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Templeton Life

February 2016

Will A and B measure up?

STEM branching out at THS

Community Spotlight

PR-WIN host forum inviting CALM

New projects and PG&E solar project underway

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An artist rendering of the proposed mental health project on Tablas Road in Templeton. The project was approved by the county’s Planning Commission.

Commission approves controversial health facilities Billig Project moves on to county supervisors

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TEMPLETON — The Templeton High School STEM students are busy and expanding their reach — programing an X-Carve 3-D router, creating an interface for the Michelangelo digital 3-D imager and constructing We Share Solar Suitcases and only half way through the school year — Templeton High School’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics or STEM program participates are raising the bar. Both the advanced and beginning Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics program students are under the direction of educator Jason Diodati, who has introduced them to the world of applied technology, science, engineering and mathematics. Now the program is branching out to share STEM with elementary school students, too. “We still have Engineering 1 and 2, but this year we created a new program called STEM Outreach,” Diodati said. “What we are doing is, we had so much Please turn to Page 3

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SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY — The proposed Assisted Living Facility and Behavioral Health Hospital in Templeton cleared a major hurdle at the county Planning Commission meeting on Jan. 14. The San Luis Obispo County commission approved, 5-0, the construction of the two facilities in Templeton on Las Tables Road. The project will now go before the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors. The decision was the culmination of two Planning Commission hearings that reviewed the Billig Project — submitted with a mitigated negative declaration (in place of a full environmental impact report), a tentative parcel map and conditional use permit for approval in 2014. The issues under review by the commissioners were traffic, structure size, fiscal impact to schools, emergency access, flood control, environmental impact, and if a full EIR was necessary. These issues were all reviewed in a letter submitted by the Templeton Area Advisory Group that was not in favor of the project moving forward. The issue of traffic mitigation was addressed by Glenn Marshall, of San Luis Obispo County Public Works, who explained that the cost of road upgrades are part of a fair share fees schedule agreement with the project holders. “Based on the fee schedule agreement, the Billig Project, as all other projects are responsible for the cost of gutters and sidewalks as well as over $1 million in traffic improvements,” Marshal said. “This will help to fund any road improvements, by enabling staff to seek grants and state funds. The areas of concern are the on-ramp and off-ramp at Las Tables Road. These are owned by Caltrans and even if enough funding were granted, it would still need to be vetted and approved by Caltrans.” A major concern of Templeton residents was the size of the structure. Pamela Jardini, Planning Solutions agent for the Billig Project, said that the project fits the Templeton Design Plan requirements. “The Templeton Design Plan restricts the size, height, parking and setbacks,” Jardini

said. “The overall size of the facility is way under the requirements and the parking exceeds the need based on the land use ordinance and the 162 spaces proposed at the BH and 47 spaces proposed at the AL. The height does not exceed the variance requested nor is it as high as Twin Cities Hospital’s highest structure at 70 feet. This area is also zoned for this use and is outlined for this use in Templeton’s Design Plan.” Whitney McDonald, San Luis Obispo County Legal Counsel, addressed the commission regarding impact to schools, explaining that this was not a matter they could legally take action on. “I would not recommend this provision regarding school financial impact with regard to special needs students because it is not in our purview,” McDonald said. “It is an affect directly related to the student’s disabilities and can therefore not be an added provision for approval of the project.” Emergency access and flood control issues were addressed by both project architect Jan Hochhauser and the project engineer Robert Winslow. Winslow said that there are three access points for emergency vehicles and delivery trucks and that the Templeton Fire Department interim chief in 2014 reviewed the project and outlined the access needed for the trucks in their service. Hochhauser spoke to the flood control issues next, outlining plans for riparian restoration of Toad Creek as well as the fact that project construction will be regulated by California’s Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), who require the most stringent structural guidelines be followed by contractors who build hospitals, schools and other public service buildings and fine those who don’t abide by regulations throughout the construction review process. Winslow also discussed the flood control infrastructure implemented in the design. “We have two systems in place that are redundancies for flooding issues,” Winslow said. “The first system is a water retention system based on a 95th percentile storm or 25-year storm that would retain the water and slowly allow it to percolate into the ground. The second system is a water detention system

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Templeton High School STEM students Sean Brown, a senior, and Emma Gray, a junior, were selected as participants for a humanitarian solar suitcase delivery mission to schools in Kenya with international charity, Free the Children, PG&E, We Share Solar and Green Tech.

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TEMPLETON — A debate on the proposed Paso Robles Basin Water District will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 10, at the Templeton High School Performing Arts Center, 1200 S. Mai St. The Paso Robles Water Integrity Network and Citizens Advocating for Local Management of the groundwater basin are spearheading the debate that comes less than a month before a crucial March 8 special election that will go a long way to deciding the fate of the proposed district. Landowners within the proposed groundwater management boundaries will vote on measures A-16 and B-16. Measure A, if approved, would set up a special tax that would fund the new water district. Measure B, if approved, would put the San Luis Obispo County Local Agency Formation Commission’s plan for the district into action. Part of LAFCO’s proposal would involve setting up a board of directors for the new district. Landowners would elect the board as well. The announcement of the upcoming debate came during a Jan. 19 gathering in favor of the measures that was organized by CALM at the Estrella Warbirds Museum. A majority of the candidates running for the proposed board also had the chance to speak on Jan. 19. Local vintner, CALM member and Paso Robles Agricultural Alliance for Groundwater Solutions board member Bob Brown led the meeting. He began by explaining Measure A to the audience of about 75 people, as being a choice to either have local representation or allow the State of California to take control. “Measure A is a special tax that if approved would fund the proposed water district to the tune of $950,000,” Brown said. “That would be vested as a result of the tax proposed by the SLO County Flood Control District that would require a yearly tax be paid by residents of the district, with large landowners with irrigated crops paying the majority and small landowners with 10 acres or less would pay less than $40 a year.” Brown also explained the reasons behind forming a new water district. “The state through the Department of Water Resources has mandated that basins in overdraft manage their water use and implemented the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act,” he said. “This outlines how basins must be managed and as our basin has been graded as a high risk basin we must have a Groundwater Service Agency in place by June or the state or County Flood Control will take over the basin’s

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This and That February a special month for recipes By Barbie Butz

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ebruary has always been a special month for me. I think of the color red, which I love; anything chocolate, which I love; the Super Bowl, which I love; and birthday celebrations — Lincoln, Washington, and me, which I love…at my age, I’m happy to have another birthday! I mentioned chocolate, didn’t I? Does that tell you where I’m headed this month? You can bet it’s going to be something chocolate! So my mission has been finding recipes to satisfy any “sweet tooth” in February, no matter what you celebrate.

Black Forest Trifle Ingredients: 1package brownie mix (9” x 13” pan size), prepared 2 packages chocolate mousse mix, prepared 1 can cherry pie filling

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1 (8 oz.) carton frozen whipped topping, thawed 4 toffee candy bars, crushed (like Skor or Heath) Directions: Prepare and bake brownies; cool on wire rack. Prepare mousse according to package directions. Crumble brownies. Sprinkle half into a 4 quart trifle dish or glass bowl. Top with half of the pie filling, half of the prepared mousse, half of the whipped topping and half of the crushed candy; repeat. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight. Note: For Valentine’s Day you could tint the second half of the whipped topping (or all of it), with just a drop of red food coloring to make it pink.

Chocolate-Almond Meringues Ingredients: 3 large egg whites ¼ tsp. almond extract 1/8 tsp. cream of tartar Pinch of salt ½ c. sugar ¼ c. roasted salted almonds 5 oz. bittersweet chocolate, chopped Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment. 2. In medium bowl with mixer on high speed, beat egg whites, extract, cream of tartar, and salt until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar until sugar dissolves and meringue stands in stiff, glossy peaks when beaters are lifted. 3. Spoon meringue into large ziptop plastic bag with 1 corner cut to create small hole. Pipe meringue into 1-inch rounds, 1 inch apart, on prepared baking sheets. 4. Bake cookies 1 hour 30 minutes to 1 hour 40 minutes, or until crisp but not brown, rotating baking sheets between oven racks halfway through baking. Cool completely on baking sheets on wire racks. 5. Meanwhile, in food processor, pulse almonds until finely chopped; place on a plate. In small bowl, microwave chocolate on Medium 1 minute 30 seconds, or until melted, stirring every 30 seconds. 6. Line large jelly-roll pan with parchment or waxed paper. Dip bottom third of each meringue in chocolate, then almonds, using fork if necessary to help hold meringue base when dipping. Place on prepared pan; let stand until set. Note: Store in airtight containers, in single layer, at room temperature or in freezer. Will last up to 3 days at room temperature or up to 1 month in freezer.

Chocolate –Espresso Bundt Cake Ingredients: 2 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder plus additional for dusting 1 box devil’s food cake mix with pudding 3 containers (6 oz. each) coffee yogurt 2/3 cup vegetable oil 4 large eggs 1 Tbsp. espresso powder 1 small jar hot fudge sauce

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Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter 10-inch Bundt pan; dust pan with cocoa powder. In large bowl with mixer on low speed, beat cake mix, yogurt, oil eggs, 2 tablespoons cocoa powder, and espresso powder until moistened. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes; pour into prepared pan. Bake 55 minutes. Cool in pan 20 minutes. Invert cake onto wire rack to cool completely. Warm jar of hot fudge sauce and drizzle on cake before serving. Note: Just to add some sparkle for Valentine’s Day, sprinkle the top of the cake with pink or red “sprinkles”, following the drizzle of warmed hot fudge sauce!

Fudge Pie Filling Ingredients: 1 c. evaporated milk 6 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 c. miniature marshmallows ¼ tsp. salt

Directions: Place all ingredients in double boiler. Stir over medium heat until melted and thickened. Cool to room temperature. Crust Ingredients: Vanilla wafers 1 qt. French vanilla ice cream Pecan halves Directions: Line 9 inch pie pan with whole vanilla wafers; spoon half of the ice cream over cookies. Top ice cream with half of the chocolate mixture. Repeat, ending with chocolate mixture. Place pecan halves on top. Freeze. Cut in wedges to serve. Note: Just for Valentine’s Day, leave off the pecan halves and just before serving outline a heart on the top of the pie with Hershey’s Mini Kisses Baking Pieces. Fill the inside of the heart with just the cherries from a 21ounce can of cherry pie filling that you have chilled. You can also outline the edge of the pie with more of the mini baking pieces.

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STEM

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equipment that we were building last year like 3-D printers, drones, 3-D routers…. we had all of this equipment that was just sitting there so I created the class called STEM Outreach where we are bringing over elementary school kids and putting on a science show. So all of these students had to learn to use the old equipment that was built by last year’s students. We have hosted about four or five lessons now. It was a great thing to see the second-graders inspired by science through this and that is what this is all about.” Diodati went on to say that students are also building new equipment, like a gas-powered drift bike, an electric BMX bike, more 3-D routers called X-Carve, Michelangelo digital 3-D imager and a special project through PG&E that granted five We Share Solar Suitcases to THS STEM. According to a press release submitted by Tom Cuddy of PG&E Corporate Relations, PG&E has partnered with the groups We Share Solar and Green Tech to provide a new education program for local high schools focused on solar and STEM education. The Solar Suitcase program empowers students to build a small portable photovoltaic lighting system known as a We Share Solar Suitcase by providing 100 solar kits to schools throughout Northern and Central California. The intent of the program is to encourage students to “act locally and think globally.” Through this program THS students, Sean Brown, a senior, and junior Emma Gray, were selected as participants for a humanitarian solar suitcase delivery mission to schools in Kenya with international charity Free the Children. Gray and Brown said that they received the suitcase kit in the Fall of 2015 and worked hard to build the four solar suitcases that would be sent to Kenya. “After we constructed the cases from the kits and tools we received, they were sent back to PG&E to be sure that they were functional, “Gray said. “Then PG&E will send them to Kenya and we were able to keep one for the classroom to use. Right now it can power these strands of LED lights so the classroom does not have to be lit by the school systems. We have also planted this wheatgrass and using the purple and blue LEDs are able to grow them inside the classroom, powering it with the solar suitcase.” Brown said, “We actually upgraded the system that we have in the classroom and have an external photovoltaic and modified the suitcase to support the needs of the classroom. In theory we can get about six to seven hours of power and

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Left to Right: Templeton High School seniors Alden Giese and Tracy Garcia work together on the Michelangelo digital 3-D imager to create figure drawings of photographs. Templeton High School seniors Alden Giese and Rico Alcantar work with the 3-D router, X-Carve, that etches 3-D images into wood.

hope to make it more efficient by putting the larger photovoltaic on the roof.” Two other projects underway are the 3-D router or X-Carve and Michelangelo digital 3-D imager. THS seniors Alden Giese and Rico Alcantar are working with the X-Carve. Giese explained the construction as being an assembly of components, wiring, soldering, screwing in screws and mounting it. Alcantar then explained the programing end of the digital etching software. “We bought it as a kit and after it was assembled we had to learn to use it,” Alcantar said. “We are using the Inventables program easel, but are hoping to upgrade to better CAD-CAM software. With better software we will be able to implement our own G-Code to provide instruction to create a form for a digital image that the drill etches into wood. So far we have made some signs and are working on making a clock for our classroom with the Eagles insignia.” The Michelangelo digital 3-D imager is a project that seniors Giese and Tracy Garcia are working on together. Garcia explained that the program allows a digital image to be uploaded and then creates a figure drawing in 3-D using crosshatching, spiral, vertical or horizontal forms. “Alden is the engineer who constructed the rigging and the form to mount the imager and I have been working with the imaging software learning how it all works,” Garcia said. “I think that this is a technology I will use in the future Continued from page 1

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An aerial view shows the proposed site for the Assisted Living and Behavioral Health facilities on Tablas Road in Templeton.

that is set to hold water from a 50-year storm and release it over a two-year period. We also have retention walls in place to leave the natural flow channel of the creek intact.” After reviewing public comment, hearing from staff and an exhaustive round of questioning between the commissioners, Hochhauser and Winslow, commissioners Jim Irving and Ken Topping motioned to approve. All five commissioners expressed concern over a vote that would counter TAAG’s decision, but felt that the need for both facilities was too great to deny. The project will now go before the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors. For more information about filing an appeal or about the project, visit slocounty.ca.gov.

for clothing design to create 3-D forms without having to draw the form by hand. I will be able to simply draw the clothing onto the pre-designed form.”

To learn more about THS STEM and Templeton Unified School District programs, visit tusd.ca.schoolloop.com.

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Will A and B measure up?

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10 of the 11 candidates were present at the forum, Jan. 14 pictured here at the table in the midst of the question segment of the meeting. From left to right: Hilary Shirey Graves, Sue Luft, Michael Baugh, Edwin J. Rambuski, Chad E. Patten, Bill Spencer, Randall Diffenbaugh, Dana M. Merrill, Serena Friedman and Stephen Sinton.

management.” Jerry Reaugh, founder of PRAAGS, later spoke and said that there are only three options here with regard to water regulator bodies that could govern the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin. He said that a “Yes” vote will give constituents local board control and a “No” vote will enable either the San Luis Obispo County Flood District Control District to take over or the state Department of Water Resource will set up control. “No matter what direction a person votes, an agency will tax you to govern the basin as a bureaucracy,” Reaugh said. “It is a decision all of us will have to make. Do

you want the state to tax you, the county to tax you or Measure A to tax you to govern our groundwater basin? If both measures pass funds will stay in our city and out of the county coffers. If they pass the tax will be calculated based on land use and property size and the voting system will be one landowner one vote. So no matter the size or stakeholder’s capital, everyone will only get one vote. We have to take action now to insure our water rights into the future. I already have the state down my well and I don’t want this to happen to everyone.” After the measures were presented to the public at the forum, 10 of the 11 candidates

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introduced themselves and explained why they are running for the board. There are four tiers of candidates that will represent landowners based on property size and nine official seats on the proposed board. Candidates running in the 400 or more acres tier are Dana M. Merrill, a vineyard owner, Serena Friedman, winery and grape grower, and Stephen Sinton, rancher. The next tier down represents those with 40 to 399 acres: Randall Diffenbaugh, farmer, and Bill Spencer, famer. Candidates who could represent those under 40 acres are: Edwin J. Rambuski, attorney and famer, and Chad E. Patten, father and business owner. The final tier that will represent general registered voters are candidates: Sue Luft, retired engineer, Hilary Graves, agriculture consultant, Dean Disandro, management and consultant, and Michael Baugh, magazine editor. Brown explained that each of the proposed candidates, that would sit on the board, represents a cross-section of the population within the proposed

district boundary. He said the board was designed this way to insure that each type of landholder would have equal representation. There is strong opposition to both measures A and B within the Paso Robles community. PR-WIN is not in favor of the measures and was present at the informational meeting. PR-WIN spent the evening quietly handing out “Vote No” pamphlets at the door and did not disrupt the meeting. To learn more about this group, visit pr-win.org. Measures A and B will not just affect Paso Robles residents who receive services from the city, but those Paso Robles and Templeton residents that live in the unincorporated areas of each and that are within the proposed boundaries could be impacted by the measures. To see full candidates biographies and seek more information about both measures, visit slocounty.ca.gov/clerk/ Elections/ElectionsInfo and select the March 8, 2016 election link.

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About 75 people attended the Citizens Advocating for Local Management of the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin (CALM) meeting, reviewing measures A-16 and B-16 as well as hosting a candidate forum, Jan. 19.

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Beppe Gambetta will make his second appearance on Feb. 13 at the Templeton Performing Arts Center for a benefit concert in support of the arts in the Templeton Unified School District. The event is being organized by Matt’s Music and Stage School in Templeton.

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TEMPETON — Beppe Gambetta has spent his life digging his Italian roots deep into the rich mulch of multi-cultural folk music — as one of the most prodigious pickers of steel strings in the world today. He is second appearance on the Central Coast, 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 13 at the Templeton Performing Arts Center, will be a benefit concert in support of arts education in the Templeton Unified School District. This is the fourth concert of a series to benefit arts in schools. It was developed after local musician and owner of Matt’s Music Stage and School, Matt Francioni met with Templeton Unified School District employee and TPAC director, Catherin Kingsbury. Francioni explained that this is the first concert of 2016 for the TUSD Music and Arts Benefit Program held at the TPAC. He said that this benefit program is unique in that all of the proceeds, other than the cost of the musician, go directly to music and arts programs in the TUSD. “Most of the times it is through prior relationships where we know the individuals’ agents and managers,” Francioni said. “That is important because that is how I negotiate the artist fees to bring that as low as possible without hurting the artist while at the same time still raise funds to support our kids. This is how we got Beppe Gambetta and Alasdair Frasier. It is really about knowing the artists.” Francioni went on to say that this is a very rewarding aspect to the work he does through Matt’s Music. The artists they sign on are always happy to support youth arts and he called it a win for both artist and students. The intent of it all is to keep arts education alive in the Templeton school district. For Francioni it is not just about hosting a great show with wonderful artists it is about educating the students who attend as well and exposing them to new sounds. Gambetta, with over 35 years to his credit as world-renowned guitarist, can provide a wealth of knowledge to any young musician merely by taking the stage. In a past interview with the Atascadero News Beppe said that because the folk music he plays

is so obscure every show is educational. “If you play independent music inspired by the acoustic ‘roots’ like I do, you are on a sort of a ‘mission’ to bring to the audience a special program of songs and melodies that they probably never heard before,” Beppe said. “Some fans that are following acoustic music will for sure recognize some of the melodies that I play, but in these modern times the greatest satisfaction for an artist like me is to be able to touch deeply the people with the poetry of compositions and arrangements of ancient melodies of any source. It could be a medley of traditional dances, or the serenade I wrote to seduce my wife when I met her, or the ancient ‘Ave Maria’ from Sardinia Island that I performed at the funeral of my greatest guitar mentor, Doc Watson, or the fastest tune that I play that I wrote to describe the fast run of a little chipmunk who lives in my front porch.” Beppe observed that one of the common motivations for artists to play music is the awareness that art makes the world a better place. He said that a few years ago he spent a couple of hours in the home of Pete Seeger playing music and talking with him. “I asked him about the big emotion he felt when he sang, ‘This Land Is Your Land,’ with Bruce Springsteen for the inauguration of president Obama,” Beppe said. “His answer has a lot to say about education. He said, ‘At my age and with all the experiences I had in my life I feel the same emotion when I play with Bruce in front of a million people as when I look in the eyes of the children to whom I teach every week in the school of my hometown Beacon, NY,’” From this perspective it is obvious that no matter the level of experience, playing music with others and teaching the craft to future generations is a very powerful exchange. To support the arts in the Templeton Unified School District, come see Beppe Gambetta in concert at the TPAC. Tickets are $20 each and are available for purchase now at Matt’s Music located at 211 S. Main St., in Templeton and at the door. For more information, contact Matt Franscioni at 712-0547.

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2016 “Lunch & Learn” Biz Ed Seminar Series- Social Media for Business Starts Feb. 23

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ocial Media for Business Starts Feb. 23 *February 23- Gain Audience Interaction on Facebook & Instagram *March 22- Leveraging Your LinkedIn Profile *April 19-Understanding the Next Wave of Social Media: Live Feed Video (Periscope, Meercat) Join Steve Burnside, a digital marketing consultant with Burnside Marketing for this trio of sessions focusing on using social media to build your business. You may use Facebook to stay in touch with friends, or have kids that are always on SnapChat. You have a LinkedIn Profile that your created six years ago while job searching and then never looked at it again. But how much do you know about how these important marketing channels can help you find new customers and market your brand? Steve will give valuable tricks and tips that you can put into action that day! Get

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Tuesday February 23 “Lunch & Learn” Biz Ed Seminar Templeton Community Center 601 S. Main Street 12:00PM-1:30PM Free for members, $10 non members

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“Hot House”, Judy Mahan. Judy will speak on trends in entrepreneurship and her experience leading this exciting department, that works as a unique partnership between Cal Poly, the city and the county of San Luis Obispo plus with private businesses. Business networking starts at 11:30am and the program begins at Noon. Members are encouraged to donate a raffle item for increased promotion of their business. Men and non-members are welcome at TWIB. Pre-paid reservations are required by the Thursday before the lunch by calling 434-1789 or visiting our website, clicking on “Chamber” then “Templeton Women in Business”. Cost for lunch, which includes a choice of six menu items and a drink is $20 for members and $25 for non-members.

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eet friends and connect with new customers at our monthly After Five Networking Mixer, hosted this month by the friendly bankers at Heritage Oaks Bank -Templeton Branch. Sarah Toft, the new manager at the

branch is excited to meet her Templeton neighbors and introduce her hardworking staff. Enjoy appetizers, raffle prizes, wine tasting by Eberle Winery and great networking. The mixer is from 5:30PM7:00PM on Thursday February 25. The

event is free and requires no RSVP. Bring a friend and your business cards and stop by on your way home from work. Heritage Oaks Bank is located at 1255 Las Tablas at Posada Lane.

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he Templeton Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Templeton Community Services District and Access Publishing, is once again producing the semi-annual Templeton Community Guide magazine, publishing in March 2016. This magazine features over 60 pages of local content, a directory listing of our members, information on chamber and community events, seasonal information, safety tips plus great articles on our local schools, government, community activities and town history. The magazine features all glossy pages and a “Yellow-Pages” style directory by business category. Over 10,000 copies of this magazine are printed, which is mailed to EVERY home and business in Templeton, 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 6-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 by Feb. 28. The Cover shot is also available and features an inside article as well, contact Sarah for pricing and details at 434-1789 or sarah@templetonchamber.com. 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 Spring 2016 magazine. Access Publishing offers special discounts on advertising space to Templeton Chamber members, so be sure to book your ad space soon by contacting Access Publishing at (805) 2269890 or email beth@accesspublishing.com

Templeton Community Guide FALL 2015 Business Directory & Visitor’s Guide

Published by the Templeton Community Services District, Templeton Chamber of Commerce and Access Publishing

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CommunityCalendar To place an item in the community calendar send to Allyson Oken at aoken@atascaderonews.com

Monday, Feb 1

Thursday, Feb. 11

Tuesday, Feb. 16

Infant Care classes

Lions Club Bingo

Breastfeeding Basics

TCSD board meeting

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.

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.

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 www.templetoncsd.org.

Tuesday, Feb 2

Friday, Feb. 12

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 www.templetoncsd.org.

Wednesday, Feb. 3 Templeton Women’s Civic Club The Templeton Women’s Civic Club will host their meeting at the Clubhouse at 610 Main Street in Templeton at 1:30. Hear from speaker, Lawyer; Martha Spauling. Dessert will be served after the meeting. All visitors are welcome to come.

Saturday, Feb. 6 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 who grow it. Fresh, local, sustainable and healthy foods for the whole family.

Monday, Feb. 8

Almond Country Quilters’ Guild The Almond Country Quilters’ Guild monthly meeting will be meeting at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Paso Robles. Social Time begins at 6:30 p.m. and meeting at 7 p.m. February’s program will be a trunk show with instructor Judy Sisneros. She is an author of Rectangle Pizzazz, 9 Patch Pizzazz and Simply Landscapes. Our February 13 workshop will be from her book Circle Pizzazz. Dora Espinosa is coordinating and can be contacted at sunzia@charter.net.Visitors are welcome at our meetings so please join us. For more information, contact Linda Hampton at lindahampton47@yahoo.com or check out the website almondcountryquilters.org.

Saturday, Feb. 13

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 meeting

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group

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 704-5970 or suzanne.miller@ymail.com or Cortnie Muniz at 835-5897.

Thursday, Feb. 18

Templeton Farmers Market

TAAG MEETING

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 who grow it. Fresh, local, sustainable and healthy foods for the whole family.

The TAAG will be meeting at 206 5th street in Templeton every third Thursday. Discussing important items that will affect their constituency are, William Pelfrey, Bob Bejarano and Wayne Gretter, Jeff Debrish, David LaRue, and Cecil Martinez. To learn more visit www.taaginfo.org.

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, Feb. 20 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 who grow it. Fresh, local, sustainable and healthy foods for the whole family.

Monday, Feb. 22 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, Feb. 27 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 who grow it. Fresh, local, sustainable and healthy foods for the whole family.

Monday, Feb. 15 Lions Club Bingo

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.

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.

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