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GOOD NEWS REAL NEWS HOMETOWN NEWS
SINCE 1889 Making Communities Better Through Print.™ VOL. CXXXII, NO. XXXIX
THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2022
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HISTORY
EDUCATION
Over 130 Years with the Paso Robles City Park
Paso Robles Joint Unified School District Moves Foward with Aquatic Complex The District approved salary increases for summer school programs, and certified management staff The popular merry-go-round was added in the 1930s and removed in 2004. Archived PRAHS photo
By CAMILLE DEVAUL camille@pasoroblespress.com
Town founders Drury James, Daniel, and James Blackburn donated two blocks for a city park in 1887 town in San Luis Obispo County that can boast a city park as a “hub” in its business PASO ROBLES — Paso area. Robles is unique for many By the 1880s, Paso Robles reasons, but it is also the only grew into a bustling town boastBy CAMILLE DEVAUL
and the Paso Robles Historical Society
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ing about 500 residents in 1888. Back then, Paso was known for its mineral hot springs, but town founders Drury James, Daniel, and James Blackburn decided it was time we add a city park.
In 1887, the founders donated two city blocks in front of the Paso Robles Hotel from 11th to 12th Street to dedicate as a city park. It was stipulated that the “grounds were to be cared
for and to be used only for the pleasure of the public.” PASO ROBLES — The Construction of the park Paso Robles Joint Unified began in 1888. The townspeople School District (PRJUSD) came together for a planting met for a regularly scheduled CONTINUED ON PAGE A15
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NON-PROFIT
New Building Promises to Be a Must!-See for Boys & Girls Clubs Tom Maas Clubhouse is expected to open and be fully operational by this summer By CAMILLE DEVAUL camille@pasoroblespress.com
Jim and Terry Mulhall, owners of Rooster’s Firearms in Templeton. Contributed photo
Rooster’s Firearms School Banner Sparks Debate Owners Jim and Terry Mulhall have been sponsoring AHS for as long as they can remember from local businesses who donate money to AHS; in return, the school proudly ATASCADERO — Atasca- sports the sponsor’s advertisedero High School’s football ment banner on the fence. The field fence is full of banners CONTINUED ON PAGE A15 By CHRISTIANNA MARKS christianna@pasoroblespress.com
SPORTS
COMMUNITY
PASO ROBLES — The Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast (BGCMCC) is getting closer to opening their Tom Maas Clubhouse in Paso Robles on Oak Street. Must! Charities raised funds to complete the build with their first Purpose fundraiser held in August 2021. On March 3, Must! Charities provided an update on the clubhouse’s progress to those who raised their paddles at the Purpose fundraising event. Philanthropists and wineries raised $1,300,000 at the event. Of that total, $543,000 went to finishing the Tom Maas Club-
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Becky Gray, Executive Director at Must! Charities takes the community on a video tour of the progress of the Boys & Girls Club in Paso Robles on March 3. Contributed photo
house build. Must! Charities have been a long-time supporter of local Boys & Girls Clubs. The Flamson Middle School clubhouse was their first project back in 2012. Recently, they helped open Boys & Girls Clubs in Creston and Shandon. However, this is the first new building they have helped
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finance. Must! Charities Executive Director Becky Gray has been with the nonprofit organization since its start. “We always knew that clubs and support for families, especially in the most outlying areas of our community, is where the need is most,” said Gray. Must! Charities work with existing nonprofits as a support
system to make a more focused impact through collaboration, empowering them to make strategic, sustainable change. This year the charity will be celebrating 10 years of creating change within the community. Since their start, Must! Charities have committed over $3.5 million into the community. By CONTINUED ON PAGE A15
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