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THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2023
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93rd Annual Paso Robles Pioneer Day kicks off with Royalty Announcement Dinner
District to move forward with capacity study for Paso Robles campuses Trustee pushes for more transparency with district budget spending By CAMILLE DEVAUL camille@pasoroblespress.com
PASO ROBLES — Trustees continued discussion of the Georgia Brown Elemen- 2023 Pioneer Day royalty court Don Campbell as the Marshal, Margaret Avila as the Queen (front center), and her attendants Shirley Ethridge (right) and Jae Eade (left) are shown at the Pioneer Day Royalty tary School campus on 36th Dinner on Sunday. Photo by Hayley Mattson/PRP Street at the Paso Robles Joint Kayla Degnan was Degnan was born in San is on after the Pioneer Day representing the San Miguel region, dating back 50 to 100 Unified School District Board officially announced as Announcement Dinner kicked area. She will not having any years. Luis Obispo on Feb. 4, 2006, meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 22. off on Sunday. Aug. 20, at the Pioneer Day Belle Attendants This year’s committee to her parents Roger Degnan the 2023 Pioneer Day Estrella Warbird’s Museum. as years past have included. consists of Gina Hambly, and Lynette (Ruth) Degnan. At the last PRJSUD meeting, trustees gave direction to Belle representing the During the dinner, the 2023 Pioneer Day Belles repre- Gelene Coelho, and Jill Smith, Her great-great grandfather staff to bring back information San Miguel area Pioneer Day royalty was offi- sent a community or region who told Paso Robles Press, Harold Ruth settled in the to move forward with a capaccially crowned, including Don of the Paso Robles area from “Belle nominees are invited San Miguel/Bryson-Hesperia By CAMILLE DEVAUL ity study and look into the Campbell as the Marshal and as far south as Atascadero to apply to participate based area in 1912. He bought the camille@pasoroblespress.com possibility of forming a new Margaret Avila as the Queen. and far north as Lockwood. on their family history in the property and built Templeton 7-11 committee. On Tuesday PASO ROBLES — The Miss Kayla Ireland Degnan A committee looks for young North County. Each year the Feed and Grain in the 1930s, night, trustees unanimously countdown to the 93rd Annual was officially announced as women whose family has a Belle is selected based on a later selling the business to the CONTINUED ON PAGE A7 Paso Robles Pioneer Day the 2023 Pioneer Day Belle historical connection to the rotation of areas.” CONTINUED ON PAGE A7
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County New teen center unveiled at Centennial Park agriculture
The Teen Center held its ribbon cutting on Saturday, Aug. 19, and officially opened two days later By BECCA SLIGH Contributor
PASO ROBLES — A new Paso Robles Teen Center opened at Centennial Park on Monday, Aug. 21. The recreation center that has been home to many programs over the years, including summer camps, after-school programs, and even the YMCA now has a new program. According to its press release, The Teen Center at Centennial Park is a free, safe gathering place for local teens to enjoy Monday through Thursday from after school until 5 p.m. beginning on Monday. With input from the community surveys, members of the Paso Robles Youth
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Praise Namuleme (center, with scissors), chair of the Paso Robles Youth Commission, is shown with local teens Aug. 19 before cutting the ribbon to open the new Teen Center at Centennial Park. Photo by Becca Sligh
Commission have greatly contributed to the vision and creation of the teen-centered facility. The Teen Center held its ribbon cutting on Saturday, Aug. 19, at 11 a.m. The facility was decorated with balloons,
while songs filled the room with a joyous atmosphere. With bright string lights illuminating the room, guests gathered to watch the ribbon cutting. To kick off the ribbon-cutting ceremony, some well-
known community figures were in attendance and took time to speak about their individual part in the opening of the Teen Center. Janet Lopez of NCI Affiliates shared that this has been a great program for NCI to be
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a part of. NCI Affiliates is in charge of providing the snacks to the Teen Center’s cafe area. “We’re a nonprofit agency that supports individuals with disabilities by providing training and work programs such as the cafe here,” she said. Other attendees included Diane Zannotti, a representative of Congressman Jimmy Panetta, and Christopher Taranto of the REC Foundation. Paso Robles City Council members Chris Bausch and Steve Gregory remarked on how proud they were of the Paso Robles Youth Commission for their hard work and dedication towards getting the Teen Center open. Although there were many hands that came together to build this center, it wasn’t without specific funding and grants that made it possible. Molly Scott, the senior director of grower and community CONTINUED ON PAGE A7
exceeds $1 billion for the third time in history
Strawberries remain top agricultural commodity in county despite $42 million decline from 2021 By CAMILLE DEVAUL camille@pasoroblespress.com
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY — Despite some declines in profit, San Luis Obispo County crop values set a record high for the second consecutive year. The 2022 crop statistics were presented at the SLO County Board of Supervisors meeting held on Tuesday, Aug. 22. CONTINUED ON PAGE A7
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