Biz Buzz: Atascadero wine festival to have new evening hours

The event will go from 4 to 8 p.m. and will feature local wines and food vendors

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The Atascadero Lakeside Wine Festival is debuting new evening hours for Saturday to take advantage of the city’s warm, summer evenings.

From 4 to 8 p.m. more than 70 San Luis Obispo County wineries will showcase their wines.

Food vendors will share their culinary skills and suggest wine pairings based on the varietals available at the event.

Local artists will also display their work, while plein air painters can be observed.

A free shuttle is available from the Sunken Gardens, located in the center of downtown Atascadero.

Tickets are $35 in advance at www.atascaderowinefestival.com or $40 at the door.

The Atascadero Wine Festival, started in 1995, has raised more than $100,000 for various city projects, educational programs and zoo exhibits. All proceeds of this year’s festival will benefit the Charles Paddock Zoo.

— AnnMarie Cornejo

French boards get new members

New members have been elected to French Hospital Medical Center’s community and foundation boards.

Joining the community board are: John Dunn, retired city manager for San Luis Obispo; Jim Copeland of Copeland Properties; Rabbi Norman Mendel of Congregation Beth David; and registered nurse Ann Grant.

Dunn will serve as chairman, while Copeland will be vice chairman and Grant will be secretary.

The community board consists of 22 business people and physicians whose role is to assure high-quality health services.

The foundation has chosen Bill Thoma of Thoma Electric as its new chairman. Volunteer Sandy Dunn will be vice chairwoman, and secretary-treasurer will be June McIvor, an attorney with Sinsheimer, Junke, Lebens and McIvor in San Luis Obispo.

The foundation board has 27 volunteer members who raise funds for the hospital. Since its inception in 2005, the foundation has raised more than $7 million for patient care programs and services.

— Tad Weber

CASA picks new board members

Court Appointed Special Advocates of San Luis Obispo County recently elected new members to its board of directors.

Alex Minicucci of Intellectual Capital Management LLC, county Deputy District Attorney Jesse Marino, Marla Clay of Clay Vineyards, Matthew Wild of San Luis Sports Therapy, and Brian Clausen of Shopatron will join the board.

Continuing on the board are Hillary Trout, Rose Marie Picanco, Lisa Winn, Lindsay Waugh, Tony Brizzolara, Economic Vitality Corp. of San Luis Obispo County CEO Mike Manchak, Irene Vega and Brian Baker.

CASA is an organization that helps abused and neglected children involved in the court system.

— Julia Hickey

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