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A summer in Maiduguri n 1978, I spent part of my summer in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Iconsidered where my sister was teaching at the university there. It was then, and still is, one of the country’s worst places,

and few Nigerians have any interest in going there. Almost no one in this country had likely heard of Maiduguri until earlier this year, when it was identified as the home base of Boco Haram, the horrific extremist group that has kidnapped scores of school girls and terrorized much of northern Nigeria.

Maiduguri lived up to its reputation that summer 36 years ago. The land was dry, flat and dusty, with the by acrid smell of the encroachJoe Wills ing Sahara in the air. Utilities went off and on for no The author is public apparent reason, leading my affairs director at sister and others to always Chico State, a writer keep their bathtubs filled and licensed MFT. with emergency water. I don’t think I met anyone who had not contracted malaria, or assumed they had, at some point in their lives.

Yet the people of Maiduguri loved life and faced their travails with courage and humor. People danced all night at openair music clubs, and happily dragged themselves to work or classes in the morning. Despite the specter of malaria, they refused to fear mosquitoes, and

would turn up a house fan to gleefully watch “the muzzies,” as they called them, struggle to land on someone in a windstorm.

I know from my sister that some of the Boco Haram members today could be some of the Maiduguri students we met and enjoyed spending time with in 1978. I’ve looked at photos of Boco Haram fanatics— decked out in paramilitary garb, glowering at the camera—and tried to imagine them as the sweet souls we danced and laughed with on sweltering summer nights. I can’t picture it.

Yet this possibility, however remote, of having befriended one or more of these people, brings up a difficult truth.

Even the most despised among us are not foreign to us. We call them animals, demonize them, and pursue them—and rightly so—for their terrible deeds. But we are not from different planets. Rage, cruelty, intoxication of power, moral certainty— we know these things in ourselves even if we don’t fall prey to them. Perhaps the more we ponder what we may have in common with terrorists, rather than assuming we could have nothing in common, the closer we would get in finding a way of stopping them. Ω

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employee-compensation packages. We learned that, based on the latest data from the state Controller’s Office denoting salaries and benefits from 2012, out of 482 incorporated California cities and towns, Chico, where the median household income is $43,000, ranked 25th for highest-compensated city employees (see “Strong-arming the budget,” by Dave Waddell, Feb. 27).

The community was understandably infuriated by this information. As it turns out, the average city of Chico employee two years ago earned $99,585 per year. Separating out salary and benefits from the total compensation levels placed Chico 44th in the state for pay with an average of $67,645 per employee. As for benefits, those packages pegged the city at 15th in the state with an average of $32,000. That’s nearly twice the state average of $14,500.

Fast forward to today and the city is in negotiations with one of its largest employee bargaining groups: the Chico Police Officers’Association. That union as well as a few others, including the other public-safety group, the firefighters union, took concessions in 2013 in the face of the city’s efforts to pull its budget into the black.

The question now is whether those concessions bring down those compensation packages to sustainable levels. That’s what several watchdog citizens are attempting to find out, but they’re having trouble doing so. One of them, Michael Jones, recently filed a public records request for the numbers—the compensation of each city employee. What he received was a “data dump of 317,613 lines of Excel spreadsheet” in a read-only form that doesn’t allow for easy analysis, especially considering the benefits aren’t broken into categories (i.e. CalPERS, health insurance, etc.).

In other words, it’s the kind of info that likely would confuse a Harvardeducated accountant. Jones is suggesting that the city publish that info on its website in a clear, digestible format. It’s the best way, he says, to have transparent discussions about what employees should be paid. His request is on the City Council’s agenda for its Oct. 7 meeting, under reports and communications. We’re with Jones on this one. So, show us the money. Ω

Distractions from the right Last week, as the president of the United States was meeting with foreign

leaders in an attempt to gather additional support for disabling ISIS, one of the foulest and most brutal terrorist organizations in modern history, detractors on the right obsessed over Obama saluting a Marine while holding a coffee cup.

It was the topic du jour on Fox News as well as with certain conservative pundits, who chided the president for disrespecting the military so egregiously. Of course, this is the sort of distraction Fox News is known for. Why talk about the real issues when you can cater to the hatred of your core audience, tea partyers and other hard-right zealots?

The furor among those devotees over the so-called “latte salute” is unsurprising, but so very embarrassing to the nation considering the context of what was happening during the week in the Middle East and at our nation’s capital. While viewers sat in front of their TVs in the comfort of their safe homes debating a presidential faux pas, innocent people were being beheaded for not subscribing to an extreme Islamic ideology.

Already, two American journalists have been killed in this barbaric manner.

If there was ever a time for the partisan bickering to end, it’s now, when our nation is on the verge of yet another war on foreign soil. Our leaders must see that we do not make the same mistakes we made in Iraq and Afghanistan—that’s going to take the resolve of a truly united nation. For those who cannot rise above the political infighting, we think the Daily Show’s Jon Stewart said it best: “Fuck you and your false patriotism.” Ω

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Debate and details Last week was the first time I’d heard Congressional candidate Heidi Hall speak. It was during the League of Women Voters’ candidates forum at the Chico City Council chambers. It was only my second opportunity to see her face off against incumbent Doug LaMalfa, who showed up for just one of the eight debates held during the primary election cycle. I think it was eight. It’s hard to say, since LaMalfa’s people don’t invite the CN&R to any of his appearances, though that courtesy is evidently extended to the editor of the local daily.

In any case, I now see why LaMalfa might not want to show up. He has a formidable challenger in Hall, who’s the most impressive Democratic candidate I’ve seen run for the 1st Congressional District. She was among friends in our progressive little burg, but I think anyone of sound mind would be hard-pressed to say she didn’t come out on top. Hall was thorough in conveying her understanding of the issues and was armed with potential solutions.

LaMalfa, who had the home-field advantage, was vague on how to solve many of the nation’s problems. He also seemed to be out of touch with the fact that Americans’ confidence in Congress during his term hit a historic low. Case in point: “We’ve been pretty productive this last year and a half in the sense that we need to go in the direction of jobs, strengthening our economy, putting Americans back on top first, because America’s the shining light to all the world of what we can do when we have the freedom and the opportunity to shine as individuals.”

Pretty productive? I had no idea he was a comedian. You, too, can be amused by watching the entire debate at the League of Women Voters’ website: www.lwvbuttecounty.org.

In other news, we reported last week in Downstroke that a woman had allegedly attempted to abduct two children during two separate incidents in Chico on Sept. 22. The first attempted kidnapping took place downtown, and the second occurred a few blocks east, on Flume Street, where the woman was arrested by Chico police. All ended well.

But there’s more to this story, according to a member of Orchard Church, the Chico congregation that feeds needy residents on Sunday evenings near City Hall. That church member, Julie Rhodes, was at City Plaza that day and watched the first incident play out. She wanted to share some additional details.

But the main reason she contacted me was to set the record straight about just who thwarted the attempt of the would-be kidnapper at the plaza. According to Rhodes, whom I’ve interviewed previously, the woman was taken to the ground by a couple of homeless men who were nearby and heard the mother of the child screaming for help.

Rhodes is an advocate for the homeless community, and she’s been disheartened watching its members being painted with broad strokes. One of the good Samaritans, whose name is Adam, is starting classes at Butte College next semester, Rhodes noted. The guys at the plaza that day acted heroically, she said. I agree, and they ought to be given credit where credit is due.

Melissa Daugherty is editor of the CN&R

Thanks, peace advocates Re “Why CPJC stands with Palestine” (Guest comment, by Chris Moore-Backman, Sept. 25): Thank you for the guest comment by Chris Moore-Backman of the Chico Peace and Justice Center. It was long overdue, most welcome and oh so true. This tragedy will drag on until the Israeli authorities cease seizing Palestinian land, evicting the inhabitants, demolishing homes and subjugating the Palestinian people to a repressive and often brutal occupation. And then the unforgivable blockade of Gaza. The list of sins against Palestinians goes on and on.

Thank you and thank CPJC for shining a light into Israel’s dark corners.

E. BERNS Paradise

Response to encampment trash Re “Leaving more than a trace” (Newslines, by Howard Hardee, Sept. 25): It’s no wonder the amount of trash the homeless leave behind. Like the article stated, “They’re not thinking in the community sense; they’re in survivalist mode.” All they know is that they can camp without fear of being hassled.

In a city where approximately 80 percent of the budget goes to police and fire, why can’t we have people evicting these illegal campers more often? How about deputizing some of these firefighters making six figures a year and having them patrol the parks in groups? Or even better, use a fire truck and hose ’em down once a week.

I understand being homeless is not a choice for many. But many of the homeless in Chico are living a chosen lifestyle of getting by on the kindness of others. They’re just lazy!

I’ve lived in Chico almost 20 years. I love this town. I used to tell all my friends around the country what a great place it is. I’ve been a single, widowed parent for 10 years. My son is 13.

I’m tired of driving or walking downtown and having him see all these people begging, drinking, doing drugs, fighting, screaming, etc. I just tell him, “I love you, stay in school, and don’t be lazy.”

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It’s complicated Re “Too many transients” (Letters, by Patricia Kelly, Sept. 25): Sorry, Chico, there is no immediate fix for the “homeless problem,” other than to invent a time machine and go back 30 years and undo the decades of damage done to our child welfare system, social welfare system, prison system and economic system. (Well, we could also change our Constitution and make “rounding up” people legal—as in a fascist state.)

Officially, there are 3 million “long-term” unemployed; that’s the tip of the iceberg. Underfunded prisons, stripped of rehabilitation programs, have released hundreds of thousands of violent and nonviolent offenders, hardened by years of crowded, degrading incarceration. Millions of families are demoralized by povertylevel wages and the worst wealth inequality in a LETTERS continued on page 6

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So, dear Chico, I advise that we all stop bitching about seeing trash and tarps and people with backpacks. Let’s put that same energy into being happy for the 10 percent that now own 90 percent of America. And, let’s take comfort in the fact that we were wise enough to see that all we needed was a few decades of hard-assed, Ayn Randstyle social Darwinism to bring out the best in all of us.

PATRICK NEWMAN Chico

Hear, hear Re “Oh, the irony” (Letters, Sept. 25): Sherri Quammen nails it regarding “this [global] imbalance toward the masculine, dominator worldview.” I agree with her that this imbalance has “brought about endless wars, famine, environmental degradation, lust for power, greed and a complete lack of foresight.”

I would add to her list a lack of insight—a trait commonly associated with the feminine, but certainly not beyond the reach of anyone willing to develop it. I’m referring to the insight into human nature that understands that looking for points of conflict and addressing them civilly is more likely to result in community-building and consensus than vitriolic response to perceived warfare, particularly when none exists.

We live in a world where words are used as weapons. This has always been the case, but at no point in history do we have access to so many. Words alone cannot do the hard work of rebuilding our shattered world. Our futures do indeed depend on the paradigm shift of which Ms. Quammen speaks. I wish the U.S. would get out of the business of arming other nations, or even ourselves for that matter. But I do not see how the general incivility in the language we use with one another has been, thus far, able to change much of anything, except to polarize people of good will further.

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Let’s end the discrimination. You shouldn’t have to hide or feel ashamed as a medical marijuana patient. We have the right under California law to grow our own

medicine, collectively if we choose. Measure A consists of numerous claims of illegal grading, pesticides, upset neighbors and excessive plants. What it fails to mention is that most examples are from illegal grows on private and public lands. Current collectives have up to 16 members that work together and are generally located outside city limits away from schools, etc.

Measure A forces collectives to split into 16 separate locations, only creating more grow sites!

Measure A gives anyone, from anywhere, the right to say, “I don’t like medical marijuana and I want the garden removed” without proof of any nuisance to any neighbor.

This isn’t about protecting our neighbors anymore. This is about not liking medical marijuana and not agreeing with the voters of California.

Prohibition isn’t the answer. We have come too far forward from the “Reefer Madness” days to start taking steps backward. It is time for our elected officials to stop using scare tactics to instill fear in our community. I will vote NO on A and Yes on B. PAUL REYNOLDS Magalia

Boot them out I refuse to believe there are more than 50 percent of eligible voters in the North State who are either uninformed or deliberately ignorant of the fact of climate change due to human-caused pollution. Yet we continue to send climate change deniers to represent us in Sacramento and Washington.

Sen. Jim Nielsen should be arrested for lying about his residence. Candidate James Gallagher just sounds like another tea party hack. Doug LaMalfa’s proudest moment is feeding at the corporatefarm welfare trough while denying poor families access to food. His first priority as a new member of Congress was to join other idiots in reading the Constitution in a House session. Proving his reading ability is not what we hired him for, but that really is about all he has accomplished so far.

We have three very good options with CJ Jawahar for District 4 state Senate, Jim Reed for District 3 state Assembly, and Heidi Hall for District 1 U.S. House of Representatives. Do you have children? Get off your butt and vote!

RICH MEYERS Oroville

Remembering a friend Saturday, Sept. 27, Chico and I lost a good friend to cancer. Michael Pike was a Green Beret captain who served two tours in the war in Vietnam. Capt. Pike, after his military service, never gave up on community service. He was involved in our great community, including helping our Democratic candidate for public office.

While I served in Vietnam (1967-68) with the 101st Airborne, I did not know Capt. Pike. But …

I would have gladly served under him.

Many of the Vietnam generation that did survive the war (over 58,250 did not) have died since from a lot of war-related causes, at younger ages than others of our generation. But that is the price that many who serve in the military pay.

Just a few weeks ago, Capt.

Pike spoke to the City Council, so he was not giving up until he had to. Michael is onto his next “assignment,” and my wife (Jane Dolan) and I will always remember Michael’s help to us and to many others in Chico.

Our hearts go out to Chris Nelson, who lost her husband. Chris over the last two years has shown courage, commitment and devotion to a soldier who survived Vietnam but could not beat cancer.

BOB MULHOLLAND Chico

More on ISIS French critics of Islamic State beheadings prefer the guillotine.

STEPHEN T. DAVIS Chico

Lobbying for tax hike As a resident of this town for over 30 years and a former Paradise police chief, I believe that Measure C will help restore the public safety services that our town depends on.

Our town’s police department is committed to keeping our community safe. Yet, police staffing has been reduced up to 50 percent on some shifts to only two officers. If this temporary measure passes, we will have the revenue to restore some of these reduced services until we see better economic times.

We all want Paradise to remain safe. Safer schools and neighborhoods, and increased business and job opportunities aren’t going to happen otherwise. Our investing 5 cents for every $10 we spend on nonfood items is an investment in a more secure and safe town. And,

all of it stays in Paradise to benefit Paradise, rather than going to the wasteful state or federal government.

Our council has committed to priorities that will receive Measure C funding: police, fire, roads and animal services. Not town employee wages and benefits.

With your help, we can restore public safety services in Paradise.

Please, join me in voting yes on Measure C! CHRIS BUZZARD Paradise police chief, retired

On the assessor’s race I am very much in favor of Diane Brown for assessor. It appears to me that Bill [Connelly] does not know much if anything at all about appraising property. Diane has the experience, certifications required, and the smarts to do a wonderful job. Vote for Diane in November.

MARK WOODSON Chico

I would like to compliment the League of Women Voters for last week’s candidate forum, which I watched from home. The candidates were treated fairly and questions were asked in an impartial manner.

Of interest to me was the race for county assessor. I have done business with Bill Connelly before and found him to be honest, straightforward and highly accessible. This forum was a real test for him in his bid for assessor. He passed with flying colors. Of particular interest is the fact that the Assessor’s Office has been late in finishing their tax rolls, and that this cost the city of Chico thousands of dollars in loans to cover their costs.

Connelly’s opponent currently works in that office and is a part of this problem. She also admitted that she has supervised only three employees in her 30 years there.

As a county supervisor, Connelly supervises nearly 2,500. It’s clear that the Assessor’s Office needs new leadership, and Bill Connelly is an experienced leader. He has my confidence and my vote for this office.

JENNIFER LYON Chico

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PLASTIC BAG BAN FINALIZED

The nation’s first statewide ban of plastic bags was signed by Gov. Jerry Brown Sept. 30, finalizing a contentious law and vindicating more than 100 California cities and counties—including Chico—that have already passed similar bans.

Under Senate Bill 270, authored by Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima), grocery stores and pharmacies will cease distributing singleuse plastic bags after July 2015; single-use bags will be banned from convenience and liquor stores the following year, according to a press release from the governor’s office. The legislation also offers up to $2 million in competitive loans to businesses transitioning to the production of reusable bags.

This past spring, the Chico City Council voted to prohibit grocery stores from offering single-use plastic carryout bags.

Large retailers with grocery components must comply by Jan. 1. Smaller retailers that sell alcohol have an additional year to comply.

STOP, VANDALS!

A recent string of BB-gun related vandalism in Durham has some residents concerned— and at least one family member upset enough to do something about it. Oregonian Marvin Parker, whose father lives in Durham, said his family’s home was hit by BB-gun fire that took out windows, costing a pretty penny to replace. Other incidents in the community have included car windows being shot out.

“Vandalism is one of those crimes that affects the neighborhood through fear and economic impacts,” Parker said by phone.

So, what’s he going to do about it? He’s personally offering a $200 reward to anyone who gives information to the Butte County Sheriff’s Office that leads to an arrest.

“I don’t expect the police to use their resources investigating property crimes,” he said. Anyone with information on the vandalism should call BCSO at 538-7321.

CHICO ACTIVIST PASSES AWAY

Local political activist Michael Pike, 67, a retired nurse and Green Beret Vietnam vet, succumbed to cancer on Saturday, Sept. 27.

Pike (pictured) used his military past as a bedrock for credibility when critiquing America’s more recent military involvements. Last month, he spoke at a Chico City Council Internal Affairs meeting where a group calling itself Chico Military Heroes asked for a license to display banners honoring local active-duty military personnel on light posts along a number of roadways year-round.

“I honor the intentions of this group who wants to fly the banners,” he said, suggesting they would better be displayed on private, rather than public, property. “I saw a lot of combat and I don’t consider myself a hero.”

Pike was born in Wisconsin and married for the past 12 years to another nurse and Chico activist, Chris Nelson.

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Chico State President Paul Zingg (standing) prepares to leave the Academic Senate meeting in Kendall Hall on Thursday, Sept. 25.

Moments earlier, the embattled university president read a long statement to members of the senate and others who’d gathered at the standing-roomonly meeting.

A long time coming

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In light of provost’s resignation, Chico State confronts long-festering problems

wisdom holds that the first step of Cbersommon recovery is admitting there’s a problem. Memof Chico State’s Academic Senate took that

step last Thursday (Sept. 25) during a packed meeting in Kendall Hall, though what exactly the problem is by remains unclear—even to those Howard most involved.

Hardee An admission of dysfunction howardh@ from the university has been a newsreview.com long time coming, by most accounts, but the sudden resignation of Provost Belle Wei prompted the senate to action. On Sept. 11, Wei sent an email to colleagues citing “health and family reasons” for her departure, only two years after taking the job and just as the fall semester got underway. Wei’s predecessor, Sandra Flake, also unexpectedly stepped down after a short stint as the university’s second-in-command.

On Tuesday, Sept. 23, the Academic Senate’s agenda circulated around campus, and it contained only one item: consideration of a resolution titled “Request for Review of and Assistance in Strengthening Campus Co-Governance, Communication, and Morale.”

The document lists a host of issues, including recurrent problems with communication between administration and faculty, eroding stability in Academic Affairs, and “campus-wide deterioration of trust” due to lack of transparency during decision-making processes, particularly regarding the replacement of campus leaders.

“The stress, as a result of these actions, has led to a failure to maintain well-functioning relationships and a loss of morale,” the document reads.

The resolution is a nonbinding request for California State University Chancellor Timothy P.

White to appoint an independent consultant to evaluate problems on campus and offer solutions. On Thursday, after much deliberation, the Academic Senate voted 32-2 to approve the resolution, which has been sent to White, the CSU Board of Trustees and Chico State President Paul Zingg.

Though some members of the panel called Zingg’s leadership into question during the meeting, others maintain the issues are systemic.

“I think it would be wrong to pinpoint administration,” said Jennifer Meadows by phone this week. Meadows is vice chairwoman of the senate and a professor of communication design.

“This is something happening throughout the university.”

Zingg opened the Academic Senate’s

meeting on Thursday with a statement supporting the goals and values expressed in the resolution—namely, “the unequivocal focus of our work on student learning and success.”

“There is unity in our purpose,” he said. “There also needs to be unity in the manner and spirit with which we go about this work, the way in which we express differences in opinion.” He then left the room to allow an uncensored discussion.

During a phone interview, Zingg acknowledged he’s never confronted a “formal expression of concern” of this magnitude during his 11 years leading Chico State.

“I’ve always found a way through conversation to overcome concerns about communication or direction,” he said. “My career has been characterized to a great degree by that kind of commitment and openness. So this [resolution] is disappointing, but for me it just underscores why I need to be mindful of the concerns that have been expressed and to redouble my efforts to address them.”

One source of unease highlighted by Wei’s resignation is the high turnover rate of experienced faculty members and administrators, especially in Academic Affairs, Meadows said.

“My concern as a faculty member is that Academic Affairs—the area under which I work—has been in disarray for the last couple of years,” she said.

“We’ve lost two provosts; we lost a vice provost; all of our deans have turned over. The longest-standing dean we have has been here just over a year. We don’t have a lot of experience here, and it feels really unstable.”

Zingg agrees that the university’s inability to retain institutional knowl-

edge is troubling, but says his hands are tied by “abysmal” compensation levels that have remained static throughout the CSU system since the worst of the national economic downturn.

“We’re not attracting faculty and we’re not retaining faculty,” he said.

“Faculty wages have essentially been frozen for the last seven years. That is not a decision that I, or any president, makes. That is the result of collective bargaining. … I certainly understand the frustration.”

Kathy Kaiser, a sociology professor and longtime Academic Senate member, offered a similar account of the Sociology Department, which recently lost two faculty members. One left to pursue a more lucrative job offer, while the other died after a struggle with cancer.

“Here we have two shining stars, very productive faculty members, and we lose both of them for different reasons,” she said. “How many new hires do we have?

Two. And what does administration talk about? ‘Oh, my gosh, you have two more faculty members.’ No—we have zero net gain. But the student load, the number of majors in the department, has increased by almost double.”

But these are specific problems, and asking both Kaiser and Meadows to pinpoint the root of the campus-wide issues—and when they arose in the first place—was unfruitful.

“If you were to ask different segments of campus when the sense of crisis became more dramatic, you’d get somewhat varied responses,” Kaiser offered.

“I can’t answer that question,” Meadows said. “That’s why we’re asking for an outside consultant to come in and really look at this, ask those questions and see things from a different perspective.”

Zingg declined to comment specifically on

Wei’s resignation, citing the confidentiality of personnel matters. But the outspoken Kaiser offered her take.

“I think [Wei] wasn’t being given the decision-making authority a provost should have,” she said. “If you come into a situation where there’s been instability, and other leaders on campus increase their power, you may decide this is a losing situation.

“When people are talking about cogovernance and stability, they’re talking about a clear framing of responsibilities.”

As for the resolution, White is not obligated to respond to the request, and even if he does, no timetable is set for when the independent review process will begin.

Meadows said she hopes it’s sooner rather than later.

“A lot of people are upset because, across the board, people love Chico State,” she said. “We really love this institution and we feel like it’s in trouble.” Ω

The road to recovery

Jennifer Goodbody has ridden thousands of miles through at least three different countries with Ride 2 Recovery.

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Chico woman joins other wounded veterans on bicycle ride from Bay Area to Los Angeles ’m just trying to get in as many miles as I “I can,” Jennifer Goodbody said earlier this week, having just returned to Chico from a

roughly 40-mile morning bike ride to the foothill community of Cohasset.

The nearly 20-mile climb is just a drop in the bucket compared to the miles she plans to cover next week. On Sunday (Oct. 5), Goodbody, an Army veteran injured in Iraq in 2004, will join other wounded soldiers for a 465-mile bicycle trek from Palo Alto to Los Angeles.

Goodbody attained the rank of staff sergeant during her six-year military career, which was cut short when a mortar exploded near her. She sustained a traumatic brain injury as a result of the attack and was given an honorable discharge from the military. But as she readjusted to civilian life, she realized her personal battles were far from over.

“A couple of years after Iraq, my mom passed away, and I went through a severe episode of depression,” Goodbody, now 41, said during a recent phone interview. “Then, just as I started coming out of that, the PTSD [post-traumatic stress disorder] started manifesting and I thought I was going completely crazy.”

Today, she remains greatly affected by her injury and illness. Goodbody said she is hyper-alert much of the time, has short-term memory issues, and continues to fight depression. She said she sometimes finds it difficult to be around people and go out in public, not-

ing that she relies on a service dog for assistance. Her symptoms were once much worse, however, requiring up to 10 medications to manage, until she discovered in 2011 what’s proven to be a more effective treatment— cycling.

“I was sent to Women’s Trauma Recovery Program at the Palo Alto VA hospital,” Goodbody said. “That’s where I found cycling. It became part of my treatment plan, and I’ve been riding ever since.”

That same year, Goodbody also became involved with Ride 2 Recovery, an organization that raises money to support cycling programs at military and Veterans Administration locations around the United States, using the sport to help vets with all manner of injuries.

R2R hosts about a half-dozen annual Challenges—city-to-city endurance rides— throughout the country, and sometimes over-

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seas (the Normandy Challenge, for example, follows in the footsteps of American troops who landed on D-Day during World War II).

Riders with severe physical injuries participate by using recumbent, tandem and handoperated cycles.

The annual California Challenge, from the Bay Area to Los Angeles, is the longest and most grueling of the endurance events. It also was Goodbody’s introduction to R2R rides, and the race she’s currently training for.

“Even though it will be my fifth time on this Challenge, I still struggle every time,” she said. This year’s ride is special to her because it begins at the Palo Alto facility where she was first introduced to cycling.

Goodbody has ridden in so many other Challenges—throughout the United States and in France, Belgium and Italy—that she’s forgotten the exact number. She said the R2R runs, and her almost-daily year-round cycling routine, has been essential to her recovery.

“Cycling has been instrumental,” she said.

“I don’t think I’d be where I’m at now without it. It’s so part of my life now that I can’t go Ride along: Jennifer Goodbody without it.

“It does all of the jobs is trying to establish a that antidepressants do veterans’ cycling for you,” she added, notgroup in Chico. ing she now takes only Interested parties should contact her two medications, and at jeng@ride2 hopes to whittle that to recovery.com one by year’s end.

Goodbody said the most appealing part of participating in R2R is the camaraderie and teamwork shared among the veterans, whom she describes as an amazing group of people. R2R became even more a part of her life recently, as she was hired as the organization’s director of veterans’ assistance in August.

As R2R challenges are also public awareness and outreach events, several celebrations are planned along the course. In Solvang, on Oct. 9, for example, the riders will be treated to a dinner reception hosted by comedian Dennis Miller. With so many R2R Challenges under her belt, Goodbody has met a few other celebrities in her day, including when Tony Dorsett and other NFL players joined the vets on a Texas Challenge. “We’ve done some outreach to the NFL, because football players sometimes experience the same type of brain injuries sustained by soldiers,” she explained.

And who was the most impressive celebrity she’s met through her cycling ventures?

“Oh, my gosh, I met the king of Belgium,” Goodbody gushed, referring to a July 2012 run-in with Albert II. “It was so cool and really funny … I had no idea what I was supposed to do or say, because I’d never met a king before. He was like a really nice grandpa.”

—KEN SMITH kens@newsreview.com

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to test soil around the city for cancer-causing dioxin.

The Oroville Dioxin Education Committee (ODEC), whose goal is to “educate and prepare community members, to raise awareness, and to lead the effort to safeguard our community against dioxin,” recently received $3,000 in grants from The Rose Foundation, an Oakland-based organization concerned with environmental health issues.

Dioxin has been linked to human reproductive and developmental problems, damaged immune systems and cancer, but many of the people who live in the area have remained unaware of its presence and danger.

Local pollution has been linked to fires in 1963 and 1987 at the now-closed Koppers woodtreatment plant in the Highway 70 Industrial Park as well as emmissions from the Pacific Oroville Power Inc. (POPI) cogeneration plant, owned by New Jersey-based Covanta, which ceased operations in 2012.

Geologist John Lane, of Chico Environmental Science and Planning, will do the dioxin testing, which he has done in the past for the Butte County District Attorney’s Office investigation into POPI’s operations.

“We’ll be looking for patterns and what is the exposure at sensitive receptors,” he said, “which includes places like schools, places where there is human activity.”

He said dioxin is not watersoluble, which means there is not a lot of concern about direct groundwater contamination.

“However, it does get into body fats and so if it gets into the river it can affect fish and wildlife,” he said.

Lane is working on a plan that will include a total of 30 tests for dioxins in the area to try to establish patterns and gain a better idea of just how contaminated the area is. Dioxin tests cost about $850 Scientist John Lane tests for dioxin-laced soil south of Oroville.

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Inset: Lesley Kuykendall, director of the Oroville Dioxin Education Committee, says more funding is needed to continue the testing.

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each, which means the ongoing project will call for more funding.

Seven samples Lane gathered for the district attorney’s investigation indicated there were at least 40 parts per trillion of dioxin present, which the Department of Toxic Substance Control and the World Health Organization call the “regulation action level”—the level at which actions should be undertaken to protect the public.

Earlier this year, the U.S. Environ-

mental Protection Agency awarded Oroville two grants, totaling $750,000, through the Brownfields Program, which is designed to help communities “prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfields.”

Brownfields are defined as properties where development “may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.”

Don Rust, Oroville planning and development services director, said he has met with representatives from the Butte Environmental Council—which formed ODEC last year—to talk about the grants, but warned they may not meet ODEC’s needs.

“It can’t go to dioxin testing,” he said. “It goes to brownfield assessment. Basically this is for people to volunteer to help clear their properties so they can be developed.”

Those properties include abandoned commercial and industrial sites from Oro Dam Boulevard south along Fifth Avenue to Georgia Pacific Way. The program provides testing for contaminates such as petroleum and heavy metals, but not dioxin.

Mark Stemen, a Chico State professor and president of the BEC board of directors, offered an analogy comparing the EPA grants with those from the Rose Foundation.

“BEC’s grant allows them to look for the needle in the haystack,” he said. “Oroville’s grant helps them build a new barn for the haystack.”

Still, he said, the two projects are “compatible and complementary,” and that BEC has received letters of support from both the Butte County Public Health Department and Supervisor Bill Connelly.

Lesley Kuykendall, a native of New

Zealand who has lived in Oroville with her husband, Tom, since 1980, took over as head of ODEC last year from former BEC member Julia Murphy soon after it was formed.

“Last summer Julia had two or three meetings at the Oroville Library and she had people from some of the different agencies there,” Kuykendall said. “They gave us a summary of what they had discovered with the … testing and said they were looking for local people to take up the work.

They had run out of funding.”

Kuykendall has put together information on the dioxin situation to hand out to locals and said people are becoming more interested and asking for more information.

“At this time I can’t tell them too much because we need to do more soil testing.”

—TOM GASCOYNE tomg@newsreview.com

Chicoan Henry Lomeli leads partner Laura Thompson-Nelson through the Alaskan wilderness, where they were strapped together for two weeks.

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Below: Lomeli on his way home from Alaska.

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Attached at the hip Chico outdoorsman goes on a TV adventure of a lifetime bout a year ago, Chicoan Henry Acovery Lomeli applied to be on the Dischannel show Naked and

Afraid. He wasn’t chosen for that series—which pits a couple of strangers against nature in nothing but what they were born in—but he did get a call from a casting agent to be on a new show called Tethered.

“Instead of being naked and afraid, I was tethered and clothed and afraid,” Lomeli said during a recent phone interview.

The series, which debuts at 10 p.m. Sunday (Oct. 5) on Discovery, matches two strangers— one an outdoorsy type and the other, well, not—and literally tethers them together before sending them off into the wilderness. Given a crude map marking an extraction point and a few survival tools, the pair have two weeks to make the journey to be rescued.

“Our mission was to travel close to 30 miles and make it to the extraction point and survive without tapping out,” Lomeli said.

“How we got there was up to us.

We were given no route—we had to use our knowledge of the terrain and landscape navigation.”

Lomeli is no stranger to the outdoors. A wildlife biologist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife for 23 years who also

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Henry Lomeli’s episode of Tethered is scheduled to air at 10 p.m. Oct. 12 on the Discovery channel.

leads eco-tours along the Sacramento River, he has experience with animals including bears and mountain lions, and he can make fire and identify plant species. He was tethered to Laura ThompsonNelson, an Air Force veteran. They didn’t meet—or even know anything about each other—until they were attached at the hip by a 6-foot cord.

“I was hoping I’d be paired with a survival expert and we could use each others’ skills,” Lomeli said. “But we struggled.

She’s 46, from New York, and does not have a lot of outdoor skills. It was a little bit of a disappointment.”

But that’s the point of the show, to pair two different personalities with varying degrees of outdoor experience, plop them in the middle of nowhere and see what happens. Lomeli, 47, and ThompsonNelson found themselves on Afognak Island, just north of Kodiak Island in Alaska. Other pairs wound up everywhere from Panama to the Smoky Mountains.

“Once I knew about where I was going to be, I started talking to local guides and outfitters, to pump them for information,” Lomeli said. He had about a month to learn as much as he could about the region’s edible plants, wildlife and terrain. “I memorized the tide tables. Alaska has some of the largest tidal planes in the world.

The tide comes in and it can cover up a half a mile of coast. So when we swam, we went at low tide and took a half mile off our swim.”

When it came to the actual journey, Lomeli recalls it as laborious.

“Everything was work,” he said.

And while some of his preplanning definitely paid off, “I did end up poisoning myself and my partner.”

Going into it, Lomeli was prepared for an adventure. What he may not have been prepared for was the emotional impact the journey, shared with a complete stranger, would have.

“It made me much less judgmental about my fellow human beings, more accepting of people’s backgrounds, more tolerant,” he said. “Things that would normally bother you don’t matter anymore after being through something like that.”

As for Lomeli’s relationship with his tethered friend, Thompson-Nelson, he said the bond they created in the Alaskan wilderness together is still strong. They text and chat regularly.

“There were a lot of experiences that we shared together. Now I get to share them with the world,” he said. None of the participants have seen the edited versions of their episodes, so Lomeli will be tuning in with the rest of us on Oct. 12 to see how it all turned out.

“We had lights and cameras in our faces for two weeks straight, 24 hours a day. To pick out 45 minutes of that … there was so much more that took place.

“It was the most challenging and life-changing experience I’ve ever endured.”

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GREENWAYS More than 300,000 people flood the streets of New York City on behalf of the planet.

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H&M, Mars, Nestlé, and Philips—announced the launch of an initiative to get 100 of the world’s biggest companies to commit by 2020 to using 100 percent renewable power.

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housands of protesters, from California to overseas, conTmonth verged on lower Manhattan in New York City earlier this (Sept. 21-22) in a “flood Wall Street” action, with a

rallying cry to stop capitalism—described by organizers as the root cause of the crisis.

At the same time just a few blocks away, a 90-year-old museum and library dedicated to the memory of financier J.P. Morgan played host as executives from some of the most successful companies on Earth pledged to lead the way to a low-carbon future.

The gatherings were anything but ironic. They both came in advance of the United Nations’ Climate Summit and both aimed to address the impacts of climate change and how they could further the effort to curb it. As for the executives, however, there were some questions left unanswered as to how much effect corporations have on the environment and what emphasis they’re willing to put on aiding, rather than harming, the planet.

“We never try to steer the consumer,” said Tim Cook, chief executive of Apple, during the executive meeting. “We try to proAbout this story: vide them something really, really This story was great, that when they see it, they originally published in couldn’t live without it.”

The Daily Climate, an Cook didn’t unveil a new cliindependent news mate solution that will have people service covering energy, the lining up as for an iPhone 6. But he environment and expressed faith that Apple can play climate change. a transformative role with steps Find it online at like its drive for 100 percent www.dailyclimate.org. renewable energy in its data centers. “We are transparent about what we are doing at the product level, and that will drive consumer behavior,” he said. “If you have enough companies doing that, consumers will vote with their dollars.”

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upbeat, corporate-oriented pep rally one day in advance of the Climate Summit, the largest gathering of heads of state to discuss climate change since the ill-fated 2009 U.N. session at Copenhagen. The Climate Week NYC gathering was organized by nonprofits that focus on the potential of business-environmental partnerships, The Climate Group and CDP, a nonprofit helping companies measure and disclose environmental impacts.

Climate Week participants sought to claim kinship with the People’s March that saw a reported 300,000 people from around the world take to New York’s streets.

U.N. Secretary Gen. Ban Ki-moon, appearing before the business group, recounted linking arms with New York Mayor Bill Di Blasio and joining the protest, the most ardent he had witnessed since pro-democracy rallies in his youth in Korea. “I hope the leaders of the world are listening to these yearnings and aspirations,” he said.

Although the Climate Week session focused mostly on win-win

stories of companies adopting clean energy and efficiency, there was acknowledgement that some members of the business fraternity have been part of the carbon emissions problem.

“Let’s face it. There’s a private sector, and there’s another private sector,” said Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the United Nations’ Framework Convention on Climate Change. “That other private sector has a coordinated voice and it’s pretty well-funded. So the fact that you’ve all come together is a huge, huge plus.”

Figueres said the People’s March was “a very, very fervent call” for action. “Today, the message coming from you,” she said, addressing the business leaders, “is that we can address climate change. We have the ingenuity.

“Tomorrow my expectation is that governments will step up and answer,” she added.

World Bank President Jim Young Kim appeared at the corporate session to announce the formation of a new Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition, with 73 national and 11 regional governments and more than 1,000 companies and investors that support putting a price on carbon. And a group of businesses—including IKEA, Swiss Re, Formula E,

talk and not a lot of action. In an acknowledgement that voluntary action by companies will not be enough, some of the executives noted that the biggest stumbling block they face in this drive is the lack of clear regulatory guidance.

Steve Howard, chief sustainability officer of the IKEA Group, said wavering government commitment on clean energy has held up or halted “screwdriver-ready projects” on renewable energy.

“We know where the wind is, we know where the sun is.

The technology is extremely predictable. We know how to get the projects done,” he said. “The only uncertainty we face is policy uncertainty.”

Secretary of State John Kerry, who delivered the keynote address at the daylong session, said that one of the greatest frustrations in the international talks is the failure by governments to see the economic benefits of action.

“Think of the jobs that could be created,” he said. The energy economy is “the mother of all markets.”

Robert Rubin, the former Goldman Sachs executive who

served as U.S. Treasury Secretary during the Clinton administration, told the gathering that he believes that one reason for national and international inaction is that economic reports and projects fail to incorporate the profound impacts and potential impacts of climate change.

Government fiscal projections should be including climate change impacts, he said. He called for development of a “parallel GDP” that incorporates the projected irreversible and cumulative impact that buildup of greenhouse gas can have on the planet and economic output.

“The nonlinearity of the risks is what has most troubled me,” he said. “These are risks we cannot put off. We absolutely must act now.” Ω

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Challenging clutter Natalie Conrad calls October a perfect month for conquering your clutter at home. “It’s right after summer and back-to-school, which can be busy. And, it’s right before the holidays, so you get to really set the stage for the season.” Conrad is “The Organizing Mentor,” a selfstyled Chico teacher and personal decluttering coach. She’s inviting people to participate in Organize to Downsize: 30 Day Declutter Challenge, Oct. 1-30—at no cost to them.

Conrad, 49, is a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers, as well as the Institute for Challenging Disorganization, and Faithful Organizers. She previously worked in banking, finance and administration, and said her previous employers were appreciative of her organizational skills. A Philadelphia native, she grew up in many places in a military family before settling in Sacramento. She moved to Chico four years ago. To register for the challenge, which begins with a kick-off Sept. 29, go to www.o2dchallenge.eventbrite.com.

Participants get a 30-day decluttering calendar with daily tasks, a weekly group coaching call, and access to a private Facebook page for daily encouragement and tips.

Conrad can be reached at 643-7496 or online at www.TheOrganizingMentor.com

How did you decide to start an organizing business?

I had to take a leave of absence from my job in Sacramento to take care of my son, who was ill at the time. I started enjoying reading

again, about doing what your passion is, and not just working for a paycheck. I thought, “What is my passion?” And I have always enjoyed organizing—it’s just in my DNA. I’ve been doing it [professionally] 9 1/2 years now. It’s lots of fun.

How do you actually help people become more organized?

We have a declutter group with 125 members, though only about 20 people actually show up in person. It’s very emotional for people.

People have so much guilt, shame and fear over their clutter. It’s a courage thing to show up. I’m passionate about helping people with their clutter. I love when I teach a certain subject that helps them feel empowered. I use lots of media. I just want to reach as many people as I can. My favorite are the workshops and classes [in person]. I’m at my happiest when

their eyes light up at a new idea.

Why do the “30-Day Declutter Challenge”?

Personal coaches have challenges, like boot camps, so I thought, “How can I do that?” The key is to take small steps. Don’t look at the whole monster. It’s all about forward motion. Some improvement is better than not any at all. I had someone say she was going to be on vacation the first week of October—could she still take the challenge? Of course. You don’t have to compare yourself to others. If you can end October in a better place than you began, you’ve made forward progress. Once people get there, they realize they feel lighter and freer. It [clutter] can become the one thing that holds them back, before they can do what they really want. It can be that last obstacle.

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One of my favorite things about living in Chico is being able to enjoy a meal outdoors. I’m not much of a nature gal, but if I have the option, I’d much rather enjoy a burger on a patio than in an air-conditioned restaurant.

Fortunately, Chico has a wealth of great outdoor dining options, and one local business is looking to make that experience even better.

Gary and Nadya Lewis, who own The Pour House at the North Valley Plaza, have submitted plans to the city to enhance the large patio space that their business currently uses at the corner of Cohasset and East Avenue. The plans are far from standard and, according to Gary, would create an atmosphere unparalleled in the state.

“It’s not just a large patio. It’s not just an extension of more tables and more umbrellas and more chairs. It will be a premier outdoor dining experience,” he said.

The preliminary plans, which went to the Architectural Review and Historic Preservation Board in early September, include a new large gazebo, outdoor bar, infrared heaters, a fire pit, lounge furniture, a large art feature and, the most intriguing part to me, a giant outdoor LCD video wall.

Lewis envisions patrons sitting out on the patio watching Sunday football games or families coming midweek to sit under the stars and take in a flick. The Pour House, which opened three years ago, already has a 135inch screen in the banquet room for sports viewing, but the new outdoor screen would be truly unique.

The designs are still conceptual and the project was continued to a later ARHPB meeting, but it is an exciting prospect for that space. Weeks ago I wrote about another likely addition to the North Valley Plaza, Buffalo Wild Wings, and that prediction was spot on. The eatery is working on getting its liquor liscense. I also know there’s yet another innovative project that is moving forward with plans for development there, though the players aren’t ready for it to hit print.

Lewis said the collaborative efforts of all these businesses toward new development and renovation are bringing a new energy to the shopping center.

“We are reinventing North Chico,” he said.

Until the plans for the new patio at Pour House come to fruition, you can continue to enjoy the restaurant’s deep-fried artichoke hearts or sweet potato fries on their current patio, which is already a fabulous outdoor location.

I drive by that corner often and, unless it is raining, almost always see people sitting under the restaurant’s bistro lights for happy hour, or sipping on Starbucks, which shares the patio space with The Pour House.

Speaking of Starbucks, their new South Chico location opened last week at the corner of Skyway and Notre Dame. The former Bank of America building had an established ATM drive-thru, which has been retooled for the coffee chain.

The newest spot is in the same shopping center as locally owned Cal Java, and becomes the fifth standalone Starbucks in the city, the second with a drive-thru.

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HEALTHLINES Breast cancer survivors and firefighters model during The Celebration in 2012.

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ADVOCATES ON EVERY CAMPUS

All 23 California State University campuses— including Chico State—will appoint independent, on-campus advocates for victims of sexual assault, lawmakers announced Sept. 22.

In July, U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and U.S. Rep. Susan Davis (D-San Diego) introduced federal legislation under which all colleges and universities that receive federal funding must appoint advocates to support victims with emergency medical care, guidance on reporting assaults to law enforcement and information on their legal rights, according to the Los Angeles Times. Just last month, Boxer asked California’s colleges to voluntarily adopt the provisions.

A federal audit of Chico State’s Title IX compliance, released in June, found the university lacking in the areas of training employees how to respond to reports of sexual assault and educating students on what campus resources are available.

The new provisions include a system-wide Title IX compliance officer.

BIRTH CONTROL OVERPAY

CVS Health recently charged about 11,000 women co-payments for generic birth control—a violation of the Affordable Care Act—while pharmacies at Target and Walgreens have been asked to address similar complaints of illegal co-pays.

The ACA mandates that insurers provide access to no-cost birth control, but some pharmacists may not be aware of the requirements, according to California Healthline. After an inquiry from Rep. Jackie Speier, CVS admitted a price-coding error and began mailing refund checks to women throughout the country who were overcharged.

Speier also asked Walgreens and Target to ensure their pharmacists are trained “to know and apply the basic principles of the Affordable Care Act.”

SODA TAX BREWING

Residents of San Francisco and Berkeley will vote on whether to tax sugar-sweetened beverages in November, and the outcomes may have national implications.

In San Francisco, Proposition E would tax 2 cents per ounce of sugary beverages, which would raise an estimated $30 million annually for nutrition and physical education programs, according to California Healthline. That measure would require a two-thirds majority vote to pass; a poll conducted in May found that 54 percent of San Francisco residents support Prop. E, while 44 percent opposed it.

In Berkeley, however, Measure D would impose a penny-per-ounce tax on sweetened drinks— which would bring an estimated $1 million to $3 million to the city’s general fund— and needs a simple majority vote to pass.

Analysts say that if either measure becomes law, other municipalities across the country could follow suit, but if both fail, cities could be discouraged from even considering a sugary-beverage tax.

Send your health-related news tips to Howard Hardee at howardh@newsreview.com.

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Models on a mission Breast cancer survivors and firefighters set to strut their stuff for a worthy cause by

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hen Kathy Lanpheir moved to Chico in W 2009, she learned of a charity fashion show in which breast cancer survivors

were models. Being a survivor herself, she was eager to attend, but the show sold out well in advance.

The show came together again in 2012, and Lanpheir took the stage as a model.

Last year she stepped up as co-chair, along with Ronnie Campbell, and now 38 other women—plus one man—are following in her footsteps.

The Celebration will take place Friday and Saturday (Oct. 3-4) at the Palms in Chico. It will benefit the Celebration Compassion Fund through Enloe Medical Center, which helps cancer patients and their families defray expenses not covered by health insurance. Even with this year’s expansion to two presentations instead of one, demand for tickets has remained high.

The event coincides with Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The show features the models wearing outfits provided by local clothing stores, escorted by Chico firefighters, and performing in skits and musical numbers.

Their ages range from 24 to 84.

Lanpheir remembers being “excited but

scared” about her first foray into modeling, at age 67, but came away feeling enriched.

“It’s a special club that you belong to after you’ve had breast cancer, and I wanted to meet others who had the same experience as myself,” said Lanpheir, who’d moved from Fairfield to Chico in order to be closer to her son. The Celebration “showed me how strong we are, and I got to see women—especially the younger ones—who are so upbeat and willing to try anything. I didn’t realize it would be so powerful to meet other [survivors].”

Charlene Mikeska understands the power

of that experience. She, too, is a breast cancer survivor, and while living in Marin County, she took part in the event that

inspired The Celebration, called Stepping Out to Celebrate Life. She modeled in the second Marin County show, in 1997, and helped organize the event each year until retiring to Chico in 2006.

“I vowed, when I moved up here, that I wanted to start something similar,” Mikeska recalled. “It has really caught on.

It’s really inspirational and empowering to the models as well as to the audience.

Usually, by the end of it, everybody is on their feet, swaying to the music or clapping or whistling cat-calls.”

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APPOINTMENT LOOKIN’ FOR SOME TOUCH The annual Touch of Chico event, a benefit for KZFR Community Radio, will offer massage and body work at a rate of $1 per minute from noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 5, at the Chico Creek Nature Center (1968 E. Eighth St.). Festivities will include vendors, food and a lineup of local musicians. Go to www.kzfr.org for more information.

The Highest Level of Care to Beat Cancer CanCer is a life-Changing and terrifying event for anyone who gets that diagnosis and for everyone who cares about them. Nearly every family has experience with cancer and according to a report by the President’s Cancer Panel, 41% of Americans will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Fortunately, thanks to medical science and early detection, the vast majority of people with cancer survive the ordeal, according to the American Cancer Society’s 2013 report.

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Though her personal experience is with breast cancer, and all the models battled that specific disease, Mikeska committed to “spread the money around to all cancer patients,” she said. “That makes me feel really good. And the money does stay in the county—that’s a big issue for me.”

To produce The Celebration shows, Mikeska approached Deverie Jarrett. Chicoans may know Jarrett for her interior design work—she taught for 10 years at Butte College and runs her own firm, Deverie Jarrett Design—but she’s also a former model with runway experience.

Jarrett didn’t want the event to be a traditional fashion show; she envisioned a performance. Thus, she’s integrated music, dance and acting into the repertoire. She also sought a variation on the Marin County tradition of having escorts for the models, so she walked into Chico Fire Station No. 1.

“What these guys do for a living is save lives and these women, and the one male model this year, are all survivors,” she said. “I thought these guys should be given recognition as well.

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Jim Lucanic, a Chico firefighter since 2006, connected with Jarrett and helped rally colleagues to the cause. He’s one of 14 with Chico FD participating this weekend; it’s his third time.

“You have to see the shows to see how far we step out of our box,” he said with a laugh. “At the last rehearsal, being around four guys I work with all the time, dancing around in circles, we were like, ‘Wow, I never thought I’d see you do that!’

“But look at the cause—it’s for a great cause.”

The models, too, step out of the box and their comfort zone by “putting themselves out there,” he said.

According to Lanpheir, the firefighters make that step a lot easier.

“The firefighters are our heroes,” Lanpheir said. “They treat us like we are the most beautiful things in the world. There’s no discrimination; we all flirt, we all laugh, and the firemen are so kind to all the women. It’s very emotional for me to see that part of it.” Ω

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“A greater issue is the Chico Police Department. Nobody wants them.

They have an aggressive form of law enforcement. … There’s an overall distrust.

The same is true of Chico city government.” hood was annexed. Let them learn about and discuss the issue and decide for themselves, she urged.

Council members seemed to think annexation was unavoidable. “This is kind of a prearranged wedding here,” Vice Mayor Mark Sorensen said. “It’s a question not of if, but when. I figure annexation will happen in less than five years even without this agreement.”

Council members weren’t happy about it, however. “This is the worst time for the city to annex,” Councilwoman Ann

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Unless they live there, are visiting someone who does, or work at Chapman Elementary School, they’ve got no reason to venture into them.

The neighborhoods are anomalies in another way, as well.

Surrounded by the city, they are the last major “urban islands” of county land in greater Chico, semi-rural enclaves where property is cheap, services are few, and folks mind their own business.

Many residents like it that way. They don’t want anything to do with the city—not even the right to vote in city elections.

Although they drive on city streets and roads, work in the city, shop in the city, enjoy city-owned parks, and in numerous ways are affected by decisions made by the City Council and city commissions, they prefer to remain politically separate.

This was amply evident on Aug. 19, when the City Council deliberated whether to sign an agreement between the city and the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) that would have led, in five years’ time, to annexation of the two neighborhoods, which together comprise 138 acres and about 1,300 residents.

LAFCo had approved the agreement unanimously on Aug. 7.

About 10 people spoke on the issue, and all were opposed to annexation. Wanda Story, a longtime resident of Chapmantown, told the council, “You can’t offer me anything I don’t already have.”

Others pointed out that the city, with its financial problems, was in no shape to take on more responsibility. As 82-year-old Jackie McKenney, whose family has lived in Chapmantown since 1929, put it, “You can’t take care of the city you’ve got.”

Donald Cook, who lives in the Mulberry district, agreed with her. “I can’t really see what I’m going to gain from it,” he said. “I don’t want sidewalks, I don’t want gutters. I like my little island in the county.”

Former Butte County Supervisor Jane Dolan, who represented the neighborhoods for more than 30 years, insisted that the residents, “not a bureaucratic self-selected committee” such as LAFCo, should be able to decide whether their neighbor-

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and otherwise—suggests the council will hold its collective nose and approve it, but you never know. Some council members have indicated they are opposed on principle to forced annexation, but does a majority of the panel feel that way?

And even if the council nixes the agreement, will the neighborhoods be protected from annexation? And will residents ever get to vote on it? Read on.

The Chapmantown neighborhood, or at least the unincorporated

part of it, is located between Little Chico Creek and East 16th Street on the north and south, and Boucher Street and the 20th Street Community Park on the west and east (see map).

Like the Mulberry neighborhood—a smaller area of about

six square blocks just east of Fair Street and north of the fairgrounds—Chapmantown is a mix of dwelling types. Many of its houses are neatly tended and carefully maintained by their workingclass owners. Others are in varying stages of disrepair, from only slightly run-down to decrepit. Singlefamily homes are interspersed with single-wides, duplexes, small apartment complexes, empty lots and the occasional small church.

Unlike most of Chico, Chapmantown has no sidewalks, curbs or gutters. Street lights are few and far between. Human waste goes into septic systems, not the city sewer.

Residents opposed to annexation say they like it this way. The neighborhood, with its abundance of trees, has a rural feel, and they enjoy being able to see the stars at night.

They’re proud of the fact that Chapmantown is the most diverse neighborhood in Chico, with a higher percentage of people of color—Latino, black, Southeast Asian—than any other. Historically, it’s been thought of as Chico’s “poor neighborhood,” where housing costs are lower than elsewhere, which explains why it has attracted many recent immigrants.

If its residents are put off by being referred to as Chico’s “poor neighborhood,” they don’t show it.

By and large they’re rather proud of their little community, of its uniqueness and grit and diversity.

Longtime residents have known for years that eventually Chapmantown will be annexed to the city.

Mark Hooper, a registered nurse who with his wife, Christy Santos, bought a house there in 1979, says at the time his real-estate agent told

“LAFCo is seven people who are going to do whatever they want.”

—Lifelong Chapmantown resident Floyd Wood

“It’s a question not of if, but when.

I figure annexation will happen in less than five years even without this agreement.”

—Chico Vice Mayor Mark Sorensen

In recent years, the city and LAFCo have squabbled over how to bring these neighborhoods into the city. The commission is a state-mandated local agency made up of representatives from various jurisdictions that, among other things, oversees boundary changes to cities and special districts. It is responsible for assuring that boundaries are logical and lead to the efficient provision of services.

LAFCo and the city have butted heads also because of the city’s practice of allowing sewer hookups in the Chapman/Mulberry neighborhood and elsewhere illegally— that is, without requiring that the properties be annexed to the city, without obtaining authorization from LAFCo, and without paying LAFCo’s fees. Some 62 homes have been connected in that way. The practice has been discontinued, but the hookups remain unauthorized.

The conflict came to a head when the commission chairman, Chico attorney Carl Leverenz, suggested in a Dec. 19, 2013, letter to the city that, unless their differences were resolved and an annexation plan was developed, LAFCo might sue.

The letter was discussed at the council’s Jan. 21, 2014, meeting. By then the city had finished extending sewer lines into Chapman/Mulberry but, because of its fiscal crisis, believed it couldn’t afford more annexations.

The city’s community development director, Mark Wolfe, agreed with the commission that the 62 hookups were illegal.

“We did make some mistakes,” he told the council at that January meeting.

The council was worried about costs. In 2013 Butte County had done a study, using city of Chico data, on how much it would cost the city to annex the neighborhoods. Although it found that revenues and expenses would be about equal and there would be negligible additional cost to the city, council members were skeptical. (See “FAQs about annexation,” page 23, to see what additional expenses residents will incur under the plan.)

Steve Lucas, LAFCo’s executive officer, reminded the council that annexation doesn’t mandate additional services.

However, council members, who know how insistent constituents can be when they want services, weren’t convinced.

They voted unanimously to direct city staff to come up with a third option—a “win-win-win solution” for the city, county and LAFCo, as Schwab put it—and to pursue negotiations with LAFCo. Chico Mayor Scott Gruendl later met with Leverenz, and they agreed to set up an ad-hoc committee to negotiate an agreement that would meet both parties’ needs. Gruendl, Sorensen and Councilwoman Mary Goloff were the city’s representatives on the committee.

Ron Angle and his wife, Jeanne, have lived in Chapmantown

him it would be annexed in a couple of years. “This isn’t new,” he said. “Everybody knew it was coming.”

The turning point came in 1990. State water-quality officials

had determined that the many septic systems on the numerous unincorporated pockets in Chico were contributing to nitrate pollution, and that year they ordered them removed. Since then the city has extended sewer lines without requiring annexation but has annexed 7,000 residents under its voluntary program, increasing the city’s size by 33 percent.

With the annexation earlier this year of an unincorporated island along Stewart Avenue west of Nord Avenue, only two large areas remain in the county: Chapmantown and Mulberry.

since 1990. Most of his neighbors, he insists, do not favor annexation. “If they had a vote today, 70 percent would be opposed,” he said.

For more than 30 years the area was represented on the county Board of Supervisors by Jane Dolan. She worked hard on Chapman/Mulberry’s behalf, helping its residents organize and prepare a neighborhood plan that remains in effect today.

She also had a big role in obtaining funding to help residents with the costs of connecting to the sewer system.

But ever since she lost her 2010 re-election bid to Larry Wahl, “we don’t have a single leader down here,” Angle said.

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“A greater issue is the Chico Police Department. Nobody wants them.

They have an aggressive form of law enforcement. … There’s an overall distrust.

The same is true of Chico city government.” hood was annexed. Let them learn about and discuss the issue and decide for themselves, she urged.

Council members seemed to think annexation was unavoidable. “This is kind of a prearranged wedding here,” Vice Mayor Mark Sorensen said. “It’s a question not of if, but when. I figure annexation will happen in less than five years even without this agreement.”

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Ultimately, the council tabled the matter to obtain more information about annexation’s impacts and to make sure residents were fully notified of the potential for annexation.

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Unless they live there, are visiting someone who does, or work at Chapman Elementary School, they’ve got no reason to venture into them.

The neighborhoods are anomalies in another way, as well.

Surrounded by the city, they are the last major “urban islands” of county land in greater Chico, semi-rural enclaves where property is cheap, services are few, and folks mind their own business.

Many residents like it that way. They don’t want anything to do with the city—not even the right to vote in city elections.

Although they drive on city streets and roads, work in the city, shop in the city, enjoy city-owned parks, and in numerous ways are affected by decisions made by the City Council and city commissions, they prefer to remain politically separate.

This was amply evident on Aug. 19, when the City Council deliberated whether to sign an agreement between the city and the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) that would have led, in five years’ time, to annexation of the two neighborhoods, which together comprise 138 acres and about 1,300 residents.

LAFCo had approved the agreement unanimously on Aug. 7.

About 10 people spoke on the issue, and all were opposed to annexation. Wanda Story, a longtime resident of Chapmantown, told the council, “You can’t offer me anything I don’t already have.”

Others pointed out that the city, with its financial problems, was in no shape to take on more responsibility. As 82-year-old Jackie McKenney, whose family has lived in Chapmantown since 1929, put it, “You can’t take care of the city you’ve got.”

Donald Cook, who lives in the Mulberry district, agreed with her. “I can’t really see what I’m going to gain from it,” he said. “I don’t want sidewalks, I don’t want gutters. I like my little island in the county.”

Former Butte County Supervisor Jane Dolan, who represented the neighborhoods for more than 30 years, insisted that the residents, “not a bureaucratic self-selected committee” such as LAFCo, should be able to decide whether their neighbor-

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and otherwise—suggests the council will hold its collective nose and approve it, but you never know. Some council members have indicated they are opposed on principle to forced annexation, but does a majority of the panel feel that way?

And even if the council nixes the agreement, will the neighborhoods be protected from annexation? And will residents ever get to vote on it? Read on.

The Chapmantown neighborhood, or at least the unincorporated

part of it, is located between Little Chico Creek and East 16th Street on the north and south, and Boucher Street and the 20th Street Community Park on the west and east (see map).

Like the Mulberry neighborhood—a smaller area of about

six square blocks just east of Fair Street and north of the fairgrounds—Chapmantown is a mix of dwelling types. Many of its houses are neatly tended and carefully maintained by their workingclass owners. Others are in varying stages of disrepair, from only slightly run-down to decrepit. Singlefamily homes are interspersed with single-wides, duplexes, small apartment complexes, empty lots and the occasional small church.

Unlike most of Chico, Chapmantown has no sidewalks, curbs or gutters. Street lights are few and far between. Human waste goes into septic systems, not the city sewer.

Residents opposed to annexation say they like it this way. The neighborhood, with its abundance of trees, has a rural feel, and they enjoy being able to see the stars at night.

They’re proud of the fact that Chapmantown is the most diverse neighborhood in Chico, with a higher percentage of people of color—Latino, black, Southeast Asian—than any other. Historically, it’s been thought of as Chico’s “poor neighborhood,” where housing costs are lower than elsewhere, which explains why it has attracted many recent immigrants.

If its residents are put off by being referred to as Chico’s “poor neighborhood,” they don’t show it.

By and large they’re rather proud of their little community, of its uniqueness and grit and diversity.

Longtime residents have known for years that eventually Chapmantown will be annexed to the city.

Mark Hooper, a registered nurse who with his wife, Christy Santos, bought a house there in 1979, says at the time his real-estate agent told

“LAFCo is seven people who are going to do whatever they want.”

—Lifelong Chapmantown resident Floyd Wood

“It’s a question not of if, but when.

I figure annexation will happen in less than five years even without this agreement.”

—Chico Vice Mayor Mark Sorensen

In recent years, the city and LAFCo have squabbled over how to bring these neighborhoods into the city. The commission is a state-mandated local agency made up of representatives from various jurisdictions that, among other things, oversees boundary changes to cities and special districts. It is responsible for assuring that boundaries are logical and lead to the efficient provision of services.

LAFCo and the city have butted heads also because of the city’s practice of allowing sewer hookups in the Chapman/Mulberry neighborhood and elsewhere illegally— that is, without requiring that the properties be annexed to the city, without obtaining authorization from LAFCo, and without paying LAFCo’s fees. Some 62 homes have been connected in that way. The practice has been discontinued, but the hookups remain unauthorized.

The conflict came to a head when the commission chairman, Chico attorney Carl Leverenz, suggested in a Dec. 19, 2013, letter to the city that, unless their differences were resolved and an annexation plan was developed, LAFCo might sue.

The letter was discussed at the council’s Jan. 21, 2014, meeting. By then the city had finished extending sewer lines into Chapman/Mulberry but, because of its fiscal crisis, believed it couldn’t afford more annexations.

The city’s community development director, Mark Wolfe, agreed with the commission that the 62 hookups were illegal.

“We did make some mistakes,” he told the council at that January meeting.

The council was worried about costs. In 2013 Butte County had done a study, using city of Chico data, on how much it would cost the city to annex the neighborhoods. Although it found that revenues and expenses would be about equal and there would be negligible additional cost to the city, council members were skeptical. (See “FAQs about annexation,” page 23, to see what additional expenses residents will incur under the plan.)

Steve Lucas, LAFCo’s executive officer, reminded the council that annexation doesn’t mandate additional services.

However, council members, who know how insistent constituents can be when they want services, weren’t convinced.

They voted unanimously to direct city staff to come up with a third option—a “win-win-win solution” for the city, county and LAFCo, as Schwab put it—and to pursue negotiations with LAFCo. Chico Mayor Scott Gruendl later met with Leverenz, and they agreed to set up an ad-hoc committee to negotiate an agreement that would meet both parties’ needs. Gruendl, Sorensen and Councilwoman Mary Goloff were the city’s representatives on the committee.

Ron Angle and his wife, Jeanne, have lived in Chapmantown

him it would be annexed in a couple of years. “This isn’t new,” he said. “Everybody knew it was coming.”

The turning point came in 1990. State water-quality officials

had determined that the many septic systems on the numerous unincorporated pockets in Chico were contributing to nitrate pollution, and that year they ordered them removed. Since then the city has extended sewer lines without requiring annexation but has annexed 7,000 residents under its voluntary program, increasing the city’s size by 33 percent.

With the annexation earlier this year of an unincorporated island along Stewart Avenue west of Nord Avenue, only two large areas remain in the county: Chapmantown and Mulberry.

since 1990. Most of his neighbors, he insists, do not favor annexation. “If they had a vote today, 70 percent would be opposed,” he said.

For more than 30 years the area was represented on the county Board of Supervisors by Jane Dolan. She worked hard on Chapman/Mulberry’s behalf, helping its residents organize and prepare a neighborhood plan that remains in effect today.

She also had a big role in obtaining funding to help residents with the costs of connecting to the sewer system.

But ever since she lost her 2010 re-election bid to Larry Wahl, “we don’t have a single leader down here,” Angle said.

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Residents believe the City Council would ignore their needs, but at the same time “any work we try to do with our current supervisor is futile.”

Angle, a freelance writer who has written several guest comments for the CN&R, is like many Chapmantown residents who prefer that government leave them alone. Being in the city would increase code enforcement, they believe, and that’s not necessarily a good thing.

“A greater issue is the Chico Police Department,” he continued. “Nobody wants them.

They have an aggressive form of law enforcement. People fear we’d see a lot of traffic enforcement. There’s an overall distrust.

The same is true of Chico city government.”

Floyd Wood agrees. He’s lived his entire life, all 75 years of it, in Chapmantown. For nearly 50 years he’s lived with his wife, Janet, in the house immediately north of the little market formerly called Chinca’s but now renamed the Boucher St. Market. Most days he can be found sitting on his front porch, watching the world go by.

Wood too sees no reason to annex, and plenty of reason not to, including the fact that LAFCo tried to push him into the city.

Here’s how that happened: When the market’s new owner applied to annex to the city, LAFCo bundled his application—something state law allows—with about 15 other properties contiguous to the city limits, all those on the west side of Boucher between 15th Street and Little Chico Creek, including Wood’s house.

Although legally residents have no say in the matter when the city initiates an island annexation less than 150 acres in size, that’s not the case when LAFCo initiates one. Then property owners and residents can protest, Several Chapmantown homes sport Chico City Council campaign signs, even though residents cannot vote in city elections.

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and if 25 percent of them do so, LAFCo must hold a vote. If a majority is opposed to the annexation, it fails.

Applicants must wait at least a year to reapply.

That process was used to annex the Stewart Avenue neighborhood. When the city declined to annex it, LAFCo bundled all the properties in the neighborhood with the application of one property owner. Not enough people protested to force a vote, and the annexation was approved in June.

In response to LAFCo’s move along Boucher, Wood walked up and down the street, talking with residents in the affected area and gathering signatures on letters opposing the annexation. These he delivered personally to LAFCo. When Lucas and others at LAFCo saw how many people had signed, they realized the bundled application wouldn’t survive a vote, canceled it and went forward with annexing only the market.

Despite what Angle and Wood say, there are

quite a few people in Chapmantown—property owners, especially—who see the advantages of joining the city.

“I know a lot of people over here who want to be annexed,” Hooper said. “They believe they will get better police and fire protection from the city.”

Fire protection won’t change much, since both the city and county fire departments have stations nearby and already operate on a “boundary drop” mutual-aid agreement.

Policing would change considerably, how-

When LAFCo bundled 17 homes to this market’s application for annexation, property owners protested in such numbers LAFCo backed off.

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ever. The sheriff’s office divides the county in two parts, north and south, and assigns two to four deputies and a sergeant to each, Sheriff Kory Honea explained. They oversee a large area, so coverage is thinner than what could be provided by a municipal force, which has a proximity advantage and thus faster response times on average.

Chico Police Chief Kirk Trostle says he doesn’t know how many additional officers would be needed to cover Chapman/Mulberry following annexation. Offhand, though, he doesn’t agree with the county’s financial analysis, which estimates the addition of funding for one more full-time-equivalent position would be sufficient. More study is needed, Trostle says. In any event, he promises to do what he can with the resources he has to provide good levels of service throughout Chico.

Hooper isn’t worried that the neighborhood will lose its unique character if it’s part of the city. He points out that the city has accepted the Chapman-Mulberry Neighborhood Plan, which calls for maintaining its semi-rural nature. Besides, the city can’t afford to put in curbs, sidewalks, gutters and storm drains even if it wants to.

Annexation and sewers will give landowners much more flexibility in developing their properties. Lots smaller than 1 acre, the current minimum for new parcels, will be allowed. People can put in swimming pools if they want. And, with sewer, they can add a garbage disposal.

Most important, perhaps, with annexation, residents of Chapman/Mulberry will be eligible to vote in city elections and serve on city boards and commissions.

The negotiated agreement the City Council

considered during its Aug. 19 meeting—and will consider again on Oct. 21—was the product of meetings between two subcommittees, one of the City Council, the other of the commission.

The agreement is a compromise. In return for submitting annexation applications for both neighborhoods to LAFCo, the city will

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have five years before the annexations become effective—time for it to get its finances in order.

The agreement also provides a mechanism for after-the-fact approval of the 62 noncompliant sewer connections. The city will file a single comprehensive application with LAFCo and cooperate in resolving any related issues.

According to an agenda report written by Wolfe, the city’s community development director, the agreement will “reduce both the time and cost for property owners to connect, and thereby comply with the state order to abandon their septic systems.”

The alternative is piecemeal annexation,

“I know a lot of people over here who want to be annexed. They believe they will get better police and fire protection from the city.”

—Chapmantown resident Mark Hooper

like that done with the Boucher St. Market. As Wolfe points out, however, “[A]nnexing the areas through multiple actions over an extended period of time would be inefficient, and more costly for area residents....”

Besides, if the city nixes the agreement, it very likely would face a LAFCo lawsuit seeking a writ of mandate compelling it to pay full costs for resolving the 62 unauthorized hookups.

As it is, costs to the city could be as much as $30,000—up to $20,000 for Chapman/Mulberry and up to $10,000 for the 62 unauthorized hookups—to cover LAFCo’s processing expenses.

This is considerably less than LAFCo would seek via a lawsuit, however.

The agreement is written in the bloodless language of bureaucrats. It doesn’t ponder such things as sense of community, shared history and valued way of life. And it places the needs of the greater Chico community—for boundaries that make sense, for the efficient provision of services—ahead of the desire of many, perhaps most, of the residents of Chapman/Mulberry.

After decades of being treated like a poor stepchild, Chapman/Mulberry finds itself being pushed to join a city whose residents long have looked down on it. No wonder so many of them don’t trust the city. The rest of Chico, with the exception of Dolan and a few others, has done little to embrace these neighborhoods over the years.

But Chapmantown and the Mulberry district have a lot to offer the greater community: a deep and generous tolerance of diversity, strength in the face of adversity, a live-and-let-live attitude, and a love of neighborhood that is as great as anyone’s.

That’s certainly something the rest of us can and should respect. Ω Mark Hooper and Christy Santos have lived in Chapmantown for 35 years. Of annexation he says, “Everybody knew it was coming.”

FAQs about annexation What Chapman/Mulberry residents should know

Will my taxes go up?

Yes and no. The city assesses a 5 percent tax on utility bills that averages $182 annually per household.

Property taxes are the same in the city and county, so no change there. Some residents may be paying county assessments for services such as street lighting, animal control and road maintenance; these costs will be absorbed by the city.

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No, but if your septic fails, you can’t just buy a new tank. You’ll need to hook up to the sewer.

Will my neighborhood be required to install curbs, gutters and sidewalks?

Only new or expanded development will be required to install such improvements. Current streetscapes otherwise will not change.

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Will we lose Community Development Block Grant funding?

Former Supervisor Jane Dolan has charged that annexation will cost Chapman/Mulberry “hundreds of thousands of dollars” in lost funding that historically has been used for housing rehabilitation. That’s not necessarily the case. Yes, the county has spent a lot of CDBG money in Chapman/Mulberry over the years, but its funding is competitive and not guaranteed. The city, in contrast, is an “entitlement community” that is guaranteed funding every year. With annexation, Chapman/ Mulberry residents will have a voice in determining how that funding is dispersed, according to city Housing Officer Marie Demers.

Can I keep my chickens?

Yes. The city of Chico allows backyard fowl coops, with certain restrictions (no roosters!).

Will annexation and sewers lead to gentrification?

Undoubtedly. But the protections provided by the Chapman-Mulberry Neighborhood Plan mean the changes will happen gradually and in conformance with neighborhood desires.

—Robert Speer roberts@newsreview.com

Saturday

OCTOBER 4, 2014 With a voice The New York Times describes as “dark and sweet,” Rosanne Cash takes the stage with her band, led by producer/husband Jon Leventhal, showcasing her new album, The River and the Thread.

Laxson Auditorium, CSU Chico | 7:30 P.M. Sponsored by Steven D. Heithecker of Raymond James

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Arts & Culture Furlough Fridays rocks Shenanigan’s during The Maker’s Mile’s CD-release show Sept. 20.

Riffs and energy Local alt-rockers Furlough Fridays push forward with new lineup and new album efore becoming the drummer for local alt-rockers B Furlough Fridays, JP Bergmann was the band’s most dedicated follower. As the husband of lead

singer Linda Bergmann, he has, with rare exceptions, attended every show since the band formed in 2008. story and And there have been hundreds photo by Howard of shows. Through a handful of Hardee lineup rearrangements—the fourpiece is rounded out by another howardh@ newsreview.com married couple, bassist Meagan Yates and guitarist Adam Yates— Furlough Fridays has been as active PREVIEW Furlough Fridays as any local rock band going. Linda album-release estimated they played more than party, Friday, 100 shows in one year alone; for a Oct. 10, 9 p.m., at long stretch, they played in Chico LaSalles. Fall Rise, at least once a week.

Dr. Luna and In other words, JP knows the Skattered Bones band’s sound—heavy rock made open.

Cost: $7. sticky-sweet with pop hooks— better than anyone. So when former LaSalles drummer Sam Casale left town to 229 Broadway study abroad and the group began 893-1891 www.facebook.com auditioning for a new drummer, JP /lasallesbar was highly critical.

“I was listening through the wall, just like, ‘No, no, no, no!’

They decided on one drummer and he didn’t have the right feel; didn’t have the right vibe for the band,” he said. “So I was like, fuck it. I’ll just learn the drums.”

The multi-instrumentalist and electronic-music programmer took to the task quickly—really quickly.

The only practice JP was granted was running through the set list twice on the day of their first show with the new lineup. As he didn’t yet own a drum kit, he had to borrow one for the gig.

So, how’d it go?

“Oh, I don’t know,” he said. “It wasn’t the worst Furlough Fridays show ever.”

During an interview following a recent show at Shenanigan’s Bar & Grill (Sept. 20), the band members couldn’t agree on what was the worst Furlough Fridays show ever. Perhaps the time a mountain biker crashed into Meagan’s bass at a house party?

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bar? Or a show in Santa Cruz, when they couldn’t hear each other and winged it entirely?

Of course, the band has had its share of triumphs: playing to thousands of spectators from the back of a moving truck during the Parade of Lights in downtown Chico, winning Z-Rock’s Money Shot Rock Fight at LaSalles last spring, winning Best Rock Act in the 2013 CAMMIES, and competing in the North State’s Hard Rock Café’s Battle of the Bands in 2012.

Now, Furlough Fridays is transitioning. Former lead guitarist Brian Larson moved on around the same time Casale left the band, and as married couples with kids, full-time jobs, and commutes—Adam and Meagan recently moved to Redding—the band has entered a distinctly different phase.

The forthcoming album, Divided, the band’s second full-length studio effort, was recorded at Energy Plant Arts in Chico more than a year ago, before Casale and Larson left the band. But they haven’t abandoned that material. For the last year or so, the band has been performing the Divided songs with their new lineup, settling into a stripped-down sound that has carried over into their creative process.

“We have written a lot of new music that is just formatted differently,” Linda said. “We don’t base our songs around a super-licky lead. We’re based more around songwriting, the riffs and the energy.”

Meagan said Furlough Fridays has always been, first and foremost, a live band. To that end, they opted to record Divided without a metronome. And while they recorded drums and vocals in separate rooms, they set it up so everyone could make eye contact and feed off the group’s energy. It worked. Compared with 2012’s Sliver, their first album, Divided sounds fluid and effortless. It’s also crunchy as hell.

One of the album’s standout tracks is “Still Water.” It starts with pretty chord arpeggiations, subtle amplifier feedback and crystal-clear vocals. In true Furlough Fridays fashion, that gives way to palm-muted power chords right out of the 1990s, with galloping drums building before the whole band comes together behind one huge riff and a wide open, ear-worm chorus.

“We’re not looking for moments to shred,” Adam explained. “We’re looking to unite and make something musical, harmonious and sweet.” Ω

THIS WEEK 2

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Special Events SWEET REPEATS KIDS CONSIGNMENT SALE: Shop the consignment sale for all things baby, kids, teen and maternity. A seasonal event bringing over 30,000 gently used items. Visit website for details. Th, 10/2, 10am-7pm, F, 10/3, 10am-

OKTOBERFEST: Break out your lederhosen and enjoy German inspired food and of course cold beers, plus glass blowing demonstrations and live music from JD Limelight, Polkacide, and the March Fourth Marching Band. 10/310/4, 4-10pm. SOLD OUT Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 East 20th St., (530) 345-2739, www.sierranevada.com/bigroom.

SWEET REPEATS KIDS CONSIGNMENT SALE: See

7pm, Sa, 10/4, 9am-5pm, Su, 10/5, 10am-2pm.

Thursday . Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, 2357 Fair St., (530) 895-4666, www.sweetrepeat sale.com.

Free. Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, 2357 Fair St., (530) 895-4666, www.sweetrepeatsale.com.

UNHIREABLE: AN EVENING OF STAND-UP COMEDY:

Art receptions PHOTOGRAPHS: A reception for the San Francisco-based artist Joshua Martinez who explores memory and experience using analog photography. Th, 10/2, 4-6pm. University Art Gallery, Trinity Hall Chico State, (530) 898-5864.

STAFF GROUP ART: Naked Lounge’s motley group of polymaths are stealing the walls at the lounge and will be around to serve libations, snacks and treats. Th, 10/2, 5-8pm. Naked Lounge Tea & Coffeehouse, 118 W Second St., (530) 895-0676.

Old and new comedy worlds collide when Aaron Standish headlines an evening of standup that includes the return of John “It’s My Birthday” Bertoli and opening sets by four members of the Chico Comedy Scene. Mature audiences only. F, 10/3, 8-10pm. $10-$12. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St., (530) 895-3749, www.blueroomtheatre.com.

Art Receptions PORTRAIT DRAWING GROUP: A reception for the portrait drawing group exhibition featuring work completed over the past year. F, 10/3, 4:30-6:30pm. Empire Coffee, 434 Orange St., (530) 899-8267.

WINDOW ART WALK: A kick-off reception with artists on hand at select businesses to share their work. Walking tour guides will also be available all month at participating businesses and at The DCBA. Th, 10/2, 5-8pm. Downtown Chico. 345-6500.

Music

Music ROLAND DYENS: Classically trained French composer/guitarist known for his capacity for improvisation, brings elements of folk and jazz to his transformative compositions. F, 10/3, 7:30pm. $15. The Rendezvous, 3269 Esplanade 142, (530) 899-0308.

THE LONE BELLOW: A Brooklyn–based roots trio playing country-soul/Americana. Th, 10/2, 7:30pm. $10-$36. Laxson Auditorium, Chico State, (530) 898-6333, www.chicoper formances.com.

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Special Events ART WALK/ANTIQUE FAIRE: Art demos and shows throughout downtown Oroville with an antique fair and vendor booths, plus live music by the Feather River Gypsies. F, 10/3, 4-7pm, Sa, 10/4, 7am-3pm. Downtown Oroville, Bird And Myers Streets in Oroville.

FIRST FRIDAY FESTIVAL: Every first Friday of the month, enjoy the Edible Pedal bike kitchen, learn how to grow your own food, and enjoy kids activities, entertainment and food. First F of every month, 2-5:30pm. Chapman Mulberry Community Center, 1010 Cleveland Ave., (530) 624-8844.

NATIONAL YO-YO CONTEST Saturday, Oct. 4 Downtown City Plaza

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one chorus. Choose a song that fits your personality and vocal range. Script readings will be provided. Some dance auditioning may be required. Su, 10/5, 6:30pm, M, 10/6, 6:30pm.

Chico Theater Company, 166-F Eaton Rd., (530) 894-3282, www.chicotheatercompany.com.

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Special Events LGBT*Q+ CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE FORUM: Attend a forum with the candidates for City Council, sponsored by Stonewall, demonstrating commitment to helping the community become more involved in the political life of our city. See website fro more details. M, 10/6, 6:45-8:30pm.

City Council Chambers, 411 Main St.

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Special Events ART WALK/ANTIQUE FAIRE: See Friday. Downtown Oroville, Bird And Myers Streets in Oroville.

FUNDS FOR FELINES: An annual fundraiser for abandoned and feral cats in Butte County.

Enjoy dinner, live auction of opals by Kokopelli Opal Mines, and entertainment by the Jeff Pershing Band. Sa, 10/4, 6-10pm. $40. Tuscan Ridge Golf Course, 3100 Skyway Blvd. in Paradise, (530) 624-7006.

KONKOW MO:DA: An autumn feast and festival presented by the Konkow Valley Band of Maidu featuring a salmon ceremony (11am), free bbq/smoked salmon (noon-4pm), raffle drawing (4pm), plus more food (including fry-bread tacos), traditional artist demos, live music, craft vendors and more. 10/4, all day. Crain Memorial Park, Jeffrey Pine Ln. in Concow.

MIK ‘CUPU DY: THIS IS OUR HOME, HERE WE REMAIN: Opening of new exhibit focusing on the local tribe’s heritage and history, presented from the perspective of the Mechoopda people using the four seasons to delineate periods of happiness, success, sadness and tragedy. Sa, 10/4, noon. Chico Museum, 141 Salem St., (530) 891-4336, www.chicomuseum.org.

NATIONAL YO-YO CONTEST: The annual yo-yo competition features contestants from around the U.S. vying for the national championship title in downtown Chico! Sa, 10/4, 11am.

Downtown City Plaza, 418 Main St., (530) 8967800.

NATIVE WAYS CELEBRATION: Celebrate the Maidu culture with native inspired crafts, skills, activities, drums, and chanting, basket making and movies that feature traditions and practices of the native culture. Sa, 10/4, 10am-4pm.

Free. Lake Oroville, 917 Kelly Ridge Rd. in Oroville, (530) 538-2219.

OKTOBERFEST: See Friday. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 East 20th St., (530) 345-2739, www.sierranevada.com/bigroom.

SWEET REPEATS KIDS CONSIGNMENT SALE: See Thursday . Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, 2357 Fair St., (530) 895-4666, www.sweetrepeat sale.com.

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Music BLACKALICIOUS: The legendary Nor-Cal rap duo featuring MC Gift of Gab and DJ/producer Chief Xcel celebrates the release of their new CD, The Craft. Plus, GThizz, Cody G, & Rudedawg. Sa, 10/4. Lost On Main, 319 Main St., (530) 891-1853.

ROSANNE CASH: Chico Performances presents the daughter of Johnny Cash , who celebrates the songs of her father while reconnecting with her Southern roots. Sa, 10/4, 7:30pm. $10$52. Laxson Auditorium, Chico State, (530) 898-6333, www.chicoperformances.com.

Music BRETT DENNEN: Watercolors, a special acoustic event from the folk/pop singer/songwriter.

Odessa opens the night. M, 10/6, 7:30pm. $22.50. El Rey Theatre, 230 W. Second St., (530) 342-2727.

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

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Special Events MOZART MILE: A one-mile and 5k run/walk while musicians from the North State Symphony and local youth music groups entertain you along the way. Proceeds benefit the symphony and local-youth music. Su, 10/5, 8:30am. OneMile Recreation Area, Bidwell Park, www.mozartmile.com.

SWEET REPEATS KIDS CONSIGNMENT SALE: See Thursday. Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, 2357 Fair St., (530) 895-4666, www.sweetrepeat sale.com.

TOUCH OF CHICO: A holistic-health event hosted

by KZFR, featuring massage and bodywork under a canopy of trees with live local music, food and health practitioners offering skillshare classes. Visit website for more info. Su, 10/5, 12-6pm. Chico Creek Nature Center, 1968 E. Eighth St., (530) 891-4671, www.kzfr.org.

WORLD EXPLORATION LECTURE SERIES: Chikoko:

On the Nature of Creative Impulse. A panel discussion with members of Chikoko, a local collective of artists, designers and performers who blur the line between art and fashion.

Su, 10/5, 4-5pm. Free. Valene L. Smith Museum of Anthropology, Meriam Library Complex Chico State.

Theater BIG, THE MUSICAL AUDITION: Come prepared with a song that includes at least one verse and

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Special Events UNIVERSITY FILM SERIES: A weekly presentation of international films. This week: The Great Beauty (France, Italy 2013) Directed by Paolo Sorrentino. Tu, 7:30pm. Opens 9/30. $3. Ayres 106, Chico State, (530) 899-7921.

Theater TRES VIDAS: Based on the lives of three legendary Latin American Women: Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, Salvadoran peasant activist Rufina Amaya and Argentinean poet Alfonsina Storni. The portrayal of each woman features a wide stylistic range of music, vocal and instrumental tangos and new music written for the Core Ensemble. Tu, 10/7, 8-10:30pm.

Free for students, $5 general. Chico State, Bell Memorial Union Auditorium, W. Second St., (530) 898-4636.

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NAKED LOUNGE TEA & COFFEEHOUSE: Staff

Group Art, the motley group of polymaths are stealing the walls at the lounge to showcase their artistic talents beyond serving delicious caffeinated beverages.

10/2-10/31. 118 W Second St., (530) 895-0676.

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.

SALLY DIMAS ART GALLERY: Streets Of Chico

My Home Town, new works from artist Marilyn Walsh. Through 11/3. 493 East Ave., (530) 345-3063.

AVENUE 9 GALLERY: Norm Dillinger

Retrospective, an exhibit showcasing the paintings from artist Norm Dillinger.

Through 10/12. Other Worlds, a retrospective exhibit featuring sculpture from artist Doug Rathbun. Through 10/12. 180 E. Ninth Ave., (530) 879-1821, www.avenue9 gallery.com.

CHICO ART CENTER: Open Studios Gallery

Show, participants of the Open Studios Art Tour showcase their works. 10/3-10/26. 450 Orange St., (530) 895-8726, www.chicoart center.com.

UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY: Photographs, San Francisco-based artist Joshua Martinez explores memory and experience using analog photography techniques. Through 10/24. Trinity Hall Chico State, (530) 8985864.

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.

CHICO PAPER CO.: Totem, artist Marilynn

Jennings presents her Totem series with embellished metals, collage papers and elemental design to create meditative works of art. Through 10/8. 345 Broadway, (530) 891-0900, www.chicopapercompany.com.

DOWNTOWN CHICO: Window Art Walk, the Chico

THE WAYBACKS: The Stonecutters present a benefit concert for college and high school scholarships with San Francisco’s purveyors of acoustic/electric mayhem (touched by Memphis soul, honky-tonk, Parisian swing, and vintage blues pop). Sa, 10/4, 7pm. $20. the Butcher Shop, 2500 Estes Rd.

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Arts Commission and DCBA present the annual Window Arts Walk in downtown Chico during the month of October. Over 40 businesses and 50 artists participate in a showcase of the arts in celebration of National Arts and Humanities month and the local Artoberfest. 10/2-10/31. Downtown Chico. 345-6500.

EMPIRE COFFEE: CAC Portrait Drawing Group, a group show of portrait drawings done by artists over the course of the past year and a half. Through 10/31. 434 Orange St., (530) 899-8267.

HEALING ART GALLERY: Jane King a Northern California artists touched by cancer showcases her paintings. Through 10/9. 265 Cohasset Rd. inside Enloe Cancer Center, (530) 332-3856.

Call for Artists DAY OF THE DEAD SHOW: A community arts

challenge with the theme: Day of the Dead.

All visual media except film, video, andinstallation/performance accepted. See website for deadlines and details. 10/2-9/19.

Chico Art Center, 450 Orange St., (530) 8958726, www.chicoartcenter.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.

CHICO MUSEUM: Mik ‘cupu Dy: This is Our

Home, Here We Remain, an exhibit focusing on the tribe’s heritage and history and presented from the perspective of the Mechoopda people using the four seasons to delineate periods of happiness, success and tragedy. Ongoing. Opens 10/4. 141 Salem St., (530) 891-4336, www.chicomuseum.org.

JAMES SNIDLE FINE ARTS & APPRAISALS: In

Memory, works from the artist and estate of David Gilhooly. Ongoing. 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.jamessnidlefine arts.com.

GATEWAY SCIENCE MUSEUM: Explore Evolution,

JANET TURNER PRINT MUSEUM: Legacy: Janet

Turner-Artist, Mentor, Teacher, the exhibition presents the late Janet Turner’s prints inspired by her years in Chico, as well as a selection of student prints that she obtained for her collection. Through 10/25.

Chico State, (530) 898-4476, www.theturner.org.

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.

LAXSON FINE ART GALLERY: Is Beauty Enough?, photographs from graduate students

Malinda Blank and Adria Davis. Through 10/24. 400 W. First St. CSU Chico, Laxson Audtorium.

from Long Beach. W, 10/8, 12-1pm. Free. Trinity Commons, outside Trinity Hall, Chico State.

for more Music, see NIGHTLIFE on page 30

Stand(ish) up comedy Some of the best comedy Chico has to offer, both from the old guard and the new school of up-and-comers, unite at the at the Blue Room on Friday, Oct. 3, for Unhireable: An Evening of Stand-Up Comedy with Aaron Standish & Friends.

Standish—who, with his wife, Liz Merry, has been doing EDITOR’S PICK comedy in the North State for more than two decades— steps into the spotlight this night and will be supported by longtime pianoplaying sideman Roland Allen. Also performing are Don Ashby, Jerm Leather, Steve Swim, John Bertoli and Mark Joseph Leathers.

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

AFRO-CARIBBEAN DANCE: Dances of Cuba, Haiti,

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

BELLY DANCE CLASS: Weekly belly dance with BellySutra. Tu, 7pm. $8. 100th Monkey Community Cafe, 642 W. Fifth St.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: Regularly scheduled

meeting. Every other Tu, 9am through 12/9.

Board of Supervisors Chambers, 25 County Center Dr. in Oroville, (530) 538-7631, www.buttecounty.net.

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

Call for details, (530) 891-6524.

DANCING FREEDOM: A weekly open dance with

the elements. F, 6-8pm. $6-$12 sliding scale.

Subud Hall, 574 E. 12th St., (530) 532-1989.

EVENING DANCE JAM: A weekly meditative dance session. F, 7:15pm. $10. Yoga Center of Chico, 250 Vallombrosa Ave., Suite 150, (530) 3420100.

FARMERS’ MARKET: CHAPMAN: A year-round Certified Farmers’ Market serving as a community forum for healthful-lifestyle promotion and education. F, 2-5:30pm. Opens 10/3. Chapman Mulberry Community Center, 1010 Cleveland Ave., (530) 624-8844, www.cchaos.org.

FARMERS’ MARKET: SATURDAY: Chico’s weekly community gathering, with fresh produce, crafts, baked goods and more. Sa, 7:30am1pm. Municipal Parking Lot No. 1, Second & Wall streets.

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

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WHAT’S GALLING YOU?: A guided hike through Upper Park to find California Gall Wasp larvae found on oak trees, branches and on the forest floor. Sa, 10/4, 10-11:30am. $5-$10.

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

WORLD DANCE: Classes offered through CARD offering line, circle and partner dances from around the world. No partner needed. Th, 6 & 7pm. $20 (4 classes). Chico Area Recreation District (CARD), 545 Vallombrosa Ave., (530) 895-4711, www.chicorec.com.

WORLD DANCE CLASS: Learn line, circle and couple dances from around the world. Youth and adult class offered. Scholarships available via instructor. No partner needed. Th, 6-7 & 7-8:30pm. $7. Pleasant Valley Recreation Center, 2320 North St., (530) 566-6711.

For Kids BRICKS FOR KIDZ OPEN HOUSE: Experience the new creativity center with open play, prizes, games, demonstrations and pizza. Sa, 10/4, 12-5pm. Free. Bricks 4 Kidz Chico, 510 Walnut St. Ste. A Next to Mt. Mike’s, (530) 332-9172, www.my.bricks4kidz.com/index.php.

PROJECT LEARNING TREE: This week, at Rancho Esquon, learn from staff naturalists about how the ranch is managed for agriculture and conservation followed by an introduction to the PLT, Place We Live unit. Call for more info. Sa, 10/4, 8:30-11:30am. $20-$50. (530) 8914671, www.bidwellpark.org.

SAMARITAN FREE CLINIC: This clinic offers free basic medical care and mental-health counseling. Call for more information. Su, 2-4pm.

Free. Paradise Lutheran Church, 780 Luther Dr. in Paradise, 872-7085.

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

SOUNDS OF THE VALLEY CHORUS: Women singers welcome to sing in four-part harmony barbershop style. Call for more info. W, 7pm.

Marigold Elementary School, 2446 Marigold Ave., (530) 343-5183.

SQUARE-DANCE CLUB: Square-dancing classes S P O N S O R E D BY:

LGBTQ*+ CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE FORUM

for beginners and advanced-level dancers.

Call for more info. Th, 7-10pm. Veterans Memorial Hall, 6550 Skyway in Paradise, (530) 872-1962.

Volunteer BIDWELL PARK VOLUNTEERS: Help the park by volunteering for trash pick-up, invasive-plant removal, trail maintenance, site restoration, water-quality testing and more. Check Friends of Bidwell Park website for dates and locations. Ongoing. Bidwell Park, www.friends ofbidwellpark.org.

CANYON CLEAN-UP: A canyon community cleanup with a chili and cornbread lunch. Sa, 10/4, 9am-3pm. Free. Honey Run Covered Bridge, 1670 Honey Run Rd. 4.5 miles from Skyway, (530) 895-1243, www.honeyruncoveredbridge.com.

PATRICK RANCH VOLUNTEERS: There are multiple volunteer opportunities available at the museum. Call or email for more info. Ongoing.

Patrick Ranch Museum, 10381 Midway, (530) 514-3903.

VOLUNTEERS: Chico Performances offers free tickets for shows at Laxson Auditorium to volunteers who deliver/post event posters to various businesses around Chico. Ongoing.

Laxson Auditorium, Chico State, (530) 8986785, www.chicoperformances.com.

STUDENT MARKET: The Organic Vegetable

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Project returns with local and seasonal produce, a variety of herbs, flowers and vegetable starts. Located in the BMU Courtyard. Th, 10am-1pm. Bell Memorial Union (BMU), 400 W First St. CSU, Chico, (530) 8984696, www.aschico.com.

WELLNESS RECOVERY ACTION PLAN CLASS: An eight week course on learning to live with mental illness. F, 10am through 11/21. M, 3pm through 11/24. Free. Iversen Center, 492 Rio Lindo Ave.

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A coq and bowl story Henri is in the mood for comfort food h, the first rains of the season— AParfait! and on the first few days of fall.

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Henri was miserable—suffering from the first cold of the seaby son. Sniffly, Henri Bourride sneezy, achy. henri@ Mostly I lay newsreview.com on the couch curled up under blankets, dozing off during I Love Lucy reruns, thanks at least partly to the TheraFever Night-time PlusExtra that Colette had insisted I take—and which tastes much better with a shot of Jameson.

One afternoon, though, I woke to a delightful smell that took me back to cold winter mornings snuggled around the fire at maison Bourride. Inspired by the rain, Colette was in the kitchen, cooking, and the rich smells of simmering chicken, wine, onions and mushrooms were wafting my way. Just what the médecin ordered.

My dear sister was making coq au vin, the Bourride version of chicken soup.

Comfort food takes lots of different forms. But it seems always connected to childhood, to winter days, to family—sometimes to less-than-happy times when food helped brighten a mood or a darkening afternoon, or a day spent home sick in bed.

For the famille Bourride, it was coq au vin, chicken cooked in wine. Mon père, Alain Etienne Bourride, made a coq au vin that could brighten the darkest of spir-

its, and he could do it at the drop of a châpeau: All he needed was one whole chicken and two hours—we always had enough other ingredients on hand, certainly the vin.

While purists might make a case for specific recipes, coq au vin—like paella, bouillabaisse, cioppino—can include a range of ingredients, and creative cooks take great pleasure in improvising, adding to the basics: usually onions and tomato sauce in addition to the chicken and wine.

The following is Colette’s version, at least the one she made for me last week. By the way, the leftovers the next morning worked wonders on my TheraFever hangover, and by mid-afternoon I was an homme nouveau.

Collette’s coq au vin Ingredients: 8 pieces of chicken—any combination of thighs, drumsticks, breasts 2-3 cups full-bodied red wine 1/2-3/4 lb. bacon, diced 2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil 2 yellow onions, chopped 8-12 cloves garlic, sliced 2 stalks celery (in bite-size pieces) 1 green bell pepper, cubed 10-12 white pearl onions, peeled 1/2 lb. mushrooms, halved (porcini, chanterelles, etc.)

1 tbsp. tomato paste 3 tbsp. flour 2 tbsp. Cognac 1 bay leaf 1 tsp. fresh thyme, ground 1 small rosemary sprig Kosher salt and fresh-ground pepper

Cooking instructions: Place chicken pieces in a large bowl with the red wine, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate—at least a couple of hours, overnight if possible.

Remove chicken from wine (preserve to add later) and pat dry with paper towel. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Cook bacon in large pan or Dutch oven until crisp, and then set aside on a plate (with a paper towel to drain fat).

Add oil to bacon drippings, and place chicken in pan and cook in oil and fat over medium-high heat for about 10 minutes, turning once.

Add sliced onions, garlic, celery, and bell peppers, and cook 4-5 minutes. Add pearl onions and mushrooms, and cook another 3-4 minutes. Add tomato paste and flour, stir well, and cook for another 2 minutes. Stir in Cognac, and add the bacon, herbs, chicken and preserved wine. Cook until the mixture simmers, cover, move to oven and cook at 325 for about an hour, or until chicken and vegetables are fully cooked (chicken meat should be starting to separate from bones).

Serve in large bowls with a salad, French sourdough bread and a hearty red wine such as a good cab or Barolo. Or: Serve the chicken separately, and ladle the rich, delicious sauce over orzo, couscous, quinoa or risotto.

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Memorial Hall While such a sight may have turned a few heads on any other sidewalk in town a full month before Halloween, passersby here—at Chico-Con, Chico’s first comic-book convention, last Sunday (Sept. 28) at the Chico Veterans Memorial Hall—barely batted an eye. In fact, as we took our place in line behind Gandalf the Grey and a middle-school-age girl dressed as some sea monkey creature I couldn’t place, the mix of costumed and noncostumed attendees was roughly even.

“Actually, that wouldn’t be cool at all if Thor used Captain America’s shield,” a noncostumed, middleaged man chided a woman, apparently his wife, as they stood in line behind us. “The results would be disastrous.”

That conversation aside, poking fun at comic fans and their ilk—fantasy and sci-fi buffs, hardcore gamers, even the odd Twilight fan—for their consuming love and authoritative knowledge of the subjects of their passion is a silly thing to do at a comic convention, no matter the size and status of the event. It’s also a silly thing to do in general nowadays, as all manner of diversions once considered immature and escapist have become the norm, for adults as well as children. Today, to be a well-rounded conversationalist at a cocktail party, it’s as handy to have as much of a working knowledge of the X-Men’s individual origin stories as it is recurrent themes in the works of Franz Kafka.

Chico-Con organizer Shane Will—a local comic artist and author, creator of indie Black Jack Comics’ The Ape, and founder of the local CK Comics—was Caliber, a character from local CK Comics.

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banking on the fact that the city was ready to support such a convention, and it was apparent upon walking into the main room of the Veterans Hall that the gamble paid off. The “convention floor” was packed with booths manned by artists and writers, most of them local but with some visiting luminaries (Marvel artist Ramon Villalobos and Dark Horse Comics/Image Comics’ Robert Love), as well as vendors galore and—most importantly—lots and lots of fans.

To be honest, I would have liked to take a closer look at more of the booths, but even by noon that had become difficult. With so many fans shoved inside the limited space and the air thick with the aroma of $3-aslice Round Table pizza and cheap costume makeup, it felt a bit claustrophobic.

As the room grew more crowded by the minute, I shouldered my way through the throngs and out the back door for the cosplay fashion show. The show was hosted by Magpie Costume Designs and Pepper Grand Coulee’s Funky Trunk and featured characters from films, books and comics—Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, a half-dozen takes on Batman heroes and villains, and many more. A crowd of more than a hundred gathered into a small lot between the back of the building and the freeway to witness the spectacle.

Later in the day, there was a second cosplay contest.

Which brings me to one of my few complaints about Chico-Con. A prepublished itinerary would have been invaluable, so people could plan accordingly when to attend the day-long event. The only reason I knew when to catch the fashion show was from scrolling back through posts on Facebook. As it was, people came and left, though it seemed they did so at a rate of two coming, one leaving. By the time I left around 2 p.m., the building and outdoor area were even more packed, with more superfans lining up outside.

These are small complaints, I realized, while standing in another makeshift smoking area behind the building next to a couple dressed like Mortal Kombat characters, all three of us sharing a laugh as a guy in a blow-up bowling pin costume teetered unsteadily through the growing crowd, momentarily bumping into someone in a full Stormtrooper costume. Chico-Con Year One definitely left true believers looking forward to next year. As Stan Lee might say, Ω “Excelsior!”

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Brown Sugar Kitchen Tanya Holland Chronicle Books Oakland is in the midst of a cultural revolution, largely thanks to residents who passionately love and support their communities. One such resident is Brown Sugar Kitchen owner and chef, Tanya Holland. Throughout her new cookbook, Brown Sugar Kitchen, inspired by the dishes she serves at her soul-food restaurant in an industrial and artistic west Oakland neighborhood, there’s a sense of what a community can achieve—from the pages dedicated to longtime customers sharing their experiences in the restaurant and the city to the dishes pulled from Holland’s culinary experiences.

The recipes range from soul standards—fried okra, sweet potato pie, and shrimp and chicken gumbo—to hybrid dishes, such as the Italian-inspired okra peperonata, and herbed mushroom spoonbread, a cross between cornbread and a soufflé that manages to be indulgent and light in every bite. Don’t skip the apple bundt cake with brown sugar glaze, a dense but moist apple-and-walnut cake that works for breakfast as well as dessert. One bite and you’ll understand why West Oakland gathers around Holland’s table.

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Tough times are in store, too, on “Easy Street,” which finds Baldry with “holes in his pockets” and missing Lady Luck, who’s up on Easy Street “rubbing shoulders with the social elite.”

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THURSDAY 10/2—WEDNESDAY 10|8 FANTASTIC NEGRITO: Oakland blues/rock,

plus local jazz quartet Bogg. F, 10/3, 9pm. $5. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 343-4915.

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Friday, Oct. 3 Maltese Bar & Tap Room

jazz appointment with experimental local troupe Bogg. This week a tribute to prog-rock. F, 11am. Opens 10/3. Free.

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

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OPEN MIC: Singers, poets and musicians

tion: Friday night happy hour with a traditional Irish music session by the Pub Scouts, this week they’re going “electric”. F, 4pm. $1. Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St., (530) 343-7718.

welcome. Th, 7-10pm. Has Beans Internet Cafe & Galleria, 501 Main St., (530) 894-3033, www.hasbeans.com.

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ROLAND DYENS: Classically trained

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.

2THURSDAY AARON RICH & FRIENDS: Country music round-robin. Third and First Th of every month, 9pm. Free. Crazy Horse

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

CHICO JAZZ COLLECTIVE: Thursday jazz.

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

JOHN SEID TRIO: John Seid, Larry Peterson, and Jack Lemley play an eclectic mix of The Beatles, blues and

standards. Th, 10/2, 6-9pm. Grana, 198 E. Second St., (530) 809-2304.

LADYBIRD & THE UNKNOWN UNIVERSE: Local world/soul and blues duo stop in Chico on their Tiny Planet Tour. Th, 10/2, 6-9pm. LaSalles, 229 Broadway, (530) 893-1891, www.lasallesbar.com.

THE LONE BELLOW: A Brooklyn–based roots trio playing country-soul/ Americana. Th, 10/2, 7:30pm. $10-$36.

Laxson Auditorium, Chico State, (530) 898-6333, www.chicoper formances.com.

French composer/guitarist known for his capacity for improvisation, using elements of folk and jazz in his transformative compositions. F, 10/3, 7:30pm. $15. The Rendezvous, 3269 Esplanade 142, (530) 899-0308.

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The Waybacks are not a bluegrass band. The bio on the San Francisco group’s website makes abundantly clear, though it’s not too far-fetched to see why some people jump for the obvious label (they have, like, mandolins and a big bass and stuff, right?). Pick any few songs on YouTube and you’ll understand why the jam-happy mash of acoustic and electric instrumentalists doesn’t like to be pigeonholed. The talented ensemble offers elements of plenty of other forms: jazz, classical (check out the violin on “Black Cat”), rock (including a pretty sweet cover of the Rolling Stones’ “19th Nervous Breakdown”) in addition to some bluegrass trappings. The band plays Saturday, Oct, 4, at The Butcher Shop.

UNHIREABLE: AN EVENING OF STAND-UP COMEDY: Old and new comedy worlds

BASSMINT: A (mostly) weekly electronic dance party with a rotating cast of local and regional DJs. Check with venue for details. F, 9:30pm. Peking Chinese Restaurant, 243 W. Second St., (530) 895-3888.

DECADES: Local tribute band covering songs ranging from the 1940s to today.

F, 10/3, 9:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino Brewing Co., 3 Alverda Dr. in Oroville, (530) 533-3885, www.featherfalls casino.com/brewing-co.

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Mature audiences only. F, 10/3, 8-10pm. $10-$12. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St., (530) 895-3749, www.blueroomtheatre.com.

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4SATURDAY 80S NIGHT: Wear your best 80s attire and dance the night away. Sa, 8pm.

LaSalles, 229 Broadway, (530) 893-1891, www.lasallesbar.com.

ACOUSTIC MUSIC JAM: A jam hosted by Butte Folk Music Society and led by local musician Steve Johnson. First Sa of every month, 2-5pm. Free. Upper Crust Bakery & Eatery, 130 Main St., (530) 345-4128.

BLACKALICIOUS: Sa, 10/4. Lost 0n Main, 319 Main St., (530) 891-1853.

MUSIC SHOWCASE: An open mic hosted

ROSANNE CASH: The daughter of Johnny

by local country musicians Rich and Kendall. Sa, 5-9pm. Free. Scotty’s Landing, 12609 River Rd., (530) 7102020.

Cash celebrates the songs of her father while reconnecting with her Southern roots along with her band led by her producer/husband Jon Leventhal. Sa, 10/4, 7:30pm. $10-$52.

Laxson Auditorium, Chico State, (530) 898-6333, www.chicoperfor mances.com.

NO FRAUD: Venice, Florida hardcore punk.

Also, more punk from Redding’s Don’t Care and hardcore from Magalia’s Smak City. Sa, 10/4, 8pm. $5. Monstros Pizza & Subs, 628 W. Sacramento Ave., (530) 345-7672.

PETTY THEFT: A Tom Petty tribute band.

Sa, 10/4, 9:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino Brewing Co., 3 Alverda Dr. in Oroville, (530) 533-3885, www.feather fallscasino.com/brewing-co.

SHENANIGAN’S GRAND OPENING: Enjoy live music, food and drink specials, plus a raffle for a chance to win two tickets to the 49ers v. Rams game. Sa, 10/4.

Shenanigan’s, 3212 Esplanade, (530) 809-1088.

THE WAYBACKS: Sa, 10/4, 7pm. $20. The Butcher Shop, 2500 Estes Rd.

RETROTONES: Classic rock and country.

SHAMANS & SMYTHS: Experimental hiphop from Long Beach. W, 10/8, 12-1pm.

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acoustic event from the folk/pop singer/songwriter. Odessa opens the night. M, 10/6, 7:30pm. $22.50. El Rey Theatre, 230 W. Second St., (530) 3422727.

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THE CAREY ROBINSON TRIO: Jazz trio. Tu, 6-9pm. Shenanigan’s, 3212 Esplanade, (530) 809-1088.

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WORDS AND MUSIC

Hailing from Sacto, hip-hop duo Blackalicious have maintained their critic-darling status for over a decade, driven by the well-paired marriage of Gift of Gab’s mouthful-amoment, sometimes tongue-twisting delivery and DJ/Producer Chief Xcel’s bedrock of classic beats. The duo play Lost on Main Saturday, Oct. 4, to celebrate the release of their latest album, Emoni.

Opening are GThizz, Cody G, & Rudedawg.

Chico. Tu, 10/7, 8pm. $10. LaSalles, 229 Broadway, (530) 893-1891, www.lasallesbar.com.

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

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brother and sister who plunge into a semi-farcical reunion after a string of personal crises and familial calamities. The skeleton part is mostly a matter of scripted symbolism. And, like the movie as a whole, that symbolism mixes cutesy sentiment with broad hints of gloom.

What may matter most, however, is that the brother and sister are played by Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig. Those two illustrious alums of Saturday Night Live are the most interesting and lively things in this sad little comedy/ drama.

Unfortunately, that’s also a reflection on the mixed success of the entire production. It’s an effective showcase for two gifted and appealing performers, but the overall results are rather sketchy in terms of emotional and dramatic conviction.

Director Craig Johnson and co-writer Mark Heyman have loaded their script up with enough character complications to fuel a miniseries or an all-star melodrama. Milo (Hader) is gay and terminally lonesome. Maggie (Wiig) seems “happily married” but is profoundly unhappy and compulsively promiscuous as well. There is some scandalous and complicated back story involving a former high school teacher, an impulse to suicide seems to run in the family, etc.

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Filmed as two different movies (also to be released separately) about a young New York couple, one from his (James McAvoy) perspective and one from hers (Jessica Chastain), this release edits the two together into one alternating look at a relationship faced with the challenge of a life-changing event. Pageant Theatre. Rated R.

Gone Girl

David Fincher (Fight Club, The Social Network ) directs this story (based on Gillian Flynn’s best-selling 2012 novel) about a man (Ben Affleck) who, while dealing with the sudden disappearance of his wife (Rosamund Pike) and the ensuing media circus, begins to have his innocence questioned. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R.

Left Behind

First sign of the Rapture: Nicolas Cage stars in a film based on the Left Behind series of novels about the end of the world. Cinemark 14 and Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG-13.

My Old Lady

Kevin Klein stars as a New Yorker who inherits his estranged father’s Paris apartment.

When confronted with the prospect of having to postpone his claim until the old woman living there dies, he decides to move in.

Pageant Theatre. Rated PG-13.

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A stop-motion animation feature about an orphaned boy (voiced by Isaac HempsteadWright) who is trying to save the Boxtrolls— the community of trash-collecting trolls who took him in—from destruction at the hands of and exterminator names Archibald Snatcher. Also starring the voices of Ben Kingsley, Toni Collette, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Tracy Morgan. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7.

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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.

Rated R —J.C.S.

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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.

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This is Where I Leave You

Director Shawn Levy has a strong script here (by Jonathan Tropper, from his novel) and a stronger cast. 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 family sit shiva for him. That means seven days. They’re not estranged, exactly, just not all that comfortable around each other for any length of time. Jason Bateman plays Judd, still reeling from catching his wife, Quinn (Abigail Spencer), in bed with his boss.

He learns of his father’s death from his older sister Wendy (Tina Fey), the sibling who most often plays buffer and peacemaker among the others. There’s also Paul (Corey Stoll), whose wife, Alice (Kathryn Hahn), is desperate to have a baby, and the youngest sibling, who still hasn’t really grown up, Phillip (Adam Driver). There’s an honest bittersweetness to the film. The Altmans may send each other up the walls sometimes, but there’s an affectionate bond that can’t be denied. “You may be idiots,” Wendy tells her brothers, “but you’re my idiots.” Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R —J.L.

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A Walk Among the Tombstones

A cemetery figures prominently in A Walk Among the Tombstones, but it’s the metaphorical graveyard—a dying city, a culture of violence, moral rot—that proves haunting in the biggest ways in the film. It has a retired New York City cop (Liam Neeson) getting deeper and deeper into an offthe-books search for the perpetrators of a murder-kidnap scheme that targets the wives, lovers and daughters of local drug traffickers. Writer-director Scott Frank (working from the novel by Lawrence Block) maintains a scary kind of dramatic tension right from the start. Part of that comes from generic sources—vicious crimes, sadistic villains. But there’s a more complex and disturbing kind of suspense arising from the motley crew of variously unhinged characters attempting to track down those villains. Cinemark 14. Rated PG-13 —J.C.S.

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If you bring home a creepy vintage doll as a gift for both your pregnant wife and your unborn child, you should expect your home will be invaded by a satanic cult leaving a cursed devil doll in its wake. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R.

If someone was gonna make a swell 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.

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DON’T YOU LIKE MY BAND? One thing Arts DEVO’s alter ego has learned in his 11 years working as arts editor and/or calendar editor at the Chico News & Review is that more complaints will be filed in response to screwing up the listing for Joe Rockstar’s Wednesday night coffeeshop gig than for the exposé on his mom embezzling money from Girl Scout cookie sales. And despite any overblown conspiracy theories on the evil arts editor’s artist-killing intentions that sometimes follow an overlooked listing (or other perceived slights) being a source of hemorrhoid-bursting pain in my ass, I am pleased that musicians care and are passionate enough about their art to speak up about it.

To be perfectly blunt, though, most of those who have ever complained to me don’t communicate with the newspaper otherwise.

They rarely send listings of their shows (or they send them after deadline), and they rarely send news about their band’s milestones (new album, big shows, etc.).

I care about the local music scene.

I’ve been a member of it for a couple of decades, both as a musician and a promoter, so I actually do know what’s up.

Plus, as an arts editor, it’s my job to cover the entire scene. I might blather about my particular kinks in this column, since it’s where I spill what I’m thinking and feeling about my life in the Chico community. But I talk about other stuff here as well. And when it comes to the rest of the space in the CN&R where music is covered, I’m all business. For Live at the DownLo: an ape. those who don’t know how it works, here it is in black and white and 0’s and 1’s: The calendar: Submit your local gig to the CN&R calendar by the deadline (one week before the issue in which the date of your event falls) and you will be listed in our printed Nightlife section. That’s it. On rare occasions, we edit out print listings if we run out of space (we omit recurring events in these cases), and we do occasionally make mistakes. But no live shows are simply omitted. No genres of “live” music are left out. And, even if you’re late, there is no deadline for the online calendar. Post it, and it’s live.

One more note: If we make a mistake, please let us know. If we are unaware of the problem, we can’t fix it. It is our mission to be a trusted and thorough source of information, and we depend on the community’s input to help us achieve that. Plus, CN&R Calendar Assistant Mallory Russell is super chill and hip and someone you should know. Drop her a friendly note: chicocalendar@newsreview.com.

The “picks”: Each week, we choose four “picks of the week” in the Nightlife section. We try and keep a balance between shows featuring local and touring bands, and over time we try and spread the love and feature as wide a range of styles as possible. Pro tip: Include photos or links to photos with your press releases, and keep a high-rez publicity photo or four available on your website and/or Facebook page.

Music features: Mostly, it’s math. There are 52 weeks; we’re a weekly; so there are 52 music features. I know that everyone wants a feature on their band, but there are only so many slots. Much like the calendar picks, the goal is to be balanced in our coverage.

And, every year I take a methodical look at how we did the previous year and try to make changes to do better the next. Looking at the 36 weeks of music features we’ve covered so far in 2014, we’ve done 15 stories on local acts and 21 stories on visiting musicians or other music topics. And the genre spread looks like this: rock (5), blues (4), funk/jam (3), indie (3), metal (3), music fests (3), experimental (2), rap (2), punk (2), classical (2), ska (1), Americana (1), jazz (1), folk (1), electronic (1), big band (1). Not perfect, but other than maybe needing to do a feature on a country artist, I’d say that’s about where I’d want it to be.

Pro tip No. 2: Send your press releases and photos at least one month before your show. We plan our stories two to four weeks out and if we get info on your rad show happening next week, there is no room left on the stage even if we wanted to turn the spotlight on you.

FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 2, 2014 ARIES (March 21-April 19): As I hike

through the wilderness at dusk, the crickets always seem to be humming in the distance. No matter where I go, their sound is farther off, never right up close to me. How can that be? Do they move away from me as I approach? I doubt it.

I sense no leaping insects in the underbrush. Here’s how this pertains to you: My relationship with the crickets’ song is similar to a certain mystery in your life. There’s an experience that calls to you but forever seems just out of reach.

You think you’re drawing nearer, about to touch it and be in its midst, but it inevitably eludes you. Now here’s the good news: A change is coming for you. It will be like what would happen if I suddenly found myself intimately surrounded by hundreds of chirping crickets.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In three

years, you will comprehend truths about yourself and your life that you don’t have the capacity to grasp now. By then, past events that have been confusing to you will make sense. You’ll know what their purpose was and why they occurred. Can you wait that long? If you’d rather not, I have an idea: Do a meditation in which you visualize yourself as you will be three years from today. Imagine asking your future self to tell you what he or she has discovered. The revelations may take a while to start rolling in, but I predict that a whole series of insights will have arrived by this time next week.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The

journey that awaits you is succinct but epic. It will last a relatively short time but take months to fully understand. You may feel natural and ordinary as you go through it, even as you are being rather heroic. Prepare as best as you can, but keep in mind that no amount of preparation will get you completely ready for the spontaneous moves you’ll be called on to perform. Don’t be nervous! I bet you will receive help from an unexpected source. Feelings of deja vu may crop up and provide a sense of familiarity—even though none of what occurs will have any precedents.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In the

wild, very few oysters produce pearls— about one in every 10,000. Most commercial pearls come from farmed oysters whose pearls have been induced by human intervention. As you might expect, the natural jewel is regarded as far more precious. Let’s use these facts as metaphors while we speculate about your fate in the next eight months. I believe you will acquire or generate a beautiful new source of value for yourself. There’s a small chance you will stumble upon a treasure equivalent to the wild pearl. But I suggest you take the more secure route: working hard to create a treasure that’s like a cultivated pearl.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In June 2012, a

U.S. Senator introduced a bill that would require all members of Congress to actually read or listen to a reading of any bill before they voted on it. The proposal has been in limbo ever since, and it’s unlikely it will ever be treated seriously. This is confusing to me. Shouldn’t it be a fundamental requirement that all lawmakers know what’s in the laws they pass? Don’t make a similar error, Leo. Understand exactly what you are getting into, whether it’s a new agreement, an interesting invitation or a tempting opportunity. Be thoroughly informed.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Oliver

Evans (1755-1819) was a prolific Virgo inventor who came up with brilliant ideas for steam engines, urban gas lighting, refrigeration and automated machines.

He made a radical prediction: “The time will come when people will travel in stages moved by steam engines, almost as fast as birds fly, 15 or 20 miles an hour.” We may be surprised that a visionary innovator like Evans dramatically minimized the future’s possibilities. In the same way, I suspect that later in your life, you might laugh at how much you are underestimating your potentials right now. In telling you this, I’m hoping you will stop underestimating.

BY ROB BREzSNY LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): When Jimmy

Fallon was a senior in high school, he received a weird graduation gift: a troll doll, one of those plastic figurines with frizzy, brightly colored hair. Around the same time, his mother urged him to enter an upcoming comedy contest at a nearby club. Jimmy decided that would be fun. He worked up a routine in which he imitated various celebrities auditioning to become a spokesperson for troll dolls. With the doll by his side, he won the contest, launching his career as a comedian. I foresee the possibility of a comparable development in your life: an odd blessing or unexpected gift that inspires you to express one of your talents on a higher level.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Dear

So-Called Astrologer: Your horoscopes are worse than useless. Mostly they are crammed with philosophical and poetic crap that doesn’t apply to my daily life.

Please cut way back on the fancy metaphors. Just let me know if there is money or love or trouble coming my way—like what regular horoscopes say! —Skeptical Scorpio.” Dear Skeptical: In my astrological opinion, you and your fellow Scorpios will soon feel the kind of pressure you just directed at me. People will ask you to be different from what you actually are. My advice? Do not acquiesce to them.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

Years ago, you experienced an event that was so overwhelming you could not fully deal with it, let alone understand it. All this time it has been simmering and smoldering in the depths of your unconscious mind, emitting ghostly steam and smoke even as it has remained difficult for you to integrate. But I predict that will change in the coming months. You will finally find a way to bring it into your conscious awareness and explore it with courage and grace. Of course it will be scary for you to do so. But I assure you that the fear is a residue from your old confusion, not a sign of real danger. To achieve maximum liberation, begin your quest soon.

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

is prime time to do things that aren’t exactly easy and relaxing, but that on the other hand aren’t actually painful.

Examples: Extend peace offerings to adversaries. Seek reconciliation with valuable resources from which you have been separated and potential allies from whom you have become alienated. Try out new games you would eventually like to be good at, but aren’t yet. Get a better read on interesting people you don’t understand very well. Catch my drift, Aquarius? For now, at least, leaving your comfort zone is likely to be invigorating, not arduous.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your

oracle is built around the epigrams of conceptual artist Jenny Holzer. From her hundreds of pithy quotes, I have selected six that offer the exact wisdom you need most right now. Your job is to weave them all together into a symphonic whole.

1. “It’s crucial to have an active fantasy life.” 2. “Ensure that your life stays in flux.” 3. “I have every kind of thought, and that is no embarrassment.” 4.”Animalism is perfectly healthy.” 5. “Finding extreme pleasure will make you a better person if you’re careful about what thrills you.”

6. “Listen when your body talks.”

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

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

Tomatoes are a staple of Italian cuisine now, but there weren’t any tomatoes in Europe until the 16th century, when Spanish explorers brought them from Central and South America. Likewise, Malaysia has become a major producer of rubber, but it had no rubber trees until seeds were smuggled out of Brazil in the 19th century. And bananas are currently a major crop in Ecuador thanks to 16th-century Portuguese sailors, who transported them from West Africa. I foresee the possibility of comparable cross-fertilizations happening for you in the coming months, Sagittarius. Do you have your eye on any remote resources you’d like to bring back home?

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS 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

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

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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

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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, October 2,9, 2014

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

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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 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as R AND S EXPRESS CLEANING at 1290 Notre Dame Blvd #70 Chico CA 95928.

MARIA A HERNANDEZ 1740 Vista Verde Ave Chico, CA 95928.

RICARDO D HERNANDEZ 1290 Notre Dame Blvd #70 Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a General Partnership.

Signed: RICARDO HERNANDEZ Dated: August 20, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0001111 Published: September 25, October 2,9,16, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as JUICED IN TIME at 1440 Myers Street, Suite A Oroville, CA 95965.

GRACIE STEWART 3456 Fletcher Road Oroville, CA 95966.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: GRACIE STEWART Dated: August 22, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0001118 Published: September 25, October 2,9,16, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as THE MAKER’S MILE at 1010 Deveney Street Chico, CA 95926.

KEVIN ALLEN BERG 180 East 1st Avenue #5 Chico, CA 95926.

ROBERT GORMAN 101 Deveney Street Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by A General Partnership.

Signed: KEVIN BERG Dated: September 16, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0001187 Published: September 25, October 2,9,16, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as RECOGNITION PRODUCTS at 3760 Morrow Lane, Suite D Chico, CA 95928.

REBEKAH L. BROOKS 1619 Harvest Glen Drive Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: REBEKAH BROOKS Dated: September 11, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0001175 Published: September 25, October 2,9,16, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CHICO AUTO CENTER at 2267 Esplanade Chico, CA 95926.

WALLACE A. DAVIS TRUSTEE 940 Crouch Ave Chico, CA 95928.

ANNE M. MONLUX TRUSTEE 24 Shari Lane Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a Trust.

Signed: ANNE MONLUX Dated: September 16, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0001189 Published: September 25, October 2,9,16 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF WITHDRAWAL The following person has withdrawn as partner from the partnership operating under SNOOP SISTERS ESTATE SALES at 480 Pearson Road Paradise, CA 95969.

BAMBI LYNN HESS 110 Honey Run Road Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a General Partnership.

Signed: BAMBI L. HESS Dated: September 22, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000890 Published: October 2,9,16,23, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as BENJAMIN’S INSURANCE SERVICES at 1363 E. Lindo Ave Unit 12 Chico, CA 95926.

BENJAMIN HENRY 1363 E. Lindo Ave Unit 12 Chico, CA 95926.

JODY HENRY 1363 E. Lindo Ave Unit 12 Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by a General Partnership.

Signed: BENJAMIN HENRY Dated: August 21, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0001114 Published: September 25, October 2,9,16, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as DON’S CHECK EXCHANGE at 1353 Feather River Blvd Oroville, CA 95965.

DONALD RAYMOND HARDESTY III 2309 Wyandotte Avenue Oroville, CA 95966.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: DONALD R HARDESTY III Dated: September 19, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0001198 Published: October 2,9,16,23, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name P.D.Q LAUNDRYMAT at 156 Easton Rd Suite B Chico, CA 95973.

TAE JIN KIM 4048 Spyglass Rd Chico, CA 95973.

This business was conducted by an Individual.

Signed: TAE JIN KIM Dated: September 12, 2014 FBN Number: 2013-0001591 Published: September 25, October 2,9,16, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as COAST 2 COAST SOUND at 2670 El Paso Way #209 Chico, CA 95973.

JONNATHAN ROSALES 2670 El Paso Way #209 Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: JONNATHAN D ROSALES Dated: September 11, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0001173 Published: October 2,9,16,23, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as MONTESSORI CHILDREN’S HOUSE CHICO at 814 Glenn Street Chico, CA 95928.

SARAH LIVINGSTON 96 St. Francis Drive Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: SARAH LIVINGSTON Dated: August 29, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0001134 Published: October 2,9,16,23, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as ASOLIA NEW ENERGY at 1061 Alder Street Chico, CA 95928.

ASOLIA INC 1061 Alder Street Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: EUGENIA TERENTIEVA, SECRETARY Dated: September 18, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0001194 Published: October 2,9,16,23, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as ULAND PROPERTIES, XANENT, XANLAR COMMUNICATIONS, XANCORE, XANHELM ENTERPRISE, XANDAHL, XANHELM HOLDING COMPANY at 2059 Forest Avenue Suite 5 Chico, CA 95928.

DAREL JAY HENMAN 659 Vallombrosa Lane Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: DAREL HENMAN Dated: September 19, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0001200 Published: October 2,9,16,23, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as ALUMIPRO FABRICATION at 356 Chestnut Rose Lane Chico, CA 95973.

IVAN EGGE 356 Chestnut Rose Lane Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: IVAN EGGE Dated: September 25, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0001216 Published: October 2,9,16,23, 2014

NOTICES 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 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

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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

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE RUTH BALDRIDGE, aka RUTH G. BALDRIDGE To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: RUTH BALDRIDGE, aka RUTH G. BALDRIDGE A Petition for Probate has been filed by: JERRY BALDRIDGE in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.

The Petition for Probate requests that: JERRY BALDRIDGE 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

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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 30, 2014 Time: 9:00a.m.

Dept: PROBATE 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.

Petitioner: JERRY BALDRIDGE 14390 Riata Circle Reno, NV 89521.

Case Number: PR41182 Dated: September 17, 2014 Published: September 25, October 2,9, 2014

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE DICK G. FANDERS aka DICK GILBERT FANDERS To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: DICK G. FANDERS aka DICK GILBERT FANDERS A Petition for Probate has been filed by: WENDY FANDERS in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.

The Petition for Probate requests that: WENDY FANDERS 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 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 16, 2014 Time: 9:00a.m.

Dept: MCLEAN Address of the court:

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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: JANE E. STANSELL 901 Bruce Road, Suite 170 Chico, CA 95928.

Case Number: PR41185 Dated: September 19, 2014 Published: September 25, October 2,9, 2014

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE DAISY E. CUNNINGHAM, aka DEE CUNNINGHAM To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: DAISY E. CUNNINGHAM, aka DEE CUNNINGHAM A Petition for Probate has been filed by: KAREN BURDICK in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.

The Petition for Probate requests that: KAREN BURDICK 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 codocils 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 30, 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

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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.

Petitioner: KAREN BURDICK P.O. Box 204 Forbestown, CA 95941.

(530) 675-9676 Case Number: PR41195 Dated: September 26, 2014 Published: October 2,9,16, 2014

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

NOTICE OF LIEN SALE Notice is hereby given that a public lien sale of the following described personal property will be held on October 10, 2014 at 11:30am.

The property is stored at Garden Drive Mini Storage & U-Haul. Oroville, CA 95965.

The items to be sold are generally described as follows: DORY/GARY BRUBAKER: furniture, TV, tool box, pro tools, truck bed, air compressor, boxes.

DEBBIE/GABE LASSICK: Fan, mattress, lamps, dresser, boxes.

ED METZ: : Household furniture, boxes, tools, clothes.

NICK FAIRLEE: Clothing, dresser, toys, vacuum, boxes and bags.

CATINA DOMINGO: Table/ chairs, file cabinet, shelves, and boxes.

CHARLOTTE SMITH: Furniture, mattress, desk, boxes.

This notice is given in accordance with the provisions of Section 21700 et seq of the Business & Professions Code of the State of California.

J. Michael’s Auction & Vehicle Lien Service, Inc. Bond #1836232 Published: October 2,9, 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 CRYSTAL PATTERSON

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner MANJINDER KAUR

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as UNIVERSITY INN at 630 Main Street Chico, CA 95928.

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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

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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

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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 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 should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition

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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

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner EMILY DUONG filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: EMILY MARIE DUONG Proposed name: EMILY MARES 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 19, 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: September 11, 2014 Case Number: 162910 Published: October 2,9,16,23, 2014

SUMMONS 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 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

SUMMONS NOTICE TO RESPONDENT JOANNE LALONDE You are being sued by plaintiff: JEFF W. LALONDE You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition 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: JEFF W. LALONDE 544 Jackson St. Gridley, CA 95948 AFFORDABLE DOCUMENTS 1751 Oro Dam Blvd. #4 Oroville, CA 95966 (530) 534-7777 LDA #11 Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Dated: May 8, 2014 Case Number: FL-045636 Published: September 25, October 2,9,16 2014

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824 W 1st St 3230 Shallow Springs Ter 2362 Farmington Ave 767 Westmont Ct 1589 Lazy Trail Dr 1989 Poppy View Ter 640 Royce Ln 840 W 11th Ave 788 Silverado Estates Ct 444 Stonebridge Dr 2175 Robailey Dr

Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico

$745,000.00 $695,000.00 $455,000.00 $445,000.00 $439,500.00 $373,000.00 $364,000.00 $350,000.00 $340,000.00 $299,000.00 $295,000.00

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3000 2698 2189 3515 3462 1965 2692 1749 2146 1646 1678

303 Legacy Ln 961 Lupin Ave 2737 Swallowtail Way 574 El Reno Dr 1325 Spruce Ave 1571 W 8th Ave 8 Olympus Ln 925 Sarah Ave 816 Neal Dow Ave 2417 England St 1125 Sheridan Ave 16

Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico

$285,000.00 $271,000.00 $260,000.00 $247,000.00 $241,000.00 $239,000.00 $235,000.00 $210,000.00 $200,000.00 $198,000.00 $150,000.00

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LOVE’S REAL ESTATE Not For Sale I caught sight of this kid crawling through the weeds at the back of this property I was listing.

Her red hair gave her away, contrasted among the yellow weeds. She disappeared.

I had met 9-year-old Flora the day before. I felt bad when her dad yelled at her for objecting to the sale of their house. Her dad signed the listing agreement. Flora gave us the stink-eye.

“Is that Flora way back there?” I asked Mrs. Hart.

This day I smiled at her and said, “Quite a place you have here.”

Mrs. Hart pulled on her cigarette. “Oh probably,” she said. “That kid’s in a world of her own. Tell her to come in, will ya?”

I walked toward the back of the 1-acre lot through knee-high dry weeds on a narrow path that ended at a scrub of manzanita brush in front of a stand of sycamore trees. The path pointed to an opening in the brush big enough for a small dog or maybe a skinny kid.

I forced my way on hands and knees through the scratchy manzanita into a hidden and lush little oasis walled by the brush and the back fence, and domed by the sycamores. The centerpiece of this secret garden was a rusted hose-bib atop a standpipe about 3 feet tall. Beads of water dripped slowly from the hose-bib into a shallow pool surrounding the base of the stand-pipe. The place was a tiny green paradise surrounded by dry fields.

Flora Hart sat cross-legged beside the pool with her beagle dog, Buddy, lying at her side. She looked sad, and didn’t acknowledge my arrival in her secret world.

“Shhh,” she said. I realized we weren’t alone. A train of thumb-sized bright green frogs lined the stand-pipe from the pool to the hose-bib. Yellow jackets zoomed aggressively about, and drank from the mouth of the dripping hose-bib. A skinny green snake slithered on the ground inches from Flora’s feet.

Flora was apparently unfazed by the threat of yellow jackets and the snake, and sat calmly like a monk.

Orange and black butterflies were parked around the edge of the pool, sporadically flying about. A pair of quail ran under the back fence; songbirds flitted in the field beyond, occasionally landing on the fence-top.

2257 MARIPOSA AVENUE • CHICO Not a drive by! Amazing kitchen with undated cabinet and appliances including front load washer/dryer, granite with a huge island great for entertaining. Formal dining room with tons of dual pane windows to let the natural sunlight in, plus bonus area off kitchen with extra counter space and storage. Down stairs you can curl up by the cozy woodstove in the separate living area with its own kitchen and separate entrance.

Ton of space outdoors you can relax on your deck and enjoy the sunsets in your large yard. Also, an oversized two-car garage and plenty of parking for guests on the driveway. This home has great in-law unit potential. If you have a large family and want space for everyone or you want extra room for your guests, this could be the home for you.

“Wow. Quite a place,” I said quietly.

Flora, with butterflies in her hair and a frog in the palm of each hand, narrowed her eyes.

“Too bad for you,” she said, “it’s not for sale.”

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The following houses were sold in Butte County by real estate agents or private parties during the week of September 15, 2014 – September 19, 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.

ADDRESS 472 E 5th Ave 13908 Coutolenc Rd 6584 Rosewood Dr 13541 Wichita Dr 13913 W Park Dr 670 Sparky Way 5 Handel St 151 Lariat Loop 498 Butte Ave 4175 Oro Bangor Hwy 2892 Foothill Blvd 38 CN&R October 2, 2014

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Chico Magalia Magalia Magalia Magalia Oroville Oroville Oroville Oroville Oroville Oroville

$108,000.00 $267,000.00 $135,000.00 $134,000.00 $117,000.00 $430,000.00 $277,500.00 $263,000.00 $229,000.00 $210,000.00 $185,000.00

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864 2078 1807 1311 1217 2255 2584 1945 1395 832 1922

31 Highlands Blvd 108 Stringtown Rd 3486 Argonaut Ave 135 Greenbank Ave 465 Leisure Ln 5938 Del Mar Ave 807 Camellia Dr 3933 Neal Rd 1732 Whitaker Rd 5569 Keith Rd 12209 S Stoneridge Cir

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CalBRE# 00991783 2746 Duffy Drive. Very clean, wellmaintained 3/bd, 2/ba home in a desirable neighborhood. Open floor plan, vaulted ceilings, gorgeous engineered hardwood flooring, sweet yard. Near Marigold Elem and PV HS. Upper Bidwell Park is a short bike ride on your Huffy from Duffy! Move-in ready; a must see! $267,000

1 Skymountain Circle. Spacious 3 bedroom, 2 bath home located in an established neighborhood just blocks from grocery shopping, the mall, transportation, and Marsh Jr. High. $265K Bring an offer!

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For all your Real Estate Needs call (530) 872-7653 BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME!!! .74 Acre Lot, Private – Not in POA $38,000 Ad #621 A.W. Farra 530-872-6819

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NICE DOUBLE-WIDE IN SENIOR PARK Cathedral ceilings, fenced front yard. $39,900 Ad #669 Ray Vindhurst 530-872-6805

AMBER GROVE HOME! 4BR/3BA, 2104 SF+/-, 2004 Built $389,000 Ad #656 Shelinda Bryant 530-872-6843

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3BR/3BA, 2664 SF+ $299,900 Ad #663 Sue Mawer 530-872-6803

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open house Century 21 Jeffries Lydon Sat. 11-1

3155 Shallow Springs (X St: Palisades) 3 Bd / 3 Ba, 3,792 Sq. Ft. $699,000 Chris Martinez 680-4404

Sat. 2-4

43 Taige Way (X St: Midway) 4 Bd / 3.5 Ba, 3,167 Sq. Ft ..$659,000 Alice Zeissler 518-1872

Sat. 11-1, 2-4

4156 Spyglass (X St: Garner) 5 Bd / 3 Ba, 3,112 Sq. Ft .$605,000 Paul Champlin 828-2902

Sat. 2-4

14 Dana Point (X St: Idyllwild) 3 Bd / 3.5 Ba, 2,795 Sq. Ft $600,000 Anita Miller 321-1174

Sat. 11-1, 2-4

1485 Rim Rock Drive (X St: Skyway/Oak Ridge) 4 Bd / 4 Ba, 3114 Sq.Ft. $590,000 Patty Davis Rough 864-4329

Sun. 11-1

6173 Toms Trail (X St: Humbug), Magalia 3 Bd / 3 Ba, 4,250Sq. 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 / 3.5 Ba, 3107 Sq.Ft. $563,000 Brandi Laffins 321-9562

Sat. 1-3

6404 County Road 18 (X St: Road HH), Orland 4 Bd / 3 Ba, 3,800Sq. Ft $468,500 Sat. 1-3, Katherine Ossokine 591-3837

Sat. 11-1, 2-4 & Sun. 2-4 99 Chico Canyon Road (X St: Centennial) 4 Bd / 3 Ba, 2,364 Sq Ft .$465,000 Jenn Stelle 515-6801 Steve Kasprzyk 518-4850

Sat. 2-4

2711 Escallonia Way (X St: Arch Way) 4 Bd / 2.5 Ba, 2,324 Sq. Ft ..$449,900 Frank “Speedy” Condon 864-7726

Sat. 11-1, 2-4 & Sun. 11-1, 2-4 4318 Green Meadow (X St: Garner Ln) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1,999 Sq.Ft. $445,000 Rita Dane 513-7579 Ronnie Owen 518-0911

Sat. 11-1

1806 Oroville Chico Highway (X St: Estates Drive) 3 Bd / 1.5 Ba, 2,456 Sq. Ft. $435,000 Kathy Kelly 570-7403

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. 11-1, 2-4 & Sun. 2-4 752 Brandonbury Lane (X St: W. Sacramento) 4 Bd / 2 Ba, 1,647 Sq. Ft. $319,950 Sherrie O’Hearn 518-5904 Emmett Jacobi 519-6333

Sat. 11-1, 2-4 & Sun. 11-1 2257 Mariposa Avenue (X St: Calla) 5 Bd / 2 Ba, 2,078 Sq Ft. $300,000 Erin Schmidt 575-7431 CJ Catrambone 858-722-1951 Alice Zeissler

Sun. 2-4

Sat. 11-1, 2-4 & Sun. 11-1, 2-4 7 Dorset Court (X St: Ravenshoe) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1,233 Sq. Ft. $229,000 Carolyn Fejes 966-4457 Traci Cooper 520-0227 Paul Champlin 828-2902

Sat. 2-4

1076 Viceroy (X St: Mariposa) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1,126 Sq. Ft. $229,000 Sandy Stoner 514-5555

Sat. 11-1 & Sun. 2-4

14177 Racine Circle (X St: Wycliff), Magalia 4 Bd / 3 Ba, 2,740 Sq. Ft .$285,000 Katherine Ossokine 591-3837

2655 Waverly Court (X St: Cussick) 3 Bd / 2.5 Ba, 1,728Sq Ft ..$215,000 Lindsey Ginno 570-5261 Alice Zeissler 518-1872

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

Sat. 2-4

811 Greenwich (X St: North Cherry) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1,632 Sq. Ft $269,900 Morgan Berry 774-7745 Steve Laird 321-6375 Patty Davis Rough 864-4329

Sat. 11-1

2709 Pillsbury Road (X St: East) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1,442Sq. Ft $259,500 CJ Catrambone 858-722-1951

Sat. 11-1

1019 Sheridan Avenue (X St: Palmetto) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1166 Sq.Ft. $233,900 Amy Bean 805-248-3903

354 E. 8th Street (X St: Flume) 2 Bd / 1.5 Ba, 1230 Sq.Ft. $199,900 Steve Kasprzyk 518-4850

Sat. 11-1

1329 Locust St (X St: E. Lassen Ave) 3 Bd / 1 Ba, 972 Sq.Ft. $189,500 Laura Willman 680-8962

Sat. 2-4 & Sun. 2-4

1376 Humboldt Avenue (X St: Bartlett) 2 Bd / 1 Ba, 1,040 Sq. Ft, $185,000 Laura Willman 680-8962 CJ Catrambone 858-722-1951

Sun. 12-3

5819 Kibler (X St: Nunnely), Paradise 3 Bd / 1 Ba, 1,426 Sq. Ft. $157,000 Carol Roniss 570-7111

October 2, 2014

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