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Bike to the future If Chico’s a bike city, it’s inconsistent that its most beloved boulevard—

The Esplanade—is unfriendly to cyclists. With its frontage roads, congested and confusing intersections and lack of clear signage, it remains one of Chico’s most uncomfortable passages on a bike.

And so we’re delighted that, during a special meeting on The Esplanade Corridor Improvement Study on Thursday (April 14), the Chico City Council voted 5-2 to approve the future construction of a separated, twoway bike lane from Memorial Way to 11th Avenue.

The council’s decision to invest in dedicated bike lanes was sound for several reasons. First, traffic congestion is only going to get worse as Chico grows. Investing in bike and pedestrian infrastructure now is a smart way to ease that problem in the future.

Then there are financial considerations. Relatively speaking, bike infrastructure costs a fraction of most other public transportation investments.

Cycling is also far less expensive than driving for individuals—think of the fuel, registration and maintenance costs associated with auto ownership—and for society, too, as everyone shoulders the costs of maintaining streets worn down by heavy vehicles and providing health care for unhealthy, inactive people.

Another boon is connectivity. The bike lane on The Esplanade will link downtown to the bike lane that starts at the bridge over Lindo Channel and continues all the way to Chico Municipal Airport, thereby completing an arterial, north-to-south bike route.

Cyclists: Imagine cruising along The Esplanade and absorbing its beauty without the stress of riding with disorganized motorized traffic.

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respecting the Earth Don’t give a bike thief an easy score anywhere, secured only with a flimsy cable lock.

OI could walk out of a bar, sometimes late at night,

evening. Luckily, there was a photo of the bike, a serial number, and a police officer who went above and beyond. The bike was recovered a week later, dented and scratched but in one piece; much like our and find it waiting. It never occurred to me that formerly trusting hearts. a locked bike might be stolen.

Many Chico citizens are fed up, and some have Locks symbolized ownership and even formed bicycle watch caution. There were groups. I get more notifications always the trusting I get more on social media about bike theft souls who propped notifications than all others combined. Many their bikes against a eyes are watching, and people no wall; no lock. A bit on social media longer ignore suspicious activity; risky, perhaps, but about bike theft they photograph it. Now when I nine times out of 10, than all others ride my bike, I have to consider those bikes would be where I’m going. Is it in a highby waiting for them combined.

Sheri Pybas theft area? Will it be dark when when they returned.

I leave? Do I need my hardened The author, a Things have Chicoan and steel chain, as well as my U-lock? changed drastically, and I found “fair weather bicycle Keep your bike safe: Just say “no” to cable out the hard way. One night last commuter since locks! Use hardened steel chains combined with year, I was dining downtown 1984,” is general U-locks. Please secure your quick-release wheels with friends. We all locked our manager at and seats. Admittedly, this can be a pain, but it bikes to a designated bike rack, Bacio Catering. also makes it harder for thieves. Be sure to lock on a well-lit, busy corner. We everything to a solid, secured object. Avoid parking returned 45 minutes later to find one of the thick cable locks cut, a gaping hole left in in dark areas with little foot traffic.

Remember, thieves will usually go for the easiest place of the stolen bike. score. □ What a terrible way to end an otherwise lovely nce upon a time, I used to park my bike

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Friday, April 22, is Earth Day, the international celebration of the planet.

This year, more than ever, every human being ought to consider exactly how we treat the environment and what we can do to mitigate the alarming warnings the world is signaling due to the degradation we have wrought over the decades, beginning with the Industrial Revolution.

Indeed, despite clear evidence of a warming world, man continues to invest in and rely upon fossil fuels, including oil gathered through ecologically destructive methods such as hydraulic fracturing—or fracking. That form of extraction requires the use of millions of gallons of water—a precious commodity, especially in parched California—and has been found to contaminate groundwater.

As environmental luminaries have noted, and what they hoped would come out of the climate talks in Paris last year, the international community needs to adopt binding agreements to curb carbon emissions. Mandated reductions still have not been agreed upon, thanks to greed and the dated economic interests of the world’s super powers, including the two main polluters: the United States and China.

We understand the desire of countries to prop up their citizens’ standards of living, but doing so by wreaking havoc on our natural resources is short-sighted. Instead, the world’s leaders must invest in renewable energy sources that have the potential to propel their economies forward. We should lead by example. Of course, that’s going to take commitments from our nation’s representatives. So this November, Americans should clean house at the polls by giving the boot to all of the climate change deniers and clean-energy obstructionists who’ve catered to the fossil fuel industry.

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by Howard Hardee, April 14): Thank you for calling attention to the absurdity of using César Chávez Day as an excuse to get drunk and wear sombreros. It is a travesty that such a remarkable man and movement have been overshadowed by this offensive behavior.

My daughter, who is 8 and has learned about César Chávez in school, pointed out that their behavior was “weird” because getting drunk doesn’t have anything to do with standing up for farm workers’ rights.

What was missing from the article was encouragement to Chico State to better educate the students on the holiday. University staff and informed students could hold an event that challenges the misguided debauchery.

How about a respectful celebration of Chávez’s life with information on how to become politically involved, stand up for the oppressed and join social movements?

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So much for roundabouts on The Esplanade. On Tuesday afternoon, Chico City Councilman Randall Stone, who’s running for re-election, caved to public pressure. He released a statement announcing that he was rescinding his support. That decision came after hundreds of locals voiced opposition on social media sites, some going so far as to threaten to recall him and the others who voted aye to the construction of two roundabouts on the street—one at First Avenue and the other at Memorial Way. Interestingly, Mayor Mark Sorensen, a staunch conservative, was the swing vote on the roundabouts during a special council meeting last Thursday. My jaw dropped when he joined the three lefties on the issue. But then again, the mayor has more experience with those traffic features than anyone on the panel, and probably most people in Chico.

As he explained during the meeting, he lives on Manzanita Avenue.

That’s where three roundabouts were installed about six years ago.

The alternative was expanding the road and putting in traffic lights.

Sorensen became a believer from firsthand experience. I’m one, too.

Just a few weeks ago in this space, I extolled the benefits of the one that was constructed in front of the CN&R’s office a few years ago (see “Talking in circles,” March 31). My main point was that the feature seemed to make the intersection safer to traverse, and according to city staff, that’s true. The number of collisions has been halved.

That’s why it was hard for me to understand why locals would oppose them on The Esplanade. But after watching two meetings on the subject, I figured it out. It’s because, you know, The Esplanade is old and stuff. People decried how Chico’s founder, John Bidwell, originally designed the roadway. Then, some 50 years ago, then-City Manager Fred Davis updated it. To hear the opposition, you’d think approval of the roundabouts would trigger municipal mayhem.

Like, next thing you know, the powers that be might redecorate the interior of Bidwell Mansion Ikea-style.

Let’s be honest here, the intersections have nothing to do with the The Esplanade’s charm. The boulevard is lovely because of the hundreds of trees lining it on all sides as well as the gorgeous, century-old homes, like the green barn-like residence on the east side of the street near Memorial and the Goodman House bed and breakfast farther north.

Having said that, I’m actually not in favor of roundabouts on The Esplanade. Here’s why: The more research I do, and the more I envision them, the more it becomes clear that they aren’t a good fit there. That’s mainly because of the design and the busyness of the street. One study I pored over, the Federal Highway Administration’s Pedestrian Safety Guide and Countermeasure Selection System, notes that “multilane roundabouts are not recommended in areas with high levels of pedestrian and bicycle activity because of safety concerns of multiple threat crashes for pedestrians, especially those with visual impairments, and bicyclists.”

Politicking aside, Stone’s call was a good one. So, now what? I don’t have the answer. But I do know that those intersections need modernization. They are liabilities and must be altered in a way to keep everyone safe. Stay tuned.

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I believe this is the model the council used on Thursday. The improvements will assure safer usage by all. Chico has grown since the last upgrade 50 years ago and indications from data analyzed by the Public Works Department validates what we all know is a traffic artery that is no longer functional without re-engineering to meet current and future demands.

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The actions taken will bring The Esplanade into compliance while maintaining much of the ambiance of the boulevard. It will allow for our future growth and be a standout feature of a modern Chico.

Eileen Robinson Chico

Last week, the Chico City Council voted for sweeping changes to The Esplanade. While roundabouts may reduce vehicle accidents, depending on design, some can be dangerous to pedestrians and bicyclists. Drivers often just don’t yield to pedestrians. This could open the city up to lawsuits.

Some European cities have removed roundabouts due to this safety issue. Other U.S. cities have been sued for roundabouts that are difficult for disabled people to use.

Signal lights really do work better. The proposed bike path is well meaning, however, cyclists will still need to deal with motor vehicle traffic at every block, just like they do now. That bike path will give bike riders a false sense of security and may actually lead to more accidents. This could also expose the city to lawsuits.

These changes will also require the removal of many of the lovely trees that currently line our beautiful boulevard. We should preserve the attractiveness of Chico and save these trees. The problem at the high school is that too many kids are jaywalking. Why not try crossing guards? Instead of such radical alterations, let’s go for simple incremental improvements first.

Jim Matthews Chico

Rebuttal times three Re “Challenge accepted” (Letters,

by Michael Bagwell, April 14): Homelessness is a complex issue and the result of “systemic barriers and individual/relational factors.”

I believe Bagwell is viewing homelessness from only a onedimensional position. I encourage him to suspend judgment, invite curiosity and really try to see the perspective of another human being’s life circumstances. Look closely at specific factors such as structural components—lack of adequate income, access to affordable housing and health support.

When these systems of care and

support fail, vulnerable people are forced into homelessness.

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Michael Bagwell argues: “If a guy stinks, tell him he stinks.”

Michael Bagwell, you stink.

It’s not the homeless who are trashing our town. It’s you and those with like mindsets. Your sentiment fuels the “systemic” problems that you fail to understand. (Hint: Look in the mirror.)

Others have tried to respectfully enlighten you. Clearly, you choose to remain close-minded.

Thus, the only “simple” solution involves your relocating to a place wherein everyone consistently lives in a home; wherein there aren’t any Patrick Newmans to advocate for humane treatment for the disenfranchised; wherein there are no blatantly extreme disparities in resources; and wherein nobody serves you this dose of reality: Your attitude stinks and is downgrading our generally compassionate community.

Robyn Alana Engel Chico

Michael Bagwell offers some helpful homeless advice.

When people “stink,” we should “educate” them: Offer a braininjured man a shower and he’s clean for a day; simply explain the wonders of soap and water and he’s clean for a lifetime! Bagwell says we should solve the homeless problem “once and for all.” Where have we heard that sort of rhetoric?

But, Bagwell’s opinions are not the real problem. There are always the Braunhemden (brown shirt) types around ready to jump on the fascist bandwagon. The question is: Are there enough people in Chico—or the U.S. in general— willing to see and strongly oppose creeping authoritarianism? In this case, the authoritarianism manifested in the criminalization of poverty and mental illness we’re seeing in Chico today.

John Donne said it best in 1623: “No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less … any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore

never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.”

Patrick Newman Chico

Fab Four found Re “Changes to the boulevard” (Cover story, by Robert Speer, March 31): Did anyone else notice the Beatles safely crossing The Esplanade in the renderings for the proposed improvements?

Kathy Faith Chico

Stop Table Mountain hype My wife and I have lived in Cherokee for over 30 years. The Saturday before Easter Sunday, Table Mountain could only be described as “chaotic traffic insanity.” I understand that the Table is a beautiful place to bring the family for an outing this time of year, but the advertising and promoting has turned it into a nightmare, both for locals who use the road for an Oroville commute and for firsttime visitors.

Whoever came up with the Oroville Wildflower Celebration idea, and running shuttles up the back road (which can be dangerous on a quiet day), should have their head examined! On one ride into Oroville, I was waved around into oncoming traffic, had to avoid vehicles parked out on the road, and had to dodge people walking down the middle of the street.

That day, I did call the CHP out of concern for people’s safety. I was informed by CHP dispatch that they had already received numerous calls throughout the day. I was also told, by my neighbor, that the trail to the falls is now horribly downtrodden.

So, to all you promoters and advertisers, do Mother Nature and the locals a huge favor: Ramp down all the unnecessary hype.

Seriously!

Ken Mack Cherokee

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No. 1 industry and is valued at over $869 million annually. This makes water the lifeblood of our county’s economy. Please help us protect our water, our aquifer and our economy by voting yes on Measure E on June 7 to ban fracking here in Butte County.

Laurel Heath Chico

Speaking of water So, the Metropolitan Water District wants to buy islands in the Sacramento River Delta amounting to 20,000 acres—without environmental studies. Does anyone—anyone?—recall the crimes committed in order to create and expand that sewer to the south of us? “El Lay,” that is. That translates to “you’re screwed.”

Just ask the people of the Owens Valley. At a meeting here in Chico, I saw the head of the Bay-Delta Conservation Plan, Mr. Jerry “the Delta cannot be saved” Meral, present his fact-free propaganda, and then Congressman John Garamendi said this: “In dry years, these tunnels will have the capacity to take the entire flow of the Sacramento River. Don’t believe them when they say they’ll never do it.”

Nelson Kaiser Chico

Reader’s dream team The polls have finally closed!

Melinda Gates for president and Bill for vice president, Amy Goodman secretary of state, Ralph Nader secretary of commerce, Jackson Browne secretary of the interior, and secretary of defense: Bono. Until then, we might continue free falling into such rapid and uncontrollable moral, financial and spiritual descent that even the omniscient Dr. Phil will not be perfect enough to rescue us!

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Local nonprofit water advocates AquAlliance filed a lawsuit on Friday (April 15) against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed multibillion-dollar water-tunnel system under the SacramentoSan Joaquin Delta, now branded California WaterFix. The lawsuit alleges that the Army Corps violated the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by withholding records requested by AquAlliance—first by failing to “conduct a reasonable search for records,” the document reads. Then the water watchdogs tried to confirm that the public had been properly notified and the Army Corps “unlawfully withheld a list of names and addresses of people” who live near the proposed project.

The lawsuit requests a court order declaring the Army Corps violated FOIA and mandating that the agency provide AquAlliance with the requested records.

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The CN&R recently reported that Butte topped the list of California counties when it came to arrest-related deaths in 2014 (see “Butte death rate high,” Newslines, March 31). That was according to data presented on the Department of Justice’s new online transparency portal, OpenJustice v1.1.

When contacted for details, Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey could shed light on only three of the four reported deaths. He contacted the DOJ about the fourth and, about a week later, received an answer.

On Dec. 18, 2014, Thao Chao, a 35-yearold Oroville resident, attempted to evade a California Highway Patrol car on his Honda motorcycle, which was being pulled over for a registration violation. He struck a power pole on Lincoln Boulevard in Oroville going approximately 100 mph, sustaining fatal injuries.

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Local law enforcement officials are objecting to convicted rapist Fraisure Earl Smith (pictured), moving to Chico.

The California Department of State Hospitals (DSH) is seeking a home for Smith, 52, who was convicted of rape by force and assault with the intent to commit rape in Solano County, according to a Butte County Sheriff’s Office press release. After prison, he was diagnosed as a sexually violent predator; then he was committed to Coalinga State Hospital. Upon his release—DSH determined he wasn’t a threat with proper treatment and monitoring— officials tried to place him in Solano County, but failed due to public outcry.

A hearing in Solano County Court on May 10 will determine whether Smith returns to his family in Texas or is placed in a home on Bell Road in Chico, to be monitored by a GPS ankle bracelet.

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All hands on deck Two events focus on importance of cooperation to combat homelessness in Butte County Montgomery said. The executive “L director of the Torres Community Shelter ook around the room,” Brad

in Chico was speaking to an audience of about 200 gathered at by the Southside Oroville Ken Smith Community Center on Friday (April 15) kens @ for Butte County’s n ew srev i ew. c o m first-ever Homeless Symposium.

Montgomery then Hook it up: asked the attendees— Project Homeless which included Butte Connect will take place at 9 a.m. on County supervisors, Wednesday, April 27, council members from at the Silver Dollar the county’s five municFairgrounds. ipalities, and members of the public—to imagine a crowd three to four times larger to get a sense of the roughly 700 guests his shelter has served in the last year. He then asked them to double that mental image to envision the size of the local homeless population, counted at 1,127 during the most recent point-in-time survey conducted by the Butte Countywide Homeless Continuum of Care (CoC) in January 2015.

“There isn’t going to be one magic bullet, one intervention model, one approach, one single solution or one single agency that can handle that kind of volume and still move forward,” he said.

Montgomery’s overarching message

was that homelessness in Butte County is a complex issue requiring multiple approaches, as well as interagency and community cooperation, to combat.

Just as collaboration was one of the focuses of the symposium, it is the driving force for an event the CoC is hosting next week, Project Homeless Connect.

The event will bring dozens of service providers dedicated to helping the homeless together in one spot, the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, next Wednesday, April 27.

This is the second such event to be held in Butte County. The first was in 2012 and helped more than 400 people meet immediate needs—including new clothing, showers, food and haircuts—and connect with longterm services such as Behavioral Health, job training and signing up for public assistance.

“It is a really monumental event,” said event coordinator Sherisse Allen. “We’re preparing for more than 600 guests to connect with 65 services offered by about 100 agencies.”

One of those agencies, which Allen called the day’s “big-ticket winner,” is the Department of Motor Vehicles. She explained that those experiencing homelessness are often unable to take advantage of existing services or advance their situations because they don’t have legal identification.

“At Project Homeless Connect, they can potentially get an ID card, then walk a few feet away and get a cellphone, then go to

the next booth and connect to 211, which connects them with agencies and social services throughout the county,” she said.

Allen said having all of the services in one place is essential, as homeless individuals often don’t know what is available. Even if they do, lack of transportation or other resources can make following through difficult. She said the CoC is looking into ways to hold similar events at least once a year.

At last week’s symposium, all of the

speakers outlined their agencies’ efforts to address homelessness and related issues they’ve encountered. Participants included the directors of the county’s Behavioral Health, Housing Authority and Employment and Social Services departments; Sheriff Korey Honea and Chico Police Chief Mike O’Brien; representatives from Oroville Hospital and Enloe Medical Center, as well as from Stairways Programming, 6th Street Center for Youth and other organizations.

Among the topics discussed were funding changes, as federal and state monies have been moved from supporting the “housing readiness” model practiced at the Esplanade House and Torres Shelter—in which clients are required to maintain sobriety or conform with other requirements to use temporary or transitional housing—to a “housing first” model embraced by Stairways Programming,

which places priority on housing those suffering from addiction or mental illness first, then providing services later.

“In actuality, there’s some difference [between housing first and housing readiness], but not as much as one might think, because nobody’s saying support services aren’t important or that they shouldn’t be a priority,” said Thomas Tenorio, who serves as CEO of the Community Action Agency of Butte County (which oversees the Esplanade House) and chair of the CoC. “I’m here to tell you there’s room for both models … there’s certainly not one that fits all.”

Sheriff Honea emphasized the fact that homelessness itself is not a crime, and Chico PD’s O’Brien focused on the importance of balancing compassion and accountability. He held up his department’s Target Team, a small group of officers that attempts to address “quality of life” crimes through outreach rather than punitive measures, as a compassion component. He also praised the Chico City Council’s passage of a pair of controversial ordinances—the sit/lie law and the Offenses Against Waterways and Public Property initiative—for giving police the power to hold homeless individuals accountable for antisocial behavior.

Ed Mayer, executive director of the Butte County Housing Authority, emphasized the link between poverty and homelessness and gave some grim statistics regarding the lack of affordable housing in Butte County. He said 50 percent of Chico and 70 percent of Oroville residents pay too high of a percentage of their income on rent and utilities.

“Homelessness and low-income households are really a breath away from each other,” he said. “For those that are housed with minimum wages and minimal incomes, all it takes is a broken-down car, a health issue or a loss of income, and all of a sudden those households are homeless.”

Even those with housing vouchers from his department struggle to find shelter in Chico, where the vacancy rate is less than 2 percent, Mayer said.

Several speakers noted the importance of county and city officials getting involved. Michael Madieros, executive director of Stairways Programming, said it was great to see county supervisors and city council members taking notes.

Mayer echoed the sentiment, saying, “One of the components that’s been missing in the last several years has been interest and participation from the political level … communities with the most success are those who’ve approached [homelessness] from the top down.” □

Sticker shock

Bob Braley checks the water meter in the front yard of his Chico home.

PHOTO BY EVAN TUCHINSKY

Proposed water-rate spike the centerpiece of upcoming meeting

ob Braley knows a thing or two about pressure. He’s a retired law enforcement Bofficer who lives at the end of a curved

cul-de-sac in Chico where water does not always flow from faucets, hoses or sprinklers with consistent force. He’s taken Cal Water to task about the size of his house’s meter, the definition of service charges and line items on his bill.

So, when Braley received written notice from the local water utility that it’s requested a rate increase, he crumpled up the paper, threw it in the trash, pulled it back out and prepared to push back.

“This is an awful large increase this year—I mean, 30 percent is way too much,” he said.

In its general rate case application, which utility providers can file every Public hearings: three years, Cal The California Public Utilities Water asked Commission will hold its Chico rates the California session Tuesday (April 26) at Manzanita Public Utilities Place (Elks Lodge), 1705 Manzanita Ave., with the PG&E hearing at 5 p.m.

Commission to and the Cal Water hearing at 6 p.m. approve a rate Learn more at www.cpuc.ca.gov/ increase of 31.2 RateDesignForums. percent for residential metered customers in 2017, then another 2.7 percent in 2018 and 2.6 percent in 2019. For nonresidential metered customers, the initial increase would be 17.1 percent.

Those are the figures if Cal Water can

create a regional market that consolidates Chico with the Oroville, Marysville and Willows districts; if denied that permission, the initial increases would be 24.6 percent for residential and 11.3 percent for nonresidential.

Braley understands that the bulk of the revenue would go to capital improvements, “but they have the nicest building in Chico, and I feel like I own one of those solar panels on top,” he said with a chuckle.

Braley—and anyone else concerned about

the rate increases—will have an opportunity to make a case directly to decision-makers.

SIFT ER Chico crime stats The Chico Police Department recently released its annual report, which includes crime statistics for the previous year. Comparing 2015 to 2014, the only crime that went down was robbery, with most of that drop being robberies of the strong-arm variety (from 61 to 42), while robberies involving firearms dropped from 16 to 4. There are also numbers reported for the first quarter in 2016, and so far things have improved in most areas compared to last year, with murders (from 2 to 0), robberies (24 to 11), assaults (157 to 129), and burglaries (148 to 118) all down from the first three months in 2015.

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Homicide 1 Assault 676 Rape 51 Robbery 100 Burglary 483 Larceny (except motor vehicles) 2,385 Motor vehicle theft 345

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Note: Robbery involves force or intimidation, burglary is unlawful entry and larceny is stealing.

Two state utility commissioners are scheduled to visit Chico for a meeting Tuesday (April 26) comprising public hearings on PG&E and Cal Water.

Like Cal Water, PG&E also has requested a rate increase, though because the electric and gas utility is restructuring its usage tiers instead of proposing a large rate jump, it has raised fewer eyebrows (to learn more about the energy company’s increases, see link in info box).

Pete Bonacich, general manager for Cal Water’s Chico district, said his office has fielded phone calls about the rate request—mostly informational—and that the company welcomes questions and comments from the hearing.

Cal Water identified nearly $19.7 million in local projects for the revenue from the increase. Bonacich said the “big thrust” is to replace water mains, aging pumps and equipment with high repair costs.

“It’s pretty easy to look not only at California but [also] at the United States and read about failing infrastructure,” he said.

“We certainly don’t want to be in a position where we haven’t kept up our system to where it’s dependable and reliable.”

Fortunately, he said, Chico has neither lead pipes nor a water supply with corrosive elements, and routine testing has shown safe water.

Not every water district is in as solid a position. Both Bonacich and Mayor Mark Sorensen explained that the state is pushing for consolidation of smaller districts in order to mitigate risks. Even though Cal Water is an umbrella organization, each district (e.g., Chico) has independence in rates and coverage.

As a city, Chico has filed for “intervenor” status in the CPUC proceedings, according to Sorensen, who said he wants to know more about the accounting of Cal Water’s capital projects and the basis for consolidation.

“We’re going to have to get a better understanding of the whole rate case,” he said. After Tuesday’s hearing, he added, “I fully expect that we’ll have a much better understanding of what the process is, what the timeline is and how we [at the city] will interface with that process.”

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The ordinance modifies city code regarding permits for street vendors selling food, cut flowers and beverages, and allows the city to “respond to problem vendors on a case-by-case basis,” according to a staff report presented by Brendan Ottoboni, the city’s public worksengineering director. It’s written in general terms, but pertains mostly to two vendors—Gormley, who owns the Weiner Man cart and posts up outside Chase Bank on busy evenings, and John Geiger, the owner of the Crazy Dog cart, who’s peddled hot dogs to Chico State students for 16 years.

Gormley is the only food vendor out late on weekends in downtown Chico. He told the council that his prime hours of operation are after midnight, when people are leaving bars. “What I’ve been doing for students and adults, keeping them fed and hydrated, I feel like is a good service,” he said.

Ottoboni’s report says that when the bars close at 2 a.m., the cart draws crowds that spill into roadways and block traffic. They also cause headaches for cops, said Chico police Chief Mike O’Brien.

“Our preference is that, when the bars close, people go home,” he said.

The ordinance allows the city to adjust conditions of vendors’ permits to address any such problems.

Gormley believes the city intends to shut him down at midnight, which would put him out of business, he said. During a meeting in December 2014, the council considered an ordinance that would shut down all vendor sales at midnight. Instead, the panel decided to take an approach that would allow for problems to be addressed individually, which they codified during Tuesday’s meeting.

“I’ve operated for seven years with zero problems,” Gormley told the council.

Geiger, meanwhile, is concerned that the city will boot Crazy Dog from its longtime spot on the sidewalk in front of the southwest Crunch the numbers:

Go to www.chico.ca.us/finance/budget.asp to review the city’s draft proposed budget for fiscal year 2016-17.

entrance to campus on Warner Street. There, he capitalizes on heavy foot traffic on school days, he said, and it’s the only location where he can make a living. Here’s the thing: The sidewalk is owned by the city, not the university, and since a Chico Fire Department ladder truck and police car recently had to use the entrance—Geiger says his cart wasn’t in the way— there’s concern that the cart may block emergency vehicles.

Councilwoman Ann Schwab made a motion to adopt the ordinance as written, adding that it “gives us a lot of discretion to apply the guidelines of what we think is safe.” Her motion passed unanimously.

It remains to be seen whether the city will change either vendor’s permit. In any case, after the meeting, Geiger announced via Facebook that Crazy Dog, previously up for sale, is now off the market. “I don’t feel right selling [the cart] while things are in flux,” he wrote.

The council also began reviewing

the city’s draft proposed budget for fiscal year 2016-17, which is no small task. Rather than holding one marathon budget session in June, the panel will be taking it piece-by-

piece over the next two months.

Administrative Services Director Frank Fields compared the city’s financial situation to recovering from drug addiction.

“One thing I’ve noticed with recovery: The real work doesn’t begin until you go back home,” he said. “Are we going to keep hanging out with the same people, or are we going to do things differently for our long-term health?”

In his analogy, falling into old habits would be spending the city’s money without foresight. That’s why Chico faced an $8 million general fund deficit three years ago, Fields said. The council’s conservative budgeting righted the ship—the city is projected to have $1.4 million in its reserve at the end of 2016-17—and Fields recommended continued restraint moving forward.

In the coming fiscal year, city revenue is expected to increase by about 3 percent. The general fund budget is estimated at $49 million, while expenditures are projected at $47.8 million. After being depleted during the Great Recession, the city’s general liability insurance fund has $2 million in reserves, while the workers’ compensation insurance fund is estimated at $3.8 million.

Still, there are reasons for concern, Fields said. Revenue isn’t keeping pace with inflation, experts are forecasting another recession, and employee-related fixed-cost increases—CalPERS contributions, health insurance and workers’ compensation—keep going up.

The council will continue reviewing the budget during its meeting on May 3.

In other council news, the panel

appears to be balking on its decision to add roundabouts to The Esplanade at the intersections of First Avenue and Memorial Way. The panel had approved them by two 4-to-3 votes during a special meeting on Thursday (April 14), but prior to the meeting on Tuesday, Councilman Randall Stone announced he was rescinding his votes in favor of the roundabouts due to public outcry.

Following Mayor Mark Sorensen’s lead, the council voted 7-0 to schedule another special meeting on The Esplanade for sometime next week.

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HEALTHLINES Jonathan Baker competing in the 2016 Snelling Road Race in Merced County. pHoto By craig Huffman

in San Francisco. His roommate, a serious mountain biker, invited Baker along for rides. He had a natural talent. “[I] found myself riding out in the woods and enjoying it,” he said. “A couple months in, I would start dropping [my roommate] ... who had been mountain biking for, you know, five years or so and I was kind of new to the sport.”

It was a late start for a racer. He explained that most racers begin riding seriously in their preteens and turn pro in their 20s, but Baker says he’s always been a little atypical.

“I’m kind of like a dog with a bone,” he said. “It’s like I won’t let go of it. If I find something I’m really passionate about, I’ll take it to its apex. Then, strangely enough, once I’m done with it, I just throw it away.

I think that kind of passion helped me with bike racing.”

Turns out Baker is also a former professional chess player—he’s a designated “chess master,” according to the U.S. Chess Federation. And he takes some of the skills he learned on the board out into the field— Baker says he tries to win bike races tactically instead of with brute strength. That’s often an advantage when competing against younger racers in Chico.

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a crash than a bang. “I Jwaswith3 andmoremyofmom was trying to teach me

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how to ride,” he said. “She was pushing me down the street and I hadn’t quite got the balancing down and she thought I had. … And she let go. I ended up veering into some shrubbery and crashing onto the side of the road. So that was my first bike ride ever.”

Baker, now 42, recovered quite well. In fact, as an adult, he’s found himself on the podium for several high-profile bike races.

In 2005, he finished second in the Tour of Puerto Rico while winning the King of the Mountains jersey, a title awarded a race’s best climber. In 2009 and 2010, he had back-to-back wins in the National CycloCross Championships for his division.

But then, after crashing his bike several times, Baker stopped riding altogether.

“I wasn’t able to train without pain,” he said. “I’d get on my bike and it wasn’t fun anymore. Between that and deciding to move back to California, I just kind of quit it cold turkey.”

He moved to Chico from Colorado and

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began pursuing a newfound passion—disc golf. But after gaining about 50 pounds, Baker turned to Chico’s cycling community to get back in shape.

“I had just turned 40. I was feeling creaky and slow and heavy,” he said. “I wanted to capture how I felt before. Pretty much, that was my midlife crisis.”

Baker grew up in the unincorporated com-

munity of Sawyers Bar in Siskiyou County, originally a Gold Rush-era mining camp where Baker’s father worked as a logger.

Baker estimated that the town’s population at the time was 50. He didn’t get started as a competitive cyclist until age 25, while he was pursuing a career as a software engineer

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HEALTHLINES “It’s not necessarily the strongest person who wins the race.

Most of the time it’s not,” he said.

“Most of the time, it’s the person who’s strong enough to win but puts themselves in a position to win.”

Fourteen months after he decided

to get back in shape, Baker has dropped the 50 pounds and is riding competitively again, thanks to a weekly group ride to Oroville, he said.

“There’s one hill on the [Oroville] ride, everybody knows the hill ... first time I did it, I got dropped. The next week, I’m like, ‘I’m going to attack before the hill and try to get a head start.’ I got caught, and dropped. But that kind of got my competitive juices going and I decided, ‘I think I want to race again,’ when before I was just trying to get back into shape.

So the cycling community and the support that they gave me ... that impetus and that push got me back into racing.”

Baker’s cycling IQ has come in handy several times in his career.

He sealed a second-place finish in the Tour of Puerto Rico when

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he jumped from eighth place during a mountain stage. That stage culminated in a sprint finish against the winner of that year’s race, Wendy Cruz. More recently, he won the 2016 Paskenta Race outside of Chico, stepping up his pace with 40 miles to go. He beat the second-place finisher by six minutes.

“I think that caught a lot of people’s attention,” Baker said, “because for the last 10 years people from out of town have won this race, and I was the first person from Chico to win it.”

Baker said that without the local biking community, he wouldn’t have made a comeback.

Now riding with the Chico Masters Cycling Team, he hopes he can share some of his knowledge with younger racers.

“Sometimes they get the better of me because they are strong and they are young, and they have certain attributes that are better than mine,” he said. “I was able to show them quite a few tactics and was able to win quite a few races by being crafty. I’m teaching them stuff and we are all raising the level of Chico cycling.” □

WEEKLY DOSE Your brain on bikes We’re all familiar with the physical benefits of riding a bike. But did you know it’s good for brain health, too? Here are just a few ways that pedaling boosts your cognitive function: • Mental well-being: Of course, regular activity helps reduce stress, anxiety and depression, but those benefits are magnified by biking in natural surroundings. That’s because spending time outdoors is a stress-reducer.

• Memory and reasoning: Cycling, and all aerobic exercises, help maintain adequate blood flow to the brain, one explanation for why active people are more likely to stay sharp into old age. But even young adults say time in the saddle helps them think, and some research has shown that cycling at moderate intensity for just 30 minutes immediately improves one’s memory, reasoning and planning abilities.

• Greater connection: Practicing a motor skill like cycling or hitting a punching bag is thought to increase the integrity of white matter fiber tracts, which connect different regions of the brain.

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Pedal Bike Kitchen and see what looks W like a food truck with a full kitchen pulled hen most people first notice the Edible

by a bicycle, the first thing they ask is, “What are you selling?”

“We’re selling an idea,” is Director Karen Goodwin’s go-to answer. The price tag? Free.

Edible Pedal Bike Kitchen isn’t a food truck, and it isn’t selling $10 grilled cheeses.

Instead, it’s focused on teaching consumers the benefits of eating local fruits and vegetables. Goodwin and her small staff do that by holding cooking demonstrations at community events and giving away free samples of unique vegetarian and vegan dishes.

The recipes, created by Goodwin, offer people opportunities to try vegetables they may have never even heard of, let alone cooked with, or to find new ways to use local ingredients. Some of her concoctions include chia seed energy balls, Swiss chard creamy soup, fruit salads and butternut squash sauce. Recipe cards are given out at events, but to reduce the use of paper, Goodwin encourages people to find Edible Pedal on Facebook, where all of her recipes are posted, along with information on where they’ll be next.

The kitchen on a bike, technically a trike, is a 650-pound pedicab that’s been converted into a kitchen complete with an oven and a stove with two burners that are powered by propane, and a sink with both potable and

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gray water tanks. There’s also a covered roof with a demo mirror so people can see what the demonstrator is doing, plus a small tray to line up samples.

Goodwin conceived of Edible Pedal four years ago, based on similar cooking demos she was then giving for several different community organizations. Much of the mission is the same: introduce people to healthy, locally grown produce. The community responded positively to those classes, but Goodwin wanted to expand her reach.

“The idea is to take the venue to where the people are,” Goodwin said. “We just

wanted to grow it. We designed this so we can go to a community garden and have a full kitchen ready.”

And so, after designing the mobile kitchen herself—she couldn’t find anything like it that she could buy premade—she enlisted the help of a Chico State engineering student to bring it to life.

“I can’t tell you the number of people that I went to before we got this built who said, ‘You can’t do it,’” she said. “They didn’t really get what I was talking about, but I knew.”

Edible Pedal is part of Cultivating

Swiss chard creamy soup:

ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 medium onion, chopped 1 small shallot, minced 1 bunch Swiss chard, stems removed and chopped separately 2 medium Yukon gold potatoes, peeled, diced 4 cups broth 1 cup whole milk salt and freshly ground black pepper Boil potatoes in just enough water to cover until soft. Drain off (save 4 cups of potato water to make broth if needed). Heat oil in a pot over medium heat. Add onions and Swiss chard stems and sauté for three minutes or until softened. Add potatoes and broth, bring to a boil. Add chopped chard leaves and simmer for five minutes or until chard is wilted. Add milk. puree soup. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

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Community North Valley, which aims to increase the community’s involvement with growing and eating local foods. The organization runs two farmers’ markets, workshops on gardening and the Organic Vegetable Project at the University Farm. The bike kitchen was created and funded through a specialty crop block grant program given by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The grant pays all the food, equipment and employee costs, which is how the Edible Pedal is able to focus on education rather than the bottom line.

“People are pretty impressed with the taste of whatever they’re trying,” she said.

“People will say they’ve never tried something or they didn’t know about a certain vegetable, and that’s really satisfying because that’s exactly what we’re trying to do: expose people to these options.”

While the bike kitchen does make it out

to local farmers’ markets, that’s not its main focus, Goodwin said, mostly because people at farmers’ markets are already exposed to local produce and well aware of the benefits.

Instead, they focus on community events and organizations like the Growing Healthy Children Walk/Run, the Wildflower Century bike ride, the recent This Way To Sustainability Conference, and setting up on the Chico State campus.

For Goodwin, being the director of Edible Pedal combines her love of bicycling (she’s also a founder and president of the Butte Bicycle Coalition) and her love of cooking and promoting healthy cooking—all things, she says, that benefit the health and beauty of our community.

“If we can teach people how to grow and eat their own food, that is saving a lot of resources,” she said.

“If you go to a grocery store, you’re getting apples from New Zealand or Washington, but we have great orchards around here.

We’ve promoted apple salads or apple salsas and inspire them to be creative using the resources that we have locally.” □

ECO EVENT ShE’S got thE bluES After a few hundred years of industrialized human society wreaking havoc on her air, water and land, Mother Earth definitely has the right to sing the blues.

Thus, the Earth Day blues bash going down at the Chico grange hall (2775 Old Nord Ave.) on Saturday, April 23, seems like a fitting way to celebrate the planet. big Mo and the Full Moon band are headlining the event, which will raise money to benefit the Chico housing Action team, Safe Space winter shelter and the Chico grange. Admission is $20. Doors open at 6 p.m. with music beginning at 7 p.m.

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Buddy system For many in Chico, weaving through town to get to work or school on a bicycle is effortless and a big part of their day-to-day routine. But for some, those new to biking, for example, commuting can be a scary prospect. That’s why the Butte Bicycle Coalition started the BikeBuddy program, which is coorganized with the Chico Velo Cycling Club. One of the program’s bike buddies is David Frankel, a member of the BBC’s board of directors. Frankel will personally work one-on-one with anyone looking to get out on the road to plan their routes, address safety concerns and more. To schedule a meeting with Frankel or another bike buddy, or for more information, email info@buttebicyclecoalition.org.

Can you describe the program?

The idea is to help someone who wants to start riding a bike on an everyday basis as part of their everyday transportation, which most often is going to work or school. There are a lot of people who are in a bit of a quandary; they’re not exactly sure how to get started.

They know how to ride a bicycle, but they’re not exactly sure how they should equip themselves, what they need to think about or how to choose a route that is as safe as possible and efficient.

How does the BikeBuddy program break down those barriers?

If you want the assistance of a bike buddy, we’ll assign someone to come meet with you and go over these things with you. We’ll sit down and plan a route and help you figure out how to equip your bike, what you should carry with you every day and how to be safe.

How can bikers stay safe?

Headlights and taillights. I can’t stress that enough.

Headlights are important for seeing and for being seen.

The other thing is wearing bright colors. If you want to wear regular clothes and not wear everything yellow, you can just buy a thin yellow vest that has reflectors on it and throw it over your regular clothes. Seeing and being seen are very important to staying safe.

Why should people bike commute?

It’s good exercise. Some people call it the no-car diet.

If you use a bike for most of your getting around, you’re getting good exercise and you don’t have to eat up a whole lot of time or membership fees with a gym.

I have a car and I use it for certain things, but I don’t enjoy the act of driving around town. Riding a bike through town, you’re in touch with the elements more.

You appreciate the flowers, the trees, the people going by and you just see things more directly. It’s more pleasant to ride a bike. There’s also the element of building a sustainable future for our civilization. I don’t think we’ll ever completely get rid of cars, but our civilization will be a lot more healthy if we’re using cars only for the things that are really necessary.

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For those visiting Chico, we have a few swanky hotels, some nice and reasonably priced places to stay, and a whole bunch of budget motels.

Considering all of the amazing attractions—Bidwell Park, Chico State, community events, the arts scene—our accommodations don’t add up. Not to bag on anybody, but when my parents come to town, there are really only a few hotels that fit the bill of being both not too spendy and nice enough to leave them with a good impression of Chico.

So, I was pleasantly surprised when I learned that the Holiday Inn, which recently vacated its location on Mangrove Avenue (that hotel is now a Ramada), will be returning to town. In fact, Holiday Inn & Suites will be the first of two new hotels to be built on the empty swath of land just east of WinCo on Springfield Drive.

According to documents obtained from the city, that first hotel will be four stories and contain 93 guest rooms, while the second also will be four stories but with only 76 rooms. The owners, Lotus Management out of San Jose, will begin building the Holiday Inn, whose design plans already have been approved, soon, says Jake Morley, associate planner for Chico.

Construction on “phase two,” which as of yet has no name, according to Morley, won’t begin for another three to five years.

Not a lot of details, like whether there’ll be a restaurant or pool onsite, are currently available—an attempt to contact Lotus Management, whose website describes the company as one that “provides best-in-class affordable-luxury hotels for its guests, while offering healthy returns and a high retention of owners, investors, and associates ...” was unfruitful.

But two things are for sure: Chico certainly can use more hotel rooms, especially on busy weekends like Chico State graduation, and more options for “affordable luxury.”

ride on! Gianni Caponera over at Liberty Cab informs me that his company

held a fundraiser last week, dubbed Ride for Life, during which drivers signed up for one-hour shifts (for a total of 24 hours) and donated their fares to the upcoming Relay for Life. With a match from Liberty, in all they raised $1,374. “These sorts of drives are good morale boosters for our drivers while helping the community at the same time,” Caponera told me.

Relay for Life is a 24-hour relay that will be held May 14 at Pleasant Valley High and will benefit the American Cancer Society. Search “Chico Relay for Life” on Facebook for more info.

Mea culpa Last week, I wrote about checking out the new Hashi lunchtime Asian to-go restaurant run out of the Forcella space. Unfortunately, I printed the wrong name of Jon Meyer’s wife. Christina has put a lot of effort into the two enterprises and deserves proper recognition. My apologies.

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Bicycle ride for two WHAT A RIDE

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Celebrating 35 years of the Chico Wildflower Century

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t’s not a race. That’s part of the beauty of the Chico Velo Cycling Club’s Wildflower Century—all types of people hop on bikes of all kinds and just ride together. Of course, there’s also the scenery, the food at the rest stops and the beer afterward. Let’s not forget all that.

Since its first year in 1981, the nearly 100-mile ride has become a phenomenon, drawing people from around the state and, in some cases, the country, for an all-day tour of Butte County. Over the years, as the Wildflower has grown, it’s changed starting points and added alternative routes, from the 12-mile, kid-friendly Childflower to the ultra-challenging Wildcat 125. Now, more than 4,000 people sign up each year.

For the CN&R’s annual Bike Issue, we’ve dedicated the cover package to the Wildflower’s 35th anniversary.

Inside, you’ll read about a married couple who’ve ridden every Wildflower, a local guy who climbed up to Stirling City on a fixed-gear bicycle during last year’s Wildcat 100, and a timeline of the ride’s history. You’ll also find bike-related features in other sections throughout the paper.

We hope these stories pique your interest and get you pumped for this year’s Wildflower on Sunday, April 24. Keep riding!

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aving ridden together in every Chico Wildflower Century since the event

began in 1981, Todd and Adria the annual rides by memories rather than specific dates.

“Every single one is unique, but they all kind of blend together,” Todd said during a recent interview with the couple at their north Chico home.

Along with Alan Votava of Rancho Cordova, Todd and Adria Jones are the only people to have participated in every Chico Wildflower Century ride.

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Centuries past Definitive moments in the history of the Chico Wildflower Century

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n 1975, a loosely organized group of cyclists supported by the now-defunct Chico Bicycle Shop at Ninth and Main streets formed and decided to call itself Chico Velo Cycling Club. It would be another six years before the group kicked off the first Chico Wildflower Century in 1981. That first year, due to a huge rainstorm, 137 riders started and only 65 finished. From those humble beginnings, the Wildflower has evolved into Butte County’s largest and most iconic cycling event, a ride regularly recognized by Bicycling Magazine as one of

the 10 best centuries in the country. Now, each April, thousands of cyclists young and old, competitive and casual—spandex warriors, couples on tandems and fixed-gear enthusiasts—meet at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds and ride together through the county’s beautiful and varied springtime landscapes. With the help of local longtime members of the cycling community Steve O’Bryan, Karen Goodwin and Chuck Elliot, Chico Velo recently compiled this list of important moments in the Wildflower’s history:

1975

A pseudoorganized group forms Chico Velo Cycling Club.

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The first Wildflower Century is held; weather is inclement.

1982

To improve chances of favorable weather, Wildflower date moved from mid-March to last Sunday in April.

Local couple reminisce on 34 years’ participation in Butte County ride

“It’s the same as someone asking, ‘What year of your marriage was the best?’ The answer is, ‘All of them.’”

The Joneses’ personal history is firmly intertwined with that of the Wildflower, which—along with cycling in general— played an integral role in their courtship.

Both were budding cyclists when they met in 1980 while working at a movie theater in Oxnard. He was an everyday commuter, and Adria—who’d recently graduated from Chico State—was preparing to return to Chico to participate in her first long-distance cycling trek, a week-long ride to raise money for the American Lung Association. Todd pledged money to be one of her sponsors.

While on that ride, Adria met late local cycling legend Ed McLaughlin, who’d tagged along to observe how a distance ride was organized and supported. “I’m pretty sure he was looking into how to start a big ride in Chico, because just a year later he [helped start] the Wildflower,” she said.

Adria and Todd began dating soon after her first long ride. Though still living in Southern California, they made a trip to Chico to visit Adria’s alma mater and ride the byways of Butte County.

“She kept telling me how much I’d love riding in Chico because it was so flat,” Todd recalled with a laugh. “So our first ride in town, she took me up Honey Run [Road].

It was 32 degrees in January and I felt like I was almost dying … but of course I couldn’t stop or pull over ’cause we’d just started hanging out, and I couldn’t let her see that.”

The couple came back to Chico a few months later to ride the first Wildflower in March 1981, along with just over 100 riders, which is a small group considering that the ride draws thousands today. They moved to Chico the following year and married in 1984.

“We planned to be here a few years and then move back to the beach or something,” Todd said, “but then things just happened, like three kids and a house. But we don’t regret it a bit; it’s been great living here.”

The Joneses credit their early Wildflowers with giving them the confidence to embark on even longer rides.

Together they’ve ridden the whole coastline of California and from Washington, D.C., back home.

Recalling past Wildflowers, the couple spoke

about one year when it was so cold that Todd’s feet wouldn’t work when he stepped off his bike for a breather at the top of Honey Run. Other years the temperature rose above 100 degrees.

Then there was the time they were riding a tandem cycle (they usually ride separate bikes) and reached speeds of 60 mph coming down Lime Saddle. A few miles later, while climbing again, the bike’s rear cluster froze up, and the two don’t like to imagine what might have happened if the malfunction had happened just minutes earlier.

“Were they all good times?” Todd asked.

“I’m not sure, but we kept doing it, so in my

1983

Start/finish of ride moved from onemile recreation Area to the cArd center.

1985

Start/finish moved from cArd to elks lodge/manzanita place.

1993 Ed McLaughlin

1986

chico Velo achieves 501c3 nonprofit status and establishes a mission of bicycle advocacy and education. ed mclaughlin is hired as manager.

First Fleur Sauvage, a 125-mile “supercentury” including Jarbo gap on Highway 70.

1994

Start/finish is moved from elks lodge/ manzanita place to Silver dollar Fairgrounds.

1996

The couple in 1981, the year they rode in the first Wildflower. pHoto courteSy oF todd And AdriA JoneS

swinging more than he was comfortable with, much to the delight of the couple’s laughing, smiling 7-month-old.

“That was definitely one of the most interesting rides because of everything involved,” Adria added.

“We had to stop several times so I could nurse and change diapers.” book every one has been a good ride.”

The most memorable Wildflowers are those involving their children, the Joneses agreed.

“It was always a personal challenge to ride no matter when the kids were born,” Adria said. Their oldest, Anthony, was born just six weeks before the 1985 Wildflower, and she still rode. “It was really rainy that year and we stopped early, which is probably just as well because I was still nursing.”

Their middle child, Sadie, was born in June 1989; Adria was seven months pregnant when she participated that year.

Both recalled riding with their third child, Stacey. She was born in November 1995, so that spring they again broke out the tandem and hooked up a trailer to take her along. Todd described riding down Lime Saddle—this time doing only about 45 mph—and looking in his mirror past his worried wife to see the trailer

last Fleur Sauvage, which is eliminated due to risk of riding with high-speed traffic on Highway 70.

always ride the full route. In their younger days they sometimes cut it short for various reasons, namely weather and children, and the past few years they’ve skipped the Durham portion of the ride to finish their own 80- to 90-mile variant they’ve dubbed “The Jonesflower.”

They also participate in a few other century rides some years, but none they cherish like the Wildflower. Just as the ride played a role in their early relationship, they both say it has contributed to the longevity and happiness of their marriage.

“It’s something that we get excited about together every year and that we do together,” Todd said. “Then it gives us something to talk about after. It’s just a nice, common experience we share.”

“It’s our ride,” Adria affirmed. Ω

2007

ed mclaughlin is paralyzed in a bike accident on a ride in lower Bidwell park.

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2005

Flatflower routes (30 and 60 miles) moved from north of chico to south of chico; 12-mile childflower added.

Todd and Adria said they don’t

2012

Wildcat 100 and Wildcat 125 “supercentury” route to Stirling city is added in honor of chico State’s 125th anniversary.

live music and Fork-inthe-road event added on Saturday, first ride guide included in cn&r.

2016

WildFest (curated by the cn&r’s Arts devo) becomes official preride party.

2013

For the first time, more than 4,000 riders enter the Wildflower.

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Climbing fix Attempting the Wildcat 100 to Stirling City on a fixed-gear bicycle story and photo by

Howard Hardee howardh@ n ew sr ev i ew. com

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ikko Shelton got a lot of funny looks when he showed up at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds to check into last year’s

Chico Wildflower Century. It was 6 a.m., kind

Nikko Shelton prepares his bike for this year’s Chico Wildflower Century.

of chilly, and Nikko—anticipating a hot ride—wasn’t wearing a shirt, preferring only shorts and spray-on sunblock.

He was shivering. He was also on a fixie, one of those bikes with no freewheel mechanism, meaning a rider must pedal continuously and can’t coast. Many cyclists were probably curious how far into the 100-mile ride he’d get.

Nikko had completed the Wildflower 100 the previous year on a fixie (see “Fixie fanatics,” April 23, 2015) and then decided to up the ante with the Wildcat 100. It’s a different route that takes Honey Run Road to Paradise just like the Wildflower, but then keeps climbing past Magalia to Stirling City and cuts out flat miles in the orchards later on.

I tagged along, from the comfort of my touring bicycle with 30 gears, figuring that watching Nikko power a single-speed bicycle 7,500 vertical feet would be solid entertainment. But it turned out that the way down (don’t worry, he installed breaks for the occasion) was his downfall.

The night before, Nikko had given his bike a late-night, last-minute tune-up, finishing at 4 a.m. He was understandably tired when we got started a couple of hours later. To boot, just a few miles into 20

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our ride, Nikko realized that, in his sleepdeprived delirium, he’d messed up his bike.

He still doesn’t understand exactly how— perhaps by attaching something backward—but in any case, he couldn’t manually change out gears like he’d planned, so he was stuck in his smallest gear.

Even though I had the advantage of “granny gears,” Nikko beat me to the top of every hill. I was impressed. He’s stocky and doesn’t much look the part of a cyclist, but has crazy strong legs. Only a handful of riders on fancy carbon-frame bicycles passed him going uphill.

After climbing Honey Run Road— always a challenge—the ride became much more pleasant along the gradually rising bike path starting at Paradise Community Park and ending where Pentz Road meets the Skyway. The route then proceeds around Paradise Lake and through quiet

pine forests. At the top there’s a rest stop at Clotilde Merlo Park, situated in a meadow. There, while we took a sorely needed 30-minute break, Nikko attracted a little crowd of cyclists. Shocked that he’d made the climb on a fixie, some said stuff like “No way!” and “How’d you do that?”

(Nikko has stuck out before. During his first Widlflower a few years back, he didn’t realize that wearing a helmet is, like, required, so he was the only one of thousands of riders without head protection.)

The way home proved brutal. At the bottom

of each hill I effortlessly coasted down, I had to wait for Nikko, who pedaled furiously behind, always breaking his speed to maintain a reasonable cadence. On the most intense downhill section—Pentz Road before it hits Highway 70—my little handlebar computer read “45 mph.” I had to wait at the bottom for 10 minutes or so before Nikko appeared, extremely unhappy. About halfway down, he said, he’d felt a tweak in his knee.

We cruised around Table Mountain in its full springtime glory and Nikko’s pain only got worse. We stopped having fun entirely sometime before the next rest stop at the Forebay Aquatic Center outside of Oroville. There, munching on muffins under a tree, Nikko said he’d had enough

and was taking a ride back to Chico in a support van. I told him I understood. He’d done something tremendously difficult and I was surprised his legs hadn’t given out already.

And so, 70 miles into the ride, he was out.

After leaving the Forebay, I struggled against a southern headwind, plodding along at 10 mph with a broken spirit, when the support van passed and I glimpsed Nikko’s face pressed up against the window. I had 30 miles to go and he was already asleep. This made me bitter. And I didn’t really let it go until falling in with another cyclist on the home stretch. When we passed his house on the Midway, he offered to give me a lift home in his truck.

With about 5 miles left, I declined—I wanted to complete the full century.

At the end, exhausted, I had to take a break in the CN&R parking lot just a few blocks from my house. I got home and slept for eight hours, woke up and chugged a huge glass of water, and then slept for another eight hours.

I found out later that Nikko’s knee hurt so bad he’d biked home from the fairgrounds using only one leg. (He healed after a couple weeks.) This year, when we do it again, Nikko is going to ride a bike that can coast downhill. □

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be more than a concert, as visiting guitarists Ian Ethan Case and Adrian Bellue will join him in sharing their life experiences as well, and the focus—as the title suggests—will be on healing. Farrar described it as a “TED Talk, in a meditation class, inside Tommy Emmanuel’s guitar.”

“I really want to make it as immersive as possible,” he said. “I want people to leave and be bewildered at what they just witnessed and to have it be unlike anything they have experienced before.”

Farrar said he has no doubt that music has the power to heal. His first concert was the first time he remembers being free of the chronic pain associated with his Lyme disease. Since then, music has helped him deal with anxiety and depression and allowed him to channel his emotions into something tangible.

Today, Farrar’s instrument of choice is bass guitar, which he used to play with local prog-metal crew Io Torus. Now, he performs solo on a seven-string bass— that’s three more strings than a traditional one—composing complex instrumentals through various tapping and thumping techniques. The sounds range from a hollow and medieval-sounding tone to an earthy funk, and it’s the instrument’s uniqueness and range that appeal to him.

“People relate more to sounds that sound like a human voice,” he said, adding that “the seven-string allows me to go so high up it can be more lyrical and

sound like vocals.”

Farrar was raised in a household that was both musical and religious, and his spirituality also has played a major role in his overcoming obstacles. He believes the performance can be spiritual regardless of one’s faith.

“I feel like people who don’t have concrete religious views, when they hear music that hits them in a way, they have a spiritual experience, and that’s what I want this to be—a church of music,” he said. “You don’t have to have any preconceived belief when you come in.

If music is a spiritual thing for you, just come and enjoy it.”

As for the other performers: Case is a virtuoso from Boston who will play his double-neck, 18-string guitar, and the Sacramento-based Bellue is a former MMA fighter who suffered a careerending injury and is now an advocate for the healing and spiritual power of music.

In addition to playing a harp guitar and fingerstyle guitar, Bellue is also a practitioner of Tuvan throat singing, in which two or more notes harmonize as they are sung simultaneously.

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KEEP CHICO CREATIVE MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL: Chico State’s SOTA Productions helps kick off the CAMMIES week with an evening of music, arts and education featuring a variety of artists and musicians in the plaza. Th, 4/21, 6-9pm. Free. Chico City Plaza, downtown Chico.

NEUROSCIENTIST LECURE: Professor Sergio M. Pellis (Department of Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge, Alberta) presents a lecture on the role of peer-to-peer play in the development of social competence. Th, 4/21, 7:30-9:30pm. Free. CSUC Trinity Hall 100, 400 W. First St., (530) 898-4636.

THURSDAY NIGHT MARKET: Weekly market featuring farmers and produce, vendors, food and live entertainment. Th, 6-9pm through 9/29. Downtown Chico.

THE WINDING STREAM: Documentary on the Carter family featuring an appearance by the director and live music by Hallelujah Junction and Jonathan Richman. Th, 4/21, 7pm. Pageant Theatre, 351 E. Sixth St., (530) 343-0663, www.pageant chico.com.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Opens Friday, April 22 Center for the Arts

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Special Events ARC IN THE PARK: Mile walk and 5K supporting people with disabilities. Sa, 4/23, 8am. OneMile, Bidwell Park. www.arcbutte.org

AUXILIARY RUMMAGE SALE: Proceeds from the sale will benefit local high school scholarships.

4/23-4/24, 9am-3pm. Oroville Eagles FOE #196, 2010 Montgomery St. Main Hall in Oroville, (530) 538-1024.

CHICO COMEDY FESTIVAL: DAY ONE: The Chico

Theater IN THE NEXT ROOM OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY: A comedy about marriage, intimacy and elec-

tricity set in the 1880s. Th-Sa, 7:30pm through 5/7. $15. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St.,

GOLD NUGGET DAYS Friday-Sunday, April 22-24 Paradise

SEE FRIDAY-SUNDAY, SPECIAL EVENTS & THEATER

(530) 895-3749, www.blueroomtheatre.com.

GOLD NUGGET DAYS: PARADE: Floats, bands,

THE LITTLE MERMAID: Local adaptation of the

classic Disney Broadway show. Th-Sa, 7:30pm; Su, 2pm through 5/8. $16-$22. Chico Theater Company, 166-F Eaton Road, (530) 894-3282, www.chicotheatercompany.com.

LIGHT UP THE SKY: In one evening, an idealistic young playwright sees his magnum opus comically eviscerated by all concerned in this clash of artistic egos. Th-Sa, 7:30pm & Su, 2pm through 4/24. $12-$18. Theatre on the Ridge Playhouse, 3735 Neal Road in Paradise, (530) 877-5760, www.totr.org.

Music THE BROTHERS COMATOSE: Bay Area-based bluegrass/Americana band brings its CD-release tour to Chico. Opening the show is Chico-born, now Seattle-based The Mondegreens. F, 4/22, 8:30pm. $15. El Rey Theatre, 230 W. Second St., (530) 342-2727.

Theater BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: Chico Regional Theatre’s

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 CHICO GREAT DEBATE: Students from Chico State and Butte College give presentations and participate in debates on current topics. F, 4/22, 8:30am-6:30pm. Chico City Plaza, downtown Chico.

WORDSPRING: PUBLIC RECEPTION: Public reception for the fifth annual WordSpring Creative Writing Conference. Plus, a book reading from award-winning novelist Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. F, 4/22, 7:30pm. Free. Roots Catering Banquet Hall, 3221 Esplanade, (530) 891-4500.

Comedy Fesitval kicks off at multiple venues: Kick-off is a free show in the City Plaza featuring comedians from Chico, San Francisco, Los Angeles and more. Evening shows will be held at The Blue Room Theatre (10:30pmmidnight), The Pageant Theatre (10:30pm), Duffy’s Tavern (9:30-11pm, $5), The Maltese (10-11:30pm, free), B Street Public House (9-10:30pm, $3). Sa, 4/23, 10pm. Find Chico Comedy Festival on Facebook for schedule & info.

adaptation of the classic Broadway production. F-Sa, 7:30pm & Su, 2pm through 5/8. $20.

Center for the Arts, 1475 East Ave., (530) 8992692.

IN THE NEXT ROOM OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY: See Thursday. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St., (530) 895-3749, www.blueroomtheatre.com.

LIGHT UP THE SKY: See Thursday. Theatre on the Ridge Playhouse, 3735 Neal Road in Paradise, (530) 877-5760, www.totr.org.

THE LITTLE MERMAID: See Thursday. Chico Theater Company, 166-F Eaton Road, (530) 894-3282, www.chicotheatercompany.com.

GOLD NUGGET DAYS: MELODRAMA: When the

Coyot’ Calls, a Western musical featuring original score, cowboy poetry and more. F-Sa, 7pm, Su, 4/24, 2pm. $10. Paradise Performing Arts Center, 777 Nunneley Road in Paradise, (530) 872-8454, www.paradiseperforming arts.com.

horses, dogs, youngsters and oldsters compete for ribbons, trophies, and the sweepstake prize of $200. Sa, 4/23, noon. Free.

Downtown Paradise, The Skyway in Paradise, (530) 872-8722, www.goldnuggetmuseum.com.

GOLD NUGGET DAYS: FAMILY FEST: A family event following the parade featuring live music, face painting, food and more. Sa, 4/23, 2-9pm. $5$15. Paradise Grange, 5704 Chapel Drive in Paradise, (530) 762-1490.

WORDSPRING CREATIVE WRITING CONFERENCE: Workshops on poetry, fiction and song writing led by local writers and internationally published novelists and poets. Sa, 4/23, 8am-3:30pm. $40-$65. Butte College Learning Resource Center, 2nd Floor, 3536 Butte Campus Drive in Oroville, (530) 895-2935.

Theater BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: See Friday. Center for the Arts, 1475 East Ave., (530) 899-2692.

GOLD NUGGET DAYS: MELODRAMA: See Friday.

Paradise Performing Arts Center, 777 Nunneley Road in Paradise, (530) 872-8454, www.par adiseperformingarts.com.

Sunday, April 24 Chico Equestrian Arena

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HELP A HORSE DAY: Featuring a silent auction, food, activities and family fun, plus information on how to help horses. Su, 4/24, 9am-3pm.

Free. Chico Equestrian Arena, Horse Arena Drive Upper Bidwell Park, (530) 896-7800.

HOLISTIC HEALTH FAIR: Featuring healers, psychics, energy tools, angel readings, hypnotherapists and more. Su, 4/24, 11am5pm. Ohana Health, 757 First St., Paradise, (530) 876-1692.

Theater BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: See Friday. Center for the Arts, 1475 East Ave., (530) 899-2692.

LIGHT UP THE SKY: See Thursday. Theatre on the Ridge Playhouse, 3735 Neal Road in Paradise, (530) 877-5760, www.totr.org.

THE LITTLE MERMAID: See Thursday. Chico Theater Company, 166-F Eaton Road, (530) 894-3282, www.chicotheatercompany.com.

GOLD NUGGET DAYS: MELODRAMA: See Friday.

Paradise Performing Arts Center, 777 Nunneley Road in Paradise, (530) 872-8454, www.par adiseperformingarts.com.

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Special Events 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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poster sessions. W, 4/27, 5-7:30pm. Free. Bell Memorial Union Auditorium, Chico State, (530) 898-4636.

MUSEUM WITHOUT WALLS LECTURE SERIES: This week: Everyone Poops, presented by Dr. Joseph Matthews, a colorectal surgeon. W through 4/27. Opens 4/20. $5-7, museum members free. Gateway Science Museum, 625 Esplanade, www.csuchico.edu/gateway.

PROJECT HOMELESS CONNECT 2016: Project Homeless Connect is a one-day event in which homeless individuals and families receive housing, support and quality of life resources in one location, with the ultimate goal of ending homelessness. W, 4/27, 9am-4pm. Free.

Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, 2357 Fair St., (895) 447-4222 ext. 222, www.buttehomeless coc.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.

Music FRUITION: Portland-based quintet brings its blend of rock, bluegrass and folk to the Sierra Nevada stage. W, 4/27, 7:30pm. Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., 1075 E. 20th St., (530) 892-4647, www.sierranevada.com.

Special Events STUDENT RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM: Showcasing research conducted by undergraduate and graduate students with oral presentation and

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Thursday. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St., (530) 895-3749, www.blueroomtheatre.com.

LIGHT UP THE SKY: See Thursday. Theatre on the Ridge Playhouse, 3735 Neal Road in Paradise, (530) 877-5760, www.totr.org.

THE LITTLE MERMAID: See Thursday. Chico

HELP A HORSE DAY

best local and regional comics. Su, 4/24, 7:30pm. $15. Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., 1075 E. 20th St., (530) 892-4647, www.sierra nevada.com.

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

Poetry/Literature THE TRAVELING STORYTELLING SHOW: Author Norm Brecke combines singing and storytelling in this family-friendly event. Sa, 4/23, 11am. Free. The Bookstore, 118 Main St.

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Oroville Eagles FOE #196, 2010 Montgomery St. Main Hall in Oroville, (530) 538-1024.

CHICO COMEDY FESTIVAL: DAY TWO: Los Angelesbased comedians Drennon Davis and Nick Stargu headline day two of the second annual comedy festival that features some of the

CHICO CHUCKLES Local comedians have been working hard to build a viable comedy scene here for years, and the fruits of that labor will be in full bloom on Saturday, April 23, during the second annual Chico Comedy Festival. The event kicks off with a free show at Chico City Plaza, followed by performances by 50 visiting and local comics who will grace the stages of several venues around town.

Los Angeles comics Drennon Davis and Nick Stargu will close out the weekend with a finale at the Sierra Nevada Big Room on Sunday, April 24. Find Chico Comedy Festival on Facebook for schedule.

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featuring new work by local artist Caitlin Schwerin. F, 5-8pm through 5/31. 250 E. First St., (530) 487-7229.

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exhibit examines the contributions of women in art. Through 5/6, 7-9pm. Free. 450 Orange St., (530) 895-8726, www.chicoartcenter.com.

HEALING ART GALLERY: Susan Caron Proctor showcases her artwork. The Healing Art Gallery features Northern California artists touched by cancer. Through 7/15. 265 Cohasset Road inside Enloe Cancer Center, (530) 3323856.

JAMES SNIDLE FINE ARTS & APPRAISALS: Janet Turner Prints, featuring 20 prints of Janet Turner’s early work. 4/21-5/31. 254 E. Fourth St., (530) 343-2930, www.jamessnidlefine arts.com.

JANET TURNER PRINT MUSEUM: 21st Juried

Student Print Exhibition, new work by current Chico State printmaking students under the direction of Professor Eileen Macdonald.

Through 5/9, 11am-4pm. Free. Chico State, (530) 898-4476, www.theturner.org.

NEW VISION: Behind Bars, artistic commentary on our prison system via experimental printmaking techniques. Through 4/28. 1600 Mangrove, Ste. 177, (530) 342-4913.

NINTH AVENUE GALLERY & STUDIO: Keeping

Traditions Alive, an all Native American exhibit by award winning photo artist Paula Schultz.

Through 5/21. 180 E Ninth Ave.

PARADISE ART CENTER: Kirshner Wildlife Show, local artists depict the wildlife found at the animal sanctuary. Through 4/23. 5564 Almond St. in Paradise, (530) 877-7402.

phy, large and small landscape prints on canvas and metal. Ongoing. 627 Broadway St., (530) 345-1362.

Show, featuring new work submitted by Chico State art students . M, 4/25, 9am-5pm. Free.

Trinity Hall Chico State, (530) 898-5864.

Museums CHICO AIR MUSEUM: An ongoing display highlighting local aviation history. Ongoing. 165 Ryan Ave., (530) 345-6468.

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: Chico Through Time, a new permanent exhibit, featuring a variety of displays depicting Chico’s history—from John Bidwell and the Mechoopda Indians to Robin Hood and remains of an old Chinese temple. Ongoing. 141 Salem St., (530) 891-4336, www.chico museum.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: free, 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 Drive, (530) 877-1919.

POP-UP: Monca Pop-up Museum, the last of The Museum of Northern California Art (monca) pop-up museums before it moves to its permanent home. Through 4/30. 215 Broadway, (530) 304-6680.

VALENE L. SMITH MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY:

Fired Earth: Beauty and Tradition in Asian Ceramics, 2,000 years of Far Eastern creativity and ingenuity will be showcased through ceramic art. Through 7/31. Meriam Library Complex Chico State.

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Area-based Brothers Comatose have been steadily raising their profile, adding concert halls and festival stages to the clubs on their touring schedule.

In 2013, the band by played its first Carey Wilson Chico show at the intimate Café Coda, and Preview: this Friday the brothers (April 22), Comatose perform the Brothers Friday, April 22, 8 p.m., at the Comatose will el rey theatre. the be headlining the Mondegreens open. El Rey Theatre. tickets: $15 (Diamond Founded by W. Western Wear, blaze N’ J’s, brothers Ben www.ticketweb.com). (vocals/guitar) and Alex (vocals/ El Rey Theatre banjo) Morrison, 230 W. second st. www.jmax the group also productions.net features Gio Benedetti on vocals/bass, Ryan Avellone on mandolin and Philip Brezina on fiddle. Ben Morrison recently took time during a hectic tour schedule supporting the group’s excellent new album, City Painted Gold, to answer a few questions.

How do you describe your music to someone who doesn’t know who you are?

We usually tell people we play rowdy roots music. It’s kinda bluegrassy but more rocking.

How did you pick the band’s name?

The name Brothers Comatose started [being used] in 2007 with just Alex and I playing open mics and such. One day the “comatose” came to me subconsciously. Alex sometimes rolls his eyes into the back of his head when he really gets deep into his banjo playing onstage. Kind of like a musical coma.

The songs on the new album come across as very heartfelt, lyrically and musically. How do you write your music?

City Painted Gold was actually the most collaborative effort for us to date. Everyone contributed to the songwriting on this album, and it gives it a great variety of flavors.

Usually, one of us will write a song and bring it—the skeleton—to the band and then the band will jam on it and we all help to arrange it to make it the best we can—putting on all the muscle and skin.

How did you come up with the look and narrative for the very striking “Black Light Moon” video?

Alex came up with the whole idea of pioneers in the desert being stalked by desert nymphs with coyote masks. He wrote the song and had a pretty clear vision for the video as well, so he just ran with it.

We had a great video crew led by

our friend Colin Blackshear, who made it all possible and made it look incredible.

On the band blog, bassist Gio Benedetti mentions working on metal licks for your songs—do you ever insert metal into the mix?

We’re definitely fans of rock and metal. Gio is probably the biggest aficionado. He turned a few Brothers Comatose songs into metal versions for some Kickstarter backers who contributed to our campaign. We dip our toes into the pond of rock occasionally during shows … though it’s hard to tell, since we all play acoustic instruments. Our song “Feels Like the Devil” is about as metal as we get.

After the Chico show you play the MerleFest in North Carolina. Any thoughts on the recent passing of Merle Haggard?

MerleFest is a blast, but it’s actually named after Merle Watson—Doc Watson’s son. We are big fans of Merle Haggard, though. His songs helped create outlaw country music and he was just a badass—doing jail time and living the true life of a country outlaw. We’ve done a cover of his song “Mama Tried” a couple of times. We’ll probably revive that one sometime soon and play it at a show. □

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ELECTRIC CANYON CONVERGENCE: REUNION SHOW: Reunion show featuring members of the super group who’ve contributed to the group’s three albums. Part of CAMMIES week.

Th, 4/21, 4-10pm. $5-$10. Habitat Lab, 199 E. 13th St.

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Senator Theatre, 517 Main St., (530) 898-1497, www.jmaxproductions.net.

A NIGHT OF HEALING RESONANCE: A night of music and healing vibrations with Nicholas Farrar, Ian Ethan Case and Adrian Bellue. Th, 4/21, 6:30-9:30pm. $5-20. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1289 Filbert, (530) 343-1693.

Skate Country (noise pop) and The Chrome. Th, 4/21, 9:15pm. Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St., (530) 343-7718.

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AARON RICH & FRIENDS: Country music

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

BIG MABLE & THE PORTHOLES: Sea-

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

shanty rockers perform in the bar patio. Th, 4/21, 8-10pm. $5. Argus Bar + Patio, 212 W. Second St.

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CHICO JAZZ COLLECTIVE: Thursday jazz.

AFROLICIOUS: Bay Area-based funk band

Th, 8-11pm. Free. The DownLo, 319 Main

with a mix of electronic and soul. Plus, Freak Wind Flyer—also funk. Th, 4/21, 9pm. Lost on Main, 319 Main St., (530) 891-1853.

St., (530) 892-2473.

BASSMINT: The weekly bass music party shifts into CAMMIES gear, with three local DJs/producers. F, 9:30pm. Peking Chinese Restaurant, 243 W. Second St., (530) 895-3888.

KEEP CHICO CREATIVE MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL: Chico State’s SOTA Productions helps kick off the CAMMIES week with an evening of music, arts and education featuring a variety of artists and musicians in the plaza.

Th, 4/21, 6-9pm. Free. Chico City Plaza, downtown Chico.

BAD MANA, WEST BY SWAN, VIKING SKATE COUNTRY, THE CHROME: Local noisy rock show in support of CAMMIES week featuring Bad Mana (garage rock), West By Swan (rock), Viking

THE BROTHERS COMATOSE: Bay Areabased bluegrass/Americana band brings its CD-release tour to Chico.

Opening the show is Chico-born, now

Seattle-based The Mondegreens. F,

4/22, 8:30pm. $15. El Rey Theatre, 230 W. Second St., (530) 342-2727.

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.

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

J-STALIN: Bay Area-based rapper. Plus, special DJ guests. F, 4/22, 9pm. $20.

Lost on Main, 319 Main St., (530) 8911853.

MICHAEL CHINWORTH: New York singer/songwriter Michael Chinworth is joined by semi-local Pat Hull and local Erin Lizardo. F, 4/22, 9pm. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 343-4915.

RECKONING WITH DAVID GANS: Local Grateful Dead cover band welcomes guest David Gans to the jam.

Presented by KZFR. F, 4/22, 6:30pm. $10. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St., (530) 894-1978.

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MOBILE TRACK MY RIDE

Entertainments, a program of marches and more. Sa, 4/23, 7:30pm. $6-15. Harlen Adams Theatre, Chico State, (530) 898-6333, www.schoolof thearts-csuchico.com.

EARTH DAY BLUES BASH WITH BIG MO: Fundraising event for CHAT/Safe Space

SCHEDULE: facebook.com/chicocammies/events or www.newsreview.com/cammies

SATCHMO Virtuoso trumpeter Dean Simms pays tribute to the master himself, Louis Armstrong, bringing Satchmo’s legendary music and showmanship to life!

DINNER & SHOW! WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 • 6PM Tickets only $40 Includes: Appetizer, Choice of Chicken or Beef Entree and Dessert. Show only tickets $10.

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and the Chico Grange, featuring Big Mo & The Full Moon Band. Sa, 4/23, 6-11pm. $20. Chico Grange Hall, 2775 Nord Ave., (530) 228-0625, www.chicogrange.org.

THE HOUSE CATS: Classic jazz favorites.

Sa, 6:30-10:30pm through 6/4. Smokie Mountain Steakhouse and Lounge, 7039 Skyway in Paradise, (530) 872-3323.

NICE UP: An underground bass music event featuring Kristyle, Jahsun and Wagonburner. Sa, 4/23, 9:30pm. Free before 10pm, $5 after. Peking Chinese Restaurant, 243 W. Second St Chico, (925) 451-5035, www.facebook.com/ events/253812118286131.

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CAMMIES AT 1078: SHOWCASE ONE: South PUNK ROCK CAMMIES!: Every punk band

Sa, 4/23, 7:30pm. $20. Senator Theatre,

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ROCKHOUNDS & BLACKOUT BETTY: Classic rock covers. Sa, 4/23, 10pm. The Tackle Box Bar & Grill, 379 East Park Ave., (530) 345-7499, www.tacklebox chico.com.

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THE EXPENDABLES: A full night of reggae takes over the El Rey with Santa Cruzbased The Expendables headlining with their blend of reggae and punk.

Plus, Tribal Theory and Seedless. Su, 4/24, 8pm. $16. El Rey Theatre, 230 W. Second St., (530) 342-2727.

SALSA BELLA: Live Latin music and dancing. Fourth Sa of every month, 8:30-11:30pm. Ramada Plaza Hotel, 685 Manzanita Ct., (530) 228-9269.

SEMI-ACOUSTIC MUSIC SHOWCASE: A benefit for Chico schools, Hosted by Keith Kendall & Friends. Sa, 5-9pm.

Free. Scotty’s Landing, 12609 River Road, (530) 710-2020.

SWAMP JAM: Bring an instrument and enjoy swamp themed food and drinks

available for purchase. Last Su of every month, 7-11pm. The Tackle Box

Bar & Grill, 379 East Park Ave., (530) 345-7499, www.tackleboxchico.com.

THE STORY SO FAR: Bay Area-based pop punk band. Plus, Comeback Kid (pop punk) and Culture Abuse (pop punk).

Fork, Get Foxy, Webster Moore, BandMaster Ruckus, DeVoll, Two Door Rev and Overture. M, 4/25, 7pm. $5.

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CAMMIES AT 1078: SHOWCASE TWO: Tionesta, The Buried Heart, Creekside, Second Best, Sunny Acres, Gigantes and Surrounded By Giants. Tu, 4/26, 7pm. $5. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway St., (530) 343-1973.

CONCERT BAND/JAZZ II: The Concert Band and Jazz II perform everything from overtures to big-band swing. Tu, 4/26, 7:30pm. Free, donations

accepted. Harlen Adams Theatre, Chico State, (530) 898-6333.

MIDWEEK EARLY-EVENING OPEN MIC: Sign up starting at 5pm. Music, poetry and spoken word welcome. Tu, 6-8pm through 12/20. Free. Gogi’s Café, 230 Salem St. Next to transit center, (530) 891-3570, www.gogiscafe.com.

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.

MALTESE CAMMIES BLOWOUT: PART 1: Medusa Farm Girl, Sleazy Earl Ray, Sofa King, Fool of a Took, Wait, Your Name Is Jeff? and Adam White Alo. W, 4/27, 7pm-2am. $5. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 343-4915.

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If there are two things America loves, they’re cute pictures of cats and standards performed by a male/female lounge duo while eating dinner. Plenty of the former can be found on the Facebook page belonging to The House Cats, and the latter can be experienced when the duo—which is made up of keyboardist Bill Teague and vampy vocalist Robyn Valentine—perform in Paradise Wednesdays at The Italian Cottage and Saturdays at the Smoky Mountain Steakhouse and Lounge.

Lazerwolf, Lightfinder, Into The Awakening, Aberrance and Burial Grounds. W, 4/27, 7pm. $5. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway St., (530) 343-1973.

FRUITION: Portland-based quintet brings their blend of rock, bluegrass and folk to the Sierra Nevada stage. W, 4/27, 7:30pm. Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., 1075 E. 20th St., (530) 892-4647, www.sierranevada.com.

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But they are also trying to protect Midnight Special Ends tonight, him from the control of a quasiApril 21. Starring evangelical cult led by the boy’s Michael Shannon, adoptive father, the charismatic Joel Edgerton, Calvin Meyer (Sam Shepard).

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Shannon, whom Nichols has cast in all of his films (including lead roles in Shotgun Stories and Take Shelter), seems central to all that. His Roy is a tortured soul and a man possessed, but marked by demons and heroic potential all at once.

At the same time, Alton, played with an innocent gravity by Jaeden Lieberher, is a credible, living presence in every dimension of the story. He’s a gifted grade-schooler, and he’s a kind of child prophet, endowed with special powers that sometimes seem to have possession of him. At times, he’s simply a nice little boy, and at others, he exudes an exceptional authority that the sympathetic adults around him instantly recognize.

Shepard’s character comes across as a low-key combination of old-school preacher and post-WWII intelligence officer. Edgerton is brusquely effective as a state trooper who goes off duty to help a friend and take on duties of a different order.

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Opening this week The Brain That Wouldn’t Die (1962)

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The Huntsman: Winter’s War

A big-time cast—Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Emily Blunt, Jessica Chastain—stars in this Snow White and the Huntsman prequel, which tells the story of a war between rival sister sorceress-queens. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

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Don Cheadle directs and stars as Miles Davis in this portrait of a difficult period in the jazz legend’s life. Pageant Theatre. Rated R.

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A comedy starring Melissa McCarthy as a rich, successful businesswoman who loses everything and has to rebuild her empire after going to prison for insider trading.

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Or so Henri has heard.

On the other hand, with Henri’s culinary and oenological expertise and vast knowledge of world politics, film and literature—as well as his obvious modesty—if he ever were to be invited to a dinner party, he would be the most charming of guests. And if it’s a potluck, he would be thrilled to provide the appetizers, perhaps a dip, from his immense storehouse of possibilities.

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Romesco (roasted red pepper, almond and garlic dip) 1/2 cup toasted almonds 3 roasted red bell peppers (approx. 1 cup) 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar 1 large garlic clove, peeled 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

Finely chop almonds in food processor. Add peppers, vinegar and garlic and puree. With machine running, drizzle oil through feed tube. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to a small bowl.

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Avocado and yogurt dip with jalapeño and cilantro 16 ounces plain yogurt 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin 2 large ripe avocados, chopped 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped 2 jalapeños, minced 1 small garlic clove, minced

(or chanterelle or porcini), chopped 1 cup portobello mushroom caps, chopped 3 tablespoons vermouth (or dry white wine) 1/2 cup mayonnaise (optional) 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese 1/4 cup onion, chopped 1/4 cup green onion, thinly sliced 2 teaspoons fresh parsley, chopped 1 teaspoon garlic powder 3 teaspoons pepper 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon red pepper 1 14-oz can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped 16 ounces fat-free cream cheese cooking spray

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Roasted red pepper and walnut dip 1/2 cup toasted walnuts 3/4 cup raisins 1/2 cup plain yogurt pinch of salt 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper 1 12-ounce bottle roasted red bell peppers, drained

Wild mushroom and artichoke dip 1 teaspoon olive oil 2 cups shiitake mushroom caps

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· THURSDAY, APRIL 28 · in bloom Looking at the bursting calendar of arts events directly in front of him, arts dEVo would have to say that spring definitely has sprung. Get out and enjoy all the pretty flowers on display. Here’s just a sampling: • Chico area Music Festival: The Cn&R switched up the CaMMiEs this year by ditching the nominations and putting the show-planning in the hands of local promoters and venues. And they responded in a huge way, curating all-local shows and doubling the overall number of performing acts to more than 100 over the next 10 days, April 21-30. It all culminates May 1 with a CN&Rsponsored finale at Patrick Ranch. See the full schedule in this week’s special CAMMIES supplement or online at www.newsreview.com/cammies or www.facebook.com/chicocammies/events. While you’re at the CN&R site, cast your vote for Best Chico Act. Polls close Sunday, April 24, at 11:59 p.m.

• Chico Comedy Festival: Chico ex-pat and favorite son dna has returned with a follow-up to last year’s inaugural comedy fest. Night one, Saturday, April 23, is split into two halves: an early show, 6-9 p.m., for free, at Chico City Plaza with dozens of local and visiting comedians hitting the stage; and a smattering of late shows, 9:30 p.m. till late, featuring comedians at various venues around town (B street Public House, duffy’s Tavern, Blue Room Theatre, the Maltese Bar & Tap Room and Pageant Theatre). Sunday, April 24, at 7:30 p.m., it’s the big finale with drennon davis and nick stargu headlining the sierra nevada Big Room.

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• Gold nugget days: Parades, pageants, barbecues and melodramas happening during Paradise’s annual celebration of its gold-mining heritage and the discovery of a 54-pound nugget in 1859. April 22-24. Visit www.goldnugget museum.com for more info.

• Touring bands: A huge week for big acts visiting Chico: afrolicious (tonight, April 21) and J-stalin (April 22) at Lost on Main, The Brothers Comatose (April 22) and The Expendables (April 24) at the El Rey Theatre, The story so Far at the senator Theatre (April 23) and Fruition at the Big Room (April 27).

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CLASSIFIEDS For the week oF april 21, 2016 ARIES (March 21-April 19): “The writer

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You will thrive to the degree that you notice details you might normally miss or regard as unimportant. What you believe and what you think won’t be as important as what you perceive. Trust your eyes.

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ancient Greek geographer Pausanias told a story about how the famous poet Pindar got his start. One summer day, young Pindar decided to walk from his home in Thebes to a city 20 miles away. During his trek, he got tired and lay down to take a nap by the side of the road. As he slept, bees swarmed around him and coated his lips with wax. He didn’t wake up until one of the bees stung him. For anyone else, this might have been a bother. But Pindar took it as an omen that he should become a lyric poet, a composer of honeyed verses. And that’s exactly what he did in the ensuing years. I foresee you having an experience comparable to Pindar’s sometime soon, Taurus. How you interpret it will be crucial.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “I measure

the strength of a spirit by how much truth it can take,” said philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. Measured by that standard, your strength of spirit has been growing—and may be poised to reach an all-time high. In my estimation, you now have an unusually expansive capacity to hold surprising, effervescent, catalytic truths. Do you dare invite all these insights and revelations to come pouring toward you? I hope so. I’ll be cheering you on, praying for you to be brave enough to ask for as much as you can possibly accommodate.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Göbekli

Tepe was a monumental religious sanctuary built 11,600 years ago in the place we now call Turkey. Modern archaeologists are confounded by the skill and artistry with which its massive stone pillars were arranged and carved. According to conventional wisdom, humans of that era were primitive nomads who hunted animals and foraged for plants. So it’s hard to understand how they could have constructed such an impressive structure 7,000 years before the Great Pyramid of Giza. Writing in National Geographic, science journalist Charles C. Mann said, “Discovering that hunter-gatherers had constructed Göbekli Tepe was like finding that someone had built a 747 in a basement with an X-Acto knife.” In that spirit, Cancerian, I make the following prediction: In the coming months, you can accomplish a marvel that may have seemed beyond your capacity.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In myths and

folklore, the ember is a symbol of coiledup power. The fire within it is controlled. It provides warmth and glow even as its raw force is contained. There are no unruly flames. How much energy is stored within?

It’s a reservoir of untapped light, a promise of verve and radiance. Now please ruminate further about the ember, Leo. According to my reading of the astrological omens, it’s your core motif right now.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Uh-oh. Or

maybe I should instead say “Hooray!” You are slipping into the Raw, Hearty, Vivid, Untamed Phase of your astrological cycle.

The universe is nudging you in the direction of high adventure, sweet intensity and rigorous stimulation. If you choose to resist the nudges, odds are that you’ll have more of an “uh-oh” experience. If you decide to play along, “hooray!” is the likely outcome. To help you get in the proper mood, make the following declaration: “I like to think that my bones are made from oak, my blood from a waterfall, and my heart from wild daisies.” (That’s a quote from the poet McKenzie Stauffer.)

by rob brezsny LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In many

cultures, the butterfly is a symbol of transformation and rebirth. In its original state as a caterpillar, it is homely and slow-moving. After its resurrection time in the chrysalis, it becomes a lithe and lovely creature capable of flight. The mythic meaning of the moth is quite different, however. Enchanted by the flame, it’s driven so strongly toward the light that it risks burning its wings. So it’s a symbol of intense longing that may go too far. In the coming weeks, Libra, your life could turn either way. You may even vacillate between being moth-like and butterflylike. For best results, set an intention.

What exactly do you want?

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “I gladly

abandon dreary tasks, rational scruples, reactive undertakings imposed by the world,” wrote Scorpio philosopher Roland Barthes. Why did he do this? For the sake of love, he said—even though he knew it might cause him to act like a lunatic as it freed up tremendous energy. Would you consider pursuing a course like that in the coming weeks, Scorpio? In my astrological opinion, you have earned some time off from the grind. You need a break from the numbing procession of the usual daily rhythms. Is there any captivating person, animal, adventure, or idea that might so thoroughly incite your imagination that you’d be open to acting like a lunatic lover with boundless vigor?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

“Difficulties illuminate existence,” says novelist Tom Robbins, “but they must be fresh and of high quality.” Your assignment, Sagittarius, is to go out in search of the freshest and highest-quality difficulties you can track down. You’re slipping into a magical phase of your astrological cycle when you will have exceptional skill at rounding up useful dilemmas and exciting riddles. Please take full advantage!

Welcome this rich opportunity to outgrow and escape boring old problems.

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“When I grow up, I want to be a little boy,” wrote novelist Joseph Heller in his book Something Happened. You have cosmic permission to make a comparable declaration in the coming days. In fact, you have a poetic license and a spiritual mandate to utter battle cries like that as often as the mood strikes. Feel free to embellish and improvise, as well: “When I grow up, I want to be a riot girl with a big brash attitude,” for example, or “When I grow up, I want to be a beautiful playful monster with lots of toys and fascinating friends who constantly amaze me.”

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In one

of his diaries, author Franz Kafka made this declaration: “Life’s splendor forever lies in wait around each one of us in all of its fullness—but veiled from view, deep down, invisible, far off. It is there, though, not hostile, not reluctant, not deaf. If you summon it by the right word, by its right name, it will come.” I’m bringing this promise to your attention, Aquarius, because you have more power than usual to call forth a command performance of life’s hidden splendor. You can coax it to the surface and bid it to spill over into your daily rhythm. For best results, be magnificent as you invoke the magnificence.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): I’ve got a

controversial message for you, Pisces.

If you’re addicted to your problems or if you’re convinced that cynicism is a supreme mark of intelligence, what I’ll say may be offensive. Nevertheless, it’s my duty as your oracle to inform you of the cosmic tendencies, and so I will proceed. For the sake of your mental health and the future of your relationship with love, consider the possibility that the following counsel from French author André Gide is just what you need to hear right now: “Know that joy is rarer, more difficult and more beautiful than sadness.

Once you make this all-important discovery, you must embrace joy as a moral obligation.”

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS FCTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CARING CHOICE HOUSES LLC at 2010 Feather River Blvd Oroville, CA 95965.

CARING CHOICE HOUSES LLC 2010 Feather River Blvd Oroville, CA 95965.

This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company.

Signed: PHILLIP WILSON, PRESIDENT Dated: March 22, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000388 Published: March 31, April 7,14,21, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as WILDFLOWER SALON at 2991 Esplanade Suite 110 Chico, CA 95973.

BRIELYN LEDFORD 28 Lawnwood Drive Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: BRIELYN LEDFORD Dated: March 8, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000319 Published: March 31, April 7,14,21, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as ROCK CREEK CONSTRUCTION INC at 1916 Cameron Lane Chico, CA 95926.

ROCK CREEK CONSTRUCTION INC 1916 Cameron Lane Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by a Corperation.

Signed: BRYAN HENDERSON, PRESIDENT Dated: March 17, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000366 Published: March 31, April 7,14,21, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as NOMBLY GOURMEDIBLES at 10294 Red Eye Road Oroville, CA 95966.

STACY CANNEY 10294 Red Eye Road Oroville, CA 95966.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: STACY CANNEY Dated: March 22, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000385 Published: March 31, April 7,14,21, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as RIGHTEOUSNESS CARDS BY BABYDEB at 6167 Opal Ln Paradise, CA 95969.

DEBRA GENTRY 6167 Opal Ln Paradise, CA 95969.

JAMES GENTRY 6167 Opal Ln Paradise, CA 95969.

This business is conducted by a Married Couple.

Signed: DEBRA GENTRY Dated: March 7, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000310 Published: March 31, April 7,14,21, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as MUDPUPPIES PET SITTING at 25 Forest Creek Circle Chico, CA 95928.

BRIAN RAYMOND LOAR 25 Forest Creek Circle Chico, CA 95928.

CATHERINE MARIE LOAR 25 Forest Creek Circle Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a Married Couple.

Signed: CATHY LOAR Dated: March 22, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000387 Published: March 31, April 7,14,21, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as AHAA, AIR DYNAMICS, ALTERNATIVE HEATING AND AIR at 13303 Cabin Hollow Ct #600 Chico, CA 95973.

ALTERNATIVE HEATING AND AIR 13303 Cabin Hollow #600 Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: CINDY VIERRA Dated: March 25, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000412 Published: March 31, April 7,14,21, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as HAPPY CAMPERS CANDY AND BAKERY at 1307 Nunneley Rd Paradise, CA 95969.

ANTONY JAMES TICKLE 1307 Nunneley Rd. Paradise, CA 95969.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: ANTONY TICKLE Dated: March 18, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000372 Published: March 31, April 7,14,21, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as KELLY’S MOTZKUS LOVING TOUCH PET GROOMING at 1499 #B Wagstaff Rd Paradise, CA 95969.

KELLY ANN MOTZKUS 5888 Maxwell Dr Paradise, CA 95969.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: KELLY MOTZKUS Dated: March 21, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000376 Published: March 31, April 7,14,21, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as FACTORY 320 at 1455 Heather Cir Chico, CA 95926.

BRANDON TARBELL 1455 Heather Cir Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: BRANDON TARBELL Dated: March 29, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000433 Published: April 7,14,21,28, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CENTER FOR CLINICAL AND

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APPLIED SPORT PSYCHOLOGY at 341 Broadway St Ste 414 Chico, CA 95928.

JOEL MINDEN 359 E 7th St Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: JOEL MINDEN Dated: March 24, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000406 Published: April 7,14,21,28, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CAPOEIRA MALES CALIFORNIA, CHICO CAPOEIRA at 254 E. 1st Street Chico, CA 95928.

JAVIER HERRERA 2016 36th Street Sacramento, CA 95817.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: JAVIER HERRERA Dated: March 30, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000440 Published: April 7,14,21,28, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as J.B. LANDSCAPES at 26 Phlox Way Chico, CA 95973.

BARNDOLLAR INC 26 Phlox Way Chico CA 95973.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: JEFF BARNDOLLAR, PRESIDENT Dated: March 11, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000345 Published: April 7,14,21,28, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as JUMP N JAX at 721 Oak Lawn Ave Chico, CA 95926.

SHERRI LOWE 721 Oak Lawn Ave Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: SHERRI LOWE Dated: March 28, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000421 Published: April 7,14,21,28, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as STAR LIQUORS at 933 Nord Ave Chico, CA 95926.

OM SHIV SHAKTI INC 933 Nord Ave Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: KESHAN PABBI, MANAGER Dated: March 24, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000405 Published: April 7,14,21,28, 2016

FICITITOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as AWAKENING SOLUTIONS COUNSELING at 562 Manzanita Ave #5 Chico, CA 95926.

R SCOTT PALMER 384 E 6th Ave #1 Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: R SCOTT PALMER Dated: March 7, 2016

FBN Number: 2016-0000312 Published: April 7,14,21,28, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as FRUTIYA FARM at 1663 Grand Ave Oroville, CA 95965.

THAO TOU YANG 1663 Grand Ave Oroville, CA 95965.

This business is conducted by an Indvidual.

Signed: THAO YANG Dated: April 1, 2016 FBN Number:2016-0000449 Published: April 14,21,28, May 5, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as SPITERIS DELICATESSEN AND CATERING at 971 East Ave Chico, CA 95926.

NICOLE MARIE CRIPPEN 2930 Morseman Ave #3 Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: NICOLE CRIPPEN Dated: April 5, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000464 Published: April 14,21,28, May 5, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as GERMINATION STATION at 1826 Santa Clara Ave Chico, CA 95928.

BLAKE SABOURIN 1826 Santa Clara Ave Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: BLAKE M. SABOURIN Dated: March 8, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000320 Published: April 14,21,28, May 5, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name SPITERI DELI PARTNERSHIP at 971 East Avenue Chico, CA 95926.

SANDRA L SPITERI 205 Sequoyah Avenue Chico, CA 95926.

FRANK C SPITERI 2908 Hegan Lane Chico, CA 95928.

This business was conducted by a General Partnership.

Signed: FRANK C SPITERI Dated: April 5, 2016 FBN Number: 2015-0000557 Published: April 14,21,28, May 5, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name ROSEBUD REALTY, BETTER WORLD ENTERPRISE at 851 Pomona Ave #85 Chico, CA 95928.

DAVID MORITZ MEICHTRY 851 Pomona Ave #85 Chico, CA 95928.

This business was conducted by an Individual.

Signed: DAVID M. MEICHTRY Dated: March 28, 2016 FBN Number: 2011-0000541 Published: April 14,21,28, May 5, 2016

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as GARDEN GUY at 3155 Mariposa Ave Chico, CA 95973.

DAVID ROY WESTPHAL 3155 Mariposa Ave Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: DAVID R. WESTPHAL Dated: March 25, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000414 Published: April 14,21,28, May 5, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CALIFORNIA FIRST MORTGAGE COMPANY at 2053 Forest Avenue #4 Chico, CA 95928.

JAMES S WIKEY 171 Picholine Way Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: JAMES S WIKEY Dated: April 4, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000451 Published: April 14,21,28, May 5, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as D AND D PROPERTIES at 6 Kestrel Ct Chico, CA 95928.

DANIEL ROBERT EHMAN 6 Kestrel Ct Chico, CA 95928.

DEBRA LYNN EHMAN 6 Kestrel Ct Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a Married Couple.

Signed: DEBRA EHMAN Dated: March 24, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000410 Published: April 14,21,28, May 5, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CRIPE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP at 3761 Esplanade Chico, CA 95973.

JEFFREY CRIPE 3761 Esplanade Chico, CA 95973.

JERRY CRIPE 7296 Toulumne Goleta, CA 93117.

JO ANNE CRIPE 3761 Esplanade Chico, CA 95973.

JANA MELLIS 297 Wild Rose Dr Chico, CA 95973.

MARK MELLIS 297 Wild Rose Dr Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by a General Partnership.

Signed: JEFFREY CRIPE Dated: April, 1, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000444 Published: April 14,21,28, May 5, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as AAA PLUS SERVICES, AAAA PLUS SERVICES at 238 W. 22nd Street Chico, CA 95928.

JEANNETTE MARIE RUMMELL 238 W. 22nd Street Chico, CA 95928.

RAYMOND PAUL RUMMELL 238 W. 22nd Street Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a Married Couple.

Signed: RAYMOND P. RUMMELL Dated: August 25, 2015 FBN Number: 2015-0001070 Published: April 21,28, May 5,12 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CONSCIOUS COPE, PRIME PRINTS at 748 W 5th Street Chico, CA 95928.

VICTOR RICARDO ALVAREZ 1229 Ivy Street Chico, CA 95928.

This business is condducted by an Individual.

Signed: VICTOR RICARDO ALVAREZ Dated: April 14, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000504 Published: April 21,28, May 5,12 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as PAGEANT THEATER at 351 E. 6th Street Chico, CA 95928.

MONDO PAGEANT LLC 351 E. 6th Street Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company.

Signed: ROGER MONTALBANO, MEMBER Dated: April 4, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000458 Published: April 21,28, May 5,12 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as RADIANT INK TATTOO STUDIO at 211 W 1st Street Chico, CA 95926.

JOSHUA EDWARD GILL 745 W 1st St Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: JOSHUA E. GILL Dated: April 12, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000483 Published: April 21,28, May 5,12, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as INNOVATIVE INTERIOR FINISH at 2535 Kennedy Ave Chico, CA 95973.

BILL NORTON 2535 Kennedy Ave Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: BILL NORTON Dated: March 11, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000344 Published: April 21,28, May 5,12, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as GO DRY CARPET CLEANING at 1 Princess TJ Court Chico, CA 95928.

LARRY ARMSTRONG 1 Princess TJ Court Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: LARRY D. ARMSTRONG Dated: April 12, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000482 Published: April 21,28, May 5,12, 2016

NOTICES CITATION FOR PUBLICATION UNDER WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 294 To (names of persons to be notified, if known, including names on birth certificate): JENNY MASON and anyone claiming to be a parent of (child’s name): J.C.B./

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V.E.B. born on (date): July 22, 2012 / October 1, 2010 at (name of hospital or other place of birth and city and state): FEATHER RIVER HOSPITAL PARADISE, CA / MARSHALL MEDICAL CTR PLACERVILLE, CA A hearing will be held on Date: May 25, 2016 Time: 8:30 AM Dept: TBA Room: TBA Located at: Superior Court Of California County of Butte 1775 Concord Avenue Chico, 95928.

At the hearing the court will consider the recommendations of the social worker or probation officer.

The Social worker or probation officer will recommend that your child be freed from your legal custody so that the child may be adopted. If the court follows the recommendation, all your parental rights to the child will be terminated.

You are required to be present at the hearing, to present evidence, and you have the right to be represented by an attorney. If you do not have an attorney and cannot afford one, the court will appoint an attorney for you.

If the court terminated your parental rights, the order may be final.

The court will proceed with this hearing whether or not you are present.

Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Dated: March 22, 2016 Case Number: J-37497 / J-37498 Published: March 31, April 7,14,21, 2016

names on birth certificate): JERRY A. LEWIS and anyone claiming to be a parent of (child’s name): D.M.G. born on (date): October 12, 2014 at (name of hospital or other place of birth and city and state): ENLOE HOSPITAL CHICO, CA A hearing will be held on Date: May 26, 2016 Time: 8:30 AM Dept: TBA Room: TBA Located at: Superior Court Of California County of Butte 1775 Concord Avenue Chico, 95928.

At the hearing the court will consider the recommendations of the social worker or probation officer.

The Social worker or probation officer will recommend that your child be freed from your legal custody so that the child may be adopted. If the court follows the recommendation, all your parental rights to the child will be terminated.

You are required to be present at the hearing, to present evidence, and you have the right to be represented by an attorney. If you do not have an attorney and cannot afford one, the court will appoint an attorney for you.

If the court terminated your parental rights, the order may be final.

The court will proceed with this hearing whether or not you are present.

Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Dated: March 22, 2016 Case Number: J-37367 Published: March 31, April 7,14,21, 2016

CITATION FOR PUBLICATION UNDER WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 294 To (names of persons to be notified, if known, including names on birth certificate): SHASTA MASON and anyone claiming to be a parent of (child’s name): T.S. born on (date): April 7, 2012 at (name of hospital or other place of birth and city and state): SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CA A hearing will be held on Date: May 26, 2016 Time: 8:30 AM Dept: TBA Room: TBA Located at: Superior Court Of California County of Butte 1775 Concord Avenue Chico, 95928.

At the hearing the court will consider the recommendations of the social worker or probation officer.

The Social worker or probation officer will recommend that your child be freed from your legal custody so that the child may be adopted. If the court follows the recommendation, all your parental rights to the child will be terminated.

You are required to be present at the hearing, to present evidence, and you have the right to be represented by an attorney. If you do not have an attorney and cannot afford one, the court will appoint an attorney for you.

If the court terminated your parental rights, the order may be final.

The court will proceed with this hearing whether or not you are present.

Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Dated: March 11, 2016 Case Number: J-37764 Published: March 31, April 7,14,21, 2016

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

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

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

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

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the 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: April 26, 2016 Time: 9:00a.m.

Dept: C-18 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

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decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative 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: 16PR00031 Dated: April 1, 2016 Published: April 7,14,21, 2016 NOTICE OF LIEN SALE Pursuant to CA Business Code 21700, in lieu of rents due.

The following units contain clothes, furniture, boxes, etc.

TRAVIS SCHWARZE: Unit #209ss (12x15) ALYSON M GRIFFITHS: Unit #037cc (6x12) THOMAS JUANARENA: Unit #172ss (5x6) Contents to be sold to the highest bidder on: April 30, 2016 Beginning at 12:00pm Sale to be held at: 65 Heritage Lane Chico, CA 95926.

Published: April 14,21, 2016 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE KENNETH ALLEN PEARSON aka KEN PEARSON To all heirs and beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: KENNETH ALLEN PEARSON aka KEN PEARSON, DECEASED A Petition for Probate has been filed by: DOUGLAS E. HARELSON in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.

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

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

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

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the 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: May 10, 2016 Time: 9:00a.m.

Dept: TBA Address of the court: Superior Court of California

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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 representative 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.

Petitioner: DOUGLAS E. HARELSON 147 Meadow View Rd. Orinda, CA 94563 Case Number: 16PR00078 Dated: April 13, 2016 Published: April 21,28, May 5, 2016 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE NICHOLAS JOHN BONACICH aka NICHOLAS J. BONACICH, NICHOLAS DOMINIC BONACICH To all heirs and beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: NICHOLAS JOHN BONACICH aka NICHOLAS J. BONACICH, NICHOLAS DOMINIC BONACICH A Petition for Probate has been filed by: PETER N. BONACICH in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.

The Petition for Probate requests that: PETER N. BONACICH be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the 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: May 17, 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.

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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 representative 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: NICOLE R. PLOTTEL 3120 Cohasset Rd., Ste. 10 Chico, CA 95973 (530) 893-2882 Case Number: 16PR00084 Dated: April 12, 2016 Published: April 21,28, May 5, 2016 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE THORSON WHALEY BAILEY, aka T.W. or TOM To all heirs and beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: THORSON WHALEY BAILEY, aka T.W. or TOM A Petition for Probate has been filed by: JON WARD BAILEY in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.

The Petition for Probate requests that: JON WARD BAILEY be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the 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: May 10, 2016 Time: 9:00a.m.

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

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

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative 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

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rights as a creditor. You may want to consult an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

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

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

Petitioner: JON WARD BAILEY 3800 Adell Lane Butte Valley, CA 95965 Case Number: 16PR00091 Published: April 21,28, May 5, 2016 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner CHARLES RICHARD JACKSON filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: CHARLES RICHARD JACKSON Proposed name: CHARLES RICHARD JACKSON-CORP 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: May 6, 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: March 15, 2016 Case Number: 16CV00176 Published: April 14,21,28, May 5, 2016

SUMMONS SUMMONS NOTICE TO RESPONDENT CYNTHIA STILLWELL You are being sued by plaintiff: JOSHUA R. RAMSEY 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: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Avenue Chico, CA 95928 The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: AFFORDABLE DOCUMENTS 1751 Oro Dam Blvd. #4 Oroville, CA 95966 (530) 534-7777 LDA #22 Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Dated: February 19, 2016 Case Number: FL-049086 Published: March 31, April 7,14,21, 2016

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Homes Sold Last Week ADDRESS

TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

38 Parkside Ct 822 Esplanade 1982 Hooker Oak Ave 420 Weymouth Way 500 W 6th Ave 233 Denali Dr 2837 Esplanade 3173 Rogue River Dr 1855 Hooker Oak Ave 572 Kings Canyon Way 1539 La Linda Ln

Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico

$585,000 $530,000 $511,500 $465,000 $425,000 $400,000 $328,500 $325,000 $315,000 $298,000 $292,500

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SQ. FT. 1950 2280 1176 2528 3064 2293 2400 2167 1242 1334 1705

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TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

191 Pauletah Pl 412 Mission Santa Fe Cir 1395 Filbert Ave 2524 Tuolumne Dr 1107 W 11th Ave 2251 Holly Ave 14 Jasper Dr 1282 East Ave 1098 E 9th St 1267 Warner St 1459 Guill St

Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico

$290,000 $280,000 $280,000 $275,000 $255,000 $248,000 $245,000 $244,000 $200,000 $190,500 $154,000

4/ 2 3/ 2 4/ 2 3/ 2 3/ 2 2/ 1 4/ 1.5 3/ 2 2/ 1 3/ 1 3/ .5

SQ. FT. 1780 1493 1506 1378 1357 1082 1181 1125 1174 1024 912

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Sat. 2-4 13 Shari Ln (X St: Springfield) 3 Bd /2 Ba, 1670 Sq.Ft. $325,000 Kristin Wilson Ford 519-7600

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Sat. 11-1, 2-4 & Sun. 2-4 2183 Robailey Dr (X St: Talbert Dr) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1683 Sq.Ft. $329,000 Kevin Schuller 518-9841 Sherry Landis 514-4855

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Sun. 2-4 3201 Carlsbad (X St: Yellowstone) 3 Bd / 2.5 Ba, 1862 Sq.Ft. Sat. 2-4 & Sun. 11-1 $269,000 69 Lexington Dr (X St: Eaton Rd) Kimberley Tonge 518-5508 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1535 Sq.Ft. $279,900 Annie Foster 521-3362 Sat. 11-1, 2-4 & Sun. 11-1 2174 Noel Ct (X St: 12th Ave) Sun. 11-1, 2-4 4 Bd / 3 Ba, 2127 Sq.Ft. $359,500 2781 Revere Ln (X St: Henshaw) Jeff Condon 592-6791 4 Bd / 2.5 Ba, 1516 Sq.Ft. Michele Bridgeford 541-221-2341 $245,000 Chris Martinez 680-4404 Daniel Frumkin 514-6161 Sat. 11-1,2-4 & Sun, 11-1, 2-4 8 Picual Court (X St: Picholine) 4 Bd / 2 Ba, 2224 Sq. Ft. $357,000 Frank “Speedy” Condon 864-7726 Jeff Condon 592-6791

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Durham schools, 3 bed/2 bth, 1,948 sq ft, 1-ac, ............................................................................. $299,900 Durham fenced 10 acres with cottage, shop, barn ................................................................................ $549,000 Butte Creek Country Club, Executive styled duplex, 5bed/6bth, 3,900 sqft, with huge Rv garage/shop .....$650,000 g sq ft, 3 bed/3 bth, 1-acre ................................................................................ $476,500 2,462 Outstanding shop,in pend Beauty! pe 3 bed/2 bth in with office, g tile flooring, great room, newer 1,606 sq ft .......................................$329,000 nd Estate 5 bed/5 bth, main home approx. 5,000 + sq ft + cottage, and separate rental house. Total 7,133 sq ft for all. 6.78 acres of glorious grounds. AG zoning, shop, pond, fully fenced. .................................................... $1,350,000.

Forest Ranch, mobile on land, 2 bed/1 bth, 896 sq ft, detached garage + office, 2.56 acres fully fenced .......... $189,000 Super clean bed/2in bath,g1,522 sq ft, formals + family room, large yard! cul de sac! .................................... $279,900 pe3nd

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3/2 Cul-de-sac, newer $299,500 3/2, 1600 sq ft, new roof. $249,000 4/2 near CSUC! $329,000 3/2 move-in condition NW Chico $259,900 40ac, North Chico zoned AG/Res. $118,000 2ac building lots $57,500 1 bed 1 bath, 913 sqft. $135,000 5 ac lot. Owner carry $49,000

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OWNER WILL CARRY 408 Openshaw Rd (off Hwy 149) Looking for a place to store your toys? Perhaps grow your own veggies? 2 shops on the property.

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

TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

9413 Corbett Ct

ADDRESS

Durham

$261,000

2/ 2

SQ. FT. 1216

588 Lodgeview Dr

ADDRESS

Oroville

$170,000

3/ 2.5

1920

9086 Goodspeed St

Durham

$150,000

3/ 1

1920

2141 Grand Ave

Oroville

$161,000

2/ 2

1175

1096 E Evans Reimer Rd

Gridley

$580,500

4/ 2

2440

43 Grand Ave

Oroville

$145,000

3/ 1.5

1464

1662 Laurel St

Gridley

$117,000

2/ 1

993

41 Tealbrook Dr

Palermo

$410,000

3/ 2

1901

6179 Kilgord Ct

Magalia

$177,000

3/ 2

1504

1248 Deer Ln

Paradise

$290,000

3/ 2.5

1729

13782 W Park Dr

Magalia

$160,000

2/ 2

1043

1819 Apple View Way

Paradise

$285,000

3/ 2

1809

13815 Glover Ln

Magalia

$156,000

3/ 2

1888

6211 Forest Ln

Paradise

$165,000

2/ 1.5

1046

6218 Pueblo Dr

Magalia

$137,000

2/ 2

1405

6638 Whittall Ln

Paradise

$160,000

2/ 1.5

1097

151 La Mirada Ave

Oroville

$265,000

3/ 1.5

1892

101 Roe Rd

Paradise

$134,000

2/ 2

948

247 Canyon Highlands Dr

Oroville

$218,500

2/ 1.5

1822

2837 Neal Rd

Paradise

$115,000

2/ 2

1344

16 Linda Dr

Oroville

$195,000

3/ 1

1273

5199 Country Club Dr

Paradise

$110,500

3/ 2

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