El Camino Homeless Organization celebrates 31 success stories in 2024
Two community members who sought ECHO's services now housed NORTH COUNTY — El Camino Homeless Organization (ECHO) announced that 31 individuals and families have successfully found housing in the community so far this year through their services. This...
Atascadero Middle School student performs at All-State Choir Concert
On Saturday, Feb. 3, the All-State Choir Concert, presented at the California All-State Music Education Conference (CASMEC), took place at Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento. Atascadero Middle School (AMS) eighth-grader Liliana Vance not only auditioned for the All-State Honor Choir but landed a spot and represented the Atascadero at the conference.
A-Town Diner to be featured on America’s Best Restaurants
The Roadshow will film an interview with owners at the diner next week ATASCADERO — Local restaurant A-Town Diner will be hosting a visit from America’s Best Restaurants (ABR) in late February 2024. America’s Best Restaurants will bring its ABR Roadshow to the...
Atascadero unveils interpretive panels celebrating local beaver population
Nature lovers of all kinds headed out to the Juan Bautista De Anza Trailhead on Feb. 10 at 9 a.m. for the ribbon cutting and unveiling of two interpretive panels highlighting Atascadero’s beaver population and the benefits they bring to our community.
School board recognizes Atascadero Middle School staff for being a ‘School to Watch’
At the beginning of the meeting, the board recognized Atascadero Middle School (AMS) staff members for the CORE value of teamwork, earning AMS designation as a “School to Watch.”
Gladys Moore 1958-2024
Gladys Moore, 65, was born in Brooklyn, New York, on March 13, 1958, and went to be with the lord on February 6, 2024. She lived in Palmdale, CA. Gladys is predeceased by her mother, Emma, and her father, Juan, and sister, Emma Iris. She leaves behind a...
Keith Belmont 1954-2023
A life well lived as a faithful steward of his gifts, a disciplined investor of time, capacities, and resources, a wise mentor to friends and family of all ages, keeper of the land and harvester of its bounty in the form of wine, olive oil, and roses, lover of...
Michael F. Shaw 1946-2024
Michael Francis Shaw was born December 3, 1946, in El Paso, TX, to John Jacob Shaw and Earlene Frances Woody. Mike’s grandparents were those who tamed the West: the daughter of a notable Texas Ranger and a rancher, a locomotive engineer for Santa Fe RR, and a Harvey...
State of newspapers undergoing significant transformation
Hayley Mattson Publisher “Were it left to me to decide if we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.” - Thomas Jefferson The landscape of newspapers is in flux, as...
Local business owner fights acute liver failure
Alyssa Reid, owner of Bee’s Blossoms in Atascadero, is currently fighting for her life as her body battles acute liver failure. The liver failure started around Thanksgiving of 2023 due to underlying health issues and has progressed quickly since.
