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Follow the rules Bicycling has so many benefits, so advocating for riding is a

no-brainer. Cycling is a low-impact way to get exercise; it keeps cars off the streets, thereby curbing smog and greenhouse gas emissions; it’s free except for the initial cost of the bike; and getting around on two wheels is simply enjoyable. What’s not enjoyable is when bicyclists don’t follow the rules of the road, as they are required to do under the law. We see this day in and day out from the CN&R’s office at Second and Flume streets. Bicyclists routinely ride the wrong direction down East Second Street, a one-way street between Camellia Way and Broadway. It’s a dangerous thing to do for obvious reasons. Drivers don’t expect traffic to come from the wrong direction. In other words, this practice is a collision waiting to happen. Another no-no that occurs quite often in the downtown core is riding on sidewalks. It’s illegal in this region for a reason. Those are pedestrian pathways and biking on them, like riding against traffic, can easily lead to collisions. Plus, it’s rude. We also encourage bicyclists to stop at stop signs, which is another basic traffic law. Assuming the driver of a car is going to let you breeze through an intersection is another way to get seriously injured. While we’re on the topic of following the rules, this extends to those on four wheels as well. Like it or not, bicycles are considered vehicles. So, sharing the road is not only the safe way to go, it’s also the law. When a cyclist is riding in the middle of the road for safety reasons, don’t speed up and pass by dangerously close. Wait for the rider to reach an area where there’s plenty of room to pass. In general, we urge using common sense. There are certain streets in Chico that aren’t easily and safely traveled by bicycle. Avoid them or ride on the sidewalk where legal. Simply put, be respectful and safe and have fun. Ω

Like it or not, bicycles are considered vehicles. So, sharing the road is not only the safe way to go, it’s also the law.

A call for consolidation R of Diamond Bar, a drunken wrong-way driver initiated a multicar high-speed accident that resulted in six fatalities. ecently, in the Los Angeles County community

Several dozen professional firefighters of the L.A. County Fire Department responded to the horrendous incident. Fifty years ago, that same fire department responded primarily to incidents within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. Incorporated cities had their own fire departments. Over time, the communities of L.A. County recognized the cost benefits of contracting with the county fire departby ment for daily services rather than mainRonald Angle taining a smaller local department. Currently, the LACFD serves 88 incorporatThe author is a ed cities spread across 2,200 square former part-time miles. firefighter/EMT in Next door, the Orange County Fire San Bernardino Authority serves 23 incorporated cities. County. He is a 1983 Across the state, more and more local fire graduate of the Butte departments are giving way to larger College Volunteer countywide departments. Academy and lives in Chico. In Butte County, there is a similar trend. Most recently, Paradise merged its department with the Butte County Cal Fire Unit. The cities of Biggs and Gridley have been protected by Cal Fire (California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection) for many years. 4 CN&R April 24, 2014

Within the greater Chico area, there are six city fire stations and three Cal Fire stations. For several years, the two departments have had an agreement whereby the nearest staffed fire apparatus responds to all lifethreatening incidents. If the city of Chico were to turn over fire protection responsibilities to Cal Fire, it would immediately resolve the greatest point of contention in the public debate: overtime. Cal Fire/Butte County Fire Department is the largest fire department in California north of Sacramento. It is easily able to reallocate resources within the staffing of its 22 professional stations in Butte County. The ongoing debate over salaries and benefits would also end with a merger. All Cal Fire firefighters are employees of the state of California and are represented statewide by a single union, CDF Firefighters. Local government, therefore, is removed from the bargaining process. Consolidation is logical. It saves local government both money and headaches. There is no loss in the level of fire protection. City of Chico and Cal Fire professional firefighters have the same level of training and actually work side by side on a daily basis. The city’s Fire Training Center on Humboldt Road is regularly used by both departments. Consolidation is simply common sense. Ω

Limitations are necessary More guns and more gun violence: That’s California’s future if

recent court decisions striking down local law enforcement’s discretion over concealed-weapons permits are allowed to stand. In the latest blow to common-sense gun regulation, a federal court struck down Yolo County’s policy requiring citizens to show “good cause” before receiving a concealed-carry weapon (CCW) permit. The decision followed a federal court ruling in a San Diego County case that essentially requires law enforcement to adopt “shall issue” policies in which an applicant’s desire to carry a gun is considered reason enough to issue a permit. As a result, CCW applications are surging across the state, and lawenforcement agencies have little alternative except to approve them and put more guns on the streets. The problem with this should be obvious: Firearms have a disturbing tendency to escalate routine disagreements into deadly violence. Studies have shown that shall-issue laws correlate with increases in aggravated assault, and requiring law enforcement to issue CCW permits in the absence of any demonstrated need is a prescription for increased gun violence. It’s true that the Second Amendment guarantees the right to bear arms, but like all rights, this must be subject to reasonable limitations. It is reasonable and necessary to give law enforcement some discretion over CCW permits. We support Attorney General Kamala Harris’ challenge to the shall-issue ruling and hope to work for sensible limitations on concealed weapons following her successful appeal. Ω

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Hot sauce, bikes and buns I get a lot of press releases in a day. When I say a lot, I’m talking several hundred. Most of them go into the round file, but I received one on Tuesday that caught my eye. First of all, it was a local pitch. Second, it had to do with Sriracha, the hot sauce I, and many others, love eating despite its oh-so-fiery punch. This particular press release came from the Oroville Economic Alliance. Like other communities around the nation, Oroville is attempting to woo Huy Fong Foods, the makers of Sriracha, which is considering relocating its hot-saucemaking factory. Now this is an effort I can get behind. The embattled Huy Fong Foods is currently located in the rural Los Angeles County community of Irwindale. That city is suing the hot-sauce company for stinking up the town, and there have been talks for many months about the potential for relocation. I’d say Oroville has a strong case as to why this area of far-Northern California would be a great place to set up shop. As Oroville Economic Alliance Director Michael Glaze notes, the region is affordable and near prime agricultural lands where water is plentiful. Most years, anyway. Peppers are obviously a key ingredient to the sauce. Oroville business leaders are evidently unconcerned about the stench the factory creates during its process of making that scorching and delicious sauce. They have competition, however; cities in 10 states are said to be vying for the business. I have a feeling company owner David Tran will keep his factory in the southern part of the state, but it’s nice to dream. In completely unrelated news, it’s hard to believe this is our sixth annual Bike Issue. Bicycling has grown more popular than I could’ve imagined over the last six years. I’m a leisure rider myself, especially now that my son is old enough to enjoy riding in his toddler seat on the back of my husband’s ride. When I was growing up, kids weren’t required to wear a helmet. I never adopted the practice as an adult. But after a gnarly little spill a few weeks ago, that’s going to change. I didn’t hit my head, fortunately, but I did scrape up my knees. I knew better, of course, having written about cycling safety numerous times. Speaking of issues, I want to thank readers for seeing last week’s cover photo (the guy with the bare derrière who’s hugging the tree) as it was intended—as an artistic take on celebrating Earth Month. We received exactly two phone calls in response as of deadline. The first caller was a woman who joked that she wanted the model’s phone number. The second was a woman torn on how to feel, but who ultimately got the bigger picture. Go nature! Last but not least, a few weeks ago I wrote that we were adding a couple of voices to the paper. Flip to page 21 to check out the first entry in our new section (The Goods), and stay tuned next week for the other columnist.

Melissa Daugherty is editor of the CN&R

Three on the council meeting Re “Ending speculation” (Newslines, by Melissa Daugherty, April 17): While the war on drugs rages on, people like Mary Goloff are caught in the travails of the numbingly common occurrence of addiction to prescription drugs, alcohol or both. The realities for successful recovery depend on many factors, including economic wealth. Addicts experiencing homelessness are often trapped in a vicious cycle of being forced to get and stay clean while sleeping on the streets. Policies at many emergency shelters exacerbate the problem by subjecting emergency shelter applicants to pill counts for acceptance. Once admitted, they are required to make sure their pill counts meet their prescribed doses, nearly always without any supervision other than themselves. Pill count discrepancies can and do lead to admittance refusals and expulsion from shelters and back onto the streets. I long for the day when we develop a safety net that understands there is no reason any fellow human being should be forced to live outside. BILL MASH Chico

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Based on acquaintance with his father, I expected a high degree of personal integrity from David Main. Main’s appearance at the April 15 City Council meeting was disappointing. He said he was involved in the union side of the contract negotiations that left Chico with the obligation to give the three-year notice of intent for considering other options for fire protection. He stated it was in the best interest of the city, and did not admit any self-serving interests by the union. When asked by Councilwoman Mary Goloff if he knew the median income of Chico households, he was dismissive and gave the impression that it wasn’t his problem, and he couldn’t care less. On one hand, he’s telling us we should pay him $234,000 per year because he’s looking after our best interests, and on the other he couldn’t care less the city is going broke. David Main may have at one time imitated his father’s integrity, but now he and the union more closely resemble arrogant elitists. KEN GOODWIN Chico

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More animals, please Re “Defense spending” (Newslines, by Ken Smith, April 25): It seems to me we should not be worried about the mosquitoes, but of what we as a people have become. We are not above blame; we destroy habitat, killing animals that are the natural predators of mosquitoes, and then sensationalize the contraction of disease. We should be working together with organizations to increase predators of mosquitoes. Under no circumstances should we increase pesticides! If we increase pesticides, then the insects will have more pesticides inside of them. When a predator such as a bat, bird, larger insect, fish, reptile or even an amphibian eats that insect, the pesticide builds up inside of them, too. The chemicals build up in the animals until the pesticide kills them! This is a vicious cycle in which predators are continuously killed off, yet the mosquitoes remain. This is why so many native animal populations are in decline. Efforts should be made to increase funding to organizations that increase natural predators. People should educate themselves. It’s your responsibility to not contract disease! Do not blame your ignorance, fund nature conservancies! AITHNE LOEBLICH Chico

More fracking letters Re “Hit the road, frack” (Newslines, by Tom Gascoyne, April 10): I wanted to thank Supervisors Steve Lambert, Doug Teeter, Bill Connelly and Maureen Kirk for their votes in favor of a ban on fracking (hydraulic fracturing) in Butte County. They all demonstrated a willingness to learn about the issue and to consider the impact on our community. Most important, they were willing to vote to protect the beauty, bounty and public health of our community. Fracking operations are prone to accidents and have high leakage rates, leading to contaminated groundwater. Over 60 percent of Butte County residents rely on groundwater as our drinking water source and local agriculture is 97 percent reliant on irrigated crops. Each gas well uses 1 million to 8 million gallons of fresh water mixed with toxic chemicals. While it may not feel like an immediate threat to Butte County, the industry trade journals indicate that this region has potential (geologically) for extraction of natural gas using 6 CN&R April 24, 2014

fracking. We know there are fracked wells in surrounding areas, such as Sutter, Glenn and Colusa counties. The millions of dollars invested by lobbyists to prevent fracking legislation in California means the only way for communities to limit or prevent fracking is to address it at the local level.

One was lighting a crack pipe in plain view. Is this now acceptable behavior in Chico? If this is now going to be a common occurrence, I will no longer bring my family to downtown. My children do not need to be exposed to this. If the habit is funded by robbing or stealing, I would rather not be a target.

ROBYN DIFALCO Chico

I think we need a ban on fracking the whole country wide. I know it’s a big bite to chew, but it’s high time we tried. It’s real clear to me things have gotten quite dire when you come home to find that your water’s on fire. Our babies can only suckle the breast for so long, and then what will feed them when the water’s all gone? A first step has been taken, you’ve granted a wish, but even my dog knows it’s better to not crap in your dish. DANNY DIETZ Chico

Say no to pot Sadly, Butte County’s for-profit pot growers have qualified their referendum for the November ballot. Flush with cash, they brazenly sold their propaganda to the public as a “health” issue while it was really about “the money.” Medicinal users have the right to grow today in generous amounts. Conversely, for-profit growers abused their “license” to grow in 2013. They are spoilers. Their “liberty” came at the cost of scaring citizens, raiding water, threatening wildlife and constructing eye-sores county-wide, creating public outcry. This led the Butte County Board of Supervisors to adopt the current ordinance. This referendum is a personal threat to my family! Last year, we were terrorized for being neighbors to a major grow. What I learned is that for-profit grows threaten the personal safety of adjoining property owners. They have no business in rural Butte County neighborhoods. In fact, pot is the only crop requiring lethal force for theft protection, putting all who venture near the crop in harm’s way. DIANNA WRIGHT Butte Valley

Crack outside City Hall At 12:30 p.m. Monday, April 21, I dropped paperwork off at City Hall. I exited the south door and on the grass between the City Hall and the Old Municipal Building a group of men were sitting.

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A couple more tips Re “Let’s get serious” (Cover feature, by CN&R staff, April 3): Three more water saving ideas: Sponge baths with 1 quart to wash, 1 to rinse. While waiting for hot water, catch it in a large pail and use it to flush the toilet. If you have one or two large raised beds, use a soaker hose. If not, use a good old-fashioned watering can. The old ways are often the best. JIM DWYER Chico

More on the market The farmers’ market is rallying support for the market by declaring they are being evicted. This is not true. Their current agreement would have automatically renewed if they had not pushed to expand. As a result, the City Council decided to start discussions to determine future terms. The agreement requires a 180-day notice of any changes. The deadline was close so the agreement was terminated in anticipation of negotiating a new agreement. This is fact! Watch the June 18, 2013, council meeting on the city website. The Chico Certified Farmers’ Market has refused to negotiate. They want the whole parking lot, at a loss of 70-plus parking spaces needed by the downtown and the market. They have tried to get this space before, but council members have wisely declined. Now they are trying by misleading the public. This is not about eviction, it’s about expansion. If you are supporting the initiative because you want the market to remain the same, think again. The initiative will create a market that is twice the size, twice as crowded and congested, with much less parking. Yes, the future of the CCFM is threatened, but not by the city or local merchants but by their own actions. TOM HALL Chico More letters online:

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Left: Jim Retzer leads a group of “Retzer’s Sevvies” (aka his seventh-grade students at Paradise Adventist Academy).

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During Tuesday’s meeting (April 22), the Butte County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve the implementation of ratings placards in area restaurants. What does that mean for businesses? It simply puts their inspection results on display for all to see, by way of color-coded placards. Every restaurant in Butte County, including mobile food trucks, already is held to a set of standards by the Public Health Department and is subject to regular inspections. What this new ordinance will change is, when a restaurant receives two or more “serious” violations, it will receive a yellow placard. Those that receive fewer get green while those that receive red placards for numerous violations likely will be shut down. The ordinance is based on a similar program in Sacramento County, which has been successful. It will come back to the supervisors for final approval.

PHOTO COURTESY OF TRAVIS RETZER

Below: Carson Cummings sports his memorial jersey, which he and his classmates will wear during this year’s Wildflower 100. PHOTO COURTESY OF KANDI CUMMINGS

MARKET COMMITTEE FORMED

The Chico City Council moved to create a subcommittee to try to deal with the current impasse over the future of the Saturday farmers’ market during a closed-session meeting April 15. The market’s contract to stay at the city-owned parking lot at Second and Wall streets is set to expire at the end of the year. Market supporters are collecting signatures to put the matter before the voters in the November election. But recently retired City Attorney Lori Barker said such an ordinance does not mesh with the state Constitution. The committee is made up of Councilman Randall Stone, Vice Mayor Mark Sorensen and Mark Wolfe, director of the city’s Planning Services Department. City Manager Brian Nakamura confirmed the news that for some reason was not made public at the council meeting following the closed session. Nakmura said the idea is to get some dialogue flowing between the opposing sides and come to an agreement regarding the future of the market.

STUDENTS VOTE FOR OIL CHANGE

The initial Chico State Associated Students election results are in and while official verification is still pending, it looks like the advisory measure asking the University Foundation to withdraw investments in fossil-fuel companies was resoundingly approved. Eighty percent of the student voters were in favor of the measure (only 24 percent of the entire student body voted). For more on this, see “Fueling divestment,” Newslines, by Tom Gascoyne. Other results included the re-election by a margin of about 1,300 votes of current AS President Taylor Herren (pictured). Kory Masen was elected executive vice president, but only by a margin of 242 votes. For more election results, go to www.aschico.com. 10 CN&R April 24, 2014

Pedaling perseverance After Paradise teacher’s death, community rallies to continue his legacy of teaching through bicycling

A Carson Cummings completed the Wildflower 65, more than half the full Wildflower

year ago, when he was 12 years old,

Century race hosted by Chico Velo Cycling. It was a major feat for the young by rider, and one he’d been looking Meredith J. forward to accomplishing since Graham he saw his older sister and brother complete the hundred-miler. meredithg@ newsreview.com “This year, most of us are going for the 100,” Carson said of his seventh-grade class at Paradise Adventist Academy. They’re doing it in honor of their teacher, Jim Retzer, who died in Wildflower: October of a heart attack. But Chico Velo Cycling they’re also doing it for themhas hosted the selves. Chico Wildflower “Everyone will keep him in Century since 1981. It includes a mind as we go through the ride, 100-, 65- and 12- but we’ll try not to be sad,” Carmile races. It will son said. “It’s cool we got our be held this year custom-made memorial jerseys, on Sunday, April so everyone will recognize us. 27. For more information, log I’m excited I get to do it with all onto www.chico my friends.” velo.org. Carson is the youngest of

three, and his mom, Kandi Cummings, has seen the impact Retzer’s class—and completing the Wildflower Century in particular—have had on her kids. “My middle son, Kevin, said, ‘I felt so good about myself. I’ve never done anything like that that made me feel so much satisfaction.’ To be encouraged by this man, it really was a very big deal.” Retzer was a bicyclist himself and an educator for 40 years. For the past decade, he worked with his seventhgrade students and encouraged them to challenge themselves to the Wildflower Century. He took them to spin classes at Beyond Fitness, they went on training rides around Paradise and to Table Mountain, and he taught them the value of nutrition as well as physical fitness along the way. More than that, though, Retzer taught self-discipline and perseverance, qualities that can’t always be learned in a classroom. Last year, Retzer taught a combination sixth- and seventh-grade class. Carson was in the sixth grade, and he and several of his classmates took on a pre-

liminary challenge leading up to the seventh-grade rite of passage. “A lot of people probably didn’t think they could do very much, but they did a lot,” Carson said. “He’d always tell us, ‘Persevere.’ That was one of his words. We learned to do that through the Wildflower.” Retzer began bicycling in 2004,

and he got his whole family in on it, recalled his son, Travis Retzer, who now lives in the Bay Area. That first year, Travis and his brother, their mother and father all rode in the Wildflower Century. His mom still rides recreationally and the brothers ride competitively. Jim Retzer shared his love of two wheels with countless students over the years. “He started with a motto of ‘Fit 4 Life,’” Travis said. “Then he began introducing that motto, and bicycling, to students at a school that didn’t have a lot of individual sports at the time. It was a way to offer a form of fitness for kids that was more individual—not a team sport.”

Writers unite Travis wrote to Chico Velo on his father’s students’ behalf, and was able to get them a partial break in entry fees for the ride. He also helped design memorial jerseys, both for the students and for his family, which will also ride in this year’s race. Retzer instilled a love of bicycling in many around him, and he also attracted fellow bicycling enthusiasts as friends and riding companions. His death sparked a desire in those friends and family members to carry on his legacy by continuing the program he started. Among those involved are Kandi Cummings, who took on organizational responsibilities; personal friend Laura Van Dervoort, who has taught spin classes for the kids; and Barry DeWitt, father of another Retzer “sevvie” who led many of the training rides this semester. “We just love what he taught the kids, the exercise and perseverance, and just to enjoy life,” Van Dervoort said. “He was such a great role model. He really touched so many people.” Van Dervoort met Retzer several years ago and they bonded over a love of cycling. As a member of the Chico Velo board and a spin instructor at several local health clubs, she found it especially rewarding to help continue his legacy. “They go through a 12-week training plan. I work with them on spinning, to get their cardio up, and then they do training rides—they climb Honey Run and Table Mountain, to get prepared,” she said. “So many people have really stepped up to the plate. They want to show Mr. Retzer that they know he’s in heaven and how well they can do. It’s been a great thing to be a part of, because I was a friend of his.” DeWitt shared a similar story. His son, who is in the same class as Carson, rode the full 100 miles of the Wildflower last year, as a sixth-grader. He’ll do it again this year, but DeWitt laments the loss of Retzer as a teacher and role model. “I was thrilled to think of my son having him for a teacher. My son and another boy did the century last year. Jim and I had become friends through that,” DeWitt said. “Seeing what it did for my son—it taught him perseverance, and the value of hard work and how it pays off. You cannot do that in a classroom.” DeWitt has led many of the training rides and is encouraged by the fact that all but one of the students in Retzer’s seventh-grade class are up to the century challenge. (The one who opted out suffers from asthma, he said.) “He left a legacy, not only with bike riding but life lessons for the kids in realizing that when you stick with something and persevere, you can accomplish just about anything you want to.” Ω

Butte College conference focuses on stoking creative fires riting is primarily a solitary venture. No matter the individual W process or purpose, it inevitably leads to one person facing off against a blank page or screen.

That’s not to say that writers can’t benefit from a little community support and input on their way to that showdown, or through the often lengthy and sometimes painful revision process. This is the driving idea behind WordFire 2014, a creative writing conference scheduled for this Saturday (April 26) at Butte College’s Learning Resource Center. The conference, now in its third year, offers workshops in several aspects of creative writing. As WordFire organizer and Butte College English instructor Molly Emmons noted, it provides those writers, whose craft is by nature a solitary undertaking, with the rare chance to connect with others. “Our mission is to help create a stronger community of writers, so you can find people [from the Feel the fire: WordFire 2014 is local community] whose names you may have scheduled for heard of, and meet other people who share the Saturday, April 26, at same interests,” Emmons said. Butte College’s There are 13 workshops offered this year, Learning Resource including sessions on fiction led by award-winning Center. A reception for presenters and local writer Zu Vincent and Sacramento-based registrants will be author/educator Christian Kiefer, songwriting with held at Lyon Books & local musician/poet Jeremy Gerrard, and poetry Learning Center on with Gary Lemons and Susan Woolridge. Other Friday, April 25. For more information and events include a panel on publishing trends, readto register, go to ings by the presenters, and a student salon. buttewordfire.org or Emmons explained the salon is organized by find WordFire on Butte College students who are given a “scholarFacebook. ship” (their registration fees are waived in exchange for helping to run the event) and challenged to collectively lead a workshop. “Making [WordFire] a true community event means involving young people,” said Emmons, who noted Butte College has an active literary arts club and “more English majors than we’ve seen in a long time.” “The salon is their baby,” she said. “In past years they’ve used images, music and movement to help teach, and it’s always fun and full of energy. It’s the place to go if you’re tired of listening to old people doing all the talking.”

Lyon Books owner Heather Lyon looks on as participants browse books written by presenters at WordFire 2013. PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHAEL GRIFFIN

Emmons said attendees can walk away from each workshop with something they’ve written and inspiration to write more. There are also contests throughout the day, such as haiku and six-word-story challenges. As a writer herself, Emmons said she understands the

value of sharing the creative experience. She published her first novel in her 20s and is now working on her sixth, and she’s taught creative writing for about 30 years. Before moving to the North State nine years ago, she was a long-standing member of the Willamette Writers, a large writers’ community with several smaller subsets throughout the state of Oregon. Shortly after moving she formed her own small group, the Chico-based Northern California Novelists. Emmons said the annual conference is largely geared toward creating these connections to provide year-round support: “We have something called ‘Writing on the Wall’ at the conference, which is a chance for people to sign up for writers’ groups or connect with organizations like NaNoWriMo,” a nationwide group that encourages aspiring novelists to write an entire draft during the month of November. In addition to students and faculty from Butte College and Chico State University, Emmons said the conference has been well-attended in past years by contingents from Yuba, Shasta and American River colleges. She said she expects this year to be the biggest event yet, with 102 of a maximum of 150 participants registered as of Monday morning (April 21), and a rush expected in the days leading up to the conference. Emmons explained that WordFire was started when she and Butte College English instructor Amy Antongiovanni, who is also a poet and responsible for naming the conference, combined their communitybuilding efforts. “She’d already done some work bringing speakers to campus, and we started talking about forming a literary events committee and organizing a creative writing conference,” Emmons said. Biking by the numbers Today, Emmons chairs the WordFire comEach July, the National Bicycle Dealers’ Association puts out a special issue of its mittee, which includes her and five other trade publication, the Bicycle Retailer and Industry News (BRAIN), focused on cycling instructors. She noted she is the only full-time statitsics for the previous year. The most recent stats are from 2012, and include teacher in the bunch. the following (more can be found at www.bicycleretailer.com): “It can be tough for part-time instructors,” • Biking has become more adult• Of the 39.3 million cycling participants Emmons noted. “They often live paycheck-tooriented in the past decade. In 2003, in America, 47.2 percent (18.5 million) are paycheck and many are ‘freeway fliers,’ meanyouths ages 7-17 accounted for 41.7 peroccasional riders who use their bikes ing they have to work at several schools to cent of all cyclists, and only 27.3 percent between 25 and 109 days a year, 39.2 permake ends meet. They’ve all put in a lot of in 2012. cent (15.41 million) are infrequent riders unpaid time to make this come together. (6-24 days), and 13.6 (5.35 million) ride “We work on this all year long, and we do it • The total U.S. market for new bicycles 110 or more days each year. Of those, because we’re all writers ourselves,” she added. in 2012 was $3,660,174,000 and 51 percent are male with a mean age of “It’s our passion.” $2,465,800,000 for new parts, meaning the 35.5 and 49 percent are female (mean

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—KEN SMITH kens@newsreview.com

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support the State of Jefferson movement to secede from California, naysayers questioned just how much impact that decision would have on, well, anything. Butte County is in line to make a similar decision—to declare a desire to separate from the rest of the state, or to go with the flow. “What we hope to accomplish is to have a declaration and a petition to withdraw from the state of California from Butte County,” explained Mark Baird, a State of Jefferson spokesman from nearby Siskiyou County, which was the first to join the movement. Baird spoke to the Butte County board during its Tuesday (April 22) meeting, which saw the chambers overflowing, many supporters clad in State of Jefferson T-shirts. He explained that one of the main reasons he’s pushing for secession is to gain representation in Congress. “We need better representation than we have now, which is one state senator for 1 million people,” Baird said during a phone interview after the meeting. “That’s four times worse than the next [most populous] state.” Thus far, in addition to Siskiyou and Yuba counties, Modoc and Glenn also have declared their support for the State of Jefferson. Baird said similar discussions are happening throughout the North State, and either informational meetings or votes are scheduled over the coming months in Del Norte, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sutter and Tehama counties. “We’ll not only be sending a message, but with these declarations we can cause legislation to be written,” Baird said.

Dozens of supporters also took to the lectern, during the publiccomment period, to voice their reasoning for wanting to create a new state. One man told the board, “My wife and I discuss leaving this state every single day. The State of Jefferson is a new opportunity, a second chance. You ask, ‘What do we have to gain?’ I say, ‘What do we have to lose?’” Fernando Marin, a Paradise resident and former county planning commissioner, spoke passionately about his view that too many politicians stay in office too long, leading to little change in policy. When he surpassed his minuteand-a-half allotment of speaking time, Supervisor Doug Teeter told him so. He became irate, told Teeter, “You’re going to get an education here,” and was promptly escorted from the room. Everyone took a few minutes to quiet down, but Sally Raposa received applause for her request that the board “Take the torch and light the way for us.” Ultimately, Supervisor Bill Connelly said he signed the petition to join the State of Jefferson “early on,” and made a motion to agendize a vote to join the cause in June. Supervisor Larry Wahl also voiced his support, and the board voted 4-1, with Supervisor Steve Lambert dissenting.

once again took up discussion of an ordinance passed in February to amend restrictions regarding the cultivation of medical marijuana. Because those against the ordinance successfully gathered enough signatures to stop the measure, supervisors were faced with the decision of whether to rescind it altogether or put it to a vote of the people. After about a dozen comments from the public, most of which had little bearing on the actual decision (one woman asked the board, “Why do you want people to have cancer?”), they chose the latter. It will be added to the November ballot. The ordinance restricts the number of marijuana plants that can be grown by limiting the square footage of each garden. “I’d like to create an ordinance that makes everyone happy,” said Supervisor Maureen Kirk. “But that’s just not possible. We ought to let it go to a vote.” Kirk said she wanted to balance her desire to ensure patients have access to their medicine with being able to keep cartels and other illegal growers from harassing neighbors. She, Teeter and Lambert discussed the advantages of dispensaries. “I’d be willing to stick my neck out for dispensaries,” Teeter said. That discussion was too little, too late, however, as Lambert noted, “We got rid of those in our county.” —MEREDITH J. GRAHAM meredithg@newsreview.com

Above: The Board of Supervisors’ chambers overflow with State of Jefferson supporters. Left: Fernando Marin is forcibly removed from the lectern. PHOTOS BY MEREDITH J. GRAHAM

Environmental workshop Governor’s office visits to gather local input

very four years the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) prepares a report on the state’s environmental goals and the policies needed to meet them. The report looks 20 to 30 years into the future when the state’s population could reach 50 million. The workshops are being held up and down the state to receive input from local regions and cities. On April 22, which coincidentally was Earth Day, a workshop was held in Chico at the Lakeside Pavilion to gather that input. About 30 people, including local environmentalists, were in attendance. Louise Bedsworth, OPR deputy director, brought in the state’s perspective while the region was represented by Tim Snellings, director of the Butte County Department of Development Services. Adding a business perspective was Cheri Chastain, the sustainability manager for Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. The report’s general goals address “Decarbonizing the state’s energy and transportation systems; conserving and stewarding the state’s natural resources; building climate resilience into all policies and investments; supporting sustainable regions and communities; and improving cross-agency coordination and data availability.” Bedsworth began the proceedings after being introduced by Snellings and noted “the glowing omission of water” among the stated goals. She said water had been lumped in with other resources but that is likely to change given the current environment. “With the current water action plan I think we’ll probably be pulling water out on its own,” she said. The state’s vision, she said, is “grounded in having a strong economy, really thriving urban areas and prosperous rural regions.” That future would include an increase in broadband communication, high-speed rail with tie-ins to local transportation service and an increase in renewable energies and clean fuels to meet state and federal air-quality standards. She said it was important that state, regional and local agencies are on the same page and collaborating for mutual goals. Sierra Nevada’s Chastain explained the brewery’s efforts to increase the operational

Louise Bedsworth of the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research was in town Tuesday for a workshop to gather local input to help the state develop environmental goals. PHOTO BY TOM GASCOYNE

sustainability of what is now the nation’s second-largest craft brewery and sixthlargest brewery overall. “We’ve grown from this grassroots hippie mentality,” she began. “Ken Grossman, who started the brewery, is for sure a hippie at heart and he understands environmental resources. He understands our impacts on those resources and he’s chosen to run his business as responsibly as possible.” She said the brewery operates as sort of a “closed loop taking a discard from one process and turning it into a resource for another process.” The carbon dioxide created by the brewery’s fermentation tanks is captured and reused rather than released into the atmosphere. Food scraps from the restaurant are composted on site and then used to grow more barley and hops for the brewery. Sierra Nevada also has one of the largest private solar installations in the country, she said. Snellings, the county’s director of development, put the workshop into perspective. “It’s really neat to think about the context of our discussion today,” he said. “We’ve got the state looking out to 2050 with 50 million people and thinking, ‘Can we just let that happen?’ Or can we cast a vision for a target of what 2050 should look like?” He said the ongoing workshops could invite criticism for the state getting into local governments’ plans. “I don’t think that’s really what’s going on here,” he said. “They are working with locals and our general plans and businesses throughout California to cast this vision together and that is why they are here, to hear from us and our local businesses.” The workshops began Feb. 19 in San Bernardino County and have since been held in Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco. Following the Butte County meeting, Bakersfield, Fresno and Modesto were next on the schedule. —TOM GASCOYNE tomg@newsreview.com

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THE PULSE CODEINE UNSAFE FOR KIDS

Doctors have continued to prescribe codeine to children treated in emergency rooms, despite a host of available alternatives and the potential harm the drug can cause to young people, according to a study released by the University of California, San Francisco. Researchers from the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital found that codeine prescriptions out of U.S. emergency rooms declined nearly 1 percent between 2001 and 2010. Still, the drug was given to hundreds of thousands of children; between 559,000 and 877,000. Codeine, an opioid, is prescribed as a cough suppressant and pain reliever. Alternatives include ibuprofen and hydrocodone. UCSF’s research, published recently in the journal Pediatrics, notes that codeine is ineffective in about a third of the children who take it. Meanwhile, up to 1 in 12 children are highly susceptible to the drug, which can accumulate in toxic levels and lead to slowed breathing and potentially death.

BULLYING HAS LONGTIME EFFECTS

A study into whether childhood bullying has long-lasting implications suggests that victimization at a young age has side effects that carry on well into mid-life. The British National Child Development Study’s data come from nearly 8,000 now-middle-aged participants, all of whom were born in a single week in 1958. Results of the 40-plus-year study indicate that those who were victims of bullying at age 7 and 11 (more than 40 percent of the kids) are in poorer physical health at age 50 than those who had not been bullied. Additionally, they report an increased rate of anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts. Here in the U.S., between a quarter and onethird of students reported having been bullied, mostly in middle school, according to www.stop bullying.gov.

WHAT’S THAT BUZZING?

Butte County residents might see a few more helicopters in the air starting Thursday (April 24), when the local Mosquito and Vector Control District starts its hunt for unmaintained swimming pools and other mosquitobreeding grounds. The district will use the Butte County Sheriff’s Office’s helicopter to locate problem areas, with a goal of catching mosquitoes before they’re able to breed. “It is crucial for the district to locate and treat these suspected mosquito-breeding sources early in the mosquito season to prevent larger populations from hatching off in the summer, when virus is most active,” District Manager Matt Ball said in a press release. Last year, Butte County saw 24 diagnosed cases of West Nile virus. Health officials expect it to remain a serious concern in 2014. Send your health-related news tips to Howard Hardee at howardh@newsreview.com.

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HEALTHLINES Darcy Hostettler-Lewis and Kayla Kriech are working to establish a medical facility in Nigeria to memoralize Kristina Chesterman (below). A ghost bike marks the place where Chesterman was struck by a motorist while bicycling home last year.

Her dreams live on

PHOTO AT LEFT BY KYLE DELMAR INSET PHOTO COURTESY OF WWW.KRISTINACHESTERMANCLINIC.ORG

Following the death of Chico State nursing student, friends pitch in to continue her legacy by

Evan Tuchinsky

D2013, Kayla Kriech received news that would forever change her life—and, it uring the night of Sept. 22,

turns out, the lives of many others. Kriech was in her kitchen when the phone rang and she learned that Kristina Chesterman, a close friend and Chico State nursing classmate, had been struck by a motorist while bicycling home from the library, where she’d completed a marathon study session for the first big exam of the fall term. “I was very dramatic about it: I screamed while on the phone, spun in a circle and sat down on the floor,” Kriech recalled. “I didn’t know what to think.” Kriech raced to Enloe Medical Center, where she joined Chesterman’s other close friends and instructor Darcy HostettlerLewis, a nurse at Feather River Hospital. They met Chesterman’s parents, David and Sandra, as well as hometown friends who had driven three hours from Livermore. “Her mom essentially told us we needed to say goodbye to her,” Kriech said, “and that’s when we realized how serious the situation was.” Chesterman succumbed to her injuries two days later. She was 21. The 19-yearold at the wheel of the SUV that hit her was arrested and charged with driving under the influence and gross vehicular manslaughter; he will face trial Aug. 25. Hostettler-Lewis pointed to the fact that the accused, Riley Dean Hoover, allegedly had a blood-alcohol level of .30 when he

was arrested, and that police also have alleged he was part of a drug ring. “She was studying for 12 hours to be a nurse and help people,” she said. “There’s anger because of that juxtaposition. It’s frustrating for the world, I think.” Though she didn’t complete nursing

school, Chesterman is a life-saver nonetheless. She was an organ donor—her heart, liver, kidneys and pancreas have gone to recipients ranging from a 9-month-old infant to a 64-year-old retired nurse. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg; she’s also the inspiration for a medical facility that Kriech, Hostettler-Lewis and a dozen others are working to establish. The Kristina Chesterman Memorial Clinic will be built in Ozu Abam, Nigeria, next to an existing health center. It will focus on treating women, children and patients suffering from diabetes and/or hypertension. The complex will include a dormitory for visiting health providers who’ll help train local practitioners.

“I thought it was a crazy idea but I loved it,” Kriech said. “I knew this was going to be an amazing way to honor her, knowing that Kristina did want to go to Africa for mission work.” Her friends had considered going on a medical mission in her honor, HostettlerLewis said, “but why not do something more permanent, which will continue to help people and honor Kristina year after year?” To get the ball rolling, Hostettler-Lewis reached out to Janice Walker of Project SAVE (Salvage All Valuable Equipment), a Chico-based nonprofit that sends donated medical supplies around the world. Walker connected her with James Umekwe. A Nigerian-born philanthropist who constructed Upon This Rock Medical Center in Ozu Abam, Umekwe offered to devote a portion of his property to the clinic. Once the building goes up, Project SAVE will equip it. The total cost is estimated between $80,000 and $100,000—a fraction of what

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it would take for a comparable facility in the United States. Fundraising has commenced, boosted by national media coverage, and surpassed $5,000 ahead of fundraiser events. “Things have fallen into place in a pretty amazing way,” HostettlerLewis said. “There’s something that’s happening that feels bigger than all of us. We don’t know how to explain it; it’s just there.” Web pages for KCMC— www.kristinachestermanclinic.org and www.facebook.com/kristinas clinic—have received traffic and comments from around the world. “It’s gone global on many levels,” Hostettler-Lewis said. “There are lots of ways to define who you’re responsible for, and I think you help where you can and help where you’re needed. The fact that Kristina was already thinking globally at 21, not just where her next margarita was going to come from, shows she was an extraordinary person.” Among the many things

Chesterman left behind is a bucket list—experiences she hoped to have during her lifetime. The 25 items include “learn to fly a plane” and “break up a fight between two guys over me”; a majority of them relate to travel. Her most stirring wish: “Save someone’s life.” That will happen through the clinic, but she’s already touched the life of Susan Vieira, the aforementioned retired nurse, who lives in the Bay Area. Vieira received Chesterman’s heart in a transplant operation. After discovering the donor’s iden-

A Restorative Therapy Along with ongoing efforts to raise funds for the Kristina Chesterman Memorial Clinic, friends and family have organized several events. • A presentation by her parents, David and Sandra Chesterman, and heart-transplant beneficiary, Susan Vieira, will be May 3 at 6:30 p.m. at the Enloe Conference Center in Chico. • Live Laugh Love and Run!—a 5K/10K fun run—will be May 4 at 8 a.m. at the One-Mile Recreation Area in Lower Bidwell Park. • The Kristina Chesterman Memorial Endurance Ride—an equestrian event and dinner—will be Sept. 13 at Meadowbrook Ranch in Magalia. More information: www.kristina chestermanclinic.org

tity, she met the Chesterman family and told them she intends to complete the bucket list, picking up where Kristina left off. Moreover, Hostettler-Lewis said, “Susan is planning to go to Nigeria on the day of the clinic’s dedication so Kristina’s heart will be there figuratively and literally.” Vieira is scheduled to come to Chico along with Chesterman’s parents on May 3, the night before a fundraising fun run, to help raise awareness for the project. “Something Susan has been saying is Kristina’s dreams have the right to make it—Kristina had so many good ideas and so many things she wanted to see happen in the world before her untimely death,” Hostettler-Lewis said. “We couldn’t save her life, but we can save her dreams.” Ω

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Brown initially planned on staying at campgrounds as they traveled through the Southwest. They registered on Warmshowers.org, a website that networks touring riders with hosts willing to offer them free lodging and other hospitality, as a backup plan when they hit big cities. However, they found themselves using the site’s services more than expected. “When we got to Fallon, Nev., we looked around and found a few RV parks, but everything was really expensive and didn’t look too promising,” Reaves recalled. “So we ended up using it sooner than we’d planned.” At that point, the couple were traveling with two others they’d met on the road from Portland, Ore., and called a Warmshowers member to see if he could offer last-minute accommodation for four. The host told them two other riders were already there, but said he had plenty of room on his lawn. Brown and Reaves arrived to find familiar faces— they’d camped with the other guests, two men from San Francisco, the previous night. They also discovered a level of hospitality from the host, a taxidermist whose home was a menagerie of animals in various stages of the preservation process, unlike anything they’d expected. “It was kind of weird at first since we’d never done it before, but as we were standing around, he shoved some clean towels in our hands and offered his shower to wash up,” Reaves said. “After that he drove us to

the liquor store to get some beers, and we spent the afternoon in his garage shooting the shit, talking bikes while we tuned ours up, and drinking. “I asked him what his wife thought of hosting all these strangers,” Reaves said, to which the man replied, “Well, she’s in the kitchen right now making you guys some tacos.” Dinner included quinoa—or “fancy rice” as their host called it—for some of the other visitors, who were vegetarian. The cyclists rose while it was still dark to get on the road before the desert heat set in, and were surprised to find fresh-baked banana bread and hot coffee. “After that, we weren’t so hesitant to use [the site],” Reaves said. According to the website, Warmshowers was created in 1993, predating the Internet age. Back then, members shared contact information via word-of-mouth and printed lists, and stewardship of the service passed through several hands. In 2005, thenWarmshowers overseer Randy Fay converted it into a searchable map and database online, and since Fay’s retirement in 2009 the site is overseen by a small collective of volunteers. Today, there are thousands of Warmshowers members on six continents. In order to join, members must agree to host, and can choose from a list of services they’re willing to provide (i.e. beds, campsite, kitchen space, prepared meals, and the eponymous warm showers). They can also specify what type of diets they adhere to, whether drinking and smoking are welcomed, and other lifestyle options to ensure good matches. Hosts also can detail how much advance notice they prefer, and usually offer a little information about themselves and their cycling habits.

In a section on personal security, the site recommends exercising good sense and explains that membership doesn’t obligate you to provide shelter for everyone. Reaves said he and Brown made use of Warmshowers connections about 10 times during their trip. Highlights, he said, included a couple in Chicago who were hosting to beef up their feedback on the site in preparation for their own cross-country tour. They stayed with the couple, who took them to their favorite locations in the city, for two days. In Texas they washed a trucker’s horses in exchange for board, and a couple in Cornville, Ariz., introduced them to the local bicycling community at a cycling association potluck, where the long-haul riders were treated as guests of honor. A bike-loving preacher in Milwaukee offered them a bed, cold beers and a memorable parting gift. The man said he understood Brown and Reaves were nonbelievers, but that he would be remiss as a pastor if he didn’t give them a token of his faith, a copy of C.S. Lewis’ Mere Christianity, with what he called a “special bookmark” inside, remembered Reaves. They opened the book later to find a $100 bill. They also met a touring British cyclist eager to get to San Francisco to meet with people who had stayed with him overseas through Warmshowers. Reaves said they had only one negative experience with a Warmshowers host, in New Mexico, but that it was more awkward than creepy or dangerous, and not so bad they wished they’d kept pedaling. They also couldn’t find accommodations through the site in New Orleans, but say that likely was due to their lack of planning ahead. The pair estimate they saved at least

$1,000 in food and lodging on their barebudget trip through Warmshowers hosting, and the kinship and hospitality they found were immeasurable. The couple were recently contacted by a Warmshowers member cycling to a music festival, and plan to host for their first time in mid-May. A number of other Chico members contacted through the site say they’ve hosted, but haven’t used the site themselves … yet. “We have hosted a few different people through Warmshowers and have had really positive experiences,” said Katie Timmel. “We have had people from a couple on a round-the-world tour to a mom and her 4-year-old from Sacramento just taking a weekend trip.” Ω

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What sorts of things do you sell in your store? Coppens: We sell electronic cigarettes, so it’s a battery-powered device. Everything we sell is variable voltage and variable wattage, so you can adjust the type of hit you get, how much vapor you get, and how hot it is. These are all refillable. The juice is all Americanmade liquid; it’s a USP Kosher propylene glycol, and vegetable glycerin, and then medical-grade

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hicoans love bikes. So does the CN&R. And because the cycling community continues to grow and our biking infrastructure and culture are continually changing, we stay on top of things by putting together our annual Bike Issue. This is our sixth year dedicating a cover package (plus many other features) to one of the community’s favorite pastimes. This year, we start things off by taking readers over to the trails at Lake Oroville, where a group called LOBO focuses on buoying ridership in addition to efforts advocating for biking throughout the community. Next, back in Chico, we meet up with a bike-shop pro for some DIY bike-maintenance tips. We check in with a city of Chico civil engineer on the recent upgrades to local bike routes and what’s in store in future years. We also have a tale about a local bicyclist who has the community to thank for helping him take back his bike from a would-be thief. But that’s not all. You’ll find other bikecentric stories sprinkled throughout the rest of the paper as well. Happy reading and riding!

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nna Kastner has been bicycling for years. She started out on her own, and then made some friends on the trails. They started meeting for weekly rides and one day they encountered a member of the Lake Oroville Bicyclists Organization (LOBO). “I started riding more and more, and then I went to my first LOBO meeting,” Kastner recalled. “I decided to join because I like to help people—I’ve been active with Kiwanis and the YMCA. This was a way I could also do something I really love to do.”

By her second meeting, Kastner was voted president. She was surprised, but up to the task. LOBO is more than just a cycling club. What started out as a loose-knit advisory board is now a full-fledged nonprofit with dual focuses: to increase ridership on Oroville’s trails by ensuring they are safe and well-maintained, and to advocate for bicycling throughout the community. “We want to encourage people to get more comfortable with bikes on the roads or on the trails,” Kastner said. “Some people are scared of riding at first, but after a couple times, we see them start to progress—they get bicycle shoes and clips, and then they start riding by themselves or with friends.” One of the regular group activities the organization promotes is monthly beginner rides. They are designed

purpose LOBO members, from left: Anna Kastner, Lex Parker, Lyle Wright, Bill Reid and Tom Prendergast.

specifically with novices in mind, and “the slowest rider sets the pace,” Kastner said. “We’re more about enjoying being on your bike than going really fast.” That’s one thing Lex Parker, LOBO vice president, loves about the club. He started riding on his own in 1991 for health reasons. “My doctor said, ‘I can sign your death certificate now or later, but I will be signing it,’” Parker recalled. “He suggested I go out and buy a bicycle.” He did buy one, a mountain bike. And then he bought a road bike. Now he and his wife, who is legally blind, ride a tandem. “We love to get out on that together,” he said. LOBO, which has about 50 members, caters to all kinds of bicyclists, with about half dedicated to road biking and the other half to mountain biking. They travel all over Butte County, and into Sutter and Glenn counties as well. “In 1998, my son got me into riding,” said Tom Prendergast, now 75 years old and a new LOBO member. “I was on the dam with a friend and we met Anna—we rode together and we really enjoyed it. The kind of people who belong to LOBO are the reason I keep biking.” LOBO formed in the mid-1990s

during the relicensing of Oroville Dam. Lyle Wright was a founding member, and he’s proud to say he was the first to pay annual dues. In the early days, the club’s main function was advocating for bike trails surrounding Lake Oroville. Wright remembers working with repre-

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For more info on LOBO, including membership opportunities and details on 24-Hours of Gold in October, log onto www.lakeorovillebicyclists.org.

sentatives from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, as well as the Department of Water Resources, on a recreation plan for the area. “We wanted to make sure bicyclists were represented during the relicensing,” Wright said. The efforts paid off. What exists now is a complex network of trails open to cyclists that surrounds the entire lake, ranging from the 41-mile Brad Freeman Memorial Bike Trail to the 14.3-mile Dan Beebe all the way down to smaller routes that are less than a mile long. “We’ve got hills, we’ve got flats— you can see the whole valley from here,” Parker said. “And we’re lucky our trails are open 24/7, rain or shine. We ride at night—in the summer, it’s real nice.” Night riding plays a big part in LOBO’s biggest annual event, dubbed 24-Hours of Gold, every October. The group takes over the Loafer Creek Campground and gets special permission to open trails to individual bicyclists and teams that are up to the challenge of riding for a full 24 hours. (Teams split up the ride into smaller time periods.) In addition to regular rides and the annual 24-Hours of Gold, LOBO takes on its own advocacy role in the community. Members regularly work to ensure trail and road conditions are safe for bicyclists, and about six months ago LOBO adopted Bedrock Skate and Bike Park in downtown Oroville. Members go there twice a week to pick up trash and make sure there’s no graffiti. LOBO is also active in programs like the annual Butte County Sheriff Office’s bike give-away, and in local school events that feature bicycling. They help the kids get fitted for their bikes and helmets and also try to teach etiquette and safety rules. “I joined LOBO because I wanted to be involved in something that was more than just riding by myself,” Parker said. “It had meaning and purpose in the community.” Ω

What’s your ride? “This is a hybrid bike; it’s a four-speed internally geared bike, so I don’t have as much maintenance as I would have with another bike. It’s suitable for the Chico area because Chico’s really flat, but I have ridden it to Centerville, and to Durham, I’ve done some hills with it. I built the box on the back—it’s my funky trunk.” —Jim Picard, certified nurse assistant “I can fit a whole grocery bag in each one of the baskets; we have carried 40 pounds of groceries on my bike. The baskets in the back are collapsible. It’s a commuter bike. It’s a multigeared bike so it can do some hills. I’ve done some distance rides on it. It’s very sturdy; it’s made out of aluminum, so it’s a stiff ride. It’s purchased at a local bike shop—I added the baskets, added a drink carrier, created my own bag for the front. And it’s been with me for probably at least 10 years.” —Venus Picard, cook “It’s a mountain touring bike. I just use it for everything. It’s kinda my work; we make bicycle bags. They’re specifically geared for bike camping. There are a few companies that make them, but this is my version. We just moved here, so we’ve mostly been riding in the park, Upper Park.” —Brian Laplander, bike-bag maker

“It’s so old that I love it. I’ve done traveling so much with it all over the place. I try to ride my bike everywhere, even though I live about 20 miles out of town. When I’m here, I like to just ride around. Instead of working out I try to use a bike ride—your bike paths are great! The rack on the back is just so I can go grocery shopping; I don’t want to try to park everywhere.” —Dawn Rossi, traveling physical therapist assistant COMPILED BY KATHERINE GREEN

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DIY fixes Home bike-repair tips for the mechanically disinclined story and photos by

Jason Cassidy

How to remove a bike tube and replace it with a new or repaired one (for back tire):

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1. Release the brake by lifting the end of the straddle cable out of the brake. 2. Crank the pedal and shift gears until chain is on the smallest cog of sprocket.

3. Open the quick-release (or loosen the nuts holding the wheel to the frame), and take the wheel off the bike. 3.

Pullins Cyclery mechanic Dan Cernuda.

he best way to keep your bike out of

the shop, of course, is to simply take good care of it. “Keep it clean, keep it oiled, keep air in the tires,” said Pullins Cyclery mechanic Dan Cernuda. “[That] is a darn good start.” But even well-maintained machines break, and even if you’ve never worked on a bike, there are some common repairs that most bicyclists could quickly be shown how to do on their own. Cernuda, of course, makes his living fixing bikes. And he understands that not everyone is comfortable with mechanical work and that many people would rather take their bike to a professional. “Some people don’t want to spend the time to do it—especially with mountain bikes and the rear gears.” But he pointed out a few basic jobs—adjusting brakes, straightening wheels, reconnecting cables and replacing tubes— that are relatively easy to complete for those who want to do it themselves. A few basic tools will cover most of your simple repair needs, and Cernuda suggested picking up a good set of Allen wrenches, an all-in-one socket wrench, a flathead and a Phillips screwdriver, and some Tri-Flow lubricant for chains and cables. Plus, to fix your own tires, you’ll need to put together a kit that includes a couple of tire levers, a pump, a patch kit, and even a spare tube if you can afford it. “Absolutely the most common repair is flat tires,” Cernuda said, explaining that in Butte County, with its mats of rampant puncturevine all over local trails and plenty of broken glass along the sides of the road, a cycling trip is often a flat tire waiting to happen. And so it was that most inevitable of repairs that he decided to share with those cycle-repair beginners with a DIY spirit. 24 CN&R April 24, 2014

4. Grab your two tire levers: Use one to break the seal of tire against the rim, and pull tire out and over rim. Holding the first lever in place, tuck the other one under the tire, pull tire over rim, and rotate around the rim until the entire tire is over the lip. Remove tire and tube from the rim.

5. Remove tube from the tire and check the inside of tire for any thorns or other items that may have punctured the tire and remove any you find. 6. If you have talc, lightly coat inside of the tire to allow for tube to seat more easily once it’s ready. 7. Pump enough air into new or patched tube to give it shape (do not fully inflate). Fit tube into tire.

8. Insert tube valve into valve hole on the rim, then tuck one side of tire into rim, rotate and continue tucking. Flip wheel over and repeat on the other side. If the fit is too tight, use tire levers to gently tuck tire in.

9. Inflate tire to proper air pressure and spin the wheel to ensure tire is on the rim evenly. If uneven, deflate a little and push the tire in at uneven points. Re-inflate.

10. 10. Place the wheel back on the bike. Make sure that the wheel is lined up evenly in the frame and snap the quick-release on (or tighten nuts on both sides of wheel). more “BIKES” continued on page 26

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past year with a roundabout replacing the intersection where First, Second and Flume streets come together. The change has created a bit of a learning curve for the drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians who pass through with the occasional honk of a horn, squeal of a tire or angry yell. As part of that reconfiguration, First and Second streets were turned into one-way routes between Flume and Salem streets and Flume and Broadway, respectively. The bike lanes along those streets are 4-feet wide, painted green and run between the parallel parking spaces and the right car lane. Bob Greenlaw, a senior civil engineer for the city of Chico, said the Second Street bike lane runs from Walnut east to Annie’s Glen, where it joins the tunnel under Pine and Cypress streets and heads into Bidwell Park. “This is a continuation of the projects that we had beginning with the Transit Center [at Second and

Salem streets] and the tunnel at Annie’s Glen,” Greenlaw said. “When we rolled out this project, our concept was to have a facility that you could ride your bike all the way from the orchards west of town into the foothills to the east.” The section of the bike path along Second Street north of the parking lot that holds the Saturday farmers’ market runs between the pedestrian sidewalk and the road. In fact, it looks very much like a sidewalk, which initially confused responsible bikers who do not ride on pedestrian walkways. The path takes the bicyclist to the pedestrian crosswalk at Flume Street south of the roundabout and then leads to either a path to Annie’s Glen or the green bike lane over the Camellia Way bridge. Some cyclists choose to ride directly in the roundabout rather than in the bike path that surrounds it, and that is perfectly legal, Greenlaw explained. “There are three classes of cyclists,” he said. “Group A is the high-end Chico Velo-type of cyclist. Group B may be bike commuters who know how to use the existing facilities. Group C is the younger group or those who just don’t ride a bike that often.” He said those in group A can

and do ride through the roundabout with the flow of vehicle traffic. “If you are going to be in there, you have to occupy that lane so that everybody can see you,” he said. “Whereas group B or group C riders maybe don’t feel safe out there. That is why we created a multi-use path on the outside edges as you come into the roundabout so you can cross at the crosswalks.” That path is marked with the image of a bicycle in two places but otherwise has the same color and surface texture as the pedestrian sidewalk that runs alongside it. “We did put special symbols on it and we’ve had some comments that maybe some additional ones are needed,” Greenlaw said. “We will be making modifications; those aren’t the final improvements. And we’ve been waiting to hear from users. What can make this better?” He said the next project will be a two-way lane running from First and Broadway north to Memorial, past Children’s Playground and the Bidwell Mansion. “We are going to have a very wide concrete multi-use facility that is bidirectional,” Greenlaw said. “It will allow both pedestrians and bikers to go from the campus on First up to Memorial without having to get onto The Esplanade.” Ω

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problem with bike theft, with more than 200 bikes reported stolen annually for several years running. Sadly, once in the hands of a thief, few bikes are ever returned to their owners. But 25-year-old Chico native Nick Bootman’s story is an exception. He retrieved his bike from a would-be thief with the help of concerned strangers, proof that good Samaritans still exist. One afternoon, Bootman was visiting with his parents in City Plaza, having locked his bike to a metal structure nearby. The bicycle, a 1988 (“The same year I was born,” he noted) Dave Scott Iron Man Centurion, had tremendous sentimental value. The frame had belonged to his uncle and hung on the wall in the family garage for years, a subject of Bootman’s childhood admiration. In 2008 he finally asked his dad if he could have it, and spent much time and money converting the 18-speed to a fixedgear and customizing the bike’s look. He said he babies the bike, and won’t even ride it in the rain. On this particular day, Bootman stepped away from his parents to go to Jack in the Box. That’s when it all started. “I was crossing toward the post office and my dad yelled, ‘Hey Nick, that guy’s got your bike!’” Bootman recalled. He A thief with his eyes on Nick Bootman’s beloved bike ended up flat on his back.

looked up to see a man on a mountain bike, rolling his own cycle alongside, rounding the corner to head west on Fifth Street. Bootman sprinted after the man, saying he ran as fast as he ever had in his life—no small claim for the athletic Bootman, who works as a personal trainer at In Motion Fitness. As he closed to within 15 feet, the man saw him coming and raced south on Normal Street with Bootman’s prized ride still in tow. “At that point he was riding as fast as he could, and I knew I’d never catch him,” Bootman said. Then a man on a motorcycle pulled up alongside him and offered to help catch the thief. As Bootman continued running, a man driving a car also offered assistance and joined the effort. Bootman found his bike around Seventh and Normal streets, where the motorcyclist later told him he’d caught up to the thief, who’d claimed he’d just bought the bike for his girlfriend’s Christmas present. The man still didn’t stop,

though, and neither did concerned community members. As Bootman and his dad—who’d also been chasing on foot and had now caught up to his son—headed back downtown, they saw a commotion in a Sixth Street intersection. Bootman explained yet another passerby, this one on foot, had seen the pursuit and headed to the intersection, hoping to cut the thief off at the pass. His plan worked, and as the man rode by, the do-gooder ambushed the absconder with a “clothesline” across the chest. “People who saw it said he’d flown like 10 feet off the bike and was rolling around on his back before he got up and ran away limping,” Bootman said. “He’d tried to steal a bike and ended up losing his own nice mountain bike, a bag of groceries—he just had three loaves of bread, which seemed weird—and a [portable music player] headset.” When police arrived shortly after, Bootman said they thanked the citizens “for doing our job,” took the mountain bike, bread and headset, and left the scene. Bootman said that, prior to the incident, he’d assumed “average everyday citizens” wouldn’t care enough to intervene, but the experience gave him a newfound faith in good Samaritans and community spirit. And while Bootman said he regretted he has yet to buy the man who’d stopped the thief lunch or a beer yet, he also showed some sympathy for the thief. “Maybe he was really desperate for money, or really into drugs,” Bootman said. “I was happy to get my bike back, but I still feel kind of bad for him.” Ω

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Arts & Culture The many faces and players (past and present) of Big Tree Fall Down. PHOTOS COURTESY OF BIG TREE FALL DOWN

Ska feels good

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Chico’s Big Tree Fall Down invite everyone to the skank pit

S your 2 Tone from your third wave, when the guitar starts to hiccup that bright rhythm and the

ka is fun music. Even if you don’t know

horn section blows a catchy hook, the energetic sound is pretty irresistible. “If you get in that pocket when it’s just rowin’ right, it feels good,” by Jason said Chris Zinna, guitarist/vocalist Cassidy for Big Tree Fall Down, as he sat inside the Naked Lounge coffee jasonc@ newsreview.com house talking about his band’s upcoming CD-release party and about the dance-floor-friendly Preview: music he plays. “I think that’s Big Tree Fall Down another big thing with ska and regCD-release party, gae: You can get involved; you can Saturday, April 26, 7:30 p.m., at Café dance!” There’s likely not anyone in Coda. Keyser Soze, Furlough Fridays, Chico more involved with playing Bandmaster Ruckus ska—as well as most of the other and The Vesuvians popular forms of music with open. Cost: $8 Jamaican roots—than Zinna. (In fact, it seemed more than just a Café Coda coincidence that the seminal reg265 Humboldt Ave. gae soundtrack The Harder They 566-9476 Come happened to be playing over www.cafecoda.com the café’s speakers as we talked.) In addition to the bombastic seven-member BTFD, Zinna plays keyboard and sings in Chico/San Francisco ska crew Boss 501. He also DJs a monthly reggae, soul, rocksteady and ska dance night at The Maltese Bar & Taproom as DJ Esco Chris, the same moniker under which he recorded and played all instruments on 2012’s Reggae Imposter, a bouncy, six-song love note to organ-heavy reggae from 1969-75. “It’s basically my tribute to the early Jamaican stuff,” he said. While Zinna’s activity in the local music scene makes him maybe the most visible member of the band, it was drummer Joe Stone who started Big Tree Fall Down. At first, it was just him jamming in his living room with tenor saxophonist Robert Matson, as a sax and drum duo, with Stone shaping the band’s early tunes before bringing them to the eventual group. “I had different song melodies and ideas,” Stone 28 CN&R April 24, 2014

said in a recent phone interview, adding that since he didn’t have much experience on nonrhythm instruments, “I’d just whistle them and hum them.” The humming method worked just fine in the group of experienced players he joined up with, most of whom were members of two of the more popular local ska bands of the last few years. Baritone saxophonist/vocalist Daniel “Sterny” Sternberg, trombonist Charlie Francis and Zinna are all in Boss 501. And trumpet player Eric Lefevers and lead singer Rusty Johnson were both in popular local ska-punk crew Brass Hysteria (which busted up its Chico unit and moved the band to San Diego). Rounding out the band is Jack McGrath on bass. Stone is also in the recording arts program at Chico State, and he’s the one who engineered what will be the group’s debut album, Go Home Tree, You’re Drunk. “I recorded the whole thing straight out of my living room,” he said. And it is an impressively big-sounding collection of tunes that draws inspiration from many points along the ska spectrum—from the spooky-sounding nod to The Specials (“Devil Inside”) to sprinting ska-punk (“Get Outta My Way”). Especially infectious is the mid-tempo “Yesterday Today,” with the horn section drifting in and out of the loping melody as the song gradually builds from just horns to a cacophony of drums and fuzzed-out guitar. But the strongest tracks are the many melodic, quicktempoed straight-up modern ska numbers—“Drift Away,” “Big Ups,” “Dance, Dance, Dance,” “Forcing You”—that prove so irresistible to the band’s dancing crowds. Since the recording, BTFD actually lost vocalist Johnson, who moved to So Cal. This might seem like a fairly big problem, since he sang most of the songs on the new album, but Stone said that, by the time Johnson had joined, “we had already written all the lyrics.” And wanting to avoid being added to the list of disbanded local ska bands (e.g., Brass Hysteria, and the recently deceased Frankie Doppler’s Nuclear Sunrise), they just reclaimed their words and divvied the singing duties among the main songwriters—Stone, Matson, Zinna and Sterny—and kept on skankin’. Ω

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Special Events GOLD NUGGET DAYS: The annual celebration continues with a donkey derby, costumes, food, games, live music from Ha’Penny Bridge and Big Mo and The Full Moon Band, plus the Highlanders and Miners Ball. See website for more info. 4/24-4/27. www.goldnugget museum.com.

GOOD TO BE GREEN EXPO: Learn about local organizations that are working towards reducing our ecological footprint here in Chico, with hands-on activities and live entertainment. Th, 4/24, 6-9pm. Free. Downtown City Plaza, 418 Main St., (530) 896-7800.

TEDXCHICO SALON: GROW: Ten-minute talks with an environmental focus given by Joe Selby of Selby Apiaries, Sherri Scott of GRUB Chico, John Carlon of River Partners, and Mark Roberts of Springboard Biodiesel. Th, 4/24, 6:30-8pm. $15. Beatniks Coffee House & Breakfast Joint, 1387 E. Eighth St., (530) 8942800, http://tedxchico.com.

THURSDAY NIGHT MARKET: The market is back with fresh produce, local food, arts and crafts, plus live entertainment. This Week: Good To Be Green Expo, with live music from Jeff Pershing. Th, 6-9pm. Opens 4/24. Free. Chico City Plaza, Downtown Chico.

SOMETHIN’ WITH A HAT: A mixed-media reception for Chico State artists Ian Roffe, Brittaney Brown, Seth Dyte and Ingrid Olsen. Th, 4/24, 5pm. Laxson Fine Art Gallery, 400 W. First St. CSU Chico, Laxson Audtorium.

Theater THE JOKE’S ON YOU ONE ACT FESTIVAL: Rogue(ish) Theatre presents four teams of actors performing four one-acts. Each play must include a single, randomly selected prop, a very limited set, and one really terrible joke. 4/24-4/26, 7:30pm. $10. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway, (530) 343-1973, www.1078 gallery.org.

SHREK THE MUSICAL: An ogre named Shrek sets out to save his swampland when it is overtaken by outcast fairy tale characters. Th-Sa, 7:30pm; Su, 2pm through 5/11. $12-$20. Chico Theater Company, 166-F Eaton Rd., (530) 8943282, www.chicotheatercompany.com.

Poetry/Literature CHICO STORY SLAM: Tell a five minute, unscripted story related to a weekly theme. Last Th of every month, 7pm. Free. 100th Monkey Café & Books, 642 W. Fifth St.

FRI

Art Receptions

Special Events

FEAR AND GLASS: A reception for the glass and

DRAG BALL: Butte College hosts their annual

metal artwork of BFA candidate Kyle Campbell. Th, 4/24, 5-7pm. B-So Space, Ayres 107, Chico State, (530) 898-5331.

NOR-CAL JAZZ FESTIVAL

Sunday, April 27 Sierra Nevada Big Room SEE SUNDAY, MUSIC

Drag Ball. Wear a creative costume, or bring a mask. F, 4/25, 7-10pm. $5-$7. Butte College Chico Center, 2320 Forest Ave. CHC 109, (530) 895-1352.

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Special Events CHICO WILDFLOWER CENTURY: Chico Velo’s huge

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Special Events GOLD NUGGET DAYS: See Thursday. Visit website for details, www.goldnugget museum.com. GOLD NUGGET DAYS: See Thursday. Visit website for details, www.goldnuggetmuseum.com.

Art Receptions CREATIVE FUSION: A reception for the student artists exhibiting artwork from Chico Junior and Senior high schools. F, 4/25, 5-7pm. Chico Art Center, 450 Orange St., (530) 895-8726, www.chicoartcenter.com.

DELBERT RUPP AND FRIENDS: A reception for the artists’ thrown and carved large-scale stoneware vessels and sculpture. F, 4/25, 58pm. Avenue 9 Gallery, 180 E. Ninth Ave., (530) 879-1821, www.avenue9gallery.com.

Music

SPRING BEER PARING BRUNCH: A springtime brunch from chef Michael Iles with beer tasters for each course. Sa, 4/26, 11am. SOLD OUT. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 E. 20th St., (530) 345-2739, www.sierranevada.com/ bigroom.

WILD WEST BENEFIT: A benefit for Wings of Eagles with vendor booths, live music from The Michael Beck Band, dance performances, face painting and games. Sa, 4/26, 10am-3pm. Community Park, E. 20th St., (530) 966-0239.

WORDFIRE CREATIVE WRITING CONFERENCE: Workshops in poetry, fiction, memoir, and other creative genres. All experience levels welcome. Sa, 4/26, 8:30am-4:30pm. $35-$65. Butte College - Learning Resource Center, 2nd Floor, 3536 Butte Campus Dr. in Oroville, (530) 895-2935.

THE FACTS OF JAZZ: In advance of Sunday’s NorCal Jazz Fest, Chico State’s Jazz X-Press will be performing the music of composers such as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Thad Jones and Gil Evans. F, 4/25, 7:30pm. $6-$15. Harlen Adams Theatre, Chico State, (530) 898-6333.

Music PIANO: 88 KEYS AT CHICO STATE: An evening of classical piano music featuring Chico State piano students and professor Natalya Shkoda. Proceeds will benefit the school’s Keyboard Program. Sa, 4/26, 7:30pm. $6-15. RowlandTaylor Recital Hall, Chico State.

THE JOKE’S ON YOU ONE ACT FESTIVAL: See

Thursday. 4/24-4/26, 7:30pm. $10. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway, (530) 343-1973, www.1078gallery.org.

SHREK THE MUSICAL: See Thursday. $12-$20. Chico Theater Company, 166-F Eaton Rd., (530) 894-3282, www.chicotheatercompany.com.

TARZAN: Musical adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs famous story. Featuring music of Phil Collins. F-Sa, 7:30pm & Su, 2pm (plus Th, 5/8, 7pm showing), through 5/11. $15.50-$18.50. California Regional Theatre, 475 East Ave., (800) 722-4522, www.crtshows.com.

TWILIGHT ZONE: Two episodes of the classic tele-

vision show live on stage. F-Su, 4/25-27, 7:30pm & F & Sa, 5/2 & 3, 10:30 pm. $10. The Blue Room, 139 W. First St., (530) 895-3749, www.blueroomtheatre.com.

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for details, www.goldnuggetmuseum.com.

Thursday. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway, (530) 343-1973, www.1078gallery.org.

SHREK THE MUSICAL: See Thursday. Chico Theater Company, 166-F Eaton Rd., (530) 8943282, www.chicotheatercompany.com.

TARZAN: See Friday. California Regional Theatre, 475 East Ave., (800) 722-4522, www.crtshows.com.

TWILIGHT ZONE: See Friday. The Blue Room, 139 West First St., (530) 895-3749, www.blue roomtheatre.com.

1078 GALLERY: Members’ Show, celebrate the gallery’s 33rd birthday with new art from members in various media. Through 4/26. 820 Broadway, (530) 343-1973, www.1078 gallery.org.

3RD FLOOR ART GALLERY: The Cans, new pho-

tographic works by Ryan Voigtman. Ongoing. BMU, Third Floor, Chico State, (530) 8985489.

AVENUE 9 GALLERY: Delbert Rupp and Friends, thrown and carved large-scale stoneware vessels and sculpture. 4/25-5/31. 180 E. Ninth Ave., (530) 879-1821, www.avenue9gallery.com.

B-SO SPACE: Fear and Glass, a culminating

Music A CHORAL POTPOURRI: A musical tour of choral literature—from Renaissance classics to contemporary compositions—with the University Chorus, A cappella Choir, and Chamber Singers. Su, 4/27, 2pm. $6-$15. Harlen Adams Theatre, Chico State, (530) 898-6333.

NOR-CAL JAZZ FEST: San Fransisco-based Grammy-nominated pianist Mark Levine headlines. Fest performers include The Bumptet, Bogg, Charlie Robinson & Dave Elke, The Usual Suspects and Eric Peter. Su, 4/27, 1:30-6:30pm. $25. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 East 20th St., (530) 345-2739, www.norcaljazz festival.com.

Theater Theater Company, 166-F Eaton Rd., (530) 8943282, www.chicotheatercompany.com.

TARZAN: See Friday. California Regional Theatre, 475 East Ave., (800) 722-4522, www.crtshows.com.

TWILIGHT ZONE: See Friday. The Blue Room, 139 West First St., (530) 895-3749, www.blue roomtheatre.com.

Theater THE JOKE’S ON YOU ONE ACT FESTIVAL: See

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GOLD NUGGET DAYS: See Thursday. Visit website

SHREK THE MUSICAL: See Thursday. Chico

EBONY AND IVORY CONCERT SERIES: The series features local artists on the newly restored 1911 Steinway grand piano. This month join The Amy Celeste Band and special guest Lise Welsh. F, 4/25, 6:30pm. $12. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St., (530) 894-1978.

annual race includes seven different route options all over Butte County—from 12- to 128-miles long. All-you-can eat rest stops and post-ride dinner. Register online. Su, 4/27, 5:30am-5pm. $85. Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, 2357 Fair St., (530) 343-8356, www.chico velo.org.

Art

TUES

Special Events UNIVERSITY FILM SERIES: A weekly presentation

of international films. This week: Exotica, Atom Egoyan (Canada, 1994) Tu, 7:30pm. Opens 4/29. $3. Ayres 106, Chico State, (530) 899-7921.

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exhibition featuring the artwork of BFA candidate Kyle Campbell. Through 4/25. Obsession/Anxiety, new works from Chico State BFA candidate Cortney Berg. 4/285/2. Ayres 107, Chico State, (530) 898-5331.

CHICO ART CENTER: Creative Fusion, Chico Art Center presents an annual exhibit of student artwork from Chico’s Junior and Senior High School students. 4/25-5/9. 450 Orange St., (530) 895-8726, www.chicoart center.com.

CHICO PAPER CO.: The Totem Series, new works inspired from textiles, jewelry design, painting, and collage by artist Marilynn Jennings. Through 6/30. California Rivers, Jake Early’s latest series. Through 6/30, 10am-6pm. 345 Broadway, (530) 891-0900, www.chicopapercompany.com.

EMPIRE COFFEE: Wish You Were Here, Isabel

Dresler’s all Polaroid exhibit. Through 4/30. 434 Orange St., (530) 899-8267.

JAMES SNIDLE FINE ARTS & APPRAISALS:

Latest Works, Mabrie Ormes’ figurative paintings of colorful leaf patterns. Through 4/30. 254 E. Fourth St., (530) 343-2930, www.jamessnidlefinearts.com.

JANET TURNER PRINT MUSEUM: Juried

Student Print Exhibition, celebrating student achievement in art making, this exhibition honors the gallery founder’s use of the collection as inspiration and education. 4/24-5/15. Chico State, (530) 898-4476, www.theturner.org.

LAXSON FINE ART GALLERY: Somethin’ With A Hat, a group exhibition featuring Chico State artists, Ian Roffe, Brittaney Brown, Seth Dyte, and Ingrid Olsen. Through 5/2. 400 W. First St. CSU Chico, Laxson Audtorium.

SALLY DIMAS ART GALLERY: New Works, figu-

rative drawings from local artists. Ongoing. 493 East Ave., (530) 345-3063.

UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY: Juried Student Art Exhibition, the annual student exhibition features works in a variety of media, submitted by Chico State art students and selected by a guest juror. 4/28-5/9. Trinity Hall Chico State, (530) 898-5864.

Call for Artists ART AT THE MATADOR: ChiVAA invites artists to apply for booths at the 4th annual Art at the Matador: A Living Gallery event taking place May 9-10. For more information visit website. Ongoing. Call for details, www.ChiVAA.org.

CALLING ALL MUTANT VEHICLES: Participate in

Art at the Matador and make a mutant vehicle for the Rally on Saturday, May 10. For more Information visit website. Ongoing. Art trophies will be awarded. Matador Motel, 1934 Esplanade 9 Ave and Esplanade, (530) 893-2510, www.chivaa.org/art-at-thematador.

CALLING ALL WRITERS: The Blue Room Theatre will give four playwrights the chance to create an original 15 – 20 page play. See website for more info. Ongoing. Opens 4/24. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St., (530) 895-3749, www.blueroomtheatre.com.

Museums 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.

GATEWAY SCIENCE MUSEUM: Explore Evolution, investigate evolutionary principles in organisms ranging from smallest to the largest, with interactive exhibits giving the viewer an opportunity to experience how scientists conduct research on evolution. Ongoing. 625 Esplanade, www.csuchico.edu/ gateway.

PARADISE DEPOT MUSEUM: Paradise Depot

Museum Open House, a railroad and logging museum in Paradise. Ongoing, 7-9pm. 5570 Black Olive Dr. in Paradise, (530) 877-1919.

VALENE L. SMITH MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY: Into The Blue: Maritime Navigation and the Archeology of Shipwrecks, featuring artifacts recovered from the Frolic shipwreck and the story behind the ship’s history. TuSa through 7/24. Meriam Library Complex Chico State.

NAKED LOUNGE TEA AND COFFEEHOUSE:

Permeate, Chikoko artist Christina Seashore showcases sculptural pencil pieces. Ongoing. Gallery hours are Open daily. 118 W. Second St., (530) 895-0676.

Theater SPAMALOT: Based on the British comedy troupe’s retelling of the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Featuring beautiful show girls, cows, killer rabbits and French people. Nightly, through 5/3, 7:30pm; Su, 5/4, 2pm. $10-$20. Laxson Auditorium, Chico State, (530) 898-6333, www.chicoperformances.com.

DELBERT RUPP AND FRIENDS RECEPTION Friday, April 25 Avenue 9 Gallery

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THAR’S GOLD ON THAT THAR RIDGE In April of 1859, the Dogtown Nugget—a chunk of gold weighing a whopping 54 pounds—was found near Paradise, a discovery that denizens of that town still celebrate to this day. And boy, do they know how to celebrate up on the Ridge, with myriad events that continue through Sunday, April 27, including an annual EDITOR’S PICK melodrama, Highlanders and Miners Ball, and the crowning of 2014’s Miss Gold Nugget. Our pick? Saturday morning’s annual Donkey Derby, sponsored by venerable drinking club E Clampus Vitus, in which people lug their asses—laden with 54 pounds of extra weight—through an obstacle course.

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BULLETIN BOARD Community 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., (530) 321-5607.

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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.

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CAREER BUILDERS: A monthly counter-recruitment meeting for the community’s youth. Fourth Th of every month, 3:30pm. Free. Chico Peace and Justice Center, 526 Broadway, (530) 343-3152, www.chico-peace.org.

1:45-2:30 — Bogg 2:30-3:00 — Eric Peter

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3:00-3:45 — The Usual Suspects

support to local families living with autism by walking in this fun event that includes sensory activities for children, a vendor fair and food trucks. Sa, 4/26, 9am. $5-$10. One-Mile Recreation Area, Bidwell Park.

3:45-4:15 — Charlie Robinson & David Elke 4:15-5:00 — The Bumptet 5:00-5:15 — RecogniƟon, Special Video, Announcements

CRAFTERNOON TEA PARTY: An afternoon of crafting in our “secret garden” and enjoy tea and nibbles as you make three DIY projects. Sa, 4/26, 1-3pm. $10. Home Ec, 231 Main St., (530) 343-5686.

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SEED SAVING SERIES: The fourth of six workshops. This week: Transplanting warm season crops. Sa, 4/26, 2-4pm. Chico Grange Hall, 2775 Old Nord Ave., (530) 895-1976.

SOUL SHAKE DANCE CHURCH: Drop your mind, find your feet and free your 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, www.chicorec.com.

SOUNDS OF THE VALLEY CHORUS: Women singers welcome to sing in four-part harmony barbershop style. Call for more info. W, 7pm. Marigold Elementary School, 2446 Marigold Ave., (530) 343-5183.

SQUARE-DANCE CLUB: Square-dancing classes for beginners and advanced-level dancers. Call for more info. Th, 7-10pm. Veterans Memorial Hall, 6550 Skyway in Paradise, (530) 872-1962.

DANCE SANCTUARY WAVE: Bring a water bottle, drop your mind, find your feet and free your spirit. Call for more info. Tu, 6:30-8:30pm. $10. Call for details, (530) 891-6524.

DANCING FREEDOM: A weekly open dance

with the elements. F, 6-8pm. $6-$12 sliding scale. Subud Hall, 574 E. 12th St., (530) 5321989.

EVENING DANCE JAM: A weekly meditative

dance session. F, 7:15pm. $10. Yoga Center of Chico, 250 Vallombrosa Ave., Suite 150, (530) 342-0100.

EVOLUTION OF CALIFORNIA PLANTS AND ANIMALS: The Gateway Science Museum presents the Evolution of California Plants and Animals presented by Dr. Kristina Schierenbeck, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences at Chico State. W, 4/30, 7:30pm. $3. Gateway Science Museum, 625 Esplanade, www.csuchico.edu/gateway.

FANCY FEET DANCE: Beginning to experienced dancers welcome to work on the foxtrot, waltz, swing and more to a live band. Tu, 7:30pm. $5-$7. Chico Area Recreation District (CARD), 545 Vallombrosa Ave., (530) 895-4015, www.chicorec.com.

FREE HEALTH CLINIC: Free services for minor medical ailments. Call for more info. Su, 14pm. Free. Shalom Free Clinic, 1190 E. First

Ave., (530) 518-8300, www.shalom freeclinic.org.

HAPPY HEALING: Experience a variety of healing modalities. F, 7pm. 100th Monkey Café & Books, 642 W. Fifth St.

HEALTHY, HAPPY, WHOLE: The Youth Empowered Leadership Conference presents opportunities to learn about self-esteem, positive relationships, guest speakers and games. Sa, 4/26, 11am-5pm. Boys & Girls Club, 601 Wall St., (530) 899-0335, www.catalyst dvservices.org.

INFINITE RHYTHMS ECSTATIC DANCE: A shoefree, food-free, drug-free, smoke-free dance for you and yours with DJ Clay. Th, 7:309:30pm through 5/8. $10. Yoga Center of Chico, 250 Vallombrosa Ave., Suite 150, (530) 3420100.

INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCING: All levels wel-

come. No partner needed. F, 8pm. Opens 4/25. $2. Chico Creek Nature Center, 1968 E. Eighth St., (530) 891-4671, www.bidwellpark.org.

CRAFTERNOON TEA PARTY Saturday, April 26 Home Ec SEE COMMUNITY

TRADITIONAL WEST-AFRICAN DANCE: All levels of

drummers and dancers welcome. W, 5:307pm. $10. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St., (808) 757-0076.

WORLD DANCE: Classes offered through CARD offering line, circle and partner dances from around the world. No partner needed. Th, 7pm. $7 per class. Pleasant Valley Recreation Center, 2320 North St., (530) 566-6711, www.chicorec.com.

YACHT CLUB MEETING: Join The Chico Yacht Club for their monthly meeting. M, 4/28, 6pm. Scotty’s Landing, 12609 River Rd., (530) 7102020.

For Kids CELEBRATE THE JEWEL: The Chico Creek Nature Center hosts a day of games, crafts and a BBQ, meet the animal friends from the nature center and embark on guided hikes. Sa, 4/26, 11am-4pm. Chico Creek Nature Center, 1968 E. Eighth St., (530) 891-4671, www.bidwell park.org.

CHILDREN STORY TIME SERIES: Reading events sponsored by Lyon Books. Every other Th, 3pm. Free. Butte County Library, Chico Branch, 1108 Sherman Ave., (530) 891-2762, www.lyonbook.com.

RADICAL RABBITS PRESCHOOL PROGRAM: Children learn about the furry critter’s habitat, and what they eat. Take a walk through the park and meet a rabbit named Sylvester. F, 4/25, 11am-noon. $12. Chico Creek Nature Center, 1968 E. Eighth St., (530) 891-4671, www.bidwellpark.org.

NAMI RUN/WALK: The 5th Annual NAMI Run/Walk brings awareness to mental health illnesses and raises money to offer free education, support and advocacy for people with mental illness and their families. Sa, 4/26, 7:10am. Donations. Downtown Chico Plaza, 400 Broadway St.

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WReal books, with paper pages that you turn and physical covers that wear to your touch. As the definihat’s going to happen to all the books?

tion of the form changes to include the digital version, there are fewer physical books being printed every day, making the preservation of those used copies still in story and photo by circulation more important than ever Vic Cantu for those who still cherish them. Irene Thorup has been restoring books for 33 years, bringing vintage copies and family heirlooms back to life at her Old World Bookbinding shop in Paradise. There aren’t many Old World around still practicing traditional Bookbinding book-restoration methods, but using Paradise artisan tools and techniques Thorup 872-9705 has refurbished everything from 18th-century rarities to a bound set of 1911 encyclopedias for the Abbey of New Clairvaux monastery. (She also has bound CN&R archives over the years.) A visit to Thorup’s Paradise home and place of business found her surrounded by antique books in various stages of repair, along with the impressive machines and tools she uses to fix them. “I’ve been doing this since 1981, and it always gives me pleasure to see something I put together,” said Thorup, who, having been born and raised in Switzerland, speaks with an accent. “People just love it because it’s their treasure.” Thorup said she started the business with her late husband, Bryce, a Paradise attorney of 35 years. And while he was alive, the couple worked together like, well, a pair of bookends. “Bryce did the heavy things like using ‘the guillotine’ here to trim and cut, and this big book press for stamping titles and other words onto covers,” Irene said. “I was very good with my hands and did the finer restorations.” Before he died in 2007, Bryce taught her to use the heavy machinery, and Thorup—who has three adult sons who live out of the area—has continued doing 32 CN&R April 24, 2014

the work on her own. She lovingly repairs or replaces the covers using cow, lamb or imitation leather, restamping any words needed. She also will iron creased pages and handstitch spines using fine, Irish-linen thread (which runs a whopping $89 per spool). “Nowadays books are rarely sewn together. They are mostly glued and fall apart easily,” she lamented. “I want something to last forever and be passed down through generations.” Most of the books are mailed to her to be repaired, then shipped back. “In 33 years the post office has never lost a book,” she said. Thorup gets a kick out of reading the family treasures with obvious sentimental value—such as children’s books and old family cookbooks. Among the most oft-repaired books, however, are family bibles, many of which are elaborately illustrated—with old drawings of animals, plants and nature scenes. She recently did one for a father as a Christmas present to his son. “I completely redid the cover and pasted a newer picture of Christ with a boy inside,” she said. “His wife was so happy she called almost in tears thanking me.” Thorup’s most expensive repair was a book she created as a prop for a Ted Turner-produced movie (she declined to name the film). “I won’t say how much I was paid for it, but it was good,” she said coyly. Some of her most interesting jobs have been for a Chicoan who collects U.S. law books from the late1700s to early-1800s, several featuring treaties filled with broken promises to Native Americans. “I attached new leather covers to them but kept the original title labels and sewed old-fashioned, raised chords into the spines,” she said. Thorup loves what she’s doing and has no plans to retire. And despite the rapid changes in the publishing industry, she said she still gets plenty of work. “People tell me, ‘You can’t stop doing it because no one else does,’” she said. “I’ll do it as long as it Ω gives me pleasure, and I still enjoy it.”

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CHICO JAZZ COLLECTIVE: Thursday jazz.

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

MUSIC ON THE PATIO: With Matt McBride

Band. Th, 4/24, 6-9pm. LaSalles, 229 Broadway, (530) 893-1891, www.lasalles bar.com.

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

25FRIDAY BASSMINT: A (mostly) weekly electronic dance party with a rotating cast of

BIG TREE FALL DOWN CD RELEASE: A release show for Big Tree Fall Down’s debut album Go Home Tree, You’re Drunk! with support from Chico rockers Furlough Fridays, Keyser Soze (Reno, Nev., rock-steady/ska), Bandmaster Ruckus (local garage rock/blues), and The Vesuvians. Sa, 4/26, 7:30pm. $8. 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.

JOHN SEID DUO: John Seid and Larry Peterson play an eclectic mix of The Beatles, blues and standards. F, 4/25, 6-9pm. 5th Street Steakhouse, 345 W. Fifth St., (530) 891-6328, www.5th streetsteakhouse.com.

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jazz appointment with experimental local troupe Bogg. F, 11am. Free. Café Coda, 265 Humboldt Ave., (530) 5669476, www.cafecoda.com.

local and regional DJs. Check with venue for details. F, 9:30pm. Peking Chinese Restaurant, 243 W. Second St., (530) 895-3888.

DOWN NORTH: Seattle alt/soul from Down

North with local funk from Sofa King. F, 4/25, 9pm. Lost On Main, 319 Main St., (530) 891-1853.

FLOATER: The Lonely Kings and local

rockers Dr. Luna open. F, 4/25, 8pm. $15. Senator Theatre, 517 Main St., (530) 898-1497, www.jmax productions.net.

CARAVANSERAI: Santana tribute band. Sa, 4/26, 9:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino Brewing Co., 3 Alverda Dr. in Oroville, (530) 533-3885, www.featherfalls casino.com/brewing-co.

MONKEY MUSIC SHOWCASE: Spotlighting local acoustic singer/songwriters and musicians. F, 7:30pm. 100th Monkey Café & Books, 642 W. Fifth St.

Music can be a cruel mistress. While some bands are able to break the constraints of their hometown and continue on, maybe way too long, on questionable merit (see Floater spotlight), others disappear way too soon. Such is the case with locals French Reform, a stellar outfit that recently cinched the Critics’ Choice Award for Best New Act at the CAMMIES, only to call it quits. The band will at least go out in style, playing their last show on Saturday, April 26, at Duffy’s Tavern. Thanks for the too-brief joy you brought to our burg and repose en paix, dudes.

FLOATER ACOUSTIC: Sa, 4/26, 9pm. $12. El Rey Theatre, 230 W. Second St., (530) 342-2727.

OPEN MIC: All singer/songwriters wel-

come. F, 6-9pm. LaSalles, 229 Broadway, (530) 893-1891, www.lasalles bar.com.

FRENCH REFORM: Sa, 4/26, 9:30pm. Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St., (530) 3437718.

PAT TRAVERS: Classic rock and blues. F,

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from Seattle comes to Chico to promote their new album with help from locals Cold Blue Mountain and Shadow Limb. Sa, 4/26, 8pm. $5. Monstros Pizza & Subs, 628 W. Sacramento Ave., (530) 345-7672.

Brewing Co., 3 Alverda Dr. in Oroville, (530) 533-3885, www.featherfalls casino.com/brewing-co.

THE FACTS OF JAZZ: In advance of Sunday’s Nor-Cal Jazz Fest, Chico State’s Jazz X-Press will be performing the music of composers such as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Thad Jones and Gil Evans. F, 4/25, 7:30pm. $6-$15. Harlen Adams Theatre, Chico State, (530) 898-6333.

LOST IN CHICO: Rock/funk and blues with Jive Coulis, plus The Rugs and other local acts. Sa, 4/26, 9pm. Lost on Main, 319 Main St., (530) 891-1853.

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THIS WEEK: FIND MORE ENTERTAINMENT AND SPECIAL EVENTS ON PAGE 28 TYBOX WITH BOGG: A collaborative project featuring local musicians Bogg and MC Tybox. Plus, Avant Groove and Playboy Smooth. Sa, 4/26, 8pm. $5. Café Coda, 265 Humboldt Ave., (530) 566-9476, www.cafecoda.com.

30WEDNESDAY LAURIE DANA: Soul, light rock, blues, country, Tin Pan Alley, jazz and more. W, 7-9pm. Free. VIP Ultra Lounge, 191 E. Second St.

OPEN MIC: An all-ages open mic for musicians, poets, comedians, storytellers and dancers. W, 7pm. Free. 100th Monkey Café & Books, 642 W. Fifth St.

27SUNDAY A CHORAL POTPOURRI: A musical tour of

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MUSIC SHOWCASE: An open mic hosted by local country musicians Rich and Kendall. Sa, 5-9pm. Free. Scotty’s Landing, 12609 River Rd., (530) 7102020.

PIANO: 88 KEYS AT CHICO STATE: An evening of classical piano music featuring Chico State piano students and professor Natalya Shkoda. Proceeds will benefit the school’s Keyboard Program. Sa, 4/26, 7:30pm. $6-15. Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall, Chico State.

THE SECRETIONS: Sacramento punk rock from The Secretions with local badasses Fight Music, Guerilla Gorilla, and We Bite Sa, 4/26, 8pm. $5. Monstros Pizza & Subs, 628 W. Sacramento Ave., (530) 345-7672.

SMOKING FLOWERS: Nashville, Tenn., acoustic duet Smoking Flowers, plus singer-songwriter Pat Hull (Santa Cruz/Chico), and Sean Harrasser. Sa, 4/26, 9pm. $5. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 343-4915.

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choral literature—from Renaissance classics to contemporary compositions—with the University Chorus, A cappella Choir, and Chamber Singers. . Su, 4/27, 2pm. $6-$15. Harlen Adams Theatre, Chico State, (530) 898-6333.

NOR-CAL JAZZ FEST: San Fransiscobased Grammy-nominated pianist Mark Levine headlines. Fest performers include The Bumptet, Bogg, Charlie Robinson & Dave Elke, The Usual Suspects and Eric Peter. Su, 4/27, 1:306:30pm. $25. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 East 20th St., (530) 345-2739, www.norcaljazzfestival.com.

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Anywhere outside of Chico, Floater is largely unremembered save for a plop-in-the-bowl, one-hit wonder that runs something like, “Hello my name is Danny Boy ... CHIG CHIG! ... CHUH CHIG! ... Gereaghphhhhht!” But here, the band has somehow managed to maintain a fan base as fresh as when that song, “The Sad Ballad of Danny Boy,” was released in the mid-1990s ... so much so they’ll likely sell out two shows, a standard heavy rap-rock gig on Friday, April 25, at the Senator Theatre and an acoustic performance on Saturday, April 26, at the El Rey Theatre.

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Start me up Henri prepares for summer’s backyard bounty

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garden and with very little maintenance be enjoying fresh tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, squash and other vegetables within by six to eight weeks. Henri Bourride Of course, I needed some instruction—despite growing up in the Midwest, Henri’s knowledge of agriculture was sadly lacking— which is why I originally hired Jonathan to teach me the basics, starting with his Better Boys. Since then, I’ve planted a vegetable garden every year, and the harvest keeps getting better. Last year we had enough tomatoes and peppers that we froze several dozen bags full and have been using them all year in soups and stews. Last weekend we headed down to the Saturday farmers’ market for vegetable starts. Colette was especially excited to see so many stalls selling them, having just finished building three large raised beds in our backyard and filling them with compost. (It was exhausting watching her work!) We left the market that day with our arms full of little plastic boxes of starts—red lettuce, kale and tomatoes (San Marzano, beefsteak, a tiger-stripe heirloom, and a Sweet 100 cherry tomato, for salads). Colette went kind of pepper-crazy, with several varieties and colors of bells, plus Anaheims, habaneros, sandias. While dozens of varieties of vegetables and herbs thrive in this area—from lettuce and beans to asparagus and corn—if you’re just starting out, you might want to keep it simple. Tomatoes and peppers are virtually foolproof, as long as you keep them watered. Squash are also easy to grow. When to plant It’s easy to get overeager with the first warm days of spring and to plant too early. For tomatoes, wait until the daytime temperatures are staying at least in the 70s, even warmer, and it’s not getting any colder than 55 or so at night. Late April/early May (now!) in the Chico area is usually just about perfect.

Preparing the soil We’re lucky here in Chico, with the rich, fertile, valley-floor soil. The first time you plant, you might not have to prepare soil at all. Later, though, since the plants deplete the soil of nutrients, you’ll probably want to both rotate your crops and amend the soil. Compost is good, although you might need other additives, many of which Northern Star Mills sells in bulk. A good site for information on soil types and amendments is Colorado State Extension’s gardener site: www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/garden/07235.html. Getting cagey Another common mistake is planting too close together. It’s easy to forget, when you’re looking at the little 4- or 5-inch starts, that they get huge, especially tomatoes, some varieties of which will grow to 5 feet and also spread out three or 4 feet across. Use large (54-inch) tomato cages. Peppers don’t get quite as big, but they’ll get 2 or 3 feet high, and come late summer will be falling all over each other. Use the smaller (42inch) cages (or tie to stakes of same height). Zucchini and other squash? Sacre bleu! They’ll take over your yard if you’re not careful—best to plant them in wideopen areas (or up a sturdy trellis) where they won’t crowd out other plants or frighten pets and children. Plant vegetables deeper than they come in the pots, even up to the bottom leaves, for better root development, and in as much sun as possible, and water at the bases, not the foliage. Harvest time Market vendors can tell you how long until your starts will bear. Again, it’s tempting to pick too early, although the first few vegetables you pick and taste will help you gauge your harvest. Different varieties of tomatoes (there are hundreds) ripen at different times—another good reason to plant several different types. Some are “determinate” (fruit ripens all at once and then the plant is done), and some “indeterminate” (the plant continues to bear fruit all season). Sweet peppers should be picked before they begin to turn color or wrinkle, while hot peppers such as habeneros can be left on the vine longer. Pick zucchini at 7 or 8 inches, before they get woody. Ω

City of spark A compelling, bittersweet look at a marriage in crisis during a Paris vacation

L aspects of it are in love with France and with Paris in particular. And, more to the point, e Week-End is British, but key

that love proves problematical for the film’s main characters, who are British, married and trying to celebrate their by Juan-Carlos 30th wedding anniversary with a weekend visit to Paris, the erstSelznick while site of their honeymoon.

that once seemed charming now seem dreary, and with an amusingly furious Meg leading the way, Mr. and Mrs. Burrows are soon getting themselves ensconced in accommodations and establishments that are way beyond their actual means. Thirty years have changed a lot of things, of course, but it also develops that this feisty middle-aged couple remain deeply attached to the The honeymoon is older.

Reviewers: Craig Blamer and Juan-Carlos Selznick.

Opening this week Bad Words

Jason Bateman makes his directorial debut and stars as a 40-year-old high school dropout and failed spelling-bee contestant who seeks revenge and validation by exploiting a loophole in the rules and competing against children in the current spelling bee. Pageant Theatre. Rated R.

Brick Mansions

In the Detroit of the future, dilapidated mansions house very dangerous criminals and authorities have built a wall around the city to contain the crime. When a drug lord threatens to bring the entire city down, an undercover cop (Paul Walker, in one of the last features filmed before his death) is tasked with trying to bring him down. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

The Other Woman

When a married woman (Leslie Mann) meets two other woman (Cameron Diaz and Kate Upton) with whom her husband has cheated on her, the trio decides to work together to exact revenge on the three-timer … hijinks ensue. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

The Quiet Ones

From the famed Hammer British horror studio comes this story about a college professor and a group of his students who conduct psychological experiments on a disturbed woman and soon are confronted with much darker forces at work than they could have imagined. Cinemark 14 and Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG-13.

Now playing Bears

John C. Reilly narrates this nature documentary following a year in the life of two mama grizzly bears as they raise their cubs in the Alaskan wilderness. Cinemark 14. Rated G.

Le Week-End

Ends tonight, April 24. Starring Lindsay Duncan, Jim Broadbent and Jeff Goldblum. Directed by Roger Michell. Pageant Theatre. Rated R.

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With two fine veteran actors in the lead roles and a script by Hanif Kureishi (My Beautiful Laundrette, Sammy and Rosie Get Laid), director Roger Michell (Persuasion, Notting Hill, Changing Lanes) shapes the whole enterprise into a gently spiked mixture of melancholy comedy and half-farcical drama. Meg Burrows (Lindsay Duncan) and her husband, Nick (Jim Broadbent), are both teachers getting near retirement. Their two sons are grown up but not exactly settled, and their marriage, like their careers, seems to be winding down. Both seem to see their weekend in Paris as a chance to rekindle some spark that they and their relationship have lost or perhaps misplaced. But in the actual event, their return to the sites of youthful romance and freedom provokes bitter recognition as much as, or even more than, healing reminiscence. The hotels and restaurants

rebellious freedoms of the 1960s, and especially those portrayed in the French New Wave films of that era. Plus, those shared attachments that once brought them together now exacerbate whatever it is that threatens to drive them apart. Everything has its complications, for better or worse, in Le Week-End. The story works its way to a satisfying finish, but the satisfactions and the finish itself are plainly only temporary. And whatever serio-comic wisdom the film can summon has a lot to do with embracing the transitory nature of lives that seem both charmed and cursed. Duncan and Broadbent bring an earthy sort of resilience to their respective roles, with each providing a rough-edged credibility to the paradoxes of Kureishi’s script. And Jeff Goldblum does likewise in an exuberantly ironic turn as Morgan, a flamboyantly unctuous friend and colleague from Nick’s days at Cambridge. Morgan, his young second wife, Eve (Judith Davis), and his teenage son Michael (Olly Alexander) all serve as particularly interesting foils for Nick and Meg. Allusions to the New Wave films of Jean-Luc Godard, including a reenactment of the “Madison” scene from Band of Outsiders (1964), add further resonance and poignancy. Ω

In this sequel to Captain America: The First Avenger, the captain (Chris Evans) is struggling to cope in modern society when he is presented with the challenge of fighting against an old friend who’s come forward in time in a different, much more dangerous form. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

Divergent

In a Chicago of the distant future, people are divided into five factions based on the strongest virtue they possess. Those who don’t test strong in any one category are divergents, and as one young divergent soon learns, their days may be numbered. Cinemark 14. Rated PG-13.

Draft Day

Ivan Reitman (Kindergarten Cop, Ghostbusters) directs this dramedy starring Kevin Costner as the general manager of an NFL football team who is willing to take drastic measures to secure the number one pick in the draft. Cinemark 14 and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Wes Anderson’s new film is the story of an imaginary middle European hotel in the imaginary Republic of Zubrowka in the mostly very real year of 1932. But it’s also the tale of how a modern-day resident of that hotel, the mysterious and rather sorrowful Mr. Moustafa (F. Murray Abraham), came to be its owner. And that story, in turn, centers on the remarkable character and career of Monsieur Gustave (Ralph Fiennes), the legendary and perhaps improbable concierge of that establishment, the Grand Budapest Hotel, in its heyday. The 1932 part of the story is central to everything else in the film. The rise of Nazism lingers on the horizon while center stage is occupied by the semi-picaresque adventures of M. Gustave and an orphaned refugee named Zero (Tony Revelori) and the farcical melodrama that ensues when M. Gustave finds himself named executor of the estate of an elderly woman of wealth (Tilda Swinton). Overall, tragicomic high spirits in deteriorating circum-

stances are the film’s strong suit, and Fiennes’ superb multifaceted performance ensures M. Gustave’s status as the atypical hero at the heart of Anderson’s vision. Cinemark 14 and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R —J.C.S.

A Haunted House 2

Marlon Wayans is back in this sequel to the parody of found-footage horror flicks. Cinemark 14. Rated R.

Heaven Is for Real

Seabiscuit director Randall Wallace has adapted the best-selling book by Todd Burpo, a Christian pastor who tells the story of his 4-year-old son’s near-death experience of visiting heaven. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG.

Le Week-End

Ends tonight, April 24. See review this issue. Pageant Theatre. Rated R —J.C.S.

The Lunchbox

The Lunchbox is a low-key love story from India in which small passions and pleasures enliven the otherwise discouraging circumstances of its characters. The principle characters include Saajan (Irrfan Khan), a rather dour widower who is on the verge of retirement after 35 years in a large firm’s claims department, and Ila (Nimrat Kaur), a young mother and unhappy housewife who prepares boxed lunches for the city’s noontime delivery system. Ila prepares a lunch meant for her husband, and includes a personal note. The lunch is delivered to Saajan by mistake; he appreciates it, reads the note, and sends one of his own back with the empty containers. Gradually, an increasingly personal correspondence develops between the two of them—all by way of lunch-time notes, until the possibility of meeting face-to-face seems irresistible to both. Batra’s film is impressive (and unexpectedly moving) in the ways it remains calmly sympathetic with at least the potential for a May-September romance in all this, while also presenting a sensitive and nuanced picture of the characters’ lives and their social circumstances. Pageant Theatre. Rated R —J.C.S.

Noah

Darren Aronofsky’s reframing of the Old Testament tale of Noah and the flood is not quite like any other Biblical epic you’ve seen at the movies. It has the grand scale and sweep that’s always been part of such extravaganzas, but it also has unexpected jolts of dramatic intensity and contemporary urgency to it. In Aronofsky’s by no means irreverent retelling, Noah is ferociously intent on completing the fearsome mission that “the Creator” has charged him with. For this Noah, the ark’s purpose is to preserve the animal kingdom for a fresh start from which human beings may be excluded. Thus, Noah (Russell Crowe) faces dramatic crises within his own family and must also face the moral and metaphysical challenges presented by a scruffy but surprisingly humanistic antagonist named Tubal-cain (Ray Winstone). Crowe and Winstone, skilled character actors with obvious action-movie credibility, are just right for a film that means to mix large-scale action spectacle with a surprisingly intimate blend of moral and metaphysical drama. The character dramas develop into an intriguingly complex kind of parable. Cinemark 14. Rated PG-13 —J.C.S.

Oculus

A young woman tries to prove that an antique mirror possessed by supernatural forces is to blame for several mysterious murders in her family. Cinemark 14. Rated R.

Rio 2

The two blue macaws (voiced by Jesse Eisenberg and Anne Hathaway) are back for an adventure in the Amazon rainforest. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated G.

Transcendence

Celebrated cinematographer Wally Pfister’s (Christopher Nolan’s Batman films and Inception) directorial debut stars Johnny Depp as a terminally ill artificial-intelligence researcher who uploads his mind to a computer to prolong his life and soon becomes more knowledgeable and powerful than even he could’ve imagined. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

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as a band, French Reform are calling it quits this week. That’s right, the local dance-floor faves and winners of the Best Indie/Experimental Band and Best Local Act awards at the CAMMIES a mere two weeks ago will play exactly one more show, this Saturday, April 26, at Duffy’s Tavern. I’ve had conversations with a couple of the dudes in the band over the last few weeks and, as I understand it, the thought process for disbanding is in order to free up time to branch out and work on other projects, and in the process to end French Reform on a high note. I don’t know, man. Most of the time, I am in favor of rock bands burning out over fading away, but if a band is actively stoking a roaring fire, I say let the mutha-fucka burn! French Reform I hate to dampen any enthusiasm for what promises to be a great send off, but since the bucket of water is already swinging toward the stage, that’s my two cents offered to one of the very few bands I have personally been excited to see (every time) over the last year or so. That’s it. I got it out of my system. Now I’ll just show up at Duffy’s Friday, nod my head along as the girls dance along, and raise a glass in appreciation of five righteous dudes who together rocked Chico so well. You should go, too.

MORE LOCAL MUSIC NEWS Local music promoter Jonas Beeler has started his own concert production company, Big Oak Productions, and is kicking the enterprise off with a series of “bump days” at the Maltese. The Wednesday Night Bump will go down the first three weeks in May, and feature a typically eclectic Beeler lineup of local/touring bills: rootsy Santa Cruz folk-rockers the Coffis Brothers are joined by local singer/songwriter (and co-owner of Chico Rockstars: School of Music) Jess Braun on May 7; South Lake Tahoe funk-rock duo Black Star Safari team up with local newcomers Suns of the Pacific on May 14; and on May 21 it’s a funk pairing with Chico’s Sofa King and Big Sticky Mess from Davis. And speaking of busy freelance music promoters, fuzzy bear and friend to local music Sesar Sanchez has already been up to tons of music-good this spring. In addition to his customary offerings of heaviness (such as the Friday, April 25, bill at Monstros with Seattle “doom-gazers” He Whose Ox is Gored and locals Cold Blue Mountain and Shadow Limb) and Nor Cal mashups (like Redding’s Belda Beast and Monk Warrior meeting Chico’s West by Swan and Cities at Café Coda on May 3), he’s bringing together 20-or-so local acts for another cover-night tribute—this time to the godparents of pleasure-to-pain dynamics, the Pixies. It’s May 10, at Café Coda, and proceeds benefit the Chico Peace & Justice Center. DEVOtions

• Beatbogg: Local MC TyBox teams up with Chico’s busiest jazz quartet, Bogg, for a live collaboration tonight, April 24, at Café Coda. Avant Groove and Playboy Smooth open. • Twilight Zone Live: The Blue Room hosts more live-action episodes of the TV classic. This week: Friday-Sunday, April 25-27, at 7:30 p.m.; and next week at a later time: 10:30 p.m., on May 2 and May 3.

• Joke’s on You: A one-act festival presented by members of Rogue Theatre and featuring the original work of four teams of actors/playwrights, each adhering to the same criteria: use a randomly selected prop, a very limited set, and one really terrible joke. April 24-26, 7:30 p.m., at 1078 Gallery.

FOR THE WEEK OF April 24, 2014 ARIES (March 21-April 19): If for some

inexplicable reason you are not simmering with new ideas about how you could drum up more money, I don’t know what to tell you—except that maybe your mother lied to you about exactly when you were born. The astrological omens are virtually unequivocal: If you are a true Aries, you are now being invited, teased and even tugged to increase your cash flow and bolster your financial know-how. If you can’t ferret out at least one opportunity to get richer quicker, you might really be a Pisces or Taurus. And my name is Jay Z.

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remind me of a garden plot that has recently been plowed and rained on. Now the sun is out. The air is warm. Your dirt is wet and fertile. The feeling is a bit unsettled because the stuff that was below ground got churned up to the top. Instead of a flat surface, you’ve got furrows. But the overall mood is expectant. Blithe magic is in the air. Soon it will be time to grow new life. Oh, but just one thing is missing: The seeds have yet to be sewn. That’s going to happen very soon. Right?

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Here’s an

excerpt from “Celestial Music,” a poem by Louise Gluck: “I’m like the child who / Buries her head in the pillow / So as not to see, the child who tells herself / That light causes sadness.” One of your main assignments in the coming weeks, Gemini, is not to be like that child. It’s true that gazing at what the light reveals may shatter an illusion or two, but the illumination you will be blessed with will ultimately be more valuable than gold.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Would you

like to forge new alliances and expand your web of connections and get more of the support you need to fulfill your dreams? You are entering the season of networking, so now would indeed be an excellent time to gather clues on how best to accomplish all that good stuff. To get you started in your quest, here’s advice from Dale Carnegie: “You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.”

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Does Jamaican

sprinter Usain Bolt run faster than any person alive? As far as we know, yes. He holds three world records and has won six Olympic gold medals. Even when he’s a bit off his game, he’s the best. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he set the all-time mark for the 100-meter race—9.69 seconds—despite the fact that one of his shoelaces was untied and he slowed down to celebrate before reaching the finish line. Like you, Bolt is a Leo. I’m making him both your role model and your anti-role model for the foreseeable future. You have the power to achieve something approaching his levels of excellence in your own field—especially if you double-check to make sure your shoelace is never untied and especially if you don’t celebrate victory before it’s won.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In his unpublished book The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, John Koenig coins new words that convey experiences our language has not previously accounted for. One that may apply to you sometime soon is “trumspringa,” which he defines as “the temptation to step off your career track and become a shepherd in the mountains, following your flock between pastures with a sheepdog and a rifle, watching storms at dusk from the doorway of a small cabin.” To be overtaken by trumspringa doesn’t necessarily mean you will literally run away and be a shepherd. In fact, giving yourself the luxury of considering such wild possibilities may be a healing release that allows you to be at peace with the life you are actually living.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “The su-

preme pleasure we can know, Freud said, and the model for all pleasure, orgasmic pleasure, comes when an excess tension built up, confined, compacted, is abruptly released.” That’s an observation by

BY ROB BREzSNY philosopher Alphonso Lingis. I bring it to your attention, Libra, because I expect that you will soon be able to harvest a psycho-spiritual version of that supreme pleasure. You have been gathering and storing up raw materials for soul making, and now the time has come to express them with a creative splash. Are you ready to purge your emotional backlog? Are you brave enough to go in search of cathartic epiphanies? What has been dark will yield light.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The

potential turning points that might possibly erupt in the coming days will not become actual turning points unless you work hard to activate them. They will be subtle and brief, so you will have to be very alert to notice them at all, and you will have to move quickly before they fade away. Here’s another complication: These incipient turning points probably won’t resemble any turning points you’ve seen before. They may come in the form of a lucky accident, a blessed mistake, a happy breakdown, a strange healing, a wicked gift or a perfect weakness.

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

interpretation of this week’s astrological data might sound eccentric, even weird. But you know what? Sometimes life is—or at least should be—downright unpredictable. After much meditation, I’ve concluded that the most important message you can send to the universe is to fly a pair of underpants from the top of a flagpole. You heard me. Take down the flag that’s up there, and run the skivvies right up to the top. Whose underpants should you use? Those belonging to someone you adore, of course. And what is the deeper meaning behind this apparently irrational act? What exactly is life asking from you? Just this: Stop making so much sense all the time—especially when it comes to cultivating your love and expressing your passion.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You

need to take some time out to explore the deeper mysteries of snuggling, cuddling and nuzzling. In my opinion, that is your sacred duty. It’s your raison d’etre, your ne plus ultra, your sine qua non. You’ve got to nurture your somatic wisdom with what we in the consciousness industry refer to as yummy-warm-fuzzy-wonder love. At the very least, you should engage in some prolonged hugging with a creature you feel close to. Tender physical touch isn’t just a luxury, it’s a necessity.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your body

contains about 4 octillion atoms. That’s four with 27 zeroes after it. Believe it or not, 200 billion of that total were once inside the body of Martin Luther King Jr. For that matter, an average of 200 billion atoms of everyone who has ever lived and died is part of you. I am not making this up. (See the mathematical analysis here: http://tinyurl.com/AtomsFrom Everyone.) As far as your immediate future is concerned, Pisces, I’m particularly interested in that legacy from King. If any of his skills as a great communicator are alive within you, you will be smart to call on them. Now is a time for you to express high-minded truths in ways that heal schisms, bridge gaps and promote unity. Just proceed on the assumption that it is your job to express the truth with extra clarity, candor and grace.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

If you happen to be an athlete, the coming week will not be a good time to head butt a referee or take performance-enhancing drugs. If you hate to drive your car anywhere but in the fast lane, you will be wise to try the slower lanes for a while. If you are habitually inclined to skip steps, take shortcuts, and look for loopholes, I advise you to instead try being thorough, methodical and by the book. Catch my drift? In this phase of your astrological cycle, you will have a better chance at producing successful results if you are more prudent than usual. What?! A careful, discreet, strategic, judicious Sagittarius? Sure! Why not?

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DESTINATION TRAVEL at 13 Hemming Lane Chico, CA 95973. MICHAEL JOHN MCCARTHY 13 Hemming Lane Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: MICHAEL JOHN MCCARTHY Dated: March 13, 2014 FBN Number 2014-0000413 Published: April 3,10,17,24, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF WITHDRAWAL The following person has withdrawn as partner from the partnership operating under: BROWNS TOWING at 737 Cedar Street Chico, CA 95928. AMANDA DAELENE BROWN 1244 Normal Ave Chico, CA 95928. Signed: AMANDA D BROWN Dated: March 24, 2014 FBN Number: 2011-0000991 Published: April 3,10,17,24, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as LUMININJAS at 1266 Dale Way Chico, CA 95926. LEE DENT 1266 Dale Way Chico, CA 95926 JACK OBER 1266 Dale Way Chico, CA 95926 LANDON WHITCOMB 14855 Klamath Ct Magalia, CA 95954. This business is conducted by a General Partnership. Signed: LEE DENT Dated: March 17, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000423 Published: April 3,10,17,24, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as BETTER LIFE SCIENCES at 14216 Kansas Lane Chico, CA 95973. JEFFREY DAVID BLAKE 14216 Kansas Lane Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: JEFFREY BLAKE Dated: March 7, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000371 Published: April 3,10,17,24, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CUPCAKES WITH MOXIE at 28 Bellarmine Court Chico, CA 95928. LORNA D BRODIE 1150 Watts Estates Dr Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: LORNA D BRODIE Dated: March 13, 2014 FBN Number:2014-0000410 Published: April 3,10,17,24, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as BRUCE’S TRUCK AND TRACTOR at 5499 Market St Chico, CA 95973. BRUCE W SMITH 5499 Market St Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: BRUCE SMITH Dated: March 26, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000478 Published: April 3,10,17,24, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as RUSS’ AUTO DETAILING AND WINDSHIELD REPAIR at 251 Panama Ave Chico, CA 95973. JEFFERY G SCHMIDT 3254 Dayton Rd Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by an Individual Sighned: JEFFERY SCHMIDT Dated: March 28, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000500 Published: April 3,10,17,24, 2014

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The Following persons are doing business as LONE TREE RANCH at 39 Serene Lane Oroville CA 95965. LISA M STARK 39 Serene Lane Oroville, CA 95965 MICHAEL D STARK 39 Serene Lane Oroville CA 95965. This business is conducted by A Married Couple Signed: LISA STARK Dated: March 14, 2014 FBN Number; 2014-0000415 Published: April 3,10,17,24, 2014 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as SILVER DOLLAR SPEEDWAY at 2357 Fair Street Chico, CA 95928 SILVER DOLLAR SPEEDWAY LLC 175 Buena Vista Street Auburn, CA 95603 This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: DENNIS GABB Dated: March 3, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000343 Published: April 10,17,24, May 1, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The Following person is doing business as LEVOY FILM AND PHOTOGRAPHY at 2121 Kennedy Ave Chico, CA 95973 ZACHARY LEVOY IKAIKA SORENSON 2121 Kennedy Ave Chico, CA 95973 This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: ZACH SORENSON Dated: April 3, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000530 Published: April 10,17,24, May 1, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The Following person is doing business as FUNCTIONAL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, QUIRKY CREATIVE at 12 Marydith Lane Chico, CA 95926 ALICIA MEYER 12 Marydith Lane Chico, CA 95926

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This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: ALICIA MEYER Dated: March 27, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000487 Published: April 10,17,24, May 1, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as SCISSORS AND SPICE at 2801 Cohasset Rd Chico, CA 95973 VERONICA CHERI MADDOX 12 Marydith Lane Chico, CA 95926 This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: ALICIA MEYER FOR VERONICA MADDOX Dated: March 27, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000486 Published: April 10,17,24, May 1, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as GOOD GREEN CLEANING at 352 Southbury Ln Chico, CA 95973 STEPHANIE M SAISE 352 Southbury Ln Chico, CA 95973 This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: STEPHANIE SAISE Dated: March 24, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000459 Published: April 10,17,24, May 1, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as NICENNNNEAT at 252 Connors Ave Chico, CA 95926 APRIL LYNN BLECK 252 Connors Ave Chico, CA 95926 This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: APRIL BLECK Dated: March 13,2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000411 Published: April 10,17,24, May 1, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CREEKSIDE HOMES at 3057 Hudson Ave Chico, CA 95973 JOEL AVALOS 3057 Hudson Ave Chico, CA 95973 JULIE AVALOS 3057 Hudson Ave Chico, CA 95973 This business is conducted by A Married Couple. Signed: JULIE AVALOS Dated: March 28, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000494 Published: April 10,17,24, May 1, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as BLOSSOMING BEGININGS INFANT AND TODDLER CENTER at 2330 Bird St Oroville, CA 95965 JEAN MARIE MARCHEL 1528 14th St Oroville, CA 95965 This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: JEAN MARCHEL Dated: March 21, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000451 Published: April 10,17,24, May 1, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as BEAR FLAG PAINTING at 194 1/2 E 11th St Chico, CA 95928 FRANK HALL 194 E 11th St Chico, CA 95928 This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: FRANK HALL Dated: April 2, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000520 Published: April 10,17,24, May 1, 2014

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CITY OF TREES REALTY REFERRAL AGENT ONLY at 120 Amber Grove Dr Suite 124 Chico, CA 95973 LAURA LYNN BURGHARDT 14 Turnbridge Welles Chico, CA 95973 This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: LAURA LYNN BURGHARDT Dated: March 20, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000447 Published: April 10,17,24, May 1, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as ADELANTE SERVICES at 2240 St George Ln #3 Chico, CA 95926 HUGO M GUARDADO 157 Picholine Way Chico, CA 95928 This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: HUGO GUARDADO Dated: February 14,2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000266 Published: April 10,17,24, May 1, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as H.L. QUEEN CHICO NAILS at 801 East Ave #112 Chico, CA 95926 HARRY LE 400 Mission Ranch Blvd #41 Chico, CA 95926 This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: HARRY LE Dated: April 7, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000538 Published: April 10,17,24, May 1, 2014 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name QUEEN LE NAIL SALON at 801 East Ave #112 Chico, CA 95926 KEVIN VIET LE 36650 48th Ave South Auburn, WA 98001 This business was conducted by an Individual. Signed: KEVIN LE Dated: April 7, 2014 FBN Number: 2013-0001125 Published: April 10,17,24, May 1, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The Following person is doing business as HAIR CHIX at 1900 Oro Dam Blvd E Suite 5 Oroville, CA 95966. ALISSA MAYLYNN CHAPDELAINE 46 A Oropond Ln Oroville, CA 95966. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed ALISSA CHAPDELAINE Dated: April 10, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000568 Published: April 17,24, May 1,8, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as MOJOMONGER PRODUCTIONS at 353 Hollow Oak Lane Chico, CA 95973. CHRISTOPHER JOHN LOMBARDI 353 Hollow Oak Lane Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: CHRISTOPHER J. LOMBARDI Dated: December 5, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0001550 Published: April 17,24, May 1,8, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as SMOOTH RELEASE PRO SHOP at 2397 Esplanade Chico, CA 95926. PATRICK ANTHONY YOUNG 705 Townsend Court Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: PATRICK YOUNG Dated: March 24, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000463 Published: April 17,24, May 1,8, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CARSICK DESIGNS at 9241 Holland Avenue Durham, CA 95938. BRIAN LAPLANDER 9241 Holland Avenue Durham, CA 95938 MONICA LAPLANDER 9241 Holland Avenue Durham, CA 95938. This business is conducted by A Married Couple. Signed: MONICA LAPLANDER Dated: April 8, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000548 Published: April 17, 24, May 1,8, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as ALL SEASONS POOL CARE at 2073 Rochester Drive Chico, CA 95928. DENNIS PAUL BECKER 2073 Rochester Drive Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: DENNIS BECKER Dated: April 9, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000557 Published: April 17,24, May 1,8, 2014 FICTITOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as MIDTOWN LOCAL at 365 E 6th Street Chico, CA 95928. BCK INVESTMENTS, LLC 2070 E 20th Street #160 Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Signed: BRIAN KANABROCKI, CO-OWNER Dated: April 9, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000560 Published: April 17, 24, May 1,8, 2014

COIT SERVICES OF CHICO 4935 Brookside Ct Reno, NV 89502. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Signed: LONNIE FIXEL, OWNER Dated: March 24, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000465 Published: April 24, May 1,8,15, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as BESTCARRIERROUTES, CONTRACTORSGOLD, LISTLOGIK, PAINTERSGOLD, POLITIGOLD at 411 Main St., Suite 105 Chico, CA 95928. CR-GOLD 411 Main St., Suite 105 Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by a Corporation. Signed: J. PATRICK BREUKER, PRESIDENT Dated: April 16, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000587 Published: April 24, May 1,8,15, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as EYEBROW PLUS INC, EYEBROWS 1 at 1950 E 20th St #5517 Chico, CA 95928. EYBROW PLUS INC 43933 Hugo Terrace Fremont, CA 94538. This business is conducted by a Corporation. Signed: FARDIN AMIRI, CEO/PRESIDENT Dated:March 11, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000392 Published: April, 24, May 1,8,15, 2014 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as GREEN ENERGY FINANCIAL SERVICES at 1016 Richland Court Chico, CA 95926. PATRICIA L CALL 1016 Richland Court Chico, CA 95926 DAVID ESMAILI 1016 Richland Court Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by a General Partnership. Signed: PATRICIA CALL Dated: April 18, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000614 Published: April 24, May 1,8,15, 2014

FICITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as A VINTAGE SECRET at 2020 Laurel Street Chico, CA 95928. BECKIE EVENSON 2020 Laurel Street Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: BECKIE EVENSON Dated: April 10, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000562 Published: April 17,24, May 1,8, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CHICO PRINTING INC at 970 Mangrove Avenue Chico, CA 95926. CHICO PRINTING INC 970 Mangrove Avenue Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by a Corporation. Signed: TIM HENDERSON, SECRETARY/VP Dated: April 14, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000579 Published: April 24, May 1,8,15, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as VOODOO TATTOO AND BREW EAT, DRINK AND GET INK’D at 2053 Montgomery Street Oroville, CA 95965. PARKERVORT FARMS, INC 2053 Montgomery Street Oroville, CA 95965. This business is conducted by a Corporation. Signed: CONNIE PARKS, CFO Dated: April 4, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000535 Published: April 24, May 1,8,15, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as GET GROUNDED at 939 Sycamore Street Chico, CA 95928. LAURA TAMARA WICHMAN 939 Sycamore Street Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: TAMMY WICHMAN Dated: April 7, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000543 Published: April 24, May 1,8,15, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as COIT SERVICES OF CHICO at 4935 Brookside Ct Reno, NV 89502.

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To (names of persons to be notified, if known, including names on birth certificate): ANTHONY S. HERNANDEZ and anyone claiming to be a parent of (child’s name): A.E.C. born on (date): March 18, 2008 at (name of hospital or other place of birth and city and state): ENLOE HOSPITAL CHICO, CALIFORNIA A hearing will be held on Date: June 18, 2014 Time: 8:30 AM Dept: TBA Room: TBA Located at: Superior Court Of California County of Butte 1 Court Street Oroville, CA 95965 At the hearing the court will consider the recommendations of the social worker or probation officer. The Social worker or probation officer will recommend that your child be freed from your legal custody so that the child may be adopted. If the court follows the recommendation, all your parental rights to the child will be terminated. You are required to be present at the hearing, to present evidence, and you have the right to be represented by an attorney. If you do not have an attorney and cannot afford one, the court will appoint an attorney for you. If the court terminated your parental rights, the order may be final. The court will proceed with this hearing whether or not you are present. Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Dated: April 8, 2014 Case Number: J-36627 Published: April 17,24, May 1,8, 2014

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner SARA WILCOX filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: JAQUALYNN MARIA PLASCENCIA Proposed name: JAQUALYNN AURORA WILCOX 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: May 7, 2014

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner BRANDYN WILLIAMS filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: BRANDYN MICHAEL WILLIAMS Proposed name: BRANDYN MICHAEL STILWELL 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: May 14, 2014 Time: 8:30am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 655 Oleander Ave. Chico, CA 95926 Signed: SANDRA L. MCLEAN Dated: April 3, 2014 Case Number: 161828 Published: April 10,17,24, May 1, 2014

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner SCOTT CORY MIXON filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: SCOTT CORY MIXON Proposed name: CORY JOHAN MARTHERUS 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

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Date: June 4, 2014 Time: 8:30am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 655 Oleander Ave. Chico, CA 95926 Signed: ROBERT GLUSMAN Dated: April 3, 2014 Case Number: 161838 Published: April 24, May 1,8,15, 2014

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner JENNIFER EILEEN ANDERSON filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: JENNIFER EILEEN ANDERSON Proposed name: CEDAR ROSE SELENITE 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: June 18, 2014 Time: 8:30am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 655 Oleander Ave. Chico, CA 95926 Signed: SANDRA L. MCLEAN Dated: April 10, 2014 Case Number: 161922 Published: April 24, May 1,8,15, 2014

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner VICTORIA L. HUNT filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: VICTORIA LEE HUNT Proposed name: VICTORIA LEE ZELLERS 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: June 11, 2014 Time: 8:30am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 655 Oleander Ave. Chico, CA 95926 Signed: SANDRA L. MCLEAN Dated: April 8, 2014 Case Number: 161810 Published: April 24, May 1,8,15, 2014

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner JILLIAN LYNNE RUDDELL filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: JILLIAN LYNNE RUDDELL Proposed name: IAN JOSEPH RUDDELL 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

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SUMMONS SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: LOGAN A. MCDANIEL AND DOES 1-5 YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: JACK W. DAWSON NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online

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Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligable for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at California Legal Services website (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting you local court or county bar association. Note: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case.The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. The name and address of the court is: Chico Courthouse 655 Oleander Avenue Chico, CA 95926 The name, address, and telephone number of the plaintiff’s attorney is: Fritzgerald A. Javellana Rooney Law Firm 1361 Esplanade Chico, CA 95926. Signed: Kimberly Flener Case Number: 160907 Published: April 3,10,17,24, 2014

PLAINTIFF: YESSICA LUPICA-CERVANTES AND MATHEW CERVANTES NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligable for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting you local court or county bar association. Note: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will

SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: RUSSEL L. SCOTT AND DOES 1-10 YOU ARE BEING SUED BY

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dismiss the case. The name and address of the court is: Chico Courthouse 655 Oleander Avenue Chico, CA 95926 The name, address, and telephone number of the plaintiff’s attorney is: Michael M. Rooney/Fritzgerald A. Javellana Rooney Law Firm 1361 Esplanade Chico, CA 95926 Signed: Kimberly Flener Case Number: 160776 Published: April 3,10,17,24, 2014

SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: MICHELLE R TERRELL YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: BUTTE COUNTY CREDIT BEREAU A CORP NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attor-

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ney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The Court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. The name and address of the court is: Chico Courthouse 655 Oleander Avenue, Chico, CA 95926 The name, address and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney is: JOSEPH L SELBY Law Office of Ferris & Selby 2607 Forest Avenue Ste 130 Chico, CA 95928. Signed: Kimberly Flener Case Number: 160126 Published: April 24, May 1,8,15, 2014

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