Templeton Life - January 2015 by Weeklys

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Templeton Life

January 2015

Symphonic PAC experience

TAAG votes no

Community

BH and AL facility still being vetted by County

Features Heqing Huang

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Courtesy of Symphony of the Vines All the way from Florida, young Chinese piano virtuoso Heqing Huang will grace the North County with his fancy finger work Jan. 17 and 18.

Photo by Allyson Oken From left to right is the proud owner of Merry Hill Coffee and Teas, Caroline Oxenham, who was happy to take over the shop and keep on baristas Spencer Hutton and Elise Kimball.

High-quality coffee, tea and treats continue at Merry Hill

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Heqing Huang will grace the North County with his talented hands as they connect with the black and white keys of a grand piano on Jan. 17 and 18 as part of a Symphony of the Vines production and fundraiser. Symphony of the Vines is a local nonprofit that was founded by Greg Magee, the conductor and Robert Gordon, the current board president. Gordon explained that Magee was the driving force behind the formation of the Symphony. “Greg is the founder of our Symphony,” Gordon said. “He

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t has been four months since Caroline Oxenham took ownership of Merry Hill Coffee and Teas in Templeton, providing high-quality coffee, tea and tasty food, including breakfast sandwiches and pastries, even offering gluten-free options. Oxenham said that this coffee shop is her dream come true. “The passion started very early on, because when my mother and I were in Europe in England and Germany, we would just café hop on our days off,” she said. “I was studying ballet dancing and

contemporary dance and so, in between classes, we would check out all the different coffee shops. I have always loved the feeling of a little oasis somewhere, where it is cozy and welcoming, but really good quality products and great coffee. I have always loved coffee so that has always been a dream of mine. Then this opportunity came up and I knew the area from visiting and it’s just so beautiful and I saw this coffee shop and it just seemed like a perfect opportunity. I am trying to recreate the experience I had in Europe, a haven for all to enjoy.” At Merry Hill, quality is optimum. Oxenham and her husband sought the best quality coffee they could find and were

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Chance meeting a carver in the rough Cecil Horton shares art By ALLYSON OKEN Of Templeton Life

Inside ... Happy Acres Family Farm 2 This and That 3 SLOfolks presents Furtado 3 TWCC talks Monarchs 4 Community calendar 6

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Courtesy of Cecil Horton These five carvings illustrate the range of Cecil Horton as a sculptor and all are available for purchase.

Cecil Horton is a Templeton resident and photographer. Daily, he captures what is happening in the North County. Not only is he a talented photographer, he is a carver as well. Horton said, “I create all of these at home out of avocado tree stumps and limbs. I dream them up. They are all hand-carved. I just start carving and when I am done there they are. I don’t have a website, but people are welcome to email me to purchase a carving.” Horton creates all of his carvings

Turn out at the Templeton Area Advisory Group meeting on Nov. 20 was massive, with 300 people in attendance — leaving standing-room-only inside Vineyard Elementary School’s multipurpose room. The meeting was the culmination of a three-meeting review of a proposal to construct a behavioral health hospital and assisted living facility off Las Tablas Road. TAAG voted no to the proposal that will now head to the San Luis Obispo County Planning Department. The Planning Department will be reviewing this project over the next few weeks and then they will add it to their agenda for official review and vote. TAAG Chair David LaRue explained that the group felt beholden to their constituency to make sure the county Planning Department and the Board of Supervisors were aware of their opinions, and will also be writing a letter to these entities to provide a description for the decanting vote. “I believe that the TAAG board represented the overwhelming sentiment of the community concerning the type of facility, its location and the lack of support services in the community to support it, by voting no,” LaRue said. “We will be submitting a letter to the county Planning Department that will include our community’s concerns. From what we heard from our community members present, we have determined that the location, the facility population and the lack of support services as well as infrastructure are the major concerns and why our board had to vote no.”

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Happy Acres Family Farm Creating goat milk products for five years

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A happy goat means healthy skin at Happy Acres Family Farm in Templeton. Laurie Scattini, her daughter Stephaney and husband host school tours and all manner of interactive experiences with the animals on their 30-acre property, but the most fascinating aspect of this family business is the production of goat milk, cheese, and skin care products. Happy Acres started in 2009 with one special goat named Stella that Stephaney raised as a young 4-H student. Today the family farm is home to a wide variety of goats that produce enough milk to keep Laurie’s cosmetics line supplied. Happy Acres goat milk is all natural and hormone-free. The milk has a wonderfully high butterfat content, which is essential in producing dairy products such as fresh cheese, lotion, cleansers and other skincare products. Laurie said, “I have been interested in this my entire life. I grew up in Lakewood, Ohio, and my mother’s friend was Bonnie Bell, who is know for her father’s skin care line. She was a big influence for me to create healthy skin care products. Then when my daughter Stephaney started raising goats I saw it as an opportunity to make goat milk skin products. I did a great

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deal of study and lots of testing. My kids call me a mad scientist. It is really a fun and interesting process.” Each member of the family takes care of their own facet of the business. Laurie makes the skin care products, her husband makes the goat cheese on their property in Napa and Stephaney takes care of the animals. According to Laurie, goat milk has long been known as a rejuvenator of the skin. Goat milk contains the highest percentage of naturally occurring compounds, which help to moisturize the skin and contribute to its softness. Laurie explained that because goats have the same pH as humans, all of the products are readily and effectively absorbed into human skin. “Goat milk contains essential amino acids, vitamins A, B, and K, calcium, potassium, magnesium, and phosphorous,” Laurie said. “For years, goat milk has been used for medicinal and cosmetic purposes and recommended by dermatologists for conditions such as psoriasis, eczema and acne. We use 100 percent fresh goat milk along with high quality effective oils, natural raw shea butter and essential oils in our products, which are handmade and paraben-free.” The Happy Acres skin care line has grown to include a variety of handmade fresh, natural goat milk products, offering day and night moisturizing creams, facial cleanser, hand cleanser, lip butters, moisturizing eye cream, shower gel, whipped shea body butter and a variety of lotion in multiple scents.

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Courtesy of Happy Acres Family Farm Laurie Scattini spends her days on the farm in her laboratory creating amazing concoctions for her goat milk skin care line.

Happy Acres offers a daily facial moisturizer to hydrate your face all day. Made with fresh goat milk, it delivers directly into the skin all-natural ingredients such as jojoba oil, avocado oil and green tea extract. The moisturizer is packed full of vitamins A, C & E and cranberry extract, “pefect for your morning routine” Laurie said. Other options include rose night cream, peppermint vitamin E lip butter,

natural handmade whipped shea butter and a large line of lotions in scents from lavender and plumeria to honey oat and satsuma. All of these Happy Acres products can be purchased online by visiting their web page at happyacresfamilyfarm.net. Happy Acres Family Farm is located at 1875 Templeton Road. For more information, call 434-7580.

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Contributed by SLO County Planning Department web resources The gray outline illustrates the area where the proposed Billig Project would be constructed if approved by the SLO County Planning Department. Contributed by SLO County Planning Department web resources The behavioral heath and assisted living facilities proposed structures seen here were designed by Hochhauser Blatter Architecture and Planning.

The project’s planners, Harvey and Maloney Billig, are the owners of the open lot. Architect Jan Hochhauser, and proposed manager for the facility and owner of Vision Health, Mark Schneider, submitted this plan to the county on March 10. The project entails the construction of the facility off of Las Tablas Road. In order to provide the community with perspectives of those who feel this project is a necessity, the group backing the proposal invited several professionals and people, who have benefited from these types of facilities, to speak. The problem for those attending the meeting from the community was that none of these speakers were from the area. “They were really plucking at the heart strings of many people with the speakers

that appeared at the meeting in favor of the project,” LaRue said. “There was not a single MD present to back the project and the planners could not illustrate a need in Templeton that would fill the beds. Really, it is just the wrong place for this facility.” LaRue mediated the large group of people at the meeting, allowing everyone to voice their opinion. Many still voicing the same concerns shared at the informational forum on Nov. 11. The biggest questions that continued to be asked were, “Why in Templeton? Why not in San Luis Obispo where they have the infrastructure and the patient base to fill the beds? What will happen to patients when released?” The county Planning Department also presented a review of the project at the TAAG meeting. Though this project has

not been fully vetted by the county, they still presented a basic outline of the project reviewing a preliminary traffic study and impact report. The decision regarding the project will be made at the Planning Department. LaRue said that if community members want to prevent this project they should be looking out for the Billig project on the agenda. “This is a very important meeting for the community to attend because our recommendation may not be taken as seriously if the planners don’t hear from the community directly,” LaRue said. To view County Planning Department agendas and attend the meeting, visit slocounty.ca.gov.

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This and That Lighter fare for January By BARBIE BUTZ For Templeton Life

ll the big dinners, like Christmas Day and Thanksgiving are over and it’s time to concentrate on some lighter fare. My husband John loves spinach and like Popeye, he even likes canned spinach. However, I try to find recipes using fresh spinach to lend variety when I serve this vegetable. This Spinach and Cheese Frittata recipe makes 24 appetizer servings and would be a nice addition to a “Superbowl Brunch.”

Spinach and Cheese Frittata Ingredients: 2 pounds fresh spinach, stemmed, or two 10-ounce packages frozen spinach, defrosted 1 tablespoon olive oil 4 large shallots, minced 3 large garlic cloves 10 large eggs One 15-ounce container ricotta cheese ½ cup (2 ounces) finely shredded Parmesan Reggiano cheese 1 ½ teaspoons salt ¼ teaspoon freshly ground white pepper ¼ cup minced fresh flat-leaf parsley ¼ cup minced fresh chives 3 tablespoons unsalted butter Directions: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. If using fresh spinach, wash it well and place it in a large stockpot with the water clinging to its leaves. (If you have washed and dried the spinach ahead of time, sprinkle it with water in the stockpot.) Cover the pot and place it over medium heat for 2 or 3 minutes, or until the spinach is wilted and bright green. Place the spinach in a large colander and let cool. In a small skillet, heat the oil and sauté the shallots and garlic until translucent, about 3 minutes; set aside. Take up the

cooled or defrosted spinach by small handfuls and squeeze out as much water from it as possible. Place the spinach on a cutting board and cut it up coarsely, then squeeze it by small handfuls again. In a large bowl, beat the eggs until the yolks and whites are thoroughly mixed. Stir in the spinach, shallots, garlic and all the remaining ingredients except the butter. In a 12-inch cast-iron, enameled, or ovenproof nonstick skillet, melt the butter over medium-low heat until the bubbles begin to subside. Pour the frittata mixture into the pan and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until firm. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes or so, then unmold on a baking sheet. Cut into 24 wedges and serve at room temperature. This next recipe is for a light winter soup using winter squash, apples and orange juice. The flavors are so subtly complementary that no added seasoning, except a little salt and pepper, is needed. A little grated nutmeg and fresh ginger could be added if you like. The soup can be made ahead, but the orange juice should be added just before heating. Do not overheat.

Winter Squash, Apple, and Orange Soup Ingredients: 2 teaspoons olive oil 2 teaspoons unsalted butter 2 shallots, chopped 1 large butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and coarsely chopped 2 large Pippin or other tart, firm apples, quartered, cored, peeled, and coarsely chopped 4 cups canned low-salt chicken broth Salt and freshly ground white pepper to taste Juice of 1 large orange 1 teaspoon finely grated fresh ginger (optional) Paper-thin apple slices for garnish Directions: In a large saucepan, heat the oil and

butter, and sauté the shallots for about 3 minutes, or until translucent. Add the chopped squash and apples, stir 2 or 3 minutes, and pour in the chicken broth. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to mediumlow, partially cover, and simmer until the apples, and squash are tender and falling apart, 30 to 45 minutes. Puree the mixture in a blender (in batches if necessary) or food processor until very smooth. Return to the saucepan and add salt and pepper. Just before serving, warm the soup over low heat, then stir in the orange juice and heat through. Add the optional ginger and nutmeg, adjust the seasoning, garnish and serve. This last recipe is not what you would call “light,” but what the heck, pull out all the stops and enjoy! It is a beautiful torte and will have everyone raving over your culinary talents! You might want to file the recipe away for Valentine’s Day on February 14th.

Raspberry Fudge Torte Ingredients: Cake 1pkg. Pillsbury Moist Supreme Devil’s Food Cake Mix 1 cup sour cream ¾ cup water 1/3 cup oil 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 eggs 1 cup miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips Ganache 6 oz. semi-sweet chocolate, chopped, or 1 cup chocolate chips ½ cup whipping cream 1 tablespoon butter 1 tablespoon orange-flavored liqueur or ½ teaspoon orange extract Raspberry Cream 1 (10-oz.) pkg. frozen raspberries in syrup, thawed 2 tablespoons sugar 4 teaspoons cornstarch

½ cup whipping cream, whipped

Directions: 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 9-inch round or heart-shaped cake pans. In a large bowl, combine all cake ingredients except chocolate chips; beat at low speed until moistened. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed. Fold in chocolate chips. Pour into greased and floured pans. 2. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pans. Cool 1 hour or until completely cooled. (Wrap and freeze one cake layer for a later use.) 3. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine chocolate and ½ cup whipping cream. Heat over low heat until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth and creamy, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in butter and liqueur. Refrigerate 1 to 1 ½ hours or until cold, stirring occasionally. 4. With wooden spoon or electric mixer, beat chilled mixture until thick and creamy and of desired spreading consistency. 5. To remove seeds from raspberries, place strainer over small saucepan; pour raspberries into strainer. Press raspberries through strainer with back of spoon to remove seeds; discard seeds. Stir sugar and cornstarch into raspberries until smooth. Cook over low heat until mixture is bubbly and thickened, stirring constantly. Boil 1 minute. Place waxed paper or plastic wrap over surface of mixture; refrigerate 30 minutes or until cold. Fold in whipped cream. 6. To assemble torte, place cake layer top side down on serving plate; spread with a thin layer of ganache. Top with raspberry cream, spreading to within ½ inch of edge. Frost sides of torte with about half of the ganache; pipe remaining ganache around top edge. Refrigerate 1 hour before serving. Store in refrigerator. 12 servings. Happy New Year!

SLOfolks presents Furtado at Castoro on Jan. 31 By ALLYSON OKEN Of Templeton Life

Banjo virtuoso, Tony Furtado is heading south from his Oregon home and touring on his own terms for the first time in 25 years. He’ll be introducing the first album that was cut on his dime ,and will be stopping for a concert at Castoro Cellars on Jan. 31 thanks to the efforts of SLOfolks. Furtado has been a successful musician for 27 years. After being bound by the confines of major record labels, he is finally getting back to his roots and making music on his own terms. Furtado explained that his musical interest in the banjo began

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many long miles on the road. It is definitely a full-time job, but when I get up on stage it all melts away.” For many musicians, creating is their livelihood and their love, but finding a major record label that is less concerned with the bottom line and who gives the musician creative freedom can be difficult.

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TWCC talks Monarchs with Coon’s Monthly meeting slated for Jan. 7 By ALLYSON OKEN Of Templeton Life

The light flutter of wings that flit from tree to tree, giving off glimpses of bright orange in the winter sun are signs that it’s Monarch butterfuly season. This year, the Templeton Women and Civics Club want to learn more about these magical visitors. In keeping with their yearlong endeavor to educate themselves and others, the TWCC is hosting butterfly expert Peggy Coon at 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 7. Ruth Peairs, president of the TWCC, has been a member of the organization for the past five years. She said that every July all of the club members get together to choose topics of interest to be discussed at their monthly meeting.

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“We generally invite about eight speakers a year to come and educate our group on a topic of interest,” she said. “One of our club members suggested that we learn more about the Monarch butterflies that migrate to our area and happened to know of someone who might be willing. That is how we were able to secure Peggy Coon as our speaker for January. We are all excited to learn more about why these amazing and beautiful butterflies come to our area, what their life is like and so on. We called Peggy and she agreed and now we will all be expanding our knowledge together with good company and a wonderful lunch.” Peggy Coon has been a docent at the Pismo Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove for the last six years and for three years also was the director of the Grove. Her

of the milkweed. The third adaptation we will look at is behavior and will be very interesting.” Coon will be showing many of her own photographs of these amazing migratory insects as well as providing information about how the TWCC can help dwindling populations. She will go over how to create a Monarch way station, what types of milkweed to plant as well as the types of flowering plants for the butterflies to pollinate. TWCC meetings are open to anyone that would like to attend, but they must make a reservation. To learn more about the TWCC or to reserve a slot for lunch, call Mary Powers at 689-2224.

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pleasantly surprised when they happened upon Cambria Coffee Roasting Company. The best part about locally sourcing coffee is the freshness of the roast, they said. “You will not get over- or underroasted, months old coffee, you will be served what Oxenham says is the best.” “It is local, good coffee and comes fresh,” Oxenham said. “Their Art of Darkness espresso is really excellent. My husband and I went to visit the roaster Tom for a tasting and just fell in love with his coffee and share his mentality for how to produce amazing flavors. Our drip coffee is South Beach flavor and we love it, it is very smooth and full bodied and we also carry the North Beach, a dark roast, and the Guatemalan, which is amazing. We offer the Art of Darkness espresso in the popular Wisconsin latte, which has honey and cinnamon, and the Spanish

latte, which has a mystery ingredient that gives it a very creamy buttery sweetness. We also make chai teas and blended drinks as well as smoothies. We get our batter from Edna’s to bake all our glutenfree muffins and cookies in house, people have been raving about them.” One of the many perks of visiting the Merry Hill, excluding the amazing coffee, tea and food, is the coffee sleeve contest. According to Oxenham, every week there is a secret word or phrase written in a coffee sleeve and whoever gets that sleeve wins a free drink or any choice and free food item of any choice. Merry Hill Coffee and Teas is open seven days a week from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and is located at 1121 Rossi Road in Templeton. To learn more about Merry Photo by Allyson Oken Hill Coffee and Teas, visit facebook.com/ After four months under new ownership, Merry Hill Coffee and Teas is doing better than ever. merryhillcoffee.

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educational background is in natural resources and she worked for many years for the National Parks. At the TWCC, she will share a wealth of information pertaining to the lifecycle of Monarchs and their many adaptations to the environment. “I will be talking about three things in particular,” Coon said. “We will look at how the Monarch butterfly has survived over the years, looking at natural adaptations to the environment, migration, over-wintering, and the degradation of milkweed and its effects on population. Second, we will look at the metamorphosis in relation to the host plant milkweed. Looking at the toxicity of the insect as an environmental adaptation as the milkweed provides this protection as the insect goes through its growth cycle and ingests the toxic leaves

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Horton creates all of his carvings from found wood, using everything from redwood to avocado wood to bring the intricate carven faces to life. His largest work to date was a sort of totem-pole with about seven to 10 faces carved into redwood. He has an eye for the intricacies of the human face. Looking at

every piece he shaves away it is obvious that this artist sees every variation breaking the face down into its most basic shapes. To see more of Horton’s work, visit his Facebook page at facebook.com/cecil. horton. He also delivers. To contact Horton and find out more about his artwork, email cecilcarvings@aol.com.

Fair prices & Honesty you can Trust Courtesy of Cecil Horton Photo by Allyson Oken Cecil Horton of Templeton is known This photo taken by Cecil Horton of for his photography skills through his one of his latest works can be found with many others on his Facebook work at KSBY. He is also a carver. page and are available for purchase.

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The 2015 Templeton Chamber Guide Magazine is coming soon

Book your ad space and submit articles now! January After Five Mixer is Open House at Templeton Chiropractic

Let’s start the new year off right with a party at the office of Dr. Jennifer Olthafer of Templeton Chiropractic, located at 65 S. Main Street, Suite 103. Dr. O and her staff always put on a great mixer and this year will be no exception! Enjoy appetizers, beverages and live music by J Street. The open house starts at 4:30 p.m. and runs until 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 22. Templeton Chamber of Commerce mixers are open to both members and guests. Bring your business cards to make some great networking connections.

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he Templeton Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Access Publishing, is once again producing the annual Templeton Chamber Guide magazine, with a targeted publishing in early February 2015. This magazine features over 60 pages of local content, a directory listing of our members, information on chamber and community events, plus great articles on our local schools, government, community activities and town history. New in 2015, the magazine will feature all glossy pages and a “Yellow-Pages” style directory by business category. The Chamber produces over 10,000 copies of this magazine, which is mailed to every home and business in Templeton in early 2015, dropped at over 40 high-traffic racks through out the North County several times per year, is provided as part of our new member welcome packet and mailed to those requesting a relocation packet, plus it is handed out to all visitors who stop by our Main Street Chamber office all year long. This publication has a 12-month shelf life; your ad will be seen by thousands of people, both residents and visitors, all year long. The chamber is also seeking articles for consideration as content in this magazine. Articles should feature an interesting story or attempt to educate the reader on a topic (it should not be a sales pitch or advertisement), be about 500 words in length and include two .jpg high resolution photos. Please submit articles and photos for consideration to sarah@templetonchamber.com or drop them by our office. No articles or photos will be returned, we reserve the

right to edit the article and there is no guarantee the article will be used in the 2015 magazine.

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The Templeton Chamber of Commerce has owned and maintained the “Visit Historic Templeton” gateway sign on the south end of town, since the mid-1980’s. Earlier this year, the Chamber partnered with Rotary Club of Templeton to move the sign to a more visible location, near the THS football field on TUSD property. The sign is viewed by over 65,000 drivers everyday, traveling on Highway 101 North, according to CalTrans data. Through two separate grants provided by PG&E and Supervisors Mecham and Arnold, the chamber secured over $1600 to refurbish the sign, making it a true symbol of our community and enticing people to experience Templeton, by shopping, dining and tasting here in our community. The chamber is now making advertising space available to members on this sign in this never-before offered marketing opportunity. Outdoor advertising is extremely effective but usually out of the price range of most small businesses. These four 2x2 spots are a perfect opportunity for your business to gain market share through outdoor advertising and support the chamber at the same time. Rates and contract details are available at the chamber office and on their website. There are only four spots available so don’t delay in booking your sign today!

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Community Calendar To place an item in the community calendar send to Allyson Oken at aoken@atascaderonews.com Saturday, January 3 Templeton Farmers Market

The largest Farmers’ Market in the County is in Templeton from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in the town park located at 6th and Crocker Streets in Templeton. Shop for the freshest local produce, direct from the farmers.

Monday, January 5 Lions Club Bingo

Templeton Lions Club holds Bingo every Monday at the American Legion Hall on Main Street. The doors open at 4:30 p.m. and games start at 5:30 p.m. For more information, call 434-2844.

Almond Country Quilters’ Guild

The Almond Country Quilters’ Guild’s monthly meeting will be at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Paso Robles. Social Time begins at 6:30 p.m. and meeting at 7 p.m. ending at 8:30 p.m. For more information, check out the website almondcountryquilters.org.

Tuesday, January 6 TCSD board meeting

The Templeton Community Services District Board of Directors will hold its regular meeting on the first and third Tuesdays of the month at 7 p.m. at the Community Services District office, 206 5th St., Templeton. To view the agenda, go to templetoncsd.org.

Wednesday, January 7 Templeton Women’s Civic Club

The club meets the first Wednesday of the month at the Women’s Center, 601 S. Main St. at 1:30 p.m. This month’s guest will be Peggy Coon who will talk about Monarch butterflies. After the meeting there will be refreshments and social time. For more information, call Letha Blythe at 239-9599.

Thursday, January 8 TUSD board meeting

Templeton Unified School District Board of Trustees will meet on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month at 6 p.m. in the Templeton Middle School Band Room at 925 Old County Road, Templeton. The official board agenda is available at the district office at 960 Old County Road or on its website, tusd. ca.schoolloop.com.

Breastfeeding Basics

Twin Cities Community Hospital holds Breastfeeding Basics on the second Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the Founder’s Pavilion, 1100 Las Tablas Road in Templeton. All classes are free.

Saturday, January 10 Templeton Farmers Market

Monday, January 12 Lions Club Bingo

Templeton Lions Club holds Bingo every Monday at the American Legion Hall on Main Street. The doors open at 4:30 p.m. and games start at 5:30 p.m. For more information, call 434-2844.

Tuesday, January 13 TWB Luncheon

Join women business professionals at 11:30 a.m. at the Templeton Community Center for lunch and networking. Cost is $20 for Templeton Chamber members, $25 for nonmembers. To RSVP, call 434-1789 or visit templetonchamber.com.

Thursday, January 16 The Templeton Area Advisory Group will be meeting at 206 5th St. in Templeton every third Thursday. To learn more, visit taaginfo. org.

Infant Care classes

Twin Cities Community Hospital holds Infant Care classes on the third Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the Founder’s Pavilion, 1100 Las Tablas Road in Templeton. All classes are free.

Saturday, January 17 Templeton Farmers Market

Twin Cities ACA Seminar

TCCH will be hosting an ACA enrollment seminar from 10 a.m. to noon at the TCCH Founders Pavilion located at 1220 Las Tablas Road in Templeton. This s a great opportunity to ask questions about ACA and how to enroll as well as enroll on the spot to get health coverage. To learn more, visit twincitieshospital.com. RSVP is required. To reserve a slot for the free seminar, call (866) 893-8446.

Monday, January 19 Lions Club Bingo

Templeton Lions Club holds Bingo every Monday at the American Legion Hall on Main Street. The doors open at 4:30 p.m. and games start at 5:30 p.m. For more information, call 434-2844.

Tuesday, January 20

Templeton Community Library Help us reach our New Building Fund goal!

Visit our Book Room – Tue.-Sat. 11am-5pm 225 S. Main St. in front of Nature’s Touch Come get involved: Monthly meetings held the first Thursday of every month, 6:30pm, Rabobank Meeting Room, 1025 Las Tablas Road, Templeton To donate, volunteer or for more info call Wayne at 434-0069 or check us out online at templetoncommunitylibrary.org

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Twin Cities ACA Seminar

TCCH will be hosting an ACA enrollment seminar from 10 a.m. to noon at the TCCH Founders Pavilion located at 1220 Las Tablas Road in Templeton. This is a great opportunity to ask questions about ACA and how to enroll, as well as enroll on the spot to get health coverage. To learn more, visit twincitieshospital.com. RSVP is required. To reserve a slot for the free seminar, call (866) 893-8446.

NC Parkins’s Support Group

North County Parkinson’s support group meets the third Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 610 Main St. in Templeton. For more details, call Rosemary Dexter at 466-7226.

CRPS, RSD support group meeting

A Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) support group meeting of the Templeton chapter will take place the third Tuesday of every month from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Rabobank community room, 1025 Las Tablas in Templeton. For more information, contact Suzanne Miller at 7045970 or suzanne.miller@ymail.com or Cortnie Muniz at 835-5897 or Cortnie.Muniz@cchh08. com.

Saturday, January 24 Templeton Farmers Market

Huntington’s Disease Support Group

The Huntington’s Disease support group meets the fourth Saturday of the month from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Carriage Vineyards, 4337 South El Pomar in Templeton. For more information, call Mike Brown at 295-9663.

Monday, January 26 Lions Club Bingo

Templeton Lions Club holds Bingo every Monday at the American Legion Hall on Main Street. The doors open at 4:30 p.m. and games start at 5:30 p.m. For more information, call 434-2844.

Saturday, January 31

Castoro Cellars Presents-SLOfolks

Tony Furtado, a prodigious banjo and slide guitar player, will be in concert at 7:30 p.m. at Castoro Cellars. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The cost to attend is $20 per person.

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now five years later we are still going,” he said. “To begin our fifth season, we are very excited to have Heqing here to perform. He is from China and has been studying in Florida at the Lynn University Conservatory of Music. I was able to make the connection to get him here through my mentor and now we will have the pleasure of seeing him play.” Huang’s first performance will be a special experience, kicking off at the Ritter family estate from 2 to 5 p.m., with wine and tantalizing treats on their picturesque grounds, followed by an intimate performance in the Ritter home where Huang will play Bach, Mozart and Chopin for an audience of 80. “The Mozart sonata will really blow the roof off the Ritter’s home,” Magee said. “This is a very expressive and powerful 40-minute piece that Huang plays beautifully. The variation in dynamics that this sonata embodies, will ensnares the emotions of the listener, and is very enjoyable to experience.” The cost to attend this intimate concert is $85 per person and all of the proceeds will go to Symphony of the Vines and its future performances. To make a reservation, call the information line at 235-0687 or visit the Symphony

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Courtesy of Symphony of the Vines Heqing Huang will join Symphony of the Vines on Jan. 18 for a night that celebrates the best of Viennese composers.

web page at, symphonyofthevines.org. The following afternoon, Huang will join the full Symphony of the Vines at the Templeton Performing Arts Center from 3 to 5 p.m. for a Viennese Celebration. He will be preforming Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in the Key of C. The program will open with “The Marriage Contract,” by Gioacchio Rossini that will feature solos by the woodwind instruments followed by Haydn’s Symphony No. 95.

Magee said, “The Haydn Symphony No. 95 will be the only piece pitched in a minor key. It is not a dark or somber work but full of humor and cleverness. The Rossini piece has never before been played in our area so it will be a treat. I heard it for the first time on the radio in this particular arrangement and thought it was a perfect piece for the Symphony. This production will feature the best of the Viennese composers, their passion and colorful

interpretation of life through music. You definitely don’t want to miss this.” Cost to attend the concert the Templeton PAC is $30 for general admission, $27 for seniors and $15 for students. This particular performance is expected sell out fast. For more information about Symphony of the Vines, to see their fifth season schedule and to purchase tickets, visit symphonyofthevines.org.

Furtado’s new album is entitled, “The Bell,” ringing out his freedom from the record label grind. The newest song in his repertoire is “Broken Bell.” According to Furtado it is one of his favorites right now from the album. “Usually when I preform, I go with the flow,” he said. “So I am not sure what I will be playing yet, but you can bet I will be

breaking out my bass banjo to play some of my new material.” To enjoy a night with Furtado at Castoro Cellars make sure to purchase tickets in advance, as they may go fast. The cost to attend is $20 per person. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit castorocellars.com.

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something in the news will inspire, but the best songs come when I am just sitting with my guitar or banjo in hand and absentmindedly strumming. Then, humming a few bars, the lyrics starts to develop, and then all of the sudden it sparks something in you and a song is created. For me, it is about the composition, I don’t write songs that are deliberate in that they

force a person to label the meaning. I want it to be abstract and allow the listener to take away from it what they need.” When Furtado takes to the Castoro Cellars stage listeners will be blown away by his musicianship, ability to turn a phrase, a singing voice that has the power to lull and enflame, and his uncanny ability to make it look effortless.

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