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Demonstrators brought signs and Mexican flags to the Feb. 3 protest against President Donald Trump’s executive order, in Paso Robles. Photo by Camille DeVaul/PRP
Community reacts to Trump’s immigration deportation order
Local law enforcement says policies remain unchanged as residents protest in Paso Robles By CAMILLE DEVAUL camille@pasoroblespress.com
N O R T H CO U N T Y — Following an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Monday, Jan. 20, addressing immigration deportation, the community has grown concerned over potential deportations. Paso Robles Press reached out to local law enforcement to clarify what the executive order means and what the community can expect from them. “We understand that it has generated significant discussion within our community and across the nation,” Paso Robles Police Commander Caleb Davis told Paso Robles Press The executive order, titled “Protecting the American
People Against Invasion,” was signed by President Trump on his first day in office. It starts by saying: “Over the last 4 years, the prior administration invited, administered, and oversaw an unprecedented flood of illegal immigration into the United States. Millions of illegal aliens crossed our borders or were permitted to fly directly into the United States on commercial flights and allowed to settle in American communities, in violation of longstanding Federal laws. “Many of these aliens unlawfully within the United States present significant threats to national security and public safety, committing vile and heinous acts against innocent Americans. Others are engaged in hostile activities, including espionage, economic espionage, and preparations for terror-related activities. Many CONTINUED ON PAGE A2
Mothers and their sons pose in front of the “Love You to the Moon and Back” themed photo opp at the first annual Mother and Son Dance on Jan. 31 at the Pavilion by the Lake. Photo by Rick Evans/PRP
First Mother and Son Dance sells out
The dance was put on by the City of Atascadero By CHRISTIANNA MARKS christianna@pasoroblespress.com
NORTH COUNTY — Mothers and their sons headed to the Pavilion on the Lake for the city’s first-ever Mother and Son Dance on Friday, Jan. 31. After almost 20 years of the Father and Daughter Sweetheart Dance, Atascadero answered the request for a night of fun for moms and their boys. An evening for spiffing up and dancing the night away. The community was so excited about the event that it sold out, and every inch of the Pavilion was packed. “I’m giving the community what they’ve been asking for for the last couple of years. I thought, well, we’ll see if we can pull it off, and I think we did,” said Recreation
Coordinator Ashley Zamora, who was in charge of putting on the event. Mothers and sons of all ages filled the dance floor, and you could feel the excitement in the building as they lined up in their fancy outfits to take photos with the gorgeous backdrop that leaned into this year’s theme, “Love You to the Moon and Back,” complete with a large crescent moon. Zamora chose the unisex theme, which will also be used this week for the upcoming Father and Daughter Sweetheart Dance. “I just thought it would look really pretty. I was just like an under-the-stars type of a thing. Very elegant was my mindset with it,” Zamora said about picking the theme. Many of the sons in attendance have sisters who have attended the new dance’s predecessor with their dads for years, and you could see on their faces that they were
excited to be there with their moms. “It has been fun. My 6-year-old, almost 7-year-old, has asked me for this dance, [for the community] to have this dance, and I can’t control us having them,” said mother Kayla Hamman about her son Calvin. “Every year, he says, ‘can you please, please take me to a mother/son dance?’” This year, when it came out, he was so excited, and he has not stopped dancing. He’s been break dancing, balloon fight dancing with his friend, and enjoying all of it. It’s been really fun.” Calvin saw that the dance was happening in the paper and he showed it to his mom with excitement before they bought their tickets. Kayla and Calvin were also there with their friends Rebecca Henderson and her son Levi. “It’s been so fun. His (Levi’s) older CONTINUED ON PAGE A2
North County welcomes its very own Silent Book Club
City settles with former a second job before mentioning that she’s the librarian at city manager Atascadero Middle School. Wolgamott added that she for over gives Garcia all of the credit for coming up with the idea $350,000
The book club takes place the second Thursday of the month By CHRISTIANNA MARKS christianna@pasoroblespress.com
NORTH COUNTY — On the evening of Thursday, Jan. 16, Marin’s Vineyard’s tasting room on Entrada was packed full of enthusiastic readers, their current books, and camaraderie. The night kicked off at 4:30 p.m. for Atascadero’s very own Silent Book Club. “I’ve never been part of a book club. I’ve always been intrigued, and whenever I see people post photos with, ‘Oh yeah, it’s book club,’ with a bunch of friends, I was like, ‘Oh, I want that,’” said Marin’s V ineyard owner Marin Wolgamott, who co-started the book club. Silent Book Club is a global organization that brings together readers of all types
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Marin’s Vineyard owner Marin Wolgamott poses in front of the crowd that filled her tasting room for the first Atascadero Silent Book Club. Contributed Photo
in one spot to silently, or not so silently, dive into their current reads while making new friends. With no assigned reading, it’s more of a quiet social time, and Wolgamott (after some research) and her tasting room attendant, Nata-
sha Garcia, decided that the tasting room would be a great place to start a new chapter in the North County. “I started to look on the website for Silent Book Club, see what it’s about, how to get your club recognized. It was
pretty easy, and so we just decided to do it,” Wolgamott added. Wolgamott and Garcia originally bonded over their love of books when Garcia came into the new tasting room on Entrada looking for
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of starting a silent book club. The agreement also “We talked about favorite authors, and then we talked means that neither about how we could transfer party involved will our love of reading into this pursue further litigation environment because who By CAMILLE DEVAUL doesn’t love wine and readcamille@pasoroblespress.com ing at the same time,” added Garcia. PASO ROBLES — FollowPaso Robles Press attended ing the closed session at the the book club and, like every- Tuesday, Feb. 4, City Council one else in the tasting room, meeting, City Attorney Elizaenjoyed the atmosphere of beth Hull provided an update reading with friends and stating that council chose strangers alike. The evening Assistant City Manager Chris followed a smooth schedule, Huot to serve as the interim with time to grab a drink and city manager. At the next City chat from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., Council meeting, he will be followed by an hour of silent presented with an employment reading time, which started contract for that position. and ended with the ringing of The appointment comes after a chime. Starting at 6:30 p.m., the city reached a settlement CONTINUED ON PAGE A2
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