December 2013 - Paso Robles Magazine.com

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The Resurrection of the Farmers Alliance Building
December 2013
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CONTENTS
DECEMBER 2013
volume 13 number 8
A Monthly Look at Life in our Remarkable Communities
Feature S tories
14 A Holiday Gift is
46 Round Town
a BLESSING for
Local Charities
16 Holiday Celebrations
18 Resurrection
- the historic Farmers Alliance
Building transforms to
Derby Wine Estates
Part 1
56 Business
52 Hoofbeat
Hoofbeat Calendar and Trail Tales
- by Dorothy Rogers
Departments
12 Ol’ Oaken Bucket
Ride 2 Recovery Update by Chuck Desmond
• Robin Hood Takes Over the PRHS
Performing Arts Center
• ‘TIMBA’ Band Boosters Keeps
Templeton High Marching
• Panda’s Garden Expands to
Educate More Students
• Paderewski Youth Piano Competition
Yields Repeat Legacy Prize Winner
• San Miguel District Teacher of the Year:
Ann Granados Tribute
• The Nutcracker Ballet Tickets
on Sale Now
EDITORIAL DEADLINE:
7th of each month preceding publication
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HOW TO REACH US
Phone: (805) 239-1533
E-mail:
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Mailing address: P.O. Box 3996,
In town drop off: Dutch Maytag,
1501 Riverside, Paso Robles
Web: pasoroblesmagazine.com
and Recreation
Publisher/Editor: Bob Chute
Editorial Consultant:
Chris Weygandt Alba
Advertising: Millie Drum, Pam
Osborn, Jamie Self, Melissa Chavez,
and Bob Chute
Paso Robles Magazine (PRM) © 2013, is owned and published by Bob
Chute. No part of this periodical may be reproduced in any form or by any
means without prior written consent from Paso Robles Magazine.
PRM is published monthly and distributed FREE to every residence and
business, including rural addresses, in Paso Robles, Templeton, Shandon,
Bradley and San Miguel (zip codes 93426, 93446, 93451, 93461 and 93465).
Postage paid at Paso Robles, CA 93446. PRM is also available for our visitors
through local restaurants, Paso Robles Chamber of Commerce, North County
Transportation Center, and other high traffic tourist-oriented locations.
Annual subscriptions to PRM, mailed to areas beyond the described distribution areas, are available for $18 per year (for orders outside U.S., add $10
postage). Mailing address: P.O. Box 3996, Paso Robles, CA 93447. Phone:
(805) 239-1533, Fax (805) 239-1263, e-mail: prmagazine@charter.net. Find
us on the web at www.pasoroblesmagazine.com
For advertising inquiries and rates, story ideas and submissions, contact
Bob Chute at any of the above numbers. In town drop point for photos,
letters, press releases, etc. at Dutch Maytag Home Appliance Center, 1501
Riverside.
Graphics and advertising composition by Janice Pluma, Warpaint Graphics,
editorial composition, Travis Ruppe, David Butz, art production.
• Jim’s Locomotive Obsession
• Quasquicentennial Update:
Only 31 Days to go!
• At the Library
• This N That - A Collection of ‘Stuff’
• Small Space. Big Vibe.
:a hammer salon:
• Thursday Men’s Prayer Breakfast
Celebrates 40 years
On the cover: Christmas in Paso Robles! NCDPAF
presents The Nutcracker - photo by Jimmy de includes
Rat Queen Georgia Owens, Drosselmeyer Caleb Cole,
Prince Mathew Jacobs, Clara Mikaela Farrer.
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Founding Co-Publisher:
Karen Chute 1949-2004
WE VALUE YOUR INPUT!
Cool stuff to do for the month ahead!
38 Paso People
Where to find just about anything and everything
to do in December
63 Last Word
34 City of Paso Robles Library
• Berry Hill Bistro Celebrates 10 Years
of Creating
• Paso Realtors Honor Their Own
• Paso Chamber’s Annual Dinner
and Awards Gala
• Christmas Magic in Downtown Paso Robles Child’s Play
• Lesser Gods of Wine: Christian Lazo Winery
• Business Spotlight - a Column by Millie Drum
64 Time & Place
Filled with Humor, Timely Tidbits, and
Mesmorizing Memorabilia..stuff you
didn’t realize you need to know
22 Education
• North County Chorus: Singing for
All at Veterans Hospitals
• Templeton Hires New Director
• County Perspective
- A Column by Bruce Curtis
• Cambria Christmas Market
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Merry Christmas Paso Robles!
A very Merry Christmas
to all, and please, be safe
Just a
in celebrating the New
Year 2014...see you at the
Thought
special Quasquicentennial
By Bob Chute
New Years Eve Celebration in the park! Let the
fireworks begin!
Rho and I
Here’s hoping each of you has
special times of family and friends
planned in the days ahead, and
amidst all the holiday crazies please don’t lose sight of the fact
that Jesus is the Reason for the
Season. Take the time...slow down.
Give. Love. Appreciate each day
and each person in your life. The
true gifts. Take a moment and hug
those in your home. And again.
Good, very good.
Shop local
We want to take this opportunity once again to thank you for
your support and ask you to please
do your holiday shopping locally
to support our small merchants
and keep sales tax dollars right
here at home.
Personal
Yes, I’m including photos of my
kids and our grandkids, I simply
must keep the community informed
of their progress!
Son
Ben and
Alissa
Chute
and their
sons,
Isaac
and
Adam
Daughter
Annie and
Beau
VanZante
with Dustin
and Riley
Expectant
Daughter
Kelly and
Brad Lear
with
Mallory
and
William
(and Brutus)
Incredible Honor
for Paso Robles Wine Region
The Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance recently was named the
Wine Region of the Year by Wine Enthusiast Magazine. This is a
world-wide designation for the area’s over 200 wineries and 32,000
vineyard acres.
“The purpose of Wine Enthusiast’s Wine Region of the Year award is to
recognize not only excellence in wine quality, but also innovation and excitement,” according to a press release.
“Wine regions far more famous than Paso Robles produce great wines, but
few places exhibit the spirit and can-do positivity of this Central Coast appellation.
It’s not easy for a wine region to reinvent itself, but Paso is doing it with flair.
“Put another way, it’s the region to watch.
“Historians debate when Paso’s modern era began. Certainly, Gary Eberle’s
arrival in 1973 (he later started Estrella River) was a milestone.
“By the 1980s, the boutique winery movement had arrived, symbolized
by the 1981 arrivals of Jerry Lohr and Ken Volk. The decade also saw the
proliferation of Syrah, which would have a huge local impact.
“But it has been in the 2000s that Paso Robles has turned the corner on
its past reputation.”
Area vintners reacted. “The region’s winemakers, growers and industry are ecstatic to be held in the highest regard among some of the world’s
greatest wine producing regions with this incredible award,” according to a
Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance release.
“Paso Robles as a wine region has been gaining in popularity in recent years
with a number of accolades through exemplary point scores, creative video
marketing initiatives and high profile articles and reports. The AVA continues
to mature with a current proposal to create 11 districts within the boundaries
of the Paso Robles viticultural area which will allow growers and vintners to
tell their stories more clearly, which in turn will give consumers and trade a much
greater understanding of Paso Robles’ diversity and complexity.
The Paso Robles wine region and the winners of the 2013 Wine Star Awards
will be honored during a black-tie awards ceremony at the New York Public Library
in New York City on January 27, 2014. The Paso Robles AVA will be represented
by Jennifer Porter, Executive Director and Christopher Taranto, Communications
Director of the Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance, as well as a number of winery
and grower representatives. For more information, visit www.pasowine.com.
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literally true. God is far more than
can be measured, described, defined
in ordinary language, or pinned down
to any particular happening.”
“Till pit stop do we part - according to the Associ- David Jenkins
ated Press, a newlywed German couple’s marriage
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‘got off to a rocky start when the groom forgot I DREAM OF A SOCIETY
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missing after two and a half hours had passed.’
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She had been sleeping in the back of their van Riddles for the Kids
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patiently until he returned.”
If a boy wears his pants out before noon, what should
AUTOWEEK, 11-11-13 he do?
Wear them back in.
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“Dogs look up to men, cats look down on them, but What’s the difference between an auction and seapigs just treat us as equals.”
sickness?
- Sir Winston Churchill One is a sale of effects and the other is effects of a sail.
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If five cats catch five mice in five minutes, how long
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Five minutes.
Are Erasers a Mistake?
“Eberhard Faber was the first company to put erasers
on pencils. The idea caught on in the United States
immediately, but it has never caught on in Europe.
The Paso Robles Chamber of Commerce
Europeans claim they shun erasers because they
selected Dick Willhoit as the November
Roblan of the Month during the monthly
encourage schoolchildren to be careless. Students
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(and just about everyone else in Europe) use separate
Robles Golf Club.
erasers.”
A native of the north county, Born and
- Offbeat Uses for Everyday Things by Joey Green
raised in Templeton, Dick graduated from
Local Insurance Agency
Gives Thanks
Ted Hamm, owner of Ted Hamm Insurance, recently
presented a $1,011 check to Loaves & Fishes. “The donation to Loaves and Fishes,” stated Ted Hamm, “was a small
part in this time of great need that our agency can do to help
others and we recognize the important role that Loaves and
Fishes plays in our community. We are grateful and give
thanks for all our customers and friends who make it possible to live and work in Paso Robles.”
Pictured, from left: Rev Jacqueline Sebro of L&F, Owner
Ted Hamm and Chris Raders of Ted Hamm Insurance
Willhoit honored as Roblan of the Month
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“$1,000,000 - the estimated price that a gold medal
won by Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics is expected to fetch when its auction closes on Dec. 7.”
Sports Illustrated, 11-18-13
Templeton HS in 1963, from San Jose State in 1973 and has
resided in Paso Robles since 1973.
Dick has been involved with the Home Builders Association of the Central Coast for the past 25 years. He is a past
president and Life Director of the organization, and believes in
strengthening the local building economy through business
affiliations. A Paso Robles Chamber of Commerce member
for 30 years, Director from 2003 to 2006 and Chairman in
2005.
He is involved in numerous community organizations including serving as a Commissioner on the Housing Authority
of Paso Robles in the current capacity of Chairman; a Board
member and served three terms as Treasurer of the San Luis
Obispo County Housing Trust Fund (SLOCo HTF).
Dick has been very active in local education and was a longtime School Board member of the Pleasant Valley, Paso Robles
High School and Paso Robles Joint Union School Districts.
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Charitable organizations offer many possibilities
for gift giving on a community level. Here are some
opportunities to get started.
Shelter for the Sick
A holiday gift makes a big difference for a
local charity that supplies a rare service: Transitional Food and Shelter Inc. provides emergency
housing for homeless people suffering a medical
crisis, while they recuperate or stabilize.
“We formed to help people who fall through
the cracks,” says Pearl Munak, longtime board
member of TFS. “They’re severely ill or injured
and they’re homeless. They don’t have insurance
or financial aid. They could use board and care
but they can’t pay for it.”
With ten studio apartments and a motelroom fund financed with a few grants, donations,
and occasional small fundraisers, TFS shelters
homeless cancer patients, single mothers with
gravely ill children, seriously injured and very
sick people released from hospitals but too weak
for the streets.
To shelter 300-400 people a year, the charity spends more than $20,000 on apartment
rent and $30,000 to $50,000 for motel rooms, if
they’ve got that much.
Make tax-deductible contributions online at
nowheretogo.com or mail to TFS Inc., P.O. Box
4471, Paso Robles, CA 93447. For info, call Pearl
at 238-7056. TFS also runs the Families Helping Families program below.
Adopt a Family
In the Families Helping Families program,
you can “adopt” a very low-income family and
help them enjoy a special Christmas. Sponsors
can be anyone – clubs, businesses, families, and
individuals, and adoptions can be personal or via
a cash donation.
Program organizers will match you with a
family that has been screened by social-services
agencies to ensure there is a genuine need. You’ll
contact the family and learn their situation, then
decide how you want to help. You can deliver
an entire Christmas “package” of gifts, tree, and
holiday dinner to your adopted family, or meet a
special need, or simply donate funds to the program so needy families not adopted will receive
gift certificates.
Every year, 50 to 120 families are blessed this
way, depending on how many sponsors step up.
Contact sponsor coordinator Bill Brocco (805235-2592) to sign up. To sponsor by donation,
send a check with a memo line labeled “Christmas Family Program” to TFS, P.O. Box 4471,
Paso Robles, CA 93447.
Help Fill the Red Kettles
The Salvation Army needs cash donations so
they can provide gift cards for each family’s teenagers (ages 13 to 16), plus provide several hundred food gift certificates so all the families can
enjoy a special holiday meal. Donate directly to
the Salvation Army, memo “Day of Giving,” P.O.
Box 2654, Paso Robles, CA 93447.
In addition, the dollars you drop in the red
Salvation Army kettles this month will stay in
the community, financing all the emergency as-
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Congregational Church. To help, call volunteer
coordinator Sally Mello, 238-4841.
Send tax-deductible donations to the Toy
Bank, P.O. Box 2801, Paso Robles, CA 93447.
Coats for Kids collects new or gently used
coats of all sizes for every family member.
Take gently used coats to Plaza Cleaners and
Paso Robles Cleaners during the first week of
December. Drop off new and clean coats at
KPRL, Citibank, Idler’s, Farm Supply, and
St. Rose Church by Dec. 11. Or send a
donation payable to the Toy Bank with “Coats
for Kids” on the memo line, to the Toy Bank
address above. For more info, call Barbie
Butz, 461-1234.
Buy Extra Food
Tens of thousands of children and elderly
people in our neighborhoods don’t have enough
to eat. They need the extra food you’re willing
to put in your grocery cart this month. Six
million pounds of food was distributed this year
by the Food Bank Coalition.
The holiday food-drive collection barrels are
on display in grocery stores and local businesses.
Most needed are soups, meals in a can, canned
food with pop-top lids, stews or chili, beans, rice,
pasta, peanut butter, cereal, canned fruits, real
fruit juices.
Your cash donations will stretch the farthest.
For that, contact:
Loaves and Fishes, P.O. Box 1720, Paso
Robles CA 93447; website PayPal donations,
loavesandfishespaso.org; or deliver personally, 2650 Spring St., weekdays 9 a.m.-noon,
2-4 p.m., Tues. /Thurs. 5:30-7 p.m.; phone
238-4742.
Food Bank Coalition of SLO County:
sistance our local office provides in the coming 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 2212 Golden Hill Rd., Paso
year. The dollars mount up, over $60,000 last Robles CA 93446; website donations slofoodyear, that will help local seniors and others with bank.org; phone 238-4664.
utility bills and housing needs.
The campaign relies on volunteers filling 600 Women’s Shelter Wishes
two-hour bell-ringing shifts and many support- People in the community make the holidays
ing roles behind the scenes. To take part, call brighter by donating hams and turkeys, gifts for
237-1039. The Salvation Army Center at 711 the kids, and necessities (or gifts) for the moms.
Paso Robles Street is open Tuesday through Topping the wish list: prepaid gas cards and
Thursday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (ph. 238-9591).
monthly bus passes. Also department-store gift
cards, prepaid calling cards, movie passes, new
Toys for Children
women’s sleepwear, and new children’s gifts
The Day of Giving on Dec. 14 provides (toys, games, clothing). Drop off at the Womtoys, coats, and a holiday meal to almost 700 en’s Resource Center, 1030 Vine St., Mon.-Fri.
struggling families with more than 1,300 8:30-5 p.m. (ph. 461-1338).
children. It’s an amazing achievement created
by the donation of nearly $50,000 in cash, toys, At the Homeless Shelter
and food and about 10,000 volunteer hours, For kids and grown-ups spending the holiday
with the partnership of the Toy Bank of Great- at the North County homeless shelter, deliver
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Note: Events are chronologically listed. Readers are encouraged to call phone numbers listed to confirm scheduled
events. Whether attending local performances, a parade,
craft show or helping to make a child’s Christmas a little
brighter, there are many experiences to enjoy this holiday
season!
Atascadero Holiday Lighting at 6 p.m. on
December 6 takes place at Sunken Gardens in
Atascadero. Enjoy an historic fountain ribbon cutting, Atascadero High School Show & Concert
Choirs, the Community Band, holiday singing and
welcome a visit by Santa Claus. www.atascadero.org.
Downtown Christmas Light Parade marks
its 51st year in Paso Robles on Saturday evening, December 7, beginning at 7pm. Celebrate “Christmas in
Toyland” with Santa and a glittering array of floats,
equestrian, vehicle and marching entries. Bundle up
and choose your spot along the Downtown parade
route, from 10th/Spring Street (heading north past
City Park), turning east one block to 14th Street,
turning south on Park Street (between 14th-12th),
turning east from 12th/Park to Pine Street, then
turning south on Pine Street around City Park.
Route ends on 11th Street. Visit www.pasoroblesdowntown.org. Call 238-4103.
‘Santa’s Holiday House’ Schedule in Downtown Paso Robles at City Park. Sunday/Dec. 8, 15
from 11am-3pm; Sunday/Dec. 22 from 11am-4pm;
Monday/Dec. 23 from 11am-4pm; Tuesday/Dec. 24
on Christmas Eve from 11am-3pm. Call 238-4103.
12th Annual Atascadero Winter Wonderland in downtown Atascadero from 5-9 p.m., December 13, offers snow slides, 50 tons of snow, slides,
food, crafts, strolling entertainment, Santa Claus and
holiday costumed characters. Event is sponsored by
Atascadero Main Street, participating merchants and
local media. Call Gail, 570-4524. Visit www.
AtascaderoChamber.org.
Wreath Making at Paso Robles City Library will use recycled materials at the annual craft event on December 12 at 6 p.m. in the
Library Conference Room. Call 237-3870 or sign
up at www.prcity.com.
Vine Street Victorian Showcase from
6-9pm, on December 14, takes place between 8th and
21st Streets in Paso Robles. There’s something for
everyone, including bands, dancers, refreshments,
The Grinch, the Snow King and Queen, choirs,
caroling and one cantankerous Ebenezer Scrooge!
Paso Robles High School Marching Band opens
the festivities. Bundle up and enjoy this free, wellattended, annual event. No dogs/cars allowed. Note:
No traffic permitted on this route between
6-9pm. Call 238-4103.
Advent at Night at Templeton Presbyterian Church, 610 S. Main Street, Templeton,
begins at 7 p.m. on December 18. This quiet, reflective service has been a blessing in the past
for those who are hurting or struggling during the holidays, or who want an alternative to
noisier celebrations. Call 434-1921. Visit www.
fpctempleton.org.
‘Follow the Star’ at First Baptist Church,
1645 Park Street, PR, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on
December 19, 20 & 21. Experience the sights and
sounds of old Jerusalem on shepherd-guided interactive “caravan tours” through the marketplace,
tunnels and tents on the eve of the Christ child’s
birth. Free admission. RSVP and schedule your tour
at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/498045. All
ages welcome. Call 238-4419. Visit www.fbcpasorobles.org.
‘Emmanuel, God with Us’ Living Nativity
on the lawn at Templeton Presbyterian Church, 6th/
Main Street, Templeton, Fri-Sun., December 20-22,
from 7-7:30 p.m. Hot chocolate and cookies at 6:30
p.m. Narrated story of Jesus’ birth with actors and
live animals, including a donkey, sheep and Lulu the
camel. Carol singing, too. Dress warmly and bring
the family. Call Pastor Little at 434-1921.
23rd Annual Victorian Teddy Bear Tea at
Paso Robles Park Ballroom, 1232 Park Street, PR,
from 2-4pm on December 21 Visit with Snow King
and Queen, Santa and Mrs. Claus, the elves, and
Victorian friends. Enjoy gingerbread cookie decorating, pictures to color and candy canes. Bring your
teddy bear for cookies and juice. Music, storytelling
and a door prize. Seating limited. Pre-purchase tickets (adults/$13, kids/$7) at the Main Street Office,
835 12th Street, Suite D. Call 238-4103.
San Miguel ‘Magic Lights’ Parade from
6-6:30 p.m. on December 21 is the main event to a
full day of fun. Participate in a Kids’ Coloring Contest
(Mission Deli, 1 p.m.), Craft Fair (2 p.m.), Cupcake
Contest (Country Diner, 2 p.m.), Chili Cook-Off
(Country Station, 4-6 p.m.) and visit the Fire Station
after the parade to see Santa and enjoy hot dogs and
refreshments. Snowman Contest at participating merchants. Drop off a canned food donation to cast your
vote for your favorite! For more info, call Mike Sanders,
712-9120.
Zoo Holiday Magic at Charles Paddock Zoo in
Atascadero between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., December
21, offers hot chocolate and a chance to deliver special gifts to animal friends. Check out the Zoo Gift
Shop, too. Visit www.atascadero.org.
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94 percent of all donations directly benefit hungry
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details, call 238-4664. To donate online, visit www.
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Helping Hands Ministry at North County
Christian Fellowship provides temporary help with
meals, light housekeeping, grocery shopping and
more for people and families who have suffered a loss
‘Peace on Earth’ by SLO Vocal Arts En- or in need due to health, surgery or other issues. Call
semble in to performances. December 7 at 8 p.m. at Bea Jackson, 237-2819. Visit www.nccfchurch.org.
Mission San Luis Obispo and December 8 at 3 p.m. at Loaves and Fishes, 2650 Spring Street, PR,
United Methodist Church (SLO). Tickets: $10-$40. receives donations at the back door entrance (alley
Call 541-6797. Visit www.vocalarts.org.
at 26th Street) on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Cuesta College Holiday Concert begins at 3 from 9-11 a.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays from
Händel’s ‘Messiah’ Annual Christmas p.m. on December 15 on the CPAC Main Stage at the 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Call 238-4742. Visit wwwloavesConcert at Trinity Lutheran Church, 940 SLO Campus. Cost: $12/adult and $7/students and se- andfishespaso.org.
Creston Road, PR, begins at 3 p.m. on December 1. niors. For questions, call Stella, 546-3195.
must! Charities Month will give everyone two
Enjoy the New World Baroque Orchestra, directed
opportunities to help others in need throughout Deby John Warren, and singing by combined commucember. For every bottle of wine sold, participating
nity choirs. Guest violinist Amy Sze will perform
wineries will donate a portion of their sales proceeds
“Winter” from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. Seating:
to neighbors in need. On “Third Thursday” at Down$35/Premium, $20/General and Seniors and $10/
town Paso Robles Businesses, several storefronts, inchildren 12 and under. Tickets are available Matt’s City of Paso Robles ‘Giving Tree’ and ‘Can cluding Il Cortile Ristorante and La Cosecha Bar
Music (Templeton), Paso Robles Main Street Your Fines’ is an opportunity to love thy neighbor. + Restaurant, will also donate portions of their proOffice, Trinity Lutheran Church, at the door at Throughout December, choose an ornament from the ceeds to worthy causes. For more details, call 226www.brownpapertickets.com/event/498146. Call Giving Tree and take it to the Circulation Desk 5788. Visit www.mustcharities.org.
along with your $25 donation to dedicate a book
238-3575.
Toy Bank of Greater Paso Robles will accept
‘Horns for the Holidays’ by SLO Wind title to the person of your choice. ‘Can Your Library your monetary donations to help make a child’s ChristOrchestra begins at 8 p.m. on December 6 at Fines’: Reduce library fines by donating standard mas brighter. Mail your check to P.O. Box 2801, Paso
United Methodist Church in San Luis Obispo. or larger sized cans of soup, chili, fruit, vegetables, Robles, CA 93447. Deposit new, unwrapped toys into
Cost: $20/adults and $10/students with ID. Chil- meat, chicken or seafood, and one-pound or larger collection boxes at fire stations and local businesses. For
dren 8 and under/free. Call 456-3333. Visit www. sizes of rice, pasta or packaged meals. Call 237-3870 more details and locations, call 226-2126 or visit www.
for more details. Visit www.prcity.com/library.
slowinds.org.
prtoybank.com.
‘The Nutcracker’ (Templeton) by North
County Dance and Performing Arts Foundation with Class Act Dance on December 6, 7, 8,
13, 14 and 15 at Templeton Performing Arts Center. Curtain times: 2 pm on Saturdays/Sundays, and
7:30 pm on Friday. Tickets: $25/adults and $19/
kids and seniors 65+. Lap-sitting babies under 1 are
free. Group discounts available for 20+. Visit www.
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By Chris Weygandt Alba
A phenomenon happened on Riverside
Avenue this year. A resurrection. Right here
in Paso Robles. You can see it with your own
eyes.
The corpse was a public spectacle for a
generation of Roblans, abandoned at 525
Riverside Ave. for the elements to slowly decompose. Now, it stands boldly, blinking in
the sunlight as if savoring this moment on
the brink of charging into its new job.
Whatever this building knows about life
and death, the old Farmers Alliance warehouse has experienced a resurrection.
It has been saved from extinction and given a new purpose. Its existence was spared
from demolition by the city council of Paso
Robles. It has been studied and saluted for
its significance in the life and history of the
town that created it. Its integrity has been
honored, and it is cared for by people who
respect the craft that built it.
Revival of a Relic
In the autumn sun, the building seems
taller on a recent visit, standing new and
vigorous head to toe. Its owners believe it’s a
building that inspires pride.
“It’s a living monument,” says Ray
Derby. “An architectural and engineering
masterpiece. It stood like a rock through
the earthquake in 2003. The engineering
techniques were well ahead of the their time.
It was built in a majestic manner, the work
well done by men who take pride in their
work.”
Three years ago Ray and Pam Derby
bought the decaying relic because they
envisioned a future for it. The vision came
at a price, says Ray: “Three years of hard
work.”
When escrow closed in October 2010,
Pam says, “We came over here to look at our
new property. Pigeon droppings everywhere,
fish skeletons on the walls...We looked at
each other and said, ‘What did we do?’”
A building becomes
a monument, an
epic combination
of craft, integrity,
and solidarity.
To resurrect the building as the home of
Derby Wine Estates, they caused history
to repeat itself. They formed an alliance to
create a majestic living monument to the
town’s agricultural heritage.
That’s how the building began a century
ago.
United by a vision, six small almond
growers formed the Paso Robles Almond
Growers Association in 1910. They were
savvy men with a good understanding of the
forces that were changing their world.
With foresight and success, they hired a
master architect to design a cutting-edge
warehouse at 525 Riverside Ave.
integrity
Is in the details. Restorers found traces of original
lettering, then carefully re-created the original name
emblazoned on the
building by its creators.
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In 1922, they accomplished a feat in five
months, erecting a processing plant of over
11,000 square feet of reinforced concrete, so
efficiently engineered that a handful of men
could process 500 tons of nuts. Lots of those,
under the “Blue Diamond” logo, wound up
in Hershey chocolates.
In the autumn of 1922, a handsome
$60,000 processing plant, majestic in a
warm-red stucco, stood at the gateway of
Paso Robles between the State Highway and
the railroad. Considered “lasting evidence of
our success,” the building pulsed with life,
with farmers, trucks, machinery, and gears as
500 tons of almonds poured into the tower’s
bins. Trains chugged down the tracks on the
western side, transporting the city’s premier
crop, in the era when Paso Robles was the
“Almond Capital of the World.”
The dirty work
Saving history is not an ordinary construction job.
Neal Madsen and Mike Anderson have
spent a year and a half in the company of the
old hulk. Just the two of them, alone on the
site. It’s the longest job they have ever had.
“Unbelievable,” says Neal, shaking his
head at the volume of time consumed by this
building. “When I walked in, it was a disaster.
It was beyond disgusting. I went home and
went online to research pigeon poop. There
are 17 different diseases in pigeon poop. We
had to hire a company for a toxic environmental cleanup.”
Ray scooped up Mike & Neal Construction for general contractor duties after they
wrapped up the restoration of the Linn’s
building in Cambria.
craft
Work done with pride endures. The building’s structural engineering was ahead of
its time. Loaded with rebar, it had
exceptional seismic
strength.
“They are superior to everything a general
contractor is supposed to be,” he says. “We’ve
had zero accidents, really only one unpleasant surprise — when we struck oil in an
underground storage tank that was left over
from the almond processing days. Mike and
Neal spent two months working through the
proper disposal.”
Neal says that he and Mike spent a long
stretch in the interior, unseen by the public, as
people asked, “When are you going start?” His
wife passed away in that period, and he found
pleasure in pounding nails and pouring concrete, alone in the building with his partner.
Now that dirty work is done, the structure
retrofitted and 60 tons of steel stronger, the
pace has picked up, Neal says. “We’re incredibly busy, shepherding subcontractors.”
A lot of work has to be done to adapt the
building for its new purpose in life: the production of wine. And it must be done carefully. The building’s integrity is at stake.
Integrity is valuable
When the old building catapulted to the
role of historic treasure in 2005, it gained
special status as a structure. Its prospects
had been dim; the property owner at the
time, Smart & Final Corporation, asked permission to demolish the old relic and build
a store with a replica tower. When townspeople rallied to save the genuine article, the
city ordered the warehouse to be thoroughly,
professionally scrutinized by a firm specializing in old buildings.
The report of that investigation changed
everything.
The city declared the old Almond Growers
building a “significant historic resource,” officially announcing that the building deserves
to be saved because it contains immensely
valuable evidence of an era that wrote history in the heritage of Paso Robles.
The Derbys bought the newly designated
historic building, says Ray, “to preserve the
past with respect and preserve a part of history through adaptive reuse. There’s a lot the
past has to teach us. We can learn from it.”
To reincarnate the Almond Growers warehouse, they’ve walked in the footsteps of the
men who built it 91 years. It’s a painstaking
process, governed by Secretary of the Interior Standards for Historic
Buildings.
To protect the integrity
and authenticity of the Almond Growers building, the
Derbys are vigilant in following the stringent rules
dictating the modifications
they make while restoring
the building to usefulness
again. They want the building listed on the Register of
Historic Places.
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“What we’re doing with the Almond
Growers building is an adaptive reuse that
falls under the category of rehabilitation,”
says Pam. Architect Craig Smith is on their
team, and his expertise in historic building restoration is vital to their preservation goal: to use almost every element of
the original facility and meet national
historic preservation requirements.
They recently resolved an especially
challenging project to preserve the building’s central tower. While building a wine
lounge on the top, they found a structural
nightmare in the cupola.
“When the Farmers Alliance turned
it from an almond elevator into a grain
elevator, they sawed off half the studs,”
says Ray. “Literally the nails were rusted through. The cupola was absolutely
unsafe.”
It took some serious ingenuity and special permission from the city council, but
ultimately the cupola was entirely reconstructed in a period-correct manner, as it
originally appeared, and the building’s integrity was preserved.
Solidarity in Action
It’s a big investment for a small winery
that produced 3,200 cases in 2013. The Derbys have an affinity for old things, but this
project is a big leap from collecting vintage
cars and guitars.
“Over our years together, Pam and I have
done our share of junkyard shopping,” Ray
says with a laugh.
They were motivated by a combination of
things, says Ray.
Preserving history and making it useful
again, say the Derbys, is a compelling idea.
“Not everything you do should be in dollars
and cents,” says Ray. “Some things you do
because it’s the right thing to do.
solidarity
The restoration team headed up by Ray
and Pam Derby has solid proof: People
working together build
monuments.
Ray and Pam Derby and Winemaker Tiffinee Vierra.
“My theory is that it’s good for the
community and good for business. It’s
win-win.”
The Power of Alliance
As 2013 winds down, a successful
completion is in sight for the historic Almond Growers building. After three years
of hard work, the alliance formed by the
Derbys is just weeks from the finish line.
By February, they estimate, construction
will be finished, and soon after, they’ll be in
business, a dream accomplished.
When Derby Wine Estates opens its
doors as a winemaking and grape-processing
plant, restoration will be complete.
One factor is that he learned in his
previous life to listen to his instincts. One
day, after decades at the helm of a multinational automotive-parts manufacturing firm
started by his father, he discovered it was
time to stop.
The Derbys turned to grapes. The widespread Derby Wine Estates’ vineyards (in
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Thanks to a group of talentcamaraderie of the company,
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along with the rush of permembers have the chance to
forming in front of a live autake in a tale that promises
dience, is what drives this
to have audiences alternating
“family” to put in long hours
between gasps and laughs.
of practice preparing for their
For two weekends in Decemupcoming performance.
ber, the stage at Paso Robles
And having Goodnow
High School Performing
as their instructor is not just
Arts Center will become PRHS Drama Instructor/Robin Hood Director Marcy Goodnow sits among some of the Robin Hood cast. an added bonus, it’s vital, acboth Nottingham Castle and
cording to Burgh.
Sherwood Forest as the Paso
“She has such a love for
High Theatre Company presthe theatre and for all of us,”
ents the Larry Blamire rendisaid Burgh. “Everything she
tion of Robin Hood.
does and what she teaches
With witty dialogue and
us comes across every day
a forest filled with swordand in the shows that we do.
fighting adventurers, Robin
It doesn’t matter what role
Hood is sure to delight au– a lead role or a smaller role
dience members of all ages.
– she really cares and wants
A familiar cast of characters
all of us to have our moment.
– Robin Hood (Logan Ferry,
We are all united because of
who called the show “very
Mrs. Goodnow.”
A familiar cast of characters, including King John Goodnow,
Queen Eleanor, Marian Harper, King
who
also
light-hearted and humor(Teryn Steaffens) and the Sheriff of Nottingham
John and the Sheriff of Nottingham light up
teaches
Leadership
and
ous”), Will Gamwell (Amber the
(Ryan Ramos) will take over the stage at the
stage in the Paso High Theatre Company’s
Beginning Dance, was quick
Burgh), Marian Harper (KasPRHS Performing Arts Center.
production of Robin Hood.
to give accolades to her entire
sidy Rice-Smith), Riccon
Hazel (Mason Hargrave) and the Sheriff said Ferry. “There always has to be a few cast of characters as well as fellow PRHS
teacher Jennifer Bedrosian, Principal Randy
of Nottingham (Ryan Ramos) to name a bad guys.”
few – will take over the stage, with a bit Knoll, who admittedly “loves being the Nelson, costume coordinator Ruth EnriquezQueen,” said there’s something for all those Bague and costume designer Sydney Throop
of a twist.
“We have a lot of gender-neutral casting,” that come out to watch Robin Hood. Part (also the 2013 Homecoming Queen!) In adsaid Drama Instructor and Robin Hood Di- of the appeal of the show, she said, is the dition, Throop and Meredith Butz are assisrector Marcy Goodnow. “There are three girls cohesiveness of the cast.
tant stage managers that work alongside stage
that play the ‘woodsy-type’ instead of men that
manager David Fitzpatrick to keep things
are usually associated with those roles. And
running smoothly. PRHS alumni Monty
Olivia Hanna, a gorgeous young lady, plays
Renfrow and Amber Eye are lending their
Friar Tuck. It’s not your typical type-casting;
talents as well; Renfrow, the production’s fight
we are asking the audience to grow with us.”
director, choreographs sword-fighting scenes
As in the traditional version, Robin, Will, This jolly good time will be happening at the
and Eye helps with costume design.
Little John (Aaron Yost) and Friar Tuck join new PRHS Performing Arts Center, located at
“I love working with everyone and I
801 Niblick Road, for two weekends – Friday,
forces with the peasants in a never-ending
couldn’t do what I do here without the
Dec. 6 and Saturday, Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m. and
quest to aid the needy as they begin steal- Sunday, Dec. 8 at 2 p.m. and again on Frisupport of my wife, Jaime,” said Goodnow.
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“She’s my rock, my everything – she’s a big
Betrayal, disloyalty and all the makings of a p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 15 at 2 p.m. Tickets
part of my sanity, and my insanity!”
With a timeless story line and a stage full
true scandal erupt in the interrelationships of are currently available at prhsdrama.com and
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Paso High Theatre Company’s production
nor (Caitlin Knoll), the Bishop of Hereford each show. Adults, $10; students/seniors/
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and all seats are general seating – first come,
“All of us – the cast, the audience, those beKirklees (Lyric Jefferson).
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hind the scenes – we are all going to have a
ously, but it does have some darker tones,” listening available on request.
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‘TIMBA’ band boosters keeps Templeton High marching
By Melissa Chavez
What’s a parade without a marching
band, or a live band without musicians?
It seems absurd to consider, but that’s
precisely what our future holds for lack
of support of school music programs.
In North County Band students, budget cuts have continually hamstrung
music programs over recent years. Fortunately, Templeton High School Band
students have a friend in TIMBA, or
Templeton Instrumental Music Boosters Association.
The nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization is seeking hand, hearts and money
to properly equip the students. “For
example, the marching band needs a
‘pit crew’ to help move equipment onto
and off the field for performances,” says
President Laura Wheeler. “We also
need help at concerts, to provide lunches for the Marching Band ‘camp’ in
August, and perform many other tasks,
large and small, to help the band programs run smoothly and hopefully take
some of the pressure off our wonderful
and talented Band Director, Mr. David
Landers,” said Wheeler.
The marching band budget per students is about $400. Wheeler hopes
to subsidize half of this cost through
monetary donations and the other half
through fundraising. She estimates a
cost of $750-1,100 to transport
students to band competitions
and festivals, depending on distance and the total time spent
away from campus. Due to this
high cost, travel to away games is
not an option.
TIMBA purchased sharp
looking, newly designed uniform
jackets, hats and plumes for $200,
which covers most of the ensemble, minus the jumpers (pants).
“So for $200, an individual, business or family can ‘sponsor’ a uniform,”
says Wheeler, and $300 will sponsor an
all-white drum major uniform. “A label
with their name will be sown into the
uniform so that the band member who
wears it will know where it came from.”
Wheeler adds that additional purchases
are necessary to account for different
sizes and new members.
TIMBA holds fundraisers yearround, to include:
February/March: Applebee’s Breakfast
April/May: Rummage Sale
June/July: Fireworks sales (pre-sales
& booth at Las Tablas/Hwy. 101)
July: Fair parking
September: Rummage Sale
October: Taco Dinner
November/December: Thanksgiving Pies
& Christmas Tree/Wreath Sales
Templeton High Marching Band is a
competitive group with a reputation for
excellence. Wheeler says that of the two
shows in which it had participated, THS
received First Place in the Atascadero
Colony Days field show and Second
Place at Selma High School. At the latter competition, Wheeler reports Director Landers entered Templeton within a
high level to compete with larger bands to
gain valuable experience for his group to
perform for large audiences. For example,
photos by David Landers
Reedley High has about 350 members,
Proper instruments are costly. while Templeton High Marching Band
Currently, the high school band tuba is less than 40 members strong.
is on loan; a new one costs $3,000. Wheeler encourages her North
It also takes anywhere from $1,200- County neighbors to get involved and
$1,500 per year to pay for drum stay informed about THS Band events
heads, which have a life span of one by sending an email to be included in
season.
the “Friends of the Band” email list,
Because the Marching Band is which notifies supporters of fundraisers
an extracurricular activity, the win- and other events.
dow of time to drill on the school At Selma High, Templeton Marchfield is brief. People are needed to ing Band “put on a great performance
listen and listen to the various sec- and were enthusiastically cheered by
tions and provide guidance. “Think the crowd,” says Wheeler. “It was fun
of it as a football team, where there to hear the people around us comment
are dif-ferent coaches for different about ‘how good’ they are!”
groups of players,” says Wheeler. “We Contact TIMBA by email at temp
also have a Color Guard (twirling letonbandboosters@gmail.com. Taxflags and props), so that is another deductible donations may be made to
group that needs its own knowledge- TIMBA, P.O. Box 1332, Templeton,
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EDUCATION & YOUTH
The Panda’s Garden expands
to educate more students
By Heather Young
Children at Virginia Peterson Elementary School are learning where
their food comes from in the school’s
15,000-square-foot
garden. The
school’s students tend the garden from
start to finish and perform whatever
duties need to be done, such as raking,
pruning, ripping out plants, harvesting,
weeding, picking up leaves, etc. Students can also sit and sketch the garden. It is also open for snacks or lunch.
is taken to the cafeteria and purchased
by the culinary academy and then prepared for the school’s children to eat.
Many of the vegetables end up in the
salad bar. Remarkable Seniors Volunteer Program (RSVP) volunteer Tom
Taylor said a lot of the children will
eat things in the garden that they
won’t eat if put on their plates.
Taylor, an Atascadero resident,
started volunteering at the school and
listening to children read,
den can handle up to 60 students
– two classes – at a time. The
work they do is teacher-directed,
but they are joined by Taylor and
other adult volunteers.
“I believe this resource is a
great way to get students interested in
science, agriculture, and nutrition, but
also a great way for them to take pride
in their school and the work they put
into it,” Cisneros said. “Teachers are
getting more volunteers involved as
‘garden docents,’” the previous PTA
Garden Coordinator Nancy Andrus wrote. “It’s easy to start a school
garden program. The hard part is
sustaining it. Ninety-five percent of
“I believe this resource is a great way
to get students interested in science,
agriculture, and nutrition, but also a
great way for them to take pride in
their school and the work they put into
it,” Parent Teacher Association Garden Coordinator Brad Cisneros said.
“Teachers are also using the garden to
inspire creative writing as well.”
While the garden opened in 2002,
a steering committee for design and
implementation of a master plan was
formed this fall for The Panda’s Garden, which was recently renamed
from The Country Club. The garden
was spearheaded by Virginia Peterson
teacher Beth McGill, who attended
the State Agriculture in the Classroom
Conference and visited school gardens
after the California Education Code
was changed in 1995 to “encourage
and support – but not fund – a garden
in every school.”
The produce that the students’
harvest – but don’t eat in the garden –
but because he has
a difficult time hearing, he couldn’t
understand the children. He then was
assigned to rake leaves in the garden
and now spends every morning in the
garden doing whatever needs to be
done. With his experience working
on and designing parks, school sites,
freeways, streets, undergrounds, hospitals and drive-in theaters, he designed
the garden’s master plan.
“I’m old, tired and gung-ho,”
Taylor said.
He started volunteering in the garden in May after a friend told him
that Principal Brad Yee was looking
for volunteers. Taylor put in 104 hours
in July alone, clearing out dead trees,
shrubs and weeds so he could plant the
pumpkin patch and set up the teepees
for vine plants.
“[The principal] said the garden
needed weed whacking,” Taylor said.
Classes sign up for slots to work
in the garden every other Friday for
a half-hour. Taylor said that the gar-
also using the garden to inspire creative
writing as well.”
Additionally, Taylor said that
students work on the garden in the
classroom by starting seed, so that
they can see the entire lifestyle of the
plants, as well as utilizing core classes
for garden work. He also cited handeye coordination, working together,
and cooperation as other skills the
students develop.
One part of the garden’s master plan
is to eventually make it accessible to
those in wheelchairs, but he said that
is still a couple of years out.
The purpose of the steering committee is to assess current student use
of the garden, oversee the maintenance
and repair of the existing facilities and
proceed with a design process to create
a master plan improvement plan for
future years.
“My main goal will be to have
whatever we do be easily sustainable
or self-sustaining in case we can’t be
there, by creating more interest and
school gardens fail because the
founder or person with a passion
moves on.”
Some of the ideas the committee
has for the garden include a bamboo
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teepee, grape arbor, greenhouse, hose
bibs, maze, mural, picnic tables, potting area, robot, shade structure, solar,
statue, student art, sundial and water
feature. However, funding and donations will dictate what gets completed.
“In addition to horticulture, the garden provides and enhances learning
in subjects like science, math, reading,
writing, art, physical education, history,
geography, environmental education
and more,” Taylor said.
Taylor said that the committee is
looking to get the word out about
the garden, as well as get donations
and volunteers to continue to expand
the garden. Work days are held once
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Paderewski Youth Piano Competition
yields repeat Legacy Prize Winner
By Melissa Chavez
One of the most beloved performances of every year is the Youth Piano Competition Winners’
Concert at the Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles.
The combined talents and personalities of six young
concert pianists in the 2013 season made for a thoroughly enjoyable musical experience. Entrants from
Monterey County, San Luis Obispo County and
Santa Barbara County were eligible to compete.
In addition to a presentation of medals, cash prizes
were awarded each finalist.
Judges for the 2013 competition were Krezesmir
Dębski, a renowned Polish composer, virtuoso violinist, pianist and conductor, India D’Avignon, Associate Professor of Music at Cal Poly State University (San Luis Obispo) and Paderewski Festival
Board Member, and Marek Zebrowski, Artistic Director of the Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles. A
Steinway artist, Zebrowski is also the Director of the
Polish Music Center at the University of Southern
California’s Thornton School of Music.
This year, San Luis Obispo County dominated
with four finalists. Pianist Evan Lin (16) won
top honors with the Paderewski Legacy Award
for Best Contestant and a $500 award. The San
Luis Obispo resident first performed Toccata in
E-flat minor by Aram Khachaturian. With confident and masterful command he concluded with
Cracovienne Fantastique, Op. 14 no. 6 by Ignacy
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Jan Paderewski. Evan has studied with Torsten Juul-Borre and Alan Boehmer. When
he isn’t practicing piano, Evan enjoys significant involvement as a leader in a percussionist group and collaboration with the
Front row, from left: Bella Oldenburg, Ivan Davidek,
Honor Jazz Band. He also lends his talents
Sydney Haughian, Kevin Park, Daniel Ha, Evan Lin.
Back row, from left: Artistic Director and concert pianist
by serving local nonprofit organizations
throughout the Central Coast and endeav- Marek Żebrowski, Polish violinist/composer Krzesimir Dębski,
ors to share his affinity for classical music. President Steve Cass, Polish Deputy Supvervisor Mirosław
Banach (behind Sydney), Vice President Joel Peterson,
“I used to be shy and timid,” said Evan, “but
Polish Consul for Culture Malgorzata Cup.
now I am outgoing and always willing to
photo by Melisa Chavez
share my talents with others.”
Another San Luis Obispo County resident, Earning Second Place was Kevin Park (12) of
Daniel Ha (13) of Nipomo, won First Place in the Orcutt in Santa Barbara County. With nimble
Junior Division and a $400 award. A student of precision, Kevin played Frederic Chopin’s celebraDr. Lynne Garrett, Daniel displayed sensitiv- tory waltz, Grande Valse Brillante, Op. 34 no. 1 and
ity and a range beyond his years in his affecting earned a $300 prize. The Orcutt Junior High School
performance of Danza de la moza donosa (“Dance student has studied piano for seven years under the
of the Beautiful Maiden”) from Danzas Ar- instruction of Dr. Lynne Garrett. Kevin not only
gentinas, Op. 2 by Alberto Ginastera and Felix earned two finalist wins at the Paderewski Festival
Mendelssohn’s Rondo Capriccioso, op 14. Daniel is in 2011 and 2012, he was district winner of the Barno stranger to Paderewski Festival youth competi- tok and Honors Piano competitions, and received
tion. In the Junior Division, he has won Honor- Second Place at the state level in the 2011 MTNA
able Mention/2010, First Place/2011 and Second Competition. In addition to piano, Kevin performs
Place/2012 and participated in the Cultural Ex- as a violinist with the San Luis Obispo Youth Acadchange Program. Daniel expressed, “Playing with emy String Orchestra and is a repeat winner of the
peers that love music as I do and being mentored North County Math Superbowl.
by passionate musicians really inspired me to be
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EDUCATION & YOUTH
Ann Granados Tribute
Ann Granados,
2013 San Miguel
Joint Union School
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the Year
By Judy Bedell
Ann Granados, the San Miguel
Joint Union School District 2013
Teacher of the Year, is often remembered as having a “Heart for the
Arts.” Granados passed away during
the 2012-2013 school year after a
serious and sudden illness.
Ann Granados continues to exemplify all that an excellent educator should be.
Friend and colleague Mary Stobridge said, “Ann was “all about the
students.” She made sure that they
had learning experiences beyond
the boundaries of the school and
community. Yet community and
school were also important so she
brought experiences to her students
as well. Ann loved music and the
arts. She promoted learning opportunities that the students would
not have been able to experience
through her diligence and persistence in bringing those opportuni-
San Miguel artist and philanthropist Steve Kalar
presents the “Hearts for the Arts” banner to the
students and staff at Lillian Larsen School at a
special Tribute Assembly for Ann Granados.
ties to the students of the District.”
Artist, philanthropist and San
Miguel native Steve Kalar wanted
Granados’ work to continue at the
school and approached Superintendent Curt Dubost with the plans
for a permanent tribute to Granados above the school stage. Dubost
agreed wholeheartedly and the project was set in motion.
Embracing all of the elements that made Granados the
wonderful and dedicated teacher that she was, a “Hearts for
the Arts” memorial banner was
designed and hand painted by Kalar.
Granados raised Hereford cattle
on her ranch outside of San Miguel
and presented a Holiday Music
Celebration every December. These
are both elements visual in the colorful tribute that is now mounted above the stage in the Don
Wolf Recreation Center on the
PADEREWSKI from page 28
In Third Place and winner of a $200
prize, Sydney Haughian (13) is a student of Iva Svitek and Alan Boehmer.
Sydney is familiar face on the winner’s
stage. She chose Paderewski’s Menuet
a l’Antique, Op. 14 no 1. The previous
2012 Honorable Mention recipient is
an eighth-grade honor student at Old
Mission School in San Luis Obispo.
In addition to her wins at the
Lillian Larsen campus.
“The hearts have empty spaces
in the middle because the loss
of Ann has left a void at our
school,” explained Kalar at a school
assembly where the banner was
presented.
“But the joy and music and
angels help us remember all that
Ann wanted for our school and
community. When you see the
banner, thank a teacher for what
they are doing for you. Remember the music and the art and the
theatre that Ann brought to the
students at this school and help
that live on,” Kalar reminded the
students and staff.
Ann Granados is greatly missed
and the students and staff still grieve
the loss of a wonderful teacher and
friend.
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The Nutcracker ballet tickets on sale now
By Melissa Chavez
Terrific seating is still available for
performances of The Nutcracker, presented by North County Dance and
Performing Arts Foundation (NCDPAF) on Fridays, December 6 and
13 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
matinees shows are also available on
December 7, 8, 14, and 15 at 2 p.m.
All performances will take place at
Templeton Performing Arts Center,
located at Templeton High School,
1200 S. Main Street in Templeton.
The 16th season of the Tchaikovskyscored ballet offers lavishly costumed
dancers and creative set designs, in
which toys suddenly materialize, snowflakes and flowers begin to dance, mice
wage war, and a magical kingdom is
unveiled for all to see.
In addition, a special dress rehearsal
performance will also be made available
for students at a Student Night / Dress
Rehearsal performance on Thursday
evening, December 5, at 7 p.m. This
show also serves as a “food-raiser” for
the Food Bank Coalition of San Luis
Obispo County and students are asked
to arrive 30 minutes early. The cost is
$5/students and $20/adults. To attend,
students must bring with them a canned
food item and purchase a $5 ticket for
former principal dancer at
Joffrey Ballet, in addition
to American Ballet Theater. Matthew Jacobs hails
from The Rock School of
Ballet and Huntsville Ballet. Brianna Fields has various experiences dancing at
L.A. Classical Ballet, State
Street Ballet of Santa Barbara and has done work in
TV and film.
Instructing the large cast
on a daily basis are staff
choreographers, which include Patricia Bart, Tiffini
This year, principal cast Hansen, Cerra Cavalletto and Amanmembers are Matthew Ja- da Bravo. Director Armstrong finds
cobs as the Nutcracker Prince, that each choreographer brings with
Shelby Fredrick as Sugar them facets of their personality and
Plum Fairy, Tori Akers as the Snow interpretations that create one-ofQueen and Mikaela Farrer as Young a-kind performances that audiences
Clara, who dreams that her Magi- anticipate and enjoy.
cal Nutcracker Doll transforms into a To reserve your seats, visit www.
handsome prince.
brownpapertickets.com. Cost: $25/adults,
Leading the holiday production $19/children under 12 and seniors
are Armstrong and Assistant Direc- over 60. Group discounts are available
tor Amy Wescom. Assisting them will for 20 or more. For more details or to
be visiting guest choreographers. Da- assist NCDPAF in their efforts to convid Eck’s credits include State Street tinue bringing quality dance to North
Ballet of Santa Barbara and Royal County, visit northcountyperforming
Winnipeg Ballet. Michael Levine is a arts.org.
Left: Sugar Plum Fairy Shelby
Fredrick
Right: The lead dancers
Below: Rat Queen Georgia
Owens, Drosselmeyer Caleb
Cole, Prince Mathew Jacobs,
Clara Mikaela Farrer
Photos by: Jimmy de
admission. Tickets for this show are not
available online. They may be purchased
at the Class Act Dance office at 2508
Spring Street in Paso Robles. Youth organizations, such as school groups, scout
troops, and others are invited to take advantage of this opportunity.
At press time, NCDPAF Director
Cheryle Armstrong hopes to confirm
plans for a free performance on December 12 for the Make a Wish Foundation
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Recreation Opportunities in Paso
ART AT THE LIBRARY
Artist of the Month: Richard Hansen
Richard Hansen, a well-known local nature
photographer, has exhibited his photos at
many events and functions. He has also been
assisting and co-leading photography classes
for over 20 years.
OPPORTUNITIES TO GIVE BACK
TO THE COMMUNITY
The Giving Tree
November 12 - December 31
Provide needed book titles for the Library’s
collection and honor a book-loving friend
or family member. Choose a book ornament
from the Giving Tree, and dedicate the title
to someone you love for a donation of $25.
Can Your Fines
November 12 - December 31
Donate a non-perishable, non-expired food
item to the Library and $1 in overdue fines
will be forgiven up to a maximum of $16. All
donations will go to the Food Bank coalition
of SLO County.
Holiday Extravaganza
December 6, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Bring the kids ... bring the camera ... and
join the holiday fun at the Library Conference Room. Great specialty shopping with
items galore and no sales tax! Enjoy Santa
Claus and Mrs. Claus, holiday stories, and
refreshments. This fundraiser for the Paso
Robles Library is sponsored by Friends of
the Library.
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Aqua Aerobics
Build muscle tone, flexibility, and strength.
Class meets twice a week. $45/month.
Questions? Call Carolyn, 434-2563.
Aqua Fit: Regular & Adapted
Don’t let your physical challenges keep you
out of our wonderful warm-water indoor
swim classes. Lift chair available in adapted
classes. Great classes – great atmosphere!
Call Robin, 712-1422 or for adapted, Carolyn, 434-2563. Classes are throughout the
week and prices vary.
Belly Dancing
Wednesdays, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Children love the ceremonial dances that
Nanette introduces – and love wearing the
beautiful veils and other costume items that
she brings to class. You can see the increased
coordination and confidence that comes
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health and vitality. Improve breathing,
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Karate
Learn beginning katas of Okinawan karate
along with self-defense, biomechanics, and
stress release. Great discounts for families!
Questions? Call Kyoshi David, 239-3232.
Kendo • Thursdays, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Physical benefits of this popular martial
arts program include improved coordination, strength, and increased
stamina and aerobic capacity. Mental
benefits include increased concentration.
Questions? Call Jason, 458-7800.
Painting - One-Stroke Decorative
Three levels of classes offered on Wednesdays
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animals, and landscapes. Make lovely and inexpensive gifts. Questions? Call Lauri, 6104243. $47/month plus instructor fees
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Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday
9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Looking for a great workout that is easy
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and check out this multigenerational sport.
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or visit www.pickleballpasorobles.shutterfly.
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sport in America!” $3 drop-in fee, $20/10punch pass or $75/annual fee.
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Thursday, December 19
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marketing. Questions? Call Brent, 1-559909-5208.
Self Defense • Monday, December 2
Women, ages 12 and up, learn how to empower and protect yourself! Questions? Call
Caitlin, 226-5400 X 307. $12/person & $10
materials fee.
Total Body Workout
Come and find out why so many men and
women come to this workout three times
a week! Morning classes will give you the
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or improve fitness. All levels welcome - first
class is FREE! Just $35/month! Questions?
Shelley, 237-2594.
Yoga
Learn to nourish relaxation, create core stability, and be relaxed and resilient. Small
classes offer individual attention. Questions?
Call Sue, 238-6063.
Register at www.prcity.com/recreation or visit Centennial Park. 600 Nickerson Drive. Questions? Call 237-3988. Office open Monday – Friday. Noon to 5 p.m.
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PASO PEOPLE
Jim’s Locomotive Obsession
By Bob Chute
Every once in awhile you get to write
a story that is just tooo much fun.
Such is the case talking with Jim
and Penny Sabin, married for 48
years, and they’ve together experienced Jim’s lifelong obsession with
trains. Jim has created an incredible
fully operational built-to-scale steam
locomotive - a facsimile of a Denver
& Rio Grande Consolidation Engine - complete with a real coal car
that includes a seat for the engineer,
a box car, a flat car with seating for
two children or adults, and a caboose.
All are built in the scale of 1.5 inches
to 1 foot with phenomenal detail and
all ride on a track circling his house
on 150 feet of track, with just 4 3/4”
width between the rails.
“I started working on it, with
Penny’s support, when our daughter,
Cullen, was born in 1974,” said Jim.
“I had been to a supplier of engines
within walking distance of our home
in Lomita, looked at lots of catalogues, then I went into the garage
and started on it, not really knowing
what I was doing.”
He finished the train, and the
track when Cullen turned 17...by that
time they had moved to the San Jose
Area. “We lived on a busy street and
people would drive by, see it and slam
on their brakes to stop and watch us
circle the house with a good head of
steam.”
Jim left his job in the Bay Area
and he and Penny decided to move to
Paso Robles in 2003, “The most critical concern about the house was the
yard we needed to accommodate the
track,” said Penny. “We finally found
one that settled the purchase, and it
took about a year to set up the track
on our new property.”
They’ve since added a water tank,
landscaping and a stream running
under a wood trestle bridge within
the layout plus a 100 foot spur with
a turntable for turnarounds. Rho and
I, with our kids and grandkids, along
with friends Dave and Shari, and
their kids and grandkids, were fortunate to spend Pioneer Day afternoon
experiencing this amazing setup, and
Jim graciously agreed to wear a Santa
cap for a December story.
“She is very supportive of my obsession,” agreed Jim. “Penny is an artist
and has been instrumental in finding
everyday objects over the years to be
part of the train or accessories in the
cars and along the track...for example:
she envisioned a sink for the caboose
made from an ice cream scoop!”
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The true-to-scale Denver & Rio Grande
Consolidation engine.
Riley, Cooper, Tobin and Dustin enjoying
the sounds and steam with Jim.
Dustin and Riley out for a ride!
The super detailed caboose.
Jim explaining how the train runs to the
audience of Eric, Dave, Cooper, Tobin
and Dustin.
Dustin and Cooper riding the rails
up a hill.
Let’s turn the clock back
and explore the roots of Jim’s
obsession.
“I remember my first Lionel train under the Christmas
tree when I was 5 years old,”
said Jim. “I was captivated.”
He was raised in the Pasadena area, where they were near a
train station, “My parents would
take me to watch the trains arrive.
I remember my first ride in the cab
of a steam engine. That was really
something - it was near the end of
steam in 1950.”
Jim with other obsessed locomotive builders at
Bitter Creek Western Railroad near AG.
He sold the Lionel and graduated to scale model HO and created
an 8x10 setup in his bedroom, “I
was in to all types of plastic model
building, including planes and cars
as well as trains.
“But what really changed my life
was watching a Walt Disney Donald
Duck cartoon, ‘Out of Scale‘ with
Chip ‘n’ Dale. I thought that was
the coolest thing, it was live steam
inspired, and I knew I wanted to
have something like that. [Editor’s
Note: Take a few minutes now, go
to your computer, grab your laptop,
or iPad and Google this cartoon and
watch it. This IS Jim’s train...watch
Donald’s train and you’re watching
the train Jim built....very cool.]
Over the years Jim has been “kind
of a lone wolf with my trains, haven’t
really joined any live steam clubs. But
then I heard about the Bitter Creek
Western Railroad set up on private
property near Arroyo Grande. My
jaw dropped the first time I saw it...
he has 2 1/4 miles of various tracks,
buildings, bridges, tunnels and much
more. I had pictures of my train in
my wallet and showed them to the
guys there to get some credibility,
but the track was larger. My train
wouldn’t fit. They were all running
on rails 7 1/2” wide.”
Jim got the bug again and bought
another steam locomotive that would
fit the tracks, “I didn’t start this one
from scratch, I didn’t want to spend
another 17 years building it. I found
one in sad shape and restored
it, ‘Uncle Sam,’ a 3” scale Porter
Tank engine. The research and
building is as much fun as running the trains for me. Going
to Bitter Creek is really a fun
social time, everyone has the
same obsession...it’s only open
to the public on select dates (see
bcwrr.org). I only go once in
awhile but we all help to maintain the area and the tracks.”
Life is good! An obsession
enjoyed and shared with family and
friends.
A suggestion for Jim and Penny...
we all have gophers and squirrels in
our yards, but you really need a couple
of chipmunks in your yard to complete
the effect.
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PASO P EOPLE
By Chuck Desmond
Count ‘em down fellow Roblans.
At the stroke of midnight on the 31st,
2014 will officially be here – the beginning of the year-long 125th birthday
party to celebrate El Paso de Robles as
an incorporated city! Remembering and
preserving our past to lead us into the
future; that’s the mission.
At last, at long last, the fabulous efforts by the committee of 50 will be
unfolding. In this, the 14th straight
monthly update provided by YOUR
Paso Robles Magazine, we’ll take a
look at the latest news and information for the year ahead.
Let’s start with the big night
– New Year’s Eve. The big bash starts
at the Paso Robles Inn with the glitzy
gala evening. Music, special-for-theevent wines by Hope Family Winery,
Firestone brews, ultra-yummy multicourse dinner, champagne cocktails
and great performances set the tone.
As I sit here at my Smith-Corona
typewriter in mid November, there
are about 20 seats still available. $125
pp and a phone call to Ms. Shonna at
227-7236 will place your reservation
or put your name on the list for last
minute availability.
Across the street in City Park, and
beginning at 8 p.m., the whole town
is invited to the “Glow in the Park”
evening. A cadre of family games will
be done “glow in the dark” style. Food
and beverages, warming stations and
surprises all lead up to the main fireworks extravaganza at midnight. Yes,
fireworks in City Park! Everyone is
invited. It’s free and honestly, there
ain’t a one of us who will see the 250th
celebration so don’t miss this one!
FREE Wi-Fi in the Library
World’s largest newstand
now at your fingertips
The Paso Robles City Library is
pleased to offer Zinio, a new downloadable magazine database that puts
hundreds of popular, full color, interactive digital magazines instantly at
your fingertips – entertainment, food,
health, home, recreation, sports, travel,
and more.
Using your Paso Robles City Library
card, browse the Library’s collection of
popular titles with no holds, no checkout periods, and no limit to the number
of magazines you can download.
In addition, Zinio offers:
• Easy browsing – Browse titles one
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Show & Shine
3rd Annual Show & Shine Car &
Bike Show to benefit Toys for Tots
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Quasquicentennial Update
Only 31 Days to go!
The flag poles along Spring St.
will be showing off special banners
for the year. Both the Police and
Emergency Services will be wearing
Quasquicentennial badges on their
uniforms throughout the year. City
transportation vehicles will be adorned
with 125th celebration decals for all
of 2014 as well.
Flags: Starting Jan 1st and for the
full year, all Paso Public Schools will
be flying the Quasquicentennial flags
(along with the USA flag) like the one
in the photo. At a mere $50 you can
sponsor a school of your choice for
its flag. Three are already spoken for
but your support will mean a great
deal. They were personally paid for by
one individual. It’d be super to help
repay that credit card. There are also
some for sale if you’d like to fly one
at your own home or business. Send
your check and school choice (or your
personal / business info) to Kathy
McNamara at Paso Unified Schools
at 800 Niblick.
Next on the calendar’s events come
in March. The official birthday party
will be March 11th in the park after
school is finished for the day. Women’s
Day at the end of March in Pioneer
Museum will focus on local historical women of note. Details on both of
these will be coming soon.
Speaking of calendars – did
you get yours? 300 flew off the shelves
AT THE LIBRARY
but at $5, there might be a few
left at the gift shops of Historical
Society, Main St, Pioneer Museum
and Friends of the Library. Loaded
with amazing photos, the full-size
calendars are one of the best useable
mementoes ever.
Recipe Books have arrived! 400
recipes dating back to the beginnings of Paso right to the present.
Wonderful photos, some history inside and a cover with a John Partridge
original painting. Think Christmas
presents! Only 15 bucks each at the
same gift shops. Amazing deal! 700
were printed. Don’t wait – they won’t
last. The same scenario is true for
the ball caps, tee shirts and tote bags.
April brings us Arbor Day. Trees!
Oak trees in specific! El Paso de
Robles – The Pass of the Oaks! 125
years old! See the connection? This
is gonna be a fabulous event for the
city. Stay tuned to future issues about
what’s planned. It’s really neat!
The website. WWW.PASO125.
COM. Use this! Shonna has everything posted for a monthly update.
There will be featured profiles of the
sponsors who voted with their wallets
to make the year successful. Featured
recipes from the Recipe Book. Featured tours of our fabulous historical
treasures. Featured events hosted by
Paso businesses and organizations.
Walking tours, Central Coast Food
tours of Paso. 4th of July celebration.
The Barney to Toby 12.5 mile run in
October. The list goes on. If you’re
not exhausted by the end of 2014,
you’re just an old stick-in-the mud.
Merry Christmas and get ready to
party like it’s 2014! It’s finally here!
at a time, search for your favorite magazines by title or use the convenient category feature to find new magazines
which meet your interests
• Current issues – The latest issues are
released simultaneously with the print
edition and available for immediate
check out
• Back issues – Miss the new issue?
You can easily find previous issues To
create your Zinio account, go to www.
prcity.com/library, click on the Zinio
icon and simply follow the steps. The
Paso Robles City Library is located at
1000 Spring Street and is open Monday
– Friday 10-8, and Saturday 10-5. For
more information on library programs
and events, please call 237-3870 or visit
www.prcity.com/library.
Volunteer Bilingual Tax
Prep Assistance needed
The Paso Robles City Library will
once again partner with AARP Tax
Aide and VITA (Volunteer Income Tax
Assistance Program) to provide tax assistance for the coming tax season and
is looking for bilingual volunteers with
some bookkeeping/tax preparation skills
to assist.
The AARP/VITA program is for
seniors and low-to-moderate income
residents who need assistance in preparing their own tax returns. IRScertified volunteers provide free basic
income tax return preparation, assisting with various tax credits such as
the Earned Income Tax Credit, Child
Tax Credit, and Credit for the Elderly
or the Disabled.
Training for bilingual assistants will
be held in December 2013 and January 2014. For more information on this
much needed, short-term volunteer opportunity, please contact Stan Marquis
at 712-5128 or at smarquis@charter.
net. For more information on this tax
preparation assistance program, visit
www.ccfreetax.org.
on Saturday, Dec. 7, 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. at the Mid State Fairgrounds.
Entry: Unwrapped toy. Hosted and
presented by TEAM Auto Collision
& Custom Center, the show will
feature Cars, Motorcycles, Trucks,
Whatever plus live music, BBQ,
raffles as well as 30 vendors. For info
call 2w38-6304. All profits go to Toys
for Tots, Inc.
100 Year anniversary of
Templeton Women’s Club
The Templeton Women’s Civic Club
celebrates 100 years on Saturday, Dec. 7
from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Templeton Community Center at 601 Main Street. The
history of the women’s club will be on
display. Local wines and hors d’oeuvres
will be served. There will be performances by local musicians. Be sure to
help celebrate their birthday!
Mothers of Preschoolers
MOPS - Mothers of Preschoolers
meet Monday, Dec. 9, 9:30 to 11:30
a.m. at Highlands Church 215 Oak
Hill Rd. Paso Robles. For kids ages
birth to Kindergarten. Childcare
provided. For more information
contact Mindy Klein 831-596-2251
or mops@highlandsadventure.org.
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PASO P EOPLE
By Millie Drum
The quote by beauty industry icon,
Vidal Sassoon, aptly describes Jullie
Hammer’s professional evolution.
Miss California
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ture with a human element.” Jullie grew
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career chapter closed, another would
open and she would rise to the prominence of working for beauty pageants
throughout the United States and the
Miss Universe Organization.
While she earned a BA degree in
Architecture at Cal Poly and worked
for an architect in San Luis Obispo,
the personal fulfillment was missing.
Jullie adds, “At the end of the road, I
just wasn’t happy, so I quit that job
and went to beauty school.” She adds,
“My mother and grandfather were hair Jullie Hammer
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dressers, so every day after school, I’d
Diego contestants, and right, Jullie working
go to the salon to sweep up hair and fold towels,
with Miss USA Erin Brady.
so everyone always told me that I’d grow up to
be a hairdresser. No one in my family attended school I instantly connected the two and knew it
college so I wanted to pursue my formal educa- was all about creativity and design.
tion.” The color wheel symbolized the transition From the Mid-State Fair to
to the beauty industry. She reflects, “I knew I’d Miss Universe
made the right choice when I was taught about In just four years, Jullie has evolved from
the color wheel in both architecture and beauty small town hairstylist to state and national beauty
pageants, culminating with achieving her goal of becoming “bi-coastal” by expanding her business to
New York City. The incredible journey began at the Mid-State Fair in
Paso Robles and a friendship with
pageant contestant Tommy Lynn
Calhoun. Going backstage to do
hair instantly clicked for Jullie.
Tommy won the pageant, so Jullie
encouraged her to compete for Miss
California. Two weeks later, Tommy
gets the call for an interview and off they go to
Palm Springs! Jullie was
“over the moon excited!”
Gathering with over
400 contestants was exciting AND intimidating; especially with the
stipulation that there
would be no professional hair and make-up assistance. So, with Jullie’s
guidance, Tommy was
on her own! But that didn’t stop Jullie! Since
the past title holders were allowed to have assistance, Jullie quickly asked the directors and
volunteered her time!
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Thursday Men’s Prayer Breakfast celebrates 40 years
By Bob Chute
A group of local men from various denominations recently celebrated meeting every week for the past 40 years for the Thursday Men’s Prayer Breakfast at 6:30 a.m. in the
basement of Christian Life Center, 18th and
Oak Streets, in Paso Robles.
The original attendees, in October of
1973, included Jerry Walters,Glenn Rediger,
Bic Moe, Bill Ritner, Dallas Moore and LeRoy Stewart utilizing two hot plates, a single sink
and a table in the kitchen. Their scriptural focus for
the group became James 5:16...”Admit your faults
to one another and pray for each other so that you
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The attendance has fluctuated to as
many as 40, but the 14 attendees at 6:30 on a
Thursday in October spoke of how the joining together over the years has touched so
many lives, “you need to look at the past to
figure where you’re going,” said one. “It helps
us keep consistent in our walk with the Lord
may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous and allows us to share and grow with one another.”
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Expansion at Home and on the
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with the contemporary vibe of color, design
With hard work and determination, Jullie
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to her future. Two weeks later, Jullie was called to
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Jullie adds, “Because of that photo shoot, I
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her apart as she begins her own career once
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North County Chorus
Singing for all at Veterans Hospitals
By Chuck Desmond
Cuesta College is 50 years old this
year! Cuesta has been the source of
thousands of wonderful life-changing
events and one of them was the formation of the North County Chorus.
Formed in 2005 by Ms. Cassandra
Tarantino, the Choral Conductor and
Instrumental and Voice instructor of
Cuesta North, “NoCoCho” as it’s referred to, was conceived as a way to
bring another choice of fine arts to
the North County Campus. Starting with about 15 singers for little
more than the joy of singing choral
music, the chorus practiced in whatever vacant room they could find and
sang at smaller venues, primarily in the area.
That has changed. Today NoCoCho has
about 40 vocalists and it is an independent ensemble through Cuesta’s Community Programs.
The Chorus’s vocalists are a diverse collection of
beautiful voices. Many have experienced enhancing moments through the gift of their voices.
Their mission is now one of outreach that aims
to share choral music with the entire county.
By now, we all know that El de Robles heads
the list of “communities where the residents give back.”That spirit is indeed one
of the things that makes our hometown,
and its close ties to Cuesta, so fabulous.!
On December 8 - just a few days from
now - the Chorus will be performing their
Winter Concert at Atascadero’s Lake Pavilion
off Morro Road. The Chorus will be featuring
music of praise and peace that was written by
American composers. Tickets are $12 and $10
for students and seniors. Reservations may be
made by calling 546-3195.
But, here’s where it gets really even better! All
the proceeds and donations go to the upcoming
summer Freedom Tour in 2014 to give FREE
concerts in Veteran’s Hospitals! Audiences in
Washington DC, Virginia, Philly,
Boston, will hear them perform at
those VA Hospitals – all for free!
NoCoCho is doing this as their
way to say yet another Thank You
to the men and women and their
families who gave for us.
Some of these vocalists with their
Ms. Cassandra
Tarantino
great voices have never been to that
part of America and a couple have
never been on an airplane. Between
performances, the group does get
to do some sightseeing and on the
list are The White House, 9-11
Pentagon Memorial, Viet Nam
Memorial and Bunker Hill.
If you want to sing, please call Cassandra at
546-3195, #3. To make a donation to help cover
their travel expenses for the trip, send a check
to North County Chorus at Cuesta College
Foundation, PO Box 8106, SLO, 93403. Tax
deductible of course.
Lastly, when you see a Service Man or Woman,
thank them and know that their comrades who
might be in one of those hospitals, are going
to have a great experience and it’ll be coming
from right here in Paso!
Templeton hires new Director
The Board of Directors
With a professional
of the Templeton Chamber
background in marketof Commerce has named
ing and sales, Maggelet
Sarah Taylor Maggelet as
has worked in the local
the new Executive Director.
media and wine indusMaggelet, a long time voltries, before launching
unteer with the Chamber,
her own website demost recently served as an
velopment firm, ApTaylor
ambassador and as co-co- Sarah
plynx Website Solutions,
Maggelet
ordinator of the Chamber’s
with
her
husband
Wine & Roses Bicycle Ride. She Scott. Sarah also volunteers her
is President of the Rotary Club time with KCBX and the Live
of Templeton, is a San Luis Obispo Oak Music Festival.
native, and earned her MBA from
Please see DIRECTOR page 48
Cal Poly in 2001.
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County Perspective
Unwelcome Visitor: I woke
up feeling like my face and neck had
been removed and clumsily reattached. Crud season. Feeling blah, I
still had to make a last-minute coastto-coast drive, during which it seemed
everyone I talked to either was suffering with or had experienced this bug’s
unique symptoms.
It seems the annual march of lowlevel viral infections that arrive before
the holidays just seem to grow worse
and last longer.
The chief county health officer
wasn’t available but I did get a call back
from a staff nurse. She said no out of
the ordinary infections were being
reported, although I did get the usual
5-step influenza avoidance checklist.
Apparently any low-level infectious
disease that doesn’t fit the definition of
either influenza or rhinovirus, doesn’t
trip public health’s radar.
Same story at the California Department of Public Health in Sacramento. The employee who answered
knew nothing about any viral outbreak. He couldn’t find anyone on
staff, but then it was 4 p.m., everyone
had gone home, he was pretty sure.
They leave that early, I asked? Yeah,
he answered; many staff take three
and four day weekends. Something to
file away for future reference if you’re
a citizen and voter concerned about
fraud and waste.
Actually, they probably don’t want
to admit that half their respective
staff are out with the virus, a virile,
uninvited guest moves into families
bearing suitcases laden with unseen
drama to share. This latest infection
brings headaches, sore throat, sleeplessness accompanied by an explosive form of cluster sneezing. It also
makes people crabby, though I can’t
detect any additional crabbiness in
my own sweet demeanor, obviously.
And having just driven across the
country, I can verify its everywhere.
Around the seventh day, this bug
whispers, ‘I’m not leaving, what’s
more, I’m going to mess with you at
homelessness isn’t brimming with
roses, irking supervisors. A county
watchdog, the Homelessness Services Oversight Council report says
San Luis Obispo County’s homeless
work, home and especially in the eveBy Bruce Curtis
population continues to climb, closning when you want to rest; in other
ing in on 2,000; up 3% from 2008,
words, when you wake up tomorrow,
when county officials passed a homeI’ll still be here.’
Water: Paso Robles area wineries hired by San Luis Obispo County less reduction plan.
and citizens aren’t quite sure into what to study such a district, says they Supervisor Adam Hill criticized
category the proposed Paso Robles have effectively limited overdraft the report for leaving out important
groundwater basin district fits: bur- and groundwater depletion in other details, such as how effective homedensome guest or necessary medicine. areas; Nelson is a researcher with lessness programs have been since
One thing is clear, nobody is gleefully Stanford University’s Water in the they were implemented almost five
years ago. He didn’t see the study
euphoric over the prospect of impos- West program.
ing a legislative tool to ration scarce If such a groundwater district is as being particularly helpful, since
enacted, via state legislation, district it didn’t give them hard data about
groundwater.
To recap: the aquifer is over-draft- officials would look at studies and the individuals living along San
ed – from years of agriculture and surveys and then decide whether and Luis Creek, or in roadside shrubbery.
residential development – according how much to limit water extraction. He didn’t mention homeless poputo county officials, aggravated by re- Will rain bring both sides together in lations near Paso Robles, where
lentless drought, now beyond six years a Kumbaya-accompanied embrace? many live in riparian areas along
With rainfall running 3-4 inches the Salinas River, at least during
duration.
Thirsty Californians, in general, when we should already have seen warmer weather.
haven’t been exactly blessed by news had double-digit precip numbers, it Rehab: Two years ago, Governor
Jerry Brown imposed a prison reform
that January and February 2013 were ain’t gonna happen anytime soon.
the driest on record, although Sierra Good Vintage? Paso Robles red program emphasizing rehabilitation,
snow pack levels are somewhat mixed; grape growers are so far pleased with on counties around the state, but only
better than 2012, but nowhere near a harvest that happened in a flash for five counties have so far been successhydration heaven. Paso Robles area some. Dry spring weather and good ful implementing rehab programs.
aquifers have declined below historic growing conditions produced smaller, San Luis Obispo County is one of
levels, forcing rural water users to drill more intensely flavored fruit for some them, according to a study released.
deeper wells, which usually produce Zinfandel and Cabernet growers. Ton- The Stanford Criminal Justice
nage prices should reflect the combi- study said only 20% of California’s
poorer quality water.
58 counties have successfully imple Local interests represented by THE nation of less fruit of higher quality.
Paso Robles Agricultural Alliance for Since wines take aging and know- mented the changes that came fundGroundwater Solutions, (PRAAGS), how, the final product is yet to be ed with $4.4 billion in state money.
a group representing primarily wine judged, although Paso Robles’ J. Lohr The rate of recidivism, i.e., former
growers, publicly argue passionately Vineyards and Wines has given pre- criminals reoffending continues to
remain high, throughout the nation.
for compromise and cooperation, liminary samples an “A” rating.
while PRO Water Equity, represent- Homelessness Up: An assess- Hey, I know a pernicious little virus
ing a group of residents and smaller ment of the county’s efforts to reduce that will keep them off the streets.
wine growers, see within PRAAGS
the stirrings of a cartel. Either way,
The Groves on 41. Both women will
the decisions about how to divvy up DIRECTOR from page 46
work part time for the Chamber at
a precious, yet declining resource, are
not arrived at easily. One current snag She is a graduate of Leadership the office on Main Street.
is whether growers with larger tax bills San Luis Obispo Class XV and also The Templeton Chamber of Comshould have more clout than smaller leads the Vocal Arts Ensemble as part merce is an alliance of over 200 North
time Executive Director.
County businesses and citizens that
property owners.
How much water growers and Jennifer Tallent was also added as has advocated for the economic vitality
rural residents can use, is something the Chamber’s adminstrative assis- of the community of Templeton since
that becomes a lot more certain, when tant. She has a background in hotel 1902. For more information on the
a groundwater management district management in Southern California Templeton Chamber of Commerce,
exists, although there are fewer than and recently relocated to the North including membership information,
County to work at her family-owned visit the website at www.templeton13 in the state.
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for purchase to provide plenty of ideas
and opportunities for gift shopping. Santa’s House will also be open
from 6-8 p.m., so that children may
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choirs will perform everyone’s favorite
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Convenient shuttle transportation
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Hoofbeat
By Dorothy
Rogers
Continuing in our series of appreciation and thanksgiving is a bronze
of George Hearst embracing his popular stallion, “Mylanta Lena,” recently
installed at the Paso
Events Center. The
statue is dedicated
to his memory and
his love of horses.
It will remain as a
reminder of one who
markedly
helped
to elevate the level
of our equestrian Mylanta lena hearst
statue
facility at the Paso
Events Center. Somehow it seems
fitting to see our late friend watching
over the facility that he and his family
were so instrumental in developing.
Quick Notes
Make get your event dates in
for the Hoofbeat 2014 Master Calendar (info@calclassics.net) right
away.
Watch for the 100 mule train
and film of their trip from Bishop to Los Angeles along the LA
Aquaduct. Be mindful of horses
in drought situations gobbling up
acorns. The effects of the tannins
and the sharp hulls can cause issues.
Most important is to make certain
that your horses are not subject to
moldy or mildewed hay.
Timing was not the best for publication for Cindy Ramirez-Smith
of Vulcan Mesa and her PRE mare
“Carina HGF.” They are set to be
awarded a gold medal by the US
Eventing Association in December. This is their first year of competition and they were awarded All
Breeds USDF Reserve Champion
at First Level. Cindy and “Decoroso HGF,” were named USPRE
Open Reserve Champion at Third
Level. Her husband, Eric, has ridden “Winchexter” (AQHA) to pick
up some All Breeds USDF awards
of their own. We’ll look forward to
more achievements in 2014.
Gift Ideas for the
Horse-Minded
Each year we are asked, “What
would please my ‘favorite horse
person’?” There are times when
some item has to be purchased,
but many of the best gifts involve
spending your time rather than
your money. Most important of
Lessons from the Range: Adventures of a
Working Cowboy by our own Gary L. Williams
might make a great gift (especially autographed at Farm
Supply) for Christmas or winter reading by the fire.
The website is CowboyDogTrainer.com to order the
book mid-Dec. $22.95 plus tax & shipping. Noel Ryan
of Farm Supply in Paso will line up a signing date for
December 20 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
all, if you do buy, buy American,
buy Californian and make an effort to buy from Central Coast
artisans and small businesses. If we
ask business folks to support events
and to carry inventories, then they
should at least expect us to stop in
and find out what they offer. If we
don’t support our own, who will?
Make a Memory
Arrange for or create gift certificates for adventures for children or adults: a class, a ranch tour,
a day retreat at one of our wonderful guest ranches, club dues for the
family or a personal private lesson or evaluation. If you don’t see
“Gift Certificates Available” on
the website, then call or email and
ask. They won’t “bite, strike or kick”
you for calling to ask. You might
open up a new aspect to someone’s
business. These types of shared
experiences and surprises can
change lives.
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responsibly), stall cleaning, hay or
horse hauling, manure disposal, adding sand/gravel to paddocks, mulch
making, truck or trailer washing,
silver/saddle/gear cleaning (make
certain as to know how and what
to use), clipping, braiding, volunteer
to be part of the support team at a
competition, give an equine massage (or rider massage), put together
a vet kit, make or repair jumps, poles
or obstacles.
A helping hand (or two) really
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positive outlook of someone who is
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or just needing someone to come
alongside and be an encourager.
We can make a difference in the
Central Coast now.
Cultivating Connections
Teach what you know. If you
don’t know a lot about horses, then
make it your business to hire someone who does (even for an hour).
This can change a life. It can also
be a matter of safety. Do something
together like creating a website/blog
or racks for a saddle room. Set up a
computer with equine themes (perhaps featuring the special person’s
horse), take a trip to a show or
event, plan a full day of trail riding
without interruptions or a training
session that you can enjoy together.
Take a roping class (ranch, arena
or trick) for something different.
Perhaps next year will be the year
to create a horseback adventure
here in the US or one overseas.
These memories last a lifetime.
Come Alongside
Sometimes help with the little
things can be a delightful surprise:
boot cleaning, making hangers for
gear or gear box, creating a mounting block/stand, auditing a favorite
clinician, gear identification marking
and photographing (make two copies and store one elsewhere), putting
all of the recipient’s horse photos on
discs could make them more useable.
Give Something Truly
Useful
Gather: first aid and safety items
for horse and rider for the barn, the
trailer or a saddle pack (don’t forget
a whistle on a lanyard to be worn
when riding out even if you carry
a cell), a good knife and sheath,
making a health and hoof journal,
creating kits to enable the receiver
to “do” something specific such as
clean/condition gear, clean boots,
keep records, post information for
emergencies, etc. See if it is possible to pair a person longing to own
or ride a horse with an animal that
would otherwise just stand (make
certain to check on the upkeep finances, etc.).
A Gift That Keeps
On Giving
A donation to: SLO HEET
(emergency
rescue/evacuation),
Morning Star Youth Ranch, the
scholarship programs of the Cattlewomen and other ag groups,
Rancho de los Animales, Heaven
Can Wait Horse Rescue, Cal Poly’s
Horse Unit, Miller’s Equestrian,
Animali Farm, Wranglerette’s, Paloma Creek Equestrian Center, high
school rodeo, the Railhead Arena, or
to 4-H or other equestrian groups
especially those setting up public
trails and arenas.
Perhaps joining in with the good
folks from Paso’s Holiday Inn Express, PCCHA and the National
Breast Cancer Foundation for more
hot pink halters will help with research in 2014.
Get out sturdy gloves and tools
to help with organized trail system
development/upkeep and meet
some new friends. Look into helping animal victims of war or natural
disasters (we have plenty). Offer to
sponsor a class or perpetual trophy
to encourage those who are learning
while remembering the passion for
horses of a loved one. Maybe a new
horse is in your future for 2014?
Bless Someone
Put yourself out there. Encouragement takes a little time and effort,
but it is a real boon to a life whether
young or old. Gather items for a
theme gift basket with any number
of horse items (hand cream, playing cards with knots for horsemen
or CDs). Set up a snapshot/photo
session, frame show photos, plan a
video session, decorate a jacket or
sweaters, take a favorite photo and
have it printed for a cake, a tee shirt,
jacket, tote or cap. Remember to slip
in a scarf for warmth. If you have a
mature horse and are knowledgable, then consider accompanying
someone with a young/novice horse
for a few trips on the trail. Locate a
special book to help educate. Perhaps
volunteer to watch or read to a child
so that his/her mother or dad can go
ride.
Think about how to use your
unique skills and talents to create a
gift that lasts. The gift of self is nearly
always the best. Give a Cowboy
Bible and invest time in sharing
and studying together. Remember
that the Greatest Gift given to the
world a long time ago is still free and
available to all who choose to invite
Him today.
Greetings
From our outfit to yours, may
you and your family (including your
critters) have a blessed Christmastide, a celebration of Light and a
wonderful New Year filled with opportunities for service, love, growth
and laughter despite what is going
on in the world.
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H OOFBEAT
HOOFBEAT CALENDAR
This is a busy season, but it is
important to get your dates in
now for the Hoofbeat Master
Calendar for 2014. Send them
directly to me at: info@calclassics.
net. You need not write a lot, but the
event, date, time, address, a contact
person, number and the basics are
needed.
When the rains begin, please be
considerate and stay off of trails until they have had time to dry out.
Nov. 28-Dec. 1 National Pro/
Am Horse Show, Earl Warren
Showgrounds, Santa Barbara,
7 a.m., parking & admission
free, Harriet Landrum 6878711
December
Dec. 6 (Tent.) SLOCQHA
meeting, Griff ’s Restaurant,
Main St., Templeton, 6 p.m. dinner, meeting 6:30 p.m., holiday
potluck TBA
Dec. 7 CCCAHA Christmas
Party, members only, AJ Spurs,
Grover Breach, www.cccaha.org
Dec. 7-8 MacDonald Performance Training Clinic, 6955
Estrella Rd., San Miguel,
hands on, half or full day or weekend sessions, fee includes lunch,
$75, 125, 225 respectively, cow
work, trail, reining, green rider
basics & specific personal topics,
Tye
Dec. 13-15 Monterey Cowboy
Poetry & Music Festival, Dave
Stamey, Juni Fisher, Kristyn
Harris, Carolyn Martin, Mike
Beck, Ed Peekeekoot, etc.
Dec. 21 Ray Berta Horsemanship Clinic, Carmel Valley
Saddle Club Arena, 85 E. Garzas
Rd., fee includes lunch, 9-4 p.m.,
www.rayberta.com
Dec. 27-29 Winter Camp,
Harris Stage Lines, N. River Rd.,
Paso, 9 a.m. till 2 p.m., no show,
sign up for one or more days,
ride & drive, all breeds light/
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Time factor: Ride to Creston, 2
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Rocky Canyon Rd. & Hwy. 229.
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Trail: Unpaved thru Rocky Canyon
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Feet: Sections rocky, so tender fted.
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Dogs: Allowed • Camp: None
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Main ranger station: Call 911 for
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B USINESS
Berry Hill Bistro celebrates 10 years of creating
By Bob Chute
This month Jody Storsteen is celebrating 10 years as owner of Berry
Hill Bistro on Pine Street in downtown Paso Robles. But 19 days after
she opened on December 3, 2003 she
wasn’t sure if she’d be in business for
20 days, let alone 10 years.
December 22 was the date of the
6.5 magnitude San Simeon Earthquake which caused tremendous
damage throughout the area and took
the lives of two women working in an
unreinforced masonry building in the
downtown.
“We’d only been open 19 days,” said
Jody. “Then we were closed for three
weeks awaiting approval of structural
engineers to reopen the building. We
lost everything. I had just received a
large order and all the food was lost
along with all of our wine, liquor,
glasses, plates...everything!”
Jody said it literally took a couple of
years to get back on track, “That was
an awful beginning. When we finally
reopened we had been closed longer
than we were open but were back at
square one with huge expenses to restock and reorder...basically doubling
our opening expenses plus all the repair expenses that were needed. I was
hoping for a FEMA low interest loan
but they said I didn’t qualify because
I had only been open a short time.
Fortunately I had a great 15 year relationship with Mid State Bank [now
Rabobank] in Cambria with my JBJ
Round Up Pizza Restaurant I had
sold to move to Paso and they helped
me with a loan. Some of my vendors
also helped out and the community
was very supportive...our neighbors
were great and our customers came
back right away.”
And on December 3 she celebrates
10 years in Paso, “I believe our success
is because of our homemade creations
of what I call contemporary comfort food with a twist...the best food
possible
for
the best price.
Nothing comes out
of a can, for example, all of our soups,
dressings and desserts are made from
scratch. Plus we offer a full bar, an
extensive local wine selection, and an
ever expanding collection of our local
craft beers.
“I feel downtown Paso Robles is a
wonderful place to be, it is constantly
evolving and has an international feel
to it now,” added Jody. “The Main
Street Association is so supportive
and the merchants have a great camaraderie - we’re always supporting
each other, loaning and borrowing as
needed. So it has that international
ambiance without losing the special
small town feel that is Paso Robles.”
That small town feel brought Jody
to Paso Robles from Cambria. “I lived
in Cambria while attending Cal Poly
and worked at several restaurants to
put myself through school including
Slab Town Pizza. When I graduated I
went to work for the State Department
of Fish & Game and was involved in
a fascinating Sea Otter Project about
20 years ago. But then the project
went to the feds and I lost the position. The times were tight and there
were only desk jobs available locally.
I could have
transferred to
Los Angeles or
Fresno areas to continue to work outside but that didn’t appeal to me.”
Then things changed dramatically, “I realized I really enjoyed the
interaction with people everyday in
the restaurant business and my folks
helped me by co-signing on a loan to
buy Slab Town Pizza. I renamed it JBJ
(for my parents, Joanie and Brad and
Jody) Round Up Pizza and created a
western theme. It was really popular, I
owned it for 15 years but I liked what
I saw happening in Paso, it was the
beginning of the boom times in town
and the wineries were exploding. I
liked the vibe, the country feel and the
direction the downtown was taking
with new ideas and great restaurants. I
moved here in 2000 and commuted to
Cambria for awhile then sold JBJ but
it took three years before a space came
available around the park.
Jody has been blessed with incredible employees over the years, “My best
friend and Manager Janet Zillig came
with me from Cambria along with my
head cook, Efrain Garcia. I’ve been so
fortunate to have such great people
so I don’t have to be here 24/7. Effie
has been with me for over 25 years,
unfortunately we lost Janet to cancer a
couple years ago, and I miss her dearly.
Other familiar faces include Tammy
and Susan, plus many new faces have
brought new ideas including fantastic
martinis and after dinner drinks. I also
have several great cooks that have each
been with me for at least three years.”
Where does she hope to take Berry
Hill Bistro in the years ahead? “I’d
like to continue following the latest
trends in food preparation with our
special twists, no packaged foods ever.
I love to experiment with new ideas
and the menu is always changing.
Everything is always fresh and good.
And we keep our basic daily specials
each week as well - they have quite
a following. I dropped the Tuesday
Clams special one month and wow,
did I hear about that!
“It’s fun as well because my 20
year old son Tanner is working with
me and creating some new ideas of
his own. My 13 year old Tate is also
helping out. They have the same drive
I have, it’s fun to watch.”
Jody is planning a special day long
celebration on Tuesday, December
3rd to mark the 10th anniversary with
drawings for prizes and gift certificates, special lunch and dinner offerings plus Happy Hour all day, along
with some yet-to-be-defined surprises. “Thank you Paso Robles,” added
Jody. “I appreciate your confidence in
our efforts and hope to serve you for
many more years! Please join us for
our celebration!”
Berry Hill Bistro, 1114 Pine Street
in Paso Robles has seating for 40 and
is open 7 days a weeks serving lunch
and dinner, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m, later in
the summer months. “Many restaurants close after lunch then reopen for
dinner, we’re open constantly 11 a.m.
to 9 p.m. every day.”
Jody only closes on Thanksgiving
and Christmas Day. For more information, call 238-3929.
Susie’s All Breed Dog Grooming
Thank you for 40 years of
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B USINESS
Local Realtors Honor Their Own
The Paso Robles Association
of REALTORS® held their 2014
Installation Dinner at the Paso Robles
Golf Club during November and passed
out numerous honors and seated their
2014 Board of Directors and Officers.
During the evening Shelley Gurney
of Fidelity National Title was honored as Affiliate of the Year and Chris
Bausch of Prudential Hallmark Realty
was recognized as the Realtor of the
Year. The 2014 slate of Directors and
Officers includes: President/State Director Chuck Hill; President Elect/State
Director Cody Wilcoxson; Vice President Kate Graham; Secretary Debbie
May; Treasurer Jennifer Kranich; State
Director April Smith; Local Directors
Jack Stinchfield and Teresa Turner;
and Past President Ron Johnson.
The 2014 incoming Board of Directors for the Paso Robles Association of REALTORS
include, from left: President/ State Director Chuck Hill; President Elect/State Director
Cody Wilcoxson; Vice President Kate Graham; Secretary Debbie May; Treasurer
Jennifer Kranich; State Director April Smith, and Local Director Teresa Turner.
Not pictured are Past President Ron Johnson and Local Director Jack Stinchfield.
Shelley Gurney of Fidelity National
Title, left, was honored as Affiliate of
the Year and Chris Bausch of Prudential
Hallmark Realty received the Realtor
of the Year distinction.
Photos by Richard Baker
Chamber plans Annual Dinner and Awards Gala
The Paso Robles Chamber of Commerce will name the Roblan of the Year,
Beautification of the Year, and seat their
incoming Board of Directors during the Annual Dinner and Awards
Gala, “Putting on the Ritz” scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 11, 6 to
10 p.m. at the Broken Earth Winery, 5625 Highway 46 East in
Paso Robles, featuring a Winemaker’s Dinner, plus a live and si-
lent auction. Celebrating 125 years of Paso Robles and 93 years
serving the business community as your Chamber, this signature
event of the Chamber is certain to be another sold out event with
attendance of over 300 businesses, civic and community leaders.
Prices are $100 for members, $125 for non-members.
For more information contact the chamber at 1225 Park Street,
Paso Robles, phone 238-0506 or pasorobleschamber.com.
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February 16th (President’s Weekend)
March 16th (Paso Robles Zinfandel Festival Weekend)
May 11th (Mother’s Day)
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Main
Street
CHRISTMAS MAGIC * DOWNTOWN PASO ROBLES
By Chris
Weygandt Alba
On the 22nd day of this month, an
entire decade will have passed since
the morning when lives were shattered in downtown Paso Robles, by
a sudden violent shudder that made
local history. The destructive shock
of the 6.5 San Simeon earthquake
went on for years, and the damage
ran deep, exceeding $250 million.
But with steady work, people
built it again, brick by brick, exactly
as people of an earlier era built the
new town.
In two different centuries, residents of Paso Robles share a remarkable similarity in behavior. In
1890 and in 2004, people decided
to invest resources, skills, friendship, and labor in a common goal,
to build a place where people could
become a community.
Downtown Paso Robles: We
Never Get Old
Everyone is a kid again at Christmas. So much good cheer is generated
downtown during holiday festivities,
even grown-ups turn into children.
Child’s Play
everyone is a kid again
Re-discover
your
inner child and the
power of playfulness this Christmas
with a visit to the
playground for the
young at heart in the
downtown city park.
D ow n t ow n’s
holiday theme this
year is “Christmas in
Toyland” – a call to cherish childhood and have fun with life’s simple
things. At its heart, Paso Robles
remains very much a place rich in
simple pleasures, sustained through
good years and hard years by cooperative effort, in small ways and
grand ones, from the people who
call it home.
During the holidays, come see
the wonderland created by our
downtown merchants. It twinkles
from windows to rooftops with
whimsy and merriment, cheering
the child in all of us as we walk
around our town.
Explore the shops.
For the small businesses that have
shaped the vitality of
our downtown, a successful holiday season is critical. Their
lifeblood is all of us,
the appreciative fans
in this Great American Main Street
City. With our shopping, dining
and entertaining downtown, we
help keep our nationally acclaimed
community strong.
Our local economy benefits
from every dollar we circulate in
locally owned businesses. Downtown merchants and employees
are our neighbors and friends,
and they take pride in providing
quality goods at competitive prices
with wonderful customer service.
While we’re at it, one of us will
win a $500 shopping spree ($300 and
$75 sprees too.) Someone will win
those prizes by playing Main Street’s
holiday version of Black-Out Bingo.
Nab the Christmas-tree bingo form
in this issue of Paso Robles Magazine, page 6, get it stamped by the
participating businesses, and take it
to the Paso Robles Main Street office by Friday, Dec. 13.
There, in the alley behind 12th
St. known as Norma’s Way (official
address: 835 12th St. Suite D), the
Main Street office behaves like a
beating heart. This time of year, it
pumps out an army of volunteers
who sail forth to stage the city’s
most beloved holiday festivities.
Weeks ago, the unofficial Main
Street Holiday Squadron called in
its special forces of townspeople,
merchants, employees, business
people, and property owners to exercise their unique set of skills with
the Main Street Promotion Committee. Their numbers swelled with
transfusions of recruits from their
families and friends.
By the first of December, this
diverse collection of souls is a muscular force with a common goal:
Create a uniquely Paso Robles
style of “Christmas in Toyland” and
bring the community downtown
during the holidays, to shop, dine
and conduct all types of transaction.
Please see MAIN STREET page 60
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B USINESS
Wonderful Wine; Great Fun; Darn Nice People
ThE LESSER GODS OF WINE: Christian Lazo Winery
By Chuck Desmond
Out on the westside of El Paso de
Robles, a bit off of
San Marcos Creek Rd,
husband Steve is the
grape farmer and the wine maker
and wife, Lupe, takes care of almost
all of the customer interactions.
Their two children are busy with
school and shake their heads at how
much one family can actually do.
The two ranch dogs take their toll
on gophers & squirrels.
Christian Lazo began in 2002
and by 2006, their property, home
and facility were all together at one
25 acre location on some lovely
rolling hills. Steve and Lupe concluded they wanted to make really good wine, have a really good
family life and really enjoy the area
they felt they’d been blessed to own.
That meant keeping all things in
at least try and
see what might
happen if we
grew like the Big
Dogs.” With that,
Lupe opened a tasting room on 13th St. in 2010 and
while she sold a lot of wine, it was
also a ton of work to stick to the
top-level plan. In March, 2012,
she moved it all back to the vineyard location.
Steve and Lupe realized that
their niche truly was in being a
Private Sensory Explosion. How
fun and exciting it would be if
their club members and the others
Lupe and Steve, owners of
who clamored for the yummy-good
Christian Lazo Winery.
wine could share in the evolution
perspective – including the size and evaluation of Christain Lazo
of the operation. 1,500 cases an- wines.
nually seemed just right and they With that, the program changed.
have stuck to that. But, they also Today Christian Lazo is by apthought, “You know, we ought to pointment and invitation and
MAIN STREET from page 59
old Ebenezer Scrooge for this very purchased in advance at the Main
special evening.
Street office. The cost is $7 for
Treat yourself to the neighborly children, $15 for adults.
stroll in the pleasing company
of beloved music and twinkling
scenes, and along the way, rediscover the many ways an oldDec. 7 Christmas Light
fashioned Christmas offers refreshParade, 7 p.m.
ments for the human spirit, complete with snow for playing and
Dec. 14 Vine Street Victorian
chestnuts roasting on the fire!
Showcase, 8th and 21st
A huge holiday treat for children
streets, 6 - 9 p.m.
is Main Street’s Victorian Teddy
Bear Tea on Dec. 21, held this year
Dec. 21 Children’s Teddy
in an enchanting new setting: the
Bear Tea, 2 - 4 p.m., Park
Paso Robles Park Ballroom above
Ballroom. Advance tickets
McLintock’s. Children bring their
necessary (child $7, adult
teddy bears to spend a magical
$15) at PR Main Street
afternoon playing with beloved
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holiday characters from 2 to 4
(in alley), phone 238-4103.
p.m. It’s a sell-out every year with
limited seating; tickets must be
They pool their efforts to make
every Saturday before Christmas
a celebration of the season, beginning with the Christmas Light
Parade on Dec. 7 at 7 p.m., bringing Santa Claus to town. Santa
stays here until Christmas Eve,
relaxing every Sunday at the Holiday House in the park to visit with
children. His visiting hours are
posted there.
Then the volunteer force multiplies to produce the beautiful Vine
Street Victorian Showcase on Dec.
14. Closed to cars between 8th
and 21st streets from 6 to 9 p.m.,
Vine Street sparkles with Christmas wonder, attracting Santa and
Mrs. Claus, the Snow Queen and
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Fresh, Healthy and
Delicious! Lily’s Yogurt
After two years of planning and
completing much of the renovation
themselves, Andy and Lily Nguyen
are pleased with their new shop
and the reaction from the community! The hard-working couple
is known for their other business
Lily’s Nail Salon and Spa. Andy
adds, “We’ve been here for seven
years. We know a lot of people and
a lot of people know us. We love
the small town and the support of
the people. We’ve moved around a
lot but we love Paso and wanted to
do something special for the people
with our yogurt shop! From King
City to Santa Maria, no one has
16 flavors!”
Andy and Lily Nguyen
Fresh, healthy yogurt is a special
treat any time, especially for the
kids after school or a play day in
the park. With 16 flavors and 90
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toppings, there is something for every liking and diet to include sorbet
and sugar-free flavors. Along
with nuts, sweets, granola, candy
and cereals, the fresh fruit (never
frozen!) comes from the market
daily. Smoothies, coffee and Boba
tea will be added soon. Lily’s
Yogurt is open every day at 11,
closing Sunday through Thursday
at 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday at
10 p.m. Lily’s Yogurt 721 12th
Street across from the park in
downtown Paso Robles. 296-3135.
Pioneer Day was a very busy day!
Lily adds, “I want every day to
be like that!” Be sure to stop in
before the Christmas parade and
while you shop downtown!
Nature’s Remedy for
Rodents – Barn Owls!
Did you know that one barn
owl eats up to 1,000 rodents in one
year? That’s an amazing statistic for
LAZO from page 60
time, an unexpected rain came just
as the dinner event was starting.
For Steve and Lupe – no problem.
They moved everyone into the
house and although pretty crowded, Lupe says it was one of the best
times she’s ever had! Steve recalls
they ended in the blending room
to come up with their own Petite
Syrah and cork it into Jeroboam
bottles; that’s the equivalent of
four standard bottles!
Christian Lazo produces four
distinct varieties. Mostly Zin and
at their property – at the edge of the
vineyard. They have been doing this
for six years and for each one of the
events, Chef Nolan Bourgeois has
prepared the off-the-hook meals to
go with the Christial Lazo wines.
Usually, about 60 people make reservations and it seems those guests
don’t necessarily want to let the
cat out of the bag. They like the
intimacy just fine as it is!
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ranchers, farmers, vineyard owners and homeowners; especially
those who are utilizing
sustainable
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property. Glen Prichard, owner of Nature’s
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owls as well as en- Glen Prichard
vironmentally friendly and costeffective means to control rodents.
Glen has observed that landowners in the North County are
generally very concerned for the
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followed by Barbera, Petite Syrah
and Cab. They are bold but ever
soooo smooth on the palate.
Why not try out a trip to that
part of Paso and to a winery that
is the way things used to be. Call
Lupe at 727-1803 for an appointment or reach them on the web at
info@ChristianLazowines.com.
Note the “s” at the end of “wine.”
Ask when the next family gettogether event will be too! Just
don’t tell too many others. It’ll
be our secret!
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environment and wildlife natural
habitats. He adds, “Fortunately
people here show good stewardship over their land. My goal is to
increase the number of barn owls
on the Central Coast because the
numbers have dwindled quite a bit.
I’ve had a love for animals all my life.
I rescue for Pacific Wildlife Care
and I see the effect of poison and
encroaching development on redtailed hawks, great horned owls and
other animals.”
From Monterey to Santa Barbara counties, Glen installs nesting
boxes and raptor perches every 10
to 15 acres to keep the barn owls
within designated areas; eliminating
rodenticides and poisons. The design and placement of the boxes is
critical to survival of the barn owls.
The size of the box will determine
the number of eggs laid by the owls.
When properly designed, the box
prevents the baby owls from falling
to the ground and being killed by
predators such as foxes, raccoons,
snakes and feral cats. The box should
also be pointed away from the
wind and rain to protect the nests.
Owls don’t have a long life span,
so the urgency is increasing due
to new farming, the destruction of
natural habitats and the use of
poisons that is devastating for all
wildlife. Call Glen Prichard at
712-8609. Click naturesremedy42
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Abby Stoltzfus joins
MOD Studio
Moving to California from
Pennsylvania was truly a heartfelt
decision for Abby Stoltzfus. She’d
established her career as a master
hair stylist after 10 years in a prestigious salon with a
solid clientele, but her
family was in California. Abby recalls,
“We were ready for a
change. We got a motor home and took a
5 month road trip! It
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husband, two kids and 2 dogs all
in 31 feet of motor home traveling
across the country, taking an adventure along the way!”
Abby reflects, “I love to make
people feel beautiful. In fact, I’m
working with a 5 year old girl with
leukemia and I get to cut her hair.
While it’s very emotional, it’s my
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Loan Officer Zoe Raithel exemplifies the founding principles
of Medallion Mortgage, a familyowned mortgage bank that grew to
become one of the largest privately
held full-service banks in the U.S.
With an extensive background in
finance, marketing and business
development, Zoe creates special
relationships with her clients with
her dedication to AAA service
by being Approachable, Accessible and Accountable. Despite the
competitive and impersonal online
access to loans, obtaining a loan is
really about people helping people
achieve their goals. She adds, “Be-
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town environment
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that I want to provide to my clients
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dallion Mortgage.
With my long history and legacy
of being in the business, I’ve been
fortunate to re-incorporate recently
to this very strong company.”
Medallion Mortgage’s growth
with offices throughout the greater
Central Coast and underwriting
and funding originating in Ventura
is another benefit for Zoe’s clients.
Turn times at Medallion are some
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care for our community, Medallion Mortgage is offering a FREE
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The Carnegie will be filled with the traditional natural
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Enjoy the sights and scents nature has provided
for this wonderful time of year.
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A monthly look at events, meetings
and special occasions. To submit your
listing, email bob@pasoroblesmagazine.
com, bring info to our drop box at
Dutch Maytag, 1501 Riverside Ave.
or mail to PO Box 3996, Paso Robles,
93447 by the 7th of each month.
Questions? Call 239-1533.
DECEMBER
1-23 • ‘Holidays in the Pines’ thru
Cambria is a month-long celebration
that illuminates the town and features
live music, gifts, raffles and discounts at
many lodgings, shops and galleries. Call
Cambria Chamber at 927-3624. Visit
www.cambriaholidays.com.
2 • Almond Country Quilters will
meet at Trinity Lutheran Church, 940
Creston Road, PR, begins at 7 p.m.
The agenda includes members teaching
quilting techniques. Social time begins
at 6:30 with the meeting to follow at
7:30 pm. Quilter Jake Finch (MamaMakesQuilts.com) will present two
lectures: “Creativity 101” and “12 Steps
to Recovering Money from Your Fabric
Addiction.” Cost: Free. For more information about the Guild, visit www.
almondcountryquilters.org.
5-7, 12-14, 19-21, 26-28 • Paso
Robles Inn Steakhouse & Cattlemen’s Lounge, 1103 Spring St.,
805.226.4925. Steakhouse: Join us for
Prime Rib Wednesdays! Cattlemen’s
Lounge: Happy Hour, 4-6 pm, includes
cocktail and menu specials; Monday In-
dustry Night, 6-9 pm, 20 percent off for all
professionals; Wednesday Locals Appreciation Night Happy Hour 4-CLOSE;
Acoustic Thursdays, 7-9pm. 12/5: Adam
Rowland. 12/12: Lance Robinson. 12/19:
Steve Ploog. 12/26: Lance Robinson. Friday Ladies Night, 7-10pm, half-off drink
specials; Saturday Night $5 Drink Specials, 8-12 pm; Friday & Saturday Live
Entertainment, 9:30-11:30pm: 12/612/7: Stellar. 12/13-12/14: Rough House.
12/20-12/21: Soul Sauce. 12/27-12/28:
Julie and the Bad Dogs.
5-8, 12-15 • ‘The Nutcracker’ ballet
at Templeton Performing Arts Center
will be presented on Fridays, Dec. 6 and
13 at 7:30 p.m., with Saturday and Sunday matinees on Dec. 7, 8, 14 and 15 at 2
p.m. Special dress rehearsal performances for students on Thursday, Dec. 5 at 7
p.m. to benefit Food Bank Coalition of
San Luis Obispo County. Students admitted with a $5 ticket admission and
must bring a canned food item. Tickets:
Visit brownpapertickets.com or www.
northcountyperformingarts.org. Cost:
$25/adults, $19/children under 12 and
seniors over 60. Group discounts available for 20 or more.
7 • The Templeton Women’s Civic
Club celebrates 100 years from 1 to
4 p.m. at the Templeton Community
Center at 601 Main Street. The history
of the women’s club will be on display.
Local wines and hors d’oeuvres will
be served. There will be performances by
local musicians. Be sure to help celebrate
their birthday!
7 • SLOFolks Concert: Legends of
the Celtic Harp at Castoro Cellars,
PASO ROBLES EVENT CENTER
Unless otherwise noted, please call 239-0655 for more details
about activities at the Paso Robles Event Center.
E-mail mail@midstatefair.com.
3rd Annual Show & Shine Car & Bike Show to benefit
Toys for Tots on Saturday, December 7, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at
the Mid State Fairgrounds. Entry: Unwrapped toy. Hosted
and presented by TEAM Auto Collision & Custom Center,
the show will feature Cars, Motorcycles, Trucks, Whatever
plus live music, BBQ, raffles as well as 30 vendors. For info
call 238-6304. All profits go to Toys for Tots, Inc.
Central Coast Gun Show on December 7-8 in the Event Center.
Candy Cane Christmas Tree Lot offers a big selection of holiday trees
through December 25 in the Main Parking Lot. Visit candycanetreelot.com.
TIRE
CHAINS
1315 Bethel Road, Templeton, features
three of the premier Celtic harpers
in the world. Cost $20/person. Call
(888) 326-3463. Visit www.castoro
cellars.com/events.
7 • J Street Slim in Concert at Asuncion Ridge Tasting Room, 725 12th
Street PR. From 5-8 p.m. This local
musician sings and plays guitar and
harmonica, writes eclectic songs and
covers folk, rock and blues standards.
No cover. Call 237-1425 Visit www.
AsuncionRidge.com.
7 • Lighted Boat Parade and Tree
Lighting in Morro Bay Harbor from
4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. See decorated boats
of all sizes will cruise the harbor at
6:30 p.m. Christmas music performed
by White Caps will be at the North
T-pier starting at 6 p.m. Tree lighting, performance and Santa Claus at
City Park starting at 4:30 p.m. Call
225-1633.
14 • 6th Annual Christmas in Cayucos
from 5-8 p.m. is an opportunity to visit
the participating merchants along Ocean
Avenue. Free horse drawn carriage rides,
children’s activities, tree lighting, strolling
carolers and a visit from Santa. Holiday shopping with gift ideas, special
offers, giveaways, refreshments and
entertainment. Call 995-1200 for more
information.
14 • Eberle Winery Holiday Open
House, 3810 Hwy. 46 East, PR,
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present and afternoon of carolers, appetizers and Gary’s famous (and free!)
BBQ from 12-4 p.m. Staff will be
happy to help you finish your shopping list with great ideas and free gift
wrapping. Cost: Free. Cal 238-9607.
Visit www.eberlewinery.com.
14 • Robert Hall Winery Open House,
3443 Mill Road, PR, offers Christmas
music, sweet treats, unique gift packages
and wine specials from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
There will be a book signing by a local
author, too. Cost: Free. Call 239-1616.
Visit www.roberthallwinery.com.
14 • Vina Robles Winery Saturday
Live: Mike Annuzzi at Vina Robles
Hospitality Center, 3700 Mill Road,
PR, from 1-4 p.m. Relax and listen to
music while sipping Vina Robles wines.
Cost: Free. No RSVP needed. Wine for
purchase and tastings. Call 227-4812.
14 • Wreath Making Party at Olivas
de Oro Olive Company, 4625 La Panza
Road, Creston. This annual event from
12-5 p.m. will get you into the Christmas spirit. Make a wreath and sample
some holiday treats made from estate olive oils and vinegars. Donations accepted
for the local Food Bank. Cost: Free. Call
227-4223. Visit www.olivasdeoro.com.
18 • ‘Starting a Business’ Workshop
at the University of LaVerne, 4119
Broad Street, SLO. A free workshop
from 9:30am to 12:30am, hosted by
SCORE (Mentors to America’s Small
Business), will cover aspects to consider when starting a business, including
business plans and financial reports.
Seating is limited. Call 547-0779 or
visit www.sloscore.org to pre-register.
20 • Lessons from the Range: Adventure of a Working Cowboy by our own
Gary L. Williams might make a great
gift (especially autographed at Farm
Supply) for Christmas or winter reading
by the fire.
The website is CowboyDogTrainer.
com to order the book mid-Dec. $22.95
plus tax & shipping. Noel Ryan of Farm
Supply in Paso has a signing date on December 20 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
24 • Christmas Eve
25 • Christmas Day
31 • New Year’s Eve ‘Glow in the
Park’ at Paso Robles City Park begins
at 8 p.m. Gather family and friends for
an evening of free activities, all glowin-the-dark, followed by fireworks at
midnight. Food trucks, music, glowin-the-dark face painting, and a warming zone. Activities include, croquet,
horseshoes, bocce ball, hula hoops,
bubble blowing, badminton, football
toss, paddle ball, and more.
31 • North County Newcomers RSVP
deadline is December 31 for the January
8 luncheon meeting at Cafe Roma, San
Luis Obispo. Social Hour begins at 11
a.m. followed by the 12 p.m. luncheon.
Cost: $22. See www.northcountynewcomers.org or more info.
Winter Horse Day Camp
at Harris Stage Lines
5995 North River Road, PR, take place December 27 thru 29, 2013,
and January 3 thru 5, 2014. Youths ages 7 to 18 work at their own
experience level and learn what it takes to own a horse, work with the
different breeds, light horses, draft hoses, & ponies. Ride & drive horses, safety is stressed. Classes are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Daily rates available.
Sign up for one or more days. Cost: $175 for a three-day session or
$60 per day. Register online at www.harrisstagelines.com.
Piedras Blancas Lighthouse
tours are offered throughout December on
Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, excluding Federal holidays. Meet at the former Piedras Blancas
Motel, located 1.1 miles north of light station at
9:45 a.m. Please do not wait at the gate to the
lighthouse. $10 for adults, $5 for ages 6-17, and free
for children 5 and under. Special arrangements must
be made for groups of 10 or more - call 927-7361.
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DIRECTORY of LOCAL those
HOUSES
of WORSHIP
churches/synagogues who have not yet responded to the request
The following listing of area churches/synagogues is provided free of
charge as a community service by Adelaide Inn and Paso Robles
Magazine.
Our goal is to have this become a complete listing of places of worship located in Paso Robles, Templeton, San Miguel and Shandon. For
Apostolic Assembly of the
Faith of Christ Jesus
2706 Spring St., Paso Robles
Bilingual Services:
Wed & Fri, 7 p.m.,
Sunday 12 Noon
Pastor Miguel Alvarado
(805) 610-2930
Bethel Lutheran Church
295 Old County Rd., Templeton
Service: 9:30 a.m.
Pastor Russ Gordon
Pastor Amy Beveridge
(805) 434-1329
Bridge Christian Curch
Currently meeting at
Centennial Park Banquet Room
600 Nickerson Dr., Paso Robles
Service: 9:30 a.m.
Pastor Tim Mensing
805-975-7178
Calvary Chapel Paso Robles
1615 Commerce Way,
Paso Robles
Service: 9:30 a.m.
Pastor Aaron Newman
(805) 239-4295
Celebration Worship
Center-PCOG
988 Vineyard Drive, Templeton
Pastor Roy Spinks
Services: 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m.
(805) 434-2424
Central Coast Center
for Spiritual Living
689 Crocker St., Templeton
Service: 10 a.m.
Rev. Dr. Don and
Rev. LaVonne Welsh
(805) 434-9447
Christian Life Center
1744 Oak St., Paso Robles
Service: 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Pastor Don Smith
(805) 238-3366
Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints
1020 Creston Rd., Paso Robles
Service: 8:30 a.m. Bishop Brian Kerr
Service: 1:00 p.m. Bishop Mark Goforth
(805) 238-4216,
238-4214, 238-4217
Congregation Ohr Tzafon
2605 Traffic Way, Atascadero
Service: Fridays, 7:30 p.m.
Rabbi Janice Mehring
(805) 466-0329
Covenant Presbyterian Church
1450 Golden Hill Rd.,
Paso Robles
Service: 9:30 a.m.
Pastor Dan Katches
(805) 238-6927
Cowboy Church
Ride For the Brand Ministry
Templeton Livestock Market
Sale Barn
Main St., Templeton
Service: Thursdays, 7 p.m.
Pastor Mike Mosby
(805) 463-2455
Dayspring Full Gospel
1101 Riverside, Paso Robles
Services: 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Pastor Harry Balson
(805) 239-3273
Family Praise & Worship
206 5th St., Templeton
Service: 10 a.m.
Pastor Vern H. Haynes Jr.
(805) 975-8594
Family Worship Center
Service: 10 a.m.
Pastor Patrick Sheean
(805) 239-4809
First Baptist Church
1645 Park St., Paso Robles
Pastor Michael R. Garman
Services: 9 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
(805) 238-4419
Christian Science Society
17th & Chestnut Streets,
Paso Robles
Service: 10 a.m.
(805) 239-1361
First Mennonite Church
2343 Park St. Paso Robles
Service: 11 a.m.
Pastor Romero
(805) 238-2445
First Missionary Baptist Church
of Paso Robles
Corner of 3rd & Olive Streets
Service: 11 a.m.
Pastor Jeff Barger
(805) 239-8756
First Presbyterian Church
of Templeton
610 S. Main St., Templeton
Service: 10 a.m.
Reverend Charlie Little
(805) 434-1921
Fuente de Agua Viva
1521 Oak St, Paso Robles
Service: Thursday: 7 p.m.
and Sunday: 3 p.m.
Pastor Jorge Alvarez
(805) 714-3827
Grace Baptist Church
Service: 10 a.m.
Pastor Kelsey Pietsch
(805) 238-3549
Heritage Village Church
At the Senior Center,
Heritage Ranch
Service: 11 a.m.
Pastor Ed Bedrosian
(805) 238-9240
Highlands Church
Corner S. River and Niblick,
215 Oak Hill, Paso Robles
Services: Sunday: 8:30, 9:45 &
11:00 a.m.
Pastor Sean Martin
(805) 226-5800
for information and would like to be included in this directory, please
email your name, address, phone, service times and pastor’s/rabbi’s
name to Paso Robles Magazine at: prmagazine@charter.net
All worship service times listed are for Sundays, unless noted otherwise:
Lake Way Country
Church/Ministries
Meeting at Cappy Culver
Elementary School,
11011 Heritage Loop Rd.
Service: 10 a.m. Sunday
Pastors: Rodger & Julie Coale
(805) 423-4095
Life Community Church
3770 Ruth Way, Templeton
Service: 9:30 a.m.
Pastor Keith Newsome
(805) 434-5040
Life Worth Living Church of God
620 – 17th St., Paso Robles
Service: 11 a.m.
Pastor Jim Wilde
(805) 238-0978
Lighthouse Community Church
301 13th St. San Miguel
Services: 9:45 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.
Pastor John Wheat
(805) 467-3636
Live Oak
1521 Oak St., Paso Robles
Service: 10 a.m.
Pastor John Kaiser
(805) 238-0575
Living Waters
Christian Fellowship
2085 Gateway Dr.,
Heritage Ranch
Service: 9:30 a.m.
Pastor Steve and
Christina Boggan
(805) 239-1716
Methodist Ministries
Meeting at 1005 Railroad St.
at 10th St.
Service: 10:30 a.m.
For information call 238-2006
Mid State Baptist Church
1749 Ramada Dr., Paso Robles
Services: Sundays,
10 a.m. & 6 p.m.
Pastor Bruce Fore
(805) 238-2281
Mission San Miguel Parish
775 Misssion Street, San Miguel
Weekday Mass: 8 a.m.
Weekend Mass:
Saturday: 9 a.m. & 5 p.m. (Vigil)
Sunday: 7 a.m., 11 a.m.,
6 p.m. (Spanish)
Reverend Pedro Umana
(805) 467-2131
New Day Center
530 12th St., Paso Robles
English Service: 10 a.m.
Pastor Brad Alford
Hispanic Service: 2 p.m.
Pastor Vincente Salmeron
(805) 239-9998
New Life Church of Paso Robles
Meeting at Holiday Inn Express
2455 Riverside Ave.,
Paso Robles
Pastor Randy Bunch
(805) 769-8120
Solid Rock Christian Fellowship
925 Bennett Way, Templeton
Service: 10:00 a.m.
Pastor Jeff Saylor
(805) 434-2616
Niblick Road Baptist Church
1145 Niblick Rd., Paso Robles
Services: 10:30 a.m.
Pastor Christopher Cole
(805) 238-4614
St. James Episcopal Church
1335 Oak, Paso Robles
Services: 8 a.m. (Rite I),
10:00 a.m. (Rite II)
The Rev. Mary K. Morrison,
Rector
(805) 238-0819
North County Christian
Fellowship
421 9th St. , Paso Robles
Service: 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Pastor Steve Calagna
(805) 239-3325
Oak Shores Christian Fellowship
2727 Turkey Cove,
at the Clubhouse, Oak Shores
Service: 8:30 a.m.
Pastor Christopher Cole
(805) 238-4614
Paso Robles Bible Church
2206 Golden Hill Rd.,
Paso Robles
Service: 10:30 a.m.
Pastor Dave Rusco
Pastor Mark Wheeler
(805) 226-9670
Paso Robles Church
of the Nazarene
Meeting at the Paso Robles
Youth Arts Foundation
3201 Spring St., Paso Robles
Service: 10:30 a.m.
Pastor Brent Wylie
(805) 238-4300
Paso Robles Community Church
2706 Spring St, Paso Robles
Service: 9 a.m.
Pastor Shawn Penn
(805) 239-4771
Plymouth Congregational
Church, UCC
Thirteenth and Oak Streets,
Paso Robles
Service: 10 a.m.
Pastor Steven Mabry
(805) 238-3321
Second Baptist Church
1937 Riverside Ave.
Service: 11 a.m.
Pastors:
Rueben Tate, Gary Jordon
(805) 238-2011
Shandon Assembly of God
420 Mesa Grande, Shandon
Service: 10:30 a.m.
Hispanic Service: 4 p.m.
Pastor Ted Hunt
(805) 239-3138
Shandon United
Methodist Church
105 Second Street, Shandon
Service 9:30 a.m.
Rev. Fred B. Morris
(805) 238-3134
St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Weekday Mass: M-S, 7 a.m.
Weekend Masses:
Saturday - 5 p.m. (Vigil)
Sunday - 8 a.m.,
10 a.m. (Family Mass)
12:30 p.m. (Spanish)
5 p.m. (Teen)
& 7 p.m. (Spanish)
Father Roberto Vera
(805) 238-2218
Templeton Hills Seventh-day
Adventist Church
930 Templeton Hills Rd.,
Templeton
Service: Saturday 9:30 &
10:30 a.m.
Pastor Ivor Myers
(805) 434-1710
The Revival Center
3850 Ramada Dr., Ste. A-3,
Paso Robles
Service: 10 a.m.
Pastor Gabe Abdelaziz
(805) 434-5170
The Rock Church
Service: 7 p.m. Friday Nights
Pastors Ed & Char Barger
(661) 587-7625
Trinity Lutheran Church
Contemporary Service: 9 a.m.
Traditional Service: 10:45 a.m.
Sr. Pastor Dan Rowe
(805) 238-3702
True Life Christian Fellowship
Lockwood/Jolon Road, across
from the school in Lockwood
Service: 9:30 a.m.
Pastor Erick Reinstedt
(805) 472-9325
Truth Tabernacle
Services: 9 a.m. & 6 p.m.
Pastor David Webb
(805) 423-3135
Vineyard Church of Christ
601 So. Main St., Templeton
Service: 10 a.m.
Evangelist: Steve Orduno
(805) 610-4272
Vintage Community Church
692 Peterson Ranch Road,
Templeton
Services: 9 a.m. & 11 a.m.
Coaches: Aaron Porter,
Dayn Mansfield
(805) 543-0943
Provided as a community service by...
Adelaide Inn
1215 Ysabel Ave
(just off 24th near Hwy 101
and 46 East intersection)
Paso Robles, phone 238-2770
66
New Life Tabernacle
3850 So. Ramada Dr. Ste. D,
Paso Robles
Service: 10 a.m.
Pastor Efrain Cordero
Paso Robles Magazine
P.O. Box 3996,
Paso Robles, CA 93447,
phone 239-1533
or prmagazine@charter.net
Once again...your heart
was BIG, Paso Robles
By Chuck Desmond
It was just 3 months ago, in
September, on The Last Word
page as well of your Paso Robles
Magazine, where the gauntlet
was laiddown - HOW BIG
IS YOUR HEART?
The topic was the RIDE 2
RECOVERY, a 470 mile bike
ride from the VA hospital in
Palo Alto to the Santa Monica
Pier. Begun in 2007 by a former
bicycling specialist, it is now
part of the therapy that our
military personnel might use
when returning from active deployment. No matter what they
may have suffered, be it physical, emotional or otherwise, bike
riding has proven to help our
Healing Heroes.
No disabled vet is asked to
pay a single dime to participate in these events and they
are open to participation from
across America. Bob Rollins,
a member of Paso’s Planning
Commission and a vet himself, first rode 2 years ago
in California’s venue event. It‘s called the Golden
State-California Challenge. The events are sanctioned by the military and all funds raised are used
to provide custom-made bicycles for recovering
military personnel. Use your imagination to realize
that many riders have lost one or multiple limbs
while protecting us. Mental or emotional scars
run just as deep. Making a bicycle that these men
and women can use is often a very tricky design
and manufacturing task. The process takes place in
Ohio and it requires money to get them built. 46 East Storage
911 Supply House
A Beautiful Face
Adelaide Advisors
Adelaide Floral
Advanced Concrete
Advanced Construction
Alliance Board Co.
American Oak Artworks
Arlyne’s Flowers
Atascadero Insurance
Athlon
Baker, Richard
Bankston, Kim
Barto, JR Heating
Beehive Salon
Berry Hill Bistro
BlakesTrueValue Blakeslee & Blakeslee
Blenders
Body Basics
Bresk, Helena
Bridge Sportsmen Cambria Nursery
Cantrelle Painting
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Chains Required
Chalekson, Dr. Char
Cider Creek
City-Recreation Cold Stone Creamery
Colton, Dr. Kevin
Connect Home Loans Country Florist
Country Oaks Glass
Davis Water Cond
Dawg on It
Delightful Desserts
Designs by Pam
Dharma Yoga Studio
Diamond West Farming
Divine Party Dutch Maytag
Eddington Funeral Svs
El Paso de Robles Hist. El Paso Storage
Ephraim Pottery West
Estrella Warbirds
First Baptist
Forsythe, Dr.
Frontier Floors
Gallagher Video
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Bob Rollins
Bob set out to put a significant dent in that goal.
You see, he was challenged by a rider three years ago
who asked him how come it was that he, as a thenstill-active military person, had all his limbs and
wasn’t riding in the event?
Message received! Passion took over.
Bob reached out and with a boost from the
story in the Paso Magazine plus local service clubs
and businesses and an auction at Kennedy Fitness,
he set a personal goal of $3,000 but raised over
$5100. And yes, he also rode the entire distance
– Bob has now done it twice!
DIRECTORY TO OUR ADVERTISERS
General Store PR
Gettmann, Mary Ann
Gilliss, Keith/PRIME
Golden Collar GRL Computing
Griffin Chiropractic
Harris Stage
Healthy Inspirations
Healthy Skin by Karen
Heart to Heart RE
HFG Insurance
Home Elegance
Hunter Ranch
Idler’s Jaffa Cafe Joe’s Plumbing
Kaya Lansford Dental
Life Community Church
Lily’s Yogurt
Lube N Go
Main St Animal Hospital
MD Spa
Medallion Mortgage
Michael’s Optical
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Mikulics
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Moffatt, Jim
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Moonstones
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Natural Alternative
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Natural Health Sol
48
Nature’s Remedy
55
NCDPAF - Nutcracker 29
Nose to Tail
62
Oaks Hotel
35
Odyssey Cafe
42
Orthopedic Spec Assoc 35
PAN Jewelers
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Panolivo
30
Papich Construction
45
Park Cinemas
35
Park Street Merchants 7
Paso Massage Therapy 45
Paso PetCare
39
PR Chamber
55
PR District Cemetery
34
PR Door & Trim
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PR Furniture 7
PR Glass 39
PR Golf Club
24
PR Handyman 45
This year the riders assembled in Palo Alto on October 12th and on the 13th, 200 full-ride riders set
out for the trip that ended on the 19th. One day
was a 90 miler! The rest averaged about 60 miles
and elevation swings were as much as 10,000 feet.
Law enforcement gave protection on the highways
and local hospitals along the way provided ambulance coverage as well. Hotels deep-discounted
their nightly rates and all kinds of
organizations supplied food and
beverages for the trip. “Ride support” companies donated maintenance-team personnel and trucks
full of spare tires, wheels, and the
myriad of problematic things
that can happen to a bike on a
470 mile trip. Along the way, local riders did day-trips with the
convoy to show their support as
well. Four individuals from Paso
are on that list. Whole classes of
school kids came out to cheer
and wave flags from various cities
along the route. As the conclave
approached the end, there were
an estimated 250 additional riders for the last few miles!
Fellow Roblans. We are all
very busy. We see that every day.
We hear it in every phone conversation and in every meeting.
For a city of 30,000, sometimes it
seems we have 3 million because
there is just so much to do. The
point is that at some level, we
can never allow ourselves to forget. Never, ever forget the women and men who give and gave so much
for us so that we don’t have to!
In this regard, Bob Rollins is showing how big the
hearts of Roblans are. If this cause moves you to action, you can contact Bob at BRollins@charter.net.
There are many Bob Rollins types in El Paso
de Robles. To all of you who help others in your
invisible and quiet ways and for the programs you
choose to sponsor and make such huge differences
to our town, may God Bless each and every one of
you this Christmas Season!
PR Heat
PR Inn
PR Insurance
PR Magazine - Dist
PR Main St - BINGO PR Pet Boarding
PR Safe & Lock
PR Sports Club
PR Waste
Patterson Realty
Photo Stop Plaza Cleaners
Pro Handyman
Pure Elements Railsback Insurance
Revive Massage
River Oaks
Robert’s Weddings Robin’s
Ross, SharonCC Mort Sancho’s on Spring
Scoles, Patsy Law Office
Sealed with a Kiss
Secret Strands
Skin by Alicia
Siegel’s Smile N Style
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Solaralos
Solarponics
Sotheby’s - Crabtree
Sotheby’s - Desmond Sotheby’s - York
Sousa and Company
Spice of Life
Sprain Draperies
Stein’s BBQ
Stifel Nicolaus
Stottzfus, Abby
Susies Dog Grooming
Takkens
Ted Hamm Ins
Templeton Chamber The Dish
The Mobile Oil Chgs Touch of Paso
Tree of Life
Tubb, J.K. Landscaping
Union Bank Vic’s Catering33
Western Heritage RE
Western Janitorial
Whitehorse Windancers Gallery
Worship Directory
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Cascade
Ice crystals sparkle on newly fallen snow...
waterfalls cascade down hillsides.
Pale blue topaz, gleaming freshwater pearls, deep
African amethyst and watery iolite create a palette of
contrasting colors amid tendrils of gold vermeil wire
in Michou’s Spring Frost Collection.
Spring Frost merchandises well with the
Champagne Bubbles, Chrysalis, and Horizon collections.
“The Jewel of Downtown”
Pat & Nick
Supporting Paso Since 1976
1224 Pine Street • Downtown Paso Robles, CA 93446 (805) 238-2231
www.panjewelers.com
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December 2013 - Paso Robles Magazine.com

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