c-2012-09-13 by News & Review

COLORS OF

CHICO TRAGEDY See ARTS DEVO page 38

AND MYSTERY See NEWSLINES, page 8

MEET THE

HEAD SHRINKERS See HEALTHLINES, page 15

Chicoans share their life-transforming stories BY CHRISTINE G.K. LAPADO-BREGLIA PAGE

YIELD TO SOUP See CHOW, page 31

It’s the Wild, Wild,

Best!

VOTE NOW. TIME’S A WASTIN’

See BALLOT, page 21

Chico’s News & Entertainment Weekly

Volume 36, Issue 3

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Free

15 ptember 15 Sep Saturday, Saturday, September

es ages ag Stag Stages or St yllo ay Taylor n&T x on Laxson Laxs re, La m re mo camo Sycamore, Syca Sy

ng ing niin onin on ko ck ec Reckoning Reck Re R and Band ife B iife hlife gh g iig Highlife nH an a ica riic fri fr African esst A West Wes We W ay Ka cK McKay Mc na M on io rion r ri tr at a Catriona C & n on o s ss s n an a h oh o J v Johansson ov o Olov Olo Ol O n en ve ave av ra Craven Cra Cr Joe C Jo w/ Joe alii w/ wa ow ajjow majo ma am Mamajowali Ma M es aes ae ra orae o Mor Moraes aM attiia Kat Ka w/ Katia ru w/ uru ur gu ag a ba mb am a Sambaguru Samb

tage Stage Kids Kids S

16 mber 16 eptem September unday, S Sunday, S

a ess Stages Stag or St aylo ay Taylor n&T xsson Laxson L e, La re amore yca Sycamore, Sy

n on cio ci nci n ancion an Can C la Cancion de la tos de itos liit llit alll ball ba b aba a Caba C Ca o oss Caballitos Los Lo L o iio dio d nd en cend nce Incendio IIn e sse use aMu MaMuse MaM Ma M ge dge d idge riid Bridge Br nny B enn Pe a ‘‘Penny Ha H a Curra Cura oC o LoCura LoC LoCu L

ge Stag ds Stage Kids Kid

ck ock Rock Ro of R ol of oo ho h cho Sc Sc co School hiico Chico Chic C ers dler ddl d idd Fiid h Fiddlers th outh ou o You Y ki Youth uk zuk z uz Suzuki Suzu Su S anes mane ma rm orm or o rfo erf Performanes Pe nt P ent en de ude Student Stttud n Blue un u Sun eS he h T The e Th ne on hone ho sh tsho utts Ou Outshone ho O Who Wh an W man ma m om o Woma Wo W he Woman The Th T o l ool hoo choo ch c School ak S Oak e Oak ue Blue

a ya y ay a aya May M a Maya e ita uelit scueli Esscu Es Mi Mi Escuelita

at re eatr he Theatre Thea Th T uth The ut outh o Youth Yo se Y use us ous ho yho ayh ay a llay Playhouse Play P Pl rr.. J Jr. f of o oof, o Roo R Roof, e he h t the n o on r e dd ddler i Fiddler F Fidd Co g Co. ng n ung un You Yo om Young oom oo Room Roo Blue Bl e R B

iir oir ho Choir Ch gs & C ng in trin Strings Stri

at re eatr hea he The Th T h Theatre uth ut ou Yout Yo Y e Youth ousse hous ho yh ayho ay Playhouse Plla P r r. Jr. J , f o oof, oo Roof, R e h he the n on o r e ler dle dd Fiddler Fiiid Co Co. ng C ng oung o Young om Yo oom oo o Room eR ue Blue Blue Bl

Free

Saturday Sat turday & S Sunday und day y

The T e Va Th Valene Vale le ene n L L.. Sm Smith S Smit i h Mu ith it Museum M useu u seum sse eum of of A Anthropology ntthr n hropo op po olog ol ogy og gy a at C CSU, SU, Ch CSU Chico hiic ico o iss h hosting: hos osting osti n :

Crafts Craf r af afts t for ts for K Kids Kid id ds The e Chico Ch hico h o Artt Center ico Ce ent nter nt err is e hosting: h is ho ost stin in ing: ng:

Free Fr Art rt Classes rt Class lass sses ses s Gateway Gate Ga G atewa ew way ay Scie Science Sc Scien S ien nce nc ce Museum eM Mu usse seu eu um m iiss h hosting: ho ostin ost sting stin g::

Sounds So oun nds Li Like ike Science ik Sc ciienc ence Blue Blu Bl ue e Oak Oa ak Sch Sch k School ho oo ol is is hosting: osti hos ting ng: ng:

Fun Fun Interactive Inte In te era r act ctiv ive e Games G me Ga es For r All Al ll Ages! Ages Ages Ag es ! Museum Mu M usse um of eum of A Anthropology Ant An nth th hro rro opolo opo o polo polog po p olo logy iiss h log hosting: ho ossttiing ing: in ng:

Ethnomusicology Ethn hn h nomus usiic icol o og olog ol ogy Ex Exhibit Exh hibi hi h bit bi t&

Alan Al a an n Lomax Lo L omax max ax F Film ilm il m Fe Festival estiv iva al val & the th t he So Sonic Son oni nic n ic U Ukes Uk kes e Wit With it th Ch Chico C ic co Hu Hula ula

NT VENT VE EVENT -O F E K-OFF CK KICK-OFF KICK KI

FRIDAY, FRIDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 14

R UM RI TORI D TO A DI AU ON AUDITORIUM SO AXSO LAX 7:30 7:3 | LAXSON

2 CN&R September 13, 2012

Artisans Arti Ar tiisa san sa sans ans ns | Food Foo Foo ood od o d | Sawmill Sawmi Sa wmil mill illl Puppets Pupp Pu P upp ppet p ppe etss

for fo or TICKETS or TIIC CKE CKET CK C KET ET TS S AND AN A ND MORE MO M OR RE E INFO IN IN NF FO visit FO visi vi iisi sit si t

CHICOPERFORMANCES.COM C HI C CO OPERFORM OP MA ANCES.CO AN CO M OR OR call ca c al a ll l 530-898-6333 53 5 30-8 898 89 8-63 333 33 3

10:30 a.m. 10 : 3 0 a .m. - 5 p.m. p.m. California University Chico Cali Ca l fo orn r ia State Uni U n verssit ity yC hico o

CN&R

DURHAM VETERINARY CLINIC

Vol. 36, Issue 3 • September 13, 2012

OPINION Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Guest Comment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 From This Corner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Streetalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

has been serving the Durham, Chico, and surrounding areas since 1979. We are a three doctor, full-service veterinary medical facility, located in Durham, CA, just a few miles south of Chico. Our doctors and staff strive to provide high quality medical, surgical, and dental care for our patients. Our goal is to help our clients make educated decisions and counsel them in choosing the best care for their pet. DVC prides itself on providing our patients with up-to-date medicine and treating our clients like family. Please take a moment to contact us today, to learn more about our veterinary practice.

NEWSLINES Downstroke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Sifter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

GREENWAYS EarthWatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 UnCommon Sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Eco Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 The GreenHouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

HEALTHLINES The Pulse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Weekly Dose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

COVER STORY

18 Dr. Bill Lyman · Dr. Carolyn Hamilton · Dr. Scott Hamilton

ARTS & CULTURE Music Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 This Week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Fine Arts listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Bulletin Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Chow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Reel World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Scene. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 In The Mix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Nightlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Arts DEVO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

REAL ESTATE

CLASSIFIEDS

9417 Midway · Durham, CA 530.891.5707 · www.durham-vet.com · M-F 8-5

BACKSTOP From The Edge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Fifteen Minutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Brezsny’s Astrology . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

ON THE COVER: DESIGN BY TINA FLYNN

Our Mission To publish great newspapers that are successful and enduring. To create a quality work environment that encourages employees to grow professionally while respecting personal welfare. To have a positive impact on our communities and make them better places to live. Editor Robert Speer Managing Editor Melissa Daugherty Arts Editor Jason Cassidy Calendar/Special Projects Editor Howard Hardee News Editor Tom Gascoyne Greenways/Healthlines Editor Christine G.K. LaPado-Breglia Staff Writer Ken Smith Contributors Catherine Beeghly, Craig Blamer, Alastair Bland, Henri Bourride, Rachel Bush, Vic Cantu, Matthew Craggs, Kyle Delmar, Meredith J. Graham, Jovan Johnson, Miles Jordan, Leslie Layton, Mark Lore, Sean Murphy, Mazi Noble, Jaime O’Neill, Anthony Peyton Porter, Shannon Rooney, Claire Hutkins Seda, Juan-Carlos Selznick, Willow Sharkey, Alan Sheckter, Evan Tuchinsky Interns Kyle Emery, Stephanie Geske, Melanie MacTavish Managing Art Director Tina Flynn Editorial Designer Sandra Peters Design Manager Kate Murphy Design Melissa Arendt, Brennan Collins, Priscilla Garcia, Mary Key, Marianne Mancina, Skyler Smith General Manager Alec Binyon Advertising Consultants Brian Corbit, Jamie DeGarmo, Laura Golino, Robert Rhody Senior Classified Advertising Consultant Olla Ubay Advertising Coordinator Jennifer Osa

Office Manager Jane Corbett Distribution Manager Mark Schuttenberg Distribution Staff Sharon Conley, Shannon Davis, Ken Gates, Bob Meads, Pat Rogers, Mara Schultz, Larry Smith, Jeff Traficante, Bill Unger President/CEO Jeff vonKaenel Chief Operations Officer Deborah Redmond Human Resources Manager Tanja Poley Business Manager Grant Rosenquist Credit and Collections Manager Renee Briscoe Business Shannon McKenna, Zahida Mehirdel Systems Manager Jonathan Schultz Systems Support Specialist Joe Kakacek Web Developer/Support Specialist John Bisignano 353 E. Second Street, Chico, CA 95928 Phone (530) 894-2300 Fax (530) 894-0143 Website www.newsreview.com Got a News Tip? (530) 894-2300, ext. 2245 or chiconewstips@newsreview.com Calendar Events www.newsreview.com/calendar Calendar Questions (530) 894-2300, ext. 2243 Classifieds/Talking Personals (530) 894-2300, press 4 Printed by Paradise Post The CN&R is printed using recycled newsprint whenever available.

Editorial Policies Opinions expressed in the Chico News & Review are those of the author and not Chico Community Publishing, Inc. Contact the editor for permission to reprint portions of the paper. The Chico News & Review is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts or review materials. All letters received become the property of the publisher. We reserve the right to edit letters for length (250 words or less), clarity and libel or not to publish them. Circulation 40,000 copies distributed free weekly.

September 13, 2012

CN&R 3

Send guest comments, 400 words maximum, to gc@ newsreview.com, or to 353 E. 2nd St., Chico, CA 95928. Please include photo & short bio.

Treat farm workers right Should farm workers enjoy the same protections against abuse

Past loss, present loss Iawake for an hour and a half playing the events of yesterday over in my mind. I have also been thinking about all the t’s 4:30 in the morning Monday and I have been

people who loved Brett Olson. His parents—obviously— have been in the forefront of my thoughts, and my husband and I extend by to them our most respectful sympathies. Anonymous You are in our prayers. We hope you are given grace and that the last The author and her few days have provided you husband were among with some closure. the four people who, What compelled me to while fishing Sunday (Sept. 9), discovered get up and put pencil to paper were thoughts of the body of the Brett’s closest friends, who missing tuber, Brett Olson, in the are now grappling with Sacramento River. feelings I know all too well. She wrote this piece Twenty-two years ago, at on Monday. She asked the age of 17, I too was trythat their names ing to wrap head and heart be withheld out around the senselessness of losing a of respect. much beloved friend. I wasn’t prepared for what was suddenly happening to me. None of us were. I have been wishing that I had had the presence of mind yesterday to say a few things to a friend of Brett’s: My husband and I saw you very briefly when relaying our information but, because we were trying to respect the space of family and

friends, didn’t stay. I now find myself—one foot in the events of my own past and one foot in the present—wanting to reach out to tell you that I have such deep respect for you and all that you have been through. I am so sorry this happened. I wish I had told you that what I came to understand through all of the incredible pain, anger, guilt, shock and deep grief of losing someone I loved dearly was this: You are the link that still keeps your friendship vital. You will never lose it. Never. I have learned that you can respect your friendship by treating yourself with respect. You can honor Brett’s memory by recognizing that you are honorable. Give yourself as much love as you possibly can. Share that love with those who will cherish and return it. This is what Brett would choose for you—and for all those he loved. As for my husband and me, we will never forget him. Yesterday, our anniversary, Brett gave us a gift: He helped us remember that we are all connected. That the only thing that truly matters—love—is universal and inviolate. Thank you, Brett. Rest in peace. Ω

We hope you are given grace and that the last few days have provided you with some closure.

4 CN&R September 13, 2012

that animals do? Our local assemblyman, Dan Logue, doesn’t think so, and neither does his main opponent for state Senate, former Assemblyman Jim Nielsen. Under law, the owners of animals are required to provide them with proper food, drink, shelter or protection from the weather, or risk facing a fine and/or imprisonment. But Nielsen and Logue are fiercely opposed to a bill that is now sitting on Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk that would afford farm workers similar protection. Assembly Bill 2676, the Humane Treatment of Farm Workers Act, says agricultural employers must treat farm workers at least as well as animals, by providing shade and water, or face the same misdemeanor penalties punishable by jail time and fines. Farm working is hard, hot, dangerous work. During a heat wave in 2005, high temperatures led to the deaths of 12 farm workers. And in May 2008, 17-year-old Maria Isabel Jimenez died after pruning grapes for nine hours in temperatures near 100 degrees. She reportedly was denied water breaks, and when she collapsed the contractor for whom she was working didn’t call 911 and delayed medical assistance. By the time she reached the hospital, her temperature was 108. She died two days later. Are Nielsen and Logue concerned about these workers? Not at all. They’re worried about the poor farmers. “This action unleashes the hounds on hard working farmers,” Logue harrumphs in a press release. The bill’s “punitive provisions … subject hard working farmers to more serious penalties than violent criminals,” Nielsen fumes. That’s self-evident nonsense. And any farmer who treats his workers with basic human kindness will not have to worry about being attacked by hounds. The reality is that the state doesn’t have enough staff to do heat inspections on California’s 81,500 farms. In 2011, only 1,090 inspections were done, according to the San Bernardino Desert Sun. By making abuse a misdemeanor offense, AB 2676 puts those few farmers inclined to treat workers poorly on notice that they run a risk doing so. The governor should sign it, along with a companion bill, the Farm Worker Safety Act of 2012 (AB 2346), that would allow farm workers to sue employers who repeatedly fail to comply with mandatory requirements for shade and drinking water. Work should not mean being worked to death. Ω

A matter of informed choice The problem big corporations like Monsanto and Dupont face

in attempting to prevent passage of Proposition 37, the California Right to Know Act on the November ballot, is that they realize consumers don’t trust food containing genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. It’s hard to defend secret, possibly dangerous ingredients in children’s breakfast cereal. Our food isn’t dangerous, they say. Studies show it’s safe. And maybe it is. But those studies all have been industry sponsored, and the industry has suppressed independent long-term studies that might show whether its claims are true. Besides, if the GMO foods are safe, what’s the harm in noting on packaging that GMOs have been used in a product? The industry is spending a fortune—it has committed more than $25 million so far, compared to $3.4 million raised by proponents—to defeat Prop. 37, and the message it’s sending with all those dollars is that it’s scared of telling consumers the truth. We’re not naïve enough to think passage of Prop. 37 won’t have profound impacts on the food industry. But some 50 other countries require GMO labeling, and the food business hasn’t collapsed there. Californians should be able to choose whether they want to consume GMO-treated food. It’s the food producers’ responsibility to prove to them that their food is safe and to be honest about its ingredients. Proposition 37 will codify that responsibility into law. Ω

FROM THIS CORNER by Robert Speer roberts@newsreview.com

Another disappearance By now we all know who Brett Olson was. We followed the story of his disappearance and the massive ground, air and water search for him that ensued last week as the story was reported on television news and in the Chico Enterprise-Record. We felt the pain of his parents and friends as they tried desperately to enlist others in the search. And we grieved with them when his body finally was found a week later, floating in the Sacramento River. As a story, it was utterly compelling. One minute Brett was there, surrounded by hundreds of fellow Labor Day weekend tubers, and the next he was gone, vanished, poof! It’s understandable why the media gave it so much attention. But what about Claudialy Villalobos Cardenas, a 15year-old Hamilton City girl who disappeared from her home on Thursday, Sept. 6, and as of Wednesday morning, six days later, hadn’t been seen again? How many of us know about her? The E-R ran a short item taken from a Glenn County Sheriff’s Office press release in its Sunday “Briefs” column. A website search of the Orland Press-Register newspaper drew a blank, as did searches of the Action News and KRCR Channel 7 websites. Only the Willowsbased Sacramento Valley Mirror carried a fresh story about her disappearance. (As the CN&R is doing in this issue; see our report on page 11.) For now it’s enough to say that Claudialy too vanished in a moment. One minute she was inside her house, using the computer, and the next she had stepped outside and disappeared. Poof! The two disappearances are fundamentally different, of course. Searchers knew where Olson was most likely to be found and so could deploy crews to search for him; Claudialy could be anywhere. The Glenn County Sheriff’s Office has had little to report on the case. Still, given the paucity of media coverage, it’s almost as if her disappearance didn’t happen. Claudialy has vanished not only from her home, but also from our awareness, leaving anguished family members to worry alone. Why the hurry on plastic bags? There’s a bill, SB 1219, on Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk that, if approved, would make it easier for local jurisdictions such as the Chico City Council to regulate the use of carry-out grocery bags. Brown has less than three weeks to sign or veto it. So why didn’t the council wait, as Councilmen Mark Sorensen and Bob Evans recommended, to see what the governor did before telling staff to write up an ordinance banning plastic bags? Current law prohibits charging for plastic bags. SB 1219 eliminates that prohibition. The council members who voted to move forward had said their preferred option was not to ban plastic bags, but to require retailers to charge for all bags, plastic and paper. This approach, approved by the statewide grocers’ association, would give shoppers a choice while encouraging them to bring their own reusable bags. Our guess is that the governor will sign the bill. Council members have said they will revisit the ordinance in that case. But, again, what was the hurry?

Robert Speer is editor of the CN&R.

Send email to chicoletters @ newsreview.com

Dolan for state Senate Re “Byzantine politics” (From This Corner, by Robert Speer, Sept. 6): Let’s draft Jane Dolan to replace Doug LaMalfa. She’s experienced, ready, has the name recognition needed for a short, cheap campaign, and lives in the district!

SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY & SSI “We help YOU through the System” You Pay ONLY when we win

B E T S Y H . A L B E RT S Attorney at Law Over 18 years of experience

RICH MEYERS Oroville

530.893.8387 976 Mangrove, Chico

How about an alternative? Editor’s note: This letter was written before the body of missing tuber Brett Olson was found. Re “Man lost during Labor Day float” (Downstroke, Sept. 6): Why are we allowing the Chico State “children” and their “buds” to get drunk and throw an inner tube in the Sacramento River and cause nothing but pollution and trouble? According to your article, there were 63 “rescues,” 124 “assists” (whatever that means) and one missing person. How many tax dollars were wasted? Solution: no parking on Hwy. 32, or schedule an alternative event on campus, e.g., music, arts, food, beer (responsible beer!). Let’s be honest: The “kids” will find a way to party. How about something that does not require the entire Glenn/Butte County law enforcement and X number of hours cleaning up Bud Lite 30-packs from our river? MICHAEL WIEDEMAN Capay

Thinking forward on bags Re “Bagging it” (Newslines, by Robert Speer, Sept. 6): According to [activist group] Environment California, Californians throw away 125,000 tons of plastic bags a year. The plastic-bag ban is a necessary evil. The progressives on our City Council, rather than wait for the state to take action, are being proactive leaders and looking out for the common good. I am all for banning plastic bags for environmental concerns, but when I go shopping at the local stores, I forget my cloth bags most of the time. If I knew I was going to be paying an extra 10 or 20 cents per bag, I would guarantee you I’d never forget to bring my cloth bags. I lived in Germany for 11 years, where plastic bags were always 20 cents apiece, and guess what—almost every person who came into the store brought a cloth bag. So yes, some people may argue that they do not want government in their pocket telling them what to do, but when it comes to environmental regulations, the temptation to be “convenient” and use a harmful plastic bag is just too great! Someone has got to take a strong stance and be the leader, and it sounds like progressives such as Ann Schwab and Mary Goloff are just the type to think forward and get the job done! JOSH STEWART Chico

LETTERS continued on page 6

Birth Control

Pregnancy Tests 530.891.1911 Free and low cost reproductive health care for women and men! All Birth Control Methods | Pregnancy Testing | Morning After Pill HIV Screening | STI Testing and Treatment | Men’s Health Services Abortion Services | Women’s Health Services | Adoption Services Women’s Health Specialists

1469 Humboldt Rd. Suite 200 Chico, California 95928 cawhs.org conﬁdential, compassionate and nonjudgmental

Share the Road!

Watch out for each other! Chico is well-known as a bicycle town. Let’s continue that tradition by respecting each other and using common sense. Remember, bikes and autos must follow the same rules: • • • • • • •

Ride with the flow of traffic Obey all stop signs and signals

Yield the right of way when entering the street

Do not drive or ride while under the influence of alcohol or drugs Bicycles must use a headlight and rear reflector at night Look and signal before turning or changing lanes Yield to pedestrians in a marked or unmarked crosswalk

designer ss FiLe nAMe law

please caref

Chico Police Dept. 1460 Humboldt Rd. Chico, CA 95928 (530) 879-4970 September 13, 2012

CN&R 5

Ad size (CoL speLLing nUMbers & ConTACT inF Ad AppeArs ApproVed b

CAFE ★ ★ ★ ★

CODA ‘12 BREAKFAST

Studio oNE SALoN Color speCialist

(across from Walmart)

A start on reform Re “Wolf in sheep’s clothing” (Editorial, Sept. 6): Proposition 32 is a great start for California reform. It is not perfect, but we have to start somewhere. We have to remember how badly broken California is and any reformative approach is going to take time. Nothing will fix this mess overnight. Special interests groups and major corporations have ruled California politics for far too long; and the damage is immense. We have to give Prop. 32 a chance. It maintains the interest of the people, and that is what is going to help us fix California. JANAE PRICE Sacramento

Monica Crowl

(530) 230–7244 2057 forest ave suite 2

continued from page 5

f f o % 5 1 ad with thisClients e im First T

It seems a basic civics refresher may be in order. What Prop 32 does is ban both corporate and union donations to politicians. Can unions, corporations and probably my dog give to a super PAC? Yes, but there’s nothing California voters can do about that. Banning corporate and union donations to politicians cuts the leash that strangles our politics. It lets reform breath again. Consider just one case: Recently the California Teachers Association killed a bill to streamline the firing of sexual predators hunting in our schools! Did voters want it to pass? Yes. But a special interest snapped the fingers it uses to sign donation checks and got their way. That is the dreadful status quo Prop. 32 will end. JORDAN MAGILL Sacramento

Editor’s note: If Prop. 32 merely prohibited both unions and corporations from donating to candidates, that would be one thing. But it also seeks to destroy unions’ ability to raise political funds, thereby tilting the playing field toward big business. As our editorial stated, we believe this would be bad for California.

Racing and global warming Re “Life and loss at the Silver Dollar Speedway” (Cover story, by Ken Davis, Aug. 30): Does the staff of the CN&R believe global warming is a reality? Auto racers are not heroes. Alcohol is served at racing events; this itself promotes and condones combining speeding and alcohol consumption among young men. My family stayed home on Labor Day weekend, and why? Because I want to “spare the air” in California, and I want to believe that if we don’t drive, the next hur6 CN&R September 13, 2012

“I want to believe that if we don’t drive, the next hurricane will be a little less destructive to someone at their home.” —L. BERRY

ricane will be a little less destructive to someone at their home. But I tend to be less hopeful every day because of the continuation of NASCAR and its like. Shame on you, News & Review. L. BERRY Oroville

Money we won’t get Re “Romney-Ryan: two views” (Letters, by Victor Corbett, Sept. 6): I was glad to see your rag was still good for a laugh. Victor [Corbett] wrote you to say that Ryan was wrong, that the Sainted One did not cut $716 billion from Medicare. It was pointed out that Walks on Water merely imposed restrictions and it would actually save $726 billion. Now that’s $726 billion Medicare we won’t get. Is it a cut or a savings? Either way, it is money we won’t get. Not being in love with the left or right, I find it horrible that America today can have issues spun a hundred ways depending on one’s views. While Victor might be good during the day and say his prayers at night, it is still a shortcoming in the next day’s sunshine. NICK PATTERSON Paradise

Editor’s note: For the record, President Obama’s Medicare plan would not cut patient services.

Schwab understands Chico Ann Schwab understands that a flourishing, strong and vibrant economy is ultimately based on the health of our local, regional and global ecosystems. She also understands that the natural beauty of this area is an incredibly valuable long-term public asset that will continue to pay dividends in the form of jobs, resources and recreation as long as it is protected from short-sighted profiteering. Ann is a natural leader, public servant and friend to all Chicoans.

I fully support her campaign for the Chico City Council. ANDY KELLER Chico

The joy of fishing Re “Fishing for kids” (15 Minutes, by Vic Cantu, Sept. 6): I just returned from a fly-fishing trip with Ryan Johnston of Cast Hope. It was an amazing experience, and I plan to use what I learned to take the kids in my church out of the city to experience fly fishing and nature. Great way to break the cycle! JAMES SECOLA Chico

Let the circus begin! Well, it is time once again for the nation’s great Kabuki Theater, Circus Maximus and Puppet Show (your choice), replete with grandstanding, name-calling, breast-beating, finger-pointing ... a real dogwhistle, wedge-issue, code-wordlaced spectacle, routinely presented, along with hyperbole and empty promises. After loquacious kickoffs at both conventions, the ensuing national campaign is designed to gain intensity by replicating the appearance of a WWF event, in which bile and venom are encouraged to flow in an all-out effort to further widen the gap that separates both political parties and, most important, their members and adherents. Professional cheerleading conducted by talking heads who draw multimillion-dollar salaries at FOX, MSNBC and other propaganda machines is supplemented by the input of extremely expensive gurus public-relations firms. TV stations and advertisers are reaping windfall profits, but, most important, puppeteers and ring masters—i.e., banksters, Wall Street and the corporate sector— having dumped hundreds of millions of dollars into the fray, stand ready to collect their pre-arranged return on their investments. Obviously, divide and conquer is the modus operandi here, and as long as we are willing participants and obediently acquiesce to our assigned role as each other’s avowed enemy, even to our own detriment, expecting conditions and the status quo to change will once again turn out to be just another deception and empty pipedream. JOE BAHLKE Red Bluff More letters online:

We’ve got too many letters for this space. Please go to www.newsreview.com/chico for additional readers’ comments on past CN&R articles.

Chico’s Tea House

What’s your biggest pet peeve?

Huge Selection of fine quality teas from china & japan

student

People who make a lot of noise. Like they’re sucking down boogies in class. And they just pant and breathe really heavy right behind you.

Pentium 4 Computer 2.2-2.6 GHz with 512 MB Ram, 40 GB hard drive, white 15” LCD monitor, keyboard, mouse, cables, Windows XP Pro, Microsoft Office Basic, Microsoft Security Essentials (anti-virus) including a one year warranty on hardware and software. Must bring proof of low income. Cash only.

COMPUTERS FOR CLASSROOMS

530-895-4175

315 Huss Drive, Chico Open 9-5 Weekdays

338 Broadway • Chico

Open to low-income families such as Medi-Cal, Section 8 Housing, Healthy Families, Free or Reduced lunch qualiﬁed and SSDI. Cash sales only. CFC is Microsoft Registered Refurbisher and R2-Certiﬁed Recycler. All hard drives are wiped completely or destroyed.

530 893 1794

Asked in downtown Chico

Bob Kurtz

Computer Only $100!

SCAN TO VOTE Best of Chico

Rooney Law Firm Butte County’s ONLY Lawyer Firm to win a Slip & Fall Settlement in 6 years!

Personal Injury

PERSONAL INJURY

CRIMINAL & DUI DEFENSE

Larger Awards Faster Settlements*

Avoid Jail Minor In Possession to Murder

FAMILY LAW

REAL ESTATE Appraiser Broker / MLS

Federal & State Courts

Custody & Visitation Support & Property

Aggressive Representation | Constant Communication | Reasonable Rates | Free Initial Consultation

343-LAWS • 527-HELP RooneyLawFirm.com

934-HELP • *This does not constitue guarantee or outcome prediction

Nick Sherman IT guy

People talking on their phones in line at the coffee shop. The diction and their choice of words.

Now Accepting NEW PATIENTS

September clearance Sale 100’S of new StyleS arriving daily!

fUn new StyleS

SANDALS 14 C , K $29.99 oLorS iDS WomeN $34.99

A5341

Reg $49.99

NOW $24.99

Charles Garretson, MD

Dustin Bledsoe student

The one-way streets in Chico, and all the bikers that don’t care about the rules.

Internal Medicine Pulmonary Diseases Accepts Most Insurances US Army (RET)

2721 Olive Hwy, Suite 2 • Oroville Phone: 530.533.6100 | Fax: 530.533.6402

FRE SES SUNyGpLuArcSha99se an $ 49 over

Reg $99.99

NOW $49.99

Bottle Opener NEW STYLES ARRIVING DAILY

clogSr clog

KidS $9.99 Special HUge SHipment

Judy Beragnocci caregiver

I do have a pet peeve: people who don’t train their dogs.

O’Neil G. Dennis Attorney at Law

• Family Law • Criminal • Civil 2535 Forest Ave #130 • Chico

(530) 343-1010 www.oneilgdennis.com

O’Neil G. Dennis . A Professional Corporation

Hobbie obbie

Men’s, Women’s & Kids

Heel & Sole S SHoe

708 Mangrove Ave. (in the Safeway Shopping Center) Chico 899-0780 Prices good thru 09/30/12 • While supplies last Open 7 Days, Mon.–Sat. 10am–8pm, Sun. 10am–6pm

We carry nArrOWS & WiDeS

www.heelandsoleshoes.com

September 13, 2012

CN&R 7

COMMUNITY COLLEGE POLICY OVERHAUL California’s community colleges have adopted a system-wide policy of putting students with a graduation plan on the fast track that will go into effect in 2014. The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges voted unanimously to overhaul the enrollment system in reaction to reduced budgets and long student waitlists, according to a Campaign for College Opportunity press release. The new system places emphasis on career education and basic skills development, encourages students to set an “educational objective,” and gives students incentive to progress toward their academic goals. A handful of colleges across the state— including Long Beach City College, Riverside Community College, San Bernardino Community College and Victor Valley College—are already allowing transfer students with a defined plan to move to the front of registration lines.

A community’s response

Chico State students take part in a moment of silence at Bidwell Park’s One Mile in remembrance of Brett Olson. A memorial board created by the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity will be placed outside the frat’s house on Fourth and Chestnut streets.

ANOTHER MORTGAGE FRAUDSTER SENTENCED

A former business partner of convicted and sentenced local mortgage scammer Garrett Gilliland III was sentenced himself Sept. 11 after pleading guilty in January to one count of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft. Christopher J. Warren, 30, was sentenced to 14 years, seven months. Warren admitted to causing mortgage lenders losses of $12.4 million while he worked for Loomis Wealth Solutions in Roseville with Gilliland, whom he called his best friend and business partner. In February 2009 Warren fled the country, flying to Ireland, then to Lebanon and finally back to North America, where he was arrested carrying a fake passport while crossing the Canadian border with $70,000 stuffed into his cowboy boots. Before he left the country Warren posted a “résumé” online: “… my managers and handlers taught me the ins and outs of mortgage fraud, drugs, sex, and money, money and more money.” Last month Gilliland was sentenced to seven years, 10 months.

GOP TOO CLOSE TO THE HIGHWAY

Chico Republican headquarters sit off Manzanita Court, less than a hundred feet from Highway 99. That section of 99 is classified as a “landscaped freeway.” State law says temporary political signs can’t be placed within the right-of-way or be visible within 660 feet from the edge of the right-of-way of landscaped freeways. Not surprisingly, there were a couple of such signs hung on the cyclone fence that runs between 99 and the headquarters. Chico City Council candidate Dave Donnan had one there, heard the news and removed his sign. Council candidate Toby Schindelbeck’s sign, however, was still hanging on the fence at CN&R press time. Tom Austen, a state field inspector, wrote in an email to the CN&R: “If the signs in question are hanging on our Right of Way fence, it’s illegal and the local highway maintenance yard should remove them.” 8 CN&R September 13, 2012

PHOTO BY KYLE EMERY

Cal Poly student’s disappearance brings friends, family and strangers together

MSafeway parking lot Sunday morning (Sept. 9), surrounded by 100 people who had ichael Olson stood in the Nord

come out to look for his missing son, Brett, who vanished exactly a week earlier during a Labor Day weekend by Stephanie float on the Sacramento River. Geske Olson went up to everyone in attendance, introduced himself sgeske@ yahoo.com and thanked them for helping with the search. Olson remained optimistic. As the volunteers gathered around him, he said they were going to be the ones to find his son. When a woman asked to lead the group in a prayer, everyone, including the police who were present, bowed their heads and closed their eyes. Before the volunteers set out, Olson addressed the crowd, which included familiar faces from the Bay Area as well as many strangers. “I cannot say [thank you] enough. We’re here as long as it takes,” he said. “If there’s anyone who will find him, it’ll be you. Go find him.” A few hours later, Olson and Saying goodbye: his wife, Elizabeth, were called A memorial service for Brett out to Scotty’s Landing to identiOlson is scheduled fy their son’s remains. The body for 10 a.m. of the 20-year-old Cal Poly–San Saturday, Luis Obispo junior had been Sept. 15, at Lafayette Orinda spotted by a group of people Presbyterian fishing downstream of Scotty’s Church. near the Washout and was recov-

ered by Butte County Search and Rescue. The tragic news ended a weeklong investigation and massive volunteer effort, including searches in town based on multiple tips that the young man had been spotted at various locations. So many sightings are normal, especially because of how the media publicized Olson’s disappearance, said Glenn County Undersheriff Rich Warren. “People want to be helpful,” he said. “It’s better to report things that are possible than to not say anything.” Warren confirmed that the body was found two miles past Beer Can Beach. While it’s “hard to say” if the reason he wasn’t found initially was because he was caught on a snag, Warren explained that, because the river is so cold, it takes longer for the body to decompose and float to the surface. An autopsy was performed Tuesday (Sept. 11), but the preliminary results won’t be available for several weeks. Olson’s disappearance prompted

national attention. One of his friends, Juliana Del Beccaro, started a “Let’s Bring Brett home” Facebook group two days after the float, and the group quickly gained momentum, reaching more than 93,000 members in a few days. Friends posted photos and shared memories there, while strangers expressed words of encouragement. Fliers describing the Bay Area native papered Chico State classrooms, homes and cars. His missing-person information was displayed on the Jumbotron at a

San Francisco Giants game as well as at other sporting events. The tag “findbrettolson” appeared on the Twitter feeds of celebrities such as Selena Gomez, Sophia Bush, Howie Mandel and the band Korn. On the Facebook page, the friends he went tubing with explained how they’d lost track of him shortly after arriving at Beer Can Beach and later assumed he had made it back into town. Because they were sleeping at different houses that night, it wasn’t clear until the next day that Olson was missing. Just prior to heading out Sunday to search, Michael Olson described his son as “outgoing and goofy.” He recalled what Brett was like as a kid. He always loved dressing up, said a tearful Olson, recalling how he and Elizabeth had fashioned homemade costumes and swords so Brett and his friends could dress up as the Knights of the Round Table. “Everybody would like him,” he told this reporter. “Whether you’re sitting down with him for a coffee, soda or beer, you’ll leave feeling like you know him.” Shane Wright, who organized Sunday’s search, was one of Olson’s closest friends and spoke about him more like a proud parent than a best friend. “He spreads passion,” said Wright Sunday morning before Olson’s body was discovered. “He’s trusting, benevolent; he’s never initiated negative confrontation.” Close to Olson since sixth grade, Wright recalled spending summer nights with him and other friends in a tree fort in

his back yard when they were young. At Acalanes Union High School, Brett and his friends were known for painting themselves blue and white and going shirtless to games. He made informative videos but mixed in skits to make them funny. “When all of us think of our senior year, we think of Brett Olson,” said Del Beccaro, speaking by phone from Lafayette. “He made our senior year.” Olson, who went on to major in

theater arts at Cal Poly, was also known for his leading roles in the high school plays Dracula and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Comedy was his gift, Wright said. People who had never seen a play before would go to watch him, because they’d heard how funny he was. “He was incredible,” Wright said. “In every play he did he’d steal the show. The audience was captivated.” In college Olson remained close to his friends from high school, he said. He was also close to his parents. “They’re the most tight-knit family I know,” Wright said. “I could show up at their door, and they’d let me sleep there even on a school night. They’d feed me. They treated me like a son and loved me.” Driving around Chico to a place to print up some maps for the search party, Wright continued to give this reporter insight into his friend. A week before his disappearance, Olson had shared with Wright some “epiphanies” he’d had over the summer. He told him he wasn’t as focused on his goals during his first two years of college, and he wanted to get straight A’s this semester, study abroad in the spring, and get a film internship. “He said this was going to be his year,” said Wright, hitting the steering wheel with his hand. Within an hour, Wright got the call that a body had been found. Michael Olson joined Facebook to address the people that helped spread recognition about his son, and Sunday night he sent a closing letter to the community. “You all are our friends now,” he said. “There are not words to describe how moved we have been by everything all of you have done for us. You filled us with hope and love this week which we will carry with us for the rest of our lives.” On Tuesday night the Chico community gathered at One Mile in Bidwell Park for a candlelight vigil, led by Pi Kappa Alpha, the fraternity Olson belonged to at Cal Poly. A letter written by Carly Todd, one of Olson’s friends, was read aloud. “Thank you for caring and loving my friend you barely knew,” it said. “Brett is home, rest in paradise.” In addition to his parents, Brett Olson is survived by his younger brothers, Nick and Luke. Ω

The California Houndsmen for Conservation website says: “If a hunter would like to take the animal for food, the close range of the treed bear allows the hunter to ensure that the harvest of the animal is very quick and humane.”

Barking up the wrong tree?

PHOTO COURTESY OF JOSH BRONES

Bill would outlaw hounds in bear and bobcat hunts hen a howling pack of aggressive hunting W dogs wearing radio collars chases a fleeing bear for miles through the woods and,

finally, up a tree, an ancient and natural relationship is unfurling. So says Josh Brones, president of the California Houndsmen for Conservation, a statewide group that advocates for the use of trained dogs in a recreational sport called hound hunting. “[Hound hunters] get to witness an ancient relationship between the hound and the black bear,” said Brones, who has bred and trained hunting hounds for 28 years. But conservationists and animal-rights activists say hounding, as many call the activity, is cruel and disruptive to wildlife and a sport whose time must end. And in California it just might. Senate Bill 1221 has already passed a Senate vote and been approved by the state Assembly’s Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee. Authored by state Sen. Ted Lieu (D-Torrance), the bill would abolish the use of dogs in the pursuit of black bears and bobcats in California, while allowing hunting of the animals to continue. If Gov. Jerry Brown signs the bill, as he may do later this month, thousands of California hunting dogs trained to follow the scent trails of predatory mammals will be retired from the sport. Already, of the American states that permit bear hunting, Montana, Colorado, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Washington do not

allow bear hunters to use hounds. Brones says the vast majority of hound hunts do not involve shooting the animal. Rather, the dogs are set loose once they detect an exciting scent. Then, a chase that can last three hours and cover many miles of rough terrain follows, often ending with a bear or bobcat scrambling up a tree. Rather than shoot the animal, Brones said, most hunters simply leash up their dogs and leave the scene. “This allows us to get the fulfillment we’re looking for, like a catch-and-release fly fisherman,” said Brones, who claims he hasn’t shot a black bear in a decade. “The focus is all on the pursuit.” But it’s not uncommon for dogs to

catch up with bears—especially cubs—and maul or kill them. Just how such a pursuit

SIFT|ER Who’s your favorite Democrat? Former President Bill Clinton had the attendees at the Democratic National Convention eating out of his hand, but it turns out the two-term president is popular outside of his party. According to a recent Gallup/USA Today poll, conducted two weeks prior to his appearance at the convention, Clinton is regarded favorably by a majority of Americans. First Lady Michelle Obama was also given high marks, followed by her husband, current POTUS, whose rating dropped 12 points. And then there’s Vice President Joe Biden … the only one of the four not well received by a majority of those polled. See the accompanying chart for the favorability breakdown, including by sex, race and political party.

National adults Men Women White Nonwhite Democrats Independents Republicans

Bill Clinton

Michelle Obama

Barack Obama

Joe Biden

% 69 64 73 63 85 93 68 43

% 65 58 72 57 87 88 64 41

% 53 45 61 43 81 88 53 15

% 44 37 51 37 64 74 39 19

can be legitimized when disturbing wildlife is otherwise so often illegal is what maddens many opponents to hound hunting. “It’s just reckless wildlife abuse,” said Jennifer Fearing, the California director of the Humane Society of the United States, one of many groups that support the bill and an end to hound hunting. “Even if they don’t intend to kill the bear, there isn’t such a thing as benign catch-andrelease hound hunting,” Fearing said, noting that many city, county, state and national parks prohibit unleashed dogs. “And yet we allow this narrow field of people to not only run their dogs off-leash but with the express purpose of chasing wildlife,” she said. Local Assemblyman Dan Logue (RLoma Rica) has expressed strong opposition to SB 1221. He warned that the bill would banish a cherished American outdoors tradition. It will also deliver an economic blow, he said, as dog-assisted bear and bobcat hunters—who must pay for licenses, species-specific hunting tags and, if they hope to kill their quarry, weaponry—abandon hunting entirely, once deprived of the assistance of their hunting dogs. SB 1221 would exempt the use of retrievers by bird hunters. It would also allow hound hunting in wildlife research and in depredation hunts of “problem” bears and mountain lions, and it would not prohibit ranchers from training and keeping guard dogs. According to the state Department of Fish and Game, California is home to roughly 30,000 black bears, though official counts have varied. Every year as many as 1,700 of these black bears are killed during the autumn hunting season. Less than half are killed by hunters using hounds. Lieu, who authored the bill earlier this year, says that 83 percent of Californians recently surveyed said they would vote, if they could, to end hound hunting today. Lieu opposes the activity for the sake of both the dogs, which he said are sometimes neglected and abused by their owners, and their quarry. Too often, he said, bobcats and bears are killed by dog packs in what are intended to be catch-and-release hunts. “Hunters may be trailing behind their dogs, and they really don’t have control of them,” Lieu said. He is also skeptical of the assertion that hound hunting is a natural relationship between species. “Animals may have been fighting with each other for time immemorial,” he said. “But I’m not sure that means it’s something we should encourage.” —ALASTAIR BLAND allybland79@gmail.com

NEWSLINES continued on page 10 September 13, 2012

CN&R 9

continued from page 9

Still occupied A year later encampment is gone but group remains active behind the scenes n Sept. 17, 2011, 5,000 protestOhattan’s ers descended on Lower Manfinancial district to protest CHICO WALK TO END ALZHEIMER’S Saturday, October 13 Bidwell Park, Sycamore Field (One Mile BBQ Area) Check-In Opens at 8:30 am Walk Starts at 10 am

THE TEAM LEADER WHO STEPPED UP AND INSPIRED O THERS TO JOIN THE MOVEMENT TO END A DISEASE THAT COULD BANKRUPT A NATION. BE A PART OF THE MOVEMENT TO RECLAIM THE FUTURE. START A TEAM. JOIN A TEAM.

alz.org/walk

800.272.3900

act.alz.org/chico2012 or email ashley.gordon@alz.org

CATALYST GALA

CELEBRATING 35 YEARS Sierra Nevada Big Room Saturday, September 29, 2012 6:00 p.m.

Please join us in celebration of the work accomplished in building a safe and healthy community. Enjoy great food, fun, silent and live auctions and good company as we mark this milestone in our history! For ticket information call or visit our website:

530.343.7711 catalystdvservices.org Premier Sponsor:

Lead Sponsors:

Sunseri Construction

5th Sun Clothing Certiﬁed Systems Enloe Medical Center J.E. McAmis Inc. Sierra Nevada Brewery Sin of Cortez Tin Roof Bakery Tom Lando Consulting

Major Sponsor: 10 CN&R September 13, 2012

social and economic inequality in the United States. The Canadian anti-consumerist organization (and publication) Adbusters dubbed the effort Occupy Wall Street. By the end of the day, about 300 people had entrenched themselves in New York City’s Zucotti Park, and an international phenomenon was born. By mid-October, there were Occupy encampments in more than 95 cities in 82 countries, and more than 600 communities in the United States, including Chico, where a handful of protesters set up camp in the City Plaza from the end of September until December. The tents may have disappeared, but the organization has not. Locally, Occupy Chico and the Chico State Peace Institute are celebrating the anniversary with “OCCUPY One Year Later: The Evolution” on the Chico State University Campus (PAC 134, Ruth Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 17). Local Occupy members will be joined via Skype by representatives from Philadelphia, New York City, Dallas and other West Coast Occupy groups. “They’ll be sharing where their community was when Occupy started, what transitions have happened in the last year, and where they feel the movement is going,” said Tammy Wichman, Occupy Chico spokeswoman and director of the Chico Peace & Justice Center. Wichman said the event is not just a celebration, but is also intended to let the community know the movement is still around and to answer questions for people interested in getting involved. Wichman herself slept at City Plaza for about three weeks during the two-and-a-half month encampment and visited on a daily basis. While some Occupy camps were forcibly evicted by authorities (the original Wall Street camp was shut down on Nov. 15), this was not the case in Chico. Occupiers gather along Wall Street in downtown Chico in October of last year. FILE PHOTO BY KYLE DELMAR

“The city was great to us,” she said. “We worked very closely with the city manager, chief of police and parks department to make sure we were in compliance and able to stay. “We decided to shut it down based on the energy and livelihood of the people involved,” Wichman continued. “They were needing to take care of themselves. It’s wearing on one’s nerves and mental health to be out there for long periods of time, especially without much support. By the end there were a few people holding down the fort.” Wichman said public interest in it definitely peaked while the movement was more visible: “We’d hold weekly actions, and each week the number of people would roughly double.” She said at one point in October an estimated 400 people attended a single event. “That’s an astronomical number for a town like Chico.” Wichman said today there are about 70 people involved to some extent, with a core group of 20-30 members still heavily dedicated. The group holds meetings, known as general assemblies, at 6:30 p.m. every second and fourth Thursday of the month at the CPJC. “It’s not as if we sat in a park

and then we all went home,” said Greg Hubbell, who has been involved with Occupy Chico since last October. “We got some stuff done, and we’re still getting stuff done.” Hubbell credits the movement with helping pass the California Homeowner Bill of Rights last July and applying pressure to the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the individual mandate in support of the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare). They have also worked in support of a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United rul-

ing, which allows for unlimited corporate and union spending on electioneering. President Obama has recently spoken in support of such an amendment. Hubbell said Occupy is partly responsible for Proposition 37, which would force companies to label foods containing genetically modified organisms. “Particularly here in Butte County, a lot of Occupy members diligently gathered signatures for that to get on the ballot and got more than our share,” he said. Occupy Chico members also started a local chapter of Food Not Bombs. Food Not Bombs is a loose-knit group of independent collectives dedicated to providing vegetarian meals to the homeless and other people in need. “Chico has had Food Not Bombs groups in the past, but it was defunct here until Occupy members brought it back,” Hubbell said. Additionally, Occupy Chico is working with the Shalom Free Clinic to establish a “time bank” through which the underemployed and others wanting to join could trade labor and services for other services. A group of Occupy members are also working to help people in Butte County whose homes have been foreclosed on. “A hard thing is getting people to understand how corporatism affects their daily lives,” said Charles Alford, an Occupy Chico member since January who works alongside Hubbell on education and outreach. “The foreclosure issue is something that affects everyone. Exposing all the illegal and quasi-legal activities that went on and how that directly ties to people getting kicked out of their homes by corporate banks is something everyone sees and can understand.” Alford also presented a long list of Occupy Chico’s direct actions since the beginning of 2012. In addition to local rallies protesting “corporate personhood,” representatives of the local group have attended Occupy events at Beale Air Force Base protesting drone warfare, Bohemian Grove protesting secrecy and Monsanto headquarters in Davis protesting GMOs. “It’s growing, and it’s just begun,” Wichman said of Occupy. “The civil-rights movement didn’t happen overnight, or in a month, or in a year. It took 10 years for any real action to be affected, and even then it was a slow process for real changes to occur. This is still building.” —KEN SMITH kens@newsreview.com

Rates as low as

Finding Little

1.90% APR*

APPLY TODAY!

What happened to this missing North State girl? laudialy Estrella Villalobos Cardenas, a Cnickname 15-year-old Hamilton City resident whose is Little, walked out to her front

yard on Main Street last Thursday evening (Sept. 6) and hasn’t been heard from since. As of Wednesday morning, officials from the Glenn County Sheriff’s Office had few clues as to the whereabouts of the teenager. “Her family saw her walk outside, and she didn’t come back in, so they went outside to see what she’s was doing, and she was gone,” said Undersheriff Rich Warren of the teen’s disappearance. Cardenas’ elder sister, Judith, told investigators that Cardenas had been on her computer just prior to exiting her home at about 7:45 p.m. She reported her sister missing at about 10:30 p.m., after spending close to two hours looking for her, including seeing if she’d been spotted by neighbors. Warren said Cardenas’ cell phone was found in front of her home, but he noted that she had two phones, and that the one found did not work. He also said that investigators had talked to neighbors who reportedly had seen a bag packed with Cardenas’ clothes outside of the home. “At this point we’re not ruling anything out, but it appears as though she made plans to leave and did so voluntarily,” said Warren. But Judith Cardenas does not believe her sister ran away, saying that would be extremely out of character. She explained that the phone the investigators found lying in the street was indeed missing its SIM card, but she noted that it was an expensive, newly purchased smartphone that Cardenas always carried. “She was very attached to her phone, so that’s one of the things that really alarms me, because she wouldn’t just leave it,” Judith said. Rural Hamilton City is home to about

1,750 residents, and so far the teenager’s disappearance has generated little attention in the region. Cardenas’ family has launched a Facebook page called “Finding Little” dedicated to locating the Hamilton High School sophomore. So far, it’s garnered just more than 100 “likes.” (Go to www.face book.com/FindingLittle to check it out.) Other than the Facebook page, the Heidi Search Center for Missing Children, a 22-year-old nonprofit named for Heidi Seeman, a San Antonio, Texas, native who was abducted and murdered, has compiled the most information about the missing teen. Warren said the Glenn County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its investigation. Meanwhile, the elder Cardenas sister is conducting her own search efforts, including driving down to Salinas, where her sister’s boyfriend lives. But neither he nor his family has heard anything from the missing teen.

Claudialy Estrella Villalobos Cardenas took her new smartphone with her everywhere, according to her sister. But the cell phone was found lying in the street outside her home. PHOTO COURTESY OF JUDITH CARDENAS

She’s also printed posters and fliers and is working on distributing them in Hamilton and in Chico, where the younger Cardenas had been on the day she went missing. She reportedly went to a store on Walnut Street in Chico to pay for more minutes on her phone around noon. What’s most concerning in the last week, Judith said, is her discovery that her sister has been in contact with strangers from out of the area. “I went through her room to search and am finding a lot of phone numbers from different area codes from around the United States,” she said. She noted that her sister had set up a “Fun for Mobile” cell-phone app and that she’s seen comments on it from grown men. “It’s so scary when it comes to the Internet,” she said. “What type of grown person would go ahead and take a 15-year-old, and for what? Nothing appropriate. My hunch is … just something is really wrong here.” A flier at www.heidisearchcenter.com notes that Cardenas also goes by the name Claudia. She was last seen wearing either grey Jordan high tops or white saltwater sandals. She is described as about 5-feet-1 and 115 pounds. Her naturally dark-brown hair is bleached blond on the top and sides. She wears braces with light-blue rubber bands, and usually wears a cloth rosary and a large silver necklace. “I’m trying to hit this in every direction,” Judith said. “She’s a good girl. She’s never done drugs in her life. She’s just a good kid.”

VEHICLE LOANS

*APR = Annual Percentage Rate. Final loan Rate Determined By Experian FiCo Score. 1.90% For Terms of 24-36 Months At Platinum FiCo Score Pricing. Additional Rates Available For Terms Up To 84 Months. loan Promotion Good Through September 30th, 2012. Additional Terms and Restrictions May Apply.

Serving Butte and the surrounding counties since 1935

482 B St. Biggs 530.868.5405 Se Habla Español

2201 Pillsbury Rd. Ste. 192 CHiCo 530.342.2955 Se Habla Español

2122 5th Ave. oRovillE 530.533.3660

Federally inSured By ncua

Se Habla Español

1.800.328.5405 | www.buttefcu.org

—MELISSA DAUGHERTY melissad@newsreview.com

Help find her:

Anyone with info on the whereabouts of Claudialy Estrella Villalobos Cardenas is asked to contact the Glenn County Sheriff ’s Office at 934-6431.

Park Plaza ChiCo 680 Mangrove ave 530-893-0808

Pheasant run Plaza ChiCo 2009 Forest ave 530-893-2727

m–f 9–8 | sat 9–7 | sun 10–5 Check out ChicoSupercuts on facebook to receive a $3 off coupon September 13, 2012

CN&R 11

EARTH WATCH

GREENWAYS

BP ACCUSED OF GROSS NEGLIGENCE

The U.S. Justice Department has accused oil giant BP of “gross negligence and willful misconduct” regarding 2010’s disastrous Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. New court filings reveal the strongest stance the United States has taken since BP’s offshore oil-rig exploded and pumped 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico over 87 consecutive days, according to Reuters. The documents pinpoint errors made by BP and Swiss company Transocean Ltd, which owned the rig, during a key pressure test. The U.S. government and BP have been negotiating to settle civil and criminal liability, though it is unclear how close the two sides are on an agreement. If BP is found guilty of gross negligence in court, civil damages would quadruple to $21 billion under the Clean Water Act. Barring an out-of-court settlement, the case is set for trial in New Orleans in January of next year. “That such a simple, yet fundamental and safety-critical test could have been so stunningly, blindingly botched in so many ways, by so many people, demonstrates gross negligence,” the government’s filing reads.

BUTTE COUNTY MEETS SMOG STANDARD

Nine areas in California, including Butte County, have met regulatory deadlines imposed by 1997’s Clean Air Act. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Mariposa, Tuolumne and Ventura counties and parts of Kern, Nevada and Sutter counties met national health-based air-quality standards for smog—or ground-level ozone—according to an EPA press release. The guidelines were based on air-quality data collected from state and local monitors that detect air pollutants. Amador, Sutter and Tuolumne counties also met the more stringent standards set by the most recent national ozone law, introduced in 2008.

ANNUAL PARK AND CREEKS CLEANUP

Butte Environmental Council (BEC), with the support of the city of Chico, is hosting its annual cleanup of Bidwell Park and Chico creeks on Saturday, Sept. 15. Last year, more than 200 volunteers helped remove several tons of trash and recyclables from Bidwell Park, Little Chico Creek, Big Chico Creek, Sycamore Creek, Teichert Ponds and Lindo Channel, according to a BEC press release. Those interested in volunteering should meet at Hooker Oak Park (off Manzanita Avenue) at 9 a.m. with gloves, water, closed-toe shoes and long pants. A free lunch and raffle will be held at Hooker Oak Park following the cleanup. Also, BEC is celebrating its 37th birthday on Saturday, Sept. 29, at 5 p.m. at the ARC Pavilion (2040 Park Ave.). Call BEC at 891-6424 or go to www.becnet.org for more info on either event.

12 CN&R September 13, 2012

Pushing corporations to change How shareholders can use proxy voting to encourage corporate social responsibility by

Carrie Madren

Mcorporations are using their investor status to lead companies down a more susany shareholders of major

tainable path, doing so by driving out poor directors and blocking key decisions. “When someone buys a share of a corporation, they are a small minority owner of the corporation, and with that comes rights, and those rights include being able to express views about what the corporation is doing,” said Andrew Behar, CEO of As You Sow, an Oakland-based nonprofit that aims to achieve corporate responsibility through shareholder advocacy, among other strategies. “That’s a great deal of power.” Shareholders make their voices heard by voting on a proxy—a ballot to vote on issues—that lets a corporation’s board of directors know what they want. The company can look at that resolution and either accept or reject it. Though votes are nonbinding, even votes as small as 5 percent or 10 percent can move companies to make changes.

As part-owner, Behar continued, a shareholder has the responsibility to let a company know if he or she objects to an action or policy. Voting on a proxy is not unlike exercising the right to vote in a national election. Shareholders can also attend meetings to vote in person or can download As You Sow’s “proxy preview” and vote by mail. Most companies hold a vote between March and June. Every February, As You Sow publishes an annual proxy preview that compiles shareholder resolutions for major corporations. This year’s key issues include corporate political spending, lobbying, sexualorientation non-discrimination, board diversity, coal, fracking, supply-chain transparency and animal welfare. As You Sow’s 2011 list included an item about the Coca-Cola company’s sodacan linings containing the hormone-altering chemical Bisphenol A (aka BPA). “As shareholders, we say that isn’t good for the company, it’s not good for general environmental health [and] we believe the company should make a move to change this liner in the can,” Behar said. A quarter of Coca-Cola shareholders supported getting rid of BPA.

The first environmental vote to get

50 percent support was a resolution for Idacorp Inc.—a holding company that counts Idaho Power as its main subsidiary. Shareholders voted to transition the company from reliance on coal to wind energy. “The shareholders wanted to see less air pollution, less mercury, fewer toxins from coal ash and fewer toxins in groundwater,” said Behar. In May 2011, Ernst & Young released a study that showed an increase in shareholder resolutions with an environmental and social focus. The report revealed that in 2010, resolutions focusing on social and environmental issues made up the largest slice of all shareholder proposals. In 2005, according to the report, just 2.6 percent of all shareholder resolutions related to social and environmental issues received support from more than 30 percent of votes cast (30 percent is a typical threshold for many boards to take action). In 2010, more than Proxy power:

Go to www.asyousow.org to learn more about Oakland-based CSR nonprofit, As You Sow.

TALKIN’ RAPTORS AND GMOS Chico Creek Nature Center (1968 East Eighth St.) will host an educational workshop on birds of prey titled “Rockin’ Raptors” for preschool-age children on Thursday, Sept. 13, from 10 to 11 a.m. The workshop fee is $12 and a parent or legal guardian must attend. Go online to www.bid wellpark.org or call 891-5671 to register. Also, a “Right to Know GMO” Saturday film series begins at Valley Oaks Village (1950 Wild Oak Lane) on Sept. 15, from 2 to 4 p.m. This week: King Corn: You Are What You Eat, a documentary about the subsidized crop that drives our fast-food nation. Go to www.carighttoknow.org for more info on this fundraiser. Cost $5-$10.

find solutions,” Behar said. “We believe that corporations are responsible for a lot of the environmental degradation on the planet, and that they can find solutions that are both profitable and responsible.” Ω Christine G.K. LaPado-Breglia contributed to this story.

knick knacks • jewelry • radios • blankets • rugs • dolls• knick knacks • jewelry • radios • blankets • rugs • dolls

ECO EVENTS

1/2 Off

SALE

Monday Sept 17th

Thursday Sept 20th

Furniture • Clothing Electronic Items and more!

Thrifty

Bargain

2432 Esplanade • Chico Store’s Hours: Mon. through Sat. 9 am to 8 pm Sunday 10 am to 6 pm

knick knacks • jewelry • radios • blankets • rugs • dolls• knick knacks • jewelry • radios • blankets • rugs • dolls

a quarter of all proposals reached the 30 percent support threshold. Part of writing a good proxy, Behar said, is laying out a sound economic argument for the company that highlights financial, health and environmental benefits. A few years ago, shareholders for Best Buy took action by addressing the way the company recycled electronics. “We said you should be doing electronic-waste recycling in a good way, and by 2009, we helped them to put a plan in place. In 2010 they collected two million items,” Behar said. The company wins, too, he added, because the plan increased foot traffic into stores. “Now people associate Best Buy with electronics recycling.” Companies that have a consumer brand are hyper-sensitive to their shareholders’ concerns—and to their public perception. After Starbucks Coffee Company received media attention for adding 3.5 billion cups to landfills, they swooped in to defend their brand and change their policies. “You have more leverage when a brand wants to maintain a green image,” Behar said. As You Sow has amassed a series of successes thus far. It has prevented more than 500,000 tons of e-waste from entering landfills each year, helped companies find solutions for safe disposal of toxic coal ash, reduced carbon emissions from coal utilities, and worked with companies such as Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestle Waters North America and Starbucks to remove some 30 billion plastic bottles from the waste stream annually. “We’re looking to companies to raise their levels of integrity and

jewelry • radios • blankets • antiques

Mountain bike deMo days

Bikes including S–Works Ladies & Mens

friday & Saturday SepteMBer 22 – 23 9aM – 3pM best of all, it’s free! see store for details.

698 Mangrove ave. (in safeway Plaza) 894-1110 • ChicoSportsLtd.net Mon-Sat 9:30-7p, Sun 10-6

Come see the

1oz. golD coiN ValueD aT aPProximaTely $1700, you coulD WiN JusT for VoTiNg go to iN The 12

more GREENWAYS continued on page 14

www.newsreview.com vote, and you’re entered to win.

UNCOMMON SENSE Restart your engine! There comes a point with every car owner when the engine starts to break down and it’s time to think of investing in something new, rather than wasting money on more and more repairs. But just because the engine might be crapping out doesn’t mean ditching your ride is the only option. Instead of re-upping with a new auto loan, why not re-power your old rig by getting your engine rebuilt/refurbished? While the price for a rebuilt engine will vary depending on the car’s make—normally anywhere from $3,000$5,000, according to the nonprofit Engine Rebuilders Council—it’ll still only be about as much as the average down payment for a new car. Not only will you get a warranteed engine that might just be better than the one that came with the new car, you’ll be recycling and reusing the bulk of the vehicle … and you get to hold on to that cool ride for years to come!

chico coiN & JeWelry since 1987

894–5436 | www.chicocoin.com | 1414 Park Ave, suite 108 | chico

MON-FRI | 10AM-5PM The NorTh Valley’s #1 locaTioN for

BuyiNg & selliNg •rare coins •silver dollars •gold & silver eagles •maple leafs •krugerrands

•gold & silver jewelry •10-24 kt scrap gold •sterling silver •placer gold •us paper currency

We Do esTaTe aPPraisals SE HABLA ESPAÑOL September 13, 2012

CN&R 13

MA K E A D I F F E R E N C E

Be a Care Provider and Mentor.

~ SLIDING SCALE ~ Private & Community Walk-ins Welcome Jennifer Conlin L.Ac. Bill Nichols L.Ac.

Earn extra money caring for an adult with a developmental disability in your home.

and help change a life by providing support and caring for an adult with a developmental disability in your home.

Earn $250 Refer a Friend

Contact a Program Recruiter Today 530.221.9911

w w w. MentorsWante d. co m w w w.C A- M e nto r. co m

Most insurance accepted Massage available

1209 Esplanade Ste 1 (corner of West 2nd Ave) 530.342.2895 • 10am–4pm M–F or by Appt AmericanChi.net

Home Improvement DIrectory

A L o cal Dire c to ry fo r Yo ur G r e e n H o m e Im pr o ve m e nt To -D o Li s t

Visit New Again Kitchen & Bath and get fresh ideas from skilled, experienced design consultants on counter tops as well NEW AGAIN as your full remodeling projects. We’re your budget friendly K I TC H E N & B AT H remodeling resource. YOUR REMODELING RESOURCE 2502 Park Ave. Chico | (530) 899-2888 Lic. #908865

CHIMNEY

SWEEPS

We sell & install EPA rated wood stoves, chimney sweeping, chimney repairs, chimney relining specialist’s, dryer vent cleaning, draft problems and inspections. Professional and courteous service every time. www.thestoveandchimneyman.com Chico: (530) 891-0505 | Paradise: (530) 872-9321 Oroville: (530) 533-6757 | Lic. #547112 Upgrading your insulation not only saves you money and energy, it helps save the environment. It’s one of the most powerful sustainable choices you can make for your home. 1100 E. 20th St. Chico Main: (530) 342-1887 | Contractors: (530) 342-6335

CAMPOS CUSTOM WOODWORKS

Low Cost Acupuncture THE

Campos Custom Woodworks Custom cabinetmaker & manufacturer since 1977. www.CamposCustomWoodworks.com | (530) 342-8061

Let us help you find the contractor you need. www.vceonline.com | (530) 343-1981

By Brian Austin. Unique furnishing for your home. In home delivery & set up. Convenient payment options to suit your budget. Free re-design and staging.

reen HOUSE

by Christine G.K. LaPado-Breglia christinel@newsreview.com

FOR THE (PRO-PROP. 37) RECORD Peter Ratner, who is on the Board of

Directors over at the Chico Natural Foods Cooperative (818 Main St., 891-1713), recently emailed me with a statement from the co-op’s BOD regarding the store’s official stance on Proposition 37—the Right to Know Initiative—that will be on November’s ballot in California. “The Board of Directors of Chico Natural Foods Cooperative is pleased to announce that in keeping with our basic operating principles, we endorse Proposition 37, the California Right to Know Initiative,” Ratner wrote. “The initiative would require labeling of foods that contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and prohibit those foods from being described as ‘natural’ on the label. “One of Chico Natural Foods Cooperative’s long-term goals (or ends) is to be a source for food education in our community. It is in the spirit of this goal that we add our support to the initiative; when consumers know what their food is made of, that contributes to their ability to make informed choices. We feel that passage of Prop. 37 will give consumers access to further information about their food, without imposing undue expenses on the food producers.” If you’ve been paying attention, big bucks are being spent by such über-corporations as Monsanto, Conagra and General Mills in an attempt to defeat the initiative, which calls for mandatory labeling of foods containing genetically engineered ingredients. Amazingly, a number of “naturalfoods” brands, such as Kashi, Cascadian Farm, Horizon and Chico-based R.W. Knudsen (owned by parent company Smucker’s), are contributing lots of money to the fund to fight Prop. 37. On the other hand, brands such as Dr. Bronner’s, Nature’s Path, Eden Foods and local champions Lundberg Family Farms have contributed money in support of Prop. 37. See The GreenHouse, CN&R, Aug. 30, 2012, for a complete list of companies that are supporting and fighting Prop. 37. And do business accordingly.

SPEAKING OF MONSANTO My friend and CN&R contributor Evan Tuchinsky sent me a link to a Reader Supported News article titled “Top 10 Lies Told by Monsanto on GMO Labeling in California.” Referring to an article posted at monsantoblog.com, the RSN story takes issue with, among other things, Monsanto’s claim that the “safety and benefits of these [genetically engineered] ingredients are well-established.” “Unfortunately, no long-term studies exist on either the safety or benefits of GMO ingredients,” writes RSN’s Michele Simon, “so Monsanto has no basis for making such a claim. Indeed, the U.S. Food and Drug AdminWalmart has decided to sell Monsanto’s “Bt sweet corn,” istration does not which is engineered to produce an insecticide as it grows. even require safety studies of genetically engineered foods. Meanwhile, some independent studies raise questions about links to allergies and other potential health risks.” Simon also objects to Monsanto’s claim that consumers “have broad food choices today, but could be denied these choices if Prop. 37 prevails.” “There is no basis in logic that consumers could be denied food choices,” she points out. “Proposition 37 actually broadens the meaningful food choices available through greater transparency. Right now, people are eating in the dark.” Simon also gives the heads-up that Walmart has decided to sell Monsanto’s “Bt sweet corn,” which is engineered to produce an insecticide as it grows. Go to http://tinyurl.com/GMOlies to read the whole article.

1341 Mangrove Ave, Chico | furniturechico.com | (530) 892-1905 EMAIL YOUR GREEN HOME, GARDEN AND COMMUNITY TIPS TO CHRISTINE AT CHRISTINEL@NEWSREVIEW.COM

14 CN&R September 13, 2012

THE PULSE HOUSEHOLD CHEMICAL, HEART DISEASE LINKED

A chemical commonly used as a water and oil repellent in products like food containers, jackets and carpet has been linked to an increased risk of heart disease and stroke. A study conducted by the West Virginia University School of Public Health analyzed data from a survey that questioned 1,216 people who had blood tests about their history of disease, finding those with the highest levels of perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA, were about twice as likely to report heart problems or strokes, according to Reuters. Dr. Anoop Shankar, the study’s lead researcher, noted the findings aren’t conclusive because people with heart disease may develop kidney problems as a result, making it more difficult to clear chemicals like PFOA from the blood. Previous research found that nearly all Americans have some traces of PFOA in their blood.

HEALTHLINES

Doctors Scott Nichols and Asad Amir at Enloe Behavioral Health. PHOTO BY KYLE EMERY

New docs on the block Enloe Medical Center psychiatrists specialize in addiction and cancer psychiatry

DRUGS FOR DRUG ADDICTS

A report issued by the Senate Office of Oversight and Outcomes calls for California lawmakers to lift a ban on health-care services at residential drug-treatment facilities. California has long banned prescriptions or other medical services at private inpatient drug-treatment clinics because treatment was based on self-help and peer-support groups, according to California Watch. But health experts now generally consider addiction a disorder that can require medication. The report found the law runs counter to guidelines set by health insurers and accreditation groups expecting detoxing patients to have access to medication during their stay. The investigators also found the Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs to be inconsistent in its enforcement of the law. “Almost everyone involved in the current system of regulating residential drug and alcohol programs agrees that it doesn’t work and is not good for clients,” the authors wrote.

CHOCOLATE LOWERS STROKE RISK FOR MEN

Men who eat chocolate regularly could be significantly reducing their risk of a stroke, new research suggests. A study published in the journal Neurology found that of 37,103 Swedish men, those who reported the highest weekly consumption of chocolate were 17 percent less likely to suffer a stroke compared to men who reported consuming little to no chocolate, according to SFGate.com. Chocolate consumption—particularly dark chocolate—has long been touted to have cardiovascular benefits for women, but the health benefits for men have been unclear. Dark chocolate is rich in flavonoids (also found in fruits, vegetables, legumes and wine), which appear to counteract inflammation and reduce risk of blood clots. The study also noted chocolate reduces blood pressure and can improve an individual’s cholesterol profile. As with wine, experts advise moderate chocolate consumption, as weight gain can trump any health benefits.

Evan Tuchinsky ideacultivators@ aol.com

Eentered a new era. The inpatient mental-health ward at Enloe Medical Center nloe Behavioral Health has

has two new psychiatrists, one of whom became the department’s medical director after Labor Day. Both have backgrounds in general psychiatry, but one—Dr. Scott Nichols, the medical director—specializes in treating patients with terminal illnesses and the other—Dr. Asad Amir—specializes in treating patients with alcohol and drug addictions. “I think the future is really bright with these two fellows,” said Dr. Samuel Brown, who had been serving as medical director for Behavioral Health as well as for Palliative Care, where he’s now focusing his efforts. “The setting is right here for us to develop a state-of-the-art psychiatric program. I think these two guys have the youth and energy to do that. We’re pretty excited about it.” So are the new doctors. Both chose Chico because of family ties but also because of distinct professional opportunities. “After my interview,” Amir wrote in an email, “I was impressed by the structure of the inpatient program and excellent teamwork at Enloe Medical Center.” Nichols, in a phone interview, said he, too, likes the Behavioral Health team, including his new colleague. “We are really compatible,” Nichols explained. “I don’t think we’re of similar personality but we really enjoy working together and have the same ideas of how to move things forward. “Enloe really did a good job choosing two people at the same time who are really compatible, and we’re both grateful for that.” Nichols and Amir both see patients in

the hospital only; as of now, they are not seeing patients who aren’t admitted to a ward. The nature of Nichols’ specialty means he is available for consultations with other physicians treating terminal patients, as his psychiatric care can come in tandem with medical treatments. Still, general psychiatry is keeping both doctors busy. “There’s a big need in this area,” Nichols said, “probably enough for more than two of us.” Amir—whose aunt and cousins live

in Chico—earned his medical degree at Dow Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan. He came to the United States for his postgraduate training, which he completed in New Jersey at the Bergen Regional Medical Center’s Department

of Psychiatry in 2011. “I always believed that psychiatry was the field of medicine which would give me the best opportunity to understand the patient better and hence provide a more comprehensive form of treatment,” Amir said. “This stems from the fact that in this field, besides prescribing medications, one has to fully understand all the psychosocial issues of the patient which play a role in the behavior manifestations. “My interest further grew when I completed an externship in psychiatry, which provided me with the opportunity to work with a treatment team to provide patient care. Further, I realized that I had a particular skill and patience to handle patients HEALTHLINES continued on page 17

APPOINTMENT HEALTHY TEEN WALK Oroville Hospital and Oroville pediatrician Maria Alice Alino’s Fitness for Teens program are hosting the Health Hustle Teen Walk-a-thon on Saturday, Sept. 15, at 9 a.m. The 5K walk starts in Riverbend Park (1 Salmon Run Road in Oroville). This event is for kids ages 8 to 18 and will include information on nutrition, exercise and teen fitness programs as well as a raffle. Call 533-4422 to register or for more info. September 13, 2012

CN&R 15

Back to Basics For most of human history, breast feeding was the only way babies were fed. As advances were made

baby’s needs. For example, a mother with a premature baby will have breast milk that is higher

in nutrition, alternatives were created, accepted

in protein and antibodies. There are also long term

and celebrated. However, it’s now clear that breast

health benefits, such as a decrease in obesity, SIDS

feeding is healthier for the child in the short term and long term.

and diabetes. Although breast feeding is one of the most natural

“Around 60 years ago society decided that there

acts we can perform, some mothers still have

was a better way, but now we’re getting back to

difficulties. A little knowledge and direction can really

basics,” says Della Corral LVN, IBCLC (International

help. That’s where the lactation specialists come

Board Certified Lactation Consultant) with more than

in. The obstetrics department is there to answer any

20 years of experience at Oroville Hospital. “Breast

questions and see if there are any problems.

feeding is natural for both the mother and child, and research now shows that it has distinct advantages physically, emotionally and with mental development.” Breast milk is a perfect source of nutrition and contains everything that a baby needs. It also contains

Breast milk is a perfect source of nutrition and contains everything that a baby needs.

antibodies from the mother and will change over time with the

“Many new mothers aren’t sure how to breast feed. It may be because they weren’t breast fed and their mother doesn’t have the knowledge or experience to pass it on. The chain was broken,” says Della. “The lactation consultant offers advice and tries to stay out of the way and let mom and baby work things out. After all, it is the natural thing to do.” The American Academy of Pediatricians recommends that a baby be exclusively breast fed for the first six months, and then a mix of solids and breast milk for a minimum of one year. Two years is best. For women who have had their baby at Oroville Hospital or are under the care of an Oroville Hospital doctor, lactation consultants offer outpatient support for free for as long as they need it. “Even after a year or more, if a woman is having a problem nursing, I want to be there for her. I want the mother to have the kind of information and support that I didn’t have,” Della says.

2767 OLIVE HIGHWAY • OROVILLE, CA • (530) 533 - 8500 • WWW.OROVILLEHOSPITAL.COM 16 CN&R September 13, 2012

HEALTHLINES

continued from page 15

with behavioral issues.” During his residency, a rotation in addiction medicine prompted him to specialize. “I realized that there is a lot of potential for this group of patients to improve in their clinical presentation if the drug and alcohol issues are addressed appropriately.” Amir completed a fellowship in addiction psychiatry at the Bronx Lebanon Hospital in New York. “There is a strong correlation between psychiatry and addiction medicine,” he said. “Drug abuse has become very rampant in this day and age. A lot of patients have comorbid drug/alcohol addictions and behavioral disturbances. “It is, thus, imperative for the psychiatrist to understand and treat the myriad psychiatric issues caused by drugs of abuse. It is also important to understand how mental issues lead to drug abuse and dependence, and vice versa.” Amir’s goal isn’t to “cure” patients of their addictions. Rather, he said, “the effort of every addiction psychiatrist is to treat and manage addiction issues in patients, both in the short and long term, and to provide education and means to achieve abstinence.” Nichols took a different path to

becoming a psychiatrist. A graduate of the Stanford University School of Medicine, he originally intended to be an oncologist—a physician who specializes in cancer treatment. While training in that field, he said, “I realized I had a very significant interest in the type of crisis that a cancer diagnosis and treatment can cause in people’s lives.” He wasn’t aware there was a small subset of psychiatrists with the same focus of thought. Those psychiatrists, as it turns out, practice psychosomatic medicine. Nichols acknowledged the name can be confusing,

Important Pet Information from Valley Oak Veterinary Center Now Open 24/7 2480 MLK Pkwy, Chico

Learn more:

since most people think of psychosomatic as describing an illness whose physical symptoms stem from a mental condition. That’s why he prefers to call his specialty either consult-liaison psychiatry or cancer psychiatry. In any case, he completed his psychosomatic-medicine training at New York’s Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center this June. He looked at jobs in major medical centers and at universities, but his hometown beckoned. “For someone of my training, coming to a place like Chico is rare,” Nichols said. “But as I learned Enloe was looking for a new psychiatrist, I saw an opportunity to really make a difference here for the next decade. “If I stayed at Sloan-Kettering, in 10 years it would be what it is now, the best cancer hospital in the world. Here, it seemed like a great challenge for me.” Having family in town is “definitely a double bonus,” he added. “Growing up in Chico, I also had a disposition for coming here, and it was an easy place to commit to.” Now he, like Amir, looks forward to helping fellow North State residents. “One of the things we think about here,” Nichols said, “is the criteria that the insurance companies and people have before being admitted to an inpatient psychiatric unit are pretty strict. My hope is we can get the word out there [that] we’re here and available, and our hope is people would come here or be referred here before things are too dire.” Nichols used the analogy of “chest pain before a full-blown heart attack. When people are having trouble managing their lives, or doing so with great effort, that would be a better time to seek help.” Ω Go to www.enloe.org to find out more about Enloe Medical Center.

WEEKLY DOSE Protect your horse from WNV A horse from Palermo was recently euthanized after testing positive for West Nile virus (WNV), according to a Butte County Public Health Department (BCPHD) press release. Four humans in Butte County have also been diagnosed with the virus, which is most commonly spread by mosquitoes. “West Nile virus is circulating at higher levels than we have seen in years,” noted county health officer Dr. Mark Lundberg. When contracted by horses, WNV—which in horses carries a mortality rate of 40 percent to 50 percent—can cause inflammation of the brain and/or spinal cord. Horses with WNV may display weakness, lack of coordination, muscle tremors, circling, stumbling, falling, loss of appetite, fever, seizures, partial paralysis and coma. There are a number of preventative vaccines available for horses, but no specific treatment once the horse has contracted the disease. However, “supportive and symptomatic treatment assists in the recovery of ill horses,” according to the BCPHD press release. Go to www.westnile.ca.gov for more info on WNV.

My dog is about 2 years old and his teeth are not as white as they used to be. Can I brush his teeth with human toothpaste to remove the stains?

STOP! Most human toothpaste contains fluoride, which is poisonous to dogs. Just like humans, dogs’ teeth must be properly cared for. That’s why Valley Oak Veterinary Center is currently offering a dental cleaning special for only $265.00, and we will even send home a free bag of dog food with your smiling pet! If your pet’s dental hygiene is ignored it can cause your pet to be in pain and can even lead to life threatening issues with the liver, kidney and heart. Some signs to watch out for are difficulty chewing, bad breath, bleeding and or swollen gums. An annual wellness exam with your Valley Oak veterinarian is a great time to discuss dental health and recommendations specific to your pet. Walk in any time or call for an appointment today.

Dr. Erin Portillo and Redd IF YOU’D LIKE MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 530.342.PETS (7387) facebook/valleyoakveterinarycenter.com

JOURNALISM STUDENTS:

Got the write stuff? Good news, students: We’ve extended our deadline to apply for an internship with the Chico News & Review! The CN&R’s fall internship program offers an opportunity to take college skills to a professional level. We are seeking writers who are currently enrolled in college. Applicants don’t need to be journalism majors, but must have some experience in the form of published work. Interns are paid per assignment. For application information, contact Managing Editor Melissa Daugherty at melissad@newsreview.com.

Application deadline is Friday, Sept. 14. September 13, 2012

CN&R 17

Tell us a story Locals share noteworthy story and photos by

Christine G.K. LaPado-Breglia

veryone has a story. If you don’t believe that’s true, all you have to do is go up to someone and ask. Recently, I did just that. Inspired by a piece in the Sacramento News & Review by photographer/writer Noel Neuburger (see “Moments of Change,” SN&R, March 10, 2011), I asked people to describe a moment, no matter how big or small, that changed their life. Answers ranged from the everyday—work, marriage—to the adventurous (check out Robert Stanley’s story!) to the esoteric. But every single response—from brief to lengthy—was meaningful to the teller, as the occasional tears or laughter indicated. I thank each one of the people who spoke to me for sharing their stories.

christinel@newsreview.com

James Moody Spiritual adviser Asked in doorway of vacant building next to the downtown post office In 2004, I was living in India, and I met my beautiful wife, who I love so much. I traveled the world with her; and that’s the one thing that really changed my life. It opened my eyes to all these different kinds of spiritual aspects of life. You know, “God is one”—in so many ways.

Billie Kanter Active retiree, volunteer Asked in front of Cyclesport The day I found out my best friend had breast cancer, and she called me on the phone and she told me. And when I started to cry, she told me I couldn’t—I had to be strong for her. And she allowed me and many of her close friends into her journey from life to death, and it was one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever experienced. And because of that, I became a hospice volunteer.

18 CN&R September 13, 2012

David L. Homeless, “bipolar” Asked in doorway of vacant building next to the downtown post office I’ve been homeless in Chico for a long time, and I used to hang out downtown by the gazebo [that used to be in City Plaza], and I went to a business over here to ask for the time and the lady said, “Get out, get out!” Anyways, I got arrested and I went to prison. The officer lied and I went to prison, and that changed my whole life. I learned not to hang out in downtown Chico and be a drunk. And now I don’t drink anymore.

moments with the CN&R Preston Powers Shoe repairman, Preston’s Shoe Repair Asked at his downtown Chico shop

Karollynn ‘K.C.’ Cardoza Manager, Broadway Music Center; musician Asked in front of the downtown post office Helping a homeless person get off the street and get his life straightened out. I found him under a bridge, discovered he was someone who used to be famous who had bad luck with a head injury, and I helped him get his own apartment and continue with his life. I see him every week. We play saxophone together. He’s doing very well. An inspiration for everyone: They can always turn their life around.

Pat Patterson Psychologist Asked at the Thursday Night Market I was about 17 years old, and I was working summers in Los Angeles at the airport. I was what they called a “roadrunner”; I assisted skycaps. I was at American Airlines; my dad, at the time, worked at Pan American Airlines. While out to lunch, I heard kind of what I thought was an industrial trash can drop. And the cab driver came in— he took his lunch where the employees would eat, in that big dome there at the airport—and said that a bomb had gone off at Pan American, where my dad was a skycap. And so my cousin, who worked with me, and I ran there to see if he was OK. I asked my father’s colleagues where he was, and they said he had entered the building. And, um, I was standing there when he walked out of the building, with all the smoke behind him. And one of his colleagues had his head blown off, and a couple other people had died. And from that point on, I looked at life and death differently—and my father. And that’s changed my life.

When I moved up here in 1985, I was looking for work [laughs]. When I was down in Los Angeles, I used to clean parking lots—I drove a sweeper truck. I made pretty good money down there doing that. So when I moved up here, I was doing pool service with some guy, and he stopped coming to pick me up. And so all of a sudden it was like, “Damn, I need to find some work!” So I went out looking in the early mornings for the people who clean the parking lots around here, and I bumped into a guy named Paul Reed, who was actually from Glendora, down in Southern California. So we had something in common—he was from down there, and I was from down there. And I asked him for some work—he was cleaning the parking lot over where Pay ’n’ Pak used to be, which is now In Motion Fitness. So he was cleaning that parking lot and I stopped him and said, “Hey, you know, do you have any work?” And he said, “No, I don’t have enough parking lots. I have just enough for me,” and he said, “Uh, hey, have you ever worked with leather?” And I said, “Oh yeah, man. I work with leather all the time.” You know, I made a belt in the eighth grade.

And he says, “Well, there’s a shoe-repair shop in this western shop downtown that, you know, they bought a shoe-repair shop and they got it in the back [of the store]. And they got me helping the guys out—I used to have a [shoe-repair] shop up in Paradise. They got me in there working, and my wife’s getting upset, so I need to find somebody to take my spot.” He says, “We’ll start you at minimum wage.” Minimum wage back then was, I think, $3.25 an hour. And he says, “We’ll see if you can do it. If it works out, you got yourself a job.” And so, well, you know, what’s that saying? “Necessity is the mother of invention.” I just bullshitted my way into shoe repair by bumping into this guy. Then, after I get the job and I seemed to be working out OK— because they didn’t let me go— then the new mall [Chico Mall] was built, and he picked up that account, bought another sweeper truck. I started sweeping parking lots for him in the early morning and doing shoe repair in the afternoon. That was in 1985. I worked there through 1989, and I opened over here in 1990. So, that was a key thing—I wasn’t planning on staying here [in Chico]. I was going to move up to Oregon.

“CHANGE” continued on page 20 September 13, 2012

CN&R 19

“CHANGE” continued from page 19

Kristine Kavanagh Volunteer at Chico Democratic Headquarters; retired RN Asked at the Chico Democratic Headquarters

Brenda Long Journeyman sign maker Asked in doorway of vacant building next to the downtown post office

Ed Black Insurance agent, Blue Cross/Blue Shield Asked in front of Lyon Books The day I met my wife here in Chico at a barbecue. We got married. I’ve been married all my life—[since] 1951. It’s a great experience, and we’re still going.

When I was asking for help from a medical place like Immediate Care. The [doctor] right away got a funny look on his face. I was having a heat stroke this summer, and he said, “I don’t know what you need,” and I decided I wasn’t gonna waste my time on him because he wasn’t gonna help me. So I stepped out of the door and picked up my packages and put them in a laundry basket from next door at the laundromat just so I could get out of the sun, and they called the cops. The cops came [starts to cry] and beat my face, pounded it into the blacktop and put their boots on my arms and my ankles. And while I was bleeding and trying to spit the blood out of my mouth, they took me to the hospital and put a hood over my face. They said I was spitting on them. And that was about three hours of the worst I’ve ever been through. And that’s changed my life. I can’t even trust the police or doctors now.

Well, I was undecided most of my life about whether to have children or not. And when I was 39—my husband and I had been married for six years—I used to go day by day: “Yes, that sounds great!” Next day: “No! I don’t know.” And then I did finally have my son. It was March 1 in 1990—it was the best day of my life. And being 39, it just made it so much more exciting. I felt great. Everyone told me I glowed when I was pregnant. I think some friends were thinking they’d see me crumble. But I couldn’t have been happier and I couldn’t have felt better through a pregnancy than I did at 39. So, I wouldn’t tell anybody to wait that long, but it worked for me.

Robert ‘Joey’ Morris III “Researcher,” Church of the SubGenius, the John Dillinger Died for You Society Asked at Chico City Plaza One of the moments that changed my life was I began looking at what was going on around me in the world—not to say this place I’m at, but any given place, any given time—and there are certain patterns that stick out. And then what sticks out more than that are the patterns other people, such as yourselves, begin to notice. What changed my life completely? Um, maybe God. I’m gonna label it or define it like that because a lot of people have their own personal perspectives and beliefs of exactly what is going on in the world. There are people in places who know the truth—some of them don’t want to talk about it, some of them do. But for me, it was like the instant that I took a look around and realized that I was realizing.

“CHANGE” continued on page 25 20 CN&R September 13, 2012

Treat yourself to something better

2002-2010

Open 7 days for Lunch & Dinner

Since 1978

Food To Go

Happy Garden Chinese Restaurant

180 Cohasset Road • (Near the Esplanade) 893-2574 or 893-5068

08 www.burgerhut.com 08

Chico’s Best

Voted CHICo'S Be 08

Auto Repair Specialists 07

owdy, readers! It’s time for y’all to let us know who you think is the Best of Chico in 2012. The CN&R has compiled a list of categories (plenty of new ones this year!), and it’s now up to you to make your picks. Voting for your favorite shops, restaurants, service providers, etc., gives your picks a shot at claiming bragging rights for the next year, distinguishing them in the community. And this year we’re also asking for you to write about one of your faves. Your answer has a chance of making into print! As a thank you, participants voting in 10 or more categories will automatically be entered into a grand-prize drawing for:

2303 Esplanade • 530.879.0700

A Century of Quality Since 1907

a 1-oz. gold coin

from Chico Coin & Jewelry worth approximately $1,600!

250 Vallombrosa, Chico

”

Best Home Furnishings

10 09

08 07

300 Broadway St. [up

] 09

530.899.8075 • www.BroadwayHeightsChico.com 08

10 09

08 09

...and more Downtown Chico • 345-4880

891.1881 • www.christianandjohnson.com

Thanks for ad giving BALLOT us(1.87 your vote! x 1.75)

Pardner, that there’s gold!

How do I vote? Best of Chico 2012 voting takes place exclusively online at www.newsreview.com/bestofchico. Next to each category, fill in the blank with your choice. Voting ends on Sept. 26 at 11:59 p.m.

2101 Dr MLK Jr Pkwy - Chico (530) 895-3000

Go online for rules and contest details: www.newsreview.com/bestofchico

Hair • Nails • Waxing • Skin Care • Massage Spray Tanning • Walk-Ins Welcome

2760 Esplanade, Ste 150

530.894.2002

best burrito! See next page for Ballot categories

”

Best gift shop 132

Broadway

342-3304 download our app

530-809-1211 • 1295 E. 8th St.

N E W S & R E V I E W B U S I N E S S U S E O N LY

SICILIAN CAFE EXPERIENCE THE BEST Dinner nightly from 5pm Lunch Wed-Fri 11:30-2pm Catering & Private Parties 1020 Main St, Chico • 343-2233

DESIGNER

VOTE BEST BEST BEST BEST

Margarita! Bar! Mexican Cuisine! Local Restaurant!

ISSUE DATE

08.06.09

ACCT. EXEC.

JLD

FILE NAME PARADISEHEARING080609R2 10

REV. DATE

08.07.08

USP (BOLD SELECTION) PRICE / ATMOSPHERE / EXPERT / UNIQUE

246 West 3rd St. • Downtown Chico 530-891-0880 • KirksJewelry.com LOCALLY OWNED SINCE 1975 September 13, September 13,2012 2012

CN&R CN&R 21 21

Best

a u t h e n t ic M e x ic a n 905 Wall St St. 809.0370 Clothes home DeCor ACCessories & So Much More!

t READERS’ SAMPLE

BALLOT

Find us on Facebook.

Est. 1938

Homemade Ice Cream & Candy

Voted 2 nd Best Ice Cream in America A TRUE CHICO TRADITION 178 E. 7th St. • Chico • 342-7163

9:30-10PM Mon-Fri •11-10PM Sat-Sun www.shuberts.com

BALLOT ad (1.87 x 1.75)

235 Main Street • Chico (530) 342–3464 Facebook.com/YardSaleSwapShop

VOTE IN THESE CATEGORIES

GOODS & SERVICES 130 West 3rd Street - Chico 530.343.3578

best clothing boutique

Antiques store Cab company Auto repair shop Car dealership Bike shop Bank/credit union Bed & breakfast Hotel/motel Book store Local computer store Day spa Florist Gift shop Barbershop Hair salon Place for a mani/pedi Place to get bronzed Dry cleaner Laundromat Local pharmacy Hardware store Men’s clothier Women’s clothier Baby/kids’ clothier Clothing boutique★ Vintage threads

Asian cuisine International cuisine Italian cuisine Mexican cuisine Place for vegetarian food Sushi Diner Meals on wheels Champagne brunch Small bites (apps/tapas) Burger Hot Dog Pizza Sandwich Ice Cream Take-out Burrito Date-night dining Drunk munchies Local winery Chef Caterer

Shoe store Place for shoe repair Jeweler Place to buy music gear Nursery Place to buy outdoor gear Sporting goods Place to buy home furnishings Local pet store Tattoo parlor Thrift store Liquor store

FOOD & DRINKS Local restaurant★ New restaurant (opened in the last year) Cheap eats Fine dining Bakery Spot to satisfy your sweet tooth Breakfast Lunch Business lunch Local coffee house Food server (name and location)

BEST FURNITURE STORE THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT! (530) 892-1905 1341 Mangrove Ave. Chico www.furniturechico.com

Vote for us! BEST NURSERY

www.newsreview.com/bestofchico

894-5410 • magnoliagardening.com

vote us best breakfast

Chico’s BEST Clothing Boutique

Liberty Cab

222 Main St • Chico 345-2444 • UrbanLaundry.com 22 CN&R CN&R September September 13, 2012 22 13, 2012

898-1776

Locally owned & dedicated to supporting local community involvement.

2290 esplanade • 879-9200 365/7-2 • sinofcortez.com

N E W S & R E V I E W B U S I N E S S U S E O N LY DESIGNER

ISSUE DATE

08.05.10

ACCT. EXEC.

JLD

Best Bar in the

universe

bust a move with us!

229 Broadway • 893.1891 www.facebook.com/LaSallesBar www.lasallesbar.com

please vote

best business lunch 891-6328 345 W. 5th Street • Chico ww.5thstreetsteakhouse.com

t READERS’ SAMPLE

BALLOT VOTE IN THESE CATEGORIES

NIGHTLIFE/ ENTERTAINMENT Bar★ Watering hole for townies Mixologist (name and location) Place to grab a beer and cheer Drink with a view Happy hour Place for a glass of wine Margarita Martini Bloody Mary Place to bust a move Venue for live tunes Karaoke night DJ Local music act Local artist Place to see art Place to buy art Theater company Casino

HEALTH/WELLNESS

MISCELLANEOUS

Acupuncture clinic Local health-care provider Alternative health-care provider Pediatrician General practitioner Chiropractor Massage therapist Eye-care specialist Dentist Pet doctor Gym Place to take a dip Place for kids to play Yoga studio Martial arts studio

Architectural treasure Local do-gooder Local personality Professor/instuctor Teacher (K-12) Local website Youth organization Place to pray/meditate Place to volunteer Charitable cause Community event Customer service Place to spend your last buck Place to pick up the CN&R Place for eavesdropping Place to see and be seen Farmers’ market vendor

Vote CHICOICHI RAMEN 243 W. 9th Street · Chico CA 95928 891-9044

Best New Restaurant

Best Happy Hour

BeST ITalIan FOOd

Locally Owned Since 1992

Fine Italian Cuisine

506 Ivy St. • Take-Out (530)898-9947 Reservations (530)898-9948 Open 11:30 Mon-Sat • Sun @ 4pm

RECYCLE REPURPOSE 2004-2011

★ The red star denotes

745 Main St.

893-5534

categories where you are invited to choose your favorite in Chico, Oroville and on the Ridge

12 BEST ACUPUNCTURE CLINIC 1057 Village Lane, Chico 530.345.5300 www.ChicoCommunityAcupuncture.com

YOUR BETTER BUY IS

VOTING ENDS SEPT. 26 AT 11:59 PM

VOTE FOR US

BEST LOCAL COMPUTER STORE! 891-4152 PCICHICO.COM

e Go d l O

California’s Best BestSM For HOT Gaming Action, Live Entertainment, Great Food, Award-Winning Craft Beer, Luxurious Lodging, KOA Camping and much more!

ld Estate J ewe lry

vote with your

Thanks For Your Vote!

TASTE BUDS www.RedTavern.com

Garden Walk Mall 10 10 Downtown Chico September 13, 2012 CN&R September 13, 201210CN&R

23 23

Sample the best our region has to offer Food & Beverage Sampling Live Music / Art Exhibits & Sales / Kids’ Activities Tours of the historic Lott Home

Sunday, Sept. 23, 11:00am to 4:00pm Sank Park, 1067 Montgomery St. Historic Downtown Oroville $15 for Adults - includes 8 Sampling Tickets $5 for Seniors 65+ or Kids (7-12) - includes 3 Sampling Tickets Kids 6 & under are FREE Tickets available at the Oroville Area Chamber of Commerce and at the Event

For more information call 538-2542 or visit www.orovillechamber.net Presented by: The Oroville Area Chamber of Commerce Sponsored by: South Feather Water & Power, Feather Falls Casino, Brewery & Lodge, PG&E, Taco Bell, Colusa Casino Resort, The City of Oroville, Chico News & Review, Holiday Inn Express, Gold Country Casino & Lodge, The Digger, Oroville Community Mirror, Oroville Mercury-Register, A Bright Starr Daycare, Fugate Insurance, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Oroville Flower Shop, Scheer Memorial Chapel, and Advanced Soil & Garden Supply.

Part of the 18th Annual Oroville Salmon Festival September 21-23, 2012 www.salmonfestoroville.org

SPACE AVAILABLE

IN KINDERGARTEN AND ALL GRADES Smaller Class Sizes California–Standards Based Academics Curriculum Infused with Art, Music & Movement Healthy Free & Reduced Cost Lunch Program CARD Aftercare & Kinder-Care Program 48,000 Square Foot Facility

Apply Now – Call for School Tour 450 W. East Ave • Chico (530) 879–7483 www.BlueOakCharterSchool.org 24 CN&R September 13, 2012

“CHANGE” continued from page 20

Arina Xiong Chico State student Asked on campus in front of the Performing Arts Center I guess a moment that changed my life was getting accepted to Chico State ’cause from going to college I’ve learned so much from the professors. I learned things that I can apply not only in school, but [also] in other parts of my life. So I guess coming to Chico State has made a really big difference in my life, because it changed my view of the world and it just had a really positive impact on me.

Morgan Barrett Senior, Rose Scott Open-Structured School Asked on the lawn in front of Rose Scott School

Probably when I was about 12 [or] 11 years old, my mom came into my room and she told me, “Honey, I found out what is wrong with, you know, why you have trouble in school, and why you have trouble making friends.” And it was because she found out my diagnosis and it was autism—called Asperger syndrome. And it was really different, ’cause, I mean, I was relieved that I knew what was wrong with me, but it changed my life because I know that I have to work twice as hard as, you know, a person who doesn’t have it. It’s about social rules, like a person who doesn’t have it would know social rules, whereas me, I would kinda look at them like, “I don’t understand.” And you know, I’m still working at it, ’cause I only found out—I’m still new to it. And I was misdiagnosed many times to where, you know, I didn’t know what to do. It changed my life, and it’s still changing my life, ’cause, you know, I have a twin sister who doesn’t have it. So, you know, it changes our lives as one, ’cause she’s out there doing

her own thing, she has friends and she does, I guess, what you would call “normal” things, whereas me, I’m not normal. But then again, I guess I’m not like everybody else— I’m a unique kind of person. If you want to know what autism is, it’s like it’s a social thing. It’s nothing to be ashamed of, really. It’s not like I’m ashamed of it. But I know that I have struggles against it. It’s kind of like a love-and-hate relationship, ’cause I’m unique. One thing I get out of it is I have an extraordinary memory. But the social thing is just hard, ’cause I want to be doing what normal kids would do, but it’s hard ’cause either, you know, I don’t know what to say or I wouldn’t know what to do in a certain situation, so I have to practice at it. It’s kind of like acting, you know. It’s like I’m playing a character. I play like different characters a day. And it’s kind of cool to play a different role. But my favorite role is being me—that’s my favorite role of all. It’s a story and it goes on for as long as you want it to go. It never ends unless you end it.

Robert Stanley “Adventurer” Asked at the Chico Democratic Headquarters Well, there was a bunch of them, like, uh, swimming with a whale. Over in Hawaii I was walking along the coast and the whale was swimming straight in, so I swam out to meet it. And I almost got jumped by a mountain lion up by Butte Meadows. It was just sitting on the side of this logging trail when I was walking by. And I looked at it just in time to see it, and it slithered away. But it was bigger than I was. And I flew over a 1,000-foot fountaining volcano at night in Hawaii. And I told the pilot to go closer and he went too close and we almost blew up. Then we hit a downdraft and dropped a thousand feet and almost hit the treetops. And I’m so foolish I went to where the lava’s going out in the ocean. I went and swam with the chunks of lava that was so porous that they were red on the inside and black on the outside, and the water was boiling hot. I lived in that neighborhood in Kalapana that got run over by lava, and a bunch of my friends’ houses got run over. And I walked on fresh lava that was just 24 hours old—I poked sticks into it. I nearly drowned. I was a really good surfer. There were 40-foot waves on Oahu, and then by the time they got to the big island they were about 25 feet. And the Hawaiian lifeguard says, “The beach is closed. If you go out there, I’m not gonna save you.” And I went out there anyhow. I got thrown over the fence on this big 25-footer. And I crashed my motorcycle. I broke my back and neck. I went snowboarding once and I lost my balance and flew 30 feet and landed upside down on my neck. Ow! One time I actually died and my spirit went out of my body and I’m looking down at my body from outside my body. That was kind of interesting. And then I came back together. And I’m still here [laughs]. One time I decided to swim out to sea for an hour straight. And then I’m out there in about a hundred feet of water and I could see down; it was so clear that I could see down and see a big grouper down below. And I turned around and I’m trying to come back in, but the winds kicked up and they were pushing the surface of the water out to sea, so I’m swimming for 15 minutes but I’m—I had snorkeling equipment, fortunately—so I looked down and I’m looking at the

same rock and realizing I’m not going anywhere. So I had to actually dive down about 8 or 10 feet and swim along 40 feet or 50 feet and do these “duck-diving” things to swim in for like half a mile just to get back. So, I was in Yosemite camping for a month up in the high country and I had many encounters with the bears. The first few times I was like really scared seeing them a couple hundred yards away, but then we helped the ranger chase one up a tree. And we kept it up there for a couple hours. It bit off a two-inch branch and threw it down at us. We kept it up the tree to try to discourage it from coming back into camp. But this one kept coming back into camp. Like one day, it came in the middle of the day. This one girl had cocoa butter on and it sneaked up and it started licking her. And another time these people had all their food out for dinner and it snuck up quietly in the bushes and grabbed their backpack and took off and got it [the backpack] out in the woods. So I foolishly went running after it [the bear], and I’m out there in the dark woods and I’m going, “What am I doing?” And I look around with the flashlight and I spot the bear about 30 yards away, and he’s gobbling up all the food in the backpack. So I pick up a rock and I throw it at it and I hear this thud, and the bear runs off. But he ate about a week’s worth of these people’s food in just five minutes or 10 minutes. Another time I saw a bear asleep on a log and I threw some sticks at it to wake it up. I tried to chase it into a creek ’cause I wanted to see it swim. But they run a lot faster than I do, so it ran away. And then the worst time, I went farther up in the high country and there was a really big bear. And so I tried to chase this really big bear and it did not run. It stood up on its hind legs and it growled at me. It was like over 8 feet tall, and I was just like, “Oops!” And I just slowly backed away and got out of that one. The little bear that was coming into the campground was just a 2-year-old, maybe 130 pounds or so, instead of this big one that was over 400. I guess that’s it. Now I just stop doing things before I start. I realize, “Wait a minute—I can’t even do that now!” ’cause I’m too wild and crazy. September 13, 2012

CN&R 25

Arts & Culture Brothers of invention: For the Love of Frank members (from left): August Kube, Trevor Warner, Greg Hradecky, Chris Gray, Ike Willis, Dave Breed, Daniel Scheall Jr. and (former vocalist) Andy Hafer. PHOTO BY JEN MISERENDINO

THIS WEEK

Joe’s Garage band Longtime Frank Zappa sideman Ike Willis to take stage with Chico tribute band

W cian and Frank Zappa aficionado Dave Breed started For the Love of

hen longtime local musi-

Frank, a tribute band devoted to the music of Zappa, his goals were pretty by modest. Breed’s Alan Sheckter intention was to get alsheck@ together with his comcast.net capable cadre of local players “mostly for fun” and just enjoy the process of learnPREVIEW: A tribute to Frank ing and playing the Zappa, featuring songs of the musician For the Love of he loved so much. Frank with Ike But somewhere Willis, Friday, during the process, Sept. 14, 9 p.m., at Lost on Main. the Paradise musician The Danland Band decided to send out a opens. Facebook greeting to Tickets: Ike Willis—a long$10/advance time band mate and (872-7144); close friend of $12/door. (Willis will also Zappa’s who is lead a workshop at known for performing the Chico School of with Zappa tribute Rock on Saturday, bands all over the Sept. 15, world—and let him noon-2 p.m.) know about his projLost on Main ect. Breed, of course, 319 Main St. thought that might be the end of it, but then one day … “The phone rang and someone claiming to be Ike Willis was on the other end,” Breed recounted. “I, of course, did not believe it was Ike, and for about a minute this person was trying to convince me he was in fact Ike Willis from Frank Zappa’s band, finally saying, ‘What do you want me to sing for you?’” Now, with just a couple of gigs 26 CN&R September 13, 2012

under its belt (a two-night stay at King’s Tavern in Paradise), For the Love of Frank will add a very special extra member as Willis will be making the trip from his home in Los Angeles to front the band for what promises to be a hot show at Lost on Main on Friday, Sept. 14. “We’re terrified and thrilled all in the same breath,” said Breed, a veteran local drummer who currently plays with the McBride Brothers Band and has had stints with Electric Circus, Stone Blossom and Crazygrass. “Without question it’s the most challenging thing I’ve ever done. I’ve been listening to Frank since I was 16. I knew he was a great musician, and when I dove in I realized from the depth of his compositions he was a genius.” And the man who collaborated with Zappa for more than a decade— singing and playing guitar on more than a dozen Zappa albums, including the irreverent, politically satirical ’79 rock opera Joe’s Garage, on which he assumed the persona of Joe—is pleased to carry on the legend. “I’m basically following the old man’s final directive to keep his music alive,” Willis said by phone, adding that, shortly before his death, Zappa reached out to him. “I was living in Portland and he told me to come down to L.A. and see him before it was too late because he had to give me his final instructions: ‘Here’s what I want you to do—if it’s possible, I’d really like to keep my music alive.’ I was like OK, what an honor. I was flabbergasted. “I find the people who want to play the music and do it correctly. So when I see musicians who get it and who are good musicians and do it the right way,

THURS

Special Events I join in, crack the whip and make sure they do it right.” Doing Zappa right is no easy task. Most renowned for mixing highly proficient art rock, searing guitar and satirical whimsy, the musician/engineer/ record producer/film director generated material that is unconventional, complex and very precise. Willis has been “an incredible friend and teacher,” Breed said about the experience so far. After hearing some samples, Willis spent a weeklong residency in Chico and Paradise in early June. “He stayed with us and rehearsed for the whole week,” Breed said. “It was like a dream come true to get to meet and play with one of my musical heroes. Ike is a really funny guy, with tons of stories about playing with Frank. He is a great guy and a true living legend, a musical icon.” To prepare for this show, Breed said the band has worked on about 40 Zappa songs and has—as bandleader Zappa demanded—made a point to be able to segue from one song to another anywhere at any time. The local players joining him in the fun are “all Zappa freaks; no newbies,” Breed said, and include guitarist Chris Gray, bassist Trevor Warner, keyboardist Greg Hradecky, vocalist Daniel Scheall Jr. and guitarist August Kube. “They are very good and very enthusiastic,” added Willis (who also leaked out a few of the potential songs for the night: “Outside Now,” “Penguin in Bondage” and “Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up”). “They’ve got a sense of humor and they get it. We will knock the socks off a lot of songs during the two-hour concert.” Ω

BOOK IN COMMON KICK-OFF: The first of a year-long schedule of events of surrounding Robert Glennon’s book, Unquenchable: Americas Water Crisis and What to Do About It. Th, 9/13, 6-7pm. Free. Chico City Plaza; 400 Main St.

THURSDAY NIGHT MARKET: Downtown Chico’s weekly marketplace with local produce, vendors, entertainment and music. This week: vocal impressions with Amazing Vocal Parodies, classic rock from The Butte County Players Club and the kick-off event for Chico State’s 2012-2013 Book in Common in the city plaza. Th, 6-9pm. Prices vary. Downtown Chico; www.down townchico.net.

Art Reception IT IS NOT THAT DIFFERENT BUT IT REALLY IS RECEPTION: An opening reception for works by artists Lynn Criswell and Michael Bishop, with an artists’ talk at 6 p.m. Th, 9/13, 5-7pm. Free. Humanities Center Gallery; 400 W. First St. CSU, Chico, Trinity Hall.

Music THE EXPENDABLES & IRATION: An evening of reggae, dub and ska with The

Expendables (of “Bowl For Two” fame) and Hawaiian outfit Iration. Th, 9/13, 8:30pm. $18. Senator Theatre; 517 Main St.; (530) 898-1497; www.jmax

productions.net.

Theater CAROUSEL: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical follows carnival barker Billy Bigelow, who takes his life after becoming deeply in debt. 15 years later, he is allowed to return to Earth for one day. Th-Sa, 7:30pm through 9/29. $12-$20. Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Rd. Ste. F, (530) 894-3282, www.chico theatercompany.com.

THE DIVINERS: A tale of the relationship between a back-sliding preacher and a water-witching boy in a small farm community during the Great Depression. Th-Sa, 7:30pm; Su, 2pm through 9/30. $12-$20. Theatre on the Ridge Playhouse, 3735 Neal Rd. in Paradise, (530) 877-5760, www.totr.org.

NATIONAL BULL RIDING CHAMPIONSHIP Saturday, Sept. 15 Silver Dollar Fairgrounds SEE SATURDAY, SPECIAL EVENTS

FINE ARTS 9/15, 9am. $25-$60. Call or visit website for details; Chico; (530) 894-5401; http://mud blast.org/sacriver.

NATIONAL BULLRIDING CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS: The toughest bullriders from across the country are drawn to compete in one of Northern California’s premier bullriding events complete with rodeo clowns, judges, country music and, of course, some really angry bulls. Sa, 9/15, 5:30pm-midnight. $20-$30. Silver Dollar Fairgrounds; 2357 Fair St.; (530) 8990800; www.dpshows.com.

PARK & CREEK CLEANUP NEEDS YOU!: Come volunteer to help BEC clean Bidwell Park & Chico Creeks before the rains come! We especially need groups of volunteers to contact us before the cleanup so we can assign specific areas. All volunteers should wear long pants and sturdy shoes. Sa, 9/15, 9am-12:30pm. Free. Hooker Oak Recreation Area; Upper Bidwell Park; (530) 891-6424; www.becprotects.org.

CHICO WORLD MUSIC FEST Friday-Sunday, Sept. 14-16

SEE FRIDAY-SUNDAY, SPECIAL EVENTS

FRI

Special Events JASON ROSS SPEAKS: A lecture with six-time Primetime Emmy Award-winning writer Jason Ross, a Chico High graduate, former CN&R editor and current staff writer for “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” as part of Chico State’s Constitution Day celebration. F, 9/14, 5pm. Free. BMU Auditorium; 548 W. 2d. St. on CSUC campus; (530) 898-5734.

Art Receptions DAVID HOPPE PAINTINGS & PRINTS RECEPTION: An opening reception for new paintings and mono prints by retired Chico State art professor David Hoppe. F, 9/14, 5-8pm. Free. James Snidle Fine Arts and Appraisals; 254 E. Fourth St.; (530) 343-2930; www.jamessnidlefinearts.com.

Music AESOP ROCK: A fixture in the Bay Area’s underground rap scene, Aesop Rock is noted for his complex phrasing and abstract lyrics. Rob Sonic, DJ Big Wiz, Dark Time Sunshine and Open Mike Eagle open. F, 9/14, 9pm. $18. El Rey Theatre; 230 W. Second St.; (530) 342-2727.

BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY: These swagger-swing revivalists—complete with pinstripe suits— kick off Chico State’s annual Chico World Music Festival with a fusion of jazz, swing, Dixieland and big-band music. F, 9/14, 7:30pm. $23-$37. Laxson Auditorium; 400 W. First St. CSU, Chico; (530) 898-6333; www.chico performances.com.

Theater CAROUSEL: See Thursday. Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Rd. Ste. F, (530) 894-3282, www.chicotheatercompany.com.

THE DIVINERS: See Thursday. Theatre on the Ridge Playhouse, 3735 Neal Rd. in Paradise, (530) 877-5760, www.totr.org.

SAT

Special Events CHICO WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL: A weekend celebrating music from around the world, with four outdoor stages of rotating local and international musicians, crafts workshops, art classes, interactive games and films. Performers include Reckoning, West African Highlife Band, MaMuse, Los Caballitos de la Cancion, Ha’Penny Bridge and more. Except for Big Bad Voodoo Daddy kick-off at Laxson (See Friday, Music), the fest is free. Go online for a full lineup. Sa & Su, 9/15-9/16, 10:30am5pm. Chico State, (530) 898-4636, www.chico performances.com.

HEALTH HUSTLE TEEN WALK-A-THON 5K: A 5K walk for kids aged 8 to 18 including information on nutrition, exercise and teen fitness programs as well as a raffle. Call to register or for more info. Sa, 9/15, 9am. Free. Riverbend Park; 1 Salmon Run Rd. in Oroville; (530) 533-4422.

HUNKS: THE SHOW: A male revue featuring creative choreography, extravagant costumes and plenty of man-candy. Sa, 9/15, 10pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino; 3 Alverda Dr. in Oroville; (530) 533-3885; www.featherfallscasino.com.

KICK MY BALLS TOURNAMENT: A kickball tournament hosted by Z-Rock with live music from Furlough Fridays, Brass Hysteria and a Holy Ghost Revival. Go online to register or for more info. Sa, 9/15, 10am. East Side Little League Fields; 328 Southgate Ave.; http://zrockfm.com.

THE MUD BLAST: A totally filthy 5K along the Sacramento River with mud pits, a tunnel crawl, haybale climbs, sand traps, water crossings, tire fields and more. Proceeds benefit River Partners. Go online for directions, registration information and more info. Sa,

Criswell & Bishop at Humanities Gallery.

UNITY IN THE COMMUNITY: The Skyway House’s annual fundraiser, including a range of motivational speakers, vendors, information booths, raffles, a pasta dinner and “recovery comedian” Mark Lundholm. Sa, 9/15, 8am-8pm. $30. Enloe Conference Center; 1528 Esplanade; (530) 898-8326; www.skywayhouse.org.

Music

1078 GALLERY: Bridge: Recent Works by

Trevor Koch, an exploration of the symbol as iconic shorthand for myth, ideal or transformative process. Through 9/28. 820 Broadway, (530) 343-1973, www.1078 gallery.org.

ALL FIRED UP: Mosaic Tile Works, a minigallery of works by Robin Indar, the local artist responsible for the sea serpent at Caper Acres and the asteroid mosaic at the Chico Observatory. Ongoing. 830 Broadway, (530) 894-5227, www.allfiredupchico.com.

AVENUE 9 GALLERY: Earth’s Bounty, ceramist Chris Yates and painter David Mallory

express their love of organic forms. Through 10/13. 180 E. Ninth Ave., (530) 879-1821, www.avenue9gallery.com.

BOHO: Stay Up Fly On, artwork by Christian

Garcia. Ongoing. 225 Main St. D, (530) 8953282.

CHICO ART CENTER: All Media Show, one of the most popular annual shows at the CAC, this juried exhibition will feature 42 artists from across the nation. Through 9/22. 450 Orange St. 6, (530) 895-8726, www.chicoartcenter.com.

CHICO ART SCHOOL: Student Exhibit, art from

MARK GROWDEN: The SF singer/songwriter performs a concert at the farm in the evening, and during the day hosts a community singalong workshop. Sa, 9/15. Workshop: 12-1:30pm ($10-$25 sliding scale); Concert: 8pm ($7-$20 sliding scale). GRUB Cooperative, 1525 Dayton Rd., (530) 828-6390.

Theater CAROUSEL: See Thursday. Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Rd. Ste. F, (530) 894-3282, www.chicotheatercompany.com.

THE DIVINERS: See Thursday. Theatre on the Ridge Playhouse, 3735 Neal Rd. in Paradise, (530) 877-5760, www.totr.org.

students ranging from seven years old to adults. Through 10/30. 336 Broadway, Suite 20, (530) 570-3895, www.chicoart school.com.

CHICO MUSEUM: I Heart Chico, paintings, poetry, kid’s art, photography, textiles, videos and interactive collaborative exhibits inspired by Chico. Through 1/31, 2013. 141 Salem St., (530) 891-4336.

CHICO CREEK NATURE CENTER: Banding by Day and Night, a close look at birds in hand with incredible detail. Ongoing. 1968 E. Eighth St., (530) 891-4671, www.bidwellpark.org.

CHICO PAPER CO.: Clayton Rabo Exhibition, bright, colorful canvas reproductions on display. Through 9/30. 345 Broadway, (530) 891-0900, www.chicopapercompany.com.

ELLIS ART & ENGINEERING SUPPLIES: Window

SUN

Gallery, clay works and more by Janice Hoffman. M-Su through 9/30. 122 Broadway St., (530) 891-0335, www.ellishasit.com.

Special Events CHICO WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL: See Saturday. Sa & Su, 9/15-9/16, 10:30am-5pm. Chico State,

GYPSY ROSE SALON: Christian Marquez, a three-artist show including paintings by Christian Marquez. Ongoing. 151 Broadway St, Chico, CA, (530) 891-4247.

(530) 898-4636, www.chicoperformances.com.

THIS WEEK continued on page 28

IT IS NOT THAT DIFFERENT BUT REALLY IT IS & DAVID HOPPE PAINTINGS & PRINTS

Thursday & Friday, Sept. 13 & 14 Humanities Gallery & James Snidle Fine Arts SEE THURSDAY & FRIDAY, ART RECEPTIONS

FREE LISTINGS! Post your event for free online at www.newsreview.com/calendar. Once posted, your CN&R calendar listing will also be considered for print. Print listings are also free, but subject to space limitations. Deadline for print listings is one week prior to the issue in which you wish the listing to appear.

Art

David Hoppe at James Snidle.

HEALING ART GALLERY: Cancer Exhibit, by Northern California artists whose lives have been touched by cancer. Currently featuring watercolors by Helen Madeleine. Through 10/17. 265 Cohasset Rd. inside Enloe Cancer

Center, (530) 332-3856.

HUMANITIES CENTER GALLERY: It Is Not That

Different But Really It Is, artists Lynn Criswell and Michael Bishop illustrate their lives spent between Chico and Istanbul, Turkey. Through 10/12. 400 W. First St. CSU, Chico, Trinity Hall.

JAMES SNIDLE FINE ARTS AND APPRAISALS:

David Hoppe Paintings & Prints, retired Chico State art professor David Hoppe’s latest combination of modern surreal and realist styles. Through 9/28. 254 E. Fourth St., (530) 343-2930, www.jamessnidlefine arts.com.

MANAS ART SPACE & GALLERY: Bag O Junk

Group Show, repurposed junk transformed into works of art. Through 9/21. 1441 C Park Ave., (530) 588-5183.

SALLY DIMAS ART GALLERY: Have Paints, Will Travel, paintings from around the world produced by a host of traveling artists. Through 9/28. 493 East Ave. #1, (530) 3453063.

TIN ROOF BAKERY & CAFE: Paintings by Jon

Shult, an impressionist take on a variety of local icons. Through 9/29. Free. 627 Broadway St. 170, (530) 345-1362.

THE TURNER PRINT MUSEUM AT CSU: New

View, never-before-seen paintings and scratchboard works from Janet Turner. Through 9/23. 400 W. First St. Meriam Library breezeway, CSU, Chico, (530) 8984476, www.theturner.org.

UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY: Historical

Makeovers Exhibit, Kathy Aoki presents imagery that looks antique but actually depicts current beauty treatments and pop culture figures. Through 9/20. 400 W First St. Taylor Hall, CSU, Chico, (530) 898-5864.

THE VAGABOND ROSE GALLERY & FRAMING: Off the Map, photography by Caleb House focusing on the unusual cultural circumstances of Burma, Japan, India and Tanzania. Through 9/15. 236 Main St., (530) 343-1110.

Call for Artists CATALYST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EXHIBIT: All mediums will be accepted and should reflect the theme “In Honor of Love: Separate Identities and Equal Partners.” Catalyst Domestic Violence Services, 330 Wall St. 40, (530) 343-7711, www.catalyst dvservices.org.

SMALL WORLD 2012: Pick up a canvas from CAC or use your own 12x12-inch canvas. Chico Art Center, 450 Orange St. 6, (530) 895-8726, www.chicoartcenter.com.

SING ALONG WITH MARK

With several years of regular Chico visits under his belt, S.F. singer/songwriter Mark Growden has slowly nurtured a committed local following. This weekend, with his accordion and banjo in hand, he is returning with plans to interact with his fans in a fun and unique way. Saturday, Sept. 15, at the GRUB Farm, Growden will host a Community Sing, where those who sign up for the workshop will join him in experiencing the “soulfulness and joy singing as a community.” In addition to his own material EDITOR’S PICK of and some other contemporary group-friendly tunes, Growden says,“We will sing songs from various folk traditions from around the world, including gospel songs from the American South, Irish ballads and South African part songs.” And, for the shy folks who just want to listen to Growden’s lusty, emotional songs, later that night he will perform a regular concert, also at the farm. See Saturday, Music for details.

—JASON CASSIDY September 13, 2012

CN&R 27

5th street

SteakhousE

THIS WEEK continued from page 27

BULLETIN BOARD

DURHAM ROTARY HARVEST FESTIVAL: An all-day

Community

event with a pancake breakfast, BBQ lunch, arts and a crafts fair, a car show, live music, petting zoo and pony rides. Proceeds benefit student scholarships and community projects. Su, 9/16, 7am-4pm. Durham Community Park; One Mile East Of Durham On Durham-Dayton Hwy in Durham; (530) 327-8253; www.durham rec.com.

SOCK HOP: A ’50s-themed benefit for the Old

Call for Reservations: 891–6328 345 W. 5th Street • Chico www.5thStreetSteakhouse.com

1/2 off Entree Buy 1 Entree + 2 drinks and receive the 2nd Entree of equal or lesser value 1/2 off (Not valid with delivery. Exp 10/18/12)

Volunteer Firehouse in Magalia with a live DJ, ice cream and a raffle drawing. Su, 9/16, 25pm. Free. Magalia Community Church; 13700 Old Skyway in Magalia; (530) 877-7963.

Music NORTH STATE SYMPHONY PRELUDE PARTY: Wine, hors d’oeuvres, desserts and live music in the garden of a local residence to benefit the North State Symphony. Call for more info and directions. Su, 9/16, 6-8pm. Call for details; (530) 894-5984.

Theater CHIKOKO MODEL AUDITIONS: Models of all shapes, sizes, ethnicities and sexes are welcome to audition for a Chikoko fashion show. Must be 21 or over. Su, 9/16, 10am. Manas Art Space & Gallery; 1441 C Park Ave.; (530) 588-5183; www.chikoko.com.

Ridge Playhouse, 3735 Neal Rd. in Paradise, (530) 877-5760, www.totr.org.

THE LITTLE PRINCE AUDITIONS: Open auditions for the Blue Room’s first play of the fall season.

Su, 9/16, 1-5pm; M, 9/17, 6:30-9pm. Blue Room

Authentic Chinese Cuisine

Wine Tasting

2201 Pillsbury RD. Suite 100, Chico, CA 95926

Theatre, 139 W First St., (530) 895-3749, http://blueroomtheatre.com.

(In Almond Orchard Shopping Center)

530.345.8862 • 530.345.3927

Last Thursday of the Month

All money collected to benefit

MON

Special Events RADICAL REELS: Epic big mountain ski and snowboard descents, nail-biting speed climbing, stomach-turning kayaking drops and more action-packed footage as part of the Radical Reels tour. M, 9/17, 7pm. $10-$12. Sierra Nevada Big Room; 1075 East 20th St.; (530) 265-6424; www.radicalreelschico.com.

Theater THE LITTLE PRINCE AUDITIONS: See Sunday. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W First St., (530) 895-3749, http://blueroomtheatre.com.

TUES

Music BLAME SALLY: An all-female, countrified folk outfit with heavy emphasis on complex vocal harmonies. Tu, 9/18, 7:30pm. Sierra Nevada Big Room; 1075 East 20th St.; (530) 345-2739; www.sierranevada.com/bigroom.

Thursday, September 27 | 5–7pm The Crystal Room

968 East Ave (next to Quackers) $5 per person | 6 Wines Featured Wine supplied by Grocery Outlet – Chico

Wines from around the World

Brazil and West Africa with live drumming. Tu, 5:30pm. Chico Womens Club, 592 E. Third St., (530) 345-6324.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: Regularly scheduled

meeting. Every other Tu, 9am. Board of Supervisors Chambers, 25 County Center Dr. in Oroville, (530) 538-7631, www.butte county.net.

CHICO FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE: Chico Friends of the Library weekly book sale. Sa, 9:15-11:30am. Butte County Library, Chico Branch, 1108 Sherman Ave., (530) 891-2762, www.buttecounty.net/bclibrary.

CHICO POLICE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD: Monthly meeting hosted by the Chico Police

Chief to discuss community issues. Third W of every month, 5:30-7pm. Seventh Day Adventist Church, 1877 Hooker Oak Ave., (530) 342-7777.

CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES FORUM: A moderated

THE DIVINERS: See Thursday. Theatre on the

We Deliver!

AFRO CARIBBEAN DANCE: Dances of Cuba, Haiti,

WED

Music AUGUST BURNS RED: A Pennsylvanian metalcore band noted for their off-time riffs and and mega-heavy breakdowns. Of Mice and Men, The Color Morale and The Overseer open. W, 9/19, 7:30pm. $20. Senator Theatre; 517 Main St.; (530) 898-1497; www.jmaxproductions.net.

forum for Chico City Council candidates to outline their stance on community issues. Call ahead to register. F, 9/14, 7:30am. $15. Chico Area Recreation District (CARD), 545 Vallombrosa Ave. Off of Vallombrosa, next to Bidwell Park, (530) 891-5556, www.chico rec.com.

COLD BOILING LAKE HIKE: A three-mile hike in Lassen Volcanic National Park. Bring appropriate gear and money for ride sharing. Call for more info. Su, 9/16, 8:30am. Free. Chico Park & Ride, Hwy 99 & E. Eighth St., (530) 8935123.

COMMUNITY SUNDAY: A weekly program of music and message to inspire conscious awakening and compassionate action. This month, the discussion topic is “Your Soul’s Assignment.” Su, 11am. Center for Spiritual Living, 830 Broadway St., (530) 894-8115.

DANCE SANCTUARY WAVE: Bring a water bottle, drop your mind, free your feet and your spirit. Call for directions. Tu, 6:30-8:30pm. $10. Call for details, 891-6524.

DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE: Simple, meditative and uplifting group dances honoring many of the world’s spiritual traditions. Third Sa of every month, 7-9:30pm. $5-$10 donation. Subud Hall, 574 E. 12th St., (530) 891-8789.

FALL ART CLASSES: CAC is offering a wide array of art classes beginning in October. Go online for more info. 9/17-9/30. Prices vary. Chico Art Center, 450 Orange St. 6, (530) 895-8726, http://chicoartcenter.com.

FARMERS MARKET - SATURDAY: Baked goods,

honey, fruits and veggies, crafts and more. Sa, 7:30am-1pm. Chico Certified Saturday Farmers Market, Municipal Parking Lot On Second And Wall Streets, (530) 893-3276.

FARMERS MARKET: CHICO WEDNESDAY: The

hidden gem of local farmer’s markets. Th, 7:30am-noon through 10/31. North Valley Plaza, 801 East Ave.

FARMERS MARKET: OROVILLE: Produce and fresh food vendors with local crafts and food booths. Sa, 7:30am-noon through 11/17. Free. Oroville Farmers Market, Montgomery & Myers, Municipal Auditorium Parking Lot Montgomery & Myers in Oroville, (530) 8795303.

FOLK DANCING: Teaching during the first hour, followed by request dancing. No partners necessary. Call for more information. F, 8pm through 9/28. $2. Chico Creek Dance Centre, 1144 W. First St., (530) 345-8171.

28 CN&R September 13, 2012

for more Music, see NIGHTLIFE on page 36

Saturday, Sept. 15 Bidwell Park SEE VOLUNTEER

KING CORN: YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT: A documentary about the subsidized crop that drives our fast-food nation as part of the Right To Know films series. Sa, 9/15, 2-4pm. $5-$10. Valley Oaks Village, 1950 Wild Oak Ln.

MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION: A onehour presentation with Steve Flowers, MFT, focusing on effective stress-management techniques. Call or email for more info. Tu, 9/18, 6:30-8:30pm. Free. Enloe Outpatient, 888 Lakeside Village Commons Dr., (530) 898-1495.

OCCUPY ONE YEAR LATER: THE EVOLUTION: A panel discussion focusing on the OCCUPY movement’s evolution and direction. M, 9/17, 6-7:30pm. Free. CSUC-PAC 134, Performing Arts Center W.2d St. and Chestnut, (530) 8984636.

PARADISE FARMERS MARKET: Fresh, locally

grown produce and hand-crafted items. Tu,

7:30am-1pm through 10/30. Opens 9/11.

Paradise Alliance Church, 6491 Clark Rd. in Paradise, (530) 877-7069.

ROCKIN RAPTORS: An education workshop on birds of prey for preschool-aged children. A parent or guardian must attend. Call to register. Th, 9/13, 10-11am. $12. Chico Creek Nature Center, 1968 E. Eighth St., (530) 891-4671, www.bidwellpark.org.

SAMARITAN FREE CLINIC: This clinic offers free basic medical care and mental health counseling. Call for more information. Su, 2-4pm. Free. Paradise Lutheran Church, 780 Luther Dr. Next to Long’s Drugstore in Paradise, 8727085.

SKILLS TO KEEP YOU DRIVING LONGER: A discussion on senior driving safety and community mobility. No RSVP required. Tu, 9/18, 1-2:30pm. Free. Enloe Conference Center, 1528 Esplanade, (530) 332-7370.

SOUL SHAKE DANCE CHURCH: Drop your mind, find your feet and free you spirit at this DJ dance wave to a range of musical styles. No previous dance experience necessary. Su, 10am-noon. $8-$15 sliding scale. Dorothy Johnson Center, 775 E. 16th St., (530) 891-6524.

SURVIVING & THRIVING: A presentation designed for those who have suffered through recent loss or turmoil looking to enhance their outlook and learn to cope. Through 9/25, 6-7:30pm. Lakeside Pavilion, 179 E. 19th St., 8954711.

Volunteer BIDWELL PARK & CHICO CREEKS CLEANUP: Butte Environmental Council hosts the annual cleanup effort, which includes a barbecue and raffle for volunteers. Sa, 9/15, 9am-12:30pm. Free. Call or visit website for details, Locations Vary in, (530) 891-6424, www.becnet.org.

FREE HEALTH CLINIC: Free services for minor

medical ailments. Call for more info. Su, 1-4pm. Free. Shalom Free Clinic, 1190 E. First Ave. Corner of Downing and E. 1st Ave, (530) 5188300, www.shalomfreeclinic.org.

THE GREAT GRAY OWL: Josh Hull will be presenting recent evolutionary and ecological findings on the Great Gray Owl. M, 9/17, 6:30pm. Free. Chico Creek Nature Center, 1968 E. Eighth St., (530) 891-4671, www.bidwellpark.org.

BIDWELL PARK & CHICO CREEKS CLEANUP

MORE ONLINE Additional listings for local meetings, support groups, classes, yoga, meditation and more can be found online at www.newsreview.com/chico/local/calendar.

September 13, 2012

CN&R 29

30 CN&R September 13, 2012

CHOW

Best Mexican

Yes, soup for you

Food in Chico

New delivery service ‘puts the pedal to the kettle’

Tbike drops off a pint of Bidwell Borscht or Monkey Face Mullihe next time a guy on a

The best way to describe how

the Soup Charmer (Keenan) and the Soupinatrix (Moura) operate is to walk through the women’s week. They take orders up until Friday afternoon, then go to the farmers’ market on Saturday to buy the ingredients. On Sunday they cook and package the soup in a commercial kitchen

Above (from left): Cycle City owners Dori Moura and Sally Keenan and Moura’s daughter Aislinn Martin pack up soups.

5.95

3 TACO PLATE

PHOTO BY JASON CASSIDY

SPECIAL

Inset: Tim “The Soupinator” Keenan on delivery.

(Special does not include ﬁsh or shrimp)

PHOTO BY KEN SMITH

three soups—a meat soup, a vegetarian soup and a vegan soup. They have also more recently begun exploring soups geared toward the emerging Paleo diet. Examples from each of the first three categories include the Big Albondigas (Mexican meatball soup with beef, rice, mint, parsley, cayenne pepper, tomatoes and seasonal greens in a chicken broth), Cornhasset Chowder (sweet corn off the cob simmered in organic milk with red bell pepper, russet potatoes and fresh thyme) and Cedar Grove (vegan sausage, tomatoes, fennel and a splash of white wine in vegetable broth). Keenan and Moura both agree the Silver Dollar, a vegetarian Hungarian-mushroomstyle soup, is their most popular so far. Soups average $10-$11 dollars for a quart, which is enough for two large, meal-sized bowls. Cycle City also offers baked goods, some dreamt up by Keenan ($2 Accidental Brownies were featured recently) and some from Chico Baking Company. They also recently added fresh-ground coffee from Cal Java ($13.95 per pound for a blend developed for Cycle City, other flavors also available) and garlic asiago breadsticks from Great Harvest Bread Company. Visit www.cyclecitysoup.com to make an order. Ω

Mon-Sat 10am-7:45pm Sun 10am-6pm

530-809-0370 Corner of 9th & Wall

e new h t t u o k c Che

t e m r Gou

Row

Nord Ave.

space and prepare the orders, with some assistance from Moura’s eldest daughter, Aislinn Martin. Tuesdays, the soup is packed into carts and delivered by an electric motor-assisted bicycle all over Chico. Until recently Keenan’s son, Tim (aka The Soupinator), was their sole delivery cyclist, but rapidly expanding business and the desire to extend their service area led to a second bike. The women use fresh, local and organic ingredients whenever possible, and the soup is delivered in recyclable containers. They credit the versatility of soups as a main reason they chose to focus on it, as there are ingredients for some type of soup ready and available year round. Furthermore, certain soups can be hot, cold, hearty, creamy, sweet, chunky or prepared any other way. Cycle City has even offered a dessert soup with cherries called Cherry Street Jubilee. “Plus, everyone loves soup.” Keenan added. The Cycle City crew also finds inspiration while at the farmers’ market: “Several times we’ve had something planned for the week ahead and then gone to the market and find something completely wonderful and unexpected,” Moura said. “We’ve gotten to know a lot of the farmers and are always learning what new ingredients will be available, and when.” For this reason, Cycle City’s menu changes weekly and offers

Great Food, Great Prices, Locally Owned @ University Square, in Nord Ave Safeway Lot 1008 W. Sacramento Ave. • Hours: 6:30am - 11:00pm

OFF or

10% OFF

Nord Ave.

gatawny on your doorstep, be sure to thank Regis Philbin. Well, thank by Dori Moura and Ken Smith Sally Keenan— kens@ newsreview.com owners of Cycle City Soup Company—first, but Philbin also had a Cycle City little something to Soup Company do with it. Had it www.cyclecity not been for a soup.com shared love of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, the two women may have never met and gone on to start one of Chico’s most innovative new ways to enjoy a meal. “I was obsessed with the Millionaire show, back when Regis was the host and it was on every night, and I would talk about it and how bad I wanted to be on it on the air,” said Moura, a former on-air radio personality at KALF and The Point. “One day I saw Sally’s name [on the TV screen] and that she lived in Red Bluff, and put out a call over the air that I wanted to meet her.” It worked, and the women struck up a friendship through a series of onair interviews. They kept in touch and became fast friends when Keenan (who won $64,000 on the show) moved to Chico a few years later. Eventually, they started talking about going into business together, doing something that would capitalize on Keenan’s kitchen skills and Moura’s background in marketing and writing. What they came up with was homemade soup, delivered to customers once a week, by bicycle.

Not valid with other offers.

$1 off valid on sale of $5.00 or over One coupon per visit. Expires 11/16/12.

W. Sacramento Ave. September 13, 2012

CN&R 31

6701 CLARK ROAD

872-7800

www.paradisecinema.com

now playing

ALL SHOWS PRESENTED FINDING NEMO [G]

KILLER JOE

RESIDENT EVIL:

RETRIBUTION

FridaY 6:30pm & 8:20pm saTurdaY & suNdaY 4pm & 6:30pm moNdaY – ThursdaY 6:30pm

You’ll Leave Relaxed Swedish • Relaxing• Deep Tissue

Oriental Massage

12:45 3:00 5:15 7:30 *9:40PM 1:20 4:00 6:45 *9:25PM

[NC-17]

LAST OUNCE COURAGE [PG]

"A BLAST OF SHEER, IMPROBABLE JOY" –New York Times

I can’t hear you, I have a gun in my ear.

SHOWTIMES GOOD FRI 9/14 - THUR 9/20

[R]

12:45 2:55 5:05 7:15 *9:35PM IN : 1:10 6:40 *9:20PM IN 2D: 3:55PM

THE WORDS

1:00 3:10 5:20 7:30 *9:40PM

2016: OBAMA'S AMERICA [PG]

12:45 2:55 5:05 7:15 *9:25PM

LAWLESS

1:20 4:00 6:45 *9:25PM

[PG-13]

[R]

*L AT E S H O W S O N F R I & S AT O N LY A LL S HOWS B EFORE 6PM ARE B ARGAIN M ATINEES I N D I C AT E S N O P A S S E S A C C E P T E D

FREE

Pregnancy Tests All services are FREE & Confidential Walk-Ins Welcome! Open: Mon - Thurs 10am-5pm & Friday 10am-1pm Office: (530) 897-6101

The boring identity International intrigue has rarely been less intriging

Tabout with Hollywood, but over the last decade it’s become increasingly obvious to even the most casual moviehere’s always been something to complain

1HR RELAXATION MASSAGE ONLY $35 1HR SWEDISH ONLY $45 Cannot be combined with other offers.

1722 Mangrove, Ste 38 • (530) 636–4368 2540 Esplanade, Ste 6 • (530) 899–0888

115 W. 2nd Ave. (2nd & Esplanade) 24-Hour Hotline (530) 897-6100

FRIDAY 9/14 – THURSDAY 9/20 2016: OBAMA’S AMERICA (Digital) (PG) 11:00AM 1:15PM 3:30PM 5:45PM 8:00PM 10:15PM BOURNE LEGACY, THE (Digital) (PG-13) 7:30PM 10:30PM CAMPAIGN, THE (Digital) (R ) 11:10AM 1:20PM 3:30PM 5:40PM 7:50PM♣ 10:05PM♣ COLD LIGHT OF DAY, THE (Digital) (PG-13) 12:35PM 2:55PM 5:15PM 7:35PM 9:55PM EXPENDABLES 2, THE (Digital) (R ) 12:15PM 2:45PM 5:15PM 7:45PM 10:20PM FINDING NEMO (2012) (3D) (G) 11:00AM 12:20PM 3:00PM 4:20PM 7:00PM 8:20PM 9:35PM FINDING NEMO (2012) (Digital) (G) 1:35PM 5:40PM

PARANORMAN (Digital) (PG) 12:30PM 2:50PM 5:10PM POSSESSION, THE (2012) (Digital) (PG-13) 12:55PM 3:15PM 5:35PM 7:55PM 10:15PM PREMIUM RUSH (Digital) (PG-13) 2:50PM 7:40PM RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION (3D) (R ) 12:45PM 3:10PM 5:35PM 8:00PM RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION (Digital) (R ) 10:25PM WORDS, THE (Digital) (PG-13) 12:10PM 2:35PM 5:00PM 7:25PM 9:50PM SPECIAL SHOWING TCM Presents The Birds (Digital) (PG-13) Wed. 9/19 2:00PM 7:00PM

SPECIAL SHOWING - GLENN BECK’S UNELECTABLE 2012 HOPE SPRINGS (2012) LIVE (Digital) (PG-13) Thurs. (Digital) (PG-13) 12:00PM♥ 9/20 8:00PM 12:25PM♠ 5:05PM♠ MIDNIGHT SHOWING 10:00PM DREDD (3D) (R )Late Night LAST OUNCE OF Thurs. 9/20 12:01AM COURAGE, THE (Digital) MIDNIGHT SHOWING (PG) 11:30AM♥ 11:45AM - LAST HOUSE ON THE 2:15PM 4:45PM 7:15PM LEFT (Digital) (R ) Late Night 9:45PM Thurs. 9/20 12:02AM LAWLESS (Digital) (R ) 11:20AM 2:00PM 4:40PM MIDNIGHT SHOWING END OF WATCH (Digital) 7:20PM 10:10PM (R ) Late Night Thurs. 9/20 ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY 12:05AM GREEN, THE (Digital (PG)11:40AM 2:10PM♠ 4:40PM 7:10PM 9:40PM

Showtimes listed w/ ♠ NOT shown Wed. 9/19 Showtimes listed w/ ♥ shown Wed. 9/19 ONLY Showtimes listed w/ ♣ NOT shown Thurs. 9/20

32 CN&R September 13, 2012

goer that the time has come to throw a big “MC” in front of the HOLLYWOOD sign. Their product sucks because they don’t care anymore. As conby sumers we’re left to choose from $250 million Craig Blamer feature-length commercials for toys or Adam Sandler movies that look like they were made for a less than a million bucks even though $75 million has been anted up in the shell game. And in between the two we get disposable product like The Cold Light of Day, a wannabe Hitchcock thriller (a falsely accused man is led deeper into the morass by a MacGuffin) that is The Cold Light shot like a car commercial. Admittedly, it looks of Day great, featuring sweeping camera shots and a Starring Henry propulsive soundtrack that maintains the illuCavill, Bruce sion of movement even when nothing is hapWillis and Sigourney pening. But the script is strictly a box of cineWeaver. Directed matic McNuggets, with a side of weak sauce. The story: A sullen businessman on the by Mabrouk El Mechri. Cinemark verge of bankruptcy (Henry Cavill, our next 14. Rated PG-13. Superman) is dragged aboard a yacht for a family holiday off the coast of Spain. His mom and bro are happy to see him, but the old man (Bruce Willis) has some obvious (very obvious) issues with him. The feeling is mutual. Fortunately, the distraction of the son’s money Poor problems becomes moot when the rest of the family disappears from the boat while he’s ashore. Fair It seems as though dad is actually a deepcover operative who has made a shadowy group very unhappy about a briefcase that he’s made off with. Yeah, the MacGuffin here is a Good trope, and they even wink about it. (Google “MacGuffin” if you care. The filmmakers obviously don’t.) Soon enough, pops cashes in his paycheck Very Good for a day’s work and leaves his son to unleash his hidden badass and scramble around for the rest of the movie trying to figure out how to get the briefcase back from rogue agent Sigourney Excellent

9/14 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Chico World Music Festival

9/20 Don Gonyea | NPR 9/25 Elvis Costello 9/27 Paul Barrere & Fred Tackett 10/3 Fiddler on the Roof Jr. 10/5 Robert Glennon: Unquenchable 10/10 Shaolin Warriors 10/12 In the Footsteps of Django 10/18 Doc Severinsen & the San Miguel 5

10/26 Reduced Shakespeare Co. 10/27 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 11/3 A Chorus Line 11/5 Shirin Ebadi Nobel Peace Prize

All shows at Laxson Auditorium California State University, Chico

TICKETS - (530) 898-6333 or CHICOPERFORMANCES.COM

Weaver so that he can trade it off to those holding what’s left of his family hostage. If that’s a run-on sentence, then The Cold Light of Day is a run-on movie. Disposable entertainment like this can be fun, but despite a constantly sweating Cavill running around Madrid, the pacing of this beast is turgid and the narrative turns are provincial—strictly cable-grade Bourne-again technique over substance. It tries to maintain a subtext about the importance of family, but it’s so ham-fisted in delivery that it becomes an action homily. And as with most sub-par action thrillers these days, the focus on the mayhem is so tight and the editing so staccato that keeping up with just what the hell is going on in the moment is virtually impossible. And aside from a late-inthe-game burst of energy from Weaver as she shifts into “You just fucked with the wrong bitch” mode, The Cold Light of Day is just plain boring. Which is pretty impressive considering that half of the running time is spent having Cavill duck bullets. There’s a metaphor in there somewhere, but I’m done thinking about this movie. Ω

Reviewers: Craig Blamer, Rachel Bush and Juan-Carlos Selznick.

Opening this week Finding Nemo 3D

The Academy-Award winning underwater animated adventure gets the 3D treatment. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated G.

Killer Joe

Director William Friedkin (The Exorcist, The French Connection) again brings one of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tracy Letts’ stories to the big screen (the last being 2006’s Bug), this one about a druggie (Emile Hirsch) who hires a hitman (Matthew McConaughey) to kill his mom for the insurance money and all the violence and horrible consequences that ensue. Paradise Cinema 7. Rated NC-17.

N E W S & R E V I E W B U S I N E S S U S E O N LY DESIGNER

MTH

FILE NAME

ISSUE DATE

10.28.10

ACCT. EXEC.

AMB

REV. DATE

Last Ounce of Courage

Billed as a battle to regain lost freedoms of religious expression, this film tells the story of war veteran who is inspired to fight for the right to again publicly celebrate the Christmas holiday. Cinemark 14 and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

Resident Evil: Retribution

Milla Jovovich is back again as protagonist Alice, fighting the good fight versus the zombie-making Umbrella Corporation in installment No. 5 of the RE franchise. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R.

Now playing 2016: Obama’s America

From the director of Michael Moore Hates America comes a conservative’s view of how a second term by President Obama might affect the country. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

Beasts of the Southern Wild

This magical little production, filmed in southern coastal locations on a miniscule budget with a cast of non-professionals, is a contemporary folk tale of an extraordinarily charming and compelling sort. The setting is the “Bathtub,” a stark little stretch of swampy beach land on the wrong side of the levee somewhere southwest of New Orleans. The human population is a ragtag bunch of strays living among a miscellany of small animals in make-shift housing. These daunting circumstances are viewed in terms both gritty and wondrous by the film’s little heroine, an earthy 6-year-old named Hushpuppy whose visionary perceptions emerge in disarmingly matter-of-fact form. The film has an open-air documentary look to it, thanks in part to Ben Richardson’s fine, flavorsome 16mm cinematography. But Zeitlin also blends in some modest but effective CGI effects, chiefly in giving form to aurochs, the mythical beasts who appear in Hushpuppy’s most powerful visions. There are some stand-alone dramatic incidents—residents of the Bathtub refusing mainland society’s offerings and Hushpuppy’s sojourn among the prostitutes operating offshore in the “Floating Catfish Shack”—but Hushpuppy’s precocious musings remain the central force in the film. Little Quvenzhané Wallis is a stunningly credible presence in the Hushpuppy role, and Dwight Henry is no less persuasive as her devoted but erratic and ailing father, Wink. Pageant Theatre. Rated PG-13 —J.C.S.

ParaNorman

The paranormal title character is a little kid named Norman Babcock. Much to the consternation of those around him, especially his parents and his teenaged sister, Courtney, he keeps dropping hints that he can talk to the spirits of the dead. This beguiling animated fantasy from Laika Entertainment (Coraline) lets us see right away that he does indeed communicate with the ghost of his kindly grandmother. His family’s skepticism is echoed in harsher terms by his schoolmates including especially the class bully, a punk named Alvin. Fortunately, for Norman and the movie (and us), Mr. Prenderghast, a spooky neighbor who is also paranormal, enlists him for a mission of mercy that will take him, via the local cemetery, into the haunted Puritan history of his home town of Blithe Hollow. Laika’s enchanting stop-motion animation brings this little fable to full-bodied life and the deft layering of images creates a nice sense of extrasensory awareness. John Goodman (Mr. Prenderghast) and Elaine Stritch (Grandma) are special standouts in the cast of distinctive voices. Cinemark 14. Rated PG —J.C.S.

The Possession

Danish director Ole Bornedal evokes The Exorcist in his horror flick about young girl who gets possessed by a spirit released from a mysterious old box. Cinemark 14 and Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG-13.

Premium Rush

Directed by David Koepp (who co-scripted with John Kamps), Premium Rush is a chase movie involving bike messengers taking breakneck chances through, across, over and around Manhattan traffic jams. Its 90plus minutes of more-or-less non-stop filmed-on-location action is an extraordinarily kinetic mix of live cycling action and nifty digital effects. Brilliant Oscarworthy editing by Jill Savitt and Derek Ambrosi is a key ingredient in all this, and the whole proposition is made especially engaging by the characters’ shenanigans and those of Koepp and Kamp in the storytelling as well. The central plot thread has an acrobatic bike messenger named Wilee (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) trying to make an urgent delivery of an envelope while pursued by a menacing plain-clothes cop Bobby Monday (Michael Shannon) who has designs of his own on that same envelope’s peculiar contents. Gordon-Levitt, droll and quickwitted, makes a particularly lively hero for this little tale. His name derives from Wile E. Coyote of cartoon fame, and he zips, zooms, crashes, bounces, hurdles, changes direction and zips again in live action worthy of his namesake. Cinemark 14. Rated PG-13 —J.C.S.

The Bourne Legacy

The Words

Still here

Jeremy Renner takes over the Bourne franchise from Matt Damon, playing an agent from another CIA black ops program who is on the run from those who made him into an equally badass operative. Cinemark 14. Rated PG-13.

The Cold Light of Day

See review this issue. Cinemark 14. Rated PG-13 —C.B.

Lawless

As an amped-up tale of moonshiners in Prohibition-era Virginia, Lawless is part period piece, part twisted action flick. The crossover spirit prevails within the attractive cast as well: Americans (Shia LaBeouf, Jessica Chastain and Dane DeHaan), Brits (Tom Hardy and Gary Oldman) and Aussies (Mia Wasikowska, Jason Clarke and Guy Pearce), all of them playing either backwoods Virginians or Chicago-based interlopers. The bootlegging Bondurant brothers—“invincible” Forrest (Hardy), half-crazed war-vet Howard (Clarke), and baby-faced Jack (LaBoeuf)—are the putative protagonists in this tale, and screenwriter Nick Cave and director John Hillcoat serve it up as a sort of dour outlaw ballad, with Jack narrating a family legend of bootleggers defending themselves against Depression-era poverty and the hypocrisies of Prohibition, as well as big city mobsters and corrupt officials. Initially, Lawless comes on as an earnest, shot-on-location period piece, however, while Hardy’s Forrest, the Bondurants’ shrewd and daunting warrior chieftain, is a reasonably interesting characterization, everyone else in the film is lost to the demands of a slightly rancid sentimentality. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R —J.C.S.

A writer (Dennis Quaid) writes a novel about a writer (Bradley Cooper) publishing a novel that was actually written by another writer (Jeremy Irons). Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

3 3

The Campaign

Cinemark 14. Rated R —J.C.S.

The Expendables 2

Cinemark 14 and Feather River Cinemas. Rated R —C.B.

3 2

Hope Springs

Cinemark 14. Rated PG-13 —J.C.S.

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

Cinemark 14 and Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG —R.B.

Killer Joe

September 13, 2012

CN&R 33

SCENE

N O W

O P E N

Divine tragedy A can’t-miss production of mythical Depression-era tale The preacher (Isaiah Bent) helps Buddy (Joel Ibanez) fly.

Wtion, Theatre on the Ridge has tapped into a setting that will ith its latest produc-

DEAD WINTER CARPENTERS This young band is breaking nationally. Catch them while you can.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2012

In just one short year on the road, the project has already found considerable national success and with top level festival and theater dates booked around the country. “The quintet blends classic elements of roots and country music with choice influences from throughout rock history, including the Rolling Stones, Neil Young and Townes Van Zant, that elevate them above your average new grass hybrid.” -Seven Days. Named “Tahoe’s Band of the Year 2011” -Tahoe Daily Tribune. In fact, DWC is known for dropping a little hip-hop and reggae into the band’s roots-rock performances. They are on the rise nationally. This is your chance to catch them early.

Tickets $15 On sale Saturday, 9/15 in the gift shop or online. Doors open at 6pm • Music starts at 7:30pm

SPECIAL CONCERT DINNER Available - $12.50

Join the Big Room e-mail list by visiting www.sierranevada.com 1075 E. 20TH STREET • CHICO • 896-2198 All Ages Welcome At Each Show

34 CN&R September 13, 2012

probably feel all too familiar. The Diviners, written by Jim Leonard Jr., takes by place during the Jason Cassidy Dust Bowl/Great jasonc@ newsreview.com Depression of the 1930s, in the mythical rural town of Zion, Ind., a place where—much like many parts of contemporary REVIEW: America—the The Diviners shows farmers worry ThursdaySaturday, about getting 7:30 p.m. and enough rain for Sunday, 2 p.m., their crops and through Sept. 30, the working man at Theatre on curses the politithe Ridge. Tickets: $12-$14. cians for not getting the country Theatre back to work fast on the Ridge enough. But even 3735 Neal Road, more than the Paradise 877-5760 familiar chords of www.totr.org drought and recession, what resonated during the opening-night performance last Thursday (Sept. 6) was the smaller picture: an intimate, moving and at times magical snapshot of a small group of “simple people” living through difficult times as played by a graceful and energetic cast. Described as “a play in two acts and elegies,” The Diviners begins at the end. With the delicate strains of “Amazing Grace” fading into the dark theater, we learn from the first line of the opening elegy that one of the main protagonists—the so-called “idiot-boy” Buddy Layman—has died. And over the course of the two acts leading up to the closing elegy, we see the events that play out on the way to Buddy’s demise. It turns out that Buddy has a sense for water. He can predict

PHOTO COURTESY OF THEATRE ON THE RIDGE

when a storm is on its way, and with a divining stick in hand he can even locate spots where fresh water flows underground. However, due to a traumatic childhood incident involving his mother dying in the nearby river, he is also deathly afraid of touching water in any way. No rain. No bathing. And no cold water to sooth the itching ringworm taking over his body. Enter the stranger, C.C. Showers, an itinerant former preacher running away from his past who wanders into town looking for work, which he finds as an apprentice to Ferris Layman, Buddy’s mechanic father. As the story plays out, we soon find out that the town’s church has burned down, and not only does Zion need water, but it needs its faith re-quenched as well. While the town looks to them both to fulfill its needs, Buddy and C.C. connect with one another. Buddy is helping C.C. come to terms with his crisis of faith, while C.C. tries to help Buddy get over his fear of water and to better understand his mother’s death. And of course, impending tragedy looms over it all. (Not to give too much away, but the creative way director Richard Lauson and his sound and light crew—Gary A. Kupp, Brockton James and Charlie Murphy—handle the culminating scene is surprising and wonderful.) More so than any local production in recent memory, this cast won me over. All of the main characters—Buddy, C.C., Farris, and Buddy’s sister Jennie Mae—were very engaging, and the actors’ interactions with each other were natural and fluid—from the charismatic and earnest Isaiah Bent as the conflicted C.C. to the sweet

Alysa Kleiner as the kind older sister with a crush on the handsome preacher. Joel Ibanez was flawless and endearing as Buddy, playing the ticks and quirky vocalizations (referring to “himself” in the third person) to good effect without turning his character into a sideshow. And, Bruce Dick was perfect as Buddy’s weary, rougharound-the-edges father trying to scratch a living out of being the town mechanic. As soon as Dick walked on stage and croaked out his first dust-choked lines, all of the color and character of the period fell into place. There were standouts among the secondary characters as well. JC Newport was spot on as the onetrack-minded “true believer” Norma, the owner of the town’s drygoods store who desperately wants the preacher to revive Zion’s spiritual life. And the vivacious Jessica Smith seemed born to play the contrasting role of Norma’s wild niece Darlene, eager to catch the boys’ eyes and quick to roll hers when reciting Bible verses for her aunt. The only complaint, really, would be with some of the secondary characters and their apparent opening-night jitters, which were mostly of no consequence but did interrupt the flow of a couple of the scenes with the character of farmer Basil Bennett (who, it turns out, will now be played by director Lauson for the remainder of the run). Overall, though, it was an extremely satisfying night of theater: a well-played production of a simple-yet-magical story that strikes a delicate balance by simultaneously avoiding both hokey sentimentality and modern cynicism. One of those rare can’t-miss local shows. Ω

08 10

Authentic South 10 Indian Cuisine

The Empty Glass

J.I. Baker Blue Rider Press On August 5, 1962, Marilyn Monroe, an unparalleled icon of beauty and celebrity, died of an apparent drug overdose. With this, his first novel, J.I. Baker (executive editor at Condé Nast Traveler) fictionalizes the legend’s final days and the shroud of mystery surrounding her death—speculating that such a complex individual’s life may not have ended as simply as it seems. While once known as “the most beautiful woman in the world,” Monroe was also one of Hollywood’s most disturbed starlets. She heard voices and tried to escape the eyes that she was sure were always watching her from the windows of her Brentwood hacienda by submersing herself in a steady flow of barbiturates and Dom Pérignon. The Empty Glass reads like detective noir, only the dick in this story, Ben Fitzgerald, is a Los Angeles County coroner who becomes enamored with Monroe when he meets her on the job and absconds from the scene of her death with the actress’ diary, which presumably contains her last words and possibly the reason for her alleged suicide. Jack and Bobby Kennedy, Peter Lawford, Frank Sinatra and Lawrence Welk all make appearances—crossing paths with Baker’s character, who tries in vain to reveal the truth behind Monroe’s death. —Lucas Sarcona

BOOK

09 09 Lamb & Pakoras, Shrimp, Vegetarian & Non-vegetarian Curries, Tandoori & Biriyani Entrees

09 2574 Esplanade • 530-899-1055

www.thepriya.com • OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Lunch: 11am - 2:30pm • Dinner: 5:00pm - 9:30pm

08 10

09 HEARING NOTICE OF PUBLIC BUTTE COUNTY GENERAL PLAN 2030 NOTICEAMENDMENT, OF PUBLIC HEARING BUTTE COUNTY GENERAL PLAN 2030 ZONING ORDINANCE UPDATE & FINAL SUPPLEMENTAL EIR AMENDMENT, ZONING ORDINANCE UPDATE & FINALCommission SUPPLEMENTAL EIR Butte County Planning 10

Botanicula Amanita Design www.botanicula.net

Butte County Commission Video games overflowing with explosives, Notice is hereby given, that, on that, Thursday, September 27,Planning 2012 at 10:30 am, the Butte County Planning Commission w Notice is hereby given, on Thursday, September 27, 2012 at 10:30 am, the Butte County Planning Commission will T ’n’ A, and action get a gamers’ adrenaline consider making a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors concerning the following: consider making a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors concerning the following: pumping and their hands sweating. But the Certification of a Final Supplemental Environmental ImpactImpact Report (FSEIR) to thepursuant California to the Californ Certification of a Final Supplemental Environmental Reportpursuant (FSEIR) point-and-click adventure Botanicula is more like a vacaEnvironmental Quality Act; Environmental Quality Act; tion on a tropical island. It’s a relaxing and rejuvenating game that Adoption of a General Plan Amendment (GPA) to Butte County General Plan 2030 and the General Plan 2030 reminds us what life—and games—can be like without the sensory bomMap; Plan Amendment (GPA) to Butte County General Plan 2030 and the General Plan 20 Adoption Land of aUse General bardment. Set in a breathtaking mystical woodland, players control five Land Use Adoption Map; of the Zoning Ordinance Update and Zoning Map, consisting of a comprehensive update to Chapter 24 forest friends who solve puzzles to help their fellow creatures while outof the Butte County Code –Zoning; Adoption of the Zoning Ordinance Update and Zoning Map, consisting of a comprehensive update to Chapter 2 smarting a growing threat. From the art direction and sound effects to Modification of the General Plan Amendment and Zoning Ordinance Update and Zoning Map for the following the creature design and puzzles, everything has a of the Butte County Code –Zoning; items: sprinkling of natural magic—reminiscent of what you of Consideration of changes the Draft Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map from VLDR (Very Map Low for the followi Modification the General Plan to Amendment and ZoningUpdate Ordinance Update and Zoning Density Residential) to VLDCR (Very Low Density Country Residential) for unincorporated areas near might see in a Hayao Miyazaki film. There is no dialogue here, so exploitems: Chico including the El Monte Road area, Chico Canyon Road-Centennial Avenue area, the Stilson Canyon ration is the key. The creatures, situations and music that you encounter Road area, the Spanish Gardens area, and changes to the Draft Zoning Ordinance Update and Zoning Consideration of and changes to the Draft Zoning Ordinance Update and Zoning Map from VLDR (Very Lo along the way are often hilarious, and you find yourself revisiting comMap and General Plan Land Use Map from VLDR (Very Low Density Residential) to CC (Community pleted puzzles as you would an old friend. Botanicula is an imaginative, Density Commercial) Residential) to VLDCR (Very Low Density Country Residential) for unincorporated areas ne for two existing businesses on El Monte Road; challenging, adorable and accessible game that dares to strip away the Chico including theofElchanges Monte Road area, Canyon Road-Centennial Avenue Consideration to the General PlanChico Land Use Map, Draft Zoning Ordinance Update and area, Zoningthe Stilson Canyo violence and excess. In doing so, it becomes a game that not only benefits Mapand fromthe VLDR 2.5 (Very Low Density 2.5 acre parcel size) and RR-5 (RuralUpdate and Zonin Road area, Spanish Gardens area,Residential, and changes tominimum the Draft Zoning Ordinance parcel size) to RR-10 (Rural Residential, 10-acre minimum parcel size) for our mind and soul, but our blood pressure as well. Map andResidential, General 5-acre Plan minimum Land Use Map from VLDR (Very Low Density Residential) to CC (Communi

GAME

—Matthew Craggs

Live at KVIE Studios Blame Sally Ninth Street Opus

areas in Butte Valley along the Clark Road (SR-191) corridor;

Commercial) for two existing businesses on El Monte Road; Heavy Equipment Storage (Section Consideration of changes to the Zoning Ordinance Update concerning 24-173);of changes to the General Plan Land Use Map, Draft Zoning Ordinance Update and Zonin Consideration Consideration of other minorLow amendments to theResidential, General Plan Land Mapminimum and minor changes andsize) edits and RR-5 (Rur Map from VLDR 2.5 (Very Density 2.5Use acre parcel to the Draft Zoning Ordinance Update and Map Residential, 5-acre minimum parcel size) to RR-10 (Rural Residential, 10-acre minimum parcel size) f This meeting will be held in the Butte County Board of Supervisors' Room, County Administration Center, 25 County in California. Butte Valley along the Clark Road (SR-191) corridor; Center Drive, areas Oroville, All members of the public are invited to attend. There will be a time to accept public comment at theConsideration hearing. of changes to the Zoning Ordinance Update concerning Heavy Equipment Storage (Sectio This published24-173); notice has consequences for the review and approval of tentative map, parcel map, and discretionary land use applications: Applications not deemed complete until after the adoption of the General Plan Amendment and Zoning Update, Consideration other minor amendments to the Plan LandUpdate, Use Map minor changes and ed Ordinance and that areofinconsistent with this Amendment andGeneral Zoning Ordinance may and be denied. to the Zoning Update and Map Applications that are Draft inconsistent withOrdinance General Plan Amendment and Zoning Ordinance Update, but deemed complete

Back in the ’60s, when Bob Dylan was first exercising his penchant for fucking with clueless journalists, he answered a guy who their adoption, may be approved. asked him to name his favorite poet by offering the This meeting prior willtobe held in the Butte County Board of Supervisors' Room, County Administration Center, 25 Coun name of Smokey Robinson. As was so often the case with Dylan, no one The General Plan 2030 Update process was initiated by action of the Board of Supervisors, including the adoption of Center Drive, Oroville, California. All23,members the public invited toPlan attend. will be a time Resolution No. 06-085 on May 2006, whichof created the Butteare County General CitizensThere Advisory Committee and to accept publ was quite sure how to take him, but it’s become clear since Dylan made comment at the set hearing. in motion a process of holding public workshops and meetings regarding the County’s General Plan and Zoning that comment that there’s poetry to be found in popular music, though Ordinance. This process has concluded with the preparation of a General Plan Amendment to Butte County General Plan one has to sort through lots of dreck to find the gold. There’s more than This published2030 notice hasZoning consequences for theforreview and toapproval of tentative parcel map,Board andofdiscretionary lan and the Ordinance Update presentation the Planning Commissionmap, and Butte County a little gold to be found in this latest Blame Sally release, recorded live at use applications: Applications not deemed complete until after the adoption of the General Plan Amendment and Zonin Supervisors. Sacramento PBS station KVIE. Take, for instance, the sharp and piercing Copies ofand the FSEIR, General Plan Amendment, Zoning Ordinance Update their accompanying use and may be denied Ordinance Update, that are inconsistent with the this Amendment and and Zoning Ordinance land Update, insight in a song like “Her Name is a Knife,” a metaphor that almost literzoning maps and all items referenced in this notice are on file and available for public viewing at the office of the Butte Applications that are inconsistent with General Plan Amendment and Zoning Ordinance Update, but deemed comple ally cuts to the quick. And then there’s the richness County Development Services Department, Planning Division, 7 County Center Drive, Oroville, California, Monday of feeling in “Orange,” a song a mother writes for her to their adoption, prior may be approved. through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. or by special arrangement. Copies are also available on the Internet at daughter. It just might make you cry. Or try the power of a song like www.buttegeneralplan.net. Memberswas of theinitiated public are encouraged review Zoning of Ordinance Update andincluding associated the adoption The General Plan 2030 Update process by actionto of thetheBoard Supervisors, Zoning Map to determine how they might affect properties in the county. “Countdown,” a poem of fierce resistance to power. There’s also poetry 06-085 on May 23, 2006, which created the Butte County General Plan Citizens Advisory Committee an in the interplay of instrumentation and vocal harmonies, and in the Resolution No. For further information, call Dan Breedon, (530) 538-7629 (Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm) or visit set in motionwww.buttegeneralplan.net. a process of holding publicregarding workshops and may meetings regarding Comments this meeting be submitted in writing the at anyCounty’s time prior toGeneral the hearingPlan and Zonin blending of the band’s sound with the sense of the songwriter’s lyrics. to theprocess Planning has Commission hearing at thethe Butte County Department of Development Services, 7 County Looking for powerful aural poetry? Blame Sally. Ordinance. This concluded with preparation of a General Plan Amendment to Center ButteDrive, County General Pla 95965, or via email to dsgeneralplan@buttecounty.net. 2030 and theOroville, Zoning Ordinance Update for presentation to the Planning Commission and Butte County Board —Jaime O’Neill BUTTE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION Supervisors. TIM SNELLINGS, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Blame Sally performs Tuesday, Sept. 18, 7:30 p.m., at the Sierra Nevada Big Room. Copies of the FSEIR, General Plan Amendment, the Zoning Ordinance Update and their accompanying land use an

MUSIC

zoning maps and all items referenced in this notice are on file and available for public viewing at the office of the But September 13, 2012 CN&R 35 County Development Services Department, Planning Division, 7 County Center Drive, Oroville, California, Monda through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. or by special arrangement. Copies are also available on the Internet www.buttegeneralplan.net. Members of the public are encouraged to review the Zoning Ordinance Update and associate

NIGHTLIFE

THURSDAY 9|13—WEDNESDAY 9|19 MCBRIDE BROTHERS: Covers of British Invasion-era bands like the Rolling Stones. Th, 9/13, 9pm. Free. Tackle Box Bar & Grill; 375 E. Park Ave.; (530) 3457499.

OPEN MIC: Singers, poets and musicians welcome. Th, 7-10pm. Has Beans Internet Cafe & Galleria; 501 Main St.; (530) 894-3033; www.hasbeans.com.

USNEA

OPEN MIC: COMEDY: Everyone is welcome to try their hand at stand-up comedy.

Tonight, Sept. 13 Monstros Pizza

Th, 8-10pm. Cafe Flo; 365 E. Sixth St.

13THURSDAY BLUES JAM: Weekly open jam. Th, 8pm-

midnight. Lynns Optimo; 9225 Skyway in Paradise; (530) 872-1788.

CHEMICAL CLOCK: Out of Seattle, Chemical Clock’s jazz fusion encompasses aspects of electronic dance music, prog metal and classical music. Soul Union and Bogg open. Th, 9/13, 8pm. $5. Origami Lounge; 7th and Cherry Streets.

CHICO JAZZ COLLECTIVE: Thursday jazz.

Th, 8-11pm. Free. The DownLo; 319 Main St.; (530) 892-2473.

THE EXPENDABLES & IRATION: An evening of reggae, dub and ska with The Expendables (of “Bowl For Two” fame) and Hawaiian outfit Iration. Th, 9/13,

8:30pm. $18. Senator Theatre; 517 Main St.; (530) 898-1497; www.jmaxproduc tions.net.

THE JEFF PERSHING BAND: Jam master Pershing and his funky band on the patio. Th, 9/13, 6-9pm. Free. LaSalles; 229 Broadway; (530) 893-1891.

JOHN SEID: John Seid and friends, featuring Larry Peterson and Steve Cook playing an eclectic mix of tunes all night. Th, 6:30-9:30pm through 9/30. Free. Johnnie’s Restaurant; 220 W. Fourth St. inside Hotel Diamond; (530) 895-1515; www.johnnies restaurant.com.

MATTEO PLAYS FILM SCORES: Classical guitarist Matteo plays film scores and light classics. Th, 6pm. Free. Angelos Cucina Trinacria; 407 Walnut St.; (530) 899-9996.

‘90s and 2000s. F, 9/14, 9pm. $1. LaSalles; 229 Broadway; (530) 893-1891.

BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY: These swaggerswing revivalists—complete with pinstripe suits—kick off Chico State’s annual Chico World Music Festival with a fusion of jazz, swing, Dixieland and big-band music. F, 9/14, 7:30pm. $23$37. Laxson Auditorium; 400 W. First St. CSU, Chico; (530) 898-6333; www.chicoperformances.com.

CARAVANSERAI: A Carlos Santana tribute

Next door to the Pageant Theatre; (530) 514-8888; http://liveat flo.weebly.com.

SEE THURSDAY

BADD MEDICINE: Rock hits from the ’80s,

SHORELINE ROOTS: Marley-esque reggae out of San Diego. Local ska outfit Big Tree Fall Down opens. Th, 9/13, 9pm. Lost on Main; 319 Main St.; (530) 8911853.

USNEA: Dirge-like doom metal out of Portland featuring ex-Chicoan Zeke of Makai and Amarok. Cold Blue Mountain and Hearses open. Th, 9/13, 9pm. $5. Monstros Pizza & Subs; 628 W. Sacramento Ave.; (530) 345-7672.

14FRIDAY

band in the brewery. F, 9/14, 9:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino; 3 Alverda Dr. in Oroville; (530) 533-3885; www.feath erfallscasino.com.

Pub Scouts. F, 4pm. $1. Duffy’s Tavern; 337 Main St.; (530) 343-7718.

JASON BUELL BAND: Live country in the lounge. F, 9/14, 8:30pm. Free. Gold Country Casino; 4020 Olive Hwy at Gold Country Casino & Hotel in Oroville; (530) 534-9892; www.gold countrycasino.com.

Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia and Bachata dance lessons followed by an open social dance. F, 8pm through 11/15. $2$4. The Hub; 685 Manzanita Ct. Inside the Holiday Inn, Chico; (530) 518-9454.

that makes heavy use of keyboard samples. F, 9/14, 7pm. $5. Cafe Flo; 365 E. Sixth St. Next door to the 10 Pageant Theatre; (530) 514-8888; http://liveat flo.weebly.com.

covers. F, 9/14, 8pm. Free. Tackle Box Bar & Grill; 375 E. Park Ave.; (530) 3457499.

STEVE WALKER BAND: Entertaining

15SATURDAY DEAD MANS HAND: Modern country hits. Sa, 9/15, 9pm. Free. Tackle Box Bar & Grill; 375 E. Park Ave.; (530) 345-7499.

ELIOT LIPP: An electronic musician drawing on hip-hop, classic electro, early ‘90s techno and post-rock as influences. Sassi Lassi, ASW and DJ Fox open. Sa, 9/15, 9pm. $10. El Rey Theatre; 230 W. Second St.; (530) 342-2727.

CHEMICAL CLOCK Tonight, Sept. 13 Origami Lounge

FOR THE LOVE OF FRANK: A Frank Zappa

HIGHWAY 20 BAND: Live, local country

rock. Sa, 9/15, 9pm. Free. Colusa Casino Resort; 3770 Hwy. 45 in Colusa;

SEE THURSDAY

tribute band, with guest appearance by longtime Zappa sideman Ike Willis. F, 9/14, 9pm. $5. Lost on Main; 319 Main St.; (530) 891-1853.

THE RETROTONES: Live classic rock

covers of Elvis Presley, James Brown, Frank Sinatra and more in the lounge. F, 9/14, 8:30pm. Free. Feather Falls Casino; 3 Alverda Dr. in Oroville; (530) 533-3885; www.featherfallscasino.com.

CHICO BAILE LATINO: MORE THAN SALSA:

SXO: A two-piece indie garage rock band

HAVANA HIGHWAY: Latin, blues and classic

AESOP ROCK: A fixture in the Bay Area’s underground rap scene, Aesop Rock is noted for his complex phrasing and abstract lyrics. Rob Sonic, DJ Big Wiz, Dark Time Sunshine and Open Mike Eagle open. F, 9/14, 9pm. $18. El Rey Theatre; 230 W. Second St.; (530) 342-2727.

soul. F, 9/14, 7pm. $5. Cafe Flo; 365 E. Sixth St. Next door to the Pageant Theatre; (530) 514-8888; http://liveat flo.weebly.com.

IRISH MUSIC HAPPY HOUR: A Chico tradition: Friday night happy hour with a traditional Irish music session by the

STILL OPEN

(916) 525-1100

When Patients Shop, they choose MedEvalsCA

They choose us for exceptional quality. They choose us for outstanding customer service. They choose us for doctors who care.

36 CN&R September 13, 2012

Medical Marijuana Specialists Immediate Appointments Available

OFF

530.274.2274

Must Present Ad Not Valid With Other Offers Exp 9/27/12

Sean Devlin, DO Stephen Banister, MD Ann M. Barnet, MD

$50 OFF

with this ad

Chico Location Only Thur., Fri. & Sat. 10-6

MedEvalsCa.com 24/7 Verifications

We’re just sayin’... 10

(S[LYUH[P]L /LHS[O *HYL MVY *OYVUPJ *VUKP[PVUZ

Regular Price

New Patients

1380 Longfellow, Chico 916.525.1100

Now Officially Serving Patients of Chico Natural Solutions

OPNOSHUKZWYPUNZ^LSSULZZ JVT

Liberty Cab 10

898-1776 10

$150 to the Sacramento Airport!

DESIGNER

JEN_PU

NIGHTLIFE AESOP ROCK Friday, Sept. 14 El Rey Theatre SEE FRIDAY

Frank Sinatra and more in the lounge.

Sa, 9/15, 8:30pm. Free. Feather Falls

Casino; 3 Alverda Dr. in Oroville; (530) 533-3885; www.featherfallscasino.com.

(530) 458-8844; www.colusa casino.com.

SUPER SWEET SECRET SHOW: A mysteri-

JASON BUELL BAND: Live country music

ous evening with unknown local bands to benefit the Cafe Coda stage. Sa, 9/15, 8pm. $5. Café Coda; 265 Humboldt Ave.; (530) 566-9476; www.cafe coda.com

in the lounge. Sa, 9/15, 8:30pm. Free. Gold Country Casino; 4020 Olive Hwy at Gold Country Casino & Hotel in Oroville; (530) 534-9892; www.gold countrycasino.com.

TRADITIONAL DANCE CLUB: Traditional

MARK GROWDEN: A workshop with the

country dancing with live music by Cottonwood, Silver Wing and more. Sa, 9/15, 7-10pm. $6-$7. VFW Hall; 1901 Elgin St. in Oroville; (530) 533-5052.

S.F. composer and musician (at noon), followed by an evening concert. Sa, 9/15, 8pm. $10-$25. GRUB Cooperative; 1525 Dayton Rd.; (530) 828-6390.

THE TRUE SPOKES: A “post-jam” quintet

THE RETROTONES: Classic rock covers.

from Seattle formerly known as Flowmotion. Alt country outfit Birdhouse opens. Sa, 9/15, 9pm. $5. Lost on Main; 319 Main St.; (530) 891-1853.

Sa, 9/15, 9pm. Free. Studio Inn Cocktail Lounge; 2582 Esplanade; (530) 3430662.

SANDY NUYTS: Live country music in the

16SUNDAY

nightclub. Sa, 9/15, 9pm. Free. Rolling Hills Casino; 2655 Barham Ave. in Corning; (530) 528-3500; www.rolling hillscasino.com.

JAZZ: Weekly jazz. Su, 4-6pm. Has Beans

STEVE WALKER BAND: Entertaining

Internet Cafe & Galleria; 501 Main St.; (530) 894-3033; www.hasbeans.com.

covers of Elvis Presley, James Brown,

THIS WEEK: FIND MORE ENTERTAINMENT AND SPECIAL EVENTS ON PAGE 26 breakdowns. Of Mice and Men, The Color Morale and The Overseer open.

17MONDAY

W, 9/19, 7:30pm. $20. Senator Theatre; 517 Main St.; (530) 898-1497; www.jmax productions.net.

JAZZ HAPPY HOUR: Carey Robinson hosts a jazz happy hour every Monday. M, 57pm. Cafe Flo; 365 E. Sixth St. Next door to the Pageant Theatre; (530) 514-8888; http://liveatflo.weebly.com.

JAZZ TRIO: Every Wednesday with Carey

Robinson and company. W, 4-7pm. Free. Cafe Flo; 365 E. Sixth St. Next door to the Pageant Theatre; (530) 514-8888; http://liveatflo.weebly.com.

18TUESDAY

METALFEST PREVIEW: Local metal heavyweights Abberrance, A Plague Upon Her, Taunis Year One and Momento Mori. W, 9/19, 9pm. $3. LaSalles; 229 Broadway; (530) 893-1891.

AARON JAQUA: An open singer-song-

writer night. Tu, 7-9pm. Free. Cafe Flo; 365 E. Sixth St. Next door to the Pageant Theatre; (530) 514-8888; http://liveatflo.weebly.com.

raise funds for a just cause: tuning the cafe’s piano. Tu, 9/18, 5:30-6:30pm. Cafe Flo; 365 E. Sixth St. Next door to the Pageant Theatre; (530) 514-8888; http://liveatflo.weebly.com.

metalcore band noted for their offtime riffs and and mega-heavy

DUFFY’S: DJ Lois & DJ Spenny. W, 10pm. $1. Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St., (530) 343-7718.

the patio. W-Sa, 9pm. Madison Bear Garden, 316 W. Second St., (530) 8911639, www.madisonbeargarden.com.

Feather Falls Casino, 3 Alverda Dr. in Oroville, (530) 533-3885, www.feather fallscasino.com.

MALTESE: Dirty Talk: LBGT dance Party

w/ DJ2K. F, 9pm-2am through 4/6. Free. Maltese Bar & Taproom, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 343-4915.

Broadway St. 2nd street, (530) 893-1891.

LOST ON MAIN: Best and latest reggae

and dancehall. Th, 9pm through 8/23.

DJ crew. Sa, 6/9, 9pm. $3. Lost on Main; 319 Main St.; (949) 891-3729.

MADISON BEAR: Dancing upstairs and on

FEATHER FALLS: Su, 8pm-midnight. Free.

MONTGOMERY ST.: W, F Sa, 8pm. Free. Montgomery St. Pub, 1933 Montgomery St. in Oroville, (530) 533-0900.

QUACKERS: F, 9pm. Free. Quackers Lounge, 968 East Ave., (530) 895-3825.

BLAME SALLY

Tuesday, Sept. 18 Sierra Nevada Big Room

restaurant. W, 8-11pm. Tortilla Flats; 2601 Esplanade; (530) 345-6053.

TACKLE BOX: DJ Shelley. Tu, Su, 6pm. Tackle Box Bar & Grill, 375 East Park Ave., (530) 345-7499.

SEE TUESDAY

SWING DANCE WEDNESDAY: Every Wednesday night, swing dancing lessons 8-10pm. W, 8-10pm. Free. Crazy Horse Saloon & Brewery; 303 Main St.; (530) 894-5408.

19WEDNESDAY AUGUST BURNS RED: A Pennsylvanian

The DownLo, 319 Main St., (530) 892-2473.

SALSA BELLA: Live Salsa music in the

KATIE MCCONELL: Katie sings and plays to

LOST ON MAIN: A brand-new electronic

DOWN LO: DJ Ron Dare. Tu, Sa, 9pm. Free.

11pm: on the patio; Sa, 9pm: “That 80s Party”; and Tu, 10pm: DJ. LaSalles, 229

bass rig, guitar amp and PA system are provided, bring your own instruments. All ages until 10. W, 7pm. Free. Italian Garden; 6929 Skyway in Paradise; (530) 876-9988; www.my space.com/theitaliangarden.

folk outfit with heavy emphasis on complex vocal harmonies. Tu, 9/18, 7:30pm. Sierra Nevada Big Room; 1075 East 20th St.; (530) 345-2739; www.sierranevada.com/bigroom.

Lost on Main; 319 Main St.; (530) 8911853.

LASALLES: Th, 10pm: DJ Mac Morris; Fr,

OPEN JAM NIGHT: Join the jam. Drum kit,

BLAME SALLY: An all-female, countrified

Horse Saloon & Brewery, 303 Main St., (530) 894-5408.

DJ DANCING CRAZY HORSE: DJ Hot Rod and mechanical bull contest. F, 9pm-1:30am. Crazy

Home of Chico’s

NO.

IT IS A COMPLETE SENTENCE

Serving Butte, Glenn & Tehama Counties

342-RAPE

24 hr. hotline (Collect Calls Accepted) www.rapecrisis.org REP

JLD

CNR ISSUE

FILE NAME RAPE CRISIS INTERV. & PREV.

Quality Piano Rentals & Sales 10.23.08

Best Bloody Mary &

Proper 16oz. Pint of Guinness

starting at

DESIGNER

JEN_PU

REP.

BDC

o Going t “We’re ” ons! Jon & B

CNR ISSUE

10.23.08

FILE NAME MCMAINS BAIL BONDS

FREE Buy 1 small or larger yogurt, and get 1 small yogurt FREE or $1 OFF any smoothie.

1-800- FOR-BAIL

Ask about our Frequent Buyer program!

per month 2 Chico Locations

Formerly Chico Piano Rentals

(530) 924 –4469 ApolloPiano.net

337 Main St

(corner of 4th St. & Main)

300 Broadway (Downtown), 899-9580 In the Phoenix Building 1722 Mangrove Ave., 899-0484 In Mangrove Square OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK, 11AM - MIDNIGHT

Taste & see that the Lord is good: Blessed is the man that trusteth in him. Psalm 34:8

September 13, 2012

CN&R 37

ARTS DEVO Jason Cassidy • jasonc@newsreview.com

Poetry 99 Poem takeover It’s time A line, a break Send your verses to press Top story: your words, ninety-nine Or less

LOCAL COLOR “My ‘mummy’ is from Chico. I caught a catfish in Horse-

shoe Lake.” That’s the artist statement accompanying Jada Parsons’ “Mummy; Catfish; Clownfish,” a mixed-media piece featuring a construction-paper mummy lurching across a black background. It’s my favorite of the kids’ entries at Chico Museum’s just-opened I Love Chico exhibit. It’s hanging in one of the interactive sections of the show, specifically in the kids’ hands-on section where copies of pages from local illustrator/rapper Aye Jay Morano’s ingeniously conceived Welcome to Chico coloring book are made available for visitors to fill in with colored pens and crayons. Featuring outline-only versions of some of Morano’s popular Chico Icons prints—the Catfish sculpture on Hwy 32, Chinca’s Market, the Thunderbird Lodge sign—the book was made especially for the open-entry exhibit and will undoubtedly be on most every local’s Christmas shopping list this year (available for only $10 at the museum and Lyon Books.) My favorite pieces of the show were Page from Aye Jay’s Welcome to probably Emilio Benitez’s “ill.city,” a small Chico coloring book. sculptural silhouette of a downtown Chico block made from black spraypainted tequila bottles and spray cans, and Phoebe Rothfeld’s “Chico Pentimento,” an ink-and-conte crayon depiction of downtown neighbors the Upper Crust and The Bookstore drawn on a patchwork canvas made of local restaurant menus. Exhibit runs through Jan. 31.

DEAR CAFÉ CODA (RE: “SECRET SHOW,” SATURDAY, SEPT. 15): Hey, wait. I

The 2012 Poetry 99 contest has begun. Send your poems to the Chico News & Review today! Top adult, high-school, junior-high, and kid poets will be chosen by an established local writing professional, and their work will be published in the CN&R’s annual Poetry 99 issue on Oct. 18. Winners will also be invited to read their works (and receive prizes!) at the Poetry 99 reading at Lyon Books on Thursday, Oct. 18, at 7 p.m.

Deadline for submission is Tuesday, Oct. 2, at 5 p.m. Online and email entries preferred: Visit www.newsreview.com/poetry99 to submit, or send to poetry99@newsreview.com. Please specify Poetry 99, age and division—adult, high school (grades 9-12), junior-high (grades 6-8), kids (fifth grade and under)—in the subject field. You may also submit by mail: Poetry 99 (specify adult, high school, junior-high, kids), c/o Chico News & Review, 353 E. Second St., Chico, CA, 95928. THE RULES: You can write your poem in any form—rhyming or not—as long as it does not exceed 99 words (that includes ifs, ands, ors and buts). Count carefully because we’ll have to disqualify even the best entries if they go over by so much as one word. Only three entries per person. Entries must be accompanied by full name and contact information to be considered for publica-

tion. And if you are 18-under, please include your age. Hyphenated words are not considered one word, i.e. compound adjectives like “high-flying kite” (which would count as three words). Exceptions are words that don’t become free standing when the hyphen is removed, like the “re” in “re-examine” is not a real word. Contractions count as one word, as do acronyms like NASA, but initials do not. The title will not be included in the word count, but be kind to our judges and keep it short. Numbers count as words too, but here’s the tricky part: twenty-eight is two words, but 28 is one. There’s no limit to punctuation, so use commas as much as you like.

got a new complaint: I’m so damn bored, I’m going blind! What’s going on?! What the hell am I doin’ here? Kill the headlights and put it in neutral, then do a little dance (and then drink a little water). Entertain us! I may be dumb, but I’m not a dweeb. Oh, I’m still alive, and it’s not fair to deny me. (Sleep with one eye open!) You’re so fuckin’ special. I wish I was special. I’m just a sucker with no self esteem. Don’t believe everything that you breathe. Life is too short, so love the one you got (’cause you might get run over). I don’t care what they say about us anyway. I don’t care about that—nothing compares to you. Here we are now. We get to carry each other. You oughta know: It’s something unpredictable, but in the end it’s right. I don’t believe that anybody feels the way I do, but I believe in miracles, and a miracle has happened tonight. Today is the greatest day I’ve ever known. Woo-hoo!

HELP A DOGG OUT The kind-hearted

folks from the Dachshund Rescue of Can you help Snoopy? Northern California, in Forest Ranch, need your help. One of their rescues, an 8-year-old ball of goodness named Snoopy, was attacked by another dog four years ago and has since been living in pain due to an infection that had eaten away part of his jawbone and the fact that his broken bones never actually healed. They need to raise $4,800 by Oct. 25 in order to get a final surgery and bring an end to the little guy’s pain. Visit the Rescue’s site at www.drnc.org and click on “Snoopy” to donate.

BEST F#@KING NEWS TEAM MEMBER Local

boy and former CN&R arts editor Jason Ross has been a (six-time Emmy Award-winning) writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart for the past decade, and Friday, Sept. 14, at 5 p.m., he will be in town to speak at the BMU Auditorium as part of Chico State’s Constitution Day celebration.

www.newsreview.com/poetry99

Jason Ross 38 CN&R September 13, 2012

Find Us Online At:

www.chico.newsreview.com

BUTTE COUNTY LIVING Open House Guide | Home Sales Listings | Featured Home of the Week

Free Real Estate Listings Find Us Online At:

www.chico.newsreview.com

Now Offering

SmAll, QuieT, Well mAiNTAiNed Complex

1 & 2-Bedroom, 1-Bath Units

Studios, 1 & 2-Bedroom Units

So CloSe To CAmpu S!

15300 TAN OAK • MAGALIAA

University terrace Two Story, 2 Bedroom, 1 Bath Townhouses with Small Backyard or One Story, 2 Bedroom, 1 Bath Flats All Units Include W/D, D/W, Central Heat/Air, and More BBQ and Cat Friendly, Off Street Parking, Walk to CSU

542 Nord Avenue Call Today (530) 893-1967 uterrace@rsc-associates.com

HUNTINGTON Full Size WaSher/Dryer in each unit, SWimming Pool, garageS available too!

2002 Huntington Drive (20th Street near Forest Avenue) CALL TODAY AT (530) 894-2408 huntington@rsc-associates.com

Professionally Managed By rsC assoCiates, inC.

Look no further for your perfect mountain home or retreat priced to sell. This one of a kind home is beautiful, spacious, and situated on a 2.5 acre level lot in the pines. Master suite is on the first floor has an updated bathroom and the kitchen has been updated with granite counters and stainless steel appliances. There’s not one but two bonus rooms upstairs not to mention a great room and formal living spaces on the first floor. The home has a newer 40 year roof and Sears exterior siding with a lifetime warranty (never paint again!). This house is priced to sell and ready for you to make it your home.

Ceres Plaza

Sizzling DealS & More!

LIsTed AT: $335,000

Beautiful pool & clubhouse with computer room and pool table 1459 E. Lassen Avenue Call Today (530) 893-3018 cere@rsc-associates.com

Kathy Kelly | Realtor | DRE# 01860319 Century 21 Jeffries Lydon | (530) 570-7403 | KathyKellyC21@gmail.com

Professionally Managed By rsC assoCiates, inC.

Amazing Views of Chico

NICE WESTSIDE PROPERTY 3 Bd/2 Ba 1,874 sq ft featuring granite, tile floors, new fixtures & fresh paint, 1009 Gateway. Reduced $279,000

Just listed!!

5 acres in capay. 3 bed 1 bath house, huge shop and lots of out buildings to raise animals. $249,000

Private setting on 5 acres, just 20 minutes out of Chico. Three bed, two bath. $298,000

Brandon Siewert (530) 828-4597

EmmEtt Jacobi

Alice Zeissler

www.AtoZchico.com

brandonsiewert.com

Homes Sold Last Week ADDRESS

TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

2283 Honey Run Rd 4428 Garden Brook Dr 185 E 2nd Ave 36 Red Hawk Ln 1019 Autumnwood Ct 1645 W Sacramento Ave 3223 Carlsbad Ct 192 Picholine Way 1507 W 5th St 1714 Lawler St 3310 Oak Way

Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico

$781,000 $490,000 $480,000 $460,000 $385,000 $330,000 $329,500 $320,000 $315,000 $315,000 $315,000

3/ 2 4/ 3.5 3/ 2 2/ 2 4/ 3 3/ 2 3/ 2 3/ 2 7/ 4 4/ 3 3/ 3

SQ. FT.

2818 3261 3399 2724 2737 1861 1742 2265 3569 2322 1906

Cell 530.519.6333 emmettjacobi.com

518-1872

Sponsored by Century 21 Jeffries Lydon ADDRESS

TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

SQ. FT.

18 Fairway Dr 1506 Oakdale St 950 Spruce Ave 4 Phyllis Ct 1264 Palmetto Ave 5 Smith Brothers Ct 3 Chesapeake Ct 4985 Starflower Ln 1088 Tracy Ln 895 Alpine St 9786 Cohasset Rd

Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico

$305,000 $302,500 $292,000 $265,000 $265,000 $248,000 $247,500 $230,000 $226,500 $200,000 $194,500

2/ 2 2/ 1 3/ 3.5 3/ 2 4/ 2 4/ 2 3/ 2 4/ 2.5 3/ 2 3/ 1 2/ 2

2171 3251 2268 1654 1667 1729 1487 2066 1601 1156 1280

September 13, 2012

CN&R 39

QuaLity, affoRDaBLe & fRienDLy housing apartments

houses Location

Bd/Ba

Rent

Dep.

1603 Chico River Rd. 612 W. 2nd Ave 625 W. 3rd St. 419 W. 12th Ave 177 E. Francis Willard

6/2 2/1 3/1 3/2 6/2.5

$1350 $800 $1200 $1150 $1800

$1450 $900 $1300 $1250 $1900

Location

801 W. 1st Ave. #1, #4 1245 Esplanade #4 803 W.2nd Ave. #9

Bd/Ba

Rent

Dep.

Location

2/1 2/1 4/2

$600 $650 $850

$700 $750 $950

371 E. 7th St. #1 618 Rancheria #B

Bd/Ba

Rent

Dep.

2/1 2/1

$750 $575

$850 $675

Bringing You To

1382 Longfellow ave. Chico

RELIABLE 895-1733 | www.reliableproperty.com

PRoPeRty ManageMent

Info subject to change. Please do not disturb tenants. We will schedule the appointment.

Paradise 2BR/2BA .23 AC, Move-in ready 3BR/2BA Custom home on .91 ac.

OPEN

HOUSE

Sat. 11-1, 2-4

CENTURY 21 JEFFRIES LYDON

Sat. 11-1, 2-4 & Sun. 2-4 4062 Augusta Lane (X St: Garner Lane) 5 Bd / 3 Ba, 3909 sq. ft. $679,000 Katherine Ossokine 591-3837 Sherrie O’Hearn 518-5904 Brandon Siewert 828-4597

267 Yellowstone (X St: Esplanade) 3 Bedroom + Den/Office, 2 Ba, 1956 sq. ft. $319,000 Emmett Jacobi 519-6333 Brandon Siewert 828-4597

Sat. 11-1, 2-4 4243 Shorthorn Drive (X St: Garner) 3 Bd / 2.5 Ba, 2140 sq. ft. $389,000 Sherrie O’Hearn 518-5904 Russ Hammer 501-6830

Sat. 11-1, 2-4 & Sun. 11-1, 2-4

1 Cloud Court (X St: Baroni Drive) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1089 sq. ft. $179,000 Brandi Laffins 321-9562 Carolyn Fejes 966-4457 Ronnie Owen 518-0911

Sat. 11-1, 2-4

Dana Miller

Century 21 Jeffries Lydon (530)571-7738 (530)570-1184 dmiller@century21chico.com

Sat. 11-1, 2-4 & Sun. 11-1, 2-4

Shastan Homes (Wisteria Lane & Waxwing Way) Off Glenwood. Starting at $265,000 Ronnie Owen 518-0911 Brandi Laffins 321-9562

“Vacation” like home on 2.5 acres $335,000

Beautiful 2,600 sqft home on 64 acre rice ranch, north of Sacramento Refuge. Country setting $750,000

KATHY KELLY 530-570-7403

DRE# 01860319

KathyKellyC21@gmail.com

3BR/2BA Views, 1.72 Acres, Stunning!

2,130 Sq.Ft. $315,000 Ad# 358

3BR/2BA 1 Acre Estate Setting

2,082 Sq.Ft. $315,000 Ad #385

2751 Lowell Drive (X St: Henshaw) 4 Bd / 2 Ba, 1232 sq. ft. $220,000 Paul Champlin 828-2902 Sandy Stoner 514-5555

21 Carriage Lane (X St: Bidwell Ave) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1406 sq. ft. $247,500 Mark Reaman 228-2229

1009 Gateway Lane

$209,000 Ad #412

Sat. 11-1, 2-4

Sat. 11-1, 2-4 & Sun. 11-1, 2-4

Sat. 11-1 & Sun. 11-1

1,826 Sq.Ft.

Emmett Jacobi 519-6333

(X St: W. Sacramento Ave) New Roof! 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1875 sq. ft. $279,000 Brandon Siewert 828-4597 Effie Khaki 514-3334

115 Zinnia Way (X St: W. 11th Avenue) Bd / 3 Ba, Pool, 2300 sq. ft. $349,850 Saeed Khan 916-705-6977 Mark Reaman 228-2229

1,248 Sq.Ft. $39,900 Ad #340

INGw/pool, $339,500 NDhome 4 bed/2 bath, 1,995 sq ft,PE newer 19.55 Acres in Orland, $89,000 1 ac building lot, Chico. OWC $150,000 G for $12,500 Duplex mobilePEinND familyINpark 2 bed/2 bth, senior mobile in park $17,000 Super nice 3 bed/2 bth condo upstairs unit $149,900 2 bed/2 bth, park ING sqft $249,000 ND1,600 PEarea, Teresa Larson (530) 899-5925 www.ChicoListings.com • chiconativ@aol.com

5350 Skyway, Paradise

(530) 872-7653

Paradise@C21SelectGroup.com www.C21Skyway.com 1-800-785-7654

One owner home on quiet cul-de-sac. 4 bd/3 ba, pool, 3 car garage. $349,850 Jeffries Lydon

M OT IVAT ED !

MARK REAMAN 530-228-2229

Mark.Reaman@c21jeffrieslydon.com

The following houses were sold in Butte County by real estate agents or private parties during the week of August 27, 2012 — August 31, 2012. The housing prices are based on the stated documentary transfer tax of the parcel and may not necessarily reflect the actual sale price of the home. ADDRESS

2635 Waverly Ct 227 W 22nd St 1017 Downing Ave 347 W 17th St 1830 Ohio St 1221 Bridgeford Ave 10 Hoover St 3626 Hildale Ave 1808 Feather Ave 2685 Foothill Blvd 1150 14th St A&b 40 CN&R September 13, 2012

TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

Chico Chico Chico Chico Gridley Gridley Oroville Oroville Oroville Oroville Oroville

$165,000 $162,500 $162,000 $122,500 $230,000 $135,000 $285,000 $232,000 $175,000 $165,000 $112,500

2/ 2 3/ 1 3/ 2 1/ 1 4/ 3 3/ 1.5 2/ 1 4/ 2 3/ 2 3/ 2 5/ 3

SQ. FT.

1225 3117 1351 532 3468 1795 924 2196 1575 1811 2580

ADDRESS

4958 Lago Vista Way 5625 Little Grand Canyon Dr 6650 Lincoln Dr 5600 Butte View Ter 4993 Foster Rd 6686 Brook Way 5613 Gramercy Pl 677 Meyers Ln 2340 Stearns Rd 163 Sutter Rd 3949 Neal Rd

TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

SQ. FT.

Paradise Paradise Paradise Paradise Paradise Paradise Paradise Paradise Paradise Paradise Paradise

$430,000 $320,000 $260,000 $210,000 $192,500 $160,000 $153,500 $153,000 $147,000 $123,000 $115,000

4/ 3.5 4/ 3 3/ 2 3/ 2 3/ 2 2/ 2 3/ 2 3/ 2 3/ 1.5 2/ 1 2/ 1.5

3454 2647 1789 1287 1288 1222 1748 1317 1582 1020 1565

Online ads are free. Print ads start at $6/wk. www.newsreview.com or (530) 894-2300 ext. 5 Print ads start at $6/wk. www.newsreview.com or (530) 894-2300 ext. 5 Phone hours: M-F 8am-5pm. All ads post online same day. Deadlines for print: Line ad deadline: Monday 4pm Adult line ad deadline: Monday 4pm Display ad deadline: Friday 2pm

Massage By John

$25 special. Full-body Massage for Men.

Online ads are

STILL

FREE!*

*Nominal fee for adult entertainment. All advertising is subject to the newspaper’s Standards of Acceptance. Further, the News & Review specifically reserves the right to edit, decline or properly classify any ad. Errors will be rectified by re-publication upon notification. The N&R is not responsible for error after the first publication. The N&R assumes no financial liability for errors or omission of copy. In any event, liability shall not exceed the cost of the space occupied by such an error or omission. The advertiser and not the newspaper assumes full responsibility for the truthful content of their advertising message.

In-Calls, Out-Calls Now avail. By Appointment. CMT, 530-680-1032

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

EARN $500 A DAY Airbrush & Media Makeup Artists For: Ads - TV - Film Fashion. Train & Build Portfolio in 1 week. Lower Tuition for 2012 AwardMakeupSchool.com

A REWARDING CAREER that lets you earn money while helping others! Want to be your own boss, set your own hours? Independent Consultants needed for Restaurant.com. Unlimited Earning Potential. No previous sales experience req’d. Tools & full training provided. Learn more at http://sales.restaurant.com/nan.

GENERAL $$$HELP WANTED$$$ Extra Income! Assembling CD cases from Home! No Experience Necessary! Call our Live Operators Now! 800-405-7619 EXT 2450 www.easywork-greatpay.com (AAN CAN) ACTORS / MOVIE EXTRAS1 Needed immediately for upcoming roles $150-$300/day depending on job requirements. No experience, all looks needed. 1-800-560-8672 for casting times/locations.

REACH 5 MILLION hip,forward-thinking consumers across the U.S. When you advertise in alternative newspapers, you become part of the local scene and gain access to an audience you won’t reach anywhere else. http://www.altweeklies.com/ads (AAN CAN)

Career Training: AIRLINE CAREERS - Become an Aviation Maintenance Tech. FAA approved training. Financial aid if qualified - Housing available. Job placement assistance. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance 888-242-3214

more jobs online

www.newsreview.com

1994 Dakota Club Cab 5.2L V8 144K Tow package, electric brakes, Leer shell. $3500 firm 530-342-8969

Wanted Older Guitars! Martin, Fender, Gibson. Also older Fender amps. Pay up to $2,000. 916-966-1900

MUSICIAN SERVICES Record your own album on CD at a quality home studio. Call Steve 530-824-8540

HELP WANTED!! Extra income! Mailing Brochures from home! Free supplies! Genuine opportunity! No experience requried. Start immediately! www.themailingprogram.com (AAN CAN)

EDUCATION/ INSTRUCTION

AUTOS

INSTRUMENTS FOR SALE

Wheelchairs w/ parts & extras. Electric wheelchair w/ charger. Needs batteries. Roho cushions & extras. Price neg. 530-872-4842

GENERAL Dying Tomorrow? Don’t let yourself disappear unannounced! Check out our website for more details. http://deathcapsules.com

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS ROOMS FOR RENT ALL AREAS ROOMMATES.COM Browse hundres of online listings with phots and maps. Find your roommate with a click of the mouse! Visit: http://www.Roommates.com. (AAN CAN) SHARE LARGE HOME Enjoy large bedroom, large private bath, living room, storage, private entrance, share kitchen & utilities with owner, ret. prof. man at other end of house. $350. Additional small bedroom avail for additional $100. Ideal for single parent and child. 530-566-1010

GENERAL *REDUCE YOUR CABLE BILL!* Get a 4-Room All-Digital Satellite system installed for FREE and programming starting at $19.99/mo. FREE HD/DVR upgrade for new callers, CALL NOW. 1-800-925-7945

APARTMENT RENTALS ChicoApts.com

Pine Tree Apts 893-8616 Oak Meadow Apts 898-1450 Mission Ranch 892-0400 Villa Risa 636-4622 Built, Owned & Managed by MWSproperties.com

PETS NEEDING A HOME Purebred Pomeranian Puppies 2 female, 10 weeks. 1st & 2nd shots, dewormed. Own birth parents. Potty pad trained. Loved like family. $400 OBO 530-693-4550

ITEMS FOR SALE

THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE Full Body Massage For Men

K N I H T E.

FRE

$25 Call Lee CMT 893-2280 Shower Available

Relaxing Massage

in a warm tranquil studio. w/ Shower, $35 deal. Appts. 530-893-0263 11am-8pm

BROTHERS PRINTERS Save 80% off ink cartridge cost with large permanently installed cartridges that hold 10x the ink of a standard cartridge. Easily refillable. Go Green. (413)636-2216 tectrolinc@gmail.com

WANTED TO BUY CASH FOR CARS: Any Car/Truck. Running or Not! Top Dollar Paid. We Come To You! Call For Instant Offer: 1-888-420-3808 www.cash4car.com (AAN CAN) Want to Buy arrowheads & artifacts. Authentic only. Will pay cash. 530-592-6777

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as FREE FLOW TECH at 278 Vail Dr. Chico, CA 95973. NICK KOEHLER, 9 Roxanne Ct. Chico, CA 95928. JEREMY MCCARTHY, 278 Vail Dr. Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by a General Partnership. Signed: NICK KOEHLER Dated: August 7, 2012 FBN Number: 2012-0001165 Published: August 16,23,30, September 6, 2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as HOPE HEALING CENTER at 325 Crater Lake Dr., Chico, CA 95973. TAMMY RENEE SADLER, 325 Crater Lake Dr., Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by an individual. Signed: TAMMY SADLER Dated: August 13, 2012 FBN No: 2012-0001183 Published: August 23,30, September 6,13, 2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as PRESTONS SHOE REPAIR at 161 East 3rd Street, Chico, CA 95928. PRESTON POWERS, 4714 Road E, Orland, CA 95963. This business is conducted by an individual. Signed: PRESTON POWERS Dated: July 13, 2012 FBN No: 2012-0001038 Published: August 23,30, September 6,13, 2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as PARTNERS IN GRIME CLEANING SERVICES, 676 Bille Road, Paradise, CA 95969. CARLY MARIE SANTA, 100 Sterling Oaks Dr, Apt 123, Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by an individual. Signed: CARLY SANTA Dated: July 18, 2012 FBN No: 2012-0001060 Published: August 23,30, September 6,13, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME-STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name CIG NORTH VALLEY INSURANCE CENTER at 680 Rio Lindo Avenue, Suite 60, Chico, CA 95927. RISKPRO INSURANCE SERVICES INC, 680 Rio Lindo Avenue, Suite 60, Chico, CA 95927. This business was conducted by a corporation. Signed: CINDY SICK, CEO Dated: August 14, 2012 FBN No: 2010-0001482 Published: August 23,30, September 6,13, 2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as MISS BRIES SCRAPBOOKING AND DESIGN at 275 E Shasta Ave. Chico, Ca 95973. BRIEANN BLAIR, 275 E Shasta Ave. Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by an individual. Signed: BRIEANN BLAIR Dated: July 18, 2012 FBN Number: 2012-0001056 Published: August 30, September 6,13,20, 2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as RENEW A FLOAT SPA FOR REST at 1030 Village Lane, #190, Chico, CA 95926. ELIZABETH ANASTASI, 90 Riviera Ct. Suite B, Chico, Ca 95926. RICHARD F BAIR, 1341 Kentfield Rd. Chico, Ca 95926. This business is conducted by a General Partnership. Signed: ELIZABETH ANASTASI Dated: July 26, 2012 FBN Number: 2012-0001105 Published: August 30 September 6,13,20, 2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as GOGI’S CAFE at 230 Salem St. Chico, CA 95928. AUGIES INCORPORATED, 230 Salem St5. chico, Ca 95928. This business is conducted by a Corporation. Signed: VINAY KUMAR Dated: August 24, 2012 FBN Number: 2012-0001242 Published: August 30, September 6,13,20, 2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as NORTH VALLEY MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR at 2240 Elm St. Chico, CA 95928. JOSEPH SCHMEHR, PAM SCHMEHR, 2240 Elm St. Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by a Husband and Wife. Signed: JOSEPH SCHMEHR Dated: August 8, 2012 FBN Number: 2012-0001171 Published: August 30, September 6,13,20, 2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as R AND R PROPERTY MANAGEMENT at 1930 Golf Road, Paradise, CA 95969. RICHARD ROELOFSON, 1930 Golf Road, Paradise, CA 95969 This business is conducted by an individual. Signed: Richard Roelofson Dated: August 17, 2012 FBN Number: 2012-0001214 Published: August 30, September 6,13,20, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as MARIOS AUTOMOTIVE at 13542 Skypark Industrial Ave. Chico, CA 95973. MARIO JOSE REYES, 526 2nd St. Orland, CA 95963. This business is conducted by an individual. Signed: MARIO REYES Dated: August 7, 2012 FBN Number: 2012-0001162 Published: August 30, September 6,13,20, 2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as DONNELLS 2 COOL MUSIC at 932B W 8th Ave. Chico, CA 95926. KENNETH D DONNELL, MARTIN E DONNELL, 105 Ayoob Dr. Greenville, CA 95947. This business is conducted by a General Partnership. Signed: KENNETH DONNELL Dated: August 15, 2012 FBN Number: 2012-0001198 Published: August 30, September 6,13,20, 2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as BEBER at 196 E 2nd Ave. Chico, Ca 95926. ARIELLE DANAN, 196 E 2nd Ave. Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by an individual. Signed: ARIELLE DANAN Dated: August 23, 2012 FBN Number: 2012-0001233 Published: August 30, September 6,13,20, 2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as AZTEC INSPECTION SERVICES, 516 W Lassen Avenue, Chico CA 95973. AZTEC INSPECTION SERVICES LLC, 516 W Lassen Ave. Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Signed: LOREN HOCKETT Dated: August 14, 2012 FBN Number: 2012-0001195 Published: September 6,13,20,27, 2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name NORCAL EMS EDUCATIONAL SERVICES at 4647 Hicks Lane, Chico, CA 95973. JOSHUA R RICE, CARLIE D RICE, 4647 Hicks Lane, Chico, CA 95973. Signed: CARLIE RICE Dated: August 24, 2012 FBN Number: 2009-0001308 Published: September 6,13,20,27, 2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as R AND K GOURMET KETTLE CORN at 725 Nord Ave. #117, Chico, CA 95926. RYAN SCAGLIOTTI, 725 Nord Ave. #117, Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by an individual. Signed: RYAN SCAGLIOTTI Dated: August 9, 2012 FBN Number: 2012-0001178 Published: September 6,13,20,27, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as FOREST GLEN APARTMENTS at 2781 Pillsbury Rd. Chico, CA 95928. Rick Debernardi, Trustee,

this Legal Notice continues

➡

1046 2nd Ave. Napa CA 94558. Ron Debernardi, Trustee, 5800 Kind Rd. Loomis CA 95650. This business is conducted by a Trust. Signed: Stephanie Cockrell Dated: August 15, 2012 FBN Number: 2012-0001207 Published: September 6,13,20,27, 2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as PAPA MASE’S FUN FOODS at 6448 Marin Ct. Magalia, CA 95954. MASON ABRAHAM DAVIS, 6448 Marin Ct. Magalia, CA 95954. This business is conducted by an individual. Signed: MASON A DAVIS Dated: September 6, 2012 FBN Number: 2012-0001293 Published: September 13,20,27, October 4, 2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as NORTH VALLEY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT at 1108 Sheridan Ave. Suite B, Chico, CA 95926. PAUL COOPER, 1875 Auburn Oak Way, Chico, CA 95928. SETH THOMAS GODFREY, 375 Yarrow Dr. Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by a General Partnership. Signed: PAUL COOPER Dated: August 28, 2012 FBN Number: 2012-0001255 Published: September 13,20,27, October 4, 2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as NORTH VALLEY SHUTTLE LLC at 468 Manzanita Ave. #2, Chico, CA 95926. NORTH VALLEY SHUTTLE LLC, 468 Manzanita Ave. #2, Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Signed: MARTIN GRIFFIN Dated: August 29, 2012 FBN Number: 2012-0001257 Published: September 13,20,27, October 4, 2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as QUICKSILVER COURIER at 40 Mill St. Chico, CA 95928. JORDAN MICHAEL ADAMS, 40 Mill St. Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by an individual. Signed: JORDAN ADAMS Dated: August 31, 2012 FBN Number: 2012-0001275 Published: September 13,20,27, October 4, 2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as BIO MAP GIS SERVICES, WARP SPEED COURIER at 40 Mill St. Chico, CA 95928. DAVID STEVEN DZIUK, 40 Mill St. Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by an individual. Signed: DAVID S DZIUK Dated: August 31, 2012 FBN Number: 2012-0001276 Published: September 13,20,27, October 4, 2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person are doing business as PACIFICA SENIOR LIVING COUNTRY CREST at 55 Concordia Lane, Oroville, CA 95966. PACIFICA CONCORDIA LP, 1775 Hancock St. #200, San

CLASSIFIEDS

CONTINUED ON 42

September 13, 2012

CN&R 41

Diego, CA 92110. This business is conducted by a Limited Partnership. Dated: August 29, 2012 FBN Number: 2012-0001256 Published: September 13,20,27, October 4, 2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as TRUE STREAM at 844 Eldorado St. Chico, CA 95928. ELI GOODSELL, 844 Eldorado St. Chico, Ca 95928. This business is conducted by an individual. Signed: ELI GOODSELL Dated: August 30, 2012 FBN Number: 2012-0001268 Published: September 13,20,27, October 4, 2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as NORTHERN CALIFORNIA PAPIER ARTISTS at 1340 Bille Rd. #60, Paradise, CA 95969. Sadie CArd, 567 E Lassen #700, Chico, CA 95973. Molly Little Bird Rose, 5182 Scottswood, Paradise, CA 95969. Charlotte Kellison, 14729 Carnegie, Magalia, CA 95954. Christy Strauch, 379 Stilson Canyon Rd. Chico, CA 95926. Mark Palmer, 1340 Bille Rd. #60, Paradise, CA 95969. This business is conducted by a General Partnership. Signed: MARK L PALMER Dated: August 16, 2012 FBN Number: 2012-0001210 Published: September 13,20,27, October 4, 2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as TABLE MOUNTAIN PARTNERS at 1750 Humboldt Rd. Chico, CA 95928. DOUGLAS AND KAYLINN HIGNELL FAMILY TRUST 392 Brookside Dr. Chico, CA 95928. WELDON LARSON, 865 Brandonbury Lane, Chico, CA 95926. RICHARD SPRENKEL, 1595 Manzanita Ave. #45 Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by a General Partnership. Signed: DOUGLAS HIGNELL Dated: August 16, 2012 FBN Number: 2012-0001208 Published: September 13,20,27, October 4, 2012

www.newsreview.com

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name TABLE MOUNTAIN PARTNERS at 1750 Humboldt Rd. Chico,

CA 95928. KEN YOUNG, 31 Quail Covey Ct. Chico, BA 95973. DOUGLAS HIGNELL, 392 Brookside Dr. Chico, CA 95928. WELDON LARSON, 865 Brandonbury Lane, Chico, CA 95926. This business was conducted by a General Partnership. Signed: Douglas Fred Hignell Dated: August 16. 2012 FBN Number: 2007-0001439 Published: September 13,20,27, October 4, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as BUYVET at 10 Mione Way, Chico, CA 95926. KURT STEVEN LARSEN, 330 Mission Serra Terrace, Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by an individual. Signed: KURT LARSEN Dated: August 27, 2012 FBN Number: 2012-0001247 Published: September 13,20,27, October 4, 2012

NOTICES NOTICE OF LIEN SALE: Saturday 9/22/12 at 12:00pm at Bidwell Self Storage, 65 Heritage Lane, Chico, 893.2109, Pursuant to CA Business Code 21700, in lieu of rents due, the following units of household or personal items and boxes, furniture, home d‚cor, kitchen items, etc. and other misc. items not specified will be sold. Silent auction. The unit numbers and names are: Unit 073: Richard Selfa Unit 224: Jennifer Summers Unit 251: Deborah Nolen Unit 342: Dennis English Unit 393: Cathy Turner Unit 465: Kelley McGuire Unit 468B: Danyell McNabb NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES To Whom It May Concern: The Names of the applicants are: TANIA SAYEGH, ZAHER SAYEGH The applicants listed above are applying to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to sell alcoholic beverages at: 645 W 5th St. Ste 110 Chico, CA 95928-5294 Type of license applied for: 41 - On-Sale Beer and wine Eating Place NOTICE OF VACANCY Interested person are hereby notified that pursuant to Government Code 1780, there is a vacancy on the Chico Area Recreation and Park District (CARD) Board of Directors. The position to be filled is a 2 year term ending December 2014. The seat will go to election in November 2014 for the final two years of the term. Applications are available at the District Office located at 545 Vallombrosa Ave. Chico, CA 95926; and also on the District Website at www.chicorec.com. Telephone: (530)895-4711 Applicatins are due by: September 28, 2012, by 5:00pm. This District board has 60 days from the date the Board is notified of the vacancy, or the effective date of the vacancy, whichever is later, to fill the vacancy by appointment or call a special election. Gov. Code 1780. Published: September 6,13,20,27, 2012 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner AALESHEA JIMENEZ filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as

this Legal Notice continues

42 CN&R September 13, 2012

➡

follows: Present name: ELLEANA PAJTSHIAB THAO Proposed name: ELLEANA PAJTSHIAB DUONG THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: October 5, 2012 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 655 Oleander Ave. Chico, CA 95926 Signed: Robert Glusman Dated: August 7, 2012 Case Number: 157424 Published: August 23,30, September 6,13, 2012 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner GABRIELLA ROSE KUMOR filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: GABRIELLA ROSE KUMOR Proposed name: GABRIELLA ROSE GREGG THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: October 5, 2012 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 655 Oleander Ave. Chico, CA 95926 Signed: Sandra L. McLean Dated: August 20, 2012 Case Number: 156798 Published: August 30, September 6,13,20, 2012 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner DANNY LEWIS RAMSEY filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: DANNY LEWIS RAMSEY Proposed name: DANNY LEWIS KALENDER THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition

this Legal Notice continues

➡

without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: October 12, 2012 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 655 Oleander Ave. Chico, CA 95926 Signed: Robert Glusman Dated: August 22, 2012 Case Number: 157617 Published: August 30, September 6,13,20, 2012 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner TRISTAN ERNEST RAGSDALE filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: TRISTAN ERNEST RAGSDALE Proposed name: TRISTAN ERNEST WEEMS THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: October 12, 2012 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 655 Oleander Ave. Chico, CA 95926 Signed: Robert Glusman Dated: August 28, 2012 Case Number: 157661 Published: September 6,13,20,27, 2012 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner CHRISTINA DAWN CRAIG has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing petitioner’s name to: CHRISTOPHER COURTNEY CRAIG. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: November 2, 2012 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 655 Oleander Ave. Chico, CA 95926 Signed: Robert Glusman Dated: August 28, 2012 Case Number: 157657 Published: September 13,20,27, October 4, 2012 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner JAQUICE M ANDRUS has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing petitioner’s name to: JAXSON QUICE MIKEL ANDRUS. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: October 12, 2012 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 655 Oleander Ave. Chico, CA 95926 Signed: Robert Glusman Dated: August 28, 2012 Case Number: 157653 Published: September 13,20,27, October 4, 2012

To place an adult ad, call (530)894-2300 ext.5 ENTERTAINMENT PARTY STRIPPERS

Male & Female 24 hours Hiring How

BEST PRICES 530-244-2800

CHICO

EYE CANDY

We have blondes, redheads, brunettes. Ages 19-25 Fetish Shows Double Trouble www.chicoeyecandy.net

The North State’s Largest Selection of HOT, Sexy Ladies! More ROOMS! More Privacy! More Fun! Discrete, Private, Convenient Location! Shower Shows, Sensual Massage, Private Shows, Lap Dances, Double Trouble, and MUCH More! (Chico) See Our Awesome Website www.sunnysgirls.com

343-3594

AFTERNOON DELIGHTS

*Playful Playmate* I got what you want & I am waiting for you to come & get it. Absolute Satisfaction Katt 530-513-2390

Exquisite personalised service. Where the boys are the toys. Outrageously Relaxing. Specializing in men over 40. 11am-7pm. Daily 588-4474

SENSUAL TOUCH

PHONE ENTERTAINMENT

530-321-5763

530partycitystrippers.com

SUNNY’S!

ESCORTS

MARQUISE GIRLS

16 yrs Of Top Quality Hottest Girls Guaranteed Bachelor/B-day/Any Last Minute Strip Parties! Double Trouble Shows XXX Grad Parties We are Hiring We Bring the Show to You!

899-7173

New Website: www.marquisegirls.com

Magical Massage

All New Ladies! So come feel the magic while they’re still in town. By appt only. 530-354-0341 Always Hiring

CALL SEXY SINGLES ON QUEST! Live Local Chat Try us FREE! 18+ 916-282-2300 530-760-1010 www.questchat.com

will never be able to actually gaze upon your own face. You may, of course, see a reasonable likeness of it in mirrors, photos and videos. But the real thing will always be forever visible to everyone else but not you. I think that’s an apt symbol for how hard it is to get a totally objective view of your own soul. No matter how sincere you may be in your efforts to see yourself clearly, there will always be fuzziness, misapprehensions and ignorance. Having said that, though, I want you to know that the coming weeks will be an excellent time to see yourself better than ever before.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I’ve got four

related pieces of advice for you, Taurus: 1. The most reliable way for you to beat the system is to build your own more interesting system. 2. The most likely way to beat your competitors is not to fight them, but rather to ignore them and compete only against yourself. 3. To escape the numbing effects of an outworn tradition, you could create a fresh tradition that makes you excited to get out of bed in the morning. 4. If you have a problem that is not only impossible to solve but also boring, find yourself a fascinating new problem that will render the old problem irrelevant.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “Dear Doctor

of Love: My heart is itchy. I’m totally serious. I’m not talking about some phantom tingle on the skin of my chest. What I mean is that the prickling sensation originates in the throbbing organ inside of me. Is this even possible? Have you heard of such a crazy thing? Could it be some astrological phenomenon? What should I do? —Itchy-Hearted Gemini.” Dear Gemini: I suspect that it’s not just you, but many Geminis, who are experiencing symptoms like yours. From what I can tell, you have a lot of trapped feelings in your heart that need to be identified, liberated and dealt with.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): If you make a conscious decision to combine plaids with stripes or checks with floral patterns or reddish purples with greenish oranges, I will wholeheartedly approve. If, on the other hand, you absentmindedly create combinations like that, doing so because you’re oblivious or lazy, I will soundly disapprove. The same holds true about any hodgepodge or hybrid or mishmash you generate, Cancerian: It’ll receive cosmic blessings if you do it with flair and purpose, but not if it’s the result of being inattentive and careless.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Should we boycott

the writing of Edgar Allan Poe because he married his 13-year-old cousin when he was 27? Should anti-drug crusaders stop using their iPhones when they find out that Steve Jobs said, “Doing LSD was one of the two or three most important things I have done in my life”? Should we stop praising the work that Martin Luther King Jr. did to advance civil rights because he engaged in extramarital affairs? Those are the kinds of questions I suspect you’ll have to deal with in the coming days, Leo. I encourage you to avoid having knee-jerk reactions.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Arthur Turner, a Virgo reader from Austin, is upset with my recent horoscopes. In his email, he wrote the following: “You’re making me mad with your predictions of non-stop positivity, Brezsny. I need more dirt and grit and muck. I’ve got to have some misery and decay to motivate me. So just please shut up with your excess projections of good times. They’re bringing me down.” Here’s my response to him and to any other Virgo who feels like him: I’m afraid you’re scheduled to endure even more encounters with cosmic benevolence in the coming week. If these blessings feel oppressive, try to change your attitude about them.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The humorous

science journal Annals of Improbable Research published a paper titled “The Effects of Peanut Butter on the Rotation of

Mug muralist

the Earth.” Signed by 198 Ph.D. physicists, it came to this conclusion: “So far as we can determine, peanut butter has no effect on the rotation of the earth.” If possible, Libra, I suggest you summon a comparable amount of high-powered expertise for your own purposes. But please make sure that those purposes are weightier than the question of peanut butter’s role on our planet’s movements. Round up the best help you can, yes, call on all the favors you’re owed and be aggressive in seeking out brilliant support; but only for a truly important cause.

by Ken Smith kens@newsreview.com

Face painting is more than just child’s play to 22-year-old artist and puppeteer Mercedes Brereton. It’s an expression of the soul rooted in ancient traditions worth preserving. It’s also a lot of fun, and Brereton is happy to paint faces of all ages through her service, Face Painting Madness. Brereton, who studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, answered questions while painting the faces of children at the Silver Dollar Speedway. She can be reached at face paintingmadness@live.com and through her Facebook page under Face Painting Madness.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): September 16

is the first day of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. So begins 10 days of repentance. Whether or not you’re Jewish, Scorpio, you are entering an astrological phase when taking stock of yourself would be a brilliant move. That’s why I invite you to try the following self-inventory, borrowed from the Jewish organization Chadeish Yameinu. 1. What would you like to leave behind from the past 12 months? 2. What has prevented you from living up to your highest standards and being your very best self? 3. What would you love to bring with you into the next 12 months? 4. Who served as a teacher for you in the past year? 5. Were you a teacher for anyone? 6. Is there anyone you need to forgive? 7. How will you go about forgiving?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): If

I’m accurately interpreting the astrological omens, the coming months will be a soulful feast in which every day will bring you a shimmering revelation about the nature of your soul’s code and how best to activate it. Reasons for grateful amazement will flow so freely, that you may come to feel that miracles are routine and naturally occurring phenomena. And get this: In your dreams, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty will get married, win the lottery and devote their fortune to fostering your spiritual education until you are irrevocably enlightened. (I confess there’s a slight chance I’m misinterpreting the signs, and everything I described will be true for only a week or so, not months.)

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A

reader named Marissa begged me to insert a secret message into the Capricorn horoscope. She wanted me to influence Jergen, a guy she has a crush on, to open up his eyes and see how great she is. I told her I wouldn’t do it. Why? For one thing, I never try to manipulate people into doing things that aren’t in alignment with their own desires. For another, I faithfully report on my understanding of the tides of fate and refuse to just make stuff up. I urge you to have that kind of integrity, Capricorn. I suspect you may soon be invited or coaxed to engage in what amounts to some tainted behavior. Don’t do it. Make an extra effort to be incorruptible.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “The far

away, the very far, the farthest, I have found only in my own blood,” said poet Antonio Porchia. Let’s make that thought your keynote, Aquarius. Your assignment will be to search for what’s most exotic and unknown, but only in the privacy of your own heart, not out in the great wide world. For now, at least, the inner realm is the location of the laboratory where the most useful experiments will unfold. Borrowing from novelist Carole Maso, I leave you with this: “Make love to the remoteness in yourself.”

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): It would be an excellent time for you to elope, even if you do so with the person to whom you’re already mated. You might also consider the possibility of wearing a wedding dress everywhere you wander, even if there is no marriage ceremony in your immediate future, and even if you’re a man. And if neither of those ideas appeals to you, please at least do something that will symbolize your intention to focus on intimacy with an intensified sense of purpose. Fling rice at yourself. Seek out someone who’ll give you lessons in how to listen like an empathetic genius. Compose and recite vows in which you pledge to become an utterly irresistible and reliable ally.

Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny's EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES and DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPES. The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700.

PHOTO COURTESY OF MERCEDES BRERETON

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You

by Rob Brezsny

15 MINUTES

BREZSNY’S

For the week of September 13, 2012

How long have you been painting faces? I’ve been painting my own face since I was a little kid. But I was professionally trained in 2010 in Chicago by a woman whom I found by a park painting the inside of her car, which was covered in sequins. It was really shiny, so I had to talk to her, because I knew she had something to teach me. It took three months to get her to do it, but she finally took me to a party, took me to the store to show me what to buy, and I was set.

How about professionally? When I came back to California I started doing it because I wanted a job and had a lot of fun with kids. Then I started realizing that, artistically, not only does it inspire me, but [also] the kids. By asking them questions about what colors, what elements, what animals they want, by really talking to them about it, I not only realize who they are, but they realize

they are capable of coming up with artistic ideas, too. This war paint really has a lot to do with what our souls are saying. So when a kid asks me to paint a lion or a cat or a snake or a bunny, there’s always something behind it.

Do you do a lot of adults also? I love painting adults with things like this (points to her face). I don’t like how face painting is viewed as just something silly and just for kids. Most face painters aren’t trained fine artists and just do simpler designs, but I feel like I need to supply war paint to humanity, to bring back the aboriginal décor. I think of African body art, it’s just beautiful work. I don’t see people doing that here, except eccentric artists, and I want to make it more normal. I want people to be able to paint their own faces confidently and go out and say, ‘I look like a badass and I’m powerful because of these colors.’

FROM THE EDGE

by Anthony Peyton Porter himself@anthonypeytonporter.com

Merchandising Not long ago I happened to go to a large crafts store for my son’s school supplies. The only time I go to a large crafts store is for school supplies, come to think of it. I distinctly remember a volcano kit. This time there was merchandise outside on the sidewalk to entice us inside, where we were going anyway. You could see the display from the parking lot, and I suppose I could have been on my way somewhere else and been intrigued by the odd sight of several tables of stuff outside, instead of inside where ordinary retailers unwisely confined their efforts. I might then actually look at the offerings at close range and be bowled over by the excellence of the items at such agreeable prices. Then I could pick up what I wanted and carry it away. There was no cashier or store employee in sight. The stuff for sale was pure crap, mostly the cheapest of plastics and all of it ill-conceived, poorly made, and under a dollar, a waste of resources and people. So the management decided that they’d sell enough extra crap to make the investment in staff time to take it out and set it up and take it back in

later worthwhile. Did they figure in theft? Do you suppose people who want crap are exceptionally honest? It wouldn’t surprise me. I’ve never seen a liquor store put merchandise outside on display like that. I think a display of booze outside would get my attention, though I might not buy any. In a Chico liquor store just before Labor Day, there a sign described a package I could buy, including a tube for floating and plenty to drink. I must say that sign did serve to remind me of how Labor Day is a big deal for floating down the Sacramento River while drunk, apparently an extension of Chico State students’ tendencies to get stinko. A few years ago, before I knew better than to be anywhere nearby on Labor Day, we went through a police checkpoint on Highway 32 coming back into town. The cop glanced at us and waved us on. We probably didn’t fit the profile. I bet I don’t fit the profile of the customer for that tube package either. Although I think I could like floating down the river, I hear it’s mainly cold, and cold is not a state for which I volunteer. Maybe with a wet suit. Filling the tube with hot air might be worth a try, and with Silly Council elections coming right up, hot air will be plentiful and cheap. I smell synergy.

September 13, 2012

CN&R 43

Almost Sold Out!

s e n o J y e c a L Guaranteed Bounty Poker Tournament Series Compete Comp mpppete pe against agaains nst poker poke kerr pro, model m mod odel and nd TV T personality pers person rson nality Lacey na La ey Jones es for or a cha chance ancee tto take ke home hom the share $25,000* th $$1,000 th $1,00 $1 000 bountyy pplus a sh hare off thee $25,000 ha 00* ggu guaranteed gua uaranteed arantee eedd prize ppr pool. pool • Main Event •

Heat 1 - Saturday, Septemberr 29th at 2pm Heat 2 - Sunday, September 30th at 2pm Final Table - Sunday, September 30th at 8pm

• 2 Ways to Enter •

Buy directly into the main event for $220 -orWin your way in through one of the 18 Sit-N-Go Satellites • $40 August 13th - September 20th Every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 7pm *Prize **Pr *P Priz Pr P ize iz ize ze pool pool po ol w will wi wil ill consist cons onsis nsiist st off a gu st gguaranteed gua uaarantee ran a te tee eeeed amount amount mount mou nt of of $20,000 $20,00 $20 $2 0,0 ,0 0 paid ,00 pai aid d in n cash cash ca sh as as well wel we w eell ell as as $5,000 $55, 5,0 ,000 00 in in player play pla p layer la y bounties ye boun bo bount unt unt ntiies iees es paid paaid p d out ou ut in ut in Colusa Coolu C lu lus ussa Casino Casi assiin noo slot sslloott Free slo Fre ree Play. ree Pllaay. P Play ayy Tournament Toourn ur aam ur ame men me ntt limited lim li lim miite ted to to the the he first firrst fi firs rst 100 10000 entries. een ent n nttri riiees. rie s. Call Cal Ca alll the aal th he Pit Pit for for full fo ful ull u llll details, detai detai de taaiils lls, s, 530-458-8844 s, 553300-4 --4455858 8 88 884 84444 Ext. Exxt xt. t. 6909. 6909. 69 09 Management 09 Mana anaggem gement ge en eent n Reserves Reser Re serv se r ves vees es All A l Rights Al Righ iggh ig hts ©2012. ©220 ©20 2 12 12 12.

3770 Hwy 45 • Colusa, CA • (530) 458-8844 • www.colusacasino.com