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Best of the West

Paso Robles Memorial Day Ceremonies

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After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the Paso Robles District Cemetery welcomes its annual Memorial Day Ceremony, which began in 1980 after the Cemetery board wanted a way to honor veterans.

Antique Tractor & Equipment Show

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Celebrate American history and honor the country’s fallen heroes this memorial weekend at the Best of the West Antique Equipment Show in Santa Margarita as it makes its comeback after two years.

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The Golden State Classics Car Club returns to Paso Robles for their 14th Annual Car Show on Memorial Day Weekend, after a two-year break, and car enthusiasts are ready to show off their hot rods!

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Paso Wine Fest is back this year, bigger and better than ever—not only will the Wine Fest take place at a new venue for its 40th year, but 100 iconic wines will be poured by Paso’s favorite wineries

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ay is one of my favorite months, warmer weather, days full of sunshine, events start to fill up every weekend, and this year my husband and I celebrate 10 years of wedding bliss. Being married to Nicholas, growing with him, and watching him become the man and father he was destined to be truly fills my heart and soul.

In May, we also get to celebrate Mother’s Day, which is one of the most special honors I have been given in life is, to be a mom to three special kiddos. Elle, 17, Mirac, 9 and Maximus 7. These three have taught me more about myself and the world than I could have ever imagined. The last few years have been quite the challenge; however, each one, in their own way, have embraced the changes, made their own paths, and continues to inspire my husband and me each and every day. We wish a warm Happy Mother’s Day to all the momma’s and all the women who step into a mom’s shoes when there is not one.

May also brings us May Day, Cinco de Mayo, and we end with Memorial Day. Memorial Day has always held a special place in my heart. To all the men and women who have paid the ultimate sacrifice fighting for our freedom, we will be forever in your debt, and you will not be forgotten.

This year we are thrilled to see the return of the Paso Robles District Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony on May 30. They are bringing back the flyover by the Estrella Warbirds; patriotic music, guest speakers, a 21-gun salute from the Honor Guard, and a playing of taps (page 24). We look forward to seeing you there.

We are excited to see the return of the Best of the West Antique Equipment & Tractor Show (page 28) along with the Golden State Car Show (page 26).

As our nation starts to reopen and mask mandates are lifted on travel, we will begin to see an influx of travelers, along with events starting to fill up our calendars. See what exciting events are returning this May (page 45).

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Happy May Day, Cinco de Mayo, Mother's Day, and Memorial Day

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e’re four months down and eight months to go in 2022. It seems like everything in life is changing rapidly. Remember, yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to manage. The secret of “change,” I’ve been told, is to focus all our energy not on fighting the old but on building the new!

Check your calendar; some of your favorite events are returning this month after over two years. Our Downtown City Park is again hosting one of the largest events of the year on Saturday, May 7, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. “The Olive Oil and Lavender Festivals” are combined for everyone’s pleasure. The wonderful smell of Lavender fills the park along with vendors selling everything, even plants. The Olive Oil vendors will have a competition while selling everything Olive. There will be additional vendors with a variety of wares, something for everyone!! On Sunday, May 8, the Olive and Lavender Farms will have an Open House with tours and specials throughout!

What a perfect Mother’s Day outing for the whole family!

The Paso Robles Event Center ( we will always refer to it as “the fairgrounds”) is center stage for a couple of large public and community events in May. On the 14th, from 5:30 to 11 p.m., The SLO Sheriff ’s Rodeo and Concert will fill the stands for the first time in several years. This will be a fun-filled evening of food, beverage, music,

and local rodeo celebrities! Yeehaw! Y’all come!

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On May 19 through 21 “The Paso Robles Wine Festival” returns at the Event Center instead of the Downtown City Park. There is a Winemaker’s Dinner on the evening of the 19th, featuring Thomas Hill Organics and The Hatch. On the evening of the 20th, “Paso Starry Nights Dinner” features Paso’s best Chefs and the region’s most iconic wines. The morning of the 21st, there are seminars before the main event, “The Grand Tasting.” For information, contact Pasowine.com or call (805) 239-8463.

We’re finishing the month with one of our most popular events. The Friday Night Cruise is back on May 27 from 6 to 7:30 pm on Spring Street. On the following day, the Downtown City Park fills with Classic Cars, music, and vendors from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come and enjoy the comradery and vote for your favorites. Thank you, Golden State Classic Car Club, for making it happen. For info, call (805)-712-1907 or goldenstateclassics.org.

Have you been downtown lately? It is nice to see the streets filled with people, parking spots hard to find, and traffic delayed at intersections.

It is a good problem to have. There are so many diverse places to eat and shops throughout town with their own distinct character, no wonder everyone keeps coming back. It’s the perfect place to spend a day!

Each month I will highlight one of our downtown businesses, so you know who’s who in town.

Earthtone Gifts and Gallery is a one-of-a-kind shop. Hidden in the middle of the block, located at 1310 Park Street, it’s the one with the decorated tree right in front of the door and a soothing aroma surrounding it. This is an inspirational new age gift shop and gallery with an array of healing services and events dedicated to sustaining quality art and fair trade goods. There are relaxation, meditation, and healing supplies, including music, candles, your favorite incense brands, essential oils, lotions, anointing oils, and spirit sprays. It’s a beautiful spot with ample room for massage therapy, yoga, Pilates, melt method classes, and Reiki healings. They also offer community activities of spiritual workshops, poetry readings, guest artists, coaching, and meditation groups.

Thank you, Greg and Mary, for coming to downtown Paso in 2008. We are proud you have remained unique and one of our special places to visit downtown.

Our Concerts in the Park are returning, The Fair is back, and more events will be announced.

The feel of small-town America is still in Paso.

Sometimes we are so busy watching out for what’s just ahead of us that we don’t take time to enjoy where we are. The trick is to enjoy life; the mere sense of living is joy enough! See you downtown!

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hink mid-May 1858, San Luis Obispo County, California. It’s not so far away when you join us at San Miguel’s Rios-Caledonia Living History Days as we re-visit the banditry and vigilantism of the Central Coast’s “Wild West.”

Back in the 1850s, the ‘Wild West’ was being equally romanticized and vilified by the nation, but its people lived in it with the purpose of prosperity. In the 1850s, for nearly a decade, our county was plagued by the violent acts of the Jack Powers and Pio Linares Gang. Referred to as the Powers-Linares Gang, these men went by the motto, “Dead men tell no tales.” The gang’s every action left behind bodies. Failed by the law, the people of San Luis County resorted to mob justice and lynching of caught gang members in the streets of San Luis Obispo.

Walter Murray (an attorney and later founder of the San Luis Obispo Tribune in 1869) wrote of the violence and murders in his letters to the San Francisco Bulletin. In them, he describes why the ‘Committee of Vigilance’ was formed by himself and a Californios Senator José Antonio Romualdo Pacheco, who later became the first Hispanic Governor of California.

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1858 disbanded once its mission was completed, “but every member of it will hereafter continue vigilant in the support and execution of the laws.

The laws are good. No one but skeptics in American progress doubt this. They only want administering by trustworthy men, and sustaining by a healthy population… Then San Luis Obispo may be looked upon, as she really is, one of the most desirable counties of the State. Her soil and climate are almost unrivaled. What she lacks in is population.” (Hon. Walter Murray). The “Committee of Vigilance” was over 100 people, a third of which were Californios and all of which wanted a safer San Luis Obispo County.

Here, in the time after the violence and bloodshed, is where the Historic Rios-Caledonia in San Miguel would like to bring to you.

Through their Living History Days, re-enactors will present to the public how the locals lived, experienced, and felt about the lawlessness in San Luis County. After the presentations, you can ask questions and learn about the area and time period.

This event is brought to you by the Friends of the Adobes; a fundraising lunch will be available, as well as tours of the Rios-Caledonia Adobe and the SLO County D.E.E.R. program. Come learn about San Luis Obispo County through Living History.

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May 7 Book Signing with #1 NYT Bestselling Author Teresa Rhyne Celebrating POPPY IN THE WILD, now in paperback!

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ne of the joys of running a shop that highlights local goods is when your makers (or, in this case, writers) receive some really big love. We’ve seen it with our pals at Life Elements, whose CBD bath bombs and healing salves have been feted everywhere from Refinery29 to Newsweek. (More on their new mushroom packaging below.)

So when local author and lawyer Teresa Rhyne had people falling in love with her latest book, POPPY IN THE WILD, we could not have been happier. Releasing a book during Covid had unique challenges, and we weren’t able to toast Teresa and Poppy like we wanted since we weren’t holding events.

Thankfully, the release of her book in paperback gives us a chance to set that right.

Join us May 7 from 12 to 2 p.m. at General Store Paso Robles for a meet, greet and sign with Teresa Rhyne!

After losing her beloved beagle Daphne to lymphoma, Teresa Rhyne launched herself into fostering other dogs in need, including Poppy, a small, frightened beagle rescued from the China dog meat trade. The elation of rescue quickly turned to hysteria when Poppy broke free from a potential adopter during a torrential thunderstorm and disappeared into a rugged, mountainous, 1,500-acre wilderness park, bordered by a busy road.

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As Teresa explains, “I wrote POPPY IN THE WILD in large part because I wanted to get the word out on what to do, and just as importantly, not do if your dog gets lost. My favorite reader responses are the ones where the tips helped another lost dog.”

This is the perfect gift for those Dog Moms & Dads in your life, especially with a personalized message from the author. And it’s the same day as the Paso Robles Olive & Lavender Festival, so you can make it a downtown kind of day!

And speaking of Moms, this Mother’s Day, consider giving mom the gift of relaxation and Mother Earth the gift of respect. Life Elements now offers their CBD Bath Bombs in biodegradable, home-compostable mushroom and hemp packaging that can be crumbled into the garden or compost bins.

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Round Town • Historical Society

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inking Paso Robles to San Luis Obispo has always been the Cuesta Grade. However, the steep pass went through various transitions to become what we know today.

Being one of the earliest roads, Old Cuesta Road climbed through the center of the valley. Its broad trail was used by hundreds of horses, pack animals, and cattle being driven north to supply the gold mining regions.

Many travelers opted for flatter routes in the Central Valley, yet a horse stage wagon did make the weekly ascent up the Cuesta to carry mail between San Luis Obispo and Monterey.

Passengers of this wagon would often have to assist the stage by pushing it up the steep slope or by holding its sides to keep it from overturning on hillsides. In rainy weather, passengers would help the driver by digging the wagon out of the mud. Coaches often flipped over on the precarious turns of the road, spilling passengers, baggage, and freight.

In 1872, a Cuesta toll road was proposed, and by 1876 “The Stagecoach Road” was born. The new road was built using $20,000 in bonds on the west side of the canyon.

Contractors J. Lemon and W. Wing were hired to build a 15-foot wide road for $11,100. Once the new road was completed, a buggy ride to the top of the Cuesta Pass became a doable day’s outing. In 1877 the Bean

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(TOP R) In 1876, SLO County issued bonds to raise $20,000 for the construction of the dirt road over the Cuesta Grade. (TOP L) A grader being pulled by horses pushes and levels dirt in 1913 on the new two-lane dirt road on the eastern slope of the Cuesta, completed in 1914. (BOT R) Construction continues on the Cuesta Grade in 1914. (BOT L) An open touring car is seen on Cuesta Road pre-1922. Archived photos from PRAHS and Museum.

Brothers built a two-story hotel, the Eight Mile House, over the Cuesta, eight miles from San Luis Obispo.

However, the new road came with new challenges plaguing travelers.

Horse teams disappeared at full speed down the slope, turning over wagons.

And with Wells Fargo Express boxes being transported on the route, the Cuesta Pass became a hunting ground for stage robbers. Passengers were encouraged to leave their valuables at home.

Then the world entered the 20th century, and a new era brought new challenges. As “horseless carriages” became more popular, it became clear a new road was needed over the Cuesta Grade. In 1912, Cuesta Road became part of the California State Highway System. By 1915, a two-lane concrete surface roadway winded up the east side of the canyon.

By 1928, the Cuesta Grade became part of the federal intrastate road system and received its new number, 101.

Trucks were hauling products by 1938 and had replaced freight wagons.

Greyhound buses replaced the wooden stages. The increase in traffic led to doubling traffic lanes to four at the cost of $1,050. The newly improved Cuesta Road was celebrated with banquets, speeches, and finally, a ribbon-cutting ceremony. It was stated by District Engineer Lester Gibson that “modern engineering has at last conquered the Cuesta. The last traffic bottleneck has been eliminated from the main highway between San Francisco and Los Angeles.”

The El Paso de Robles Area Historical Society and Museum are honored to be located in the historic Carnegie Library at the center of City Park.

To learn more, visit pasorobleshistorymuseum.org.

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Round Town • Children’s Museum

Paso Robles Children’s Museum Welcoms New Executiv Directo

SARAH AMBROSE

By Camille DeVaul

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aso Robles Children’s Museum has announced Sarah Ambrose, soon to be Sarah Parsons, as their new executive director starting this March. Sarah comes to the children’s museum after serving as executive director for Studios On The Park for three years.

“I love working with kids,” said Sarah, “I love seeing a difference in kids when they are given things that they may not necessarily have access to.

This is a great space to let kids be creative and have fun and feel like they belong. That’s what made me think this is the right spot for me.”

For three years, Sarah previously served as executive director for Studios On The Park on Pine Street. She says the several children’s programs offered at Studios were a major driver for her in that role. When she heard the children’s museum was hiring, she knew it would be a great place for her.

Sarah came to Paso Robles from the area of Buffalo, New York. After receiving her undergrad in sports management from the State University of New York at Fredonia, she pursued her master’s in sports management from California State University Long Beach.

While working for the Los Angeles Kings ice hockey team, Sarah worked with nonprofits. Her experience with the team inspired her to keep on the career path of working with nonprofits.

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Sarah moved to Paso Robles after her fiance was hired here. The two recently purchased a property in Creston and look forward to building their roots here, “This is the first place we’ve lived where we’re ready to make it home.”

As executive director, Sarah looks forward to building the museum’s community outreach. She looks forward to creating newer and greater partnerships in the community and making it more accessible to the underprivileged.

The children’s museum looks forward to extending its hours starting Friday, May 13. Their new hours will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday through Monday.

Then people can look forward to the museum’s big summer bash on June 12. The free day of play will include food, summer activities, and more fun sponsored by a grant from The Wonderful Company. More details will be available at a later date for the event.

Later this year, the museum will bring back its annual fundraiser, Cioppino and Vino. Last held in 2019, the fundraiser is a food and wine event that benefits the Paso Robles Children’s Museum. Proceeds help support The museum’s programs and daily operating expenses.

Sarah concludes, “I think we’ve got something so special, and it ties into a lot of our community. I would love to see that grow.”

For more information on the Paso Robles Children’s Museum, visit pasokids.org

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themselves — also not allowed in the new regime.

Soon, everything was centralized by the RSR government. Factories produced one “brand” of everything. Everyone, except the elite, had no choice in even the smallest aspects of their life.

Although other communist territories surrounded them, a known path through Yugoslavia would take them to freedom. During Dora’s high school years, two boys from her class took that chance — and didn’t make it.

The boys were brought back to Dora’s school, battered and unrecognizable. They were never seen or heard from again, and that cured Dora of ever thinking she could run from her country.

“That’s how we grew up, this constant heavy weight behind your head that anything you can do, you can get in trouble,” said Dora. “But you get to a point in life where you need to survive, and you do what you need to do to survive. That’s what we did.”

By the 1980s, Dora said, her country reached its peak misery. There was no food to be found in the grocery stores. The young and healthy became malnourished and weak.

“People were reaching their point of no more,” she said. “There is a point in everybody where you cannot take it anymore, and your life does not matter anymore.

You are going to take those shackles off.”

The Romanian Revolution against communism started in Dora’s city of Timisoara on December 15, 1989.

Dora witnessed a protest that started with 40 people turning into hundreds of protesters in the streets. She described it as a vibration in the air, a vibration of hope that something was happening. People marched through the streets banging pipes on poles yelling, “Down with communism!”

Dora joined the protest the following day in the plaza. That afternoon, police began to shoot into the crowd, but their protests started a ripple effect followed by the rest of Romania. By the end of their revolution, thousands of people were killed.

By the end of December, the Communist Party, which ruled over Romania for over 40 years, had fallen.

Dora went on to finish her degree in mechanical engineering and later studied marketing and design in a free economy. In the late ‘90s, she met an American man who later became her husband, and in 2001, they moved to the United States.

Growing up in such a controlling dictatorship, Dora had to learn how to live in freedom. She says she never wanted to talk about her old life in Romania — she didn’t think anyone would believe her — but in recent years she changed her mind. She began to tell her daughter her stories and, over time, began to tell others too.

Dora now successfully runs her quilt shop in Downtown Paso Robles, Orange Dot Quilts — the name inspired by her life in Romania.

“We would all watch the sunset, and I learned to love orange,” she said. “It was exactly the opposite of our gray lives.”

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n Downtown Paso Robles, local business owner Dora Cary owns a successful quilting shop on Railroad Street. She has a beautiful family and lives a happy life. But growing up in Timisoara, Romania, Dora’s life was not always so full of color and freedom.

When Dora was five years old, her kindergarten teachers told her class to bring a toy to school the next day. At the time, the government deemed toys non-essential and hard to come by. Dora and her sister had one doll to play with at home. So that was the doll they brought to class.

Dora’s teacher let the students play with their toys during class. But soon, the fun was over. Dora recounts what her teacher told them.

“Well kids, nothing that you own belongs to you,” she recalled the teacher saying. “Everything belongs to the state. So everybody put your toys here [in the box], and we will decide who plays with what toys and when.”

From the 1940s to the early 1990s, Romania was the Socialist Republic of Romania (RSR), run by a communist party — a Marxist-Leninist one-party socialist state.

“Even though Romania was a socialist country, the party was communist, and the aim was to transform the country into a fully communist one,” Dora explains, Dora’s father was only two years old when the new socialist regime took over in 1946. For decades, the country, like most of Europe at the time, struggled to fight communist and socialist regimes.

She was 5 when she realized something wrong with her country. That same day, her father told her about America and its promise of freedom.

“By 5 [years old], we knew that you don’t go against the state,” adds Dora.

When Dora’s father learned of his daughters losing their dolls, he had a talk with them.

“He told us about America,” she said. “He was talking about America like the Promised Land. And that was when I realized that something is wrong in the country, and America is the hope.”

Dora’s father knew about America through his one lifeline to the outside world — a wire tied to a radiator, picking up static of two radio stations, Radio Free Europe and Voice of America.

“I loved that he was such a hands-on parent where he made sure what we learned was accurate,” she said.

“And how he knew was just through that line that the radio was throwing to us. It was a survival line.”

When the communist regime took over in the ‘40s, Romanian women wore their family values on a gold coin necklace. Romanians held their wealth in these gold coins and land. Both were among the first to be taken from the people. Next, they took the people’s guns, animals, and land. Along with farmland being taken from the Romanian people, the new government took control of all the factories.

But to gain control of the entire country of Romania, the Communist Party began pitting social classes against each other. The party deemed everyone wealthy as evil, and intellects were people who thought for

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Paso People • Dale Hiner

‘Bringing the History Back’ Paso Robles Treasure Hunter Dale Hiner

By Camille DeVaul

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ale Hiner was once one of the best shots in the Paso Robles Police Department.

He was one of the first detectives there and even outsmarted and outshot an FBI agent.

A friend of Dale’s suggested he write a book.

But, Dale says, “That’s history. I don’t even care about it.”

What he means is that he had no interest in retelling his history. Rather than roll on about his personal good times and stories, Dale would instead unearth artifacts tied to local history long before his time. So, about 24 years ago, Dale started a new hobby, treasure hunting.

After meeting two like-minded men, Bob Ellis and Jimmy Wilkins, the three formed The Hiner Group (Dale insists he was outvoted two to one on the group name). Together the men have unearthed historical treasures throughout North County, including time capsules, various “[We’re] bringing the history back,” Dale coins, and more. Their goal is to bring artifacts explained. back to the people of North County that they As Dale goes through the Hiner Group’s knew about but have never seen. exhibit in the Paso Robles Area Historical Society (PRAHS) Museum, explaining their finds, he stops to say, “There’s a lot of history here (in Paso Robles).”

Dale’s most recent find was a volcanic rock estimated to be a million years old.

Twenty years ago, Dale unearthed the geode rock from the North County property only to lay it as yard art at his home.

It wasn’t until a month ago that his wife decided to clean the rock to discover a variation of minerals and an almost perfect figure of a bird.

“I asked her who painted it,” said Dale, who thought the bird was painted onto the rock.

Now intrigued by the rock, Dale consulted with a friend at the Santa Lucia Rockhounds, a nonprofit club dedicated to promoting the study of rocks, minerals, gems, and fossils. It was explained to Dale that the rock was formed from a volcanic

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The volcanic rock features a naturally made picture of a bird and minerals unique to the Paso Robles region. The dark circle in the middle of the rock results from escaping gasses. Photos

by Camille DeVaul

eruption deep in the Earth over 1 million years ago, forming the mountainous ridges of the Paso Robles region. The color minerals displayed in the rock are also said to be unique to the Paso Robles region, another indicator that the geode is a small remnant from the birth of our terrain as we know it.

“In addition to being a million years old, the geode is one of a kind,” said Dale, still amazed by the perfect bird figure.

Dale’s interest in history began early in life.

Growing up in San Miguel, Dale was a former student of Robert Rader. Robert was a member of the Easy Company 2nd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, better known as the Band of Brothers from the namesake HBO series. The Thirteenth Street bridge in Paso Robles is named after him.

One could say that it was his interactions with Robert that led Dale to build his collection of military artifacts. Overall though, his favorite finds are connected to people or events that bring local history alive, “I want to find something with a history of the North County.”

Many of The Hiner Group’s finds are displayed in local museums, including the Paso Robles Area Historical Society and Museum, Nacitone (Lockwood) Museum, Templeton Historical Museum, and more. However, his greatest collection remains at home as his personal treasure trove.

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Memorial Day

By Camille DeVaul

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or 153 years, Americans have devoted the last Monday of May to honoring and remembering men and women who lost their lives in service to our country. The first Memorial Day was on May 30, 1868, so we once again find ourselves observing our soldiers’ sacrifices on the same day it began, over one century later.

However, somewhere along the way, Memorial Weekend has become the kick-off to summer.

It ’s the weekend we break out the barbecues, sunblock, and popsicles. I’m not sure if this is what General John A. Logan had in mind when he issued a decree in 1868 that May 30 should become a nationwide day of commemoration for more than 620,000 soldiers killed in the Civil War. The Civil War may have ended on May 5, 1868, but the division among Americans has continued to plague us throughout the years for one reason or another.

Perhaps living in a melting pot of varying cultures is a blessing and a curse.

But in the end, the freedom to be a melting pot, to have our own opinions and share them, to be our own person is what many of our soldiers were fighting for. So, in the end, we observe Memorial Day to honor those very people who paid that ultimate price, giving us the freedom to eat those popsicles and get sunburnt or do whatever we want on the last weekend of May or any other day.

Paso Robles Memorial Day Ceremonies Paso Robles District Cemetery will be bringing back its annual Memorial Day Ceremony.

The cemetery began its memorial ceremonies in 1980 when patriotic District Cemetery board members wanted to honor veterans on

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Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Their annual ceremonies took a break the last two years for COVID-19-related issues, but now they are ready to bring back the greatly anticipated event.

“There are many hours over several months to put the ceremony together,” said Tom Flynn, the cemetery manager. “The reason we had to cancel the ceremony the last two years was due

On Monday, May 30, the program will start at 11 a.m. with the Estrella Warbirds doing a flyover followed by the national anthem. Then the Invocation will be followed by patriotic music, guest speakers, a closing prayer, 21-gun salute from the Honor Guard, and a playing of taps. The American Legion then raises the flag to conclude the ceremony.

Tom shared his excitement to get back to the

to COVID restrictions at the time we needed to start planning the event.”

The Avenue of Flags lining the cemetery driveway will be in place and ready on May 28, 29, and 30. Flags will be going up at 7 a.m. and will be taken down at 3 p.m. and volunteers are welcome to help. In addition, local Boy Scouts, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. (VFW ), American Legion, the Elks Lodge, Moose Lodge, and LIONS Club will be placing small flags on each veteran’s grave on Saturday, May 28 at 9 a.m.

cemetery’s anticipated ceremonies.

“The people of Paso Robles really enjoy the ceremony and take great pride in all of the flags honoring the many veterans,” he said.

The Cemetery Board of Trustees will be handing out cookies, coffee, and lemonade after the ceremony. In addition, the Paso Robles Fire Department ladder truck will be flying its large American flag over the cemetery entrance on Memorial Day. For more information on the Paso Robles District Cemetery, visit pasocemetery.com

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he Golden State Classics Car Club returns to Paso Robles for their 14th Annual Car Show on Memorial Day Weekend, Friday, May 27, and Saturday, May 28.

After a two-year break, car enthusiasts are ready to come back to the show.

Dave Silva is getting his 1934 Ford coupe ready for Paso’s big car show.

“Our car club is ready to go after two years of putting off the show,” Silva said. “I think there is a lot of pent-up enthusiasm. I know I’m excited.”

New this year is a Pre-Show Party on Friday night in lieu of a cruise on Spring Street. The Pre-Show Party is May 27, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., with a complimentary buffet, no-host bar, raffle, 50/50, and live music by The Wavebreakers Band. The event will be held at Estrella Warbirds Museum, Hangar 1, 4251 Dry Creek Rd, Paso Robles.

The Golden State Car Club started in 1987. President Scotty Smith joined the club four years after retiring. Like many others in the club, Scotty has had a lifelong enthusiasm for rebuilding cars.

The car show registration includes the Pre-Show Party.

“Show cars will be able to park by the hangar and the planes. We think everyone will enjoy the experience,” Smith said. “However, there is a cap at 200 people on Friday night, so I suggest buying tickets soon.”

The club was unable to present the downtown show in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We appreciate that our sponsors stayed with us, including our title sponsor Kings Oil Tools,” added Scotty. “I would like to thank them all for hanging with us. A lot of these sponsors joined up two years ago. They’ve allowed us to keep that money and move forward.”

The show will start Saturday, May 28, going from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Downtown City Park, 12th and Spring streets, Paso Robles.

There will be a raffle, 50/50 drawing, food vendors, trophies, and live music featuring Unfinished Business. Another new feature is Manufacturer Row, highlighting local classic car-related businesses. The club is also raffling off Craftsman top and bottom toolboxes valued at $1,200, a prize donated by Lowe’s.

The club members made this year’s show more inclusive.

“Many car enthusiasts felt left out by our judging classes because the cars had to be old,” said Bob Tanaka, the club’s first vice president. “I have a ‘70 Ford Mustang Boss 302, but lots of people have cool cars that are newer. We made room for them.”

The judging classes include early and modern muscle cars, customs, hot rods, special interests, and the traditional classic categories for cars and trucks. Over 150 cars had already been registered by the first week of April. There is sure to be a car there for everyone to enjoy.

The show in the park is free for the public. Until May 9, registration is $45 and includes a T-shirt and a ticket to the Friday Pre-Show Party. After May 9, registration is $55 and does not include a T-shirt.

“I think it will be a big summer, and we’re happy about that too,” Smith said. “We want to see the vendors do well and the local businesses.”

Golden State Classics is a nonprofit organization that promotes classic vehicles and supports local charities. To register or learn more, visit goldenstateclassics.org.

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By Camille DeVaul elebrate American history and honor the country’s fallen heroes this memorial weekend at the Best of the West Antique Equipment Show as it makes its comeback after two years.

Starting Friday, May 27, and going through Sunday, May 29, guests are welcome to explore and enjoy the equipment that helped build America into the country it is today. More importantly, the weekend is dedicated to remembering and honoring veterans who have given their lives for our country.

The Best of the West Antique Equipment Show is a Paso Robles Pioneer Day Committee and Rossi Foundation event. Santa Margarita Ranch poses as the perfect location to enjoy a family gathering outside and teach the younger generations about the heritage of our area.

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cancel its celebrations to comply with COVID-19 restrictions. This year the show will be back to normal and getting back into the swing of things as they plan for a bigger and better show in 2023. But they look forward to bringing back the much anticipated weekend of fun.

Tara Tedeschi, a Best of the West coordinator, says, “There are going to be some changes, but everything is positive.”

Many fan-favorite activities will be back at the ranch, including the Farm Bureau’s tri-tip dinners and other food vendors, parades, the Kid’s Corral, and tours hosted by the Santa Margarita Historical Society.

In the Kid’s Corral, youngsters can look forward to some unique activities, including gold panning with the Central Coast Gold Prospectors, vintage water pumps, butter making, model trains and tracks, grain buckets, and roping dummies, giant sand pile, and tire climbing gym.

Each morning the gates open at 8 a.m. and close that evening at 5 p.m. At noon each day, all operations will pause for a military salute and flyover.

“The main focus of the show is to make sure that we are honoring our veterans and having Memorial Day as the main purpose,” said Tara.

Throughout the day, guests can enjoy a tractor parade, earthmoving demo, plowing demo, blacksmithing, and so much more. A favorite crowd activity is taking a ride on the train. The steam engine holds plenty of history itself. It was featured in the TV show “Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman” and was one of the passenger coaches from Santa Fe and Disneyland Railroad from the 1950s.

Of course, the crown

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Locals from around the county and even folks from across the nation bring equipment and tractors from various decades. It ends up creating a timeline of the mechanized progress of 20th century America. This year the show has booked more exhibitors ready to showcase their piece of American history.

“A lot of this equipment is unique, and there are only one of two operating versions of that model of tractor equipment that’s out there,” added Tara, “They like to showcase it, which is cool that we are on that map for that.”

The first show made its debut in 2010. Since it was so well received, it came back in 2015 as an annual event.

“I’m looking forward to getting back to some normalcy and getting everyone in the community together,” said Tara, “It’s a place where people can come see machines and equipment from the past and present.”

Best of the West annually happens at the historic Santa Margarita Ranch.

Before being settled by Franciscan missionaries in the 1770s, the ranch was home to Native Americans for thousands of years. The land’s fertile soil, mountain forests, and abundant water and wildlife made it the perfect home for Salinan and Chumash tribes.

Joaquin Estrada was granted the ranch in 1841. Known for being a colorful ranchero, Joaquin frequently hosted grand fiestas and rodeos — setting the tone for generations to come at the ranch. Since Joaquin, the ranch has been home to many longtime local ranching and winegrowing families, including the Filipponis, Rossis, and Wittstroms.

The ranch is home to many landmarks serving as proof of its rich history. Here, people can find the orig-

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inal El Camino Real, the Asistencia building, the Wells Fargo building dating back to the stagecoach days, and mission vineyards.

Over the years, it has become a community effort to put on the show.

Entirely run by volunteers, the show is becoming a tradition that many look forward to every year. Volunteers are always needed and welcomed to help at the show.

This year, the camping area has been extended to allow for more weekend campers. Weekend campers will receive two adult weekend passes to the show.

Tickets are now available online or can be purchased at the gate. Weekend passes are $25, and day passes are $10, with children ages ten and under free.

Guests can also opt to camp at the grounds for an additional fee.

For more information on tickets, trailer camping, volunteering and all the show has to offer, visit bestofthewestshow.com 

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Taste of Paso • Sip & Savor

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sudden burst of wind followed by a downpour of rain failed to dampen the spirits of attendees. Instead, they kicked up their boots to Mother Corn Shuckers band and savored fried chicken dinner and a variety of wines from some 20 participating wineries.

The event was Taste of the Back Roads which brought together over 200 oenophiles at Cass Winery’s Barrel Room. While shining a spotlight on the Back Roads Wineries group, the event was a fundraiser for Paso Robles Youth Arts Foundation (PRYAF) and raised over $11,000 from live and silent auction lots that ranged from library wines to lifestyle packages.

The Back Roads Wineries of Paso Robles is a collective of 30 boutique wineries tucked along the winding country roads south of Highway 46 East and east of Highway 101. This includes a group of wineries lined along the Union Road wine trail and the Creston corridor.

Wineries from this enclave of Paso are a good representation of the region’s diversity as they cover four Paso sub-appellations — Geneseo, El Pomar, Creston and Templeton districts.

And it’s this mélange that guests savored at the grand tasting, a spectrum of flavors ranging from Italian and Spanish style wines to Bordeaux and Rhône blends.

People holding the Reserve VIP pre-tasting tickets got a head start with an early entry to Cass’s terrace lined with tasting tables before the weather caused everyone to swiftly drag the tables under the sheltering roof. Despite the misty haze, the terrace offered a sweeping view of vineyards and the newly constructed eight-unit luxury bed and breakfast Geneseo Inn repurposed from shipping containers.

The pre-dinner reception offered gourmet small bites prepared by each winery’s chef/owner and paired with their Reserve wines. Some offered barrel samples.

There was the 2014 Library Select Soul Shaker from Ascension Cellars — the deep-hued cabernet sauvignon/syrah blend supported by merlot and petit verdot.

I discovered that Erick Allen, co-founder of Ascension Cellars, was not only a star winemaker but an accomplished chef as was evident from his baked spanakopita, a delicious Greek specialty.

The rich buttery/cheesy mouthfeel of the appetizer was a good match with the lush and flam-

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boyant Soul Shaker.

Cass Winery’s 2018 Rockin’ TED was a powerpacked blend of cabernet sauvignon, mourvèdre and petit verdot, a good match with chef “Charlie” Charles Paladin Wayne’s grilled lamb bites.

Over at Steinbeck Vineyards & Winery, winemaker Bryan Widstrand proudly announced: “This venison is from our property.” He suggested the venison sausage with the ripe and luscious 2016 cabernet sauvignon and the grilled shrimp with the 2018 viognier.

Widstrand also had a surprise offering, a non-vintage sparkling wine produced in the Méthode Champenoise style. “We produced only 100 cases of it,” he said of the new addition to the Steinbeck portfolio.

More bubbly was found at Rava Wines, known for its distinctive sparkling wines also produced in the Méthode Champenoise style. I savored Rava’s signature non-vintage Brut, a 100% chardonnay that soars with the first sip showing bright acidity and ends with a toasty finish.

In addition to sparkling wines, Rava produces stellar still wines, two of which were featured at this tasting: a full-bodied 2017 Estate cabernet sauvignon and the supple and silky 2016 Brophy Clark pinot noir.

At the Rasmussen Wine table, Niles and Wendy Rasmussen served the 2021 viognier with basil-wrapped goat cheese and the 2018 barrel sample of cabernet sauvignon, with an assemblage of smoked gouda atop olive oil-soaked bread squares.

There were stuffed mushrooms to go with Demeter Family’s 2018 barrel sample of sangiovese and Bella Luna’s 2018 nebbiolo paired with sweet Tuscan truffles.

Then at Barr Estate’s table, mini wraps of prosciutto and provolone held forth with wines ranging from albariño, malbec and tannat to the deep-hued ‘6950,’ a late harvest petite sirah. What does your appetizer pair with, I asked? “It goes with everything,” answered Greg Barr.

On this chilly evening, Bovino Vineyards’ corn chowder was a welcome sight, paired with the barrel sample of 2020 GSM (grenache, syrah, mourvedre) from its Joludi portfolio of wines.

At Defiance Vineyard table, I savored a bold and sassy 2017 petite sirah. “We are grape growers but started making wine during Covid,” stated Erin Faulkner, estate’s vineyard manager. The

Faulkner family planted 50 acres of vineyards in 2013 along the Creston Valley hillside, with the sole purpose of selling grapes to local winemakers.

The lockdown, however, provided an impetus to go into producing their own wine Defiance and hired Adam Lazarre as winemaker for their small 800 annual-case production.

It’s small producers like Defiance and other family-owned wineries that make up the Back Roads group, a brainchild of Steve Cass, founder of Cass Vineyard.

“We started 15 years ago when there were about 12 tasting rooms, half of which have subsequently closed,” said Cass. “Since we are all small production, with small marketing budgets, we thought it a good idea to combine efforts.”

So, events such as the Taste of the Back Roads give these small producers a presence to showcase their handcrafted artisan wines.

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Orange Tea Loaf Ingredients: 2 cups self-rising flour 2½ teaspoons baking powder Pinch of salt ¼ cup butter, room temperature ¾ cup sugar

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t a recent committee meeting at the home of one of the members, the hostess had prepared to serve us tea before we began.

She had set her dining table with a fragrant bouquet of fresh flowers, filled two beautiful china teapots with loose tea and boiling water, and included plates of sweet and savory treats. We enjoyed sipping a cup of tea from some of the lovely china teacups in her collection.

The experience was delightful and set the tone for our meeting which moved along very smoothly, perhaps because we had all shared a centuries-old ritual, that of “taking tea” even if it was not a “high tea,” which involves much more ritual.

The month of May, offering an abundance of spring blooms and weather that has not yet heated up, is the perfect time to plan a springtime tea party. Unpack those teapots and start planning! Your friends and family members will be delighted to attend.

This month, I’m including recipes from a cookbook in my collection, titled “The Pleasures of Afternoon Tea," authored by Angela Hynes, who was raised in Manchester in the north of England. The book was published in 1989.

This simple tea cake can be made a day or two ahead and tastes even better when it is.

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1 egg Grated peel of ½ orange 2 tablespoons orange juice 2 tablespoons milk Butter for serving

Directions: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease 8” x 4” loaf pan; set aside. In large bowl, cream ¼ cup butter and sugar with an electric mixer or a wooden spoon until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, then orange peel, orange juice and milk. Fold in dry ingredients. Spoon into loaf pan; smooth top. Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 minutes, then turn out onto wire rack to cool completely. Wrap loaf airtight to store 1 to 2 days. Slice and serve with butter. Makes 8 to 10 servings These little tarts come from Coventry, a city in the midlands of England where, among many legends, Lady Godiva took her famous ride! For the crust, purchase ready-made tart cups or use your favorite recipe for a short crust.

Coventry Tartlets Filling Ingredients: 1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, room temperature ½ cup sugar ¼ cup butter, room temperature

2 egg yolks Pinch of salt ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 tablespoon orange juice

Directions: Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Grease tartlet pans if using homemade dough.

On lightly floured surface, thinly roll out pastry with floured rolling pin. Cut into rounds with 3-inch cookie cutter. Line pans with pastry or premade crusts; prick bottoms of fresh dough lightly with a fork. Set aside. In medium bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, butter, egg yolks, salt nutmeg and orange juice.

Beat with wooden spoon or electric mixer until smooth. Divide among pastry shells; smooth tops. If using premade tartlet cups, cover with a piece of foil and bake 10 minutes; reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees, remove foil and bake 10 minutes more, or until golden brown and firm to the touch. Carefully remove from pan and cool on wire rack. Makes 12 tartlets.

Note: You will want to feature an assortment of sumptuous accompaniments at your tea. How many will depend on the style of the tea. A “high tea” will naturally require more, and a mixture of sweet and savory offerings is in order: Consider scones, cookies, cakes, pies, breads, tea sandwiches, trifles, mousses, tarts, sausage rolls, and shortbread bars. All portions should be small so that guests can enjoy several selections.

A tea is an opportunity to show off some of those platters, teapots, teacups, bowls and linens you’ve been hiding in the back of the cupboard for years.

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Business Spotlight

By Christianna Marks

The Figueroa family — (from left) Maria, Alex, and Heidi — this month are celebrating five years of owning and operating Heidi’s Cafe

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ucked into a strip mall next to Wells Fargo Bank on the corner of Spring and 6th streets is Heidi’s Cafe. The Mexican/American hybrid restaurant is family-owned and operated by the Figueroas, a family that has been a part of Central Coast for the last 30 years.

This month, Heidi’s Cafe is celebrating five years of business in Paso Robles, which is made even more fitting because it’s the birth month of owner Alex Figueroa’s oldest daughter, and the cafe’s namesake, Heidi. The family gives credit to the support they’ve received from the community for keeping them in business.

“All their [the communities] support on the hard days that we had back in COVID — we appreciate all the help and support, and now we want to celebrate staying five years in business,” said owner Alex Figueroa.

On top of Heidi’s Cafe serving breakfast all day, they’ve also just started opening for dinner Tuesday through Saturday and serving up a different special each night of the week.

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“We were doing only 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., so now we are pretty much, in May, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.,” added Alex, who has over 25 years of restaurant experience.

The only difference in the family-run restaurant’s schedule is that it is only open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sundays and is closed every Monday.

“Working as a family, we’re really comfortable in the environment,” Heidi Figueroa said. “We treat our customers like they’re a part of the family as well. We have a lot of customers who love to come in, and we just give them a hug as a ‘hi.’ A warming welcome. And surrounded by the whole family, it’s literally like another home for us.”

There’s a warmth when you step in the doors of Heidi’s Cafe. It feels like you’re walking into a friend’s kitchen, where you can try the best breakfast burritos in town or their signature crepes filled with fresh fruit and topped with a sweet drizzle.

“My dad [Alex] is the cook, my mom [Maria]

and I are waitresses, and my sister [Evolet] cleans tables sometimes,” said Heidi. “The whole family is involved.”

Heidi said that partnering with to-go apps like DoorDash helped the business throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The community has stood by Heidi’s Cafe and made it possible for them to continue to thrive in Paso Robles.

“They were the ones who helped us make it through COVID mostly,” said Heidi of people who use to-go apps.

Alex, Maria, Heidi, and Evolet want to thank the community for helping them reach five years of business.

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Oak Leaf

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t has been 98 years since the Paso Robles Rotary Club started supporting our community. The chapter has two fundraisers a year that have become anticipated annual events for Paso Robles — the Winemaker’s Cookoff and the Paso Robles Rotary Golf Tournament.

The idea for bringing a rotary chapter to Paso Robles was initiated in 1922 by J. Valentine Wachtel Jr., who at the time was president of the Paso Robles National Bank. With the help of Homer Hayward of the Salinas Rotary Club, John Williams of the 2nd Rotary District, and Guy Gundaker, the president of Rotary International, the Paso Robles Rotary Club was officially chartered on January 15, 1924. The chapter was then formally presented at a special banquet at the Paso Robles Hot Springs Hotel on March 15, 1924.

The Rotary Club is a non-political and non-religious humanitarian service organization working to “provide community service, promote integrity, and advance goodwill, peace, and understanding in the world.”

So for almost a century, the Paso Robles Rotary Club has dedicated itself to upholding the Rotary Club values. Other charitable community organizations the Paso Robles Rotary Club has supported include The Food Bank, Women’s Shelter, Hospice, Pioneer Day Collections and Old Timers Luncheon, Salvation Army Bell Ringing, and more.

Their biggest event, the Winemaker’s Cookoff, raises funds for local high school senior scholarships. For the past 22 years, the cookoff has raised more than $400,000 for the scholarships. Last year, they awarded nearly $90,000 to high-school seniors. The 23rd Annual Winemaker’s Cookoff is on August 13 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Paso Robles Event Center.

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the Winemakers Cookoff.

For more information on the cookoff, visit winemakerscookoff.com For the last 27 years, the Rotary has been hosting its annual golf tournament ("Tee it up for OUR kids") to benefit youth organizations in Paso Robles. The tournament brings approximately $30,000 per year — all of which is distributed to organizations that support Paso Robles kids before the next tournament.

Throughout the year, the Rotary hears presentations at meetings and finds needs within the youth committee that they can help. Recently, they purchased a much-needed new mascot suit for Paso Robles High School. In addition, they have written checks to the Boys & Girls Club, CASA, Youth Arts Foundation, Paso Robles Children’s Museum, Boy Scouts, Morning Star Youth Ranch, Youth Soccer, Youth Works, and SKILLS USA. For the last six years, the Rotary has combined the tournament with a silent auction. Their event is expected to draw over 120 players and participating businesses. The auction will be the night before the tournament, May 6, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Rotary Golf Chair Rick Goree, says “the generous donations from our club members is the reason for such a successful fundraiser.”

Title sponsors for the event are Sky River RV, Idlers Home, and Pacific Western Bank. The "Tee it up for OUR Kids" golf tournament will be Saturday, May 7, at 8:30 a.m. and held at the Hunter Ranch Golf Course.

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Alexis (8) poses with the fishing pole she won at the PRPD Activities League Fishing Derby raffle.

Photo By Camille Devaul

By Camille DeVaul

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bout 120 kids and youth showed up at Barney Schwartz Park for the ninth annual Fishing Derby on Saturday, April 9. The derby is hosted by the Paso Robles Police Activities League (PAL), the Atascadero Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation, Nick Romano, the Black Brandt Group, and the Avenales Sportsman's Club.

Since 1994, the Paso Robles Police Department (PRPD) has been involved with PAL, a state-wide nonprofit organization. After a two-year break due to COVID, they are back working to provide youth-oriented programs for our community.

The fishing derby started bright and early at 8 a.m. on Saturday. PAL was able to provide close to 30 fishing poles and tackle boxes to those who did not have their own fishing gear. This was a good sign to Tony Ruiz, Police Activities League Commissioner. According to Tony, one of PAL's goals is to bring kids and their families outdoors — and possibly pick up a new hobby.

On the day before the derby, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife fills the pond with trout. The Atascadero Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation and PRPD Community Volunteer Patrol were available to assist anyone new to the fishing game. Anglers were welcome to catch and release or keep their catches of the day.

At the end of the day, around noon, lunch was provided for all the participating kids, along with raffle prizes.

Alexis, an experienced 8-year-old fisherman, won the first fishing pole during the raffle, "I won one [fishing pole] before, but you can never have too many."

Tony notes that one of the reasons the department chooses fishing as an activity is to teach the kids patience.

Alexis, who is also looking forward to showing cattle in 4-H, soon agreed patience is a huge part of fishing.

"I try to just lay down on my jacket and wait — let my bobber do it," she said.

Although Alexis did not catch any fish that day, she said she had a lot of fun, and her favorite part of the day was "sitting and watching the ducks because they go everywhere."

The most popular program offered by the Paso Robles PAL chapter is the Jr. Giants Baseball League. The Giants League is a non-competitive league to teach kids the basics of baseball and softball and the life lessons that go with the game. Unfortunately, due to COVID, the local PAL chapter had to press pause on activities for the past couple of years, but they start the Giants League back up, with signups currently open and games to start in June. To register for the Giants League, go to sfgiants. leagueapps.com/leagues/baseball_softball_tball/3016432

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Tour of Paso

Raises Funds for Cancer Support

by Christianna Marks

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n Sunday, April 3, 122 cyclists met at Niner Wine Estates in Paso Robles at 7:30 a.m. to participate in the Tour of Paso Bike Ride. Tour of Paso is an annual fundraiser for Cancer Support Community – California Central Coast (CSC-CCC) in Templeton. The ride had both a 50-mile and a 26-mile option for participants, with a luncheon and award ceremony at Niner once the ride concluded at noon. This is the event’s first time at Niner Wine Estates since the 2019 Tour of Paso.

“We are thrilled to be back hosting at Niner and being able to enjoy a nice lunch and some fantastic wine, all provided by Niner Wine Estates,” said CSC-CCC Executive Director Candice Sanders.

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The Tour of Paso bike ride fundraiser drew 122 cyclists to Nine Wine Estates. Photos by Elzy Miller

Tour of Paso raised close to $65,000, and every penny of the funds will go directly to the CSC-CCC. The money will stay in San Luis Obispo County and support families touched by a cancer diagnosis. Each participant had a suggested fundraising goal of $200. “[The] donations go towards the continuation and expansion of our comprehensive programming that we offer to our participants,” Candice said. “Our programs include support groups and social opportunities, educational seminars, health and wellness programs, patient navigation to community resources, as well as limited individual counseling. Backed by evidence that the best cancer support includes social and emotional support, CSC offers

our services at no cost and provides support to not just to the cancer patient but to their whole family.”

Since the beginning, CSC-CCC has supported anyone in the county whose family has been touched by cancer, whether it is the patients themselves or their family members.

“Our mission is to ensure that all people touched by cancer are empowered by knowledge, strengthened by action, and sustained by community,” added Candice, who became involved with CSC-CCC during her own battle with ovarian cancer. We are committed to defining and implementing high-quality cancer care and support and work to improve each participant’s quality of life. We do that through our programming, which focuses on

support, education, a healthy lifestyle, social opportunities, and access to resources,” At The Tour of Paso, awards were given out for the top fundraising team and top individual fundraiser.

The award for Top Fundraising Team went to Saxum Vineyards, who brought in over $10,000 in donations. The award for Top Individual Fundraiser went to Daniel Rodriguez from Paso Robles. Prizes included bragging rights, a Tour of Paso jersey, swag bags donated by Lululemon, and wine from Niner Wine Estates.

“Our motto is ‘community is stronger than cancer,’ and this event proves that,” stated Candice.

Donations are still being accepted through tourofpaso.org. 

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“Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd.

Without innovation, it is a corpse.”

- Winston Churchill

Education Adaption and Innovation James Brescia, Ed.D.

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n 1933 President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared a four-day banking holiday that shut down the entire banking system, including the Federal Reserve. This action enacted by President Roosevelt addressed challenges presented by the Great Depression and proposed changes in banking operations. The 1933 legislation allowed banks to reopen as soon as examiners found banks to be financially secure. Today government, business, and education are considering changes in practice that the pandemic forced.

Agencies consider basic options such as complete in-person, hybrid, and fully remote services. Even services that require comprehensive in-person-type services such as education, medicine, and hospitality will implement and maintain flexibility in how they reshape the future of work. Navigating operations during the pandemic was one of the most challenging periods in my professional career. To keep services, most agencies had to adapt, be innovative, and adopt new ways of doing business. Two years later, some aspects of providing services resemble pre-pandemic actions, and some practices dramatically changed.

Local taxpayers, school boards, administrators, educators, and educational employees have the opportunity to make the best use of sustainable adaptations implemented during the pandemic. Technology officers provided digital tools to all students and employees throughout

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the pandemic. Because of reduced in-person services, business offices adapted reporting, signature, review, and collaboration practices. Facilities, operations, and maintenance departments implemented staggered and split shifts to reduce in-person contact. Because of the pandemic, all employees engaged in meetings, professional development, and consultations via online platforms. Which of these practices will continue and save taxpayer dollars?

As we move forward, leaders in government, business, and education indicate that some of the practices implemented during the pandemic will become long-term practices. I am thankful for the countless employees who have adapted, innovated, and continue providing high-quality community services throughout our county. Employers acknowledge the potential of remote practices to increase productivity, balance work and personal commitments, and as a tool to maintain a competitive edge in today’s marketplace.

Forbes Business reports that nearly half of Chief Executive Officers plan to increase their long-term investment in digital services by 10 percent or more in 2022. Proposals include remote working where appropriate, remote professional development, remote meetings, and remote paperwork completion. Business surveys indicate that 44 percent of the workforce desires to maintain some work flexibility implemented during the pandemic.

Today’s business leaders are considering modifications to address the challenges in recruiting and retaining employees. Education too is

learning to embrace remote work for meetings, professional development, consultations, public engagement, and other functions that do not require an in-person presence. Last week, I remotely participated in the review and interview of potential employees.

In addition to flexibility and innovation, businesses now review access to mental health resources and childcare coverage as workplace benefits.

Offices have established online health portals and remote access to counseling services.

Recruiting, developing, and retaining the best talent is a critical business differentiator. The pandemic forced a focus on this factor that now extends far beyond the traditional C-suite recruitment/retention efforts. The approach agencies execute will have long-lasting implications for workplace culture, employee trust, and maximizing taxpayer resources. The amount of funds expended on the recruitment of employees and the loss in productivity because of frequent turnover is justification alone for increased focus on innovative practices leading to higher employee satisfaction.

As government agencies, schools, and businesses adapt to new ways of working, the leaders of our agencies need to monitor practices and performance carefully.

Leading the entire team on a successful journey requires careful consideration of reshaping workplace culture supporting current working models. Education leaders can continue developing, executing, and readjusting their workplace strategies by applying some proven Harvard Business School practices.

• Ask the stakeholders (families, students, staff ) what is working • Apply data to gauge progress and performance • Review roles for boards, administrators, and staff regularly • Focus on recruitment and retention • Examine what is working in other schools and businesses • Adjust practices as needed The pandemic created a sense of urgency prompting many organizations to develop flexible operating models. Strategic leaders are increasingly willing to embrace agile methods; they are getting used to jumping on quick video conferences to solve problems and enable remote teams to have more decision-making authority. The pandemic taught us that it is essential for cross-functional teams not to lose sight of the long term and avoid panic reactions.

The flexible or “agile” model means putting what may seem new into action. Meetings that include opportunities for remote participation could increase public engagement. Recording in-person classes and providing access online could mitigate some of the challenges presented during student or faculty absences. Remote workplace supervision can continue to offer ongoing metrics for accountability and improved practice. I have confidence in our community to embrace some of the modifications adopted during the pandemic to provide better service. It is an honor to serve as your county superintendent of schools.

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Paso Robles Gathers to Dedicate Norma

Alley Archway

By Camille DeVaul

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n Tuesday, April 5, the City of Paso Robles came together to officially dedicate the new Norma's Alley archway on Pine Street to Norma Moye, Paso Robles Main Street Association executive director and lifelong benefactor of Paso Robles.

Local artist Dale Evers built and designed the archway to celebrate Moye and bring art to downtown Paso Robles. The archway was funded by local downtown property and business owners Robert Gilson and Nick Tompkins. Due to delays related to COVID-19, it took two years to complete the archway, which was installed in February.

See Paso Robles Press's full story on the archway at pasoroblespress.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/ archway-installed-over-normas-way/ During the reception on Tuesday, Norma walked and danced with family and friends from her Main Street Association office to the archway, which faces Pine Street between 12th and 13th Streets. Downtown Paso business owners, employees, and city staff cheered for Norma along with Paso Robles law enforcement and the Fire Department.

Paso Robles Mayor Steve Martin addressed the crowd.

"Norma is someone I remember working with

since I was about 17 years old in Paso Robles," he said. "Everywhere I went, it was Norma Moye, Norma Moye, Norma Moye because Norma has always been and always will be Paso Robles's own Energizer bunny."

"I want to give you my personal thanks, my personal respect, and it's been a blessing to know you all these years, and I hope to know you and work with you for many, many more," Mayor Steve added.

Dale Evers, the artist behind the creation of the archway, said, "This project is meaningful on so many levels because it's meaningful for me, it's meaningful for the City of Paso Robles, it's meaningful for Norma. It's been organic, and there's been some great people involved."

Norma and Dale thanked city staff and others for their help with the process to build the archway.

"Artwork helps express a community's values and create an evaluated sense of awareness for our community members and visitors," Norma said.

"We live in the best town in the whole world, and you people are the greatest people in the whole world."

Mayor Martin concluded that now when people try to find Norma's Way, they will know exactly where to go.

A reception followed the ceremony at Dale Evers Studio at 1000 Park St., where refreshments and good camaraderie were provided.

Moye has been the executive director for the Downtown Paso Robles Main Street Association since 1992. As a fourth generation Roblan, she was born, raised, and has always lived and worked in Paso Robles. Her passion for Paso and small business, combined with her conviction to make things happen, have helped create and sustain the success of Paso Robles. You can find Norma at the Main Street office located at 835 12th St., Suite D, in the alley known as "Norma's Way" and you can experience the magic she helps create at pasoroblesdowntown.org.

Evers has created sculptures for Fortune 500 companies, national hotel chains, a Caribbean tourism agency and private collectors all over the world. He attended Cuesta College in 1980, graduated from San Diego State in 1985 with a degree in industrial arts and then set out to travel the world creating art. He eventually returned to the Central Coast and settled in Paso Robles, where he operates the Dale Evers Studio with Chloe Joy Evers and longtime partner Timothy Anderson. You can find Dale in his studio at 1000 Park St. in Paso Robles and online at daleeversstudio.com.

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Calendar of Events

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Calendar of Events

Stay up on all the events and happenings in North San Luis Obispo County!

*Due to COVID-19 all events are tentative and dates are subject to change. Please call ahead or check online for more details.

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Art of Linda Trapp on Display

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SUNKEN GARDENS ATASCADERO

ATASCADERO CITY HALL

12 p.m. - 6 p.m.

For the month of May view artist Linda The North County will have an Trapp’s Abstract watercolor expresses opportunity to gather in Atascadero, joy in nature for two events, a brief gathering at noon for prayer, and a full program at 6pm

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Art & Wine Walk

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National Day Of Prayer

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5:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Sip and shop downtown Atascadero. For more info and to purchase tickets visit atascaderochamber.org

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Derby Day Wine Fest at Windfall Farms WINDFALL FARMS FOALING BARN, PASO ROBLES

1 p.m.- 5 p.m.

Enjoy over thirty Central Coast wineries while wearing your finest haberdashery & enjoying a live stream of the Kentucky Derby. For more info and to purchase tickets visit derbydaywinefest.com

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Paso Robles Wine Country Auction The 2nd Annual Virtual Auction. A weeklong online auction is the opportunity for bidders to acquire one-of-a-kind experiences not available out of any retail channel, as well as rare wines, vertical collections, and large format bottles

Atascadero Citywide Yardsale

Rios-Caledonia Adobe

THROUGHOUT THE CITY

10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Portraying Living History during the aftermath of Jack Powers gang robberies in May 1858. For more info visit historic-rios-caledonia.org

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Bearcat Booster Cornhole Tournament

SLO Sheriff’s Rode

Paso Wine Fest

Golden State Classics Car Show

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THE RAVINE WATERPARK

5:30 a.m. - 11 p.m.

The first SLO County Sheriff’s Rodeo will feature barrel racing ,team penning, and a concert by Joe & Martina. Tickets are $10 and children 12 or younger are free. For more info visit slosheriffsrodeo.com

The event weekend offers visitors the chance to explore Paso Robles Wine Country with four days of wine tastings, winemaker dinners, live music, and more!

Fri: 5:30-8:30 p.m., Sat: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Join the Golden State Classics Car Club for a Friday Night event at Estrella Warbirds and a Saturday Car Show in the Paso Robles Downtown City Park. For more info visit goldenstateclassics.org

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Service Listings

At the Library

Business & Networking

Paso Robles Library

Paso Robles Chamber of Commerce

1000 Spring St. • (805) 237-3870 • Mon-Fri 9-7 and Sat 9-4 Children’s Library Activities • Mondays Preschool Storytime (3-6yrs) in person on the Children’s patio with Miss Melissa, 10:00a. Registration required. Craft activity kit for participants to take home!

• Tuesdays Try It! (all ages) with Miss Melissa, 4:00 p on Facebook. Craft activity kit available for pick up starting Wednesdays.

• Wednesdays Animal Tales Story Time & Craft (1st-5th grades) with Miss Frances, 2:30 p on Facebook. Craft activity kit available for pick up starting the Monday before.

• Thursdays Mother Goose on the Loose (0-18mos) with Miss Carrie, 9:00 a on Facebook.

• Fridays Toddler Story Time & Craft (1-3yrs) with Miss Cappy, 10:00 a on Facebook. Craft activity kit available for pick up starting the Monday before.

Creston Library 6290 Adams St. • (805) 237-3010

Santa Margarita Library 9630 Murphy Ave • (805) 438-5622

San Miguel Library 254 13th St. • (805) 467-3224

Shandon Library 195 N 2nd St. • (805) 237-3009

Government Paso Robles • City Council 1st and 3rd Tuesday, 6:30 p at Council Chambers • 1000 Spring Street • Senior Citizens Advisory Committee 2nd Monday, 1:30 p at the Paso Robles Senior Center • 321 S. Main Street #C, Templeton, CA 93465 • Parks & Rec. Advisory Committee 2nd Monday, 4:00 p at Centennial Park Live Oak Room • 600 Nickerson Road • Planning Commission 2nd and 4th Tuesday, 6:30 p at the City of Paso Robles Library Conference Room • 1000 Spring Street • Paso Robles Democratic Club 3rd Wednesday, 6:30 p at Centennial Park White Oak Room • 600 Nickerson

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• Library Board of Trustees 2nd Thursday, 9:00 a at City of Paso Robles Library • 1000 Spring Street • Airport Commission 4th Thursday, every other month, 6:30 p at 4900 Wing Way, Paso Robles For general info, call City Hall M-F 8:00 a 5:00 p at (805) 227-7276.

Visit prcity.com for virtual & up to date meeting info.

Santa Margarita • Area Advisory Council 1st Wednesday, 7:00 p at Santa Margarita Community Hall • 22501 I St. Visit: smaaconline.org for more information.

pasorobleschamber.com • (805) 238-0506 1225 Park St., Paso Robles, CA 93446

Templeton Chamber of Commerce templetonchamber.com • (805) 434-1789 321 S. Main Street #C, Templeton, CA 93465

Health & Wellness Cancer Support Community Providing support, education and hope 1051 Las Tablas Road, Templeton • (805) 238-4411 • Visit: cscslo.org for more info Cancer Support Helpline • (888) 793-9355, 6 a.m.- 6 p.m. PST. Special Programs Email programs@cscslo.org for Zoom links • Every Wednesday • Tai Chi Chih | Virtual via Zoom• 10:00 - 11:00a • Mindfulness Hour | Virtual via Zoom • 11:30a - 12:30a • 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month • Grief Support Group | Virtual via Zoom • 1:30p - 2:30p • 2nd & 4th Wednesday of each month • Adv. Cancer Support Group | Virtual • 10:00 - 11:00a • 2nd Wednesday of each month • Caregiver Support Group | Virtual • 10:00 - 11:00a • 2nd Thursday of each month • Cancer Patient Support Group | Virtual • 11:00a - 12:00p • 2nd Tuesday of each month • Young Survivor Support Group | Hybrid • 6:00 - 7:30pYoung Survivor Support Group | Virtual• 1:30 - 2:30 p

Service Organizations Optimist Club

Elks Lodge

Paso Robles Club #14668 • (805) 238-2410 • Meeting — 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 6:30 p

Paso Robles Lodge 2364 • 1420 Park Street • (805) 239-1411

American Legion Post 50

Kiwanis International

Paso Robles •1900 Golden Hill Road • Culinary 240 Scott St., Paso Robles • (805) 239-7370 Arts Academy • Hamburger Lunch | Every Thursday, 11 • Meeting — Tuesday, 12:00 p a - 1 p, $6 Rotary International • Post Meeting | 4th Tuesday, 6:30 p Paso Robles Sunrise Courtyard by Marriott, Veterans of Foreign Wars 12 S Vine St. Paso Robles #10965 • Meeting — every Thursday, 12:00 p 240 Scott St. • (805) 239-7370

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Attendees of a past Paso Wine Fest enjoy themselves during the festivities. The Wine Fest returns this year at a new venue, the Paso Robles Event Center

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he Paso Wine Fest is back this year, bigger and better than ever. Not only will the Wine Fest take place at a new venue for its 40th year, but 100 iconic wines will be poured by Paso’s favorite wineries.

“The thing we’re super excited about is, we’ve got 100 wineries to sign up, which is a record high for us. We’ve never had 100,” said Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance (PRWCA) Executive Director Joel Peterson.

This year, the Paso Wine Fest’s Grand Tasting will be held at the Paso Robles Event Center on Saturday, May 21, from 12 to 4 p.m. instead of the Paso Robles Park, which has been its home for the last 39 years.

“We’re super stoked,” Joel said. “It’s been in the park for almost 38-39 years, and we’re moving it over to the event center. We felt it was time to have a little bigger space and let downtown be the amazing place it is.”

While the Fest had to be canceled in 2020, and PRWCA decided against planning a Fest in 2021, the Paso Wine Fest this year is making a triumphant return, with 10 food trucks, a Makers Market, three bands, and endlessly flowing wine. Tickets to the event include a $10 food voucher and a commemorative glass.

“It’s going to be the fun kind of festival atmosphere that the Event Center provides,” Joel continued. “Most people have either been to Beer Festival there, or the Rotary Cook-Off there, or the [Mid-State] Fair. It’s a great festival atmosphere down there. Especially now, you can easily find parking across the street.”

Two educational winemaker seminars will start off the festivities on May 21. One will be about “The Cabernet Icons of Paso Robles,” while the other is called “You Are What You Drink” and features organic, biodynamic, and Regenerative Organic Certification vineyards. Wineries participating in the seminars include Austin Hope, Castoro Cellars, DAOU Family Estates, Eberle Winery, Giornata, J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines, JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery, My Favorite Neighbor, Robert Hall Winery, Tablas Creek Vineyard, and Villa Creek Cellars.

“The cool thing about that is you get there at 10 [a.m.], you sit down, you’re inside,” Joel said. “You go through this really cool hour and a half winemaker seminar, and then you’re let out right into... at 12 noon, we open the gates for the Grand Tasting. So you can make a whole day of it.”

Though the Grand Tasting will occur at the Paso Robles Event Center on May 21, the Wine Fest kicks off on Thursday, May 19, with winemaker dinners at Thomas Hill Organics and The Hatch.

And on Friday, May 20, the new Sparkling Paso sparkling wine tasting will take place at Paris Valley Road Estate Winery. Another new event, the Paso Starry Night Dinner, will happen at the Paso Robles Event Center on Friday night.

To learn more about the four-day Paso Wine Fest and its festivities or purchase tickets, go to pasowine.com.

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Houses of worshiP D I R E C T O R Y

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The following listing of area houses of worship is provided by the partnership between Adelaide Inn and PASO Magazine. We hope to include all houses of worship in the Paso Robles, Templeton, San Miguel, Shandon, and Bradley areas. Your congregation is welcomed to send us updates and information to make our list complete and accurate. If you have information, please send an email to office@13starsmedia.com or call (805) 237-6060. Please include your name, address, phone, service times, and name of spiritual leader of your congregation. Thank you, and stay blessed.

ATASCADERO Awakening Ways Spiritual Community 9315 Pismo Ave. 10:00 a.m. at the Pavilion Rev. Elizabeth Rowley Hogue awakeningways.org (805) 460-0762

Congregation Ohr Tzafon

“The Northern Light” 2605 Traffic Way Atascadero, CA 93422 Friday Night Service 7:30 PM (805) 466-0329

Cornerstone Community Church 9685 Morro Road 8:45 & 10:45 AM Pastor John Marc Wiemann (805) 461-3899 cornerstoneca.org

CRESTON Creston Community Church 5170 O’Donovan Road Service: 9:00 a.m.

Pastor JD Megason

LOCKWOOD True Life Christian Fellowship Lockwood/Jolon Road, across from the school in Lockwood Service: 9:30 a.m.

Pastor Erick Reinstedt (805) 472-9325

NACIMIENTO Heritage Village Church

At The Don Everingham Center Heritage Ranch Service: 10 a.m.

Pastor Brad Brown (805) 712-7265

Hilltop Christian Fellowship

(805) 975-7178

Calvary Chapel Paso Robles 1615 Commerce Way Service: Sunday at 9 a.m., Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Pastor Aaron Newman (805) 239-4295

1744 Oak St. Service Time: 9:30 a.m.

Home Groups during the week Preschool: Christian Life Early Learning Ctr. Pastor Guy Drummond (805) 238-3366

Christian Science Services

17th & Chestnut Streets Service: 10 a.m. Sunday & 2nd and 4th Wednesdays 7 p.m.

(805) 238-3833

Church of Christ

3545 Spring St. (Corner 36th & Spring) Service: Sunday, 11 a.m.

Evangelist Bob Champion (805) 286-5875 Sam Hogan (310) 602-9516 Delbert Arthurs (805) 238-4412

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

1020 Creston Rd. Service: 9 a.m.

(805) 238-4216 Missionaries: (805) 366-2363

Covenant Presbyterian Church 1450 Golden Hill Rd. Service: Sunday, 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Dan Katches (805)238-6927 covenantpaso.com

Belong Central Coast

905 Vine St. meets @ NCCF Service: Sunday 3 p.m.

Senior Leaders: Pep & Angie Robey (661) 205-7853

Family Worship Center

Oak Shores Christian Fellowship

First Baptist Church

2727 Turkey Cove Rd., at the Oak Shores Community Clubhouse Service: 8:30 a.m.

Pastor Jerry Gruber (760) 304-2435

PASO ROBLES Apostolic Assembly of the Faith of Christ Jesus 2343 Park St Bilingual Services: Services: Thursday 7 p.m.

Sunday 2 p.m.

Pastor Miguel Alvarado (805) 610-2930

Bridge Christian Church

Centennial Park Banquet Room 600 Nickerson Dr. Service: 9:30 a.m.

Pastor Tim Mensing

616 Creston Rd. Service: 10 a.m.

Pastor Patrick Sheean (805) 239-4809

2343 Park St. Service: 11 a.m.

Pastor Romero (805) 238-2445

First United Methodist 915 Creston Rd. Service: 11 a.m.

Pastor Josh Zulueta (805) 238-2006

Grace Baptist Church 535 Creston Rd. Service: 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Gary Barker (805) 238-3549

620 17th St. Service: 11 a.m.

Pastor Jim Wilde (805) 238-0978

Live Oak

1521 Oak St. Service: 10 a.m.

Pastor John Kaiser (805) 238-0575

New Day

1228 11th St (east off Paso Robles St) Services: Sunday 10 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.

Pastor Brad Alford (805) 239-9998

New Life Tabernacle

3850 So. Ramada Dr. Ste. D Service: 10 a.m.

Pastor Efrain Cordero

North County Christian Fellowship 421 9th St. Service: 10 a.m.

Pastor Steve Calagna (805) 239-3325

Paso Robles Bible Church

Services: 8 a.m. (Rite I), 10 a.m. (Rite II) Reverend Barbara Miller (805) 238-0819

Reverend Roger Patton (805) 434-1921

St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church

601 Main St. 1st Sunday: 1:30 p.m.

2nd - 5th Sundays 12:30 p.m.

Pastor Charlie Reed, Jr. (805) 440-0996

820 Creston Rd. 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 (805) 238-2218

The Revival Center

3850 Ramada Dr., Ste. A-3 Service: 10 a.m.

Pastor Gabe Abdelaziz (805) 434-5170

The Light of the World Church 2055 Riverside Ave. Services: Everyday, 6 p.m.

Sundays 10 a.m. & 5 p.m.

Pastor Bonifacio Robles (612) 990-4701

Trinity Lutheran Church

940 Creston Rd. Worship Service: 9:30 a.m.

Pastor Steve Willweber (805) 238-3702

Victory Baptist Church

Paso Robles Church of the Nazarene

3850 Ramada Dr. Ste D4 Sundays - 10 & 11 a.m.

Wednesday - 6:30 p.m.

Pastor Bruce Fore (805) 221-5251 vbcpaso.org

Paso Robles Community Church

3201 Spring Street, Paso Robles Ca Services: Sunday,10:30 a.m.

Thursday, 6:30 p.m.

Pastor Pete Torres (805) 536-0035

2206 Golden Hill Rd. Service: Sunday 9:30 a.m.

Pastor Mark Wheeler/Pastor Dave Rusco (805) 226-9670 530 12th St. Service: 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Charles Reece (805) 238-4300 www.pasonaz.com

2706 Spring St. Service: 9:00 a.m.

Pastor Shawn Penn (805) 239-4771 www.pasochurch.com

Plymouth Congregational Church, UCC

1645 Park St. Pastor Michael R. Garman Services: 8:30 a.m. & 11 a.m.

Discipleship 10 a.m.

(805) 238-4419

First Mennonite Church

Corner S. River and Niblick | 215 Oak Hill Services: 10 am on the upper lawn Pastor James Baird (805) 226-5800

Life Worth Living Church of God

Christian Life Center

2085 Gateway Drive Heritage Ranch Service: 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Perry Morris & Jerry Gruber (805) 239-1716

Highlands Church

Thirteenth & Oak Street Service: 10 a.m.

Rev. Wendy Holland (805) 238-3321

Poder de Dios Centro Familiar

500 Linne Road, Suite D Services: Sun. 4:30p.m., Wed. 7p.m.

Pastors: Frank and Isabel Diaz (805) 264-9322 / (805) 621-4199

Redeemer Baptist Church

Kermit King Elementary School 700 Schoolhouse Circle Service: 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Christopher Cole (805) 238-4614

Second Baptist Church 1937 Riverside Ave. Service: 11 a.m.

Pastor: Gary Jordon (805) 238-2011

St. James Episcopal Church 1335 Oak St.

ADELAIDE INN

1215 Ysabel Ave (Just off 24th near Hwy 101 and 46 East intersection) Paso Robles, 805-238-2770

Higher Dimension Church

Life Community Church

8:30 & 10:30 Sundays 3770 Ruth Way, Paso Robles, CA 93446 (805) 434-5040 hello@lccpaso.org Pastor Brandon Hall

Solid Rock Christian Fellowship Assembly of God 925 Bennett Way Service: 10 a.m.

Pastor Jeff Saylor (805) 434-2616

Seventh-Day Adventist Church Templeton Hills

930 Templeton Hills Rd. Services: Saturday 9:30 & 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Zac Page (805) 434-1710

Vineyard Church of Christ 601 So. Main St. Service: 10 a.m.

Evangelist: Steve Orduno (805) 610-4272

Vintage Community Church

Victory Outreach Paso Robles

TEMPLETON Bethel Lutheran Church

692 Peterson Ranch Road Services: 9 & 11 a.m.

Coaches: Aaron Porter, Dayn Mansfield (805) 296-1120

SAN MIGUEL Iglesia Fuente De Agua Viva 301 13th St. Services: 10 a.m. & 7 p.m.

Pastor Mike Duran (805) 467-5500

Mission San Miguel Parish

295 Old County Rd. Service: 9:30 a.m.

Pastor Amy Beveridge (805) 434-1329

Celebration Worship Center Pentecostal Church of God 988 Vineyard Drive Pastor Roy Spinks Services: 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m.

(805) 610-9819

Central Coast Center for Spiritual Living 689 Crocker St. Service: 10 a.m.

Rev. Elizabeth Rowley (805) 242-3180

Family Praise & Worship

775 Mission Street Daily Mass: Monday – Friday, 8:00 am Saturday – 4:00 pm (English) Sunday – 7:00 am (English) 10:00 am (Bilingual) 12:00 pm (English) 5:00 pm (Spanish) Father Eleazar Diaz Gaytan (805) 467-2131

SHANDON Shandon Assembly of God

420 Los Altos Ave. Spanish Service: Sun. 5 p.m., Thurs. 7 p.m.

Pastor Jim Mei (805)226-9737

Located at Vineyard Elementary School 2121 Vineyard Dr, Templeton Service: 10 a.m.

Pastor Vern H Haynes Jr. (805) 975-8594

Templeton Presbyterian Church 610 S. Main St. Service: 10 a.m.

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n March 22, the Drillers Baseball Club 9U (9-year-old team) brought home a Major Championship win from the USSSA (United States Specialty Sports Association) Arizona Spring Championship. On Thursday, March 24, the team was presented with a Certificate of Recognition from Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham.

"I couldn't be more proud of our kids with their determination to compete at a high level.

It's truly amazing," said the Drillers Coaches.

The Drillers Baseball Club is a nonprofit organization that was formed in December of 2019. Based in North County, the program is run solely by volunteers and their donation of time. Their coaches provide exceptional training while instilling the value of sportsmanship, honesty, loyalty, and respect in a safe, fun, and competitive environment.

The Drillers Coaches add, "We instill teamwork, work ethic, how to handle the stressors of baseball with a positive attitude — we teach the kids that it's a learning process and change doesn't happen overnight."

The Drillers Club started with one 8U/9U team in early 2020. Their vision was to bring together the best athletes from northern San Luis Obispo County and beyond. Their 8U team earned a National Championship Sports (NCS) World Series Championship in July 2021. They

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hold an NCS record of 17 to 4 in the 8U division and 21 to 6 total record for the 2021 season, including 9U tournament play. The 8U Drillers ranked number one in points for the 2021 NCS 8U Division 1 season with 5,500 points.

After seeing the success of Drillers 8U/9U, they decided to expand the group by adding a 6U team in December of 2020. The boys played their first two tournaments last summer. They are now 7U and are playing tournaments on a monthly basis.

In March, the Drillers team traveled to Arizona, where they became USSSA 9U AAA National points leaders. Prior to that, the team racked up multiple championships wins across California. Their success in Arizona came with an invitation to the USSSA Elite World Series in Viera, Florida, this July. The World Series event is nearly a week-long with the best teams in the world competing for the title.

"The boys are learning how to play the game at a high level yet only still being nine years of age and under," said the Drillers Coaches.

The 9U Drillers are looking for support throughout the community to get the team to Florida. They will be holding a cornhole tournament fundraiser with a silent auction on Sunday, May 22, at The Backyard on Railroad Street in

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By Camille DeVaul Paso Robles. More information on the fundraiser will be available soon.

The team has set a goal to raise $25,000, which, if met, will pay for the cost of all of the players' and coaches' roundtrip airfares. Funds raised will also help with the tournament entry fee and other related tournament expenses.

• Landon Berry • Deagan Brady • Jay Flores • Cooper Freitas • Jackson Jeckell • Ethan Lansford • Hudson Rodriguez • Mays Sorrentino • Maris Sorrentino • Huntington Teague • Aidan Wahlberg • Coach Andrew Berry • Coach Aaron Sorrentino • Coach Johnny Flores • Coach Matt Jeckell For more information on the team or to become a sponsor for the team, visit drillersbaseballclub.com

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