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Innocent on death row Earlier this month two North Carolina men who had served 30 years in
prison, one on death row, were exonerated when it was shown they were innocent victims of a broken justice system. In an ironic twist, it turns out that 20 years ago Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia cited the death-row inmate, Henry Lee McCollum, as someone eminently deserving of being executed for his brutal crime—a crime we now know he didn’t commit. McCollum was 19 when he and his half-brother, Leon Brown, who was just 15, were arrested for the 1983 rape and murder of 11-year-old Sabrina Buie, whose body was found in a Robeson County soybean field. The young men, both of whom were intellectually disabled, were convicted and sentenced to death (Brown’s sentence later was commuted to life in prison). There was no physical evidence tying them to the crime. Their convictions were based solely on police-written confessions they signed under duress after five hours of intense interrogation with no lawyer or parent present. McCollum later said he “just wanted to go home.” In fact, police had a legitimate suspect, Roscoe Artis, a man with a long history of assaults who lived just 100 yards from where Buie’s body was found. Police sought to test a fingerprint found at the crime scene against Artis’ prints, but the test never was done, and the defense wasn’t notified of the request. Finally, in 2013, DNA from a cigarette butt found at the scene was tested. It matched Artis’. He meanwhile was serving a life sentence for a crime similar to the killing of Sabrina Buie. Justice Scalia entered the picture in 1994. In response to Justice Harry Blackmun’s announcement that he no longer would support the death penalty, Scalia cited the Buie murder. “How enviable a quiet death by lethal injection compared with that!” he said. Scalia clearly was prepared to order McCollum’s execution. How many other innocents are on death row? Ω
The young men, both of whom were intellectually disabled, were convicted and sentenced to death.
Going beyond a billboard problem with billboard advertising is that it is not a Tas hesubstitute for valid give-and-take discussion. The billboard sales tool is acceptable when the message is uncomplicated
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and when its image is placed in reasonable context. That is not the case with the sign on The Esplanade portraying a suffering child and a behest for immediate sanctions due to Israel’s role in the killing of children. Not all Israelis are Jewish; not all Jewish people support everything the Israeli government does; but any serious student of post-Holocaust ethics will tell you that today most statements about Israelis mean “Jews.” Jewish people today—bound by history, yet as varied in their personal belief systems and opinions as anyone—still suffer the real consequences of blanket assumptions stated in societies that don’t really understand the Middle East cultures and their struggles. Anti-Semitism, anti-you-name-it, still exists in tangible form, as anyone who walks closely with others understands. This is why the billboard is offensive to many. It boils down, really, to this: Some of our community members were hurt by language stated too simply on a board erected high for everyone to see. Believe what you wish, and share what
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you are convinced is true. Dialogue is preferable, but to any person of peace, it is essential. A context-encouraging discussion—what we might even call “community”—is called for when dealing with matters concerning the well-being of people and societies. Psychological battle tools don’t cut it. Thoughtful people don’t take them seriously, rendering them a waste of effort. The less-thanthoughtful may be spurred to quick assumptions, which virtually ensures our wars will go on forever. Author/educator Parker Palmer reminds us, “It’s easy to be curious. It is difficult to love. But if we want a knowledge to rebind a broken world, we must reach for the deeper passion.” The level of passion that cares less about “Hear what I say from my high moral ground” and manifests more like “What can we do to fix the mess we humans have made, again?” To paraphrase the poet Rumi: Beyond the ideas of what’s wrong and right, there is a field. Unfortunately, there are few able to create fields upon which we can speak, listen and learn about people a world away, or for that matter, in our own community. Certainly there are few takers for the sort of activism Palmer describes, and we are, every one of us, poorer for it. Ω
Shut down Diablo Canyon Is the Diablo Canyon nuclear-power plant safe? That question has been asked
of the facility on the coast near San Luis Obispo since its construction. The plant has always been troubled, mostly because it was built before the full extent of earthquake faults in the area was known. Recently, it has become increasingly clear that these faults are capable of creating ground motion that’s beyond what the reactors are designed to handle. Pacific Gas & Electric, the owner of Diablo Canyon, is currently seeking a 20-year licensing renewal from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Because of the catastrophe at Fukushima—a similar seaside plant near fault lines—the licensing was delayed so the utility could prepare an updated seismic study. Not surprisingly, PG&E’s researchers found that the aging facility could withstand any earthquake the local faults could generate. This is, of course, the same utility that assured customers its naturalgas lines were safe, until one blew up in San Bruno, killing eight people. On Aug. 25, the environmental group Friends of the Earth went public with a report by Dr. Michael Peck, former senior resident inspector at Diablo Canyon for the NRC. Peck asserts that three of the nearby faults are capable of generating quakes stronger than the reactors were designed to withstand. Diablo Canyon should be shut down until PG&E can prove the reactors are safe, he insists. There are a half-million people living within 50 miles of the plant, millions more to the south. The danger is too great. Besides, it’s time to replace nuclear power with safe, sustainable power like solar and wind. Ω
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Deception and blazing sofas When regular Chico guy Lonnie Scott Keith was arrested on kidnapping and rape charges back in January 2013, the city’s collective jaw dropped. For anyone who knew this respected member of the local medical community, father of four and churchgoer, the news was stunning. Count Keith’s family among those shocked by his arrest, as well as the details of the crimes—which included him allegedly doping his victims, pulling them from the streets at night and assaulting them in his car. This is one of those mind-blowing stories that is so unusual it reaches beyond the confines of Chico. It happens occasionally here—a story rises to the level that it’s picked up by national media. I saw that happen back in 2005, when I was a reporter covering the hazing death of Chico State student Matthew Carrington at a local fraternity house. In that case, the 21-year-old died from drinking too much water, as part of a bizarre initiation ritual. I didn’t know such a thing was possible. The story brought national attention to hazing thanks to coverage by big outlets, including Dateline NBC. It happened again that same year when Chico’s Phi Kappa Tau fraternity got busted for being host to the filming of a pornographic movie—starring its fraternity brothers having sex with porn stars. I broke that story, and a producer from The Oprah Winfrey Show called me for contact info for some of the frat’s members I’d interviewed. She wasn’t successful in talking them onto the show, but the story still made the rounds, ending up published as far away as China. In this week’s cover feature (see “Collateral damage,” page 18), Keith’s ex-wife, Kari, gives details about her life before and after the arrest of her husband of 15 years. She spoke with author Debra Lucero about how she’d been obsessed with catching him with his mistress, though he’d denied having an affair. Turns out Keith was having an affair, but his then-wife suspects now that he was using it as a decoy to hide his much darker secret life of prowling the student neighborhoods late at night for vulnerable women. Kari is now working on putting the pieces of her life, and her children’s lives, back together. Sometime soon, she’ll appear on Dr. Phil. Our report this week is a great read that just scratches the surface of this case. Opening up to a reporter was a brave thing to do and we suspect this isn’t the end to the story. In other news, I hear the students are reverting to couchburning again these days—public-safety officials have reported 30 such blazes since August. I’ve seen a number of spates of furniture-involved fires during my time in Chico. At one point, the powers that be attempted to put the kibosh on such incidents by making it illegal to have front-porch sofas in the student neighborhoods. Sure, alcohol fuels this sort of thing. But I honestly think the kids are bored. Somebody, please, give them something cool to do. You have a built-in audience.
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Speak up Re “Appetite for interruption” (Cover feature, by Chris Parker, Sept. 11): This article provided an excellent backdrop for how our American political system works. Regardless of which party you support, this type of conflict between what is best for the “common good” vs. what is best for the “wealthy elite” is going to continue on just about every issue that affects our nation. We can no longer bury our heads in the sand. Speak up against this issue as the article suggests. We need to get into the habit because many, many issues are going to come up where the “common good” is subverted for the elite minority. This is how our country works—get the masses hooked on a service and then hold them hostage. Don’t believe me? Just wait for your insurance premiums next year! We have voices, we have votes, and believe it or not we can cancel our cable service in mass protest before we are taken hostage. As a matter of fact, there are many more productive things to do than watch TV. This includes discussing politics and human-rights issues, writing protest letters, organizing small family/community awareness meetings, and allowing your children to witness how you actually “fought” to make the world a better place for them.
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‘Mass murder for money’ Re “The cancer of ISIS” (Editorial, Sept. 11): Let’s all acknowledge that the U.S. has created the situation in Iraq and the rest of the Middle East. We have dumped more than $3 trillion into this mess; we the people must require an accounting for every dollar, and if those responsible cannot or will not render it, they must be removed from power, tried and imprisoned. President Obama recently restated the Carter Doctrine, saying that the U.S. will intervene with any necessary force to protect American economic interests in the Middle East. Given that since 1991 we have caused the deaths of upward of a million men, women and children, driven hundreds of thousands of families to become refugees, and physically destroyed that entire nation (Iraq) so that people there will be suffering for a century to come; given that oil is the foundation of the global economy, so that we may say that oil is money, we may render this direct translation of this doctrine: Official American policy in the Middle East is mass murder for money. If y’all are OK with that, just remember that the unalterable law is that, in the reality of which we are a part, something for nothing does not occur. What goes around comes around. NELSON KAISER Chico
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Leave the cat alone I am pretty worried for the mountain lion currently inhabiting Lower Bidwell Park. I really hope the city considers temporarily closing the gates and asking citizens to please stay clear of the park’s road and paths until the mountain lion is able to be found and peacefully/humanely transported back to a safer location. We have the option to stay safe in its presence and avoid its current territory, but it is not graced with the same choice when it comes to dealing with humans. By allowing people to continue going deep into the park it is upping the chances of the cat acting on instinct or out of desperation, which will result in “cat-astrophe” for all involved. The mountain lion that attacked the boy just recently in Cupertino was hunted and killed. I just hope we can learn from what just happened and change the course for this sacred wild animal before it’s too late. It is our job as humans to protect our parks and wildlife. ZOË HUNGATE Chico
Misdirected scorn I noticed that quite frequently someone is writing into the CN&R with outrage that a high-ranking public official makes a salary of over a hundred grand. Why is it that these same people aren’t outraged at the salaries paid to the individuals who own our local Walmart, Target, etc? We are upset about sixfigure salaries while accepting that the job-outsourcing, competitionkilling, government-lobbying corporate executives are making seven- and eight-figure salaries. Maybe if our jobs weren’t being outsourced in the name of capitalism and the right to make a profit, we could afford to hire police, fire and municipal service workers. To the local tea party: Next time you get pissed off, try pointing your scorn at the individuals wrecking this country rather than the people trying to manage the mess. LUKE PYLE Chico
About those columns Re “LaMalfa’s fanboy” and “Unfriended” (Second & Flume, by Melissa Daugherty, Sept. 4 and Sept. 11): I’d say it’s even money the Saintly Susan is dropping F-bombs on Melissa Daugherty over her criticism of Chico E-R Editor David Little. That’s too bad because Daugherty’s criticisms provide a rare window into the
workings and failings of the E-R editorial page. Climate change, farmers’ market, whatever the topic, too many editorials tend toward personal anecdote, speculation and conjecture. There’s been a fair amount of ax grinding by any of the three editorial board members under the guise of editorial opinion. Worse, the editorial page is greatly diminished by a conflict of interest that arises from the business editor doubling as a member of the editorial board. While I don’t think Little would tolerate a conflict of interest in his own shop, he does seem to have a blind spot to it. I think Little cedes control of the editorial page too often. The result is an opinion page that lacks credibility and suffers from a serious inability to drive the discussion of community affairs. David Little is a good newspaperman. I know. I worked for him for a few years. I know he can change course for the editorial page, and I hope he does so. Sometimes a prod, even a barbed one from your cross-town rival, can be a good thing. JOHN DRZAL Chico
Doug LaMalfa is not “one of us.” Unless you were fortunate enough to receive over $5 million in taxpayer-paid farm subsidies since 1998 and are the beneficiary of the new farm bill, which replaces subsidies with “crop insurance” that doles out over $14 billion a year to large corporate farming operations like his. At the same time he voted in favor of this bill, LaMalfa voted to cut billions in food stamp aid to the poorest of children, who, I might add, are not responsible for the hardship of their parents. LaMalfa claims to be a good Christian man, yet he votes against feeding needy children and for lining his own, already stuffedfull-of-taxpayer-money pockets? Is that what Jesus would do? Men like LaMalfa are a part of a cycle of corruption that has turned “our” government into a regular smorgasbord of politicians for sale to the highest specialinterest bidders. LaMalfa and other members of Congress have long ago sold us out and will continue to do so unless we end this cycle. It’s time for real change! Vote them out! SHERRI QUAMMEN Chico
The government should not be involved in the crop insurance program for farmers in any way, shape or form. The prices that farmers are
getting for their crops are at alltime highs and the real estate that they own, which is massive, has appreciated decadently in the last few years. Many commodity prices have shot up several hundred percent in just a few years. Face it, these farmers are thousands of times more wealthy than most of the working-class heroes that would have to chip in to cover their losses in a bad year. Farmers should be required to establish and fund their own industry insurance program entirely independent of the taxpayers. They can spread the risk over others in the industry, like the rest of us do with home insurance and car insurance. If someone doesn’t participate and they have a crop failure, let them sell their land or find other financing, as not putting away for a rainy day isn’t John Q. Public’s burden to carry. This goes for banks and other industries as well. GARRY COOPER Durham
The price of barbarism Re “Prison view” (Newslines, by Tom Gascoyne, Sept. 4): In the third paragraph of the Mumia worship article, Tom Gascoyne neglected to mention the murdered policeman’s name: Daniel Faulkner. Mumia AbuJamal was fairly prosecuted and justifiably incarcerated for the murder of Officer Faulkner. AbuJamal started the unfortunate event by courageously shooting the officer in the back. Abu-Jamal took one round from Faulkner’s service weapon, then sportingly emptied his final four rounds into the man, one of them in the face. I’m not distressed in the least that Abu-Jamal is “emotionally crushed.” It’s his own damn fault, and a long sequestration from society is the penalty for choosing barbarism over civility. As for an audience willing to view Mumia the movie? Of course there is one; humanity has always had a soulless segment ready to celebrate depravity. My cousin, James Michael Lewis, was a deputy sheriff for Mojave County, Ariz. He was gunned down by one of AbuJamal’s philosophical brothers-inarms on July 22, 1974. I doubt the widows of Faulkner and Lewis believe anything these thug losers have to say might be important. JOHN HENRY LYONS Chico
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Friends say Marc Thompson (center), seen here with other Chico State students and CSU Chancellor Timothy P. White, was a promising social activist.
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The Chico City Council voted on Tuesday (Sept. 16) to change the way it appoints members of the Arts, Planning and Bidwell Park and Playground commissions. An ad-hoc committee made up of Mayor Scott Gruendl, Vice Mayor Mark Sorensen and Councilwoman Tami Ritter recommended adopting a process in which individual council members would appoint members of commissions to terms concurrent with their own. The full council would then vote on whether to approve each appointee. Councilmembers Randall Stone and Ann Schwab, along with former Mayor Mardi Worley, who commented as a member of the public, expressed concern that the new process could foster elitism and detrimental allegiances. “Some commission members will feel accountable to the council member rather than the city as a whole,” Worley warned. After two failed motions, the council approved the change on a 4-3 vote with Schwab, Stone and Mary Goloff dissenting. In other council news, the panel voted in favor of a nonprofit foundation taking over public access broadcasting from the city. North Valley Community Access TV relinquished broadcasting duties in April, leaving the city to manage the public access station on which City Council meetings are broadcast. The new agreement would transfer those duties to the Upstate Community Enhancement Foundation. At the council meeting on Tuesday, Executive Director Debra Lucero outlined a vision for a new station, Butte Community Access TV, which would occupy the long-vacant space at 500 Main St., and broadcast on Comcast’s Channel 11, in addition to streaming online. The station also would serve as an educational resource for at-risk youth, Lucero said, offering digital media experience and broadening interest in the arts. In a 6-1 vote, with Sorensen dissenting, the council approved a five-year agreement with the nonprofit that includes an initial $112,000 of funding for equipment.
BYE BYE, WEI
After two short years as provost and vice president of Academic Affairs at Chico State, Belle Wei has announced a decision to leave her post. Wei (pictured), whose background is in engineering, cited “family and health reasons” for her departure in an email to colleagues sent Sept. 11, just three weeks into the fall semester. “I plan to return to the Silicon Valley to continue to work in the areas of sustainability, STEM education, diversity and women’s leadership, and innovative and green engineering,” she wrote. Chico State President Paul Zingg responded in an email to the entire campus community, touting Wei’s accomplishments—particularly in the university’s graduation rate and enrollment of minority students. A farewell reception for Wei will be held Monday (Sept. 22) from 3-5 p.m. in Colusa 100. 8
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Death of the ‘lone soldier’ Slain Chico State student and activist Marc Thompson remembered eath can be a time of sorrow or celebration, “D anger or happiness, peace or unrest; it is for each of us to decide how we welcome this
inevitable phase, both for ourselves and those we love,” 25-year-old Marc Thompson wrote in his first published by Ken Smith essay, which appeared Sept. 14 in the Turkish newspaper kens@ Evrensel. newsreview.com Tragically, the article—a personal statement on race relations spurred by the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo.—was published posthumously. Thompson was the Chico State Aid the student and burgeoning political investigation: activist whose body was discovAnyone with information about ered Sept. 3 on Highway 70, Thompson’s death 2 miles east of the remote comis urged to munity of Mountain House. contact BCSO The Butte County Sheriff’s Det. Matt Calkins Office is investigating the case at 538-7671. A “Justice for as a homicide, and the suspiMarc” website cious circumstances surrounding has been Thompson’s death—his body launched at was found burned in his vehiwww.stirfry cle—have led some to speculate seminars.com/ JusticeForMarc. if the crime was racially motiThompson’s vated. “We are a concerned network family has established a of citizens who will be vigilant website to accept in our expectation that law donations to help enforcement will vigorously offset funeral costs at investigate the death of Marc www.gofund Thompson, including whether a me.com/e82i0c. hate crime was committed,”
reads a press release issued Monday (Sept. 15) by a half-dozen-strong consortium of local human rights groups— including the Butte County NAACP, Chico Peace and Justice Center and the American Civil Liberties Union. “Tragically, in our violent culture, the murder of black young men has become all too common.” If there is a racial element to the crime, other passages from Thompson’s Evrensel piece, titled “The Troubled Lenses of Humanity,” could prove eerily prophetic: “I was taught from a very early age that America was a dangerous place for me because I was a black male,” he wrote. “This would mean I’d have to navigate my way in this country in a different manner than my white counter-parts. From job discrimination to being followed when I shop in stores, I’ve come to know first hand that White America is afraid of me; what I’ve always found funny is that the feeling’s mutual. “On a daily basis I fear for my culture, my future, and at times my very life. So I then began to ask the question, ‘If I fear them, and they fear me, how will we ever come together to understand each other?’” There is no doubt Thompson’s death is a
homicide, BCSO Lt. Al Smith said on Tuesday (Sept. 16). “The evidence leaves us no other
potentials,” he said. The investigation is currently the BCSO’s “No. 1 priority,” Smith said, but no suspects or motives—racial or otherwise—have been identified thus far. Smith was reticent to provide further details regarding Thompson’s injuries or any other information about the crime scene, as it could jeopardize the investigation. “It is, obviously, a very tragic situation,” Smith said. “All of us in the unit have been personally affected by this young man’s death, as we realize many in the public have, and we are devoting every available resource in the hopes we can solve the case as soon as possible.” Friends of Thompson, an avid hiker and Oroville native, became aware he was missing on Sept. 5, when a family member posted to Facebook he had not been seen in several days. BCSO made the official announcement identifying Thompson as the burned victim on Sept. 10. Students gathered on campus to remember him the next day, and the university’s flag flew at half-staff in Thompson’s honor on Sept. 12. Thompson transferred to Chico State from Butte College in 2011. A sociology major minoring in psychology and gender and sexuality, he was expected to graduate this semester. Thompson became involved in diversity issues at Butte, and his passion for social justice grew after he transferred. At Chico State,
Head or shoulder? he was active on the Associated Students Multicultural Affairs Council and in the campus Sociology Club, and in 2012-13 served as A.S. commissioner for multicultural affairs. Krystle Tonga is the assistant program coordinator at the university’s Cross-Cultural Leadership Center— where Thompson could often be found— as well as his friend, former neighbor and fellow activist. She said she first met and became impressed with Thompson at a 2010 Butte College diversity conference, and last saw him when a group of friends went out on the town a week before his death. “Marc was passionate, driven, strong and proud to be a black man,” Tonga said. “He was a true activist, on campus and off; he was very vocal and very intense, but intense with a purpose. The fight for social justice was his entire world. “Some people would be intimidated to get in conversations with him because he had a very strong presence,” she continued. “He was very articulate and educated, and had the ability to challenge people and make them think.” Tonga said Thompson was fearless and unwavering in his conviction, and always willing to challenge the status quo, even when forced to carry on as a “lone soldier.” As an example, she cited a personal stand he made when serving as an elected member of the A.S. “After he was elected multicultural affairs commissioner, he would come to all the meetings and functions dressed in baggy jeans, a white T-shirt or polo and a do-rag on his head,” she recalled. “This prompted some of the other A.S. officers to try to implement a ‘business casual’ dress code. They said they wanted members to represent themselves as ‘professional,’ to wear slacks, ties and buttondown shirts.” She said Thompson questioned why “professional” had to mean the way white, upper-middle-class men dress. “As a form of protest he wore those baggy jeans and do-rag to every meeting and every function he attended as an officer,” she added. “He said the people voted him in dressed like that, and that’s how he was going to stay.” Butte College anthropology professor Ayse Taskiran said she met Thompson at a campus conference on racism six years ago, and the two remained friends. She encouraged him to write the piece published in Evrensel. “He had so much to say, he was such a great speaker, a great writer, and was going to be a great leader someday,” she said. “He was the dream student that every teacher hopes to have the opportunity to work with.” Ω
District attorney’s investigation clears deputy’s actions in videoed arrest Butte County sheriff’s deputy was within his legal rights when he Aarrest delivered a kick to a man in a seated position during an Aug. 26 captured on video and posted on Facebook, District Attorney
Mike Ramsey announced at a Sept. 11 press conference. Terry Lee Collins, 56, who was arrested and charged with resisting arrest and battery on a police officer in connection to the incident, failed to appear in court on Monday (Sept. 15). The videoed event took place just three weeks after the high-profile Ferguson, Mo., case in which 18-year-old Michael Brown was fatally shot by a police officer. That incident led to protests and triggered a national debate over how law enforcement officers treat the public, particularly blacks. With that background, Ramsey said, Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea asked the District Attorney’s Office to conduct an independent investigation into the case in which the white deputy kicked a black suspect. During the more than hour-long press conference, Ramsey showed the posted video as well as footage obtained by an outdoor surveillance camera that depicts Deputy Samuel Burnett pulling up and parking his sheriff’s vehicle next to Collins, who was pushing a recycling bin along A Street in south Oroville. The surveillance video shows only the men’s lower bodies and it is not clear exactly what is taking place. Ramsey said Burnett, who’s been with the Butte County Sheriff’s Office for 20 years, was aware that Collins had a warrant out for his arrest for failure to appear in court on a charge of aggravated trespassing. “As deputy Burnett attempted to explain that there appeared to be a warrant out for him,” Ramsey said, “Mr. Collins vehemently rejected the idea that there was a warrant out for him and at that point began to struggle with the officer.” That struggle went on for 45 seconds, crossed the street to where its conclusion, the kicking and subsequent handcuffing, were captured on the video posted to Facebook. During the confrontation, Burnett called for backup, an audio recording of which was included in Ramsey’s presentation. Collins, who is thought to be homeless and possibly suffering from mental illness—he has had court-ordered psychological evaluations—has more than 20 court filings against him going back to 1990, including drug possession and repeated failures to appear in court. Ten years ago he was charged with resisting/obstruction/delay of a peace officer to which he pleaded no contest. The posted video that appeared to show Burnett kicking Collins in the head was of great concern to Honea, Ramsey said. “He made this request out of his office’s desire to be totally transparent on an event that came to the public’s attention from a posting
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District Attorney Mike Ramsey, left, and Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea answer reporters’ questions at a Sept. 11 press conference concerning the posted video of a deputy making an arrest in south Oroville. PHOTO BY TOM GASCOYNE
of a video on Facebook,” Ramsey said early on. “That posting was, as many things in life are, out of context and therefore misleading.” During the press conference the video was shown in stop action to provide proof that Burnett kicked Collins in the right shoulder and not in the side of the face. It was hard to tell because the video is dark, but Ramsey said medical reports say there were no signs of injury to the right side of Collins’ face. He was, however, treated for injuries to the left side of his face, according to a Butte County Sheriff’s Office press release. A number of witnesses also testified to the DA’s office that the kick was to Collins’ shoulder and not his head. “An analysis of the evidence also shows deputy Burnett’s kick to Mr. Collins’ shoulder was an acceptable law enforcement technique to quickly put a subject on the ground in a prone position to lessen further conflict to either the officer or subject,” Ramsey said. In no way, Ramsey insisted, was the kick delivered “out of any desire for revenge or punishment to Mr. Collins as a result of their violent confrontation.” As in the Ferguson case, there is also a racial component in the local incident: Collins is black and Burnett is white and all but one of the witnesses interviewed in the case were also white. However, the lone black witness was the person who made and posted the video, Ramsey said after the press conference. At one point the video-maker says: “Look it, he just kicked him in his fuckin’ face.” But he also says that Collins was “fuckin’ that cop up. Oh he was fuckin’ that cop up. Well, from what I seen.” When asked how he would respond to the inevitable accusations that, as district attorney, he was simply providing expected defense of law enforcement, Ramsey shrugged and said the evidence speaks for itself. “The video doesn’t show the struggle that occurred before [the kick],” he said. “What many people have claimed is that we have an out-of-control, angry, vindictive, vengeful deputy who’s kicking Mr. Collins just because he is angry. If that were true we would expect that we would see additional action by this deputy in terms of using the baton, using his hands and essentially roughing up Mr. Collins. As we see, none of that occurs.” Honea said his department is currently making efforts to get funding to equip deputies with lapel cameras so that incidents such as this one are kept more transparent. —TOM GASCOYNE tomg@newsreview.com
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City Council admits no wrongdoing amid allegations of violating open-meeting law hen local activist Jessica Allen W was asked to characterize the response to her letter alleging that
the Chico City Council has violated California’s open-meetings law, she settled on “unsatisfactory.” “That’s a good way to describe it,” she said during a recent interview. “It’s less than nothing.” In a 22-page document sent to the City Council on Aug. 5, Allen alleges six violations of the Ralph M. Brown Act by the council, mostly relating to Mark Orme’s appointment to the city manager post in July. The city’s response, dated Sept. 4 and signed by Mayor Scott Gruendl, succinctly summarizes the allegations and reads: “To avoid unnecessary litigation and without admitting any violation of the Ralph M. Brown Act, the Chico City Council hereby reaffirms its unconditional commitment to continue to abide by the Ralph M. Brown Act.” Allen is represented by Paul Nicholas Boylan, a Davis-based attorney and Brown Act expert. During a recent interview, Boylan provided a translation of the city’s response. “As far as I can tell, all it said was, ‘We didn’t do anything wrong, and we’ll continue doing things right,’” Boylan said. Gruendl offered his take: “Whether or not these allegations are true, we will always uphold the Brown Act.” The Brown Act was passed by the California Legislature in 1953 as a response to government officials using back-room meetings
guised as “study sessions” or “workshops” to avoid public scrutiny. The law’s intent was to ensure that members of the public have unrestricted access to meetings of public bodies. “When public agencies do things in secret and get away with it, they feel they’re not accountable to the public,” Boylan said. “When that happens, there exists the recipe for corruption.” That’s not to say Allen or Boylan
are alleging corruption on the part of the City Council; rather, Allen simply wants the panel to follow sound processes that adhere to California law. “The fact that they don’t properly put the items on the agenda and they don’t make the announcements after they [take action] is really the problem,” she said. One of the allegations outlined in Allen’s letter occurred during closed session on July 1, when the council met to discuss hiring a permanent city manager. Under the Brown Act, compensation of a public official cannot be discussed during a closed-session meeting. But Gruendl sent out a press release on July 2 announcing that the council had appointed Orme to the city’s top position, and included specific information about his salary—leading Allen to believe compensation was discussed. Further alleged violations include failing to report action taken by the City Council in closed session and the votes of each council member; discussing or taking action on matters not
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specifically exempted from the open-meeting rules detailed in the Brown Act; and discussing or taking action on items not posted on the agenda. Mayor Gruendl said by phone that city officials reviewed each of Allen’s allegations and “determined that, no, we did not perform in the manner she claims that we did. … I can very much see how she could come to the conclusion she did, because closed session is exactly that—closed to the public, but usually for good reason.” Gruendl maintains that the council’s closed-session procedures have improved in terms of transparency, particularly since Vince Ewing was hired as city attorney in April. “One of the things Vince did right off the bat was provide reports on closed sessions,” he said. “Something is always said about the votes that were taken and the [tally] of votes, and that’s totally new.” But Gruendl did concede that Allen’s letter has prompted internal discussion of how certain procedures are handled. “We’ve talked about reporting more,” he said. “At what point are we violating confidentiality? At what point do we report 100 percent? And that’s the direct result of Jessica’s invoice.” After receiving the city’s response, Allen has 60 days to submit a petition for writ of mandate, or, in other words, a court order to cease alleged illegal actions. —HOWARD HARDEE howardh@newsreview.com
A home for horses Local animal lover’s equine sanctuary takes shape
Wednesday (Sept. 10), Tracy LwereastMohrunloaded watched as 35 wild horses at a Corning prop-
erty and into her possession. The animals are among the last equines the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is rounding up from the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge in northeastern Nevada. Mohr had been working for many months to help preserve a small portion of the Sheldon Refuge’s herds by providing a sanctuary for some of the horses. She hit a major snag last month, though, when a private landowner who’d agreed to lease her property for the sanctuary backed out of the deal just weeks before the horses’ arrival in California. That left her scrambling to come up with an alternative site. After going on many “wild goose chases,” Mohr secured a drop-off spot for the equines, along with a longer-term, temporary home, just three days before the animals were scheduled to arrive. “It was amazing to see them come off the truck,” Mohr said this week. “I just love the variety we have.” She noted that some of the horses have the look of lanky thoroughbreds while others are stout like draft horses. They very likely come from the three distinct herds that long roamed the Sheldon Refuge, she said. According to a Fish and Wildlife spokeswoman, the entire population of an estimated 450 horses and 100 burros is being
rounded up. Mohr is the animal services manager for the city of Chico, and is used to working with sick or injured pets, primarily dogs and cats. In the case of the horses, she agreed to take them sight unseen, and she also agreed to take the unadoptable ones—older and injured animals. One of the horses is missing an eye, she noted. There’s a 30-year-old in the bunch. There also are a few with bad knees. “What happens to the old ones or the ones that have a bum knee? Those were kind of the horses we wanted to take, so that they didn’t fall through the cracks and end up in a bad place. They would be the ones most at risk,” she said. She’s agreed to take another 36 horses this fall, when Fish and Wildlife is expected to seek homes for the stragglers. For now, Mohr and her husband,
Gary, are doing triage on the animals, separating them into groups based on their needs—the thin ones, for example, are put into a pen where they’re fed extra. The couple hope to move the horses in the next few weeks from the current staging area in Corning to a Donations:
To learn more about The Mustang Project or to make a donation, visit www.themustangproject.org or www.facebook.com/themustangproject.
Several dozen wild horses from northeastern Nevada are now corralled in Corning. PHOTO COURTESY OF TRACY MOHR
200-acre facility in Stonyford that will serve as a longer-term temporary home. Before they can do so, however, the horses will need to be vaccinated. At $30 per horse, that’s going to cost more than $1,000. Mohr is seeking donations for that expense, and she’s also looking for sponsors to help pay for the horses’ care indefinitely. In addition to preserving the herd, Mohr has a goal of establishing a complementary program that would allow kids, at-risk teens in particular, to help gentle mustangs, though not the ones from the Sheldon Refuge. She calls the plan The Mustang Project and has already created a nonprofit in that name. The idea is to give kids a sense of accomplishment and self-worth and to instill empathy toward animals and people. Her vision for the sanctuary and the youth program will require that The Mustang Project secure its own property, which would allow the site to be open to the public. To that end, Mohr is keeping her eyes peeled for the right acreage—ideally it would be donated to the organization. “The goal is to have our own property. The whole point is we want the horses to live out the rest of their lives,” she said. —MELISSA DAUGHERTY melissad@newsreview.com
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HEALTHLINES Left: Doug Weseman, assistant manager of the Butte County Mosquito and Vector Control District, searches for mosquito larvae with a dip net.
FRACKING UP HEALTH
Researchers from Yale University have added to a growing body of evidence linking close proximity to hydraulic fracturing wells and negative health impacts on humans. A recent study focused on southwestern Pennsylvania and residential areas located near natural gas wells, randomly surveying 492 people in 180 homes that draw from groundwater wells, according to a university press release. About 40 percent of those living less than 1 km away from fracking activity reported upper-respiratory problems, compared with 18 percent living more than 2 km away. Similarly, 13 percent of those within a kilometer reported rashes and other skin irritation, compared with 3 percent of those beyond 2 km. The study’s authors noted that while causation wasn’t established, “the effect we found persisted … even after adjusting for gender, age, education level, smoking, and awareness of environmental risk factors.”
SICK LEAVE LAW FINALIZED
Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature made Assembly Bill 1522 law on Sept. 10, guaranteeing California’s workers a few paid sick days each year. Currently, about 40 percent of the state’s employees aren’t provided paid sick leave, according to California Healthline. Starting in July 2015, employers statewide will be required to provide at least three days of sick leave for employees working 30 or more calendar days a year. An exemption for in-home health care providers was added after estimates found that including those workers would cost the state $106 million annually. Art Pulaski, executive secretary and treasurer of the California Labor Federation, takes issue with that exemption. “Home care workers, like all workers, deserve the opportunity to earn paid sick days on the job.” California joined Connecticut as the only states to enact a sick-leave law.
DEADLY AND COSTLY, TOO
In addition to the toll on human life, there’s a financial incentive for California to intervene on gun violence. Data from the Urban Institute found that treating victims of gun assaults directly cost hospitals in California $87.4 million in 2010, much of which was paid by public insurance, according to SFGate.com. The data also show that, statewide, 14.3 per 100,000 people are treated for gunshot wounds annually, slightly lower than the national average of 14.4 per 100,000. However, the data show that 17 percent of the California residents treated for a gunrelated injury were uninsured—prior to implementation of the Affordable Care Act—and huge racial disparities exist, according to Fierce Health Finance. For African American males ages 18 to 34, the gunshot rate was 683.2 per 100,000, about 17 times the rate of white males in that same age group. Send your health-related news tips to Howard Hardee at howardh@newsreview.com.
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Inset: Weseman poses by the district’s Grumman Ag-Cat, a biplane used for mosquito abatement operations throughout the county. PHOTOS BY BRITTANY WATERSTRADT
Mosquitoes like it hot Is there a link between drought and record levels of mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus? by
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ntuitively, at least, drought conditions Ileast would seem a silver-lining remedy for at one significant health concern: West
Nile virus. Mosquitoes carry the disease, transmitting it when they bite. Mosquitoes breed in standing water. Dry conditions should mean fewer mosquitoes and, thus, less WNV this year. But more mosquitoes are carrying the virus than ever before. According to Dr. Ronald Chapman, director of the California Department of Public Health, “the proportion of mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus is at the highest level ever detected in California.” In the news release announcing this prevalence, he added: “We expect to see more people become infected as this is the time of year when the risk of infection is the highest.” As of Sept. 10, the DPH confirmed 238 Californians have contracted WNV— double the rate of last year. Butte County, one of 36 counties where the virus has been detected, has 17 WNV patients to date, compared with 24 for all of 2013. “It’s not because we’re not out there treating,” said Doug Weseman, assistant manager of the Butte County Mosquito and Vector Control District, the agency charged with suppressing insect-borne disease locally. “We’ve treated more rice this year—probably a record number.” Low precipitation doesn’t mean farmers have stopped irrigating. “We would have a good season for
mosquitoes as far as numbers and virus if they didn’t grow rice and the wetlands didn’t flood up,” Weseman said. “If it was just urban sources that we were after, we could control that a lot better. But with all the rice—not just our rice, but neighboring counties’ rice—you’re going to produce mosquitoes big time.” Meanwhile, he said, “these warmer temperatures we’re having are definitely what the mosquitoes are looking for. They love to breed in that warm weather … and they like it a certain temperature before they even start moving. Usually that’s around the 60s.” Last week, morning temperatures dipped into the 40s and 50s, and Vector Control officials finally noticed a slowdown in mosquitoes’ early-day activity. Dr. Mark Lundberg, Butte County’s public health officer, said WNV cases have been spread across the county. Six Chicoans have contracted the disease,
which also has appeared in Oroville, Paradise, Gridley, Biggs and Durham. The age distribution is also wide: 25 to 80. Most WNV patients develop flu-like symptoms, but some suffer neurological conditions such as encephalitis or meningitis—swelling of/around the brain—that can be fatal. No one in Butte County has died from WNV this year, but Lundberg said the disease has claimed lives in nearby counties—one in Shasta, one in Glenn, two in Sutter. The virus itself isn’t any more infectious this year, Lundberg said, “and that is always a worry, but we haven’t seen much difference there. Something scientists are going to have to watch is if there’s been a shift in the genetics [of the virus], and if that shift happens, will it change its virulence and how it affects our environment, HEALTHLINES continued on page 14
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Learning to activate your fat-burning pathway is empowering! Once you know how to do it, you can use it as you need to, to keep your metabolism in balance. We offer you this knowledge on an individual or group basis. The goal of the class is to put YOU into your metabolic driver's seat. (Instead of in the back seat, letting cravings and faulty logic do the driving.) To listen to a recent pod-cast I recorded on this topic go to: http://goo.gl/hddDgb The next KETOGENIC ADAPTATION GROUP CLASS starts November 3, 2014. We look forward to the transformations that will occur. Previous participants have left many things behind such as unwanted pounds, pain, and disheartening diagnosis including insulin resistance, migraine headaches, allergies, and arthritis. Nobody feels deprived on this program. You can kiss cravings and emergency eating good-bye. Prior to the class, I will be giving two FREE LECTURES on Ketogenic Adaptation: October 15 &30th. They will be at The Chico Library, 1108 Sherman Ave., Chico, at 6 PM. Please sign up at www.WholeFoodMedicine.com. See you there!
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how it infects humans?” The once-rare Enterovirus D68 underscores this process. Enteroviruses are associated with a range of illnesses, including the common cold. EV-D68 was discovered 52 years ago in California; but this fall suddenly came alive, causing an unprecedented number of cases of respiratory illness in many Midwestern states. “These are the kinds of things that with any virus can happen— [and] with West Nile, could happen,” Lundberg said. “It hasn’t happened to my knowledge.”
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Discussion of such weather and
biological shifts raise a question: Is climate change having an effect on West Nile virus? “I wouldn’t rule it out,” Weseman said. “Climate change, if it brings warmer temperatures, that’s definitely going to increase mosquito breeding.” Mark Stemen—professor at Chico State, president of the Butte Environmental Council and chair of Chico’s Sustainability Task Force—goes one step further. “The real striking thing when people think about climate change is they think about how hot it gets, but they don’t necessarily think how cold it doesn’t get,” he said. “As a result of that, the mosquitoes don’t die as early or as quickly as they used to.” Scientific research links the
spread of WNV to changes in climatic conditions, Stemen says, pointing to a factor that often goes overlooked. “Mosquitoes need water, but they don’t die because they don’t have water, they die because they get cold,” he said. “For a lot of scientists, it really is the record-high lows that we’re experiencing all over. We’ve always had water; what’s really new is record-high low temperatures.” Lundberg isn’t ready to draw conclusions on WNV locally. “The epidemic just started in Butte County back in 2004,” he said, “so has climate change affected West Nile virus since 2004? I’d have to say I can’t imagine it impacting at all…. But ask me in 200 years—I bet we’ll see some trends then.” Stemen agrees that it would be foolhardy to make broad assertions based on a 10-year sample of a limited geographic area like Butte County. “Science at its core is all about replication, so you’ve got to see it again and again,” he said. “But the pattern is evident; in this one example, we can’t say, but we can look all across the spectrum. “Climate change is causing things to act in ways that we don’t understand,” Stemen continued. “Everyone focuses on the climate; it’s the change that’s really going to get us.” Ω
WEEKLY DOSE West Nile wisdom Since mosquitoes transmit West Nile virus, preventing bites prevents infection. And remember, disease-vector species can be stealthy— you may not see or hear them, or even feel their bite. Being prepared is your only defense. In addition to keeping your property free of standing water: • Always use repellent. • Keep repellent with you. • Stay inside at dawn and dusk. • Wear long sleeves and long pants when possible. • Also, protect the inside of your home. Check for tears in window screens and gaps around the window frame, and make sure all doors are properly sealed.
GREENWAYS This house on the Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve, built by the former publisher of Sunset Magazine, may soon be demolished as a result of the deck collapse that injured 11 people last October. Inset: These support beams rotted from the inside out, giving BCCER staff little warning of the impending accident.
Aftermath of the collapse Accident at Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve prompts changes in management
story and photos by
Howard Hardee
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hortly after sunrise on the southern rim SCreek of the canyon overlooking Big Chico Ecological Reserve on a recent Thurs-
day, retired Chico State professor Paul Maslin reverently describes the variety of habitats found in the 4,000-acre space. Maslin gestures across the oak canopy below. Oak trees grow up to 110 feet tall here, he says, but emergent conifers can be even larger—up to 150 feet. “That gives you interesting diversity; those tall conifers are where the raptors like the red-tailed hawks like to nest,” he said, “and the flying squirrels can go from one to another without ever dropping down into the oaks, if they want to. Natural diversity.” But Maslin sees something else. Several hundred yards down the canyon, two blue porta-potties are visible through the trees. He sighs. “And then, we have people.” For Maslin, those toilets are more than an eyesore; they’re a constant reminder that changes are underway at the BCCER as Chico State administration reins in potential liabilities on the property. Last October, a deck attached to a house on BCCER grounds collapsed during an Altacal Audubon Society gathering, injuring 11 people. In reaction, Chico State President
Paul Zingg appointed a risk-management team to assess danger at BCCER and identify areas vulnerable to lawsuit. The following spring semester, 10 programs were canceled, including K-12 outdoor education, expert-guided hikes and the reserve’s annual fundraiser, Candles in the Canyon. While university administration said the programs will resume shortly, further changes appear imminent—namely, the demolition of the house where the deck collapsed, the addition of security cameras in place of an on-site caretaker, and a new outdoor education coordinator. And much to Maslin’s annoyance, portapotties have replaced composting toilets, which were deemed unsanitary and, therefore, hazardous. “They don’t understand it—those portapotties do not represent sustainability,” he said. “That’s where we get into a lot of conflict with the current university administration. They have no concept of sustainability, no matter how much lip service they give it.” Historically each year, more than 1,000 fourth-
and fifth-graders went on field trips to BCCER through a program called the Outdoor Classroom. But shortly before last spring’s programs were set to begin, the BCCER’s outdoor education coordinator, Scott Huber, resigned after he was informed his salary could not be guaranteed, Huber said during a phone
inverview. The Outdoor Classroom was subsequently canceled. Additionally, university students conducting research on the reserve—formerly given a radio in case of emergency and left to their own devices—were required to be accompanied by a staff member, severely limiting study opportunities. Katy Thoma, director of the Chico State Research Foundation, explained that, after the deck collapse, President Zingg transferred responsibility for BCCER from the Institute for Sustainable Development to the Research Foundation. Thoma, along with Lori Hoffman, vice president of Business and Finance; and Karla Zimmerlee, Zingg’s chief counsel, made up the three-person riskmanagement team tasked with reporting on liability at BCCER. The report the oversight committee produced is not publicly available, Thoma said, citing pending litigation. But she did point to some of its results. “The academic side of the house was using the reserve and not reimbursing the Research Foundation for their use, which would be normal course of business—if we own something and somebody uses it, they’re going to reimburse us,” she said. Moving forward, the Research Foundation will be reimbursed $285,000 a year for faculty and student research. In the past, the reserve’s revenue came from fundraising and donations. The educational value of the BCCER
isn’t lost on Thoma. She noted that field trips with local elementary schools are planned for the fall, and the university is reviewing about 30 applications for Huber’s replacement. Jeff Mott, former director of BCCER, said there’s “just no way” the educational program will resume as it was. “It took 10 years to build that program,” he said. “It won’t be up to that same level of quality for at least five or six years. Even if they get someone really dynamic in here, it’s not going to happen fast.” Other results of the report include the potential installation of video cameras at the entry gate, which itself will become electronic, and public access to the reserve is now restricted on hunt days. As for the house on the property, Thoma acknowledged there “has been discussion” of demolition. She said engineering reports—also unavailable due to pending litigation—found the home noncompliant with commercial ADA and seismic requirements. “The estimate we got was $800,000 in order to comply,” Thoma said, “or more than the house is worth two times over.” In addition to accommodating the occasional meeting or conference, the home was previously used to house an on-site caretaker, a role Maslin and Mott maintain is necessary for tending to the grounds and acting as the face of the reserve. Mott said that if the house was used only for that purpose, compliance with commercial requirements wouldn’t be an issue. “They say it’ll cost so much to bring the building into compliance,” he said. “Well, don’t make it a public space.” Demolishing the house would be “utterly wasteful,” Maslin said. “They’re going to throw that house away, have an excavator come and take it to a landfill, and they talk sustainability?” Many community members hope the reserve will return as a top-quality educational resource. One of them is Marty Leicester, an education volunteer at BCCER and resident of Forest Ranch. “When I became involved with the reserve over the last three years or so, it seemed like it was really on the upswing, becoming better-managed, receiving more funding through the fundraisers—Candles in the Canyon was becoming more wellknown—and the restoration and research projects underway there were really extraordinary,” she said by phone. “I hope the liability issues can be resolved and it will be a time of more improvement.” Ω
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Pies and shakes
Tour de fiddle There are a lot of old-timers in Chico’s music scene, but 90-yearold Bill Gibson has most, if not all, of them beat. The energetic fiddler has been playing in local traditional Irish band The Pub Scouts for about 20 years, and he credits his longevity to his lifelong habit of riding a bike. He’s been cycling since the 1940s (a veteran of World War II, he even rode in France when he was stationed there—until a speeding truck crumpled his bike during a bombing raid) and these days still logs 50 miles a week. You can find Gibson sitting in with the band at Duffy’s Tavern most Fridays, 4:307:30 p.m.
How did you end up in The Pub Scouts? I played with an informal group at Michael Cannon’s place in 1993, which later became The Pub Scouts. We played early gigs at the Reddengrey Pub—which burned down—near Chico State, and I’ve played at Duffy’s with them since. I don’t get paid, I just do it for the enjoyment.
Fiddler or violinist? I’m a fiddle player because of the amount of beer spilled in the bar. Sometimes the beer lands on my fiddle.
When did you pick up the fiddle? When I was 7 my mother got me into it in San Diego. I wanted to play piano because of the range of chords, but I didn’t have a choice. I
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mostly played classical music until I left home.
What brought you to Chico? I moved here in the early 1980s because Chico had more excitement than Lassen County. I got tired of their snow and ice, plus I liked that Chico had more organized cycling, music and a university. Once here, I played in a Chico State music orchestra called the Philharmonia.
Where did you serve during World War II? During the D-Day landings I sailed across the English Channel on a landing craft with about eight soldiers and a truck. The beach in France was already secured. My main position was in tank retrieval, where we followed Gen. Patton’s army into Germany picking up disabled tanks and machines from the battlefields. I wasn’t on the front lines until the Battle of the Bulge in the winter of 1944, when I was switched to the armored engineers. That’s when we received fire from the enemy. Luckily I was never wounded.
PHOTO BY VIC CANTU
That had to be a scary time. No, when you’re 18 you don’t think you’re ever going to die. But I was glad I didn’t drown sailing across the channel because I was in a heavily laden craft.
Did you play the fiddle during the war? A little. We “liberated” violins and other instruments—which means we took them—from places in France and Germany that had been abandoned by people who fled the devastation of war. We’d live in abandoned villages and I’d occasionally play for my own amusement. It wasn’t always safe to make noise because you might alert the enemy.
How do you stay in such good shape? I still drive a little—so watch out!—but I ride my bike about 50 miles a week. Those who think that’s really hard haven’t tried it yet. It’s fun and makes your body feel pretty good, as long as you stay on the bike and don’t crash. —VIC CANTU
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Growing up in a tiny coastal city, my dining experience with major chain restaurants was limited to Denny’s and Pizza Hut. There were no other sit-down chain restaurants in Crescent City, and even today, you have to travel an hour and a half south to find a Sizzler and two hours northeast into Oregon for the nearest Red Lobster. Marie Callender’s was one of the corporate eateries we’d get to visit only if we traveled to a “big city” like Eureka or Santa Rosa. I remember being about 10 years old and ordering a slice of banana cream pie after my dinner of potato cheese soup, thinking that the other diners had no idea how fortunate they were. If I lived in a place with a Marie Callender’s, I would certainly go once a week. Well, I did move to a city with a Marie Callender’s and I probably haven’t been in a good six years. Potato cheese soup was a distant memory until I heard that applications were submitted to the city Planning Department for proposed renovations to Chico’s sole Marie Callender’s location in the Chico Mall parking lot. Those plans have evolved to a demolition, according to Greg Redeker, city planner and zoning administrator, with a proposal to construct a new multitenant building at the location, one that can house a drive-thru. Redeker couldn’t comment on Marie Callender’s being a part of the plans or any potential tenants that may reside in the proposed new building. A call to the corporate Marie Callender’s office in Redding to see what would happen to the restaurant was not returned by deadline, but I’m looking forward to hearing back on what the future holds for the longtime Chico eatery. Marie Callender’s could very well be staying, but it doesn’t seem likely. The parent company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy back in 2011, closing a number of restaurants at the time. In June of this year, one of three Marie Callender’s locations in Sacramento closed abruptly after 46 years. According to KOVR-TV Channel 13 reports, employees at the Arden restaurant were notified three days before its closure. The planning process is still preliminary and construction plans can be approved and never enacted, but you should probably get your pie fix now, before it’s too late. Big Al’s lives on … In June, I wrote about Big Al’s looking for a new owner. Some feared the Chico staple could shutter its doors if an owner wasn’t found. Sue Polaske, the new manager of Big Al’s, confirmed that the business was purchased in July by Raana and Naeem Rehman, who once owned Chico’s Dairy Queen, just down the street. Polaske managed that business for them, too, before it closed in 2011 after briefly moving to the corner of Mangrove and Vallombrosa. Big Al’s now accepts credit cards and upgrades have been made to the lobby. New kitchen equipment is also being installed and a new bathroom is underway. Tweaks are being made to the menu, but Polaske promised the triple-thick milkshake recipe won’t be touched.
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Chicoan Kari Keith talks about her marriage to an admitted kidnapper and rapist, and her resolve to not let his crimes define her family For Kari Keith, life will never be the same after her husband, Lonnie Keith, was arrested and charged with rape and kidnapping. PHOTOS BY MELANIE MACTAVISH
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t was almost two years ago that Kari Keith woke up to find her husband of 15 years missing. She was mad. She had had it. She was finally going to drive to his suspected lover’s home and confront them together. “I woke up around 7 a.m. My youngest son was up. I wanted to exercise, but the thought of catching him in the act was stronger,” she said. She re-read the late-night text message he’d sent, which made her even angrier. She went to the garage and prepared the car to leave; she’d have to take her son. Only she never made it out of the driveway. “I opened the hatch and noticed a cop right outside. He pulls into the driveway and said, ‘I need you to stay here for a moment. Is your husband Lonnie Keith? I’ve been instructed to wait here with you.’” Thoughts crashed through Kari’s mind. “I knew he was either dead or something like this had happened.” Her mother’s words, spoken a year and a half prior, came back instantly. After disclosing to her mother
that she had found syringes, zip ties and nylons—items Kari associated with his job as a physician assistant and possibly a kinky sex relationship with another woman—her mother asked, “Do you think he could be raping women?” Kari had scoffed at the idea—chalked it up to her mother’s frequent viewing of Law & Order and other cop shows. She believed her husband was having an affair, though he consistently denied the accusation. Lonnie Scott Keith, 41, was arrested that early morning of Jan. 26, 2013. He was charged in a series of kidnappings and rapes of young, petite coeds that took place in the spring and fall of 2012 in downtown Chico. “The police told me they had conducted a surveillance operation to catch a suspected serial rapist and the items they found in Lonnie’s car matched the victims’ descriptions of what happened to them,” Kari said. Those items included syringes, vials of drugs, gloves, handcuffs, leg restraints, nylons and adhesive tape cut into strips.
When this reporter asked if she had heard of the series of rapes in Chico, Kari said, “No, I never heard anything about this. I was raising four kids and went to sleep before the news.”
After the police produced a search
warrant, Kari started walking around the house, packing and crying. She called the house where her girls were at a sleepover that Saturday morning and asked if they could stay a little longer. She remembers trying to explain what was happening to her teenage son. “Dad’s been accused of some things with some girls. It’s really looking like he may have done this,” she told him, thinking about the evidence the police had collected and what she had found herself. Sixteen hours passed before Lonnie called. “I was so angry,” she said, “… and he was like, ‘I’ll be at work on Monday.’ He did not defend himself. Later he would say, ‘Kari, I’ll have my day in court. It’s a big misunderstanding. My attorney has instructed me not to say anything.’” In the back of her mind, however, images continued to flash. There was the time she saw several pairs of nylons charged on one of their credit cards. “He tried to convince me they were for me,” she recalled. The day after Lonnie Keith’s arrest, Kari realized her children would be going to school amid a firestorm of media coverage
about her husband’s arrest. “I went to the kids’ schools Monday morning and talked to the principal and [the children’s teachers]. ‘Please watch my children,’” Kari said. “It hit the fan that night. There were Facebook messages, television coverage, thousands of text messages.” Friends began to bring meals and cared for her and the children. Gift cards piled up. Bags of food appeared. “I didn’t go out for three weeks. I lost 15 pounds. I couldn’t go out. I was so ashamed. I’m still so ashamed,” she said during an interview with the CN&R in March.
Everything about the Keiths’ suburban
home in Chico screams normal. There are scrapbooks and family photographs on every shelf, scented candles, fashionable pillows and comfy well-worn furniture. A quaint wall hanging reads, “Keith Family Motto—est. 1998” and “Family Peace.” Only tranquility is hard for Kari to find these days. She’s lost a husband and her “best friend,” as well as an income (Lonnie was the sole provider). Her four children, ages 4 to 16, have lost a father. And the family may lose their home. She’s gone back to being a hairstylist after 12 1/2 years of being a stay-at-home mom. When her mind isn’t overwhelmed with the bills that are piling up or the fact she’s trying to raise her children on a limited income, she thinks about the crimes her ex-husband committed and the victims of those crimes. She also thinks about the fact their family will never be the same. “In some ways, we were on top of the world,” Kari said. “We had fun family vacations … Now, it’s food stamps and Medi-Cal. My girls cry, I have random outbursts of tears and my oldest son is really struggling. “I’m hurting. I’m in pain. Some days, I want to roll into a ball and die. I probably would have if I had not been the mother to four amazing kids. But yet I am sitting here, exhausted, telling my story of a man I married and thought I knew better than anyone. I guess I was wrong.”
Kari met 18-year-old Lonnie when
she was 15 years old in Salinas, where Lonnie grew up. She was from nearby Prunedale. “He was a pimple-faced pizza delivery boy who drove a nice car,” she said. It took Lonnie a while to call her after that initial encounter, which occurred while cruising on South Main in Salinas. She recognized Lonnie’s car and knew one of her friends had dated him. “Ask Lonnie to take me on a cruise,” she told her friend. The halfhour cruise and a subsequent five-hour phone call cemented the relationship within a week. “It’s been nonstop for 15 to 20 years. Sometimes he would pick me up from school. We’d go cruising on the weekends. I never had the high school experience because I was always with him. Sometimes we’d go on pizza deliveries together.” Even then, the relationship was so up and down that she had his name tattooed on her body twice, then removed the body art both times.
On the surface, Lonnie seemed like the steady one. However, looking back, Kari suspected he had a sexual addiction issue. “I told him [in a recent phone call] that he should have taken care of this issue years ago. It was one of the reasons I left him in 1997,” after having walked in on him viewing pornography several times, she said. But she became pregnant during the breakup by another man and went back to him to see if they could raise the child together. “He was the safe one—a man I could trust,” she said, her voice trailing off. They married seven years after meeting, and moved from Salinas to Sacramento to Chico to Davis and back to Chico—sometimes together and sometimes not. Three more children followed. Their youngest was just a baby when Kari intercepted a text message in October 2011 that suggested Lonnie was having an affair. Lonnie consistently denied this, saying it was only texting and not physical. He suggested they go to counseling. “I lost it. I began harassing him and the other woman. I’m not proud of how I reacted,” said Kari, who found the woman’s phone number and name from the text messages. She also spent hours poring over phone bills looking for evidence of his interactions with her. “Lonnie, I feel, was, in ways, a drug I had to have and couldn’t be without nor allow anyone else to have him either,” she said. “But I had come to a point where I was ready to let go. Even though I was fighting for my marriage, I knew in my gut that something was terribly wrong. I needed to know what it was. I wanted her or him to just tell me what was happening.” Lonnie would invoke his usual “‘It’s not what you think, Kari.’ He always justified everything and had a comeback—a story as to why something occurred … and I believed him.” He moved out in January through May 2012 as the couple worked through the “affair,” although Lonnie still completely denied it. In reality, they lived apart only a couple of weeks during that time. “We were seeing the therapist,” Kari said. “We were
By many accounts, the Keiths were just a normal Chico family. The children’s faces have been blurred to protect their identities. PHOTO COURTESY OF KARI KEITH
working on our marriage and trying to keep it together. Toward the end [before his arrest], we went on dates—just the two of us—and things were better.”
Lonnie had had a strange upbringing,
Kari said. His mother and father both suffered broken backs in separate unrelated injuries. By the time Lonnie was 7 years old and his older brother was 9, neither parent was able to work. They had a hospital bed in the living room and usually ate off of TV trays. The family eventually lost their home and ended up living in a small apartment in Capitola, she said. Lonnie had always been a hard worker, securing a paper route as a kid. “He never wanted to let his parents down,” Kari said. His brother was also driven, and went on to open a successful retail shop. As kids, emotionally and physically, Lonnie and his brother were on their own. Their father, who had served in Vietnam, had flashbacks. On one of the few visits to Lonnie’s parents’ home, there was a blow-out argument. “Lonnie’s mother began to yell at Lonnie, belittling him,” Kari said, “and I went to his defense and then she turned on me. I looked at Lonnie and asked him, ‘Aren’t you going stop her?’ and he was blankly staring at the TV. I realized then that he couldn’t stand up to her.”
Sitting on the same U-shaped couch
where two detectives and an FBI agent interviewed Kari the morning her husband was arrested, she said she now understands that Lonnie was a habitual liar. The FBI profiler used terms like “sociopath” to describe Lonnie, but she still wasn’t convinced. Hours before Lonnie was arrested, at 11:23 p.m. on Jan. 25, he texted a nice goodnight message as was his custom since he often got home very late from work. “This “DAMAGE” continued on page 22 September 18, 2014
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Admission of guilt Local physician assistant cops to kidnapping, rape charges Lonnie Scott Keith, 41, who has been incarcerated in the Butte County Jail since January 2013 on multiple kidnapping, rape and assault charges, took a plea deal Aug. 28 in Butte County Superior Court. Public defender Robert Marshall, Keith’s attorney, explained that he and Keith spent countless hours looking at the evidence before determining there would be no reasonable parole in Keith’s lifetime if he were convicted by a jury. “We wanted a determinate sentence—a set number of years—because Mr. Keith likely had no chance to be paroled had he been convicted on life sentences,” Marshall said in a telephone interview. Keith, a physician assistant who worked at both Oroville Hospital and Enloe Prompt Care, originally faced charges related to crimes that occurred on Sept. 22 and Oct. 28, 2012, in Chico. In custody, Keith was later charged in connection to another incident that took place in April 2012. The women gave similar accounts of being forced into a dark-colored sedan or sport utility vehicle with coverings on the rear windows. They were blindfolded and injected with a substance that caused drowsiness, and then assaulted. According to Marshall, the DA’s office insisted on 26 years. “They also wanted a plea of ‘guilty’ instead of ‘no contest.’ They wanted the ‘G’ word.” Marshall said he’d been preparing for what was certain to be a lengthy trial with heavy media coverage. Each side had more than 60 witnesses ready to testify. Additionally, Keith’s public defender said his client knew the trial would cause “lots of additional embarrassment for his family and would be stressful for the witnesses. That, combined with seeing a light at the end of the tunnel—no life sentence and in prison for the rest of his life—allowed us to move forward.” Keith pleaded guilty to one felony count of forceful rape and three felony counts of kidnapping (his DNA was found on the underwear of one of the victims). All counts are strikes under California law. He was scheduled for sentencing on Sept. 17, just after CN&R’s deadline. He will have to serve 85 percent of his proposed 26-year sentence before he is eligible for parole in March 2035. At that point, he will be in his 60s and will be subject to psychological testing as to whether he is a sexually violent predator. Also, he will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life. Stacey Edwards, the deputy district attorney prosecuting the case, said she was satisfied with the results and so, too, were the victims. When asked how this case compared with others she’s prosecuted, she replied, “I’ve had cases that are high profile, but I’ve never had a case that had this much media attention and the large number of witnesses … I’ve dealt with really sophisticated and smart criminals, and Lonnie Keith is definitely one of them.” —DEBRA LUCERO 22
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place [Oroville Hospital] is going crazy,” he messaged. “How was your party? I hope your night is going well and that you had fun. Just you and the boys for the night, huh … I love you and sleep good.” He signed with a smiley face that was blowing a kiss and a red rose. That same night, Lonnie had been pulled over by a California Highway Patrol officer for speeding from Oroville Hospital after his shift. “The CHP let him go; he talked his way out. He was obviously driven to do this [kidnap and assault women] that night.” The cops learned of the earlier stop because a video camera, later confiscated from Lonnie’s car, had been set to “record” during the encounter. Three hours after that text message, Chico police detectives stopped Lonnie for running a stop sign at West Fourth and Orange streets. The car had its rearpassenger windows partially covered with blankets and bedding—items he told police were for an upcoming ski trip. Lonnie consented to a search, where police found two syringes loaded with a clear substance, latex gloves, several nylons, and adhesive tape cut into strips. A search warrant issued for his car revealed a flashlight with a stun gun, metal handcuffs, metal leg restraints, zip ties, multiple syringes, multiple vials of prescription drugs and latex gloves in a compartment under the front passenger seat. Following his arrest, Kari frequently told her kids, “Dad’s been accused of some really horrible things; it’s not for us to decide if he’s done this but up to the jury.” However, she was beginning to understand the truth of what was unfolding. She remembered the unlikely items she stumbled upon in odd places on three separate occasions—like a syringe loaded with a strange substance in a brown paper bag. “Are you using drugs? Are you depressed?” she’d asked. He explained the syringe away as being left over from the night before at work. Or the nylons and zip ties. She assumed these were related to kinky sex with his “mistress.” Lonnie had still not fessed up to a sexual affair with the woman he texted. One day in August 2012, Kari woke up in the middle of the night. Lonnie wasn’t home. To monitor his whereabouts, she had secretly installed a tracking app on his phone, a way to find proof of a sexual affair with the other woman. “I turned on the iPhone tracker and I see he’s in Chico,” she recalled. “I zoomed in and saw a dot moving on Warner and then I see the downtown plaza.” Kari said her first thought was that his mistress had moved to Chico. She called Lonnie and asked him where he was and he said he was working. She challenged him, saying, “I’m tracking you right now and it says you’re in Chico.” He denied that he was in Chico and gave Kari an Oroville number to call and ask for him. It was the Oroville Hospital Emergency Room. “They told me he wasn’t there. I see the dot moving—on the Midway and then it’s gone. Offline. Thirty-five or 40 minutes later he called from Oroville Hospital. I may have literally saved some poor girl from being raped that night.” Since Lonnie was a well-respected physician assistant, it seemed plausible that he could have been self-medicating with drugs to which he had access. After all, he had been working two jobs for several years and was putting in long hours to pay down his student loans from UC
Davis and other debts. He had earned a graduate-level certificate as a physician assistant in 2006 and had scored one of the highest point levels in the class, she said. But Kari knew that her husband was lying—either that or she was going crazy. Her dark, almond-shaped eyes darted about as she recalled the continuing, nagging thoughts about what her husband was telling her. “He knew I would ‘spin’ on things,” she said. “It was almost like he purposely let me believe it was an affair.’” He fabricated a Christmas card (unopened) and a letter from the other woman. “He hid it in our closet. He knew I would look for evidence. And now … I think the affair was simply a decoy.” Lonnie never did confess to the affair but during the police investigation, Kari was told the “other woman” admitted it had indeed been a sexual relationship.
Visiting an incarcerated individual was a new,
cold reality for the Keith family. Lonnie, the dad who threw around the football at home, gave the kids airplane rides to bed and prayed with the children each night, was being held on $3.2 million bail at the Butte County Jail. In there, Kari said, the inmates called him “Doc” and “Preacher.” “We went pretty religiously [to visit him] up through October 2013,” she said, adding there were nightly phone calls that allowed Lonnie to pray with the kids. These calls became less frequent as the children became uncomfortable and unwilling to speak to him. “I never make them talk to him, but the truth is they miss their dad—the guy who barbecued, coached their sports teams, and wrestled and played with them in the pool. They miss him terribly.” Kari realized, in the days following his arrest, that she and her family needed help. She called Butte County to find out what resources might be available to them as “victims” of her husband’s actions. The harsh reality was the system does not consider perpetrators’ families as victims and thus no resources—counseling or financial— —Kari Keith are available. “It’s an interesting dilemma, isn’t it?” said Stacey Edwards, Butte County deputy district attorney and prosecutor on the case, during an interview in March. “There are services for victims of crimes but in many, many cases, there are collateral victims or damage. Certainly, her life as she’s known it is completely changed. The children have lost a father and [Lonnie’s presence] is gone. I don’t know of any services. We deal with actual victims of the crimes committed.” Kari said that while friends and family have been wonderfully supportive, some of the things she needs are simply not there. The kids’ college funds (as small as they were—$100 per month per child was what Lonnie had been putting away) is long gone. Her eldest son is having difficulty in school and there is the need for counseling they can’t afford. Despite the hardship, Kari said, “It doesn’t mean the end to the Keith family. This crisis doesn’t have to define us.” Resourceful and determined, she heard the nationally syndicated Dr. Phil Show provided counseling services to guests. She emailed the show and the producers were interested. Judy Smith, the woman who inspired the TV show Scandal, flew out from Washington, D.C., to counsel Kari as part of Dr. Phil’s vetting process. They filmed a segment in February in both Chico and Los Angeles
“I may have literally saved some poor girl from being raped that night.”
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CSU CHICO CAMPUS SEPT 21,2014/CASCADE THEATRE Judy Smith (seated), the woman the TV show Scandal is based upon, visits the Keith home to help film a segment for Dr. Phil, which has yet to air.
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Kari was 15 when she met 18-year-old Lonnie Keith. PHOTOS COURTESY OF KARI KEITH
with the promise that it wouldn’t air until after Lonnie’s trial. An air date has yet to be scheduled. “I went on the show because I felt like I was to blame. Maybe he did these rapes because of me not wanting to be intimate with him [after giving birth to our youngest child],” Kari said. Dr. Phil assured her that Lonnie’s actions were not her responsibility. She admits she still feels some degree of guilt for the affair that Lonnie was having. “I had baby on the brain; our youngest even slept with us, but Dr. Phil said rape is about control, not usually about sex.” Kari has received 10 therapy sessions, paid for by the show, with the marriage and family therapist she and Lonnie were seeing prior to his arrest. It’s still hard for her to understand Lonnie’s actions. These days, her new focus is on starting a nonprofit to assist the unlikely victims—per-
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petrators’ families—in crimes like these. Kari is sympathetic about the fact Lonnie’s victims will have to live with the memories of being kidnapped and/or raped; nothing takes those nightmares away. “I can’t imagine the pain of the victims,” she said. The case against Lonnie will not go to trial. On Aug. 28, he took a plea deal, agreeing to one felony count of forceful rape and three felony counts of kidnapping. He was scheduled for sentencing Sept. 17, a few hours after CN&R’s deadline. He was expected to get 26 years in state prison (see sidebar, page 22). Although Kari’s divorce from Lonnie became final earlier this year, it’s difficult for the children to divorce their dad no matter what he did, she said. “Lonnie won’t see our youngest start kindergarten or his daughters walk down the aisle or the graduation of his kids,” she said. “I’m sorry for my children. It’s hard enough being a child and especially a teenager and now they won’t have their dad. It’s just one more thing they have to go through.” Ω
About the author:
Debra Lucero is a former journalist and editor who wrote for newspapers throughout California for eight years. She was also a public information specialist for the National Council of La Raza in Washington, D.C. Today, she consults several nonprofits in Northern California and resides in Chico.
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Arts & Culture Ponyboy (Marcus Rutledge, left) and Johnny (Jackson Indar) fighting to come of age in The Outsiders. PHOTO BY BRITTANY WATERSTRADT
Telling their story Young actors create a rough but heartfelt portrayal of teen outsiders
Tyoung-adult The Outsiders that few authors writing for a audience have attained. Perhaps it’s
here’s a gritty truthfulness to S. E. Hinton’s novel
because she was only 16 when she wrote the book, her first. Perhaps it’s because she wrote about people she knew perby sonally in her hometown of Tulsa, Robert Speer Okla., during the 1960s. And perhaps it’s because she didn’t try to roberts@ sugarcoat adolescence and chose newsreview.com as her subjects kids who, as the title suggests, don’t fit into the rest REVIEW of youth culture. It’s a gang story with a romantic The Outsiders shows Thursday- twist, not unlike Romeo and Juliet Saturday, and West Side Story. The two 7:30 p.m., through gangs are the “Greasers,” on whom Sept. 27, at the Blue Room. Hinton focuses, and the “Socs” Tickets: $10-$15 (pronounced SO-shes, short for (available online “socials”). Theirs is a class divide. and at Lyon Books) The Greasers are low-income, working-class kids from broken Blue Room families, while the Socs have parTheatre 139 W. First St. ents who are financially comfortwww.blueroom able but emotionally distant. They theatre.com fight (the operant term is “rumble”) over territory and pay off blood debts in a way suggestive of the Indian tribes that once roamed the land. Some welcome the warfare; others would rather live in peace but are afraid to say so, for fear of appearing weak. The novel’s initial popularity was enhanced by Francis Ford Coppola’s well-received 1983 film version. There is no published stage version of the novel, however. As the director of this Blue Room Theatre production, Frank Bedene, writes in his notes, “the play is not like the movie or the book. This version is uniquely its own entity created by the cast and crew. It’s our story.” I soon realized, watching these mostly young actors as they brought their play to life, that this was just what audiences would get if Hinton’s own characters stepped out of the novel to stage it. It’s often 24
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rough, the actors vary in their ability to inhabit their roles, and the minimalist set is functional at best. But Susan Eloise Hinton would love this production. She’d recognize instantly that this cast and crew are like her characters, creative outsiders among their peers, and that this production is indeed their story. The two central characters are Ponyboy (played by Marcus Rutledge), a bookish 14-year-old who, since his parents died a year ago in a car crash, lives with his brothers— Sodapop (Shane Kelly) and Darry (Jason Activity)—and Johnny (Jackson Indar), a younger boy who’s deeply estranged from his parents and sleeps where he can. Both are Greasers. The story begins soon after Johnny is jumped by several Socs and beaten up. The Greasers’ leader, Dallas (played by James Dean look-alike Garrett Miller), is a charismatic but nihilistic troublemaker. Ponyboy and Johnny are drawn to him, but they also know he’s dangerous. Meanwhile, Ponyboy must work out his troubled relationship with his brothers, especially Darry, who is his overbearing surrogate father. Another of the central characters is Twobit (Michael Sanchez), a garrulous figure who embraces the gang life, and Cherry (Samantha Lucas), a Soc who shares Ponyboy’s love of reading and is drawn to him romantically but hesitates to cross the line. There are several plot threads that lead to a killing in a fight, a fire in a church, a hospital death and the eventual rumble between the two gangs. Little Johnny figures in all of these, so it’s fortunate that Indar, who is only 13, carries his big bundle of lines and his character’s heavy emotions with remarkable strength and skill. The same also can be said of Rutledge, whose Ponyboy appears in nearly every scene. And Miller, whose Dallas dominates the stage whenever he appears, is convincing as a dangerously attractive leader. There are too many minor characters to mention here. Some are natural-born actors, others not so much. But all were eager to tell this story. Their story. Ω
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Special Events INSTRUMENTS OF CHANGE: A documentary from Ruth Greenfield about the first racially integrated fine arts program in Florida, followed by a Q&A with the director. Th, 9/18, 7:30pm. Free. Performing Arts Center (PAC), Chico State Room 144, (530) 898-4636.
THURSDAY NIGHT MARKET: The market is back with fresh produce, local food, arts and crafts, plus live entertainment. This Week: Annie B’s Community Drive with local music from Western Divide, Beth Knight, the Mondegreens and Wolfthump. Th, 6-9pm. Free. Chico City Plaza, Downtown Chico.
Theater BAREFOOT IN THE PARK: Laugh and love with newlyweds Paul and Corie as their lives spin into craziness. Th-Sa, 7:30pm; Su, 2pm through 9/21. $12-$20. Chico Theater Company, 166-F Eaton Rd., (530) 894-3282, www.chicotheater company.com.
Music EBONY & IVORY CONCERT SERIES: The first concert of the Ebony & Ivory series featuring local artists on the newly restored 1911 Steinway B grand piano. This month: Bogg performs original works, jazz standards and arrangements of pop tunes . Appetizers and beverages available. F, 9/19, 6:30pm. $12. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St., (530) 894-1978.
MOONALICE: A benefit concert for KZFR community radio with psychedelic, roots-rock music from Moonalice. An original art poster will be given to all attendees. F, 9/19, 8:30pm. $10. Lost On Main, 319 Main St., (530) 891-1853, www.kzfr.org.
Theater BAREFOOT IN THE PARK: See Thursday. Chico Theater Company, 166-F Eaton Rd., (530) 8943282, www.chicotheatercompany.com.
BOEING-BOEING: See Thursday. Theatre on the Ridge Playhouse, 3735 Neal Rd. in Paradise, (530) 877-5760, www.totr.org.
THE OUTSIDERS: See Thursday. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St., (530) 895-3749, www.blueroomtheatre.com.
BOEING-BOEING: A comedy that follows Bernard, a successful American architect, who believes he can juggle his three flight attendant fiancées by meticulously monitoring their schedules. Directed by Judy Clemens. Th-Sa, 7:30pm; Su, 2pm through 9/28. $12-$18. Theatre on the Ridge Playhouse, 3735 Neal Rd. in Paradise, (530) 877-5760, www.totr.org.
THE OUTSIDERS: Based on S.E. Hinton’s inspiring novel of teenage angst during the 1960s. ThSa, 7:30pm through 9/27. $12-$15. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St., (530) 895-3749, www.blueroomtheatre.com.
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Art Receptions FLORALS AND FLOWERS: A gala reception, with Champagne and hors d’oeuvres featuring floral design by local florists and accompanying art interpretations. See website for more info. F, 9/19, 6-9pm. Chico Art Center, 450 Orange St., (530) 895-8726, www.chicoart center.com.
FLORALS AND FLOWERS Friday, Sept. 19 Chico Art Center
SEE FRIDAY, ART RECEPTIONS
FINE ARTS INSTRUMENTS OF CHANGE DOCUMENTARY Thursday, Sept. 18 Performing Arts Center (PAC)
SEE THURSDAY, SPECIAL EVENTS
Art 1078 GALLERY: Washing Dishes, a split exhibition from recent Chico State graduates Rickie Barnett and Mallory Russell showcasing paintings, ceramics, and natural dye prints on paper. Through 10/4. 820 Broadway, (530) 343-1973, www.1078gallery.org.
AVENUE 9 GALLERY: Other Worlds, an exhibit
Theater BAREFOOT IN THE PARK: See Thursday. Chico Theater Company, 166-F Eaton Rd., (530) 8943282, www.chicotheatercompany.com.
BOEING-BOEING: See Thursday. Theatre on the
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Special Events DEAD DRUNK: Local film premiere party for the
screening of Dead Drunk, a zombie film written and acted while intoxicated. Music by Lisa Valentine. Sa, 9/20, 8pm. $5. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway, (530) 343-1973, www.1078gallery.org.
DRAGOPOLIS: “The future of drag” show hosted by Claudette de Versailles. All entertainers welcome to perform. Third Sa of every month, 10pm. $3. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 343-4915.
KCHO MUSIC SALE & CONCERT: North State Public Radio hosts an all-day concert and vinyl/CD sale with live entertainment from Pat Hull, Robin Bacior, The Mondegreens, Broken Rodeo, and more. Sa, 9/20, 11am-8pm. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St., (530) 894-1978.
MOTORCYCLE RALLY & BBQ: A motorcycle show and rally with rib tastings to benefit the Veterans Memorial Park. Sa, 9/20, 8:30am6pm. Feather Falls Casino Brewing Co., 3 Alverda Dr. in Oroville, (530) 533-3885, www.featherfallscasino.com/brewing-co.
PASTELS ON THE PLAZA: Artists use the plaza’s concrete canvas to create works of art from pastels. Join the activities as an individual, business or experienced artist by visiting website or calling. Sa, 9/20, 9am-2pm. Chico City Plaza, Downtown Chico, (530) 895-4711, www.chicorec.com.
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Music EMBARK: The North State Symphony presents their season-opening concert with guest conductor Christian Baldini directing works by Mozart, Brahms and Bernstein, plus Ryan Kuster singing a selection of favorite opera arias. Sa, 9/20, 7:30pm. $6-$36. Laxson Auditorium, Chico State, (530) 898-6333, www.chicoperformances.com.
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BAREFOOT IN THE PARK: See Thursday. Chico Theater Company, 166-F Eaton Rd., (530) 8943282, www.chicotheatercompany.com.
BOEING-BOEING: See Thursday. Theatre on the Ridge Playhouse, 3735 Neal Rd. in Paradise, (530) 877-5760, www.totr.org.
THE OUTSIDERS: See Thursday. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St., (530) 895-3749, www.blueroomtheatre.com.
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Music ANA POPOVIC: Electric funk and slide guitar with guitar virtuoso. M, 9/22, 7:30pm. SOLD OUT. Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., 1075 E. 20th St., (530) 892-4647, www.sierranevada.com.
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EARTHDANCE CHICO: A day of peace with vendors, healers, dancing, food and art, plus live music from Bogg, Soul Union, Alli Battaglia and the Musical Brewing Company, Los Caballitos de la Cancion and more. Su, 9/21, 11am-7:30pm. Free. Cedar Grove, Lower Bidwell Park, (530) 896-7800.
KZFR BOCCE BALL TOURNAMENT: Annual bocce tournament/benefit for KZFR hosted by the Chico Racquet Club & Resort. Visit website for more details. Su, 9/21, 10am. $5-$200. Chico Racquet Club & Resort, 1629 Manzanita Ave., (530) 895-1881, www.kzfr.org.
UNIVERSITY FILM SERIES: A weekly presentation
of international films. This week: Jiro Dreams of Sushi directed by David Gelb. Tu, 7:30pm. $3. Ayres 106, Chico State, (530) 899-7921.
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Special Events SWAP PARTY: Bring 6-10 lightly used accessories, jewelry, scarves, hats, purses and belts to swap with other participants. Live jazz music and refreshments. W, 9/24, 4-7pm. $20. Valene L. Smith Museum of Anthropology, Meriam Library Complex Chico State.
TO TEE OR NOT TO TEE GOLF TOURNAMENT: Join Theatre on The Ridge for their annual Golf Tournament Fundraiser. A day of golf, games, lunch and raffle prizes. Sa, 9/20, 9am-4pm. $40-$85. Tuscan Ridge Golf Course, 3100 Skyway Blvd. in Paradise, (530) 877-5760, www.totr.org/index.html.
Ridge Playhouse, 3735 Neal Rd. in Paradise, (530) 877-5760, www.totr.org.
EARTHDANCE CHICO Sunday, Sept. 21 Cedar Grove
SEE SUNDAY, SPECIAL EVENTS
for more Music, see NIGHTLIFE on page 30
featuring sculpture from artist Doug Rathbun, plus Norm Dillinger Retrospective, an exhibit showcasing the paintings from artist Norm Dillinger. Through 10/12. 180 E. Ninth Ave., (530) 879-1821, www.avenue9gallery.com.
B-SO SPACE: MFA Exhibition, an exhibition showcasing works from new graduate students in the Art Department. Through 9/19. Ayres 107, Chico State, (530) 898-5331.
BUTTE COLLEGE ART GALLERY: Fired, Butte College faculty and staff who work in clay display their work. 9/18-9/25. 3536 Butte Campus Dr. in Oroville, (530) 895-2208.
CHICO ART CENTER: Florals and Flowers, floral designs by local florists with complimentary art interpretations. See website for more info. 9/19-9/26. 450 Orange St., (530) 8958726, www.chicoartcenter.com.
CHICO PAPER CO.: Hops Yard, a palette of greens, blues and browns, plus Chico’s own Sierra Nevada Brewery hop fields are inspiration for Jake Early’s new work. Through 9/30. Totem, artist Marilynn Jennings presents her latest meditative works. Through 10/8. 345 Broadway, (530) 891-0900, www.chicopapercompany.com.
HEALING ART GALLERY: Jane King a Northern California artist touched by cancer showcases her paintings. Through 10/9. 265 Cohasset Rd. inside Enloe Cancer Center, (530) 332-3856.
JAMES SNIDLE FINE ARTS & APPRAISALS: In
Memory, works from the artist and estate of David Gilhooly. Japan, influenced by her latest travels to Japan, artist Paula Busch showcases Ukiyo-e caricatures in encaustic. Through 10/31. 254 E. Fourth St., (530) 343-2930, www.jamessnidlefinearts.com.
JANET TURNER PRINT MUSEUM: Inhabitable:
The Sense of City, co-curated by Prof. Laura Nice’s Humanities seminar students who helped select works from Turner’s collection. The exhibit honors and focuses on the late Janet Turner’s dedication to using the museums print collection to enhance learning beyond the classroom. Through 9/20. Chico State, (530) 898-4476, www.theturner.org.
LAXSON FINE ART GALLERY: Volumetric Forms
That Function, projects from the Spring 3-D design class. Through 9/26. 400 W. First St. CSU Chico, Laxson Audtorium.
dia works using coffee, tea, wine, ink, wax and acrylic. Through 10/1. 118 W Second St., (530) 895-0676.
SALLY DIMAS ART GALLERY: Streets of Chico
My Home Town, new works from artist Marilyn Walsh. 9/19-11/3. 493 East Ave., (530) 345-3063.
TIN ROOF BAKERY & CAFÉ: New Works, technically detailed and complex etchings, engravings, and collagraphs from artist Michael Halldorson. Through 9/28. 627 Broadway St. 170, (530) 345-1362.
UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY: Flip the Script, paintings and sculptural objects from Los Angeles-based artist Pablo Cristi. Through 9/19. Trinity Hall Chico State, (530) 898-5864.
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Photographs: Color and Pattern, color photographs from places around the Sacramento valley from artist Jack Alderson. Through 9/28. 130 Main St., (530) 895-3866.
VALENE L. SMITH MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY:
Wearing the Art of Chikoko, the far-out world of Chikoko, made-up of a local collective of artists, designers, and performers who have shared unique creations that blur the lines between art and fashion within our community. Through 10/11. Meriam Library Complex Chico State.
WINCHESTER GOOSE: Art and Ales, art by Jeffery Wiliford, Owner of Ruby Lantern Tattoo in Carson City, Nev. Through 10/1. 800 Broadway St., (530) 715-0099, www.thewinchestergoose.com.
Museums CHICO CREEK NATURE CENTER: Banding by Day and Night, a close look at birds in hand with incredible detail. Ongoing. $2-$4. 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. Ongoing. Changing California, Journey through geological and ecological transformations in Northern California. Ongoing. $3-$6. 625 Esplanade, www.csuchico.edu/gateway.
GOLD NUGGET MUSEUM: Laundry Exhibit, learn about the laundry devices ranging from the late 1800’s glass washboards to a classic Kenmore winger washer from the 1940s. Ongoing. 502 Pearson Rd. in Paradise, (530) 872-8722, www.goldnuggetmuseum.com.
PARADISE DEPOT MUSEUM: a railroad and logging museum in Paradise. Ongoing, 7-9pm. 5570 Black Olive Dr. in Paradise, (530) 8771919.
NAKED LOUNGE TEA & COFFEEHOUSE: Spilled, local artist Muir Hughes exhibits multime-
Un-sober undead Some of the best ideas in the history of civilization have been birthed on a bar stool, but rarely developed further as they’re forgotten the next morning or seem downright silly to the sober mind. The trick to avoiding this, as recently illustrated by a group of talented and industrious local dipsomaniacs, is to just stay drunk for the follow-through. This is the premise behind Dead Drunk, “the first zombie movie written and acted while drunk. EDITOR’S PICK Inspired by a similar short film called Star Drunk, local theater/film luminaries Cat Campbell and Joshua Siegel assembled some drinking buddies and kept the party and the camera rolling. The fruits of their binge-drinking will be showcased Saturday, Sept. 20, at 1078 Gallery. Songstress Lisa Valentine also will perform. September 18, 2014
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pub in downtown Chico that serves a cross section of imbibers and has become Chico’s by quintessential locals’ bar. I was Tom asked to pen this piece because over Gascoyne the last quarter century I’ve spent a tomg@ good deal of my time (and money) newsreview.com patronizing the joint. PUB PARTY This is for good reason. I truly Duffy’s 25th enjoy the ambiance created by anniversary patrons as well as the wall-hangparties, Friday-Sunday, ings, which include the 60-year-old Sept. 26-28. Playboy centerfold of Marilyn Check with the bar Monroe and the boxed guitar of late or www.face local musician Matt Hogan. My book.com/duffys favorite is the Jesus with a baseball chico for details. bat piece, created by former local Duffy’s Tavern artist Byron Maes when he worked 337 Main St. as a store artist for Tower Books. 343-7718 The foamcore poster was a promotion for John Irving’s novel A Prayer for Owen Meany (which, coincidently, was published 25 years ago). Maes happens to be the stepson of Pageant Theatre co-owner Tim Giusta, whose partner at the theater is Roger Montalbano, one of the founders of Duffy’s and current co-owner with Doug Roberts. Former co-owner Kelly Meagher, who also owns, along with Roberts, the building that houses Duffy’s, is a Friday regular. He said what makes the bar’s personality is not the owners and landlords but rather the bartenders, doormen, janitors and customers. In honor of the anniversary, I interviewd a few of the bar’s lunchtime regulars, a silver-haired collection of social intellectuals, including two one-time members of a group called “The West-enders,” who patronized LaSalles before it changed ownership and began catering to the college crowd. Fortunately, that happened right around the time Duffy’s was born.
Kent Wooldridge is a retired Chico State professor who’s
been coming to Duffy’s regularly for about a dozen years. He said his relationship with the place began
soon after he went through a divorce. “I had time on my hands so I tried various places in town including Nash’s and the Black Crow. And then I came in here and [former bartender] April Boone was behind the bar. Right away I thought that these are really interesting people, so here I am. It’s remarkable how Doug has managed to consistently have such interesting people tending bar.” One of those interesting people is current employee Tom Szczepanski, who has been at the bar for eight years and was originally hired as a doorman. “I needed a job so I came over here and dropped my résumé off and had an interview with Doug and Roger. Roger was stoked because I went to his alma mater, Acalanes High School in Lafayette. He picked up my résumé, saw my schooling and said, ‘Oh sweet, hired.’And Doug’s like, ‘Hold on, hold on, hold on. Let’s ask some questions here first.’ “It’s been very much a family experience. Doug looks after you, Roger looks after you. The staff are like brothers and sisters. We get along very well. I mean, we bicker just like siblings do, but it’s a very comfortable, welcoming place.” Attorney Ken Roye, a former LaSalles West-ender, said he’s patronized the place since it opened. “It has several layers of life,” he said. “In the early part of the day, we show up. We’re the old people. Then at night, a younger crowd comes in. It really serves the purpose for different generations. This is like our clubhouse. We meet every day, read the newspaper, talk sports and politics and discuss women.” Attorney and another former West-ender, Denny Latimer, questions, good-naturedly, the authenticity of the anniversary, noting when the bar first opened its liquor license allowed only the sale of beer and wine. He began coming to the place once its license was upgraded. “It is not the 25th anniversary,” he said. “You’ve got to start when they had whisky in here and they haven’t had it for 25 years. It’s a phony anniversary is what I’m telling you.” But he does respect the place. “The bottles behind the bar are polished like religious artifacts,” he said. “The bartenders are like Ω priests. They must be obeyed.” September 18, 2014
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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.
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2008 REDUX: Local rock with Aubrey Debauchery and the Broken Bones, rock from The Shimmies, and experimental heavy indie from Cities. Th, 9/18, 9pm. $5. Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St., (530) 343-7718.
LIL’ SMOKIES: Progressive bluegrass from Missoula, Mont., plus locals Low Flying Birds. Th, 9/18, 8pm. Lost On Main, 319 Main St., (530) 891-1853.
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CHICO JAZZ COLLECTIVE: Thursday jazz.
OPEN MIKEFULL: Open mic night to share
welcome. Th, 7-10pm. Has Beans Internet Cafe & Galleria, 501 Main St., (530) 894-3033, www.hasbeans.com.
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Th, 8-11pm. Free. The DownLo, 319 Main St., (530) 892-2473.
JOHN SEID AND LARRY PETERSON: Join John Seid, Larry Peterson and Eric
your music, poetry, comedy, or other talents in a 10-minute slot. First and Third Th of every month, 7pm. $1. Paradise Grange Hall, 5704 Chapel Dr. in Paradise, (530) 873-1370.
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dance party with a rotating cast of local and regional DJs. Check with venue for details. F, 9:30pm. Peeking Chinese Restaurant, 243 W. Second St., (530) 895-3888.
EBONY & IVORY CONCERT SERIES: The first concert of the Ebony & Ivory series featuring local artists on the newly restored 1911 Steinway B grand piano. This month: jazz quartet Bogg performing original works, jazz standards and arrangements of pop tunes. Appetizers and beverages available. F, 9/19, 6:30pm. $12. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St., (530) 894-1978.
FRIDAY MORNING JAZZ: A weekly morning jazz appointment with experimental local troupe Bogg. F, 11am. Free. Café Coda, 265 Humboldt Ave., (530) 5669476, www.cafecoda.com.
Smak City, death grind from Chemical Burn, rythym and punk with Surrounded By Giants, plus metal from Myth and alt-metal from Kemical X. F, 9/19, 7pm. $5. Thermalito Grange, 479 Plumas Ave. Corner of Plumas and 5th St in Oroville, (530) 532-4539.
MOONALICE: A benefit concert for KZFR community radio with psychedelic, roots-rock music from Moonalice. An original art poster will be given to all attendees. F, 9/19, 8:30pm. $10. Lost On Main, 319 Main St., (530) 891-1853, www.kzfr.org.
ROBIN BACIOR: Former Chico singer/ songwriter visits from Portland, Ore., plus locals Chris Keene and Ave Grave (Sean Galloway of The Shimmies). F, 9/19, 8pm. $5-$10. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway, (530) 343-1973, www.1078gallery.org.
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HILLSTOMP: Portland, Ore., junkbox-blues duo visit Chico, with local help from The Mondegreens and Broken Rodeo. Sa, 9/20, 8pm. $5. Café Coda, 265 Humboldt Ave., (530) 566-9476, www.cafecoda.com.
THE MAKERS MILE PARTY: Come enjoy food and drinks as well as live entertainment by hip-hop/funk/reggaerock crew The Makers Mile with special guest Furlough Fridays. Bring in canned food items and be entered into a raffle for merch. Sa, 9/20, 4pm. Shenanigan’s, 3212 Esplanade, (530) 809-1088.
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.
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cians, poets, comedians, storytellers and dancers. Tu, 7pm. Free. 100th Monkey Community Cafe, 642 W. Fifth St.
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speak from Oakland plus local rhythm and riffs with Boom City, and static crunch from Dump Star. Sa, 9/20, 8pm. $5. Monstros Pizza & Subs, 628 W. Sacramento Ave., (530) 345-7672.
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Hailing from, Eugene, Ore., The Harmed Brothers play raw and rugged alt-country/indie-grass dripping with emotion, reminiscent of now long-gone standouts like Uncle Tupelo and Whiskeytown. The band plays The Maltese Bar & Tap Room on Friday, Sept. 19, with local support from Bran Crown and The Sons of Jefferson.
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to keep repositioning my lawn chair to watch her work. by I was just about to call it a day Henri Bourride when a UPS driver dropped off henri@ my chile peppers. newsreview.com Several summers ago, I worked at an art gallery in Santa Fe, N.M., and became absolutely addicted to green chiles, which in that part of the country are served with just about everything, from scrambled eggs to hamburgers. Every summer since, I’ve ordered 40 pounds and roasted and frozen them to use all winter. The ones that arrived that afternoon were so pungent I could smell them before I even opened the sealed box. I went to the store for briquettes, freezer bags and tequila while Colette dusted off the Weber on the patio. Grown in large numbers in fields along the Rio Grande (Hatch, N.M., bills itself as the “chile capital of the world”), New Mexico chiles resemble the Anaheims you find in stores here in California, but they have a distinctive, and addictive, flavor that sets them apart. The three most common varieties are Big Jims (mild and medium), Sandias (medium) and Barkers (hot). They’re best used in green-chile stew, which is nothing like the red-beans-and-hamburger dish most people associate with the word “chili.” In fact, the main ingredients in green-chile stew are the chiles themselves, as well as potatoes, onions, and meat—in New Mexico, you can get it with chicken, turkey, beef, pork, and even venison or goat. It’s served in restaurants as both a side and main dish, often for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I like mine very hot. Right now, it’s harvest time for green chiles. We order ours in mid-September. In addition to making a batch of chile stew about every other week all winter long, we’ll put them in soups, on sandwiches and hamburgers, and in salsas and breakfast burritos. Several companies sell and ship New Mexico green chiles—usually in the range of $125 for a 25 pound box. Shipping (included in price) is usually Tuesday for Friday arrival (the chiles should not
be warehoused over a weekend), perfect for a Saturday-night roasting, which, by the way, should be accompanied by copious 100 percent blue-agave margaritas. The key to roasting the chiles is to scorch the skins without overcooking the flesh, so that you can peel them more easily later. I keep a bucket of ice water next to the grill and drop the chiles in as soon as the skins are blackened, so they don’t continue to cook. It’s best as a three- or four-person operation, but Colette and I did a pretty good job, just the two of us, though we didn’t finish till close to midnight. We took a break about 10 and cooked some cheeseburgers, which we dressed with Big Jims and sliced Better Boy tomatoes and washed down with shots of Patron. We woke around noon, and I made breakfast burritos, partial deliverance from our hangovers. Among the many New Mexico companies that will ship chiles are The New Mexican Connection (www.nmcchile.com; 800-933-2736) and Hatch Chile Express (www.hatch-chile.com; 575-2673226). In addition to fresh chiles, you also can get already roasted frozen and canned chiles as well as dried chiles and pre-made chile stew. The New Mexican Connection also sells cookbooks and has links to a wide range of chile- and New Mexico-related sites. Henri’s green-chile stew 2-3 lbs. meat of choice 2 cans Sierra Nevada Old Chico Crystal Wheat 3 large onions, chopped 5-6 garlic cloves, minced 1 tsp. cumin seed pinch of dry oregano pinch of dry sage 2 lbs. green chiles salt and pepper several red potatoes, cut into one-inch chunks
The day before serving, cover meat with beer and simmer three or four hours. Let cool in liquid. The next day, shred the meat into the liquid. Add onions, garlic, cumin, oregano, sage, chiles, and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for at least an hour. Add potatoes and simmer another 45 minutes. Serve with salad and flour tortillas or cornbread. Ω
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Opening this week The Drop
Written by novelist Dennis Lehane—whose works (Mystic River, Shutter Island) have frequently been adapted to the screen—The Drop stars Tom Hardy as a bartender who’s been working with the mob and who now finds himself at the center of a burglary gone awry. Also starring Noomi Rapace and the late James Gandolfini (in his final film appearance). Cinemark 14. Rated PG-13.
The Maze Runner
An adaptation of James Dashner’s youngadult sci-fi book of the same name about a group of teenagers trying to escape from the center of a giant maze that is patrolled by murderous creatures called Grievers. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.
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See review this issue. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R —J.L.
Tusk
The latest from Kevin Smith (Clerks, Dogma) is a horror flick in which a woman, with the help of an ex-cop, is trying to track down her boyfriend who has been abducted by a “mysterious seafarer” with plans to turn the man into a walrus. Cinemark 14. Rated R.
A great ensemble cast navigates uncomfortable yet heartwarming family reunion
DMartin cusp between being a hack (Real Steel, the Steve remakes of Cheaper by the Dozen and The irector Shawn Levy has teetered for years on the
Pink Panther) and a craftsman (Night at the Museum, Date Night). With This Is Where I Leave You, Levy pulls within by Jim Lane shouting distance—a loud shout, from some miles off—of being an jiml@ newsreview.com artist. At the very least, he has a strong script (by Jonathan Tropper, from his novel) and a stronger cast, and he doesn’t muff it. Tropper’s story is the reunion of the four adult Altman siblings at the funeral of their father. Their mother Hilary (Jane Fonda) insists that the This Is Where family sit shiva for him. That means I Leave You seven days. They’re not estranged, Starring Jane exactly, just not all that comfortable Fonda, Jason around each other for any length of Bateman, Tina time. Fey, Adam Driver Jason Bateman plays Judd, still and Rose Byrne. reeling from catching his wife, Quinn Directed by Shawn Levy. (Abigail Spencer), in bed with his Cinemark 14, boss (Dax Shepard), a radio shockFeather River jock. He learns of his father’s death Cinemas and Paradise Cinema from his older sister Wendy (Tina 7. Rated R. Fey), the sibling who most often plays buffer and peacemaker among the others. Younger than Wendy and older than Judd is Paul (Corey Stoll), whose wife, Alice (Kathryn Hahn), is desperate to have a baby. The youngest sibling, who still hasn’t really grown up, is Phillip (Adam Driver). At the Altmans’ suburban homestead, old flames flicker. For Judd it’s Penny (Rose Byrne), a motormouthed pepper-pot whose high school crush on Judd has never gone away. For Wendy it’s neighbor Horry (Timothy Olyphant). There’s something darker and more complex here, involving an accident they endured together as teenagers. That first love, and lingering guilt, has stayed with Wendy, underlying
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her lukewarm marriage to narcissistic Barry (Aaron Lazar). Meanwhile, Paul, who stayed in their hometown running the family hardware business while his sister and brothers sailed off in all directions, wants to buy them all out, sparking an argument with the feckless Phillip. And all four carry a simmering resentment against their mother, a best-selling author who became rich and famous parading every family crisis for the amusement of millions of strangers. Tropper’s script negotiates all these roiling crosscurrents like an expert kayaker in whitewater rapids. We cringe and laugh, laugh and cringe, so often and in such quick succession that sometimes it feels like we’re doing both simultaneously. And Levy, to his credit, establishes a rhythm that keeps the action, even at its most outlandish, within the bounds of family squabbling—italicized, underlined and bolded, perhaps, but still recognizable to anybody whose relatives ever, even for a minute, drove them nuts. There’s an honest bittersweetness to This Is Where I Leave You. The Altmans may send each other up the walls sometimes, but there’s an affectionate bond they can’t deny—and wouldn’t if they could. (“You may be idiots,” Wendy tells her brothers, “but you’re my idiots.”) And underneath it all— in fact, even on the surface most of the time—they’re all good and decent people. Finally—though I hesitate to elevate one member of such a well-matched ensemble of equals—a word about Fey. Some talents are so smooth that they can be taken for granted for years. Cary Grant was one of those, and Fey is probably another. She may never receive an Academy Award nomination, but in a just world she’d get one for this. Notice the expression on her face at the end as she’s driven off to the airport. That’s great acting. Ω
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Based on crime-fiction author Lawrence Block’s book of the same name, and featuring his most enduring character, private investigator Matthew Scudder (played by Liam Neeson), who has been hired by a drug kingpin to track down the kidnapper who murdered his wife. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.
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Boyhood
Boyhood is such a beguiling array of time-capsule moments—12 years in the life of a boy growing up in the vicinity of Houston, Texas. Part of what’s intriguing, of course, is the project’s central concept: its bits-and-pieces story proceeds year by year, through scenes filmed year by year as Ellar Coltrane, the young actor who plays the central character (whose name is Mason), grows up. He’s 6 at the start and 18 at the finish. And part of it is also that writer-director Richard Linklater’s approach to story and drama is so casual and easygoing, even though resolutely unsentimental. The movement through these fragments of time is both seamless and unhurried. The passage of time in this story is always in motion, as is the film’s sense of “boyhood.” Linklater evokes the recent past, but his time-capsule movie has no frozen moments, and it reminds us more than once that even the most significant moments never really stand separate from the flux of all existence. Pageant Theatre and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R —J.C.S.
Dolphin Tale 2
Because there are more inspiring stories of rehabilitated dolphins than can fit in one movie, Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd and Harry Connick Jr. have all returned to the aquarium to tell one more tail tale. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG.
The Giver
In a peaceful but very gray dystopian future, the master plan of a government that controls the people by submerging their humanity is threatened when a teenage boy begins receiving vivid images from the past and sharing what he’s seen with those in the dull present. Starring Jeff Bridges, Taylor Swift and Meryl Streep. Cinemark 14. Rated PG-13.
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Guardians of the Galaxy
comic-book movie despite the aggressively calculating influence of both Disney and Marvel it would be writer/director James Gunn. And yep, he did it. Gunn was writer of the better-than-the-original remake of Dawn of the Dead and he’s been a filmmaker to keep an eye on since graduating the Troma School of low-budget filmmaking, and writing, producing and starring in The Specials, one of the first deconstructionist swipes at superheroes. The story here: Charming half-human/half-alien rogue Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) steals a MacGuffin and teams up with a band of misfits—including a foul-tempered talking raccoon and a sentient tree (voiced by Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel, respectively)—to avert the destruction of the galaxy from some intergalactic dude. It’s kind of shambolic, but in a good way, and easily the most entertaining movie of the year, a delirious romp through the CGI cosmos. Gunn isn’t shy about wearing his influences on his sleeve, evoking the best aspects of the original Star Wars, Joss Whedon’s Firefly and all sorts of other fun stuff. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13 —C.B.
If I Stay
A big-screen adaptation of the young-adult novel of the same name about a teen girl who, while clinging to life in a hospital bed after a car accident, wrestles with the decision of whether to return to what will likely be a painful life or just let go. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.
No Good Deed
Because “no good deed goes unpunished,” a handsome stranger/escaped con (Idris Elba) invades the home of a former district attorney-turned-suburban mom (Taraji P. Henson) and terrorizes her and her family. Cinemark 14. Rated PG-13.
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The November Man
This nicely upholstered spy thriller moves along like the well-oiled entertainment machine it was clearly meant to be. Brisk editing, shrewdly orchestrated musical accompaniment, hints of sex, dollops of violence, and occasional gulps of reheated Cold War poppycock keep the whole thing running a step or two ahead of its fundamental incoherence. Pierce Brosnan is on hand to play Peter Devereaux, an embittered CIA veteran who looks like James Bond but sounds like an outtake from a John le Carré knockoff. He’s got a very unwieldy collection of personal baggage coming to light in the midst of a mess of interagency double crosses centered in Belgrade. There are shootouts, car chases and a lot of surveillance via computer, drone and smartphone. There’s a Russian villain, but villainy within the CIA is the larger plot point. It may sound topical, but I suspect that there are several kinds of disinformation in play here. Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R —J.C.S.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The four ass-kicking brothers are back in producer Michael Bay’s reboot of the Ninja Turtle film franchise, trying to save New York City from the evil Shredder and his Foot Clan. Cinemark 14 and Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG-13.
When the Game Stands Tall
A sports drama based on the real-life events surrounding the 151-game winning streak of Concord’s De La Salle High School football team from 1992 to 2004. Starring Jim Caviezel and Laura Dern. Cinemark 14. Rated PG.
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Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG —J.C.S.
Let’s Be Cops
Cinemark 14 and Feather River Cinemas. Rated R.
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Pageant Theatre. Rated PG-13 —J.C.S.
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DEVO tick, you just have to listen to Track Star. The late-1990s San Francisco band used to play Chico every few months back in those days (many of those gigs sharing the stage with bands I played in) and was Open 7 days a fairly popular noise-pop trio on the West Coast during the waning years of the indie-rock renaissance, fitting nicely in the grooves carved by Sebadoh, Archers of Loaf, Pavement, etc. They released a bunch of singles, an EP and a couple of full-lengths during their tenure before calling it quits and moving on to jobs and kids and the rest of life. I don’t know that I could say any one band is my all-time favorite, but I do know that, since it was released in 1997, I’ve listened to Track Star’s best release, Communication Breaks, more than any other album I own. And it’s not even close. My favorite dynamic in music is volume, and while I love that punk, metal, rap and hard rock keep things plenty loud, to me, noise is most powerful when it’s in contrast IT IS A COMPLETE SENTENCE to quiet. If the music is always loud, and you are always loud, CHICO’S OLDEST and your fashion is always DOWNTOWN loud, then everything recaliTATTOO PARLOR brates and the norm just shifts Serving Butte, Glenn & Tehama Counties to that louder plane. So, when /SacredArtChico you’re at a four-band metal 24 hr. hotline (Collect Calls Accepted) show, the experience can be WALK-INS WELCOME | 211 W 1 ST ST. | 892-1443 www.rapecrisis.org like staring into the sun and Olden times: Track Star at Juanita’s in Chico. trying to discern levels of DESIGNER REP FILE NAME CNR ISSUE brightness. With only subtle volume shifts, the dramatic effect of playJEN_PU JLD 10.23.08 RAPE CRISIS INTERV. & PREV. ing loud is diminished. And that’s all fine. This is not meant as a criticism of any consistently loud musical style; again, I am a huge fan of all loud music. But when it comes to really experiencing noise, I look for something more—I want contrast. I want to see the spotless pane of glass, then the brick flying through it. I want the earth to suddenly open up and swallow me. I want to be dunked on. I want to be uprooted. Then I want to go back to the beginning, return to calmness, and anticipate the next rogue wave. This is what Track Star does, in a primitively perfect way that strikes a chord with me. They’re kind of like the Ramones of noisepop—taking basic pop-song constructions and repurposing them to meet their sonic needs. Where the Ramones stole the 1960s bubblegum pop format, turned up their Marshall stacks and ingeniously inserted sneering lyrics about sniffing glue, Track Star punctuated Open to the General Public Tuesday thru Saturday three-chord break-up songs and jangly indie-pop with glorious jumps All work done by Students supervised by Licensed, Credentialed Instructors. Affilliated with Butte College. Financial Aid available to those who qualify through (530) 343-4201 • 1356 Longfellow Ave. in volume via Who-sized Hiwatt amps. It isn’t The Pixies quiet-loud Longfellow Shopping Center, across from In Motion Fitness Butte College. Partnership in training with Dermalogica + OPI songcraft. It’s fun, and funny and “fuck it, let’s get loud right … NOW!” This Friday night (Sept. 19), Track Star will be playing a one-off reunion show at Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco, and yes, Mrs. DEVO and I will be right up front getting really high on nostalgia along with all the other middle-agers, most staying up way past their current Friday-night bed times. But it’ll be more than just nostalgia. When the first chorus arrives and Wyatt and Matt’s feet come down on their stomp boxes, the effect will be that much more dramatic as bleary eyes are blown open and creaky knees forced into bending and swaying to a beautiful noise that is still more impressive to me than the P R E S E N T E D BY: most brutal 30 minutes of punishment from any current heavy crew. But that’s just me … to a T. (Behind Best Western Heritage Inn and Kmart)
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FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 ARIES (March 21-April 19): These
horoscopes I write for you aren’t primarily meant to predict the future. They are more about uncovering hidden potentials and desirable possibilities that are stirring below the surface right now. When I’m doing my job well, I help you identify those seeds so you can cultivate them proactively. Bearing that in mind, I’ll pose three pertinent questions: 1. What experiments might stir up more intimacy in the relationships you want to deepen? 2. What could you change about yourself to attract more of the love and care you want? 3. Is there anything you can do to diminish the sting of bad memories about past romantic encounters, thereby freeing you to love with more abandon?
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The
old Latin motto Gradu diverso, una via can be translated as either “Continuing on the same road, but with a different stride” or “Going the same way, but changing your pace.” I think this is excellent advice for you, Taurus. By my reckoning, you are on the correct path. You are headed in the right direction. But you need to shift your approach a bit—not a lot, just a little. You’ve got to make some minor adjustments in the way you flow.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): For
years, Donna and George Lewis used a 33-pound, oval-shaped rock as a doorstop in their Tennessee home. Later they moved it to their garden. Then one day George analyzed it with his metal detector and realized it had unusual properties. He took it to scientists who informed him it was a rare and valuable four-and-a-half-billion-year-old meteorite. With this as our subtext, Gemini, I’m asking you if there might be some aspect of your life that is more precious than you imagine. Now is a favorable time to find out and make appropriate adjustments in your behavior.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): I’ve got
a radical proposal, Cancerian. It might offend you. You may think I’m so far off the mark that you will stop reading my horoscopes. But I’m willing to take that risk, and I’m prepared to admit that I could be wrong. But I don’t think I am wrong. So here’s what I have to say: There is a sense in which the source of your wound is potentially also the source of the “medicine” that will heal the wound. What hurt you could fix you. But you must be careful not to interpret this masochistically. You can’t afford to be too literal. I’m not saying that the source of your pain is trustworthy or has good intentions. Be cagey as you learn how to get the cure you need.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The prestigious
New England Journal of Medicine published a study with a conclusion we might expect to see in a tabloid newspaper or satirical website. It reported that there is a correlation between chocolate consumption and Nobel Prizes. Those countries whose citizens eat more chocolate have also produced an inordinate number of Nobel laureates. So does this mean that chocolate makes you smarter, as some other studies have also suggested? Maybe, the report concluded. Since it is especially important for you to be at the height of your mental powers in the coming weeks, Leo, why not experiment with this possibility?
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I rarely
waste my time trying to convert the “skeptics” who attack astrology with a hostile zeal that belies their supposed scientific objectivity. They’re often as dogmatic and closed-minded as any fundamentalist religious nut. When I’m in a tricky mood, though, I might tell them about the Crawford Perspectives, a highly rated Wall Street investment publication that relies extensively on astrological analysis. Or I might quote the wealthy financier J. P. Morgan, who testified that, “Millionaires don’t use astrology; billionaires do.” That brings us to my main point, Virgo: The astrological omens suggest that the coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to put in motion plans to get richer quicker. Take advantage!
BY ROB BREzSNY LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): When
Libra-born Mohandas Gandhi was 19, he moved to London from his native India to study law. Soon he got caught up in the effort to become an English gentleman. He took elocution lessons and learned to dance. He bought fine clothes and a gold watch-chain. Each morning he stood before a giant mirror and fussed with his hair and necktie until they were perfect. In retrospect, this phase of his life seems irrelevant. Years later, he was a barefoot rebel leader using nonviolent civil disobedience to help end the British rule of India, often wearing a loincloth and shawl made of fabric he wove himself. With this as your inspiration, Libra, identify aspects of your current life that contribute little to the soul you must eventually become.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): This
might be controversial, but I suspect that for now your emphasis shouldn’t be on sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll. Instead, your specialties should be hard-earned intimacy, altered states that are solely the result of deep introspection, and music that arouses reverence and other sacred emotions. You are entering a phase when crafty power is less important than vigorous receptivity; when success is not nearly as interesting as meaningfulness; when what you already understand is less valuable than what you can imagine and create.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):
You are entering a phase when you will reap rich rewards by nurturing the health of your favorite posse, ensemble or organization. How is the group’s collective mental health? Are there any festering rifts? Any apathetic attitudes or weakening resolves? I choose you to be the leader who builds solidarity and cultivates consensus. I ask you to think creatively about how to make sure everyone’s individual goals synergize with the greater good. Are you familiar with the Arabic word taarradhin? It means a compromise that allows everyone to win—a reconciliation in which no one loses face.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):
The good news is that America has more trees than it did 100 years ago. Aggressive efforts to replace the decimated old-growth forests have paid off. The bad news is that the new forests have a far less diverse selection of tree species than the originals. The fresh batches are often crowded into smaller spaces, so wildfires are more massive and devastating. And because so many of the forests are young, they host a reduced diversity of plant and animal life. All in all, the increased quantity is wonderful; the lower quality not so wonderful. Is there a lesson here for you? I think so. In your upcoming decisions, favor established quality over novel quantity.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): If Pope
Francis isn’t traveling, he comes out to meet the public in St. Peter’s Square every Wednesday. During one such event last January, he took a few moments to bestow tender attention on a talking parrot that belonged to a male stripper. I foresee a comparable anomaly happening for you in the coming days. A part of you that is wild or outré will be blessed by contact with what’s holy or sublime. Or maybe a beastly aspect of your nature that doesn’t normally get much respect will receive a divine favor.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “My defi-
nition of a devil is a god who has not been recognized,” said mythologist Joseph Campbell. “It is a power in you to which you have not given expression, and you push it back. And then, like all repressed energy, it builds up and becomes dangerous to the position you’re trying to hold.” Do you agree, Pisces? I hope so, because you will soon be entering the Get Better Acquainted with Your Devil Phase of your astrological cycle, to be immediately followed by the Transform Your Devil into a God Phase. To get the party started, ask yourself this question: What is the power in you to which you have not given expression?
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CHU CHU RECORDS at 1139 Spruce Avenue Chico, CA 95926. BEN COLBECK 1139 Spruce Avenue Chico, CA 95926. MATTHEW DWAIN HEYDEN 293 E. 4th Ave #3 Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by a General Partnership. Signed: BEN COLBECK Dated: August 13, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0001076 Published: August 28, September 4,11,18, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CHICO FIREPLACE AND STOVES at 3029 Esplanade, Suite 11 Chico, CA 95973. JOE ACQUISTAPACE 2538 HWY 32 Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: JOE ACQUISTAPACE Dated: August 14, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0001084 Published: August 28, September 4,11,18, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as PACIFIC BUSINESS SUPPLIES at 100 Sterling Oaks Dr #268 Chico, CA 95928. ALAN A SAJADI 100 Sterling Oaks Dr #268 Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: ALAN A. SAJADI Dated: August 6, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0001041 Published: September 4,11,18,25, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as TWO TEACHERS TRAVEL at 2378 England St Chico, CA 95928.
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WILLIAM E HAUGE III 2378 England St Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: WILLIAM E HAUGE III Dated: July 24, 2014 FBN Number” 2014-0001001 Published: September 4,11,18,25, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as VIA DEL SOL APARTMENTS at 630 West 2nd Street Chico, CA 95926. PROPERTY INVESTMENT ENTERPRISES, LLC P.O. Box 895 Carmichael, CA 95609. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Partnership. Signed: PETE HALIMI Dated: August 13, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0001064 Published: September 4,11,18,25, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as GIUSEPPE CAPUTO GLASS DISTRIBUTION at 904 Tahoe Lake Keys Blvd South Lake Tahoe, CA 96151. GIUSEPPE CAPUTO 904 Tahoe Keys Blvd South Lake Tahoe, CA 96151. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: GIUSEPPE CAPUTO Dated: August 15, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0001098 Published: September 4,11,18,25, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CHICO NATURAL FOODS COOPERATIVE, INC at 818 Main St Chico, CA 95928. CHICO NATURAL FOODS COOPERATIVE, INC 818 Main St Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by a Corporation. Signed: LIZA TEDESCO Dated: August 19, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0001106 Published: September 4,11,18,25, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as WYNN MEMORIAL LEARNING CENTER 2508 D Street Oroville, CA 95966. WYNN MEMORIAL TABERNACLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST 2528 D Street Oroville, CA 95966. This business is conducted by a Corporation. Signed: EDWARD E HALL III, CEO Dated: August 20, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0001109 Published: September 4,11,18,25, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name GOLDHAVEN STUDIOS at 1140 Hurleton Swedes Flat Rd Oroville, CA 95966-8714. KATHLEEN JILL DUTSON 1140 Hurleton Swedes Flat Rd Oroville, CA 95966-8714. GARY NILES DUTSON 1140 Hurleton Swedes Flat Rd Oroville, CA 95966-8714. This business was conducted by a Married Couple. Signed: KATHLEEN JILL DUTSON Dated: August 29, 2014 FBN Number: 2009-0001388 Published: September 11,18,25, October 2, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CABINETNOW COM, EMPATHY IO, ZOJO MEDIA at 574 Manzanita, Ste 8 Chico, CA 95926. MICHAEL HITTLE 548 Market Street 39704 San Francisco, CA 94104 This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: MICHAEL HITTLE Dated: May 13, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000731 Published: September 11,18,25, October 2, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as Z A PRODUCTION at 2580 Sierra Sunrise Terr. #120 Chico, CA 95928. ADAM JAMES CULLEN 2239 Floral Ave Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: ADAM CULLEN Dated: September 3, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0001150 Published: September 11,18,25, October 2, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CABINETHUB.COM, COUNTERSNOW.COM, FASTFAUCET.COM, FASTHANDLES.COM, HANDLESNOW.COM, ZIPPYFLOORS.COM at 574 Manzanita Ave. Ste. 8 Chico, CA 95926. MICHAEL HITTLE 548 Market Street #39704 San Francisco, CA 95926. Signed: MICHAEL HITTLE Dated: September 4, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0001155 Published: September 11,18,25, October 2, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as BALLOU COMPANY at 1983 Potter Road Chico, CA 95928. TARA DANIELLE ANDERSON 1983 Potter Road Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: TARA ANDERSON Dated: August 28, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0001130 Published: September 11,18,25, October 2, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as GRASS-MAGIC at 378 Panama Ave Chico, CA 95973. WESLEY H ROSE 378 Panama Ave Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: WESLEY H. ROSE Dated: September 5, 2014 FBN NUmber: 2014-0001157 Published: September 11,18,25, October 2, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as KATHLEEN MOWDY BUSINESS SERVICES at 906 Sucker Run Road Feather Falls, CA 95940. KATHLEEN MOWDY 906 Sucker Run Road Feather Falls, CA 95940. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: KATHLEEN MOWDY Dated: September 3, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0001144
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as PAWSITIVE VIBRATIONS, WOOLDOG DESIGNS at 1369 East Lindo Avenue #16 Chico, CA 95926-7390. SUZANNE R. FISHER 1369 East Lindo Avenue #16 Chico, CA 95926-7390. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: SUZANNE R. FISHER Dated: September 8, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0001162 Published: September 11,18,25, October 2, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as SOL-LUNA LANDSCAPES at 460 Posada Way #4 Chico CA 95973. JASON MICHAEL RIDENOUR 460 Posada Way #4 Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: JASON RIDENOUR Dated: August 15, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0001091 Published: September 11,18,25, October 2, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CHICO GINTER AND BROWN REALTY, GINTER AND BROWN FARM AND ORCHARD at 3851 Morrow Way Ste. 13 Chico, CA 95928. ROBERT C BROWNING 6406 Parkwood Ln Paradise, CA 95969. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: ROBERT C. BROWNING Dated: August 20, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0001110 Published: September 18,25, October 2,9, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as MACPC 911 at 120 Fairgate Lane Chico, CA 95926. MICHAEL B. JOHNSON 120 Fairgate Lane Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: MICHAEL B. JOHNSON Dated: August 25, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0001123 Published: September 18,25, October 2,9, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as THREE SIXTY ECOTIQUE at 511 Main Street Chico, CA 95928. LORNA R HILLMAN 2555 Pillsbury Road Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: LORNA HILLMAN Dated: September 4, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0001153 Published: September 18,25, October 2,9, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT the following persons are doing business as U.S. JUDGMENT RECOVERY at 4119 Stone Valley Court Chico, CA 95973. JOHN R ADAMS 4119 Stone Valley Court Chico, CA 95973. KELLY L ADAMS 4119 Stone Valley Court Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by A Married Couple. Signed: KELLY ADAMS Dated: August 12, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0001073 Published: September 18,25,
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as HI PUPPY at 180 East Lincoln Avenue Chico, CA 95928. JASON MESSNER 180 East Lincoln Avenue Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: JASON MESSNER Dated: September 4, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0001152 Published: September 18,25, October 2,9, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as FOOTHILL NATURALS at 15573 Nameco Rd Forest Ranch, CA 95942. ALISON AILEEN MOREY 15573 Nameco Rd Forest Ranch, CA 95942. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: ALISON MOREY Dated: September 3, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0001148 Published: September 18, 25, October 2,9, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as UNIVERSITY INN at 630 Main Street Chico, CA 95928. MOHAMMAD W. BILLAH 48 Drawbridge Court Sacramento, CA 95833. This business is conducted by an INDIVIDUAL. Signed: MOHAMMAD BILLAH Dated: September 10, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0001170 Published: September 18,25, October 2,9, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as BLAKE FAMILY FARMS at 14216 Kansas Lane Chico, CA 95973. MARGARET BLAKE 14216 Kansas Lane Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: MARGARET BLAKE Dated: September 9, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0001168 Published: September 18,25, October 2,9, 2014
NOTICES NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE LAURA E. EMMETT, AKA LAURA ELEANOR EMMETT To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: LAURA E. EMMETT, AKA LAURA ELEANOR EMMETT A Petition for Probate has been filed by: FRANCES A. PARKER in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte. The Petition for Probate requests that: FRANCES A. PARKER be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration
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authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: September 25, 2014 Time: 9:00a.m. Dept: TBA Address of the court: Superior Court of California County of Butte 655 Oleander Ave Chico, CA 95926. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal repre- sentative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or per- sonal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and le- gal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: ROBERT L. HEWITT 1876 Bird Stret Oroville, CA 95965 (530) 534-8393 Case Number: PR41147 Dated: August 18, 2014 Published: September 4,11,18,25, 2014
NOTICE OF LIEN SALE Pursuant to CA Business Code 21700, in lieu of rents due. The following units contain clothes, furniture, boxes, etc. Unit 015CC1: ELIABETH DRACUL - misc items (5x6) Unit 166CC: JAMES HYATT misc items (6x12) Unit 191SS: ELIABETH DRACUL - misc items (12X12) Unit 195SS: ELIABETH DRACUL - misc items (12X12) Unit 205SS: ED BURNS - misc items (6x12) Unit 256SS: TRACY PIPER misc items (7x10) Unit 312AS: GARY CHARLTON - misc items (5x15) Unit 354CC1: SUSAN HENRI misc items (10x12) Unit 166CC: JAMES HYATT misc items (6x12) Unit 424CC: GARY CHARLTON - misc items (4x5) Unit 453CC: DOROTHY KEMPE - misc items (5x15) Unit 488CC: JAMES HYATT misc items (6x12) Contents to be sold to the highest bidder on: September 27, 2014 Beginning at 12:00pm Sale to be held at: 65 Heritage Lane Chico, CA 95926. Published: September 18,25, 2014
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE RAWLAND B. STRANG aka ROWLAND B. STRANG, aka BOB STRANG To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: RAWLAND B. STRANG, aka ROWLAND B. STRANG, aka BOB STRANG
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A Petition for Probate has been filed by: MARJORIE O. DRAKE in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte. The Petition for Probate requests that: MARJORIE O. DRAKE be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decendent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: October 9, 2014 Time: 9:00a.m. Dept: C-13 Address of the court: Superior Court of California County of Butte 655 Oleander Ave Chico, CA 95926. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal repre- sentative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or per- sonal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and le- gal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: RAOUL J. LECLERC P.O. Drawer 111, Oroville, CA 95965 (530) 533-5661 Case Number: PR41173 Dated: September 12, 2014 Published: September 18,25, October 2, 2014
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner CHRISTOPHER JACUB ARNOLD filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: CHRISTOPHER JACUB ARNOLD Proposed name: TYLER JACUB ARNOLD 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
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should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objec- tion that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: October 8, 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: August 22, 2014 Case Number: 162811 Published: September 4,11,18,25, 2014
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner CRYSTAL PATTERSON filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: OPAL KAY FUTURIST Proposed name: OPAL KAY PATTERSON 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 objec- tion that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: October 29, 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: August 28, 2014 Case Number: 162875 Published: September 11,18,25, October 2, 2014
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner ALICIA ANN WILLIAMS filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: ALICIA ANN WILLIAMS Proposed name: ALICIA OLIVIA LAPP 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 objec- tion that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: October 8, 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: August 13, 2014 Case Number: 162728 Published: September 11,18,25, October 2, 2014
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner MANJINDER KAUR filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: MANJINDER KAUR, FNU Proposed name: MANJINDER KAUR 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 objec- tion that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: October 29, 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: August 28, 2014 Case Number: 162845 Published: September 11,18,25, October 2, 2014
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner MAI SAETERN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: ISIAH IKE HARRIS IV MAI CHONG SAETERN Proposed name: DERRICK MARCUS SAETERN MEY ALINA SAETERN 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 objec- tion 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: November 12, 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: August 27, 2014 Case Number: 162525 Published: September 11,18,25, October 2, 2014
should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: October 29, 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: September 9, 2014 Case Number: 162917 Published: September 18,25, October 2,9, 2014
SUMMONS SUMMONS NOTICE TO RESPONDENT JAMES E. MARKSBERRY You are being sued by plaintiff: PAULA JOAN MARKSBERRY (POORE) You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120 or FL123) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter or phone call will not pro- tect 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 re- sponse. If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make or- ders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. If you want legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. You can get information about finding lawyers at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp) at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), or by contacting your local county bar association. The name and address of the court are: Superior Court of California, Tehema County 633 Washington St. Rm 17 Red Bluff, CA 96080. The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: Paula Joan Marksberry 5675 Edith Ave Corning, CA 96021. (530) 824-4259. Signed: LANE MOORE Dated: June 23, 2014 Case Number: 69499 Published: August 28, September 4,11,18, 2014
SUMMONS NOTICE TO RESPONDENT MARIANNE WARNER You are being sued by plaintiff: DANIAL L. WARNER You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition
this Legal Notice continues ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner JESICA TODD GIANNOLA filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: JESICA LUCILLE TODD GIANNOLA Proposed name: JESICA LUCILLE GIANNOLA 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 objec- tion 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
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are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120 or FL-123) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter or phone call will not protect you. If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make or- ders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. If you want legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. You can get information about finding lawyers at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp) at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), or by contacting your local county bar association. The name and address of the court are: Butte County Superior Court One Court Street Oroville, CA 95965 The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: DANIAL L. WARNER 90 Morningsong Lane Oroville, CA 95966 AFFORDABLE DOCUMENTS 1751 Oro Dam Blvd. #4 Oroville, CA 95966 (530) 534-7777 LDA #11 Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Dated: June 10, 2014 Case Number: FL-045810 Published: September 11,18,25, October 2, 2014
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Love’s ReaL estate Cold Reality I was lucky enough to be present for a visit from Ms. Shy, a local expert on real estate statistics. She threw out the kind of numbers that give you an idea of what’s really going on in our North State real estate market. She hit two main points: The first: Over-pricing. Sellers have heard so much about rising home prices, some can’t help but push up their asking price just in case they might pick up a premium from a hungry buyer. And sellers are right. Prices were rising. But they stopped. Well, not completely. Home prices have risen a whopping $51 over the most recent quarter of 2014. Now match that $51 against the average increase in asking prices over the same period, which is about $10,000, and you see a little problem. Sellers can fall victim to the urge to price their property based on the past trend of an upward curve in sales prices, and wind up stagnating in the group known as “unsold inventory.”
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Human nature drives us to try to get as much as we can for our stuff, but every now and then we need people like Ms. Shy to throw an ice-water bucket of cold reality over our heads. Over-priced sellers ask, “Why doesn’t a buyer just make an offer?” The answer is, “Because if you Free Real Estate Listings
Segue to Ms. Shy’s second point: Sold price compared to the last asking price. The average sold price right now is $3,000 below the last asking price. That’s a skinny margin, historically. It tells us buyers are waiting until they see the right price before they will even make an offer. Ms. Shy told us the reason buyers are waiting for the right price is because they are armed with the very statistics we are discussing here. Buyers’ real estate agents show them these statistics like a doctor shows an X-ray. The conclusion to this statistical little foray is that sellers should pay attention when their real estate agent shows them the X-ray, so they don’t fall victim to over-pricing. An exception to all of this is when a seller prices their property spot-on fair market value. Often buyers will go a little nuts when they are in competition, and a seller just might pick up that premium. That’s because inventory is still low, but that will be discussed in another statistical little foray.
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123 Mandalay Ct
Chico
$275,000.00
4/ 2
1860
17 Roohr Ct
Chico
$517,500.00
4/ 2.5
2333
25 Turnbridge Welles
Chico
$263,000.00
3/ 2
1537
2308 Ritchie Cir
Chico
$396,000.00
5/ 3.5
2476
244 Estates Dr B
Chico
$263,000.00
2/ 1.5
1737
1774 Heron Ln
Chico
$330,000.00
3/ 2
2042
1705 Arcadian Ave
Chico
$260,000.00
2/ 1
1104
1680 Cooks Way
Chico
$327,000.00
3/ 2
1720
79 Pauletah Pl
Chico
$250,000.00
3/ 2.5
1914
2181 Ramsey Way
Chico
$315,000.00
3/ 2
2037
15 Leland Ct
Chico
$235,000.00
3/ 2
1179
465 Trent St 7362 Humboldt Rd
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REAL ESTATE SECTION Get better response from your newspaper advertising with the B U T T E COUNTY LIVING REAL ESTATE S E C T I O N in the Chico News & Review. With 105,000-plus readers and a proven track record, we're confident you'll quickly realize the benefits of advertising in Butte County's #1 newspaper. Over 42,000 copies of the CN&R are distributed to over 750 locations in Butte County.
791 WESTMONT • CHICO BIG CHICO CREEK ESTATES Gracious Chico living at its finest!!! You will be delightfully surprised at the OPEN FLOOR PLAN of this 3352 square foot stunning home. The home features 2 large beautiful living rooms, an informal eating area plus a formal dining room and an 800 square foot covered patio for outdoor living at its finest. The east wing of the home has 3 bedrooms and 2 baths, the west wing has 1 bedroom and 1 bath perfect for guests. There is ample room for all your vehicles and toys, (3 car garage plus huge RV parking).
Call your News & Review advertising representative today, (530) 894-2300
ALL THIS FOR JUST $449,000 Kimberley Tonge | Realtor | Century 21 Jeffries Lydon (530) 518-5508 | View more photos at kimberleytonge.com
www.century21JeffriesLydon.com Ask the Professionals at Century 21 — 345-6618 • 1984 sq ft, 4/2 extra large garage
Decorator’s Dream
plus RV parking ONLY $259,00
two fire places, hardwood, dual pane windows & many other upgrades
AMBER GROvE
g pendin
• 3 bd/ 2 ba 1684 sq ft $295,000
EL PAsO
$239,400
• 1600 sq ft $225,000
BIG ChICO CREEK EsTATEs
• Estated 4 bd/ 3 ba, 3352 sq ft $449,000 • Darling 2bd/2ba LD $204,000 SObungalow,
KIMBERLEY TONGE | (530) 518-5508
5 acres just waiting for a new Home
Call & see today!
Alice Zeissler | 530.518.1872
Vintage 2 bd/1 ba, 893 sq ft, large lot $189,000
Large lot near Cal Park, 4bd/3ba, 2,456 sq ft POOL $499,500
Incredible 6.23 acres on the creek at Butte Creek Canyon. 2 bd/2 ba plus office, 2,016 sq ft. $525,000
Senior park, ing den, 2 ba $90,000 pen2dbd/plus
Building lot, .91 acre, nice area of homes $164,900
Canyon Oaks, quality 3,792 sq ft, 1 acre $699,000
Gated community, lovely 2,531 sq ft with VIEW! $438,900
View, Butte Creek Canyon, 3,114 sq ft, 4bd/4ba, 1.75 acres $590,000
Bidwell Park! 1.13 acres, 4 bd/3 ba, 2,364 sq ft $465,000 g property, 4 bd/3 ba, 2,165 sq ft $469,000 ndinlake Updatedpe beautifully,
18 acres, forest, 1,550 sq ft home, cash only $225,000
Teresa Larson • (530)899-5925
Teresa Larson • (530)899-5925
www.ChicoListings.com • chiconativ@aol.com
www.ChicoListings.com • chiconativ@aol.com
The following houses were sold in Butte County by real estate agents or private parties during the week of September 1, 2014 – September 5, 2014. The housing prices are based on the stated documentary transfer tax of the parcel and may not necessarily reflect the actual sale price of the home. TOWN
PRICE
BR/BA
SQ. FT.
ADDRESS
TOWN
PRICE
BR/BA
SQ. FT.
2729 Ceres Ave
ADDRESS
Chico
$199,500.00
3/ 2
1170
420 Stimpson Rd
Oroville
$225,000.00
2/ 1
1243
7 Sunland Dr
Chico
$107,000.00
3/ 2
1512
74 Tuscan Dr
Paradise
$567,500.00
3/ 2.5
2806
905 Karen Dr
Chico
$106,000.00
3/ 1
1143
5471 Alpine Ct
Paradise
$410,000.00
3/ 2
2892
3914 Front St
Dayton
$187,000.00
3/ 2
1196
5770 Crestview Dr
Paradise
$249,000.00
2/ 1.5
1863
14275 Carnegie Rd
Magalia
$299,000.00
3/ 2
2030
3092 Goa Way
Paradise
$207,000.00
4/ 2
1664
14916 Del Oro Dr
Magalia
$145,000.00
3/ 2
1475
756 Red Hill Way
Paradise
$200,000.00
3/ 1.5
1345
210 Lemon Hill Dr
Oroville
$412,000.00
5/ 3.5
3320
964 Wagstaff Rd
Paradise
$171,500.00
2/ 1
1170
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Heather Jay
Laura Burghardt
Aaron Jay
CalBRE# 00991783 Nestled between Bidwell Park and Verbena Fields you will find this Spanish-style home. Remodel includes quartz counter tops, dark wood cabinets, matching stainless steel appliances, marble inlay tile floors, new carpeting, dual archways in living room. Walking path along Lindo Channel. Tranquil culdesac! $319,000
In Cal Park near Canyon Oaks Country Club! Elegant & spacious 4 bdr, 3 bath home with large rec room/guest area. Soaring ceilings, terra cotta tile flooring, open feel. Just around the corner from Bidwell Park. 458 Brookside Lane, off Yosemite. New price $425,000
more photos at www.CityofTreesRealty.com |
(530) 618-2687
For all your Real Estate Needs call (530) 872-7653 STYLE AND CHARM! RIGHT IN TOWN! Spacious 2BR/2BA, 1785 SF+/-, great yard, .53 acre, detached studio/shop. $234,900 Ad #667 Dori Regalia 530-872-6829
RECYCLE THIS PAPER.
EXCELLENT LOWER PARADISE LOCATION! 3BR/2BA, 1700 SF+/lovely home, super garden area, room for RV. $239,500 Ad #630 John Hosford 530-872-6816
TWO HOMES ON 2.9 ACRES! Two stick built homes with lots to offer, backs up to flume and government land $260,000 Ad #657 Sharon McKee 530-872-6838
YOU’RE WELCOME, TREES.
IMMACULATE HOME! Lovely landscaping 3BR/2BA, 1700 SF +/$219,000 Ad #651 Patty McKee 530-872-6842
5350 Skyway, Paradise | www.C21Skyway.com | Paradise@c21selectgroup.com
open house Century 21 Jeffries Lydon Sat. 2-4 & Sun. 1-4
1485 Rim Rock Drive (X St: Skyway/Oak Ridge) 4 Bd / 4 Ba, 3114 Sq.Ft. $590,000 Dan Thorup 566-3474 Frank “Speedy” Condon 864-7726
Sat. 1-3
6173 Toms Trail (X St: Humbug), Magalia 3 Bd / 3 Ba, 4,250 Sq. Ft. $587,000 Katherine Ossokine 591-3837
Sat. 11-1, 2-4 & Sun. 11-1, 2-4
5 Avocet Ct (X St: Wisteria Ln) 5 Bd / 4 Ba, 3107 Sq.Ft. $563,000 Brandi Laffins 321-9562
Sat. 11-1, 2-4
12650 Quail Run Dr (X St: Centerville) 2 Bd / 2 Ba, 2016 Sq.Ft. $525,000 Dan Thorup 566-3474 Frank “Speedy” Condon 864-7726
Sun. 11-1
1806 Oro Chico Hwy (X St: Estates Dr) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 2,456 Sq.Ft. $439,500 Debbie Brodie 519-5524
Sat. 11-1, 2-4 & Sun. 11-1, 2-4
1575 Champlain Way (X St: Marigold Ave) 4 Bd / 2 Ba, 1707 Sq.Ft. $353,000 Brandi Laffins 321-9562
Sat. 2-4
2257 Mariposa Avenue (X St: Calla) 5 Bd / 2 Ba, 2,078Sq Ft. $300,000 Sherrie O’Hearn 518-5904
Sat. 2-4
12 Coleman St (X St: East Ave) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1703 Sq.Ft. $287,500 Mark Reaman 228-2229
Sat.11-3 & Sun. 2-4
1068 Viceroy Dr (X St: Mariposa Ave) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1832 Sq.Ft. $279,000 Ian Anderson 952-567-1814 Heather DeLuca 228-1480
Sun. 2-4
811 Greenwich Drive (X St: North. Cherry) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1,632 Sq. Ft. $269,900 Carolyn Fejes 966-4457
Sat. 11-1, 2-4
2709 Pillsbury Road (X St: East) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1,442 Sq. Ft. $269,500 Paul Champlin 828-2902 John Wallace 514-2405
Sat. 11-1
20 Jasper (X St: Notre Dame) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1654 Sq.Ft. $259,500 Mark Reaman 228-2229
Sun. 11-1, 2-4
571 Eaton Rd (X St: Godman) 3 Bd / 3 Ba, 1723 Sq.Ft. $249,000 Amy Bean 805-248-3903
Sat. 1-4
2840 Burnap Ave (X St: E. Lassen Ave) 2 Bd / 2 Ba, 1320 Sq.Ft. $239,950 Paul Champlin 828-2902
Sat. 11-1, 2-4 & Sun. 12-3
1376 Humboldt Ave (X St: Bartlett) 2 Bd / 1 Ba, 1040 Sq.Ft. $185,000 Steve Laird 321-6375 Tracy Cooper 520-0227 Ian Anderson 952-567-1814
Sat. 11-2 & Sun. 11-2
14600 Coulter Way (X St: Bridgeport), Magalia 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1530 Sq.Ft. $165,000 Kristin Wilson Ford 519-7600
Sat. 11-1, 2-4 & Sun. 11-1, 2-4
756 Lorinda Lane (X St: Cohasset Rd) 2 Bd / 1 Ba, 1486 Sq.Ft. $239,000 Brandon Siewert 828-4597
Sat. 11-1, 2-4
10 Burkeshire Court (X St: Hampshire) 2 Bd / 2 Ba, 1,034 Sq. Ft. $219,500 CJ Catrambone 858-722-1951
Sat. 11-1 & Sun. 12-4 1633 Mulberry St (X St: E. 16th St) 2 Bd / 1 Ba, 816 Sq.Ft. $189,900 Frank “Speedy” Condon 864-7726 Dan Thorup 566-3474
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