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PIONEER DAY
EDUCATION
92nd Paso Robles Pioneer Day Parade Makes its Way Through Downtown
PRJUSD Attendance Up Over 2 Percent from Last Year District declares need for Fully Qualified Educators By CAMILLE DEVAUL camille@pasoroblespress.com
Ladies of Barbary Coast pose in front of the Carnegie Library in Paso Robles City Park at the Pioneer Day Parade. Photo by Brittany App
Parkfield 4-H wins Best Use of Theme parade float award
Annual Paso Robles Pioneer Day and Parade. Per tradition, beans started cooking at 7 a.m., with the parade floats making By CAMILLE DEVAUL their way down Spring Street camille@pasoroblespress.com and through downtown. PASO ROBLES — The day Among the lineup was the Paso Roblans have been wait- Paso Robles’ Manuel Enrique ing for finally came, the 92nd and the Famous Dancing
Horses, 4-H and FFA floats, marching bands, and all the famous antique equipment the parade is known for. The 2022 Pioneer Day Marshal and Queen Howie and Beverley (Bev) Steinbeck rode in a horse and buggy, waving to family and friends in the crowd.
HALL OF FAME
Marina Black (left), accepts a PRHS plaque for her husband James Black
Mike Gray (left) presented with his PRHS Hall of Fame plaque from Tom Harrington
Jason Brown (left) presented with his PRHS Hall of Fame plaque. Contributed Photos
Three Former Bearcats Inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame
1988 girls volleyball team was recognized for their championships
By CAMILLE DEVAUL camille@pasoroblespress.com
PASO ROBLES — Former Bearcats were inducted into the Paso Robles High School Athletic Hall of Fame during the Friday, Oct. 7, football game against the St. Joseph Knights. During halftime, Director of Student Services Tom Harrington presented
SPORTS
the plaques to the three former student-athletes. Also, during halftime, the 1988 Bearcat girls volleyball team was recognized for becoming the 1988 Champions of the Los Padres League (LPL). Meygan Androvich was named the CIF Most Valuable Player. Mika Lamb (First Team) and Juanetta Perkins (Second Team) were also named to the All-CIF teams. The 1988 team roster included: Michelle McClure, Nan Lee, Belinda Espinosa,
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Lori Hodel, Sherri Buchanan, Juanetta Perkins, Terah Lee, Mika Lamb, Samantha Scott, Barbretta Jenkins, Meygan Androvich, Kendra Birks, Julieann Thompson, and Carey Alvord Schof. The coaches at the time were DeDe Bodnar and Steve Burmaster. Three men were brought into the Athletic Hall of Fame that Friday night — two former football players and one baseball player. Harrington told Paso Robles CONTINUED ON PAGE A16
EVENT
Someone even drove Howie’s favorite jeep in the parade — a first for the vehicle. “It was wonderful,” said Bev. Following the parade, Bev and Howie met up with family and friends in the park for lunch, of course, with their share of the Pioneer beans. Overall,
Sold Out Cioppino and Vino Returns for 11th Year
Bev says they loved their time being the Marshal and Queen. They are the fourth husband and wife duo to have the honor together. Though, the two are used to being the host and hostess of several events, so the transition to being the focus was CONTINUED ON PAGE A16
PASO ROBLES — A Declaration of Need for Fully Qualified Educators (DON) was approved by trustees at the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District (PRJUSD) meeting on Tuesday night, Oct. 11. The declaration is an “annual form submitted to the Commission by California employing agencies as required by statute.” The approved document is a revision made on the originally CONTINUED ON PAGE A16
FUNDRAISER
All proceeds of the event support programs and operations at the Paso Robles Children’s Museum
By CAMILLE DEVAUL camille@pasoroblespress.com
PASO ROBLES — After being postponed for two years, the Paso Robles Children’s Museum brought back their Cioppino and Vino fundraising event on Sunday, Oct. 9. The event returned for its 11th year, selling out tickets and raising close to $40,000. The fundraiser is the museum’s largest and only fundraiser of the year, with proceeds supporting the museum’s programs and daily opera-
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Paso Robles Children’s Museum Executive Director Sarah Parsons (right) poses with Cioppino and Vino People’s Choice winner Jeffry Wiesinger and his wife Kathleen. The event raised nearly $40,000 for the Children’s Museum. Contributed Photo
tions. The museum’s executive director, Sarah Parsons, says this year, all proceeds from the event will be able to go back to the children. On Sunday, chefs and judges met at the Paso Robles Inn Ballroom to first make the cioppino — an Italian strew of fish, shellfish, tomatoes, and seasonings. Judges were kept
in a separate room to ensure a truly blind taste testing. Paso Terra Chefs Cristina and Andre Averseng, Pappy McGregor’s Chef Rigo Valdez, The Restaurant at Justin Chef Rachel Haggstrom, KelleCo Project Catering Chef Gregg Wangard, Jeffry’s Wine Country BBQ Chef Jeffry Wiesinger CONTINUED ON PAGE A16
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