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Templeton Life
OCTOBER 2014
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Katrina V. Merson
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Smoot competes in Reno Championships
TUSD candidates unopposed
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Merson and Cunningham ready to serve community By ALLYSON OKEN Of Templeton Life
November is around the corner and this means it is time to fill two seats on the Templeton Unified School District board. This election cycle two peopled — Katrina V. Merson and Jordan Cunningham — are running unopposed and will replace the seats being vacated by Nelson Yamagata and Lisa Hammond. Despite the lack of opposition, both candidates sat down with Templeton Life and talked about their experience and reasons for running for school board. Cunningham works for a local law firm and prior to this worked for the San Luis Obispo District Attorney’s Office as a deputy district attorney. He earned his law degree from the University Of California, Berkeley, School of Law. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in physics, magna cum laude, from Point Loma Nazarene University in 2000. A native of San Luis Obispo County, Cunningham lives in Templeton with his wife Shauna and their four children. Cunningham said that it was his Please turn to Page 7
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Randy Baxley auctioneering at the Templeton Livestock Market in 2013.
End of an era
RENO — Templeton resident Sherman Smoot doesn’t fit the stereotype of a senior citizen. At 66 years old, Smoot is still thrill seeking like he’s a young buck with a death wish. The U.S. Navy veteran is an experienced aviator, and even with his military service in the rear-view mirror, he still takes to the air to get an adrenaline rush for the ages. Smoot has been flying for the better part of 45 years, and his most recent expedition ended with a national runnerup finish at the Reno Championship Air Races. The annual event, which ran over the second weekend of September, drew roughly 300,000 spectators to Nevada’s high desert to witness the wonder of the world’s most intense motor sport. “It is the most extreme of extreme sports there are,” Smoot said. “It’s the fastest motor sport in the world; nobody goes any faster than we do.” Please turn to Page 7
Templeton Livestock Market set to swing its gates for last time Oct. 4 By LOUISE HARRIS For Templeton Life
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he quiet Main Street of Templeton has been the home of the Templeton Livestock Market since 1946. It has been a weekly gathering place for ranchers to market their cattle and catch up with the local happenings. Cattlemen have gathered at the top loading chute or at ringside to discuss current beef prices and make predictions on next year’s rainfall for generations. The once small town has grown with the wine industry
boom and the drought has adversely affected cattle numbers throughout the Central Coast. As the area changes it is time to pay tribute to the livestock auction that has shaped the history and agricultural success of the community. The Templeton Livestock Market will conclude its legacy on the Central Coast with the annual Bull Sale on Oct. 4. Hoover’s Beef Palace Restaurant is also closing, but ownership was trying to relocate as of publication. Please turn to Page 4 Photo courtesy of Sherman Smoot
Roots run deep at J. Dusi Winery By CONNIE PILLSBURY For Templeton Life
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hen Sylvester Dusi immigrated to America in 1907 from a little town high in the Italian Alps, he had no idea that 100 years later, in 2006, his name, “Dusi” would appear on a wine label under the name, J. Dusi Wines. But it was not his son, or his grandson or his great-grandsons that began a winery in the grape-growing family. It was his great-granddaughter, Janell Dusi, of Templeton, who started her own label in 2006, and opened her J. Dusi tasting room in 2012. Janell wasn’t a newcomer to the wine business. “I started making wine for fun when I was young, a barrel a year,” she said with a smile. Her grandfather, Dante Dusi, taught her the basics of traditional Italian winemaking. Living near her grandparents on the 100-acre Zinfandel
vineyard property, Janell would hop on the Cat-10 tractor with her grandfather to head into the vineyard and help with the work. “We were farmers who farmed the land, and every year we saw the grapes go out the driveway in a truck,” she recalls. In 1993, at age 13, Janell entered her wine in the California Mid-State Fair, winning an Honorable Mention for her 1992 Zinfandel, Dante Dusi Vineyards. She continued making wine as a teenager and into college at University of California, Santa Barbara, where she majored in global and international studies. Her zeal and passion for winemaking never abated, leading her to work threemonth “Vintages” in Adelaide, Australia and travel to France to study winemaking techniques. By 2006, she knew what she wanted to do — produce her own label. This was quite a surprise and a change
Templeton resident Sherman Smoot stands alongside his Yak-11 aircraft Czech Mate after taking second in the Unlimited Race Class of the Reno Championship Air Races on Sunday, Sept. 14.
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Gwen Pelfrey
By ALLYSON OKEN Of Templeton Life
Gwen Pelfrey Gwen Pelfrey has been a Templeton resident for the past 27 years and is known for being active at community meetings, outspoken and well versed in county and city affairs. Her dedication to the community and vigor prompted her decision to run in the November election for the Templeton Community Services District. “My husband Bill and I have lived in the area for the last 27 years,” she said. “He actually sits on the TAAG (Templeton Area Advisory Group) board. I feel my experience as the executive vice president of Heritage Oaks Bank in Paso Robles for 21 years and my two-year stint as the Coast National Bank president will make me a valuable asset to the TCSD. I have also
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been involved with the Templeton Chamber of Commerce as a board member and chaired Frontier Day. I am also the founding member and chief financial officer for the Templeton Library Association. In addition, I have also been a member of the Templeton Kiwanis for the last 26 years and have been a president on their board as well.” Gwen has also assisted in planning the 4th of July Parade, served on the Measure H12 Bond Oversight Committee as vice president and was on the Blue Ribbon Committee for the Lake Nacimiento Project. Over her 27 years in the county, Pelfrey has seen Templeton go through many changes and ups and downs. “What I hope for and what I want to bring to the TCSD is to preserve what brought so many of us here to the community or if we have stayed the reasons we have stayed,” she said. “So I want to preserve that historic nature and have it be the small-town look and feel. When my husband and I came here 27 years ago and saw the downtown park, we thought of Mayberry. Although we have lost our caboose, we still have our cannon and our gazebo and a bit of our town history preserved. Though sadly, we will be losing a 50-year fixture in our community, the stockyard. These are the types of things I would like to see preserved and hope that whom ever sits on the board will maintain the town’s history.”
fire and infrastructure needed for growth. “We have to look at all models and make decisions and projections that will carry the town 10 to 15 years down the road,” said Fardanesh. “We need to hear from residents and experts as well as staff to make equitable decisions. When we are working with one fund to fund everything, assessments are needed to make sure we are allocating funds to the right departments. My disposition is that I like to hear from all sides, residents, staff and experts. I like to question and make objective decisions based on the whole. I want to open a oneon-one dialog between the community and TCSD to get the community more involved and attending meetings. We need to hear from everyone.”
indecisive meetings that inspired him to put his name in the proverbial hat. “There are some decisions that need to be made by the board that have a significant long-term impact on the community and residents,” Rosales said. “These are topics that have been studied and discussed at length rather exhaustively primarily on water, waste water and public safety. It is time for those decisions to be made and for us to move forward. We have a strong staff in place with the knowledge and experience to get the job done. As a director, I would push for the board to be more decisive in its role as the decision-makers for the district. You need to have the dialog and the studies and to work with the red tape, but at the end of the day you have got to make the decisions. Unfortunately, the decisions that are coming up for this community are rather significant and can have a significant fiscal impact on the residents. So we have to look at the information carefully, but those decisions have to be made now. Putting them off will only make matters worse.” Rosales has been working in the community not just in a community service capacity, but also as a small business owner. He said that this experience has provided him an outlet to community opinion that few are privy to. “I feel that through these roles, I have
Navid Fardanesh Navid Fardanesh is a recent addition to the Templeton Community, having lived in the area for the past two years. Fardanesh has put his name on the dole for the November election of the Templeton Community Services District Board of Directors. He feels he can provide a sense of objectivity, decisiveness and willingness to bring community back into the forum. “I have been married to my beautiful wife Cynthia and we have two children 12 and 14 years old that attend Templeton Schools and love it,” said Fardanesh. “I am a dentist and owned my own practice since 1999 in Ripon, Calif. Now, we are here in Templeton. We are really enjoying it.” When living in Ripon, Fardanesh was very involved in community organizations. He was a Chamber of Commerce president for three years and was involved in projects and committees. Being a member of the business community and being involved with the chamber, he said that it really helped him to see issues for businesses and community members. “Then I became involved with the planning commission,” he said, “I was appointed to the planning commission by the City Council and I was on it for five years, two of which I was the president or chairperson. The township was similar in size to Templeton with about 15,000 people. I feel like this was a good experience for me to prepare me to enter the TCSD because I can see where Templeton may be going and where there could be growth issues. I think at this point I would be a great asset to Templeton as a director. I have also been with the Lions Club since 2006 and was their treasurer for two years. Working in community services is truly my passion to be involved in. I want my children to learn by example so they are in 4-H and both of them are in leadership at school. Really, family and community are most important to me.” When asked about issues the district is facing, he responded by saying that overall it is in fair condition, but there are some big decisions to be made in the near future — mentioning that the hot topics are water,
Rob Rosales Rob Rosales has thrown his name on the November ballot for the Templeton Community Services District election. Over the last few years, Rob has sat on the TAAG board, served as the president of the Templeton Chamber of Commerce and has also been an avid attendee of community meetings and participates in many events around the community. He is also a member of the Templeton Rotary Club and was named citizen of the year by the chamber. Rosales said that is was witnessing many
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Sylvester and Caterina Dusi with sons, Guido, Dante and Benito, in front of home on ranch in Templeton, c. 1936.
for a family that had been growers for 100 years, but not vintners. Janell started with 450 cases, borrowing and renting space in other wineries for processing, then travelling around the country eight months a year selling her J. Dusi label. With her outgoing and friendly personality, she secured distributors in five states, who in turn supplied the wine to restaurants and wine shops. Her hard work and long months of travel paid off, as she was able to double her vintage every year. By 2013, Janell was ready for the next big step — to have her own boutique winery and tasting room in the area. A great opportunity opened up when she was able to lease a former winery facility, almost brand new, on Highway 46 West. It was fully equipped and ready for processing 4,000 cases for her first year. Janell is at the winery every day, personally involved in all aspects of the operation, from picking grapes to the crush, fermenting, bottling and selling. With the opening of the winery on Sept. 12, 2013, all the pieces of the Dusi family lore and loyalty fell into place. Grapes that had been planted by her great-grandfather could now be used under the J. Dusi label. The large and close-knit family that descended from Sylvester and Catarina Dusi and their three sons, Guido, Dante and Benito, became the backbone of the new winery. “Everyone pitched in and helped,” says Janell’s mother, Joni Ruiz Dusi, who worked the harvest this fall alongside her daughter. Mike Dusi, Janell’s father, assists
with expertise from his trucking business. And grandfather Dante and uncle Benny call every day, “to see how things are going at the winery.” Janell’s brother Michael is in charge of the landscaping at the winery while brother Matt handles the accounting. Sister-in-law Ali Dusi manages the tasting room with help from Janell’s cousins and longtime local friends. The two grandmothers, Dorothy Dante and Dorothy Ruiz, are the wine room attendants on the weekend, joined by Joni’s sister, Terri Ruiz Franklin. Cousin Wade Clevenger is in charge of the growing wine club. “It takes all of us to make it happen,” says Janell. The deep roots of this family story began in Ono Degno, an ancient hilltop farming community in the Italian Alps where Sylvester Dusi was born. He came seeking the American dream in 1907, and after working and saving for many years, was able to purchase a ranch in Templeton in 1922. That same year his future wife, Caterina, arrived, at the urging of Sylvester’s sister, that she “go help him with the work.” She had been told in her tiny town near Ono Degno that, “the streets of America were paved with gold.” And that “gold” is the rich legacy of a family that worked the land, stayed together, and valued each other. “We have taken our family’s vineyard growing to the next level, where we can now share our wines with the public, and this is where I plan to stay,” says winemaker Janell Dusi.
love this time of the year. It’s time for school starting, football, the World Series, elections, Halloween, and best of all, pumpkins. The Farmers Market is beginning to transition from summer to autumn produce and soon we’ll see an abundance of winter squash and my favorite — pumpkins. I’ve started my search for new ways to use pumpkin, canned or fresh. The following sandwich recipe would be fun to serve on Halloween. The filling is somewhat like a “Sloppy Joe,” but I bet no one will guess that it has pumpkin in it.
Pumpkin Burgers
Ingredients: 1-1/2 pounds ground beef 1 medium onion, chopped 1 bottle (12 ounces) chili sauce 1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed tomato soup, undiluted ½ cup cooked pumpkin 1 teaspoon salt ½ to 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice ¼ teaspoon pepper 6 to 8 hamburger buns split Directions: In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add the chili sauce, soup, pumpkin, salt, pumpkin pie spice and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour. Serve on buns. Note: Hamburger buns can be toasted, if desired.
Keeping with the pumpkin theme this recipe for Pumpkin Butter makes a thick spread, good on toast or English muffins. You can start your Halloween day by serving this at breakfast time. Tell the kids that they are truly in for a pumpkin day!
Pumpkin Butter
Ingredients: 4 cups pumpkin puree, fresh or canned unsweetened 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup light brown sugar Juice of 1 small orange (about ¼ cup) 1 tablespoon finely chopped peeled fresh ginger Pinch of salt
Directions: Combine the pumpkin puree, white and brown sugars, orange juice, ginger, and salt in a heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring. Lower the heat to medium-low and cook, uncovered, stirring often, until the mixture is very thick and has reduced to about 4 cups, about 1 hour (timing can vary). Allow to cool, then chill. Note: If you wish to can the pumpkin butter, spoon it while still hot into sterilized canning jars, leaving ¼-inch headspace, top with canning lids and screw bands, and process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes.
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It has been sold and plans are for it to be demolished in order to make way for a residential development with 200-plus houses.
THE EARLY DAYS
In 1945, Walter Jay Goodell was able to turn his dream of building a livestock auction on Templeton’s Main Street into a reality. The Templeton Businessmen’s Club influenced the property owner to lease to Goodell. It was a prime location with Highway 101 running directly in front of the property allowing easy access for trucks and consignors. The business was built from the ground up. With the effort of the community wood was harvested from the Cottonwood poles on the river, collected from Camp Roberts, and train grain car doors were utilized to build the walls of the sale ring. Word was spread around town to not burn good, used railroad ties at the local railway headquarters so that they could be used for posts at the livestock market. Many members of the community donated their time and labor to help build the auction market that would come to serve local ranchers for over 60 years. The Goodell family held the first auction at the Templeton Sales Yard, later to become the Templeton Livestock Market, in 1947. It didn’t take long for the auction to become a gathering place for people to buy, sell and trade produce, tools, household items, and general wares. During drought years or the dry months when pasture was fed off auctions would last into the early hours of Sunday morning. Small animals such as pigs, goats and sheep were sold through the auction before the cattle every Saturday. Goodell held a sale once a week rain or shine except for two Saturdays each year which he set aside for special occasions. One was on the 4-H and FFA livestock sale day at the Mid-State Fair which he helped run. The other was on the Saturday following Thanksgiving each year on which Goodell would take the entire sales yard staff out on a deep sea fishing trip out of Morro Bay to thank them for their hard work. As Goodell’s last living child, Ruth Janet Goodell, looks on at the original livestock market ledgers she comments, “By the looks of it every able bodied young man in Templeton worked at the auction at one point or another. Our entire family worked at the yard long hours and got to know a lot of people in the livestock industry around the area; it will be another icon gone.” After 17 years of building the livestock market, economic and political developments brought change to the cattle industry, which caused Goodell to sell the business to Al Santos and Bob Lewis. He later bought back into the business after it was incorporated and owned stock in it until his death in October, 1963.
WITH CHANGE, COMES GROWTH
Dick Nock, of Cayucos, bought one third interest in the yard in 1966. According to Nock it was a time when the market was selling 100,000 head of cattle through the auction each year. Nock became the sole owner of the market in 1970. Soon after, Duane Baxley, of Paso Robles, and Richard Stober, of Madera, became partners in the business. In the mid 1970s Davis Brothers bought a share and developed Templeton Properties. The 1970s saw a lot of growth for the yard including expansion of the feedlot portion, building what is currently Hoovers Beef Palace Restaurant and converting the wood corrals to pipe. After
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The Goodell family held the first auction at the Templeton Sales Yard, later to become the Templeton Livestock Market, in 1947.
expansion, the market capacity grew to 4,500 head. Duane Baxley has been a fixture of the market and raised his two sons Randy and Clay at the weekly auctions. “I attended my first auction at Templeton in 1959. I started going every Saturday as a freshman at Cal Poly in 1960. I went from a buyer to employee to a partner and back to buyer in a span of over 50 years. There will be a big void in my life after Oct. 4,” says Baxley. In 1980, Nock was the Livestock Marketing Association President and held the World Auctioneer Championship at the Templeton Livestock Market. The event hosted 35 auctioneers for the competition and sold an astounding 4,500 head in only seven hours. “The sale of this auction yard marks the end of a great era for the cattle industry of this region,” says Nock.
THE NEXT GENERATION
Randy Baxley, of Visalia, has been the owner, operator and auctioneer of Templeton Livestock Market for the past 13 years. He has been marketing cattle for more than 20 years. Baxley has successfully run two auction markets and a thriving Internet livestock marketing company to successfully provide service to cattle ranchers throughout the state. He took over Visalia Livestock Market in 1994 and Templeton Livestock Market in 2000. He grew up attending auctions when his father was a partner. “To my family it has been a way of life. We have been truly lucky to be able to serve the community and the cattlemen and cattlewomen of the area in a marketing capacity. I think the livestock market has been a staple for the community of Templeton. It has been a landmark that has outlasted generations. My wife, Beth, and I were raised in San Luis County and she like myself remembers going to the livestock yard as a child,” says Baxley. “My memories of Templeton Livestock Market go all the way back to being a small boy running around the yard. I have enjoyed watching my daughters grow up around a business that I too was raised around. I genuinely love it,” says Baxley. The Baxley family plans to continue their trusted and dependable service to cattle producers of the Central Coast. Randy Baxley will be opening a receiving yard on Ramada Drive, just down the road from the sales yard’s current location, to extend his
services to local cattle producers. Cattle will be received on the weekends and Tuesdays and then transported to Visalia Livestock Market to be auctioned off on Wednesday. The receiving yard will be a facility that will have capabilities to feed and water livestock in a dust controlled environment. “We are looking forward to a future that we will be able to continue to serve our producers successfully without a hitch,” says Randy Baxley. Although the auction yard will no longer be part of the community, cattle production remains a vital part of agriculture in the area. Currently, the San Luis Obispo County Cattlemen have the largest number of members in the California Cattlemen’s Association. The heritage and traditions of cattle ranching families remain strong throughout the area. “I would like to thank the cattlemen and cattlewomen of this area for the privilege of marketing their cattle and hope to continue that relationship by offering what I think will be the next best thing. A receiving yard that I can continue serving the industry and marketing their cattle to the best of my ability. I will continue to earn their trust in bringing them the strongest market around. I would also like to thank my dedicated employees that I have been able to depend on through the years to help me provide an
exceptional marketing service. I am proud of the team that I have and appreciate all of them,” says Randy Baxley. Jo Ann Switzer, of Atascadero, has worked at TLM since 1984 receiving and consigning cattle. “Change is inevitable in the world that we live in today. Rest-assured that TLM will do everything possible to make the transition run as smoothly as possible, they are committed to taking care of our valued customers. It has been a great experience to work at TLM and meet so many wonderful people throughout California who market their cattle here.” says Switzer. For more than six decades the sounds of the Templeton Livestock Market has been heard throughout the community with the bawling of calves, the air brakes of cattle trucks, the slamming of ring doors, the whistles of workers on horseback, and the rhythmic chant of the auctioneer. With change, comes the silencing of an era and the close of a chapter in the history of the cattle industry. It is with great sadness that the community bids farewell and tips our hats to an iconic legacy that has served cattlemen and women for generations.
Louise Harris has been working at the Templeton Livestock Market for several years.
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Locals Invited to Ride in Wine & Roses Oct. 11
W NE Understand Your Financial StatementsAvoid Employee Fraud and Embezzlement The Chamber will hosts the next Business Education Seminar on Friday, October 24 from Noon to 1:30pm at the Templeton Community Center, 601 S. Main Street, and feature a topic that is in the news all too often lately. Business owners that can spot the most common “red flags” on their Profit & Loss statements, Balance Sheets and General Ledgers can often nip a potential problem in the bud, before it becomes a multi-thousand dollar embezzlement. Join local CPA Melissa Kasarjian for this informative straight-talk seminar on how to read these important reports and how to spot potential problems with those financial reports, from simple data entry mistakes to serious employee embezzlement. These seminars are free to Templeton Chamber members, $10 for non-members and guests and cold drinks are provided. Feel free to bring a sack lunch or order from the provided menu. Seminars start promptly at Noon and end at 1:30pm, with the last 20 minutes dedicated to Q&A. Please RSVP to info@templetonchamber.com
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aturday, October 11 brings the 13th Annual Wine & Roses Bicycle Ride, starting and ending in the Templeton Community Park. While this ride has long attracted hundreds of out of town riders, with the routes of gentle rolling hills, vineyard vistas, and perfect riding weather, Templeton locals are invited to join the fun by registering today at wineandrosesride.com. The Templeton Chamber of Commerce hosts this ride (not a race), with three routes for all riding levels: 30-miles, 62-miles and a Century ride of 100 miles. Three rest stops along the way feature snacks, water, and first aid/repair services. Riders enjoy a delicious and plentiful tri-tip BBQ in the park upon finish, complete with Wildhorse Wine, 805 beer, and dessert. Riders linger long into the beautiful Autumn afternoon visiting with old friends and meeting new ones. We invite you to dust off that road bike and join us on October 11! Registration is $65 and includes the post-ride BBQ and a souvenir stemless wine glass. Consider joining the party on the Friday night before the ride, for the Bike Bash at Wildhorse Winery- a 1st class Ziti pasta dinner with green salad, gluten-free option, dessert, wine and raffle prizes. Pre-register at the Bike Bash or starting at 6:30am at the TCSD Board Room. Register at Active.com or at our website, www.wineandrosesride.com. We are also seeking volunteers to
help with check-in and the BBQ. Volunteers get a complimentary BBQ lunch and a t-shirt. Contact Gail at the chamber office to volunteer at (805) 434-1789 or info@ templetonchamber.com This event is made possible by the generous sponsorship of the following businesses: Castoro Cellars, Supreme Nutrition, Bike Lane Inn, Mr. Pickles Sandwich Shop, Wildhorse Winery, Firestone Walker Brewery, Kennedy Club Fitness, Grocery Outlet Bargain Market, Central Coast Tent & Party, Adelaide Floral and Templeton Feed & Grain.
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On Saturday, November 1st, Templeton will celebrate its agricultural and historical roots at the annual Founders Day Street Fair, on Main Street between 3rd and 5th Streets. This year, the Founders Day celebration will be on a Saturday, celebrated on the last afternoon before we change our clocks, from 1pm-4pm on November 1st. We invite all local residents and visitors to meander down to Main Street to enjoy a cold beer in the street (entire area will be blocked off for the festival) and some fabulous entertainment including: • Rotary Chili Cook-Off: an International Chili Society (ICS) sanctioned competition with awards for best Red Chili, best Chili Verde and best Salsa, plus People’s Choice Award •
Free slice of pie or cake for all, from the Historical Museum Society
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“The Jammies” band on the main stage
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“Something Ridiculous” juggling and unicycle show on the community stage
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Halloween Costume parade and contest on the community stage
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sustainable and healthy foods for the whole family.
Monday, Oct. 20 ACQG Guild Meeting
The Almond Country Quilters’ Guild will be meeting at the Masonic Meeting Hall, 2607 Traffic Way in Atascadero. Social Time begins at 6:30 p.m., meeting from 7 to 8:30 p.m. For more information, check out the website www.almondcountryquilters.org.
Tuesday, Oct. 21 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.
To place an item in the community calendar send to Allyson Oken at aoken@atascaderonews.com
Saturday, Oct. 4
agenda, go to www.templetoncsd.org.
Wednesday, Oct. 8
Templeton Farmers Market The largest farmer’s 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 local produce, direct from the farmers who grow it. Fresh, local, sustainable and healthy foods for the whole family.
Monday, Oct. 6
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 months guest will be Bear McGill who will be speaking about the Honor Flight. After the meeting there will be refreshments and social time. For more information, call Letha Blythe at 239-9599.
Thursday, Oct. 10
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.
ACQG Guild Meeting The Almond Country Quilters’ Guild will be meeting at the Masonic Meeting Hall, 2607 Traffic Way in Atascadero. Social Time begins at 6:30 p.m., meeting from 7 to 8:30 p.m. For more information, check out the website www.almondcountryquilters.org.
Tuesday, Oct. 7 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
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Templeton Unified School District Board of Trustees will meet on the second and fourth Thursdays 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, www.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, Oct. 12 Templeton Farmers Market The largest farmer’s market in the county is
Wine and Roses Bike Ride Enjoy the ride with roses and wine a true Templeton community experience. Rides begin at 7 a.m. and with a barbecue lunch in the park. For more information, visit http:// wineandrosesride.com.
Thursday, Oct. 16 TAAG meeting The Templeton Area Advisory Group meets at 206 5th St. in Templeton every third Thursday. To learn more, visit www.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, Oct. 18 Templeton Farmers Market The largest farmer’s 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 local produce, direct from the farmers who grow it. Fresh, local,
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
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, Oct. 25 Templeton Farmers Market
The largest farmer’s 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 local produce, direct from the farmers who grow it. Fresh, local, sustainable and healthy foods for the whole family.
Huntington’s Disease support
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.
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Apple Butter Pumpkin Pie
Ingredients: 1 cup Libby’s solid pack pumpkin 1 cup Musselman’s apple butter ¼ cup packed dark brown sugar ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ¼ teaspoon ground ginger ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg ¼ teaspoon salt
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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 local produce, direct from the farmers who grow it. Fresh, local, sustainable and healthy foods for the whole family.
3 eggs, lightly beaten 1 cup undiluted Carnation evaporated milk 1 (9-inch) deep dish frozen pie shell, thawed
filling ingredients in order given; pour into pie shell. Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until knife inserted 2-inches from center comes out clean. Top with streusel topping. Bake for additional 15 minutes.
Streusel Topping
Directions: Combine 3 tablespoons softened butter, ½ cup flour, 1/3 cup dark brown sugar and 1/3 cup chopped pecans. Note: If the pie crust begins to brown
elected to the TCSD.”
“I am running because I am passionate about Templeton,” he said. “I am committed to the future. I want to protect and preserve the rural character and quality of life that we all enjoy here. I feel my 36 years in public service, both personal and professional, make me uniquely qualified for the board. I attend every meeting and I feel this gives me a head start and an understanding of how business is done.” Peterson has worked for 36 years as a Chief of Internal Audit for a $43 billion fund for the Los Angeles County
Directions: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine
excessively, place foil halo over crust edges. Cut a 9-inch circle of foil, cut out center leaving a 1-inch wide ring of foil). Enjoy your “pumpkin day.” Cheers! Contact Barbie Butz at barbiewb@ hotmail.com
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developed a good sense for the community, its needs, desires and capabilities,” he said. “I think as a board member, I can serve the constituency with the community’s best interest at heart. I am a regular attendee of meetings and many of them are empty. Attendance is a big topic of conversation at least once a year at these meetings. I feel that the community wants the decision made for them by a person they can trust, so they don’t have to attend the meetings. My hope is that I can provide that level of confidence in my decision making if
Wayne Peterson One of four candidates running for a seat on the Templeton Community Services District Board of Directors is Wayne Peterson. He has been involved with community service organizations in the area for many years and provided public service through his profession.
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
Employees Retirement Association. Since retiring, he has been a very active member in the Templeton community. He is the president of the Templeton Library Association, president of the measure H12 Bond Oversight Committee and a board member of the Vineyard Oaks Homeowners Association. “The big three issues are the sewer, wastewater and emergency services,” he said. “I guess those are the big three that the board is working on now. They just need to move forward and make these decisions and hopefully find grant funds so the taxpayer is not footing the bill. The main purpose of the board is to provide the policies and direction to staff. I think the good thing is that the TCSD has an excellent staff so things can only get better. I think with the appointment of the new general manger things have been looking up and the current board is making progress and I would continue that if elected.” For more information or to contact any of the TCSD candidates, visit the county election website at www.slocounty.ca.gov/ clerk/elections.
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need to maintain the high level of education that Templeton provides that inspired him to run for a seat on the Templeton school board. “I am running for a seat on the board of trustees to maintain our schools level of excellence and continue a K-12 system that prepares each student for college,” he said. “I want to put parents and kids first when it comes down to enacting policy. To contribute by making wise decisions about how we allocate our resources. I am a problem solver. I welcome input from all members of our community and all employees of our district. We are going to continue the tradition of excellence here
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in Templeton schools. Our formula for success will be involved parents, great kids and high-quality staff. Of course things can always be improved, but we are starting from a good base here in Templeton.” The second seat is to be filled by Merson who has worked in several school districts in San Luis Obispo County as an administrative assistant. She has raised two daughters in the county, both of whom attended local schools. She is running because she knows the system, what it is like to be a parent, and how hard educators work with limited funding to make miracles happen. “First and foremost, I am a parent, but I
think I bring a unique background in that I was also a school district employee,” said Merson. “I was previously a property clerk for San Luis Coastal Unified School District. So I understand a lot of the constraints that employees have to work under. My family and I have always just been very involved in the community. I served as grad night president, PTA president, all along this has been a great area as far as public education. I love Templeton. This district has such dedicated parents and teachers. It is a community that wants to be involved and wants to see their children succeed and I think that is rare. As far as the district is concerned, I think
they have done a great job working with monetary constraints. They have done great work so far with the H12 projects. We just have to make sure that when working with taxpayer money that we cross every, ‘t’ and dot every, ‘i’. I do know each member of the board and I think that they are all very dedicated members and parents and I am very happy to join them.” For parents that have students attending school in Templeton, these new board members could bring a new tone to the school board. To attend regular meetings and meet the new board members when they take their seats, visit www.tusd. ca.schoolloop.com.
4.4 seconds off the first-place time. The top mark was set by Steve Hinton of Chino, who piloted a P-51 Mustang named Voodoo with an average speed of 462.926 mph. As Smoot explained, the Yak-11 simply can’t keep pace with the P-51. “Unfortunately, if the Mustangs run, they’re just a faster airplane,” Smoot said. “I can’t really get around the ones that are modified.” Smoot said his best course of action against the P-51 is just to sit patiently and wait for a boom. Since the Mustangs are operating so far above the standard, they tend to blow up sometimes. “Basically, I just sit right behind them and wait for them to blow up,” Smoot said. There was no engine failure in the race this year, so Smoot was forced to settle for second. Even so, he was happy to bring another strong performance back to his aviation-rich home in the North County. Smoot is the current president of the Estrella Warbird Museum in Paso Robles, and he believes the local attraction holds a
place of high-esteem in the area. “This whole area — Paso Robles, Templeton [and] the whole North County — is rich with aviation history,” Smoot said. “We have a rich aviation history here, and the Estrella Warbird Museum does great things. We’re in the process of building three new buildings right now, and we’re growing by leaps and bounds.” The museum already boasts a wide collection of aircraft, automobiles and military vehicles, and Smoot hopes to continue seeing growth. “Our goal is to be one of the most soughtafter museums on the West Coast,” Smoot said, “and we’re getting there.” While the Warbirds continue to build momentum in the North County, Sherm Smoot and Czech Mate will certainly be gearing up for another go next year in Reno. To learn more about the Reno Championship Air Races, visit www. airrace.org. For additional information about the Estrella Warbirds Museum, check out www.ewarbirds.org.
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“It’s sort of like the NASCAR of the air,” Smoot added with a laugh, “only those guys go way too slow.” The top-end speed of a typical stock car is around 220 mph. Smoot and his fellow air racers average speeds around 450 mph. As Smoot explained, his landing-gear speed is equivalent to the maximum speed of the winningest drivers in NASCAR Cup series history. It goes without saying that the racers in Reno take on a fair share of risk when their wheels leave the runway. But then that’s the very reason they keep climbing into the cockpit time and again. “Quite frankly, I love the adrenaline rush,” Smoot said. “It’s about the only thing that gets my blood pumping anymore, and I love it.” Smoot flew for 11 years in the military, piloting McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantoms off aircraft carriers while stationed out of Miramar in San Diego. He then served 28 years as a commercial airline pilot, some of which was spent working from the Paso Robles Municipal Airport. Smoot kicked off his racing career in 1991, and has since gained experience flying the American-made P-51 Mustang and the Soviet Yak-3. However, his most recent outing in Reno came behind the controls of a Yak11. The Yakovlev Yak-11 is a later evolution of the Yak-3, and it was first introduced in 1947 as a training aircraft
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for the Soviet Air Force. The original specs on the Yak-11 list its max speed as 289 mph, but with modification, Smoot has gotten the old fighter to crank out upwards of 3,000 horsepower. That allowed Smoot to average a speed of 458.856 mph in the championship race in Reno. “Well, it’s different,” Smoot said of the highly modified Yak-11. “It flies different. It’s not as stable as a P-51 Mustang, and the speeds we’re going, we’re just sort of in no man’s land. The engine and everything else, we’re running way over what they’re designed to do. But that’s racing.” Smoot’s Yak-11 is named Czech Mate to honor its birthplace in the nation formerly known as Czechoslovakia. It may be far from home, but Czech Mate has fit right in with the other racers in Reno. “I’ve been on the Czech Mate air race team since 1998,” Smoot said, “so I’ve been flying it for a while. “I’ve always placed in the top four probably the last eight years or more of the national championship,” Smoot added. “I’ve never been lower than fourth place.” That consistent success carried into 2014, when Smoot finished second in the Gold Medal race of the Unlimited Race Class. Smoot’s time of 8:23.566 for eight laps around an eight-mile course was about
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