Atascadero News • June 15, 2023

The Greyhounds are on the loose

City recognizes LBGTQ+ citizens of Atascadero with proclamation

By CHRISTIANNA MARKS christianna@atascaderonews.com

ATASCADERO—The

Atascadero City Council met for their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, June 13, at 6 p.m. The hybrid meeting was held in the City Council Chambers.

The agenda for the night’s meeting was passed unanimously by the council.

The City Council then recognized the LGBTQ+ citizens of Atascadero with a proclamation. Mayor Pro Tem Susan Funk read the proclamation.

“And whereas June is celebrated as Pride Month in communities throughout San Luis Obispo County in various ways in recognition of LGBTQ+ persons having equal rights under

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278 students graduate from Atascadero High School

By CHRISTIANNA MARKS christianna@atascaderonews.com

ATASCADERO — On Thursday, June 8, 278 of Atascadero’s brightest young minds made their way into the field of Memorial Stadium at

the Atascadero High School campus to celebrate their hardearned graduation.

The school’s 102nd Commencement started with the graduates heading onto the field accompanied by the Greyhound Band playing “Halls of Honor,” followed by “Pomp and Circumstance.” The Senior Choir was also highlighted with their moving, melodic

version of the national anthem.

“On behalf of the class of 2023, I would like to welcome you to our graduation ceremony. We want to thank each and every one of you for the impact you have had on our lives and the love and the support that has gotten us here today,” said 2023 Senior Class President Emma Blais.

Superintendent Tom Butler

presented both the Valedictorian and Salutatorian of 2023 with their medals, signifying their achievements in front of their friends and family in the stands.

“It is my honor to present to you the students that have achieved the two highest GPAs (grade point averages) for the class of 2023,” said Assistant Principal Jeff Spiller.

“The Salutatorian for the class of 2023 is Bella Brylewski. She is graduating with a grade point average of 4.7, has completed 15 Cuesta College classes, and is planning to study psychology at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA),” Spiller added. “The Valedictiorian of the class of 2023 is Shawky Bassil. Shawky

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ATASCADERO — The structure known best as the old Karate Studio attached to the back of the historic Print-

ery building is finally being demolished. The demolition started the week of June 5 and is projected to be completed within a couple of weeks.

Though the wooden and stucco structure is not historical itself, it had had its fair share of classes and lessons taught inside its walls over the last 50 years before the Printery

By CHRISTIANNA MARKS christianna@atascaderonews.com

ATASCADERO — If you ask the right people, they tell you stories about the Atascadero Speedway that are so vivid that you can smell the dirt on the track as the now vintage cars sped around the long-gone oval that used to pack the hillside with onlookers for a 20-year span from 1953 to 1973. One thing that’s clear is that for 20 years, the Atascadero Speedway was the social hub and a

car racer’s dream that sadly isn’t around anymore.

Joyce Rabellino and her husband moved to the old Speedway site in the early ‘90s but had no idea of the property’s history.

“One of our neighbors came down and showed us a picture, the standard overhead picture, from 1953, and said, ‘Hey did you know this is what used to be here?’” said Rabellino,

who started the Speedway’s Facebook group. “We had no idea, and my husband’s a gearhead and loves anything with motors that goes places, so I’ve absorbed that during our marriage. And got interested in the history of it and started collecting stories and pictures and things.”

The Speedway was built in south Atascadero on the corner of Carmel and Santa

Clara roads, and now three different properties cover the space where crowds as large as 2,000 would gather to watch the races on Saturday nights from the end of April through October every year. However, at the start, the Speedway only ran races during the daylight hours. Later on, they added lights that made it possible to race once it got dark.

California farmers make their voice heard in Washington

Farm Bureau leaders and the organization’s federal policy team met with lawmakers in the nation’s capital May 23-25

BY CHRISTINE SOUZA CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU

CALIFORNIA — During time spent in Washington, D.C., as Congress debated the deal to extend the debt ceiling to avoid default, a delegation of California Farm Bureau leaders met with lawmakers to advocate on important issues facing farmers and ranchers.

“It is an extremely important time to be in Washington, D.C., especially during the debate about the debt ceiling and what solving that means for future legislation that we in agriculture need, whether that is disaster relief or developing the 2023 Farm Bill,” said California Farm Bureau President Jamie Johansson.

Farm Bureau leaders and the organization’s federal policy team met with lawmakers in the nation’s capital May 23-25. Discussions focused on important agricultural issues, such as the next federal farm bill, labor, water, forestry, and addressing disasters, such as flooding and wildfires.

In meetings with Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Pa., chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, which has oversight to craft a fiveyear farm bill, the delegation received positive feedback while advocating for programs that California farmers, ranchers and foresters would like to see in the farm bill. The omnibus legislation contains 12 titles of programs, including for nutrition, crop assistance and conservation. The 2018 Farm Bill is set

to expire in September.

Matthew Viohl, California Farm Bureau associate director of federal policy, said the Farm Bureau delegation advocated for “things we’ve been talking about for almost a year now, such as a very high-level crop insurance and risk-management programs. This is what we are looking to see really grow in the farm bill.”

Farm Bureau leaders, in meetings with representatives and legislative staff, urged that federal crop insurance be expanded.

“Less than a quarter of California’s 400 commodities are covered by crop insurance,” Johansson said. “To recover from losses, our producers have had to rely on significantly delayed ad hoc federal funding.”

He added that many farmers have waited several years before receiving any support from the Emergency Relief Program.

“We always think of the farm bill as a safety net, so when things go wrong or when weather doesn’t treat us right, we have something to fall back on so

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we can operate the next year,” said Paul Sanguinetti, a farmer and board member from San Joaquin County. “That’s what we really rely on in the farm bill.”

With so many crops grown in California, Sanguinetti said, it is important that more commodities are included in safety net and crop insurance programs.

“We have all these specialty crops, and so this is our opportunity to educate lawmakers about these crops,” he said.

The delegation also recommended that other forms of fruits and vegetables, such as canned, dehydrated and frozen, be included under the farm bill’s nutrition title.

“When it comes to nutrition, any form California fruit and vegetable is good for our school kids and for families in need,” Johansson said.

Farmers suggested the farm bill include programs and funding to solve supply-chain roadblocks that happened during the COVID-19 pandemic. They asked for continued support for research and programs that increase the use of mechanization and technology for agri

‘Mathnasium’ opens youth learning center

Learning center focuses solely on math and operates on belief that virtually any child can excel in subject

ATASCADERO — Mathnasium of Atascadero is now open for business, bringing effective and fun math learning programs for the Atascadero children in grades 2 through 9. The learning center, located at 4071 El Camino Real in Atascadero, focuses solely on math and operates on the core belief that virtually any child can excel in mathematics.

Mathnasium is recognized worldwide as a leader in teaching mathematics to elementary, middle, and high school students. It is a unique program that provides each child with a customized learning plan and personalized instruction in a way that makes sense to them. Students receive the fundamental theory and practice they need to master number facts, build computational skills, and improve number sense, i.e., an intuitive understanding of how numbers work.

“Our goal is simple: to teach math in a way that makes sense to kids. Mathnasium centers across the country are helping struggling students develop into ‘A’ students, and ‘A’ students go on to even greater achievements. We are thrilled to be able to bring our Mathnasium Method™ to support the families of Atascadero,” said Michael Rosen, Director/co–Owner of Mathnasium of Atascadero. “We help kids to catch up, keep up, get ahead, and stay ahead in math.”

The Mathnasium experience begins with an assessment to pinpoint a child’s strengths and weaknesses. These results provide the foundation from which Mathnasium constructs

each student’s customized learning plan. Students learn math in a friendly, productive learning environment, with caring and knowledgeable instructors wellversed in integrating Mathnasium’s techniques with the math curriculum used in Atascadero schools to teach your child. The Mathnasium Method™ uses a unique combination of mental, verbal, visual, tactile, and written procedures to help children understand math and has been developed over more than 45 years of practical experience with thousands of students.

Mathnasium Centers have an instructor-student ratio of 4 to 1, whereas most schools have a teacher-student ratio of 30 to 1. Mathnasium students receive the support they need for school homework and tests while building their math foundations. As educators, Mathnasium strives to offer Atascadero students a balanced math learn-

ing experience that fills in the gaps, keeps students on track with math taught in school, and, most importantly, makes learning math a fun and joyful experience.

About Mathnasium

Founded in Southern California 21 years ago, Mathnasium has 1,115 learning centers worldwide in 11 countries, 1,011 centers in the United States, and 171 centers in California alone. Mathnasium is an evidencebased program:

94 percent of parents report an improvement in their child’s math skills and understanding, • 90 percent of students see a major improvement in their school grades, and 93 percent of parents see an improvement in their child’s attitude toward math after attending Mathnasium.

• To learn more about how our program can help your child, please visit mathnasium.com

culture.

“Research is important because we’re trying to keep our costs down,” Sanguinetti said. “People want cheap food, and we need technology, and we need the labor.”

Among farmers’ top priorities are securing a stable workforce and improving the nation’s H-2A guestworker program.

“H-2A is designed for temporary employees that come in and work for six weeks or six months and then leave, but we need employees that are going to be here 12 months,” said Ronnie Leimgruber, a board member and farmer from Imperial County. “With H-2A, we must pay for housing and transportation. Plus, we have the adverse effect wage rate, which is 30 percent higher than our minimum wage, and we’ve already got the highest minimum wage.”

Michael Marsh, president and CEO of the National Association of Agricultural Employers, spoke to the group about national labor policy. He noted that the H-2A wage in California is $18.65 per hour this year.

“That sets the floor for what California agricultural employers pay, and that is just devastating because you also have to worry about overtime,” he said.

Action by lawmakers to address immigration reform legislation, Marsh said, has not yet materialized this Congress.

While on Capitol Hill, Johansson testified before the federal lands subcommittee of the House Committee on Natural Resources. He called for increasing the pace and scale of forest management, including employing

communities and the environment.

“With the presence of 18 national forests in California, nearly half the 100 million acres in our state are managed by the federal government,” he said. “Given the extensive number of wildfire-related impacts in California, California Farm Bureau has a vested interest in quality and quantity of forest management activities.”

In California, wildfires have caused significant direct and indirect impacts to the $50 billion agricultural industry, posing safety threats to farms, ranches, wineries, employee housing, equipment, livestock, and commodities.

Johansson called for stepping up fire mitigation efforts on federal lands in California to reduce the threat.

As part of a panel discussion, Johansson advocated support for the Forest Improvements through Research and Emergency Stewardship for Healthy Ecosystem Development and Sustainability Act. Known as FIRESHEDS, it was introduced last month by Rep. Blake Moore, D-Utah.

The bill amends the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to establish emergency management areas for fire safety. It would allow governors to enter into joint agreements with federal land management agencies to designate emergency fire shed management areas in the top 10 percent of wildfire danger.

Leimgruber of Imperial County reflected positively on the Farm Bureau’s advocacy efforts in the nation’s capital.

“Our trip was productive,” he said.

“I was reminded of just how influential the California Farm Bureau is in Washington, D.C., and on the Hill, in

California Farm Bureau President Jamie Johansson (right) meets with Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Pa., chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture. A delegation of Farm Bureau leadership and policy staff advocated in Washington, D.C., on issues such as the 2023 Farm Bill, labor, and forestry.

Photo By Christine Souza

PASO ROBLES

City responds to distribution of antiSemitic, anti-LGBTQ materials

The City of Paso Robles has issued a statement in response to some anti-Semitic and anti-LGBTQ literature distributed earlier this week.

According to a press release from the city, on June 7, city staff received a report from a citizen indicating small plastic bags containing offensive literature were found at multiple locations within the River Oaks neighborhood area. They added that the bags are believed to have been intentionally distributed during the overnight hours of June 6. Upon receipt of the report, the Paso Robles Police Department initiated an investigation, which remains ongoing.

City officials say they unequivocally condemn the distribution of the hateful material.

“The City firmly believes in fostering an inclusive and accepting community where every individual can live without fear or prejudice,” said City Manager Ty Lewis in a statement. “The dissemination of this material undermines the fundamental principles of equality that are the bedrock of a just and harmonious society.”

Anyone with information related to this incident or any other instances of hate speech or discrimination is asked to report it to the Paso Robles Police Department by calling the department’s non-emergency line at (805) 237-6464 or by submitting a tip anonymously via SLO Crime Stoppers at (805) 549-STOP (7867) or slotips.org.

We are following this story and will provide updates as more information becomes available.

City seeking public comment for environmental report for The Landing

The City of Paso Robles has released the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for The Landing Paso Robles, a master plan of development for the reuse of the former Paso Robles Boy’s School site, located at 4545 Airport Road at the northwest corner of the intersection of Airport and Dry Creek Roads, west of the Paso Robles Airport. Residents are asked to review the report and provide input if desired.

The DEIR addresses the potential environmental impacts of the proposed development. The report can be downloaded at prcity.com/CEQA (under “Current CEQA Documents”). Paper copies are available for public review at the Paso Robles Library and City Hall, both located at 1000 Spring Street in Paso Robles.

Comments on the report can be submitted to the city between June 7 and July 24. Public hearings held by both the Planning Commission and City Council are tentatively scheduled for later in the year. Comments must be submitted in writing and received by the City of Paso Robles prior to the

close of the public review period.

To submit a comment, you can send an email to planning@prcity.com or mail to:

City of Paso Robles Community Development Department

1000 Spring Street

Paso Robles, CA 93446

The Landing Paso Robles project is the redevelopment of a 140-acre site to allow for the construction and operation of a warehouse, business park, and commercial center. The project would include a warehouse and a mix of employment and visitor-serving uses, including, but not limited to, industrial flex space, maker spaces, offices, retail uses, a restaurant, a market hall, a hotel, a winery, and passive park and green spaces with agricultural elements. Off-site infrastructure improvements are also proposed to support the project.

Missing 12-year-old located safe by Sheriff’s detectives

Sheriff’s detectives located missing 12-year-old Addie Wilson safe on Sunday, June 11. Addie was reported missing on Saturday, June 10, prompting an immediate response from Sheriff’s deputies. The young girl was last seen at her family’s residence in rural San Miguel before vanishing, potentially on foot or in a vehicle. Following a thorough investigation by Sheriff’s detectives and with the help of the community, Addie was found unharmed. The Sheriff’s Office expressed gratitude to everyone who shared information and assisted in locating her.

Search and rescue training conducted at Templeton Feed and Grain

The San Luis Obispo County Urban Search and Rescue team conducted training at the Templeton Feed and Grain on Main Street Tuesday eventing on June 13. Units and activity were seen from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the area.

805 Beer Free Stage entertainment

lineup announced

The California Mid-State Fair announced the following performers for the 805 Beer Frontier Stage. All shows are free with paid admission to the Fair and start at 8 p.m. The concert series is presented by Five Cities Water Systems.

July 19: Miss CMSF Scholarship Pageant (6 p.m.)

Come find out who is crowned Miss CMSF 2023.

July 20: Shake, Rattle, & Roll (Elvis Impersonator)

Watch Scot Bruce celebrate what made Elvis the “King of Rock and Roll!” He’s joined by his rockin’ 4-piece band as they bring you back in time to the electrifying musical excitement of Elvis in his prime.

July 21: Legends in Concert (Direct from London)

One of the longest-running and most-awarded shows in Las Vegas, Legends in Concert, will pay tribute to some of the biggest icons and luminaries in British music history, including Elton John, Freddie Mercury, Rod Stewart, and Adele, together on one stage.

July 22: Ned LeDoux

The son of the legendary Chris LeDoux, Ned is carrying on the family tradition, but he’s also charting his own course, and his album Buckskin is the latest step on that journey. Ned says, “Never forget where you came from and show respect to people no matter where you are.”

July 23: Los Morros del Norte

Pure northern flavor is styled through the veins of these four very cheerful compas, who have a unique and original style.

July 24: Scotty McCreery

Scotty McCreery’s current album

Same Truck contains his No. 1 RIAA Gold-certified singles “You Time” and “Damn Strait,” and his current single “It Matters to Her.”

July 25: A Flock of Seagulls

As well-known for their bizarrely teased haircuts as their hit single “I Ran (So Far Away),” A Flock of Seagulls was one of the MTV video rotation staples of the new wave era.

July 26: Ben Haggard

For fans of his late, legendary father, country music great Merle Haggard, his youngest son Ben is no stranger to the stage. In fact, he’s been the lead guitarist in Hag’s longtime band of the same name for the past eight years, since he was 15 years old.

July 27: Iam Tongi

The winner of Season 21 of American Idol, Tongi has over 1 million Spotify streams for the song “I’ll Be Seeing You.” Tongi is the youngest of five children and is originally from Kahuku, Hawaii, on the island of Oahu.

July 28: Tyler Rich

Northern California-raised, Nashville-rooted Tyler Rich found his love of music gathered around a Christmas tree alongside family singing holiday classics and Creedence Clearwater Revival. Tyler has amassed nearly half a billion global streams to date and “The Difference” is a staple at country music stations.

July 29: The Original Wailers

See Al Anderson’s stunning lead work on such classics as “No Woman, No Cry,” and “Three O’clock Road Block”, that first alerted rock fans to the Wailers’ music. Andersons’ musical

achievements with Bob Marley & The Wailers include the platinum award winning albums, “Live at the Lyceum,” “Babylon by Bus” and 10 times platinum album “Legend.”

July 30: Shane Profitt

A salt of the earth Southerner with a straight-shooting swagger and kind smile, Shane Profitt’s musical toolbox is full of all-natural talent. His first country music hit “How It Oughta Be” is currently a Top 15 smash.

ATASCADERO

Downtown roadway pavement rehab, bridge replacement projects on tap for city

The City of Atascadero has multiple construction projects planned for 2023 within the Downtown core area, including the 2023 F-14 Pavement Rehabilitation Project, the Downtown District Paving Project, and the Via Avenue Bridge Replacement Project. While the city takes precautions to limit inconvenience, these projects are expected to impact traffic. Below is a schedule for the major projects impacting the Downtown core.

1. The Via Avenue Bridge Project will be the first to commence, with the existing bridge scheduled for demolition in mid-June. During construction, which is anticipated to last until mid-November 2023, the bridge will be closed and through traffic will need to find an alternate route over Atascadero Creek.

2. The Downtown District Paving Project will commence in late June and last for approximately four months. The project contractor will be obligated to complete work on several of the roadways first, during school summer break, in order to minimize impacts to students’ families.

3. The 2023 F-14 Pavement Rehabilitation Project is scheduled to commence in late July and last approximately five months. Roadway treatments on both projects range from light resurfacing to full reconstruction, depending upon current condition of the road. These projects are sorely needed and will result in a significantly safer and more comfortable driving experience. Residents and visitors to the Downtown area should expect impacts to their typical travel routes from June through December 2023. In order to minimize these impacts to the greatest extent possible, the city will contract with a single construction manager to oversee and manage both paving projects. Weekly updates will be provided throughout the remainder of 2023 so residents and visitors can anticipate and plan around scheduled road work. Please pay attention to construction signage and click on the following link for project updates atascadero. org/PublicWorks

For general street maintenance and future project information, please click

on the following link atascadero.org/

StreetMaintenance

The city appreciates your patience as we complete these important projects. Summer youth kickball registrations now open

Kick off your summer by joining the City of Atascadero’s first Summer Youth Kickball League. The league will run from June 26 through July 27 and will feature four divisions based on grade.

The 3rd/4th division will meet Mondays and Wednesdays from 5 to 6 p.m.; the 5th/6th division will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5 to 6 p.m.; 7th/8th division will meet on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. and lastly, the high school division will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. The league will consist of practice for the first two weeks. Then games will be held twice a week for the remaining weeks. All practices and games will be held at the Colony Park Softball fields located at 5599 Traffic Way.

Player registration cost is $95 for Atascadero residents and $104 for non-residents. Registration fees include a team shirt and participation medal. Player registration can be done online or turned in at the front desk of the Colony Park Community Center located at 5599 Traffic Way, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Registration is open until divisions are full.

Summer drop-in gym nights begin June 12

The Colony Park Community Center Gym will be open to the community a few evenings each week during the summer months. Beginning Monday, June 12, the Atascadero Recreation Division will offer drop-in evening options for all ages volleyball, adult basketball, and family basketball.

Monday evenings from 5 to 7 p.m. is Volleyball Night, with two courts setup to make space for both a beginner court and an advanced court. Wednesday evenings from 5 to 7 p.m. is Adult Basketball Night. Thursday evenings from 5 to 7 p.m. will be Family Basketball Night. This schedule will run through the month of August. Volleyballs and basketballs will be available to check out at the front desk for free. The drop-in fee is $2 per participant and minors will need their guardian to sign the drop-in waiver at each visit. Purchase a $10 punch pass for five drop-ins and get a free drop-in night.

Night work planned for citywide pavement markings and road restriping

Starting late in the evening on June 11, the city’s contractor, Toste Construction, will begin work repainting pavement markings and road striping throughout Atascadero. In order to minimize impacts to traffic and

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Providers:

Michael Heffernan, MD

Joseph Diehl, MD

Tracy Wick, MD

Cheryl Ketelsen, Diplomate Fellow, SDPA

Now welcoming new patients in Atascadero!

CHERYL J. LUKE 1948 – 2023

Cheryl Jean (Manlove)

Luke passed away at home surrounded by loved ones on June 2nd, 2023, at the age of 74.

Proceeded in death by her

allow the paint to dry, this work will be completed overnight from June 11 through June 16.

There may be some minor construction noise associated with this work, which is expected to be minimal and is largely at or near intersections where there are already typical traffic noise levels. Residents and visitors are asked to drive carefully through work zones, follow traffic control signage, and to please be respectful of construction workers.

A second phase of this work will commence later in the summer with a focus on refreshing roadway centerline, edge, and lane striping.

Two summer sessions available for Teen Exercise Club

The City of Atascadero’s Teen Center will host two sessions of Teen Exercise Club this summer. Teens will meet up twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays for a one hour workout from 1 to 2 p.m. in the dance room at the Colony Park Community Center.

Teen Center Staff will lead the participants in cardio conditioning and strength training with resistance bands, jump ropes, and fun exercise games, along with basic yoga for overall balance, flexibility, core strength, and mindful movements. Yoga mats, resistance bands, and jump ropes will be provided at each session. High-energy music will be played to help pump everyone up and get things started. This is a fun way to help keep your teens active and moving during the summer.

Registration cost is $60 for Atascadero residents and includes a free Teen Center Membership or Membership Renewal — $ 67.50 for non-residents. Registration can be done online or turned in at the front desk of the Colony Park Community Center located at 5599 Traffic Way, Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY

One Cool Earth receives grant from The Robert H. Janssen Foundation Cool Earth announced the completion of its grant award of $5,000 from the Robert H. Janssen Foundation Youth and Youth Sports Fund to provide garden-based education at 29 public schools across the Central Coast.

The purpose of this school garden program is to engage all students in hands-on, experiential learning as well as to connect schools to their commu-

husband, Russell L. Luke, father Charles F. Manlove, Mother Donna J Manlove, brother Chuck Manlove, sister Vicki Riley, and niece Jessica Riley.

She is survived by her daughter LaSalle Sarmiento, son-in-law Ramon

nities. Funds from the Janssen Foundation grant supported the foundation’s Garden Educators program, which leads lessons in areas such as environmental science, nutrition, ecology, soil science, and renewability. Students in partner schools are introduced to new fruits and vegetables they may not have tried before, encouraging them to eat healthier and take home produce grown in their school gardens for their families to sample as well.

The San Luis Obispo Community Foundation is a public trust established to assist donors in building an enduring source of charitable funds to meet the changing needs and interests of the community. The Robert H. Janssen Foundation is held at the SLO Community Foundation.

SoCalGas funds meals for neighbors in need

On June 7, SoCalGas presented a $40,000 gift to SLO Food Bank to support the nonprofit’s efforts to alleviate hunger in San Luis Obispo County. The donation will go toward funding services and nutritious food for neighbors, including neighborhood food distributions, children and seniors farmers markets, food for over 80 agency partners across the county, food rescue programs, and more.

“We’re grateful to SoCalGas for stepping forward to support the needs of our SLO County neighbors with a significant $40,000 donation,” said Garret Olson, CEO of SLO Food Bank. “Right now, many neighbors are being pushed beyond their financial limits due to the prices of food and housing. SLO Food Bank is a critical resource for those struggling to make ends meet. We thank SoCalGas for investing in our mission during this time.”

In addition to supporting hunger relief efforts in SLO County, SoCalGas offers the California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) Program. Qualifying individuals may be able to save 20 percent off their monthly natural gas bill through the CARE program. To apply, individuals can complete an online application that only takes a few minutes, and no additional documentation is needed. Once an online application is submitted, applicants will instantly know if they qualify.

SoCalGas spokesperson Tim Mahoney said, “SoCalGas’ donation to the SLO Food Bank will support the important work they do in providing food to our most vulnerable neighbors. SoCalGas has committed to

Sarmiento, nephew Justin Manlove, nieces Casey Rye, and Jody Manlove, and Callie Halliwell.

She grew up in Atascadero, California, with many fond memories with loved ones and friends. Cheryl enjoyed being a daughter, wife,

address food insecurity through our ‘Fueling Our Communities’ initiative. At SoCalGas we are committed to a more sustainable environment, and that includes helping provide resources and support to uplift and support the communities that we serve.”

Arrest made after traffic stop uncovers

stolen cards, narcotics, and burglary

tools

On June 8, at around 1:45 p.m., deputies from the Sheriff’s Office South Station carried out a proactive traffic enforcement stop on a vehicle that had two different license plates displayed. The deputy initiated an investigation into the mismatched license plates and determined that they did not belong to the vehicle.

Further probing by the deputy led to a search of the vehicle, resulting in the arrest of the male driver and female passenger on various charges.

During the search, law enforcement discovered several incriminating items inside the vehicle. These items included multiple stolen access cards, stolen checks, illegal narcotics, narcotics paraphernalia, shaved car keys (commonly used for vehicle thefts), a lock pick set, and a billy club.

The male driver, identified as 43-year-old Christopher Mongenel from Barstow, was taken into custody and booked into the San Luis Obispo County Jail. He faces charges of possession of a billy club, possession of a controlled substance, possession of narcotic paraphernalia, and possession of burglary tools.

The female passenger, identified as 39-year-old Anna Applegate, also from Barstow, was arrested and booked into the San Luis Obispo County Jail on charges of possession/theft of identifying information of 10 or more persons.

District Attorney settles civil lawsuit with San Simeon Community Services District’s private-party manager

In a recent development, the District Attorney’s Office has reached a settlement with Charles Grace and his company, Grace Environmental Services, LLC (GES), regarding their contract with the San Simeon Community Services District. The contract was found to create an unlawful financial conflict of interest under California law. The lawsuit, filed on Sept. 28, 2021, alleged multiple violations of the Unfair Competition Law and False Advertising Law.

Following a day-long mediation held on May 26, a Judgement and Order was signed by San Luis Obispo County

mother, and friend. May her kindness always be remembered.

A celebration of life will be held July 9th, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at the Paso Robles Moose Lodge, all who knew and loved her are welcomed.

Superior Court Judge Rita Federman, outlining the terms of the settlement. Under the settlement, GES and Charles Grace are required to abide by conflict of interest laws, provide training to their staff on conflicts of interest and related laws, and pay $75,000 in civil penalties.

The settlement agreement stipulates that GES will no longer work for the district as either the manager or provider of operations. Furthermore, GES will not enforce any remaining time or seek indemnification rights under the existing contract. This means that Grace and Grace Environmental Services will not seek contract renewal or reimbursement of legal costs associated with the litigation. Previously, the district had already reimbursed GES over $125,000 in legal expenses as a result of a joint investigation by the District Attorney’s Office and the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC). Charles Grace admitted to violating conflict-of-interest laws and paid $4,500 in civil penalties under an agreement with the FPPC in 2021.

To address the conflict of interest concerns, the district will replace GES by retaining the services of other entities through Requests for Proposal (RFP).

The newly issued RFPs separate the responsibilities of general management from wastewater and water operations services. This separation aims to eliminate the perception of self-dealing that existed under the contract with GES.

The case involving Charles Grace and GES is not the first time the District Attorney’s Office has intervened in private contracts involving public officials and government agencies. In 2018, John L. Wallace pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor counts of conflict of interest related to his roles as district administrator of the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District and general manager of the Avila Beach Community Services District.

The Public Integrity Unit, established in 2015, has been actively working to enhance public trust and confidence in local government. In addition to addressing contracts involving Grace and Wallace, the unit has investigated other issues, including the Integrated Waste Management Agency (IWMA), resulting in the issuance of a public report and charges of embezzlement against the former IWMA secretary.

The District Attorney’s Office has also addressed numerous suspected violations of the Ralph M. Brown Act, which ensures transparency and public participation in local government meetings.

on view arrest on Rambouillett and Austin for POSSESS A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE WITH THE INTENT TO SELL [11351HS], POSSESSION OF UNLAWFUL PARAPHERNALIA [11364(A) H&S], CRIME DATA LISTED BELOW IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE UPON THE RECEIPT OF UPDATED INFORMATION. ALL SUSPECTS ARE INNCOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY IN A COURT OF LAW. TO READ THE FULL WEEK’S REPORT, GO TO OUR WEBSITES: ATASCADERONEWS.COM • PASOROBLESPRESS.COM

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VIOLATE A WRITTEN PROMISE TO APPEAR IN COURT [853.7PC], Case no. 231797

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VIRGINIA LYLAS MAIER, 96, of Arroyo Grande passed away on June 8th 2023.

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AULTON JOHN ALLISON, 82, of Nipomo passed away on May 28th 2023.

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RICHARD PEÑA, 92, of Grover Beach passed away on June 5th 2023.

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LISA ANN COTTA, 60, of Paso Robles passed away on June 9th 2023. Services are in the care of Marshall-Spoo Sunset Funeral Chapel of Grover Beach.

JOSEPH GERARD FELDEISEN, 81, of Pismo Beach passed away on June 9th 2023. Services are in the care of Marshall-Spoo Sunset Funeral Chapel of Grover Beach.

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Durham Report: Is it a ‘vacuous dive’ or ‘double whopper’?

process, the confirmation bias that inhibits his own mindset is clearly delineated in both words and actions that substitute for intellectual scrutiny.

If you have never heard of the Durham Report, you are both forgiven and perfectly within your rights as an American taxpayer to demand that we get our money back. While touted by Trump supporters as an investigation that would reveal the “crime of the century” involving a massive conspiracy between the FBI and the Clinton presidential campaign, it is more appropriately a reflection of the Shakespearian characterization of “much ado about nothing.”

Furthermore, it will most likely go down in history as a classic case of how not to waste four years and $6.5 million of federal dollars on a fool’s errand to attempt to justify a political point: namely, to promote the endless fanatical conspiracies that dominate MAGA world.

John Durham, a former federal prosecutor, was authorized by Trump’s Attorney General William Barr “to investigate whether any federal official, employee, or any other person or entity violated the law in connection with the intelligence, counter-intelligence, or law-enforcement activities directed at the 2016 presidential campaigns, individuals associated with those campaigns and individuals associated with the administration of President Donald J. Trump.” Given these marching orders, it was incumbent upon Durham to root out illegal activities amongst individuals in their public service jobs and prosecute any and all such illegal acts. Durham, however, expanded his conception of the English language to seek out and prosecute political or confirmation bias. In the

His failures are clearly outlined in a piece written by MSNBC Opinion Writer/ Editor Hayes Brown: “The Durham Report doesn’t just fail to live up to Trump supporters’ expectations of a spectacular vindication; it manages to fail on every other level as well. Durham fails to rebut the previous findings from special counsel Robert Mueller or the Department of Justice’s Inspector General. He fails to provide suggested changes that the FBI could make moving forward.

He fails to acknowledge how much of the winking innuendo the report includes wasn’t proved in court.”

Elizabeth Nolan Brown writes in Reason magazine, no leftist-leaning organization, “Durham failed to uncover any evidence of major wrongdoing … the Durham Report represents one more entry in a sad, symbiotically conspiratorial, paranoid juncture in American politics.”

Much of what was identified in the report seems to be borrowed from a 2019 Justice Department report in which Inspector General Michael Horowitz similarly identified serious performance failures among FBI agents. Those findings prompted FBI Director Christopher A. Wray to implement changes at the agency.

Leo Sands, writing in the Washington Post, points out “Durham was tasked with finding violations of the law, and he found few. Kevin Clinesmith, a former FBI lawyer, was sentenced to one-year probation after admitting in a plea deal with Durham to altering a government email used to justify security surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser, Carter Page … Durham’s investigation led to two failed prosecutions — one against private researcher Igor Danchenko and the other against cybersecurity lawyer

Michael Susan. He accused both of lying to the FBI, and both were acquitted in court. The results contrast sharply with the more than half a dozen guilty pleas or verdicts secured by Mueller’s investigation.”

The report is subject to considerably searing reviews that it mimics or practically plagiarizes an existing inspector general’s set of recommendations issued in 2019. The Durham report goes to great lengths to rally those disciples of the “deep state” who continue to bastardize civil servants and advance greater and greater control of the administrative conspiracy.

David Frum writes in a piece in the Atlantic entitled “A Sinister Flop,” contending that “John Durham served up not an investigation, but an excuse for future abuses …What the report says is in essence a classic Miranda-rights criminal defense of a kind that conservatives dislike when it benefits a mugger or a car thief: The cops messed up in this way or that, and therefore my client must go free, even though we all know he did exactly what he is accused of.”

Frum concludes “As a legal text, the Durham report is limp and meager. As a history of recent events, it is misleading. But don’t dismiss its significance because of its intellectual defects. The Durham report is already proving to be a huge success as a prop and support for the bitterest partisan rancor. And its fullest import may yet lie ahead as a rationalization for abuses of power by Trump-legacy administrations of the future.”

Durham’s unfortunate detour into the world of speculative confirmation bias, which has already been addressed by the more appropriately suited inspector general, demolishes any credit or intellectual analysis his investigation could have expected to gain from such an overtly political maneuver. In sum, it reflects a vacuous dive into a cesspool of vengeance and deceit. Shameless!

Special Counsel John Durham’s report on “Investigations Arising Out of the 2016 Presidential Campaigns” was released last month. You heard very little about it, as most media outlets dismissed the report as no big deal because it didn’t result in a slew of indictments. Earlier in the investigation, Durham prosecuted FBI Attorney Kevin Clinesmith for false statements as he altered an email with the submission of a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) application. It was for a warrant in the discredited “Crossfire Hurricane” investigation of President Donald Trump. Remember the other special counsel Robert Mueller who spent years investigating whether candidate Trump’s campaign had colluded with the Russian government? In May of 2019 Mueller reported to Congress that there was no collusion. Durham was tasked with investigating how the Russian collusion hoax was initiated, and he placed much of the onus on the FBI. The executive summary states: “It was opened as a full investigation without ever having spoken to the persons who provided the information ... Further, the FBI did so without (i) any significant review of its own intelligence databases, (ii) collection and examination of any relevant intelligence from other U.S. intelligence entities, (iii) interviews of witnesses essential to understand the raw information it had received or (iv) using any of the standard analytical tools typically employed by the FBI in evaluating raw intelligence.”

The report concludes the FBI “failed to uphold their mission of strict fidelity to the law” not having sufficient evidence to launch an investigation. Yet launch they did, and stubbornly stuck to it, dragging the country through years of gut-wrenching controversy, ignoring the Senate intelligence committee 2018 release of its bipartisan Russia report, finding no evidence that candidate Trump or his campaign colluded with the Russian government.

Partisans on the left are quick to dismiss the report as a “nothing burger”. Democratic Congressman Daniel Goldman, who served as lead counsel in Trump’s first congressional impeachment, called Durham’s report a “political hatchet job.”

However, the FBI itself is not so dismissive of the criticisms, instituting some 40 reforms internally, and stressing that the failures were of the previous leadership (Comey and McCabe) before Christopher Wray became director in 2017.

“Had those reforms been in place in 2016, the missteps identified in the report could have been prevented,” the FBI said in a statement. “This report reinforces the importance of ensuring the FBI continues to do its work with the rigor, objectivity, and professionalism the American people deserve and rightly expect.” They admit it — they blew it, badly.

Fired FBI director James Comey who oversaw this mess, leaked classified documents, according to Inspector General (IG) Michael E. Horowitz. Fired FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe committed perjury to the IG, and disgraced FBI Deputy Assistant Director Peter Strzok, who led the fraudulent investigation of Trump, was fired for texting his mistress that “we’ll stop” him from becoming president. The IG report on FISA abuse stated the DOJ lied to secure a warrant to wiretap Carter Page, and concluded that Democrat Adam Schiff’s memo supporting their actions was completely

Coping with anxiety

tive maintenance minimizes it breaking down. If you are anxious about traffic delays, planning ahead and allowing extra time reduces worry.

ally, repression of feelings has been associated with physical illness.

false. Schiff told the American people that he had seen secret documents proving Trump colluded with Russia. He lied, repeatedly.

One must be blind to not recognize that the top brass of the most powerful law enforcement agency in our country, aided by political opponents and a willing press, worked together to thwart an election. Don’t expect our media to give the attention this deserves. The New York Times and Washington Post were awarded the coveted Pulitzer Prize for their “coverage” of the now debunked Russian collusion. Of course, many Democrats and the media want to pretend that the Durham report means nothing, but it’s hugely important, despite their attempts to squelch coverage. Polling finds that 52 percent now have little to no trust in the DOJ, and 46 percent distrust the FBI. That’s tragic.

Whistleblower FBI special agent Garret O’Boyle testified last week before the Senate on Weaponization of the Federal Government that the FBI is “intentionally mishandling investigations,” saying “that rot is at the headquarters level. It is at the top … who have really distorted and twisted the agency.”

Rep. James Comer, House Oversight Committee chair, has threatened criminal charges against Wray for ignoring a subpoena pertaining to a possible criminal scheme funneling millions to the Biden family, and, of course, the FBI has sat on the Hunter Biden laptop for six years and counting. The Durham report isn’t a “nothing burger,” it is a double whopper with extra cheese and bacon, and it should give all of us major indigestion, unless your hatred for Trump overrides disgust with political and law enforcement corruption.

Thomas Jefferson said “The most sacred of the duties of a government is to do equal and impartial justice to all its citizens.” We’ve failed that sacred duty.

In recent years, since the advent of the pandemic, anxiety levels have alarmingly increased in all segments of the population. While it is easy to think about anxiety as being your enemy, this does not have to be the case. Being proactive means taking actions that minimize anxieties, with the result that anxiety becomes your friend, and not your foe.

For example, if you are anxious about your car breaking down, doing preventa -

The point is that contingency planning deals with the “what ifs” in life which potentially puts you more in control, reducing anxiety. By the same token, if you are anxious about your health, finances, or relationships, there are positive steps that you can take to deal with all of these aspects of your life.

Perhaps the biggest and most common mistake in dealing with anxiety is to pretend that it does not exist. Or, on the other extreme, being anxious about experiencing anxiety is futile.

It has been established that trying to repress or deny feelings such as anxiety or anger just does not work. Addition-

Being a Pollyanna, that is, pretending that everything is perfect and wonderful when it is not true, is not being in the real world. On the other hand, being a prophet of doom and gloom is also not productive. One of the biggest pitfalls in dealing with anxiety is to magnify the small frustrations in life, in other words, making a mountain out of a molehill.

Like many of us, as a child I was taught that if you worked hard, were prudent, did all the right things, then nothing would go wrong. No accidents, illnesses, or nothing unexpected. Of course, this is not the way things happen in real life. Despite ones best efforts, accidents, illnesses, and the unexpected do happen.

While seeking perfection is laudable, demanding total and absolute perfection is unrealistic, just resulting in frustration and anxiety.

Note that it is not the events themselves in life that matter but rather how we react, how we deal with the events of life. Expecting that things may not also be predictable means to be open to expect the unexpected.

It is advantageous to remember that how others interact with you is likely not about you but rather a reflection of their conflicts, problems, or frustrations. Being compassionate and tolerant towards others not only makes good sense but reduces frustration.

Not trying to impress others by being someone you are not reduces anxiety. Being self-directed means following your

own values, goals, and priorities. Also, following your own intuitions and instincts.

Not spreading yourself too thin can have a direct bearing on your anxiety level. Additionally, multi-tasking sets one up to make mistakes and can increase anxiety levels.

Multi-tasking is usually a mistake, potentially resulting in accidents or other undesirable outcomes.

Recognizing when you are tired, emotionally drained, or just not feeling well can be a good way of reducing anxiety. That would be a time to step back and regroup. Having good health habits like having a good diet, enough sleep, and regular daily exercise, not only improves overall functioning but should reduce anxiety.

Spending some time every day just for yourself, and doing

something that is pleasurable for you, improves your attitude, disposition and can also reduce anxiety levels.

The experts suggest that minimizing time on the telephone, computer, social media, and computer can all minimize stress and anxiety.

A life of moderation as well as having a sense of humor helps to reduce anxiety. Additionally, being grateful for all of the blessings in your life as well as having meaningful social contacts are all important components in anxiety reduction.

Your comments or reactions are welcome.

Daniel Rich is a retired therapist and independent opinion columnist for The Atascadero News and Paso Robles Press; you can email him at djrich9133@ sbcglobal.net.

DANIEL RICH COMMENTARY

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is an extremely gifted young man who joined our district in third grade, speaking limited English. Today he’s graduating with a grade point average of 4.71. He will be majoring in biology at the University of Arizona, where he will then attend dental school. One day he would like to open a clinic in his native country of Syria.”

This year’s commencement speaker was Hannah Emmack. Emmack is no stranger to the stage, as she was a part of AHS’s drama department during her high school stint. Her speech was part of a competition and started off as if she was a flight attendant on an airplane.

“Welcome to High School, flight COVID-19,” she began. “Please put your tray tables up and fasten your seatbelts. You are about to spend the next 17 months on the tarmac. There’s a storm coming right over us, and

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we’ll have to wait it out. Previous freshmen would board their plane, taking them on their high school trip with a fairly good idea of where they were headed and what it might be like. Some bumps and turbulence, of course. There might be acne, social cliques, hard classes, and teachers that you might hate, but what nobody could have predicted was that our class would be stuck in a holding pattern for almost half of our high school experience.”

Emmack also stated that the Class of 2023 are the last AHS graduating class that experienced high school prior to the start of COVID.

“Okay, be proud of yourselves. You made it. We’re graduating today,” she added.

The Senior Choir then returned to perform the late, great Jonathan Larson’s “Season of Love” from his musical “Rent,” which seemed more than fitting after Emmack’s speech.

law. And whereas all members of the Atascadero community have the right to live peacefully, enjoy all the community has to offer, raise their family, and seek economic and academic opportunities free of discrimination and bigotry of any kind. And whereas a strong, healthy, sustainable community includes and embraces people of every color, race, ethnicity, creed, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Now, therefore be it resolved that we, the City Council of the City of Atascadero, in recognition during Pride Month of the co-equal humanity of our LGBTQ+ community members, do hereby urge all residents to honor our widely varied community and work together with us to build a culture of tolerance and mutual respect,” Funk read in the proclamation.

In his presentation of the Class of 2023, Spiller commented on the graduating class’s accomplishments over the last four years. Those include a baseball league championship, a CIF runner-up finish in boys basketball, a CIF title in boys water polo, 10 livestock champions at the California Mid-State Fair, five public speaking sectional championships, eight state FFA degrees, multiple improv shows and theater productions, 115 students completing career technical education pathways, the girls and boys swimming winning league titles, while the football team brought home the league title, the CIF championship plaque, and became Atascadero’s first ever football state champions, to name just a few of their accomplishments.

“After watching you all over the last four years, I am confident that nothing will stand in your way,” Spiller said. “You will persevere, you will get back up

Community Church of Atascadero’s openly gay pastor Heather Branton received the proclamation on behalf of the community. Representatives from multiple other churches and faiths were also there in support of the proclamation.

The Consent Calendar passed, while item A3, Side Letters of Agreement for the Atascadero Police Officers Association, Atascadero Professional Firefighters Local 3600, Mid-Management/Professional Employees Association, Service Employees International Union Local 620, and Resolution for Non-Represented Professional and Management Workers and Confidential Employees, was pulled by a city staff member in the chambers.

People who work on city staff, police, and fire all addressed the council in thanks for passing the item on the Consent Calendar.

when you fall down, and you will continue to be scholars and champions. Class of 2023, you have made us proud.”

The 278 students were certified to get their diplomas and received them to shouts, cheers, and a ton of confetti cannons from their family and friends in the stands celebrating every-

the City Council, and I have seen from day one how dedicated and committed of a staff we have,” stated Mayor Heather Moreno. “The way we get things done in this city is by all the people you saw come up here and the others they work with and alongside. We are all so grateful for you.”

Item A3 was then approved happily by the entire council. During Community Forum, a handful of residents addressed the council, thanking them for the earlier proclamation.

Administrative Services Director Jeri Rangel addressed the council with three assessment districts on three different neighborhoods, Apple Valley, De Anza Estates, and Los Lomas.

thing they’d been through, worked hard for, and succeeded in during their time at AHS.

“Mr. Spiller, Superintendent Butler, and members of the Board of Trustees, on behalf of the Class of 2023, I accept the diplomas of graduation. Seniors, please rise. You may move your tassels to the left,”

er’s option to either do an assessment district or homeowners association. They did all of them agree to do an assessment district in lieu of the homeowners association,” stated Rangel.

All three items passed unanimously.

Deputy City Manager Terrie Banish then addressed the council on the Downtown Parking and Business Improvement Area (DPBIA)

Confirmation Annual Assessment

Fiscal Year 23-24.

Banish then brought forth the Atascadero Tourism Business Improvement District Confirmation Annual Assessment for the Fiscal Year 23-24. Both items passed unanimously.

said Blais on her return to the podium.

“Family and friends, I present to you the graduating Class of 2023. Graduates, you can go ahead and toss that cap,” concluded Spiller to the cheers of the crowd and students.

Congratulations, Class of 2023!

category. Sixty-one percent goes to employee services, 26 percent to operations, and 13 percent to capital and special projects.

“The fiscal strategy has really provided the city with a strong framework from which to operate,” Rangel said. “The strategy has allowed the city to maintain stable service levels even in the face of twists and turns in the economy. Sales tax measure D-20 is providing vital city services that further the three key priorities. The budget is effective and smart and makes the best use of limited resources. General fund reserves remain sufficient, even into the long term. This budget provides the organization with the direction and tools necessary to pursue key priorities and help the city continue to thrive.”

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“We always recognize that our house is kind of sitting in the middle of a pit,” added Rabellino. “And on the back hill, our view out our backyard, we can see the steps in the hill where the grandstands used to be. That’s a really good reminder. There’s a lot of people that know about it but just don’t think about it because it’s not

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“We’re using [generous donations from the community for our Red Tag Campaign] to pay for this demolition,” stated Karen McNamara, the president of The Atascadero Printery Foundation. “It’s a necessity, it [the structure] has failed terribly over the winter, and it’s ready to fall [down] by itself, so we have to make this step to take it down.”

“This is my 11th year serving on

“Council’s long-standing policy is that a development should pay for itself, and when these neighborhoods were developed, it was the develop-

Jeri Rangel then returned with the 2023-2025 Operating and Capital Budget. They went over a summary of the budget, which included the General Fund Expenditures by

The motion passed unanimously.

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right there anymore.”

George Westlund ended up at the track because his father was the deputy sheriff, who would work as security at the track during races if he was available.

“We’d sit up on turn four and watch the races in the dirt,” Westlund said of his time hanging at the track between 1968 and 1972. “Have a blanket for warmth and also for protection from the mud that would come up flying

Currently, the portion of the building being demolished is not affecting the historical part of the Printery but has turned into a hazard.

“We do need to make sure that it’s severed completely from the main building. So we need to control it coming down. Not let it tug on the main structure as it comes down,” said McNamara. “We need to do the smart thing and get it freed from the main structure.”

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as the cars came around the corner.”

Roy Guy Sr. and his brother Lester started the Atascadero Speedway with Elmer Lee, who owned the property where Rabellino’s house now sits. Roy Guy Sr. raced as well, starting in 1953, and it was his son Roy Guy Jr. who won the last championship in 1973 before the Atascadero Speedway came to an end.

Back when the Speedway was alive and kickin’, Atascadero had

tion hired a local Atascadero contractor, Boydston Masonry, to oversee the demolition.

“We hired a very good competent contractor and thought the process through, and hopefully, this will be the only unforeseen incident. Just a nice little swarm of honey bees,” McNamara said of the bees they found in the wooden part of the structure.

While Atascadero News was on the premises on Thursday, June 8, beekeeper Collin Bailey arrived to safely remove the

a gas station on every corner, and each station either had their own super-modified cars or sponsored someone who drove, including Bob Elliot.

“My dad (Bob Elliot) was a manager at the track for three years. That was from ’69 to ’71,” added Tammie Elliot Wenter. “When my dad managed the track, we were all kind of put together to work. My grandfather sold tickets at the gate, and I was working with

bees and move them to a new location.

As long as the rest of the process goes smoothly, the demolition will only take a couple of weeks and will be completed when the back wall of the original building is all closed in. The plan for the Printery is to add back onto the building in the same spot to house the stage and backstage area for their proposed performing arts center.

McNamara also added that

him selling programs at the gate. And then my mom was the scorekeeper, so she sat up in the announcing booth. And my uncle drove, and my dad drove some of the years, but not all of them.”

Though the Speedway might not exist anymore, its stories will live on. You can find the full story on the Atascadero Speedway in the upcoming August edition of Atascadero News Magazine.

in the future, they will have a stack of wood taken from the building that people can come and collect as keepsakes from their memories of using the old karate studio, but requests that if anyone wants to see what’s happening during the demolition, that they need to watch from the street.

“We have some great donations. Waste Management is going to take all the roll-offs to the dump for us,” McNamara added. “Waste Connections that owns the landfill now, they

are donating the dump fees. So it’s going to help the cost of this project.”

The next Atascadero City Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 27, at 6 p.m. building was red-tagged.

She also said that the Printery Foundation has applied for some large grants and keeps getting the word out to possible donors.

“This is just one step of getting the retrofit done to get the building open,” McNamara said.

To find out more about the Atascadero Printery Foundation or to donate, go to: atascaderoprintery.org.

Now former Atascadero High School students celebrate after their graduations are made official during the school’s commencement ceremony on June 8. Photo by Becca Sligh

Atascadero Elks Celebrate Flag Day with ceremony and flag retirement

With help of Boy Scout Troop #51, officers conducted a public Flag Day ceremony on Saturday, June 10

ATASCADERO

— The Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks (BPOE) Atascadero Lodge #2733, with the help of Boy Scout Troop #51, conducted a public Flag Day ceremony on Saturday, June 10, which included a flag retirement and free family-friendly hot dog barbecue. The Flag

Day ceremony and flag retirement is an annual event held by the Atascadero Elks Lodge that is open to the public. The event this year had a family focus that included free hot dogs, chips, watermelon, sodas, and popcorn.

“Flag Day is an important day not only for the Elks Lodge but for our community and the entire Country,” stated Atascadero Elks Lodge Exalted Ruler Ronnie Maxwell.

“It was wonderful to see the youth of our community who are active in Boy Scout Troop #51 display their

patriotism by helping to conduct the Flag Day Ceremony and the Flag Retirement Ceremony.”

Flag Day is an Elks tradition and patriotism has characterized the BPOE since the early days of the organiza-

tion. Allegiance to the flag of our country is a requirement of every member. In 1907, the BPO Elks Grand Lodge designated June 14 as Flag Day. The Grand Lodge of the Order adopted

mandatory observance of the occasion by every lodge in 1911, and that requirement continues.

The Elks prompted President Woodrow Wilson to recognize the order’s observance of Flag Day for its

patriotic expression. But it was not until 1949, when President Harry Truman, himself a member of the Elks, made the proclamation that thereafter June 14 would be a day of national observance

for the symbol of our country.

Since its inception in 1987, the Atascadero Elks have contributed over $850,000 to various programs including youth activities, local sports, programs for handicapped and needy children, patriotic programs, veterans’ programs, and many community activities.

In addition, the Elks participate in drug awareness programs at our local schools and distribute dictionaries to all third-graders in the area.

The Atascadero Elks Lodge was established in the City of

Atascadero on Sept. 26, 1987. Their mission: To inculcate the principles of charity, justice, brotherly love and fidelity; to recognize a belief in God; to promote the welfare and enhance the happiness of its members; to quicken the spirit of American patriotism; to cultivate good fellowship; to perpetuate itself as a fraternal organization, and to provide for its government. The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America will serve the people and communities through benevolent programs.

Atascadero Community Band celebrates summer with brand new look

Beginning June 13 and continuing through Aug. 22, the band will perform each Tuesday

ATASCADERO — The Atascadero Community Band has updated its summertime concert wardrobe in time for the beginning of its annual outdoor concert series at Atascadero Lake Park. Retiring the grey polo shirts of previous years, the band

voted to adopt the more lively turquoise polos. The band members look forward to debuting the new look at their first summer outdoor concert. The band has performed each summer at the park for decades, becoming synonymous with the signs of summer for residents of Atascadero and other nearby towns. Beginning June 13 and continuing through Aug. 22, the band will perform each Tuesday from 7 to 8 p.m. under the Centennial Bandstand at the park.

The concerts and accessible parking are free, and the band welcomes long-time supporters and new music lovers alike for enchanting Tuesday evenings filled with music in the beloved local park. Bring your chair, snacks and beverages, and the band will supply the entertainment.

The Atascadero Community Band is a local treasure, performing since the mid-1980s. They are an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to its mission of bringing music to

local residents while supporting other nearby charities. They continue to encourage and welcome area musicians who may possibly have an instrument tucked away, along with a passion for performing in a band.

Contact the band for information on rehearsals and details on joining the organization at atascaderoband@ gmail.com, on Facebook at facebook.com/AtascaderoCommunityBand, or check out its website at atascaderoband.org.

SLO County Open Farm Days shines a light on family farms and local agriculture

Event has expanded to three days this year, from July 14-16

SAN LUIS OBISPO

COUNTY — Local farmers are getting ready to again give the public a peek behind the scenes of their operations next month for the SLO County Open Farm Days.

And this year the event has expanded to three days this year, July 14-16, offering attendees more behind-thescenes peeks at local agriculture. Tourists and townies, community members, and agricultural enthusiasts will travel the SLO County Farm Trail to tour, taste, and learn.

This year two new events are

added to the three-day weekend, a Friday Night Farmer’s Marketplace at Paso Robles City Park will kick off the event and Shepherd to Chef, a Saturday night fete at Rêves de Moutons, curated by Chefs Rachel Ponce and Justin Lewis, will celebrate the new Black Market Cheese Company and local fare.

Open Farm Days is a self-

guided journey of over 20 farms and ranches throughout San Luis Obispo County, many of which are not generally open to the public. Farmers and purveyors will open their gates to host farm tours, workshops, demo’s, tastings and unique agricultural experiences. Guests will blaze their own trail to learn how to milk a goat, observe busy bees in their hives, stroll through fresh flower fields, sip hard ciders and local wines, graze on locally grown groceries, taste exquisite olive oils, hand-craft aromatic and creative takea-ways to remember the day by, tour the very fields their lunches were harvested from, cuddle with lambs, become educated gardeners, and so much more.

For a limited time, save on general admission tickets for the SLO Co Farm Trail’s Open Farm Days. Proceeds from this fundraiser will benefit the SLO County Farm Trail, and The Great AGventure. Tickets and information for all of the SLO Co Farm Trail’s Open Farm Days events are available at farmstead.com. General admission price for Saturday and Sunday is $55, but for a limited time, (until May 31) you can receive $5 off at check out. Children under 12 are

Members of the Atascadero Community Band don the new turquoise polo shirts they will be wearing during their summertime concerts this year. Contributed Photo

Members of Atascadero Boy Scout Troop #51 retire a worn American flag during the Flag Day Celebration that was held by the Atascadero Elks Lodge. Contributed Photo

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Redwings Horse Sanctuary Block Party Fundraiser is Back

Early bird tickets will be on sale through June 30 at $45 per ticket

STAFF REPORT

PASO ROBLES — Join Redwings Horse Sanctuary with co-host Cass Winery for the 3rd annual Block Party fundraiser on Sunday, Sept. 10, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monte Mills and the Lucky Horseshoe Band will be providing wonderful music throughout the day.

There will be fine wine from some of Paso’s best wineries, along with cold beer and delicious food served up by Chef Charlie. We’d be remiss if we didn’t mention the most important part: the opportunity to get to know the amazing horses that call Redwings home. There will be demonstrations for everyone to enjoy and, of course, the silent and live auctions that will take place throughout the day. Don’t miss your chance to bid on a trip to France or a wonderful vacation in Maui.

This annual event is Redwings’ key fundraiser, and the donations support medical care and feed for the horses for the year. Come for the love of the horses and contribute to supporting Redwings’ mission. Redwings seeks to eliminate the causes of equine suffering through educational and community outreach programs, rescue abused, abandoned, and neglected equines, and provide permanent sanctuary or selected adoptive homes for those equines.

Attendees have two options for ticket purchases, general admission or a VIP table.

General admission tickets include:

• Barbeque lunch by Cass Winery with beverage of your choice

A Govino reusable wine

The NONPROFIT

Atascadero Greyhound Foundation

AWARENESS - PREVENTION - INTERVENTION - EDUCATION

CONTACT INFO

P.O. Box 3120, Atascadero, CA 93423 (805)712-6356 atascaderogreyhound foundation.org

glass sponsored by Jana Kaba at Platinum Properties

Paradise Shaved Ice sponsored by RE/Max Parkside

• Endless fun at the photo booth sponsored by Bank of Sierra • And full access to demonstrations and a self-guided tour of the horses and their stories.

VIP tables include:

All benefits as general admission tickets

• VIP Seating for eight people

• RTV property tours

Two bottles of wine for the table and Redwings branded wine glasses

A charcuterie board

• A flower arrangement to bring home

Early bird tickets will be on sale through June 30 at $45 per ticket. After June 30, general admission ticket will be $50.

VIP tables are available for $800. Tables are limited so get yours now. Tickets are available for purchase as redwingshorsesanctuary.org or by calling the front office at (805) 237-3751.

Today 86 horses call Redwings home. The facility has everything from the smallest miniature horse to the largest draft horse. The herd of nine burros from Death Valley are at the entrance of the sanctuary to greet all the staff, visitors, and volunteers each day. Redwings’ herd of Mustangs from the Pryor Mountains of Montana are very popular with guests, and its draft herd, rescued from the Premarin auctions in Canada, stand regally at the top of their hill and keep a watchful eye over the ranch.

Redwings Horse Sanctuary is now at its permanent home at 6875 Union Road in Paso Robles. For more information, visit redwingshorsesanctuary.org.

CONTACT INFO

1000 Spring Street Paso Robles, CA 93446 (805) 237-3870 prcity.com

About: The Atascadero Greyhound Foundation has been serving the Atascadero community for more than 20 years, gradually adding more events that serve its mission. We have grown, and continue to give because of the generous donors, sponsors and participants of our events. Our events are a benefit to the community in healthy activity — either athletically, musically, educationally, or in the fight against addiction.

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

Friends of the Paso Robles Library

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Support the Library through a Friends of the Library membership, starting as low as $10/year. The Friends of the Library appreciates donations, which are either added to the Library’s collection or used to generate considerable funds toward the purchase of new books, library materials, programs, services, etc. Support the Library in a 100% volunteer-run retail environment. We are seeking volunteers to assist with Gift Shop sales, book donation sorting, and to provide book sale support.

Due to limited storage space and staff, we are only able to accept two boxes or two bags of materials per household per day.

Cash donations always welcome!

BOARD MEETINGS: Call 805-237-3870 for info

Cancer Support Community – California Central Coast

DONATION OPPORTUNITIES

CONTACT INFO

1051 Las Tablas Rd.

Templeton, CA 93465

(805) 238-4411

Monday - Thursday 9 am – 4 pm

Fridays by Appointment cscslo.org

All of our direct services are provided free of charge. Your donations make this possible. You can trust that you are making a difference for local families. We know you have many options when it comes to putting your charitable gifts to work! Our funds go towards the invaluable programs and services that help so many in our community facing cancer. Our online donations are processed securely through authorize.net. Your donations are 100% tax-deductible.

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

Redwings Horse Sanctuary

For information about making donations, adoptions, etc, visit redwingshorsesanctuary.com. For upcoming events, visit facebook.com/pg/redwingshorses/events

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

CONTACT INFO 6875 Union Road Paso Robles, CA 93446 (805) 237-3751 redwingshorse sanctuary.org

Redwings is always looking for volunteers to help us provide the highest standard of care for our horses and burros. You do not need to have any prior horse experience to volunteer at Redwings. If you would like to work with our horses, the first step is to take a Volunteer Training Class. This class covers sanctuary rules, basic safe horsemanship skills, and an introduction to some of the horses that you will be working with. After completion of the class you are welcome to come volunteer and help with the horses any time during our volunteer hours. Volunteer hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 8am to 3:30pm, and we are closed on Sundays and Mondays. Note: We do not allow volunteers to ride the horses at Redwings. There are other ways to get involved and volunteer at Redwings too. We have opportunities to help in our rose and memorial garden, volunteering in the office, helping with events and fundraising, and more. Please submit the form below to schedule a volunteer training or contact our office: info@redwingshorsesanctuary.org or (805) 237-3751.

Redwings’ herd of Mustangs from the Pryor Mountains of Montana are very popular with guests. Contributed

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PUBLIC NOTICE

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20231249 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: FUEGO ROSTICERIA, 8501 el CAMINO REAL, ATASCADERO, ca 93422, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THIS BUSINESS IS CON-

DUCTED BY: A COPARTNERSHIP, JUAN GABRIEL JORGE CORNEJO, 715 ORCHARD DR, PASO ROBLES, ca 93446, FATIMA JORGE-

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows is false is guilty of a crime.) /S/ JUAN GABRIEL JORGE CORNEJO

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

ELAINA CANO, County Clerk By ATRUJILLO, Deputy New Fictitious Business Name Statement, Expires 06/09/2028 PUB: 06/15, 06/22, 06/29, 07/06/2023

LEGAL CM 304

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No 20231413

THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS/ARE DOING BUSINESS AS: IT RENOVATION, 585

administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court

as follows: 06/27/23 at 9:01AM in Dept. 4 located

at 1050 MONTEREY STREET, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93408

Your hearing will be in person or via zoom.

(Probate)

MEETING ID: 161 241 5408

PASSWORD: 79513

You may also access the Zoom information form the court website at https:// www.slo.courts.ca.gov

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

Attorney for Petitioner

E. LAWRENCE BROCK - SBN 92527, KAYCEE R. LINK - SBN 347416, PROVENLAW, PLLC 216 W. ST. GEORGE BLVD., STE. 200 ST GEORGE UT 84770

CNS-3707046# PASO ROBLES PRESS LEGAL CM 283

NOTICE OF SALE

In accordance with the provisions of the California Self-Service Storage Facility Act, for the purpose of satisfying the lien of the undersigned for charges incurred

for storage of the property described below, together with costs of advertising and expenses of sale, and due notice having been given to the occupants and the time specified in such notice for payment having expired; notice is hereby given that such property will be sold via online auction at www.SelfStorageAuction. com. Bidding will begin at 03:00pm on 06/02/2023 and auction bidding will close at 12:00pm on 06/17/2023, at which time the auction will be completed, and the high bidder will be determined. The property will be available for pickup where said property has been stored and which is located at El Camino Self Storage, 1740 El Camino Real, Atascadero, California 93422

The following includes a general description of the property, the name of the person on whose account the property is being stored (occupant), and the space number of the occupants:

37 Vasquez Vacuum, plastic chairs, Christmas tree, bags of toys, rug, cleaning products, metal organizer

194 Sylvester tires, plastic tubs, record player, bike, cabinet, jukebox, car batteries, folding chairs, tools, weed whacker, shovels, FILLED UNIT

ALL PURCHASED PROPERTY IS BEING SOLD “AS-IS” AND MUST BE REMOVED ON THE DAY OF PURCHASE.  ALL PURCHASES ARE FOR CASH ONLY.  THE UNDERSIGNED RESERVES THE RIGHT TO BID ON THE PROPERTY.  SALE SUBJECT TO PRIOR CANCELLATION IN THE EVENT OF SETTLEMENT BETWEEN LANDLORD AND OBLIGATED PARTY.  TELEPHONE (805) 466-1444

DATED : 06/02/2023

El Camino Self Storage LP LEGAL CM 285 SAN MIGUEL COMMUNITY

Board of Directors will hold a public hearing on: Thursday, June 22, 2023, at 6:00 P.M. at 601 12th Street, San Miguel, California 93451, to consider approving costs associated with weed abatement conducted by the District as approved by Resolution No. 2023-25. Approved costs will be liened against the affected parcels through the County tax roll for their respective assessment amount. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 14905 the District accounted for the cost of abatement for each affected parcel of land. The itemized report will be presented to the District Board of Directors at the June 22, 2023 hearing. A copy of the itemized report will be posted at least three (3) days prior to its submission to the Board, with a notice of the time and place the report will be submitted to the District Board for confirmation.

BY ORDER OF THE SAN MIGUEL COMMUNI-

TY SERVICES DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Scott Young, San Miguel Community Services

District Fire Chief LEGAL CM 291

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

Case Number 23PR0019

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of:

William Douglas Ross aka William D. Ross

A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Judith E. Brennan in the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo.

THE PETITION FOR PRO-

BATE requests that Judith E. Brennan be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: July 11, 2023, at 9:01 a.m., at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, Dept. 4, Courthouse, 1050 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408.

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court

and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of the first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California Statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

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

Petitioner: Judith E. Brennan, P.O. Box 1506, 4820 N. Highway 1, Bodega Bay, CA 94923-1506. LEGAL CM 292

SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL)

NOTICE TO DEFENDANT:

(AVISO AL DEMANDADO);

Vacasa, LLC; Michael C. Bickel, as Trustee of the Bickel Family Trust; Lori Bickel, as Trustee of the Bickel Family Trust; Brent Castle, D.O.; DOES 1 to 50, inclusive, YOU ARE BEING SUED BY

PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DAMANDANTE) Sandra Gomez and Elvin Gomez NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.

courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. ¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación. Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www. sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales.

Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www. sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

CASE NUMBER (Numero del Caso) 21CECG02605

The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de la corte es) FRESNO COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT 1130 “O” Street Fresno, California 93721

The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la dirección y el número de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no

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8205 Curbaril Ave. (corner of Curbaril & Atascadero Ave.): Sunday service at 10:30 a.m. Ted Mort, Pastor. (805) 466-0175. atascaderogospelchapel.org

AWAKENING WAYS SPIRITUAL COMMUNITY

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

FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH

9925 Morro Road, Atascadero; "The Church on the Hill"; An independent church committed to the teaching of God's Word.; Praise and Prayer - 10 a.m.; Morning Worship - 11 a.m.; Evening Worship - 6 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer - 6:30 p.m.; Nursery care and children's classes provided.; Pastor Jorge Guerrero; (805) 461-9197.

GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH

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

HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH ELCA

A place of hope! Join us for in-person worship on Sundays at 9 A.M. Services are also streamed on our YouTube channel, Hope Lutheran Church Atascadero. We offer Sunday School for all ages after worship. Learn more at ourhopelutheran.net. 8005 San Gabriel Road, Atascadero. 805.461.0430. office@ourhopelutheran.org.

LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER-LCMS

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

PLYMOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, UCC

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

ST. ROSE OF LIMA CATHOLIC CHURCH

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

TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH

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

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF ATASCADERO

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

ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

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

THE REVIVAL CENTER

A division of Alpha Beth Ministries; 3850 Ramada Drive (corner of Ramada and Cow Meadow), Paso Robles; 805-434-5170; Pastor Gabe Abdelaziz; a charismatic non-denominational fellowship; Reaching People, Building Homes; Sundays 10am, Wednesday 7pm; alphabeth@tcsn.net, www.alphabeth.org; Instagram @the_ revival_center

Winemakers Dinner and Kidney Beans

year hiatus due to the COVID pandemic, and the Kiwanis are happy to be back in business putting on this special event.

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On Friday, June 23, the Atascadero Kiwanis and Mayors’ 13th Annual Winemakers Dinner will kick off the Atascadero Lakeside Wine Festival weekend. According to the dinner event coordinator, Trudy Meyer, it’s not too late to get your tickets for the dinner, being held at the Pavilion on the Lake from 5 to 10 p.m.

The evening will include wine tasting, and appetizers on the Pavilion deck, overlooking beautiful Atascadero Lake, now full to the brim after all that rain. Next, you will dine with a winemaker at your table, who will pair his or her wines with cuisine prepared by Chef Greg Peterson of Open Range in Santa Margarita.

To top off the event you will have an opportunity to bid on an incredible selection of live and silent auction items.

The fundraiser ends a three-

This year the fundraiser will benefit ALF Food Pantry, previously known as Atascadero Loaves and Fishes. Former beneficiaries include ECHO, Joy Park Playground, Boys and Girls Club, and Lighthouse Mentor Program, along with scholarships to graduating seniors.

You won’t want to miss this lovely evening, so get your tickets now before they’re sold out. Go to kiwanis23.givesmart.com for tickets. For more information, contact Trudy at (310) 489-9443. Also, remember to get your tickets for the Atascadero Lakeside Wine Festival on Saturday, June 24, from 4 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $90 now or $100 on the day of the event. This year’s event promises to be exceptional, showcasing premier wines, brews, ciders and spirits from the Central Coast and beyond.

There will be live music, fine art and vendors with wine-related products, food trucks, and so much more.

Tickets can be purchased at

the Atascadero Chamber office at 6907 El Camino Real, Suite A, or online at atascaderowinefest.com. For more information, call the Atascadero Chamber at (805) 466-2044

I always keep a variety of canned beans in my pantry and have found that they come in handy for soups, salads, and side dishes. I recently came across this recipe for kidney beans, bacon, onion, and carrots, braised in red wine. It would make a great partner with roasted chicken or pork. With a green salad and crusty bread you could make it a main dish.

Bacon and Red Wine-

Braised Kidney Beans

Ingredients:

4 ounces bacon, chopped

2 medium carrots, peeled, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced

• 1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped

2 (15 1/2 ounce) cans red kidney beans, rinsed and drained

1 cup dry red wine

1 cup lightly packed fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped

• Kosher salt and ground

What were they thinking?

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What were those adventurous vagabonds who came west 150 years ago thinking when in just the first 400 miles of their journey from the Platte River to Fort Laramie, they saw 12 graves to the mile documented by shallow graves and crosses made from bedposts, wagon boards and double trees? I don’t know about you, but I’d have given serious consideration to doing a quick about-face and running back home to momma.

How did past generations survive without childproof lids on pill bottles or seatbelts in our vehicles? The teeth marks on the rails of the family crib that was painted with lead based paint are still visible, yet here I am 71 years later and not yet totally demented or deranged. When I think of the busy roads, avenues and streets we darted in and out of on our bikes, not always following our mother’s advice to “look both ways,” it’s a miracle most of us survived. Especially when you consider

that our miniature and not fully developed brains weren’t cushioned, insulated, and sheltered from our own stupidity by the now-mandated hard hats.

Was a life just worth less a couple centuries ago when mothers often gave birth to a dozen or so kids knowing that several of them would die before they reached the age of five from eating lye, falling down wells, or from scarlet fever, smallpox, polio, the grip, dropsy, or other diseases that no longer strike fear in households? Were mothers having ‘extra kids’ or ‘spares’ to ensure there’d be enough help during harvest, or was their loss just considered ‘shrink,’ as if kids were a steer on the hoof? Did mothers love their kids any less than they do now?

What the black slaves were thinking when they were put on the auction block and sold like they were cattle or swine. And how did one man ever get it in his head that he had the right to ‘own’ another human being? (Even American Indians owned slaves.)

What were those brave young men thinking when they stormed the beaches of Normandy and saw their fellow soldiers being mowed

down in front of them? Were they simply better men than we? And what were American grunts on the ground in Vietnam thinking as they got sprayed by their own planes with cancer-causing Agent Orange and then came home to an ungrateful nation?

I wonder what it was like in the old west to order up a bride from a catalog, not knowing what would step out of the stagecoach? And what did the women think when they ended up with a toothless, alcoholic loser? I suppose it’s no different than having an Internet relationship nowadays. Still ...

What was my mom thinking when she got my brother and me a chemistry set for Christmas that had dozens of small bottles filled with dangerous chemicals, including acids that I used to etch the number of my Cub Scout troop on my mom’s favorite furniture? Did the very remote possibility of having your child become the next Marie Curie, Alfred Nobel or Louis Pasteur outweigh the higher probability of having your house blow up because you’re rug rats accidentally built a bomb?

After John Glenn became the first American to orbit the earth,

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Directions:

In a large saucepan over medium-high, cook the bacon, stirring, until browned and crisp, 5 to 8 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a plate; set aside. To the fat in the pot, add the carrots and onion. Cook over medium-high, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are lightly browned, about 7 minutes. Add the beans, wine and 1 cup of water; bring to a simmer, scraping up any browned bits. Cook, uncovered and stirring occasionally, until just a little liquid remains and the beans begin to split, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the parsley and half the bacon, then taste and season with salt and pepper. Serve sprinkled with the remaining bacon. Serves 4

Remember that you can always stretch a green salad by adding some beans. Just rinse and drain them before you add them. Try marinating the beans for awhile with the dressing you are using on the salad. Be creative. Cheers!

Barbie Butz is an independent columnist for The Atascadero News and Paso Robles Press; you can email her at bbutz1@outlook.com

did it make every simple Sunday drive that followed seem rather mundane? Did a speech writer back home at NASA write Neil Armstrong’s now-famous soliloquy when he stepped on the lunar surface for the first time and called it, “One small step for man?” And where did Alan Shepard get the golf club he used to hit a golf ball farther than anyone had ever hit one before? Did he yell “fore”?

What was the ‘risk versus reward’ ratio when the first man ever hopped on the back of a bull to ride him; what makes a person want to drive 300 miles per hour; and why did those in charge of building the Golden Gate Bridge wait until 23 men had fallen to their death before they thought to put up a net to catch them?

Did we discount the value of human life in the past; were lives just worth less? The answer lies in a newspaper headline from long ago that reported on the loss of life in an accident as “fatal but not serious.”

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

Studying the bible like the newspaper

If you were to read this issue of this newspaper every day, you would know this issue inside and out. You would know the page of every article, what column a quote was from, who wrote every article, and you would know every single advertisement. Imagine if we devoured God’s Word that way.

Studying the Bible is great and needed. We should make some time and do it (we spend enough time on social media). We should learn what a passage is talking about and what the Greek or Hebrew roots are. But what if you simply read it like you would a newspaper every morning over coffee? You would end up knowing God’s heart and what He has to say inside and out.

If you think it might be boring reading the same book over and over again, I got a surprise for you: we can never exhaust all of God’s Word. Every time you read it something new pops out. Isn’t that crazy? I have read the entire Bible many times, and every time I am highlighting something new as if I never read it! Hebrews 4:12 says, “For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.” It’s alive and moving. I can’t explain it with mere science — it’s supernatural. God’s words have power. He spoke and things were created out of nothing. “Then God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.” Genesis 1:3 You might ask, “What’s the point in reading it if I don’t understand it?” In Isaiah 55:11 God says, “So will My word be which goes forth from My mouth; it will not return to Me empty, with-

out accomplishing what I desire, and without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.” That tells me that it’s not in vain. His words don’t go to waste. They are entering in your eye and ear gates, getting into your mind and hitting your heart — if you let it.

God commands us to meditate on His words. Joshua 1:8, “This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.” “Meditate” in Hebrew means to muse. To muse over a passage, you contemplatively think about and ruminate on it. In other words, chew on it like a cow would regurgitate its food over and over again getting every last nutrient out. On top of all that, God even offers you good success in your life if you do it!

People often view the Bible as daunting to read. They fear they wouldn’t understand it. In taking a

course in literature, you would just not read a few classics of a certain author, you would most likely be required to read a biography or two of the author. The more you know about the author, the more likely you are to understand their point of reference in their writing. It gives you greater understanding. Reading the Bible is learning the Author and His work simultaneously.

Do you think the Bible is too long? If you read a mere three chapters a day and five on Sunday, you would be able to read the Bible in one year. A chapter is typically 26 verses long. Some are a lot longer; one is literally two verses. So it averages out.

I encourage you — get that dusty Bible off your shelf and just start. I promise it will come alive to you more than any book you have ever read.

Sarah-Kate Duran is an independent columnist for The Atascadero News and Paso Robles Press; you can email them at alphabeth@tcsn.net

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