Id give anything to have her win that scholastic Achievement Award. Wouldnt that be a fine topper for four years of college . It would certainly make up for a few disappointments shes had. Like being nosed out for senior class president. Well, she cant win all the time. Besides, bettys had plenty of honors. Student council, associate editor of the annual. Shell finish in the first 10 in her class. No, shes not losing any sleep over this. loud noise [betty] help whats that . dramatic music [betty] help dramatic music help dramatic music [jim] betty dramatic music switches light on commotion and dramatic music hey, come on. [margaret] here. Here, here, youre alright. Come on laughs . [margaret] oh. Hey, hey, come on, here jim laughs . Youre getting too big to fall out of bed, come on. betty wakes up wake up. You alright . [margaret] what happened, dear . Oh, i had a nightmare. [margaret] oh. Oh, it was awful. I was just about to get the award, and, somebody beat me to it, and they pushed
–Dorothy Baxter, a resident of Paso Robles since childhood, known by her friends as Dot, was born in Oregon and died in her sleep at 105 years old on Jan. 15, 2021. Her parents were Bessie and Francis Porter (FP) Slate. She was the youngest of their three children, Louis L. Slate and Alice Slate Belgiano. Dorothy was the loving wife of Curtis Baxter and together they shared a full life running the local typewriter repair shop in Paso Robles until retirement. Retirement was spent on Curt’s tinkering and Dot’s gardening with annual travel to the Hawaiian Islands.
Dot was a kind and loving neighbor to the neighborhood families. Throughout the decades she belonged to many local charities and professional women’s organizations. Dorothy was an annual participant in the Pioneer Day Parade riding in the Slate family’s 1923 refurbished Model T touring car.
Editor Karl Nash, taught Ridgefielders about themselves
Jack Sanders
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While most people considered him a newspaperman, Karl Nash was really a teacher. His subject was Ridgefield and his students were its residents. As a country newspaper editor and publisher over 60 decades, he spent his life telling townspeople about themselves, their neighbors and their institutions.
Born in 1908, Karl Seymour Nash was descended from several founding families of the town. His Main Street homestead had been in his family since 1708.
His father died when Karl was 13, and his mother, Christie, was left with five children and little money. She worked as a librarian at the Ridgefield Library almost next door to their home. As the oldest child, Karl helped care for the children and did many chores. He later delivered milk for his grandfather’s Walnut Grove Farm in Farmingville.