Category: Features
Cutting Your Own Christmas Tree in the North Count...
Posted by Camille DeVaul | Dec 1, 2019
Winter Wonderland Comes to Town Dec. 13
Posted by Melissa Allen | Dec 1, 2019
The Holiday Project Offers Food, Clothing and Toys...
Posted by Pat Pemberton | Dec 1, 2019
Celebrating Veterans Day in the North County
Posted by Nicholas Mattson | Nov 1, 2019
Atascadero Loaves & Fishes Fishing for a Place...
Posted by Kofi Ogbujiagba | Nov 1, 2019
Charting the Course
by Pat Pemberton | Feb 9, 2020 | Features
How the Atascadero Greyhound Foundation Shifted from Funding Sports to Preventing Tragedy In 1994,...
Read MoreCutting Your Own Christmas Tree in the North County
by Camille DeVaul | Dec 1, 2019 | Features
Believe it or not, there was a time when families would venture into the woods and cut down their...
Read MoreWinter Wonderland Comes to Town Dec. 13
by Melissa Allen | Dec 1, 2019 | Events, Features
Bigger and better than ever before, the City of Atascadero’s Winter Wonderland will be back this...
Read MoreThe Holiday Project Offers Food, Clothing and Toys to Those in Need
by Pat Pemberton | Dec 1, 2019 | Features
While the Holiday Project features many members of the community banding together to help those in...
Read MoreCelebrating Veterans Day in the North County
by Nicholas Mattson | Nov 1, 2019 | Events, Features
All of us at Colony Magazine salute our local veterans on this anniversary of Armistice Day. All...
Read MoreAtascadero Loaves & Fishes Fishing for a Place to Store the Loaves
by Kofi Ogbujiagba | Nov 1, 2019 | Features
Atascadero Loaves & Fishes, which provides food and other nutritional supplements for the...
Read MoreTransitional Food and Shelter Appeals for More Support
by Luke Phillips | Oct 31, 2019 | Features
Over the years, and with the increasing numbers of homeless and needy people growing within the state and county, the Transitional Food and Shelter nonprofit in Atascadero has been one frontline organization that has been active...
Read MoreA Guide to SLO County Pumpkin Patches
by Melissa Allen | Oct 2, 2019 | Features
Carve out some fun and have a gourd time! If you find yourself sitting on your couch wearing...
Read MoreColony Days: Atascadero's Premier Community Celebration Marches Oct. 4-5
by Atascadero News | Sep 1, 2019 | Events, Features
Atascadero’s premiere community celebration, Atascadero Colony Days, is soon to be marching for...
Read MoreWho's Who at the Charles Paddock Zoo?
by Luke Phillips | Sep 1, 2019 | Features
Atascadero’s Charles Paddock Zoo is home to dozens of different species of animals, from an aviary...
Read MoreTent City After Dark: Concert, Food & Drinks!
by Atascadero News | Sep 1, 2019 | Events, Features
Moonshiner Collective • Bear Market Riot • Arthur Watership Atascadero Colony Days’ annual...
Read MoreFast Times Moto Festival
Revving Up Motorcycle Racing in Paso Motorcycle racing star Johnny Murphree remembers sliding...
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- This Year, Make ‘SMART’ GoalsBy DR. CINDY MAYNARD Back when I taught nutrition classes, I would typically end my class, asking the participants to set a goal for the upcoming week. Responses would range from “I’m going to lose weight” to “exercise more” or “eat more nutritiously.” Occasionally there was a person who said, “I’m going to eat fast […]
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- Hiding in Plain SightBy BETTY HARTIG Wildlife is abundant among the coastal oak trees that line the Bob Jones Pathway. However, some of the smaller creatures that flourish in the area are far from visible. If you take a closer look, you can see some interesting dwellings. There are numerous vegetation structured mounds that resemble haystacks, which can […]
- TahoeBy MARY FOPPIANO, Avila Beach Civic Association Tahoe Keeney is a 72-pound, 3-year-old Golden Doodle (Standard Poodle and Golden Retriever mix). They have had him for 2 years now that he was re-homed from a ranch in the Fresno area. It was unfortunate that he became an outside ranch dog after the owner became allergic […]
- Anne M. BrownBy MARY FOPPIANO, Avila Beach Civic Association Anne M. Brown was born in Los Angeles but raised in Santa Barbara. She attended the University of Washington School of Nursing in Seattle. That is where she met her husband, El, who was an oral surgeon and practiced in San Luis Obispo for 34 years. Anne and […]
- Taking Enjoyment in the Little ThingsBy MARY FOPPIANO, Avila Beach Civic Association Hi all – I have been overdosing on Hallmark Christmas movies since October 25…and I must admit this has mostly put me in a happy mood. That is, of course, until I start saying the lines with the actors because there really isn’t much else on TV. Then […]
- An Officer-in-Charge RemembersPoint San Luis and Avial BeachBy KATHY MASTAKO, Member, Board of Directors, Point San Luis Lighthouse Keppers The history of lighthouses in this country began in 1716 with the establishment of a light located on Little Brewster Island in outer Boston Harbor in what is now the United States. In 1789, the ninth Act of our first Congress provided for […]
- When Will Life Return to Normal?By RICK COHEN, Avila Beach Foundation Greetings, fellow Avilones. Bellowing smoke and chugging into 2021, we go, but still with many unanswered questions ahead. When will life return to normal? Will the promise of a vaccine to fight Covid-19 be the miracle we have been waiting for? Will a peaceful transition of power at the […]
- Heart Health 101By Dr. Cindy Maynard How did you do? If you answered “Yes” to two or more questions, you could be at risk for heart disease, including atherosclerosis, heart attack, coronary artery disease, and stroke. Read on to learn how you can lower your risk. Heart disease is at the top of our country’s most serious […]