by Deborah Cash | Nov 1, 2018 | Atascadero, Community, Nonprofit, People
“Out of high school, I seriously didn’t know what I wanted to do in life,” Terrie Banish said recently, “but looking back, I realize all the choices I made eventually led me to the job I was meant to have. My heart is in this!” “This” is the position of...
by Aprll Charlton | Nov 1, 2018 | Community, History, Nipomo, Nonprofit, People
Robin Bogue was destined to become involved with the newly opened Dana Cultural Center, so it only makes sense she now heads the nonprofit Dana Adobe Nipomo Amigos (DANA), which for nearly two decades has been at the helm of restoring the historic adobe and preserving...
by Camas Frank | Nov 1, 2018 | Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Avila Beach, Business, Cambria, Cayucos, Community, Grover Beach, Los Osos, Morro Bay, Nipomo, Paso Robles, People, Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo, San Miguel, San Simeon, Santa Margarita, Santa Maria, Templeton
With the shutdown of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant being rolled out through 2025, and the State of California striving to meet 100 percent renewable energy goals by 2045, it’s time to start thinking about personal energy production and storage, not just our use,...
by Dr. James J. Brescia | Nov 1, 2018 | Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Avila Beach, Cambria, Cayucos, Community, Grover Beach, Los Osos, Morro Bay, Nipomo, Nonprofit, Paso Robles, People, Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo, San Miguel, San Simeon, Santa Margarita, Templeton
San Luis Obispo County school districts and Cuesta College recently celebrated the success of many talented educators and support staff at the Fall Employee of the Year Gala. Central Coast schools employ a well-trained, dedicated and inspiring educational workforce....
by Don Morris | Nov 1, 2018 | Community, Cover story, People, San Luis Obispo, Sports
Back in the early 2000s, when he was just a college student, the only thing Ben Londo had to worry about was lowering himself onto 1,500 pounds of stallion confined in a bucking chute. Today, as Cal Poly’s Rodeo head coach, he worries about making sure his team wins...
by Heather Young | Oct 1, 2018 | Atascadero, Community, Nonprofit, Paso Robles, People
Maggie Vandergon, 91, is the force behind Atascadero’s annual celebration of its beginnings—Colony Days. Vandergon was born in Paso Robles and raised on a ranch northeast of San Miguel. Her parents’ families came to the United States in the mid to late 1800s;...
