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Adoptable pet of the week: Timmy
–This week’s edition of North County Adoptable Pet of the Week features fluffy grey cat Timmy. Timmy is a large, fluffy grey and white male Full Article
New Toastmasters Club forming in North County
Toastmasters helps people become more effective communicators and leaders. –A new Toastmasters International group is looking for members. The group meets Wednesday evenings in Templeton. Full Article
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











