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Toward a healthy community Like most Chicoans, we hope the Community Action Summit on

Get your cat fixed, please F Humane Society of the United States to recognize the critical need to spay and neuter pets. Every eight seconds a eb. 26 is designated as World Spay Day by the

homeless dog or cat is euthanized in a shelter. There will never be enough adoptable homes— spay/neuter is the only viable solution.

Although Paws of Chico is not as well known as the Butte Humane Society (BHS), it plays a significant role in Chico’s animalwelfare services. It is the only organization in Chico that provides financial assistance to owners of both dogs and cats who cannot otherwise afford to spay/neuter. Each pet owner by makes a co-pay of what he or Cynthia Gerrie she can afford, and Paws pays The author is president of the the balance of a reduced rate board of Paws of provided by veterinarians in our program.

Chico as well as Paws also helps anyone willing to director of its spayand-neuter program. trap, neuter and release feral and stray cats by lending traps and assisting with the cost. Since our establishment in 2005 as a 501c3 nonprofit, we have helped to spay or neuter more than 3,800 animals, currently about 650 per year.

Paws is funded primarily through grants from foundations such as Petco and others, as well as through local entities like The Discovery Shoppe. All grant

money is used for spay/neuter costs, with administrative costs paid by donations and fundraising. Since 2007, Paws has distributed $144,000 in grants to local participating veterinarians and the BHS spay/neuter clinic.

Did you know that cats are capable of producing three litters of four to six kittens per year, with each kitten itself able to reproduce at 6 months of age? Of the 643 spay/ neuters we did in 2012, the 197 cat spays potentially prevented the birth of more than 2,000 kittens, many of whom would have ended up in the city shelter. And, now that cat surrenders are no longer accepted at the city shelter, it is especially important to make spay/neuter available to every cat owner in Chico.

To honor Spay Day, Paws in conjunction with Valley Oak Veterinary Center will again conduct a low-cost spay/neuter clinic for 100 eligible cats on Saturday, Feb. 23. Call 895-8510 or go to chicospayneuter.org. A quilt is on display in the Valley Oak lobby (tickets $1 or six for $5) and will be raffled off at 1:00 p.m. Come join us to celebrate with cake and coffee and to donate to our spay/neuter efforts! Ω

Did you know that cats are capable of producing three litters of four to six kittens per year?

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alcohol and drug abuse taking place Friday, Feb. 22, at Chico State’s BMU Auditorium produces good results. As 28 community leaders said when they issued “A Call for Community Action” in January, and as has been said many times in the past, Chico has a serious drinking problem. The summit hopes to involve citizens in an interactive process designed to come up with ways to make this a healthier community.

The problem transcends age and socioeconomic differences. There is too much drunken driving and alcohol-fueled domestic violence, too many alcohol-involved auto accidents and too many emergency-room visits, fights and arrests, and too many young people dying from overdoses. And it’s not just alcohol—prescription drugs, methamphetamine and even marijuana contribute their own brands of poison.

Part of the reason for the problem, of course, is that people make money selling these substances, whether legally or illegally. They have an interest in selling as much as possible. So naturally they want to create an environment in which the consumption of these substances is considered normal, even worthwhile.

As the original “A Call for Community Action” notes, “We need to confront the availability and low cost of drinks at downtown bars; the advertising and bar guides that promote cheap and excessive drinking; the lack of consequences for landlords who permit out of control parties; the impression that some businesses turn a deaf ear to safety concerns; the enforcement of public drinking laws; our approaches to alcohol and drug education; the low numGet involved: ber of Friday classes and the amount of work The Community Action assigned in all classes; and many other topics, Summit, which runs from however difficult they may seem.”

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, These are worthy goals. But to be effecFeb. 22, is free. Attendees tive, they need to be implemented and suscan register online at tained over time. Young people, the ones the http://tinyurl.com/Chico actionsummit or at the community most wants to protect, cycle in BMU Auditorium prior to the and out of Chico every few years. The comevent, from 8:45-9:45 a.m. munity has made similar efforts to address the problem before, but in time the warnings and recommendations were forgotten, and we were back to the same old lackadaisical, laissez-faire attitude toward the problem—until someone else dies from an overdose.

Ultimately, of course, the solution will be up to the people doing the drinking and drugging and their friends. As “A Call for Community Action” notes, “Education and prevention efforts past and present have helped, but not enough.” Binge drinking, the statement recognizes, has become “acceptable behavior among many young people. When they see blacking out, visiting the drunk tank, or having their stomach pumped as a badge of honor, we have a problem.”

Then, in a poignant reference to Mason Sumnicht, who died last November from an alcohol overdose, the statement says, “When ingesting 21 drinks on your 21st birthday is seen as a rite of passage, instead of risking your life, we have a problem.” Sumnicht’s fraternity brothers should be deeply ashamed of themselves. They stood by while their friend drank himself to death.

An approach the summit might want to consider seriously is one adopted by anti-smoking forces. They have reduced smoking dramatically not only by warning of its health dangers, but also by shaming smokers into quitting—telling them cigarette smoke is offensive to others and that it makes smokers stink.

The same kind of shaming should be brought to bear on people who drink and drug abusively. They should be made to know that their behavior is ugly, offensive and shameful, that the community abhors it, and that anyone who encourages it is behaving just as reprehensibly. It’s a message that needs to be delivered repeatedly until it sinks in. We hope the summit is the beginning of that process. Ω

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The fate of the planet From what I can tell, most Californians don’t understand what the fuss is over the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. Aren’t there already hundreds of oil pipelines criss-crossing the nation?

Well, yes, there are. But this one is different—in unusually dangerous ways. And it comes along at a make-or-break moment in the effort to combat global warming. That’s why more than 4,000 people turned out in San Francisco Sunday to protest it. There were similar protests in Los Angeles, Seattle and Chicago. More than 20,000 people protested at the White House, marking the largest global-warming demonstration ever.

Several prominent opponents, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the actress Daryl Hannah, Executive Director Michael Brune of the Sierra Club, civil-rights leader Julian Bond and activist/author Bill McKibben, were arrested after chaining themselves to the White House fence. In Brune’s case, it was the first time in the Sierra Club’s 120-year history that its board of directors approved an act of civil disobedience.

The pipeline, which is projected to cost $7 billion, would carry oil derived from tar sands in Alberta, in western Canada, to refineries along the Texas Gulf Coast.

Because it would cross an international boundary, the president and secretary of state must approve it.

So, what’s so bad about the Keystone XL that Michael T. Klare, who writes regularly on defense and energy issues, has called it “a presidential decision that could change the world”?

At issue is the fate of the Canadian tar-sands industry, whose product is produced at a greater cost to the environment than any other kind of oil, which is why it’s called “dirty oil.” Environmentalists believe the pipeline is the oil’s only viable route to refineries. If they can stop the pipeline, they can slow the industry’s production long enough to create space for a transition to renewable energy.

As McKibben has pointed out, writing at Tom Dispatch, “If you could burn all the oil in those tar sands, you’d run the atmosphere’s concentration of carbon dioxide from its current 390 parts per million (enough to cause the climate havoc we’re currently seeing) to nearly 600 parts per million, which would mean if not hell, then at least a world with a similar temperature.”

Keystone’s supporters argue that the pipeline will bring jobs to America and enhance the nation’s “energy security” by lessening its reliance on Middle Eastern oil suppliers. Klare insists, however, that “their true aim … is far simpler: to save the tar-sands industry (and many billions of dollars in U.S. investments) from possible disaster.”

Without Keystone XL, Klare states, “the price of tar-sands oil will remain substantially lower than conventional oil…, discouraging future investment and dimming the prospects for increased output. In other words, much of it will stay in the ground.”

In his State of the Union speech President Obama pledged to combat global warming. The Keystone XL will be the first, and biggest, test of that commitment. If he nixes it, extraction will slow down. If he approves it, production will soar—and with it global warming. It’s not exaggeration to say that the fate of the planet hinges on his decision.

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The racism of liberals Re “Shall we overcome? Lessons for Black History Month” (Cover story, by Jaime O’Neill, Feb. 14): Funny how racism shows itself in the most unexpected (no, not really) places.

White “liberals” gather in mostly black East Nashville where Walmart proposes to build a new store—so the local people don’t have to drive 10 miles for cheap shopping— to protest because “it hurts the environment.”

Well, “liberals,” you weren’t doing those black folks, many of them living on low incomes and needing access to cheap shopping close by, a favor.

White “liberals” push measures to control global warming (aka chasing the bogeyman known as carbon dioxide). What does capping CO2 emissions do? It restricts energy supplies. What happens when you restrict energy supplies? Prices of everything go up.

Who gets hurt the most? Poor people—disproportionately people of color.

Oh, but white “liberals” say, as they say to African Americans, “You people can’t think for yourselves; we’ll tell you what to think— the bigotry of low expectations a la mode—which is why they trashed Herman Cain: He did think for himself. Scratch any white “liberal” deep enough and out comes the good-ol’-boy mentality.

It disgusts me that white “liberal” fat cats like Al Gore get richer from global warming scaremongering, and people of color suffer the results.

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CHAD WOZNIAK Chico

Bag-ban baloney Re “Deadly bag ordinances” (Letters, by John Salyer, Feb. 14): John Salyer, in his diatribe against reusable grocery bags, refers to a Bloomberg editorial by right-wing sophist Romesh Ponnuru.

Ponnuru’s exhibit No. 1 in his attack on reusable bags is an event reported in the Los Angeles Times in May 2012: A member of a girls’ soccer team contracted a norovirus before an out-of-town game. Unfortunately, the girl’s symptoms worsened and she was confined to a hotel room. She used a bathroom where the team stored their snacks, in a reusable grocery bag. The virus aerosolized and contaminated the snacks, and eight other girls got sick.

Without much difficulty, Mr. Salyer should be able to see that citing this “evidence” is a dishonest and asinine attempt to associate grocery shopping with a contamination event that has no bearing on anything remotely related to grocery shopping. It is a fine example of the Fox News logic that the general public has grown so weary of in recent months.

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Also, the statistics—claiming higher death rates after bag bans— have been thoroughly debunked by the San Francisco Department of Public Health.

PATRICK NEWMAN Chico

A plastic-bag ban doesn’t have “negative economic consequences” for stores or the poor. Stores like Grocery Outlet in Chico pay a quarter when you bring your own bag—they save money and consumers make money.

The authors of the bogus study about the San Francisco bag ban resulting in a “46 percent increase in deaths from food-borne illnesses” got big money from the American Chemistry Council, the folks who represent plastic-bag manufacturers.

Big oil funds similar propaganda.

Many European, African and Asian countries have outright bans on thin plastic bags. These singleuse bags have been in grocery stores since only the early 1980s, yet now the rights of the poor are at stake, even our health? It’s oilslick propaganda.

Our environment is what’s really at stake. Scientists estimate that every square mile of ocean contains about 46,000 bits of floating plastic. This plastic is deadly for marine animals, who often mistake plastic for plankton.

Only 1 percent of plastic bags gets recycled, yet “every year we make enough plastic film to shrinkwrap Texas.” Let’s join a worldwide effort to ban plastic bags.

ED SCHILLING Paradise

Picking the USPS plum Re “Set the USPS free” (Editorial, Feb. 14): The USPS situation has to be viewed in the larger context of an ongoing privatization binge, which has already made significant progress in the realm of our military, schools and prison system.

The Postal Service represents a ripe plum for profit-addicted oligarchs, to be acquired by any means possible, and facilitated with the help of both wings of the Republicrat Party. Likely suitors for the acquisition and merger are FedEx and UPS, to which those of us who are thoroughly disgusted with the process should assign the fitting new Logo of “FedUp.” JOE BAHLKE Red Bluff

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Supervisors’ ‘wild claims’ There have been a number of bizarre hearings over medical marijuana, and the Feb. 12 Board of Supervisors meeting was no different. Usually, the strange behavior and wild claims come from the propot folks. This time, that behavior came from two elected officials.

One, a supervisor, claimed that he had talked to many people who were afraid to speak out due to fear of evil-neighbor growers. He even included an anonymous letter from a family in his motion to kill the pot law. In over 30 years of [attending] public hearings, I have never seen a motion with an anonymous letter included. (His motion died for lack of support.)

Excuse me, these people are afraid? We are the ones who go to jail, have our bank accounts confiscated, our property seized, and our children taken from us.

Not to be outdone, another elected official said the reason we won was because the wording on the ballot was confusing. The aforementioned supervisor agreed wholeheartedly. Insulting the intelligence of the voters is never a good thing, especially by elected officials.

We are not afraid; we gathered thousands of signatures to force an election that we won last June. I don’t know how the supervisors will vote on Feb. 26, but I do know two things. One is that we must end this needless and unwinnable war on drugs. The other is that we have history and the people on our side.

KELLY MEAGHER Chico

‘Animals get treated better’ Re “In the know: Homeless man helps conduct homeless survey” (Newslines, by Don Regis-Bilar, Feb. 14): This is the first time Behavioral Health has done anything constructive, in my opinion.

As for the abused women and/or with children, it is a crime for them to be sleeping in a car or on the street, in the bushes or socalled camping. There needs to be advertisement and a working number they can call for a safe house or home that can take them in for a few days until further help can be arranged, even if they have mental illness or drug problems.

I’ve called numbers in the phone book to see if there is help, and there was nothing immediate for anyone. I picked up a mentally ill woman, and she had taken a ride with some males who took her out to a lake in Magalia and forced her to do the unthinkable. Feather River Hospital would not help her, and she had lost her teeth and medication in all of it. The police at the hospital did nothing. Animals get treated better. What a shame, Butte County.

Thanks to the homeless man who helped with the survey. Praying for you for a nice safe room and meal.

CYNTHIA FABIAN Magalia

Dogs well cared for Re “Animals suffering under city” (Letters, by Laine Vinson, Feb. 14): I took a trip to Chico’s new animal shelter on Friday to check it out myself. I didn’t find it all that bad. True, there are no windows, but the dogs are not sleeping on the cement floor; they have cots that keep them up off the floor.

The new building is climate controlled; that will keep them comfortable during the very hot summer and cold winter nights.

They have it much better than some dogs in my neighborhood that are tied up all day and defenseless to mountain lions coming up from the canyon.

I did not find it smelly or dirty.

In my opinion, the dogs are being well cared for. Now, if more pet owners would practice spaying and neutering we would not have this problem in the future.

JOAN HARDIE Paradise

True romance Thank you so much for this year’s Love, Sex and Marriage issue [Feb. 7]. Your paper is always good to read.

There was a letter from Mr. [Anthony Peyton] Porter entitled “Dear Janice” [in his column From the Edge]. That letter to me was the most romantic thing I’ve seen in a long time. Nothing is more romantic than a man who is willing to share his feelings. Thank you, Mr. Porter, for your heartfelt contribution, and thank you, CN&R, for publishing it.

It takes a long time to revive oneself after the death of someone with whom you are close. Your coach was very wise in his advice to you. Hope it helps.

COLLEEN BLAIR Paradise

Cops’ ‘wildly reckless response’ Ex-policeman Christopher Dorner shot and killed other officers, presumably because of being fired.

Unfortunately, this is a scenario that has become relatively commonplace in this great country of ours—disgruntled ex-employees releasing their pent-up frustrations via crazy shooting sprees.

What was really compelling about the Dorner case was the police freak-out that ensued in response to the killings. A description of Dorner and his pickup truck was released in an APB, and that’s when the real crazy began. Let’s just say that you wouldn’t have wanted to be a pickup-truck owner anywhere within a 60-mile radius of that area when the bulletin hit the streets.

The cops ended up shooting up a truck that was being driven by two women newspaper delivery people like they were Bonnie & Clyde. The truck was riddled with

attempt the unconventional idea of crowd-funding just before Christmas, we had no idea what to expect, only that we had to try and that we had very little time. This community supported our efforts not only with funding, but also with kind words, talent, arts and services. It has been a beautiful and humbling experience.

As members of the community from past and present pulled together with us, we witnessed a moving example of the power of community. We will keep our promise to work hard, keep books coming and involve ourselves with other businesses, individuals and endeavors.

This movement transcends our family and this store. Collectively we can continue creating the type of community we want to live in and share in a way that is peaceful and generous. There are so many to thank, and you all have our deepest gratitude and appreciation.

THE MILLS FAMILY Chico

“Excuse me, these people are afraid? We are the ones who go to jail, have our bank accounts confiscated, our property seized, and our children taken from us.”

—Kelly Meagher

bullet holes, and both women were wounded, albeit non-lethally. It’s almost a miracle they weren’t killed.

Twenty minutes later, the scenario repeated itself in another part of Torrance: Police shot up another truck. Luckily, no one was injured in that go-around.

There wasn’t much mention in the mainstream media about the extreme and wildly reckless police response to the situation. Maybe because the police are supposed to be highly trained professionals who are prepared to deal “professionally” with locating and apprehending suspects, and not letting adrenaline, fear, and the desire for revenge get the best of them. In this case it did.

AARON PICO Chico

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Beer Town USA There is an alcohol problem in Chico. We all know it. We have all seen it. We have not dealt with it.

There is nothing wrong with a local landmark being named No. 1 tourist destination in Northern California for its beverages. There is something wrong with the fact that you can find at least three of that company’s products on tap in every bar in town. Most of the time the local product is the lowestpriced drink on tap. It is also constantly on sale during happy hours.

Since the company’s opening, we have had problems increase. A few years after its opening we lost Pioneer Days and Chico State was named top party school in the U.S. There is a connection, and questions should be asked. Some places that create this product do not allow consumption in the community. They seem aware of the problems that can happen.

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OSHA TESTS BUTTE HALL

On Feb. 1 an inspector from the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration conducted air tests inside Chico State’s Butte Hall.

James Craigwood said he took six “representative” air samples from different locations in the building. The tests did not include areas above the ceiling panels where asbestos fireproofing is sprayed on the steel framework. In January 2011 the area above the ceiling panels was tested by a private company and asbestos was not detected.

Concerns about health conditions inside the seven-story building were raised last summer following the lung-cancer-related deaths of two people who had worked in it.

Those with concerns point to the many places holes in the ceiling panels have been patched and wonder how well they shield the space below.

Craigwood said his report should be made public within two weeks.

Dealing in flesh Upcoming luncheon underscores local prevalence of human trafficking

COUPLE ARRESTED ON EXPLOSIVE CHARGES

Helen and Clifton Murphy “pretty much kept to themselves.” That was how neighbors described a Paradise couple who were arrested on Valentine’s Day on charges of possession of assault weapons and explosive materials.

Sheriff’s Sgt. Derek Bell said the Butte County Interagency Bomb Squad received a tip from FBI Homeland Security, and a search warrant was issued. The Murphys, contacted while in their vehicle parked outside their Melody Lane residence, were reportedly in possession of a Glock .45 hand gun.

Helen Murphy, 55, was charged with possession of a concealed firearm, assault weapons and explosive materials and booked into the Butte County Jail on $190,000 bail. Clifton Murphy, 50, was charged with possession of assault weapons and explosive materials and jailed on $165,000 bail.

Bell said there is some information as to the couple’s intentions, but he couldn’t share it because of the ongoing investigation.

ACCUSED TAX CHEAT CONVICTED

A Chico man was convicted in federal court Feb. 14 on three counts of filing false claims against the government.

Randy K. Barker (pictured), 59, and his wife Tamara, 52, were indicted last July for filing an income tax return in 2009 that claimed $1.4 million in interest income. As a result, the couple claimed and received a refund of $987,900 in overpaid income tax. They spent most of the money within weeks, including the purchase of a $495,000 house near the Canyon Oaks Country Club and more than $90,000 in home furnishings.

Three weeks after the indictment, Tamara Barker died. A coroner’s investigation has listed the cause of death as “undetermined.” Barker is scheduled for sentencing May 1 and faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

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Wupcoming book detailing human trafficking in Eastern Europe, Chico State history profeshile conducting research for her

sor Kate Transchel has interviewed dozens of individuals who have survived the booming market for human flesh. by And as someone who has Howard closely followed international Hardee developments on the issue since the mid-1990s, Transchel HowardH@ newsreview.com believes the ability to accurately identify what is and isn’t human trafficking will be critical to curbing what the United Nations estimates is a $32 billion global trade.

During an interview in her office, she offered a chilling example of a local woman who “got drunk at a party and passed out.

“She was raped by a couple of It happens in guys while her boyfriend filmed Chico: it,” she said. “When she came to On Wednesday, the next day, her boyfriend Feb. 27, at noon, showed her the film of her havat Manzanita ing sex with these men and told Place (1705 her, ‘I’m posting this on your Manzanita Ave.), Soroptimist Facebook page unless you let me International will pimp you out.’ That’s trafficking. host a luncheon That’s coercion.” with speakers Clearly defining human trafaddressing human ficking will be one of Transchel’s trafficking. Go to priorities on Feb. 27 when she www.sichico.com for tickets or speaks at “It Happens in Chico,” more info. Call the a luncheon presented by Soroptinational human- mist International of Chico aimed trafficking hotline at addressing the trade’s prevato report any suspicious lence on the local level. Other behavior: speakers will include Ashley 1 (888) 373-7888. Bryant, executive director of the

Sacramento-based Run for Courage (which raises funds for victims of human trafficking and their families) and a surviving victim of human trafficking.

Using the pseudonym Stacy L., a Sacramento-area woman will discuss being sexually exploited for money by her boyfriend over a decade ago as a high school student in Chico. Though she has shared her story at similar events throughout the North State, the upcoming luncheon will be her first time speaking in Chico, where her trafficker still lives.

“She’s got a lot of anxiety about [speaking],” said Jill Cooper, president of Soroptimist International of Chico. “She’s very fearful her perpetrator might take action.”

Coincidentally, Chico had its first sex-trafficking bust in late January, when three suspects—Roberto Urbina-Gonzalez, Everardo Ibarra Regalado and Corina Dominguez—were arrested on suspicion of operating a brothel out of an apartment on Shoshone Avenue with links to a large North State prostitution ring. The prostitutes were all Spanish-

speaking and mostly from Mexico.

Transchel, for one, was not surprised by the news of such an operation so close to home.

“There’s been trafficking going on in Chico for years,” she said. “We just call it other things.”

Transchel emphasized that

human trafficking isn’t limited to what most people commonly imagine—prostitution, smuggling or transporting people across international or state borders. Further, victims aren’t always women.

In 2000, the United Nations produced a definition of human trafficking that accounts for three main components: The act (recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons); the means (using threats or use of force, coercion, abduction, fraud, deception, abuse of power or vulnerability, or giving payments or benefits); and purpose (prostitution of others, sexual exploitation, forced labor, slavery or similar practices, removal of organs or other types of Jill Cooper (left) and Kim Sayers, members of local branches of Soroptimists International, are hosting a luncheon to discuss human trafficking in Chico.

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Members of Soroptimist Inter-

national of Chico saw Stacy L. speak at a function in Yuba City. What she shared, they said, was disturbing—after consenting to sex with friends of her boyfriend at his request, her boyfriend gradually began collecting money in exchange for the acts.

Soon, customers were no longer limited to his friends. The boyfriend was busted when an undercover FBI agent responded to an advertisement for the “service.”

Many of the women in attendance came away shocked that “this could happen to someone in Chico,” Cooper said.

“It made an impression on everyone.”

The Feb. 27 luncheon will be an opportunity for members of the Chico community to share that impression, Sayers said. She believes that raising awareness and providing the public the ability to recognize a human-trafficking situation and how to report it is an important step to helping exploited individuals.

As for why Transchel feels personally motivated to continue her research and complete her book, she recalled first encountering a woman who had been sold.

“The depth of pain in her eyes, the experiences she had, moved me to do whatever I could to make it not happen to anybody else,” she said.

“Everyone has seen a trafficking situation; they just aren’t aware of what they’re seeing. It’s happening in Chico. It’s happening in your neighborhood.” Ω

Phi Kappa Tau President Zac McDonough in front of his fraternity house. Greeks who comply with new regulations can uncover their letters March 1.

Coming to terms

PHOTO BY KEN SMITH

Greeks get guidelines for reinstatement to Chico State t was a really sad day,” 21-year-old Zac “I McDonough said, nodding toward a makeshift tapestry of tarps, trash bags and

duct tape obscuring the Greek characters that proudly proclaim the giant Victorian house at Fifth and Hazel streets as the home of Phi Kappa Tau. “This is our house. We’ve been here 90 years in one form or another, and it felt awful to have to do that.”

McDonough, now president of the fraternity’s Chico chapter, was acting president last Dec. 15, the day Chico State University President Paul Zingg announced the immediate suspension of all Greek organizations and ordered letters on their houses covered or removed. McDonough called on all available active members to be present for the solemn occasion.

This week, Chico State administration presented the Greek community with a full list of guidelines and a timeline of mandatory tasks to complete in order to be reinstated as officially recognized organizations. The documents, which are available to view online at the university’s website under Greek Life, include a “University Relationship Statement” spelling out new standards and punishments for transgressions, and more stringent event guidelines.

The relationship statement identifies violations including hazing, defying event guidelines, disorderly conduct and vandalism. Punishments range from a minimum of a semester’s suspension to disaffiliation from campus. The timeline thus far culminates in May mid-year reviews for all chapters.

If the Greeks follow the rules—and McDonough says they all are doing so—they will be

able to uncover their letters and begin recruiting March 1. Effectiveness of new event guidelines will remain to be seen, as social events will remain banned this semester, as will philanthropic events and intramural sports.

Several Chico Greek chapters and

individual members turned down interviews for this story with responses such as “I’m inactive right now” or by saying their organization’s national headquarters disallow them from speaking publicly about the university’s suspension.

McDonough, who joined Phi Kappa Tau two years ago and attends regular Interfraternity Council meetings (the university allowed the group’s first official gathering of the semester last week), said his position as president allowed him to speak on some subjects. McDonough presented a pragmatic view of the suspension and the new rules that he believes sums up the feelings of many Chico Greeks.

“I wouldn’t say I agree with it 100 per-

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exploitation).

Traffickers often target those in compromised, vulnerable situations such as homeless children, runaways, immigrants or displaced victims of domestic abuse.

According to the Polaris Project, a nonprofit dedicated to the cause, traffickers “often promise a chance for a better life— a good job, a loving relationship, or new and exciting opportunities. In other cases, traffickers kidnap victims and use physical and psychological violence to control them, forcing them into labor or commercial sexual exploitation.”

“It’s very frightening how people are drawn into this,” said Kim Sayers, a member of Soroptimist International of Bidwell Rancho, which is collaborating with the Chico branch to sponsor the luncheon and talk. “[Victims] are basically left without any control over their lives.

We have good lives, relatively speaking, compared to the rest of the world. It’s really hard to imagine it happening to someone we know.”

Transchel has drawn strong conclusions regarding her ongoing research in Eastern Europe. She said trafficking is a “uniformly brutal trade,” regardless of the location or form of exploitation.

“It is, in my opinion, the most pressing and crucial human-rights issue of the 21st century,” she continued. “There are more slaves today, per capita, than at any other time in human history.”

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cent,” he said. “I’m not happy about it, but I do understand it and see the necessity behind it. There’s a lot of change that needs to happen in the community and with the whole drinking culture. It’s not just a Greek problem or just a Chico problem. I think it’s a generational problem.

“But change starts with us. We’re seen as some of the leaders on campus, so I can understand why Chico State did what they did. They have students who are dying, who are getting injured, and we need to take care of it.

“It’s about rising to the occasion rather than brushing it to the side and thinking it won’t happen again, because it will happen again if changes aren’t made.”

McDonough said the new rules are, overall, “not that bad.” He said as sad as covering the letters was, he understands the university needed to “show they meant business.”

He recalled conversations before the Dec. 15 meeting with some members of the Greek community who were anticipating a slap on the wrist. “I remember telling a friend, ‘No, it’s not a slap on the wrist. They’re weighing whether it’s worth it to keep us around at all.’”

To McDonough, the fact the administration gave Greeks the opportunity to turn things around means they also see the positive value of the system. He said he likes the approach of the new regulations, which is to leave instituting changes largely to the chapters themselves, rather than trying to micromanage the organizations.

“Everything they’ve written down isn’t impossible to accomplish with a little effort and if you actually embrace the changes they’re trying to make,” he said. “I think most of us are upset, but willing. It’s not something we’re happy to do, but it’s what we need to do.”

McDonough even spoke positively of some requirements, such as requiring all Greeks to attend an upcoming seminar on violence prevention.

“There’s been so many stabbings lately, so many sexual assaults, that it’s just disgusting,” he said. “Again, they know if we’re the leaders we say we are, we should be the ones pushing the community and the school forward.”

When asked if any Greek chapters are willfully rejecting the new guidelines, McDonough emphatically said no.

“We’re working ourselves to the bone to get back, and we’re all doing it together because we don’t want to see any house go inactive,” he said. “The whole idea of going rogue is just dumb. It’s the worst thing you could do. It sullies the reputation of your organization, and you wouldn’t even be accepted on the national level.

“No one is trying to buck the system.

We’re all doing the best we can to improve ourselves.”

—KEN SMITH kens@newsreview.com

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f life at Chico’s City Hall these Ipick-up days were a game, it would be sticks.

Following the City Council’s approval Tuesday (Feb. 19) of a complete reorganization of city departments and staffing, it’s as if nearly all city jobs, with the exception of police and fire, have been tossed on the table, and those current employees who are successful at picking up a stick will keep their jobs, while the rest will either be out of work or demoted.

This is especially true for the 10 current department heads. Their numbers will be reduced to five, which means half of them won’t retain their positions. The five core departments are police, fire, administrative services, community development and public works/airport.

The police and fire departments aren’t changing, so their chiefs will keep their jobs. That means the remaining eight department heads will be competing for three jobs.

Those selected will then hire the members of their teams.

City Manager Brian Nakamura said the new department heads would be paid $160,000. That’s more than they currently make, in acknowledgement that their responsibilities will be greater. He said the changes will save about $180,000.

The city will save another $500,000 to $750,000 annually, he said, by eliminating “overlap” of duties among the departments.

Altogether, Nakamura estimates, the city will save upward of $1 million. He has warned repeatedly that it faces a $3.24 million structural deficit and owes its own development-services fund $9 million and its airport fund $1 million.

Councilwoman Ann Schwab wanted to know how the new department heads would be selected. She asked Nakamura: “Will you post job descriptions? If candidates aren’t selected, will they be terminated?”

Nakamura replied that he was working with the city attorney and personnel to develop a hiring process. Both external and internal candidates would be eligible, he said.

(Following the meeting, he told me he expected most of the hiring

would be internal. The city was “not trying to start over” and didn’t want to lose its “historical perspective,” he said.)

The reorganization plan

was only narrowly approved, 4-3, but not because any council members disapproved of the reorganization. The disagreement was over something Nakamura came up with just recently: the addition of a sixth department, called community enhancement.

This department, he explained in a memo, would handle all of the city’s quality of life issues: homelessness, affordable housing, relations with the university, the Chamber of Commerce and other organizations such as the Torres Community Shelter, the city’s arts programs, community relations and engagement, and so forth.

The proposal quickly came under fire from Councilman Sean Morgan. “If things are as dire as they seem to be, why are we creating another department?” he asked.

“It seems like another level of government adding to the quagmire.”

Mayor Mary Goloff disagreed, saying it was wise to “take those issues that are at the top of any list of issues that matter” and consolidate them in one department.

Councilmembers Tami Ritter

and Randall Stone both agreed with Morgan, however. Ritter acknowledged that her stance would surprise people who know how much she supports affordable housing and helping the homeless, but in this case, she said, “We need to save money. Maybe when we have more money to build houses, we’ll have money to pay for a Community Enhancement Department.”

Morgan moved that the reorganization plan, minus the sixth department, be approved. Goloff, Schwab and Vice-Mayor Scott Gruendl voted nay.

In other council news: By another narrow vote, 4-3, the council approved a comprehensive ban on smoking in all city parks. The only major issue was whether it was appropriately applied to the Bidwell Park Golf Course. As Councilman Mark Sorensen pointed out, there’s no fire danger there, the operator takes care of trash, and players are so spread out secondhand smoke is not an issue. Stone and Morgan agreed, but an antismoking majority prevailed.

Also, the council authorized Nakamura to enter into lease arrangements with Innovate North State to locate a business incubator called ChicoStart on the first floor of City Hall. Operated in partnership with the university and the city, ChicoStart will provide an office infrastructure and a helpful environment for young entrepreneurs to get their Web and tech businesses off the ground.

—ROBERT SPEER roberts@newsreview.com

A couple hundred people took part in “One Billion Rising” last Thursday, Feb. 14, in Chico’s City Plaza to protest worldwide violence against women and girls. According to a press release, the “global call to action” came from Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues. The 1 billion represents the United Nations’ estimate that one in three women will be raped or beaten in her lifetime. At noon, dancers gathered in the plaza, as well as on the Chico State and Butte College campuses. The event was organized locally by the Chico Peace & Justice Center, Women’s Health Specialists, Catalyst Domestic Violence Services, Butte College’ s Safe Place & Wellness Program and the Gender & Sexuality Equity Center at Chico State.

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panel of six local water experts speaking at Chico State Tuesday evening (Feb. 19) discussed everything you ever wanted to know about local groundwater issues. Well, everything but the controversial stuff.

Chico State’s Book In Common panel discussion “The Tuscan Aquifer—How It’s Used and What We Know About Our Groundwater Resource” educated the audience on Butte County water sources and practices, but didn’t wade into more controversial matters such as shipping North State water south. That was disappointing to some in attendance because the book in common, Unquenchable: America’s Water Crisis and What to Do About It, by Robert Glennon, examines the issue of piping water from relatively wet regions to drier ones.

Speaking to a standing-room-only crowd of about 200 at Chico State’s Colusa Hall, the experts used a steady stream of graphs, pie charts and statistics in PowerPoint presentations. The Tuscan aquifer is basically the underground lake that serves as the primary source of drinking water for Butte, Tehama, Glenn, Colusa and Sutter counties.

Dr. Eric Houk, associate professor of civil engineering at Chico State, sounded a positive note in explaining that local water is being used efficiently. He said 80 percent is used for agriculture and the remaining 20 percent fills urban needs. Agricultural water use, Houk explained, fell by 15 percent between 1967 and 2007, even though farming revenues nearly doubled during the same period.

Some humor was injected into the presentation by Peter Bonacich, assistant district manager with the California Water Service Co.’s Chico district. He told the crowd he was going to talk about the dry January and February, but decided against it considering a hail storm had moved into the area just as he began to speak.

His main emphasis was on Chico’s municipal water use, the bulk of which comes from single-family residences. The vast majority of that use, 67 percent, goes to irrigation of lawns, plants and gardens. Like Houk, Bonacich said he was happy to report that Chico had reduced its per-capita water draw between 2005 and 2009. This, he said, was in part due to the aggressive conservation incentives offered by Cal Water, such as

Panel members, from left to right: Steffen Mehl, associate professor, Chico State Civil Engineering Department; Erick Houk, associate professor, Chico State College of Agriculture; Peter Bonacich, assistant district manager for Cal Water; Christina Buck, Butte County Department of Water and Resource Conservation scientist; and Todd Greene, associate professor, Department of Chico State Geological and Environmental Sciences.

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reduction rebates and encouraging use of water-saving appliances like special shower heads and faucet aerators.

The thorniest issue regarding local

water—shipping it south to places like the San Joaquin Valley—surfaced during the question period that followed. Todd Greene, who was running the show and is associate professor of the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, said that much more data is needed before making an accurate assessment about any potential hazards of transferring local water south.

Christina Buck, water resources scientist with the Butte County Department of Water and Resource Conservation, agreed. She said that a major, comprehensive study by her department of the factors that help feed and replenish or “recharge” the Tuscan aquifer has been three years in the making. Known as the Tuscan Aquifer Investigation, it should be completed by June, she said.

After the talk, attendee Ellen Simon, adviser for the water watchdog group AquAlliance, said she is unconvinced the study will give definitive answers.

“We need to know how long it takes to recharge the Tuscan aquifer, especially if we drain it by shipping our water down south,” she said. “Does it take one year, one thousand years, or more?”

John Scott, a local water advocate and board member of the Butte Environmental Council, said he enjoyed the talk overall but felt “it didn’t go deep enough.” He said he wanted more emphasis on the best economic uses of local water, whether that be keeping it local or transferring it south.

“In Northern California it takes one unit of water to make one unit of food,” he said.

“Whereas south of the Delta, it takes eight units of water to make one unit of food.”

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THE PULSE ENLOE GOES SMOKE-FREE

All of Enloe Medical Center’s campuses became tobacco-free as of Feb. 14.

The new rules ban smokeless cigarettes, chewing tobacco, regular cigarettes and cigars from all facilities and grounds, according to an Enloe Medical Center press release. Patients who anticipate struggling to comply are encouraged to request nicotine replacement through their physician prior to being admitted to the hospital.

Previously, Enloe had prohibited smoking within 20 feet of doors and operable windows.

“Starting the new policy on Valentine’s Day and during National Heart Month reminds us of the benefit that limiting exposure to smoke and second-hand smoke can provide to heart health,” the release reads.

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“Feather River Hospital has taken a leading role in sustaining not only the health of the local residents through its continual enhancement of site and services, but also recognizes that a healthy local economy contributes to the overall well-being of the community,” said Monica Nolan, executive director of the Paradise Ridge Chamber of Commerce.

EYEBORG FOR THE BLIND

A California-based development company has received federal approval for a “bionic eye” to help restore vision to those blinded by retinitis pigmentosa.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the use of the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System in patients with end-stage retinitis pigmentosa, a disease that affects about one in 4,000 people in the United States, according to a U.S. Department of Energy press release. Clinical trials demonstrated the Argus II, which was developed by Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. in Sylmar, Calif., allowed totally blind patients to detect movements of nearby objects and people as well as identify the position and size of objects.

The device uses a miniature camera mounted in eyeglasses to capture images, which are transmitted to a microprocessor worn on a belt and then converted to an electronic signal sent to a receiver on the eye. The signal is transferred to the optic nerve and the brain, and interpreted as light and dark spots by patients.

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Ryan Flenner, a personal trainer at In Motion Fitness, believes women generally have a better approach to overall fitness than men.

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Personal trainer weighs in on gender roles in the gym by

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Wof male gym members toward receiving advice in the weight room, In

hen considering the attitude

Motion Fitness personal trainer Ryan Flenner offered an interesting comparison.

“It’s the same as when guys won’t ask for directions when they’re driving,” Flenner said during a recent interview at In Motion’s personal-training studio. “When they’re out on the floor, they ‘know what they’re doing.’”

As both a personal trainer and instructor of group exercise classes at In Motion for the last year and a half, a soccer coach at Chico High School and someone with “an all-around passion for sports and exercise,” Flenner has drawn several conclusions regarding behavioral differences between men and women in the gym. And when it comes to achieving a level of overall fitness with real-life athletic applications, he believes women have the right idea more often than their male counterparts do. Men are far more likely to be concerned with adding muscle mass (which involves focusing on specific muscle groups during workouts that can be hours long), but this approach doesn’t necessarily translate to athletic performance.

“As a coach, my kids will want to go in [the gym] and just do a bench press,” he

said. “Your chest is going to get bigger, but what are you doing it for? What is the functional purpose, and how does it help you through the season?”

Meanwhile, group workout classes emphasizing aerobic conditioning, flexibility, balance, and core strength are mostly attended by women, Flenner noted.

Increasingly, he finds the CrossFit classes offered at In Motion—which involve a fast-paced mix of strength and cardiovascular endurance training—are also a huge draw for women.

“The high-intensity cardio and weightlifting aspect does a really good job of physique stuff, trimming down body fat and defining muscle,” he said. “The women understand that and really find a love for it, as well as the challenge. I don’t think the guys have quite figured that out

as much.”

Further, the group setting can foster greater individual effort. Flenner often observes camaraderie in which women “come together and work through it.”

Grant Conner, another In Motion personal trainer and CrossFit instructor, agreed that many female gym members have achieved a high level of overall fitness through group instruction.

“The group exercises—women dominate them,” Conner said. “Guys out on the floor [independently working out, not with a class] are a little stubborn—they ‘know it all’ in the weight room. But when they do come to a class, they get their butts kicked by the girls.”

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of which athletic activities are seemingly “appropriate” for which sex. In a Louisiana State University study titled “Gender Differences in Participation of Physical Activities” (go to www.tiny url.com/gendergym to read the study), the author writes that “elementary students explained the main reason for sex-stereotyped views was the need to feel socially accepted. Parents and other influential people expect boys to play basketball while girls are expected to participate in dance and other feminine-typed activities.”

The author continues: “If students stepped outside the realm of social acceptability, they viewed themselves at risk for some sort of social penalty.”

Since we begin fearing such a social penalty early in life, it’s easy to understand why some find it difficult to participate in athletic activities mostly practiced by the opposite sex.

“Especially if it’s a femaledominated class, it can be intimidating,” said Flenner. “When you become a trainer [at In Motion] you have to take about 30 different classes throughout the gym to familiarize yourself. I know my biggest hesitation was going to Zumba—but I had to stick it out, and I did.”

Flenner hasn’t set foot in a Zumba—a combination of international dance and cardiovascular exercise—class since, but he maintains that mixing up a workout routine is an excellent way to progress as an athlete. Performing unfamiliar exercises is particularly helpful when confronted with the dreaded “plateau”—after following a routine for an extended period, the body is no longer challenged and gains become few and far between.

Greg Clink, the men’s basketball coach at Chico State, shares the same philosophy when it comes to his players’ training regimens. In the fall of 2011, Clink supplemented his players’ routines by hiring local yoga instructor Rex Stromness to lead his team in 14 sessions over seven weeks.

Though some of the players initially may have questioned the potential benefits of practicing yoga, Clink said the men “really bought into it.” After three or four weeks, players saw an increase in flexibility, core strength and balance—things that “really translate well to the basketball court.”

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“[The players] were really open-minded; they enjoyed it,” he said during a phone interview. “It was challenging, it was fun and we had a good time learning and getting better at it.”

The team discontinued the yoga sessions due to cost, but Clink said he would “love” to bring the program back and has incorporated many of the exercises into his players’ pre-practice workouts.

Flenner said he encourages anybody who has made fitness a priority to shake up their routines by reconsidering the social boundaries in the gym.

“Even if a class is dominated by females or males, it’s always good

to get out of your comfort zone,” he said. “That’s why we have trainers teaching the process—we want people to know exactly what they’re doing and feel comfortable doing it.” Ω

Change up your exercise routine:

In Motion Fitness is located at 1293 E. First Ave. Call 343-5678 or go to www.inmotionfitness.com for more information. Rex Stromness’ yoga studio is located at 307 W. 12th Ave.; call him at 892-8583 or go to www.rexstromnessyogamassage.com for more info (Stromness also teaches at In Motion, Chico Sports Club, and Chico State).

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Oroville rancher John Naillon is a proponent of raw milk.

The increasing pace of climate change could overwhelm the nation’s agricultural and livestock industries in coming decades, a report finds.

A U.S. Department of Agriculture study noted that while crops and livestock have adapted to changing climate for the last 150 years, it may become too difficult and costly to adjust adequately as climate fluctuations become more intense, according to The Des Moines Register.

Increases in temperatures and extreme swings in precipitation levels could result in significant losses in production—higher temperatures lead to faster crop maturation, shortening the growing season and overall yields.

Livestock will also be affected, as an increase in optimal body temperature could lead to reduced production of milk and eggs, and warmer weather will increase exposure to insects and disease.

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The Golden State is at the head of the entrepreneurial pack when it comes to advanced biofuel companies, a study finds.

Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), a national community of business leaders who promote environmental policy, released a report on the biofuels industry that found California is home to 30 of the 80 biofuel companies operating in the United States, more than the next four closest states combined, according to the Los Angeles Times. Advanced biofuels, also known as second- or third-generation biofuels, are developed from sources like woody biomass, Brazilian sugarcane and algae.

E2 analyst Mary Solecki said California is the “clean-tech hub of the country. It has Silicon Valley. The brain trust coming out of the universities is significant, and California funds research into these areas, more so than other states.”

Naturally raw Unpasteurized-milk proponents say benefits outweigh the effort that goes into assuring a sanitary, healthful product

CELEBS ARRESTED OVER KEYSTONE XL

A handful of celebrities were arrested outside of the White House on Feb. 13 for protesting the controversial Keystone XL pipeline project.

Climate scientist James Hansen, actress Daryl Hannah, civil-rights activist Julian Bond (pictured) and eco-advocate Robert Kennedy Jr. were among 50 people arrested for handcuffing themselves to the gates of the White House the morning after President Obama’s State of the Union address, according to the UK’s Guardian newspaper.

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Iat the grocery store. Now imagine where that milk came from. You’re likely

magine a gallon of milk you bought

picturing a cow right about now. But where is it? And how is it being milked?

The majority of milk we drink has been collected in mass quantities by machine and pasteurized—a process involving heating the milk to rid it of bacteria and potentially harmful pathogens. Government entities including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture say milk is safer to drink this way. Others, like Oroville rancher John Naillon, disagree.

Naillon knows exactly where his milk comes from, how it got from the cow to his belly, and even what that cow has been eating. For Naillon, pasteurization is sacrilegious. He prefers his milk raw, the way he believes nature intended it.

“It’s healthier for you,” Naillon said

recently by phone. “Pasteurized milk is poison. There are no nutrients, no vitamins, once you’ve boiled and sterilized it.”

Naillon has been raising his own cattle for 40 years and, as assistant organizer and herdshare coordinator of the 700-member Chico chapter of the Weston A. Price Foundation, he is a major proponent of raw milk. The nonprofit’s mission is to encourage nutrient-rich diets through education and support for community farming. Part of that mission includes a campaign for raw milk.

“There are many health benefits to consuming raw milk,” according to the foundation’s realmilk.com website. “Early studies showed that children consuming raw milk had greater resistance to disease, better growth and stronger teeth than children consuming pasteurized milk.”

The Weston A. Price Foundation argues that our bodies naturally digest raw milk better than pasteurized milk because that is what humans consumed for thousands of years, until pasteurization became popular in the 1930s. It even suggests that pasteur-

ization, because it changes the milk molecules, has contributed to the rise in lactose intolerance. The organization also says on realmilk.com that the process of pasteurization kills many of the nutrients we drink milk for in the first place, as well as the properties of milk that allow it to naturally get rid of harmful pathogens and bacteria.

“Weston Price looks at how indigenous people and our great-grandparents did it, before GMOs and hybrid this and that,” Naillon explained.

The foundation has chapters all over the world. Its message is clear, but members are fighting an uphill battle. For example, it is legal in the state of California to sell raw milk, but that is not the case in all 50 states. And because the U.S. govern-

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An alternative is to obtain an “equitable interest” in a cow or goat. Naillon, who has about 40 cows on a ranch he and a group of

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people lease in Cottonwood, is just one of several people locally who offer shares of the herd.

“We have a milking parlor, a closed system, that can handle eight cows at a time,” Naillon said.

He sells one share for $28 a year.

That entitles the buyer to one gallon of milk a week for $7, plus he asks for a $5 donation for gas.

“Our milk is tested religiously every three to four weeks. It’s sent to a lab to check for bacteria or pathogens. We’re meticulous because raw milk handled improperly will kill you in the blink of an eye.”

This is an important point, and one neither he nor the Weston A. Price Foundation takes lightly.

“Know your farmer,” Naillon stressed, adding that it’s a good idea to visit the farm to see the operation. Sanitation is key, but so is what the animals are being fed.

He said his cattle are all grass-fed; he doesn’t use grains or anything that’s been genetically modified.

“Individuals who purchase raw milk and other natural foods for themselves and their families need to know their farmer, because they bear the responsibility for ensuring that they are getting safe and healthy products,” the Weston A. Price Foundation explains on realmilk.com.

The bottom line? It may take more effort, and there may be some risk involved with raw milk, but for Naillon and other raw-milk advocates, its benefits outweigh the extra work and time that go into ensuring a clean and healthful product.

“At home, we make our own butter, sour cream, cream cheese, yogurt, and our own raw cheese,” Naillon said. “Eating natural and healthy is a lot of work. But it’s worth it.” Ω

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“Before the invention and acceptance of pasteurization, raw milk was a common source of the bacteria that cause tuberculosis, diphtheria, severe streptococcal infections, typhoid fever, and other foodborne illnesses,” reads the CDC website, which warns against drinking raw milk, particularly for those susceptible to illness, including children and the elderly.

As for claims that pasteurization kills valuable vitamins and nutrients, the CDC counters that “many studies have shown that pasteurization does not significantly change the nutritional value of milk—pasteurized milk is rich in proteins, carbohydrates, and other nutrients.

Heat slightly affects a few of the vitamins found in milk—thiamine, vitamin B12, and vitamin C—but milk is only a minor source of these vitamins.”

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Hyland Fisher, whose advice on air-sealing one’s home to keep out the cold appeared in this column last month (see The GreenHouse, Jan. 17), recently sent me another short piece he wrote on what to look for when selecting so-called “green” products—such as paint, cabinetry and flooring—for use inside your home.

“Look beyond the label’s ‘green’ assertion,” says Fisher. “There is no certification required for labeling a product ‘green,’ so a product labeled as green may not be healthier for your family, sustainable or environmentally friendly. This applies to everything from construction materials, cabinets and appliances, to finish products such as paint and flooring.

“Often at little to no extra cost, we have the opportunity to purchase nontoxic, recycled, low-embodied-energy and local products,” he points out. Fisher lists some important things to consider when looking to purchase eco-friendly, sustainable products for one’s living space: “Toxicity: Does the product contain hazardous materials? How does the manufacturing of the product impact the environment? Will the product contribute to poor air quality in your home?

Life cycle: Is the product recycled? Is it recyclable? What kind of maintenance is required? What is the service life of the product? How is it properly disposed of?

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WOMEN AT THE TOP IMystique

t’s been 50 years this month since the publication of Betty Friedan’s The Feminine , the seminal book that inspired women to challenge the gender role once ascribed to them as housewives.

Friedan, whose book sparked the “second wave” of the Women’s Movement, was the founder of the National Organization for Women. Her efforts to open doors to women led to landmark moments in American feminism, such as the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibited discrimination against minorities, including women.

Friedan passed away in 2006 at the age of 85, having seen a world of opportunities open up for women. It’s with this in mind that the CN&R decided to focus on women-owned or -operated companies for our annual Business and Entrepreneurs issue.

There are many thriving women-run businesses in the North State, so choosing those to highlight was not easy. In the end, we came up with a good mix of interesting success stories coming out of eight very successful companies, from food-product manufacturers and distributors to fuel-tank manufacturers and a business developer.

These leaders in business are continuing Friedan’s good work, inspiring future generations of young women to aspire for equality in all things, work not excepted.

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ntil she was diagnosed with celiac disease in 1994, Mary Waldner had been sick her whole life and hadn’t known why.

Since she was 3 years old, the founder of the Gridley-based “conscious eating” snack company Mary’s Gone Crackers suffered from severe digestive pain, fatigue, poor muscle mass and joint discomfort.

“When you have something your whole life, you think it’s normal,” she said during an interview in her office at the company’s Gridley facility. “I didn’t know how sick I was.”

She repeatedly sought medical treatment without an answer. She was 43 years old when her chiropractor “put it all together”—Waldner had celiac disease, an auto-immune disorder in which consumption of gluten (found in wheat, barley and rye products) produces an inflammatory reaction in the small Mary Waldner, founder of intestine and interferes with the patient’s ability to absorb nutriMary’s Gone Crackers, has ents. Finally, her life-long symptoms were explained. overseen rapid growth of the “I was ecstatic to find out what was wrong,” she said. “I had Gridley-based snack company since opening in 2004. always been a baker, so I just cleaned out my kitchen and started PHOTO BY HOWARD HARDEE making gluten-free things. The crackers came out of that process.”

At first, Waldner baked the crackers (the main ingredients of which are brown rice and flax, quinoa and sesame seeds) only for herself. When attending dinners or parties where she knew the temptation to eat wheat-based foods would be strong, she packed small bags of her homemade snacks. And when she let other people try them, she found they tended to “flip.”

“I mean, I liked them a lot, but everybody who ate them went crazy over them,” Waldner said. “I just thought, ‘This is not a normal reaction to a cracker.’”

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they “couldn’t keep them on the shelves.”

As her crackers continued to draw rave reviews, she began developing a vision for the snacks.

“I just woke up one morning and very naively decided we needed to manufacture them, and my husband agreed,” Waldner recalled. “But, we knew nothing about the food industry.”

In 2004, when Waldner and her husband, Dale

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know beforehand because we had very separate careers,” Waldner said. “We say he’s the one who makes things happen and I’m the visionary, although it’s not that black and white.”

That’s not to say it’s been entirely easy LOCAL sailing for Mary’s Gone Crackers. On Jan. 31 of last year, the factory was raided by the U.S. Department of Justice for allegedly hiring 49 employees who could not provide proper immigration documentation, according to the Gridley Herald. The issue originally came to light last March following a federal audit; investigators believe the company provided fraudulent Social Security numbers for all 49 employees and that 13 supervisors were released, then re-hired a week later.

“There’s a legal investigation, and there’s nothing I can say about it,” Waldner said. “I hope, once it’s resolved, you will do a follow-up. The truth can come out then.”

To date, no criminal charges have been filed.

Rodrigues, began to get serious about their cracker business, they quit their respective careers and moved to Paradise. They began operating out of a 7,500-square-foot warehouse in Chico equipped with two ovens. At first, their products (which include cookies and pretzels) were very much limited to the health-food market—they were able to sell their crackers online through the Pennsylvania-based Gluten Free Mall and to a handful of local distributors in the Bay Area.

“We had no concept of how big we were Throughout her career guiding Mary’s Gone going to get, but I jokingly said I want my Crackers, Waldner has regularly experienced crackers to be staples in everyone’s kitchen a different sort of challenge—one she because they’re going to be healthy and believes is unique to women working in a nutritious and good,” Waldner said. “Why businessman’s world. Durshould people have Ritz ing meetings often dominatCrackers and saltiness and Mary’s Gone ed by men, she often finds it not our crackers? I never Crackers has crossed difficult to present her ideas. thought that was possible.”

It’s not that the men at these If the business continthe barrier between meetings don’t take her ues to expand as it has Local market thoughts seriously—it’s that Local since 2004, seeing Mary’sLocalthe health-food Gone Crackers alongside and traditional grocery they aren’t listening.

“They don’t know how Ritz in the average Ameristores. The company’s to deal with me, so they can family’s pantry might not be a pipe dream. The products can be found don’t deal with me at all,” she said. “Being the only company’s 150,000on shelves at Safeway, woman can be daunting, square-foot factory (now because it’s like, ‘Wait, am I equipped with 27 ovens) in Costco, Raley’s, and not LOCAL talking? Are people not Gridley is operated by LOCAL several chains on hearing me?’ They look right nearly 160 employees. The through me; I’m not there.” company has grown by the East Coast. LOCAL Otherwise, Waldner 40 percent annually since believes there aren’t major opening, with the excepbarriers specific to women entrepreneurs in tion of last year, when it grew by 70 percent.

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Since 1974 husband MONTHS IN and MONTHSwife, IN BUSINESS BUSINESS Harold and Catherine Park, have been working side-by-side serving three generations of customers in their unique Asian imports store.

What has now become Chico’s very own Downtown Chinatown, House of Rice offers a unique blend of Asian food, clothing, home décor, jewelry, herbal remedies and so much more.

House of Rice also has the largest selection of teas and sake in town.

Perhaps some of the most striking items in the shop are the pieces of Oriental art and Harold’s very own photography. Both are as beautiful as they are intriguing.

such a plethora of options it is nice to know that these kind, thoughtful and well educated owners can help you make the right decision for what you are looking for.

Stop in and discover the wonders of Chico’s Downtown Chinatown!

If you have any questions during your shopping excursion to House of Rice, Catherine and Harold are more than happy to assist you. They can tell you anything you need to know about everything in the store. With

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He made things from scraps of leather left behind when his father, an avid sportsman, repaired his outdoor equipment. He first realized the value of this hobby when a friend saw a pair of expensive knee-high moccasins in a store window.

She couldn’t afford them, so Alan made her a pair! After a stint in the service, where he continued to refine his craft, Alan opened Iron Mountain Leather.

He has over 40 years experience in the business and specializes in leather jackets and motorcycle gear for both men and women. If you can’t find exactly what you want, he can special order it for you, as he works with a wide variety of suppliers. Alan makes most of his hats, belts and Indian

artifact reproductions found in the store, and many of the wallets, slippers and purses. Swords and knives for collectors and reenactors are also available. Alan also offers quality leather hides and supplies for craftersmen.

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The boys from Jersey opened Chico Celestino’s in 1997 and brought the recipe for REAL N.Y. Pizza with them. Made with only the finest ingredients ensure a tasty consistent pizza. Hand tossed and baked to perfection makes Celestino’s a favorite with students and budget conscious downtown patrons. Voted BEST Pizza by CN&R readers 7 years in a row.

“It’s the thin crust, homemade sauce and fresh cheese that makes the pizza so good” says Celestino. “If it’s not a great cheese pizza to start, any topping you put on it won’t make it better” chimes in Enzo. Pick it up, fold it, and eat it…that’s the N.Y. way.

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And with the recent addition of their bridal registry, Home Ec is perfect place to find something special. Shoppers will be delighted by the welcoming staff and creative product offerings at Home Ec.

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Belles realized Chico needed a modern, funky and pocket-book friendly home décor and gift shop after returning to Chico with her family and decorating her own home. Belles’ professional experience at Macy’s and Nordstrom, along with her own love for retail and design, inspired her to open Home Ec. “One of the best parts of retail is connecting with the customer and finding ways to create a special shopping experience for them,” said Belles.

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Belles’ offerings include hand-printed cards, air plants, modern home décor, quirky gifts, and retro-inspired goods. It’s a random mix of awesomeness that shoppers won’t find anywhere else.

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Three Sixty Ecotique is a labor of love launched by two best friends.

Established in March of 2009, Three Sixty Ecotique’s mission is to provide clientele with affordable, independent design, and specially selected vintage apparel and accessories. Crystena and Lorna operate from the conviction that fashion can be at once artful, fun, entirely sustainable, and a way to engage deeply with a community. Their shop functions as both a vintage clothing boutique as well as a gallery space for Chico’s vibrant textile arts scene.

The two friends were brought together by a shared love of old glamour made new. Each started her venture in fashion as an independent designer, selling repurposed textile pieces in various venues, but

both fantasized about a shop of their own, and came together to provide Chico with a space for many contemporary crafters, as well as showcase their own curatorial instincts for special vintage fashion.

It’s their passion project to create a cohesive style emporium out of a motley assortment of recyled materials. Everything in the shop, from the baseboards to the lighting fixtures are from sources like the Habitat for Humanity Re-Store. The work of the local artists they carry all exhibit a commitment to using sustainable materials with innovation as well.

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Our mission is to bring people together to build homes, community, and hope,” said Executive Director Darlene Giampaoli. “It is the people – staff, volunteers, and homeowners - that make this a successful organization and bring joy to my work.”

Habitat for Humanity partners with families to provide housing, but the organization also offers families the opportunity to change their lives by teaching ways to become financially stable and the responsibilities of home ownership.

I firmly believe that a company or organization cannot truly be socially responsible if it is not also environmentally responsible, and LOCAL Habitat delivers on both levels.” said ReStore Director Owen Bettis.

Habitat will continue working to have a positive impact in the community by building more houses, offering more programs and providing people a hand up, not a hand out.

The financialMONTHS tasks of running a IN MONTHS IN BUSINESS BUSINESS business are often overwhelming; confusing to new owners; and challenging for healthy business growth.

Demystifying accounting, and imparting practical, easy to implement, financial management skills, to business owners for 23 years in diverse industries, including Construction, Manufacturing, Retail, Real Estate, Non-Profits, Churches, and Professional Services, has provided the foundation for Vicki Perryman’s extensive knowledge of successful business operations.

Business owners unanimously agree that Vicki Perryman’s ability to relate comfortably to all levels of proficiency; from brand new owners, to financially savvy entrepreneurs, utilizing “real life” practical solutions, is of immense value.

Habitat for Humanity also runs ReStore, a reuse center that raises funds to build houses for families in need.

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Experienced design consultants will assist you in all phases of your remodel, or new construction. They will help with layout, color and material selection. Their ultimate goal is to keep downtime to a mini-

Vicki invites you to call and learn, easy to understand, real world solutions, for managing the financial growth of your business today!

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Your next very important decision is to choose a company to perform the work. In Butte County you have many choices. When you choose NEW AGAIN KITCHEN & BATH, you’re choosing the best! All work is performed by a licensed general contractor, and because New Again is a major supplier of kitchen and bath materials to Northern California, costs are at their very lowest.

attendees of Vicki Perryman’s “QuickBooks for Business Success” seminars, 800 business owners who have had individual on-site QuickBooks assistance for set-up, payroll, and general training, and 37 Northern CA CPA’s who have referred their most challenging clients’ “QuickBooks Disasters” for correction of the financials and retraining.

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What an amazing 4 years it has been for Chico Printing!

When Tim and Penny Henderson purchased Chico Printing in June 2009, they made many changes, not only to the interior, which they remodeled, but they also purchased several new pieces of equipment. As printing technology changes, Chico Printing strives to stay on top.

Tim and Penny always say, “We are only as good as our staff.” They have dedicated, enthusiastic graphic designers, which are among the best. They tell their customers, “If you can think it, their designers can design it.”

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Chico Printing takes pride in their customer service. The best form of advertising is a customer who leaves

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LOCAL Lyon Books is expanding with a new, larger location on Main St. that will offer more of everything. Her new space will also allow more people to squeeze in to attend her popular community events.

Fusion aims to show theINlove of MONTHS IN MONTHS BUSINESS Jesus throughBUSINESS its community outreach, serving meals at the Jesus Center and later this year taking part in Street Pastors, a volunteer organization aiming to make the downtown area a safer place.

Jeremy is apart of a management team bringing the Street Pastors to Chico, the first branch of Street Pastors to form in the USA. Fusion services offer a welcoming atmosphere, acoustic worship, a conversational message and free, fair trade coffee. Sunday school/ child care is available. Attendees of the church are encouraged to reach out to their neighbors and once a month, gather to discuss and pray for their community.

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The worship team will be expanding to a full band and the church will also be relocating closer to the downtown area.

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From theMONTHS young ofIN13, IN age MONTHS BUSINESS BUSINESS Kirk Bengtson found a rewarding challenge to create jewelry. His father was a dentist and sparked Kirk’s interest in design when he introduce him to lost wax casting.

Kirk loves the magic of casting and still finds fulfillment in the technical skills of carving waxes, finishing or setting diamonds, and creatively designing aesthetically pleasing pieces. Kirk apprenticed with the Venice Lapidary Guild where he cleaned and carved waxes. He opened Kirk’s Jewelry in 1973 after graduating from Chico State University.

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dios and gallery relocated to the corner of 3rd and Salem in downtown Chico where it stands today.

Entering the gallery, you’ll find a beautiful mahogany showroom filled with exquisite designs using only the finest of gems and diamonds. Kirk’s Jewelry has a reputation for integrity of design and workmanship, and for personalized service to its clients!

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Alois Scott Jr., has MONTHS IN (“Scotty”), MONTHS IN BUSINESS BUSINESS offered credit/debit processing and merchant services for thirteen years. In 2012 he opened The Credit Card Precessing Store at 1600 Mangrove, Ste. 135, Chico, providing processing and business funding to Northern California.

Scotty opened the store to offer clients an opportunity to see the terminals and POS systems before purchasing and to offer them training on equipment use. The Credit Card Processing Store also has cash funding programs available and he is available to answer business owners’ questions about the various programs.

Processing Store is a way for me to show business owners the services I provide and help them obtain funding for inventory or to increase cash flow. Whether they need a terminal, a mobile swipe device or a POS system, The Credit Card Processing Store will set them up and help them improve their business’ bottom line.”

Scotty says,” I’m local and I’m here to offer clients in Chico and the surrounding area the service they need. The Credit Card

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Teresa Larson continues to enjoy her profession even through some of the toughest years that Real Estate in Chico had experienced. There is a light at the end of the tunnel and being the optimistic, positive person that she is, she is happy to have made it through those years to experience the market that we are in now. The market is getting busier, there is low inventory, and she says “We are in an upswing and need inventory, prices are going up, and we have buyers! If you are thinking of selling, it is the perfect time with the interest rates low!”.

Teresa has been a full time Realtor with Century 21 Jeffries Lydon for over 19 years and loves working in the best office in town. She feels that the support of the management, staff and the wonderful relationship she has with the 50 Agents in her office continues to attribute to her success.

A Chico Native, she now is the proud Grandma to the fourth generation to be born in Chico at Enloe Hospital.

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Even if you consider yourself a coffee snob, you probably haven’t heard of Louis and Goldblatt or their company, Six Degrees Coffee. But that doesn’t matter to the Chico businesswomen, whose coffee-distribution company has been slowly, methodically and quietly turning residents of Butte County and beyond into java drinkers of discriminating taste.

“There’s really no reason for people to know us,” said Louis, company president.

What matters is that over the past decade the company has helped bring the North State’s coffee scene to a new level, helping to grow its clients’ business and in turn Six Degrees Coffee, which, just a few months ago, celebrated its 10-year anniversary.

During an interview at the company’s headquarters in north Chico, Louis made this reporter a piping hot and delicious Chai latte.

She made it in the office’s special kitchen, a demonstration area with everything a budding barista could ask for, including a $13,000 espresso machine.

The company sells that high-end machine, along with other equipment and supplies, everything from specialty syrups to cups, to locations (cafés, offices, churches, etc.) from the Yuba City area to Redding. “We sell anything a café needs other than food,” said Louis, who quickly noted the business sells biscotti and oatmeal. (The company also sells products to bars.)

But Six Degrees is more than a middleman. Louis explained that the company does business consultation, equipment maintenance and employee training, among other services. That last part is extremely important, as Louis wants her clients’ patrons getting nothing less than perfection.

Louis is something of a coffee dignitary, having spent 25 years in the male-dominated business, working in sales and distribution in the Bay Area for some of the biggest names in coffee, such as Starbucks. She also worked for Peet’s Coffee & Tea and is responsible for starting the wholesale division of that LOCAL company. In other words, if you brew Peet’s LOCAL at home, you have her to thank for that.

Today, she sells Peet’s through Six Degrees’ grocery division.

She explained how all of her various jobs in the biz, and the birth of her eldest daughter, eventually led her away from the demands of corporate life and back to Chico, where she’d gone to college. She started Six Degrees out of her garage with Goldblatt, the vice president of operations, whom she met decades earlier during a stint at a financial company.

Goldblatt recently returned from a buying trip to Nicaragua with the Thanksgiving Coffee Company to meet with fair-trade farmers.

She and Louis pride themselves on knowing where the coffee comes from, and offering benefits to the company’s 10 employees.

“We are passionate about what we do, and we walk the talk,” Louis summed up.

—Melissa Daugherty

Her 7 month old, Grandson Landon has brought much happiness and smiles to the family. She is the proud Mom to Heidi and Chris, the excited future mother-in-law to Summer (Chris’ fiance), and delighted to have Rick in her life. She continues to build relationships in life, and enjoying family, friends, and her clients that all bring much joy to her.

If you are looking for a hard working, passionate, honest person that will work for you, please call her, she is always willing to assist you.

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In 1989 Gabrielle Ferrar Diamonds opened its doors with the mission to provide the Chico community with the highest rating, standard and quality of jewelry.

If you ask their customers if they have achieved this you will hear a resounding YES! Mother and daughter Madeleine and Lisa Nolta have created a full-service and welcoming store that offers the largest loose stone collection in Northern California, as well as rare stones, precious gems and so much more.

Lisa’s custom designs are based on a strong sense of creativity and expertise. By creating images of distinction in jewelery, which capture all of the power and emotion of fine jewelry design in each of her creations, Lisa’s award-winning designs are pieces of wearable art.

Gabrielle Ferrar also offers exceptional customer service with a well educated staff on diamonds and other fine gems along with having the highest attainable rating with the jeweler’s board of trade and are affiliates of the Gemological Institute of America.

Stop in and be dazzled by one of Chico’s beautiful gems, Gabrielle Ferrar!

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Big changes are on the horizon for Angie Harris and Angie’s Poker Club! Angie started her poker club 15 years ago and it’s always been a fun and exciting place to play.

Although Angie has enjoyed the quaintness of her current location, it’s time to expand! Angie’s dream has always been to own a larger cardroom/casino with a bar and restaurant. With the help of her General Manager Stan Seiff and her husband Gary, Angie will open Casino 99 in Chico this spring. Casino 99 will be located at 175 E. Park Ave. It will have the same great poker action Angie’s customers are accustomed to, as well as blackjack Pure 21.5 and other California style games such as 3 Card Poker and Pai-Gow. Casino 99’s restaurant will serve breakfast, lunch and dinner. The

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The Canine Connection was founded in 2002 when Dr. Sarah Richardson (PhD, CPDT-KA, CDBC) introduced positive training methods to the area. At that time, she was one of the first trainers in the nation to become a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA; Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers) and today is one of only a handful of trainers to also be recognized as a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant (CDBC). Dr. Sarah also holds a Certificate in Canine Counseling, with Honors, from the San Francisco SPCA Academy for Dog Trainers, widely considered the “Harvard” of dog training.

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The restaurant is a great destination for a family night out, to celebrate a special occasion, hang out with the guys or the girls, or anything in between!

Gift cards are available and make great gifts. And now Tres has a Loyalty club. Join them on Facebook for regular specials for their loyal patrons.

See why for 25 years, Tres Hombres has been one of Chico’s premier restaurants.

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Their long bar has long been a favorite place to meet, and their margaritas are consistently voted “Best of Chico” by CN&R readers.

(Try the avocado margarita).

You can sample from the 120 premium tequilas beautifully displayed behind the bar. Sit at the taco bar to watch as the chef prepare some of the restaurants most popular dishes. The outdoor patio gives you a front row seat to watch the vibrent downtown Chico.

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“Meet me at Tres!” These are four words that ensure a good time. Whether you’re meeting to eat, drink, or both you will not be disappointed. An excellent staff combined with consistently good, fair priced food ensure every visit is top notch.

Dr. Sarah leads a skilled, passionate staff that is dedicated to helping you be your dog’s best teacher, parent, and friend. Her trainers, assistant trainers, and day care providers have years of experience with dogs, from training to veterinary work, pet sitting, grooming, and shelter volunteering.

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Owner, Sharon Nilsson of Pepper Grand Coulee’s Funky Trunk is excited to celebrate their 1st Funky “Trunkiversary” this month. The Funky Trunk opened on the corner of E. 1st Ave and Mangrove one year ago selling vintage, retro and quirky used clothing and accessories for men and women. Today Sharon is grateful for all her first year Funky Trunkers and is inspired by each new customer who walks through the doors of her shop. Eyes pop, jaws drop, and smiles spread walking into the bright, fun, and quirky shop for the first time.

From rock & roll murals to shiny disco balls, from vintage 70’s leisure suits to retro 80’s prom dresses, shopping at the Funky Trunk is an experience not to be missed. As a Chico resident for

over 25 years, Sharon is honored to give back to the community by supporting many local resources including Stonewall Alliance, Chico High School Band, Relay for Life, and Nor Cal Roller Girls.

Pepper Grand Coulee’s Funky Trunk is open M-Sat 10-6.

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“Right now we’re looking at getting into the international marSisters Laurie LaPant, left, and Lisa Johnson pose with one of Transfer Flow’s ket,” said LaPant, fuel tanks. adding that they PHOTO BY JASON CASSIDY would like to export to Dubai, China and in 2012 (up 30 percent from the previous even Australia in the future. “Because we year), it’s as successful as ever. really want to go to Australia someday!” she Johnson and LaPant’s father, Bill Gaines, said with laugh. founded the company. After working as engi—Jason Cassidy neer for General Motors, Gaines returned jasonc@newsreview.com home to the North State with his high-school more WOMEN ENTREPRENEUR stories on page 29

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Dr. Brandan Stark of Argyll Medical Group is Board Certified in Family Medicine and Addiction Medicine. Last year, Dr. Brandan Stark expanded the practice the MONTHS IN with MONTHS IN of addition of Mr. Jordan BUSINESS Frazer.

JordanBUSINESS Frazier, NP-C, provides the very best in patient care, because he truly cares about his patients. He is a Butte County local who is proud and honored to serve and give back to the community in which he grew up.

His patients know that if they’re sick and need a same day appointment, there’s always one available.

Waiting all day for a walk-in clinic just won’t do!

As a Nurse Practitioner he places strong emphasis on disease prevention, and expert treatment plans that are designed to return patients to full health as quickly as possible. It’s the kind of expert care and compassion that the modern healthcare consumer should not only expect, but demand.

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Working hard has built Bob the premier auto body shop/paint center around – Concours Elite.

Treating people right has made Concours Elite the most respected shop in Northern California. And giving back to the community is chronicled by his participation in the Noon Exchange Club, the Chico Chamber of Commerce, and his never ending dedication to fundraising for local charities.

vice. It is important to the appearance and safety of your vehicle to choose a shop which has both the equipment and on-going training to properly repair your vehicle. For 30 years Bob has given his customers the finest quality repairs available.

Bob has now added to his mantra... “You never let anybody down when you provide Quality With a Personal Touch”.

Choosing the right auto repair facility is an important decision that often comes at a stressful time. Unfortunately not all repair facilities offer the same level of ser-

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His nephew, Charles Pulliam, Sr., joined him three years later and then bought the business from Shubert’s widow in 1951.

Not only is Shubert’s Ice Cream & Candy in the same building in downtown Chico, but it also uses one of Leonard Shubert’s original 5-gallon ice cream-making machines. And the business is still in the same family, currently with three generations of Pulliams making ice cream, rolling out candies and dipping chocolates right on the premises.

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Celebrating 75 Years • 1938–2013

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more. Representing over twentyfive of the area’s best artists, we make sure our framing is to the highest standard and let the art do the rest.

We are thrilled to be part of Downtown Chico and we love what we do.” CN&R “Best of” winners year after year, you can find them at: www.chicopapercompany.com and www.jakeearlyart.com.

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number of partnerships in the community, and he’s proud that other agencies seek out Stonewall Alliance to get things done.

At Stonewall Alliance, you’ll find a welcoming community of diversity, where you or your loved ones will find full acceptance.

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The business prides themselves in offering customers dedicated, conscientious service. Chico Paper Company’s owner Jana Strong says,”When quality counts, Chico Paper Company is your framing choice. We offer an unparalleled collection of more than 2,000 frames, 5,000 mats and 7 different glass options. Our clients experience a ‘softview’ of framing and matting options with our cuttingedge video technology and software. Quality doesn’t have to cost

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Since he was 15 years old, Harris has been chasing his musical dreams, performing all over the world. “I’ve dealt with good business people and bad business people in the music industry. I want to be able to help other musicians/bands much in the same way I have been helped in the past.

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business, or individual. “Great customer service and quality product is extremely important. If we can provide a quality and affordable product for bands to sell at their shows it helps them continue to be able to follow their passion.”

Harris and his team can screenprint shirts, hats, sweatshirts, coozies, bandanas, and so much more for any group, organization,

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tories of businesses that started out riding a dream and the dreamer’s credit cards and went on to make it big are legion.

But how many businesses started out $30,000 in the hole with an act of desperation and still made it big?

That’s what happened to Mooney Farms 25 years ago. Today the food-production company, which since 1994 has been located in a 100,000-square-foot building at the Chico airport, has sales of nearly $35 million a year, according to Dun & Bradstreet.

It all began a few years after the family moved to Gridley from the Sonoma Valley, explained Mary Mooney, the de-facto CEO of the family-owned business. Their widowed mom, Gretchen, wanted to own a farm, so they’d bought 30 acres of kiwis.

Mary got a degree at Chico State and, following graduation, a sales job she liked.

Soon after she started, however, she learned her mother needed to come up with $30,000 in 30 days or she would lose the farm.

What to do? The only capital they had was in the form of lots of fuzzy little fruits.

Mary quit her job, packed up a load of kiwis, and they headed off to the Napa Valley, where they set up a fruit Local stand on a busy roadway. Amazingly, they pulled in the $30,000 in 30 days.

Seeing the potential in food sales, Mary and Gretchen set up a business, with Gretchen making kiwi jam and Mary marketing it in the Napa Valley. But it wasn’t until they started producing sun-dried tomatoes packed in olive oil that the business really took off. Their big break came when Mary convinced the manager of a Price Club in South San Francisco to stock her wares. The first order sold out in four hours. Today, Mooney’s products are in nearly every Costco in the world and major supermarkets like Safeway and Raley’s.

A year after start-up, Mary’s brother, Steven, joined the firm to manage production. Mary continued overseeing all things administrative, including sales and marketing, customer service and corporate sales (Mooney supplies some 40 private labels).

Their sister, Kelly Gray, later came on board to handle order processing, and a cousin, Shelly Olson, is now the receptionist and store manager. Mary says she wouldn’t be surprised if her husband, Mike McConnell, who recently sold his Chevrolet dealership in Gridley, gets involved as well. The couple have two college-age sons.

Mooney Farms’ timing was perfect. The company arrived on the scene just as healthconscious Americans were adopting the Mediterranean diet. It was Mooney Farms, as much as anyone, who showed America just how nutritious, flavorful and useful sun-dried tomatoes are.

Today the company markets nine core products under the Bella Sun Luci brand: four LOCAL types of sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil, four kinds of sun-dried tomatoes in dry packs, and a tomato-artichoke pasta sauce.

And those kiwi plants?

They’ve been pulled and replaced with high-density olives trees, whose gourmet oil is being sold under the Bella Sun Luci brand. And Gretchen is still living on the family estate in Gridley.

—Robert Speer roberts@newsreview.com

Mary Mooney PHOTO BY ROBERT SPEER

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A true “people person,” Frankie Dean’s favorite part of being a Realtor is the opportunity to meet so many interesting people. She respects the fact that this isn’t like any other purchase and takes the time to find out what a client is looking for and answer questions to explore options without pressure. “I believe strongly in personalized service and want to match the person to the house.”

Her sense of empathy for the emotion that goes into buying or selling a home could be the reason why so many of her former clients are her present friends.

daughter remember to get a mammogram annually, they save lives......one saved mine.”

When you want a Chico real estate professional who will dedicate herself to getting the results you want – call Frankie Dean. She’ll help you find the right house – or the right buyer.

When she’s not busy selling real estate, this Chico born realtor is the mother to four children, the grandmother of 4, and a competive runner. Last year she completed her first Quater Marathon Trail run. She also strives to inspire awareness: “I want to make sure that every woman, wife &

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Clean King by DeHart owner, Michael DeHart, has been serving the Chico area for the past 30 years - specializing in carpet cleaning, upholstery, rugs and janitorial. What better way to celebrate than expanding the business into a corporation, and creating a new dynamic partnership with his son, Trevor DeHart. a local Chicoan, Trevor grew up learning the cleaning trade from the best teacher possible (his dad).

Together, Michael and Trevor, have created an efficient team that combines wisdom from experience with youthful innovation.

For free estimates on residential or commercial needs, give Clean King by DeHart, inc. a call today! 345-9907

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The next time you are in the room with 6 people, think about this: • 1 in 3 teens experience sexual or physical abuse or threats from a boyfriend or girlfriend in one year.

• 1 in 4 women and 1 in 6 men were sexually abused before the age of 18.

• 1 in 5 men have experienced some form of sexual victimization in their lives.

• 1 in 6 women are survivors of sexual violence.

• 1 in 3 women will be raped or beaten in their lifetime.

These are not numbers.

They are your mothers, grandmothers, fathers, grandfathers, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins, girlfriends, boyfriends, co-workers, extended family, next door neighbors, friends and children.

In 1994, a play called The Vagina Monologues, written by playwright and activist Eve Ensler, broke ground, offering to the world a piece of art like nothing it had seen before. Based on dozens of interviews Ensler conducted with women, the play addressed women’s sexuality and the social stigma surrounding rape and about creating a new conversation.

In the late 90’s Rape Crisis brought the first Vagina Monologues to Butte County. An evening of actors sharing these original women’s stories was a wonderful annual fundraiser. Since then other organizations have brought this play to Butte County almost every year.

Rape Crisis will host their fourth “3-cents-for-30 days” campaign. During April, look for donation canisters placed throughout the Tri-County area. These donations will make a huge impact in the lives of Sexual Assault Survivors and their families.

Remember, they are not just numbers. They are the person you share your dreams with, the people in your church club, your teenager’s best friend, the guy on your soccer team, the friend you meet for coffee, your daughter or son.

The silence and shame must end for good!

Since 1974, we have been the light in the darkness. We are here to listen.

Tell everyone you know: This April participate in “3-centsfor-30 days” campaign. Ask friends, family members, coworkers and church members to participate. If 50,000 residents in the Tri-County area donated just 90 cents the impact in the lives of Sexual Assault Survivors would be massive. You might be helping someone you know.

Rape Crisis can help.

No. It is a complete sentence.

Decades later Rape Crisis is still “fighting the fight”. Men, women, boys and girls lives are changed forever by heinous acts of sexual violence. Rape Crisis provides a variety of services to sexual assault survivors, families and friends within Butte, Glenn and Tehama County.

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Sin’s portfolio is centered around tasty entrees, fresh quality ingredients and whimisical presentations.

The breakfast and lunch menus were originally created by chef Isabel Cruz. Everything served at Sin of Cortez is made in-house. The salsa is fresh. The bread is baked fresh. The beans are cooked fresh. If they had the room they would probably raise their own beef!

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The patrons at Sin of Cortez can expect to up their standards. “There are a ton of places that will serve you food from a can. You deserve better.”

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This passion for quality food, top-notch service and a lively atmosphere has made 5th Street Steakhouse a memorable and cherished landmark of the Chico community as well as a Best of Chico Living Legend 8 years running.

General Manager Angela Gauoette & Chef Michael Hall 5th Street Steakhouse to be the ideal fit for your event.

Everyone at 5th Street Steakhouse looks forward to serving you soon!

5th Street Steakhouse also offers a banquet room which is attached to the main dining room area, but provides a private section for any special event. This beautiful facility is perfect for birthdays, wedding rehearsal dinners, anniversaries, religious celebrations, graduations, fundraisers, holiday parties, and private meetings. With an array of menu options and an extensive wine list, you are sure to find

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Sin of Cortez has become a true Chico hotspot over the past 13 years. The chill vibe and the dedication to fresh, delicious food and stellar coffee is what has created this breakfast and lunch joint’s appeal.

The Sin of Cortez concept is simple: there should be a really great place to have breakfast. By blending the creative and operational forces behind the cafe with a “never settle for second best” philosophy, Sin of Cortez has done just that.

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Fisheries Consulting FISHBIO is a fisheries consulting company specializing in fish research, monitoring, and conservation. FISHBIO president Doug Demko came to Chico for college 20 years ago, and has called the town home ever since. “The reason I first started working with fish was that it gave me an opportunity to stay in Chico,” says Doug, who started FISHBIO in 2006.

In short order, FISHBIO grew to 45 staff, with a central office in Oakdale, California. The multidisciplinary team conducts a variety of fish and habitat surveys year round, and fabricates innovative custom equipment. FISHBIO also leads the industry in science communication and public engagement.

Their dynamic company website (www. fishbio.com) showcases an informative blog, stunning photography and videos, and a growing social media presence.

In 2009, FISHBIO ventured into international work by opening an office in Vientiane, Laos. The company has shown a commitment to international conservation by conducting fisheries research with communities on the Mekong River, and by sharing technical expertise to build local scientific skills.

After spending so much time on the road, Doug decided a year ago it was time to set up shop in his adopted hometown. He says it’s rewarding to hire locals, and the Chico office also attracts top-notch scientists who want to raise families in town. FISHBIO serves a number of clients in the Chico area, and joins in community events like Chico Creeks Cleanup Day. The Chico staff has already grown to six and recently expanded to a larger office.

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Opening just 2 short months ago, The Handle Bar has already become a popular Chico hangout that offers its patrons an outstanding selection of beer and great food, all in a comfortable atmosphere.

Owners Carolyn and Brian bring a complimentary skill set to the table; Carolyn has been an accountant for 14 years, while Brian was in retail management for 7 years. They both stress the importance of great customer service to their staff, because they want everyone to have an excellent experience.

“The Handle Bar is a reflection of us; completely casual, friendly and continually improving. We focus on providing an outstanding product, while delivering excellent customer service in a casual setting,” said Brian.

Over the last several years Carolyn and Brian saw a need for a bar, outside of the downtown area, that focused on craft and specialty beer.

with our customers. We feel we are filling a niche that has been lacking in Chico,” said Carolyn.

So if you have a passion for craft beer, and would love to try something new, check out The Handle Bar. A “Chico Casual” atmosphere where you can meet for lunch or after work.

Great Beer. Good Friends. Much Laughter.

“We enjoy surrounding ourselves with good people, and we especially enjoy discovering new beers that we can share

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In late 2012, Chico entrepreneur - job creator extraordinaire Chris Friedland and local developer-commercial real estate pro Bill Brouhard teamed up as Friedland-Brouhard Enterprises (FBE), a Commercial Real Estate Investment Company located in home town Chico.

Their approach to the business reflects the strengths of its Owners, Capital-Expertise-Execution. With commercial properties in Chico, Western Nevada and the greater Sacramento area, they have the resources and a voracious appetite for new acquisitions, which means connecting with the people who can source investment opportunities.

estate is finding the right Tenant, and the most important thing is being the only Landlord that Tenant ever needs or wants”… adding “we invite any company who’s looking to relocate or expand to give us a call”.

In southeast Chico, they’re hoping to Tenant a new café with outdoor seating along Forest Avenue across from Butte College. Great fit for the area, not to mention a few more jobs.

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udrey Taylor is president and founder of Chabin Concepts, Inc., a Chico-based business started in 1989 that specializes in helping create economic-development and marketing solutions for entities ranging from small California cities to states across the United States.

“The firm’s goal is to creatively position cities, counties and states to win new jobs and investment,” as Chabin Concepts’ promotional material describes it. Chabin’s lengthy portfolio of clients includes the cities of Gridley, Yuba City, Sacramento, Benicia, Santa Rosa and San Diego, the counties of Glenn, Lassen and Placer, as well as Anchorage, Alaska, Beaverton, Ore., Scottsdale, Ariz., Frisco, Texas, and the states of Washington and Oklahoma.

Taylor’s achievements as a businesswoman include receiving the prestigious Golden Bear Award from the California Association for Local Economic Development and being appointed by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to the California Workforce Investment Board’s Green Collar Jobs Council. She also wrote the 1999 book So You Want to Make a Company’s Short List, Huh?, and co-authored the 2002 book, Journey to Jobs.

“Our main focus is to work with nonprofit economic-development organizations in cities and counties, particularly in rural and mid-size communities, to basically help them think about economic development,” Taylor said in a recent phone interview. “We want them to really think about economic development … that really leads to them improving the economy.” Fittingly, Chabin’s name comes from the Cherokee word “chabin,” which means “mountains where the eagles (the entrepreneurs) soar,” said Taylor.

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able business climate,” she offered. Chabin Concepts works with its clients to develop a plan to move forward by considering such questions as, “How do we best work with existing businesses? How do we make the community attractive for startups? … All communities want the best fit between business and [such things as the community’s] workforce, transportation [access], market opportunities. … They want to help businesses start and continue to grow.”

Additionally, communities are acutely aware of the need to address the issue of sustainability—namely, “how to address it and still be business-friendly,” said Taylor. “What can we bring to a business to help it be more profitable and sustainable at the same time?”

Along those lines, the city of Benicia was recently awarded the Gold Excellence in Economic Development Award from the International Economic Development Council for its Sustainability Management Program, which Chabin Concepts helped develop.

“Your rural communities are always hit harder during recessions,” Taylor noted. “It has not helped that the governor [of California] has caused the demise of redevelopment [programs throughout the state]. That has caused a real challenge for communities in California.

“It’s a team effort,” Taylor said, referring to the company’s seven-woman staff. “We’ve been in business a long time. Job creation is very important to us. We’re very passionate about what we do.”

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

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Having tattooed at the local establishment since it opened in 2001, Derek felt assured in purchasing the business from Kip Delaney in 2012.

He has since brought on fellow esteemed tattoo artist, “2 Buck” Chuck Byfield, and together the two have been turning steady business each day.

As a team, Parsons and Byfield take great pride in guaranteeing a friendly, sterile environment to provide to their clients when getting tattooed. Regularly holding fundraisers and customer appreciation events ensures the gracious, communitydriven vibe that they strive for.

Winning the ‘Best in Chico’ award as a new business owner is the proudest achievement for Parsons.

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be able to maintain Victory Tattoo’s reputable standing as a quality local tattoo studio.

Parsons’ career in the tattoo industry is closing in on its 16 year mark and he shows no signs of slowing down. Victory Tattoo is his life and he will stop at nothing to see it flourish and grow.

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“Having the room to be able to expand the opportunities for special events and teaching is exciting and we can now create an even larger oasis of beauty for people to experience,” says Kelly.

A self-appointed “Plant Nerd”, Denise and her team of Flower Floozies, Karol Fitzpatrick, Sally Greenwood, Rebecca Yarrow, Nancy Shanks and Kurt Geise, love everything about gardening, decorating, creating beautiful spaces and encouraging others to be creative as well.

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Olde Gold is not your typical jewelry store. They are truly a onestop shop when it comes to jewelry.

You’ll find new & estate jewelry, jewelry repair, appraisal, jewelry design, and they even buy gold. Browse the store and you will find very unique jewelry not found anywhere else.

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But Steve is quick to give credit to his wife Lisa for all her support and to their dedicated staff who love the day to day interaction with their customers.

The Plant Barn doesn’t just sell plants, they also like to sell success.

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for so many. The diversity and quality of material that can be found at the Plant Barn is made possible by the team’s love of plants and their dedication to making sure the customer is getting the right plant for the right space.

It is music to Denise’s ears when she hears customers tell her that the Plant Barn is “their happy place” and that they “love coming here and seeing what’s new.”

The Plant Barn is a magical place, which has become a unique and delightful destination

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There is a great deal more than just MONTHS IN MONTHS IN BUSINESS atBUSINESS plants and flowers growing the Plant Barn! The recently acquired back acre behind the current Plant Barn property by owner, Denise Kelly, means she will be able to provide the community with even more retail options and opportunities for learning, growing and having fun!

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rings to the children of parents that bought their wedding rings from him in the past.

Stop by Olde Gold soon and wish them a happy birthday! Find them on Facebook.

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In June of 2012 Yard Sale Swap Shop opened its doors, offering Chico a place to find amazing sustainable fashion. Jaime was disappointed with the lack of good thrift/consignment shops when she lived in Chico back in the early 2000’s. Living briefly in Oakland where Re-Sell shops are abundant, she knew she wanted to return to Chico to open her own store.

Both Anne and Jaime have always been avid shoppers and lovers of fashion, but they liked the idea of providing a place to find perfectly great articles of clothing at reasonable prices while also promoting their passion for sustainability.

“I enjoy being surrounded by beautiful pieces of clothing and jewelry and promoting sustainable fashion in a town that I love! In the past few years several re-sale shops have opened in town. We all have our on style. It’s nice to have diversity and options. What

sets us apart is our shopping environment that reflects high-end retail establishments like Anthropologie and Free People,” said Jaime.

The majority of the inventory at Yard Sale includes high end designer labels, quality fabrics and locally made pieces.

“You can’t beat getting a brand new $300 dress for $50!”

So, if you suffer from champagne taste on a beer-bottle budget, then Yard Sale is the place for you!

235 MAIN STREET / CHICO 342-3464 / WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/YARDSALESWAPSHOP February 21, 2013

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In 1968, as a student at West MONTHS IN MONTHS IN BUSINESS BUSINESS Genesee High School in Camillus, New York, Laura Loudermilk was a MONTHS IN MONTHS IN recipient of an American Service BUSINESS Field BUSINESS scholarship to Uruguay.

While there, she grew to appreciate and respect the differences and similarities of cultures, customs, and of course, cuisine. A traditional Uruguayan appetizer is grilled provolone cheese. Imagine the skill required to prevent the cheese from melting through the grill!

She is proud to consider Chico as the home of the Quesalera alongside Kleen Kanteen, Chico Bag, Sierra Nevada Brewery and Orient and Flume.

Two years ago she visited her host family and was introduced to an item similar to the Quesalera. Its not difficult to see that melting cheese in a ceramic dish is much easier than cooking cheese directly on the grill.

Soon after her return to Chico she had the idea to produce her own product and the Quesalera was born. She also shows that the Quesalera is a versatile and creative item which encourages any cook to consider cooking and serving small bites other than cheese.

Laura is happy to present the Quesalera as a product of the new renaissance of ‘Made in the USA’.

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Christian & Johnson has a strong tradition of quality and creative floral design, and they offer a wide variety of beautiful and unique gifts and décor.

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ChristianAndJohnson.com, or stop by their showroom on Vallombrosa Avenue, next to Morning Thunder and T. Bar. The crew at C&J says THANK YOU, CHICO for over a century of business!

Owner Melissa Heringer and her Design Staff have many years of experience in floral design. They love fresh, gorgeous flowers, and they appreciate their wonderful customers!

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Chris Hostettler bornINand MONTHS was IN MONTHS BUSINESS BUSINESS raised in Chico.

He graduated from the same high school where his father taught for over 30 years and worked his way through college bagging groceries at the local Albertsons’. He worked in the corporate grocery business for 20 years in the central valley but returned to Chico in 2009 to seize the opportunity of having a family-owned store in his hometown.

Chris and the Grocery Outlet regularly donate to school events, local fundraisers, and provide organizations such as the Jesus Center with donated food. The Grocery Outlet is also frequently host to high school ROP students where students learn valuable job skills. The last Thursday of every month Grocery Outlet proudly supplies wines for a charity wine tasting event held at the Crystal Room on East Ave. Each

tasting benefits a different local nonprofit organization.

All Grocery Outlets are family owned and independently operated.

Much of the stock is “opportunistic,” meaning great deals on brand name items disappear as quickly as they come. There is always something new to be found but the great service with a smile never changes!

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Owners & Licensed Acupuncturists John Struthers and Colleen DeLaney are married -- to each other! -- and have been in practice in Chico for 26 years. They provide individualized, one-on-one Acupuncture treatments and herbal consultations in a private, relaxed setting.

Colleen and John especially love the personal relationships they’ve developed with their patients over the years. “We enjoy first sitting down and having a chat with our patients before starting every treatment,” Colleen says. “We get to know them as people to be understood, not symptoms to be treated. They can let off steam about the stresses in their lives and we can suggest the herbs, diet, or relaxation methods to best help them.

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to soothing music or a guided visualization they’re often feeling better already!”

John and Colleen attribute their success as Licensed Acupuncturists to their unique backgrounds in western medicine. Colleen worked in hospitals for 15 years as an X-ray tech and has her Master’s degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine. John taught western sciences and served as Academic Director and Chief Operating Officer for Five Branches University in Santa Cruz.

John and Colleen are honored to be among the first “Ambassadors” for Chinese and complementary medicine in Chico.

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OCAL Finds Design & Décor was opened in 2007 by Brian Austin. While growing up, Brian worked alongside his father and grandfather at Austin’s Home Furnishings. For over 40 years Austin’s proudly served the North State and was passed from generation to generation, landing under the supervision of the fourth generation: Brian, his sister and his brother Randy. Together they worked to continue the legacy their father and grandfather handed them: to offer high quality, brand-named furniture with exceptional service.

With the same values and philosophies, Brian opened up Finds Design & Décor. His goal was to provide a place where people can go and shop for those unique, inspiring finds to reflect their own personal style. Find’s Design & Décor offers an array of upholstered furniture pieces and accessories to

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match any décor. They also carry a variety of area rugs, lighting, fountains, wall décor, one-of-a-kind pieces and so much more! Their services include design consulting, in-home delivery & set-up, and convenient payment plans to suit your budget.

Expanding on Find’s Design & Décor, Brian and his brother Randy opened up Austin Brothers Quality Furnishings & Mattresses in September 2012. Austin Brothers offers quality furniture, mattresses and accessories that will bring comfort and beauty to your home.

You’ll find some of the finest brands in the industry like Flexsteel, Stressless, Tempurpedic and Restonic. With an endless amount of options and styles you’ll be able to find exactly what you’ve been looking for!

(530) 892-1905 1341 Mangrove ave / chico

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Mary Waldner, founder of Mary’s Gone Crackers, was inspired by her own struggles with Celiac Disease to develop something delicious and nutritious to eat.

Waldner created Mary’s Gone Crackers in 2004 after finding a shortage of nutritious, gluten free options that tasted good. Her handcrafted recipe became a hit not only with Celiac sufferers, but with consumers eager for delicious snacks they could feel good about eating. Mary’s Gone Crackers offers a variety of products in many different flavors. Go to their website to check out their full line of delicious and nutritious products.

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Waldner is married to Dale Rodrigues with whom she created Mary’s Gone Crackers.

“Our mission is to heal humanity and the planet by inspiring Conscious Eating!”

“I love offering people truly nourishing food that tastes great. I suffered for so many years not knowing that I had gluten intolerance. You don’t have to be gluten intolerant to enjoy our food though. All of our products are also vegan, organic and delicious,” states Waldner.

Prior to co-founding Mary’s Gone Crackers, Waldner practiced as a psychotherapist for 26 years; she holds a master’s degree in clinical psychology and is a licensed marriage and family therapist.

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oday, Maisie Jane Hurtado, founder of Maisie Jane’s California Sunshine Products, oversees the production of hundreds of tons of almonds to destinations throughout the United States and Canada. She also operates a postcard-perfect retail store and a burgeoning online business.

It all began with a flock of sheep.

In 1993, the then-high-school student was assigned to design a business for a Future Farmers of America project. As a fourth-generation local almond farmer, she remembered family conversations lamenting the lack of American interest in almonds (more than 80 percent was exported then), and began to think of ways to better market the nut.

“That was before computers and Google and everything,” she recalled, “and I can remember lying on my bedroom floor with a telephone and a pad of paper, calling Blue Diamond to ask all kinds of questions about package sizes and how they made their products.”

She discovered Blue Diamond almonds were fried in oil, which seemed odd to the teenager who’d grown up with the smell of homegrown baked almonds wafting from her mother’s kitchen. She also saw an unfilled niche in snacksized servings of the nut.

“I decided right then, that was going to be the way I did things; to bake them,” she said.

“It’s always been a strong difference between us and our competition.”

As for capital, she explained: “I was raising a flock of sheep, so I sold the sheep to buy my first ton,” she said. “From then I was committed. … I had to be, with 2,000 pounds of almonds.”

That commitment entailed seasoning and baking almonds overnight in borrowed commercial kitchens and literally selling her wares door to door. Early on, she started selling at the Chico Certified Farmers’ Market, and credits the face-to-face customer feedback it facilitated as key to the company’s continued success.

Today, Maisie Jane’s employs 16 people, and is moving its longtime processing location (which her husband Isidro manages) to

new digs. In 2004, she opened the boutique specializing in local foods and crafts in a century-old historic building on Dayton Road, across the street from pristine almond orchards.

Hurtado noted there are few food manufacturers left today who grow, process and package their product. Maisie Jane’s also does custom processing and packaging for outside companies and sells almond products to national manufactur-

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ers (i.e., almond butter for power bars, etc.) as well as direct delivery to North State retailers.

“You definitely don’t want to put all your eggs in one basket,” she explained. “It’s essential to diversify your business in order to remain stable.”

The mother of three young girls said she values family above everything, and that balancing motherhood and career can be challenging.

“We want it to be a sustainable, viable business for years to come, and hope it’s here for our girls to be involved in if they choose to be.”

—Ken Smith kens@newsreview.com

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Now celebrating 20 years, Franky’s was originally built with “family” in mind.

Nick Andrew and Kevin Riley started Franky’s back in1992 with the concept of a casual and friendly “Cheers” type atmosphere in a restaurant setting. When Nick was young and still living at home his mother would make spaghetti every Friday night. Today Franky’s still uses the family recipe for their delicious meat sauce.

Franky’s offers a diverse wine selection and a full bar that is unrivaled in the North State. Franky’s bartenders are renowned for their knowledge of cocktail preparation and offer a dizzying variety of martinis for those that like their drinks, “Up,” “Over,” “Neat” or whatever your preference may be.

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Franky’s is the perfect choice for dates, business lunches, family dinners, birthdays, or whatever the occasion may be!

Get together and enjoy friends, family and fine food and drink at Franky’s.

A little bit of Italy, hidden right here in Chico!

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702 WEST 5TH STREET / (530) 343-RILY (7459) / CHICO WWW.RILEYSBAR.COM

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Riley’s customers are a very special group. It has become a place that some consider their second home. A sign proudly hangs over the front door that reads “Enter as a stranger...Leave as a friend,” and that symbolizes everything that Kevin and Nick have worked for.

They strive to give their friends a great atmosphere with great food, great drinks, and great specials.

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Riley’s takes pride in the fact that they have established their own set of Alumni whom they keep in touch. Kevin and Nick always enjoy seeing Alumni return to their home turf and be able to party the way they did back in the day. They both love to throw parties, and it has become their goal to find employees who have the same infectious desire, and do it every night!

506 IVY ST / OPEN MON-SAT AT 11:30AM, SUN AT 4PM TAKE-OUT: 898-9947 RESERVATIONS: 898-9948 WWW.FRANKYSCHICO.COM

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SIERRA LOG HOMES is a BUSINESS California BUSINESS Corporation established in 1992 by Larry & Sheri Trimboli. Beginning in Chico, over the years, Sierra has grown to become California’s premier log home company and also the largest producer of Red Cedar logs in the USA, with distribution throughout America.

SIERRA LOG HOMES has successfully established three distinct divisions; design, manufacturing and materials packaging for a complete log home service.

“We provide our clients with flexibility to utilize our services and products in a format that eliminates the stress and anxiety of building their dream home.” Our clients always tell us ‘we love living in logs!’.

The Trimboli’s started their business after their first log home burnt down in the 1992 Eskin Maidu fire in Butte Creek Canyon. From the ashes they rebuilt their life; they started SIERRA LOG HOMES, re-built their home, then built a family.

Their two children were born and raised in Chico.

Quality and beauty are the focus of what SIERRA designs and produces with personal service being the foundation of their company. Our credo; “It’s all about LOCAL the client...love how you live!”

“We understand that log homes are something special and they bring out something different in every person who experiences them. To some they represent the romance of the past and to others the appeal is their warmth and charm. The common element is that each log home is unique in both style and feel, which is the perfect recipe for your log home dream.

Our job is to make it happen!”

Come visit our headquarters in Chico

3650 MORROW LANE / ChiCO 530-899-0680 / WWW.SiERRALOGhOMES.COM

Chico Christian isINa K-8 MONTHS INSchool MONTHS BUSINESS BUSINESS school designed to help children thrive in every aspect of their development.

The staff is committed to educating the whole child and work tirelessly to create an optimal learning environment that is safe, individualized, warm, caring and stimulating.

The entire teaching staff holds a California teaching credential. Parents appreciate the attention to each child, standardized curriculum, small class sizes, two chaplains, librarian, art teacher, drama teacher, music teacher, and health aide office. Their elective program extends from kindergarten through 8th grade and includes: chess, Spanish, Broadway musicals, dramas, cooking, sewing, crossfit, basketball, flag football, creative writing and after school sports program, and much more!

the world. They are intentional in the programs that they offer which address each aspect of a child’s developmentspiritual and moral, academic, physical and social/emotional.

Visit their campus and experience a tour! Call 879-8989 for an appointment and register now for the 2013 –14 school year.

CCS’s first priority is partnering with parents to raise children who love God, love others and have the desire to make a significant difference in

2801 NOTRE DAME BLVD / CHICO 879-8989 / WWW.CHICOCHRISTIAN.ORG February 21, 2013

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Chico Beauty College was first established in the late 50’s in downtown Chico, across from Montgomery Wards on 2nd street and then relocated to Chico’s first strip mall, the “Longfellow shopping center,” in 1964 where it remains in operation today.

In 1976 the Beauty College joined in a partnership with Butte Community College for training in cosmetology, manicuring and recently for skincare.

Over 7,000 students have graduated from their programs since the beginning.

The Beauty College is a proud partner in training with Redken, Opi and Dermalogica for product and education.

“50” hairdressers in the U.S., and to graduate LOCAL instructor Kristin Longstreet for her national recognition as a color specialist and now an educator for Redken.

The instructional staff includes credentialed & competition-winning instructors with a combined total of over 200 years of teaching and hairdressing experience.

Mr. Ron Morrison and Mr. Leroy MacLellan wish to thank the residents of the North Valley for their continued support in helping train future hairdressers, manicurists and estheticians.

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Synergy is the perfect word to describe what is happening under one roof on Mangrove avenue. Brent Farris of Elevate, Chiropractors Dr. Brad Foster and Dr. Lauren Teague of Synergy and Marisa Smiley of Strong Again Yoga share a combined vision. This vision is to offer programs that empower individuals to reduce factors that contribute to pain and dis-ease while increasing positive health and fitness practices. Expanding on the concept that pain is not the problem, the chiropractic care offered focuses on increasing function and performance through traditional chiropractic technique combined with modern sports science.

individual goals. These classes include Kettlebell, Spinning, Yoga and beginning classes tailored to those recovering from injury or rebuilding a fitness base. Best results take place when individuals are involved in their own healing process.

Taking into account your special circumstances, we can help you with longterm success.

1015 mangrove ave / ChiCo 530-680-9133 / www.elevateChiCo.Com 530-342-6325 / www.synergyChiCo.Com 530-864-7758 / www.strongagainyoga.Com

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Florie G. Kuperman, R.N., the executive director, is a registered nurse who has worked extensively with the elderly. She has experience across different elder care settings that include acute hospitals, rehabilitation, skilled nursing facilities, case management for a home health care agency, and, since 1998, as manager and operator of the Roseleaf Senior Living and Memory Care Community.

David Kuperman, the co-executive director, has a master’s degree in education and extensive experience working with individuals with special needs. This experience has provided him with an array of skills and knowledge in positive behavioral management strategies, which has facilitated the development of a more comprehensive care program.

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Roseleaf Senior Care, Roseleaf Care Home, and Roseleaf’s newest location, the Roseleaf Gardens, have gained a reputation as being one of the finest elder care providers in the greater Chico area and surrounding communities.

Roseleaf is a local company that looks forward to the opportunity to continue providing care for the seniors in our community.

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ROSELEAF SENIOR CARE - 2180 HUMBOLDT ROAD, CHICO 95928 - RCFE 045002416 ROSELEAF GARDENS - 2770 SIERRA LADERA LANE, CHICO 95928 - RCFE 045002445 ROSELEAF CARE HOME - 4810 SONGBIRD, CHICO 95973 - RCFE 045002417 PHONE: (530) 896-1990 X 1 38 CN&R February 21, 2013

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Christan enrolled in an aesthetic program and successfully became a certified esthetician, licensed by the State Board of California and continued to work in a prestigious spa and salon in Granite Bay, California.

Seven years later, Sweetwater day spa was born. Christan’s husband, Justin and her parents Don and Patricia have been a huge part of making this dream a reality.

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At Sweetwater you will experience a mixture of classic luxury with subtle rustic touches... the perfect reflection of Chico... the perfect place for you to relax and be pampered.

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Today the shoe store is history and LuLu’s has moved and evolved into an online clothing store located inside a 15,000-square-foot building on Humboldt Avenue, where it employs nearly 90 people and ships out about 1,000 orders daily. The annual numbers are impressive and growing. In 2010 it shipped 248,786 orders. That number jumped to 379,660 the next year, and last year LuLu’s sent out 503,539 orders worldwide.

LuLu’s currently has nearly 1 million registered customers. At 2 o’clock on a recent and typical Tuesday afternoon, there were 1,480 visitors online. The company’s own brand of clothing, which is designed in-house and manufactured in Los Angeles, is available in the more traditional brick-and-mortar business at Trucker on Broadway in downtown Chico. That store is owned primarily by Winter’s husband, Luke, with Colleen and her mother having part interests in it.

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“It seemed huge at the time,” Cannon said, “but it almost immediately got pretty crowded.”

The spaces next door eventually opened, allowing the business to expand to its present size. In the meantime, the women sold the downtown store, which was renamed the Fashion Lounge. Cannon and Winter kept the name LuLu’s, which was Winter’s childhood nickname.

“Basically we knew we were going to eventually get out of the brick and mortar,” Cannon said. “The thing that people don’t realize about online businesses is that they are extremely labor-intensive and eat a lot of money. There is getting started, and then the upkeep and the marketing. As Colleen says, you can have a great website with beautiful products on it, but if nobody knows about it nobody is going to shop on it. And that’s because it’s not a storefront where people are driving by.”

Inside the business there is a buzz of activity. In one section, employees sit at computers and talk on phones to process orders. Next door, employees are handling returns, and in the back, stacks of cardboard boxes sit near the loading dock waiting for the shipping trucks to haul them away to waiting customers.

Cannon is proud of what she and her daughter have achieved, yet remains humble.

“This is beyond what I ever imagined it would be,” she said. “Still, I have people saying, ‘Oh, it must be so nice to be working out of your garage.’”

—Tom Gascoyne tomg@newsreview.com

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After working in the industry for nearly 15 years, Zac Acker and his wife Karen, who has a background in sales and marketing, decided it was time to open their own tattoo parlor. Well-known tattoo artist and shop manager Juan Ortega is also a part of this well rounded family.

Acker and Ortega have 38 years combined experience in the industry and have had designs appear on Discovery Channel’s “Chopper Live” featuring Gas Monkey Garage, Jesse James & the American Chopper crew.

Words of advice from Acker to those considering getting a tattoo; “Remember good tattoos ain’t cheap and cheap tattoos ain’t good!”

Visit 12 Volt Tattoo on the web at www.ChicoTattooStudio.com or www.Facebook.com/12VoltTattoo.

12 Volt hopes to continue to expand the business and bring in more artists in the years to come.

Acker and Ortega strive to provide a welcoming atmosphere in a traditional style studio. Acker is also currently working on a tattoo removal certification.

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As a BUSINESS matter of fact some Doctors in town suggest to their patients that are having difficulty getting aroused to keep their sex life fun, erotic & exciting with the help of sexually engaging movies, toys, and novelties. That’s where Playtime4you comes in. For over 5 years Playtime4you owner Paul Fink has given the community a place to shop for “Sexual Relationship Helpers”.

Playtime4you helps many types of people; professional, white collar, blue collar, all races, all religions, gay, straight...anyone who wants to keep the sexual spark alive in a relationship. Anyone who wants a viable alternative to pharmaceutical or illegal options.

Playtime4you. Don’t be afraid to ask them questions. Take your time, look around, get comfortable, remember they’re in the business of pleasure. As Paul puts it, “We don’t sell sex...we sell orgasms”. Stop in today and check out the clean, non threatening environment or go online to playtime4you.com.

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With six locations to serve their customers, chances are there’s an Extra Self Storage facility near you. This local company has been in business for over 30 years. They have a friendly and helpful staff, competitive rates, clean and secure facilites and on site managers.

Extra Self Storage customers enjoy easy to read contracts and even get friendly reminder calls when a payment is due. This real

care for their customers has been the key to their success, and they’d like to see more Extra Self Storage locations in Northstate communities in the future. So if you have extra stuff to store, and good customer service is something you look for, you can find Extra Self Storage in Magalia, Paradise, Chico, Live Oak and two Oroville locations.

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fter achieving a certain level of success, it’s understandable—even expected—for business owners to kick up their feet and let a business run. This is obviously not a philosophy embraced by Shelly Blanshei, who, with her husband, Lance, owns Chico’s T. Tea Bar and Fusion Café.

Though the tea bar and eatery has about 40 employees, on most days Blanshei can be found at the restaurant working in the trenches next to her kitchen and wait staff, even dressed in the same black uniform and always with a smile on her face.

T. Tea Bar and Fusion Café offers a huge range of specialty tea drinks served frosted, frozen, sparkling and steaming. They also serve fresh-made “fusion fare” from a menu centered around build-your-own wraps and bowls. The deceptively simple menu offers delectable toppings (i.e., cracked pepper London broil, roasted ginger lamb, hoisin barbecued salmon) over a choice of grains or salads with choice of dressing; a handful of items that can be combined into countless unique combinations.

“We wanted to take tea and break all the rules with it,” explained Blanshei. “We wanted to make it fun and accessible, to serve the drinks in barware and have tea tenders instead of bartenders. We also wanted to have great, fresh-made food.”

Both Blansheis are Bay Area natives who attended Chico State, moved away for a while, then moved back to settle down and rear their two children. The couple originally owned Bidwell Perk, which they opened in 1996 when, Shelly noted, there were only

BUSINESS BUSINESS orthodontics

–Dr. B. Scott Hood Dr. B. Scott Hood has proudly served the people and families of Chico since 1992 with efficient orthodontic treatments and gentle care. His practice has a familyfriendly atmosphere with the highest quality services for all ages.

Dr. Hood’s practice offers braces for children, teens and adults as well as Invisalign® clear aligners, Invisalign Teen™ and the Damon® System. Dr. Hood and his talented staff have the experience and knowledge needed to provide a

Shelly Blanshei truly gentle and comfortable visit, every time!

Come in and visit them for a complimentary consultation. Dr. Hood will sit with you to talk about your plans for treatment and which services best fit your needs. Contact either their Chico or Paradise orthodontic office today!

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Shelly said Lance, who also works as a marketing consultant, had the idea for a tea bar even before they went into the coffee business, but the idea might have been too far ahead of its time. Instead they waited a few years before starting a brand of tea products called Teaz Me, the store’s original name when it opened in 2006.

“By then, tea was where coffee was around the time we opened Bidwell Perk, before Starbucks was just starting to get people familiar with coffee. The knowledge of and demand for tea has definitely gone up in the eight years since we opened,” she said.

A chance visit by the CEO of Whole Foods several years ago led to the Blansheis working with the chain, which opened its first store patterned after T. Tea Bar but called The Tea Hive in Newport Beach last year. Shelly said more are in the works.

Today, T. Tea Bar does brisk business from the lunch hour until well into the evening. Though much of its success is due to well-done execution of a novel concept, Blanshei also credits the community that provides its customers and work force.

“The key to our success over the years has always been the people we hire,” she said. “It’s really fun having a business in a college town, where you have these awesome young people who come from all over the place. They really make this store everything it is.”

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“A business with out a sign is a sign of no business.”

Signs are an important means of advertising a company’s existence. Signs can be found on rooftops, walls and awnings; standing alone by buildings; hanging as banners; and even displayed on the sides of cars and trucks.

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Since then, they pride themselves in providing custom made, handcrafted, affordable cabinets, using the latest design technology, state of the art equipment, and highly trained employees to handcraft fine cabinetry. The philosophy and mantra that “nothing comes easy...as long as you put the customer, and your quality first, you will succeed and thrive.”

has allowed them to grow. The business is now home to a large 25,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art manufacturing facility on the outskirts of Chico.

Through it all, Scott and Sam still retain that personal touch, doing the estimating and having hands on contact with their customers. It allows them the opportunity to “better understand them and provide a high quality product that will most satisfy them.”

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Butte View Olive Co. and Stella Cadente, two wildly popular olive oil labels that serve cooks across the nation, are produced right here in Oroville by Lewis Johnson and his family.

excellent – just one more reason why these olive oils are “Gold” and “Best of Class” medal winners.

It all began in 1935, when Johnson’s grandfather first began farming the 150 acres of olive trees that they still have today. In 1999 Johnson produced the first bottle of Butte View olive oil after three years of fine-tuning his process.

Available in Chico at Maisie Jane’s, Made in Chico, and S&S Produce, in Oroville at Collins & Denny Market, Wagon Wheel Market, and in Paradise at Noble Orchard in 250ml and 500ml bottles.

Mr. Johnson welcomes you to come experience California sunshine in a bottle!

Today, Butte View produces a wide variety of extra virgin olive oils infused with flavors including: jalapeño, garlic, basil, lemon, lime, blood orange and rosemary. These pure, light and delicate hand crafted oils provide wonderful aromas and distinctive accents to any dish making them truly unique and

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Allevity allows employers to concentrate on building their business by relieving them of the burdens associated with being an employer. Their affordable HR and payroll solutions are available to employers with 1 to 500 employees.

staff provides this level of service through a combination of professional knowledge, dedication and the personal touch. They are still a family owned business, allowing them to make decisions and take actions that benefit their clients without having to answer to shareholders. They alleviate the pressures of being an employer…allowing clients to focus on what they do best.

Many of their customers describe Allevity as a service they couldn’t operate their businesses without. Allevity is proud to be local, experienced, technologically savvy, and provide superior customer service. Their expert

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Arts & Culture Craig Chee tears it up at We Heart Ukulele finale.

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L while stopping by the downtown 7-Eleven, I was bombarded with quesast Saturday morning,

tions from a disheveled man standing out front about the contents of the instrument case strapped across my back.

“It’s a what? A which? A uka-huh? Do by ya squeeze it like this?”

Ken Smith he asked, plunging his kens@ hands in and out as if newsreview.com squeezing an accordion to death.

Though ukuleles are REVIEW: much more commonly We Heart Ukulele Festival, seen today than in years Feb. 15 & 16, past, it’s a question we Trinity United uke-playing folk often Methodist hear. Not that most of us Church. mind, I think, because if there’s one thing ukulele players like to talk about, it’s ukuleles.

To many devotees—myself included—the appeal of these oddly-tuned, four-string wonders transgresses interest to obsession. This can be problematic, as often our friends, significant others, and fellow musicians are not similarly afflicted. At best they don’t get it, at worst they relegate us to plink and strum away in private, not sharing our joy over limitededition runs of resonator ukes or the triumph of mastering the E chord.

Which brings me back to last Saturday (Feb. 16); my destination that morning was a rare opportunity for uku-philes to congregate and indulge our fanaticism for these diminutive delights, the second annual We Heart Ukulele Festival.

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The two-day festival, held at Trinity United Methodist Church, kicked off the previous evening with song circles, singa-longs and a screening of Under the Boardwalk: A Ukulele Love Story, a ukecentric film about a crew of Santa Cruz enthusiasts.

The bulk of Saturday was devoted to workshops. The organizers of the festival assembled an impressive team of instructors from near and far to help players of all levels improve their chops. Each of four time slots offered three 75-minute classes to choose from, and picking one over another was difficult. Workshops were assigned recommended skill levels (1-4, based on one’s familiarity with the instrument), and all of them seemed promising.

I couldn’t resist starting with a class taught by Chico’s own Bill Unger, cofounder of the Chico Ukulele Club.

Unger was sharing arrangements of songs by 17th-century blind Irish harpist Turlough O’Carolan that he’d adapted to the ukulele and that I’d previously had the pleasure of seeing him perform.

I also attended a ’70s Pop Song workshop by Oregonian ukulelist Brook Adams and, being a big fan of gospel music, a session that focused on spiritual songs taught by what might be Chico’s only uke-playing pastor, David Vallelunga.

I found all three workshops incredibly valuable. In each, the focus wasn’t the particular songs we played, but specific skills that could be conveyed through the songs. Though I didn’t leave a master of O’Carolan’s catalogue, I learned more about adding melodies to my strumming.

I might hate the Eagles and likely will never play “Life in the Fast Lane” again as long as I live, but it opened my eyes to the potential of adding a note to certain chords to splatter some funk on them.

One song I will play again—often—is the arrangement of “Just a Closer Walk with Thee” taught by the strumming holy man.

For the last session, I decided to wander and catch a glimpse of each workshop. Every class I checked in on made me wish I could get the full dose of each.

By day the church’s main meeting hall was a vendor area offering displays from local music stores, CDs and other merch from visiting artist instructors and handmade uke crafts. In the evening, the vendors made way for the festival’s finale, featuring performances from many of the masters in attendance.

Aside from being enjoyable and at times (e.g., visiting instructor Craig Chee’s lightning-fast strumming) incredible, the final show’s greatest triumph was illustrating the range of the ukulele, each player’s style distinctly different with songs running the gamut from endearingly simple to strikingly complex.

And therein lies the appeal of the ukulele, as wonderfully represented by this festival, which really had something for first-time strummers, veteran musicians and non-playing fans. I recommend everyone pick up a uke now, maybe even join the Chico Uke Group meet-ups on first Tuesdays at Trinity (beginner lessons start at 6:30 p.m., with open jams beginning at 7 p.m.). If you give it a chance, you’ll likely be as eager as I am for next year’s festival. Ω

JAMAICAN VEGAN SNEAK-PEAK: A preview of Chef Patrick’s Jamaican vegan cuisine is celebrated with new art from Tashi Paulus and Brian Raphael, belly dancing and refreshment. Th, 2/21, 5-7pm. Free. 100th Monkey Books & Cafe, 642 West Fifth St.

Poetry/Literature CHICO POETRYSLAM: A two-round poetry slam featuring

visiting slam poet Quentin Talley out of North Carolina. Th, 2/21, 6-9pm. Butte College Chico Center, 2320 Forest Ave. CHC 109; (530) 895-1352.

CHICO POETRY SLAM Tonight, Feb. 21 Butte College Chico Center

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FINE ARTS Art 1078 GALLERY: The Spectacle of Ordinary

MASQUEERADE PARTY Saturday, Feb. 23 Chico Women’s Club

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Spectators, photography by Tom Patton highlighting the grace of everyday activities. Through 3/2. 820 Broadway, (530) 343-1973, www.1078gallery.org.

ANGELO’S CUCINA TRINACRIA: Maria Phillips

Exhibition, large, other-worldly watermedia paintings on display. Ongoing. 407 Walnut St., (530) 899-9996.

MANAS ART SPACE & GALLERY: BTW Have You Seen My Keys?, work from local artists in various media incorporating spare keychains. Through 3/7. 1441 C Park Ave., (530) 588-5183.

SALLY DIMAS ART GALLERY: People & Places

We Love, locally produced works of watercolor and oil. Through 3/1. 493 East Ave. #1, (530) 345-3063.

THE TURNER PRINT MUSEUM AT CSU: American

colors by Cynthia Sexton and large-scale ceramics by Delbert Rupp. Through 3/9. 180 E. Ninth Ave., (530) 879-1821, www.avenue9gallery.com.

International, exploring historic and modern abstraction, from the post-World War II birth of abstract expressionism to the present. Through 2/24. 400 W. First St. Meriam Library breezeway, CSU, Chico, (530) 898-4476, www.theturner.org.

BEATNIKS COFFEE HOUSE & BREAKFAST JOINT:

UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY: Art & Art History

AVENUE 9 GALLERY: Opposites Attract, water-

Drawings and Collages, works by Richard J. Robinson on display. Through 2/28. 1387 E. Eighth St., (530) 894-2800.

Faculty Exhibition, works from Chico State art and art history professors on display.

Through 2/27. 400 W First St. Trinity Hall, (530) 898-5864.

BOHO: Urban Oculars Photography Show, an

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COMMUNITY SEED SWAP: A potluck-style seed swap with speakers, info, plants and seeds for sale and a seed ball-making table Sa, 2/23, 26pm. Free. GRUB Cooperative, 1525 Dayton Rd.; (530) 828-6390.

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MAKING WAVES TO DEFEND SAC VALLEY WATER: An AquaAlliance presentation on political issues concerning North State groundwater will be followed by a silent auction and dance with live music from Three Fingers Whiskey.

Sa, 2/23, 7pm-midnight. Chico Grange, 2775 Nord Ave.; (530) 891-6965.

COMEDIAN ROBERT POST: The performer, director and writer who specializes in juggling, mime and ventriloquism appears as part of the Oroville Concert Association’s concert season. F, 2/22, 7:30pm. $25. Oroville State Theatre, 1489 Myers St. in Oroville; (530) 5382470.

querade party with no-host bar, DJ dancing, photo booth and live performances by Ryan Mattel and His Kingdom of Freaks and Chico State’s Acrobatics Club. Proceeds benefit Change 4 Change. Sa, 2/23, 8pm. $5. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St.; (530) 894-1978.

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Special Events CHICO BRIDAL SHOW: Dozens of wedding serviceproviders and professionals will be on hand to provide a one-stop shop for brides- and grooms-to-be. Su, 2/24, 12-5pm. $10 admission. Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, 2357 Fair St.; (530) 895-4666; www.ChicoBridalShow.com.

OROVILLE EAGLES WINE & BREW TASTING: Tastings from Quilici Winery, Long Creek Winery, Cordie Winery and Feather Falls Brewery and a silent auction to benefit local high school scholarships. Sa, 2/23, 5-7pm. $15.

Eagles Hall, 2010 Montgomery St. in Oroville; (530) 370-7638.

WINTER BEER PAIRING DINNER: A five-course

Special Events ALMOND BLOSSOM RUN: A 10K and 5K run through the almond orchards in Durham. Call for info.

Sa, 2/23, 9am. $30-$40. Durham High School, 9420 Putney Dr. in Durham, (530) 877-4503.

gourmet dinner paired with Sierra Nevada brews and hosted by Executive Chef Micheal Iles and Steve Grossman. Sa, 2/23, 6-10pm. $50. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 East 20th St.; (530) 345-2739; www.sierranevada.com/ bigroom.

Music AS I LAY DYING & THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA: The San Diego hardcore metal act As I Lay Dying, which earned a Grammy nomination for the 2007 album, An Ocean Between Us, splits the bill with The Devil Wears Prada. Metal and a Christian message. Su, 2/24, 7pm. $20. Senator Theatre, 517 Main St.; (530) 898-1497; www.jmaxproductions.net.

CLOSE TO YOU: TRIBUTE TO THE CARPENTERS: More than 20 Carpenters hits with Michelle Whited assuming Karen Carpenter vocal duties. Call for ticket info. Su, 2/24, 4-6pm. $20-$24. Paradise Performing Arts Center, 777

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Arts, the first exhibit in 2013’s Discovery Series features four contemporary artists from around the country. Through 3/9. 450 Orange St. 6, (530) 895-8726, www.chicoartcenter.com.

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.

Exhibit, works by the Chico Camera Club on display. Through 7/12. 411 Main St., (530) 8967214.

CHICO PAPER CO.: Lewis Jones, over 20 original scratch boards from the renowned local artist. Through 3/31.Mountain Series, the California Mountain Series—now including the recently completed “Tamalpais”—on display. Through 3/31. 345 Broadway, (530) 891-0900, www.chicopapercompany.com.

ELLIS ART & ENGINEERING SUPPLIES: Window

Gallery, a series of robot paintings by Justin Cooper and brightly colored geometric shapes by Carob Bradlyn. Through 2/28. 122 Broadway St., (530) 891-0335, www.ellis hasit.com.

HEALING ART GALLERY: Sten Hoiland, wire sculptures by Northern California artist Sten Hoiland. Through 4/11. 265 Cohasset Rd. inside Enloe Cancer Center, (530) 332-3856.

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CHICO MUNICIPAL BUILDING: Camera Club

MASQUEERADE PARTY: LGBTQ+ Fire & Ice mas-

Art Receptions work by Carob Bradlyn and Justin Cooper on display in the street window. F, 2/22, 3:305:30pm. Free. Ellis Art & Engineering Supplies, 122 Broadway St.; (530) 566-5494; www.ellis hasit.com.

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examination of underground culture through various photography styles and acrylic and spray paint canvas works.

Through 2/24. 225 Main St. D, (530) 895-3282.

Call for Artists 2013 ART FIESTA BOOTHS: Artist booths are still available for next spring’s event. Call or email for more info. Through 4/1. Matador Motel, 1934 Esplanade, (530) 487-4553.

CALIFORNIA NUT FESTIVAL EXHIBIT: Accepting fine art depicting the agricultural beauty, bounty and heritage of the North State. Call for more info. Through 3/1. Patrick Ranch Museum, 10381 Midway, Chico Halfway between Chico and Durham, (530) 570-7343.

CONTEMPORARY WOMAN ART SHOW: Works in all media except film, video and installation accepted from female artists 18 or older. Go online for more info. Through 2/23. Chico Art Center, 450 Orange St. 6, (530) 895-8726, www.chicoartcenter.com.

DIVERSITY ART SHOW: Artists may submit up to four pieces for the annual Diversity Art Exhibit. Go online for submissions forms and more info. Through 2/22. Free. Kendall Hall, CSU, CHICO Across from Sylvester’s Cafe, (530) 898-4764, www.tinyurl.com/ aabk2d9.

REFLECTIONS ON OUR AMERICAN HERITAGE: All media accepted for this exhibition of work drawing inspiration from American Heritage historical journals (available at the gallery). Call for more info. Through 3/16.

Manas Art Space & Gallery, 1441 C Park Ave., (530) 588-5183.

THURSDAY NIGHT MARKET PERFORMERS: Applications accepted for performance slots. Through 3/21. Contact for info, (530) 345-6500.

JAMES SNIDLE FINE ARTS AND APPRAISALS:

Emily Weil Exhibition, large, abstract acrylic paintings and figures in watercolor and pastel. Through 3/31. 254 E. Fourth St., (530) 343-2930, www.jamessnidlefinearts.com.

Mozart and the kid No pressure or anything, Nellie Ponarul, you’re just opening for Mozart. The North State Symphony will be closing out its Experience Charm program this Sunday, Feb. 24, at Laxson Auditorium, with the Austrian composer’s final great work, Symphony No. 41, the “Jupiter Symphony.” And as the winner of last year’s High School Youth Artist Audition, EDITOR’S PICK Ponarul (who is also a member of the symphony’s violin section) gets the honor of performing as soloist for one of the program’s earlier numbers, the first movement of Samuel Barber’s Violin Concerto.

Also on tap for the symphony’s first concert of the new year will be Stravinsky’s “Pulcinella Suite.”

—JASON CASSIDY February 21, 2013

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Nunnelly Rd. in Paradise; (530) 273-5486; www.starbrightshows.com.

EXPERIENCE CHARM: The North State Symphony

performs Mozart’s powerful Jupiter Symphony. Also on the program is Barber’s Violin Concerto, “Mvt. 1” (featuring Young Artist Audition winner Nellie Ponarul) and Stravinsky’s “Puncinella Suite.” Su, 2/24, 2pm. $18-$32. Laxson Auditorium, 400 W. First St. CSU, Chico; (530) 898-5739; www.chicoper formances.com.

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26TUES Poetry/Literature AUTHOR PRESENTATION: Local author and fitness

expert Lani Muelrath speaks on her book Fit Quickies. Tu, 2/26, 7pm. Free. Lyon Books, 121 W. Fifth St.; (530) 891-3338; www.lyonbooks.com.

27WED Special Events FREE SCI-FI FILM SERIES: A sci-fi film series to

coincide with the exhibit Infinity and Beyond kicks off with the 1936’s Flash Gordon. W, 121pm through 3/13. Free. Valene L. Smith Museum of Anthropology, CSUC Meriam Library Complex, (530) 898-5397.

IT HAPPENS IN CHICO: HUMAN TRAFFICKING: Speakers will include a human trafficking survivor, Chico State professor Kate Transchel and Ashley Bryant, executive director of Run for Courage. Buffet lunch included. W, 2/27, 121:30pm. $20-$30. Chico Elks Lodge, 1705 Manzinita, (530) 966-0778, www.sichico.com.

RENT PARTY: A dance and dinner to pay homage the parties by Harlemites in the ’20s and ’30s to pay rent. Attendees encouraged to dress as their favorite figure of the era. W, 2/27, 7:30pm. $5. Harlen Adams Theatre, W. First St. CSU, Chico campus, (530) 898-5739.

Music CALDER QUARTET: From classical works to contemporary improvisation, the string quartet plays Beethoven, Mozart, Hayden and throws in a few surprises. W, 2/27, 7:30pm. $11-$25.

Laxson Auditorium, 400 W. First St. CSU, Chico, (530) 898-6333, www.chicoperformances.com.

DELHI 2 DUBLIN: A blending of hip-hop and electronic beats, traditional Indian influences and Celtic music. W, 2/27, 7:30pm. $20. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 East 20th St., (530) 3452739, www.sierranevada.com/bigroom.

BULLETIN BOARD Community 5 BROKEN CAMERAS SCREENING: A film relating a first-hand account of life and nonviolent resistance in a West Bank village surrounded

by Israeli settlements. Th, 2/21, 7-9pm. Free.

100th Monkey Books & Cafe, 642 West Fifth St., (530) 228-1344.

AFRICAN DANCE CLASS: A workout set to the sounds and rhythms of West Africa. Call for info. M, 6pm. $10. Chico Grange Hall, 2775 Old Nord Ave. North off of Hwy 32 and East Ave, (530) 321-5607.

AFRO CARIBBEAN DANCE: Dances of Cuba, Haiti,

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

THE BUSINESS OF ART: A community panel discussion focused on understanding individuals or organizations that have a stake in the art business. Th, 2/21, 5:30-7:30pm. Free. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway, (530) 343-1973, www.1078gallery.org.

CHAPMAN FARMERS MARKET: A farmers’ market in the park serving as a neighborhood collaborative forum focusing on healthy lifestyle promotion, education and access. F, 2-5:30pm through 12/31. Free. Dorothy Johnson Center, 775 E. 16th St., (530) 592-0889, www.cchaos.org.

CHAPMANTOWN HEALTH CARE WORKSHOP: A family oriented program including a review of county and Chico-area health care resources and info on alternatives to health care. Sa, 2/23, 10am-noon. Free. Salvation Army, 567 E. 16th St., (530) 781-4676.

CHICO HERITAGE ASSOCIATION MEETING: The CHA’s annual meeting and open house includes guest speaker photographer Byron Wolfe. Su, 2/24, 2pm. Free. Old Municipal Building, 414 Main St., (530) 345-7522.

COMMUNITY ACTION SUMMIT: A community meeting to address alcohol-related issues raised by the Community Call to Action published by 28 civic leaders last month. Go online for more info. F, 2/22, 10am-4pm. Free.

Bell Memorial Union Building, Chico State, (530) 898-6131, http://tinyurl.com/b5dknh2.

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

Call for details, (530) 891-6524.

DIABETES PREVENTION LECTURE: A discussion of

Wednesday, Feb. 27 Laxson Auditorium

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LOST ARBORETUM WALK: A short guided tour of a collection of century-old trees. Call for more info. Su, 2/24, 9:30am. Free. Cedar Grove, Lower Bidwell Park, (530) 342-2293.

NED TALKS: Weekly “Nature Education” talks in which community members share short tales of the outdoor world to inspire, inform and engage. Call to register. Tu, 7pm through 2/26.

Chico Creek Nature Center, 1968 E. Eighth St., (530) 891-4671, www.bidwellpark.org.

PEMA CHODRON: A video presentation of Pema

talks followed by discussion and tea. Fourth Sa of every month, 9am-noon. Donations. Sky Creek Dharma Center, 120 Three Oaks Ct., (530) 893-8088, wwww.skycreekdharma center.org.

REVIVING OPHELIA SCREENING: A drama shining light on abusive relationships presented by the Paradise Center for Tolerance and Nonviolence. Th, 2/21, 7pm. Free. Butte County Library, Paradise Branch, 5922 Clark Rd. in Paradise, (530) 872-6320, www.butte county.net/bclibrary/Paradise.htm.

SOUL SHAKE DANCE CHURCH: Drop your mind,

Feather River Hospital’s popular dinner and lecture series continues with Zelijka Chobanov, M.D., on stroke awareness, risk factors, prevention and more. Call for reservations. Th, 2/21, 6pm. $10. Church of Christ, 1181 Pearson Rd. in Paradise, (530) 876-7154.

class to help low-income families establish health eating habits. Third Th of every month, 6-7pm through 6/21. Opens 2/21. Free. OPT for Healthy Living, 1311 Mangrove Ave. B Mangrove and 3rd Ave, (530) 345-0678, www.optfitforkids.org.

FARMERS MARKET - SATURDAY: Baked goods, honey, fruits and veggies, crafts and more.

FOLK DANCING: Traditional folk dancing, no partners necessary. Call for more info. F, 8pm through 3/1. $2. Chico Creek Dance Centre, 1144 W. First St., (530) 345-8134.

FREE HEALTH CLINIC: Free services for minor

medical ailments. Call for more info. Su, 14pm. Free. Shalom Free Clinic, 1190 E. First Ave. Corner of Downing and E. 1st Ave, (530) 518-8300, www.shalomfreeclinic.org.

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1108 Sherman Ave., (530) 933-8244, www.butte county.net/bclibrary.

DINNER WITH THE DOCTOR: STROKE AWARENESS:

Farmers’ Market, Parking Lot, (530) 893-3276.

HERBALIST TALK: PROSTATE CANCER: Herbalist

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Sa, 7:30am-1pm. Chico Certified Saturday

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Friday, Feb. 22 Bell Memorial Union

strategies to keep healthy through diet, activity and medications with diabetes specialist Beverly Thomassian. Sa, 2/23, 12-2pm.

Free. Panighetti’s Eatery, 2760 Esplanade 100, (530) 865-5120, www.panighettis.com.

EAT RIGHT WHEN MONEY IS TIGHT: A monthly

CALDER QUARTET

COMMUNITY ACTION SUMMIT

Harry Chrissakis discusses the use of herbs for treating prostate cancer. Th, 2/21, 6:307:30pm. Butte County Library, Chico Branch,

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, 872-7085.

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 weekly workshop with discussions and presentations designed for men and women seeking to enhance their outlook on life. Interaction encouraged but not required. Tu, 6-7:30pm through 2/26. Free.

Chico Area Recreation District (CARD), 545 Vallombrosa Ave., (530) 895-4711, www.chico rec.com.

UNDERSTANDING YOUR HEART MEDICATIONS: A presentation by Clinical Services Pharmacist Kristapor Thomassian. Bring your medication list. Th, 2/21, 5-7pm. Free. Enloe Conference Center, 1528 Esplanade, (530) 332-7370.

WRITING GROUP: All writers welcome. Bring

paper, a pen and writing to share. F, 3:305pm. Free. 100th Monkey Books & Cafe, 642 West Fifth St.

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Hever since his childhood in the Midwest, when mon pere, the French-film scholar Etienne Bourride,

enri has loved grilled-cheese sandwiches

would prepare them, along with a big pot of the traditional go-with, tomato soup—comfort food for our Saturday-afternoon movies on the old Bourride console by television. He loved American westHenri Bourride erns, and I have fond memories of hbourride@ sitting with him, sipping soup and yahoo.com munching on the sandwiches as we watched John Wayne in search of Natalie Wood or firing at Indians attempting to overtake the stagecoach on which he rode shotgun.

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Grilled Cheese Then he’d hold up his glass of Follow Mayhem Bordeaux. “To the great American on Twitter @Mayhemnation West. Et fromages et pain. Et à la or search for and santé.” like them on Ah, simpler times.

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“Look,” she said. “They’re parked over on The Esplanade by Enloe Hospital today. Let’s go.”

Mayhem Gourmet Grilled Cheese, run by husband and wife Jeremy and Jennie Wolfe, is a welcome addition to Chico’s burgeoning street-food scene. They have a standard menu of six different grilled-cheese sandwiches ($6 each), plus two children’s sandwiches ($3)—though sometimes they offer a special pulledpork-and-cheese for $7.50. Each comes with a small cup of fresh tomato soup. Another $2 gets you a bag of chips and a Capri Sun. All sandwiches come on sliced sourdough with several choices of cheese (with fontina common to all).

The catch—and actually the fun part, we realize now—is that they’re mobile, in a different location each day, and you need to go to their Facebook page or Twitter feed to find out where. From Vallombrosa in front of the post office to Philadelphia Square to out by the airport, they’re usually serving from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., often from 6 p.m. to 8 pm., and sometimes offering “late-night cheese” until 2 a.m. Sometimes they move to a new location during the middle of a “shift,” notifying customers via Facebook/Twitter.

On our first visit, I ordered the bacon with maplechipotle jelly, and Colette got the sun-dried tomato and turkey with pesto. We brought them back to the house and opened a bottle of old-vine Zin (lacking Bordeaux, a decent Plan B) and ate them as we watched Joe, Jerry and Sugar Kane. Very good, perfectly grilled, golden and gooey, though I expected a little more bite to the pesto. Perhaps in the good-old summertime, when fresh basil is more available, Mayhem’s pesto will be jazzier.

We’ve found them several times since and have always been satisfied. I especially like the pepperoni with marinara and parmesan. Once, the truck parked on Main Street between Fourth and Fifth, Henri caught sight of Duffy’s Tavern out of the corner of his eye. The five-minute wait for his sandwich gave him the perfect opportunity to pop in for a mid-day cocktail. He had just stepped back into daylight when the truck’s pick-up window opened and his name was called—his grilled cheese with Applewood ham and jalapeño jelly was ready. And delicious. Mon pere would have approved. Ω

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THURSDAY 2|21—WEDNESDAY 2|27 OPEN MIKEFULL: Open mic night to share

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Friday, Feb. 22 1078 Gallery SEE FRIDAY

your music, poetry, comedy, or other talents in a 10-minute slot. First and Third Th of every month, 7pm. $1.

Paradise Grange Hall, 5704 Chapel Dr. in Paradise; (530) 873-1370.

ROBIN BACIOR: The folky singer-song-

Sixth St.; (530) 514-8888; www.liveatflo.weebly.com.

JOHN SEID & LARRY PETERSON: The local duo

21THURSDAY AARON RICH & FRIENDS: Country music round-robin. Third and First Th of every month, 9pm. Free. Crazy Horse

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

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

midnight. Lynn’s Optimo, 9225 Skyway in Paradise; (530) 872-1788.

CHICO JAZZ COLLECTIVE: Thursday jazz.

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

CHUCK EPPERSON JR BAND: R&B, soul

and blues on the back patio. Th, 2/21, 6-9pm. Free. LaSalles, 229 Broadway; (530) 893-1891.

IMPROV JAM: Open jam with Michael

Gaughan. Th, 5-8pm. Cafe Flo, 365 E.

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plays The Beatles, standards, blues and more. Th, 5-8pm through 2/28. Free.

Grana, 198 E. Second St.; 809-2304.

LAST STAND: A stand-up comedy open-

mic. First and third of every month, 8-10pm. Cafe Flo, 365 E. Sixth St.; (530) 514-8888; www.liveatflo.weebly.com.

LOW FLYING BIRDS: Danceable acoustic

writer (and former Chicoan) brings her beautiful voice to Coda in support of her latest EP, I Left You, Still In Love.

The Rugs and Adam Scarborough open. Th, 2/21, 8pm. $5. Café Coda, 265 Humboldt Ave.; (530) 566-9476; www.cafecoda.com.

22FRIDAY ACES UP: A mix of blue-collar country

and energized rock in the brewery. F, 2/22, 9pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino, 3 Alverda Dr. in Oroville; (530) 533-3885; www.featherfallscasino.com.

folk music. Th, 2/21, 6:30pm. Free.

Johnnie’s Restaurant, 220 W. Fourth St. inside Hotel Diamond; (530) 8951515; www.johnniesrestaurant.com.

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

MATTEO PLAYS FILM SCORES: Classical

Rancho Mars. F, 5-8pm. Free. Towne Lounge, 327 Main St.; (530) 896-0235.

guitarist Matteo plays film scores and light classics. Th, 6pm. Free. Angelo’s Cucina Trinacria, 407 Walnut St.; (530) 899-9996.

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

THE FUNCTION: F, 2/22, 8pm. LaSalles, 229 Broadway; (530) 893-1891.

HA PENNY BRIDGE: Led by Chico songwriter Mark McKinnon, the Celtic music group is a longtime local favorite. Brad Mackeson and Garrett Gray open. F, 2/22, 8pm. $5. Café Coda, 265 Humboldt Ave.; (530) 566-9476; www.cafecoda.com.

IRISH MUSIC HAPPY HOUR: A Chico tradition: Friday night happy hour with a traditional Irish music session by the Pub Scouts. F, 4pm. $1. Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St.; (530) 343-7718.

IRON MTN: LA-based instrumental heaviness. Local metal acts Sorin and Amarok open. F, 2/22, 7:30pm. $5.

Monstros Pizza & Subs, 628 W. Sacramento Ave.; (530) 345-7672.

F, 2/22, 8:30pm. Free. Gold Country Casino, 4020 Olive Hwy in Oroville; (530) 534-9892; www.goldcountry casino.com.

JAZZ TRIBUTE TO NIRVANA: The local jazz fusion band will devote the first hour of its set to Nirvana. F, 2/22, 11am.

Free. Café Coda, 265 Humboldt Ave.; (530) 566-9476; www.cafecoda.com.

SLY FOX: Live classic rock and country in the lounge. F, 2/22, 8:30pm. Free.

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

TWISTED STRATEGIES CD RELEASE: F,

2/22, 8:30pm. $7. Origami Lounge, 7th

23SATURDAY CHILI SAUCE: Smooth R&B in the lounge.

Sa, 2/23, 9pm. Free. Colusa Casino Resort, 3770 Hwy. 45 in Colusa; (530) 458-8844; www.colusacasino.com.

CHUCK EPPERSON JR BAND: Live soul,

R&B and blues. Sa, 2/23, 7-10pm. Free.

Sol Mexican Grill, 3269 Esplanade; (530) 342-4616; www.solmexicangrill.com.

GUITAR PROJECT: A semi-regular guitar showcase hosted by Warren Haskell.

Sa, 2/23, 7:30pm. $10. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway; (530) 343-1973; www.1078 gallery.org.

and Cherry streets; (530) 774-5474.

THE CD RELEASE & THE FUNCTION

midnight. Lynn’s Optimo, 9225 Skyway in Paradise; (530) 872-1788.

COUNTRY NIGHT: Live country music with

DRMS: A Bay Area indie group described as “the voice of Billie Holiday blended with a drop of folk” and an electroinfluence. Locals Clouds on Strings, Palaver and Birdy Fiedler open. F, 2/22, 8pm. $5-$10. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway; (530) 343-1973; www.1078gallery.org.

JAMES SLACK BAND: Live country music.

Twisted Strategies

Will this be a little too much for Chico? Can we have sustain two rap shows in one night?

We’re about to find out this Friday, Feb. 22, as Twisted Strategies parties at Origami Lounge in celebration of the release of its first album, while downtown, The Function goes down at LaSalles. Both shows are packed, with TyBox and The Resonators supporting Twisted Strategies, and a marathon of MCs taking the stage at LaSalles—from Sac’s Abstract Ninja to locals Big Slim, Young Dojah, Linguistix and more—for The Function.

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THIS WEEK: FIND MORE ENTERTAINMENT AND SPECIAL EVENTS ON PAGE 42 Main St.; (530) 898-1497; www.jmaxpro ductions.net.

CLOSE TO YOU: TRIBUTE TO THE CARPENTERS: More than 20 Carpenters hits with Michelle Whited assuming Karen Carpenter vocal duties. Call for ticket info. Su, 2/24, 4-6pm. $20-$24.

Paradise Performing Arts Center, 777 Nunnelly Rd. in Paradise; (530) 2735486; www.starbrightshows.com.

JAZZ: Weekly jazz. Su, 4-6pm. Has Beans Internet Cafe & Galleria, 501 Main St.; (530) 894-3033; www.hasbeans.com.

AS I LAY DYING

LED ZEPAGAIN: A totally rockin’ Led

Sunday, Feb. 24 Senator Theatre

Zeppelin tribute band in the brewery.

Sa, 2/23, 9:30pm. $5. Feather Falls

SEE SUNDAY

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

JAMES SLACK BAND: Live country music

in the lounge. Sa, 2/23, 8:30pm. Free.

Gold Country Casino, 4020 Olive Hwy in Oroville; (530) 534-9892; www.gold countrycasino.com.

SLY FOX: Live classic rock and country in the lounge. Sa, 2/23, 8:30pm. Free.

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

MAX CABELLO JR: Live blues, rock and

soul. Sa, 2/23, 9pm. Free. Rolling Hills Casino, 2655 Barham Ave. in Corning; (530) 528-3500; www.rollinghills casino.com.

MOSHKA: The funky rockers out of Las

24SUNDAY AS I LAY DYING & THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA: The San Diego hardcore metal

Vegas appear with members of the March Fourth Marching Band’s horn section. DJ Becca opens. Sa, 2/23, 9pm. $5-$8. Lost On Main, 319 Main St.; (530) 891-1853.

act As I Lay Dying, which earned a Grammy nomination for the 2007 album, An Ocean Between Us, splits the bill with The Devil Wears Prada.

Metal and a Christian message. Su, 2/24, 7pm. $20. Senator Theatre, 517

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25MONDAY JAZZ HAPPY HOUR: With the Carey

Robinson Trio. M, 5-7pm. Cafe Flo, 365 E. Sixth St.; (530) 514-8888; www.liveat flo.weebly.com

26TUESDAY AARON JAQUA: An open singer-song-

writer night. Tu, 7-9pm. Free. Cafe Flo, 365 E. Sixth St.; (530) 514-8888; www.liveatflo.weebly.com.

BELLY DANCE CLASS: Weekly belly dance with BellySutra. Tu, 6-7pm. $8. 100th Monkey Books & Cafe, 642 West Fifth St.

SHIGEMI & FRIENDS: Weekly live jazz with keyboardist Shigemi Minetaka and

rotating accompaniment. Tu, 7-9pm.

Free. Farm Star Pizza, 2359 Esplanade; (530) 343-2056; www.farmstar pizza.com.

OPEN MIC: All ages welcome. W, 7pm. Free.

100th Monkey Books & Cafe, 642 West Fifth St.

ROCK FIGHT: Local ska-punk rockers

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Brass Hysteria and alternative rock band MIP square off in Z-Rock’s “Rock Off.” W, 2/27, 9pm. $3. LaSalles, 229 Broadway, (530) 893-1891.

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WAY OUT WEST: A weekly country music showcase with The Blue Merles. W, 79pm. Cafe Flo, 365 E. Sixth St., (530) 514-8888, www.liveatflo.weebly.com.

CALDER QUARTET: From classical works to contemporary improvisation, the string quartet plays Beethoven, Mozart, Hayden and throws in a few surprises. W, 2/27, 7:30pm. $11-$25.

Laxson Auditorium, 400 W. First St. CSU, Chico, (530) 898-6333, www.chicoperformances.com.

DELHI 2 DUBLIN: W, 2/27, 7:30pm. $20.

Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 East 20th St., (530) 345-2739, www.sierra nevada.com/bigroom.

INTO THE OPEN EARTH: The local thrash and sludge metal band kicks off a brief West Coast tour. Like-minded locals Armed for Apocalypse and Io Torus open. W, 2/27, 7pm. $5. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway, (530) 343-1973, www.1078 gallery.org.

JAZZ TRIO: Every Wednesday with Carey

Robinson and company. W, 5-7pm. Free.

Cafe Flo, 365 E. Sixth St., (530) 514-8888, www.liveatflo.weebly.com.

LAURIE DANA: Soul, light rock, blues, country, tin pan alley, jazz and more.

W, 7-9pm. Free. VIP Ultra Lounge, 191 E. Second St. Upstairs from The Beach.

DELHI 2 DUBLIN

“Mash it up, Celtic Punjabi style.” C’mon, if that isn’t enough to at least pique your interest in Delhi 2 Dublin, then check your pulse. The Vancouver, B.C., crew mixes traditional instruments and sounds over an electronic beat to create a fun and hyper brand of dance music that makes it impossible not to move constantly. Drink plenty of fluids and park it on the dance floor at the Big Room Wednesday, Feb. 27.

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Blamer But Willis’ name on the marquee is kind of a crapshoot. There are also those movies where you have a dead-eyed Willis seemingly looking past the camera at his agent snapping the check. A Good Day to Die Hard is one of those movies, where Willis copping the “I’m getting too old for this shit” line would’ve been clever in comparison. This fifth entry in the increasingly flaccid Die Hard franchise is obviously just a cash grab from top to bottom.

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A Good Day hits the bullet points of the franchise without really putting much creative thought into it, with the most attention probably being paid to where to drop McClane’s infamous catchphrase. And unlike other entries, there’s no solid villain to hiss at. Here we have a handful of international faces with such odd quirks as tap dancing and chewing carrots, but no real grounding in true villainy. There’s no Timothy Olyphant to be found here, let alone an Alan Rickman for Willis to play off.

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entry changed the way Hollywood looked at action movies. Willis’ John McClane was an everyman hero who rendered obsolete the muscle-bound cartoons who had ruled the action genre up to that time, a regular Joe who bled when he walked barefoot through broken glass and relied more on a weary cleverness than brute force. Unfortunately, the Willis/McClane of A Good Day to Die Hard is nothing but a sadeyed parody of himself in a generic

of family bonding is blowing shit up, so lots of shit gets blown up. It’s nothing more or less than two hours of a constant barrage of noisy CGI images held together by a hodgepodge of action tropes assembled by committee, aping the Bourne montage aesthetic without really grasping what makes it work.

Willis’ presence alone keeps this from being a complete waste of time (well, other than the constant mayhem shtick poking the lizard brain), but there’s really nothing else of any value to hang your matinee buck on. Now is a good day to just let this franchise die already. Ω

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little before killing more witches. Rinse, lather and repeat. It isn’t boring. It’s just not interesting. Cinemark 14. Rated R —C.B.

A Haunted House

Opening this week Dark Skies

Something very alien is terrorizing a suburban family in this sci-fi thriller starring Josh Hamilton and Keri Russell. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

Snitch

The Rock stars as a dad who makes a deal with the DEA to be an informant and go undercover in a drug cartel in order to free his wrongfully imprisoned son. Cinemark 14 and Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG-13.

Marlon Wayans stars in this spoof of the Paranormal Activity franchise. Cinemark 14.

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Identity Thief

A raunchy comedy starring Jason Batemen as a businessman who tracks down the deceptively wily woman (played by Melissa McCarthy) who has stolen his identity.

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Swedish director Lasse Hallström (Chocolat, The Cider House Rules) helms this story of a young woman (Julianne Hough) who moves to a small town in North Carolina to hide from her past only to find that, after getting close to a local widower (Josh Duhamel), her past has followed her to the sticks. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

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This multi-prize-winner is actually a rather small picture, a two-character drama that takes place mostly inside a nicely appointed apartment in Paris. And if there’s a largeness of theme operating in that intimate setting, it too sounds rather daunting—the two characters are an elderly married couple, a pair of retired music teachers, with husband Georges (Jean-Louis Trintignant) tending to wife Anne (Emmanuelle Riva) in the aftermath of two strokes, the second of which brings rapidly advancing physical debilitation with it. Part of what is distinctive about Amour is that it deals with its grim subject matter in a manner that is both brutally frank and gentle and compassionate. Plus, as its title should remind us, Amour is also a love story, albeit one that is not conventionally “romantic.”

Pageant Theatre. Rated PG-13 —J.C.S.

Beautiful Creatures

A mysterious newcomer to a small Southern town brings with her magical powers that have the potential to lead her to the dark side, something the local boy whose eye she’s caught is determined to not let happen. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

Escape from Planet Earth

Brendan Fraser, Rob Corddry, Jessica Alba and William Shatner are among those who provide voices for this animated feature about the adventures of a superstar astronaut and his nerdy brother. Cinemark 14 and Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG.

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It does deliver what the title promises, but nothing more. After breaking into a gingerbread house and whacking the witch who tried to serve them up as dinner, the Grimm’s fairy-tale characters grow up to become fearless witch hunters. And that’s pretty much all there is to the movie. Hansel (Jeremy Renner) and Gretel (Gemma Arterton) suit up in fetish gear and strap on their steampunk arsenal and go hunting ugly women across the landscape of Middle Ages Germany. The cinematography is lovely and the action sequences are competent enough, but it’s all empty calories. Our two bounty hunters take on witches. Then they vogue a

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Steven Soderbergh has become one of our rare interesting American filmmakers, so it’s disappointing that he’s pulling a retirement with this film. As such, Side Effects is kind of a disappointment as a career capstone, but still delivers plenty of pleasures and surprises. In some ways a throwback to the psychological thrillers of the ’90s, here we follow a woman (Rooney Mara) flipping out over the stress of the return of her husband (Channing Tatum) from prison and her flirtation with Big Pharma. Unfortunately, those li’l pills lead to the eponymous complications and plenty of twists and turns. Soderbergh respects his audience enough that he doesn’t turn the scenario into a screed and focuses instead on the inherent drama. Way more interesting (and way more to the story) than the premise implies. Cinemark 14 and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated. R —C.B.

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Here we have America a few years after the rise of the dead and the ensuing fall of the living. The few folks who huddle behind a walled-off sector of the city don’t care about what brought about the plague, because they are too busy staying alive. The dead don’t care, because they’re dead. Well, aside from one zombie who we come to know as “R” (Nicholas Hoult) whose heart begins to flutter when he spies a hottie breather named Julie (Teresa Palmer). He tries the ever-reliable approach to stealing a woman’s heart of eating the brains of her boyfriend, which, um, gives R the dude’s memories and kick starts his heart.

Ultimately, Warm Snitch Bodies delivers by balancing a sweet li’l love story while maintaining the underlying grottiness of the zombie premise. Cinemark 14 and Feather River Cinemas.

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Dervish

Ever since Dervish hit the scene, the musicians have paved new roads, expanding the limits of what Irish/Celtic music can encompass. Their rhythm section—three players using anything from mandolins to guitars in any given combination—is undoubtedly world class. This serves as the harmonious canvas upon which the fiddle, wind, and accordion soar to roaring heights; these six players alone have the sheer talent to conquer.

With the delicate and completely honest voice of Cathy Jordan in the mix, concertgoers witness a group whose power is unstoppable.

Their musical offerings match, and at times even outdo, anything the Chieftains could manage—this is the new apex of Irish music, period.

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B intermission of The Loveseat Diaries, my face hurt from laughing and grinning so much. Last Satur-

y the time the lights went up for the first

day night (Feb. 16), Chico experimental prog-rockers The Pageant Dads made their musiby cal-theater debut with a Valentine’s Jason Day satire that had the over-packed Cassidy house laughing, whooping and even jasonc@ breaking their glasses (OK, just one newsreview.com broken glass) during one very fun night of local theater.

The Pageant Dads have been Review: incorporating their alter-egos—four The Loveseat friends, each a father of a youth Diaries , Saturday, Feb. 16, beauty-pageant contestant—into at 1078 Gallery. skits interspersed among songs during their live gigs for the past year, and The Loveseat Diaries was an extended three-act romantic-comedy musical-theater version of the concept.

The story centers mostly on Ruth Wardwell, played

by Dads’ guitarist Danny Wardwell, a single, unemployed sad sack who spends his nights on the loveseat of his band mate Craig D’Anthony (bassist Gavin Fitzgerald) and who is hoping to get accepted as a contestant on the TV dating show Blind Chance at Love. Meanwhile, Ruth’s band is busy rehearsing for its upcoming “big” concert at the Holiday Inn, and when Ruth does get the invite to the dating show, it turns out the day of its taping falls on the same night as the big gig.

Ruth chooses love over rock, and his band replaces him with hotshot Chili Dog (played with cock-rock gusto by local metal shredder Matt Shilts). And from that turn, the story splits in two—with shenanigans including the taping of the sleezy dating show hosted

by Kurt Saywut (served up with extra cheese by Kenny Kelly) and an increasingly overbearing Chili Dog singing about his, well, Chili Dog. In fact, except for the rousing, proggy closing number “Baby Mamba Drama” (featuring Michael Bone’s schizoid guitar work), the rocking “Chili Dog Anthem” was the best song of the night (with drummer Alex Coffin’s silly and endearing “Yellow Pages Song” right up there as well).

There were also a couple of really funny, wellplaced video segments as well. Although, while the first one, featuring a day in the sad life of Ruth, was hysterical, the second one, which looked in on him

and his blind date (with the darkly weird, air-headed No. 1 Date, played by Jessica Sijan) as they had dinner, was so quiet that it sucked most of the energy from the promising-looking scene.

For me, though, the most fun was had in the interplay among the guys in the band. The Pageant Dads are just flat-out hilarious. I especially enjoyed Wardwell’s well-timed deadpan as the clueless Ruth, as well as Fitzgerald’s cheesy, smooth-talking Craig, the dental hygienist with the mustache and the leased ’09 Sebring. His resonant voice and dry, natural comebacks and asides killed me (and I almost spit up a lung every time he took an exaggerated running start at the mic to make a loud point).

The production reminded me a lot of the Blue Room Theatre’s unhinged late-night shows, or some of the holiday-themed productions at the old Chico Cabaret, where looser, musical shows often opened things up and created a more interactive experience for the audience than the usual straight play. The style is fun and inviting, and The Loveseat Diaries excelled in that regard. And the audience ate it up.

The thing is, even though I was prepared to factor in their inexperience—this was The Pageant Dads’ and producer Joshua Hegg’s first foray into theater—and give the them a bit more of a break, it turns out that they’re actually already good enough to make legitimate screwball/musical theater. The places where they faltered weren’t a product of inexperience, but rather had to do with technical problems that interrupted the flow. And given the fact that the Dads and their production crew are all experienced performers, technically proficient musicians, and audio engineers, they undoubtedly already possess the skills needed to correct uneven sound (as when one character would be on a mic, while another was off), or redo crummy sound on a prerecorded video segment. So, no pass given there.

Thankfully, The Pageant Dads are pretty damn good writers in addition to being excellent musicians.

Their characters were funny and were very naturally played (by the band and their actor/musician friends), and their ridiculous and funny story about hopeless people searching for love and recognition followed a well-constructed, engaging narrative and was very sweet. Sweet, and funny, and crazy, and rocking. It was a great start, one that hopefully will lead to even Ω more productions by the innovative crew.

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Close to the Bone - Unplugged Smokin’ Joe Kubek & Bnois King Delta Groove I don’t doubt that, during the course of their 20plus-year association as they worked on new songs, these two found themselves quietly plunking away on their acoustic guitars long before the “unplugged” movement became fashionable, so they probably didn’t need much coaxing to come up with a plan for this album. While six of the 14 songs are duets, the others feature various Delta Groove artists who join in (e.g., guitarist Kirk Fletcher plays on six tracks; producer Randy Chortkoff plays harmonica on two). For me, though, the duets are the meatiest part of the disc. The usual themes are present: woman trouble; out of work; and general problems we all face as, for example, in “Ordinary Man.” One of the CD’s 12 originals, it describes an ordinary man who’s just “trying to lead a decent life”; he’s just lost his job and is trying to hold onto his wife. Further complicating things are the politicians: “They say ‘together we stand, divided we fall’/ but when the voting is over they forget about us all.” Sound familiar? One bright spot is the uptempo ode to women, “My Hat’s Off to You”: “I’m in awe,” King sings, “and mystified, too/ When I look at a woman, my hat’s off to you.”

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Reading this science-fiction-skewering novel recalls past sci-fi metanarratives such as the cult parody Galaxy Quest and Star Trek: The Next Generation’s “Lower Decks” episode. Redshirts wants to be the perfect hybrid of these examples—providing humorous insight into the deus ex machina tactics sci-fi writers cling to—but while John Scalzi deliciously lampoons the illogical fallacies and cheap tricks that fill our favorite sci-fi stories (like the stock “redshirt” character doomed to die early), he fails to remember the rich characters and settings that originally drew us into those stories. It’s fun to see how far Scalzi pushes the metanarrative, and readers will enjoy recalling multiple incidents across multiple series that are guilty of Scalzi’s accusations of lazy writing. The problem here is that Scalzi points out these shortcomings by embracing them himself. It succeeds as satire; it fails as storytelling.

Blank faces devoid of characterization provide excellent commentary on the expendable redshirts, but Scalzi asks them to be main characters in a non-descript sci-fi setting. He does drop the lazy-writing tool during the three codas, but by then it’s too little too late, and more redshirts have senselessly died.

18 South

An array of influences informs 18 South’s music. The organic and earthy quality of their sound rings with overtones of blues, bluegrass, jazz, and gospel; their stripped-down acoustic approach is truly Americana.

Larry Atamanuik (drums) and Mike Bub (doghouse bass) hold down a deep and unmovable groove behind Jimmy Wallace’s rich vocals and slamming New Orleans-style piano. On that foundation Guthrie Trapp freely expresses his fluid and versatile guitar style alongside fellow guitar virtuoso and Grammy winner Jon Randall. Atop it all Jessi Alexander nails the audience to the wall with her smoky, heart-wrenching vocals. Alexander’s style reflects the best of the Memphis and Nashville scenes. She wrote “The Climb,” a song that spent 15 weeks as a #1 hit on the charts. This show is with out a doubt, a “Bob’s Pick.”

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CHICO IS SO BADASS Arts DEVO is kind of being blown away by our sleepy little town right now. February sunshine already had me all aflutter with an intense case of spring fever blooming alongside the almond blossoms. But now there is all this other local radness joining the sunny vision of local beauty in my head.

FIRST BADASS THING: LOCAL CD’S Like the grasses of the foothills,

Chico bands have been lying in wait for just enough sunshine to sprout fresh, green tunes for the local soundtrack. Over the period of just one month, five bands will drop new discs: Broken Rodeo (March 9, at Café Coda); Bogg, So Happy It Hurts (March 14, at Café Coda); Michelin Embers Talapatchei (March); The Chrome (March 28, Café Coda); Surrogate, Post Heroic (April 5, LaSalles).

SECOND BADASS THING: SPRING CONCERTS I’ve already expressed my approval of Calvin Johnson’s band the Hive Dwellers coming to town (joining The Chrome at their CDrelease on March 28). But now I’ve heard rumors of Seattle’s rainy-day surf-rockers La Luz possibly coming sometime in March, and I’ve also read a bona fide confirmed report of Seattle’s most excellent Band of Horses playing at the Senator on April 16! The dream-pop quintet is responsible for two Band of badasses of my favorite songs of the last decade—“Is there a Ghost,” “Funeral”—and I will totally be that annoying guy next to you singing every word out loud.

AND, THE REALLY BADASS THING: GORDY OHLIGER Our local walking,

talking, singing/strumming history lesson is already officially a badass, having been crowned Local Badass during the CN&R’s 2009 Chico Area Music Awards. The Banjo-ologist (who also plays a mean guitar) has been the subject of a PBS documentary for his virtuosic interpretations of the past couple centuries of American folk music, and he had definitely earned his recognition even before this past week. But then … well, I’ll just let him tell it via this snippet from his experience at The Bohemian Club: Together in the car driving across the Bay to SF, myself and Alan Jabbour, and Walter Alvarez. … We are on our way to perform at The Bohemian Club, the closed and exclusive 140-year-old men’s club. (The membership waiting list hovers around 30 years.)

The interior of the building is like Downton Abbey; every room is twostories high of oak paneling, marble staircases, marquetry, period lighting, with a remarkable collection of original world-famous artwork. …

Our sets journeyed from a lost lively fiddle tune and a weepy ballad, through rowdy bluegrass, to humorous, a cowboy lament, full gospel, and a New Orleans jazz closer. At one point, a man read a moving Lincoln speech from a small leather-bound book of the 1800s while we played “Ashokan Farewell.” Our vintage instruments gave a joyful sound reviving our heritage songs and we sang in full harmony. (The piano was a Steinway full grand.) We finished to a standing ovation.

So, let’s get this straight, our friendly Banjo-ologist just played a gig in one of the most exclusive rooms in the world (a club whose members have included everyone from Mark Twain to Ronald Reagan), alongside fiddler Alan Jabbour, the 30-year head of American folk music/culture at the Library of Congress (1969-1999) and founder of the American Folklife Center, and piano-playing UC Berkeley professor Walter Alvarez, son of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Luis Alvarez (with whom Walter devised the theory of dinosaurs being killed off by an asteroid ramming into the planet).

Sure, why not? (What a freakin’ Banjo badass badass!)

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SQ. FT.

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6080 Oro Bangor Hwy

Bangor

$172,000

3/ 3.5

2640

1731 Laburnum Ave

Chico

$198,000

3/ 1

840

41 Edgewater Ct

Chico

$459,000

3/ 1.5

1827

14 Avante Way

Chico

$195,000

3/ 2

1269

747 Westmont Ct

Chico

$425,000

4/ 3

2779

3119 Michael Way

Chico

$194,500

3/ 2

1527

3008 Coach Lite Dr

Chico

$310,000

4/ 3

1881

375 W Lassen Ave 11

Chico

$146,500

3/ 2

1477

7 Towser Rd

Chico

$248,500

4/ 2.5

1661

422 Turner Ave

Gridley

$173,000

3/ 2

2228

449 Sequoyah Ave

Chico

$247,000

3/ 2

1700

6475 Hollywood Rd

Magalia

$200,000

4/ 2.5

2269

20 Elisha Ct

Chico

$200,000

3/ 2

1614

6754 Indian Dr

Magalia

$105,000

2/ 2

1423

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14878 Eagle Ridge Drive (X St: 14 Mile House Road) 3 Bd / 3.5 Barooms, 3667 sq. ft., 529,000 Katherine Ossokine 591-3837

Sat. 2-4

2570 Durham Dayton Hwy (X St: Teal) 3 Bd / 2.5 Ba, $499,000 Mark Reaman 228-2229

Sat. 11-1, 2-4 & Sun. 11-1, 2-4 134 W. Tonea Way (X St: Esplanade) 3 Bd / 3 Ba, 2478 sq. ft. $339,000 Frank Speedy Condon 864-7726 Brandon Siewert 828-4597

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

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23 Highland Circle (X St: Ceres Avenue) 3 Bd / 1.5 Ba, 1713 sq. ft. $310,000 Justin Jewett 518-4089 Alice Zeissler 518-1872 Steve Kasprzyk 518-4850

Don’t miss this beautiful home.... it’s been lovingly maintained, and is ready to move in. Great open floor plan with spacious family room and attractive galley kitchen.

As an added bonus, the back yard is awaiting your finishing touches! Nice dog run, covered patio. Lovely neighborhood close to Bidwell Park, Safeway, and schools.

The community has green areas, bike paths, and walking trails!

Sun. 2-4

5 Nevadillo Court (X St: Via Mission) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1826 sq. ft. $287,000 Paul Champlin 828-2902

asking priCe: $318,000

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

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2561 & 2559 Banner Peak (X St: Bruce Road) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1784 sq. ft. $288,000 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1603 sq. ft. $277,000 Ed Galvez 990-2054

Sat. 11-1, 2-4 & Sun. 11-1, 2-4 20 Marydith (X St: Arlington) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1650 sq. ft. $265,000 Alice Zeissler 518-1872 Steve Kasprzyk 518-4850 Justin Jewett 518-4089

Sat. 11-1, 2-4 & Sun. 11-3 2619 Rafael Street (X St: San Jose) 4 Bd / 2.5 Ba, 2600 sq. ft. $259,900 Frankie Dean 717-3884 John Wallace 514-2405 Frank Speedy Condon 864-7726

Sat. 2-4 & Sun. 2-4

1533 Manchester (X St: 5th Avenue) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1475 sq. ft. $255,000 Kimberley Tonge 518-5508 Alice Zeissler 518-1872

Sat. 11-1,

986 Madrone (X St: Manzanita/Marigold) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1441 sq. ft. $229,000 Anita Miller 321-1174

Sat. 11-1, 2-4 & Sun. 11-1, 2-4 9383 Stanford Lane (X St: Durham-Dayton Hwy) 3 Bd / 2.5 Ba, 1877 sq. ft. $225,000 Saeed Khan 916-705-6977

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The following houses were sold in Butte County by real estate agents or private parties during the week of February 4, 2013 — February 8, 2013.

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.

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18 Eastridge Ct

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Oroville

$220,000

3/ 2

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131 Dack Way

Palermo

$149,000

3/ 2

1729

286 Torry Dr

Oroville

$210,000

4/ 3

2643

6161 Bowles Blvd

Paradise

$220,000

4/ 3

3121

15 Melrose Dr

Oroville

$207,000

3/ 2

1925

6362 Graham Rd

Paradise

$155,000

2/ 1.5

1349

3486 Argonaut Ave

Oroville

$116,000

3/ 1

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JONATHAN JOHNSON 4250 Keith Lane Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: JOHNATHAN JOHNSON Dated: December 20, 2012 FBN Number: 2012-0001766 Published: January 31, February 7,14,21, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as COAST CLASSICS at 4950 Cohasset RD SPC #42 Chico, CA 95973.

SERGIO CEJA 1326 Elliot RD Paradise, CA 95969.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: SERHIO CEJA Dated: January 18, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000087 Published: January 31, February 7,14,21, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as ROOTS RANCH, ROOTS REMEDIES at 3819 Grizzly Creek Road Yankee hill, CA 95965.

MICHAEL SCOTT ENGLUND 3819 Grizzly Creek Road Yankee Hill, CA 95965.

JENNIFER LEE SALMON 3819 Grizzly Creek Road Yankee Hill, CA 95965.

This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: JENNIFER SALMON Dated: January 22, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000095 Published: February 14,21,28, March 7, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as SHEAR MADNESS at 2991 Esplande Suite #140 Chico, CA 95973.

LACEY L EPPERSON 3922 High Ridge CT Oroville, CA 95965.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: LACEY EPPERSON Dated: January 25, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000118 Published: January 31, February 7,14,21, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NAME CHANGE / PETITION / SUMMONS

Call 894-2300 ext. 2204 for rates and information.

doing business as EARTHBOUND SKILLS at 318 Orient Street Chico, CA 95926.

MATTHEW KNIGHT 318 Orient St Chico, CA 95926.

JONI MITCHELL 318 Orient ST Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by Copartners.

Signed: JONI MITCHELL Dated: January 17, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000086 Published: February 7,14,21,28, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as BFI SUPPLY at 924 Goodspeed Street Durham, CA 95938.

TIMOTHY JAMES RANDALL 371 Gardenside Court Chico, CA 95973.

DIRCK ALAN SAUER 9247 Goodspeed Street Durham, CA 95938 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: TIM RANDALL Dated: January 29, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000133 Published: February 7,14,21,28, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as JBR ELECTRIC AND SECURITY at 375 W Lassen Apt. 7 Chico, CA 95973.

JUSTIN SAMUEL BROWN 4248 County Road K Orland, CA 95963.

JOSEPH EDWARD RANKIN 375 W Lassen Apt. 7 Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by a General Partnership.

Signed: JOE RANKIN Dated: January 29, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000138 Published: February 7,14,21,28, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: YOVILLE YOGURT at

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2550 Olive HWY Oroville, CA 95966.

MICHAEL F CUNNINGHAM 815 Crystal Springs RD Hillsborough, CA 94010.

This business was conducted by an Individual.

Signed: MIKE CUNNINGHAM Dated: January 2, 2013 FBN Number: 2012-0000346 Published: February 7,14,21,28, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as YOVILLE YOGURT AND MORE at 2550 Olive HWy Oroville, CA 95966.

FATHER’S HOUSE ENTERPRISES INC 2656 Fort Wayne Oroville, CA 95966.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: President Steve Orsillo Dated: January 10, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000052 Published: February 7,14,21,28, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CHE’ DIVINA SALON at 142 W. 2ND ST Chico, CA 95928.

CRAIG DEAN LARSON P.O. Box 4482 Chico, CA 95927.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: CRAIG DEAN LARSON Dated: January 30, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000140 Publsihed: February 7,14,21,28, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as ENLOE COMPREHENSIVE BREAST CARE at 251 Cohasset Road, Suite 330 Chico, CA 95926.

ENLOE MEDICAL CENTER 1531 Esplanade Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: MYRON E. MACHULA Dated: December 6, 2012 FBN Number: 2012-0001706 Published: february 7,14,21,28, 2013

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CHICO BAKING COMPANY, OOGOLOW ENTERPRISES at 2560 Dominic DR Suite A Chico, CA 95928.

MICHAEL EPPERSON 2560 Dominic DR Suite A Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: MICHAEL EPPERSON Dated: January 4, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000027 Published: February 7,14,21,28, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT - OF ABANDONMENT The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name MONG MARKET at 352 Grand Avenue Oroville, CA 95965.

JANE STANSELL TRUSTEE OF PAHOUA YANG LO CHILDREN’S TRUST 16330 Rattlesnake Ridge Road Forest Ranch, CA 95942.

This business was conducted by a Trust.

Signed: JANE STANSELL Dated: January 29, 2013 FBN Number: 2011-0001138 Published: February 7,14,21,28, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as MONG MARKET at 352 Grand Ave Oroville, CA 95965.

MAI CHONG YANG 15093 Meridian RD Chico, CA 95973.

MOUA PAO YANG 15093 Meridian RD Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by a Married Couple.

Signed: MOUA PAO YANG Dated: January 29, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000136 Published: February 7,14,21,28, 2013

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as MOORES AWARDS at 1249 E 1St Ave Chico, CA 95926.

J UJIKI INC 424 Nord Ave Chico, CA 95926.

State: CA This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: DON WALKER Dated: January 31, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000158 Published: February 7,14,21,28, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as O YHS PRODUCTS at 5900 Fickett Lane Paradise, CA 95969.

HENRY ABRAHAMER 5900 Fickett Lane Paradise, CA 95969.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: HENRY ABRAHAMER Dated: January 31, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-000152 Published: February 7,14,21,28, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as STRANGE SEED MUSIC at 926 Sheridan Avenue Chico, CA 95928.

CAMERON SCOTT 926 Sheridan Avenue Chico, CA 95928.

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Signed: CAMERON SCOTT Dated: February 5, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000178 Published: February 14,21,28, March 7, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as QUALIFIED BOOKKEEPING SERVICES at 54 Artesia Drive Chico, CA 95973.

BRETT MIRAMONTES 54 Artesia Drive Chico, CA 95973.

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Signed: BRETT MIRAMONTES Dated: January 28, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000132 Published: February 14,21,28, March 7, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT the following person is doing business as HIGHLAND PAINTING CO. at 1604 Spruce Avenue Chico, CA 95926.

MICHAEL JOHN OTELL 1604 Spruce Avenue Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

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Signed: MICHAEL OTELL Dated: February 5, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000186 Published: February 14,21,28, March 7, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CALIFORNIA FAMILY RECYCLING at 2565 Whitman Place Chico, CA 95928.

NOLA IRENE LEE 1661 Forest Ave #24 Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: NOLA LEE Dated: January 9, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000049 Published: February 14,21,28, March 7, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as GALLAWAY CONSULTING, NORTHSTAR ENGINEERING, NORTHSTAR ENVIRONMENTAL at 111 Mission Ranch Blvd,, Suite 100 Chico, CA 95926.

MAP ASSOCIATES, INC. 111 Mission Ranch Blvd., Suite 100 Chico, CA 95926.

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Signed: MARK ADAMS, PRINCIPAL Dated: February 4, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000169 Published: February 21,28, MArch 7,14, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as C & S CABINETS at 13378 Sheep Hallow Creek Road Chico, CA 95973.

CRAIG RICHARD STEVENS 13378 Sheep Hallow Creek Road Chico, CA 95973.

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Signed: CRAIG R STEVENS Dated: February 11, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000203 Published: February 14,21,28, March 7, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as ROWDY FARMS, RURAL RESOURCES at 3080 Throntree Dr Suite 85 Chico, CA 95973.

JOHN ROWDEN 599 E 9TH St Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: JOHN ROWDEN Dated: January 31, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-000157 Published: February 21,28, March 7,14, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons is doing business as CONSCIOUS CREATIONS at 220 2ND AVE Orland, CA

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COUNTY OF GLENN KELLY LYNN OSBORNE 220 2ND AVE Orland, CA 95963.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: KELLY OSBORNE Dated: January 22, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000098 Published: February 21,28, March 7,14, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as OLD SCHOOLHOUSE RANCH at 1227 Peninsula Dr Chico, CA 95928.

DAVID J SAAD 1227 Peninsula Dr Chico, CA 95928.

JULIE C SAAD 1227 Peninsula Dr Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a Married Couple.

Signed: DAVID SAAD Dated: February 15, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000227 Published: February 21,28, March 7,14, 2013

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as PARADISE COMPUTER REPAIR at 4047 Neal Road #1, Paradise, CA 95969.

DAVID ESCALANTE 8741 Nugget Lane, Paradise, CA 95969.

EDWARD JAMES 16940 Skyway, Sterling City, CA 95978.

This business is conducted by a general partnership.

Signed: DAVID ESCALANTE Dated: February 14, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000219 Published: February 21,28, March 7,14, 2013

NOTICES NOTICE OF LIEN SALE: Saturday 3/2/13 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 contain wooden shelf, office chair, toys, table, boxes, etc.

The unit numbers and names are: Unit 303: Kory Slightom NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES To Whom It May Concern: The name of the applicant is: ROBERT LEE RASNER The applicant listed above is applying to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to sell alcoholic beverages at: 800 BROADWAY ST CHICO, CA 95928-5529.

Type of license applied for: 42 - On-Sale Beer and Wine Public Premises Published: February 7,14,21, 2013

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner CALEB JUDD VOSS filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: CALEB JUDD VOSS Proposed name: CALEB JUDD ANDERSON 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: March 22, 2013 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: January 28, 2013 Case Number: 158803 Published: February 14,21,28, March 7, 2013 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner ELIJAH JON VOSS filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: ELIJAH JON VOSS Proposed name: ELIJAH JON ANDERSON 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: March 22, 2013 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: January 28, 2013 Case Number: 158802 Published: February 14,21,28, March 7, 2013

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): In

the course of her world travels, writer Jane Brunette has seen many wonderful things—as well as a lot of trash. The most beautiful litter, she says, is in Bali. She loves the “woven palm leaf offerings, colorful cloth left from a ceremony, and flowers that dry into exquisite wrinkles of color.” Even the shiny candy wrappers strewn by the side of the road are fun to behold. Your assignment, Aries, is to adopt a perceptual filter akin to Brunette’s. Is there any stuff other people regard as worthless or outworn that you might find useful, interesting or even charming? I’m speaking metaphorically as well as literally.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The Old

Testament tells the story of a man named Methuselah, who supposedly didn’t die until he was 969 years old. Some kabbalistic commentators suggest that he didn’t literally walk the Earth for almost 10 centuries.

Rather, he was extra skilled at the arts of living. His experiences were profoundly rich.

He packed 969 years’ worth of meaningful adventures into a normal life span. I prefer that interpretation, and I’d like to invoke it as I assess your future. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, Taurus, you will have Methuselah’s talent in the coming weeks.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In the coming

weeks, I’m expecting your life to verge on being epic and majestic. There’s a better than even chance that you will do something heroic. You might finally activate a sleeping potential or tune in to your future power spot or learn what you’ve never been able to grasp before. And if you capitalize gracefully on the kaleidoscopic kismet that’s flowing your way, I bet you will make a discovery that will fuel you for the rest of your long life. In mythical terms, you will create a new grail or tame a troublesome dragon—or both.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Jackalopes

resemble jackrabbits, except that they have antlers like deer and tails like pheasants.

They love whiskey, only have sex during storms and can mimic most sounds, even the human voice. The milk of the female has curative properties. Strictly speaking, however, the jackalope doesn’t actually exist.

It’s a legendary beast, like the mermaid and unicorn. And yet Wyoming lawmakers have decided to honor it. Early this year, they began the process of making it the state’s official mythical creature. I bring this to your attention, Cancerian, because now would be an excellent time to select your own official mythical creature. The evocative presence of this fantastic fantasy would inspire your imagination to work more freely and playfully, which is just what you need.

What’ll it be? Dragon? Sphinx? Phoenix?

Here’s a list: http://tinyurl.com/MythicCritters.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The temptation to

hide what you’re feeling could be strong right now. You may wonder if you should protect yourself and others from the unruly truth. But according to my analysis, you will be most brilliant and effective if you’re cheerfully honest. That’s the strategy most likely to provide genuine healing, too—even if its initial effects are unsettling. Please remember that it won’t be enough merely to communicate the easy secrets with polite courage. You will have to tap into the deepest sources you know and unveil the whole story with buoyantly bold elegance.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The word

“chain” may refer to something that confines or restricts. But it can also mean a series of people who are linked together because of their common interests and their desire to create strength through unity. I believe that one of those two definitions will play an important role in your life during the coming weeks, Virgo. If you proceed with the intention to emphasize the second meaning, you will minimize and maybe even eliminate the first.

Serenading seniors

by Rob Brezsny LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): People in

Sweden used to drive their cars on the lefthand side of the road. But a growing body of research revealed it would be better if everyone drove on the right-hand side. So on September 3, 1967, the law changed.

Everyone switched over. All nonessential traffic was halted for hours to accommodate the necessary adjustments. What were the results? Lots of motorists grumbled about having to alter their routine behavior, but the transition was smooth. In fact, the accident rate went down. I think you’d benefit from doing a comparable ritual sometime soon, Libra. Which of your traditions or habits could use a fundamental revision?

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Shannon Rooney

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): When a

woman is pregnant, her womb stretches dramatically, getting bigger to accommodate the growing fetus. I suspect you’ll undergo a metaphorically similar process in the coming weeks. A new creation will be gestating, and you’ll have to expand as it ripens. How? Here’s one way: You’ll have to get smarter and more sensitive in order to give it the care it needs. Here’s another way: You’ll have to increase your capacity for love. Don’t worry: You won’t have to do it all at once. “Little by little” is your watchword.

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

you floss your teeth while you’re meditating? Do you send text messages and shave or put on makeup as you drive? Do you simultaneously eat a meal, pay your bills, watch TV and exercise? If so, you are probably trying to move too fast and do too much.

Even in normal times, that’s no good. But in the coming week, it should be taboo. You need to slowww waaay dowwwn, Sagittarius. You’ve got ... to compel yourself ... to do ... one thing ... at a time. I say this not just because your mental and physical and spiritual health depend on it. Certain crucial realizations about your future are on the verge of popping into your awareness—but they will only pop if you are immersed in a calm and unhurried state.

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

make your part of the world a better place, stress-loving workaholics may need to collaborate with slow-moving underachievers.

Serious business might be best negotiated in places like bowling alleys or parking lots. You should definitely consider seeking out curious synergies and unexpected alliances. It’s an odd grace period, Capricorn. Don’t assume you already know how to captivate the imaginations of people whose influence you want in your life. Be willing to think thoughts and feel feelings you have rarely if ever entertained.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Gawker

came up with colorful ways to describe actress Zooey Deschanel. In a weird coincidence, their pithy phrases for her seem to fit the moods and experiences you will soon be having. I guess you could say you’re scheduled to have a Zooey Deschanelaccording-to-Gawker kind of week. Here are some of the themes: 1. Novelty ukulele tune.

2. Overemphatic stage wink. 3. Sentient glitter cloud. 4. Over-iced Funfetti cupcake. 5.

Melted-bead craft project. 6. Living Pinterest board. 7. Animated Hipstamatic photograph. 8. Bambi’s rabbit friend. 9.

Satchel of fairy dust. 10. Hipster labradoodle.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You may have

heard the thundering exhortation, “Know thyself!” Its origin is ancient. More than 2,400 years ago, it was inscribed at the front of the Temple of Apollo in Delphi, Greece. As important as it is to obey this command, there is an equally crucial corollary: “Be thyself!” Don’t you agree? Is there any experience more painful than not being who you really are? Could there be any behavior more damaging to your long-term happiness than trying to be someone other than who you really are? If there is even the slightest gap, Pisces, now is an excellent time to start closing it. Cosmic forces will be aligned in your favor if you push hard to further identify the nature of your authentic self and then take aggressive steps to foster its full bloom.

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.

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BREZSNY’S

For the week of February 21, 2013

Florida-born-and-raised Mark Johnson started learning guitar when he was a teenage boy scout and an avid listener of the folk music of the day, especially Bob Dylan. He has played music as a hobby, occasionally performing in restaurants and coffee houses. A few years ago, when dealing with economic and medical challenges, he felt a little depressed and decided “I should be doing something for people who are worse off than me.” These days, he has steady gigs at numerous senior facilities and retirement centers in Chico, bringing the language of music to grateful listeners. Johnson plays for other events, and he’s also a DJ. Contact him at maj4211@gmail.com.

How did you begin playing for seniors?

I had seen this website about this guy who was playing music for older people. I went down to a nursing home to play, and a woman came in in a wheelchair … When I started to play, I saw that she started moving to the music—it was almost as if she was dancing.

And where did it go from there?

From that, I’ve built relationships around all of these people I’m playing for. It’s very endearing. The connection is unbelievable to me. It’s what I’m meant to be doing—singing and playing music in this capacity. It’s meaningful to me.

So you learn the music the seniors remember?

I love all the music from the era [that many of them] grew up in. Learning their music has been very educational, fun and interesting. It’s captivated my attention. I love to research the music and learn new songs. I come up with some of the jokes from the old radio shows.

There’s a lot of stuff on the Internet, fortunately, that I can use.

What’s a memorable experience you’ve had?

There was a lady who was a little bit of a thing … and we just kind of hit it off. She was about 86. I started visiting her aside from just doing these gigs. I’d bring her cigarettes. We had a really nice relationship—she became as close as a family member to me.

What else stands out in your work at these facilities?

The activities directors and the staff are really wonderful. They are low paid but work hard. I see a lot of affection and real care being given.

FROM THE EDGE

by Anthony Peyton Porter anthonypeytonporter@comcast.net

Communion I was moping in the park a few days ago, overcome by sadness out in the open this time, hoping no one would notice, when a young woman I know walked by. Actually, I don’t know her so much as recognize her, except she cared for Janice near the end, which says something to me. The other thing about her is that seeing her always cheers me up. Janice loved her energy, her presence. Whenever I see her, I think, “God is good.” She’s quite extraordinary. I wish I had a son for her. She could have one.

My eyes were closed behind my shades when I heard her greeting and saw through my tears who it was. I wanted nothing so much as to stop her, to ask her to sit with me for a minute. I wouldn’t have expected her to say anything necessarily. I was just feeling lowdown and missing my wife, not snapping out of it like I figured at all and feeling vulnerable and useless. Until recently if I felt like that I’d’ve retreated to my cave and drugged or otherwise disabled such a thought. Nowadays, like George Costanza in Seinfeld, I’m trying to break all my habits by doing what feels the most foreign, like asking this young

woman for solace.

I didn’t, though. She zipped by before I managed to respond. I’d berated myself briefly for missing my chance when I decided to will her to turn around and come back, send out signals or vibrations or something that would bring her back. “Come back, come back,” I thought. “Come back,” but she didn’t. I sat there on my bench as long as I had to and then rode away home.

That evening I got an email from her. She mentioned seeing me on my bench and wrote, “But right after I said hello in a chipper way and kept on walking, part of me suddenly wanted to turn around and go and sit beside you. I replayed the scene in my mind a few times . . . of how it would disrupt you, or how you’d ask to be alone, and I also played the scene where I simply sat there and we sat there, and not much even needed to be said . . . I’m a bit sad that I didn’t stop and share this with you in person today . . .

Next time I will.”

I was sad she hadn’t stopped to be with me, too, at first. On the other hand I have nonphysically communicated thought to another unique expression of all that is. And next time, she’ll stop.

February 21, 2013

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