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Go forth, prosper This weekend marks a milestone in the lives of thousands of temporary

A final grade tudents in my “Dying, Death and Afterlife” class recently S wrote essays on death in world religions. Then they had to negotiate the American “death system” for a dying

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more familiar terms with death than my students (soon I’ll be teaching an OLLI course where students and teacher are much more closely matched in age), I returned in reverie to my own future circumstances. Might my Their third essay moved me the most. wife invite my students to drop by for my These 20-year-olds had to face down a final hours? mortal illness of their own. The premise: In a wicked moment, I imagined surprisHow would they respond if California ing them with their final grades. Maybe I follows Oregon in adopting a Death with would deliver a “last lecture,” a valedictory Dignity statute? In class we had watched assignment that will be on their final. a brief clip, “Goodbye Roger,” from the Then a jarring thought hit me. What if my documentary How to Die in Oregon. students had come by, one Had Roger’s death by one, to give me my final lacked imagination? grade? Last Judgment at the Some students liked I would want an elaborate of students! They Roger’s minimalism, passing, with many friends, hands would stop at my bedside but others planned elaband tell me how I have orate settings, including sacramental eating and even down to plusses how they would be drinking, evocative readings, done, and minuses. dressed, whom would sturdy religious music, Of course, I’ve spent my be invited, and what career at Chico State receivmusic would be on the even liturgical vestments. ing student evaluations after play list. If I were ever every 15-week parting, but I facing this situation, I had never thought of opening the envelope as would want an elaborate passing, with a deathbed scene. What if the students are many friends, sacramental eating and harsh? Turn up the music if my final grade is drinking, evocative readings, sturdy relibad. As Bach’s Easter cantata crescendos, my gious music, even liturgical vestments. wife cries. Then smiles at how Lutheran it all As the grading went on, I sometimes is—the harsher the judgment, the more Bach cried as I saw my students’ lives pass required. Ω before my eyes. But since I am on far

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Chicoans, who, after living here for four or five years—or more, for some—are ready to enter the so-called real world. That’s right. The year has flown by, and the undergraduate members of the class of 2015, about 3,000 strong, are about to don their robes, hats and tassels at the university’s annual commencement ceremonies.

Thankfully, this year’s graduates are headed into a job market that’s much recovered from the Great Recession. The future looks bright.

Most of those who earn bachelor’s degrees from Chico State will move out of the region, returning to their hometowns in the Bay Area or Southern California, or to the rural areas surrounding Butte County. We wish all of them the best of luck finding their The city is an affordable paths beyond the comfy confines of place to settle down, this beautiful little college town.

Invariably, some graduates will feel start a family and the pull of Chico. It happens to the best of us. The city is an affordable place to transition settle down, start a family and transiinto adult life. tion into adult life. And after four-plus years here, it makes sense that the region has become “home.”

We want to encourage those who do come back to bring opportunity with them. Chico’s cup may runneth over when it comes to recreation and livability, but there is a dearth of professional jobs. Locals need decentpaying posts, and there are plenty of educated would-be employees to choose from.

So, graduates, after you’ve had your fill of Silicon Valley or the East Bay or L.A., consider the lifestyle you left behind in the North State. In other words, go forth and prosper. Just don’t forget the roots you planted here. Ω

Get on your bike May is National Bike Month, 31 full days dedicated to our favorite two-

wheeled mode of transportation. The idea behind the annual celebration, according to the League of American Bicyclists, is twofold: to give the pubic a better understanding of the benefits of bicycling and to encourage more people to ride.

There are myriad benefits to riding a bike: It’s a great nonstrenuous form of exercise; it saves money on the gas riders would have otherwise purchased for their vehicles; it reduces the amount of cars clogging roadways, lessening traffic jams and also the level of exhaust spewing into the air; and let’s not forget that riding a bike is just plain enjoyable.

That joy factor has not been lost on local biking advocacy groups.

Chico Velo’s annual Wildflower rides marked an early kick-off point to National Bike Month, and the Butte Bike Coalition is keeping things running by coordinating a number of excellent, fun, bike-centric activities and events, including last week’s Bike to School Week.

There is one event that has a more serious tone—the Ride of Silence— to honor people who have been injured or killed on bicycles (May 20).

Bicycle safety is a big concern, considering the deaths of Janee Nickerson and Kristina Chesterman, local college students who were struck and killed while riding their bicycles on Chico streets. See bikechico.org for more on this ride and for a full list of Bike Month events.

Next up is National Bike to Work Day, this Friday, May 15. Here in Chico, locals will have a chance to celebrate their efforts pedaling to work with an organized ride from City Plaza to the Empire Club in Durham, departing downtown at 5:30 p.m. It’s the first year of this 12-mile, roundtrip “happy hour” ride. And it sure sounds like a lot of fun (drink responsibly, of course). Ω

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Howard Hardee describes “bros” as a subculture of college men, ranging from the amiably aimless to sinister sociopaths, apparently unconstrained by conscience.

So, what’s the root cause of this phenomenon? Whence cometh the bros?

A grand experiment is underway: The family, which was traditionally an engine of socialization, is being transformed into a slave of commerce—24/7. Most bros have been raised in a world of material extravagance and emotional destitution. Jesus said it well enough: “You cannot be the slave of two masters.”

My heart goes out to the bros. They didn’t ask to be born into a culture that made consumer capitalism its god. If we find this disturbing— these young men acting like self-indulgent gangsta assholes—we might look at our dominant value-system, which validates an array of “socially acceptable” versions of this behavior.

(I recently noticed a boy, in the company of what appeared to be his grandparents, eating an entire restaurant meal while never once looking up from his iPhone. For this—which was nothing less than witnessing a bro in training—the blame is squarely on the grandparents, and all of us.)

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Re “The bros among us” (Cover story, by Howard Hardee, May 7): It seems to me that some of the unpleasant and obnoxious behavior that we see coming from the young men noted in your story may be related to the right dudes being in the right place at the wrong time.

Judging by the late-model cars, disposable income, and available time that many of these guys possess, it is quite possible that they have, in effect, been “bribed” by their parents to attend college when, in fact, they would much rather be somewhere else.

Most young males, irrespective of IQ, do not take naturally to classrooms, books and intellectual pursuits and would benefit by having those activities postponed for a few years while they explore the world a bit and engage in activities that are more physical and hands-on. Working on a ranch, in a factory, or on a construction site could satisfy this need while also allowing the necessary maturation of emotional and cognitive intelligence to take place.

Behavioral scientists now know that the frontal cortex; the part of the brain that has to do with judgment and impulse control, does not mature in males until the mid-20s. It makes sense for parents and society at large not to push young men to engage in academic pursuits until the requisite levels of quiescence and intellectual curiosity are in place.

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Along with the political and social commentary that has filled this space over the past nearly two years, I’ve written about some intensely personal experiences. First off, dear readers, thanks for indulging me.

One of the columns was about my confrontation with a couple of supermarket employees who were making fun of people with developmental disabilities. I dedicated the write-up—a painful yet cathartic one—to my then-2-year-old son, Henry, who has Down syndrome (see “For Hank,” Nov. 21, 2013). Nearly a year had passed from that writing when CN&R’s editorial staff sat down to figure out what to submit to the California Newspaper Publishers Association for its annual Better Newspapers Contest. When it came to Column Writing, a category requiring two submissions, CN&R’s staff chose that piece and another one chastising the Chico Police Officers’ Association (see “I wrote it,” March 6, 2014).

It was a good call. We found out this week that those columns took first place in the contest in our division— largest-circulated weekly newspapers in California, where we go up against big metro papers. Huzzah!

We also picked up two other first-place awards and a second-place award, along with five blue ribbons— honorable mentions—for a total of nine awards. The contest is open to all CNPA member publications, which, from the looks of it, includes just about everyone. The list of winners shows a wide cross-section of the state’s newspaper industry, from the 600,000-plus circulation Los Angeles Times to the 4,000 circulation Turlock Journal.

In each of my eight years at CN&R, the paper has picked up at least a couple of wins. But this year is special for me. That’s because, while I took over as editor-inchief in mid-2013, last year was my first full year in the captain’s chair.

Here’s how we fared in the other categories: Contributor Debra Lucero’s intimate portrait of Kari Keith, wife of convicted kidnapper and rapist Lonnie Scott Keith—along with heretofore untold and disturbing details of his crimes—picked up second place in the Feature Story category (see “Collateral damage,” Sept. 18, 2014).

Our exhaustive series on the drought took home a firstplace award for Environmental Reporting. It included two cover stories, by CN&R staff and contributor Alastair Bland, plus a couple of editorials and a column by yours truly.

The cover for our Green Issue—a photo by contributing photographer Melanie MacTavish with design by CN&R Art Director Tina Flynn—took first place for Front Page Design. If you need a visual, think derrière. This was the issue with a naked guy hugging a tree. (See Downstroke, page 8, for the honorable mentions.)

One final shout out goes to The Orion, the other local publication that took home honors this week. Chico State’s student newspaper, where I got my start in journalism, picked up a first-place award in the Writing category and second place for General Excellence. Congrats to the kids busting their humps in Plumas Hall’s basement.

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A vet’s take Re “Kent State: Memories of a dark day” (Guest comment, by Jaime O’Neill, May 7): While students were sitting in a college corridor “protesting” the war, yet again as a way of cutting class, my unit, the 834th Air Division, was earning a Presidential Unit Citation for helping to relieve the siege at Dak Seang in Vietnam.

Three of our C-7 Caribous got shot down and almost all sustained battle damage.

Nobody’s heard of Dak Seang, but now everybody’s heard of Jaime O’Neill sitting in a college corridor waiting for somebody to bring him a sandwich. The leftwing press always idolizes itself and seeks to perpetuate its own mythology. The truth about Vietnam may never be known with such a myopic press.

I will say this: The old sarges who had been through Korea told us, “We’re not supposed to win.”

We needed North Vietnam as a buffer. If we won the Vietnam War, that would be like putting the state of Texas on Red China’s border. And that was too dicey.

MIKE PETERS Chico

PG&E’s false narrative Re “Tree stand” (Newslines, by Tom Gascoyne, April 30): The meeting held by PG&E to further communicate with the public on their highly publicized tree removal has done more harm than good. Although they repeatedly claim to have learned a lot after the Oroville tree incident, they were still insincere to residents who attended the meeting.

But the worst thing about this “forum” was the fact PG&E continued to defend their Pipeline Pathways Project in reference to the San Bruno incident. The company’s representatives are acting as if tree roots were the problem when, in reality, the explosion was caused by faulty welding in the pipelines. If they are worried about safety, they need to point a finger at themselves before destroying trees and being disrespectful to communities along the way.

NICOLE HENSON Chico

An overlooked issue Re “Baby blues, averted” (Healthlines, by Robert Speer, May 7): This story not only had a disempowering tone (please don’t use the phrase “scarred for life” in a parenting article), but also contained factual errors (postpartum depression vs. baby blues). The Chico: 2300 Fair St. • 343-8641 • Hours: Monday-Saturday 8am–4pm 6

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inspiring Embracing Motherhood summit that took place last Saturday deserved a better promotion.

Most new mothers experience the baby blues—two to three weeks of feeling sad, lonely and out of sorts—that require no treatment. If these feelings persist longer than three weeks, it is probably postpartum depression, which won’t go away on its own, but is treatable.

PPD affects 15 percent to 20 percent of all new mothers, including me, and is more common than gestational diabetes, yet mental health services remain sparse for people affected. While it’s true there aren’t adequate PPD services in our community, Chico contains a thriving population of people who care about maternal mental health.

I have benefited from many services, and because of this amazing community, I am able to cope.

Because PPD is an issue that is often overlooked, I would love to see CN&R follow up with a story addressing services available in Chico.

SOPHIA RIVERS Chico

Millions saved by vaccines Re “Sparring over the syringe” (Cover story, by Allen Stellar, April 30) and “Vaccines save lives” (Editorial, May 7): I appreciated your thoughtful editorial and article about vaccines. Here is our family’s true story. The couple in our family who did not get vaccines were young marrieds, 21 and 24, when they had their first baby at home.

Great celebration because the baby turned out to be babies; a boy and girl, twins! No complications. So much joy for the next year.

As the babies started to take their first steps, they both caught whooping cough from their dad, who brought it home from work.

They had access to a doctor, followed instructions carefully and their son pulled through, but they lost their baby girl. It was in Shasta County, in 1902.

My grandparents were the young couple and the vaccine (for pertussis) was not yet invented. I tell this story to people who discuss vaccines, because it was such sorrow for my grandparents, and that vaccine has saved millions of children world-wide since then. It does to this day. That’s a miracle.

KAREN LEMCKE Chico

Celebrating Medicare As I approach a significant milestone in my life—age 65 and

impending retirement after 34 years as a registered nurse—I become aware of a closely related milestone in our national life: the 50th anniversary of the Medicare program on July 30 of this year.

Aside from playing a big part in making a secure retirement possible for me and tens of millions of other Americans, Medicare also transformed American health care and my own profession.

Fifty years ago, there was little that could be done for many of the major diseases we treat effectively today. Cardiac surgery barely existed, cancer treatment was primitive, dialysis was in its infancy and available only to a few.

Intensive care units were a new concept. Fifty years ago, science and medicine were on the brink of a transformation. But the very people who had the greatest need for many of the new therapies had no way to pay for them.

And thus, with great political struggle—and over fierce opposition from conservatives and the medical establishment of the time— the Medicare program was born.

Where would we be without it?

Let’s protect it, improve it, and extend it to everyone!

DAVID WELCH Chico

Cheers all around

Re “Where there’s a Will” (Scene,

by Carey Wilson, April 23): What a fabulous performance this past week that each of The Will Rogers Follies’ cast members gave to all—their songs, choreography, music, sets, costumes, just everything that went into this “straight from Broadway” spring musical production. Of course, this is also due to the direction of our own Chico State theater genius, Tim Allen McDonald, who came here from New York.

Watching each scene composed of some musical theater students, some choral and some drama students, made me realize how great the professionals—the teachers— are who give of their talents to the obviously talented students. And I just must call out “our Will,” Eric Dobson, an economics major who learned how to rope, play the harmonica and the guitar and to sing like a pro. Wow! What a remarkable performance.

Cheers to all who gave this extraordinary musical gift to Chico.

MARILYN WARRENS Chico More letters online:

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Gov. Jerry Brown recently announced a modified version of his controversial Bay Delta Conservation Plan that significantly reduces the wetlandsrestoration component.

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Chico police have arrested an Orangevale man, William James Brainard, in a February house fire that they’ve deemed both arson and attempted murder.

When the Chico Fire Department responded to the fire, at a residence on Losse Way in Chico, they found an incendiary device, indicating it had been intentionally set. It had been started directly underneath the window of the resident’s 4-year-old son.

In the subsequent months, detectives learned that the resident (unnamed) had recently gained full custody in a heated battle with the child’s mother. Brainard, they believe, may have targeted the child as retaliation for a failed relationship with the mother. He’s been charged with arson and attempted murder and is scheduled to be arraigned May 27.

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The Chico News & Review came away with three first-place awards and one secondplace award in the California Newspaper Publishers Association’s annual Better Newspapers Contest, in the categories of Column Writing, Environmental Reporting, Front Page Design and Feature Story, respectively.

The paper goes up against others in the largest circulation category for weekly papers (see Second & Flume, page 5, for specifics on the winners).

Additionally, the CN&R took home five honorable mentions: Contributor Dave Waddell’s cover piece on the city of Chico’s exorbitant public-safety compensation (Local Government); Alastair Bland’s timely cover story on tank cars carrying Bakken crude oil through Butte County (Environmental Reporting); CN&R staff’s annual Goin’ Chico issue (Special Section); overall arts coverage led by Arts Editor Jason Cassidy (Arts & Entertainment); and overall design (Layout & Design) by CN&R Art Director Tina Flynn and designer Sandra Peters.

MEASURE A STANDS STRONG

The folks fighting Measure A were back in court Wednesday (May 13), where Judge Stephen Benson threw out their lawsuit seeking to block the medical marijuana cultivation ordinance.

Measure A, approved by voters last November, limits the size of medical marijuana gardens by square footage—not number of plants—based on lot size. It also allows for anonymous complaints to county Code Enforcement for noncompliance. Opponents believe it is too stringent and filed suit to block it in February.

County Counsel Bruce Alpert said the opponents’ only recourse is to file an appeal in the 3rd District Court of Appeals in Sacramento. That court, he said, has ruled in other cases that have led to greater restrictions on marijuana cultivation in Tehama County and a total ban in Live Oak. “That’s why Judge Benson made the ruling that he did,” Alpert said.

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Twist in the tunnels Governor’s new plan for the Delta has critics up in arms hen Gov. Jerry Brown announced two W weeks ago that he was changing his Delta conservation plan and radically

downsizing a 100,000-acre wetland restoration job, environmentalists and water-policy activists by blew the foul whistle.

Alastair Initially, Brown’s plan Bland was to build two massive water-diversion tunnels in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and spend money on habitat restoration. The 30-mile-long twin tubes remain the central feature of Brown’s controversial hydro-engineering project, known for years as the Bay Delta Conservation Plan. But now the governor has scaled back the environmental component to just 30,000 acres.

Last week in Sacramento, Brown told critics of his new plan to “shut up.”

Tough love—and yet some environmentalists are hopeful: 30,000 acres is still a lot better than nothing, they say. And, what’s more, there is talk that the work, which could bring declining fish populations back from the brink of vanishing, might begin imminently.

But critics of Brown and his tunnel-touting appointees say government agencies are trying to cheat their way out of not-yet-met environmental-enhancement obligations.

The government, they point out, made promises to revive thousands of acres of wetland and marsh in 2009—work that remains undone. They say Brown’s new habitatenhancement plan is little more than a ploy to meet a 6-year-old debt without adding anything new to the drawing board.

“Cutting the habitat restoration to 30,000

acres is just winnowing it down to existing requirements,” said Tom Stokely, water-policy analyst with the California Water Impact Network.

In 2009, he explained, state and federal agencies agreed to restore at least 25,000 acres of riverside habitat in the Delta and Sacramento Valley. That project was intended as a way to partially mitigate the effects of the two giant water pumps in the southern Delta, which have allowed farms in the San Joaquin Valley to flourish while playing a lead role in nearly annihilating native salmon and smelt.

The sites slated for improvements in Brown’s newly unveiled habitat plan are similar to those named in 2009, only with several thousand acres of new land added to the drawing board.

“These are the same projects that the state and federal water agencies were already obligated to complete,” said attorney Osha Meserve, who represents environmental and agricultural interests in the Delta.

Language in the 2009 law, called a biological opinion, even states that the required habitat-restoration action “is not intended to conflict with or replace habitat restoration planning in the BDCP process.”

Conservationists say the government instead should be planning to restore at least 55,000 acres of land vital to the life cycles of fish and wildlife.

Taxpayers also may be getting cheated by

the new Delta deal.

Meserve explained that federal and state water agencies, which pump Delta water to farmers in the San Joaquin Valley, were

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supposed to pay for most of the 2009 restoration: 80 percent of the 25,000 acres, the total tab for which could be $300 million.

However, the California Department of Water Resources and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation are being billed, so far, for only $130 million—less than half the cost—meaning taxpayers might be covering the remainder.

“This was just a sleight of hand to … shift part of the cost of the project to taxpayers,” Stokely said.

But to others in the environmental community, these details aren’t worth the argument.

A half-dozen fish species in the Central Valley are teetering on extinction, says Jacob Katz, a salmon and steelhead specialist with the group California Trout. Though not a fan of the two tunnels, he is optimistic about the way Brown has changed the project—specifically detaching the tunnel construction job, now being billed “California WaterFix,” from the wetland and floodplain enhancement work, newly branded as “California EcoRestore.”

This means that the Delta restoration plans might finally get moving after years of talk. “I’d rather have 30,000 acres completed now than a promise for 100,000 acres that is stuck in perpetual planning and never gets done,” said Katz.

Nancy Vogel, a spokeswoman with the California Natural Resources Agency, says that, within four years, thousands of acres could be restored to their natural state. The prior rendition of the BDCP, she says, called for restoring vast tracts of riverside habitat over a much longer time period, at

least several decades.

“And 30,000 acres isn’t the limit,” Vogel adds. More land, she says, could be restored later.

As for the controversial tunnels, which

could cost tens of billions of dollars, many people doubt they’ll ever be built.

But if they are, it could mean the demise of the Delta ecosystem, critics of the project say. Each tube would be 40 feet wide, and together they will be big enough to nearly empty the state’s largest river.

Sacramento County Supervisor Don Nottoli said he believes the tunnels will prompt a decline in both Delta biodiversity and productivity of Delta farms, since the upstream water removal might allow saltwater to encroach into the estuary. He also points to the elephant in the room: “They’re calling this the ‘California WaterFix,’ but the tunnels will not produce a single new drop of water,” he said.

State employees and supporters of the project say the tunnels will directly benefit the river-Delta ecosystem. While dams and invasive predatory fish have both played a role in denting salmon and smelt numbers, the central problem that has beleaguered the Delta ecosystem is the way in which its water is withdrawn.

The existing system features two giant pumps in the southern Delta that suck huge volumes of water into a pair of irrigation canals in the San Joaquin Valley. At times, the pull from the pumps is so strong that the seaward flow of river water is reversed. Migrating fish get confused and lose their bearings, and baby salmon trying to reach the ocean swim toward the pumps instead. Millions have died this way.

Brown’s tunnels would, in theory, solve this problem by eliminating the reverse-flow pattern. They would do this by removing water from the river many miles upstream from the current pumping point. Water left in the river would be able to flow unimpeded downstream and continue to the sea.

John McManus, executive director of the Golden Gate Salmon Association, which lobbies for fish habitat protection, notes that government agencies have for years promised that pumping from the Delta will not harm fish populations. But through the early 2000s, irrigators were granted so much water via the Delta pumps that the ecosystem collapsed— what biologists say was a direct causeeffect correlation.

Over just a few years, the commercially valuable fall-run chinook salmon population plunged from 800,000 spawning adults to just 40,000 in 2009.

The disaster prompted a multiyear closure on all fishing, while San Joaquin Valley almond orchards exploded.

“History is remarkably clear in showing that it absolutely matters how big they build the tunnels,” said McManus. Ω

Racial tensions Local NAACP responds to deputy’s workplace lawsuit filed recently in federal court alleging racial disAiff’slawsuit crimination and harassment against a Butte County Sherdeputy has prompted a response by the county and an

inquiry by the local chapter of the NAACP. The lawsuit, filed in March by a Sacramento-based law firm on behalf of Deputy Michael Sears, names as defendants the Sheriff’s Office, the county, Sheriff’s Capt. Andy Duch and Lt. John Kuhn, as well as 100 unnamed county employees. It claims that Sears has suffered from a number of racially motivated incidents in his eight years with the office because he is of mixed race: half black and half white.

After learning of the lawsuit, Irma Jordan, president of the Butte County chapter of civil rights group the NAACP, requested a meeting with District Attorney Mike Ramsey and Sheriff Kory Honea at the Sheriff’s Office, a meeting that took place on April 24.

In a report sent to local media, Jordan said the local NAACP was “very concerned and deeply saddened” by the allegations in Sears’ lawsuit, which is why the organization reached out to Honea and Ramsey. She said she appreciated the quick response but was advised that, because of the ongoing litigation, neither the sheriff nor Ramsey could comment on the case.

“The NAACP wanted to impress upon the Sheriff its feelings about the situation, and to discuss the known allegations that were reported up to this point,” the report says.

Those allegations include the hanging of a black and white panda doll in a main room of the Sheriff’s Office—Sears allegedly was told the black and white represented him—use of the word “nigger” in Sears’ presence, assignment of the “oldest, smallest, and most damaged car in the sheriff’s fleet” to Sears, failure to gain promotion due to his mixed race, and backlash from superiors when he complained.

The lawsuit goes on to say that, as a result of the discrimination, Sears “suffered actual damages, including lost income, benefits, promotional and career opportunities, and other losses in an amount to be determined at the time of the trial.”

There is only one other black deputy currently working in the BCSO. Ramsey said to his knowledge this is the first such case filed against the Sheriff’s Office.

“Sheriff Honea was not on watch when this all began in 2007;

In the aftermath of a lawsuit filed by a deputy claiming racial injustice and harassment, Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea is viewed positively by the local chapter of the NAACP, which promises to keep a close eye on the case.

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however, he has inherited it,” reads the NAACP report. “We call for and believe that there should be zero tolerance to racism within any law enforcement department.” Jordan could not be reached for further comment by deadline.

The statement goes on to speak well of Honea, saying he “has always been willing to work with the community and hear the community views, even before he officially took office.”

Sacramento-based law firm Porter Scott Attorneys, which is repre-

senting the county, filed a response to the claims on April 15. In most instances, it repeats the words: “Defendants generally and specifically deny each and every allegation contained in said paragraphs.”

As for the panda complaint, the response says that the defendants were aware of “a small plastic toy resembling a panda bear … but they deny a racial component to it, that it was hanging by its neck and that Plaintiff found it offensive.”

The response also denies that Sears was assigned the worst car in the sheriff’s fleet and counters with this statement: “[H]e was assigned a 2009 Expedition with approximately 48,000 miles and at approximately the same time, a non African-American deputy was assigned a 2008 Expedition with approximately 70,000 miles.”

Sears’ suit also points to a commendation for exceptional work performance, which was issued in 2012 under the tenure of former Sheriff Jerry Smith but not entered into his personnel file until after Honea became sheriff last year. Adhering to legal advice, Honea declined to comment on the lawsuit.

Ramsey said he is also limited on discussing the case, although he is not named as a defendant. He said there is an ongoing independent investigation and that Sears remains on active duty, though he was slightly injured April 21 while responding to a call in Oroville. AccordThe cost of new growth ing to a California Highway Patrol press The Chico City Council recently voted release, Sears’ vehicle was struck by an alleged to approve an impact fee that would drunken driver on Olive Highway. go toward building a new Butte County While the NAACP believes Butte County Jail. The matter was met with resist“is going in the right direction,” the organizaance from a group of building contraction also says that across the nation law tors who said existing fees, which enforcers are “far too often using policing taccome with the issuance of a new housing tics that either end up in a shooting, a death or permit, are already too steep. (The new fee would run $455 per house and $363 per bodily harm from excessive force.” apartment unit.) Existing fees include: The organization has promised to keep an • Street facility improvement fee ($3,973 per house; $2,747 per apartment unit) eye on Sears’ lawsuit.

• Basic park facility fee ($2,913 per house; $2,465 per apartment unit) “We will stay abreast of this situation and • Police protection building and equipment fee ($834 per house; we will conduct continuous follow-ups. We will $940 per apartment unit) not rest until justice is done.”

• Fire protection building and equipment fee ($732 per house; A court date has not yet been set.

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—TOM GASCOYNE tomg@newsreview.com

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Cycling protection Biking advocates talk safety during National Bike Month ay is all about bicycling, both in Chico M and around the country. First, it marks National Bike Month and this Friday

(May 15) is Bike to Work Day, when everyone is encouraged to ditch their cars in favor of commuting on two wheels.

The Butte Bicycle Coalition, and more specifically its signature campaign, Bike Chico, is behind the local effort to encourage residents to embrace their bicycles and join the National Bike Month challenge (sign up for free at www.nationalbikechallenge.org).

One of the goals of the Butte Bicycle Coalition is to advocate for drivers and cyclists to “share the road.” Karen Goodwin, organization treasurer and co-founder, teaches traffic safety courses and says she’s very much in favor of the recent Three Feet for Safety Act, which went into effect last September after getting vetoed twice in previous years.

With its adoption, California became the 23rd state to enact such a law.

“We were not the first but at least we got it,” said Janine Rood, executive director of Chico Velo Cycling Club. “The real intent of these laws is not for enforcement purposes; it’s more about awareness and changing people’s idea about what is acceptable behavior on the road.”

The law applies to any place along the road where a vehicle passes a bicyclist, regardless of whether there’s a bike lane. A violation must be witnessed by a lawenforcement officer in order for a fine to be issued. Eyewitness accounts or video recordings will not trigger a ticket.

Officer-witnessed violations result in a $35 fine if the vehicle passes too close and $220 if a collision and injury occurs. Court fees also can be added to the fine.

There is an exception to the law that says: “The driver shall slow to a speed that is reasonable and prudent, and may pass only when doing so would not endanger the safety of the operator of the bicycle, taking into account the size and speed of the motor vehicle and bicycle, traffic conditions, weather,

visibility, and surface and width of the highway.”

Rood said the new law helps establish in drivers’ minds that cyclists have a right to use the road.

“The ‘Share the Road’ signs you see make people think, ‘Oh that’s pretty good,’ but when it comes down to it the question is: ‘What share is my share and what share is your share?’ It’s very ambiguous. To really drive it home—pardon the pun—the new law says to motorists that bicycles have as much right to be on the road as they do.”

Another proposed state law, the mandatory

helmet law for adults—there is already one in place for those under 18—was introduced in February by state Sen. Carol Liu (D-La Cañada Flintridge). Liu’s nephew was killed by a drunken driver while riding his bike in Sonoma County. He was wearing a helmet at the time.

The introduction triggered a flood of opposition, both statewide and locally. Rood and Goodwin agreed that it would discourage bicycling, leading to fewer bikes on the road and the possibility of more accidents.

Rood pointed to a mandatory helmet law put in place in Australia a few years ago, which she said “turned out to be a disaster.”

“It made people stop bike riding,” she said.

“You can look at any statistic from any cycling community anywhere in the world and see that the more people ride, the [fewer] accidents there are per rider. That’s because the drivers have more awareness of bikers’ presence and as such are more likely to share the road.”

The California legislation has since been amended, and currently calls for a study to be conducted on statewide helmet usage and bicycle-related injuries and fatalities. A report on the study’s findings will be submitted to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Housing and the Assembly Committee on Transportation by Jan. 1, 2017.

—TOM GASCOYNE tomg@newsreview.com

A bicyclist rides with auto traffic along Vallombrosa Avenue near Lower Bidwell Park.

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Western poison Visiting journalist, humanitarian decries Western influence around the world

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ack in 1990, Keith Harmon Snow crossed the border of Uganda into what was then eastern Zaire—now the Democratic Republic of the Congo—on his mountain bike. Snow was a young man on what he calls now his “big white adventure,” immersing himself in central Africa with the comfort of knowing that he had a passport and could leave whenever he felt like it.

Snow stopped in a rural village because he’d been bitten by something on the back of his neck. He’d hoped the bite would subside by itself, but it “blew up like a tennis ball,” so he asked a villager for help. It turned out an unidentified insect had laid eggs under Snow’s skin, which the villager, the patriarch of a family of more than two dozen, cut out with a knife. The family then nursed Snow as he recovered, and his stay with them was marked by a seminal moment.

He recounted sitting outside one of the family’s huts when some of the women announced the discovery of a black mamba, one of the world’s most poisonous snakes, by screaming hysterically. Once the women had the snake cornered, the patriarch cut off its head, and Snow, thinking the whole thing “was so just so exotic and interesting,” grabbed the dead black mamba by its tail.

And then the headless body of the snake reflexively wrapped around his arm. “Everybody runs and screams bloody murder,” he said, “and I just think it’s the funniest thing.”

Snow told this story at Butte College’s Black Box Theatre on Tuesday (May 12) during a lecture on his experiences as an independent and international journalist, war correspondent and humanitarian.

The point was that, after the snake incident, he suddenly saw himself as an arrogant intruder. For the villagers, it was a big thing to find a black mamba—they’d been known to kill children, Snow said. But he’d biked up, demonstrated his ignorance of a deadly animal the people of central Africa live with daily, and then laughed off his encounter.

And by Snow’s account, many Westerners are much more harmfully blundering around the world’s developing countries, even when they mean well.

“White people go in all the time to places like Colombia, Indonesia, Nepal or the Congo, and we dictate the lives of these people through policies or through big funds revolving around human rights or wildlife organizations,” he said.

“We really don’t know much about these places. Nobody knows more about your home and your community than yourself. Think of somebody coming in from another country and presuming to create policy that affects the lives of your entire village or region based on their superficial immersion into your culture.”

Snow provided a timely example—the exploitation and destruction of Mongolia’s steppe at the hands of Western mining corporations and the subsequent involvement of Western humanitarian and wildlife organizations, all battling over countryside to which they have no true rights. (The issue has flown under the mass media’s Uncover more:

To read Keith Harmon Snow’s work online, go to AllThingsPass.com or ConsciousBeingAlliance.com.

radar; a Google search on the subject mostly turns up stories authored by Snow.)

“This incredibly vast, beautiful place is under assault by Western civilization at this very moment,” Snow said.

Western influence as a global toxin

was the dominant theme in Snow’s hour-long presentation, which tackled subjects including genocide, the ills of capitalistic materialism, cultural assimilation, subversive messages in Disney films, the instant but fleeting gratification offered by smartphones, what it means to be a conscious being, the purpose of humans’ existence on the planet, and the mass media’s whitewashing of U.S. involvement in violent military actions throughout the world.

Snow, who curates two investigative journalism websites, got his start as a journalist and humanitarian by documenting the atrocities he witnessed in central Africa in the early to mid-1990s. Particularly influential was the foreign invasion of Zaire in 1996 that replaced dictator Mobutu Sésé Seko; among those slaughtered in that conflict, the First Congo War, was the entire family that helped nurse Snow back to health as he cycled through Zaire. While the common narrative is that the invasion was led by Rwanda, Snow maintains otherwise.

“The U.S. military invaded the Congo in 1996,” he said, “and almost every single academic publication on the wars in the Congo that have been produced since 1996 completely whitewashes, ignores or dismisses the involvement of the U.S. military.”

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HEALTHLINES David Guzzetti and wife Kim pose just prior to his surgery to receive a new liver.

CLEAR THE MEDICINE CABINET

If you have unused, unwanted or expired prescriptions in your medicine cabinet, bring them to Drop the Drugs this weekend—you’ll be helping keep pills out of the wrong hands as well as the local landfill and sewer system.

The drug drop-off is a collaboration between Enloe Medical Center, Butte County Sheriff’s Office and the county Department of Public Works, and will be held at the corner of Cohasset Road and Rio Lindo Avenue on Saturday (May 16) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Here’s the procedure: Remove any pills or capsules you don’t want or need from prescription containers and place them in sealed bags. Drop the Drugs won’t accept intravenous solutions, needles or ointments. For more on the disposal of household hazardous waste, go to buttecounty.net/recyclebutte.

“People do call us throughout the year asking if and when this event will take place,” said Christina Chavira, Enloe spokeswoman. “The number of pounds that come in every year is pretty amazing.”

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BENEFIT OF BREASTFEEDING

A study that looked at 1,600 women in Northern California diagnosed with breast cancer concludes that those who breastfed were 30 percent less likely to experience recurrence of the disease.

Researchers from Kaiser Permanente also discovered that tumors were typically less aggressive in the women who had breastfed, and those women were 28 percent less likely to die from breast cancer than women who did not, according to SFGate.com. Women who breastfed for a six-month period or longer fared even better in terms of breast-cancer outcomes.

Previous research has found that breastfeeding delays the return of the mother’s menstrual cycle, which can reduce cancer risk; and it develops the ductal cells, which help protect the breast.

NEW NAME, EXPANDED VISION

To more accurately reflect a broader focus on research, policy change and promoting fresh, local food, the program at Chico State long known as the Center for Nutrition and Activity Promotion has changed its name to the Center for Healthy Communities.

It started in 2001 as one health program, and has since expanded to 27 programs in 19 counties in the North State; over the last decade, it has put nearly $30 million of grant funding to use, according to a Chico State press release.

The center’s founder, Executive Director Cindy Wolff (pictured), said in the statement that the name change reflects an expanded emphasis on “community transformation as well as changing individual and family lifestyles.”

New areas of research include the connection between preserving traditional food culture—such as eating together, preparing fresh food and eating mindfully—and sustainable food systems.

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

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New liver, new life Two-decade wait for an organ transplant ends for longtime Chicoan David Guzzetti by

Tom Gascoyne tomg@newsreview.com

hen David Guzzetti—the local caterer, W gardener, radio programmer and feisty and outspoken City Council member of four

terms—was diagnosed with hepatitis C, he was told he probably had five to six years to live.

That was 21 years ago.

Guzzetti finally received a new liver at San Francisco’s California Pacific Medical Center three weeks ago. He recently spoke with the CN&R over the phone from his temporary quarters in San Francisco, explaining that he’d moved up on the list 3 1/2 years ago when doctors discovered cancer on the surface of his damaged liver.

The priority list for those waiting for a donated organ is based not on how long the person’s been on the list, but rather on his or her relative state of health.

“I went through chemotherapy and the cancer cleared up,” said Guzzetti, his voice a bit weary but his humor good. “It got me moved up on the list.”

About 3.2 million Americans have hepatitis C, according to WebMD.com, and without treatment 15 percent to 30 percent

develop cirrhosis of the liver and a smaller percentage develop liver cancer.

Guzzetti believes he contracted the disease while serving as an Army medic some 24 years before receiving the diagnosis in 1994. That service included time in a hepatitis ward in Virginia, where he likely was exposed to the disease after getting accidentally pricked by a contaminated hypodermic needle. Guzzetti learned he had hepatitis C not because symptoms drove him to the doctor, but because he was overdue for a physical. He hadn’t had one since his discharge from the Army more than two decades earlier.

He remained fairly healthy for about

10 years after his diagnosis, and required no treatments. But things took a turn for the worse in 2004; that year, he almost bled to death internally. Guzzetti said he spent three days in a coma at Enloe Medical Center, where he was treated with an internal stint to stop the bleeding. At that point, he began taking prescription drugs because of the hepatitis.

“I was very lucky to recover and lucky again with a very slow descent from then on,” he said. “I lost about 40 percent of my upper body mass over time and got weaker and had less energy over time.”

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MAKING PROGRESS WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE GIVING UP: How one man began his courageous battle AGAINST ANXIETY AND ALCOHOL Identifying information has been changed to protect the identity of the client

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en explained he was “close to giving up” by the time he came to Passages to get counseling.

He admitted that most of his 68 years had been spent drinking and “not giving a damn about anything.” He had come to recognize the challenging relationships, experiences, and emotions throughout his life that inspired him to drink in the first place, had only been made worse with alcohol. He had been abused, homeless, divorced, arrested, stolen from, hospitalized, and “abandoned by my kids.” Ben admitted: “I have no idea why the good lord has kept me here this long but it must be for a reason.”

Ben had managed to stay sober for a couple weeks before he started counseling because he understood “that if I have one more drink, it is all over. I might as well start digging my grave, because I know it is going to kill me.” This sobriety brought with it a debilitating discomfort as he recognized all the feelings and consequences of behaviors that he had avoided for so long. Ben eventually found himself scared even to leave the television set “because my anxiety is too much

for me to bear.” Ben would stay awake until three or four in the morning to avoid the time to think between going to bed and falling asleep. He felt as if he was in “a living hell.”

Ben was encouraged to recognize his bravery in deciding to get sober and face the painful feelings both now and throughout his past. At each session, Ben worked to resolve some new aspect of his experience: working to repair relationships, coming to terms with past experiences, and managing anxious feelings. We did all the things that you do in counseling: we talked about how he felt, how he would like to be, and how to move forward.

Ben recently celebrated his first full year of sobriety and he has reconnected with much of his family. Ben admits that the counseling work has been “some of the hardest stuff I have ever done” and, initially, he was “terrified to start cleaning up my messes.” Still, his continuing courage, resolve, and commitment, help him to recognize the progress he has made and how far he has come from wanting to give up.

OLDER ADULTS CAN HAVE EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS OF ANXIETY: Emotional symptoms: Feelings of apprehension Feeling tense and jumpy Restlessness or irritability Anticipating the worst

Physical symptoms: Pounding heart and shortness of breath Upset stomach Sweating, tremors and twitches Headaches, fatigue and insomnia Using drugs or alcohol to excess

See more at: http://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions/Anxiety-Disorders -National Alliance on Metal Illness (2015)

For information on the recognition and treatment of mental health issues for older adults contact Passages at 898-6525

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HEALTHLINES Now in recovery from his trans-

plant operation, doctors have told him his new liver is working well and he should be able to go home before Memorial Day, though, because of his lowered immune system, he will not be interacting with the public.

“The infection possibilities are too high, so there will be no personal contacts, no shaking hands, none of that,” Guzzetti said. “I cannot be around those with unclean hands and especially those who are carrying germs from any illnesses that they may have.”

Guzzetti’s taking quite a number of medications—40 pills a day— including a drug to counteract the body’s potential rejection of the new organ that causes drastic mood swings. It’s one of the most difficult for patients to handle. He said he will be taking the various medications for several months before the dosage finally begins decreasing.

“I’m getting better every day and my new liver is doing beautifully,” he said. “It’s been such a relief. The last couple of years, my health went down slowly, but now doctors are optimistic that things are going well. Still, this is not an easy thing to do.”

Guzzetti doesn’t know any details about the liver donor but was told he could send an anonymous letter to the donor’s family to give his thanks and appreciation.

He’s also thankful for support from his son, Woody, and his wife, Kim, who has taken time away from her job with the Butte County Office of Education to help care for him.

“I am a lucky man,” he said.

“I’m getting support from care-

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givers and friends as well.”

Another positive sign, he said, is the fact that he was released from the hospital eight days after the transplant, even though the doctors said it would take 12 or more days.

“Yeah, so I’m ahead of the curve,” he said. “I can’t be left alone and I have a couple of friends who have been stopping by to do caretaking.”

Now he’s staying in a two-room apartment about a block from the hospital, which owns and rents the apartment at what Guzzetti called “a very good rate.” It’s a convenient setup because he still has regular morning visits to the hospital for tests and medical evaluations.

Living in an apartment, he said, is much better than staying in a hospital room.

“It’s a two-bedroom where we can cook for ourselves and watch TV,” he said. “Thank God for TV sports.”

As a very loyal Atlanta baseball fan, he then launched into an unprompted prediction of how he sees this year’s Braves team: “It’s going to be an off year.”

All things considered, Guzzetti said, he can take that in stride.

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GREENWAYS Red wattle pig PHOTO BY MARK WHITBY VIA FLICKR

Cotton patch goose PHOTO COURTESY OF FLIP FLOP RANCH

Eat me or I go extinct Rare breeds of livestock are dying off simply because they’re no longer bred for food by

Alastair Bland

Twentpigeon and the New Zealand moa all extinct because people developed a he Steller’s sea cow, the passenger

taste for their meat.

But other animals are going their way precisely because they are no longer preferred table fare. The Livestock Conservancy, a North Carolina organization that advocates for the preservation of rare and vanishing breeds, keeps an official list of nearly 200 domesticated birds and mammals that today are at risk of vanishing. The group is trying to generate interest in these breeds, among both consumers and farmers, to keep the animals from going extinct.

“We sometimes say, ‘You need to eat them to save them—just don’t eat them all,’” said Ryan Walker, the conservancy’s marketing and communications manager.

The red wattle, a pig with exceptionally juicy flesh, and the Randall lineback, a cow that produces beautiful rose-red veal, are two success stories—breeds that were close to oblivion but that foodie ranchers have revived.

But others haven’t been so lucky. And it may be because lately no one has wanted to eat them.

There are fewer than 200 Choctaw hogs left, for example. This pig was prized by the Native American Choctaw tribe as a meat source. But displacement of the tribe led to the breed’s downfall. Today, Choctaw hogs live on just a few farms in a single county in Oklahoma. The animals are still

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extremely vulnerable to inbreeding and, Walker says, to natural disasters. “They could potentially get wiped out by one tornado,” he said.

But Walker says the conservancy has received calls from people around the country interested in raising the pigs, and he guesses that within several years the breed’s population will start to increase. If the Choctaw is lucky, it should start appearing in butcher shops for the first time.

Many, if not most, heritage food animals are

said to have a flavor that’s distinct from modern mainstream breeds—flavor that can now be appreciated by foodies seeking novelty and quality. But many of these breeds have been swiftly declining since about 70 years ago, when certain breeds began to dominate industrial livestock production.

Before World War II, farms were on average smaller and regional variations common in both crops and livestock. But one by one, regional breeds were supplanted by just a handful that were selectively bred to reproduce and grow faster, withstand more cramped confinement, and generate more meat, milk or eggs.

Meanwhile, hundreds of livestock breeds that were once commercially relevant have nearly vanished. Among them are several dozen that the Livestock Conservancy lists as critically endangered—like the Texas longhorn cattle, the cotton patch goose, the modern game chicken and the San Clemente goat, which originated on the rugged San Clemente Island, in the Channel Islands chain off California. Through genetic isolation and

natural selection, a unique breed emerged.

The nonnative goats became a hated pest in the 1970s, and most were removed from the island or shot. Still, a few are raised on a small scale for food, mostly in the Southwest.

Sometimes, breeds believed to be lost are rediscovered—like the Beltsville small white turkey. It was thought extinct until 2014, when the Livestock Conservancy discovered that scientists with the University of Georgia were keeping a small research flock.

“They didn’t even realize what they had until we saw the turkeys,” Walker said.

“We thought the breed was extinct, and now they’re back on the table,” as heritage breeders are working to restore them to abundance. This process involves matching up prospective mates and selectively removing other individuals from the breeding pool. Ultimately, several “very lucky farmers” got to eat Beltsville small whites last Thanksgiving, Walker says.

The key to saving critically endangered breeds is finding people to breed and grow the populations. Walker says his organization, without land to raise its own animals, helps rare breeds by coordinating meetings between farmers who own the animals.

Other times, small farmers strike out on their own to get their hands on rare breeds and grow their own herds. Several years ago, Amy Grabish and her husband, Larry Fox, contacted the American Mulefoot Hog Association, hoping to start their own passel. They bought several animals, and today they keep about a dozen pigs but also fainting goats, Welsh harlequin ducks and American buff geese.

Today, in spite of the efforts of numerous

ranchers and organizations focused on preserving rare breeds, some are going extinct. Almost one livestock breed has vanished every month around the world for at least the past six years, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture supports a program for preserving heritage livestock breeds. The idea is to keep alive unique genetic traits that could someday come in handy for breeders who are trying to create hardier, or tastier, animals. In the American West, Walker says, demand is growing for drought-tolerant cattle that can withstand the unusually dry conditions that may become the new normal going into the future. While many rare breeds are kept alive on small farms, the USDA has preserved some cryogenically—mainly via samples of frozen semen.

Farmers like Grabish and Fox are doing their part to keep rare breeds alive, though Grabish says they are reluctant to put their animals in contact with those from other farms, due to concerns about disease transmission. Their own little property provides only enough land to keep a few animals, which ultimately are used to supply the family’s own freezer and a circle of local restaurants. When they sell breeding stock to other farmers, their hope, Grabish says, is that the new owners will use the animals for breeding with others of their type.

“Because these animals are so rare, their genetics need to be kept clean,” she said, “for science and for the gene pool.” □

ECO EVENT The finish line May 15 is Bike to Work Day—part of National Bike Month—and the Butte Bicycle Coalition is encouraging people to keep riding after work—straight to the bar! The group is organizing a TGIF Happy Hour Ride to Durham’s Empire Club at the end of the long work week. Riders will congregate at the Chico City Plaza for a 5:30 p.m. departure.

It’s a fairly easy, casual ride of about 12 miles round-trip. Bike lights are required for the return ride, and cyclists are reminded to drink responsibly. To learn more about this and other Bike Month activities, check out www.butte bicyclecoalition.org

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Painting a new life Everybody loves a good life comeback story. Ron LaFevers, 52, has an astounding one. After 20 years of drug addiction, LaFevers suffered a major heart attack in 2003, which stopped his heart for five minutes and sent him into a coma. While healing, he took painting classes at Butte College and found his life’s passion. Portrait painting replaced his addiction and he soon regained his energy for life. He’s been in recovery for 12 years and has sold approximately 75 paintings—at prices ranging from $200 to $1,200 each. He’s also a co-owner of Main Street Pizzeria and Café, and drives a taxi, and fire-dances with the local Lumininjas troupe. Find “Ron’s Art” on Facebook or at the pizza parlor, 331 Main St.

Why painting?

I was just good right off the bat.

Two weeks after I started classes my inspirational teacher, Simone Senat, was impressed and invited me to the advanced class. I felt an incredible and fantastic drive to get better and better. I won Chico’s Erotic Art Show and a Butte College art show. I’ve been displayed at the Rolling Hills Casino, The Naked Lounge, Monks Wine [Lounge], Lost on Main and Has Beans.

How would you describe your style?

It’s realistic portraits of clothed and semi-nude women. My models are usually lady friends.

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How did you get involved with Main Street Pizzeria?

I’d been working there for 18 years and last spring saw the owner wasn’t keeping it up. I didn’t want it to die like other Chico businesses, so a couple of partners and myself took it over. We upgraded the recipes to make it the best in town and remodeled the interior like an upscale bistro.

And the fire-dancing?

I did it to overcome my shyness in front of crowds and to be the best in the world. I use flaming numchucks, which are two, foot-long wooden sticks attached by a short chain. I perform with the Lumininjas at places like Keep Chico Weird and the Chico Women’s Club.

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Yes, I drive Chico City Taxi 48 hours a week. I like to say I’m saving lives because I feed the hungry pizza and drive them home when they’re drunk.

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After my heart attack and recovery I was able to have a closer relationship with my two grown kids. Painting saved my life because it gave me a purpose and let me know I was good at something. I also want to help upcoming artists and invite them to display at Main Street Pizzeria. Everybody should do something productive.

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by Toni Scott tonis@newsrev iew.com

I was skimming through a long list of emails a few Mondays ago, trying to catch up on communication after some days out of the office, when a subject line with the words cool, sleek and badass caught my attention.

Most of my email communication is strictly professional and proper— when you’re emailing back and forth with executives for major food companies, “badass” doesn’t usually make its way into conversations. But after opening the email from Marc Nemanic, executive director at the private nonprofit economic development agency 3Core, I realized there isn’t any clearer way to describe Jake Wade and his latest venture.

Wade was featured in this newspaper earlier this year, with a story highlighting Parallel Revolution, the sustainable clothing company he started with business partner Andrew Schrage. The story mentioned that Wade’s vision was to bring the manufacturing of the company’s hemp-based button-ups and T-shirts to Chico.

Now Wade is launching the first garment under Parallel Revolution’s new line, Jake Wade Well-Made—The Fastback Jacket—and the plan is to make them right here in Chico, at the Work Training Center.

Prototypes of the jacket, which will come in a stylish black hemp herringbone or gray hemp twill, have already been made, and Wade recently launched a Kickstarter campaign to help support the launch of this new endeavor. The campaign ends May 24 and backers can get one of the hip and handsome jackets for $250-$350, with different support options available.

The jacket is slick and boasts seven pockets, but I was more fascinated with Wade’s commitment to growing the local economy. In a brief chat, the San Diego-area native reiterated his desire to grow his business here, in Chico, and his affinity for his adopted community. The Kickstarter campaign page notes that the project will allow the Work Training Center to increase employment at the manufacturing facility by 620 percent.

Visit tinyurl.com/jakewellmade to see a fantastic video introduction by Wade, a 24-year-old Chico State grad, which explains more about the fine craftsmanship of the jacket and Wade’s philosophy behind the business.

Wade is more than halfway toward his goal of raising $16,000 and the project will be funded only if the total is raised.

If you’re inclined to back the project, keep in mind that your dollars can have a greater impact through an investment challenge offered by 3Core. The nonprofit just announced that it will kick in $1 for every $2 contribution, up to $2,500. That’s because Wade’s project lines up with 3Core’s mission of cultivating heathy businesses. Plus, as Nemanic said, the jacket is just badass.

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Delivery id lemma

Welcoming newborn Weston was Dena Moes, a certified nurse-midwife (or CNM). Like Edmondson, Moes is a registered nurse. That RN designation distinguishes Moes from licensed midwives without that training, but also places her under the jurisdiction of a separate agency—one with a recent pattern of actions suggesting her profession may be in jeopardy. The California Board of Registered Nursing has brought charges against a series of Northern California CNMs in home birth practice, including Moes, who is currently defending herself against allegations from 2010.

Nonetheless, Edmondson remains as passionate about her midwife as she is about home birth.

Seeing The Business of Being Born, Ricki Lake’s documentary about American obstetrics, Edmondson says “the seed was planted” for a home birth before she and her husband, Walker, were ready to start their family.

Their decision didn’t stem just from a movie; nor from biases against modern medicine, the local hospital or Chico’s physicians. Edmondson works at Enloe Medical Center. Her choice practically defines the term “informed consent”: permission granted to practitioners by patients with full knowledge of the risks and benefits.

She knows others—nurses and nonpractitioners alike—who feel the same way.

“I support Enloe and am very proud of Enloe,” Edmondson told the CN&R. “I just want to promote home birth and promote the idea of options, other choices, and it doesn’t always have to be one way or the other.”

Indeed, Edmondson developed a plan with Moes for transport and admission to Enloe had complications arisen during the delivery of Weston, who’s now 3.

The Edmondsons have the same arrangement for the birth of their daughter, who could come any day now (perhaps entering the world as you read this story).

“I’m open to the idea of transfer as needed,” Edmondson said. “It’s definitely a conversation I’ve had with Dena; that if there are any yellow flags, we will definitely go to Enloe.”

Otherwise, she will give birth at home. Privacy is one consideration, SEPARATE SUPERVISION: albeit minor: Edmondson works at Midwives who also are registered Prompt Care, not in the Nettleton nurses (nurse-midwives) face Mother & Baby Care Center, but oversight distinct from midwives Enloe is still a relatively small without nursing certification. community of colleagues. Primarily, • Licensed midwives, governed by she embraces the midwifery model of the Medical Board of California, are not required to retain a supervising maternity care, which includes “moniphysician (per AB 1308, adopted toring the physical, psychological in 2013). and social well-being of the mother • Nurse-midwives, governed by throughout the childbearing cycle” and the California Board of Registered “minimizing technological intervenNursing, must retain a supervising physician. (AB 1306, moving through tion” (per Moes’ website). the Legislature, would remove that With Weston, she began early labor requirement.) around 10 p.m. and called for Moes

Embattled Chico nurse-midwife defends home births, her life’s work

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ocal nurse AJ Edmondson gave birth to her son at home and plans to do so again with her daughter, who’s due imminently. On the occasions when this experience becomes a topic of conversation, she finds herself dispelling a range of misconceptions.

“Even people in the medical profession ask me, ‘Is it just going to be you and your husband?’ No, it’s fully assisted; they monitor you very closely,” Edmondson said. “It’s not just that you run out to a tree and deliver your child. It’s very medical—the same attention, but without this big, heavy-duty equipment.” around 2 a.m. The Edmondson home already was set up for delivery, with a birthing tub and supplies; once Moes arrived with her assistant, they began monitoring Edmondson’s condition.

Edmondson moved from room to room, gauging where she felt most comfortable. She spent “a huge chunk” of her labor in the tub—“I loved the water, but I would get in and out, in and out”—before deciding to deliver in the family bedroom in the rear of the house. She gave birth on a birthing stool, then nestled in bed with Walker and Weston.

“It’s really a beautiful thing,” Edmondson said, encapsulating her home birth experience.

The baby Edmondson is carrying now potentially

could be one of the final babies Moes delivers in a Chico home.

Moes faces disciplinary action by the Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), which could revoke her RN license or place her on probation with conditions that preclude her from practicing home birth midwifery. The board has done the latter in several recent instances, including the cases of Bay Area CNMs Yelena Kolodji and Kavita Noble.

Kolodji is challenging her sanction, as is Ruth Cummings, a CNM in Sacramento with 34 years’ experience.

Meanwhile, Nora McNeill, a CNM in Redding for 39 years, has found herself in a comparable predicament as Moes. She, too, must answer charges at a BRN hearing this summer.

Moes says she learned the BRN filed a formal complaint—called an “accusation”—against her approximately 2 1/2 years after she met with state investigators in 2012. The accusation (dated May 2, 2014) centers on her care of two patients transferred for hospital care. Each mother developed complications at home; the state contends that both patients were “high risk” and labels one “beyond the scope of patients a nurse[-]midwife can treat.” Obstetricians delivered their babies via Caesarian section.

Moes will head to Sacramento tomorrow (May 15) for a mandatory settlement meeting, where her attorney and state attorneys may negotiate a resolution. If not, Moes will mount a defense before an administrative judge at a hearing expected to be scheduled late next month, then appear in front of the BRN at its following meeting. Board members consider the judge’s ruling in determining the verdict.

“It’s been a whirlwind of emotions for me,” Moes told the CN&R last week. “It’s been difficult and stressful. On the other hand, I’m learning a lot about how things work in a system like the one we’re operating under.

“It feels pretty emotional because of the strong likelihood I may have to close my business, so I feel a lot of loss and grief about that. It’s been a wonderful way to earn a living and support my children while being of service to the community.”

AJ Edmondson is due any day with her second child, and her choice of delivery is a home birth, which, like her first one, will take place with help from nursemidwife Dena Moes.

PHOTO BY MICHELLE CAMY

Edmondson and others worry about the void that would materialize should Moes lose her ability to practice. Chico has several licensed midwives who perform home births, but Moes is the only nurse-midwife doing so locally.

(Chico’s other CNMs deliver babies at Feather River Hospital or offer care under the auspices of Enloe-affiliated OB/GYNs.) “It would create roadblocks for people who want to access home birth [midwifery] if you have fewer options,” Edmondson said.

“And, just like with doctors, not all home birth midwives are going to be the best fit for you.

I interviewed midwives and made sure I felt comfortable in their care.

“Dena is a really wonderful person. She provides excellent care. She’s smart. She has great education [two degrees from Yale, including a master’s in nursing]. The fact that she’s a nursemidwife really makes a big difference, too.

“So I think if Chico were to lose her as a home birth midwife, it would definitely be sad to the community.”

Edmondson is among the supporters organizing a fundraising campaign for Moes’ legal defense. (See “Rallying to her defense,” page 25.) Moes has retained an L.A.-based attorney, Peter Osinoff, with expertise in health care litigation. Should the BRN rule against her to any extent, Moes could be responsible not only for Osinoff’s fee but also expenses accrued by the state throughout the five-year proceeding.

Mounting any appeal, she said, “gets more and more expensive.”

Dena Moes (center) attends to about 20 home births each year.

Her practice, Sacred Ways Homebirth, has been around for a decade, which means she’s delivered upward of 200 babies at home.

PHOTO COURTESY OF DENA MOES

Ironically, Moes’ professional peril comes

I think if Chico were to lose [Dena Moes] as a home birth midwife, it would definitely be sad to the community.”

during a period of progress for the home birth community in Chico.

Edmondson, Moes and other proponents have coalesced into an informal group called the Chico Birth Network. More formally, Enloe administrators and staff have met with midwives and doulas (nonmedical maternity assistants), as part of a conscious effort to improve relations between the hospital and home birth practitioners; and Enloe also has opened the Mother & Baby Care Center to parents who choose home birth, offering tours to familiarize them with facilities and services.

Tracy Weeber, the center’s director, says these orientations—scheduled upon request— have proven to be “a really nice bridge to make the providers feel more comfortable coming to us, as well as some of their patients who could end up here. Instead of seeing us for the first time when they’re in labor, they get to see us a little bit beforehand.”

Added Connie Rowe, Enloe’s vice president of patient care services: “We just want to support them if they should need to make a change to their plan.”

That sentiment underscores the discussions between home birth midwives and hospital staff, who would like to develop protocols for the smooth transition of care. Smooth Transitions is, in fact, the title of an initiative adopted in the state of Washington and under consideration locally for home-to-hospital transports.

“I think [midwives] do feel a little vulnerable when we go into the hospital,” said Paula Emigh, a home birth midwife in Chico. “Our

—AJ Edmondson

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goal is to access medical attention for these families who have chosen to give birth at home … and I think sometimes the focus can go toward the midwife instead of just access for the family.”

Emigh, a licensed midwife, cares for an average of 20 expectant mothers a year through her practice, Birth Dance Midwifery. She began training in Chico in 1996 and practicing on her own in 2001. While the tone of her reception at Enloe varies “case to case”—most notably, whether she’s arriving due to an emergency transfer—“the majority of the time it’s been cordial between the doctor [on duty] and myself.”

Weeber anticipates an upswing in interactivity, saying: “I’m glad we have great communication with them. It makes it so much better for women in this community to have this open dialogue.”

Joc Clark has been both catalyst and conciliator for the hospital/home birth conversations. Clark is a facilitator who helps organizations with team-building through his firm, Collaboration Works Consulting.

A resident of Paradise, he owns property in Chico that neighbors the Moes household and became acquainted with Weeber through a leadership course he taught at Butte College. (He also is an instructor in the Kinesiology Department at Chico State.)

Clark volunteered to facilitate discussions. The next is scheduled for Monday (May 18).

“Our intention is to get together and have dialogue about what can be done to build trust,” Clark said. “This is a five- to 10-year scope; we’re not expecting it to turn on a dime or be resolved in the next year or two even.”

Moes has grown accustomed to waiting for resolution.

In 2010, she marked the fifth year of her practice, Sacred Ways Homebirth.

She previously worked three years for the Paradise Midwifery Service at Feather River Hospital, which she joined after moving to the North State in 2002.

“I have nothing against hospitals,” she said. “I [just] personally really appreciate the benefits of home birth midwifery care.”

Under provisions of the nursing board, nurse-midwives must obtain a supervising physician. (Licensed midwives no longer have this requirement.) Moes says none of the local obstetricians would provide supervision; the closest physician she could retain in this capacity was Dr. Stuart Fischbein, an obstetrician in Los Angeles known for his support of midwifery.

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this story) has agreed to see her patients for single visits. Proximity of supervision is one of the matters at issue in the nursing board charges. Moes refers to this as a “gray area” in nurse-midwifery regulations, which have not been modified for 30 years by a board that mothballed its Nurse-Midwifery Advisory Committee in 2011.

Home birth mothers who require hospitalization become the responsibility of the obstetrician on call. This is not a frequent occurrence; Moes, who like Emigh delivers around 20 babies a year, says only two or three of those mothers get transferred. “This is what happens all over the country,” she said.

Moes emphasizes that “the nursing staff at the Enloe mother-baby unit are exemplary in every way. They’ve been extremely kind to both me and my clients.”

From the start, Moes says, she’s had challenges with some obstetricians: “I assumed I’d be treated collegially … and then it was very surprising that this is not how I was responded to by physicians at times.”

Moes says doctors at Enloe filed the complaint that led to the BRN accusation.

Had she been able to develop a better working relationship with doctors, such as having the opportunity for case reviews, she believes the complaint might not have been filed.

Both Enloe and the obstetricians on Enloe’s medical staff (through Enloe’s communications department) declined to comment beyond a statement: “Enloe Medical Center reports matters that we are

ethically or legally required to report. It is then up to the state or other agency to make a judgment on these matters.

“Following the complaint process outlined by the Board of Registered Nursing, Enloe Medical Center will not be able to discuss the complaint against Dena Moes.”

The Department of Consumer Affairs, which includes the BRN, referred the CN&R to the accusation, a single public document that does not include the original complaint nor investigative files.

Russ Heimerich, an agency spokesman, explained that “the case we develop may not directly stem from the complaint”; according to Jacqueline Cummings, public information officer from the Department of General Services, Moes’ attorney can call and crossexamine witnesses, “subject to any relevant laws and rules” that may distinguish an administrative hearing from a court trial—so whether Enloe and doctors remain parties in the process is unclear.

Moes also is limited in what she can discuss, due to patient privacy laws. In the charges against her, the accusation identifies the patients only by initials.

Moes could not disclose their identities and was unable to put them in contact with the CN&R. What she could discuss were overarching issues in the accusation: supervision by a remote physician and accepting into her care women who previously had Caesarian sections.

Vaginal birth after Caesarian (or VBAC) is a sensitive issue.

Some hospitals permit these deliveries, some ban them, and some vacillate. The medical concern is whether the scar tissue from incision during the previous procedure, or procedures, has weakened the uterine wall to the extent that it could give way during delivery.

The ethical concern is whether denying VBAC or TOLAC (trial of labor after Caesarian) forces women into surgery.

Moes feels strongly that the VBAC debate “is a human rights issue” and until last year attended VBAC deliveries. She stopped last summer, on the advice of her RALLYING TO HER DEFENSE:

Supporters of Dena Moes have organized an event to raise money for her legal fund, scheduled for Sunday (May 17), 3-7 p.m., at the Chico Women’s Club. The suggested donation is $10. Meanwhile, an online campaign (www.gofundme.com/Chicomidwife) launched April 10 and raised around one-third of the $20,000 goal in the first month.

joint report from two legislative oversight committees, which notes the NMAC’s hiatus (made for budget reasons), states that the board is “statutorily authorized” to appoint this advisory panel, including at least one CNM and one RN “familiar with nursemidwifery practice.”

Lacking midwives’ advice, Moes asserts, the nursing board has regulations with “these gray areas that are very open to individual interpretation”—allowing for decisions beyond the letter of the law, gauging the spirit of the law. Those areas include physician supervision and VBAC deliveries, for which Moes says that “legally I should be protected, but it’s really unclear.”

What is clear is the financial stake. Heimerich also confirmed that Moes would be assessed all the costs incurred by the state for investigating and adjudicating her case should the board’s ruling not clear her completely. That tab could run $30,000.

Though the agency stands to gain from guilty verdicts, Heimerich disputes the surface-level notion that the nursing board has a fiscal incentive or conflict of interest.

Dena Moes checks in with client Serra Wells, who is due with her second child in a few weeks. Moes attended to Wells’ first delivery with daughter Kaeda May four years ago.

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attorney, pending the hearing.

Both patients in the accusation previously had C-sections, and the accusation says no hospital in the area “was staffed or equipped to offer obstetric services” for a VBAC. The latter is a point of contention that Moes will raise in her defense.

Enloe’s stance on VBACs has softened—“Everything goes full circle,” said Rowe, hospital vice president—but even in 2010, doctors wouldn’t force a mother to undergo a Caesarian against her will.

“People felt like if they showed up on our doorstep, we would somehow strap them to a table and do a C-section,” Weeber said.

“That’s assault and battery; we’d never do that.”

Rather, if a laboring mother with a previous Caesarian gave the hospital permission to perform a vaginal delivery, signing informed consent documents acknowledging the risks, an obstetrician would commence with her vaginal delivery.

What Enloe and the local obstetricians did—and still do—is refer nonlaboring mothers seeking VBAC delivery to higher-acuity hospitals in Sacramento or the Bay Area.

“We can’t do something to a patient that they don’t agree to,” Weeber added, “but we don’t seek out people to do vaginal births after Caesarian.”

Moes says doctors at Enloe filed the complaint that led to the BRN accusation.

Had she been able to develop a better working relationship with doctors, such as having the opportunity for case reviews, she believes the complaint might not have been filed.

Moes says nurse-midwives are permitted to attend VBAC deliveries, contrary to what’s indicated in the nursing board’s accusation, because it falls within the scope of practice of a CNM as established by the American College of Nurse Midwives and approved by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. She calls that point “one of the things that [will be] cleared up in my hearing,” necessary because the board no longer has midwives as advisers.

Heimerich confirmed that the nursing board has not allowed the Nurse-Midwifery Advisory Committee to convene in four years. The committee is supposed to offer guidance to the board on CNM practices and education. A

“If the implication is that cost recovery for investigations is a money-maker, it’s not,” Heimerich said. “The vast majority of cases, we have trouble collecting from the subjects of our discipline … and it’s only money we expend to conduct the investigation and attorneys’ costs for the Attorney General, because, as the winning party, we’re entitled to receive those.”

For Moes, just the defense lawyer’s fees are significant. Her husband, Adam, is an acupuncturist. They live in the Chapman neighborhood, own a 12-year-old car, work to support their children.

“I do [accept] partial payments, and people have mended my fence, built me a chicken coop, given me

babysitting—home birth is an affordable option,” she said.

“I’m not in this for the money.”

Talia Scherquist is another

Chico mother with a deep connection to home birth. While pregnant with her first daughter, she initially considered a hospital birth with midwives in Paradise before enlisting Moes’ services.

“I’m not ‘anti-’ anything except misinformation,” said Scherquist, whose husband, Mishu Cioban, is a nurse. “For some people, safety is in the hospital….

Whatever a person’s choice is, as long as they’re able to get there, to me that’s the goal: to feel good about your birth.”

She does—times two. The birth of Livia, now 5, was “textbook,” she said, and Moes delivered second daughter Adina, 4, at home as well. “During both births,” Scherquist added, “my husband was able to be dad, rather than ER nurse.”

Cioban, like Edmondson, works at Enloe. Scherquist said opting for home birth “wasn’t even an anti-Enloe choice” but rather a decision for her comfort, including privacy. While she preferred not to be hospitalized, “knowing that we were five minutes from Enloe, if needed, was also a factor for us in our personal decision,” she continued, “and knowing that Dena would make the call to take us there if that needed to happen.”

Scherquist echoes the concern of Edmondson regarding the potential loss of Moes’ practice, declaring that “the option to have a home birth with a certified nurse-midwife is critical to the health of our families and our community.”

Emigh, too, is concerned.

While she and other midwives could accept more mothers into their practices and “lean on” colleagues from out of the area, access poses a problem, and she fears some women may attempt home births unattended rather than start labor in a hospital.

“Something for the community to think about,” Moes said, “is that obstetricians are surgeons, and they are experts in caring for complicated pregnancies. Eighty to 90 percent of women having babies are healthy, young women without complications. That’s why there’s a need for midwives in our community, because midwives are experts at caring for normal, healthy pregnancies. That’s to differentiate why wouldn’t everyΩ one want an OB?” May 14, 2015

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Great cast of Chico characters inhabits iconic Casablanca bar f all the gin joints in all the world’s theatrical O bars, there is none so iconic as Rick’s Café Américain, the main setting of the classic 1942

Bogart and Bergman film, Casablanca. And in Chico, perhaps the most analogous bar—in terms of its gin-joint by charm and the theater personalities Carey Wilson who operate and frequent the place—is Duffy’s Tavern.

And as director, set designer and script co-adapter Amber REVIEW: Miller (with Joe Hilsee) tells us in Rick’s Cafe the program notes for the world American shows premiere of Rick’s Cafe American, Thurs.-Sat., it’s in Duffy’s where, “some 7:30 p.m., through May 23, at the evening, well over a year ago, we Blue Room. got drunk and started talking.” The Tickets: $15-$18 idea born at the bar was to do a version of Casablanca featuring Blue Room local characters playing their bigTheatre 139 W. First St. screen counterparts.

With Duffy’s co-owner Roger 895-3749 www.blueroom Montalbano cast—some might say theatre.com typecast—as the “I stick my neck out for nobody” nightclub owner Rick Blaine, I expected to get a somewhat nonchalant yet debonair sense of the character that Bogart played with smoldering emotional intensity. And Montalbano delivered, though a bit stiffly in the opening-night (May 7) performance.

A huge casting coup for this local adaptation was in the role of Sam—a black piano player in the movie—who is played here by world-renowned singer/songwriter Jonathan Richman (listed in the program as Michel DeMenilmontant but properly credited on the cast’s wall photos). Richman, who now lives in Chico, provides low-volume incidental French-accented guitar music throughout as well as one featured number sung in French, in addition to a touching rendition of the film’s iconic theme song, “As Time Goes By.” For those few unfamiliar with the movie, the basic setup is pretty straightforward: Early in WWII, the French-Moroccan port of Casablanca served as a departure point for refugees fleeing the predations of Nazi forces in Europe. Rick’s Café is a hub for the sale of black market “letters of transit,” which allow a person to travel to Lisbon, Portugal, from where transit to the United States is still possible. At the time of the story, Victor Laszlo (played here by Chad 26

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Lewis), a notorious fugitive Czech Resistance leader, has come to Casablanca and the nightclub accompanied by his beautiful wife, Ilsa (Hilary Tellesen), to obtain such passage, unaware that some years previous Rick and Ilsa had had a passionate and loving affair in Paris, from where they had to split up and flee when the Nazis occupied that city.

When Ilsa discovers that Rick is the proprietor of the nightclub by recognizing the musician Sam, her affection and passion for him are seemingly rekindled, and a love triangle complicated by political intrigue ensues.

The somewhat jarring age difference of the two theatrical leads is playfully referenced in the script

by Ilsa’s comment that when they met in Paris she was still wearing braces to straighten her teeth. But despite this comic element to her role, Tellesen makes her character’s romantic dilemma believable in her scenes with Rick, Sam and her not-quitecuckolded husband, Victor. Although, in this adaptation, Rick’s iconic “Here’s looking at you, kid” may provoke a laugh not implied in the original intention of the line.

The unfolding of the story requires a fairly large supporting cast, and several of the players are Duffy’s as well as local stage veterans. Dave “12Pack” Sorensen properly oozes repellent “charm” in the role previously owned by Sydney Greenstreet as competing saloon owner Signor Ferrari. Jason Donnelly takes on the role—and vocal mannerisms—made famous by Peter Lorre as the sleazyseeming but possibly heroic smuggler and resistance fighter Ugarte. And Hilsee brings to life Capt. Louis Renault, the unashamedly and comically corrupt French chief of police with whom Rick forms “the beginning of a beautiful friendship.”

Adapting (or attending) a classic movie transposed to the live stage might be a challenge for those not driven by nostalgia, but experiencing how the Blue Room crew brings Casablanca and Rick’s Cafe to life—with touches of romance, intrigue and humor nicely woven together—is actually a lot of fun. Ω

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highlighting small businesses, nonprofits and creative endeavors in the community with six speakers discussing business, projects and vision materials, plus vendor booths and product exhibitions. Th, 5/14. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E Third St., (530) 894-1978.

THURSDAY NIGHT MARKET: Explore downtown Chico, find farm-fresh produce, enjoy food trucks, arts and crafts, and live entertainment Lilly Diamond Band. Th, 6-9pm through 9/24. Free. Downtown Chico, www.down townchico.com/events.

Music MUSIC CRAWL AT THE JUNCTION: Nine merchants in The Junction area of downtown Chico host live music, refreshments, and showcase their diverse products and services. Perfomers include: Bran Crown, Hot Flash, Michael Bone, Himp C, and more. Th, 5/14, 6-8pm. Free. The Junction, between Eighth and Ninth St.

BEN DOVER COMEDY SHOWCASE: Yusef Swaff hosts a night of comedy with some friends from Humboldt and Chico: Chris Bobertz, Amy Helen and Scott Powers perform along with Matt Redbeard, William Toblerone and Ivan Mueting. Partial proceeds benefit the Jesus Center. F, 5/15, 9pm. $5. The Down Lo, 319 Main St. downstairs beneath Lost on Main, (530) 892-2445.

HAPPY HOUR BIKE RIDE: Celebrate Bike to Work Day with a happy hour ride to Durham’s Empire Club. Meet at the City Plaza in Downtown Chico, bring a bike light and enjoy a leisurely ride. F, 5/15, 5pm. Free. City Plaza, downtown Chico, (530) 896-7800, www.bikechico.org.

PARADISE DANCE FEST: Positive-1 Dance Studio journies through the decades with dancing, singing, hooping, and acro yoga, with live music, and local vendors. F, 5/15, 6pm. $10-$15.

Paradise Performing Arts Center, 777 Nunneley Rd. in Paradise, (530) 872-8454, www.paradiseperformingarts.com.

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for the stage with local Duffy’s characters in the famous roles. Th-Sa, 7:30pm through 5/23.

Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St., (530) 8953749, www.blueroomtheatre.com.

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SEARCH FOR TALENT: Chico Noon Exchange Club presents a search for talented actors, musicians, and singers in various age divisions.

Email for more information. Th, 5/14, 4pm.

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

ANTIQUE FIREARMS DISPLAY Saturday, May 16 Butte County Pioneer Memorial Museum

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FINE ARTS GUN AND SPORT SHOW: See Saturday. Chico Elks Lodge, 1705 Manzinita, (530) 966-0778.

MIXED MEDIA MIXER: Uncle Dad’s Art Collective and Energy Plant Arts partner with Bay Area company Metric Cosmetics to bring a monthly celebration of art and culture to Chico, with live music, art displays and the release of the monthly Energy Plant Sessions video. Su, 5/17, 1-5pm. Free. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway, (530) 343-1973, www.1078gallery.org.

Music MADE IN AMERICA: The Paradise Community

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Chorus’ spring concert celebrates music written by Americans, with guest performences from the Paradise High School Chorus. Su, 5/17, 4-5:30pm. $10. Paradise Performing Arts Center, 777 Nunneley Rd. in Paradise, (530) 872-8454, http://ParadiseChorus.org.

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Saturday, May 16 Maltese Bar and Tap Room SEE SATURDAY, SPECIAL EVENTS

Theater SEUSSICAL JR AUDITIONS: See Saturday. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St., (530) 895-3749.

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ANTIQUE FIREARMS DISPLAY: An exhibition of firearms designed and manufactured before the beginning of the 20th century, plus a presentation by Lee Dummel. Sa, 5/16, 1:30pm.

Butte County Pioneer Memorial Museum, 2332 Montgomery St. in Oroville, (530) 538-2497.

CHOCOLATE THUNDER: A motorcycle poker run and barbeque with raffles and live music, plus a road rally to Scotty’s Landing, Scooter’s Cafe, and Lime Saddle Marina. Sa, 5/16, 9am. $20-$30. Boys & Girls Club Teen Center, 6241 Skyway in Paradise, (530) 877-8721.

DRAGOPOLIS: “The future of drag” show hosted

by Claudette de Versailles. All entertainers

welcome to perform. Third Sa of every month, 10pm. $3. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 343-4915.

GUN AND SPORT SHOW: Chico Rod and Gun Club hosts a gun and outdoor-sport show with vendor booths and food and beverages available for purchase. Live music by Noel Haggard (Sat. only, 6pm). 5/16-5/17, 9am-5pm. $6-$7.

Chico Elks Lodge, 1705 Manzinita, (530) 9660778.

OROVILLE AIRPORT DAY: Check out aircraft, custom cars, motorcycles, RC demos, plus vendors, and food stuffs available for purchase. Sa, 5/16, 8am-2pm. Free. Oroville Municipal Airport, 225 Chuck Yeager Way in Oroville.

John-Michael Sun. Sa, 5/16, 7-10pm. $5-$15.

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

Theater SEUSSICAL JR AUDITIONS: Bring an audition song with sheet music, a CD, or musical instrument to play and sing. there will be dance auditions as well. Sa, 5/16, 12-3pm, Su, 5/17, 12-3pm. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W First St., (530) 895-3749.

RICK’S CAFE AMERICAN: See Thursday. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St., (530) 895-3749, www.blueroomtheatre.com.

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Plus, live music from The Chico Six. Su, 5/17, 5pm. $45. Patrick Ranch Museum, 10381 Midway, (530) 342-4359.

SPRING ROLL BOCCE TOURNAMENT: Bring your family, and invite your friends for a full day of bocce fun, prizes, and more. Entry forms available online, ticket price includes lunch. Sa, 5/16, 9am. $50. End of Normal, 2500 Estes Rd. Rt. on Estes off of Normal, (530) 895-0706, http://chicobocce.com.

Music LYME AID: An evening of music to raise awareness about Lyme disease with performances from Bogg, Deedee Vest, Sherri Quammen and

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Retrospective, landscape/figurative painter and conceptual artist Richard Whitehead showcases a retrospective of his work dating back to 1976. Through 5/30. 820 Broadway, (530) 343-1973, www.1078gallery.org.

AONOMI SUSTAINABLE SUSHI: Tokyo to

Kamakura, From Fish To Buddha, photographer Gary Quiring exhibits works from travels through Japan. Through 5/30. 1008 West Sacramento Ave.

B-SO SPACE: New Works, BFA culminating

exhibition of artist Hanna Aist. Through 5/15.

Ayres 107, Chico State, (530) 898-5331.

HAS BEANS INTERNET CAFE & GALLERIA: New

Works, Ernest King showcases landscapes and abstract paintings. Through 6/1. 501 Main St., (530) 894-3033, www.has beans.com.

JAMES SNIDLE FINE ARTS: New Works, artist Chuck Barth exhibits new prints and paintings that tell stories of the personalities and history of Mexico. Through 6/30. 254 E. Fourth St., (530) 343-2930.

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WINCHESTER GOOSE: Still Alchemy, new works

PICNIC IN THE PLAZA: Bring a lunch or grab a bite from one of the food trucks and enjoy a variety of provided entertainment, both will vary each week. Tu, 11:30am-1pm through 9/29.

Downtown Chico Plaza, 400 Broadway St., (530) 345-6500.

Music RITA HOSKING: The Nor Cal acoustic Americana singer/songwriter returns with special guests The T Sisters. Tu, 5/19, 7:30pm. $15. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 East 20th St., (530) 3452739, www.sierranevada.com/bigroom.

showcases mixed-media assemblage and collage. Through 5/31. 642 W. Fifth St.

from artist Johnny Dutro. Through 5/31. 800 Broadway St., (530) 715-0099, www.the winchestergoose.com.

Call for Artists CROWD-ED: A juried art show using ideas of overcrowding, pollution, energy, food and water and how these resources affect us now and how they will affect us in the future. Artists of River Town Gallery & Gifts, 1435 Myers St. in Oroville, (530) 533-4140, http://artistofrivertown.com.

NATIONAL ALL MEDIA JURIED EXHIBITION: The Chico Art Center host a national all media juried art exhibition. See website for full prospectus. 5/14-6/1. Chico Art Center, 450 Orange St., (530) 895-8726, www.chicoart center.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.bidwell park.org.

CHICO MUSEUM: Mik cupu Dy: This is Our

Home, Here We Remain, presented from the perspective of the Mechoopda people, focusing on the tribe’s heritage and history and using the four seasons to delineate periods of happiness, success and tragedy.

Ongoing. 141 Salem St., (530) 891-4336, www.chicomuseum.org.

GATEWAY SCIENCE MUSEUM: Modern Farming

- Land, Water, People, and Science, explore North State agriculture. Patterns of The Land, a display of quiet and pastoral agriculture images of the Sacramento Valley.

Ongoing. 625 Esplanade, www.csuchico.edu/ gateway.

LOTT HOME IN SANK PARK: Woodcarvers

Exhibit, new works from the Woodcarvers club on display. Ongoing. 1067 Montgomery St. in Oroville, (530) 538-2497.

PARADISE DEPOT MUSEUM: A railroad and logging museum in Paradise. Ongoing, 7-9pm.

5570 Black Olive Dr. in Paradise, (530) 8771919.

VALENE L. SMITH MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY:

Leaping Lemurs and Mysterious Crimes: On The Trail of Physical Anthropology, the human journey from our African roots to modern humans through the eyes of physical anthropology. Ongoing. Meriam Library Complex Chico State.

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JUNCTION JAM In case you didn’t know, somewhere in that weird little patchwork of cross streets at the south end of downtown where the one-ways of Main Street and Broadway/Oroville Avenue intersect with Eighth and Ninth Streets (or the old 99 intersects with Hwy 32, or before that, where the EDITOR’S PICK Hwy old Shasta Stage Road intersected with the old Humboldt Road) is an area that’s historically been called The Junction, a name modern merchants have adopted in an attempt to strengthen the cultural identity of the bustling sliver of land that includes 1078 Gallery, Winchester Goose and Chico All Fired Up. On Thursday, May 14, nine of the area’s businesses are banding together for Music Crawl at the Junction, converting their spaces into individual music venues, each featuring a different genre of music. Performers include Himp C, Bran Crown, Michael Bone, Hot Flash and more.

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RUMMAGE SALE: Large items, furniture, dishware, high quality clothing, electronics, small treasures and more with all proceeds to benefit Chico Community Ballet Sa, 5/16, 7am-4pm. Darling Veterinary, 2520 Dominic Dr. Off the Skyway, (530) 892-5318.

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Peter Jaffe brings humor, showmanship to his symphony audition

IPeter new music director for the North State Symphony, Jaffe would be a shoo-in for the position.

f showmanship were the main criterion for selecting a

A big man—he’s well over 6 feet tall—with a big personality, Jaffe was the last by of the four finalists in what the Robert Speer symphony is calling its “Season rob e r t s pe e r@ of Discovery,” during which each new srev i ew. c o m was asked to audition by selecting and then conducting one of the season’s four programs.

REVIEW: Like the other candidates, Jaffe North State Symphony: chose proven crowd-pleasers—in Arrive, this case, a short symphonic Sunday, May 10, Laxson Auditorium. version of George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, and Maurice Ravel’s orchestrated version of Modest Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.

The “Arrive” program was performed Saturday evening in Redding and Sunday afternoon in Chico’s Laxson Auditorium, both times preceded by a talk.

In Jaffe’s case, however, the Chico preview was as much performance as talk, and very funny at that.

In the style of the great Danish comedian-pianist Victor Borge, Jaffe infused his “lecture” with humorous piano illustrations and pointedly refused to take himself too seriously, despite his extensive experience (20 years as music director of the Stockton Symphony, for example).

That spirit carried over into the Laxson concert, which opened with the Gershwin piece, arranged by the composer’s friend and assistant, Robert Russell Bennett, in 1942. It manages the remarkable feat of weaving the melodies of 10 popular tunes from Porgy and Bess into a single overture-like musical tapestry.

With songs like “Summertime,” “I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin’” and “It Ain’t Necessarily So,’” the piece is at once familiar and fresh, and the orchestra did a grand job of capturing Bennett’s lush instrumentation. The piece’s blues-infused rhythms at times had Jaffe looking like he was about to break into dance.

This was followed by Beethoven, featuring Chico’s own Natalya Shkoda on piano. In introducing her, Jaffe admiringly noted her “international

renown” and “world-class” piano chops, saying that Chico State was blessed to have her on its staff. After which she proceeded to demonstrate the truth of his words with a performance of this dense, complex piece, with its dazzling fingerwork, that earned her (and the orchestra) a standing ovation.

Following intermission, the symphony returned to play the Mussorgsky piece, but not before Jaffe offered a humorous music lesson. Noting that the composition was based on actual pictures (by Mussorgsky’s friend Viktor Hartmann, who recently had died) in an actual exhibition, he had the orchestra play two of its short selections. The first was from “The Ballet of Unhatched Chicks in Their Shells,” the second “The Market at Limoges,” which in fact portrayed two women having a hair-pulling, cat-scratching fight, he said.

In both cases, he acted out the “pictures,” in the former flapping his arms like wings, in the latter pretending to be the fighting women. The audience roared with laughter.

Written for solo piano, Pictures at an Exhibition has subsequently been orchestrated by many famous composers, chief among them Ravel, whose version is the most popular.

The 10 “pictures” in the suite are linked by an alternating five- and six-beat “Promenade” meant to suggest someone walking from picture to picture.

Many conductors like to enhance the flow of the music by softening the transitions between “Promenade” and pictures, but Jaffe seemed to prefer to keep them separate, to give each picture its own distinct space.

Pictures famously ends with “The Great Gate of Kiev,” in which Mussorgsky and Ravel give musical shape to Hartmann’s sketch of a monumental city gateway by filling the air with the sounds of pealing bells and brass marches. Hartmann’s sketch was the winning design for a gate to commemorate Tsar Alexander II’s narrow escape from the first of many assassination attempts in 1866, but it was never built.

But the music based on Hartmann’s design, one of the great endings in classical music, lives on.

For the second time that evening, the audience rose to give the symphony, and Peter Jaffe, a standing ovation. □

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A new sweet dish to add your potluck arsenal

HNotclafouti was not a pleasant one. that my first attempt at this enri’s first experience with

delicious classic French dessert wasn’t highly successful—it by Henri most certainly Bourride was, naturellement! Instead it h en ri@ newsrev iew.c om had to do with the occasion: our sixth-grade, end-of-the-year swim party in the small Midwestern town of my youth.

I prepared a scrumptious black-cherry clafouti, hoping that an exotic and unexpected delicacy alongside the traditional hot dogs, potato and macaroni salads, coleslaw and root beer might provide one last opportunity to win over the affections of at least a few of my classmates.

Alas, ’twas not to be. Instead, I incurred naught but ridicule, including Karl Hjertstedt’s putting a little flag on a toothpick in his piece and pushing it across the pool on a paper plate. The whole class watched, laughing as it sank in the deep end.

Unfortunately, many years later, Karl—thrice divorced and a grandfather at 37—was genitally dismembered by one of his own pit bulls.

Clafouti (or clafoutis, both pronounced “cla-fu-tee”) is a classic warm-weather pudding cake from Limousin (southcentral France), traditionally made with black cherries and an egg-and-flour batter, then dusted with cinnamon or powdered sugar. Also known as flaugnarde, especially when made with other

fillings, such as peaches, plums, pears, apples, strawberries, blueberries, cranberries or figs, it’s perfect for the abundance of fruits available from spring through summer (Bing cherries are arriving at the markets now!), and offers a welcome change from the ubiquitous cobblers, tarts and pies of barbecues and potlucks.

And it’s very easy and quick to make, in a pie pan, a baking dish, or even a cast-iron skillet.

Delicious hot or cold, as dessert or breakfast. Try pairing with a chenin blanc, or even a sparkling wine.

Clafouti (adapted from whatscooking america.com) 1 pound pitted cherries 1 tbsp. butter 4 eggs 1 cup granulated sugar 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract 1/4 tsp. almond extract 1 1/2 tbsp. amaretto 1 cup flour 1 1/2 cups milk

Preheat oven to 375. Coat inside of pan or skillet with butter.

Place eggs, 3/4 cup sugar, vanilla extract, almond extract, amaretto, flour and milk in a blender and puree till smooth.

In a mixing bowl, toss the cherries with the remaining 1/4 cup sugar. Place three-quarters of the cherries and their juices in the bottom of the baking dish. Pour the batter over the fruit; arrange the remaining cherries on top.

Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until the top is brown and a

knife or toothpick inserted into the middle of the dish comes out clean. Remove from the oven and cool for 5 minutes before serving (cake will sink slightly).

Sprinkle with powdered sugar or cinnamon.

Note: traditionally, clafouti is made with unpitted cherries, as the stones are said to enhance the flavor. It’s easier to eat, though, and less messy, with pitted cherries.

Peach clafouti (or flaugnarde) (adapted from Julia Child) 5-7 peaches, peeled and sliced 1/4 cup cognac 1/3 cup granulated sugar

Combine and chill in refrigerator for one hour. Then, pour just the liquid from fruit into large measuring cup. Add enough milk to make 1 1/4 cups liquid. Pour into blender, and add: 1/3 cup granulated sugar 3 eggs 1 tbsp. vanilla 1/8 tsp. salt 1 tsp. almond extract 1 cup flour

Blend on high for one minute.

Preheat oven to 350. Coat inside of pan or skillet with butter, and add 1/4-inch layer of the mixture.

Heat on stove or in oven until it begins to set up (3-4 minutes).

Spread peaches over the batter.

Sprinkle cinnamon over the top.

Add remaining batter and bake in oven (about an hour). Remove and sprinkle with powdered sugar or cinnamon. □

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A story in pictures A striking portrait of the art of Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado im Wenders’ documentary about the celebrated W Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado has several stories to tell.

First and foremost among them, of course, are the life and work of Salgado himself. But there is also the story of Salgado’s family, his remarkable wife, Lélia, and their son Juliano (with whom Wenders shares directing credit here). And, given the nature of Salgado’s work, there by Juan-Carlos are also telling accounts of social and Selznick environmental calamities in remote parts of Africa and South America.

The power of Salgado’s photographs is made manifest throughout, but the central energy in Wenders’ film emerges from the combination of photographic images, still and moving alike, with spoken commentary and voice-over narration. Salgado’s voice predominates, as he tells his own story in excerpts from interviews filmed by Wenders. Lélia and The Salt of the Earth Juliano get to speak for themselves as Opens Friday, well (albeit only briefly).

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Salgado’s, the Salgado of The Salt of the Earth begins to look a little like the idealized hero Wenders might have imagined for one of his fiction films.

One of the stories that Wenders draws out of Salgado’s account of his career is stirring, even though a little too pat in its humanitarian uplift. The unavoidable despair that comes of the photographer’s encounters with famine and genocide in Africa gives way to the hope born of Lélia’s Instituto Terra and its vast project to replant Brazilian rainforests.

Even with input from Juliano (who filmed his father at work and in the field), however, The Salt of the Earth never really takes off as a fully developed film biography. It’s an admiring portrait of an admirable man, but one that seems so much in awe of the stark grandeur and devastating subject matter of Salgado’s best photographs that tougher, more searching questions and commentary are simply set aside.

Regardless, this film has plenty to offer—all those story fragments along with the chance to have a close look at Salgado’s work, with comments and context coming from the man himself. The main disappointment is that Wenders’ appreciation of Salgado’s work does so little justice to the complex challenges in the photographs themselves. Ω

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Mad Max creator George Miller returns to his franchise with this long-awaited and much-anticipated fourth installment, this time with Tom Hardy playing the title role (instead of Mel Gibson). Here, Max teams up with a female road warrior (Charlize Theron) to do battle with a series of baddies as they make their way across a very long and dangerous road in the desert. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R.

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anti-human Ultron. Voiced by James Spader, Ultron is a one-note villain out to destroy humanity who lacks the personality of other recent comic-book villains—e.g., Tom Hiddleston’s Loki from the first Avengers. Perhaps director Joss Whedon was the wrong man for the gig. The sequel begs for a darker tonal shift, a sort of The Empire Strikes Back for the Avengers series. Instead, the film is one of the year’s cinematic letdowns. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13 —B.G.

Ex Machina

A young computer programmer (Domhnall Gleeson) is invited to the compound of a reclusive inventor (Oscar Isaac) under mysterious circumstances and is tasked with evaluating the capabilities of a very realistic female android. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

Hot Pursuit

Age of Ultron is just flat. We get a bunch of scenes teasing future Marvel movies and, with the exception of an interesting smackdown between Iron Man and the Hulk, the cluttered action sequences feel repetitive. The Ultron of the movie’s title is a series of robots inhabited by an artificialintelligence program initiated by Tony Stark/Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.). Stark, thinking he can create a security force that can protect the world and achieve “peace in our time,” gets a little ahead of himself and starts the program, only to discover that A.I. can sometimes mean Absolute Insanity.

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Some baddies and crooked cops are in hot pursuit of a hot cop (Reese Witherspoon) and the hot mob-boss widow (Sofia Vergara) she’s trying to protect from the heat of those on their heels—which are probably high and super hot. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

Monkey Kingdom.

The filmmakers behind Planet Earth follow a group of toque macaque monkeys as they struggle to survive in the jungle of Sri Lanka.

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Kevin James plays Paul Blart, a mall cop … again. Cinemark 14. Rated PG.

Woman in Gold

A British-American drama based on the real-life events surrounding Maria Altmann (played here by Helen Mirren), an Austrian Jewish refugee in America who fought her home country’s government to try and reclaim her family’s Gustav Klimpt paintings that had been stolen by the Nazis. Cinemark 14. Rated PG-13.

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DJ DANCING: DJ Dre brings dance hits to the Spirits Lounge. Th, 5/14, 8:30pm1am. Gold Country Casino, 4020 Olive Hwy in Oroville, (530) 534-9892, www.goldcountrycasino.com.

THE QUICK AND EASY BOYS: A power trio out of Portland. Th, 5/14, 9pm. Lost On Main, 319 Main St., (530) 891-1853.

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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.

BEN DOVER COMEDY SHOWCASE: Yusef Swaff hosts a night of comedy with some friends from Humboldt and Chico: Chris Bobertz, Amy Helen and Scott Powers perform along with Matt Redbeard, William Toblerone and Ivan Mueting. Partial proceeds benefit the Jesus Center. F, 5/15, 9pm. $5. The Down Lo, 319 Main St. downstairs beneath Lost on Main, (530) 892-2445.

CASH’D OUT: A Johnny Cash tribute band.

F, 5/15, 8:30pm. $15. El Rey Theatre, 230 West Second St., (530) 892-1838.

CHAD BUSHNELL: A mix of both old and

new country, Nor Cal-style. F, 5/15, 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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LANTVRN: EP-release from LA/Nor-Calbased psych grunge band. Plus, locals Trox and The Terribles and E.E. F, 5/15, 9pm. $5. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 343-4915.

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PAGEANT DADS, JORGE ARANA TRIO Tuesday, May 19 1078 Gallery SEE TUESDAY

Four award-winning fathers—Hawk Mahalo, Craig D’Anthony, Tom Chaz, and Ruth Wardwell—jam while their wives take care of the kids. Plus, jazz/rock from Kansas City, Missouri with Jorge Arana Trio. Tu, 5/19, 8pm. $5. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway, (530) 343-1973, www.1078gallery.org.

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

NICE UP-LIVE REGGAE EDITION: Roots and Bass brings you a new reggae, jungle, drum and bass, dubstep party. Sa, 5/16, 9:30pm. $5. Peking Chinese Restaurant, 243 W. Second St., (530) 895-3888, www.facebook.com/ NiceUpVibes.

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OLD SPICE: Rock ’n’ roll with a 1950s feel.

Sa, 5/16, 7:30pm. Shenanigan’s, 3212 Esplanade, (530) 809-1088.

ROCKHOUNDS: Classic rock, a dance floor and it’s the weekend. Sa, 5/16, 8pm.

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First, the bad news As sure as the foothills of Butte County will turn

golden brown each summer, so too will another Chico band dry up and blow away. Last week, one of Arts DEVO’s favorite local crews, Lips of Renegade, announced on Facebook that it is done. No fair! I got to see the punky highschool indie-rockers play only twice! Oh well. Next new band, please.

And, even though the drying-up metaphor doesn’t exactly fit what’s happening in the case of Los Caballitos de la Canción, the much-loved local acoustic Latin-dance group is also winding down its Chico existence as band leader Jo Chavez prepares to return to her home state of New Mexico. In a press release, Chavez said, “I am extremely sad to be leaving the band, the fans, the music and many, many other things here in Chico. I want to thank you who have come to see us, have bought our CDs, have been so great about supporting a type of music that was sorely lacking in this area.”

Chavez said the band will Los Caballitos de la Cancion finish out the gigs they have scheduled through May before she rides off into the sunset in June. But the band could live on, just not in Chico, as Chavez added that a New Mexico version of the group might come to fruition someday. Best of luck in the Land of Enchantment, Jo! Chico will miss you.

and now some good news Last Saturday (May 9), local singer/song-

writer (and Bogg drummer/Pageant Dads guitarist) Michael Bone put out the challenge to his musician friends to write and record a song in one day— “based on the FUTURE”—and send it to him. He got six responses and added them to a tune of his own and released the 1day EP #1 on his Bandcamp site (www.michaelbone.bandcamp.com). And it’s pretty good. I especially enjoyed “Diminishing Returns” by Kirt Lind. It sounds like a roaming field recording (with the sound of cars going by, the wind, kids playing in the background) with Lind walking down the street sweetly singing a capella: “The people I admire are trying to feel something new/ They built the pathways once; they know they can do it again/ The future is unclear for us/ And that’s the way we like it.” Preach it!

Bone’ll be doing it again in a couple weeks. Visit his “1Day Song Club - #2 5/23/2015” on Facebook to get more info. The assigned theme will be announced the night before.

And, also very good in Chico this Folk-art bird by Theresa Disney. past week was an amazing artist that Mrs. DEVO and I discovered at the Art at the Matador art fair last weekend. Theresa Disney was a St. Louis-based artist who is currently spending some time visiting family in Chico, and her slightly distorted paintings and sculptures of people, animals and flowers are exactly the kind of colorful, expressive folk art that I go ga-ga over. We could afford only one of her sweet little bird sculptures, but I need to start saving up for one of those wonderful, big paintings. Look her up at www.thefun housegallery.com and www.jtfolkart.com.

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that Paul Dyer (aka Pablo Diablo), harmonica player and vocalist for the Chico-by-way-ofNew Orleans Cajun-rock crew Rock Scarz (aka the Double Zero Band), died in his sleep on April 27. He was 57 years old. Dyer and his longtime bandmate Zack Dragon were chased out of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina and found their way to Chico and the local music scene.

A yet-to-be-scheduled celebration of life is in the planning stages.

FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 14, 2015 ARIES (March 21-April 19): The danger

of resisting a temptation too strenuously is that the temptation might depart.

I suggest that you prevent that from happening. Without throwing yourself at the mercy of the temptation, see if you can coax it to stick around for a while longer. Why? In my view, it’s playing a useful role in your life. It’s motivating you to change some things that really do need to be changed. On the other hand, I’m not yet sure that it should become anything more than a temptation. It might serve you best that way, not as an object of your satisfied desire.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): My

astrological colleagues discourage me from talking to you Bulls about financial matters. “Most Tauruses know ten times more about the mystery of money than you will ever know,” said one. “Their excellent instincts trump any tips you could offer.” Another astrologer concurred, noting, “The financial advice you give Tauruses will at best be redundant and at worst simplistic.” A third colleague summed it up: “Offering Tauruses guidance about money is like counseling Scorpios about sex.” So although I’m shy about providing recommendations, I will say this: The next five weeks will be a favorable time to set in motion the plans to GET RICHER QUICKER!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “Endings

to be useful must be inconclusive,” wrote science-fiction novelist Samuel R. Delany.

I endorse that theory for your use in the coming weeks. Interweave it with this advice from playwright Sam Shepard: “The temptation towards resolution, towards wrapping up the package, seems to me a terrible trap. Why not be more honest with the moment? The most authentic endings are the ones which are already revolving towards another beginning.” In other words, Gemini, don’t be attached to neat finales and splashy climaxes.

Consider the possibility that you can simply slip free of the complicated past and head toward the future without much fanfare.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In mythic

terms, you should be headed for the winner’s circle, which is inside the pleasure dome. The parade in your honor should follow the award ceremony, and let’s hope you will be on the lead float wearing a gold crown and holding a real magic wand while being sung to by a choir of people you love and who love you. If for any reason you are not experiencing some version of these metaphors, I urge you to find out why. Or better yet, get busy on planning a homecoming or graduation party or award ceremony for yourself. From an astrological perspective, you have a mandate to be recognized and appreciated for the gifts you offer the world.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): British Field

Marshal Arthur Wellesley was a brilliant military commander. Renowned for his ability to beat larger armies, he also had great skill at minimizing loss of life among his own troops. His most famous triumph took place in 1815, when he led the forces that defeated Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo. In the aftermath, the French tyrant lost his power and went into exile. What was the secret of Wellesley’s success? “Bonaparte’s plans were made in wire,” he said. “Mine were made in string.” In other words, Wellesley’s strategy was more flexible and adaptable. As circumstances changed, it could be rearranged with greater ease. That’s the approach I recommend for you in the coming days.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You may

not be strong enough to take a shot at a daunting challenge that’s five levels beyond your previous best. But I think you are at least ready to try a tricky challenge that’s one level higher than where you have been operating. And that, in my opinion, is a more practical use of your courage. I think it would be a waste of your energy to get wrapped up in grandiose fantasies about impossible perfections. As long as you don’t overreach, you can accomplish small miracles.

BY ROB BREzSNY LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I suspect you

are about to experience some prime contenders for The Most Unusual Adventures of 2015. Are you thoroughly prepared?

Of course not. There’s no way you can be totally ready to adapt to unpredictable wrinkles and change your mind at a moment’s notice. But that’s exactly what will make these experiments so fun.

That’s why they will be effective in building up your resilience and willpower. For best results, apply your nighttime thinking to daytime activities, and vice versa.

Spend minimal time on responsibilities that don’t teach you noble truths about your fellow madmen and madwomen. Now here’s my big question: How can you tap into the extra power you will need during your rite of passage?

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

modern astronomers are allergic to astrology, but from my perspective there is no inherent conflict between the two fields. Four of history’s greatest astronomers were practicing astrologers, after all: Johannes Kepler, Galileo Galilei, Tycho Brahe and Pierre Gassendi.

One of my friends in college, a Scorpio woman named Martha Maiden, is a first-rate astrologer who got a degree in astronomy and became a top scientist at NASA. In the spirit of finding reconciliation between apparent opposites, I’m happy to say that you are now a virtual virtuoso in your ability to reconcile both apparent opposites and actual opposites.

I invite you to use this aptitude with flair and daring.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

Sagittarian Matt Stutzman competes in the sport of archery. He’s the worldrecord holder for longest accurate shot, having hit a target 230 yards away. What makes his accomplishment so extraordinary is the fact that he was born without any arms. He holds each arrow in his mouth and grasps the bow with his right foot and the help of a chest harness.

In the spirit of this armless archer, and in accordance with your current astrological omens, I invite you to initiate an attempt to triumph over one of your so-called disadvantages.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

Long before Lou Reed recorded the song “Walk on the Wild Side,” Nelson Algren wrote a novel titled A Walk on the Wild Side. It depicts the luxuriant depravity of New Orleans’ French Quarter in the 1930s. One of Algren’s most enduring bits of spiritual advice goes as follows: “Never, ever, no matter what else you do in your whole life, never sleep with anyone whose troubles are worse than your own.” What do you think of that, Capricorn? Even if you don’t regard it as a universal rule that you should unfailingly obey, I suggest you observe it in the coming weeks. For the sake of your mental hygiene, be extra discerning about what influences you absorb—not just in bed, but everywhere.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Is there

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as RAGGAE FLAVA, REGGAE FLAVA CATERING, REGGAE FLAVA JAMAICAN CUISINE at 1436 B Oleander Ave Chico, CA 95926.

PATRICK LEWIS 1436 B Oleander Ave Chico, CA 95926.

PATRICIA SPENCE-LEWIS 1436 B Oleander Ave Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by A Married Couple.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CARGO IT RENTALS at 2516 England St Chico, CA 95928.

STEPHEN CHOLLET 2516 England St Chico, CA 95928.

COURTNEY HAGEN 2516 England St Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a General Partnership.

Signed: COURTNEY HAGEN Dated: April 10, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000469 Published: April 23,30, May 7,14, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as WWW.MEDICALJOB.NET at 4522 Garden Brook Drive Chico, CA 95973.

CAROL A JOHNSON 4522 Garden Brook Drive Chico, CA 95973.

KENNETH L JOHNSON 4522 Garden Brook Drive Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by A Married Couple.

Signed: KL JOHNSON Dated: April 15, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000489 Published: April 23,30, May 7,14, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CHICO CAR CARE at 1369 E 9th Street Chico, CA 95928.

MODERN MAN IN THE MAZE INC 3044 Ceanothus Ave Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: DANIEL S. HIESTAND IV, PRESIDENT Dated: March 12, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000340 Published: April 23,30, May 7,14, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as NORTH STATE BEHAVIOR CONSULTING at 987 Muir Ave Chico, CA 95973.

LYNN BAKER 987 Muir Ave Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: LYNN M. BAKER Dated: April 14, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000485 Published: April 23,30, May 7,14, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CJ’S AUTOMOTIVE at 3150 HWY 32 Shop D Chico, CA 95973.

CHAD SPENCER SMITH 3150 HWY 32 Shop D Chico,

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as HOME AND HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT at 1398 Ridgewood Drive Chico, CA 95973.

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HOME HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT INCORPORATED 1398 Ridgewood Drive Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: JULIE LEHMANN, DOPS Dated: March 26, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000408 Published: April 23,30, May 7,14, 2015

VICKI KOENIG 8 Saint Helens Ln Chico, CA 95973.

LIESE YOUNG 12254 Meridian Rd Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by a General Partnership.

Signed: VICKI KOENIG Dated: Aprill 22, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000519 Published: April 30, May 7,14,21, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as BIDWELL REAL ESTATE, BIDWELL REALTY, CENTURY 21 BIDWELL REALTY at 5263 Royal Oaks Dr Oroville, CA 95966.

JAMES MICHAEL GUDERIAN 5 Mt Hope Court Oroville, CA 95966.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: JAMES MICHAEL GUDERIAN Dated: March 26, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000405 Published: April 23,30 May 7,14, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as INN SERVICES PLUS, WEDDING SERVICES PLUS at 13 Victoria Way Chico, CA 95926.

MARTIN ALLEN COHEN 13 Victoria Way Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: MARTY COHEN Dated: April 13, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000479 Published: April 30, May 7,14,21, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as HL QUEEN CHICO NAILS at 801 East Ave Suite 112 Chico, CA 95926.

HARRY LE 400 Mission Ranch Apt 41 Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: HARRY LE Dated: April 20, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000503 Published: April 23,30, May 7,14, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name TRICOGENT BEHAVIORAL CONSULTING at 2202 Robailey Dr Chico, CA 95928.

LYNN MARIE BAKER 2202 Robailey Dr Chico, CA 95928.

This business was conducted by an Individual.

Signed: LYNN M. BAKER Dated: April 14, 2015 FBN Number: 2013-0000497 Published: April 23,30, May 7,14, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as PARADISE BIKES at 6282 Skyway Paradise, CA 95969.

RICHARD COLGIN 5560 Gramercy Pl Paradise, CA 95969.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: RICHARD COLGIN Dated: April 20, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000507 Published: April 23,30, May 7,14, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as HELLA PRO VAPES at 118 B W East Ave Chico, CA 95973.

JOSEPH DANIEL HENDRICK 1350 Banning Park Dr Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: JOSEPH HENDRICK Dated: April 22, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000518 Published: April 30, May 7,14,21, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as LIVVY AND CO at 1 Williamsburg Ln Chico, CA 95926.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as SAGEBRUSH SCIENTIFIC at 1252 Filbert Ave Chico, CA 95926.

RICHARD ELLIOTT 1252 Filbert Ave Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: RICHARD ELLIOTT Dated: April 6, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000449 Published: April 30, May 7,14,21, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as LANDCRAFTS at 830 Grass Ct Chico, CA 95926.

JAMES T BRATEN 830 Grass Ct Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: JAMES T. BRATEN Dated: April 24, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000533 Published: April 30, May 7,14,21, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as BIKINIS AND WIENIES at 5318 Old Olive Hwy Oroville, CA 95966.

BRENDAN MAINVILLE 334 Bangor Park Road Bangor, CA 95914.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: BRENDAN MAINVILLE Dated: April 10, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000476 Published: April 30, May 7,14,21, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name QUEEN LE NAIL SALON at 801 East Ave # 112 Chico, CA 95926.

KEVIN VIET LE 36650 48th Ave South Auburn, WA 98001.

This business was conducted by an Individual.

Signed: KEVIN LE Dated: April 7, 2014 FBN Number: 2013-0001125 Published: April 30, May 7,14,21, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as P.M. FASHIONS at 742 W. 5th Street Chico, CA 95928.

PATRICIA M VAN METER 1132 Honey Run Road Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

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Signed: PATTI VAN METER Dated: April 3, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000443 Published: April 30, May 7,14,21, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as AFFORDABLE AUTO AND TRUCK SALES INC at 1944 Park Ave Chico, CA 95928.

AFFORDABLE AUTO AND TRUCK SALES INCORPORATED 1944 Park Ave Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: AHMAD MAHJOUR, CEO Dated: April 30, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000568 Published: May 7,14,21,28, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as ENTERPRISE PROPERTIES at 14830 Eagle Ridge Drive Forest Ranch, CA 95942.

CORINNE DELIA MARTINE 14830 Eagle Ridge Drive Forest Ranch, CA 95942.

RONALD GRANT MARTINE 14830 Eagle Ridge Drive Forest Ranch, CA 95942.

This business is conducted by A Married Couple.

Signed: RON MARTINE Dated: April 23, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000531 Published: May 7,14,21,28, 2015

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: GARRET SEIFERT Dated: April 27, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000541 Published: May 7,14,21,28, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as COSMIC CANNACONSULTATION at 1542 Millwood Lane Paradise, CA 95967.

JOHN ANDERSON 1542 Millwood Lane Paradise, CA 95967.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: JOHN ANDERSON Dated: April 23, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000527 Published: May 7,14,21,28, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name NOVA PRODUCTIONS at 170 Honeyrun Rd Chico, CA 95928.

ZAKERY JANN 170 Honeyrun Rd Chico, CA 95928.

This business was conducted by an Individual.

Signed: ZAKERY K JANN Dated: April 24, 2015 FBN Number: 2011-0001585 Published: May 7,14,21,28, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as EASTSIDE ENVIRONMENTAL at 1326 Bidwell Avenue Chico, CA 95926.

CRYSTAL LYNN KEESEY 1326 Bidwell Avenue Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: CRYSTAL LYNN KEESEY Dated: April 24, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000535 Published: May 7,14,21,28, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name LAKE OROVILLE GOLD COUNTRY RV COMMUNITY at 3864 Olive Hwy Oroville, CA 95966.

WAY OUT WEST COMMUNITIES CORPORATION P.O. Box 689 Fallon, NV 89407.

This business was conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: NICOLE ADAMS Dated: April 13, 2015 FBN Number: 2013-0001588 Published: May 7,14,21,28, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as MIDTOWN LOCAL at 365 E 6th Street Chico, CA 95928.

MIDTOWN LOCAL, INC. 2070 E 20th Street #160 Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: CAROLYN KANABROCKI, SECRETARY Dated: April 28, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000553 Published: May 7,14,21,28, 2015

FICTITOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as TB APPRAISALS at 355 East Lassen Ave Suite 38 Chico, CA 95973.

TIMOTHY CHRISTOPHER BRADFORD 355 East Lassen Ave Suite 38 Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: T.C. BRADFORD Dated: April 23, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000520 Published: May 7,14,21,28, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as THE HANDLE BAR at 2070 E 20th St. Ste 160 Chico, CA 95928.

BCK INVESTMENTS INC. 2070 E 20th St, Ste 160 Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: CAROLYN KANABROCKI, SECRETARY Dated: April 28, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000552 Published: May 7,14,21,28, 2015

FICTITOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CHICO CONSTRUCTION INC at 35 Jessica Way Cohasset, CA 95973.

CHICO CONSTRUCTION INC 35 Jessica Way Cohasset, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: BOEGE LINGEMANN Dated: April 16, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000498 Published: May 7,14,21,28, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HAULING at 50 Cobblestone Dr Apt C Chico, CA 95928.

GARRET SEIFERT 3829 W Flagstaff Ave Visalia, CA 93291.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as LIVING TEMPLE MINISTRIES at 2921 Honey Run Rd #39 Chico, CA 95928.

NICHOLAS SALERNO III 2921 Honey Run Rd #39 Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

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Signed: NICK SALERNO III Dated: April 10, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000470 Published: May 14,21,28, June 4,2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as LOST DUTCHMAN BREW at 25 Lost Dutchman Brew Chico, CA 95973.

GAY GREGORY JAMES 4990 Rich Bar Road Chico, CA 95928.

ROBERT GLENN JAMES 4990 Rich Bar Road Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a Married Couple.

Signed: ROBERT G. JAMES Dated: May 11, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000606 Published: May 14,21,28, June 4,2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as RIPPLE WRAPS at 10669 Red Eye Road Yankee Hill, CA 95965.

JEFFERY TYLER FLETCHER 10669 Red Eye Road Yankee Hill, CA 95965.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: JEFFERY FLETCHER Dated: May 6, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000599 Published: May 14,21,28 June 4, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as ALL STAR PLUMBING at 1767 Brinson Ln Durham, CA 95938.

JOHN SCHWEIGER 1767 Brinson Ln Durham, CA 95938.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: JOHN SCHWEIGER Dated: May 6, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000597 Published: May 14,21,28, June 4, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CHICO METAL FAB at 2290 Ivy St Suite #160 Chico, CA 95928.

ERIK SCHROEDER 173 East Sacramento Ave Chico, CA 95926.

HANS P SCHROEDER 173 East Sacramento Ave Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by Copartners.

Signed: ERIK SCHROEDER Dated: May 5, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000592 Published: May 14,21,28, June 4, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as BUTTE COUNTY JANITORIAL at 12 Noyo Ct Chico, CA 95973.

CONNOR STANDLEY 12 Noyo Ct Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: CONNOR STANDLEY Dated: May 4, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000580 Published: May 14,21,28, June 4, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as NOVA PRODUCTIONS at 967 Orient St Chico, CA 95928.

DANIEL NELSON 967 Orient St Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: DANIEL NELSON Dated: May 4, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000577 Published: May 14,21,28, June 4, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT the following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name AUSSIE PET MOBILE NORTH VALLEY at 4 Vallombrosa Circle Chico, CA 95926.

2MK INC 4 Vallombrosa Circle Chico, CA 95926.

This business was conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: GREG FOUTZ, PRESIDENT Dated: April 20, 2015 FBN Number: 2012-0000200 Published: May 14,21,28, June 4, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as VILLA DEL SOL APARTMENTS at 630 West 2nd Street Chico, CA 95926.

PROPERTY INVESTMENT ENTERPRISES, LLC P.O. Box 895 Carmichael, CA 95609.

This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company.

Signed: PETE HALIMI, MANAGER Dated: April 16, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000497 Published: May 14,21,28, June 4, 2015

NOTICES NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE KEVIN KELLY LARSON aka KEVIN K. LARSON TO all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: KEVIN KELLY LARSON aka KEVIN K. LARSON A Petition for Probate has been filed by: JOE A. SILVA in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.

The Petition for Probate requests that: JOE A. SILVA be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests the decedents will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate.

The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: June 4, 2015 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Dept: TBA Address of the court: Superior Court of California County of Butte 1775 Concord 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

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(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: JOE A. SILVA 6 Sorrel Court Oroville, CA 95966.

Case Number: PR41390 Dated: April 23, 2015 Published: April 30, May 7,14, 2015

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: VANESSA J SUNDIN, SUNDIN LAW OFFICE 341 Broadway Street, Suite 302, Chico, CA 95928.

530.342.2452 Case Number: PR41393 Published: April 30, May 7,14, 2015

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

The Petition for Probate requests that: SHAWNA HOSIE 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: June 4, 2015 Time: 9:00a.m.

Dept: TBA Address of the court: Superior Court of California County of Butte 1775 Concord 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

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE MARILYN KAYE CAMPBELL, also known as MARILYN K. CAMPBELL, also known as MARILYN CAMPBELL To all heirs and beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: MARILYN KAYE CAMPBELL, also known as MARILYN K. CAMPBELL, also known as MARILYN CAMPBELL A Petition for Probate has been filed by: MADELINE FULLERTON in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.

The Petition for Probate requests that: MADELINE FULLERTON be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate.

The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: June 4, 2015 Time: 9:00a.m.

Dept: CANDELA Address of the court: Superior Court of California County of Butte 1775 Concord 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

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NOTICE OF LIEN SALE Pursuant to CA Business Code 21700, in lieu of rents due.

The following unit contains misc. items: Unit 475CC: JENTARA LANGWELL (10x12) Contents to be sold to the highest bidder on: May 16, 2015 Beginning at 12:00pm Sale to be held at: 65 Heritage Lane Chico, CA 95926.

Published: May 7,14, 2015

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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.

(530) 342-4524 Case Number: PR41405 Dated: April 30, 2015 Published: May 7,14,21, 2015

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE ERNEST P. MAIA, JR., also known as ERNEST P. MAIA, ERNEST MAIA To all heirs and beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: ERNEST P. MAIA, JR., also known as ERNEST P. MAIA, ERNEST MAIA A Petition for Probate has been filed by: KAREN E. FRIEDMAN in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.

The Petition for Probate requests that: KAREN E. FRIEDMAN be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if

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any, be admitted to probate.

The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: June 4, 2015 Time: 9:00a.m.

Dept: PROBATE Address of the court: Superior Court of California County of Butte 1775 Concord 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

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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: NICOLE R. PLOTTEL 3120 Cohasset Rd., Ste 10 Chico, CA 95973.

Case Number: PR41389 Published: May 14,21,28, 2015

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

The Petition for Probate requests that: KATHLEEN MCFARLAND and MELINDA MCFARLAND be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests the decedent’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.

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A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: June 18, 2015 Time: 9:00a.m.

Dept: TBA Address of the court: Superior Court of California County of Butte 1775 Concord 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: KATHLEEN MCFARLAND and MELINDA MCFARLAND 1683 Stebbing Dr., Roseville, CA 95747 Case Number: PR41418 Dated: May 8, 2015 Published: May 14,21,28, 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner DAWN DENNISON Filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: ZAIRE MICHAEL ALLEN LAWSON Proposed name: ZAIRE MICHAEL DENNISON THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: June 30, 2015 Time: 8:30am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: MICHAEL P. CANDELA Dated: April 23, 2015 Case Number: 163976 Published: April 30, May 7,14,21, 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner VALENE and RAY P. VANGTHAO filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: TAROSHI THAO, KEOMONY THAO, MYRA THAO, TAKASHI

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THAO Proposed name: TAROSHI VANGTHAO, KEOMONY VANGTHAO, MYRA VANGTHAO, TAKASHI VANGTHAO THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: June 24, 2015 Time: 8:30am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: STEPHEN E. BENSON Dated: April 28, 2015 Case Number: 164254 Published: May 7,14,21,28, 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner FRANCINE DEBORAH STAMPER filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: FRANCINE DEBORAH STAMPER Proposed name: DEBORAH FRANCES STAMPER THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name

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should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: June 24, 2015 Time: 8:30am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: MICHAEL P. CANDELA Dated: May 6, 2015 Case Number: 164288 Published: May 14,21,28,June 4, 2015

SUMMONS SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: ERIC B BOGARIN YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: BUTTE COUNTY CREDIT BUREAU A CORP NOTICE! You have been sued.

The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more

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information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attor-­ ney referral service. If you can-­ not afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association.

NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The Court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.

The name and address of the court is: Chico Courthouse 655 Oleander Avenue, Chico, CA 95926 The name, address and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney is: JOSEPH L SELBY (#249546) Law Office of Ferris & Selby 2607 Forest Avenue Ste 130 Chico, CA 95928.

Dated: August 25, 2014 Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Case Number: 162858 Published: May 14,21,28, June 4, 2015

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TOWN

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BR/BA

Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico

$538,000.00 $515,000.00 $500,000.00 $470,000.00 $460,000.00 $458,500.00 $355,000.00 $352,000.00 $350,000.00 $343,500.00 $325,000.00

4/ 3 4/ 3.5 4/ 3 3/ 2 5/ 3 3/ 3 3/ 2.5 6/ 4 3/ 2 5/ 3 3/ 2

SQ. FT. 3109 3168 2882 2083 3116 2290 2081 2827 1656 2806 2287

$299,000 JIM AGUILAR

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571–7719 • joyce_turner@ymail.com

Homes Sold Last Week 550 W Lassen Ave 317 Somerset Pl 114 Cornwall Pl 732 Serrano Ct 4712 Songbird 3471 Shallow Springs Ter 264 Autumn Gold Dr 14105 Simmental Dr 369 Silver Lake Dr 22 Lazy S Ln 561 Eaton Rd

Under construction, 4br. 2 bath single story, two car garage.

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Sponsored by Century 21 Jeffries Lydon ADDRESS

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2630 Guynn Ave 555 Eaton Rd 3031 Hancock Dr 1930 Oak Way 2736 Pillsbury Rd 50 Skymountain Cir 1010 Meier Dr 1 Clara Ln 2986 Godman Ave 758 Lindo Ln 168 E 11th St

Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico

$322,500.00 $315,000.00 $315,000.00 $300,000.00 $295,500.00 $292,500.00 $278,000.00 $255,000.00 $242,000.00 $235,000.00 $233,500.00

3/ 2 3/ 2 3/ 2 3/ 2.5 3/ 2.5 3/ 2 2/ 2 4/ 2 4/ 3 3/ 1 3/ 1 May 14, 2015

SQ. FT. 1762 2287 1679 2177 1830 2010 2310 1506 2477 1575 1140

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who remain anonymous, though they have the power to kill a deal.

To answer your question: Yes, they can do that. Though your buyers’ loan was “approved,” the underwriters have the power to “un-approve.” The “we don’t-agree-withthe-appraiser” reason, as used in your case, is all too familiar. Who are these guys?

We don’t really know who they are. Granted, underwriters are certain to be nice people trying to do a good job. But it seems we never get to meet them. Their job keeps them behind the scenes in a world we apparently will never enter.

Feeling Burned, you are not alone. Others have felt the heat of the last-minute assault on their sale. Your blood may be boiling and smoke may be coming out of your ears, but now is the time to be cool. Discuss your options with your Realtor. A re-appraisal may be in order. You may have to adjust your bottom line and negotiate a new sale price.

You may have to cancel your sale and move on to the next buyer.

But don’t bother trying to plead with the underwriters. You simply can’t find them.

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Dear Love’s Real Estate, We are in a home-selling crisis. We’re in contract with nice buyers, a young couple, for the sale of our home. They’ve done their inspections and their appraisal. The inspections came up with a few items of repair, which we agreed to do and have paid for. The appraisal came in at our sale price. We were told the buyer’s loan was approved. Close of escrow was nearing, so we paid a deposit to a moving company.

We’ve purchased another home out of state, contingent on the sale of our home here.

But we’ve just heard that the buyer’s lender has lowered the appraisal amount and won’t fund the loan unless we agree to a lower sale price! Apparently, the lender looked up our home on one of those property-value websites, Zipper or something, and dropped our value based on the price guesstimate on the website. Can they do that?

Feeling Burned Dear Burned, The people you are “feeling burned” by are the underwriters of your buyer’s loan.

Underwriters are the behind-the-scenes decision makers in the world of lending,

DOUG LOVE is Sales Manager at Century 21 Jeffries Lydon.

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Great home

Bidwell Park area newer ICE $409,900 custom home NEW PR

just blocks from Bidwell Park

$395,000

4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 2209 sq ft,

4 bedroom

Chico Charmer in the Avenues

Gorgeous 4 bedroom, 2 bath, 3 car garage

3 bedroom, 1 bath in Chico

$175,000

Richie built home. Home is LD SOfeatures 1978 sq ft and a yard right out if sunset magazine

$354,000

KIMBERLEY TONGE | (530) 518-5508

Lake Almanor Lakefront Cabin

Durham Building Lot

Nice cul-de-sac lot in Peterson Estate.

Alice Zeissler | 530.518.1872

Enjoy a beautiful, level lakefront parcel in historic Prattville on the west shore of Lake Almanor with its 11 mile hiking/ biking trail, marinas, resorts, restaurants, picnic areas, scenic views of Lassen Peak & beaches!

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MLS#201400394 $495,000.

Tim O’Brien 530-258-1483 • SellingPlumasCounty.com BRE#01074938

Kim Finlan |

CalBRE#01963545

Build your DREAM HOME! 1/3 ac lot in gated community in Paradise with a lake view.

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Century 21 Jeffries Lydon www.Kim.Finlan.C21JeffriesLydon.com 1101 El Monte Ave, Chico, CA 95928

Beautiful, one of a kind, Tudor 4 bd/3 ba, 3,657 sq ft, 1-acre, $629,999 Gated community, lovely 2,531 sq ft with VIEW! $435,000 18 acres, forest, 1,580 sq ft home, cash only $225,000 Pinnacle building lot, 2.03 acs $330,000 Park! 4bed/3bth, 2,558 sq ft, solar! $479,500

Teresa Larson • (530)899-5925 www.ChicoListings.com • chiconativ@aol.com

LDhome + 2-stall horse barn all on Butte Creek, Beautiful creekSO front 6.23 acres $485,000 G 1,305 sq ft $229,500 DIN PEN Light + bright 3 bed 2 bth, G sq ft $228,500 Updated 3PEN bed 2 DIN bth, 1,170 G 1,344 sq ft $49,900 DINbth, Senior mobile 2 bed/2 PEN Super nicePEN 3 bed DIN 2bth, G 1,391 sq ft $269,500 Teresa Larson (530) 899-5925 www.ChicoListings.com • chiconativ@aol.com

The following houses were sold in Butte County by real estate agents or private parties during the week of April 20, 2015 – April 24, 2015.

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 178 E 11th St 35 Franciscan Way 562 E 19th St 1036 Windsor Way 31 Skywalker Ct 1294 Parque Dr 2607 White Ave 2188 Nord Ave 1639 Bird St 320 Stageline Rd 86 Hercules Ave

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Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Oroville Oroville Oroville

$233,500.00 $230,000.00 $229,500.00 $229,000.00 $210,000.00 $205,000.00 $199,000.00 $165,000.00 $300,000.00 $250,000.00 $236,000.00

3/ 1 3/ 1.5 4/ 2 3/ 2 3/ 2 2/ 1 3/ 1 2/ 1.5 3/ 2.5 4/ 3 3/ 2

SQ. FT. 912 1284 2032 1233 1181 1156 1014 1310 3085 1326 1757

ADDRESS 20 Hunter Dr 75 Bessie Ln 32 Coarse Gold Rd 2356 Via Madero 49 Canyon Highlands Dr 1259 Story Book Ln 5884 Cameron Ln 627 Circlewood Dr 584 Circlewood Dr 1579 Wagstaff Rd 1201 Bille Rd

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Oroville Oroville Oroville Oroville Oroville Paradise Paradise Paradise Paradise Paradise Paradise

$205,000.00 $199,000.00 $154,000.00 $149,500.00 $149,000.00 $335,000.00 $333,000.00 $219,000.00 $215,000.00 $203,000.00 $195,000.00

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

SQ. FT. 1582 1480 1131 1123 912 2566 2140 1401 1436 1587 1568

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12 STANSBURY COURT • CHICO BIDWELL PARK! Cul de sac, 4 bedroom, 3 bath, 2,558 sq ft with a wonderful large lot with mature landscaping, .34 of an acre. The home features living room, dining room, family room and a summer screen in room, white kitchen cabinets and so much more!

LISTed AT: $479,500 Teresa Larson • REALTOR • Century 21 Jeffries Lydon (530) 899-5925 • CHICONATIV@aol.com • www.chicolistings.com/

BUILDING LOT. Level, .74+/- acre, privacy, not POA, utilities at street. $34,000 Ad #621.

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GORGEOUS HOME WITH EXCELLENT VIEWS!

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3BR/2BA, 1581 SF+/-, 4.56 acres this lovely home is sure to impress, massive vaulted ceiling, large view deck, office area, country feeling just moments from services.

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WHAT A GREAT OPPORTUNITY to make this HUD home shine again! This three level home has 3BR/2BA, over 2000 sq ft. of easy living in the Pines!

Granite counter tops with lots of room, open vaulted ceilings, ceiling fans, jetted tub. Large game room on the lower level that opens to the back yard. The possibilities are endless. #1252 Julie Rolls 530.872.5880

Indian Valley Ranch

240 acres snuggled into secluded valley with Pecks Creek running through it. The property includes 200+ acres of mixed forest with pines, firs, cedar, oak, cottonwood, alder, quaking aspen & dogwood. 30+ acres of pasture with four ponds and orchard of apple and pears. Not a neighbor in sight with the property mostly bordered by National Forest and Collins Pine Timberland.

Older 3 bed, 2 bath, 3000 sq. ft. home and various outbuildings. This would be an excellent spot for a family homestead, sustainable farm, retreat, camp, etc. MLS#201401049…$2,400,000

Tim O’Brien• BRE#01074938• (530) 258-1483

Country Club Near Golf Course

Country Club with Peak of Lake

$156,400

NEWLY REMODELED HOME ON HALF AN ACRE IN THE PINES! 3BR/2BA Brand

new rear & front redwood decks, new carpeting throughout, kitchen features all new stainless steel appliances, granite countertops & refinished cabinets. Living room has vaulted ceilings and a sliding glass door that opens up to the back deck overlooking the yard. #1108 David Connell 530.321.8920

$169,000

www.RemaxOfParadise.com Lake Almanor Country Club home, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, well maintained. Open living, dining, kitchen area with vaulted, beamed ceiling, and fireplace. Spacious master bedroom with fireplace. Large, detached 2 car garage with high door for small RV or boat. Great location to 9-hole golf course, clubhouse, tennis courts and both recreation areas that have playgrounds, beach access and boat ramps. $379,000

Linda Pohler• BRE#01135477 • (530) 253-9135

Lake Almanor Country Club Cabin in a great location. Close to Rec Area 1 beach access, boat ramp, tennis courts and 9-hole golf course. Three bedrooms, 3 baths, 2,304 sq. ft. Very nice half acre parcel and level access. Great room with open beam ceiling and fireplace. Nestled in the trees with a nice size deck. Attached 1 car garage. Lots of room for parking. Most all furnishings can stay. MLS#201401288…$249,000

Cathy Kuersten • BRE#01127520 • (530) 375-3775

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6635 Clark Rd. Paradise, CA 95969 CalBRE#01844065 Each office is independently owned and operated.

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