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Esplanade no sacred cow If there was a pivotal moment during Tuesday evening’s long Chico City

Council meeting, it was when Dave Chesterman, a retired civil engineer with a breadth of experience in capital projects, stood at the podium in front of the dais and reminded the council members why Chico’s roadways, including our beloved Esplanade, need modernization.

Chesterman is the father of the late Kristina Chesterman, the Chico State nursing student who was killed two years ago by a drunken driver while The Esplanade is a riding her bike along Nord Avenue. He beautiful roadway, traveled from the Bay Area to Chico to but that’s because speak to the council about the importance of the trees and of improving safety aspects that would, historic homes as he put it so poignantly, “help spare that line it ... other families from the tragic loss of their loved ones.”

He obviously was aware that some Chicoans have called for the city to leave the roadway as it is. Moreover, it was clear from the tenor of the meeting that certain members of the council are resistant to several changes proposed by the consultant hired to come up with options, especially a dedicated bike lane.

The Esplanade is a beautiful roadway, but that’s because of the trees and historic homes that line it, not the asphalt and concrete that make it a major thoroughfare.

We hope Chesterman’s comments, along with those of the other dozenplus speakers, struck a nerve with the council members. We, too, believe that the boulevard is in dire need of improvements, including those that accommodate bicyclists and people with disabilities. The Esplanade has served the community well over the decades, but it’s now time for changes that would ensure it continues to do so well into the future. □

a narrative of entitlement W the 1990s, it’s still a monster of a problem. The United States has a mass shooting (four or more hile it’s true that gun violence has halved since

fatalities per incident) nearly every day. And highprofile mass shootings seem to occur a few times a month. With every new Sandy Hook, there’s another nationwide uproar: “How the hell do we stop this?”

I don’t think we can without changing our entire culture. We have become ever more entitled and hedonistic. This is the sick and terminal side of consumer by capitalism. Every generation Patrick Newman is drawn further toward the The author is a longtime Chico resident conviction that obtaining and frequent writer material wants is of paramount importance. This view is nearly of letters to the editor. unassailable.

So if I say that suffering is occurring due to the ubiquity of certain sophisticated firearms—the same scourge Australians eliminated in the ’90s—Americans can convincingly respond with, “Yes, but owning semiautomatic weapons gives me pleasure.” This is in

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accord with our dogma: What gives us pleasure must not be withheld.

The gun squad can yammer on ad infinitum about the Second Amendment, hunting and home protection, but if it didn’t feel good to squeeze off 60 rounds of .223 through an assault rifle, would there really be the same narrative of entitlement?

An AR-15 is another consumer item and a pleasure to own—a hot little toy, even as it gathers dust.

We have bigger problems than guns, but at the root of every one of these problems is the conviction that pleasure is more important than the collateral suffering it causes. As we consume our way through the animals, forests, atmosphere and oceans of the planet, our capitalist credo drowns out every other concern: If it feels good, do it.

So here’s how we move beyond paralysis on the gun issue: Americans begin subverting consumer culture by seriously questioning their “right” to maximum material pleasure. Americans stop asking the gun crowd to sacrifice for the good of the larger society, unless we are willing to embrace a new sacrificial approach to a thousand other consumer appetites—all of which are generating a tsunami of suffering across the sweep of human, animal and environmental interests. □

Take note, Paradisians Ridge residents are looking for answers on the Paradise Irrigation District’s

proposed water rate increases. They want to know, for example, why the district has opted for the more expensive option to recycle water at its facility, the main impetus for putting the squeeze on its customers. They also want clarity on the district’s rate structures, as outlined nebulously on its website.

From what we can tell, the increases will be steep (see Meredith J. Cooper’s report on page 8). That’s going to be a hardship for many Ridge residents, considering the foothills region is home to a large population of elderly people who live on fixed incomes as well as younger, low-income families.

The good news for PID’s customers is they are able to contest the proposal. To block the plan, more than 50 percent of water users—only those who actually pay the bill—must inform the district that they oppose it. That’s a high threshold to meet, but we know it can be done. Customers of the North Yuba Water District did that very thing recently, which forces that district to come up with a more affordable alternative plan.

PID has not made it easy for its customers to oppose the new rates.

First off, it provides a protest form on its website (www.paradiseirrigation. com), though water users may not oppose the proposed rate increases electronically (i.e., no emails, faxes, text messages). They can write their own protest letter—however, to be counted, it must contain very specific information (see the district’s website for details).

Lastly, the district must receive the form by Jan. 29, the date of the last public hearing on this issue (it can also be hand-delivered to that meeting).

The CN&R urges Ridge residents to seek answers from the district and, should they believe the rate hikes are out of line, not be complacent. It’s not too late to stop PID’s plan, but soon it will be. □

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tick, tock When talking to folks about the Chico News & Review Foundation and our fundraising efforts to fill that nonprofit’s coffers to pay exclusively for investigative reporting on local issues, I’ve heard a variation of the same question: “Isn’t it already the CN&R’s job to do investigative reporting?”

In other words, people expect this newspaper to have that sort of work in its pages. I get where they’re coming from. This is an outlet for investigative work. We’ve published pieces on fracking, informed residents about the explosive crude oil being transported on the Feather River Canyon’s railways, and how the city of Chico’s salaries and benefits are among the most expensive in the state. Speaking of which, the city’s fiscal tenuity was predicted in an award-winning story by the late Richard Ek just before the Great Recession (see “Breaking the bank,” March 29, 2007).

Thing is, for every investigative piece we publish, there are dozens of others that go unreported because there are too few reporters in Chico. Sounds like a simple fix, right? Just hire more reporters. If only it was that simple.

See, this newspaper is a for-profit business. We don’t get grant funding (like public radio stations or other nonprofits do). The editorial department I manage has a fixed budget that pays for the work of the freelance contributors in CN&R’s pages and also for our staff of journalists—five full-time and one half-time.

Right now, we have our hands full, whether that’s Staff Writer Ken Smith’s report on three homeless people dying in a short stretch (see “The final kindness,” cover story, Dec. 17, 2015), or perhaps Managing Editor Meredith J. Cooper’s story on the city approving the construction of a 24-foot-tall building feet from residences in a north Chico neighborhood (see “The great wall,” Newslines, May 28, 2015), or even yours truly writing about local politics, including a councilwoman’s insensitive comments (and cursing) during a meeting on homelessness (see “Rookie moves,” Second & Flume, Sept. 24, 2015).

All of the things I just mentioned have been reported in this newspaper alone. They’re not pretty, but they are important. We need to discuss the fact that human beings are literally dying on our streets. We need to hear about when the city screws up. We need to know when our elected leaders are out of touch with reality. We must discuss these things and come up with solutions to better our community.

We’ll keep doing this type of work. But we want to delve even deeper, and that’s where the nonprofit CN&R Foundation comes in. All of the money will pay outside journalists to work on underreported and important topics. None of the funds will go to this company’s bottom line. We are nearing our goal of raising $25,000, but we’re not there yet. We have roughly a week left to hit that number. If we do so by Jan. 31, an anonymous donor will pile on and additional $10,000. Contributing even a few bucks will help. To donate, go to www.nvcf.org/fund/chico-news-review-foundation or send a check to North Valley Community Foundation, 240 Main St., Chico, CA, 95928 (write CN&R Foundation in the notation).

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Melissa Daugherty is editor of the CN&R

Another dissatisfied customer Re “Punished for preparedness” (Greenways, by Ernesto Rivera, Jan. 14): After reading about the Aagaards’ problems in dealing with the Cal Water appeals process, it made me wonder how many other people have been let down by what appears to be nothing more than the guise of fairness in Cal Water’s policies.

After receiving our water budget, my family appealed due to the addition of a new baby, a valid cause as listed by Cal Water.

The response was underwhelming: a 1.5 percent annual increase to accommodate our 50 percent family growth. Additionally, the increase was added to the budget of only one particular month, leaving the other 11 unchanged.

We were further frustrated to find out after removing the turf in our yard that the Cal Water reimbursement program paid half of what other programs offered, and we were ineligible for them because we had already started the project.

I hope that bringing attention to the way in which Cal Water has been dealing with these issues can bring some mutually agreeable resolutions between it and its customers.

Jacob Sams Chico

‘Backward logic’ on pot Re “Unhappy with editing” (Letters,

by Nathan Esplanade, Jan. 14): Colorado’s example of completely relegalizing cannabis (marijuana) exposes Nathan Esplanade’s backward logic. Relegalizing the plant doesn’t increase demand for police, fire, legal, judicial, penal, health care and social services; it reduces it. It’s one reason why Colorado ended the charade.

Further, Colorado not only has not raised taxes; it’s just the opposite.

One of the contentious issues is what to do with all the additional sales tax above and beyond what was originally anticipated. That’s a problem California needs.

Contrary to Esplanade’s minority cannabis prohibition beliefs, responsible adults should be able to use the relatively safe, extremely popular, God-given plant without guilt or fear of being caged.

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From earliest childhood until this very moment, the National Football League has been an indescribably enormous part of my family members’, friends’ and most Americans’ lives. In our youth, we plastered our bedroom walls with those beautiful photos of great athletes like Lance Rentzel, the “Juice,” and one of my heroes, the mighty Mercury Morris.

As the game evolved through the years, we have experienced great elation as well as seemingly endless despair. Each season, I state clearly that I will not allow myself to be drawn in, but even as late as this past Sunday, the talented and courageous gladiators have a pretty firm grip on me.

They remain fascinating creatures, even though I detest so many of them.

As I observe the game today and see such apparently solid humans like Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers and Carson Palmer, I wonder why they were ever drafted to play in such a glorious but troubled enterprise. It doesn’t seem they meet the criteria, because when you study their lives, there is no evidence of assault, wifebeating, animal cruelty, pedophilia, drunken driving or even murder.

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After more than a decade of planning and politicking, Butte County has a new Hall of Records and will hold a ribbon-cutting celebration today (Thursday, Jan. 21) from 4:30 to 7 p.m.

The 35,637-square-foot building located on Nelson Avenue in Oroville includes climatecontrolled storage areas for sensitive historical records and improved technology to make those records more accessible. The cost to build the facility, which is home to the County Archives as well as the Clerk, Recorder and Elections offices, was $9.5 million, most of which was covered by an $8 million loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The hall officially opened Dec. 21, and will close for business at 4 p.m. for the grand opening, which will include presentations by Butte County Supervisor Bill Connelly, county Clerk-Recorder Candace Grubbs and Chico State history professor Michael Magliari.

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The city’s financial situation has improved from two years ago, according to a report to the Chico City Council on Tuesday (Jan. 19).

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Noting the scenario is unlikely, if every city employee retired now, the city would have to pay out $100 million, Fields said, including $46.5 million toward public safety employees alone.

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Rawson (pictured) is a 32-year veteran of the hospital industry. He most recently filled concurrent positions as CEO of Loma Linda University Medical Center in Murrieta and senior vice president for strategic planning of Loma Linda University Health.

“I am grateful that we’ve found someone with Rick’s depth of experience, strong leadership and operational expertise while a permanent president is finalized,” Jeff Eller, FRH board chair and CEO of Adventist Health’s Northern California division, said via press release.

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than a little peeved about the prospect of a higher water bill. He’s poised to go from paying around $450 a year to more than $700. What’s more, he’s been conby serving, like many of Meredith J. his neighbors, and he Cooper feels that he’s being m e re d i t h c @ punished for his effort. n ew srev i ew. c o m But, absent a strong base of like-minded individuals and businesses, it’s all but an eventuality. The Paradise Irrigation District board will be voting on a rate hike, Be heard: the final public hearing effective Feb. 1, at its regarding the proposed Jan. 29 meeting. If the rate increase directors follow their will be Friday, previous voting patJan. 29, at 5 p.m. at 6332 clark road. terns, the increase will protest forms can be pass—unless a majority found at paradise of customers file proirrigation.com and tests against it. turned in in person “Last year, we put a at the meeting or by visiting the district 5-gallon bucket in the office. shower, and we used the

wastewater to water the lawn,” Schwede said recently by phone. “We followed all the rules.”

But one of the reasons given for the rate increase is the loss of revenue the district has taken in since the drought and mandatory conservation. With residents using less water, they’ve paid lower rates.

That translated into a significant financial burden for the PID. “We’ve lost $700,000 in the past 15 months, based on conservation,” said Kevin Phillips, PID chief financial officer.

“But the district’s costs are extremely fixed.”

The other reason for the rate increase is the need for the district to implement a better filtration system for discharged water, based on Environmental Protection Agency standards.

“In 2010, we were told by the state that we are violating our national pollution discharge permits,” Phillips explained.

Two chemicals—one used to disinfect the water, and trace amounts of aluminum— were found at higher levels than considered safe. “We were required to either get the water clean enough to meet those requirements or stop discharging.”

PID hired engineers to come up with solutions. One of them, a natural wetlands filtration system, would have cost about $2.5 million, according to the district website, but it was deemed undesirable, Phillips said, partly because such a system had never been used to filter out the chemicals of concern.

The second proposal was a mechanical system that would quickly press or spin contaminants out of the water so it could be returned to the treatment plant. “That price tag is $15 to $16 million,” Phillips said. “It’s an extremely large capital project for us.”

Hence, the rate increases, which include another hike in two years to help pay for the project. He explained that’s integral to the district’s ability to secure a loan from the state.

While a majority of the five district directors

favor the more expensive, mechanical process, not everybody is on board. Director Bill Kellogg, for instance, has long championed the wetlands option as a financially prudent alternative. He was scheduled to bring it up as recently as Wednesday night’s meeting (Jan. 20), which was held

after this paper’s deadline.

“It would take out the one chemical and the aluminum byproduct—it would clean up both of those in about 10 acres,” Kellogg said by phone.

He worries that the rate increases will be difficult for some residents to bear. “If we don’t do something, we won’t be able to meet payroll,” he acknowledged. “But 20 percent of our population up here is retired. It’s going to double some folks’ water rates.

“My thing is, we put in a one-year emergency price increase,” he added.

“That way we can meet our payroll and everything. But [the increase] shouldn’t be to finance this long-range project.”

Paradise business owner and former mayor Alan White agreed that the district must remain viable. “I want good, fresh, clean water coming out of my taps. If I have to pay a little more for that, I’m OK with that,” he said. “But I don’t want rate changes for improvements that haven’t been approved yet.”

The revised rate formula is a tiered system, much like a cellphone data plan, where customers choose the amount of water they expect to use—based off previous bills—and pay for that amount.

There is no rollover, but tiers can be changed any time throughout the year, explained PID General Manager George Barber during a workshop last month that is available on the district’s website. Customers initially will be enrolled in the middle tier, with a monthly charge of $54.31.

“We wanted to structure it to where folks who want to commit to using less water will pay a lesser charge because those who would like to use more water will pay more to offset that reduction in revenue,” Barber said in the workshop.

“It’s the best way I could come up with to create some sort of low-income-type rate, legally, because legally we cannot provide a low-income rate.”

By “legally,” Barber is referring to Proposition 218, an amendment to the state Constitution enacted nearly two decades ago that calls for water districts to charge customers based on services provided, not on their financial standing. What Prop. 218 also did, however, was say that rate increases can be halted if a majority of customers protest.

“I’ve talked to probably more than 40 people who said they would go to a [PID] meeting and not one of them has shown up,” said Schwede, who’s hoping for a better turnout on Jan. 29. “If 50.1 percent of the people in Paradise take in or mail in a protest form, then this rate increase will have to be revised. It hasn’t been approved until we put our protest forms in.” □

Uneasy street Tensions rise as City Council eyes changes to The Esplanade the school year, traffic on The Esplanade is jammed for about T15hroughout minutes every morning while students get

dropped off at Chico High School. That’s a major consideration for the city as it studies improvements to Chico’s iconic, tree-lined boulevard.

It’s also a point of contention for City Councilman Andrew Coolidge. During the council’s discussion of the Esplanade Corridor Improvement Study on Tuesday Jan. 19, he asserted that Chico Unified School District, which in recent years completed major construction on Chico High’s campus, hasn’t done its part to alleviate the traffic congestion.

“This situation has been completely exacerbated over the last 30 years by the fact that [CUSD], when they go through the building process in the city of Chico, doesn’t do any plans through the Review the plans: city,” Coolidge Go to tinyurl.com/esplanadesurvey said. “They go for more info on the Esplanade through the state Corridor Improvement Study. of California.

They’ve completely ignored a lot of the safety conditions.”

Coolidge then urged CUSD to “take responsibility and put in ample drop-off and loading zones on their own property.”

Several representatives from CUSD were in attendance. Kathy Kaiser, vice president of the CUSD board of trustees, explained that the district is required by law to run building plans through the state, not the

city. Julie Kistle, director of facilities and construction for CUSD, then refuted that the district hasn’t kept the city abreast of its construction projects.

“I agree with you 100 percent, Mr. Coolidge, about the school’s responsibility for designing pick-up and drop-off areas,” she said. “In fact, we’ve been doing that.” The district worked with the city’s Public Works Department to construct a drop-off easement for Chico High on West Sacramento Avenue, Kistle said, and recently completed a bus drop-off where the staff parking lot used to be. “I respectfully disagree with your assumption that that kind of work isn’t going on behind the scenes.”

Coolidge persisted: “If the facilities were appropriate enough, the cars would go in and out of campus,” he said. “They wouldn’t be sitting on the roads and dropping off students in the middle of the street.”

Eventually, he was abruptly cut off by Mayor Mark Sorensen, so that the meeting could move along.

SIFT ER Workplace stagnation Only about a third of U.S. employees are engaged—i.e., involved in, enthusiastic about and/or committed to their jobs—according to Gallup’s recent phone survey of 80,844 employed adults. The researchers considered whether employees were engaged based on their ratings of workplace elements such as having the opportunity to do their best every day, feeling encouraged to develop and believing their opinions count.

Engagement is strongly tied to worker productivity, company profits and customer satisfaction. Disengaged workers tend to be “checked out,” or simply kill time, and do the minimum required to stay employed.

Just more than half—50.8 percent—of respondents were not engaged, Gallup found, and 17.2 percent were “actively disengaged.”

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It’s unusual for a capital project to come

before the council this early in the planning process, said Brendan Ottoboni, the city’s director of engineering. Given the community’s love for The Esplanade, however, city staff brought the fledgling proposal forward for vetting. The council was not expected to take action.

Steve Weinberger of W-Trans, an engineering consulting firm hired by the city to improve The Esplanade corridor, has conducted two public workshops and gathered input via two online surveys; W-Trans has received more than 1,000 public comments.

On Tuesday, Weinberger made a lengthy presentation, covering survey results as well as favored solutions to the roadway’s woes.

Proposed improvements include widening and adding mini-roundabouts at Lincoln Street and West Sacramento Avenue to alleviate school-related traffic; a separated bike lane; pedestrian signals and ADA-compliant ramps at all crosswalks; a traffic light at West Sacramento Avenue; broader medians; sensors to detect vehicles and change traffic signals accordingly; and two roundabouts where The Esplanade intersects Memorial Way and First Avenue and another at the intersection of Memorial and Oleander.

Based on the surveys, Weinberger says, citizens want to preserve the historic character of the boulevard and its heritage trees.

Another major takeaway: About 80 percent of

respondents favored improving bike facilities along The Esplanade.

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dangerous in the city, especially on a bike. The rate of collisions for cyclists at First Avenue is 1 in 800,000, the study shows, compared with 1 in 4.2 million motorists.

Oleander Avenue parallels The Esplanade and is a city-designated bike route. Even given that alternative, cyclists generally ride on The Esplanade, said Janine Rood, executive director of Chico Velo Cycling Club.

“I personally ride The Esplanade on my bike three to six round trips per week,” she said. “I liken it to the Wild West. … It’s difficult for a cyclist to figure out what they’re supposed to be doing out there. It’s very chaotic.”

According to video surveys of the area, 75 percent of cyclists don’t heed stop signs on the frontage roads, and just as many aren’t wearing helmets. That’s why W-Trans is proposing the construction of a separated, two-lane bike path running along the east side of The Esplanade. Such a facility, complete with traffic signals, would make clear what’s expected of cyclists, Weinberger said. Rood added that separated bike paths make cyclists feel safer, encourage more biking and relieve vehicle congestion.

However, members of the council, particularly Sorensen and Councilwoman Tami Ritter, were skeptical of how the protected bike lane would affect motorists.

Dave Chesterman, a retired civil engineer from Livermore, provided a moving argument for improved bike infrastructure.

His daughter Kristina was fatally struck by a drunken driver while riding her bike on Nord Avenue in September 2013.

“I believe a wider and bettermarked bike lane with reflectors in the street at the Nord location likely would have saved her life,” he said.

Chesterman said safety improvements along The Esplanade and elsewhere around town are needed.

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hen Prem Chand needed to open a new branch of his IT infrastructure company, Milestone Technologies, he considered a number of locations before choosing Chico.

Back then, in 2012, Boise, Idaho, ranked high on his list of sites, as did Omaha, Neb. With his business headquartered in the Bay Area, he also weighed San Luis Obispo.

Ultimately, as he told several hundred businesspeople and local leaders gathered in Oroville last Thursday (Jan. 14) for the 16th annual North State Economic Forecast Conference, “my roots brought me back.”

Chand grew up in Butte County, in a farming family, moving to Silicon Valley at age 21.

He retains an attachment to the North State, which he pointed out is just “three hours away” from his Bay Area home—“45 minutes by plane,” a testament to his success.

Was the decision that simple?

Did sentimentality rule the day?

And, by extension, does that mean Chico, or the North State in general, has its best chance at luring lucrative businesses only from prodigal sons and daughters?

Not entirely, Chand told the

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Building upon themes expressed by himself and others throughout the morning, Chand explained that Chico and the region have quantifiable assets that even a detached CEO would find attractive.

“We have some pretty big companies in the North State that weren’t here three, four, five years ago,” he said. “It’s like way back when, when McDonald’s would put up a [restaurant] and, guess what, Burger King put up one across the street. [Companies] want to go to these places, but they want to make sure they have the resources behind it, the infrastructure behind it, and it’s going to be able to grow in scale.

“So there’s an opportunity; it just has to be packaged incredibly well.”

Resources include the available workforce, which applies to all commercial sectors. Infrastructure demands can vary by industry: While broadband connectivity (not omnipresent in the North State) is vital for Internet-linked ventures, for instance, transportation corridors (ample here) are crucial for manufacturing and agriculture.

North State officials are not alone in trumpeting a location as

great for business. Beyond the options Chand identified, he also shared that Tacoma, Wash., has been wooing Bay Area tech companies via print advertisements.

Locally, economic development officers for years have been selling the same bill of goods: Chico has the university, the region has natural beauty, cost of living and housing is low relative to metro areas, etc.

Things have changed, though, and are changing. The local business scene has undergone an evolution, including the track record Chand referenced. Workforce development has increased through ventures such as The Training Place at Butte College, which not only offers vocational education but also professional certifications for university graduates, such as customer service, computers and human-resources compliance.

Chand, offering a candid glimpse into the corporate mindset, affirmed the strong case that differentiates this place from others.

“There’s got to be a brand put to it,” he quickly continued. “It’s got to be defined, it’s got to be visible, and you’ve got to be able to explain it.”

Stimulating economic growth repre-

sents a local concern, particularly in challenging times. Based on projections shared at the conference

by Dr. Robert Eyler from Sonoma State’s Center for Regional Economic Analysis, the North State faces moderate prospects.

Eyler broke down financial trends globally, nationally, statewide and

by North State county before looking ahead to 2016.

Dan Ripke, director of Chico State’s Center for Economic Development (CED), which hosted the event, summarized Eyler’s analysis as “maybe some slower growth coming in the near term but that overall the California and U.S. economy is fairly healthy, and we’re just seeing instability in overseas markets and oil prices.”

Bringing in outside businesses dominated forum discussions, but the CED actually advocates a different model of development: incubating ventures from local entrepreneurs.

“For the last 30 years, we’ve always believed that the community with the best education and best talent would succeed the most,” Ripke said. “Fact is, attraction efforts—incentives, tax breaks, whatever they may be— are ephemeral because eventually those cost factors of the business are going to drive the business out again. The place that invests the most into their people ... is always going to attract the most companies, the most jobs.”

Education is something the North State boasts. Along with the traditional tracks at Chico State and Butte College, job-oriented enrichment has taken off at The Training Place, which partners with employers to offer over 200 programs based on demand. The center serves about 5,000 trainees a year.

“I think we have really good talent readiness in a lot of industries,” said Annie Rafferty, director of The Training Place. “We’re poised to respond, and we’re continuing to grow.”

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HEALTHLINES Julia Westlund, a retired Jell-O sales representative, volunteers as a Court Appointed Special Advocate. Lisa Michels is supervisor of the CASA program in Butte and Glenn counties.

The CASA concept was conceived in 1977 by

a juvenile court judge in Seattle who was “concerned about making drastic decisions with insufficient information,” according to the National CASA Association.

The regional program encompasses Butte, Glenn, Tehama and Shasta counties, with subsets for Butte and Glenn as well as Tehama and Shasta counties. It was launched 15 years ago by since-retired Butte County Judge Steven Howell. It’s overseen by Northern Valley Catholic Social Service.

There are about 120 CASA volunteers in the four counties and 50 in Butte, Michels said. But that’s not enough. The program serves about 100 abused or neglected children every year in Butte County alone, and there are about 400 more in the foster care system. Some counties in California have a CASA volunteer for every child.

“We don’t have enough volunteers, for sure,” said Michels. “The volunteer base is really what we’re working on. After 15 years here, people still don’t know about CASA, and that’s pretty sad.”

Butte County offers two trainings a year,

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bused children from broken homes often

adulthood. But even if they’ve been exposed to serious trauma, children are remarkably resilient.

“They’re just amazing,” said Julia Westlund. “A lot of them are really grown up for their age, because they’ve had to deal with a lot of things the average 10-year-old maybe doesn’t deal with. I’m impressed by them.”

Through CASA of Butte and Glenn Counties, Westlund has volunteered to work with three local children who’ve been abused or neglected. People who serve as CASAs (Court Appointed Special

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Advocates) help these children navigate the social service and legal systems and offer a steady, caring adult presence in their lives.

“It gives a voice to the child throughout their journey,” said Lisa Michels, supervisor of the local program. “They are detained by the state and due to abuse and neglect— through no fault of their own. They have not done anything wrong; it’s been done to them.

To have one person in their corner helping them through that journey really makes a difference.”

Attorneys appointed by the court to

“It gives a voice to the child throughout their journey.”

—Lisa Michels, supervisor of the CASA program in Butte and Glenn counties

represent children often have hundreds of open cases. It’s unlikely, then, that a lawyer will take a special interest and become a “really strong advocate” for an individual child unless the abuse was particularly bad, Michels said. Social workers are overburdened as well. It therefore becomes “pretty easy for these kids to get lost in the system,” she said. “One thing a CASA can do is make sure they get the services they need.”

Speaking from experience, Westlund believes that CASAs come to know more about the child they’ve been assigned—who may well have bounced between foster families and service providers—than all of the lawyers, social workers, judges and foster agencies combined. That’s because she compiles reports on the child’s history, home life and schooling and presents it for a judge’s consideration when they’re making decisions important to the child.

“Each one of those people knows a whole lot about their piece of the puzzle,” she said, “but we paint the full picture.”

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Volunteers who complete an initial interview and screening undergo 40 hours of training, including a day in court to get familiar with the proceedings.

Then a final background check is completed. “It’s a fairly involved process, to make sure the kiddos are safe,” Michels said.

Once training is complete, a CASA’s schedule is flexible.

Typically, they put in four to eight hours a month, checking in with the child roughly once a week as well as calling service agencies and social workers and compiling reports.

Aside from a clean criminal record and a driver’s license, one needs only “common sense and compassion” to become a CASA, said Westlund. A misconception among prospective volunteers is that they must have experience with children or social services.

Not so. Westlund, for instance, is a retired sales representative for Jell-O and had never worked with abused or neglected children prior to volunteering as a CASA. In fact, Michels welcomes whatever experience and interests volunteers bring to the table. One CASA who came to mind goes

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golfing with the child; another goes fishing. It doesn’t matter how the CASA’s time with the child is spent, really, so long as a personal connection is established and maintained.

“For the most part, it’s just spending time with kids, and that’s fun,” Westlund said.

In fact, she gets a lot out of the program herself. “It’s been a far more rewarding deal for me than I expected. To have that win for the kid is really amazing.”

According to the National CASA Association, a child with a CASA is more likely to find a safe, permanent home, get more services while they’re in the foster care system and succeed in school. “If you’re really worried about homeless folks, a lot of those people were foster children,” said Westlund. “When a child has a CASA, their chances of that go down.

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books such as The Big Tiny, the notion Foftoliving a smaller-scale life has large-scale

rom TV shows such as Tiny House Hunters

awareness.

“People are overhoused,” said Mark Stemen, Chico State professor of geography and planning, noting how the average American takes the same amount of residential space that two generations ago sufficed for an entire family.

The popular—and popularized— approach to downsizing is the tiny home that resembles an RV, with comforts of a traditional residence fitted into less square footage (sometimes even on wheels), sitting solitary on a plot of land.

Another arrangement has begun to draw attention: the tiny-house village.

The idea is simple. Rather than live alone, friends and families come together and build a collection of tiny houses nestled around a common building comprising their kitchen, dining room, laundry and living room. Each residence can be small—in Chico, for instance, 220 square feet (see chart)—and the shared structure needn’t be cavernous, either.

“Having multiple tiny houses is a way to re-envision how people live their lives in Chico,” Stemen said.

The idea has been raised locally as one potential solution for homelessness. While city Principal Planner Brendan Vieg said the city has received no formal proposal, a tinyhouse village for homeless people got the green light this month in Sonoma County, where the Board of Supervisors dedicated a piece of public property for this purpose.

The move came on the heels of an ordinance in Fresno that classified tiny homes as backyard cottages, thereby codifying (i.e., legitimizing) the buildings.

Even for residents already housed, villages represent an option with upsides from a municipal perspective.

“As opposed to breaking the Greenline or going up into the foothills or just generally growing outward, we have a city policy of trying to maximize infill [development],” Vieg explained. “Of course, we want to

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make sure things done in existing neighborhoods are done compatibly. I think the opportunity for tiny houses really fits with that vision.”

As opposed to an apartment complex, he continued, a tiny-house village means “you’re getting more units on smaller parcels.” This also means “there are lots more opportunities” for this multiunit housing because of “the way it’s built out,” not just within city limits, but also in unincorporated county areas.

“Tiny-house villages to me seem like a multifamily environment not unlike something we already see,” Vieg added, but all too often “in the form of rundown rental houses that accumulated over time. Those exist in the community, so what would be wrong with having nice, clean microhouses, or tiny houses, linked together and done thoughtfully?”

Thoughtful design is precisely what Stemen

asked of his 10 students in Geography 506 (Community Service Practice in Geography) last semester. The fall-term class of mainly aspiring planners featured a project in which each of the three groups created a schematic for a tiny-house village on a particular parcel in Chico that met particular parameters.

Stemen felt it was important to make the assignment concrete, so he crafted a scenario in which a house owned by one student’s parents, where the others rented rooms, burned down and insurance money would pay for new construction. The original house was 1,100 square feet; the group could redistribute that space among the buildings in their tiny-house village.

The class needed to learn about zoning and building codes, but along with engineering, they learned about another key conHow tiny?

Mark Stemen and his Chico State students ascertained the following building-code requirements for a tiny house in Chico: • Minimum 220 square feet (two occupants; 100 more per added occupant) • Separate bathroom with a toilet, sink and bathtub/ shower • Separate closet • Kitchen sink, cooking appliance and refrigeration (with at least 30 inches clear in front of each, plus light and ventilation)

sideration, thanks to a visit from Ma’ikwe Ludwig of Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage in Missouri.

“The social architecture is more important than the physical architecture,” Stemen said. “It’s harder to live with people than live small. [Ludwig] said everyone gets all excited about the ‘eco’ and has to remember it also has a village.”

Young adults are accustomed to shared living quarters and smaller spaces. Dorms, apartments, downtown houses, living at home—all these circumstances place dwellers in confined conditions.

The adjustment for older adults, though, can be more challenging. Village vibe is “not wanting to just be like apartment living,” Stemen added, “in which we live in our own little box. Even though we’re surrounded by a hundred people, we can still feel alone.”

So the archetype for a village consists of private sleeping quarters and the community hub.

“It’s not just economical, but it keeps things fun, and it’s convenient,” said Kiaya Sabolovic, a senior focusing her studies on project management and sustainability.

“It’s not so hard to keep in touch with your friends if they live on the same property as you.”

This doesn’t just apply to college students and recent grads; Sabolovic sees benefits for families (“you can afford to work less and spend more time at home … and the community aspect is great in a co-parenting way”) and seniors (“they don’t entirely lose their sense of independence, but there’s a lot less to care for … and if something goes wrong, there are people right around them”).

Moving from a traditional home to a tiny home—whether situated singly or among others—may not be a very large leap. In the class project, Stemen said, “what was radi-

This is Boneyard Studios, a tiny-house village in Washington, D.C. Photo by InhabItat/vIa FlICKr

cal is the size. We didn’t do anything but downsize.”

Sabolovic agrees, noting that from a technical planning perspective, “it’s not as incredibly complicated as I first thought.”

Moreover, smaller-scale living “is just the way things used to be. …

“We’ve already been there; it shouldn’t be too hard to go back.” □

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Gaming for life Shane Will brings fantasy to life with his club members at newly purchased Kettil’s Keep Table Top Games. Will, who also owns local comic book company CK Comics, recently purchased the game shop after selling it in 2013, when the gaming industry was in decline.

Since then, however, gaming has found new life, and Will was encouraged to once again pursue his dream of playing for a living.

The store offers a unique blend of retail merchandise, a clubhouse and a forthcoming comic-book studio for professional artists. Will provides a venue for local gamers who enjoy miniature role-playing games, complete with numerous sets of landscapes, warriors, creatures and weaponry to create highly extensive and elaborate settings. Will recently sat down with the CN&R to discuss his vision for the store and how gaming has shaped his life. Find Kettil’s Keep on Facebook or visit it in its new location at 984 East Ave.

What is the clubhouse like at Kettil’s Keep?

Right now, we usually see males from 18-35 years old play games with us, but anyone can, and everyone is welcome. We play war games, role-playing games, card games, board games, and have miniatures for people to use. People who have memberships have perks like discounts on the merchandise and being able to participate in tournament and campaign games.

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Are you still making comics?

What has gaming done for your life?

Absolutely. Currently, CK Comics is located in my home office. Soon, we are going to modify the rooms in the back of the store to a comicbook studio. We want to be able to fit three artists, including myself, to work on the comics, Monday through Friday.

It has definitely improved my storytelling, and it has really helped with my social skills. People think that gamers hide in their mother’s basement, but it’s a really social environment. I don’t have fears of crowds or talking to people. And there’s a lot of math involved with creating army lists or character specs. Sometimes we even have to break things down to statistics to see if something is worth doing.

Does the Internet compete with your store?

Not really. Computer gaming started impacting brick-andmortar shops about 20 years ago, and since 2013, the audience has come back to normal and seen substantial growth. It’s like people decided to stop playing video games and come here to do it in real life instead.

What kind of stories do the games tell?

I like epic stories of the good guys beating evil, but I almost always play the bad guy. I like to be the bad guy for the people around here; it allows me to help create the bigger story. Hopefully, the good guys win, but not always.

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A few weeks ago, I was over at the Oasis Bar & Grill, getting ready to take on some friends/rivals in a match of 9-ball, and the bartender announced that they’d just finished their last keg of Celebration Ale and replaced it with Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.’s newest, the Beer Camp Tropical IPA. Did I want to taste it? Sure, why not?

I’ve never been shy about admitting that I’m partial to Bud Light, because it’s so darn drinkable while being relatively low in alcohol content. But when it comes to sitting down and really enjoying a beer, I do love a good IPA. My first whiff of the Tropical IPA, however, threw me for a loop. They weren’t kidding when they came up with that name! It smells positively tropical. So fruity, in fact, that I almost didn’t want to taste it—it smelled like it would taste horrible.

The good news? It’s actually pretty tasty, although there’s just too much to it for me to want to drink it on the regular. The bottle advertises “intense hop varietals,” and they made this beer a bit too intense for me.

Since I was trying new beers, I thought, winter feels like the perfect time to sit around a fire and sip on a stout. So I headed over to Mangrove Bottle Shop and bought three of them. And drank them (at least part of each of them). And was pleasantly surprised.

I wanted to stay local, so I started with Sierra Nevada’s Stout. By the end of my tasting, I realized this was the perfect one to begin with. It’s smooth and subtle—nothing at all like the burst of flavor that the Tropical IPA offered. It even smells smooth. Not bad at all.

The second of my taste-testings was the Volcano Mudslide stout from Feather Falls Casino Brewing Co. It was also my second favorite. While it didn’t have the same smooth smell, the flavor was a bit fuller than the Sierra Nevada, and it was sweeter as well. I actually tasted a bit of the coffee and chocolate indicated on the label. Yum. Sitting pretty close in the case to the Feather River stout was one from High Water Brewing called Campfire Stout. “Leaves you wanting s’more,” reads the bottom of the label. I’d tried this once before, at a beer fest, and had to include it in my taste test. Once I got home, I double-checked the clerk’s assertion that High Water, too, was local. He’s right! While the beers are brewed in San Jose, the brewer’s corporate offices are right here in Chico.

Score one point. More points go to the Campfire Stout because, well, it’s just that delicious. It really does taste like a s’more, like I should be sitting around that aforementioned fire, listening to someone strumming guitar, gazing at a sky full of stars. Sounds perfect.

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News & Review’s third annual Weird Issue, and we still have a bounty of subjects available to cover.

There is the current community of wonderful freaks that makes our city such a fun and interesting place to live—such as the merrymakers in the Chico Area Punks (see Howard Hardee’s feature, page 21). For nearly a decade, that group has kept Chico rocking out with a continuous stream of underground punk, metal and indie-rock shows at the intimately funky Monstros Pizza. And there’s also a long historical record of local strangeness to explore, as you’ll find in Ken Smith’s interview with local geomancer Cort Lindahl.

We love it all and love celebrating it. So come party with us next week at both the Keep Chico

Weird Talent Show (Saturday, Jan. 30, 7:30 p.m., at the El Rey Theatre) and the Keep Chico Weird

Art Show (Thursday-Saturday, Jan. 28-30— reception Jan. 30, 6-8 p.m.—at 1078 Gallery).

Visit facebook.com/keepchicoweird for more info.

Cort Lindahl, pictured here in front of the Bank of America building’s “Stargate to Ishtar,” has been deciphering Chico’s esoteric art and architecture since 2007.

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ith its tree-lined streets, mix of modern and historic architecture and plentiful public art, downtown Chico is often described as charming, quaint and welcoming. But local occult researcher Cort Lindahl believes there are also clues to ancient mysteries—passed through the centuries by secret societies, religious orders and even a royal lineage that includes Chico founder John Bidwell—hidden in plain sight throughout the city.

He further claims that several local landmarks,

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Is the straight “ley line” running from City Plaza to Bidwell Mansion (and on to the Chapter House at New Clairveaux) of mystical significance?

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Lindahl refers to the Senator Theatre tower as “The Staff of Ishtar.”

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and even the city itself, are part of regional and international arrays of sacred sites that connect Chico with everything from Hearst Castle to The Vatican.

Lindahl’s interest in ancient mysteries dates back to his childhood. As an Air Force brat, he lived for some years in Turkey and visited several medieval- and Crusade-era archeological sites. He studied a wide range of topics that come into play in his current research—history, geography, architecture, art—at Virginia’s Old Dominion University and eventually worked for several years as a field archaeologist. Since 2007, he’s been researching esoteric mysteries of the world full time, making YouTube videos and selfpublishing a 400-plus page book (The Sacred Towers of the Axis Mundi) to share his findings and speculate on their meanings.

Lindahl offered further

insight into his theories during a recent interview at Jamba Juice—his revelations of hidden knowledge occasionally interrupted by the whirring of blenders churning out kale and chia-seed smoothies. The ultramodern juice-bar chain may seem like a strange setting for the conversation, but the building it sits in—originally built in 1931 as a Bank of America—figures prominently into Lindahl’s local theories.

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“Chico definitely has an intentional setup in relation to the locations and architecture of certain buildings, including this one, which was designed by [Timothy] Pflueger,” Lindahl said, noting the architect was a prominent member of the Bohemian Club and an offshoot society called The Family, the latter of which was co-founded by William Randolph Hearst.

The Bohemian Club has been targeted by mainstream critics for facilitating meetings between the world’s wealthiest and most powerful men—including several U.S. presidents—at its annual camping retreats to Bohemian Grove, a wooded property outside of Santa Rosa. Conspiracy theorists connect the club to the Freemasons, the Illuminati and other groups and are particularly wary of the Cremation of Care, a ceremony in which members and guests to the grove wear hooded robes and chant around a giant statue of an owl. They also reputedly swill a lot of liquor and watch live performances by the likes of Jimmy Buffet, prompting others to chalk the spookier practices up to college fraternity-style hijinks.

Though its exterior has changed a great deal over the years, the arched facades over the dual entrances to the Chico Bank of America building remain untouched. Lindahl points to several of the reliefs—or raised sculptures—that he believes indicate the building has esoteric origins, in this case a monument dedicated to the Sumerian goddess Ishtar.

Why Ishtar? “The Greeks adopted Ishtar into the goddess Athena, who symbolizes knowledge and wisdom,” Lindahl explained, “so a lot of these hidden things will incorporate Athena to indicate to others in the know that the people who built the building were hip to this hidden knowledge.”

The octagonal reliefs are indeed mysterious, and Lindahl uses his impressive knowledge of mythology to identify what is depicted: the Greek god Hermes; Prometheus, the Titan who stole fire from Mount Olympus and gifted it to man; the goddess herself at the apex, beneath a sailing ship. Additionally there is a character dressed in colonial garb carrying a carpenter’s square that Lindahl believes to be

[H]e refers to the tower on the [Senator] theater as “The Staff of Ishtar” and believes it was intentionally placed in relation with another local site of great mystical importance— the Chico City Plaza.

Tubal-Cain, a Biblical figure revered by Freemasons. Additionally, there is a large, stylized letter “I” at each corner of the building.

“There’s a tradition in architecture to include symbolism reflective of both the architect and the patron’s values, which is what Pflueger has done here,” Lindahl continued. He added that many architects, particularly before the 1800s, openly acknowledged that their work was meant to symbolize ancient truths or even channel mystic energies. Feng shui is a similar concept that remains popular in design today.

Symbolism also had a practical use, Lindahl said, to preserve real scientific knowledge: “In antiquity, astrology and astronomy and alchemy and chemistry were the same things … there’s a lot of mystical beliefs tied up in early science. You see the same thing with cartography—mapmaking—and architecture. A lot of mysteries and legends are meant to remember these concepts. A chemical process would be made into a story to pass along.”

He said another local building designed

by Pflueger and built in 1927, the Senator Theatre, is dedicated to the same goddess and also includes a great deal of symbolism.

In fact, he refers to the tower on the theater as “The Staff of Ishtar” and believes it was intentionally placed in relation with another local site of great mystical importance—the Chico City Plaza. And that’s where things get really weird.

The plaza is central to

Lindahl’s theories regarding geomancy (the art of divination via interpreting patterns, such as the arrangement of buildings or sites), are based on the intentional placement of landmarks at certain coordinates.

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Lindahl refers to Chico City Plaza as an “axis mundi,” or one of the “world centers.”

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He believes sacred buildings and archeological sites around the world, known as axis mundi, contain angles that point to one another over hundreds, even thousands, of miles. He believes Bidwell was aware of this and perhaps even sent to the area as a pioneer to claim land by some shadowy cabal.

Lindahl points out that Chico lies on the Mason-Dixon Line, just above 39 degrees north latitude.

Other sites along the line that he believes are important are Mount Ararat, where many Christians believe Noah’s Ark landed, and the city of Indianapolis, which he said shares a similar esoterically informed layout to Chico, Washington, D.C., and several other cities.

Viewed from above, the plaza resembles a diamond with the points set just slightly off of the cardinal directions, and another set of lines bisecting each like a giant compass, which Lindahl said it basically is.

He also notes that the city was originally planned as an 8-by-8 square like a chessboard. In his book and videos, he expounds on how the chess and diamond motifs are considered sacred to certain schools of thought and how they recur throughout the city’s history.

Another local site Lindahl is very interested in and believes is inexorably linked to Chico is the wine-producing Cistercian Abbey of New Clairvaux. Lindahl noted the property’s relationship to luminaries from the past like Peter Lassen and Leland Stanford. When Lassen traveled west from Missouri, he carried California’s first Masonic charter, and the first meeting of Freemasons in California was on land now occupied by the monastery. Lassen intended to build the first Masonic lodge there, too, but his envisioned community of Benton City never came to fruition. The lodge was instead built (and still stands) in Shasta, west of present-day Redding.

If you draw a line on a map extending from the northwest line in the City Plaza, that “ley line” (a term for alignments of purported spiritual or mystical significance) goes directly through the front yard of the Bidwell Mansion and straight to the Chapter House at New Clairveux, which is currently being built with stones from an 800-year-old Spanish monastery moved to California by Hearst.

Lindahl also points out that

John Bidwell—restless 19th century adventurer or descendant of Charlemagne dispatched on a secret mission to California?

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Chico is filled with strange symbols, including these pentagram basement vents at Madison Bear Garden.

PHOTO BY JASON CASSIDY

Pflueger’s BofA building, as well the old Masonic lodge (where the Blue Room Theatre now resides), runs adjacent to that ley line.

But the Chapter House is a recent construction, and what on Earth do Masons have to do with Cistercian monks? Skeptics might also question the fact that mythology was a common motif in Art Deco architecture and that other aspects of Lindahl’s work sometimes require large leaps in logic to connect the appropriate dots.

Lindahl’s accounts of how angles in Chico point to sites with more angles pointing elsewhere can be a bit dizzying, as he rattles off sites like Scotland’s Roslin Castle, the Temple Mount, Rhode Island’s Newport Tower, Oak Island in Nova Scotia and dozens more of interest to treasure hunters, historians, conspiracy theorists and mystics.

His ultimate theory is that these secret connections are not entirely the realm of any single group, but instead that various groups serve a higher authority—an ancient

Lindahl believes the Chico City Plaza is full of features with occult meaning, including these pylons (referencing Freemasonry’s Pillars of Boaz and Jachin) and the art piece “Fred and Ginger” (a shrine to the horned owl of Athena).

PHOTO BY JASON CASSIDY

bloodline whose designs and goals are accomplished generation by generation, sometimes over hundreds of years. He believes the basic goal of geomancy isn’t to channel mystic forces, but for these ancient families to lay claim to property, sometimes even before it was discovered in the New World. Lindahl believes Bidwell to be part of that ancestry, even positing that the Bidwell bloodline extends directly back to King Charlemagne.

“They’re legally defining property they feel they own by comparing it to a fixed point,” Lindahl explained. “The traditions began from those claiming property at a time when all these spiritual overtones were attached to its properΩ ties, and continue today.”

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O n rare occasions, a punk, metal or indie-rock show at Monstros Pizza has to stop momentarily because the crowd gets too “moshy,” says Puck James. There’s no true stage at Monstros—bands are on groundlevel with the audience—so, there’s always the potential that someone will fling themselves into players, equipment or someone’s pizza.

Or maybe the bands themselves get too amped, Chris “Scribles” Schreiber said during a recent monthly meeting of the Chico Area Punks, a loose collective of a dozen or so local musicians, promoters, bookers and generally rad humans who’ve drawn underground bands to Chico—almost always to Monstros, specifically—for nearly 10 years.

Like this one time about five years ago: The notoriously raucous Israeli garage-rock band Monotonix played at Monstros and, mid-set, frontman Ami Shalev began climbing over diners’ booths and the restaurant’s front counter.

“Didn’t he lick somebody’s pizza?”

Scribles asked James.

“He stepped on it, licked it and then smeared it all over himself,” James recalled, “and then tried to swing from the lights.”

Schreiber: “Yeah. And then he went into the bathroom and pulled out the trash cans

Chico Area Punks present Michelin Embers, John Underwood, Chris Fox and The Primers Saturday, Jan. 23, 8 p.m., at Monstros Pizza. $7 suggested donation

owner, Greg Danielewiez, has an affinity for wicked-cool-yet-nonfunctioning video games and pinball machines. And there’s more.

“Every Christmas, for some reason, Greg sells Christmas wrapping paper,” said Schreiber.

“So, it’s like, come to Monstros for pizza and punk rock and wrapping paper.”

There are more practical reasons the CAP has enjoyed such a long-standing relationship with Monstros (they’ll book other shows at The Maltese Bar & Tap Room and the 1078 Gallery occasionally, but Monstros is definitely the base of operations). Danielewiez doesn’t charge the punks overhead; he just

and threw the bathroom trash all over the place.”

James: “And this was all, like, during the show. He was doing this stuff while they were playing.”

Not all CAP-hosted shows go completely bonkers, however. Most musicians and showgoers appreciate the efforts of the volunteerrun collective and are therefore respectful of the all-ages space, Schreiber said.

“We try to walk a line between not having any macho, tough-guy bullshit, but we definitely like it when people get a little crazy,” he clarified. “We don’t want people getting totally out of control, but we want them to have fun and express themselves.”

Many of the members of the CAP (formerly known as the Chico Area Pyrate Punx) hosted shows in houses around town prior to forming the group. Now, they’re still booking the same sorts of underground bands—DIY crews that might not have a wide following but get a handful of people very excited, Schreiber said. And much like house shows, the atmosphere at Monstros is intimate.

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sells more beer and pizza than he normally would. Money collected at the door almost entirely goes to the bands, though some goes toward equipment and printing fliers.

That allows them to attract “a lot of unknown bands,” said Schreiber. “We want to give them a chance to play. It also gives us leeway to do a lot of weirder, stranger shows.”

Without the CAP, Chico would have missed out on innumerable underground acts over the past decade. At one point a few years ago, the Punks were one of the more active promoters in town, putting on two shows a week. Founding member Rachel Love said that’s slowed down a bit lately, to more like three or four shows a month.

It’s remarkable that the CAP has had such a long run, Love said. (The group will host a 10-year anniversary bash sometime this fall.)

“I don’t think any of us sat down and were like, ‘In 10 years, we’re still going to be together and doing this,’” she said. Why are they still at it? “It’s the same reason you play in a DIY touring band and get paid $20 a show—because you love to do it.” Ω

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Claire Dent, Madison Crawford and the rest of Parkview Elementary’s The Pukes have been practicing every Tuesday afternoon for their upcoming gig.

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When the orchestra www.chico performances.com first toured the East Coast of America in January 2015, it made an interesting pitch to promoters and hosts in each town it visited—to donate a classroom’s worth of ukuleles to one school in each city. The same offer was extended for this year’s full U.S. tour, which includes a Sunday, Jan. 24, visit to Laxson Auditorium.

“It was a way to try to bring something more than just a performance to each site we play,” said Wellington founding member, musical leader and

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producer Age Pryor in a recent phone interview from New Zealand. “It’s a winwin—we get a chance to engage in the local community in a direct way, and the kids are getting their ukuleles and learning how to play music and performing with us. It’s been a really cool thing.”

Locally, staff at Chico State’s Chico Performances extended the offer to Parkview Elementary, and the school received 30 brand-new Rogue ukuleles last fall. Tanner Johns, who teaches music and band at several schools in the Chico Unified School District, agreed to teach the kids to play, and fifth grade Parkview teacher Brittany Bledsoe offered to help facilitate the program.

The students, all of whom are fifthgraders, began meeting after school every Tuesday to learn to play the instruments.

The group was collectively called the Parkview Ukuleles at first, but the kids soon shortened the name to its current version—The Pukes. The fledgling uke group already cut its teeth onstage at the school’s winter concert in December, playing “This Land Is Your Land,” “You Are My Sunshine” and a handful of holiday songs.

At a recent practice, the students warmed up with the two former tunes and played another they’ve been working on, Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Down on the Corner.” The Pukes also practiced the song the band will play with the orchestra at Laxson. Johns explained the students were given a list of options and voted to learn Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” for the show.

“It’s a good choice because it’s a straightforward, three-chord song,” Johns said. “They already knew the G and C chords and learned the A minor chord.

They also learned a new strum pattern.”

Johns noted he’s been learning along with the kids. He’s primarily a woodwind player and said staying one step ahead of the students is his first attempt to learn a stringed instrument.

“It’s totally different than anything else I do and so fun to play,” he said. “I think it’s a good tool for the kids, too, because developing an understanding of chord structure and everything else can be a lot harder to do on other instruments.

But on a ukulele, you can see how one chord naturally leads to the next one, and you can see those patterns repeat in different songs.”

Pryor agrees the uke is valuable to beginning and more accomplished musicians alike: “The universal thing about a ukulele is it’s a doorway into music that’s accessible to anybody. As easy as it is to start playing, it can also go all the way into some advanced corners of musicianship.”

Most important, the kids approve of the program, with many saying that the regular practice is their favorite hour of the week. None seemed nervous about the big upcoming gig.

“We’re gonna be with the Wellington Ukuleles, and they’re really, really good,” Madison Crawford said. “So even if we do mess up, they’ll probably be able to FRYHU LW XS ³ Ɛ

BEER RELEASE PARTY: Meet the brewmaster and enjoy a pint of the new Wild Billy Winter Bock. Th, 1/21, 6-9pm. No cover.

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Art Reception MAHAKALA: GUARDIAN OF THE TEMPLE: Reception for Dragonboy's latest exhibit. Live music, poetry and refreshments. Th, 1/21, 6-9pm. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway St., (530) 343-1973.

Theater DETROIT: Bay Area director Paul Stout returns to Chico to pres-

ent Detroit, an explosively dark comedy about our uncertain economic times. Th-Sa, 7:30pm through 1/30. $15-$18. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St., (530) 895-3749, www.blueroom theatre.com.

THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE: Chico Theater Company presents the classic upbeat musical comedy. Th-Sa, 7:30pm; Su, 2pm through 2/8. $16-$22. Chico Theater Company, 166-F Eaton Road, (530) 894-3282, www.chicotheatercompany.com.

WILL DURST Friday, Jan. 22 Chico Women’s Club

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Art 1078 GALLERY: Mahakala: Guardian of the Temple, new work by David “Dragonboy” Sutherland featuring up-cycled art pieces.

Through 1/23. 820 Broadway St., (530) 343-1973.

BEATNIKS COFFEE HOUSE & BREAKFAST JOINT: Altered/Altars,

altars and being altered, works by Sisko. Through 1/31. 1387 E. Eighth St., (530) 894-2800, www.chicobeatniks.com.

CHICO ART CENTER: Members Showcase, the Chico Art Center kicks

off its 50th year with the annual Members Showcase group exhibition. Through 2/6. 450 Orange St., (530) 895-8726, www.chicoartcenter.com.

JAMES SNIDLE FINE ARTS: New colorful paintings, the latest series of large acrylic paintings by David Hoppe, are made with dramatic colors and bold shapes. Through 1/29. 254 E. Fourth St., (530) 343-2930.

JANET TURNER PRINT MUSEUM: Survey of The Turner Collection

Poetry/Literature POETRY READING: Shared words and refresh-

ments. Third Th of every month, 6:30pm. Free.

The Bookstore, 118 Main St.

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Special Events BOB’S COMEDY COMPETITION: Come check out six of Chico’s funniest comics. F, 1/22, 8pm. $8.

1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway St., (530) 343-1973.

WILL DURST: Political correctness takes an uppercut to the chin at the hands of the famed political satirist. F, 1/22, 8pm. $12. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St., (530) 894-1978.

Theater DETROIT: See Thursday. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St., (530) 895-3749, www.blueroom theatre.com.

THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE: See Thursday.

Chico Theater Company, 166-F Eaton Road, (530) 894-3282, www.chicotheater company.com.

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Music JONATHAN ARTHUR CD RELEASE PARTY: Longtime local bluesman Jonathan Arthur releases his new album, All Over the Map. Sa, 1/23, 3-6pm.

Free. Nash’s Restaurant, 1717 Esplanade, (530) 896-1147, www.nashsrestaurantchico.com.

Theater DETROIT: See Thursday. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St., (530) 895-3749, www.blueroom theatre.com.

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Chico Theater Company, 166-F Eaton Road, (530) 894-3282, www.chicotheater company.com.

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Special Events SAMUEL NEAL’S 200TH BIRTHDAY: A 200th birthday celebration for California pioneer Samuel Neal will be held—rain or shine. Su, 1/24, 1:30pm. Durham Cemetary, 1730 Chico-Oroville, Highway, (530) 520-0316.

Winners, an exhibit highlighting the important works added to the Turner Collection. Opens 1/25. Chico State, (530) 898-4476, www.theturner.org.

UPPER CRUST BAKERY & EATERY: Photos of local wildlife, photography exhibit by local musician John Seid. Through 1/31. 130 Main St., (530) 895-3866.

Call for Artists BLC’S SHORT STORY CONTEST: Butte Literacy Council is accepting entries for its annual short story contest. Entries must be postmarked by March 14. See site for details. Through 3/14. Chico Library, 1108 Sherman Ave., (530) 891-2762, www.butteliteracy council.org.

WELLINGTON INTERNATIONAL UKULELE ORCHESTRA: Straight out of Kiwi country comes the humorous band of uke-masters doing classic and contempoary works. Su, 1/24, 7:30pm. $10$34. Laxson Auditorium, Chico State, (530) 898-6333, www.chicoperformances.com.

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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: Grossology, an exhibit based on science

teacher Sylvia Branzei’s best-selling Grossology. Explore how and why your body produces mushy, oozy, crusty, scaly and stinky gunk in this colorful exhibit with more than 20 interactive displays.

Through 5/8. Members & children under 3: frees Non-members: $4$7. 625 Esplanade, www.csuchico.edu/gateway.

PARADISE DEPOT MUSEUM: A railroad and logging museum in Paradise.

Ongoing, 7-9pm. 5570 Black Olive Dr. in Paradise, (530) 877-1919.

THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE: See Thursday.

Chico Theater Company, 166-F Eaton Road, (530) 894-3282, www.chicotheater company.com.

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Sam Neal was an adventurer who came west from his native Pennsylvania in 1844, scored a Mexican land grant encompassing present day Durham and Gridley and made a fortune mining gold, farming and cattle ranching before his death at 43. Neal fans will celebrate what would be his 200th birthday on Sunday, Jan. 24, at the Durham Cemetery. Historian Adriana “Rian” Farley will give a presentation about Neal, followed by cake. Rain or shine, the graveside birthday celebration commences at 1:30 p.m.

YOUR M.O.M. COMEDY NIGHT: Weekly open-mic comedy with 20 open slots. Sign-ups start at 8pm. M, 9pm through 8/29. No cover. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 3434915.

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Music YAMATO-BAKUON: Chico Performances brings ancient Japanese culture to the Laxson stage with the sounds of the traditional Japanese Wadaiko drums and highly trained performers. Tu, 1/26, 7:30pm. $10-$34. Laxson Auditorium, Chico State, (530) 898-6333, www.chicoperformances.com.

STAND-UP COMEDY SHOWCASE: The area’s top stand-up comics perform alongside those trying their hand at comedy for the first time.

Sign-ups begin at 8pm. Hosted by Jason Allen.

W, 9pm. Free. Studio Inn Cocktail Lounge, 2582 Esplanade, (530) 343-0662.

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The set, meticulously designed and decorated by Amber Miller, impressively depicts adjoining backyards “in the ‘first-ring’ suburb outside of a mid-size American city,” which is “not necessarily Detroit.” We are first introduced to Ben (Brett Edwards) and Mary (Miller), a very normal suburban couple at the dawn of middle age struggling to keep it together as the recently laid-off Ben spends his time working on creating a website for economic planning and consultating. They are hosting a barbecue to get to know their new

neighbors, Kenny (Rob Kayson) and Sharon (Erika Soerensen), a slightly younger couple who, we eventually learn, met in rehab and work as a warehouseman and a call center operator, respectively.

As Mary fiddles with the patio umbrella, she recites the details of a strange dream with overtones of economic stress and Ben prepares to grill some steaks. As the tiny clues of entropy reveal themselves in the malfunction of the umbrella that won’t stay open and the sliding door that’s going off its track, we begin to feel the tension underlying the struggle of the hosts to maintain a sense of calm civility as the facts of economic peril endanger their desired middle-class complacency.

Sharon and Kenny are less easily summed up. Sharon is seemingly comfortable living in a house “without a stick of furniture,” eating ramen for many meals.

Her comment that Ben “might be British” because of a turn of phrase he uses seems kooky, but she also hits realistically on the ways chance circumstances can affect one’s fate. Trying to assuage Mary’s fears, she says, “I’m supposed to set goals and take night classes that will expand my horizons. And I guess that works, Mary. I guess so. But to be honest, I feel like the real opportunities are the ones that fall into your lap.

Like winning the lottery or someone’s rich uncle needing a personal

assistant. That almost happened to me once, Mary. And everything would have been different.”

Kenny is more of a visceral live wire, at one point hilariously trying to talk the reticent Ben into going out for a night at a strip club. But his beer-fueled bro-down talk is also laced with a vein of envy for Ben’s seeming stability and economic planning.

The eventual bacchanalian climax of the play is where the perhaps subconscious hostility between the characters’ points of view reach a tipping point toward the title’s subtle use of Detroit as a symbol of this country’s slide into economic entropy. D’Amour seems to be hinting that the failure of the manufacturing industries that once powered the rise of a working and stable middle class have resulted in a parallel dissolution and degradation of the aspirations in those who once made up that class. And director Paul Stout and the wonderful cast do fine work in bringing it all to light.

Reinforcing these ideas, as the play reaches its conclusion, a fifth character in the form of Frank (Keith Barrett), an older man who once lived in the neighborhood, arrives to whimsically reminisce about the former pleasant glories of the neighborhood. “It is such a perfect memory,” he says, recalling the promise of the nowrundown subdivision. “I wonder if it’s real at all.” □

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FRIDAY MORNING JAZZ: A weekly morning jazz appointment with local experimental troupe Bogg. F, 11am. Free. Café Coda, 265 Humboldt Ave., (530) 5669476, www.cafecoda.com.

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AARON RICH & FRIENDS: Country music

round-robin. First and Third Th of every month, 9pm. Free. Crazy Horse Saloon, 303 Main St., (530) 894-5408, www.facebook.com/crazyhorsesaloon.

JOHN SEID, LARRY PETERSON, STEVE COOK: An eclectic mix of live music. Th, 1/21, 6-9pm. Grana, 198 E. Second St., (530) 809-2304.

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

BEER RELEASE PARTY: Meet the brewmaster and enjoy a pint of the new Wild Billy Winter Bock. Th, 1/21, 6-9pm.

No cover. Feather Falls Casino Brewing Co., 3 Alverda Drive in Oroville, (530) 533-3885, www.featherfallscasino.com/ brewing-co.

CHICO JAZZ COLLECTIVE: Thursday jazz.

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

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BASSMINT: A weekly EDM 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.

tion: Friday night happy hour with traditional Irish music by the Pub Scouts. F, 4pm. $1. Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St., (530) 343-7718.

JACKSON MICHELSON: Original music from Oregon-born country singer/songwriter. F, 1/22, 9:30pm. $5.

Feather Falls Casino Brewing Co., 3 Alverda Drive in Oroville, (530) 5333885, www.featherfallscasino.com/ brewing-co.

JELLY BREAD’S TRIBUTE TO THE BAND: A

tribute The Band’s The Last Waltz, featuring local musicians collaborating with Reno/Tahoe’s Jelly Bread on songs from the famous concert documentary. Moondog Matinee opens. F, 1/22, 9pm. Lost on Main, 319 Main St., (530) 891-1853.

for dining and getting together. F, 1/22, 6-9pm. Two Twenty Restaurant/ Lounge, 220 W. Fourth St., (530) 8951515, www.twotwentyrestaurant.com.

JONATHAN ARTHUR CD-RELEASE PARTY: Longtime local bluesman Jonathan Arthur releases his new album, All Over the Map. Sa, 1/23, 3-6pm. Free.

Nash’s Restaurant, 1717 Esplanade, (530) 896-1147, www.nashsrestaurant chico.com.

MAKER’S MILE AND ESOTERIC: Local rock crews team up. F, 1/22, 9pm-1am. The Tackle Box Bar & Grill, 379 East Park Ave., (530) 345-7499, www.tackle boxchico.com.

THE RUGS, WICKED MAN AND DEVOLL: First gig of the year for local rockers The Rugs, playing with the Bay Area’s Wicked Man and locals DeVoll. F, 1/22, 9pm. $7. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 343-4915.

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WALTZING IN THE STEPS OF GIANTS

When The Band decided to call it quits, it did so in epic fashion, inviting everyone from Neil Diamond to Bob Dylan and Muddy Waters to join the group onstage at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom on Thanksgiving Day, 1976. The entire affair was captured on film by Martin Scorsese and resulted in the film The Last Waltz, one of the most lauded rockumentaries of all time. Reno band Jelly Bread will pay tribute to The Band’s final bow with help from a bevy of local musicians at Lost on Main on Friday, Jan. 22.

ACOUSTIC PUNK NIGHT: Nothing Left

headlines a night of acoustic punk jams from the likes of Esco Chris, Filthy Luke, Jimmy Reno and Danny Secretion. Sa, 1/23, 8:30pm. $7. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 343-4915.

MICHELIN EMBERS: The local Western skiffle crew is joined by new Chico band The Primers, plus two visiting solo acts from Reno‚ Chris Fox and John Underwood. Sa, 1/23, 8pm. $7.

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WELLINGTON INTERNATIONAL UKULELE ORCHESTRA: Straight out of Kiwi country comes the humorous band of uke-masters doing classic and contempoary works. Su, 1/24, 7:30pm. $10-$34. Laxson Auditorium, Chico State, (530) 898-6333, www.chicoper formances.com.

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Diego. Sa, 1/23, 8:30pm. Free. Feather Falls Casino - Bow & Arrow Lounge, 3 Alverda Dr. in Oroville, (530) 533-3885, www.featherfallscasino.com.

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SURROGATE, BELDA BEAST, SOLAR ESTATES: Featuring the unique sounds of Chico’s own Surrogate and Solar Estates. Plus, Redding’s Belda Beast.

Sa, 1/23, 8pm. $7. Café Coda, 265 Humboldt Ave., (530) 566-9476, www.cafecoda.com.

LED ZEPAGAIN: Led Zeppelin tribute band that has been given the Jimmy Page stamp of approval. Sa, 1/23, 9:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino Brewing Co., 3 Alverda Drive in Oroville, (530) 5333885, www.featherfallscasino.com/ brewing-co.

SUSAN SCHRADER, JOHN SEID AND LARRY PETERSON: Live music. Sa, 1/23, 7-9pm.

Wine Time, 26 Lost Dutchman Drive, (530) 899-9250, www.winetime chico.com.

MUSIC SHOWCASE: An open mic hosted by local country musicians Rich and Kendall. Sa, 5-9pm. Free. Scotty’s Landing, 12609 River Rd., (530) 710-2020.

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funk band Kung Fu is joined by Reno/Tahoe’s Jelly Bread. M, 1/25, 8pm. $12. Lost on Main, 319 Main St., (530) 891-1853.

YOUR M.O.M. COMEDY NIGHT: Weekly open-mic comedy with 20 open slots.

Sign-ups start at 8pm. M, 9pm. No cover. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 343-4915.

up starting at 5pm. Music, poetry and spoken word welcome. Tu, 6-8pm. Free.

Gogi’s Café, 230 Salem St. Next to transit center, (530) 891-3570, www.gogiscafe.com.

YAMATO-BAKUON: Chico Performances brings ancient Japanese culture to the Laxson stage with the sounds of the traditional Japanese Wadaiko drums and highly trained performers. Tu, 1/26, 7:30pm. $10-$34. Laxson Auditorium, Chico State, (530) 8986333, www.chicoperformances.com.

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LIVE JAZZ: Eat and enjoy live jazz music

performed by Carey Robinson and friends. W. Farm Star Pizza, 2359 Esplanade, (530) 343-2056, www.farm starpizza.com.

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Local musician Jonathan Arthur’s storied musical career stretches back to the late-1970s and includes a stint at Leon Russell’s Shelter Records in Tulsa, Okla., and an extended sojourn to Jamaica.

Arthur is well-known locally for his outstanding voice, which he uses to full effect on reggae, rock, country and blues originals on his new album, All Over the Map. A release party for the album will be held Saturday, Jan. 23, at Nash’s Restaurant.

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In Todd Haynes’ Carol, adapted from a semiautobiographical novel by Patricia Highsmith, these two meet, circa by Juan-Carlos 1952, in the Manhattan department Selznick store where Therese clerks, and almost instantly, a strong mutual attraction becomes evident. Soon, that attraction blossoms into a smoldering romance, and Carol takes powerful shape as a drama of passions hindered (but not defeated) by social proprieties and gender stereoCarol Starring Cate types.

Haynes and co-scenarist Phyllis Blanchett and rooney Mara. Directed Nagy treat all this as, more or less

by Todd Haynes. simultaneously, a love story and a Cinemark 14. rated r. social document, with the former prevailing over the latter by the smallest of margins. The love story gains considerable power from its stoical resistance to the tragic potential that resides in any tale of thwarted and/or unrequited love. As a final mysteriously defiant close-up seems to suggest, the flame of that resistance is never fully extinguished between Carol and Therese.

As a period piece, Carol steers clear of shopworn clichés about the ’50s, while also presenting a stingingly intricate picture of how these particular characters navigated the sometimes treacherous territory between social acceptance and private emotion. The ’50s of this film are stuffy but not necessarily suffocating; rigid and gray, but not without real color and flash; hide-

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bound but also bristling with potential for something livelier and more free.

The Oscar-nominated performances of Blanchett and Mara are very nicely attuned to the quiet volatility that is a hallmark of the film’s characterizations.

Something like that fine-tuned subtlety is also at work in two key supporting performances—Sarah Paulson as Abby, Carol’s lifelong best friend (and former lover), and John Magaro as Dannie McElroy, the most supportive (and least presumptuous) of Therese’s male friends.

The latter two signal the importance of friendship in the film’s undercutting of conventional relationships.

The love story is supreme, but friendship is paramount for everyday survival. □

a country for old men Youth Opens Friday, Jan. 22. Pageant Theatre. rated r.

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Paolo Sorrentino’s The Great Beauty won the Oscar for

Best Foreign Language Film in 2014. His new film, Youth, features a similarly ravishing visual style, but it doesn’t quite match the gravitas of its illustrious predecessor.

All the same, it does have much more than visual splendor going for it. Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel play two old friends, a semi-retired composer and a filmmaker (whose career is in decline), who are taking some time off at a spa in Switzerland. Their wry retrospective conversations about love and art and aging are central to the film’s low-key seriousness and to its suave brand of comedy as well.

Offhand comic-dramatic entanglements come via encounters with the Caine character’s highly strung daughter (Rachel Weisz) and a laid-back movie actor (Paul Dano) who keeps a reverent eye on the two oldtimers during his own downtime at the spa. Jane Fonda has a spectacular cameo as an aging star whose sudden

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less than the sum of its considerable parts.

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An animated feature about a polar bear named North who, along with his three lemming pals, is displaced from from his Arctic home to New York City. Starring the voices of Rob Schneider and Heather Graham.

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The Revenant is a mighty spectacle; a grueling wilderness adventure; a gritty tall tale that has at least some basis in historical actuality; a snow-filled Western peopled by mountain men, Native Americans, fur trappers and roaming warriors of several sorts. Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a fur-trapping adventurer who undergoes the now-legendary ordeal dramatized, at length and in harsh and intimate detail, in this tumultuous action drama. Director Alejandro González Iñárritu (Birdman) deploys DiCaprio through long-take action scenes in perilous location settings, with the result that the actor’s physical exploits very nearly become one with those of the character. DiCaprio’s tour-de-force performance is indeed very impressive, but the script’s characterization of Glass feels like a watering-down of the character implicit in his most impassioned actions. The bravura single-take set pieces—Glass’ fight with the bear, Glass struggling to escape detection in the narrow gully of a mountain stream, etc.—are masterfully done, but while it’s fearsomely meticulous with the grim and strenuous details, it’s also sloppy enough to show DiCaprio firing a single-load musket twice without reloading. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R —J.C.S.

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Michael Bay (Armageddon, Transformers) directs this adaptation of Mitchell Zuckoff’s book Benghazi, which tells the story of the 2012 attack on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya, from the point of view of the American security team that fought to protect the compound. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R.

Ice Cube and Kevin Hart are both back in this sequel that now finds the bumbling former security guard (Hart) working as cop but still trying to win the favor of his skeptical bro-in-law, the grizzled detective. Hijinks and disapproving scowls aplenty. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

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The Hateful Eight is an indoor Western set among snowy Wyoming landscapes lovingly filmed in wider-than-widescreen 70mm. It’s a lurid, bloody Wild West chamber play, part revenge tragedy, part chamber of horrors in 19th-century drag. It features a lively group of lethal characters who aren’t exactly what they seem, but only because nearly all of them are much worse, or much further from any hope of redemption, than they at first seem to be. And the movie itself isn’t exactly what it seems to be either, but that’s simply another facet of Quentin Tarantino’s exuberantly perverse entertainment schemes. On the whole, I’d say the first half is first-rate Tarantino, but the second half rejiggers much of what has preceded it and sends the title characters off to some kind of action-movie junkpile. There’s a lot in that junkpile that’s salvageable, but the film as a whole still ends up being decidedly

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Such a place Dumpling 2599 Esplanade is House of 893-8888 Dumpling (2599 www.houseof Esplanade). dumplingschico.com There are many indications here that you aren’t in Kansas anymore, beginning with the name. Not “Dumplings”? Perhaps it’s a place where one goes to dumple.

The pleasant vertigo continues if you go to either of the two websites, where you’ll find the restaurant identified as “Tony’s” (the name of the owner’s previous place) at one, and an “s” added to “Dumpling” at the other. The menu has its own unique touches: the “Packpage” special, the “hot tee,” and the ethnically ambiguous “Ramon.” Not that menu details matter much. I always order the combo, which comes with an egg roll and a drink, but I get the egg roll about half the time and I’ve yet to see the drink.

The décor is of a piece with the menu. There are two approaches

to Chinese restaurant décor: House of Rice fire sale—buddhas, dragons—and WTPOL (whatever the previous owner left). House of Dumpling leans toward WTPOL. The chairs have ships’ wheels worked into the backs. There’s a framed photo of a hamburger and fries, bearing the cryptic legend “9/25/2011 10:05 PM.” Relax with a copy of the Chico EnterpriseRecord—dated September 2005.

Let none of this put you off.

Joe Jiang, the owner/cook/waiter, is a pleasant and friendly man who will whip you up fresh, tasty food made to order. Once, he took my order and plopped a pot of hot tea (or “tee”) on the counter gratis. The menu, for a one-man show, is vast.

While some of the more sophisticated dishes, like mu shu, aren’t here, there are 11 soups, lots of conventional meat-with-somethingon-rice dishes, 12 noodle dishes including chow fun, appetizers, and 10 more adventurous chef’s specials (e.g., Mountain East Chicken Wing). It’s all clean and unpretentious and up there with the best Chinese food in town. But at the heart of the menu are the dumplings and the pancakes, both hard to find elsewhere and splendid, made from Jiang’s scratch dough.

Dumplings are a lot like pot stickers, only boiled. Don’t order them if you’re alone—they come

12 on a plate, and they’re rich, so I can only handle about five before keeling over. The garlic dipping sauce is killer—ask for seconds.

And ask Jiang about what he calls “the story” of dumplings. He takes justifiable pride in his, for both culinary and cultural reasons. He’ll tell you they’re the basic treat food for all northern Chinese celebrations, like s’mores on American camping trips. The pancakes are more like quesadillas than flapjacks, thin grilled Chinese flatbread with the filling of your choice.

During my many trips to House of Dumpling, I’ve always been the only customer, a situation I hope you’ll rectify. Yet I wonder.

Jiang is the entire restaurant staff.

He isn’t slow, but he is only one person, so I can’t imagine what would happen if a party of eight were to walk in. You could avoid a wait by phoning ahead for takeout, but eating a restaurant’s food in your own kitchen is like going to Paris and staying at the Super 8— you miss the cultural experience.

House of Dumpling’s prices range from breathtakingly cheap ($5.99 for the kung pao chicken combo) to a moderate $10-$12 for the more elaborate dishes. Portions are large. Bring a couple of extra layers if you go before the spring thaw—Joe doesn’t believe in central heating. □

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Record organizer Julian Ruck that he’s getting the band back together. And by

band, he means all the bands, all day, every day, for at least 16 days. With last year’s 34-day stab at the world record for longest multi-artist concert in Guinness limbo, Ruck and crew have decided to not sit on their hands waiting for what likely will be a prolonged appeal process. With over a month’s worth of practical knowledge at their disposal, they are going to try for a more modest (and streamlined and organized) approach to breaking the current record of 15-plus days. And instead of returning to the Tackle Box, on April 1, CBTR will move to the downLo. In addition to raising the profile of the event, being in the heart of downtown likely will provide even more opportunities for sleep-deprived, early morning moments of surreality as Chico’s glorious collection of freaks of all stripes will undoubtedly be drawn to the rhythmic freak light. Find “CBTR: Chico Strikes Back” on Facebook for more info on the many ways you can join the party.

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LocaL theater notes Props to local community-theater actress Erika soerensen, whose mostly all-chick stage adaptation of Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir dogs—titled Reservoir dolls—has been getting picked up by theaters outside of Chico. Soerensen played Mrs. White for the play’s Chico premiere at the Blue Room Theatre in 2009, and since then, her version has been produced in Seattle and Portland and is playing this month at the onyx Theatre in Las Vegas. Soerensen is currently performing in the Blue Room’s production of detroit (see Scene, page 25), so stop by and tell her you talked to Nice Guy Eddie and he says to keep breaking legs.

On a much sadder note, the Chico theater community was rocked this week by the news that one of its favorite sons, Erik Pedersen, had died on Jan. 13 of complications from injuries suffered during an accident in which he was hit while riding his scooter.

He was only 47. Before moving to Oakland several years ago (recently, he and his wife, Darcy Reed, had relocated to Santa Cruz), Pedersen was a longtime player on many local stages who was respected by his peers as much for his kindness as for his considerable acting chops (his turn as a conflicted Mormon in angels Erik Pedersen (right) in Love’s Labor Lost with Matt Brown. in america was one of my personal faves). As of press time, no memorial service had been announced. The CN&R sends its condolences to Reed and the rest of Pedersen’s family and friends.

corrections As satisfied as I might be with the overall quality of last

week’s CN&R, the Jan. 14 issue will not go down as my best work in the editing department. Not only did I misread the age of Bruce springsteen—listing The Boss in this column at 68 instead of his actual 66—I also didn’t catch an age error when editing our story about local a cappella group the antidivas (“No Divas,” by Howard Hardee, Jan. 14). The story says that Antidivas founder Ruth Greenfield and her sister-in-law and group member Laura Bogart are in their 40s, when, in fact, Bogart is only 30 years old. What makes my lapse in editing especially lame in this case is the fact that I’ve known Bogart and her family personally for about 20 years, and I know how young she is! Ugh. Sorry, Laura.

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CLASSIFIEDS For the week oF january 21, 2016 ARIES (March 21-April 19): The next

four weeks could potentially be a Golden Age of Friendship … a State of Grace for Your Web of Connections … a Lucky Streak for Collaborative Efforts. What can you do to ensure that these cosmic tendencies will actually be fulfilled? Try this: Deepen and refine your approach to schmoozing.

Figure out what favors would be most fun for you to bestow, and bestow them.

Don’t socialize aimlessly with random gadabouts, but rather gravitate toward people with whom you share high ideals and strong intentions.

by rob brezsny actually trying to make a baby, but their contraceptive measure fails or isn’t used at all. According to my analysis, you heterosexual Libras are now more prone to this accidental experience than usual.

And in general, Libras of every sexual preference must be careful and precise about what seeds they plant in the coming weeks. The new growth you instigate is likely to have far-reaching consequences.

So don’t let your choice be reckless or unconscious. Formulate clear intentions.

What do you want to give your love to for a long time?

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): On a clear SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I was a day, if you stand at the summit of Costa Rica’s Mount Irazú, you can see both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It’s not hard to get there. You can hop a tourist bus in the nearby city of San José, and be 11,200 feet high two hours later. This is a good model for your next assignment: Head off on a stress-free jaunt to a place that affords you a vast vista. If you can’t literally do that, at least slip away to a fun sanctuary where you’ll be inspired to think big thoughts about your long-range prospects. You need a break from everything that shrinks or numbs you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): A filmmaker working on a major movie typically shoots no more than four pages of the script per day. A director for a TV show may shoot eight pages. But I suspect that the story of your life in the near future may barrel through the equivalent of 20 pages of script every 24 hours. The next chapter is especially action-packed. The plot twists and mood swings will be coming at a rapid clip. This doesn’t have to be a problem as long as you are primed for high adventure.

How? Take good care of your basic physical and emotional needs so you’ll be in top shape to enjoy the boisterous ride.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): The city of

Paris offers formal tours of its vast sewer system. Commenting at an online travel site, one tourist gave the experience five stars. “It’s a great change of pace from museums full of art,” she wrote. Another visitor said, “It’s an interesting detour from the cultural overload that Paris can present.” According to a third, “There is a slight smell but it isn’t overpowering. It’s a fascinating look at how Paris handles wastewater treatment and clean water supply.” I bring this up, Cancerian, because now is a favorable time for you to take a break from bright, shiny pleasures and embark on a tour of your psyche’s subterranean maze. Regard it not as a scary challenge, but as a fact-finding exploration. What strategies do you have in place to deal with the messy, broken, secret stuff in your life? Take an inventory.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “When I look at a

sunset, I don’t say, ‘Soften the orange a little on the right hand corner, and put a bit more purple in the cloud color.’”

Pioneering psychologist Carl Rogers was describing the way he observed the world. “I don’t try to control a sunset,” he continued. “I watch it with awe.” He had a similar view about people. “One of the most satisfying experiences,” he said, “is just fully to appreciate an individual in the same way I appreciate a sunset.”

Your assignment, Leo, is to try out Rogers’ approach. Your emotional well-being will thrive as you refrain from trying to “improve” people—as you see and enjoy them for who they are.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The future

is headed your way in a big hurry. It may not be completely here for a few weeks, but even then it will have arrived ahead of schedule. Should you be alarmed? Should you work yourself into an agitated state and draw premature conclusions? Hell, no!

Treat this sudden onrush of tomorrow as a bracing opportunity to be as creative as you dare. Cultivate a beginner’s mind.

Be alert for unexpected openings that you assumed would take longer to appear.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): More than one-third of all pregnancies are unintended. The two people involved aren’t

rock musician for years, which meant that I rarely went to bed before dawn. I used to brag that my work schedule was from 9 to 5—9 p.m. to 5 a.m., that is. Even after I stopped performing regularly, I loved keeping those hours. It was exhilarating to be abuzz when everyone else was asleep. But two months ago, I began an experiment to transform my routine.

Now I awake with the dawn. I spend the entire day consorting with the source of all life on earth, the sun. If you have been contemplating a comparable shift in your instinctual life, Scorpio—any fundamental alteration in your relationship to food, drink, exercise, sleep, perception, laughter, love-making—the next few weeks will be a favorable time to do it.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

You Sagittarians are often praised but also sometimes criticized for being such connoisseurs of spontaneity. Many of us admire your flair for unplanned adventure, even though we may flinch when you unleash it. You inspire us and also make us nervous as you respond to changing circumstances with unpremeditated creativity. I expect all these issues to be hot topics in the coming weeks. You are in a phase of your cycle when your improvisational flourishes will be in the spotlight.

I, for one, promise to learn all I can from the interesting detours that result from your delight in experimentation.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

Capricorn world-changer Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested and sent to jail on 29 different occasions. His crimes? Drawing inspiration from his Christian faith, he employed nonviolent civil disobedience to secure basic civil rights for AfricanAmericans. He believed so fiercely in his righteous cause that he was willing to sacrifice his personal comfort again and again. The coming months will be a favorable time to devote yourself to a comparable goal, Capricorn.

And now is a good time to intensify your commitment. I dare you to take a vow.

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

birds known as mound-builders are born more mature than other species. As soon as they peck themselves out of their eggs, they are well-coordinated, vigorous enough to hunt and capable of flight. Right now I see a resemblance between them and many of you Aquarians. As soon as you hatch your new plans or projects— which won’t be long now—you will be ready to operate at almost full strength.

I bet there won’t be false starts or rookie mistakes, nor will you need extensive rehearsal. Like the mound-builders, you’ll be primed for an early launch.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You are

not purely and simply a Pisces, because although the sun was in that astrological sign when you were born, at least some of the other planets were in different signs. This fact is a good reminder that everything everywhere is a complex web of subtlety and nuance. It’s delusional to think that anyone or anything can be neatly definable. Of course it’s always important to keep this in mind, but it’s even more crucial than usual for you to do so in the coming weeks. You are entering a phase when the best way to thrive is to know in your gut that life is always vaster, wilder and more mysterious than it appears to be on the surface. If you revere the riddles, the riddles will be your sweet, strong allies.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as EDWARDS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT at 123 W 6th Street #130 Chico, CA 95928.

TINY TIM EDWARDS 670 E. 5th St Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: TINY TIM EDWARDS Dated: December 21, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0001543 Published: December 31, 2015, January 7,14,21, 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CHICO CENTER FOR PSYCHOTHERAPY, CHICO CHILDREN’S CENTER at 286 E 4th Street Chico, CA 95928.

AN BULKENS 16 Carriage Lane Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: AN BULKENS Dated: December 16, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0001529 Published: December 31, 2015, January 7,14,21, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as LAS TAPATIAS at 1950 East 20th B209 Chico, CA 95928.

KARLA CAZARES 2270 Notre Dame Blcd Apt 3 Chico, CA 95928.

MA GUADALUPE CAZARES 2270 Notre Dame Blvd Apt 3 Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a General Partnership.

Signed: GUADALUPE CAZARES Dated: December 21, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0001545 Published: December 31, 2015, January 7,14,21, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as DONE RIGHT HANDYMAN at 1230 Eilliott Road #10 Paradise, CA 95969.

JOSEPH MCDANIEL 1230 Eilliott Road #10 Paradise, CA 95969.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: JOE MCDANIEL Dated: December 1, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0001482 Published: December 31, 2015, January 7,14,21, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as PREMIER PLUS at 426 Southgate Court Chico, CA 95928.

DENNIS THOMPSON 426 Southgate Court Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: DENNIS THOMPSON Dated: November 18, 2015

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as GRASSHOPPER EXPRESS at 7707 Skyway Paradise, CA 95969.

ESTEN PIEPER 7707 Skyway Paradise, CA 95969.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: ESTEN PIEPER Dated: December 21, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0001541 Published: December 31, 2015, January 7,14,21, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as MID VALLEY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, MID VALLEY REALTY at 2720 Cohasset Rd Ste B Chico, CA 95973.

LOUISE ELLEN JOHNSON 14445 Essex Ct Magalia, CA 95954.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: LOUISE ELLEN JOHNSON Dated: December 22, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0001550 Published: December 31, 2015, January 7,14,21, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as TOKA BRANDING, TOKA BRANDING COMPANY at 1020A West 4th Street Chico, CA 95928.

AARON BURSTEN 1020A West 4th Street Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: AARON BURSTEN Dated: December 15, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0001521 Published: January 7,14,21,28, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CHICO SALT COMPANY at 934 Neal Dow Ave Chico, CA 95926.

DONNA GARRISON 934 Neal Dow Ave Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: DONNA GARRISON Dated: December 16, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0001527 Published: January 7,14,21,28, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as BETTY JEAN SHOP, BETTY JEAN’S at 15 Leslie Lane Oroville, CA 95966.

JOHN RODNEY CASNER 15 Leslie Lane Oroville, CA 95966.

PAMELA LEA PAXTONCASNER 15 Leslie Lane Oroville, CA 95966.

This business is conducted by a Married Couple.

Signed: JOHN R. CASNER Dated: December 30, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0001568 Published: January 7,14,21,28, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATMENT The following person is doing business as CURE at 574 Manzanita Ave Chico, CA 95926.

SHEENA UHL 157 Cavalier Way Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: SHEENA UHL Dated: December 30, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0001573 Published: January 7,14,21,28, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as BLISS NAIL AND SPA 2 at 2015 Forest Avenue Suite 40 Chico, CA 95928.

MANG LEPHAM 1450 Springfield Dr Apt 178 Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: MANG LEPHAM Dated: December 29, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0001564 Published: January 7,14,21,28, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as HOMEWOOD FINISHES at 4107 Keefer Rd Chico, CA 95973.

JOHN FERRELL 4107 Keefer Rd Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: JOHN FERRELL Dated: December 8, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0001501 Published: January 14,21,28, February 4, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as SATLINK at 3198 Sspe Creek Way Chico, CA 95973.

SHANE MOSLEY 4107 E Encinas Ave Gilbert, CA 85234.

JACOB SPARACIO 3198 Sespe Creek Way Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by a General Partnership.

Signed: JACOB SPARACIO Dated: December 11, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0001508 Published: January 14,21,28, February 4, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CHEM DRY OF NORTH VALLEY at 4243 Keefer Rd Chico, CA 95973.

LUCIE ANGELA WOOLERY 4243 Keefer Rd Chico, CA 95973.

TRACY LEE WOOLERY 4243 Keefer Rd Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by a Married Couple.

Signed: LUCIE WOOLERY Dated: January 7, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000024 Published: January 21,28, Februrary 4,11, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are

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doing business as PESTMASTER SERVICES OF NORTH STATE CALIFORNIA at 4243 Keefer Rd Chico, CA 95973.

LUCIE ANGELA WOOLERY 4243 Keefer Rd Chico, CA 95973.

TRACY LEE WOOLERY 4243 Keefer Rd Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by a Married Couple.

Signed: TRACY WOOLERY Dated: January 7, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000023 Published: January 21,28, February 4,11, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as TO THE CENT BOOKS at 624 Larch Street Chico, CA 95926.

NANCY FITZWATER 624 Larch Street Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: NANCY FITZWATER Dated: January 12, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000036 Published: January 21,28, February 4,11, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CALIFORNIA HARVEST COMPANY, NIC NUT COMPANY at 96 Marybill Ranch Road Chico, CA 95928.

RORY PAUL CROWLEY 96 Marybill Ranch Road Chico, CA 95928.

Signed: RORY PAUL CROWLEY Dated: January 13, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000042 Published” January 21,28, February 4,11, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as APRONS ONLY at 9 Stoney Meadows Terrace Chico, CA 95928.

GLEN DILLEY 9 Stoney Meadows Terrace Chico, CA 95928.

JANICE STUESSY 9 Stoney Meadows Terrace Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a General Partnership.

Signed: JANICE STUESSY Dated: December 16, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0001526 Published: January 21,28, February 4,11, 2016

NOTICES NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE LAWRENCE O. SPECK aka LAWRENCE OVALEE SPECK JR. To all heirs and beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: LAWRENCE O. SPECK aka LAWRENCE OVALEE SPECK JR. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: ROBERT J. SPECK in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.

The Petition for Probate requests that: ROBERT J. SPECK be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the 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: February 9, 2016 Time: 9:00a.m.

Dept: Probate Address of the court: Superior Court of California County of Butte 1775 Concord Ave. Chico, CA 95926.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal repre-­ sentative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or per-­ sonal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and le-­ gal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250.

A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: NICOLE R. PLOTTEL Harris & Plottel, LLP 3120 Cohasset Rd., Ste. 10 Chico, CA 95973 (530) 893-2882 Case Number: PR41646 Dated: December 18, 2015 Published: January 14,21,28, 2016

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

The Petition for Probate requests that: RAOUL J. LECLERC be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests authority

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to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the 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: February 9, 2016 Time: 9:00a.m.

Dept: Probate Address of the court: Superior Court of California County of Butte 1775 Concord Ave. Chico, CA 95926.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal repre-­ sentative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250.

A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: RAOUL J. LECLERC P.O. Drawer 111 Oroville, CA 95965 (530) 533-5661 Case Number: PR41757 Dated: January 13, 2016 Published: January 21,28, February 4, 2016

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner RICHARD ALAN GARSKA filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: RICHARD ALAN GARSKA Proposed name: JACOB ALAN 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

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should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: January 29, 2016 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: December 3, 2015 Case Number: 165299 Published: December 31, 2015, January 7,14,21, 2016

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner DESIRE DAVIS filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: DESIRE DAVIS Proposed name: DESIREE DAVIS 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: January 22, 2016 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: November 24, 2015 Case Number: 164100 Published: December 31, 2015, January 7,14,21, 2016

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner MADELINE GODDARD filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: MADELINE BAILEY GODDARD Proposed name: MADELINE BAILEY CHINCHAY 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: Februrary 19, 2016 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: December 16, 2015 Case Number: 165411 Published: January 7,14,21,28, 2016

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED

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PERSONS: Petitioner HEIDI KIM MURPHY filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: HEIDI KIM MURPHY Proposed name: HEIDI KIM JOLLY 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: March 4, 2016 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: December 24, 2015 Case Number: 165507 Published: January 7,14,21,28, 2016

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner CHRISTY SEIM, JOSHUA SEALY filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: SAMANTHA LYNN EVANS-SEALY Proposed name: SAMANTHA LYNN SEALY 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: February 19, 2016 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928

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Signed: STEPHEN E. BENSON Dated: December 17, 2015 Case Number: 165421 Published: January 14,21,28, February 4, 2016

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner ELIZABETH HINES filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: ELIZABETH HINES Proposed name: ELIZABETH MCGREGOR 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: March 11, 2016 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: January 14, 2016 Case Number: 165576 Published: January 21,28, February 4,11, 2016

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner CHRIS WITHAM filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: MICHAELA RAE WITHAM Proposed name: MICHAELA RAE VERESCHAGIN-WITHAM 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

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written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: Februrary 19, 2016 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: December 31, 2015 Case Number: 165237 Published: January 21,28, February 4,11, 2016

SUMMONS SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: BRYCE VINCENT WOFFORD AND DOES 1 TO 10 YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: ALLAN PAULE, FANNY PAULE Notice! You have been sued.

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

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

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

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

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be paid before the court will dismiss the case.

The name and address of the court is: Sonoma County Superior Court 600 Administration Drive, Room 107J Santa Rosa, CA 95403 UNLIMITED CIVIL CASE The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: OTIS L. JONES Attorney at Law 1726 Sonoma Blvd Vallejo, CA 94590 (707) 643-6410 Dated: June 10, 2015 Signed: JOSE O. GUILLEN Case Number: SCV-257280 Published: January 21,28, February 4,11, 2016

SUMMONS NOTICE TO RESPONDENT VICTORIA JOHNSON You are being sued by plaintiff: ANTHONY DAVIS You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120 or FL-123) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter or phone call will not protect you.

If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders 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: Humboldts County Superior Court 825 5th Street Eureka, CA 95501 The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: ANTHONY DAVIS 1435 A Street Eureka, CA 95501 Signed: MICHAEL TOZZI Dated: September 3, 2015 Case Number: FL-150451 Published: January 21,28, February 4,11, 2016

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“Each life has only a few moments to truly love and remember,” said my client, Joan Reynolds, a self-described ‘Senior Rancher’. She wore faded jeans and a floppy Stetson hat, and stood with one boot resting on the lower board of a four-board horse fence that rambled along the western boundary of her foothill ranch. I was there because Joan and her husband Roy were preparing to sell the place.

Joan’s daughter, Jess, and her teenage daughters, Rachel and Amber, lined up along the fence, watching the sun go down.

“I’m not saying I haven’t had lots of good times. I sure as heck have. There’s just a couple standouts.”

“Like what standouts, Mama?” urged Jess.

Joan smiled and looked toward the ground.

“Like the time your daddy and me and two

other couples drove my papa’s Pontiac from Gridley to Paradise on a cold New Year’s Eve. Somebody would yell ‘Freezeout!’ and we’d roll down all the windows and hang our heads out laughing and screaming in the freezing wind for a minute or two. Then we’d roll ‘em back up, and snuggle up to get warm again. My heart joined with your daddy’s that night.”

“What else, Grandma?” said Amber.

“There’s just three can top that,” said Joan.

“That’s the times I first met you, and you, and you.” She went down the line and patted the heads of her beaming daughter and granddaughters.

“Sun’s gone,” she said. “Let’s get inside and let this real estate man do his job.”

Provided by doug Love, Sales Manager at Century 21 Jeffries Lydon. email escrowgo@aol.com, or call 530-680-0817.

Just minutes from downtown!

Close to all amenities! 3BR/2BA on 2.5 acres, new wood laminate flooring & carpet. Oversized two car det. Garage, shop with office. Beautiful kitchen with new stainless appliances & granite counters. Very attractive tile work in both baths, large soaking tub! 2 covered patios, in ground pool! Master bedroom includes a spacious walk-in closet, new master bath. Tons of storage, and custom touches throughout. So much more.

Listed Price: $499,900 Ad#265 | Call Julie Rolls at 872-5880 | REMAX of Paradise

Open Houses & Listings are online at: www.century21JeffriesLydon.com 3501 Shadow Tree lane in Desirable canyon Oaks. 3bd 3 bath w/office and guest quarters.

Over 3200 sq ft of living space.

Custom 2400 sq ft home on 1 acre, 3 car garage, r v parking. Built in 1995, featuring a fresh new remodel.

only $549,000

Only $369,000

Steve Kasprzyk (Kas-per-zik) you don’t have to spell it out for me to sell it!

Jeffries Lydon

(530) 518–4850

call today!

Paul Champlin | (530) 828-2902 Making Your Dream Home a Reality

571–7719 • joyce_turner@ymail.com

layne Diestel Bre# 01779121

530-828-7297 • Layneloveschico.com Layneloveschico@yahoo.com

Sponsored by Century 21 Jeffries Lydon

TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

ADDRESS

TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

Berry Creek

$112,000.00

2/ 2

1206

1820 Mulberry St

Chico

$219,000.00

3/ 1.5

1054

2821 Cactus Ave

Chico

$530,000.00

2/ 2

1560

924 Nord Ave

Chico

$180,000.00

2/ 1

884

108 Aurora Glen Dr

Chico

$525,000.00

4/ 3.5

2802

1210 N Cedar St

Chico

$177,000.00

2/ 1

840

943 Ivy St

Chico

$400,000.00

3/ 2

1913

13273 Taylor St

Chico

$164,000.00

3/ 1.5

1168

23 Shari Ln

Chico

$329,000.00

3/ 2

1811

2714 Rafael St

Chico

$159,000.00

3/ 1

1240

46 San Miguel Ct

Chico

$274,500.00

3/ 2

1375

5574 California St

Chico

$149,000.00

3/ 1

1234

819 Chestnut St

Chico

$240,000.00

4/ 2

1387

81 Artesia Dr

Chico

$145,000.00

3/ 2

1270

4295 Stable Ln

Chico

$226,000.00

4/ 1.5

1296

8810 Cohasset Rd

Cohasset

$148,500.00

3/ 2

1327

35 Hampshire Dr

Chico

$219,500.00

2/ 2

1034

10903 Cohasset Rd

Cohasset

$123,000.00

4/ 1.5

1329

221 Horseshoe Trl

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on 10 fenced acres with views of Mt. Lassen and Shasta. 2500 sq ft home with 4 bed/ 2 1/2 bath, vaulted ceilings; granite countertops; gorgeous wood laminate flooring with tile inlay; too many custom features to list! Country living at it’s finest and just $349,000 a short drive to Chico!!

SMILES ALWAYS Joyce Turner

Homes Sold Last Week ADDRESS

Beautiful country home

Wishing everyone a happy and healthy new year!

SQ. FT.

For Sale

More Home for Your Money, in PARADISE

We live here... We work here... We know Paradise... Buy or sell from us!

House with Potential including guest cottage, 10 bedroom/6 bath 3,866 sq. ft, In Southwest Chico Contact: City of Chico (530) 879-6300

open house Century 21 jeffries lydon Sat. 2-4 9508 Lott Road (X St: Oro Chico Highway) 4 Bd / 4 Ba, 2,620 Sq. Ft. $519,000 Traci Cooper 520-0227 Sat. 11-1, 2-4 & Sun. 2-4 5 Cosmo Avenue (X St: Holly Avenue) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1,440 Sq. Ft. $299,900 Sherrie O’Hearn 518-5904 Alice Zeissler 518-1872

Sun. 11-1 2315 Fern Avenue (X St: W 12th Avenue) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1,647 Sq. Ft. $279,000 Mark Reaman 228-2229 Sat. 11-1, 2-4 & Sun. 11-1 72 Artesia Drive (X St: Floral Avenue) 4 Bd / 2 Ba, 1,740 Sq. Ft. $275,000 Kimberley Tonge 518-5508 Jeff Condon 592-6791 Alice Zeissler 518-1872

GORGEOUS Home on Private 3 Acres!

Classy 3BR/4BA, 3096 SqFt+/Custom built 2006 Home will not disappoint with all the finest amenities. Oversized 3 car garage.

Property fully fenced and gated.

Located in an area of fine homes.

Don’t delay, Call Dori today! $479,000 Ad #800

Dori Regalia • CalBRE#01892653 • (530) 872-6829

Sat. 2-4 & Sun. 11-1 1539 W. 5th Ave (X St: Pomona Ave) 2 Bd / 2 Ba, 1,123 Sq.Ft. $235,000 Norm Atkin 570-4079 Steve Kasprzyk 518-4850

Sharon McKee • CalBRE#01437897 • (530) 872-6838

Sat. 12-2 & Sun. 12-2 13 Garden Park Dr. 3 Bd / 2 Ba 1,519 Sq. Ft. $308,880 Darin Wilson 530-570-2575

$91,500.00 2 bedroom, 1dbath, ground floor condo with solside yard bonus 1859 sq ft home forsol $239,000.00!!!

Lovely 3 bed, 2 d bath, family room, plus living room & amazing backyard.

Updated Ranchette Locateddin North Chico large lot, plenty of room to build a shopsol or swimming pool. $244,000.00 CALIFORNIA PARK,sol locateddon a cul de sac close to the lake $293,000 Adorable home in the Avenues 3/2, 2 car garage sold $239,000.00 Picture perfect w/ remodeled dkitchen 3/2.5, 2 car garage, 1346 sq ft,sol $250,000.00

KIMBERLEY TONGE | (530) 518-5508

Patty G. McKee • CalBRE#01428643 • (530) 518-5155

BEAUTIFUL ONE OF A KIND HOME 3 bd + bonus, remodeled kitchen, Crown molding, newer roof, windows, interior doors & flooring. Over half ac. private lot. A Must See! $200,000 Ad #779

Sat. 11-1 1056 Windsor Way (X St: Greenwich) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1,407 Sq. Ft. $259,900 Mark Reaman 228-2229

Darin Wilson

Yes, It’s a Mansion!

Spectacular 5161 SF home, 82 acres, gated, solar system, outstanding views, well, gym, 4 bdrm, 4.5 bath, sauna, library, frml living, frml dining, cherry floors, 3 dishwashers, pool, spa, piano room, etc... $1,595,000 AD #772

Great west side location!

2 br plus office, 2 bs with 1458 sq ft. Dual pane windows. Sits on .36 acres.

New heat and a/c. $219,000 Ad#737

Susan G. Thomas • CalBRE#01049969 • (530) 518-8041

5350 Skyway, Paradise

Super clean Newer 4/2

ing Hardwood floors, RV space, lovely 3 bed/2 bth, 1,584 sq ft, BIG yard! ............. $265,000 pend

Craftsman style 3/2 with low g in$152,000 pend maintenance yard.

Durham schools, 3 bed/2 bth, 1,948 sq ft, 1-ac, ......................................................... $305,000

$275,000

Doe Mill homedwith Studio sol

$339,900

Alice Zeissler | 530.518.1872

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

Forest Ranch, 3 bed/1 bth, 1,580 sq ft, ..................................................................... $199,900 ing3 bed/3 bth, 2,500 sq ft, 720 detached unit, shop .................................. $575,000 ndacs, In town, pe1.21

The following houses were sold in Butte County by real estate agents or private parties during the week of January 4, 2016 – January 8, 2016.

The housing prices are based on the stated documentary transfer tax of the parcel and may not necessarily reflect the actual sale price of the home.

TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

9554 Reo Ct

ADDRESS

Durham

$432,000.00

3/ 2

SQ. FT. 1792

193 Edgewood Dr

ADDRESS

TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

Oroville

$171,500.00

2/ 1

1565 Palm Ln

Gridley

$235,000.00

3/ 1

1725

260 Randolph Ave

Gridley

$193,500.00

3/ 2.5

1683

970 California St

Gridley

$164,000.00

3/ 2

1015 Gilstrap Ave

Gridley

$140,000.00

3/ 2

13751 Ferguson Dr

Magalia

$163,500.00

4038 Ednas Way

Oroville

$362,000.00

31 Grand Oak Ct

Oroville

86 Kokanee Dr

Oroville

2273 Oak Knoll Way

Oroville

$123,000.00

2/ 1

886

6292 Oak Way

Paradise

$300,000.00

2/ 1

3400

1516

85 Grinding Rock Rd

Paradise

$283,000.00

3/ 2

1726

1450

1432 Lofty Ln

Paradise

$239,000.00

3/ 2

1377

2/ 2

1359

5880 Jaguar Ct

Paradise

$190,000.00

3/ 2

1371

2/ 1

806

5697 Pentz Rd

Paradise

$146,000.00

4/ 2.5

2073

$327,500.00

3/ 2

1567

5983 N Libby Rd

Paradise

$145,000.00

1/ 1

901

$255,000.00

3/ 2

1520

5386 Sawmill Rd

Paradise

$120,000.00

2/ 1

704

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SQ. FT. 1287

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