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Templeton School District shines under new Superintendent |
 Spectacular tomorrows
By Laura E Zolnoski
Templeton Superintendent of Schools Joe Koski celebrated his one-year anniversary with the district in February 2012. He came to the Central Coast from the Nuview School District, which is located in the San Diego area, where he had been for 24 years. Koski visited Templeton before applying and fell in love with the community and people. He says, “I have felt welcomed in Templeton. It is a great place to be.”
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Laurie Baldwin helps community members find their dream home |
 A passion for people
By Laura E Zolnoski
Helping people has always been a passion for Laurie Baldwin, from her early employment as a Medical Technologist to her current profession as a Realtor. “ The Real Estate business is very different from hospital work, but it still gives me the opportunity to help others,” she says, “As a Realtor, I am constantly working with gathering information, finding answers, and ultimately changing people’s lives.”
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Luxury for less at Upscale Resale |
 Women’s consignment shop feeds North County’s “microeconomy”
By Laura E Zolnoski
It’s a crisp and sunny January morning in downtown Templeton. Partners Monica Firchow and Tamara Stavrianoudakis arrive at their shop and get right to work – chatting about new inventory and Tamara’s stylish jacket (which she picked up from the shop), and wheeling racks of clothing out onto their covered patio.
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 Amazing Latin food in a medical center
BY NICK POWELL
Trips to the doctor’s office got a whole lot better six months ago, with the opening of Chulo’s Café and Cantina, an oasis of flavor tucked behind the specialists’ offices at Posada Medical Center across from Twin Cities Hospital. Surgeons are no longer the only miracle workers in the area, because the chefs at this restaurant put together impossibly delicious dishes on a regular basis.
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Laurie Baldwin helps community members find their dream home
By Laura E Zolnoski
Helping people has always been a passion for Laurie Baldwin, from her early employment as a Medical Technologist to her current profession as a Realtor. “ The Real Estate business is very different from hospital work, but it still gives me the opportunity to help others,” she says, “As a Realtor, I am constantly working with gathering information, finding answers, and ultimately changing people’s lives.”
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Templeton Chamber Guide 2012 Released |
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We are excited and proud to announce the release of the 2012 Templeton Chamber Guide! We put this publication together at the beginning of every year and it goes out to all of the residences and businesses in Templeton. This year's feature stories included...
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Paso Robles company introduces new LED light bar series |
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Paso Robles-based Lazer Star has released a new series of LED light bars for off-road vehicles. Outfitted with the newest Cree LED technology, each light bar in the LX LED series is IP68 rated – meaning that they are completely dust-tight and watertight – as well as 8.6g shock-resistant. Each light has a polycarbonate lens, slide track mount, and DC 9-32V input. The LED light bars are low-draw with no hot spots.
“We stay on top of the market and we are offering the latest and greatest in LED technology with this new product line,” Ryan Paine, Vice President of Business Development said. “We manufacture our lights to operate at the best possible rate to maximize the ratio between low draw and high output. ”
Lazer Star offers a range of light bars to suit a variety of needs, from the everyday driver, to the off-road enthusiast, to the racer. The three bars in the LX LED Light Bar Series are named as a tribute to the U.S. space shuttle program:
· -Atlantis: a single row of 3-watt lighting in a compact 1-3/4” profile. The light offers 300 lumens per LED, and lengths range from 6” – 42”. The Atlantis bars are ideal for ATVs, full-time street, and recreational vehicles.
· - Discovery: a single or double row of 10-watt lighting, the Discovery produces 1,000 lumens per LED. Lengths are available from 6”-50”. The Discovery is ideal for racing vehicles and serious off-roaders.
· - Endeavor: a 3-watt, double-row light bar with a compact 2-3/4” profile. The Endeavor produces 300 Lumens per LED, and lengths range from 4”-42”. The Endeavor 2x2 is ideal for on-road driving for trucks and motorcycles.
The LX LED light bar series are used for racing, motorcycles, Jeeps, trucks, SUVs, ATVs, side-by-sides, and quads. They come in a variety of lengths, sizes, and wattages to meet all off-and-on-road needs.
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Enthusiasm abounds at Adelaide Floral |
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 Visitors to Adelaide Floral in Templeton never know what they are going to find when they walk in the door. Seasonal flowers, indoor plants, candles, cards and gifts of all kinds adorn the inside of the store, and the adjoining courtyard offers a variety of outdoor plants. Now, customers can shop in the new Kid Corner, which opened last summer. Customers can pass through the garden to the children’s boutique, which offers clothing, books, educational toys, art supplies, and gifts designed to fit a variety of budgets.
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Mondo Cellars selling shares |
Winery looks to creative financing
Mondo Cellars selling ownership shares to its club members
PASO ROBLES, CALIF—Mondo Cellars is looking in a new direction for financing to ramp up production and upgrade its operation—It’s offering its wine club members a business opportunity.
The winery sold out of its current releases ahead of schedule and found itself short on funds for the next bottling of its next seven new wines.
With banks and other lenders tightening the flow of capital, owners Mitch and Doug Mondo came up with a creative solution to the problem.
The Mondo brothers are offering an investment opportunity to their wine club members in the form of fractional ownership interests. They already have attracted investors.
The members will receive a share of Mondo’s acreage, its buildings, winery and B&B business. The property includes 82 acres, a well-appointed 4,400-sq.ft., three-room bed & breakfast, winery tasting room, a 3,200-sq.ft.-winery and barrel room and large landscaped wedding and special events area.
“It’s a little bit like a country club membership, except with Mondo Cellars plan, it would be like you owning part of the golf course too. Mondo Cellars is providing you with the ownership in the winery, and the land plus discounts on wine and fun events. This plan also has real tax and income benefits,” says Doug Mondo.
Mondo Cellars is selling stakes in 50 percent of the land and 30 percent of the winery to raise $2.68 million to reinvest in the facility improvements and marketing efforts. They also plan to improve the event plaza for receptions, weddings, and private parties. The minimum investment is $11,000.
“We’ve sold over $150,000 in shares to investors in the last 30 days alone,” Doug Mondo says. “The stock market is very volatile and real estate is trading at record lows. Real estate investments, like this one, are a great option for those concerned about inflation, as well as protecting their money by investment in a working operation.”
Mondo wine club member and local legal expert Robert Snyder has recently invested. “Diversification of income is a smart move in this economic climate and when you can get a preferred payout position in a real estate investment for $11,000 and throw in the added lifestyle benefits of owning part of a growing Paso Robles winery, well it not only makes sense, but it looked to me like a safe bet, and an irresistible opportunity” says Snyder who heads up the legal teams for companies like Dallas based DNA Next, and publicly traded Virtual Medical International, Inc.
Mondo has prepared investor packets with detailed descriptions of how the money will be used to help grow the sales and profits of the company and how much stakeholders will get in return.
Owner benefits
- • A real estate investment with tax loss/gain pass through and annual K1 filings.
- • No annual dues or fees.
- • Tax benefits of depreciation during ownership.
- • A solid inflationary hedge.
- • Liability limited to capital invested.
- • All sale, refinance proceeds, and profits from the winery operation will be distributed to Class A members first until they have received their original contributions, plus 8% percent annually from the date of contribution, less any disbursements already received.
- • Access to the Villa nel Mondo private club facility.
- • Free wine tasting for members and guests.
- • Distributor pricing on all wines.
- • Bed & breakfast stays at 20% off
The winery is located at 3260 Nacimiento Lake Drive just outside of Paso Robles. For more information, visit their mondocellars.com or call (805) 226-2925. The tasting room is open daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the spring and summer, with extended hours on Fridays and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the fall and winter.
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New North County Access delivered |
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 August 27, 2011 — The New 2011-12 North County Access is being delivered to over 40,000 homes and businesses in North San Luis Obispo County this week.
"I'd like to thank all of our wonderful advertisers for making this another successful year," said publisher Scott Brennan.
"Our hardworking staff did an amazing job," he said. "I'd like to thank Karen Bataglia, Nona Cantalupo, Lori Gardner, Sally Giordano, Jane Johnson, Cathy Mott, Beth Brennan and Jeannie Aisner for their work on the project. I'd also like to thank Casey Printing for another perfect print job."
North County Access is celebrating its 19th year as the local phone book for Paso Robles, Atascadero and Templeton.
If you would like to request a copy, call (805) 226-9890 or send an email to info@northcountyaccess.com.
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Templeton Matters – News & Activity Guide
Take a look at our newest publication and find great things to do in Templeton
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From seed to sapling with care |
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 Local plant nursery offers more than flowers and fruit trees
By Nick Powell
Just across the Salinas River on a quiet country road, there's a farm with roots that run much deeper than the small plants and saplings that grow there. The Finley Family Nursery is a huge farm that specializes in offering native plants that thrive in the north county, an environment plagued with invading deer, blazing heat, and bursts of rain followed by frequent droughts. The ranch is owned by Bob and Pam Finley, but a newer generation is taking care of business.
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Twin Cities Hospital delivers |
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 North County medical center sees major improvements
By Nick Powell
Walking through the immaculate corridors of Twin Cities Community Hospital with Director of Business Development Jason Chang, one can't help but be impressed by the easy smiles and friendly greetings encountered at every turn. Everyone seemed to be on a first name basis, and all the employees seemed happy to be working in a place that helps people.
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 Templeton salon offers hair care and more with warmth
By Nick Powell
Beauty salon's get a bad rap in movies and television, often presented as gossip dens filled with loud-mouthed, gum-smacking hairdressers and clients that peruse celebrity tabloids while complaining about their love lives. The phrase, "Oh no you didn't, girlfriend!" echoes off the walls. It's usually a gross exaggeration, but most real life salons bear at least some resemblance to that stereotype. Templeton Beauty Salon does not.
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Friendly face of State Farm |
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 Templeton welcomes a new neighbor
By Nick Powell
All State Farm agents are expected to be trustworthy and dependable, "like a good neighbor," and Marc Amesse doesn't disappoint. He's been a practicing insurance agent in the county for roughly five years and recently took over as the CEO and owner of Templeton's State Farm branch.
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9100 Morro Rd., Atascadero, just off Highway 41, about one-and-a-half miles west of Highway 101.
Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for children 3 to 11 years old and $4.25 for seniors 65 and older. The zoo is open during the summer from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
The zoo is one of only 211 zoos accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association since 1991. The park was founded by Charles Paddock in 1955, who was a park ranger who came to the aid of injured wildlife. (805) 461-5080.
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