
A Day with Dad
By Elisa Huot Former educator and toddler parent Heading out for a weekend adventure with Dad? Like it or not, dads find themselves at local home improvement stores each spring to tackle those “to-do” lists that never seem to end. These stores also provide a fun...

Winemakers Dinner and Kidney Beans
On Friday, June 23, the Atascadero Kiwanis and Mayors' 13th Annual Winemakers Dinner will kick off the Atascadero Lakeside Wine Festival weekend. According to the dinner event coordinator, Trudy Meyer, it's not too late to get your tickets for the dinner, being held...

Two summer session available for Teen Exercise Club
Held Tuesdays and Thursdays in the dance room at the Colony Park Community Center ATASCADERO — The City of Atascadero’s Teen Center will host two sessions of Teen Exercise Club this summer. Teens will meet up twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays for a one hour...

Summer Drop-in gym nights begin June 12
Colony Park Community Center Gym will be open to the community a few evenings each week ATASCADERO — The Colony Park Community Center Gym will be open to the community a few evenings each week during the summer months. Beginning Monday, June 12, the Atascadero...

Summer youth kickball registrations now open
The league will run from June 26 through July 27 and will feature four divisions based on grade ATASCADERO — Kick off your summer by joining the City of Atascadero’s first Summer Youth Kickball League. The league will run from June 26 through July 27 and will feature...

The Greyhounds are on the loose
278 students graduate from Atascadero High School All Photos by Becca Sligh ATASCADERO — On Thursday, June 8, 278 of Atascadero's brightest young minds made their way into the field of Memorial Stadium at the Atascadero High School campus to celebrate their...

Atascadero Elks Celebrate Flag Day with ceremony and flag retirement
With help of Boy Scout Troop #51, officers conducted a public Flag Day ceremony on Saturday, June 10 ATASCADERO — The Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks (BPOE) Atascadero Lodge #2733, with the help of Boy Scout Troop #51, conducted a public Flag Day...

Atascadero Printery Foundation starts demolition on dilapidated karate studio
The project is projected to be completed in a couple of weeks ATASCADERO — The structure known best as the old Karate Studio attached to the back of the historic Printery building is finally being demolished. The demolition started the week of June 5 and is projected...

The Atascadero Speedway: Gone but never forgotten
Racing venue on Carmel and Santa Clara roads was a part of Atascadero's history from 1953 to 1973 ATASCADERO — If you ask the right people, they tell you stories about the Atascadero Speedway that are so vivid that you can smell the dirt on the track as the now...

Council passes operating and capital budget
City recognizes LBGTQ+ citizens of Atascadero with proclamation ATASCADERO—The Atascadero City Council met for their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, June 13, at 6 p.m. The hybrid meeting was held in the City Council Chambers. The agenda for the night's meeting...