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Don’t ride on the sidewalks TtheofRoad,” a bicycle and below it the command “Share my immediate thought was, “I wish he first time I saw a road sign with a pictograph
they would.” The thought that followed was, “Why worry about sharing the road with them when they’re usually somewhere forcing pedestrians to share a sidewalk with them?” Try telling a bicyclist who rides up to you on the sidewalk that they’re breaking the law and you’ll get one of two responses: “I’m doing something for the environment!” or “Do you want to me to get hurt riding in the street?” In answer to those by Michele French responses: “Am I polluting the air by walking?” and “Yes, I do want The author, a local writer, penned the you riding in the street because June 13, 2013, CN&R that would be legal and make cover story “Canning using the sidewalk safer for me.” way of life” under a pen name. A pedestrian’s choice is clear: jump off the curb and into traffic or leap into the landscaping. But bikes don’t belong on the sidewalk. If you dispute this, here’s a quote from the DMV Driver Handbook: “Bicyclists … [s]hall
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ride as near to the right curb or edge of the roadway as practical—not on the sidewalk.” (The emphasis is mine.) Furthermore, again from the DMV Handbook: “Bicyclists...[h]ave the same rights and responsibilities as motor vehicle and motorcycle drivers,” and, “Bicyclists … [m]ust obey all traffic signals and stop signs.” Good luck finding almost any cyclist following these suggestions. I’ve always thought if bicyclists could figure out how to defy the law of gravity, they’d ride straight up the sides of tall buildings. There must have been some bicycle event in my neighborhood in May because, as I walked down the street one day in front of a large apartment house, a herd rounded the next corner, ignoring minor inconveniences such as a stop sign, a truck bearing down on them and a young woman in the crosswalk. Cyclists seem to think they’re a blend of both vehicle and pedestrian, light and swift and endlessly maneuverable, able to change course in a millisecond, hurtling speedily to whatever destination desired. Yet cyclists rarely get cited for infractions because there aren’t enough cops and they have more important things to do, anyway. When they break the law and get injured as a result, the complaint will be, if they’re still among the living, “Motorists just don’t see us!” When you pop out in front of them in a flash without signaling, of course they don’t. □
there with you. In fact, a couple of us at CN&R headquarters at Second and Flume streets had a close call with two large sycamore branches that came crashing down. And we’ve heard of other near misses in recent weeks. Trees are susceptible to a phenomenon called “sudden limb drop” this time of year—ostensibly because of the heat. Plus, there’s the added stress to trees due to the drought. Those issues are beyond the city’s control, of course. But what’s not is conducting regular maintenance of the urban forest, something that took place back when the city had a dedicated tree crew and an urban forester. The layoffs at City Hall in 2013 have been devastating for city trees and [W]e are now parks. The proactive pruning by city surrounded workers was suspended and the mostly reactive cleanup of fallen and dangling by an urban limbs was contracted out to private tree forest in service companies. What this means is that we are now surrounded by an urban declining forest in declining health. health. That’s a problem for a number of reasons, including the fact that trees provide shade during Chico’s oppressive heat. But there’s a larger issue at this point, and it’s that the trees can become a hazard for residents. This is a public-safety issue. In the coming weeks, an official in the Parks Division will present to the Bidwell Park and Playground Commission a survey on the costs of adequately addressing the issues of the urban forest. We hope that when the members of the panel take a look at it they will recommend that the City Council prioritize this city asset by setting aside enough money to protect it. This should happen as soon as possible to avoid any more near misses—or worse. □
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Secondhand smoke is dangerous. We know this. It’s a fact. And because
of this knowledge, the city has an ordinance prohibiting smoking in certain public spaces, including in parks and in front of businesses. What we’re not certain about are the risks to nonsmokers by e-cigarettes, newer smoking devices in which nicotine is ingested by sucking in aerosol—or vapor—rather than smoke. The question for the Chico City Council Tuesday evening (July 7) was whether the panel should err on the side of caution and add these new-fangled devices to the existing ordinance regulating the smoking of tobacco. During the meeting, citizens, including two junior high students, made a convincing argument for revising Chico’s law to include so-called vaping products. They noted, for example, that doing so would prevent confusion about violations of the current law. Moreover, a Butte County Public Health survey of local residents found a majority approve of a ban on e-cigarettes in public places where smoking is already prohibited. Chico would join 131 other California jurisdictions, including Oroville and Paradise, by adding e-cigs to the local law, according to the American Lung Association, they said. Freshman Councilman Andrew Coolidge tried his best to convince his colleagues at the dais that prohibiting e-cigs was just another nanny law, another blow to freedom. He made a slippery-slope argument; that taking away a right in this case could lead to the further stripping of rights. But as was pointed out to him, citizens would retain their right to use e-cigs; they just wouldn’t be able to do so in public places that could potentially harm the health of other members of the community. The remaining six council members came to that common-sense conclusion, and we thank them for it. □
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Novel and near miss Larry McMurtry is my favorite novelist. I discovered him when I was 14 years old, after seeing the miniseries Lonesome Dove, a Western based on the book of the same name. My dad had videotaped the made-for-TV movie and I popped it into his combination TV/VCR one day while visiting his house. After a half hour, I was hooked. I sat glued by myself and watched the entire 6 1/2-hour series in a single sitting. For a TV movie, it was epic. Like Thornbirds epic, but better. I mean, it had cowboys and saloons and Indians and gunfights and brothels and hangings. And a cattle drive from Texas to Montana—the latter of which is one of my favorite places. It starred A-listers Robert Duvall, Angelica Huston, Tommy Lee Jones and a then-unknown Diane Lane. I found out the novel was a Pultizer Prize-winner and binge-read it along with most of McMurty’s other works, including many other Westerns. In college I started collecting hardbound copies, trying to find as many first editions as I could on a starving student’s budget. A boyfriend of mine at the time managed to score me a signed copy of Lonesome Dove; not a first edition, but pretty cool anyway. I amassed a decent collection, although it’s not close to comprising everything McMurtry’s written. I’ve converted friends of mine into fellow fans over the years by giving away or loaning out my paperbacks. Still, I realize I’m probably in an odd niche. So, what turns a teenage girl into a McMurtry devotee? For one thing, he’s a master storyteller whose character development is unmatched. The other reason I can think of is that I grew up with horses and the idea of being on the open range with just my horse and my friends (and their horses) spoke to me. I fantasized about hitting the trail and leaving my adolescent problems behind. So when I heard that a man passed through Chico with three mules and little else, and that he’s done this all over the western United States, I knew we had to interview him. Staff writer Ken Smith tracked him down in Orland. He has a great story (see page 8). Speaking of stories, check out Associate Editor Meredith Cooper’s piece on Chico’s stressed-out trees, which I’m paying closer attention to nowadays (page 10). That’s because my colleague Jamie DeGarmo and I almost got nailed by a couple of falling branches. We’d walked downtown together last Wednesday in search of iced tea and stopped at her bank across from the CN&R on the way back. We paused just before leaving as I grumbled about something, and it’s a good thing we did. As we stepped into the crosswalk at the roundabout, a tree on the opposite sidewalk started cracking and two large branches came crashing down, spilling into Second Street. We stood dumbstruck as a bicyclist and a passing motorist, who also had a near-miss, pulled the long branches all the way onto the sidewalk. It was a close call.
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Where’s the documentation? Re “Cracks in the foundation” (Newslines, by Leslie Layton, July 2): Chico State geologist Todd Greene states “there still isn’t fracking going on here.” I would really like to see his source of information since hydraulic fracturing was unregulated in California until January 2014, when Senate Bill 4 went into effect. On Jan. 13, 2011, state Sen. Fran Pavley requested basic information about fracking in California from DOGGR, the state regulatory agency. DOGGR reported that it had “no permitting process,” “no regulations currently in place specific to fracking,” was “unable to identify where and how often fracking occurs in the state” and had “no information” about water use. Butte County did not have any regulations on fracking until the supervisors passed their ban on the storage and disposal of frack wastewater, which went into effect last month. FracFocus is a volunteer industry website that has a disclaimer that the info on its site isn’t legally binding. All the information we have obtained about fracked wells in Northern California has been voluntary information from the industry. Just because there is nobody who has volunteered info on frack wells in Butte County does not mean they have not fracked. I would love to be proven wrong, so, please, Mr. Greene, show me your documentation that there is no fracking in Butte County. Dave Garcia Oroville
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Here’s a list Re “What benefits?” (Letters, by Carl Ochsner, July 2): When I wrote of the “inherited benefits of my race,” I was not referring to some imagined genetic superiority, but of the social benefits ascribed to me due to my race; benefits I inherited from a lineage of white ancestors and that our white supremacist society upholds. Let me illustrate the nature of that racial benefit. 1) I grew up seeing images in mainstream media predominantly reflecting people of my race as heroes rather than as criminals, offering a culturally constructed identity of heroism, goodness and innocence; 2) Any effort I make to conform to the beauty standard will not require altering my natural hair texture or skin tone, saving me money and social discomfort; 3) The men in my family’s history have never counted the color of their skin as a barrier to education, land ownership or bank loans, lending me an economic stability that goes back generations; 4) When pulled over for a routine traffic stop, I will not be racially profiled by police, resulting in one-third the likelihood of having my car searched compared with that of a person of color. These are just a few examples of how I experience the social benefits of whiteness, but the list goes on. Olivia Schmidt Chico
Wise words, repeated Re “Taking care” (Second & Flume, by Melissa Daugherty, July 2): In 1971, a well-produced documentary called Say Goodbye was shown on network television. It featured vanishing species and “environmental crisis” writ large. Around that time, I read some surprisingly progressive statements on “environmental stewardship” from the crusty old Catholic church. This kind of stuff gave me hope—it seemed as if an awakening was occurring. Since the 1970s—according to the World Wildlife Fund—about half of the vertebrate life on Earth has disappeared. The Amazon rainforest is expected to be gone by 2040. Oceans are rapidly acidifying. Human population has increased by billions and worldwide per capita energy consumption increases every year.
In this context we have the recent words of Pope Francis. They are strong words about environmental collapse, greed, consumerism, etc. I want these words to give me hope—the same feeling I had at age 15. But, they don’t. We’ve had wise words from wise people for a long time: Jesus, Thoreau, Tolstoy, Gandhi. They all said, “Radically simplify your lives and renounce materialism.” We’ve done the opposite in every possible way. Maybe Pope Francis is delivering the message a little differently, but what’s really necessary is a different reception. Patrick Newman Chico
Rallied by the pick Re “Mad tea party” (Editor’s pick, June 25): So often, our lens can waiver between a glass half full and half empty, right? The unexpected privilege of being a CN&R editor’s pick rallied our local community to participate in a most memorable event (being the first of many to come): the Chico Women’s Club’s Care to Share Tea on Saturday, June 27. Between vibrant curiosities and deep wisdom, the bond emerged between our local youth and longabiding residents, which was a new encounter for many. [During the event], one attendee’s words summed it up, stating, “This group is like a homecoming.” Our (tea) cups remain overflowing in great thanks to our local Chico News & Review weekly and three cheers to all of you who risked diving into uncharted waters between multigenerations to make a difference! Bee Smith Chico
Mind the trees, please The City Sustainability Report is out, and it notes that last year the city cut down 209 trees. Meanwhile, it planted 14. The City Council has cut the tree crew from 11 to three. Trees absorb nitrogen oxide, ammonia, sulfur dioxide, and ozone pollutant gases and they filter particulates out of the air. Did you see the 400-pound limb that fell on The Esplanade today? These factors make our urban forest a very real public safety issue! Chico Tree Advocates planted
29 trees in Chico this last planting season that will one day shade city streets. Shady streets need repaving only half as often as sunny streets. That makes our urban forest a very real budget consideration. Twenty years from now our children will not care about most of the issues concerning us today, except our urban forest—this gift from our fathers’ fathers, this part of our identity, our heritage and our safety. How sad it would be if we became the generation that was too busy to protect and plant. Or rather how great, even in difficult times, if we found the courage to nurture our urban forest. Charles Withuhm Chico
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In the afternoon on Saturday afternoon (July 4), a girl’s body—since identified as that of 16-year-old Melissa Esquivel-Flores of Chico—was discovered in a farm worker’s shop south of Orland. According to a press release from the Glenn County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a report of a girl’s body found on the 3600 block of County Road D and concluded that Esquivel-Flores, last seen by her father late in the evening on July 3, had been shot in the head. Her official cause of death is pending an autopsy, but detectives are investigating the case as a homicide and have identified a person of interest, whose name is being withheld from the public. “This case appears to be an isolated incident and it does not pose a risk to public safety at this time,” the release notes.
FATHER, DAUGHTER KILLED IN ORLAND
A 19-year-old Orland woman allegedly shot her sister and father to death in a mobile home and then attempted to take her own life. In the early morning hours Sunday (July 5), police responded to a report of a shooting on Mill Street and found 55-year-old Danny Byers and 16-year-old Jennifer Byers dead inside their trailer. Dusty Byers, the alleged shooter, was found on the property with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. According to an Orland police press release, the shootings were preceded by a “family disturbance.” Dusty was reportedly taken to Enloe Medical Center for surgery, though hospital spokeswoman Nicole Johansson, citing patient privacy laws, declined to disclose her condition.
OROVILLE SUSPECT, OFFICER SHOT
A driver pulled over for having a headlight out at 3:30 a.m. on the Fourth of July is now in critical condition after being shot several times in his upper torso by an Oroville police officer, who also shot another officer in the hand. Officer Shane Carpenter pulled over Jeremy Hunter, 37, and an unidentified passenger on Oro Dam Boulevard near 12th Street. Officers John Nickelson and Chris Nicodemus arrived as backup and Hunter was found to be on searchable probation, according to an Oroville Police Department press release. When he was asked to get out of the car, Hunter allegedly produced a handgun, at which point Nickelson opened fire on the suspect, also striking Carpenter in the hand. Hunter is in serious condition and Carpenter is recovering from surgery on his hand. An investigation into the shooting is underway. 8
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John Sears and his mules left San Diego bound for Northern California three months ago.
Mules on a mission Wandering muleteer warns Californians about overdevelopment, road safety the Wild West beginnings and ongoing Cageonsidering agricultural character of Chico, there was an when a man leading three mules through the
streets of downtown wouldn’t raise an eyebrow. But when a mysterious muleteer and his trio of four-legged companions wandered into town this past Fourth story and of July weekend, it caused a photo by substantial stir, with questions Ken Smith about the mule-train’s origins and pictures of sightings around kens@ newsreview.com Butte County posted to social media. The Web address emblazoned across a set of saddlebags—3mules.com— reveals there’s a mission behind the man and mules’ meanderings. He hopes to spread several messages, both through his chosen lifestyle and documents he hand-delivers to city halls across the state: share the road, live close to nature, and fear the Mule man: “megatropolis,” his name for the Keep up on the ever-expanding industrial world. Following a cooling trail of adventures of John Sears and rumors and mule droppings, the his three mules, CN&R struck west Monday and Little Girl, Lady caught up with the caravan in a and Who-dee-doo, on Facebook or at vacant lot alongside Highway 32 3mules.com. in Orland.
“I like to call myself a mule, because I live with these mules,” the man said by way of introduction, nodding toward the animals grazing in the shade of a nearby olive tree. “It’s our way of life, it’s everything to us, so ‘mule’ is a good identifier for myself. But my regulartype name is John.” John Sears, to be exact, though nowadays his proper name is rarely spoken outside of courtrooms; he’s been cited for illegal camping, having “animals at large” and other charges related to his nomadic ways in various locales. Sears is rail-thin, weather-beaten and caked in road dirt, but astonishingly spry for his 66 years. The mules appear well-kept. In his younger days, Sears worked most of the year so he could hike long distances during the summers. He had trouble carrying a heavy pack with his slight frame, and decided to acquire his first mule 31 years ago. The time he spent working grew shorter until he retired at age 54 and committed to fulltime life on the road. For years, he followed a regular circuit through sections of Nevada, Utah and Arizona he characterized as “the most desolate areas of the United States,” over time witnessing dramatic changes to the landscape. “As we made this loop every year, we
could see development encroaching, and it came to the point we felt we had to do something,” he said. “The obvious thing we could do was come here and live, be what we are right in the heart of the megatropolis, and challenge it and its desire to cover every square inch of ground on this earth with concrete, plastic and steel.” Sears said he was inspired to spread his message by walking west to California (he rarely rides the mules), and explained “walking, through the history of mankind, has always been an important spiritual connection to man’s surroundings and his connection to this earth.” In his travels, he met people who encouraged him to start a website, and eventually a Facebook page, to help spread his message. In Pasadena, he met filmmaker John McDonald, who supplied him with the necessary technology to post regular updates from the road in return for permission to film Sears for an upcoming documentary. An Internet blast last summer asking where to get horseshoes in San Francisco led to his meeting a woman who not only provided the shoes, but also started administering the websites. When his longtime mule companion Pepper developed tendonitis four months ago in Southern California, some 3mules.com followers
invited her to retire on their Malibu ranch where, as Sears said, “she’s well taken care of and enjoying the company of several horses and a donkey.” Sears lives meagerly, posting monthly expense ledgers online for greater insight into his way of life. He admits he and the mules benefit greatly from the kindness of strangers; passing through Oroville, a woman invited the travelers to take a break from the heat, and they spent a few idyllic days resting under a tree next to a creek. Between Chico and Orland, a veterinarian stopped to inquire about the mules’ health, giving them a quick checkup before sending the pack along with his blessing. Another of Sears’ concerns is the lack of safety for conveyances other than cars on the nation’s roads. “Anyone in this country has a right to use [the roads], whether you’re riding a bicycle or moving around in a wheelchair or riding in a high-speed machine called an automobile. But they’re inadequate for anything, really, but the high-speed machine. “The high-speed motorist is going way too fast for the conditions which they’re driving,” he continued. “It’s a suicide sort of thing. We take pictures of all the memorials we see along the road ... there’s tons of them.” Sears’ messages are found in a pair of
documents he’s delivered to leaders in municipalities across California called the Declaration of Emergency and the Massive Catastrophic Lawsuit. He hopes they will lead to the development of a better interstate trail system, stronger road safety laws and a greater awareness about the dangers of overdevelopment. Since he entered and left Chico on a holiday weekend, he wasn’t able to present the papers to local leaders. Though he’s experienced frequent legal troubles and leads a life far outside the norms of society, Sears sees himself as more of a modern-day monk than an Old West-style outlaw. “[As a monk], you travel by yourself, you live in a state of contemplation, and you’re not involved in the man-made world, or seeking the wealth it offers,” he explained. “Our wealth is in the natural world and our connection to it. Grizzly bears, clean water, salmon ... for us, that’s wealth. “So, we offer a contrast to the manmade world. We walk shoulder-to-shoulder with it all day, every day. We go through one city after the next, but we carry that energy of the other side, and offer everybody a glimpse of that other world ... and that’s the job of a monk.” Sears said his course is determined by a road map of state highways, an aversion to cold weather and however he and the mules feel any given morning. “Maybe we want to go up into the Sierras or to the coast; that’s what I’m contemplating right now, sort of.” Ω
Hookahs and hate crimes Fire at Chico smoking lounge is latest in a series of possible race-related incidents enny Dahma is familiar with the sounds of Jwhite explosions. She was born in the U.S. to a mother, but she’s also part Palestinian
and lived for a time in that country, where the noises of war are an everyday reality. That’s why she’s confident that whatever was thrown out the window of a passing car and started a fire at her business, Fusion Hookah Lounge on Walnut Street, was no firecracker. “I came outside and my husband was smoking hookah,” Dahma said. “I said, ‘Honey, what was that?’ He said, ‘I don’t know, probably some drunk kids playing with fireworks.’ That did not sound like a firework to me.” Considering that the incident occurred on a holiday weekend (July 2) and Fusion is located in the student-heavy south campus neighborhood—about 80 percent of Dahma’s customers are American-born students, she estimates—it could be dismissed as a one-off case of mischief. But based on the racial hatred Dahma, her husband and Fusion co-owner, Sam Dahma, and the Arabic customers at Fusion have endured over the past two years, and a broken bottle found at the scene, the arsonist may have been acting on something far more disturbing for the business owners—Islamaphobia. The fire was captured on video by witnesses’ cellphone cameras and broadcast by Action News Now. It reached considerable height, nearing the roof of the building. Shubber Mohammed, a regular customer at Fusion, and a local homeless man named
Thomas attempted to put out the blaze with a fire extinguisher from a nearby apartment complex. It continued less than 15 minutes until a Chico fire engine arrived around 2:30 a.m. It could have been much worse. No one was injured and the total property damage was estimated at only $100, according to Chico Fire Department records. After being contacted by Mohammed, a Butte
College student, the Sacramento Valley chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is calling on the FBI to investigate the case as a possible hate crime. Executive Director Basim Elkarra said by phone there’s been a history of racial incidents at Fusion, and evidence suggests the fire was started by a “firebomb,” not a firecracker. The FBI has been alerted, Elkarra said, and a CAIR representative was scheduled to visit Chico to assess the civil rights merits of the case on Wednesday, after CN&R’s deadline. “In general, once [cases are] reported to law enforcement and the FBI hears of it,” potential hate crimes against Muslim people are thoroughly investigated, Elkarra said. And those incidents may be on the rise
SIFT|ER Affordable eats The percentage of Americans who struggle to afford food is at the lowest point since 2008. Gallup pollsters began asking the question upon launching the Well-Being Index that year, when 16.4 percent of those asked reported they’d struggled to afford food in the last year. That number was the previous low, broken only by the latest installment, in which 15.8 percent of Americans reported difficulty buying food. Analysts believe the decrease likely is related to more employment and worldwide food prices, which have been declining since April 2014.
Patrons smoke on the patio of Fusion Hookah Lounge on Walnut Street. PHOTO BY HOWARD HARDEE
throughout California, according to CAIR’s 2015 Civil Rights Report. The agency received a total of 1,136 reports of anti-Muslim bias in 2014—almost double the previous year. Complaints involved “employment discrimination, federal law enforcement questioning, excessive and intrusive travel delays, hate crimes, school bullying, and other discrimination issues,” the report reads. Despite being practicing Christians, such has been the experience of the Dahmas since they moved to Chico from Riverside County in December 2012. Hardly a day goes by that they don’t hear racial slurs and insults shouted from passing cars. “We’ve heard it three or four times a day, at times,” Dahma said. Additionally, their business’ sign was recently egged, and another time the driver of a Ford F-150 truck rammed their patio— Dahma says purposely—breaking two umbrella stands. That last incident prompted the Dahmas to purchase and install a video surveillance system. However, they didn’t install a camera on the side of the building exposed to the fire. Dahma shared a still image taken from video footage captured by Dragon Tobacco across Walnut Street. Though blurry, it shows someone hanging out of the rear passenger window of white car near the intersection of Third and Walnut streets “about eight seconds before the explosion,” she said. Dahma wishes she’d “never opened up in Chico.” She wants to move, but her husband hesitates because they’ve “poured everything we own into the business,” she said. “I’m worried about the customers,” she added through tears. “That’s the major thing on my conscience. I don’t have kids; I treat all of these students like my kids. It scares me, the possibility they could get injured because of ignorant people.” —HOWARD HARDEE howardh@newsreview.com
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Pursuant to California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act, Chico Unified School District (CUSD) is requesting informal bids for two separate Site Accessibility Upgrade Projects at (1) Citrus Elementary and (2) Emma Wilson Elementary School for the Chico Unified School District. Construction firm must be on CUSD’s list of qualified contractors in order to bid on this project. A Mandatory Pre-Bid Walk is scheduled for Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Meet in front of the administration office at Emma Wilson Elementary School, 1530 W. 8th Ave., Chico, CA. The Pre-Bid Walk for Citrus Elementary School (1350 Citrus Ave., Chico, CA) will follow immediately after. Informal bids will be received at the CUSD Facilities & Construction Department, 2455 Carmichael Drive, Chico, CA. until 2:00 p.m., on Monday, July 21, 2015. Informal bids will not be opened at bid time. DETERMINATION OF LOW BIDDER: In order to conform with Public Contract Code Section 20103.8, the following procedure will be used to determine the low bidder. 1. Lowest base bid. In accordance with the provisions of Section 1773 of the Labor Code, the Director of Industrial Relations has determined the general prevailing rate of wages applicable to the work to be done. These rates are set forth in a schedule located at the State Department of Industrial Relations, Director of Industrial Relations, (415) 703-5070, Website: www.dir.ca.gov . The Contractor shall post a copy thereof at each job site. Attention is directed to the provisions of Section 1777.5 and 1777.6 of the labor Code of the State of California concerning employment of apprentices by the contractor or any subcontractor under him. The prime contractor is responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 and the prime contractor and any subcontractor under him shall comply with the requirements of Section 1777.6. No contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project (submitted on or after March 1, 2015) unless registered with the Department of Industrial 10 CN&R July 9, 2015
Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 [with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code section 1771.1(a)]. Each bid must conform to the requirements of the Drawings and other documents comprising the Contract Documents, all of which may be examined at the CUSD District Facilities Offices, 2455 Carmichael Drive, Chico CA. Interested parties may obtain electronic copies of the complete bid package by emailing Kayci Tiner at ktiner@chicousd.org. No bid will be considered unless it is made up on a form provided and accompanied by Cashier's Check or Bidder's Bond from a surety company registered with the State of California Insurance Commissioner, for 10% of the amount of the bid, made payable to the Owner. The above mentioned checks or bid bond shall be given as a guarantee that the bidder shall execute the Contract, if it be awarded to him, in conformity with the Contract Documents. After the scheduled closing time set for receipt of bids, bids may not then be withdrawn for a period of time as stated on 00 41 01 – BID FORM days from and after said closing time, except as otherwise provided for in the California Public Contract Code. Lowest Responsive Bidder will be notified within forty-eight hours of bid time. Within 10 days after notification of the award of the Contract, the successful bidder/or bidders will be required to furnish a Labor and Material Bond in an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the Contract price and a Faithful Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract price. Said bonds shall be secured from a Surety Company satisfactory to the Owner, and authorized to do business in the State of California. Pursuant to California Public Contract Code Section 22300 of the State of California, the contract will contain provisions permitting the successful bidder to substitute securities for any moneys withheld by the Owner to ensure performance under the contract. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids and/or waive any irregularities or informalities in the bidding.
down onto The Esplanade in front of her. “Fortunately everyone was going slow enough and we were able to stop,” she said. “But it was definitely scary—it covered more than one full lane.” Luckily for Saseen and the other drivers on the road that day, the limb didn’t strike any vehicles. But, driving up and down The Esplanade, it’s clear that isn’t the only time recently a large branch has broken loose. Apparently, limbs falling is a natural occurrence this time of year. A mysterious phenomenon called “sudden limb drop,” which occurs when the heat rolls in, causes branches to break, explained Dan Efseaff, Chico’s Park and Natural Resources manager. “In the hot weather, trees start using more water and then if there isn’t any breeze the limbs will get heavy,” he said of one theory behind sudden limb drop. “It occurs every year in Chico.” This year, however, in the fourth year of drought—and two years after the city of Chico eliminated its tree crew—the situation could be worse than normal. One way to help avoid sudden limb drop (also known as summer limb drop) is to prune trees. That’s something the tree crew did as regular maintenance on the urban forest, but that program has been suspended for the past two years. Instead, the city’s focus has been reactionary—fixing problems as they become known, using the services of local contractors—rather than proactive. “We’ve been in low-maintenance mode for the last couple years,” Efseaff acknowledged. “We can get by [that way] for a little while, but there will be issues we need to address.” He said the city has contracted out for some pruning—a crew was out the past few weeks trimming the trees in and around the parking lot at Second and Wall streets, where the Saturday farmers’ market is held, for example. He’s also in the midst of compiling the results of a survey on the health of the urban forest conducted in November. He plans to present his findings, along with a projected cost analysis, to the Bidwell Park and Playground Marc Wesley, a certified arborist and co-owner with his wife, Shurri, of M&S Wesley Tree Service in Chico, recommends watering trees “deep” to keep them healthy during the drought. PHOTO BY JASON CASSIDY
Commission later this month. Drought conditions are making the need to
care for our trees even more important, Efseaff said. And the problem isn’t limited to municipal trees—it’s particularly true with current restrictions on watering and the movement to let lawns go brown. “I have seen many trees decline in our area from the drought,” said Marc Wesley, co-owner and arborist for M&S Wesley Tree Service in Chico. “Soils have salts that usually leach down further into the soil, [and] when there is a lack of rain the salts start coming back upward and have negative effects on trees.” In addition to losing nutrients, Wesley said without sufficient water in the soil, root systems will move toward the surface. “Roots will always take the path of least resistance. This is not good [because] as we are letting our lawns die, our trees have been forgotten about.” To protect our trees during a drought, Wesley and Efseaff both recommend pruning as well as watering trees “deep,” meaning thoroughly soaking the area around the roots. “Install a good drip system around the root zone of the trees, place mulch over the top of the drip line—this will help moderate the temperature of the soils, hold water moisture longer and provide the soil with beneficial nutrients for the trees,” Wesley wrote in an email. “Water the trees on a schedule and water deep (longer)—this will encourage roots to grow downward and help them become more drought-tolerant.” “It’s important to try to be proactive about it,” Efseaff said. “A lot of people aren’t used to watering their trees in summer, but that water source is gone. The water table has really dropped. It doesn’t take a whole lot to take care of them.” —MEREDITH J. COOPER meredithc@newsreview.com
alling it “a yoke around our Ctarget,” neck” and a frustrating “moving members of the Chico City
Council on Tuesday (July 7) once again, after more than 30 years of trying, sought to figure out what to do with Bidwell Ranch. They’re trying to decide whether to go the (relatively) easy route and just add the 759 acres to Upper Bidwell Park, which Bidwell Ranch borders, or create a conservation and mitigation bank in order to generate funding for future maintenance of the land and recover some of the money the city has spent on it since the mid1980s, including $7.2 million to purchase the land in 1997. Bidwell Ranch is actually the name of one of the two development projects once proposed for the area. The first, the 2,994-unit Rancho Arroyo, was approved by the council but killed via a historic referendum in 1988. Bidwell Ranch was a scaled-down followup proposal (1,500 units) but succumbed to circumstances, including council members’ fear of another referendum and the bankruptcy of the company that owned the property. That’s when the council decided to purchase it. Subsequent pressure to sell it to developers gradually waned as it became clear there were too many obstacles to development. In 2005 it was rezoned as permanent open space with limited public access, and the council voted to explore the feasibility of creating a conservation and mitigation bank. Creation of such a bank would enable the city to sell mitigation credits to other entities, public or private, faced with the need to destroy protected vernal pools or meadowfoam plants to complete their projects. And, as Dan Efseaff, the city’s Park and Natural Resources manager, pointed out, a bank could also serve the city as an in-house source of credit when it undertakes such capital projects as the widening of Bruce Road. Much of the work toward creating a plan was done by the Chicobased environmental group River Partners, to whom the city paid nearly $250,000 to do studies and draw up a plan. But, as Efseaff noted, agency submission guidelines and costs changed, the city had other priorities (it was in fiscal crisis), and the recession put development projects on hold. So Bidwell Ranch went on the back burner, until now.
The problem is that mitigation banks require a lot of up-front money (the figure of $1 million was mentioned) and must go through multiple agencies to be established. And, in the end, the credits may not sell. If they do sell, however, the city could end up making a substantial profit. On the other hand, as Mayor Mark Sorensen put it, “I don’t think we have the time, money or expertise to create and manage a mitigation bank. It sounds more like a place for an RFP [request for proposal from a third party]. Or, as some have pointed out, just cut bait, put an end to this 10-year-long bad trip, and annex it to the park.” That’s exactly what several speakers urged. Councilman Randall Stone agreed with them, as did Councilwoman Tami Ritter. Councilwoman Ann Schwab, however, thought the city would be foolish not to explore the feasibility of recovering some costs. Can we manage a mitigation bank? she asked. If so, great; if not, we should just let Bidwell Ranch “blend into the park,” she said. City Manager Mark Orme courageously promised to come up with a proposal that will solve the Bidwell Ranch problem once and for all. If he succeeds, credit him with magical powers. In other news: The council voted, 6-1, to amend its regulations of tobacco products to incorporate ecigarettes. Their use will not be allowed within 20 feet of business doorways and outdoor cafés, as well as in certain city parks, including City Plaza. The vote was a victory for Moana Larsen and Natalie Chivichon, teenagers who as members of Kids Leading Everyone Against Nicotine (KLEAN) brought the issue before
This aerial view of Bidwell Ranch shows the extent of the property. Butte County meadowfoam is located almost exclusively on the northern third of the property.
the council in April. They watched Tuesday as all the council members supported the amendments. The one dissent came from Andrew Coolidge, who lamented the gradual frittering away of individual rights. “It would be better to err on the side of freedom,” he said. The council also voted, 4-3, to direct city staff to come up with a policy for dealing with the proliferation of alcohol vendors. According to state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Chico is so saturated with them that the council must issue a determination of “public convenience or necessity” pretty much every time someone new wants to sell booze. In fact, the council had issued two such PCNs earlier in the meeting. Council members Stone, Ritter and Schwab dissented, saying they preferred to initiate a conditionaluse-permit process for new alcohol establishments. Finally, the council overturned, 4-3, with Schwab, Stone and Ritter dissenting, the Planning Commission’s denial of a drive-through window at Maui Wowi, a smoothies and coffee joint going in at the corner of Mangrove and Vallombrosa avenues. As Community Development Director Mark Wolfe explained, almost apologetically, city staff initially supported the proposal but eventually decided that safety issues—the possibility that cars could back up onto Mangrove—were too great to ignore. The council majority determined that, with certain conditions, the plan was safe. —ROBERT SPEER robertspeer@newsreview.com
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GREENWAYS A hike through the Plumas National Forest reveals many a dry lake bed and pond.
Dry lakes spell doom A personal journey through drought-stricken Sierra backcountry leaves the author in tears story and photo by
Virginia Arthur
“I cise!” says a middle-aged woman from the Bay Area with graphite hiking poles.
t’s so beautiful, isn’t it? And great exer-
We are standing next to two completely dry former lakes in the Plumas National Forest. There are many dry lake/pond basins all over the Sierra backcountry, and it’s June. Let me say that again—there are many dry lake/pond basins all over the Sierra backcountry, and it’s June. I try to explain to her that it’s about a little more than her getting exercise, that maybe it’s not about her at all, or me. I am watching a scene that fills me with dread—without the snow, the backcountry of the Sierras is open in the summer; it’s been open the entire year, but summer is when the throngs show up. There will be no rest for this region from the thousands who hike onto its worn-out hide. This summer especially, I am seeing hikers and mountain bikers in places I have never seen them before. The snow meant rest for the region— physiological rest for the organisms that
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live there; and a reprieve from us. Now, a long line of mountain bikers on shiny bicycles wearing matching outfits goes by me, leaving behind smashed once-beautiful snow-white California native sego lilies. When I tell the stylish riders that the trail is not designed for cycling and not to smash the alpine wildflowers, and ask why they can’t stay on the dirt roads, the “leader” snarls at me that they can go anywhere they want. He comes close to cussing me out. I want to tell him off—I hate them—but I take the high road. I try to stand the sego lilies back up again, build a little rock wall around them. I know it’s a waste of time. They’re dead. Why don’t any of these people care that the lake basins they hike by with their REI hiking poles are dry? Do they get it? Are they capable of getting it—the implications? Or are the outdoors now just one gigantic open free gym—screw that aspen sapling you just ran over, the native wildflower you just smashed, the bird’s nest you just drove your bike through? I About the author:
Virginia Arthur, a biologist and avid hiker, is author of the eco-novel Birdbrain.
guess this is what it’s all about now—that it’s great exercise! “I’ve lost five pounds this month on my new mountain bike!” “So what if thousands of lakes are dry now in the Sierra high country!” (Uh, this is your water supply, California.)
I figure by the end of July, it will be dried up. Even at only a couple of feet deep, it’s filled with life—whirligig beetles, water striders, larvae of mayflies, dobsonflies, and thousands of tadpoles. They don’t know any different, though maybe some of them won’t be able to adapt to how warm the water is. It feels like bathwater and it makes me sad. I’m not supposed to be able to put my feet in the water at all. This little lake should be covered in snow. And even if I did put my feet in the water, I’m not supposed to be able to leave them in it. I am supposed to scream, “Damn, it’s cold!” and pull them out, my skin all pink and numb. I sit with my legs in the water and let the tears fall. Is it selfish of me to miss the former world, the one I grew up loving? Or am I crying because my sadness is just overwhelming? I feel angry. Am I obligated to love the human species if I am one? Why is my species doing this to other species? Why is this OK? Is it OK? My tears hit the warm water and dissolve away. I look down and a tadpole has arrived. It is investigating my toes. It wiggles up my leg then sits, nibbles, then sits. I can’t stop crying. Here we are, two organisms, neither doing what we should be doing this time of year, and both doomed. □
ECO EVENT
There is nothing between us and the Sierra
backcountry now. The snow used to come between us. The snow kept the masses away. The snow that allowed all the organisms to rest, shut down. The snow buffered the noise. The snow buffered the heat by reflecting off the sun’s rays. The snow. This is where the woman from the Bay Area and I would have stopped. This is where she would have said something like, “Wow, it’s getting deep. I think I’ll turn around.” We would discuss this. But we don’t discuss this. Instead, she thinks it’s beautiful and great exercise while my heart sinks into my gut as we stand aside for that line of mountain bikers I have never seen on this trail before. Upon our parting, I hope upon hope the lake I am hiking to, at 7,000 feet, still exists. I love this lake. It is a part of me. I have never been able to hike to it in June sans snow; there has always been some. On the way, I pass by a littler lake, a dying lake.
TAKE A HIKE For those looking to explore our natural surroundings, a number of local groups host regular excursions for hikers of all levels, with two offered this weekend. On Saturday, July 11, the Sierra Club’s Yahi Group will lead a “somewhat strenuous climb” up Mount Diller in Lassen Volcanic National Park. On Sunday, July 12, the California Native Plant Society (CNPS) will guide hikers on an easier outing to Panther Meadows (pictured), located at 7,500 feet elevation on the slopes of Mount Shasta. Both groups meet at the Chico Park & Ride at the junction of Highways 99 and 32. For more information, contact Alan Mendoza from the Sierra Club at 891-8789, or Gerry Ingco with CNPS at 893-5123.
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into the comfort zone Walking into Lounge a-Go-Go, a rare 1962 Avalair trailer converted into a lounge, is like stepping back in time. The lounge features vintage-style couches, tables, shutters and lamps. While this restored trailer has the feeling of a time long gone, it comes with some comforting modern accessories like heating and air, a mini fridge, a wine fridge and bluetooth speakers. Inside, there’s seating for 12, but outside, underneath its awning, several people can lounge around oldschool diner tables or on another vintage couch. Local couple Robert and Carolyn Engstrom started Lounge a-Go-Go about a year and a half ago. They often take the rig to serve as a lounge for weddings, but it’s also been a VIP area at concerts, a cool-down center for outdoor festivals and a meeting space for a book club. For more information on Lounge a-Go-Go, visit www.loungeagogo.com.
Tell me about the trailer. Robert: This is a 1962 Avalair. It’s a really rare trailer; it was in low production. That company was only in business for about four years. They were competing against Airstream and Avion, so they were
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only in business for a few years. We take it to vintage trailer rallies and there’s always interest in not only this as a business but also the trailer itself. You just don’t see this very often.
Why did you buy this trailer? Robert: We have six kids and we’ve been tent camping all our lives with the kids and as long as I can remember with my folks. We were kind of just done with the tent camping scene and wanted to go looking at trailers. Both our fathers were vintage lovers of old-school trailers and cars and it instilled in us the desire to find something for ourselves. We just went looking for a camper that’s unique to go camping in and we found that, plus a business, in this trailer.
When did you decide to turn it into a business? Carolyn: When we started looking for a trailer, we thought we’d get one with a little kitchen and one with a table. But when we started searching online, this one was
available all summer and we kept coming back to it. We thought, let’s just drive by and see it. When we first walked in we fell in love with it; it wasn’t what we had pictured at all. Then Robert said, “That’d be really fun to make into something people can use for weddings.” We had been at a really hot, outdoor wedding at a ranch that summer and it was 110 and there was no place to go get out of the heat. Robert: I work at a church and I’ve seen a huge trend of more and more weddings being outside on private [property] and ranches. It took us a day to finally say yes to the trailer. We were trying to wrap our heads around, “Do we really want to start a business?” Because we both work full time.
What’s the experience been like? Robert: One of my favorite things about the church are weddings and hospitality, so that’s always fun to be a part of someone’s special day. —ErnESTO rivEra
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My husband and I just returned from our summer vacation—a road trip through Oregon, Montana, Wyoming and Idaho to hit two national parks and explore some cool cities. Over 11 days and 2,500 miles we spent time in Yellowstone, the Grand Tetons, Bend, Missoula, Bozeman, Boise and Jackson. Between camping spots we enjoyed seeing bison, moose and breathtaking landscapes and walking up and down small downtown streets to scope out local bookstores, coffee shops and eateries. In every town we tried to find the best local hotspot for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Inevitably, among the list of breakfast and lunch options, we came upon a locally owned Great Harvest Bread Co. If someone were to have compared our travel route to the Great Harvest location map, you would have thought we were on a national tour of the bread and sandwich shop. Seeing so many Great Harvest locations made me eager to hit up one of Chico’s three shops upon our return. And stopping by, I noticed all three locations—on The Esplanade, Mangrove Avenue and Forest Avenue—are under new ownership. Fourth-generation Chico locals and sisters Julie Kampfen and Jamie Hughes purchased the bakery and café business from Wade and Shelley Overson late last year. The same friendly staff and scrumptious bread (the white chocolate cherry is one of my favorites) still greets customers, with the change probably imperceptible to most patrons. The Oversons operated the business for 17 years and have now relocated to Idaho. I’ll miss seeing Shelley behind the counter, but after driving through Idaho, I know that if she ever misses Great Harvest, she doesn’t have to travel far to find one. Chico’s millennial makeup. As someone who was born in 1984, I have the distinction of being a part of the millennial generation, reserved for those who were born between the early ’80s and 2000. According to an October 2014 White House publication about millennials, my generation is the largest in the nation, representing one-third of the total U.S. population and onethird of the domestic workforce. With millennials representing such a large portion of the business community nationally and locally, the Chico Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals Organization has launched a Millennial Survey, hoping to get input from Chico’s population on their feelings about living and working in Chico. The confidential, 17-question survey asks some of the basics, like household income and job title, but also expands to get more in-depth insights on what millennials most enjoy about living in Chico and what they view as an employer’s most important feature. As the incoming chair for the chamber—and the first millennial chair of the board—I’m close to this topic and intrigued to see the results. The survey is linked on the chamber’s website (www.chicochamber.com) or go to it directly at tinyurl.com/Chicosurvey. Results will be released publicly in a few months and I’ll be sure to share the highlights here.
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Nearly a quarter of people in California were obese in 2011-12, according to a study from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. The rate of obesity—24.8 percent—rose considerably from 19.3 percent a decade earlier, according to the report. However, the researchers found that obesity remained constant, at a rate of 17 percent, among Californians ages 12 to 17. Obesity is defined as a body mass index of 30 or greater. The study’s summary notes that obesity disproportionately affects people of color and the poor, linking the disease to environmental factors such as “accessibility and affordability of fresh produce, neighborhood safety, park availability and social cohesion.” “Can you get fresh vegetables nearby?” asked the study’s lead author, Joelle Wolstein. “If not, can you get to the store? Is there a safe place to exercise nearby?”
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As of July 1, an estimated 6.5 million Californians are now eligible for paid sick leave for the first time. Under the Healthy Workplace Healthy Family Act, authored by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), businesses of all sizes must allow workers to accrue one hour of sick leave per 30 hours of work or opt to grant employees three days of sick leave up front, to be used throughout the year. Both part-time and fulltime employees can use their leave after 90 days of working for the same employer, and there is a 30-day window after taking leave during which an employee cannot be fired unless the employer is able to provide another reason. Previously, low-wage hourly workers in restaurants and retail often weren’t provided sick leave, “folks who, unfortunately, are barely getting by,” Gonzalez told USA Today.
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Opponents of Senate Bill 277, which was recently signed by Gov. Jerry Brown and mandates that nearly all schoolchildren in California must get vaccinated, have filed a referendum to overturn the law. SB 277 is set to go into effect Jan. 1, eliminating California’s personal belief exemption, thereby allowing only children who have received vaccinations for 10 diseases including whooping cough and measles—or those with medical exemptions—to enroll in public or private schools. On July 1, the day after Brown signed SB 277 into law, former state Assemblyman and gubernatorial candidate Tim Donnelly (R-Twin Peaks) filed a referendum on the measure with the California Attorney General’s office, according to KXJZ News. In order to get the referendum on the 2016 ballot, Donnelly has 90 days from Brown’s signing to collect 365,000 signatures of registered voters. Send your health-related news tips to Howard Hardee at howardh@newsreview.com.
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A group of students participating in BOLD Girls at Hlanganani Primary School in South Africa. PHoto CoUrtesY of Hlanganani PriMarY sCHool
offshoot, the BOLD Girls Global Network, which connects girls here with their peers in South Africa—many of whom, despite cultural differences, share the need for guidance as they develop into young women.
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girls from broken homes who’ve been mercilessly bullied, openly share thoughts of self-mutilation, and experience such inner turmoil they can’t sit still for three minutes straight. More common, though, are girls who just don’t get along with one other. The class, BOLD Girls, is offered through the Butte County Office of Education and meets during school once a week, but also engages in fundraising, community service and mentorship programs outside of school hours. The intent is to empower at-risk girls ages 11 to 18 to “create, visualize and articulate future goals,” Alexich said. “BOLD Girls isn’t really therapy,” Alexich explained during a recent interview. “It’s more about learning the tools to communicate, being aware of your own defense mechanisms and looking at those things that keep you from being successful.” Alexich provided an example of a common defense mechanism many girls come armed with: the attitude that “all girls are bitches.”
“You’d be surprised how many girls come in and say, ‘I don’t do girls,’” she said. “And rightfully so for some—they’ve been pushed around either at home or on campus.” But Alexich has seen many of those same students adopt a new outlook by forging friendships with their peers in BOLD Girls, or simply recognizing their differences. “Maybe they don’t end up being best friends, but at least they work out their crap,” she said. “That’s a skill you need even as an adult female; you’ve got to take care of yourself.” In fact, the basic tools provided by the course have proven applicable well beyond girls in Butte County. What started as a pilot program just a few years ago has borne an international
Hearthstone in 2011, the intake counselor noticed that an alarming number of incoming girls were struggling to maintain their emotional well-being. “Bullying was a trend,” Alexich said. “Some of the kids had parents who aren’t able to take care of them; many of them were fostered.” In 2012, Alexich’s supervisor, Kim Guzzetti, saw the need for additional support and suggested a pilot program in which six to eight at-risk girls would meet once a week and undertake creative projects, including writing assignments and arts and crafts. That year, Alexich also mentored with RoLanda Allaha Wilkins, executive director of Earth Mama Healing, a Sacramento-based nonprofit dedicated to the development of young black women. (Wilkins now serves as director of a program similar to Alexich’s, Dream Girls, that engages more than 200 girls through the Sacramento County Office of Education.) Each week, Alexich would find a hands-on way to cover topics such as relationships, academics and self-identity. An exercise she employs to this day involves one girl standing in front of a white board
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the program locally over the past few years—it will soon expand to Four Winds Indian Education Center in Chico and Paradise Intermediate School—the international connection has roots in 2011, when Alexich taught English in South Africa. In 2013, she returned and introduced teachers in Durban, Cape Town and Swaziland to the BOLD Girls curriculum. Now, more than 100 girls in South Africa participate in the program. And this past year Alexich helped launch the BOLD Global Network, a closed Facebook group for teachers, interns and
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students around the world to share activities, successes and community service experiences. The eventual goal, Alexich said, is to create an international exchange program so girls can interact faceto-face with their peers in other countries. On Aug. 2, Alexich and Wilkins, her mentor, will return to South Africa for three weeks in hopes of engaging more teachers and students in the curriculum. Wilkins said by phone that the BOLD Girls assignments fit the needs of girls everywhere— whether in Oroville, Sacramento or Durban. “If you look at the basic core of it, the girls are all going through the same things: ‘Am I going to be accepted? My momma’s got this issue, my daddy ain’t around.’ They all have a lot of issues around self-worth and bullying. So, how do we teach young people to see each other with their hearts, and not to judge?” Alexich has observed much of the same during her time in Africa. “There’s an assumption that we’re so different,” Alexich said. “But going back and forth, it’s shocking in a good way how some of these pivotal assignments just completely fit. The girls need it there, too.” □
WEEKLY DOSE Bat encounter basics If you’ve seen more bats lately, you’re not the only one. The Butte County Public Health Department, Animal Control Division, has reported an increase in sightings in low-lying areas. Officials point to drought conditions and heat as primary reasons bats are heading to lower ground. Bats often attach themselves to houses, fences, gates and trees in shaded areas, and usually fly away at nightfall, according to a Public Health press release. Here are some tips if you encounter a bat: • Ensure pets are up-to-date on rabies vaccinations, as bats are the No. 1 carriers of that disease. • Tell children to not touch bats. • If you find a dead bat, collect it with rubber gloves, secure it in a plastic bag and call Animal Control.
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while her peers write words that frankly describe her. “They’re honest about depicting each girl,” Alexich said. “Even the flaws, even the stuff that pisses people off. They don’t always get along with each other, but they’re honest about it.” Sometimes the lessons were more career-oriented, including résumé-writing, job shadowing, mock interviews and community service. But the overarching goal was to “get girls to feel good enough about themselves to see allies in other girls,” Alexich said. “That’s hard, if you haven’t had that.” During that first year, one of the girls coined the acronym BOLD: Becoming Our Life Dream. Meanwhile, the pilot program was deemed a success and BOLD Girls was built into the high school program at Hearthstone.
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Left: Max Feiler leaps from the top of Curtain Falls on the middle fork of the Feather River. The CN&R discourages readers from making this extremely dangerous jump. PHOTO BY HOWARD HARDEE
Above: Abby Buta watches as Dan Briggs rides a natural slide into white water. PHOTO BY HOWARD HARDEE
Right: Robin Marskey jumps off of what’s been unofficially dubbed Pride Rock into a deep pool about 40 feet below. PHOTO BY MAX FEILER
natural slides, deep pools and look of a cornered wild animal. Zack bounded across canyon is steep—descending about 2,000 vertical feet the rocks in a rescue attempt that clearly wasn’t getting in a little more than 2 miles—so hiking back up decidthere in time. I just stood there in shock. It really looked edly sucks after a full day in the sun. It’s also poorly like Jeff and his flailing limbs were going over the edge. maintained, with overgrowth and fallen trees blocking Right where the water visibly started the path and a sketchy, disintegrating picking up speed, Jeff managed to snag hold wooden staircase. It’s easy to imagine the of a rock and pull himself out. Everything The area feels remote, even though was cool, he played off; he hadn’t panicked place as being essentially it’s just an hour’s drive from Chico. whatsoever. We still laugh about it. I’ve never seen a human there I didn’t So went my introduction to Curtain the same as it was many hike in with. It’s easy to imagine the Falls, a stunningly beautiful natural playplace as being essentially the same as thousands of years ago, ground with swimming holes, water slides it was many thousands of years ago, and rocks to hop across, climb on and and to see how the canyon and to see how the canyon is carved jump off. Upon entrance, one must accept is carved by rushing water by rushing water over an unfathomthe possibility of getting bumped and able period of time. over an unfathomable bruised and maybe even thrashed around It’s done wonders. There are in white water. That might not be for a handful of natural slides where period of time. everyone, but of course I’ve been back the creek runs over smooth rock made several times since. slick with algae, though some lead to turbulent water that can trap people in an end-over-end cycle; On a recent Saturday, a group of a dozen or so friends, getting out sometimes requires a helping hand. One of the including Max, our unofficial guide, made a full day of coolest features is Pride Rock (we call it that because of its it. We assembled at Chico Park & Ride on Eighth Street resemblance to the fictional place where Rafiki raises Simba at 9 a.m. and didn’t return until 8 p.m. in The Lion King). There’s a great view of the Feather River Curtain Falls sits below Big Bald Rock, a YosemiteCanyon in both directions, and an overhead vantage of Curtain esque rock face rising above the forest and the Feather Falls—a broad waterfall maybe 30 feet tall that assumes a River Canyon in the general vicinity of Feather Falls— slight crescent shape when the creek is running high. Butte County’s tallest waterfall and a much more popular Pride Rock is also a launching pad for a 40-foot cliff jump. destination for hikers and tourists. The trail down the On Saturday, most of us lounged on boulders and watched
from below while Max—who’s known for taking calculated risks—put on a show, back-flipping in slow, graceful arcs and usually sticking it perfectly. (He side-flopped on his first attempt.) Then he and two fellow crazy people jumped off the top of Curtain Falls itself, clearing a rock shelf by cringeworthy margins. On the drive back, we agreed it was remarkable that no one got hurt and that we’re all healthy enough in the first place to enjoy such a day on the Feather River. Most of all, we were thankful there’s a place like Curtain Falls—which I believe is the most beautiful hike in Butte County—so close Ω to home. more OUTBACK stories continued on page 22 July 9, 2015
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Philbrook Reservoir, tucked away in the northeast corner of Butte County, is a relaxing place to unwind from city life.
a sign, or somewhere to stop and get directions. Driving along these mountain roads, however, with their switchbacks and canyon views, I saw not a soul from the time I left Stirling City until I arrived— not at my destination—in Butte Meadows. I stopped at the first store I saw and asked if they sold maps. They do not. But the helpful woman behind the counter offered to power up her laptop and show me where to go. I’d missed my turn, but I was confident I’d find it on my way back. I grabbed a snack, thanked the clerk, and continued on my way. Fortunately, I wasn’t on The Inskip Inn is the only a tight schedule, because building remaining of Gold about 25 minutes later I found Rush-era Inskip. Sadly, it myself back in Inskip and had appears to have been to turn back around. (D’oh!) abandoned. But this time I saw the turnoff for Humbug Summit Road— super easy to miss, especially if you’re driving south on the Skyway. From there, the ride got rough. It was gravel for about 2 miles. Eventually, I came upon a green sign with an arrow pointing to Philbrook Reservoir. The road smoothed out for a while, but returned to gravel for the last mile. I had a little scare for a minute when I looked toward where I thought there should be lake and imagined it dry. Then the water peeked out from behind the pines. By the time I reached a parking lot with bathrooms, I was ready to jump for joy. I’d finally made it. After changing into my swimsuit and setting up a little camp with a chair, towel, book and cooler with snacks and a few beers, I soaked up the sun and relaxed for a while, enjoying the coolness compared with Chico. It’s then I realized a map wasn’t the only thing I’d forgotten; I didn’t have sunscreen. But I didn’t care too much—this was my first sunning of the summer, and it felt fantastic. I read a few chapters of my book while a couple nearby enjoyed a picnic on a blanket in the shade and a family took turns on kayaks and paddle boats. To my right, a man threw out his fishing line while his sons tried to catch crawdads. Other than us, I couldn’t see anyone else on the lake, though I knew there were campgrounds nearby. I was good and hot and sweaty before jumping into the water, which was refreshingly cool. By the time I got back into my car to return to Chico, I felt that—despite the unintended detour—I’d had a satisfying little adventure. I’d gotten out of the city and into nature, where life can be simpler. It was a welcome reminder to slow down every once in a while and just Ω enjoy the world around me.
Doubling back for adventure Life ain’t so bad when you’re getting lost on remote roads and soaking up the sun at a secluded lake story and photos by
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t’d been some time since I headed out solo on the open road, only adventure in my sights. My goals for this sunny, steamy Friday were twofold: to explore the ghost town of Inskip, described online as being home to an 1860s-era inn, and to sit out on the beach and enjoy the waters of Philbrook Reservoir, in the northeastern corner of Butte County. Inskip was easy enough to find, right along the Skyway north of Stirling City. And it would have been just as easy to miss if I hadn’t been looking for it, as it consists only of the old hotel, a few other buildings and what appears to be a storage yard for farming equipment. It’s funny just how little information one can find online about such remote towns. I’d come across Inskip while scouring a map, Googled it and found it listed on ghosttowns.com, which describes 22
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Inskip as a once-prosperous stage stop and mining town. The inn is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, so it’s a shame it appears to have been abandoned. And so my adventure began. As I resumed my drive north, I was rudely reminded of my reliance on technology, aka the GPS on my phone, which lost service somewhere just north of Magalia. While I’d examined a map online, I had failed to print one out. No matter. I decided to trust my instincts and keep driving. Surely there’d be
Escape on the Sly
A visit to the biggest Butte County lake you’ve likely never heard about
Kristin Schrouer and Violet the Adventure Chi-weenie enjoy a leisurely float on the turquoise waters of Sly Creek Reservoir.
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eaving Chico one recent Saturday bound for Sly Creek Reservoir, the troubles of daily life seemed to slip away in waves. The first rush of relief came as we secured the final requisite provisions for our overnight camping trip, and a more profound sense of well-being washed over me as I caught sight of Lake Oroville spreading out far below as we climbed into the Sierra Nevada foothills.
As cellphone service ceased somewhere around Forbestown, the placidity that only comes courtesy of mountain air, trees as far as the eye can see and escaping the shackles of everyday life settled in. Our party numbered six, including an intrepid chihuahua/dachshund named Violet. Sly Creek Reservoir is a large body of water at the far eastern edge of Butte County in the Plumas National Forest. We’d opted to visit Sly Creek Campground, one of two camping areas on the lake operated by South Feather Water & Power, which built the earthen dam that forms the reservoir in 1961. The dearth of information available about the place, a surprisingly little-known and untouted destination considering the lake’s relative size, ensured that none of us knew exactly what to expect
as we passed through tiny mountain towns like Challenge and Clipper Mills. It’s definitely God’s country up there, in more than one sense, as the only unshuttered public buildings we saw beyond the Forbestown General Store were churches, religious retreats and the Woodleaf summer camp, operated by Christian group Young Life. We took a left turn at an abandoned lodge for the last leg of the trip, a gravel road that hugs the mountainside as it snakes over and past dizzying drops, making us wonder where we’d find shoreline. Then we rounded a corner and caught sight of the huge rock dam, where we paused to drink in the awesome sight of the lake from its west end. We later learned this was just the beginning, with the main body farther out and around a series of inlets and peninsulas,
accessible only by boat, some serious hiking or alternate roads. It was an impressive sight, but a bit jarring to also see several speed boats kicking up wakes in every direction, the high whine of their super-charged engines and “woo-hoos!” of wakeboarders contrasting our imagined escape from the things of man. We took the last available spot at site 13, fortunate for us because the campground is first-come, first-served. Thirteen also proved lucky because it’s a great spot nestled in a grove of trees and surrounded on two sides by beautiful blue wildflowers. After we set up camp, we realized a small path led directly down the bank to our own semi-private cove. Any misgivings we’d had about the crowds or boats washed away when we dove into the water. When we got out, we had our first and only notable wildlife encounter as a small water snake swam by, its head poking above the surface. As evening fell the boats came ashore, returning a glass-like smoothness to the lake’s surface, and the added privacy of nightfall even allowed for some moonlit skinny dipping (or, in my case, chunky dunking).
The Forbestown General Store is the only place to grab last-minute necessities en route to Sly Creek.
The next day, after we headed back toward civilization, we were stopped by a fresh-faced Forest Service worker (likely an intern) conducting a survey of the facilities. We gave a mostly good review, although even he balked at the campsite’s price tag after hearing it cost $20. Still, it was a price worth paying for the brief respite from the rat race in a beautiful place. If and when I return to Sly Creek, I think I’ll opt for the lake’s other site—the reputedly more secluded Strawberry Campground—to get a perspective from the other side of the lake. I’d also love to come back with more time and my own (nonpowered) boat, because there are miles of shoreline to explore. Ω July 9, 2015
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Arts & Culture Big band blowin’ in from the Gulf Coast. PHOTO BY DANIEL JACKSON
THIS WEEK ‘Gulf Coast soul’ Houston’s biggest, hottest band brings the heat
Tmakeraryasoul from Houston, Texas, that are starting to splash beyond the Gulf Coast with their
he Suffers are a 10-piece juggernaut of contempo-
vibrant live shows and just-released debut EP, Make Some Room. A recent performance on The Late Show with David Letby terman inspired the host to Carey Wilson exclaim, “If you can’t do this, get out of the business!” The band will bring the party to Chico’s Lost on PREVIEW: Main on Monday, July 13, and The Suffers Suffers bassist Adam Castaneda perform Monday, took some time during the band’s July 13, 8 p.m., at Lost on Main. current U.S. tour to answer some Big Sticky Mess questions about this band on the opens. rise. Tickets: $12 CN&R: Kam Franklin’s amazing voice is the obvious Lost on Main 319 Main St. focal point of the group, but 892-2445 there is a lot of craftsmanship www.face and interplay in the arrangebook.com/ ments. What’s the band’s comlostonmain positional process? Castaneda: The arrangements, much like the writing, are an oddly democratic thing shared by all 10 of us. Most bands this size have a musical director—we have 10, and for us that’s a good thing. When arranging our music we have to put egos aside and think more about the overall song and not so much how flashy our individual parts are. If parts start getting too busy it can quickly become noisy and detract from the song. We write in parts of songs where solos and improvisation can occur in controlled ways, but for the most part the arrangements are solid. How would you describe the blend of influences that defines your style? Houston—and the Gulf in general—is a unique place, musically. We have rock, country and blues music like many areas of the South, but we also pull in some other influences. Mexican and Latino music, Cajun and Zydeco, Caribbean music and hip-hop are all strongly present in Houston, blending together in
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really cool ways. We use all of those influences to create our sound: Gulf Coast soul. What was the inspiration for your name? The name comes from a late-’70s movie called Rockers. It’s about Jamaican session musicians and stars actual reggae musicians. It’s one of our favorites. In the movie the main character is hustling to sell records and says at one point, “We’re all sufferers.” We thought that was pretty cool, so we originally called ourselves The Sufferers. After a few days we noticed that it was too tricky to pronounce, so we dropped the last “er” and became The Suffers. There’s a subtle grammatical dissonance to it that was not intended, but we like it. You’re touring through Halloween, with few days off. What’s it like being on the road that much with 10 people? This is what we love. This is everything we’ve ever wanted to do. Sometimes space in the van is a bit limited and sometimes the smells get a little too real, but there’s literally nothing else we want to do. We all had day jobs before the band took off, and we were stressed-out nervous wrecks. I think remembering those days keeps us happy and motivated on long tours away from home; that and Netflix, and Spotify, and Angry Birds, and Snapchat, and cat videos. You’re doing a lot of festival shows alternating with club dates. How do the two differ in preparation and performance? Festivals can be tricky. Your audience can walk away and see another band if they get bored. You have to come out big, grab their attention and inspire them to stay. The audience is also farther away and the stage is bigger, so your actions and movements have to be bigger or you’ll come across stiff. At the same time, club gigs have their sticky points, too. In a club, people are confined and focused on you. They’ve paid their cover, so you’d better give them their money’s worth. Honestly, we love every show. At the end of the day, no matter the venue, we’re there to play our hearts out and do our best to make sure everyone has a good time. Ω
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Special Events PARTY IN THE PARK: Join the farmers, artists and local vendors, plus a rotating cast of live musicians in the Paradise Community Park. This week: enjoy the rock, folk and blues of Esplanade. Th, 5:30pm through 8/20. Opens 7/9. Free. Paradise Community Park, Black Olive Dr. in Paradise, (530) 872-6291.
THURSDAY NIGHT MARKET: Explore downtown Chico, find farm-fresh produce, enjoy food trucks, arts and crafts, and tribal fusion belly dance from Eastwind Bellydance. Th, 6-9pm through 9/24. Free. Downtown Chico, www.downtownchico.com/events.
Music SUMMER MUSIC ACADEMY CONCERT: MTAC/ Suzuki Chico Summer Music Academy presents a two-day series of concerts to raise money for student scholarships. Tonight: performances by academy faculty and guest performers doing works by Schubert, Mozart and Kodaly. Th, 7/9, 7pm. (See Friday for day two.) Donations welcome. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St., (530) 894-1978.
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Special Events FRIDAY NIGHT CONCERT: A summer music series with performances from a variety of local talent. This week: blues, boogie and swing
from Rube & the Rhythm Rockers. F, 7pm through 9/11. Free. Chico City Plaza, Downtown Chico.
SLICE OF CHICO: Chico merchants invite the community to share in summer deals, activities, give-aways and free watermelon! 7/10-7/11, 9am. Free. Downtown Chico.
Music GUITAR CONCERT: Guitarist/singer songwriter Elizabeth Busch Letourneau shares some classical favorites, preceded by a program for children. F, 7/10, 3-5pm. Free. Butte County Library, Oroville Branch, 1820 Mitchell Ave. in Oroville, (530) 538-7642, www.buttecounty.net/ bclibrary.
SUMMER MUSIC ACADEMY CONCERT: Day two: performances by the students attending the music academy with three concerts: keyboardists playing pieces by Scarlatti, Clementi, Liszt, Bach, Brahms (1pm); chamber music with strings, keyboard and oboe and three different orchestras (4pm); and finally, a repeat of the first two concerts (7pm). F,
7/10, 1, 4 & 7pm. (See Thursday for day one.)
Donations. Bidwell Presbyterian Church, 208 W. First St., (530) 343-1484.
Art Receptions HANGING OUT: A reception for artists Betty
Benson and K.W. Moore Sr. F, 7/10, 4-7pm. Free. Sally Dimas Art Gallery, 493 East Ave., (530) 345-3063.
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FINE ARTS Art 1078 GALLERY: All The King’s Horses, artist Rebecca Wallace uses fragmented landscapes in collage images to create a sense of security amidst an ever changing environment. 7/9-8/8. 820 Broadway, (530) 343-1973, www.1078gallery.org.
CHICO ART CENTER: Discovering Figure
ALL THE KING’S HORSES Shows through Aug. 8 1078 Gallery SEE FINE ARTS
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Special Events SLICE OF CHICO: See Friday. 9am. Free. Downtown Chico.
Music BANDITOS: Honky-tonk rock from Alabama—with banjo and pedal-steel guiar! Sa, 7/11, 7pm. End of Normal, 2500 Estes Rd., (530) 879-7483.
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Music SMALL TOWN, BIG SOUND: Uncle Dad’s Art Collective celebrates the music scene by bringing more than 20 songs by local songwriters to a big-band version of Bogg and to the Big Room stage for a collaborative perforance. Su, 7/12, 2-4pm. $15. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 East 20th St., (530) 345-2739, www.sierranevada.com/bigroom.
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Drawing, the second installment of the Discovery Series showcasing representational works by Chico Art Center figure-drawing students. Through 7/17. Free. 450 Orange St., (530) 895-8726, www.chicoartcenter.com.
HEALING ART GALLERY: New Works, oil and colored pencil works by Northern California Artist, Barbara Anne Ramsey. The Healing Art Gallery features Northern California artists touched by cancer. Through 10/14. 265 Cohasset Rd. inside Enloe Cancer Center, (530) 332-3856.
JAMES SNIDLE FINE ARTS: Collage, Paper,
Pins, Bay Area artist Michael Mew showcases his latest collages using digital print layering and well-placed pins. Through 7/31. 254 E. Fourth St., (530) 343-2930.
NAKED LOUNGE TEA & COFFEEHOUSE: The
Flyer Art of Aye Jay!, showcasing flyer art from 1994-2014 by artist Aye Jay. Through 7/31. 118 W Second St., (530) 895-0676.
SALLY DIMAS ART GALLERY: Hanging Out, artists Betty Benson’s birds and K.W. Moore Sr.’s bridges. Ongoing. Opens 7/9. 493 East Ave., (530) 345-3063.
TIN ROOF BAKERY & CAFÉ: Impressions, artist Ernest King takes inspiration from his surroundings, and interprets beauty and grace within the natural world. M through 7/28. Opens 7/6. 627 Broadway St. 170, (530) 345-1362.
Call for Artists ABSTRACTED FLORALS: A juried abstract floral and flower art exhibition. See website for entry details. 7/9-7/30. Chico Art Center, 450 Orange St., (530) 895-8726, www.chicoartcenter.com.
DAY OF THE DEAD EXHIBITION: A fun show to celebrate the festival of the same name.
Community Submit up to three art works. See website for entry details. Chico Art Center, 450 Orange St., (530) 895-8726, www.chicoart center.com.
DISCOVERY SERIES SHOW SLOTS: The Chico Art Center is now accepting applications for the 2016 year for the Discovery Series. See website for full details. Ongoing. Opens 7/9. Chico Art Center, 450 Orange St., (530) 895-8726, www.chicoartcenter.com.
Museums CHICO CREEK NATURE CENTER: Banding by
Day and Night, a close look at birds in hand with incredible detail. Ongoing. $2-$4. 1968 E. Eighth St., (530) 891-4671, www.bidwellpark.org.
CHICO MUSEUM: Mik cupu Dy: This is Our
Home, Here We Remain, 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. 625 Esplanade, www.csuchico.edu/gateway.
LOTT HOME IN SANK PARK: Woodcarvers
Exhibit, new works from the Woodcarvers club on display. Ongoing. Miniture Toy Soldiers, a collection of miniature toy soldiers manufactured by W. Britain’s of London. Through 9/1. 1067 Montgomery St. in Oroville, (530) 538-2497.
PARADISE DEPOT MUSEUM: A railroad and
logging museum in Paradise. Ongoing, 79pm. 5570 Black Olive Dr. in Paradise, (530) 877-1919.
VALENE L. SMITH MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY: Leaping Lemurs and Mysterious
Crimes: On The Trail of Physical Anthropology, the exhibit takes visitors on 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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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.
Haiti, Brazil and West Africa with live drumming. Tu, 5:30pm. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St., (530) 345-6324.
BINGO: Proceeds donated to nonprofit. Su,
4pm. $15. Paradise Elks Lodge, 6309 Clark Rd. in Paradise, (530) 877-3977.
BUTTE HUMANE SOCIETY MATTRESS SALE: Come on down to the BHS Education Center where you can purchase a mattress and contribute to the animal fundraiser. Sa, 7/11, 10am-4pm, Su, 7/12, 10am-4pm. Butte Humane Society’s Educational Center, 2156 Pillsbury Rd., (530) 343-7917.
BUTTE IONS: This months topic: Aging-The
Chance of a Lifetime with Rev. Dr. Carolyn McKeown-Fish. Second Su of every month, 35pm. $5-$10 sliding scale. The Center for Spiritual Living, Paradise, 789 Bille Rd. in Paradise, (530) 877-5673.
CHICO CONTRA DANCE: Traditional contra dance with live music by the Pub Scouts. Second Sa of every month, 6:30-10pm. $4-$8. Chico Grange, 2775 Nord Ave., (530) 895-1976.
CHICO POLICE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD: Monthly meeting hosted by the Chico Police Chief to discuss community issues. Third W of every month, 5:30-7pm. Seventh Day Adventist Church, 1877 Hooker Oak Ave., (530) 342-7777.
CHILI COOK-OFF: Show off your culinary talent, or simply join the festivities, with music, beverages, and of course, chili tasting. Proceeds benefit local nonprofits and charity organizations. Sa, 7/11, 11am. $5. Eagles Hall, 1940 Mulberry St.
DANCING FREEDOM: A weekly open dance with
the elements. F, 6-8pm. $6-$12 sliding scale. Subud Hall, 574 E. 12th St., (530) 532-1989.
FARMERS’ MARKET: SATURDAY: Chico’s weekly community gathering, with fresh produce, crafts, baked goods and more. Sa, 7:30am1pm. Municipal Parking Lot No. 1, Second & Wall Streets.
FREE HEALTH CLINIC: Free services for minor medical ailments. Call for more info. Su, 14pm. Free. Call for location, (530) 518-8422.
MT. DILLER/RIDGE LAKES HIKE: A somewhat strenuous climb from the Ridge Lakes trailhead in Lassen National Park to the top of 9087-feet Mt. Diller. Bring lunch, water, boots with good tread, long pants, jacket and carpool money. Sa, 7/11, 8am. Chico Park & Ride, Hwy 99 & E. Eighth St.
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PANTHER MEADOWS/ SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FORESTS: Visit two meadows near the tim-
POOR MAN’S WHISKEY: Bay Area bluegrass quintet will take the stage to perform one “high-octane hootenanny” as well as a second set that pays tribute to Paul Simon’s Graceland album. Tu, 7/14, 7:30-9:30pm. $15. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 East 20th St., (530) 345-2739, www.sierranevada.com/ bigroom.
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AFRO-CARIBBEAN DANCE: Dances of Cuba,
come. No partner needed. F, 8pm. $2. Chico Creek Dance Centre, 1144 W. First St., (530) 345-8134.
PICNIC IN THE PLAZA: Bring a lunch or grab a bite
FREE LISTINGS!
the sounds and rhythms of West Africa. Call for info. M, 6pm. $10. Chico Grange Hall, 2775 Old Nord Ave., (530) 321-5607.
INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCING: All levels wel-
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AFRICAN DANCE CLASS: A workout set to
berline, with views of Mt. Shasta towering above Castle Crags. Options to have dinner in Mt. Shasta or make it an overnight trip. Su, 7/12, 7:30am. Chico Park & Ride, Hwy 99 & E. Eighth St.
PROJECT WILD PROGRAMS: The program
A classical education Fans of classical music—and music education—should be sure to catch one, or all, of a series of Summer Music Academy concerts happening tonight, July 9, at the Chico Women’s Club and all day Friday, July 10, at Chico’s Bidwell Presbyterian Church. The concerts EDITOR’S PICK will feature children and faculty performers representing the local arm of the Music Teachers’ Association of California and Suzuki Chico Summer Music Academy, and proceeds collected will go toward scholarships for young students.
focuses on activities that explore the world of water and the aquatic habitats it supports. W, 10am through 8/5. Bidwell Mansion, 525 Esplanade, (530) 895-6144.
SAMARITAN FREE CLINIC: This clinic offers free basic medical care and mental-health counseling. Call for more information. Su, 2-4pm. Free. Paradise Lutheran Church, 780 Luther Dr. in Paradise, 872-7085.
SOUL SHAKE DANCE CHURCH: Drop your mind, find your feet and free your spirit at this DJ dance wave to a range of musical styles. No previous dance experience necessary. Su, 10am-noon. $10-$15 sliding scale. Dorothy
SOUL SHAKE DANCE CHURCH Sundays Dorothy Johnson Center SEE COMMUNITY
Johnson Center, 775 E. 16th St., (530) 8916524, www.chicorec.com.
SOUNDS OF THE VALLEY CHORUS: Female singers welcome to sing in four-part, barbershop-style harmony. Call for more info. W, 7pm. Marigold Elementary School, 2446 Marigold Ave., (530) 343-5183.
SOUTH SIDE WEDNESDAY FARMERS MARKET: A year-round Certified Farmers’ Market serving as a community forum for healthfullifestyle promotion and education. W, 3-7pm. Jesus Center Community Farm, 435 W. 16th St.
SQUARE-DANCE CLUB: Learn to square dance with the Chico Diamond Square Dance Club. No partner necessary, dress casual. M, 6:30pm. $3. Little Chico Creek Elementary School, 2090 Amanda Way.
SQUARE-DANCE CLUB: Square-dancing classes for beginners and advanced-level dancers. Call for more info. Th, 7-10pm. Veterans Memorial Hall, 6550 Skyway in Paradise, (530) 872-1962.
STUDENT MARKET: The Organic Vegetable Project returns with local and seasonal produce, a variety of herbs, flowers and vegetable starts. Located in the BMU Courtyard. F, 10am-1pm. University Farm, University Farm Rd.
STUDENT MARKET: The Organic Vegetable Project returns with local and seasonal produce, a variety of herbs, flowers and vegetable starts. Located in the BMU Courtyard. W, 10am-1pm. Bell Memorial Union (BMU), 400 W First St. CSU, Chico, (530) 8984696, www.aschico.com.
WALK IN THE PARK: Stonewall Alliance Chico’s dog-friendly, 3-mile walk in Bidwell Park. Second Su of every month. One Mile Recreation Area, Bidwell Park.
WORLD DANCE CLASS: Learn line, circle and couple dances from around the world. Youth and adult class offered. Scholarships available via instructor. No partner needed. Th, 6-7 & 7-8:30pm. $7. Pleasant Valley Recreation Center, 2320 North St., (530) 566-6711.
For Kids FAMILY FUN NIGHT: Join for dinner, story time and a book for all youth, with a raffle and various activities. Third W of every month, 5:30-7pm through 12/16. Free. Paradise Ridge Family Resource Center, 6249 Skyway in Paradise, (530) 872-3896, http://youth4change.org.
GATEWAY ASTRO CAMP: Children are invited to explore space in this week-long camp that includes hands-on activities and a night of star gazing at the Chico Observatory. Visit website or call for registration information.
7/13-7/17, 9am-3pm, 7/27-7/31, 9am-3pm.
$189-$199. Gateway Science Museum, 625 Esplanade, www.csuchico.edu/gateway.
NATURE CREATIONS FOR KIDS: Children ages 712 can make and take home a variety of eco-friendly craft projects made using recycled and up-cycled materials. F, 1-2pm. Free. Lake Oroville State Recreation Area, 917 Kelly Ridge Rd. in Oroville, (530) 538-2219.
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Ain thefinestlastkitchens around the world, it’s only been decade that he’s ventured outside to lthough Henri has donned aprons in some of the
cook—since he moved to California, where outdoor grilling, he has observed, seems to by be a virtual requirement for chefs Henri Bourride both amateur and master. h en ri@ And Henri has definitely caught newsrev iew.c om the grill bug. In addition to coaxing wonderful flavors from a wide range of foods, cooking outside helps keep the house from heating up on these hideously hot summer evenings. Steaks, chicken and fish—as well as vegetables—are all easy to cook to succulent perfection on a gas or charcoal grill, as long as you keep in mind Henri’s First Culinary Commandment: Thou shalt not overcook. Or: It’s better to take the food off the grill too soon than too late—you can always throw it back on and cook it a bit longer. A current favorite—and an absolutely divine summer meal—is grilled country-style ribs with mixed vegetables, the latter to which I’ve gotten shamelessly addicted thanks to my square little grill-top wok-type pan that I picked up years ago at Collier Kitchen Supply. With its angled sides, you can toss the vegetables as they cook without losing them to the grill itself or to the fire below. Note: Despite how they’re labeled, “country-style ribs”—or, sometimes, “boneless pork ribs”—they aren’t actually ribs at all. Usually, they’re porkshoulder slabs, about 2 inches wide, 2 inches deep and 6 to 8 inches long. But they’re much meatier than true ribs, and less expensive, and cooked right, they’re absolutely delicious.
Henri’s famous grilled country-style pork ribs:
Place ribs in a sealable container (or plastic bag) and cover with a mixture of equal parts apple juice and balsamic vinegar and half as much Worcestershire sauce. Refrigerate overnight. Remove ribs from marinade and rub with a
premixed spice rub for pork or mix one up yourself (try equal parts ground black pepper, salt, cayenne pepper, paprika, brown sugar and dry mustard). Wrap meat in foil, two or three slabs to a package, and grill slowly on a low fire (on my Weber, I use two of three burners, on low). Keep the cover on the grill pried open about an inch with an old garlic press, and try to sustain a temperature of 250. Cook until meat pulls apart when you poke it with a fork (check from time to time by peeling back foil)—at least two hours, depending on how consistent you can keep the temperature. Remove from grill, and let stand in foil while you cook the vegetables.
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Die laughing Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, the “Me” is a klutzy, smartIa nmouthed high school senior named Greg. The “dying girl” is pert classmate named Rachel, who has been diagnosed with
lant mentor to Greg and Earl and as a key enabler for their precocious attraction to “classic cinema.” Greg’s mom (Connie Britton) has a talent leukemia. Greg and his pal Earl are fledgling cinephiles trying for gentle-but-persistent nagging that makes her to make a little DIY movie about, or with, or an unexpectedly effective moral force in her for, Rachel. son’s life. Rachel’s mother (Molly Shannon) is by Greg is also the film’s frisky voice-over nar- a single mom who seems ridiculous in her Juan-Carlos Selznick rator. His movie-making efforts with Earl and neediness and desperation, but proves heroic in the unfolding drama of Rachel’s illness provide her emotional directness. the basic storyline, but some of the most engagWriter Jesse Andrews adapted the screenplay ing aspects of the film come by way of anecdot- from his own novel. He and director Alfonso al digressions involving a generous array of Gomez-Rejon deserve special credit for creating comic-satiric secondary characters. Ultimately, a richly entertaining movie that seems like it was the comedy and the drama converge in a moral never meant to be anything else. Ω Me and Earl and emotional awakening for Greg. and the A crucial and sometimes perplexing twist in Dying Girl all this becomes increasingly evident, while Ends tonight, July 9. also remaining mostly implicit. Gradually, we Starring Thomas begin to realize that Greg is not an entirely reliMann, Olivia able narrator. And the contradictions that crop Felt Cooke and RJ up in his voice-overs signal something larger— Opens Friday, July 10. Pageant Theatre. Cyler. Directed despite his intelligence and ironic wit, Greg is Not rated. by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon. drawing a blank when it comes to any kind of by Juan-Carlos Selznick Cinemark 14. deeply felt emotion. Rated PG-13. These perplexing elements are a limitation in Bay Area artist Amy Everson is the key player some respects, but they are also one of the in this disturbing and unevenly inventive little virtues of an entertaining tale that mixes comedy and drama. psychodrama. It’s a coming-of-age story that’s flippant and funny, but also She co-authored the screenplay for writerquite serious. And it’s a comedy of teenage manners, and of director Jason Banker’s semiexperimental suburban ones as well, with signs of social unrest and dysfunc- account of a woman unhinged by sexual abuse, tion leaking through a mock veneer of sitcom complacency. and she plays the lead role, using her own fabric Earl (RJ Cyler), who is African-American, plays at being art (masks and anatomically endowed body suits) raunchy and glib, but he turns out to be ahead of Greg in wisas starkly symbolic costumes and props. Felt’s dom and courage. Rachel (Olivia Cooke) is fiercely honest and central character (“Amy”) seems lucid in her off-handedly brave about her illness (which Earl recognizes anger at times and irrevocably deranged in others. and honors before anyone else). Glamorous-looking Madison Overall, the film that Everson and Banker (Katherine Hughes) overturns stereotypes left and right. have concocted is better at creating intense Obsessive rapper Ill Phil and Derrick, the black-garbed Goth, moments and disturbing imagery than it is at are amusing caricatures, but not so much that their scary descreating depth and coherence in its character peration gets glossed over. portrait. Kentucker Audley and Roxanne LauGreg’s dad (Nick Offerman) is a laid-back sociology professor ren Knouse do decent work as the two characwhose very open mind is always working even though he never ters whose sympathetic patience with “Amy” seems to leave the house. Mr. McCarthy (Jon Bernthal), the mus- will go unrewarded at the very least, and much cular, tattooed history teacher, serves as an impressively noncha- worse than that with one of them. Ω
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A found-footage horror flick about s high school’s ill-advised remounting of a play in which a student at the school died on stage 20 years earlier. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R.
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A 3-D animated prequel to Despicable Me, featuring the little, yellow pill-shaped minions who find an appropriately despicable supervillain to serve in Scarlet Overkill (voiced by Sandra Bullock). Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG.
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John Waters’ monument to bad taste gets the Late Show treatment at the Pageant on Saturday, July 11, with live music (10:30 p.m.) and catered bar before the showing (11 p.m.). Pageant Theatre. Rated X.
Self/Less
A sci-fi thriller starring Ben Kingsley as a wealthy but sick man who has his consciousness transferred to the body of a younger man (Ryan Reynolds) in order to stave off death. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.
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It’s two decades later and the Jurassic World live-dinosaur theme park is real. When attendance drops, a new creature is brought to life on the island to attract more visitors, and things go about as well as you might guess. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.
Magic Mike XXL
In this sequel, stripper Mike (Channing Tatum) comes out of retirement to go on a road trip to Florida with his oiled-up buddies for, you guessed it, one … last … performance. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R.
From the writer and director (Pete Docter) who brought us Up and Monsters, Inc. comes the story of a young girl who, after being uprooted from her hometown, must reconcile her many emotions—Joy, Fear, Disgust, Anger and Sadness. Cinemark 14 and Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG.
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Director Paul Feig (Bridesmaids, The Heat) is teamed up with Melissa McCarthy again, this time to for a spy-film spoof about a CIA analyst (McCarthy) who volunteers to go into the field on an undercover mission to save the world from a dangerous arms dealer. Also starring Rose Byrne, Jude Law and Jason Statham. Cinemark 14. Rated R.
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keyboardist for local indie-pop trio Solar Estates, by as he waited Jason Cassidy to be called to j aso nc @ join the Uncle new srev i ew. c o m Dad Orchestra to sing his song PREVIEW: “Repetition� Small Town, Big Sound, during a presented by Uncle Dad’s Art Collective rehearsal last Sunday, July 12, 2 p.m. Sunday at the (doors at 1 p.m.) at 1078 Gallery. the Big Room. Tickets: $15 (www. Jeffries is one eventbrite.com) of 20 local songwriters Sierra Nevada whose songs Big Room 1075 E. 20th St. were selected 892-4647 by the local funwww.sierranevada.com makers of the Uncle Dad’s Art Collective to be performed as part of their Small Town, Big Sound showcase at the Sierra Nevada Big Room (Sunday, July 12). And just as with the rest of those chosen (songwriters were also invited to sing with the orchestra), Jeffries had no idea what had been done with his song until he was standing at the mic in front of the big band. And what the orchestra did with the song Jeffries originally wrote as one of Solar Estates’ all-electronic tracks was make it, well, really big, with bass, cello and violin highlighting the original rhythm; French horn, two saxes and trombone playing with the melodies; and a trio of female vocalists adding backup harmonies. The songwriter smiled as the last notes drew out, and afterward said that he went into the project completely open to anything and was very pleased with the results.
“It turned out beautifully, and I feel excited by it,� he said. “It’s a compliment that they wanted to play my song in the first place, so it feels even better to hear that they did such a nice job with their rendition.� This was the last practice before the Big Room show this weekend, and the last six of the 20 songwriters were getting their time with the band, which includes a keyboard/ guitar/bass/drum quartet (made up mostly of local jazz band Bogg), a four-piece horn section, three-piece string section and three backup vocalists. More than 80 songs were submitted by 65 different songwriters for the show, and the finalists represent a wide range of Chico players—from rapper Himp C and folksinger Kyle Williams to musical-playwright Marcel Daguerre and bluesman Big Mo. Though he was being pulled in several directions at once, keyboardist and Uncle Dad’s co-founder Josh Hegg seemed his usual mellow self as he calmly directed the musical proceedings. “I’ve been eating and sleeping the show for a month,� he said during a break. Hegg said he and the collective came up with the format after he had a conversation with Big Room promoter Bob Littell who suggested that Uncle Dad’s do a show at the venue. “The show was built around the concept of wanting to do a show at the Big Room. It needed to be very Chicominded, which was sweet, because that is where our heart is. “It’s been a crazy one. This one takes the cake,� he added. “It’s been a labor of love project, but super fun, [and] the artistic
product is incredible. I’m really happy with it.â€? Arguably, the most difficult work had taken place weeks earlier, before the musicians were hired to join the band, when Hegg, guitarist/drummer Michael Bone, drummer Madison DeSantis and bassist Alex Montes de Oca (who is not performing for the show) wrote arrangements for all the instruments. Each song took about four hours to arrange and chart, Hegg said, with the whole process lasting about 2 1/2 weeks. “It’s like musical weight-lifting,â€? he said, adding that the bulk of the arranging was handled by Bone. “[This is a] chance to do something at the Big Room that is original, [and] more work than we are comfortable with,â€? added Bone. “I always wanted to hear my own songs with a big band, and I assume most people never thought they’d be able to. It’s just exciting.â€? Small Town, Big Sound is the latest, and arguably most ambitious, of the evolving series of community-centered productions that the busy Uncle Dad’s Art Collective has staged—e.g., the live Purple Rain and Led Zeppelin IV recreations, and the group’s many original, multidiscipline musical-theater productions (The Loveseat Diaries, Everybody in Outer Space shows, etc.). All of them feature the core group collaborating with an expanding cast of local musicians and artists. “[We’re] always trying to stretch our limits and grow,â€? said Bone. And with this big and very Chico production taking place at Sierra Nevada’s Big Room, Uncle Dad’s appears to be experiencing a very noticeable growth spurt. â–Ą
Come Pick Me Up (reissue) Superchunk Merge Superchunk is foundational for me. The North Carolina four-piece was part of the exciting Chapel Hill scene of the early 1990s (along with Polvo and Archers of Loaf) that brought noise and fun to the burgeoning indie-rock movement, not to mention that Superchunk started Merge Records (home of Neutral Milk Hotel, Arcade Fire, etc.). And the band’s hyper-as-shit, melodic and noisy take on pop music became my musical paragon, the blueprint for how I approached playing and listening to music. All that said, this reissue of the band’s seventh studio album, 1999’s Come Pick Me Up (which includes a few downloadable bonus acoustic and demo versions of the songs), is pretty fantastic with its beefed-up remasters of a collection of big, lively songs that have aged remarkably well. While not my absolute favorite, the album is a great entry point for new listeners, with producer Jim O’Rourke fleshing out the band’s noise-pop with horns and extra strings that complement some of the best melodies in Superchunk’s catalog. “Hello Hawk,” “Cursed Mirror,” “1,000 Pounds,” “Low Branches” and especially the dynamic and gorgeous “Honey Bee” are all infectious and fun and best enjoyed turned up very, very loud. —Jason Cassidy
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Joy Williams Columbia Records Most artists are lucky if they get one chance to release their music, but Joy Williams is now on her third project and she continues to impress. The one-time Christian-pop vocalist and one half of the now-defunct multiGrammy Award-winning Americana group The Civil Wars, is embarking on a wholly different mission on this solo release. The sweeping anthemic opener “Before I Sleep” is the perfect lead-in track with its rousing rhythm and tale of the long, arduous journey Williams has taken the past few years. “Sweet Love of Mine” could be an outtake from an early Dido record and the empowering pop of “Until the Levee” paints an awesome picture of fighting to overcome obstacles. “Woman (Oh Mama)” is an undeniable, thrumming, tribal number in the vein of Angelique Kidjo, and when paired with the staccato, picturesque lyrics about what makes a woman who she is, the song boils like a volcano ready to erupt. Williams’ vocals are as exquisite as ever, and considering the territory she covers or alludes to (The Civil Wars’ breakup and her nearly failed marriage, among other things), they make the emotionally jagged terrain somehow look beautiful. Venus feels like Williams’ declaration of freedom, and it’s an album I’ll often return to.
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Madman Sean Rowe Anti/Epitaph Beginning with a simple, buoyant acoustic guitar trance colored by glistening piano, the title track of Sean Rowe’s most recent album, Madman, is reminiscent of Van Morrison at his most jangly and Leonard Cohen at his most lyrically blunt. On his third album, New York native Rowe bellows a tribute to his committed touring life, as well as to his loved ones unable to come along for the ride. On tracks like “Razor of Love” and “The Game,” Rowe’s instrumentation is sparse, his lyrics decidedly well-spaced, leaving room for the listener to digest as he sings in “Razor of Love”: “You reach for the past, but it melts like the snow/Damn decisions they follow you everywhere that you go/You made your mistakes, there’s no pill left to take/Just some water.” Contrasting his subtly confessional poetics, Rowe’s more upbeat tracks like “Desiree” and “Shine My Diamond Ring” make you feel as if you’re traveling the Blues Highway in the 1970s as he blends a bluesy rage with some happy-feet disco. Rowe’s deep voice is the star here, warm, resonant, cavernous and unlike any current singer in the folk/Americana/ blues world.
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10FRIDAY BASSMINT: A weekly electronic dance party with a rotating cast of local and regional DJs. Check with venue for details. F, 9:30pm. Peking Chinese Restaurant, 243 W. Second St., (530) 895-3888.
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CHRIS GARDNER: Local country and rock.
9THURSDAY BOGG: Local experimental-jazz troupe
takes over the patio. Th, 7/9, 8-10pm. Argus Bar + Patio, 212 W. Second St.
CHICO JAZZ COLLECTIVE: Thursday jazz.
Th, 8-11pm. Free. The DownLo, 319 Main St., (530) 892-2473.
OPEN MIC: Singers, poets and musicians welcome. Th, 7-10pm. Has Beans Internet Cafe & Galleria, 501 Main St., (530) 894-3033, www.hasbeans.com.
SOUTH SAC JOOKS: Jug-band jams from Marysville trio. Th, 7/9, 8pm. Western Pacific Brewery, 2191 High St. in Oroville, (505) 712-3344.
SUMMER MUSIC ACADEMY CONCERT:
DJ DANCING: DJ Dre brings dance hits to
the Spirits Lounge. Th, 7/9, 8:30pm-1am. Gold Country Casino, 4020 Olive Hwy in Oroville, (530) 534-9892, www.gold countrycasino.com.
JOHN SEID AND FRIENDS: Playing blues, Beatles and standards with a rotating cast of guest players. Th, 7/9, 6:308:30pm. Grana, 198 E. Second St., (530) 809-2304.
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MTAC/ Suzuki Chico Summer Music Academy presents a two-day series of concerts to raise money for student scholarships. Tonight: performances by academy faculty and guest performers doing works by Schubert, Mozart and Kodaly. Th, 7/9, 7pm. (See Friday for day two.) Donations welcome. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St., (530) 894-1978.
THE STONE FOXES: The guitar-forward
MONSTROS PARTY: A barrage of explosive
hyper blues-rock sextet from the Bay Area is joined by two local crews: Bogart the Monster (psychedelic spaghetti-Western) and The LoLos (indie rock). F, 7/10, 9pm. Lost on Main, 319 Main St., (530) 891-1853.
IRISH-MUSIC HAPPY HOUR: A Chico tradition: Friday night happy hour with traditional Irish music by the Pub Scouts. F, 4pm. $1. Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St., (530) 343-7718.
PLATINUM PRODUCTIONS: Live DJ music
and dancing. F, 7/10, 8:30pm. Free. Feather Falls Casino - Bow & Arrow Lounge, 3 Alverda Dr. in Oroville, (530) 533-3885, www.featherfallscasino.com.
SAGE BRUSH DRIFTERS: Local country-
rock. F, 7/10, 8pm. Western Pacific Brewery, 2191 High St. in Oroville, (505) 712-3344.
Blaster Dead. Sa, 7/11, 8pm. $5. Monstros Pizza & Subs, 628 W. Sacramento Ave., (530) 345-7672.
SUMMER MUSIC ACADEMY CONCERT: Day two: performances by the students attending the music academy with three concerts: keyboardists playing pieces by Scarlatti, Clementi, Liszt, Bach, Brahms (1pm); chamber music with strings, keyboard and oboe and three different orchestras (4pm); and finally, a repeat of the first two concerts (7pm). F, 7/10, 1, 4 & 7pm. (See Thursday for day one.) Donations. Bidwell Presbyterian Church, 208 W. First St., (530) 343-1484.
FRIDAY MORNING JAZZ: A weekly morning jazz appointment with Bogg. F, 11am. Free. Café Coda, 265 Humboldt Ave., (530) 566-9476, www.cafecoda.com.
and sometimes messy local acts, with John Holmes, The Miscreants, Sleazy Earl Ray & the 2 Drink Minimum and
11SATURDAY 80S NIGHT: Wear your best 80s attire and dance the night away. Sa, 8pm. LaSalles, 229 Broadway, (530) 893-1891, www.lasallesbar.com.
BANDITOS: Honky-tonk rock from Alabama—with banjo and pedal-steel guiar! Sa, 7/11, 7pm. End of Normal, 2500 Estes Rd., (530) 879-7483.
COLLEEN HEAUSER: See Friday. Gold Country Casino, 4020 Olive Hwy in Oroville, (530) 534-9892, www.gold countrycasino.com.
GRACELAND, BLUEGRASS-STYLE
And my traveling companions/Are ghosts and empty sockets/I’m looking at ghosts and empties/But I’ve reason to believe/We all will be received/ In Graceland. Paul Simon is the author of some of modern music’s most poetic verses (and those lines are some of his best). He’s not coming to Chico any time soon, but Bay Area bluegrass quintet Poor Man’s Whiskey is, and during the second of two sets—Tuesday, July 14, at the Sierra Nevada Big Room— the band will play a tribute to Simon’s Graceland album.
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DJs, pool and shuffle board. Su, 8pm2am. Seeva’s Pub, 6093 Lincoln Blv in Oroville.
SMALL TOWN, BIG SOUND: Uncle Dad’s Art Collective celebrates the music scene by bringing more than 20 songs by local songwriters to a big-band version of Bogg and to the Big Room stage for a collaborative perforance. Su, 7/12, 2-4pm. $15. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 East 20th St., (530) 3452739, www.sierranevada.com/bigroom.
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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.
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UNAUTHORIZED ROLLING STONES: A Rolling Stones tribute led by Rudy Colombini as “Mick.” Sa, 7/11, 9:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino Brewing Co., 3 Alverda Dr. in Oroville, (530) 533-3885, www.feath erfallscasino.com/brewing-co.
SOCORRO, FILTHY LUKE, NOTHING LEFT: Locals only summertime folk rock and punk. Sa, 7/11, 9pm. $5. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 3434915.
TOUGH LOVE: Country and classic rock. Sa, 7/11, 8:30pm. Free. Feather Falls
12SUNDAY OPEN MIC NIGHT: Perform anything you’d like.Hosted by Jim Kent. M, Su, 8pm Western Pacific Brewery, 2191 High St. in Oroville, (505) 712-3344.
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LORNA AND BRADLEY: Live music from a
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POOR MAN’S WHISKEY: Bay Area bluegrass quintet will take the stage to perform one “high-octane hootenanny” as well as a second set that pays tribute to Paul Simon’s Graceland album. Tu, 7/14, 7:30-9:30pm. $15. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 E. 20th St., (530) 345-2739, www.sierra nevada.com/bigroom.
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“I had kind of a spiritual experience of viewing the moon and the stars through the steam from a fumarole … and a herd of deer was having the same experience. We were both there staring at the moon and occasionally looking at each other. That’s more or less when I became Moondog. —Jim “The Rev. Junkyard Moondog” Dwyer
Goodbye, friend As many of you already know, Jim Dwyer, local poet, author, joker, activist, spontaneous dancer, environmentalist, freak, clown, former Chico State librarian and one of Arts DEVO’s longest-running friends, died on Sunday, June 28. He was 65. No cause of death has been announced, but according to family accounts, he collapsed at a convenience store in Sacramento on the way home from seeing the Grateful Dead in Santa Clara the day before. He died a few hours later at UC Davis Medical Center. I’m sure that I’m not alone among those who knew Chico’s notorious hippie bon vivant in thinking that Moondog would’ve found more than a little poetry in how his strange trip ended— staring up at cold fluorescent lights as the bright colors of one final spin with his fellow Deadheads still swirled through his head. In the beginning was the word/ and poetry gives it power./Haiku master takes zen bow/shoots love into the heart of Godzilla./Poetry beats Godzilla!—from Dwyer’s “Poetry Meets Godzilla” Like most of his Chico family, I knew the man as Moondog. We had RIP Moondog been friends for nearly 26 years, since first meeting at Chico State’s Meriam Library shortly after I moved to town in 1989. I was working there as a parttime shelving monkey and Moondog was the trippy bibliographic-services librarian who was always talking about the latest “killer” local concert he’d been to. He once described himself to me as “a peaceful warrior … a poet, a percussionist, a peace and environmental activist, a dancer and a singer/ songwriter who can’t sing and doesn’t play the guitar,” and that is about perfect. I’d come to learn that he was a constantly active renaissance man who was impressive in his devouring of life; unabashedly indulging every appetite (at times, I suspect, to his physical detriment). Simple pleasures/more than cheap thrills/they’ll fill your heart up/you know they will/they cost you nothing/and yet they paint/the very best moments/of every day.—from a Dwyer song, “Simple Pleasures” I wrote a column on the occasion of his 60th birthday celebration, and it’s still the best way I can think to frame his place in Chico: “My favorite thing about Moondog is his complete devotion to being open to absolutely everything creative that our town offers. When it comes to the jam-band groove in which Chico is stuck, Moondog is the first one on the dance floor, frolicking in the autumn mist. But to his credit, he’s also the first one on the dance floor at the indie-rock show; the first one in line for the play; the first one to sign up for the open mic; the first one to put money in the hat at the benefit; the first one to make a sign for the protest; the first one to learn a song for the cover night; the first one to read at the poetry slam; the first one to send an encouraging e-mail to another artist; the first one to write a letter to the editor; the first one to sing the praises of a punk band after its first show; the first one to buy his season tickets and the first one to hit the free food table at the art opening. Moondog might just be Chico’s No. 1 arts lover ... and he is certainly one of my personal heroes.” the first day you say/“back in the day” is the day/you’re over the hill—Dwyer haiku Moondog and I worked together, shared the stage as fellow poets and musicians, and had passionate conversations about the art we were experiencing and the people who made it. I shared many personal and public moments with the man, and as it is with anyone who operates without an internal editor, my experiences with Moondog ranged from the joyous to the embarrassing. But I already miss it all. He was always very kind to me, and always had a compliment or an impromptu poem or song for me, or for my wife. And he loved Chico with all of his giant bleeding heart, and the town won’t be the same without our cheerleader waving the freak flag for us all. Junkyard Moondog/howling through the clouds/chasing heartsick thieves away—Jim Dwyer
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 9, 2015
ARIES (March 21-April 19): How can
you fulfill your potential as an Aries? What strategies will help you become the best Aries you can possibly be? Now is an excellent time to meditate on these riddles. One of my Aries readers, Mickki Langston, has some stellar tips to inspire you: (1) One of your greatest assets is your relentless sense of purpose. Treasure it. Stay connected to it. Draw on it daily. (2) Love what you love with pure conviction, because there is no escaping it. (3) Other people may believe in you, but only sometimes. That’s why you should unfailingly believe in yourself. (4) It’s your duty and your destiny to continually learn more about how to be a leader. (5) Don’t be confused by other people’s confusion. (6) Your best friend is the Fool, who will guide you to laughter and humility when you need it most, which is pretty much all of the time.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): While
making a long trek through the desert on a camel, British author Somerset Maugham passed the time by reading Marcel Proust’s novel In Search of Lost Time. After finishing each page, Maugham ripped it out and cast it away. The book weighed less and less as his journey progressed. I suggest that you consider a similar approach in the coming weeks, Taurus. As you weave your way toward your next destination, shed the accessories and attachments you don’t absolutely need. Keep lightening your load.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “I have
gathered about me people who understand how to translate fear into possibility,” writes John Keene in his story “Acrobatique.” I’d love to see you do the same, Gemini. From an astrological perspective, now is a favorable time to put your worries and trepidations to work for you. You have an extraordinary capacity to use your doubt and dread to generate opportunities. Even if you go it alone, you can accomplish minor miracles, but why not dare to think even bigger? Team up with brave and resourceful allies who want to translate fear into possibility, too.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): When
novelist John Irving begins a new book, his first task is to write the last line of the last page. Then he writes the second-to-last line. He continues to work backwards for a while until he has a clear understanding of the way his story will end. Right now, Cancerian, as you hatch your next big phase of development, I invite you to borrow Irving’s approach. Visualize in detail the blossoms that will eventually come from the seeds you’re planting. Create a vivid picture of the life you will be living when your plans have fully ripened.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You have cosmic
permission to lose your train of thought, forget about what was so seriously important and be weirdly amused by interesting nonsense. If stress-addicts nag you to be more responsible, tell them that your astrologer has authorized you to ignore the pressing issues and wander off in the direction of nowhere in particular. Does that sound like a good plan? It does to me. For now, it’s your sovereign right to be a wise and innocent explorer with nothing much to do but wonder and daydream and play around.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Even the
most provocative meme cannot literally cause the Internet to collapse from overuse. It’s true that photos of Kim Kardashian’s oiled-up butt spawned a biblical flood of agitated responses on social media. So did the cover shot of Caitlyn Jenner in Vanity Fair and the Youtube video of a tiny hamster noshing tiny burritos and the season-five finale of the TV show Game of Thrones. But none of these starbursts unleashed so much traffic that the Web was in danger of crashing. It’s too vast and robust for that to ever happen. Or is it? I’m wondering if Virgos’ current propensities for high adventure and rollicking melodrama could generate phenomena that would actually, not just metaphorically, break the Internet. To be safe, I suggest you enjoy yourself to the utmost, but not more than the utmost.
BY ROB BREzSNY
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The coming
weeks will be a favorable time for you to acquire a new title. It’s quite possible that a person in authority will confer it upon you, and that it will signify a raise in status, an increase in responsibility, or an expansion of your clout. If for some reason this upgrade doesn’t occur naturally, take matters into your own hands. Tell people to refer to you as “Your Excellency” or “Your Majesty.” Wear a name tag that says “Deputy Director of Puzzle Solving” or “Executive Vice President of Fanatical Balance and Insane Poise.” For once in your life, it’s OK to risk becoming a legend in your own mind. P.S. It wouldn’t be a bad time to demand a promotion—diplomatically, of course, in the Libran spirit.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Between
now and July 22, your password and mantra and battle cry is “serendipity.” To make sure you are clear about its meaning, meditate on these definitions: a knack for uncovering surprising benefits by accident; a talent for stumbling upon timely help or useful resources without searching for them. Got that? Now I’ll provide clues that should help you get the most out of your lucky breaks and blessed twists: (1) Be curious and receptive, not lackadaisical and entitled. (2) Expect the unexpected. Vow to thrive on surprises. (3) Your desires are more likely to come true if you are unattached to them coming true. But you should formulate those desires clearly and precisely.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):
On behalf of the Strange Angels in Charge of Uproarious Beauty and Tricky Truths, I am pleased to present you with the award for Most Catalytic Fun Seeker and Intriguing Game Changer of the Zodiac. What are your specific superpowers? You’re capable of transforming rot into splendor. You have a knack for discovering secrets that have been hidden. I also suspect that your presence can generate magic laughter and activate higher expectations and wake everyone up to the interesting truths they’ve been ignoring.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):
“Who is it that can tell me who I am?” asks King Lear in the Shakespeare play named after him. It’s a painful moment. The old boy is confused and alarmed when he speaks those words. But I’d like to borrow his question and transplant it into a very different context: your life right now. I think that you can engender inspirational results by making it an ongoing meditation. There are people in a good position to provide you with useful insights into who you are.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): What’s
hard but important for you to do? What are the challenging tasks you know you should undertake because they would improve your life? The coming days will be a favorable time to make headway on these labors. You will have more power than usual to move what has been nearly impossible to move. You may be surprised by your ability to change situations that have resisted and outfoxed you in the past. I’m not saying that any of this will be smooth and easy. But I bet you will be able to summon unprecedented amounts of willpower and perseverance.
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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Franz
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as KID KANTEEN LLC at 974 Forest Ave Chico, CA 95928. RICHARD STAYCHOCK PO Box 2678 Stateline, NV 89449. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: RICHARD STAYCHOCK Dated: June 16, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000792 Published: June 25, July 2,9,16, 2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CHICO METAL 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: June 17, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000794 Published: June 25, July 2,9,16, 2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as IRONBACK MOVING COMPANY at 16 Overland Ct Apt. C Chico, CA 95928. EVAN SCHUMACHER 16 Overland Ct Apt. C Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: EVAN SCHUMACHER Dated: May 26, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000689 Published: June 25, July 2,9,16, 2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as SEISMIC PERFORMANCE PREDICITON PROGRAM, SP3 at 1812 Heron Lane Chico, CA 95926. HASELTON BAKER RISK GROUP LLC 1812 Heron Lane Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Signed: CURT HASELTON, CEO and MANAGER Dated: May 11, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000621 Published: June 25, July 2,9,16, 2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as LOVE REVOLUTION PRESS at 1479 Hooker Oak Ave Unit 2 Chico, CA 95926. GAYLORD ENNS 1479 Hooker Oak Ave Unit 2 Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by an Individual.
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Signed: GAYLORD ENNS Dated: June 15, 2015 FBN NUmber: 2015-0000778 Published: June 25, July 2,9,16, 2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CALPINE WIRELESS at 2775 Feather River Blvd #5 Oroville, CA 95965. CALPINE COMMUNICATINS, LLC 2775 Feather River Blvd #5 Oroville, CA 959656. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Signed: KENT O’SHEA, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Dated: June 15, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000779 Published: June 25, July 2,9,16, 2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as TUNDRASTOP at 3199 Plummers Dr Ste 19 Chico, CA 95973. GARY L ELLIS 920 Skyway Ave Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: GARY ELLIS Dated: June 23, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000820 Published: July 2,9,16,23, 2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT the following persons are doing business as TWO TWENTY RESTAURANT GROUP at 220 West 4th Street Chico, CA 95928. ALISA VIRGINIA COOK-SCOTT 690 Esplanade Chico, CA 95928. DENNIS GREGORY SCOTT 690 Esplanade Chico, CA 95928. TWO TWENTY RESTAURANT GROUP, LLC 116 Henshaw Ave, Suite B Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company. Signed: ALISA COOK-SCOTT, MANAGING MEMBER Dated: June 22, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000812 Published: July 2,9,16,23, 2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as BIDWELL CABS 4 KIDS at 1297 Filbert Ave Chico, CA 95926. BIDWELL CABS 4 KIDS LLC 25425 Lee St Los Molinos, CA 96055. This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company. Signed: NEVA DURAN, SECRETARY Dated: June 18, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000801 Published: July 2,9,16,23, 2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as JAN’S BODYWORK AND MASSAGE at 15 Franciscan Way Chico, CA 95973. JAN HELSETH 15 Franciscan Way Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: JAN HELSETH Dated: May 14, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000636 Published: July 2,9,16,23, 2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as SUTTER ROCK LLC at 5050 Cohasset Rd #42 Chico, CA 95973. SUTTER ROCK LLC 3225 Mcleod Drive Ste 100 Las Vegas, NV 89121. This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company.
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Signed: NATHAN RICE, MANAGER Dated: May 26, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000684 Published: July 2,9,16,23, 2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as HANDYMAN IN PARADISE, TRI-COUNTY PROPERTIES at 1221 Wagstaff Rd Paradise, CA 95969. CHRISTINE MCCALLY 1221 Wagstaff Rd Paradise, CA 95969. THOMAS MCCALLY 1221 Wagstaff Rd Paradise, CA 95969. This business is conducted by A Married Couple. Signed: CHRISTINE MCCALLY Dated: June 15, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000777 Published: July 2,9,16,23, 2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as ORTHOPEDIC MASSAGE at 1324 Mangrove Ave Suite 112 Chico, CA 95926. STEVE DAVIS 951 Arbutus Ave Chico, CA 95926. Signed: STEVE DAVIS Dated: May 18, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000646 Published: July 2,9,16,23, 2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as JATYCA at 1324 Mangrove Ave St. 112 Chico, CA 95926. TAMARA DAVIS 951 Arbutus Ave Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: TAMARA DAVIS Dated: May 20, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000659 Published: July 2,9,16,23, 2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as KAYAK IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, KAYAKINC.ORG at 1573 Kona Drive Chico, CA 95973. DANIEL EFSEAFF 1573 Kona Drive Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: DANIEL EFSEAFF Dated: May 28, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000701 Published: July 2,9,16,23, 2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as HAPPY GARDEN RESTAURANT at 7188 Skyway Paradise, CA 95969. KUN CHANG 7389 Skyway Paradise, CA 95969. YUMAN WANG 7389 Skyway Paradise, CA 95969. This business is conducted by A General Partnership. Signed: CHANG KUN Dated: June 29, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000843 Published: July 2,9,16,23, 2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as COUNTRY VIEW APARTMENTS at 54 Grand Ave Oroville, CA 95965. GABINO GONZALEZ 901 Berendsen Ct Clayton, CA 94517. ALFONZO ROMERO 27 El Portal Dr Clayton, CA 94517. This business is conducted by Copartners. Signed: NINA RICCI Dated: June 24, 2015
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FBN Number: 2015-0000822 Published: July 9,16,23,30, 2015
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as D & G ENTERPRISE at 1490 Marauder St Chico, CA 95973. WILLIAM LEE CROWDER 4216 Shorthorn Dr Chico, CA 95973. THOMAS JOSEPH DALTON 589 Valley View Dr Paradise, CA 95969. JAMES THOMAS GRIFFIN 112 Live Oak Knolls Oroville, CA 95966. This business is conducted by A General Partnership. Signed: WILLIAM CROWDER Dated: June 9, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0000756 Published: July 9,16,23,30, 2015
NOTICES CITATION FOR PUBLICATION UNDER WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 294 To (names of persons to be notified, if known, including names on birth certificate): MARIO SOTO RIVERA and anyone claiming to be a parent of (child’s name): W.R. born on (date): January 3, 2007 at (name of hospital or other place of birth and city and state): OROVILLE HOSPITAL OROVILLE, CA A hearing will be held on Date: August 20, 2015 Time: 8:30 AM Dept: TBA Room: TBA Located at: Superior Court Of California County of Butte 1775 Concord Avenue Chico, 95928. At the hearing the court will consider the recommendations of the social worker or probation officer. The Social worker or probation officer will recommend that your child be freed from your legal custody so that the child may be adopted. If the court follows the recommendation, all your parental rights to the child will be terminated. You are required to be present at the hearing, to present evidence, and you have the right to be represented by an attorney. If you do not have an attorney and cannot afford one, the court will appoint an attor- ney for you. If the court terminated your pa- rental rights, the order may be final. The court will proceed with this hearing whether or not you are present. Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Dated: June 16, 2015 Case Number: J-37151 Published: June 25, July 2,9,16, 2015
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE CARLOTTA MAE DIAS, aka CARLOTTA M. DIAS, CARLOTTA M. OWEN To all heirs and beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: CARLOTTA MAE DIAS, aka CARLOTTA M. DIAS, CARLOTTA M. OWEN A Petition for Probate has been filed by: GEORGE A. DIAS in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte. The Petition for Probate requests that: GEORGE A. DIAS 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
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representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the 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: July 21, 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. Attorney for Petitioner: ROBERT L. HEWITT 3044 Olive Hwy Oroville, CA 95965. Case Number: PR41446 Dated: June 16, 2015 Published: June 25, July 2,9, 2015
NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE Notice is hereby given that a mobilehome, registered to ROBERT W. VILCONE, ELIZABETH R. VILCONE, legal owner GREEN TREE FINANCIAL SERVICING CORP, interested party RUTH BECK, described as a 1983 SILVERCREST mobilehome, Decal Number LAE1530, Serial Number A3SC0686CA/ B3SC0686CA, Label/Insignia Number 260328/260329, and stored on property within the Countryside Mobile Village, at 370 E. Lassen Avenue, Chico, 95973, County of Butte, California (specifically the space designated as Space #41 within the park), will be sold by auction at the mobilehome park at 370 E. Lassen Avenue, Chico, 95973, County of Butte, California (specifically the space designated as Space #41 within the park), on JULY 22, 2015, at 11:00am, and such succeeding sales days as may be necessary, and the proceeds of the sales will be applied to the satisfaction of the lien, including the reasonable charges of notice, advertisement, and sale. This sale is conducted on a cash or certified fund basis only (cash, cashier’s check or trav- elers’ checks only). Personal checks and/or business checks are not acceptable. Payment is due and payable immediately following the sale. No
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exeptions. The mobilehome and/or contents are sold as is, where is, with no guarantees. This sale is conducted under the authority of California Civil Code 798.56a and Commericial Code 7210. Dated June 5, 2015 JOSPEPH W. CARROLL ATTORNEY AT LAW 1231 I Street, Suite 203 Sacramento, CA 95814. (916) 443-9000 Published: July 9,16, 2015
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (Secs 6101-6107 U.C.C.) 1.Notice is hereby given to creditors of the within named seller(s) that a bulk sale is about to be made of the assets described below: 2.The name(s) and business address of the seller(s) are: GALEN CAPINERI 6272 Virginia Way Paradise, CA 95969. YVONNE CAPINERI 6272 Virginia Way Paradise, CA 95969. 3.The Location in California of the chief executive office of the seller is (if “same as above” so state): SAME AS ABOVE 4.The name(s) and business address of the buyer(s) are: JEDIDIAH HERNDON P.O. Box 1365 Paradise, CA 95967. 5.The business name used by the seller(s) at said location is: CHICO RENT-A-FENCE Escrow Holder: BIDWELL TITLE & ESCROW CO. 500 Wall Street, Chico, CA 95928 ESCROW OFFICER: Jolleen Whitsett Order No. 00251884-002 DATE OF ANTICIPATED SALE: July 31, 2015 LAST DAY TO FILE CLAIMS: July 30, 2015 Notice is hereby given that Transferor intends to make a BULK SALE of the assets of the above described Business to Transferee including all stock in trade, furniture and equipment used in the said Business, to be consummated at the office of Escrow Holder at the time of consummation or thereafter. Creditors of the Transferor may file claims with the Escrow Holder on or before the last day to file claims stated above. This sale is subject to Sec. 61066107 of the California Commercial Code. Transferor has used the following business names and addresses within last three years so far as known to Transferee: None Dated: June 17, 2015 Signed: JEDIDIAH HERNDON Published: July 9, 2015
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner LAVADA ALINDA KEEN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: LAVADA ALINDA KEEN Proposed name: TESI TAYLOR KEEN 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: July 17, 2015 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: MICHAEL P. CANDELA Dated: May 29, 2015 Case Number: 164342
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Published: June 18,25, July 2,9, 2015
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner BROOKE LEYVA filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: ZOE STORME VANDEUSEN Proposed name: ZOE STORME LEYVA 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: July 31, 2015 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: STEPHEN E. BENSON Dated: June 4, 2015 Case Number: 164409 Published: June 18,25, July 2,9, 2015
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner OLEKSIY ROMANOVYCH MOSENZOV-OLEINYCH filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: OLEKSIY ROMANOVYCH MOSENZOV-OLEINYCH Proposed name: ALEX MOSENZOV-OLEINYCH ELSON 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: August 7, 2015 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: STEPHEN E. BENSON Dated: June 5, 2015 Case Number: 164425 Published: June 18,25, July 2,9, 2015
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner WILLIAM H.R. MORRIS filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: WILLIAM HENRY RAYMOND MORRIS Proposed name: WILLIAM HENRY RAYMOND OHLS-MORRIS 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
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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: August 28, 2015 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: THOMAS W. KELLY Dated: June 23, 2015 Case Number: 164512 Published: July 2,9,16,23, 2015
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner JENNAROSE MCKEE filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: JENNAROSE LAHOMA MCKEE Proposed name: JENNAROSE EVE MCKEE 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: August 21, 2015 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave
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Chico, CA 95928 Signed: STEPHEN E. BENSON Dated: June 18, 2015 Case Number: 164461 Published: July 2,9,16,23, 2015
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner LOGAN JEFFREY BURGET filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: LOGAN JEFFREY BURGET Proposed name: LOGAN JEFFREY CUSEO 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: August 28, 2015 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: THOMAS W. KELLY Dated: June 25, 2015 Case Number: 164405 Published: July 2,9,16,23, 2015
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner KATHLEEN MARIE LAGUENS filed a petition with this court for a decree changing
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names as follows: Present name: KATHLEEN MARIE LAGUENS Proposed name: KATHLEEN MARIE LAMBKIN 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: August 21, 2015 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: THOMAS W. KELLY Dated: June 23, 2015 Case Number: 164417 Published: July 2,9,16,23, 2015
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If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make or- ders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. If you want legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. You can get information about finding lawyers at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp) at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), or by contacting your local county bar association. The name and address of the court are: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928. The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: ANGELA M. EVERSON PO Box 82 Bangor, CA 95914 AFFORDABLE DOCUMENTS 1751 Oro Dam Blvd. #4 Oroville, CA 95966. Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Dated: April 14, 2015 Case Number: FL-047442 Published: June 25, July 2,9,16, 2015
SUMMONS NOTICE TO RESPONDENT NEIL S. EVERSON You are being sued by plaintiff: ANGELA M. EVERSON You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120 or FL-123) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter or phone call will not protect you.
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LOVE’S REAL ESTATE Dressing Up I received a phone message from a frustrated homebuyer, who was calling about the article I wrote about a frustrated homebuyer. “The only point you made,” he said, “is that buyers with all cash are beating out us buyers with loans. Duh. We know that. Why don’t you give some constructive advice to help us out instead of just rubbing our faces in it?”
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because housing inventory is low and buyer demand is high. The seller receives five offers right off the bat. The seller and their realtor review the five offers. One is all cash and close enough to asking price, so it’s the winner. The offers with loans are the losers.
I considered his constructive advice and went on to the next messages. Here was one from a formerly frustrated homebuyer who finally succeeded in buying a house.
Then, she revealed her secret: “I insisted I be given the opportunity to present my buyers’ offer to the seller. In person. Buyers’ agents have that right, but it’s rarely exercised these days. I was persistent and the listing agent made arrangements with the seller. Then the dressing up began.”
“We were so frustrated,” she said. “We made offers on six houses, and lost every one because we were FHA buyers with only three percent down. Then we learned the secret to success. The secret is all about dressing up. Our realtor dressed us up. We beat out three other offers on the house we bought. Two of the offers were all cash.”
The dressing up consisted of: a glowing letter from the buyers’ lender proclaiming the buyers’ qualifications, with assurances the loan would close quickly; a letter from the buyers themselves containing a mini-biography, complete with photos; kneeling before the seller and begging them to take her buyers’ offer.
I located that realtor and asked her what gives with all this dressing up. She looked furtively about and quickly ushered me into her office. In a hushed voice she said she would tell me the secret if I promised not to tell anyone, which I haven’t.
“Actually,” said the realtor, “no kneeling; I simply described my buyers in a very personal way to the seller, and expressed their true desire to own that home. The seller reacted favorably, and chose my buyers’ offer over cash.”
She described the typical situation: A house comes on the market. The house is shown intensively
I’m calling this information constructive advice. But remember, it’s a secret, so keep it under your hat.
DOUG LOVE is Sales Manager at Century 21 Jeffries Lydon. Email escrowgo@aol.com, or call 530-680-0817. July 9, 2015
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Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico
$540,000.00 $459,000.00 $422,000.00 $405,000.00 $378,000.00 $353,000.00 $349,500.00 $323,000.00 $321,500.00 $287,500.00 $282,500.00
4/ 3 4/ 2.5 4/ 3 4/ 2 4/ 3 3/ 2 3/ 2 3/ 2 3/ 2 3/ 2 3/ 2.5
38 CN&R July 9, 2015
SQ. FT. 2553 2798 2478 2197 2187 1866 2000 1718 1534 1536 2302
JIM AGUILAR
JOYCE TURNER
571–7719 • joyce_turner@ymail.com
Homes Sold Last Week 513 Rhapis Dr 11 Rain Tree Ln 1027 Mayette Dr 2848 Marigold Ave 1026 Mayette Dr 1936 Wisteria Ln 646 Sheridan Ave 1459 Lucy Way 13 Sierra Lakeside Ln 498 Hoopa Cir 1508 Sherman Ave
$299,000
SMILES ALWAYS
Paul Champlin
(530) 518–4850
L A N D
2600 Cohasset Road 1.4 acres. Property is zoned for commercial and residential. Possible owner financing or joint venture.
Jeffries Lydon
(530) 519-4714 · www.JimsChicoHomes.com
Sponsored by Century 21 Jeffries Lydon ADDRESS
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1990 Modoc Dr 13166 Jackson St 9 Elisha Ct 104 Northwood Commons Pl 2331 Notre Dame Blvd 7 Dorset Ct 2603 El Paso Way 32 Camberwell Ct 1071 Mildred Ave 930 Hazel St 436 W 11th Ave
Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico
$277,500.00 $270,000.00 $265,000.00 $249,000.00 $235,000.00 $228,000.00 $222,000.00 $218,500.00 $215,000.00 $200,000.00 $185,000.00
3/ 1.5 3/ 1.5 3/ 2 3/ 1.5 3/ 2 3/ 2 3/ 2.5 2/ 2 3/ 1.5 2/ 1 2/ 1
SQ. FT. 1460 1275 1443 1651 1890 1233 1710 966 1560 840 916
Clear Creek Property
WOODED SECLUSION on .95 acres. Immaculately maintained 4 bed/2.5 bath, 2,507 sq. ft. home has tiled floors, open plan, bay windows, large kitchen w/stainless counters, tiled bath counters, beautiful "endless pool." Step from living room to deck & outdoor living. Den/bdrm & half bth dwnstrs, 3 spacious bdrms & 2 full bths upstrs. Mstr w/walk-in closet, tiled tub/shwr & balcony w/morning sun. Wooded parcel bordered by Spring Creek on one side & a narrow TPZ parcel on Hamilton Branch on another. Landscaped, and so, so quiet! MLS#201400498…$369,000
More Home for Your Money, on the Ridge in... For all your Real Estate Needs call (530) 872-7653 EXTRAORDINAIRY ESTATE STYLE HOME!
GREAT WESTSIDE LOCATION IN PARADISE!
$219,000 Ad #737. Donna Cass 530-520-8156
$732,000 Ad #759 Chari Bullock 530-872-6818
CHARM, LOCATION & CONVENIENCE 2BR/2BA, Cul-de-sac setting, Garage + Large finished out building, .24 Ac, Fenced $209,000 Ad# 756 Dori Regalia 530-872-6829
5-ACRE LAKE VIEW HOME! Great lake views in 2 directions. Nice 3/2 home with huge deck. $310,000 Ad #590 Ginny Snider 530-872-6814 BRE# 01011224
5350 Skyway, Paradise | www.C21Skyway.com | Paradise@c21selectgroup.com
KIMBERLEY TONGE | (530) 518-5508
Chester Home
Country Club Golf Course Home
4BD, 3BA, 3100+SqFt, 2.17 Acres, custom built home, split floor-plan, cherry cabinets, granite, stainless, marble and hardwood flooring, saltwater pool with waterfall
2BR/2BA sits at end of lane. Newer remodeled bathrooms, office/den with built-in desk, wet bar, ceiling fans and skylight.
Stunning 4 bed home located on a CULD DE SAC one block from BIDWELL PARK!!! Custom built by Micheal Galli, $395,000.00 1859 sq ft home for $239,000.00!!! Lovely 3 bed, 2 bath, family room, plus living room & amazing backyard. CALIFORNIA PARK, located on PEN a cul DIN de sacG close to the lake $293,000
Pat Penick • BRE#00847825 • (530) 258-7876
Canyon Oaks home w/ amazing views. - $530,000 4 bed 3 bath Pool w/ waterfall -
$425,000
In the Avenues 3/2 bonus room, pool - $279,000 Forest Ranch 5 bed 3 bath price to sale - $249,900 Mountain Cabin $115,000
Alice Zeissler | 530.518.1872
Sweet spot, backs to golf course & 1 block to Rec Area 1. This immaculate 3 bed, 2 bath, 1320 sq. ft. cabin is just what many are looking for, beamed, vaulted ceilings which provide that mountain/cabin appeal, efficient kitchen, 2 story wall of glass looking out to good sized deck & trees beyond. 2 bdrms & full bath on ground level, large master & full bath +loft/office area on 2nd story. WoodStove & monitor heater. Detached 2 car garage with nice work shop. Private setting, house sits back from the street. MLS#201500818…$258,000
Linda Pohler• BRE#01135477 • (530) 258-9135
Clean 3 bed, 2 bath, 1,525 sq. ft. manufactured home in Chester. Open flr plan. Vaulted ceilings. Lrg kitch & laundry. Living rm, plus family rm. Dining area w/French doors to side deck. Both bths have spa tubs. Oak/tile flooring. F/A propane heat, +woodstove. Free standing propane heat. Plumbed for AC. Covered front porch. Dbl car garage in back att. by breezeway. Alley access. Back & side yards have new fencing w/gates. Lawn. Carport. Handicap access & handicap availability interior. Great home. MLS#201300805…$145,000
Cathy Kuersten • BRE#01127520 • (530) 375-7557
www.AlmanorColdwellBanker.com
18 acres, forest, 1,580 sq ft home, cash only $199,900 Pinnacle building lot, 2.03 acs $330,000 G $479,500 Park! 4bed/3bth, 2,558 ft, solar! PENsqDIN West side, 3bd/3ba, 2,901 sqft .29ac $465,000 Newer roof, laminate floor, HVAC! 3 bd/2 ba, 1,747 sq ft $275,000 Near CSUC & Downtown, 2 bd/1 ba, 792 sq ft $199,900 Charmer 2 bd/1 ba, 1,092 sq ft, near CSUC! $225,000
Teresa Larson • (530)899-5925 www.ChicoListings.com • chiconativ@aol.com
Gated community, lovely 2,531 sq ft with VIEW! $435,000 Updated kitchen + bathes! 3 bed/ 2 bth, 1,589 sq ft $239,900 Cul de sac, 3 bed/2 bth, 1,811 ft onG.29 acr $339,500 PENsqDIN DINsqGft $289,900 Pool, pond, solar, 3 bed/2 PEN bth, 1,374 DIN 3bd/2ba, 5 car garages, RVPEN garage, .66Gof an acre $349,900 Amber Grove, 3 bd/den, 2 ba, 1,946 sq ft $379,500 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 June 22, 2015 – June 26, 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 1263 Parque Dr 123 Palermo Dr 253 Palermo Dr 5333 Treasure Hill Dr 1780 7th St 6338 Woodman Dr 76 Eagle Vista Dr 3383 Morningside Dr 3066 Clemo Ave 659 Siskiyou Ave 1736 Hammon Ave
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Chico Oroville Oroville Oroville Oroville Oroville Oroville Oroville Oroville Oroville Oroville
$112,000.00 $275,000.00 $273,000.00 $255,000.00 $213,000.00 $212,000.00 $190,000.00 $185,000.00 $170,000.00 $140,000.00 $137,500.00
3/ 1.5 3/ 1.5 2/ 2 2/ 2 3/ 2 3/ 2 3/ 2 3/ 1.5 2/ 2 2/ 1 3/ 1.5
SQ. FT. 1240 1570 1532 2044 1560 1632 2292 1569 1752 1250 1276
ADDRESS 56 Canal Dr 1975 Stearns Rd 5614 Little Grand Canyon Dr 1437 Lofty Ln 270 Rose Ln 6187 Virginia Way 1682 Wagstaff Rd 540 Casa Dr 1432 Nunneley Rd 5724 Paradise Ave 5785 Inez Way
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Oroville Paradise Paradise Paradise Paradise Paradise Paradise Paradise Paradise Paradise Paradise
$111,000.00 $300,000.00 $275,500.00 $270,000.00 $230,000.00 $195,000.00 $168,000.00 $160,000.00 $155,000.00 $143,000.00 $125,000.00
2/ 1.5 3/ 3 3/ 2.5 2/ 2 2/ 1.5 2/ 2 2/ 2 2/ 1.5 2/ 2 3/ 2 2/ 1 July 9, 2015
SQ. FT. 1429 3016 1832 2415 1406 1542 1327 1120 1242 1886 960
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