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Cuesta women’s soccer lands 5 North County players on All-WSC teams
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Preparing for Coats for Kids distribution | Around About North County
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Unit 2 at PG&E’S Diablo Canyon Power Plant operating at full power
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Tips for foiling ‘porch pirates’ this season
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Crimes in Atascadero for Nov. 19 - 25 include DUI, battery and false imprisonment
Atascadero Police Department arrest logs published Nov. 30, 2018.
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The Cookie Man
Few jobs test one’s daily work ethic quite like taking up the mantle as a small town baker. Scott Beer has had a few jobs that might, serving as a hull and damage control technician in the U.S. Navy, rescue swimmer, and lifeguard, before going on to work in the restaurant industry and owning his own companies. But it's his latest venture Come Get Your Cookies, serving up his dessert creations, that’s kept him on the move seven-days-a-week over the last 14 months.
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Hounds steal victory from Bearcats
PASO ROBLES — For the first and only time this season, unless they meet in tournament play, the Atascadero Greyhounds and Paso Robles Bearcats boys basketball teams faced off Tuesday night in the Gil Asa Gymnasium.
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Woods open with dedicated spay and neuter clinic for North County
Already open for the better part of a month after a soft opening in November, the new Woods Humane Society Daphne Fahsing Spay and Neuter Clinic is offering state-of-the-art care for “owned” dogs and cats as well as discounted services for the region’s “community” cat population.
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Homeless issues get mixed response
Brought to the forefront by two items demanding urgent action on homelessness, the Council rejected one proposal as untenable but was convinced by the previous three hours of discussion to declare a shelter crisis under their jurisdiction. The second item a “Declaration of a Shelter Crisis and Authorization of the City of Atascadero’s Participation in the Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP)” was brought up at the Council’s previous meeting as needing to be agendized so that social service providers working inside the City could compete for a slice of $4.8 million in grant funding, primarily toward capital improvement projects, set to be administered by the County in 2019.
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Unit 2 at PG&E’S Diablo Canyon Power Plant operating at full power
AVILA BEACH — Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E) Diablo Canyon Power Plant Unit 2 returned to service and is now operating at 100 percent power. The unit had been shut down since Dec. 1, when a grid monitoring protective feature detected a lower than normal current on the transmission lines. Upon sensing the operation of the grid protective feature on Dec. 1, Unit 2 performed as designed and automatically went offline to protect equipment and plant operators responded and conducted an investigation and testing.
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Tips for foiling ‘porch pirates’ this season
NORTH COUNTY — It’s the season of giving, and in some cases taking. After Black Friday and Cyber Monday, people took to online shopping this year especially with free shipping to complete their purchases. Porches and stoops are filling with boxes from major retailers, like Amazon, Target or Walmart, are becoming easy targets for thieves also known as “porch pirates,” who are following your carriers every move and picking up packages along the way. According to a study done by InsuranceQuotes in 2017, 8 percent of Americans or about 25.9 million people have had a holiday package delivery stolen from a front porch or doorstep. This is up from 23.5 million uncovered in their 2015 survey. Well, how do you stop them? Here are some tips on how to deter these opportunistic thieves: “Being diligent with knowing what your shipping times are, typically UPS delivers about the same time every day to certain residences. Check your packages delivery date make sure they are not sitting out there for an extended period of time, would be good starters,” said Commander Caleb Davis with the Paso Robles Police Department.
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City Mayor braves heat with fire captain
ATASCADERO — Heather Moreno’s first connection with Dancing With Our Stars (DWOS) was as a Community Star in 2014 and she has been part of the program every year since then. Heather is an accomplished dancer and actress and her appearances in the vignettes between Community Star dances have included a wide range of roles and dance styles. She has a childhood background in jazz and tap lessons and dance continues to be an important part of her life as an adult. After her gratifying dance experience in 2014, she convinced Mike, her husband, to take dance lessons with her and she is pleased to say that they are now a dancing couple. She is excited to be returning as a Community Star this year, to raise money for the Friends of the Atascadero Library.
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Twin Cities, Sierra Vista providing new service for mental health patients
TEMPLETON — Twin Cities Community Hospital and Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center have partnered with the County of San Luis Obispo and the Sierra Mental Wellness Group to place employees, who are specially-trained on mental health, in emergency departments at both hospitals. These employees provide an invaluable service by screening patients and providing support for those dealing with mental health issues. “This partnership is providing an excellent service to our community,” said Anne Robin, Behavioral Health Director for the County of San Luis Obispo. “We are able to provide better care for patients by having these employees focus on the direct needs of mental health patients.”
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2018 marks the 34th annual Hospice SLO County’s Light Up A Life
SAN LUIS OBISPO — Hospice of San Luis Obispo County (Hospice SLO County) invites the public to honor the memories of loved ones during the 34th annual Light Up A Life remembrance ceremonies. The community is invited to help shine a light at any one of eight Hospice SLO County remembrance ceremonies throughout the county. The holidays symbolize a time when friends and family gather in celebration. It can also be a difficult and emotional time for those grieving a loss. Light Up A Life is an annual event that offers the community an opportunity to come together to honor and remember loved ones who may no longer be here but will never be forgotten.
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Atascadero Holds first National Night Out
The City of Atascadero Police Department joined a national tradition on Tuesday, Aug. 7, with their first-ever Night Out event at Colony Park.Atascadero’s Night Out is part of an annual event dating to 1984, the community-building campaign aims to ‘promote neighborhood safety and police-community partnerships.’ Boy Scouts, members of the city’s police ‘explorer’ program, area nonprofits and businesses hosted booths at the first Night Out Event at Colony Park. (Photos by Rick Evans)