Community

Q&A with Becky Gray of Must! Charities

By Columnist Matt Browne There are people in every community that stand up and do something to help make their community better. Becky Gray is Full Article

Elementary school wins, ‘Green Ribbon Award’

Award recognizes environmental efforts –The Atascadero Unified School District has announced that Monterey Road Elementary School has been awarded silver recognition for the California Green Full Article

Elementary school celebrates leap year birthday of playground attendant

Opehlia Beason turned ’21 years old,’ on Feb. 29 –San Gabriel Elementary School celebrated a special birthday on leap day, Feb. 29. Ophelia Beason turned Full Article

Vineyard Dog Park celebrates 7th anniversary

Coffee social on Saturday March 12 from 9 – 10:30 a.m. –Organizers of Vineyard Dog Park will host a coffee social to celebrate the 7th Full Article

K-Man Cyclery donates shoes to homeless

The donated shoes will be available to ECHO clients throughout the year –Keith and Robyn Schmidt, owners of K-Man Cyclery in Atascadero, donated more than Full Article

‘Coffee with the CHP’ event to host supervisorial candidates

Steve Martin and John Peschong will be special guests –The Templeton CHP Commander, Lieutenant Scott Parker, is holding his monthly “Coffee With The CHP” event Full Article

City to celebrate Arbor Day by planting a native tree

California Arbor Week celebrated March 7-14 –This year the City of Atascadero and the Atascadero Native Tree Association will celebrate Arbor Day on Tuesday, March 8 at Full Article

Business donates garden bed kits to local schools

–Big Creek Lumber has introduced a school garden grant program which will award garden bed grants to ten schools, including two in the Paso Robles Full Article

Garbagemen’s Association makes donation to RISE, Friends of the Library

–Last week, representatives from the San Luis Obispo County Garbagemen’s Association were joined by 5th District San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Debbie Arnold as they Full Article

Adoptable pets of the week: Chispita and Snoopy

–This week’s edition of North County Adoptable Pets of the Week features Chispita and Snoopy, a surrendered pair that are currently being held at the Full Article