Atascadero - Templeton News

(Templeton, CA)—Twin Cities Community Hospital is now offering Lactation Consulting classes. Beginning July 26, obstetrical physicians may schedule their patients for Outpatient Lactation Consultation.   For mothers and their newborns who are experiencing difficulty breastfeeding, the service is provided on Mondays and Wednesdays and consists for approximately 1 hour of education. Twin’s lactation counselors will provide one-on-one education and emotional support. Patients will require an obstetrical provider’s order. 

“Breastfeeding offers many benefits to babies and mothers. Problems often don’t arise until after the mother and infant have gone home from the hospital. Having an Outpatient lactation clinic will give nursing mothers the opportunity to see a Lactation Consultant, follow –up on what was learned in the hospital and address problems they are having now at home.

As summer heats up — particularly in the North County — the county Public Health Department is warning residents of the risks of heat exposure.

Countywide, about two dozen people have been treated recently for heat-related illnesses.

The county has received a respite this past week thanks to a trough of low pressure, which pushed temperatures below average for this time of year, local forecaster John Lindsey said.

ATASCADERO-An Atascadero patrol officer noticed what appeared to be an occupied unmarked police car near a Shell Gas Station early this morning. The driver appeared to be talking on a mobile radio as the APD officer drove by. The officer subesqenly contacted the driver, later identified as Mark Ryan Polini. Polini was dressed in black BDU pants and black shirt and was wearing a California Highway Patrol baseball cap.

When questioned, it was determined Polini is not a police officer , nor is he affliated with any law enforcement agency. Polini consented to a seearch of his vehicle which revealed a loaded pistol, handcuffs, two badges, several “air soft” pistols and holsters, as well as an expandable police baton.

ATASCADERO- The Walmart Foundation’s California State Giving Program announced today a $25,000 grant to the Atascadero Loaves & Fishes that will go toward providing services to approximately 26,000 area residents in need.

"The grant was critical to the Atascadero Loaves & Fishes in providing essential services to our clients. Faced with a diminished budget and amplified client population, we sought out the Walmart Foundation’s grant after reading a brief in a local newspaper,” said Atascadero Loaves & Fishes President Jackie Lerno. “With the $25,000 donation, Atascadero Loaves & Fishes will be able to keep the pantry open.”

Atascadero Loaves & Fishes is a volunteer-run program that provides emergency food assistance to families and individuals living in northern San Luis Obispo County, including the cities of Atascadero, Santa Margarita, Creston and Templeton.