Lumina Nights Gala fundraising event declared a success
Dancing with Our Stars raised more than $300,000 for survivors of sexual and intimate partner violence SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY — Lumina Alliance announced that the Lumina Nights Gala, featuring Dancing with Our Stars, was a success. This inaugural event raised...
Peggy J. O’Malley 1956-2024
Peggy Joyce O'Malley was called to heaven on April 9, 2024, from her home in Atascadero, California, after a two-year battle with cancer. Her final years were devoted to what she cherished most: enjoying family gatherings, building memories with her eight...
Opera San Luis Obispo bringing three performances of Disney musical ‘Beauty and the Beast’
This is the first opera company on the West Coast to produce a Disney musical at a grand scale SAN LUIS OBISPO — Opera San Luis Obispo, one of four Grand Opera producing companies in California, announces its full production of the Disney...
Peggy O’Malley, wife of former mayor, passes away
Atascadero native, educator, and community leader By Hayley Mattson Publisher Peggy Joyce O'Malley, the wife of former Atascadero Mayor Tom O’Malley, passed away on April 9 after a two-year battle with cancer. Her family shared that during her...
Change in California’s minimum wage laws for fast food workers drives up food prices
As of April 1, California implemented a new law mandating that fast-food restaurants with 60 or more locations nationwide pay their employees $20 per hour.
Eighth annual Tamale Festival brings in more tamale vendors than ever before
The streets around Atascadero’s famous Sunken Gardens were lined with delicious tamales, long lines, and smiling faces for the eighth annual Tamale Festival.
Local parents address trustee board on class size
The Atascadero Unified School District (AUSD) Board of Trustees met for its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, May 7, at 7 p.m. At the meeting, seven parents from within the district addressed the board during Oral Communications from the Public on concerns with class sizes within AUSD, which has been an ongoing discussion.
How much do you know about U.S. educational history? Take this quiz
I had a request to share some of the Education Trivia recently presented at a San Luis Obispo County Rotary meeting. Schools have changed a great deal over the years. Erasable slates, better known as chalkboards, were updated to whiteboards and replaced with Smart...
Peter F. Johnston 1941-2024
Peter Furth Johnston, 83, of Paso Robles, CA, passed away peacefully at home on April 19, 2024. Born in Portland, Oregon, on March 16, 1941, Pete spent his formative years in Southern California before forging a path that would impact many here on the Central Coast...
Paul L. Wyckoff 1952-2024
Paul L. Wyckoff of Seattle, WA, passed away in the quiet morning hours of April 23rd after each of his family members had a chance to say their goodbyes. Paul grew up in Seattle but sampled the US, attending Holderness boarding school in New Hampshire, serving as a...
