the building of oil pipelines, so oil companies like ConocoPhillips have turned to rail to ship oil. The company recently announced plans to ramp up refinery production from 44,000 barrels a day, to 50,000.

Since the oil is expected to come from the rich finds from Wyoming to North Dakota, an area known as the Bakken, the route to market would take it through San Miguel, Paso Robles, Templeton, Atascadero and San Miguel. The potential for disaster has environmentalists worried. The Santa Lucia chapter of the Sierra Club has come out in opposition to the transportation of oil by rail through San Luis Obispo county, as has the left-leaning HopeDance email community.

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By Dorothy Rogers What an exciting year we have ahead! Check out some of the equestrian groups in the Annual Tournament of Roses Parade and the features prior to the parade. As we look back to evaluate, learn and plan for 2014, we can rejoice. Fresh beginnings. And our prayers continue seeking rain for our dry and thirsty land and guidance for a new year.

Save the Date Want to see a richer experience with more participation in your club’s activities? Make certain others know when and how they, too, can participate. Take a breath and send your special events for the 2014 Master Calendar (info@calclassics.net). It’s free.

Get the word out easily. With hard copies and the expanding PR Magazine online (www.pasoroblesmagazine.com). Don’t miss your organization’s chance to shine in Hoofbeat’s Club Corral. Submit ideas for your organization to be featured this year.

Quadrille The good folks at Close By Ranch regularly host a quadrille drill team

Saturdays in the covered arena on Hog Canyon Road. Owner Cece Campbell and her trainers encourage good horsemanship whether English or western in style. Want to improve your relationship with your horse and become part of a team? Call Cece (434-7451).

Jump into 2014 Twin Rivers was established on sand and sandy loam soil which makes all weather riding possible. A warm up Combined Test is tentatively set for January 12 at 8715 N. North River Road between Paso and San Miguel. The event is subject to weather and footing. Spectators are admitted free of charge. Take a chair, camera and coat and enjoy.

Later in the year, some of the top horses and riders in the West will visit the North County to take on the Winter Trials. www.twinriversranch. us Start them Right Make a memory. So often when looking back, the moments of personal engagement with animals remain some of the brightest memories.

Harris Stage Lines on North River Road in Paso will provide 1-3 day camps for youths 7-18 years from 92 p.m. in January. Riding and driving skills (variety of sizes and breeds to learn from) will be offered with the

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Hand in Hand Kudos to the members of the Central Coast of California Arabian Horse Association for paying back. This year they encouraged their members to “Buy Small” to support those who help to keep the club and activities afloat. Most of the CCCAHA sponsors are independent businesses or service providers.

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Not to be idle although ages 47, Daisy Scout Troop #40026 of Atascadero visited the ranch and asked many questions while interacting with the horses and ponies.

Children from the Seventh Day Adventist Church visited. They enjoyed the horses and the presentations. The kids saved funds for two months and presented HCW with a $200 donation to help.

Keep track of HCW and some of the wonderful people who stand at the ready without praise to express love and bless animals and humans alike at www.heavencanwait.us Celebrating CA History January is not too early to supple up your horse (and your shoulder) to participate in the Second Annual Early California Skills of the Rancho February 7-9. The Santa Ynez Equestrian Center is scheduled to be very busy this year with all manner of

modern competition plus celebrating our history.

A variety of artisans and craftsmen will be on hand to share stories and sell their gear, jewelry or art. Dave Stamey, whose music has now come

HOOFBEAT CALENDAR

Jan. 11 Tentative Cutting Show, Paso Robles Event Center Jan. 12 Combined Test, Twin Rivers Ranch, 8715 N. River Rd., Paso Jan. 18 SYVE Sorting Series, Santa Ynez Eq. Center Feb. 3 Vaqueras del Camino meeting, Hoover’s, 9975 El Camino Real, Atascadero, 7 p.m., Patti Keller

HOOFBEAT from page 44 just about everything. This has provided an opportunity to see our community in action. A crew from Paso’s Highland Church replace some of the badly chewed wood on stalls donating not only the labor but the wood as well.

HCW was an honored recipient of a grant from the net proceeds of the Central Coast Wine Classic.

The funds were used to purchase a much needed used ATV to replace the old one. The generous SLOStangers honored HCW with a donation of half of their 50/50 drawing.

Dusty, the winner of the other half took everyone by surprise by donating her half to HCW as well. The cars might show a different kind of “horse power” but they are still “mustangs,” after all. Contact the club at slomustangers@hotmail.com

Each Sat. Quadrille Drill Team, Eng. or West., Close By Ranch, Kathleen 927-2720 or Cece 4347451 Jan. 1 Rose Parade, Pasadena Jan. 3-5 Winter Camp, Harris Stage Lines, N. River Rd., Paso, 9-2 p.m.

one day or all, ride & drive all breeds & mules, Tom or Debby 237-1860, www.HarrisStageLines.com Jan. 6 Vaqueras del Camino meeting, Hoover’s, 9975 El Camino Real, Atascadero, 7 p.m., Patti Keller 503-8422

to share stories of the West in all its aspects throughout the world, will perform February 8th. Watch Hoofbeat and call Bruce (325-3212) for entry details on the event as well as membership.

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In the spotlight are the vivacious ladies of the Vaqueras del Camino. Established in 1974 to promote friendship through the shared love of horses and riding, the VdC participates in parades and fun filled club campouts.

Giving back is important to the members who host an annual local trail ride “Saddle Up for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.” Families are not charged for the critical medical help for their children at St. Jude’s so fund-raising events like Saddle Up help to keep the doors open and involve the public in support efforts. Lives are saved and changed.

The VdC works on continuing education offering spook clinics and bonding group trail rides in a variety of locations. Want to see some beautiful country, share time with horses and meet some new people?

A few spots have opened up in the group for new members. Meetings are often educational and are held the first Monday of each month at Hoover’s in Atascadero (next is Jan. 6). Contact Pattie Keller (503-8422) for details and start the year off on an adventure.

503-8422 Feb. 7-9 2nd Annual Early CA Skills of the Rancho, 9 a.m. to dark, SY Eq. Center, rein 325-3212, competition, Dave Stamey concert 8th Feb. 7-9 Cutting Show, PR Event Center Please see HOOFBEAT page 47

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Trail Tales : L o p e z L a ke Tra i l View: Lopez Lake, surrounding hills, birds, deer & bald eagle sightings possible Access: Hwy.101 Grand Ave. exit, Arroyo Grande. Turn E towards mtns. thru town. Turn R on Huasna Rd. become Lopez Dr. Lopez Dr. approx. 10 mi. Road ends at entrance to Lopez Lake. From SLO, take shortcut following Orcutt Rd. S to Lopez Dr. Ask directions to equestrian parking. Follow the main rd. thru camp sites past Mustang Water Slides. Park trailers on R side rd. before locked gate day use. Several trails & Black

Bear Horse Camp. Important: Turnaround area at gate not big. 2 horse trailers Fees: Day use $9 plus $3.50 per animal. Call main office re. camping fees & reservations, busy weekends full, make camping reservations EARLY Rated: Easy to difficult Time Factor: Variable Trail: Trails from camps (behind the locked gate vary in length.

Most have climbs. Duna Vista Loop 7.2 miles very popular, multiuse so prepare horses Feet: Suggest shoes gravel first mi. Duna Vista Trail. Good ft. may be OK.

Dogs: On leash in camp & leash on trails Camp: Campground: Black Bear Horse Camp closest to Duna Vista. Call for reservations. Seasonal & amenities range $20-32.

Approx. 20 corrals, water spigots, BBQ facilities, port-a-potties & tables Overnight: Yes in campground, ask about backcountry info Main entrance: 805-788-2381 then #4, generally manned dawn to dusk First aid: Call 911 Cell reception: Varies Cingular/ AT&T best, Verizon spotty Caution: Poison oak, ticks, rattle-

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MESSAGE FROM A MONUMENT IT’S NOT a building.

It’s a SERMON ON THE MOUNT carefully preserved.

In AN ARK BUILT BY OUR ANCESTORS.

Nuts and bolts, still intact. Still relevant.

By Chris Weygandt Alba Pam found it in a grate on derelict grounds, 80 years after the last load of almonds was processed by the Paso Robles Almond Growers Association: An old almond had persevered. It had rooted itself in the great force that sustains life, and it grew into a small tree, covered with pink blossoms, creating the seeds of its own future.

Pam and Ray Derby have found evidence of that great life-sustaining force many times, as they’ve persevered over the past three years to transform a relic of the past into an historic landmark, restored to usefulness and its original name.

Often it comes from the people working on those grounds, as they transform the dilapidated Farmers Alliance warehouse into a winemaking facility for Derby Wine Estates.

“Everyone who has worked on this has thanked us,” says Pam, “because they’ve had a part in bringing this building back to life.”

In the process of restoring life to an official historic treasure, the landmark was renamed.

As it was in the beginning, it is now, wearing on its edifice the name of the men who created it in 1922. Call it, in short, the Almond Growers building.

The iconic building isn’t just an old landmark cleaned up with a new coat of paint.

It’s a living monument to the human capacity to dream and become.

At 525 Riverside Avenue is an historic artifact that shows what people are made of.

We’re made of the same stuff — people 100 years ago, people living now, the community itself — shaped by forces in a succession of tidal shifts. The Almond Growers building is proof of our legacy of endurance.

It is a place of connection, where we can see tangible substance of those who came before, see the work of their hands, see their humanity and character. We value a building like this, said a clergyman in an earlier century, because it contains so much of ourselves.

If it could speak, it would testify about those tidal forces, and how to survive them.

Tidal waves have hit right here. The hot springs along the Salinas River — enjoyed

by Chumash and Salinan Native Americans, the Spanish Missions, and the Mexican Rancho el Paso de Robles — were changed forever by one tidal force, the discovery of gold, which made California part of the United States.

Orchards, vineyards, and ranches already existed along the waterways when pioneering settlers, seeking land for agriculture and commerce, were attracted to the little rest stop on the El Camino Real trail, in the new state’s County of San Luis Obispo.

In 1857, James and Daniel Blackburn purchased the former rancho El Paso de Robles, known for its mineral springs, and they built a hotel and bathhouse. As the rancho land grants were subdivided, other pioneers established farms and ranches nearby.

By the 1880s, the brothers envisioned a town. Partnering with Drury James, they developed a plan, and then, in 1886, here came the train — Southern Pacific Railroad.

Archive photographs courtesy of the Sacramento History Center

I believe the future is simply the past, entered through another gate.

– PINERO

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Land developers appeared on the scene.

Thousands of settlers poured into town.

The county population almost doubled between 1880 and 1890. With its central location and productive wheat farmers in the Estrella Plains, Paso Robles emerged as a capital in the wheat export business.

Southern Pacific Railroad paved the way for local farm crops to be sold on the San Francisco market. BUT the railroad also had an absolute monopoly that controlled grain milling, warehousing, and freight rates.

That was common. Farmers everywhere struggled for survival.

United, We Stand During the 1880s - 1890s, farmers both local and national realized that UNITY IS STRENGTH. An individual farmer faced a Goliath who controlled crop prices, land prices, building supplies, transportation costs, bank credit and monetary policies. But an alliance of farmers multiplied their power; collectively, they could compete with the giant.

In less than a decade, an economic revolution swept the United States, with farmers of Paso Robles on the frontlines. Across America, farmers and workers combined their voices and cooperative efforts, using solidarity for economic survival.

Their alliances and unions influenced American agriculture, commerce, and industry far into the 20th Century. Solidarity broke monopolies, sparked competitive pricing, and promoted higher commodity prices.

The Farmers Alliance in Paso Robles, founded in 1891, immediately took on Southern Pacific Railroad. They worked together, creating mercantile co-ops and labor exchanges, farmer-owned mills, sharing farm equipment. They also won a ruling from the state railroad commission, establishing their rights and entitlements to the railroad tracks.

The Farmers Alliance brokered reforms in agricultural economics that allowed farmers to enjoy some stability — until the next wave hit. Meanwhile, an almond grower in Paso Robles was hatching other plans.

Ray Derby is impressed by the people who built this landmark. He has pondered it for three years, off and on, as he and Pam restore it to process grapes.

Ray controlled manufacturing plants on a global scale before retirement made him a farmer. He knows industrial construction, and he admires the Almond Growers building.

They knew how to think back in those days, he says. They could problem solve, with ingenuity and common sense.

Either you adapt or you perish, said H. G. Wells; it’s nature’s law. The Almond Growers building testifies: When people stand together, they can achieve monumental things.

The building arose from a long agricultural crisis. In the decades leading up to the 1920s, wheat turned fickle. Its world market price fell. Grain production wasn’t enough to support farming families.

Specialty crops were the answer, but the transition took years. In the hills west of Paso Robles, William Gerst had a head start.

He took his almonds to the 1906 World’s Fair, where judges declared them “the best almonds in the world.”

Four years later, six small almond growers, with less than 60 acres among them, formed the Paso Robles Almond Growers Association. The marketing campaign and orchard-leasing plan they developed in 1910 made Paso Robles “The Almond Capital of the World.”

By 1918 Paso Robles had the largest concentration of almond trees in the world. Almond orchards spread from about 60 acres to 40,000. The Alliance hired a master architect to design a cutting-edge warehouse at 525 Riverside Ave., so efficiently engineered that a handful of men could process more than 500 tons of nuts annually.

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

– STEPHEN HAWKING

January 2014, Paso Robles Magazine

The February 20, 1922, issue of the Tribune declared, “Nobody will deny that the farmer has been harder hit than anyone financially these days. Yet these farmers have faith in California, faith in their co-operative ...and faith in the future of almond growing — faith backed by cold cash.”

Unfortunately, they were planting the roots of destruction in those early orchards.

Imperfect grafting, using rootstock that proved shallow and short-lived, ultimately would destroy the viability of the crop years later.

We live and learn.

People have lived and learned very well in Paso Robles. That’s what the Almond Growers building says.

It spoke to history professor Michael Magliari, when he researched its history for his doctoral dissertation. He leaped to its defense from Cal State Chico in 2005, when the building faced demolition by its then-owner.

Most Alliance co-ops in the nation fell apart after the Presidential election of 1896, Magliari told the city council. But in Paso Robles, the Alliance changed with the times.

Wheat gave way to almonds and other specialty crops after about 1910, and the co-op shifted to warehousing and processing those.

It enjoyed a unique longevity, 84 years of service to the community, when it finally closed its door in 1975.

“I love the idea that it was built to process the world’s largest almond crop,” Ray says as the building approaches its grand opening in March 2014.

“We’re preserving a part of history, the natural progression from grains to almonds to grapes. Grains and almonds have moved on. It was built to process the top viable crop.

Through adaptive reuse, it will again process the area’s top viable crop.”

For more information, access the Historic Resource Evaluation Report at www.prcity. com/government/citycouncil/resolutions/2006, and key in RESOLUTION NO. 06-107.

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Paso Robles’ 125th Anniversary Celebration To honor and preserve the history of Paso Robles for future generations

We are the City of Paso Robles “Official” Commemorative Edition Let’s Create the Greatest Happy Anniversary Card to Paso many generations deep is your business? Why are you in business here? What has Paso meant to your way of life with your business? How has your business life transcended into personal and family relationships? How would you like to say “Happy Anniversary Paso!” How would you like to say “Thank You Paso” for the opportunities you We own businesses, we belong to service organizations and we found here? earn our livings in the readership area of Paso Robles Magazine.

For our part, Paso Robles Magazine is planning its first-ever For our 155th publication...the March issue---it would be glossy cover in March and we’ll include an historical secabsolutely fabulous if each of you changed your advertising tion within that issue and run historical info about our great a bit to say Happy Anniversary and Thanks for being a part community throughout 2014! This is nothing short of being of El Paso de Robles. Express it in a way that is special and a labor of love. PRM is as much a part of our way of life as dear to you. Instead of the traditional promotion of your is each of your businesses. To make a great issue and allow products and services, we’d like to make this a true Paso each of you to express your love of Paso, we are getting Happy Anniversary Wishes issue. Most likely it will become started right away. Your ad reps and I will meet with you to explore all your thoughts. Even if you’ve never run an ad in somewhat of a collector’s issue as well. the PRM, you might want to use this opportunity to be part of this Happy Anniversary card to our community...and be Some thoughts for what might fit the bill: Highlight your business or organization’s history in town. able to take advantage of our 100% mailed coverage as How far back do the roots of your establishment go? How well...we get results for our advertisers!

The City we call home, will officially become 125 years old on March 11, 2014. It’ll be the grandest day we have to remind all 35,000 neighbors of our remarkable and enduring history...and your Paso Robles Magazine will commemorate this special occasion with a switch to glossy paper for the March edition!

Talk soon! Happy 125th Anniversary Paso Robles!

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Paso Robles Insurance Agency/ INSURICA Celebrates 75 Years This month, in conjunction with the City of Paso Robles 125th anniversary, we celebrate the 75th anniversary of what is now Paso Robles Insurance Agency / INSURICA with a look back at their origins.

Back in 1939 Giff Sobey started Giff Sobey Insurance in an office located at 705 12th Street, where the Heritage Oaks Bank building stands today. In 1950 Giff partnered with P.D. Fowler and formed the Paso Robles Insurance Agency.

In 1964 a young go-getter named Ben Holsted went to work for the pair and became a partner in 1966.

In 1973 the agency moved to its current location at the corner of 12th and Vine Streets in what was originally a carriage house for the Paso Robles Hotel. The building was moved over from

the hotel to its current location in 1940 after the hotel fire.

Originally built in 1890 the building is now part of the Paso Robles Historical Society.

Ben and Giff joined forces with Mike Ronan in 1980 and together they operated three agencies on the central coast.

In 2003, with an eye toward future retirement, Ben and Mike sold the agency to Walter Mortensen Insurance out of Bakersfield, California.

Mike retired at that time and Ben stayed

Paso Robles Insurance Agency/INSURICA office at the corner of 12th and Vine, all decked out for the Vine Street Showcase in December.

Paso Robles Insurance Agency formation ad in Paso Robles Press from October 31, 1950.

Quarter Century in Service - Operators of Paso Robles Insurance were recognized for 25 years association with United Pacific Insurance Company.

From left, Mike Ronan, Ben Holsted, and Gif Sobey of Paso Robles Insurance and Joseph Smith, Theodor Koeble and Victory Selvey of United Pacific.

on to manage the agency he had spent so many years building. Over the years Ben has been involved with the Jaycees as well as the Lions Club, where he’s still active today. Ben also proudly served as Chairman of Pioneer Day in 1986 and 1987.

At the end of 2014, after 50 years in this agency, Ben will retire and spend more time with his wife Judie and their family of three children plus four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

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INSURANCE from page 51

In April 2011, Walter Mortensen Insurance was purchased by Oklahoma-based INSURICA Insurance Management Network, a great benefit to their current and future clients. With over $74 million in annual revenue, INSURICA is among the 50 largest insurance brokers in the United States and is the 17th largest privately-held independent insurance agency in the country. As part of INSURICA, Paso Robles Insurance Agency can now provide the comprehensive products and services needed by large businesses that are usually only found with big city brokers.

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Their current staff has over 175 years of combined insurance experience, with 138 of those in this office, including Karen Rossier (42 years), Terry Perkins (21 years), Heather Bordan (12 years), Carolyn Ruth (12 years).

Many of their customers still come in and take care of business in person or just drop by to say hello. They have become friends as well as clients, and know the staff is always there to help. Their partnership with the community has helped them grow and they want that partnership to continue to prosper.

In January of 2013 INSURICA hired David Lundy to work with Ben. Originally from Bakersfield, David moved to Paso Robles with his wife Rebekah and three daughters. He is also active in the community joining the Paso Robles Rotary Club.

In July of that same year David was given the Branch Manager position so that Ben could focus on transitioning his clients to David and his other long-time

Today’s crew of Paso Robles Insurance Agency/INSURICA, from left, standing, are Karen Rossier, Ben Holsted, David Lundy and Heather Bordan. Seated are Terry Perkins and Carolyn Ruth.

producer in the office, Heather Bordan. Having been born and raised in the North County, Heather has been serving local clients for over 15 years. She and her husband, Adam, live in Atascadero.

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B USINESS Paris Coffee After almost two years of planning, Jim and Kathy Domigos recently opened Paris Coffee in the Golden Hills Plaza in Paso Robles. With the support of their sons Jared, Darrin and the store manager Coalie Peterson, Paris Coffee promises to be a winner!

The idea for Paris Coffee came from Kathy and Jim’s pastime of visiting local coffee houses that became a habit! Kathy adds, “After weeks of observation and talking about how we’d run our own coffee house, the idea to open one of our own sounded pretty good.” With some investigating and increasing interest in the Golden Hills Plaza, the idea started

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making sense. Kathy says with a smile, “We beat out Starbucks! Our goal is to attract the locals, travelers, Cuesta students and the guys in the construction trades that shop at Lowe’s and need a good hearty cup of coffee and breakfast to start their day.”

Coalie Peterson will manage the daily operation with five years of combined experience at Starbucks and family owned coffee houses. Coalie adds, “We are pleased to provide Clayton Coffee & Teas. Clayton roasts only

the finest coffees in small batches to ensure the finest brew every time.”

In keeping with the Parisian theme, French Roast is the signature coffee blend along with the espresso, cappuccino, blended drinks, teas, smoothies, made-to-order sandwiches and paninis, pastries and grab “n” go items.

Regular customers will appreciate the Loyalty Rewards program, lots of comfortable seating and free WiFi. Paris Coffee is open every day and located in the Golden Hills Plaza at Hwy 46 East at 2425 Golden Hills Road, call 296-1476.

Art & Wine Festival in Cambria The Cambria Chamber of Commerce & Allied Arts Association present the Cambria Art & Wine Festival January 24 - 26. The fun begins on Friday at 10 a.m. with Special Shopping Deals and Entertainment throughout the Village. The “Art, Wine & All That Jazz” Kick Off Party on Friday night from 6-10 p.m. includes the Art Show Preview, Wine

& Food Pairing and Entertainment.

Saturday,the Vets’Hall is open from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. for the Art Show/Silent Auction. Wine tasting for The Main Event is on Saturday from 1 to 4:30 p.m. and includes the Art Show/ Silent Auction, Wine Tasting, as well as Gourmet Food and Demonstrating Artists at the Cambria Historical Museum in the East Village.

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On Sunday the shopping specials continue throughout the village.

Enjoy the Artists’ Faire, Barbecue & Raffle Drawings at the Vets’ Hall.

Meet the Artists and enjoy their work/reproductions. Artists are in-

New Salon - The Loft – Now Open in The Alliance Square!

Karen Bayus is the proud owner of The Loft, a new salon located in the Alliance Square on Riverside Avenue. For 4 years prior, Karen worked as the esthetician for Lisa Maccagno, owner of Secret Garden Salon that has moved to a larger location adjacent to its former space; also in Alliance Square. Karen adds, “I want to thank Lisa for the opportunity to own this salon. Owning my own salon was my goal down the line, but I wasn’t contemplating lining the ducks up! And Lisa just threw some ducks at me and they were in a row! I enjoy the interaction with people and am looking forward to offering a warm and comfortable place for my clients.

Please see SPOTLIGHT page 54 vited to participate by submitting their work to the Silent Auction and/or display their work at a participating business. Sign up sheets and tickets are available at the Cambria Chamber, 767 Main Street. Visit www.see cambria.com/artwine for more information.

Contact Cambria Chamber of Commerce, phone 927-3624 or on the web site: www.cambriaartwine.org.

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Medical Arts Center Welcomes New Internal Medicine Physician

First Choice Physician Partners and The Medical Arts Center (MAC) in Templeton announce the latest addition to their team of Internal Medicine practitioners, Tiffney Taylor, D.O., who is now accepting primary care patients and same-day appointments.

Taylor’s new position signals a happy homecoming for the Templeton native who attended Templeton Middle School and Templeton High School, as well as for her husband, Eric Taylor, a General Contractor from Templeton. The Taylors moved back to Templeton in August of last year with their two children.

“I always wanted to come back to Templeton, practice in my hometown and take care of the people I grew up with,” Dr. Taylor said. “I like the idea of being a small town doctor, knowing my patients and following them for many years. I’m thrilled to start my career here and hope to end my career here – 30+ years later.”

Taylor returns to the Central Coast after fifteen years of medical education, beginning with her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Notre Dame, and followed by Post Baccalaureate studies at San Francisco State University; a Doctorate of Osteopathy (D.O.) from Touro University, Mare Island; and a three-year Internal Medicine Residency as well as one year as Chief Resident at UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program.

In her role as Primary Care Physician at the MAC, Dr. Taylor says she

Happy Homecoming: Templeton Native Tiffney Taylor, D.O., returns to Roots as Primary Care Doctor is looking forward to helping fill the need for primary care physicians in the North County area. She says she is already meeting other physicians in the community and receiving referrals for services such as treatment for chronic pain; physicals; pre-op counseling before surgery; specialist referrals (for services such as physical therapy); chronic disease management (for issues like high blood pressure, diabetes, and congestive heart failure); and women’s health.

Taylor also hopes to continue her specialization in the field of Diabetes Medication Management. At UCSF Fresno she led a research project that studied how regular follow-up care from a nurse-led diabetes management clinic resulted in improving patients’ hemoglobin A1C blood sugar levels. “One of my goals is to

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work with endocrinologists and other doctors in the area to improve diabetes education to patients in our local communities,” Dr. Taylor says.

Currently, Taylor is accepting new patients and can offer same day appointments in most cases.

“The Medical Arts Center aims to bring some of the best physicians to our community so that specialty care can be provided locally, without transfers to other cities or hospitals,” says Mark Lisa, CEO of Twin Cities Community Hospital. “We are proud to welcome Dr. Taylor to this important team of primary care physicians.”

The Medical Arts Center is located at 1220 Las Tablas Road, Suite 1418 SPOTLIGHT from page 53 The beauty industry is very fast moving so I’ll encourage our stylists to continue their education and increase their knowledge because everyone in the salon benefits.” Karen in currently looking for a hairstylist and nail technician to join The Loft.

After graduating from cosmetology school in 2006, Karen established her business Healthy Skin by Karen. Over the years, Karen’s clientele has grown steadily due to her personal service with the premium

in Templeton, California, and is operated by First Choice Physician Partners, a statewide medical foundation that employs physicians in Modesto, Los Angeles, Palm Springs and San Luis Obispo County. FCPP provides vital medical research, care to those in need, new and improved medical facilities, medical education programs, and the introduction of needed medical specialties and physicians to the North County community.

The not-for-profit entity began operations on May 1, 2012, and now has more than 69 associated physicians and physician extenders operating in markets that include the Central Coast, the Central Valley, the Coachella Valley, and Orange and Los Angeles Counties. FCPP affords good opportunities for alignment of clinical services, care management and operations among medical foundation members, hospitals and independent physicians.

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January is Restaurant Month in SLO County

By Millie Drum Start the New Year by enjoying fine local food and wine during the 7th Annual Restaurant Month.

Throughout the month, over 40 restaurants in SLO County offer a “prix fixe” menu for only $30, including Estrella, Paso Robles Free tax-preparation assistance in the Library, Feb. 1-Apr. 5, 2014 The Paso Robles City Library is pleased to offer seniors and lowto-moderate-income residents free tax-preparation assistance in the Library between February 1 and April 5. One-hour appointments with AARP representatives will be scheduled between 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on each of the ten Saturdays. Call the Library, beginning Monday, January 13, at 237-3870 to schedule an appointment. At the Refer-

Inn, Robert’s and Thomas Hill Organics among others in Paso Robles. The appetizing price and selection of

fine restaurants offers a great way to discover new places and return to your favorites. After the holiday rush, the promotion is designed to attract patrons to the restaurants in a slower month and give the patrons an

MORE AT THE LIBRARY ence Desk, the Library will also provide assistance for citizens looking for copies of tax forms they may need.

The Paso Robles City Library is located at 1000 Spring Street and is open Monday – Friday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information on additional library programs, visit www.prcity.com/library.

Paso Robles Summer Concerts in the Park Talent Call

The City of Paso Robles Department of Library and Recreation Services and the REC Foundation are currently accepting band packets for the 2014 Concerts in the Park summer series through Friday January 31, 2014. All bands should submit a press kit including a video or demo CD, band biography, and a photo.

Email an electronic press kit (EPK) to lholt@prcity.com

affordable dining experience.

The promotion is sponsored by the San Luis Obispo County Visitors and Conference Bureau.

Click www.visitsanluisobispocounty.com/restaurant-month for the list of restaurants in Paso Robles. or submit a physical press kit to Lynda Holt - Concerts in the Park, 600 Nickerson Drive, Paso Robles, CA 93446. Bands that have submitted press kits in previous years simply need to email lholt@prcity.com to be reconsidered.

Concerts will be held Fridays, 5:30-7:30 p.m., June 20th through August 22nd at the downtown City Park gazebo. For more information, contact Lynda at 237-3987 or lholt@prcity.com.

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Friday & Saturday Live Entertainment, will be soon sold out. RSVP now at (805) 9:30-11:30pm: 1/3-1/4 Bobby Santa Cruz 466-2044. Celebrate the 2013 Citizen of and the Mystics, 1/10-1/11 Nataly Lola, the Year, introduction of the 2014 Board 1/17-1/18 Steve Sturgis and Road House, of Directors and enjoy cocktails/silent auc1/24 Bobby Santa Cruz and the Mystics, tion at 5:30 p.m. plus dinner, a live auction and awards at 6:30 p.m. Cost: $85/person 1/25 Stellar, 1/31-2/1 Soul Sauce.

6 • Almond Country Quilters will or reserved table of eight for $800. Regismeet at Trinity Lutheran Church, 940 ter by January 6. Semi-formal attire, please.

JANUARY Creston Road, PR, begins at 7 p.m. The Call Joyce at 466-2044.

1 • Happy New Year! agenda includes members teaching quilt- 7, 21 • Templeton Rotary Club meets 2-26 • Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine ing techniques. Social time begins at 6:30 Tuesdays at 7 a.m. at McPhee’s Grill, 416 Street (between 11th and 12th) celebrates with the meeting to follow at 7:30pm. S. Main Street. Take part in fellowship, the New Year with two exhibits in The Connie Gut from Fine Line Organiz- breakfast and an informative and interShowroom Gallery. From January 2-26, ing in Paso Robles will present how to esting presentation from a guest speaker. see “Lighten Up!” a whimsical exhibition better organize both our sewing rooms New members and guests welcome. of hand-painted lamps and complimen- and personal lives. Cost: Free. For more Please enter through the side door from tary artwork that is sure to illuminate information about the Guild, visit www. the parking lot. both hearts and homes. Through January almondcountryquilters.org.

8 • North County Multiflora Garden 26, view “Three,” an exhibit that explores 6, 25 • 2014 Installation & Awards Club will meet at 1p.m. Come and exa tripod, the triad and the Trinity. This Dinner presented by Atascadero Chamber pand your knowledge of bees. Scott Jefdisplay of artwork reflect the basis of of Commerce takes place on January 25 at freys, Ph.D., is a lecturer in the Horticomposition and structure: balance, proportion and form.

16th Annual Central California 2-2/1 • Paso Robles Inn Steakhouse Marian Eucharistic Conference & Cattlemen’s Lounge, 1103 Spring St., takes place in a new location at St. Rose of Lima 226-4925. Steakhouse: Join us for Prime Rib Wednesdays! Cattlemen’s Lounge: Catholic Church, 820 Creston Road, PR, on January Happy Hour, 4-6pm, includes cocktail and 10-11. The 2014 theme is “Unity and Peace through menu specials; Monday Industry Night, 6the Immaculate Heart of Mary.” Guest speakers 9pm, 20% off for all professionals; Wednesinclude Fr. Andrew Apostoli (founding member of day Locals Appreciation Night Happy Franciscan Friars of the Renewal), Deacon Alex Jones, Hour 4-CLOSE; Acoustic Thursdays, Fr. Donald Calloway, Deacon Harold Burke –Sivers, 7-9pm: 1/2 Adam Rowland, 1/9 Pancho and Lefty, 1/16 Steve Ploog, 1/23 Lance and Fr. Patrick Martin. Dinner provided by the parish. All proceeds to Robinson, 1/30 Matt Davis; Friday Ladies benefit St. Rose School. Register online at www.ccmec.org.

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culture and Crop Science Department where he teaches beekeeping and also supervises a Beekeeping Enterprise Project. The meeting will be held at the Paso Robles Community Church, 2706 Spring Street, Paso Robles. For more information call 238-5888.

7-30 • Piedras Blancas Lighthouse Tours are offered at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays (except national holidays). See an historic lighthouse, support buildings, wildlife, plants and spectacular scenery. Meet at the Piedras Blancas Motel, just 1.5 miles north of the light station, and arrive at the motel at 9:45 a.m. Please do not wait at the gate to the lighthouse. Dress warm in layers, as weather is changeable during the two-hour tours. Cost: $10/adults, $5/kids ages 6-17, and free for kids age 5/under (bring strollers or carriers, as needed). Special arrangements needed for groups of ten or more. Smoking is prohibited. Call 927-7361 for times and details. Visit www.piedrasblancas.gov.

8 • REC Foundation (Recreation Enhances Community) is a nonprofit group dedicated to raising funds for the betterment of City parks and recreation. Meetings are held on the 3rd Wednesday of the month, at 8 a.m., in the Centennial Park Conference Room at 600 Nickerson Drive in Paso Robles. Volunteers are needed. For more info, please call Lynda Holt at 237-3987.

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of eight. RSVP 238-0506 or www.visitpaso.com. Please note any table seating 9 • Free Movie Night: ‘The African requirements.

Queen’ (1951) adventure classic at 10 11, 25 •‘Saturday Live’ at Vina Robles a.m. stars Humphrey Bogart as the Hospitality Center, 3700 Mill Road, PR. booze-guzzling captain of a broken- 1/11: Singer-songwriter melody Klemin down East African riverboat teamed up blends contemporary folk and Americana with straitlaced, iron-willed missionary stylings that are reminiscent of Joan OsKatharine Hepburn, who take on a men- borne, Patty Griffin, and the Dixie Chicks. acing German gunboat during World 1/25: Nataly Lola is a Central Coast faWar II. Directed by John Huston, Bogart vorite, whose folk-jazz repertoire reminds won the Academy Award for Best Actor. many of Joni Mitchell, Tori Amos, and See it with free admission in the Com- Astrud Gilberto. Admission: Complimunity Room at Pavilion on the Lake mentary. No RSVP necessary. in Atascadero. Call 674-7092. Email 16 • Paso Robles Library Book Club atascaderofunclub@charter.net. meets from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Library 11 • ‘Mardi Gras Festival’ Fundraiser Conference Room. Take part in a disby Central Coast Dance Foundation at cussion about The Interestings by Meg Castoro Cellars, 1315 North Bethel Road, Wolitzer, which follows six teenagers Templeton, features entertainment, tapas from the height of youth through middle food and wine prepared by Chef Jef- age as their talent, fortunes and degrees fry from 5-10 p.m. Cost: $35. For more of satisfaction diverge. The book explores information, call 459-4418 or visit www. the meaning of talent, the nature of envy, dancepaso.com. the roles of class, money and power, and 11 • Paso Robles Chamber Annual how it can shift and tilt precipitously over Dinner & Awards Gala at Broken Earth the course of friendships and a lifetime.

Winery, 5625 Hwy. 46 East PR, celebrates Call 237-3870. its 93rd year from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. 17-20 • Annual Winter Bird Festival with “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” an Installation at various locations in Morro Bay offers of the Chamber 2014 Board of Directors walks, cruises, workshops, displays and and honors to Roblans of the Year Randy vendor booths to honor this “globally and Nancy Flamm. Annual Live and important bird area,” home to over 200 Silent Auctions. Dress is Black Tie Op- bird species. Keynote Speaker: Kimball tional. 1920s attire encouraged. Choices of Garrett. Over 35 land, ocean and bay field three-course menu. Cost: $100/Chamber trips plus a vendor show. RSVP required. member & guests or $125/Non-Chamber For complete details about ticket informember & guests. $1,000/Sponsor Table mation, visit morrobaybirdfestival.org.

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18 • ‘Esprit du Vin’ Event in Paso Robles gathers The Wineries of Highway 46 East at Broken Earth Winery, 5625 Hwy. 46 East, PR, for fabulous wines paired with epicurean bites from 5:30-7:30 p.m., including gourmet cheeses and olives, olive oils, breads, pastries and more, served by local chef Cost: $30/person and $45/couple, plus tax. Industry discounts are available.

Guests must be 21/over. To purchase tickets, visit www.brownpapertickets. com.

18 • ‘Jazz on the Vine’ at D’Anbino Vineyards & Cellars, 710 Pine Street (at the Train Station), in Paso Robles presents one of the finest professional instrumental ensembles on the Central Coast. Savor an array of arrangements, from sentimental standards to contemporary jazz and Big Band sounds in two shows at 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Admission: $5, includes wine tasting. Call 2276800. Visit www.danbino.com.

18 • SLOFolks Presents: Red Molly in Concert at Castoro Cellars, 1315 North Bethel Road, Templeton. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Concert begins at 7 p.m.

Enjoy three-part harmonies by Laurie McAllister (bass, banjo), Abbie Gardner (dobro, banjo) and Molly Venter (guitar).

Red Molly’s CD spent 20 weeks on the American Music Association’s Top 40 radio chart and climbed to #3 as Folk DJ’s Top Album of 2012. Cost: $30. Visit www.castorocellars.com.

20 • Martin Luther King Day observed 24-26 • 12th Annual Art & Wine Festival by the Cambria Chamber of Commerce & Allied Arts Association begins at 10 a.m. Special shopping deals, entertainment throughout the village and a Friday kick-off party from 6-10 p.m.

Wine tasting on Saturday from 1-4 p.m.

Art Show & Silent Auction. Gourmet Food Demonstrations and much, much more. For tickets, visit www.Cambria ArtWine.org. Call 927-3624.

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

is an annual prayer observance with nightly meetings held throughout the week from January 18-25 in various churches throughout the world. For North County times and prayer meeting locations, please refer to the article, “Week of Prayer for Christian Unity” in this month’s issue of PRM, page 30.

For more information, contact Mission San Miguel (467-3256), North County Christian Fellowship (239-3325) or any of the participating churches.

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DIRECTORY of LOCAL those HOUSES of WORSHIP churches/synagogues who have not yet responded to the request

The following listing of area churches/synagogues is provided free of charge as a community service by Adelaide Inn and Paso Robles Magazine.

Our goal is to have this become a complete listing of places of worship located in Paso Robles, Templeton, San Miguel and Shandon. For Apostolic Assembly of the Faith of Christ Jesus 2706 Spring St., Paso Robles Bilingual Services: Wed & Fri, 7 p.m., Sunday 12 Noon Pastor Miguel Alvarado (805) 610-2930 Bethel Lutheran Church 295 Old County Rd., Templeton Service: 9:30 a.m.

Pastor Russ Gordon Pastor Amy Beveridge (805) 434-1329 Bridge Christian Curch Currently meeting at Centennial Park Banquet Room 600 Nickerson Dr., Paso Robles Service: 9:30 a.m.

Pastor Tim Mensing 805-975-7178 Calvary Chapel Paso Robles 1615 Commerce Way, Paso Robles Service: 9:30 a.m.

Pastor Aaron Newman (805) 239-4295 Celebration Worship Center-PCOG 988 Vineyard Drive, Templeton Pastor Roy Spinks Services: 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m.

(805) 434-2424 Central Coast Center for Spiritual Living 689 Crocker St., Templeton Service: 10 a.m.

Rev. Dr. Don and Rev. LaVonne Welsh (805) 434-9447 Christian Life Center 1744 Oak St., Paso Robles Service: 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Pastor Don Smith (805) 238-3366 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1020 Creston Rd., Paso Robles Service: 8:30 a.m. Bishop Brian Kerr Service: 1:00 p.m. Bishop Mark Goforth (805) 238-4216, 238-4214, 238-4217 Congregation Ohr Tzafon 2605 Traffic Way, Atascadero Service: Fridays, 7:30 p.m.

Rabbi Janice Mehring (805) 466-0329 Covenant Presbyterian Church 1450 Golden Hill Rd., Paso Robles Service: 9:30 a.m.

Pastor Dan Katches (805) 238-6927 Cowboy Church Ride For the Brand Ministry Templeton Livestock Market Sale Barn Main St., Templeton Service: Thursdays, 7 p.m.

Pastor Mike Mosby (805) 463-2455

Dayspring Full Gospel 1101 Riverside, Paso Robles Services: 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Pastor Harry Balson (805) 239-3273 Family Praise & Worship 206 5th St., Templeton Service: 10 a.m.

Pastor Vern H. Haynes Jr. (805) 975-8594 Family Worship Center 616 Creston Rd., Paso Robles Service: 10 a.m.

Pastor Patrick Sheean (805) 239-4809 First Baptist Church 1645 Park St., Paso Robles Pastor Michael R. Garman Services: 9 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

(805) 238-4419 Christian Science Society 17th & Chestnut Streets, Paso Robles Service: 10 a.m.

(805) 239-1361 First Mennonite Church 2343 Park St. Paso Robles Service: 11 a.m.

Pastor Romero (805) 238-2445 First Missionary Baptist Church of Paso Robles Corner of 3rd & Olive Streets Service: 11 a.m.

Pastor Jeff Barger (805) 239-8756 First Presbyterian Church of Templeton 610 S. Main St., Templeton Service: 10 a.m.

Reverend Charlie Little (805) 434-1921 Fuente de Agua Viva 1521 Oak St, Paso Robles Service: Thursday: 7 p.m. and Sunday: 3 p.m.

Pastor Jorge Alvarez (805) 714-3827 Grace Baptist Church 535 Creston Rd., Paso Robles Service: 10 a.m.

Pastor Kelsey Pietsch (805) 238-3549 Heritage Village Church At the Senior Center, Heritage Ranch Service: 11 a.m.

Pastor Ed Bedrosian (805) 238-9240 Highlands Church Corner S. River and Niblick, 215 Oak Hill, Paso Robles Services: Sunday: 8:30, 9:45 & 11:00 a.m.

Pastor Sean Martin (805) 226-5800

for information and would like to be included in this directory, please email your name, address, phone, service times and pastor’s/rabbi’s name to Paso Robles Magazine at: prmagazine@charter.net All worship service times listed are for Sundays, unless noted otherwise:

Lake Way Country Church/Ministries Meeting at Cappy Culver Elementary School, 11011 Heritage Loop Rd. Service: 10 a.m. Sunday Pastors: Rodger & Julie Coale (805) 423-4095 Life Community Church 3770 Ruth Way, Templeton Service: 9:30 a.m.

Pastor Keith Newsome (805) 434-5040 Life Worth Living Church of God 620 – 17th St., Paso Robles Service: 11 a.m.

Pastor Jim Wilde (805) 238-0978 Lighthouse Community Church 301 13th St. San Miguel Services: 9:45 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.

Pastor John Wheat (805) 467-3636 Live Oak 1521 Oak St., Paso Robles Service: 10 a.m.

Pastor John Kaiser (805) 238-0575 Living Waters Christian Fellowship 2085 Gateway Dr., Heritage Ranch Service: 9:30 a.m.

Pastor Steve and Christina Boggan (805) 239-1716 Methodist Ministries Meeting at 1005 Railroad St. at 10th St. Service: 10:30 a.m.

For information call 238-2006 Mid State Baptist Church 1749 Ramada Dr., Paso Robles Services: Sundays, 10 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Pastor Bruce Fore (805) 238-2281 Mission San Miguel Parish 775 Misssion Street, San Miguel Weekday Mass: 8 a.m.

Weekend Mass: Saturday: 9 a.m. & 5 p.m. (Vigil) Sunday: 7 a.m., 11 a.m., 6 p.m. (Spanish) Reverend Pedro Umana (805) 467-2131 New Day Center 530 12th St., Paso Robles English Service: 10 a.m.

Pastor Brad Alford Hispanic Service: 2 p.m.

Pastor Vincente Salmeron (805) 239-9998 New Life Church of Paso Robles Meeting at Holiday Inn Express 2455 Riverside Ave., Paso Robles Pastor Randy Bunch (805) 769-8120

Solid Rock Christian Fellowship 925 Bennett Way, Templeton Service: 10:00 a.m.

Pastor Jeff Saylor (805) 434-2616

Niblick Road Baptist Church 1145 Niblick Rd., Paso Robles Services: 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Christopher Cole (805) 238-4614

St. James Episcopal Church 1335 Oak, Paso Robles Services: 8 a.m. (Rite I), 10:00 a.m. (Rite II) The Rev. Mary K. Morrison, Rector (805) 238-0819

North County Christian Fellowship 421 9th St. , Paso Robles Service: 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Steve Calagna (805) 239-3325 Oak Shores Christian Fellowship 2727 Turkey Cove, at the Clubhouse, Oak Shores Service: 8:30 a.m.

Pastor Christopher Cole (805) 238-4614 Paso Robles Bible Church 2206 Golden Hill Rd., Paso Robles Service: 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Dave Rusco Pastor Mark Wheeler (805) 226-9670 Paso Robles Church of the Nazarene Meeting at the Paso Robles Youth Arts Foundation 3201 Spring St., Paso Robles Service: 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Brent Wylie (805) 238-4300 Paso Robles Community Church 2706 Spring St, Paso Robles Service: 9 a.m.

Pastor Shawn Penn (805) 239-4771 Plymouth Congregational Church, UCC Thirteenth and Oak Streets, Paso Robles Service: 10 a.m.

Pastor Steven Mabry (805) 238-3321 Second Baptist Church 1937 Riverside Ave. Service: 11 a.m.

Pastors: Rueben Tate, Gary Jordon (805) 238-2011 Shandon Assembly of God 420 Mesa Grande, Shandon Service: 10:30 a.m.

Hispanic Service: 4 p.m.

Pastor Ted Hunt (805) 239-3138 Shandon United Methodist Church 105 Second Street, Shandon Service 9:30 a.m.

Rev. Fred B. Morris (805) 238-3134

St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church 820 Creston Rd., Paso Robles Weekday Mass: M-S, 7 a.m.

Weekend Masses: Saturday - 5 p.m. (Vigil) Sunday - 8 a.m., 10 a.m. (Family Mass) 12:30 p.m. (Spanish) 5 p.m. (Teen) & 7 p.m. (Spanish) Father Roberto Vera (805) 238-2218 Templeton Hills Seventh-day Adventist Church 930 Templeton Hills Rd., Templeton Service: Saturday 9:30 & 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Ivor Myers (805) 434-1710 The Revival Center 3850 Ramada Dr., Ste. A-3, Paso Robles Service: 10 a.m.

Pastor Gabe Abdelaziz (805) 434-5170 The Rock Church 616 Creston Rd., Paso Robles Service: 7 p.m. Friday Nights Pastors Ed & Char Barger (661) 587-7625 Trinity Lutheran Church 940 Creston Rd., Paso Robles Contemporary Service: 9 a.m.

Traditional Service: 10:45 a.m.

Sr. Pastor Dan Rowe (805) 238-3702 True Life Christian Fellowship Lockwood/Jolon Road, across from the school in Lockwood Service: 9:30 a.m.

Pastor Erick Reinstedt (805) 472-9325 Truth Tabernacle 915 Creston Rd., Paso Robles Services: 9 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Pastor David Webb (805) 423-3135 Vineyard Church of Christ 601 So. Main St., Templeton Service: 10 a.m.

Evangelist: Steve Orduno (805) 610-4272 Vintage Community Church 692 Peterson Ranch Road, Templeton Services: 9 a.m. & 11 a.m.

Coaches: Aaron Porter, Dayn Mansfield (805) 543-0943

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Chamber Welcomes Nine New Board Members in 2014 The Paso Robles Chamber of Commerce will welcome its new Board members at the December Board of Director’s meeting and will also recognize them at the Chamber’s Annual Installation Dinner & Awards Gala on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014 at Broken Earth Winery.

“Putting on the Ritz” will be the theme of this year’s event inviting everyone to an evening of opulence and elegance featuring a Winemaker’s Dinner, Live and Silent Auction and honoring the 2013 Roblan and Beautification of the Year. Tickets are $100 for members, $125 for non members, for details 2380506 or pasorobleschamber.com The newly elected Chair for the Board of Directors, Daniele Fresca, will take over for Debbie Belmore, 2013 Board Chair. Fresca is the Director of Marketing for IQMS, a high-tech software manufacturing company located here in Paso Robles. She is a clear advocate for the growth and success of the city of Paso Robles, from its youth to its businesses. She lends her time and effort to programs around Paso, including Adopt-A-Park. Fresca has also been active within the Chamber in numerous ways, serving as an Ambassador for three years and as the Chair for the Annual Dinner Silent Auction.

New Board members include: Jon Ansolabehere, Carmel & Naccasha, LLP, Attorney Jon is an associate attorney with Carmel & Naccasha LLP and focuses his practice in the areas of municipal law, land use, real estate and civil litigation.

John Arnold, Holiday Inn Express & Suites Paso Robles, General Manager A proud resident of Paso 46 East Storage 54 805 Horse Tales 44 911 Supply House 10 A Beautiful Face 39 Adelaide Advisors 29 Advanced Concrete 45 Advanced Construction 35 Alliance Board Co. 21 American Oak 3 Artworks 23 Athlon 36 Bankston, Kim 21 Bella V 22 Berry Hill Bistro 29 BlakesTrueValue 45 Blakeslee&Blakeslee 51 Blenders 17 Body Basics 29 Borjon Auto Center 27 Bresk, Helena 39 Bridge Sportsmen 45 Cambria Nursery 52 Casey Print 57

Robles for almost 15 years, Arnold currently is the General Manager of the Holiday Inn Express, whose team he joined over 4 years ago.

Tracy Dauterman, Justin Vineyards and Winery, Senior Manager, Tasting Room & Guest Experience A California native and graduate of UC Santa Barbara, Tracy returned to California in 2007 after three years on the east coast working in management consulting.

She began her career at JUSTIN as the Sales & Marketing Coordinator, and is currently responsible for overseeing the entire winery experience – the Tasting Room, JUST Inn, and The Restaurant at JUSTIN. Jennie Enholm, CPA/Consultant Jennie Enholm is a financial specialist, and has served as president and CFO for a number of startups and large corporations, and has a record of helping manage businesses’ profitability through growth and contraction.

Ian Hoover, Paso Robles Waste & Recycle, General Manager Ian Hoover is the General Manager of Paso Robles Waste & Recycle, Paso Robles RollOff, and Country Waste & Recycle.

Paso Robles Waste & Recycle is a proud Chairman Circle Sponsor, and has been servicing the area and supporting the Community since 1957.

Ian is a skilled engineer and fabricator, and has been working in the Waste Industry for over a decade.

Gina Lucich-Fitzpatrick, Mission Community Bank, Vice President / Branch Manager

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Gina Lucich-Fitzpatrick is a fifth generation citizen of San Luis Obispo County and has earned the position of Vice President, Branch Manager of Mission Community Bank in Paso Robles, she possesses a broad understanding of the business community in our local marketplace and the agricultural businesses of our rural populace.

Alex McGillivary, Wells Fargo Bank, Regional Private Banker Growing up in Bakersfield Alex McGillivary dreamed of raising a family in the Paso Robles area. Now in his role with Wells Fargo as a Regional Bank Private Banker, he is tasked with advising and managing the relationships of high net worth families and business owners for their banking, investment, trust, lending, and estate planning needs.

Bruce Ray, The Tribune and SanLuisObispo.com, President & Publisher Bruce Ray has led The Tribune and SanLuisObispo.com as President and Publisher since 2008.

He joined the company as CFO in 2007. During his tenure the company has successfully transitioned to a multimedia company with 400,000 monthly visitors, 36 million pageviews, and the largest circulation on the central coast of California.

Jeff Weidler, WineWare Software, President & CEO A Silicon Valley technology entrepreneur, Jeff relocated to Paso Robles in 2002. Shortly thereafter, he founded WineWare Software, which is the leading supplier of winery software nationwide serving over 600 wineries. He would like to promote business and tourism

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in the area, particularly in the technology and wine industry segment.

Reelected for a second term of service, Jeff Bower and Robert Covarrubias will return to the Board in 2014.

Jeff Bower, TekTegrity, Vice President of Consulting

Jeff Bower is the Vice President of Consulting at TekTegrity Inc., #2131 on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest growing private companies in America for 2012.

His company provides information technology services to businesses, schools, local governments, and non-profit organizations throughout California’s Central Coast and Central Valley.

Robert Covarrubias, CoastHills Federal Credit Union, Vice President of Business Services

Covarrubias has been in Paso Robles since 1982 and started his banking career with Templeton National Bank in 1990. Now, after 23 years in banking, Robert is with CoastHills Federal Credit Union and oversees all of the business lending functions for the company.

Returning Board Members for 2014: • Debbie Belmore, Past Chair, First Vice President of Heritage Oaks Bank • Jeremy Burke, Publisher, Paso Robles Press & Gazette • Mark Lisa, Chief Executive Officer, Twin Cities Community Hospital • Sunni Mullinax, Director of Retail Sales & Marketing, Adelaida Cellars • Gary Rubin, Executive Dean of the North County Cuesta Campus & South County Center

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