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Peschong announces campaign for Supervisor

Public comments on behavioral health, assisted living facilities

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Billig project before SLO Planning Commission again on Jan. 14

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TEMPLETON— Small business owner and longtime community leader John Peschong has announced that he will be running for San Luis Obispo County Supervisor. Peschong will be running to replace Supervisor Frank Mecham, who announced in 2015 that he would be retiring. When asked about his decision, Peschong stated, “I moved to San Luis Obispo County because I know that our quality of life here is unmatched. I value this community and have long been committed to preserving our way of life and ensuring that we live within our means.” A Central Coast resident for nearly two decades, Peschong’s leadership has greatly impacted the region and its residents. He added, “After receiving encouragement from local leaders, I have decided to dedicate much of the next year to running for a seat on the Board of Supervisors. Based on the outpouring of support that I’ve been so fortunate to receive over the past week, I expect to begin serving the people of San Luis Obispo County in 2017.” As a board member or president to numerous nonprofits and a dedicated volunteer for local efforts, his hard work has benefitted the area’s youth, taxpayers and families. To date, Peschong has received endorsements from San Luis Obispo County Assessor Tom Bordonaro, Supervisors Debbie Arnold and Lynn Compton, and a host of other Central Coast leaders. “There is no one who has demonstrated a deeper level of commitment to this community than John Peschong,” said Tom Bordonaro. “He is a proven leader who as Supervisor, will continue to use his principles and make independent decisions for the wellbeing of his constituents.” For years, Peschong has offered both his time and guidance as either a member or supporter to organizations such as: the Templeton Education Foundation, Paso Robles Children Please turn to Page 4

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Isaac Lindsey and his family drive through Templeton. Isaac was returning to Templeon after being injured during a footbal game September 18th..

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By Nicholas Mattson Of Templeton Life

TEMPLETON — Donner and Blitzen were missing from the pageantry, but a parade of good cheer and great joy as a cavalry of cars navigated Main Street in Templeton on Dec. 22 as the Lindsey family was escorted by friends, family and loved ones eager to welcome Isaac Lindsey back home. During the second half of a high school football game at Volunteer Stadium in Templeton on Sept. 18, Lindsey suffered a traumatic brain injury, and was rushed to Sierra Vista Hospital in San Luis Obispo. What followed were three of the longest months any family could live through. Every day was suffered with hopefully-bated breath, as Lindsey lived through the first week in a medically-induced coma while doctors studied, and remedied, the symptoms. Within a week, Lindsey was intermittently lifted from the medically-induced coma and began to show signs of improvement, including movement and words. At that time, every sign was a welcome one. Lindsey was transported to Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, where he spent the next few months in intensive rehab. Meanwhile, the Central Coast exploded with support for the Lindsey family and the recovering football player. The list of what was done in support for, or in the name of, Isaac Lindsey is too long to print here. Notably, youth football teams pasted homage to Lindsey on everything you can imagine. The “T” on the hill northeast of the Vineyard

Drive overpass was modified to read with an “I” for Isaac, and his No. 32 was attached to the adjacent fencing. And social media flooded with an incredible amount of love and affection by friends, family, loved ones, fellow students, teachers, and even people who had never met the Lindsey’s but were touched by the story and worried for Lindsey’s recovery from the injury. A Facebook page called “Team Isaac” was formed and became the hub for all things surrounding the ongoing story. One of the posts to the page came from Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida, where the commissary had reconstructed its Dr. Pepper display to show support for No. 32. While the world around the Lindsey’s erupted in the outpouring of support, a single heartbeat hammered on inside the chest of Lindsey, with his family taking turns by his side in San Jose — anxiously awaiting the day when he would be on his way home. “My husband Michael and I spent the last three months swapping back and forth,” Lindsey’s mother said, “staying with Isaac. Me from Sunday until Thursday, and Michael on the alternate days.” Therapy was a slow process, but it was progressive, and the reality of Lindsey returning home to where the signs still hang around the community wishing him immeasurable support drew close. On the morning of Tuesday, Dec. 22 — appropriately following the longest night of Please turn to Page 3

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TEMPETON — Many make the New Year’s resolution to lose weight or get healthy, but how do you keep that resolution? Jena Baird, owner and co-founder of Serenity Yoga Center Retreat and Spa in Templeton, said the best way to keep a resolution is to join a class. “All of our programs and classes gear the person to making powerful changes from within,” Baird said. “Even if someone

just comes in for a Yoga class they will feel a transformation. The breathing and mindset we create in the class help people to leave feeling fresh with a greater sense of self and allow for that person within to shine brightly. The mindset helps you to make better choices throughout the day. Healthy choices in what you eat, you may remember to stop and breath and not let the stress take over. The biggest key to success is to have a support system, and a class, retreat or workshop provides that.” The workshops are a great way to get started and see if Please turn to Page 5

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SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY — The San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission will begin the second round of hearings on Jan. 14 to review, approve or deny the construction of both a behavioral health and assisted living care facilities on Las Tablas Road in Templeton. The project, known as the Billig project, has been under review since November of 2014 and was recommended for approval by project manager Holly Phipps, Dec. 10, at the first hearing. This was a sixhour process with over 60 people signed up for public comment that day to show support or voice concerns. At the hearing, the Planning Commission reviewed the request by property owner Dr. Harvey Billig for a tentative parcel map and conditional use permit to subdivide an existing 4.9-acre parcel and construct the two facilities. Bill Robeson, Deputy Commissioner of the Planning Department, opened the meeting and went over protocol. Anne Robinson, of the County Public Health Department, spoke as well a representative of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office, and Witty McDonald, County Legal Council. Phipps reviewed the proposed project, describing the assisted living facility as a 60-bed unit set on a 1.46 acre parcel at the back of the lot with a secondary entrance on Las Casitas Lane and the behavioral heath facility as a 91-bed unit set on the larger 3.44 acre parcel in the foreground of the property. She said the property is within land-use restrictions as part of the medical corridor on Las

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This and That time for some ‘winter fare’ By Barbie Butz

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ccording to my calendar winter officially arrived on Dec. 21. However, around here I think it arrived way before that. There’s been “frost on the pumpkin” as we say, since Thanksgiving! I’ve been thinking “winter fare” for some time now. I love those hearty dishes, soups and casseroles that simmer for hours and taste and smell so good. I also like to serve sides of cooked fruit that add that little “extra something” to a meal. Through the years, I’ve found several recipes that serve that purpose. I read this quote in an old issue of Country Living Magazine and saved it for some reason…I think the reason is to share this information with you. It is titled “Fruity Flavors” and suggests the following “When stewing dried fruit, use varieties that most appeal to you. For tangy flavor, try tart cherries, cranberries, or peaches. For sweeter flavor, consider apricots, pears, prunes, or raisins. Serve

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stewed fruit alongside roast poultry, duck, or pork; spoon on yogurt or ice cream; or use as a filling for crepes or as a topping for pancakes.” Try these make-ahead recipes anytime and you’re sure to hear the word “delicious” coming from the mouths of your family and friends.

red Wine Stewed apricots and Prunes Ingredients: 1 ½ cups each dried apricots and prunes 1 ½ cups honey ¾ cup red wine 1 (3-inch) cinnamon stick 1 ¼ cups fresh squeezed orange juice Directions: Heat the oven to 400 degrees. Roughly chop the apricots and prunes and combine with the remaining ingredients in a 13-by-9inch baking pan. Cook in the oven until the fruit is very tender and liquid thickens, 40 to 50 minutes. Serve warm. Tips: For a nonalcoholic version of this recipe, replace the red wine with an equal amount of Concord grape juice. Look for soft, plump, vibrantly hued berries and fruit when buying dried fruit. Skip fruit and berries that appear leathery, as they may remain tough even when rehydrated. This next recipe is special to me, since it was given to me by a Chapter VF PEO sister, here in Atascadero. She has since passed, but her memory lives on with this delicious recipe. It is a simple-to-make side dish and it was Lottie’s signature dish at any of our potluck dinners. (PEO stands for Philanthropic Educational Organization and was founded January 21, 1869, at Iowa Wesleyan College, Mount Pleasant, Iowa).

Lottie’s curried Fruit Lottie Kellett, Atascadero

Ingredients: 1 can chunk pineapple (20 oz.), drained 1 can peach halves (28 oz.), drained 1 can apricot halves (16 oz.), drained 1 can pear halves (16 oz.), drained 1 ½ cups pitted prunes 4 tablespoon butter 1 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon cinnamon ¼ teaspoon nutmeg ¼ teaspoon allspice ¼ teaspoon curry powder Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Using extra butter, grease and flour a 2 quart baking dish. Drain fruit and chop in large pieces. Set aside. Melt the 4 tablespoons of butter and add all remaining ingredients, mixing well. Arrange fruit in prepared baking dish and spread butter and spice mixture on top of fruit. Bake uncovered for 30 minutes. Note: Experiment with this recipe by adding a handful of dried cranberries, raisins, or a few coarsely chopped walnuts.

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Next, here’s a fruit compote that can bake right along with an egg casserole for a brunch. It is sweet and colorful and a perfect match for an egg dish.

Hot Fruit compote Ingredients: 2 cans (15 ¼ ounces each) sliced pears, drained 1 can (29 ounces) sliced peaches, drained 1 can (20 ounces) unsweetened pineapple chunks, drained 1 package (20 ounces) pitted dried plums 1 jar (16 ounces) unsweetened applesauce 1 can (21 ounce) cherry pie filling ¼ cup packed brown sugar

Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, mix the first five ingredients. Pour into a 13x9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Spread the pie filling over fruit mixture; sprinkle with the brown sugar. Cover and bake 40-45 minutes or until bubbly. Serve warm in stemmed cocktail or sherbet glasses, allowing one for each guest. Keep balance of fruit warm, for refills. Remember that these fruit dishes can be served in many ways. Try putting the Hot Fruit Compote out with granola, oatmeal, pancakes or other breakfast dishes, for a family breakfast. They will all complement a serving of baked ham or a nice ham sandwich! No matter, it’s your choice. Enjoy! Happy New Year! Cheers!

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the year in the northern hemisphere — Lindsey prepared to make his way to an awaiting vehicle, and come home to Templeton. “This morning all of Isaac’s therapists, nurses and doctors cycled through the room giving him hugs and well wishes,” Lindsey’s mother Jenny said. “We had taken a bundle of spare ‘Team Isaac’ shirts to share with some of the really special staff up there. The shirts were gone quickly. Everyone wanted one and as Isaac gave them out he asked each staff member if they would be on his team. They all were most agreeable as they have been on his team for the past couple months.” Not only did the trip follow immediately after the winter solstice, but the clouds swept across the sky after a rain — threatening more. But the clouds subsided, and the trip was clear as Lindsey and his family made their way down Highway 101, toward “The Shire” that is the Central Coast. Along the way, just as in the Tolkien epic, Lindsey’s fellowship grew. In Gilroy, they were met by Isaac’s teammate and quarterback Jordan Bernal, as well as Bernal’s father and brother Jace. The fellowship of Lindsey continued from Gilroy with a stop in Bradley to stretch and move Lindsey to the front seat, from where he would ride through his hometown with season’s greetings and a warm welcome. “We all talked as we rolled by Paso Robles about how excited we were,” Lindsey’s mother said. “I had my iPad out the whole trip updating [to Facebook] how far we had come.” The response from Facebook was an eager one, and an excitement built between the travelers and those waiting on Main Street in Templeton. “As I read out loud the excitement in peoples’ posts on my Facebook and the ‘Team Isaac’ page,” Lindsey’s mother said, “we were anxious to come down Main Street.”

barbecue sauce and ranch. They shared a big hug through the window.” A line of cars trailed behind the Lindsey-laden minivan, with the deputy sheriff leading with his red lights like a high-horsepower Rudolph, towing the gift of caring behind him. “We headed down slowly to Joe’s Place where Isaac’s brother Louis was waiting,” Lindsey’s mother said, “and shortly after arriving there, little ones from Children’s Garden preschool came over with signs cheering and waving.” There were about 25 to 30 kids gathered in front of Joe’s Place waving Lindsey in and cheering his homecoming. According to Lindsey’s mother, he was very impressed tonight at how many little kids there were there. From there, Lindsey’s mother suggested they continue to the high school where nearly 100 days have gone by since the community began creating the monument to goodwill and community that came out of the fissure in the fabric that was created when Lindsey was first carted across the Volunteer Stadium field on Sept. 18 by emergency responders. “I wanted Isaac to see all of the windows at the school that were painted and written on with words and phrases supporting him and his brother and sister from September until now,” his mother said. “So I asked him if he would like to walk around the school to see all of the windows,” she continued, “knowing he could stretch his legs in a private moment while feeling the love of his entire school in their words left behind over winter break.” Photos by Nicholas Mattson Gently meandering down a familiar walk, the Lindsey’s Supporters of the Lindsey family pose for a photo on Dec. 22. took a journey together that can hardly be imagined. “We walked through the tennis courts and the first Santa Claus is not met with such revelry. Coming into town, the Lindsey caravan became a motorcade. Led by a window we came to was the weight room where the deputy sheriff with lights running, the Lindsey’s stopped window read, ‘How Strong? Lindsey Strong #32’ with near the donut shop and met some family. Lindsey’s the names and numbers of all his teammates,” Lindsey’s condition, and recovery progress, meant that he may not mother explained. “We walked by each classroom en route to the football field. The same path he took that night [of remember all the excitement. “When we hit Bradley, I asked him if he was tired,” his injury], fired up and ready for a big game.” They paused to take photos in front of various windows, Lindsey’s mother said. “Usually ‘tired’ means he may have and Lindsey’s mother called some of the other football difficulty remembering details. But tonight I was talking to him about the day and he recounted that he saw his sister moms to invite them to join the quiet moment. “When Isaac got to the last classroom, he kept going to and family across from the donut shop.” It is those small but special moments that deal a massive the field,” Lindsey’s mother said. “He walked out onto the field looking at all the signs still hanging on the announcers blow of hope to the heart. “He remembered Coach Lane coming over to the car booth, and he walked from the north goal post to the south, and hugging him,” Lindsey’s mother relayed, “and Coach where he could see the ‘Team Isaac’ poster still hanging on Parker — the lineman coach — coming over with a hug the fence facing the freeway.” It was a walk full of meaning, and purpose, and what it and a nice big box of homemade brownies from his wife’s meant to Lindsey might forever be a secret. business and he hugged Isaac and I.” “Those steps across the grassy field were his first Lindsey continued the journey down Main Street, which would eventually take him back to the Templeton High experience walking on grass since his injury that Friday night,” Lindsey said. “Wet, slippery, muddy it didn’t matter School football field for the first time since the injury. “Then we came up on the [Templeton] market,” it was a journey he was going to take. We gathered in the Lindsey’s mother said, “and there were so many people south end zone and took pictures in the warm sunlight.” It was the first sun of the winter season. It was a sun at the market and out in the street with signs cheering and that promised new life. It was a sun that symbolized a calling out to him.” Fellow teammate, and one of Lindsey’s best friends, resilience, and a journey — a return. The fellowship of Lindsey had reached the edge of the Nate Avery had called him when the caravan was heading through San Miguel and asked if he wanted anything from world, and it was time to return home. They were greeted by Avery and his family, and more of Isaac’s family with the market. “Nate [Avery], Isaac [Lindsey], and most of the football balloons and signs and trays of homemade cookies and team frequented the market on a daily basis after practice fudge. “Does it get any better than that?” Lindsey’s mother through the football season,” Lindsey’s mother said, “so I asked. “What a journey; what a homecoming; what a knew Nate would know exactly what he wanted, and as we approached the market Nate ran out with chocolate milk wonderful Christmas blessing.” — a football practice favorite — and chicken tenders with

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Castoro hosts Daniel Champagne Jan. 23 By Allyson Oken Of Templeton Life

TEMPLETON — Australian singer-songwriter and master guitarist Daniel Champagne will be in concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, at Castoro Cellars. The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. The nonprofit SLOfolks and Castoro Cellars are teaming up to present the performance. Best known in the United States for the hit song, “Nightingale,” Champagne has become an international sensation playing a variety of musical genres, including, but not limited to, rock, blues, folk, funk, hip-hop and pop. As a songwriter he writes what he knows and shares experiences that everyone can relate to. Champagne recently signed with an American label and just finished a tour of North America before heading home for the holidays and setting out again for the U.S., making stops along the Central Coast from Templeton to Morro Bay. His last album was released in March of 2014 as part of a double album, “The Gypsy Moon” and “The Gypsy Moon Vol. 2.” Champagne said he collaborated with others on the double album, which was a new experience for him as he generally plays as a solo artist. “I am a solo artist so I am very used to playing the guitar and singing and hearing that smaller sound coming out,” he said. “It is a very different thing and kind of a challenge at times for me to be working with other sounds. ‘Caroline’ the last song on that album and ‘You Already Know’ are more built up to be full band songs and sort of the sound, or more of what I was chasing with that last album. It was really nice to be in an artistic space with other people and most were good friends that I was working with. The different ideas that are shared when working with others and learning from each other can be very exciting because you are not sure what direction the sound will go at first and it is very creative.” Champagne plays the guitar with his entire body using every inch of the instrument, slapping the guitar creating rhythmic accents and variation to the sound adding a fullness to the body of the composition that most can only achieve with a four-piece band. Champagne has been playing guitar since he was 4 or 5 years old and studied classic guitar. He explained that his study of the classic or nylon string guitar and his eventual transition to playing the steel string guitar, helped him to really get to know the instrument

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and begin to test its limits. “For a long time in the early years I was playing classic guitar,” he said. “The nylon string or classical guitar has been around for centuries and many academic settings have studied it. So they have really gone in and seen what is possible with that instrument and used it to Please turn to Page 4

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Museum, Art for Children, Cattlemen’s Association, SLO County Farm Bureau, and the local 4-H. He is also the former President to the Central Coast Taxpayers Association and Lincoln Club of San Luis Obispo County, and spent nearly a decade as a Gubernatorial appointee to the Mid-State Fair Board of Directors. It is this level of dedication that has prompted one of the area’s most influential leaders to join Peschong’s campaign. John Lacey, owner of Lacey Livestock recently announced that he would serve as Honorary Campaign Chair; stating, “John Peschong is

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by far the most qualified candidate for San Luis Obispo County Supervisor. He understands that by supporting agriculture, the number one economic driver on the Central Coast, he is creating a better place for every resident of our county to call home. His experience with numerous local organizations, namely the California Mid-State Fair, proves to my wife Dee and I that he has what it takes to stand up for the people of North County. I eagerly support John Peschong’s decision to run for Supervisor — that is why I will be the Chairman of his campaign.” Lacey has been a pioneer for ranchers

and growers throughout the nation, where as the President of the National Cattlemen’s Association, he instituted long-range planning to help the association overcome financial distress, and crafted partnerships that altered the direction of the cattle industry – benefitting thousands of family ranchers and saving thousands more jobs. In 2010, the Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame presented Lacey with the Industry Leadership Award. In addition to his work in the community, Peschong is the co-owner and founder of a small business that provides nearly 50 jobs for residents both in the region and throughout

the state. As a small business owner, he works with clients to develop policies that increase job opportunities through common-sense solutions. John Peschong is running for First District Supervisor, which includes the City of Paso Robles as well as the communities of Templeton, Heritage Ranch, San Miguel and Oak Shores. He lives in Templeton with his wife, Anna, and their two children. To learn more about John, visit JohnPeschong.com.

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its full potential. Where the steel string guitar has only been around for a little over 100 years in mostly popular music, played by singer-songwriters or as accompaniment to a full band. When I put the classic guitar down I really wanted to go deep into the instrument and sort of work out what was possible and use those sounds in my own music.” Champagne has been recording a bit this year with the next big project beginning just before Christmas. He said he is excited about walking into a studio with one guitar to play 10 or 12 songs as well as he can and that will be the album. “I am doing this right before Christmas and it will be a combination of old songs that I still love to play, but were not recorded as well as they could have been, a few new songs and then a few cover songs that I play often that I

have never recorded,” Champagne said. “There is a cover song that I play by Willie Dixon that has developed into something completely different from the original. There are only two notes in the entire song, originally it is a really slow dirty groove. That framework allows for room to make it your own sound. I have been playing since I was 17 years old and I don’t know how it got to this point, but I really like to play it.” “Spoonful” by Willie Dixon is a cover that Champagne has taken liberties with, upping the tempo, adding his own flourishes with an introduction that is comparable to the introduction of, “Painted Black,” by the Rolling Stones, then jumping into a rhythmic frenzy and back to an up tempo blues style with added rests in the composition adding to the tone and allowing the meaning of the lyric to resonate.

Behavioral health, facilities Tablas Road and that it would be a voluntary facility, not a lockdown facility. McDonald spoke to the legal ramifications associated with the decision-making process. She said that before planning commissioners move into discussion there were some legal issues that they needed to have in mind due to the nature of the facility providing services to a mentally ill population. “Because it is a mental health facility it will be treating people that are considered disabled under both state and federal law,” McDonald said. “As a result, your commission cannot consider the fact that those who will be using the facility are disabled in any manner during your deliberations or when making a decision. The best advice I can give you is that you need to treat this facility like it is a medical facility. There are size and site constraints, traffic concerns and especially anything that is objectively potentially impactful to the environment and on the neighborhood, is a proper subject for you to look at. This is an incredibly important point for you to consider because the ramifications of not abiding by those strict guidelines is that it opens the County to significant liability under federal and state law for discrimination against those with disabilities. Your decision can have nothing to do with the population due to the fact that this would be discrimination.” Chief Deputy Ron Hastie spoke for the County Sheriff. He said that Sheriff Parkinson has expressed many times publicly that we need more mental health services in the County and state. Hastie also said that since 2010 people suffering from some sort of mental illness have committed approximately half of the homicides in the County. “These acts of violence do not indicate that all people suffering from mental illness are violent,” Hastie read. “In fact it represents a very small percentage of the population of the people suffering from mental illness. In addition, the jail is a de facto mental heath facility with an average of 388 cases opened a month. Law enforcement has become

Champagne said, “It is very important to me for the music to mean something and for it to be played with feeling. For me, a necessity for being able to play something with as much feeling as possible is to first of all know what you are playing as well as possible, so that you don’t have to think about it to play it. It becomes a natural expression, its all feeling at that point.” Tickets for the show will be $20 per person and can be purchased by calling Castoro Cellars at 2380725 and by visiting castorocellars.com or slofolks. org. To hear a collection of Champagne’s works, visit danielchampagnemusic.com.

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responsible for dealing with this issue as the last stop. The Sheriff’s Office evaluated calls for service by comparing the number of calls to County Health and also that of the Twin Cities Community Hospital.” Hastie went on to report that 22 calls for service have been made to date at the San Luis Obispo lockdown mental health facility and that 128 calls for service were made to date at Twin Cities Community Hospital. He said there were not any recognized concerns made with regard to public safety at the proposed facility site by the County Sheriff’s Office and said the project should move forward. According to the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPOD) numbers presented by Robinson more than 714 residents of San Luis Obispo County were hospitalized in a psychiatric facility out of the County in 2014. County Mental Health transferred about 250 to 350 people in a year through their mobile crisis team, thought there are no numbers for private admissions by private mental heath service providers. “This facility would be treating private admissions,” Robinson said. “The majority of admission would be for children. About half of the facility would be treating minors, about 20 beds for private insured adults and about 20 beds for seniors. Currently we send children as far as Santa Rosa for inpatient psychiatric hospitalization. This is a real need in our communities and I hope to see the project move forward.” During the afternoon public comment period more than 60 people made statements. Many in the audience were Templeton residents who were opposed to the behavioral health facility, as well as many people who have or are currently suffering from mental illness that would benefit from the facility. Also in attendance were mental heath service providers, personal psychiatrists, practicing doctors and parents and family members of those who suffer from mental illness. Many people said the facility would have a negative impact on the small community of Templeton, talking

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about everything from traffic issues to the fear of patients escaping and even the impact it could have on home values. After about four to five hours of public comment the meeting was adjourned and would be re-opened on Jan. 14. For more information about the Planning Commission hearing, to review the project materials and to watch the first meeting, visit slocounty.ca.gov/planning/meetings. htm.

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Serenity Yoga Center Retreat and Spa offers a healthy outlook to those who come utilize their services. Individual appointments are also available for those who prefer individual treatment. Many visitors of Serenity Spa enjoy the infrared sauna that can be used for an hour or less by appointment and helps to detox your body through sweat. Jena Baird owner and co-founder of Serenity Yoga Center Retreat and Spa gives tips to maintain a healthy lifestyle daily through the work she does and leads one of many yoga classes.

yoga is for you. Baird’s workshops include: introduction to yoga, creating sacred spaces, retreats with hiking and standup paddle boarding. Baird and her mother started this journey together, opening the business in 2003. “My mother started doing yoga for health reasons and found that it made such a significant difference that she told me to try it,” she said. “I did and felt so great that I decided to get certified. We offer a variety of services, classes, treatments, workshops, programs and retreats to inspire health of the whole person.” Serenity offers a one-stop shop for holistic health needs with yoga classes, a holistic spa and adventure yoga experiences. They carry many local products from scented candles to health supplements and have partnerships with massage therapists and an Ayurvedic specialist to help keep the body in balance with supplements as part of spa treatments and by special appointment. Serenity offers an infrared sauna in their spa treatments and can by used by appointment for healing and pain relieving purposes. The yoga classes are open to anyone and can be individualized by making an appointment. They practice Energize Yin and Flow Yoga, Gentle Yoga, Infrared Dynamic

Horse sympathy cards Creston poet, photographer started greeting card line By Luke Phillips Of Templeton Life

CRESTON — The bond between a person and their horse can be strong indeed and when a horse passes away it can be difficult to find the right words to show your sympathy. But Creston photographer and poet Stephanie Laird has set out to make it a little easier with her line of horse sympathy cards. “I have horses and my friends have horses and when they lose a horse it’s kind of hard to show support,” Laird said. “So that’s when I started thinking that it would be a good niche business.” Laird has produced many different types of greeting cards for multiple companies since first entering the industry in 2007, but her line of horse sympathy cards, now sold in partnership with Greeting Card Universe, is by far the most successful and she credits that to the strong bond between humans and horses. “Because horses are so spirited and so amazing, they put up with us and there’s just a bond — I don’t know if it’s spiritual or whatever you want to call it — but there’s just a bond I feel between

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people and their horses,” she said. “I have dogs and cats and I love them, and that bond is amazing as well, but horses to me are more wild, they have a wildness and they let us ride them and be with them and they trust us. That bond is almost unexplainable.” Laird got her first horse when she was a young girl, a 30-year-old horse that lived for another 12 years. Laird said the horse’s death was a major event in her life and inspired much of the poetry she uses in her cards today. “It was major for me and I think that’s what makes me feel the sentiments that I write,” she said. “I had no idea that my artwork would take a turn that way. It’s just kind of a really weird thing that evolved, but I never set out for that at all.” Laird has been a photographer for the past 10 years, winning many accolades for her work including multiple Best of Show wins at the California Mid-State Fair. The photographs featured on her cards are taken on her property in Creston, most of them featuring silhouettes of horses against the sunset. The silhouettes help to keep the breed of the horses from being identifiable, giving the cards more of a universal appeal. “And it also gives the drama of the sky, which is the universe or sadness or I don’t know,” Laird said. “My property has a really nice vista and really pretty skies. You just try to get things that are moving or dramatic or show feeling. That’s how I pick an image.” Please turn to Page 8

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Las Tablas Animal Hospital to Host January After Five Mixer

Templeton Chamber of Commerce 2016 Founder’s Circle COMING SOON....

Renewal Members - Thank You! Honey Oak House Bed & Breakfast Mr. Pickles Sandwich Shop Kayla Peach Memorial Foundation

r. David and Aimee Edsall and their staff at Las Tablas Animal Hospital will host our January After Five Mixer, located on the corner of Las Tablas and Bennett Way. The mixer will be on Thursday January 28 from 5:30PM-7:00PM and

is open to members and their guests. Enjoy wine tasting, appetizers, raffles and give-aways while making great business connections and visiting with old friends. No need to RSVP, just join us on January 28th!

Main Street Businesses & Community Members Welcome Home Isaac Lindsey

n December 22, just before Christmas, the Lindsey Family got the best gift imaginable: their son Isaac returned home from almost three months at an acute rehab facility after suffering a traumatic brain injury in a Templeton High School

football game earlier this season. Receiving a police escort down Main Street, community members, business owners, and students of all ages lined the street with hand-painted signs. Isaac waived from the passenger seat of his family’s mini-van while his mother

drove slowly, beaming and saying hello to friends. The community has truly shown their colors (green & white, of course) in its response to this tragic accident and we wish Isaac all the best on his continued road to recovery back here at home.

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Recent Ribbon Cutting Ceremonies Eight-Seven - Saturday December 19

UPCOMING JANUARY EVENTS Tuesday January 12 Templeton Women in Business Luncheon McPhee’s Grill 416 S. Main Street 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM $20/ $25

Tuesday January 28 After Five Mixer Las Tablas Animal Hospital 959 Las Tablas 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM / Free

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from 11:30AM to 1:00PM on Tuesday January 12 at McPhee’s Grill, located at 416 S. Main Street. $20 for Templeton chamber members, $25 for non-members. Members are welcome to donate a raffle prize to further promote your business. You may pay by check by stopping by our

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Join the Founders Circle - Sponsor An Event in 2016!

he Chamber staff is currently recruiting for new members of our 2016 Founders Circle Program, a powerful marketing program that provides over 100,000 impressions of your company logo all year long at every event, seminar, mixer and luncheon hosted by the chamber, plus on our website, in this Templeton Life Newspaper every month, in our bi-annual magazine and several other online and offline publications. Founders

Circle members get complimentary tickets to our annual dinner plus other great perks in addition to incredible advertising value for your business. This opportunity is limited to 20 members and you can get more information by contacting Sarah@templetonchamber.com or call 805-434-1789. The chamber is producing an Advertising and Sponsorship brochure that will be delivered to all members soon, detailing all the opportunities members have to sponsor an

event or advertise all year long. Examples include the wine glass sponsor at Taste of Templeton, a Rest Stop sponsor at Wine & Roses Bicycle Ride or the major sponsor of the Trick Or Treat On Main Street event. Spots are limited so be sure to place your order soon and enjoy the power of marketing to our members and our community through our popular events. Contact the chamber to get your brochure today!

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Saturday, Jan. 2 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, Jan. 4 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 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. January’s program will be a Surprise. Be prepared for some fresh, new ideas to take you into 2016! This will be fun and Carolyn Wallen, 1st VP, cwallen2@aol.com, is coordinating. Visitors are welcome at our meetings so please join us. Sign ups for the Judy Sisneros February class will also be held by Dora Espinosa sunzia2@charter.net. For more information, contact Linda Hampton at lindahampton47@yahoo.com or check out the website almondcountryquilters.org..

tuesday, Jan. 5 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, Jan. 6 templeton Women’s civic club The Templeton Women’s Civic Club will have their meeting on Wednesday, at the Clubhouse at 610 Main Street in Templeton.

Saturday, Jan. 9 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.

1 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 610 Main St. in Templeton. For more details, call Rosemary Dexter at 466-7226.

monday, Jan. 11 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.

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.

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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 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.

Saturday, Jan. 16 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.

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SLofolks and castoro cellars present: Daniel champagne All the way from Australia, non-profit SLOfolks and Castoro Cellars present; singer songwriter and master guitarist of virtuosic proportions, Daniel Champagne at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23. The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for those who would like to taste wine. Tickets for the show will be $20 per person and can be purchased by calling Castoro Cellars at 238-0725, by visiting castorocellars.com or slofolks.org. To hear a collection of Daniel Champagnes works visit danielchampagnemusic.com.

monday, Jan. 25

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Lions club Bingo

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.

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Once Laird has selected an image, she adds sentiments to the card, many of which are based on her poetry, inspired by her spiritual connection with her own horses. “I have some that just say ‘With Sympathy’ because some people aren’t into the whole spiritual thing, but I think that a lot of people that have horses, they have a connection with their spirit, because horses are spirited and beautiful and amazing,” she said. “I try to touch on how I feel about that too. It’s kind of a sad process.” As sad as the process is, Laird said that she’s glad that she can help to ease people’s pain. “At least it feels like I’m contributing to help comfort them, because it’s so awful,” she said. “If you have animals they’re your family and a lot of people feel that way.” Laird’s cards are available on her website at horsesympathy.com. Orders are fulfilled by Greeting Card Universe and cards can be personalized for no extra charge and can also be shipped to any local Target store for pick up, Laird said.

Laird with a sample of her greeting card line.

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TEMPLETON — With the third health insurance marketplace open enrollment beginning on Nov. 1, 2015 and running through Jan. 31, 2016, Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center and Twin Cities Community Hospital’s community education and outreach campaign aims to raise awareness and understanding of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), as well as the insurance options available for those currently without insurance or looking to change plans. As part of the campaign, both Sierra Vista and Twin Cities will provide resources to assist residents in the Central Coast community with enrollment in an Insurance Marketplace plan that is right for each person or family. During multiple upcoming enrollment events in both San Luis Obispo and Templeton, trained enrollment counselors will be available to answer questions and assist with the enrollment process. For more information on how you can get help understanding your health insurance options, call 866-893-8446 or stop by during one of these upcoming enrollment events: Twin Cities Community Hospital, 1100 Las Tablas Road, Templeton Jan. 6 Jan. 9 Jan. 13 Jan. 16

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