–The 22nd annual Paso Robles Rotary Winemakers’ Cookoff is returning for a night filled with quality wine, gourmet food and fun. Twenty of the region’s best winemakers and breweries will battle it out for the Judges’ Awards and People’s Choice Award.
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The community is invited to the Backyard Jam, a benefit for Paso Robles Youth Arts Center, a festive evening celebrating and supporting youth arts. Guests will enjoy live music from the Youth Arts student and alumni bands as they play live for the first time since COVID-19.
–The Rotary Club of Paso Robles Sunrise has announced that in lieu of holding what would have been their 21st Annual Crab Feed this last March, they will be holding an “It’s Been a Crabby Year” virtual auction from May 19 to May 22.
All proceeds from this event benefit the Rotary Club of Paso Robles Sunrise Foundation nonprofit, which distributes multiple scholarships to Paso Robles High School graduates, sponsors high school juniors to attend the annual Rotary Youth Leadership Camp (RYLA), and support Skills USA for high school vocational students. Rotary Sunrise also supports Polio Eradication, and numerous community programs and projects such as the EOD Warrior Foundation, ECHO, and RISE.
Hugh Black with his daughters Shirley Masia, at left, and Linda Pacheco. Photo was taken in the 1980s. Hugh passed away in 1988.
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–At the request and guidance from Hugh Black’s daughters Linda Pacheco and Shirley Masia, I am currently writing a book titled, The Legacy of Hugh Black. It is a fascinating story of Hugh’s strength of character, business sense, love for his family, his ranches, the Black Hatchery, and how he “put poultry to work” to augment his commercial success and generosity for his community.
Hugh was an astute entrepreneur with a kind, generous heart, and a sense of humor. In 1959, dramatic changes came to Highway 101 that had historically traversed Spring Street through Paso Robles. The new highway created a major intersection near the current Mid-State Fair property. Hugh’s Black Hatchery was right in the “thick” of it!