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Make it an annual affair Last week, Project Homeless Connect helped 675 local homeless people with

everything from procuring state ID cards and job info to accessing critical care such as birth control and other health services. That number represents approximately half of Butte County’s known homeless population. In other words, our region, like others around the country struggling with issues related to poverty, is dealing with widespread homelessness. Indeed, it is arguably the community’s No. 1 challenge and has been for several years. That’s why we were so pleased to see the collaboration among so many service providers, public agencies and citizens who volunteered their time to aid individuals in need. Finally, we’re seeing a substantive effort to address the issue. Kudos to the Butte Countywide Homeless Continuum of Care and the Housing Authority for making it happen. One of the things we like most about Project Homeless Connect is that it is a compassionate endeavor (see Ken Smith’s report on page 9). We’ve grown tired of the heartless reactions we’ve seen in recent years, especially the policies adopted by the Chico City Council that essentially criminalize homelessness. For starters, they do nothing to get to the roots of the problem. Additionally, it’s shameful to live in a place that goes out of its way to make life harder for people who struggle each day to eat and find a safe place to rest. Project Homeless Connect signals progress. From our perspective, it’s an effort that ought to happen annually—or perhaps more often than that. The last time it took place was four years ago. We hope this year’s success triggers a commitment among the various stakeholders to make this a recurring event. □

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convenience stores in Chico, K.L.E.A.N. (Kids Leading Everyone Against Nicotine) has major concerns about the local tobacco retail environment, particularly excessive advertising, youth-targeted advertising and lack of licensing regulations There are regulations for stores that limit the amount of tobacco advertisements and easy access to tobacco products, but we fear these laws are ineffective. For example, the outside windows of half by of the stores we surveyed had Kelsey Smith advertisements in excess of The author, a Chico State grad student, is the allowable 33 percent, as prescribed under the Lee Law. adviser to Bidwell Further, there was access to Junior High’s K.L.E.a.N. program. cigarillos on the counter in 23 percent of the stores, a violation of the Tobacco Control Act. Advertising, easy accessibility and youth-targeted marketing put children at a high risk for addiction. Ninety-six percent of the stores surveyed sold fruit- or sweet-flavored products and 31 percent had

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advertisements within 3 feet of candy or toys. E-cigarettes have tripled in adolescent use. They were found in 85 percent of the stores in flavors such as tropical fusion, chronic hypnotic and chocolate. Research has shown the younger an individual begins smoking, the more likely he or she will be addicted for life. Approximately 90 percent of smokers pick up the habit before age 18, and two-thirds remain addicted. In order to protect Butte County youth, there is a need for increased regulations on tobacco retailers. Currently, tobacco outlets pay only a one-time fee of $100 to the state Board of Equalization. Compare this with the thousands of dollars every year that businesses pay to sell alcohol. In a decoy project in 2012, 17 percent of stores in Chico sold tobacco products to minors. A local tobacco license requirement would bring in revenue to enforce existing tobacco control laws such as not selling to minors, and not having self-service tobacco. This would be an added measure to prevent youth accessibility and, ideally, prevent life-long addiction. Please let your local representatives know you support a local tobacco retail license requirement. Go to www.tinyurl.com/ButteTobaccoPrevention to join Tobacco Prevention Coalition programs. □

Hail Mary On Tuesday night, when the Chico City Council was discussing the amortiza-

tion of Chico Scrap Metal, an important theme evolved. Among those opposed to the business staying put on East 20th Street arose comments of a possible solution that could mollify everyone involved. The answer, some folks said, is to explore ways in which the city could help CSM move to an alternative site, perhaps by taking advantage of a grant of some type, such as one earmarked for contaminated sites. What also became clear is that the city has bungled CSM’s longtime amortization order in a major way by having done nothing to help facilitate a move. That’s despite its owners repeatedly informing city staff that such a move would be financially crippling. At Tuesday’s meeting, Mayor Mark Sorensen launched a Hail Mary on what he described as a no-win situation. In addition to making a motion to allow CSM to stay put—which the conservatives passed on a 4-to-3 vote— Sorensen directed staff to explore the aforementioned options prior to the next reading of the agreement. That is, staff has about 30 days to come up with a solution to make everyone happy. It’s a tall order. Thing is, Sorensen’s gesture is simply lip service if there’s no pressure to vigorously pursue such opportunities. That’s why CSM’s detractors need to immediately begin the process of gathering the thousands of signatures required to overturn the council’s decision. Doing so is a way to ensure follow through. That’s because a referendum would cost a significant chunk of change, especially if it would result in a special election. The last such election in Chico—2011’s Measure A, which sought to move municipal elections to June—cost taxpayers about $151,000. There are a lot of moving parts here, but a compromise may not be out of the question. CSM’s owners are open to discussions and that’s a critical part of the equation. That said, opponents must secure the upper hand. Without organizing a successful petition, the odds of working out a deal are slim to none. □

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Re “A Chico mix” (Cover story, April 28): To Jason Cassidy and his contributors to the cover story: Yes! You pretty much nailed it—the soundtrack to my 33-year love affair with Chico. I know, you can’t include them all, but some of my faves that were missed: “Anyplace Under the Sun” by John LaPado, “Deep Waters” by Stevie Cook (his album is a white soul masterpiece), “Downtown” by the Knight Nights (they didn’t make a record, so you had to have “been there”), anything by 8th Avenue String Band (made four great records from ’81 to ’91), the Ralph Shine Blues Band, Electric Circus ... Thank you, CN&R, and all others (like KZFR and local tapers/ videographers such as Bill DeBlonk and Dale Price) who espouse the beautiful spirit of this artistic village of ours.

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About The Esplanade Curious about how The Esplanade has evolved over time? Then check out Chico Digital Collections (archives.csuchico.edu/cdm), a publicly available service provided by Meriam Library. The collection holds photographs, maps, university archives and more. Pam Kruger Chico

The Esplanade is a unique situation where a one-size-fits-all response is not appropriate. I keep trying to imagine how the side streets would interact with the roundabouts and can imagine only chaos. Roundabouts, although great for motorized vehicles, can be dangerous for pedestrians. Add the side streets to the equation and again: chaos. As to the two-way bike path on the railroad right-of-way: What happens at the intersections? What about the ends, where riders need to transition back to using both sides of the street? In my bike commute, I always found the side streets to be a wonderful ride, except for having to stop at every intersection (could we add signage to allow cyclists to simply yield?), as long as I avoided the hours when the high school was starting or getting out. The real scary part 6

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of the ride was north of Lindo Channel. Why not try some simple fixes first like adding flashing imbedded roadway lights at the high school crossing—active only when a pedestrian wants to cross? Los Molinos installed them and they seem to work fine. These “improvements” need a lot more discussion and brainstorming. Let’s not rush into this and regret it. Paul Lieberum Chico

Editor’s note: For more on this issue, see page 8.

Advocating for access The disability community is left behind too often, whether in employment, housing or other opportunities. Eliminating physical, emotional and societal barriers will help increase opportunities for people with disabilities to more fully participate in the community. We’re fortunate to live during a time when technology helps eliminate some of those barriers so that people with disabilities can be independent. Technology like crosswalks using sound, phones that translate spoken words into text and apps that translate sign language into speech have helped make the world more accessible and inclusive. But these aren’t yet available everywhere. That’s why we support a bill introduced in Sacramento, Assembly Bill 2395. It will encourage more investment in Internet-based networks that will enable more widespread access to modern communication technologies. For the disability community, services like audible caller ID and teletype services for people who are visually impaired or deaf would become widely available. We also need more high speed networks to enable more advanced tools as they become available. Please let your state representative know you support AB 2395. Let’s all work toward a future where technology helps people with disabilities better communicate and live independently. Evan Levang executive director, Disability Action Center Chico

Three views on fracking On June 7, 2016, the registered voters of Butte County will get a chance to vote to ban fracking.

Technology like crosswalks using sound, phones that translate spoken words into text and apps that translate sign language into speech have helped make the world more accessible and inclusive. —evan Levang

Politicians at the state and national levels have been bought off by the oil and gas companies. If enough counties or areas ban fracking, we can eventually get a ban throughout the country. The corporations know this, and this is why they have sent their lawyers to influence local meetings and politicians. We need to keep oil and gas in the ground for national security. If there were a war with parts of the world that supply us with oil and gas and we have used up all of our supplies, we won’t have any fuel to power our war engine. Keeping oil and gas in the ground will help us move toward decreasing the rate of climate change. We need to be moving toward solar and wind energy. Every house needs solar panels and let’s get more of those beautiful, slow-moving wind-power generators built. Do your part for the sake of the planet and vote yes on measure E on June 7. Suzette Welch Chico

Fracking is dangerous to the quality of our water and air. A major concern about fracking involves what is done with the wastewater it produces. Fracking combines up to 8 million gallons of water with up to 40,000 gallons of toxic chemicals in order to break up bedrock in the search for gas and oil. After fracking, this hazardous mix is disposed into injection wells or in open-air ponds. Besides threatening the health of our water, methane, the major part of natural gas, can and is escaping into the air. (See Bill McKibben’s new article, “Global Warming’s Terrifying New Chemistry.”). Methane is 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide, meaning that transporting the wastewater from the drilling site further spreads contaminating pollutants. World leaders recently signed the Paris climate accord. For our planet’s sustainability and our children’s future, we need to keep fossil fuels in the ground. Voting

yes on Measure E to ban fracking in Butte County unites us with movements all over the world to do just that. Eric Nilsson Chico

The anti-fracking advocates are using your emotions to get you to vote their way. They want you to believe that our groundwater in Butte County is in jeopardy of contamination and that to save it you must ban fracking in Butte County. The majority of Butte County does not even have the correct geology to fracture. If this was an ideal location for gas extraction, wouldn’t big oil be lining up to collect? So why the need for a fracking ban in Butte County? There isn’t a need. It’s so the anti-fracking promoters can add Butte County to their list of California communities that are opposed to fracking. They want to use you to make their list longer, so they can go to other counties and tell them that Butte County banned fracking so they should, too. My concern: If we ban fracking in Butte County because it makes us feel good, what are we going to ban next? Eating because it makes us fat? Drinking water because we’re in a drought? Vote no on Measure E and tell them you don’t like being used and you don’t want to be added to their list. Colleen Cecil Chico

Monsters With local and national elections on the horizon, here is some pablum for painful digestion. An ideal vice presidential mate for Donald Trump might be Dennis Hastert, former Republican from Illinois and 51st speaker of the House of Representatives. Donny and Denny would indeed make a delightful couple to engineer the “orange” political train through the twisted right-turn rails even down to the Chico City Council. It has been monsters like the disgraced former speaker who,

because of their crimes, have allowed the Trumpsters to seize such unexpected momentum. In the words of Nietzsche, “Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster.” Hopefully it is not already too late. Kenneth B. Keith Los Molinos

No-show LaMalfa I just read that our representative in Congress, Doug LaMalfa (who likes to tell us “he’s one of us”), decided not to participate in the League of Women Voters candidate forum on May 3. I voted for Mr. LaMalfa, but I won’t again. It doesn’t make any difference to me whether he is afraid of putting his record on the line in the debate or whether he feels arrogantly unbeatable and doesn’t have to participate to win. Either reason stinks. Whatever “us” he’s one of doesn’t include me. The “us” I’m part of expects a lot more character and a lot more courage from our elected representatives. Tony St. Amant Chico

Mea culpa An open letter to my kids: A headline in the Washington Post: “It’s official: Millennials have surpassed baby boomers to become America’s largest living generation.” OK, we’ve passed the baton to your generation (millennials are all of voting age). It is your Earth. We are expecting great things. We invented Internet, Windows and Apple. We precipitously reduced the numbers of people living in absolute poverty, set up the culture that will result in negative world population growth in your lifetimes (especially by higher education for women), spread democracy far wider than ever before, and brought the death rate due to war and violence to the lowest levels in human history. Not bad. There’s just that little problem with global warming. Our bad; boomer culpa. Michael Jones Chico More letters online:

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A dozen North State Democrats have an extra stake in how June’s California primary race pans out for their candidate following caucuses to elect congressional district-level delegates held last Sunday (May 1). Six delegates (three male and three female) will be heading to Philadelphia in July for the Democratic National Convention, with the number from each camp depending on the percentage of votes each candidate gets in the primary. The top vote-getters at the Hillary Clinton caucus were Jane Dolan, Mike Worley, Jane Martin, Justin Meyers, Mamie Dinani and Casey Scott. Those for the Bernie Sanders caucus were Jon Luvaas, Diana Fogel, Randall Grace, Skyler Bond, Pamela Stowe and Laurel Palomares.

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The League of Women Voters of Butte County wrapped up a series of candidates forums ahead of the June 7 primary election on Tuesday (May 3), as five of seven candidates for U.S. Representative in District 1 squared off in Chico State’s Harlen Adams Theatre. The incumbent, Congressman Doug LaMalfa (pictured), declined the league’s invitation, and democratic candidate David Peterson couldn’t be contacted ahead of the forum, league President Margaret Swick said during her introductory statement. That left Gregory Cheadle (R), Jeff Gerlach (no party affiliation), Joe Montes (R), Gary Allen Oxley (R) and Jim Reed (D) to answer questions from the audience, the league and members of the press. Topics included climate change, women’s reproductive rights, the movement for Northern California to secede and form the State of Jefferson, water infrastructure, gridlock in Congress and the presidential race. The candidates also explained why they can beat long odds and unseat LaMalfa. The top two vote-getters in the primary election will run against each other during the general election in November—even if they’re members of the same party. Leading up to the congressional debate, the league also hosted forums in Gridley, Oroville and Paradise for the Butte County Board of Supervisors races. Three of the five seats are up for grabs this election cycle, and Supervisors Steve Lambert (District 4), Doug Teeter (District 5) and Bill Connelly (District 1) all are vying for re-election. To view the forums online, go to www.lwvbuttecounty.org. For nonpartisan information about candidates in all of California’s elections, go to www.votersedge.org. 8

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Is it fair to shut down a business by because it doesn’t conRobert Speer form to a neighborhood r ob e r t s pe e r@ plan enacted long after n ew srev i ew. c o m it began operating? These thorny questions confronted Chico City Council members at their meeting Tuesday, May 3, and by the time they answered them, they had more than earned their pittance of pay. The first difficult question had to do with the Esplanade Safety and Improvement Study, which the council had approved, 4-3, at a special meeting April 14. At that time, Mayor Mark Sorensen joined Councilmembers Ann Schwab, Tami Ritter and Randall Stone in voting to approve its 11 recommendations, which included putting roundabouts at two Esplanade intersections, East First Avenue and Memorial Way. That decision elicited such a loud public outcry that Stone soon rescinded

his vote and called for a reconsideration. On Tuesday, the council voted, 6-1, with Schwab dissenting, not to put in either of the Esplanade roundabouts. Schwab said she wanted to keep the options open. Tuesday’s discussion of The Esplanade, held in a special meeting before the panel’s regular meeting, was supposed to be about only the two elements of the study authorizing the two roundabouts and one dealing with the twice-daily congestion around Chico High School. However, a number of the more than two dozen citizens who commented wanted the council to throw out the entire study and start over. Councilmembers Andrew Coolidge and Reanette Fillmer and Vice Mayor Sean Morgan agreed with them. That would have meant abandoning the eight elements approved in April that would make the boulevard more compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act requirements as well as safer for pedestrians and bicyclists. Among them is a provision authorizing a separate two-lane bicycle path along the former railroad right-ofway on the east side of the boulevard. Sorensen instead moved that the city go ahead with seeking grants for those eight

elements while city staff examined possible alternatives to the roundabouts and solutions to the Chico High congestion. “We need to figure out what the corner of The Esplanade and First Avenue is going to look like,” he said. Several speakers said that the city’s first priority should be to respect the roadway’s historical significance as an iconic boulevard. To which Ritter responded sharply, “I disagree that the historical aspect has to come first. Safety has to come first.” Sorensen noted that, as part of its environmental review, the Esplanade project will require a historical analysis. He also pointed out that, when its preliminary designs are completed, they will be subject to further public hearings, at which time they can be changed as the council sees fit. Schwab, Stone and Ritter joined Sorensen in voting to approve his motion to proceed with the eight approved elements and directed staff to continue trying to find alternatives to the roundabouts and the congestion at Chico High. The other thorny issue confronting the

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Metal, the recycling business on East 20th Street across from the Sierra Nevada brewery and contiguous to the Chapmantown residential neighborhood. For more than a decade, CSM has been out of compliance with the Chapman-Mulberry Neighborhood Plan, which calls for the removal of industrial uses in the residential neighborhood. It is also out of compliance with the city’s general plan. Under a process called amortization, the neighborhood plan gives industrial businesses a certain amount of time to move. Five of six targeted businesses have moved; only CSM remains, having been given two extensions. It’s a uniquely complicated case, however. For one, this is the second time the city has required CSM to move (it originally was located on Humboldt Avenue), and it occupied the site long before the neighborhood plan was developed. Second, the city has allowed Habitat for Humanity to build several houses right next to CSM with the promise that CSM would soon be gone. Third, CSM provides a valuable recycling service. And, fourth, the plan calls for the city and county to help CSM move, which they have not done. Dozens of members of the public addressed the council on the issue. Most of them favored the amortization. Kim Scott, who heads the familyowned business, told the council that the three properties she’s found that conceivably could house CSM each would cost more than $1 million. Her business will fold if the city forces it to move, she said. And, Sorensen asked, who would want to buy the lot when CSM is gone? “It will sit vacant,” he said. He foresaw a referendum and possible lawsuits in the future. The four conservatives on the panel voted nay on Stone’s motion to proceed with amortization. After a long pause at the dais, Sorensen moved to approve a development agreement with CSM that would allow it to stay put by eliminating the amortization stipulation while requiring it to upgrade its property to make it more compatible with the neighborhood. It passed 4-3, with Schwab, Stone and Ritter dissenting. The mayor also directed staff to investigate by the next reading of the agreement a solution that would appease everyone (for more on that, see “Hail Mary,” page 4). □

Homeless get help, but record numbers indicative of community crisis

hico’s first Project Homeless Connect event in April 2012 connected about 480 homeless individuals with services ranging from haircuts to HIV testing to housing opportunities. The latest such event, held April 27, topped that number within its first 90 minutes, and went on to serve a total of 675 people in need. For coordinator Sherisse Allen, the primary organizer behind an event that required the cooperation of hundreds of volunteers from dozens of organizations, helping that many of Butte County’s most impoverished residents means Project Homeless Connect was a success, albeit a bittersweet one. “I’m a bit torn,” Allen said via phone interview a few days after the event. “I’m happy we were able to support so many people, and the environment there was great. “But the reality is that there there were 675 people in dire need of help,” she added. “It’s very humbling as a service provider, and a reminder that our job is as big today as it was the week before the event. It drives the fact home that there is so much left to be done.” Project Homeless Connect began in San Francisco in 2004 and has since spread to more than 200 cities across the country. The philosophy behind the event is to deliver myriad services that benefit a traditionally hard-to-serve population at one time and in one place. “It’s not a fair where people go booth to booth collecting information about available services; it’s about providing those services on the spot,” Allen told the CN&R before the event (See “All hands on deck,” Newslines, April 21). Allen, and many of the other providers and clients on-site that day, said that holding similar events on a more regular basis is an essential component in combating homelessness locally. Project Homeless Connect has been held only twice in Butte County, and Allen would like to see it become an annual event, as it is in Sacramento and several Bay Area communities. She said the lapse was largely because no single entity has yet committed to funding a recurring event. This year, it was initiated by the Butte Countywide Homeless Continuum of Care and the financial considerations (hiring a coordinator, etc.) were covered by the county’s Housing Authority.

SIFT ER Popularity contest During his final White House correspondents’ dinner Saturday evening, President Obama made a funny about his presidential approval rating. “The last time I was this high, I was trying to decide on my major,” he quipped. The president delivered with aplomb a number of great zingers during the evening. All joking aside, Gallup reports that his approval rating hit a three-year high of 53 percent. His predecessor, George W. Bush, left office with a 22 percent approval rating. Considering just 14 percent of Republicans approve of Obama’s job performance, if trends on his approval hold for the roughly 10 months left in his presidency, he’ll exit with what’s considered an impressive popularity record.

Bret Wray’s four-legged friend, Homine, got a check-up and fresh shots at Project Homeless Connect. Wray was unable to obtain a California ID card because he didn’t have a birth certificate, but he did find a provider to help him get one. PHOTO BY KEN SMITH

“There would actually be huge cost savings if it becomes an annual event,” Allen said. “We wouldn’t have to re-create the processes and figure out who to coordinate with to provide all of the services. If those parts become routine, then it would be much smoother to organize.” Visitors to the fairgrounds for Project Homeless Connect were greeted

by volunteers and given a “passport” to check-mark all of the services they were interested in. More volunteers directed them to areas dedicated to those services. Showers, haircuts and other grooming options were available near the grandstands, while the majority of other services—those offering free cellphones, veterans’ services, employment and housing opportunities—were set up in the commercial building. In between, animal companions could get shots and veterinary check-ups and Sensible Cyclery provided free bike repairs. Other areas were dedicated to medical care, child care and providing meals. As organizers had projected, the most in-demand service was free state ID cards provided by the DMV. Allen said she hopes the county Clerk-Recorder’s Office might be involved next time to help those born in Butte County to get birth certificates, the lack of which prevented some from obtaining ID cards. Despite the hard realities faced daily by many of those who attended, the atmosphere was lively and positive—there was even a DJ playing music in the main hall. Most of those who came seeking services were more eager to discuss the help they’d received that day than where they might sleep that night. During the interview following the event, Allen teared up recollecting her favorite moments of the day. “It was just so moving seeing people with so much helping people with so little,” she said. “The event will really be successful when we don’t need to do it anymore.” —KEN SMITH kens@ newsr ev iew.c o m

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Taking back the drugs Chico Walgreens among first in California to offer drop boxes for unused medication uring his 35 years as a pharmacist—23 years at Walgreens in DChico—Colin Boggs not only has

dispensed medication, he’s also been asked to take it back. Reasons vary, but the answer is consistent: He can’t. Laws prohibit pharmacies from accepting returns. Putting loose pills (potentially, controlled substances) in the hands of staff (potentially, undetected addicts) represents a risk deemed unacceptable by pharmacy Where to go: boards and the medicationdisposal kiosk is the U.S. Drug inside the pharmacy Enforcement area at Walgreens Agency (DEA). on east avenue and “Everything cohasset road in chico—open 24 hours. we do, from the minute something is shipped to when we dispense to the patient, is tracked carefully,” said Boggs, the pharmacy manager. “One thing that isn’t tracked is [if] they come back from the public; that’s never been accounted for, and you can’t account for it.” Periodically the Butte County Sheriff’s Office as well as waste collectors and health organizations

such as Enloe Medical Center, in conjunction with law enforcement, hold collection events. In fact, Saturday (April 30) marked the DEA’s 11th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. However, Boggs gets requests on a more regular basis. Intermittent drop-offs don’t fulfill the need, and disposal via trash or toilet poses hazards for health, safety and the environment. (The Butte Regional Hazardous Waste Facility accepts medications but has specific restrictions and limited hours.) Now, there’s an everyday opportunity, located right where Boggs works. The East Avenue Walgreens just became one of 50 locations in California with a medication disposal kiosk. Resembling a drop box for library books, it’s affixed to the floor in the rear of the pharmacy waiting room—accessible 24 hours daily because the store always has a pharmacist on duty. People using the kiosk needn’t consult pharmacy staff, but laws require the presence of a pharmacist whenever drop-off service is available.

The acceptance slot is wide enough for standard pill bottles and medication boxes; both prescription and over-the-counter medicines are welcome. Injection needles (“sharps”) must be disposed of elsewhere. This Walgreens is the only one in Butte County with a kiosk; the next-closest is in Yuba City. Paul Caruso from the company’s national media relations office, said Walgreens, which has 8,000 U.S. locations, will consider expanding the program next year after completing installation of kiosks in 500 pharmacies in 39 states and D.C. Chosen locations are predominantly 24/7 stores such as 860 East Ave., Caruso explained, and spaced out judiciously: “It may not be your Walgreens but a Walgreens nearby.” The company announced its initiative in February. As Boggs anticipated making the list, he got a call from an equally eager Mark Lundberg, Butte County’s public health officer. So, Boggs ran the request up the ladder. Once the kiosk arrived last week—fully installed Friday (April 29)—Boggs said Lundberg “was pretty excited.” Indeed, Public Health is excited.

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often can’t get sober at all—not even for a day—without a program. What they need, and what’s been missing in the North State, is a detoxification center: a facility where alcoholics and other addicts can live clean for several days until they’re set to enter recovery. Until recently, locals had to drive about an hour for a supervised detox; apart from one bed in Yuba City, the facilities north of Sacramento haven’t provided medicationassisted treatment (MAT) to ease withdrawal. That changed April 19, when Skyway House Recovery unveiled the service in Chico. Skyway House, which runs both inpatient and outpatient recovery programs, added MAT detox to the offerings at its larger group home. That facility—called Shasta Retreat, located in a converted school—accommodates up to 22 adults and allows those planning to enter residential recovery there to do so seamlessly. Jennifer Carvalho, CEO of Skyway House, says the need is great. Detox has gotten thrust on hospital doctors and private physicians when people don’t go out of county. “There’s been a lot of community conversation about it being the missing piece to people getting into—and staying in—

recovery,” Carvalho told the CN&R during a visit to the site. “Our licensure for residential treatment doesn’t allow for someone to come in until they have 24 hours clean, drug-free. The idea of an addict getting 24 hours clean before they come to treatment is somewhat ludicrous—if they could get clean … they wouldn’t need our services. “By becoming licensed for detox, we’re then able to take a client right when they’re ready for treatment, when they’re ready to seek our services. Essentially, every client that comes to us needs detox; what we were having to do was send them away.” Skyway House went from a nonprofit to a for-profit provider last year, under Tennessee-based Acadia Healthcare. Both Carvalho and Ed Sprague, director of clinical services, credit the support of the new parent organization—both financially and clinically—with turning a longtime wish into reality. Skyway House had detox eight years ago, but just briefly. “I think the need for it has really increased with the influx of all the opiates that are being used a lot,” Sprague said. “With opiates there’s going to be a withdrawal; we’re seeing a lot more of that. “There’s just a brief window to help the people who come to us. The need has always been there. It’s just grown larger.”

recovery at Shasta Retreat. The complex features three shared bedroom/bathroom units, two common areas, a private counseling office in the basement and a spacious backyard where playground equipment serves as a reminder of the property’s schoolhouse roots. (It’s also a highlight during family visits.) Shasta House’s front door is locked from the outside, but not from the inside. Participants aren’t prisoners—their programs are voluntary—but they can’t come and go. “It’s not a revolving door,” Carvalho said. Likewise, in the current model for detox, participants stay in-house. They either segue into treatment at Shasta or head over to Serenity, the smaller facility with private and semi-private rooms. Skyway House’s detox is not a “standalone” feeding into other programs; although Carvalho says she can “foresee a future for that level of service at some point, it’s not right now.” People entering detox first receive an examination to gauge their physical HEALTHLINES c o n t i n u e d

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HEALTHLINES condition. If someone is likely to experience severe withdrawal, hospitalization may come before detox. Otherwise, a physician may prescribe medicine to alleviate symptoms, which the on-site nursing staff administers. This medication assistance (MAT) and medical supervision distinguishes Skyway House. So, too, does the integration of people at different stages of recovery. “A lot of times there’s a comfort level [in this detox environment] where they can have peer support from somebody who just went through the same thing,” Sprague said. “That means a lot to them, when they see somebody who was here just three or four days ago—and the person who’s reaching out and helping that peer, it’s beneficial for them, too.” Being able to offer what Carvalho

calls “the full continuum of care” is important to keep people from getting sidetracked or falling through the cracks. Getting turned away, or having to head elsewhere for detox, can change the mind of a conflicted person who just barely decided to seek help. “You send them somewhere else and you lose them,” Sprague said. Moreover, he added, “the detox isn’t as much the treatment as get-

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owner or renter will spring for the highestefficiency replacement. “When people are being reactive and saying, ‘When something breaks, then I’ll fix it,’ they’re looking for the quick fix,” said Robert Bendorf, community development manager for the HERO program (Home Energy Renovation Opportunity). “If you’re living in Chico in the middle of summer, it’s just not an option to say, ‘OK, we’re going to save for a month or go get a line of credit.’ That can take time.’” Bendorf advocates for proactive, longterm fixes—specifically, Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) as a means of financing energy-efficiency upgrades or renewable-energy installations for homes and commercial properties. HERO offers financing through PACE and launched locally on April 20, bringing the total number of PACE programs in Butte County to five—the others being AllianceNRG, California FIRST, Figtree and Ygrene Energy Fund. PACE was established through the passage of California Assembly Bill 811, which was signed into law by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2008. It allows home and commercial property owners to receive low-interest loans—paid off as an item on property tax bills—to make energy-efficiency improvements. The legislation falls in step with state and county efforts to meet deadlines to increase renewable energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, said Jennifer Macarthy, deputy administrative officer for economic and

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community development in Butte County. The programs also inject money into local economies and create jobs. “Through this program, there’s an opportunity to generate additional jobs—energyefficiency and green-construction types of jobs—and this money circulates throughout our community and creates an economic benefit,” Macarthy said. The statewide environmental impacts of

PACE are substantial, according to statistics from the treasurer’s office. As of June 2015, California FIRST reported an estimated annual savings of 1.3 million kilowatt hours (kWh)— one kWh would power a 100-watt light bulb for 10 hours—and 330,000 gallons of water, or about 19,500 showers. HERO, meanwhile, reported an annual savings of about 86 million kWh and nearly 40 million gallons of water (or roughly 2.4 million showers). Moving forward, Butte County will track PACE’s local success by total kW of solar sold, total projects completed and money saved by businesses, Macarthy said. PACE offers people who own homes or commercial properties a number of cool benefits, she added. First is cost savings. PACE finances 100 percent of the home improvement project, allowing people to replace outdated and inefficient air conditioners, insulation, windows and doors, as well as install rooftop solar panels or drought-

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resistant landscaping. All ultimately save money, she said. Then there’s increased property value. The improvements must be permanent—not dishwashers, refrigerators or other appliances. That way, the value stays with the property if it’s sold; the loan, too, is transferable to the next homeowner. “Even if you sell your property tomorrow, the improvements will stand the test of time,” Macarthy said. Working as third-party administrators of PACE, programs like HERO work with local contractors to finance home improvements. “Finding a contractor in your particular area is actually pretty easy,” Bendorf said. “But [contractors] also understand that they’ll be held to a very high standard when they’re working with us and using us as a financing source.” Eligibility for the loan is determined mostly by home equity rather than credit score. That helps people who might otherwise struggle to find a loan to make efficiency upgrades to their homes, said Jacoby Woods, sales manager for Westhaven Solar in Yuba City. “A lot of people have been happy that they have a solution that is not based on the criteria that Wall Street puts forward with your traditional lending terms,” he said. The relationship with HERO is “definitely a positive to our business,” Woods said. “Whatever our customer’s need is, it’s good to have HERO facilitate the financing.” The favorable terms and conditions in a financing assessment through PACE programs—e.g., that the loan is fixed to the property and it’s paid as part of property tax

bills—appeal to many customers, he said. Especially those with poor credit scores. “People are excited when they find out this is an option,” Woods said of PACE. “Lots of people don’t know there’s a state and county program that enables them to receive funding for energy-efficient upgrades. “Overall, it’s a benefit to consumers looking for energy upgrades but also the environment,” Woods continued. “If someone goes solar, it helps that person as well as the energy company. It’s a huge benefit to the public and makes a big difference to people who couldn’t do an energy upgrade any other way.” □

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Turning up THe HeaT Most scientists acknowledge the existence of man-made climate change, but disagree about the rate at which it’s happening and what it means for humankind. Climate change activist guy Mcpherson, who runs the blog “nature Bats Last,” believes warming is accelerating and could cause human extinction as early as 2030 if changes aren’t made immediately. McPherson appeared at the Pageant Theatre on Tuesday but isn’t done with Chico yet. He’ll be holding a community discussion at the Chico peace and Justice Center (526 Broadway St.) today, May 5, at 6:30 p.m.

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now she’s top dog After working in restaurants her entire life, Mayra Becerra decided it was time to own her own. Her surprise opportunity, she says, came when Mark Mendez, the former owner of Bulldog Taqueria on Second Street in downtown Chico, was looking to sell. Becerra, an Oroville resident, had worked for Mendez in his other Bulldog locations—the original, in Oroville, and the other on Nord Avenue in Chico—for the last three years. She jumped on the opportunity to be her own boss and bring her own brand of authentic Mexican food to Chico. A Tijuana native, Becerra has done just about every restaurant job imaginable in her 22 years in the industry, she said. She first moved to the U.S. in 1990, arriving first in San Francisco and then moving to Oroville in 2003. Hoping to spice things up in the local Mexican cuisine scene, Becerra says she will try to break the mold of Northern California Mexican food by enriching her dishes with straight-from-Mexico flavors and knowledge she gained from her mother. Most notably, she plans on toasting all vegetables and chilies to unleash their flavor potential. Still settling into her new role—she just bought the place last month— Becerra says she’s not yet decided on a new name but to stay tuned.

What’s different now that you own a restaurant instead of being an employee? [There’s a] huge difference. I have to work twice as much, mentally and physically, since I’m here opening until close. It’s a whole lot of hard work … [but] I never thought I’d have this opportunity. I’m really happy about it.

Was it your dream to one day own a restaurant? I’ve worked my whole life in restaurants and I said, “One day I’m gonna have my own restaurant.” It [happened] really, really fast. Mark told me he was gonna put it up for sale and asked if I wanted it, and I said yeah.

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What changes can we expect? I need to make the menu smaller, more simple. I think simple is the best … I have to know what items sell. I’m gonna change the meat. The chicken will stay the same, but the asada I’m going to change. I’m going to put out another hot sauce. Right now I only have two, but I’m going to put out a fire sauce, like a really spicy sauce.

Will that spice be unique to Chico? I’m gonna try to put more Mexican spices on everything. Most of the time I call the Mexican food in Northern California “Mexicana” because it’s a combination of the flavor of Mexico and NorCal. —MaSon MaSiS

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When it comes to drawing or painting, I’m … not good. My dad still has a still-life of a vase I painted around fifth grade hanging on his wall. It’s probably the best I’ve ever done, but I have a distinct memory of my art teacher helping me with the shadow shading. Ah well, we can’t all be great at everything, right? So, when I walked over to B Street Public House last Tuesday afternoon (April 26) to check out the grand opening of Burgundy & Brushes, a new “paint and sip” business in town, I was secretly happy that I had a newspaper deadline to rush back to, getting me out of actually having to paint. That said, when I stepped out onto the back patio (I hadn’t been there since they added the fire pit and outdoor bar—very swanky!) and got a taste of it all, I felt a twinge of regret for not participating, at least for the wine part. Burgundy & Brushes is run by Jamie Zeff and Caira Hart, self-described “art nerd/p(art)y hostess” and “art geek/p(art)y designer,” respectively. Zeff had reached out and invited me to the event, so I immediately introduced myself. She showed me the “finished product,” the painting all in attendance were emulating, and as we chatted she took breaks to give instruction on the next steps. Participants each were provided with an apron, easel, canvas, painters tape and, of course, paints and brushes. In looking around, I was impressed at the simplicity of the task at hand and the flexibility for personal style. Zeff has a degree in art studio, while Hart is studying art education and early childhood education. Both have taught locally. But one of the things that stood out for me about B&B is Zeff and Hart’s devotion to the environment. All supplies are eco-friendly, including the paints, and locally made whenever possible. The easels are made locally and the aprons are made of 65 percent plastic bottles—plus they’re screen-printed in town. In addition to hosting p(art)ies around town and being available for private events, Burgundy & Brushes also sells its eco-friendly supplies— coming soon on the business’ website, www.burgundyandbrushes.org. The site also has info on upcoming events (the next is at 4 p.m. on Mother’s Day, May 8, at Grana Wood Fired Foods). Advance reservations recommended.

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Finding wholeness The science is clear: Our emotions can wreak havoc on our bodies

By GAbor MAté

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Gabor Maté, M.D., frequently addresses lay and professional audiences across North america and internationally. His books include When the Body Says No: Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection, and In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With addiction. drgabormate.com

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never get angry,” says a character in one of Woody Allen’s movies. “I grow a tumor instead.” Much more scientific truth is captured in that droll remark than many doctors would recognize. Mainstream medical practice largely ignores the role of emotions in the physiological functioning of the human organism. Yet the scientific evidence abundantly shows that people’s lifetime emotional experiences profoundly influence health and illness.

And, since emotional patterns are a response to the psychological and social environment, disease in an individual always tells us about the multigenerational family of origin and the broader culture in which that person’s life unfolds. We human beings are biopsychosocial creatures whose health or illness reflects our relationship with the world we inhabit—including all the variables of family, class, gender, race, political status, and the physical ecology of which we are a part. A recent article from the National Institutes of Health called for a new foundational theory for medicine, based on a “biopsychosocial-ecological paradigm.” Given the ideological limitations of mainstream medicine, this forward-looking initiative is not likely to be heeded soon. As early as the second century, the Roman physician Galen noted the connection between emotional burden and illness, an observation repeated by many other clinicians over the centuries. The pathway from stressful emotions, often unconscious, to physical disease was often driven home to me as a family physician and palliative care practitioner, although nothing in my medical education even remotely hinted at such links. People I saw with chronic disease of all kinds—from malignancies or autoimmune conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis or ulcerative colitis to persistent skin conditions such as eczema and

The separation of mind and body is an erroneous view, incompatible with science.

psoriasis, and neurological disorders like Lou Gehrig’s Disease (ALS), multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s, and even dementia—were characterized by certain unmistakable emotional life patterns. Among these was the chronic repression of so-called negative emotions, especially of healthy anger, as in the Woody Allen character’s wry confession; an overriding sense of duty, role, and responsibility; an undue concern for the emotional needs of others while ignoring one’s own; and, finally, a core belief—again, often unconscious—that one is responsible for how other people feel and that one must never disappoint others. The expression “the good die young” has—sadly—more validity than we sometimes appreciate. Exemplifying the characteristic of an overwrought sense of duty, role, and responsibility, New York Times contributor Julia Baird recently reported her diagnosis with ovarian cancer. “I have always been healthy and strong,” she wrote in a recent column. “I regularly do hot yoga and swim a twokilometer stretch in a bay teeming with fish near my home in Sydney, all while caring for my two little kids, hosting a TV show, writing columns and making the final edits on the book I am

writing.” Inadvertently, Baird depicts precisely the “I can do anything, I’ll be everything to everybody” multitasking persona I found in everyone I ever met with her particular malignancy. People are unaware, and their physicians rarely know to inform them, that such selfimposed stress is a major risk factor for disease of all kinds. But is it purely self-imposed? It is not accurate to see it that way. A materialistic culture teaches its members that their value depends on what they produce, achieve, or consume rather than on their human beingness. Many of us believe that we must continually prove and justify our

As a child, [Lou Gehrig] assumed the shell of invulnerability because the responsibility thrust upon him was that of being the emotional caregiver to his parents. Such role reversal is inevitably a source of pathology for the child later on.

worthiness, that we must keep having and doing to justify our existence. Lou Gehrig, the baseball great after whom ALS is named, embodied selfabnegation to the nth degree, as do all people with ALS I have ever treated, interviewed, or read about—or have been described in medical papers. His famous record of consecutive games played was not about his indestructibility, but about his unwillingness to surrender his self-identity as invulnerable, with no needs. He suffered injuries like all other athletes: All his fingers had been broken at least once; some more often. He would play even when wincing with pain and sick to the stomach with the agony of it, but his dutifulness would not allow him to rest. Gehrig’s story, as those of many people with chronic illness, leaves us with the question of how such emotional patterns help potentiate physical illness. Why do people develop and maintain such self-harming traits? Compulsive self-disregard and emotional repression are never deliberate or conscious—nobody can be faulted for them. They begin in

early childhood as coping mechanisms. Gehrig, for example, had an alcoholic father and a highly stressed mother. As a child, he assumed the shell of invulnerability because the responsibility thrust upon him was that of being the emotional caregiver to his parents. Such role reversal, said psychiatrist John Bowlby, the pioneer of attachment research and theory, is inevitably a source of pathology for the child later on. Gehrig was compelled in his childhood to develop a persona that, in time, became his ineluctable self-identity. This is how he adapted to his dysfunctional environment; he knew himself no other way. A recent article in the journal Pediatrics well summarized the notion that early childhood coping dynamics may result in adult illness and dysfunction: “Short-term physiologic and psychological adjustments that are necessary for immediate survival and adaptation … may come at a significant cost to longterm outcomes in learning, behavior, health, and longevity.”

During our dependent and vul-

nerable childhoods we develop the psychological, behavioral, and emotional composite that later we mistake for ourselves. This composite, which we HEALTH c o n t i n u e d

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call the personality, often masks a real person with real needs and desires. The personality is not a fault—in stressed environments it evolves primarily as a defense, a defense that can turn saboteur. The separation of mind and body is an erroneous view, incompatible with science. Personality traits—that is, psychological patterns—conduce to disease because the brain circuits and systems that process emotions not only exert a profound influence on our autonomic nerves, as well as our cardiovascular, hormonal, and immune systems: In reality, they are all conjoined. The recent, but no longer new, discipline of psychoneuroimmunology has delineated the many neurological and biochemical mechanisms that unite all these seemingly disparate systems into one super-system. A somewhat breathless report in Science Daily outlined the latest such finding, from the University of Virginia: “In a stunning discovery that overturns decades of textbook teaching, researchers have determined that the brain is directly connected to the immune system by vessels previously thought not to exist. The discovery could have profound implications for diseases from autism to Alzheimer’s to multiple sclerosis.” In effect, when we repress emotions—just as when we are completely at their mercy, such as in moments of untrammeled rage—we are playing havoc with our nervous system, hormonal apparatus, immune system, intestines, heart, and other organs. The result can be chronic or acute illness. As repressed anger eventually turns against us, the immune system can as well, as in

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autoimmune disorders, for example. Interactions between the brain and body also determine that adverse early childhood circumstances— even in utero experiences—leave us in the long term with more than psychological and emotional effects. The physical impact of early childhood experiences can also directly promote disease. Studies from the United States and New Zealand have shown, for example, that healthy adults who suffered childhood mistreatment were more likely to have elevated inflammatory products in their circulation in response to stressful experiences. Such overactive stress reactions are, in turn, a risk factor for conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, and a host of other illnesses. It is impossible to overstate the impact of childhood trauma on adult mental and physical health. Myriad studies have demonstrated that earlylife suffering potentiates many illnesses, from mental diseases such as depression, psychosis, or addiction to autoimmune conditions to cancer. One Canadian study demonstrated that childhood abuse raised the risk of cancer nearly 50 percent, even when controlled for lifestyle habits such as smoking and drinking. Addictions in particular are responses to early trauma. Whether to drugs, food, gambling, or whatever other form they take, all are attempts to soothe stress and emotional pain. The first question is never why the addiction, but why the pain? We cannot understand the addictions that beset our society without recognizing the suffering and stress they are intended to alleviate, or the childhood trauma at their source. In this light, the obesity epidemic now facing us reflects primarily an epidemic of pain and stress.

In line with the prevailing ideology, the medical response is mostly pharmaceutical. Rather than considering the environment that, throughout childhood, shapes the brain, we seek to manipulate the child’s brain chemistry instead. Astonishing to say, most medical students never hear the word “trauma” in all their years of training, except in the sense of physical injury. “The medical profession is traumaphobic,” a well-known colleague in San Francisco once told me. The results for patient care are devastating, whether in the treatment of physical or psychiatric conditions—a distinction that, given the mind/body unity, is in itself misleading. Individual family dynamics unfold in the context of culture and society. Just as families have their histories in which they transmit trauma across the generations, so do societies. We can see, then, why the poor and the racially oppressed and the historically traumatized are more prone to disease. Need we mention the high rates of alcoholism, violence, obesity, diabetes, and overdose deaths amongst aboriginal populations in North America and, say, Australia, or the relatively unfavorable health outlook and life expectancy of black Americans?

The effects of trauma become

multigenerational through repeated psychological dysfunctions. The new science of epigenetics is identifying the mechanisms that even affect gene functioning. The children of Holocaust survivors, for example, have altered genetic mechanisms leading to abnormal stress hormone levels. Animal studies are showing that the physiological effects of trauma can be passed on even to the third generation. Finally, family stresses, trauma, and social and economic deprivation can also affect human brain develop-

ment in ways that lead to behavioral problems, learning disabilities, and mental illness. CT scan studies at the University of Wisconsin showed that brain centers responsible for academic performance were up to 10 percent smaller in children who grew up in the poorest homes. Why? Because the human brain itself is a social organ, shaped in its neurophysiological and neurochemical development by the child’s relationships. In the words of the above-cited Pediatrics article: “The interaction of genes and experiences literally shapes the circuitry of the developing brain, and is critically influenced by the mutual responsiveness of adult-child relationships, particularly in the early childhood years.” Parents stressed by multigenerational trauma, relationship issues, economic insecurity, maternal depression, or social disconnection are simply unable to give their children the “mutually responsive” attuned interactions that optimal childhood development requires. The result is the epidemic of developmental disorders among our children that we are now witnessing. In line with the prevailing ideology, the medical response is mostly pharmaceutical. Rather than considering the environment that, throughout childhood, shapes the brain, we seek to manipulate the child’s brain chemistry instead. What then are people to do when doctors, the gatekeepers to health care and its primary providers, are blind to the basic realities of what generates health and what undermines it? When their training denies them knowledge of the unshakeable unity of mind and body, of emotions and physiology? HEALTH c o n t i n u e d

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When they do not recognize that social factors are far more powerful determinants of health than genetic predispositions? When they are unaware of the powerful role of psychological trauma in human life? On the societal level, we must understand that health is not an individual outcome, but arises from social cohesion, community ties, and mutual support. In this alienated culture, where “friends” may be virtual electronic entities rather than human beings, too many suffer from what University of Chicago psychologist John Cacioppo calls “the lethality of loneliness.” We need a broad attitudinal and practical shift, consciously willed and created, toward a culture based on the fundamental sociality of human beings. We know all too well, from data too persuasive and too somber to be disputed, that emotional isolation kills. Policymakers and community leaders need to be taught that economic and social disparities, insecurities, and stresses, as well as racial or ethnic inequalities, inevitably result in health problems and vastly increased health costs. In truth, almost all diseases are social diseases. Health promotion must begin at conception. In the womb the growing human is already affected by maternal stress. Pregnant women need much more than blood tests, physical exams, and ultrasounds. They require emotional support so the hormones of stress do not chronically flow into the fetus via the umbilical cord. Current birthing practices, egregiously over-medicalized, interfere with natural physiologic processes and maternal-infant bonding. With the role of parental presence and attunement being recognized in brain and personality development, young mothers and fathers must be helped to spend much more time with their children. In advanced European countries even fathers are accorded parental leave. Adults need to know, even if their physicians often do not, that their health issues are rarely isolated manifestations. Any symptom, any illness is also an opportunity to consider where our lives may be out of balance, where our childhood coping patterns have become maladaptive, exacting costs on our physical well-being.

When we take on too much stress, whether at work or in our personal lives, when we are not able to say no, inevitably our bodies will say it for us. We need to be very honest with ourselves, very compassionate, but very thorough in considering how our childhood programming still runs our lives, to our detriment. Ultimately, healing flows from within. The word itself originates from “wholeness.” To be whole is much more than to experience the absence of disease. It is the full and optimal functioning of the human organism, according to its nature-gifted possibilities. By such standards, we live in a culture that leaves us far short of health. The importance of nutrition and a healthy ecology, of an environment free of toxins and pollution, need hardly be stressed. They, too, are social issues more than individual ones. I’m often asked how people should approach their physicians, who may be very adept at their craft but limited by the narrowness of the medical ideology. “It’s the same as going to a bakery,” I reply. “When you enter a bakery, don’t ask for salami, just as when you go to the butcher, it is no use to ask for cookies.” Receive, I suggest, what the physician can offer— and often that can be miraculous—but do not seek what the doctor cannot. Find alternative sources for what most physicians cannot provide: a holistic approach that considers not organs and systems but the entire human organism. Take responsibility for how you live, the food you ingest, your emotional balance, your spiritual development, the integrity of your relationships. Give yourself, as best you can, what your parents would have loved to grant you but probably could not: full-hearted attention, full-minded awareness, and compassion. Make gifting yourself with these qualities your daily practice. “A culture can be toxic or nourishing,” writes Thom Hartmann. If we wish to take full responsibility for health in our society, we must not only be vigilant guardians of our personal well-being, we must also work to change structures, institutions, and ideologies that keep us mired in a toxic culture. Ω

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Paula Busch hangs the “Funnel Vision” portion of her new 1078 Gallery show. PHOTO BY JOHN DOMOGMA

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New show illuminates Paula Busch’s command of difficult art form

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Chico, artist Paula Busch has worked Din just about every two-dimensional uring her several decades of living in

medium that exists, beginning with printmaking and, lately, culminating in the oldby est surviving painting Robert Speer medium, encaustic, r o ber tspe er@ otherwise known as newsrev iew.com hot-wax painting. Busch now qualiPreview: Wax, Paper, String, fies as a master of the new works by Paula medium, in much the Busch, now showing at same way that another 1078 Gallery through longtime Chico artist, May 28. Opening reception, tonight, Ann Pierce, is a master May 5, 5-7 p.m, fol- of hers, watercolor. lowed by slide show of Both women seemIndia (7:15 p.m.). ingly can make their 1078 Gallery mediums do whatever 820 Broadway they want them to do. 343-1973 The word encaustic www.1078gallery.org comes from the Greek word enkaustikos, which means “to burn in.” In its simplest form, it involves mixing colored pigment with melted beeswax and using the mixture as a kind of paint. It has the advantage of being manipulable after it’s been applied to the painting surface, thus enabling the artist to create a layered, almost 3-D surface texture. The wax also protects and preserves the pigment, so that paintings retain a rich luminosity over time. And it is moisture-resistant, which makes it extremely durable as long as it’s not exposed to temperatures greater than 180 degrees. Beautifully preserved examples of its use in Egyptian funeral portraiture date from the first century B.C. Encaustic is a complex medium that for centuries was lost to artists, its use largely abandoned because of the dif-

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Special Events DARING TO DISCUSS ABRUPT CLIMATE CHANGE: Dr. Guy McPherson of the University of Arizona presents this lecture focusing on the accelerated warming of the planet. Th, 5/5, 6:30-8:30pm. Chico Peace and Justice Center, 526 Broadway, (530) 893-9078, www.chico-peace.org.

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ficulty of heating the wax. The recent development of portable electric heating tools such as hot plates and hot guns has made working with the wax much easier, and the medium has enjoyed a resurgence since the 1990s. Paula Busch has been working in encaus-

tic for several years now, and her skill with this extremely exacting medium is evident in every painting. Her new exhibit, Wax, Paper, String, now open at 1078 Gallery, offers several dozen recent works, and viewers who examine them closely will quickly see just how commanding her control is. They may have differing reactions to her images—I certainly like some of them more than others—but they’ll be unanimous in admiring the process that created all of them. A tremendous amount of work went into these pieces. Busch, who’s in her backyard studio every day without fail, said even the smallest paintings took a week to make. There are three main groups of paintings in this exhibit. The first,

called “Funnel Vision,” is made up of variations on the funnel shape in forms suggestive of spirochetes and other one-celled creatures. “Plants and animals, plants and animals,” Busch said. “Everything I do is about plants and animals”—even when those “animals” are single-celled creatures. The second group, “Moiré,” is a takeoff on the kinds of watery and wavelike designs found in certain fabrics, especially silk, while the third group is called “Four Squared” and features a set of 2-foot-square pieces divided into 16 6-inch-square sections, each functioning as a small painting in and of itself. Some feature aerial images, others sectional slices of dried leeks, still others images of small birds. “We’re back to plants and animals,” Busch said. She uses special pens and brushes to add to the imagery in these pieces. In the “Funnel Vision” series, for example, she uses hundreds of small black curvy lines to create a sense of three-dimensional mass in the funnels. It’s a level of PLQXWH GHWDLO WKDW ERJJOHV WKH PLQG Ɛ

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FABLES, FANTASY & FAIRYTALES: Paradise dance troupe Dance Evolution Studio performs dances based on fables and fairy tales. Sa, 5/7, 2 & 7pm. $10-$12. Paradise Performing Arts Center, 777 Nunneley Road in Paradise, (530) 872-8454, www.paradiseperformingarts.com.

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FREE COMIC BOOK DAY: Free comics featuring fan-favorite superheros plus under-theradar indie titles. Plus, a kid’s costume contest and the shop’s annual sale. Sa, 5/7, 124pm. BaT Comics and Games, 218 Broadway, (530) 898-0550.

HA! FEST COMEDY FILM FESTIVAL: International

independent comedy film shorts. Sa, 5/7, 3pm. $10. El Rey Theatre, 230 W. Second St., (530) 342-2727.

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WAX, PAPER, STRING: Reception for Paula Busch’s

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new exhibit—presented in four different series: “Funnel Vision,” “Moire,” “Foursquare,” and “Poppies-India.” Th, 5/5, 5-7pm. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway St., (530) 343-1973.

Theater THE ADDAMS FAMILY: Student production and musical-comedy adaptation of the classic TV show. Th-Sa, 7:30pm through & Su, 2pm. $10$20. Laxson Auditorium, Chico State, (530) 898-6333, www.chicoperformances.com.

IN THE NEXT ROOM OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY: A comedy about marriage, intimacy and electricity set in the 1880s. Based on the bizarre historical fact that doctors used vibrators to treat “hysterical” women (and some men). ThSa, 7:30pm through 5/7. $15. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St., (530) 895-3749, www.blueroomtheatre.com.

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.

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Special Events ART AT THE MATADOR: The Chico Visual Arts Alliance presents the sixth annual arts festival featuring a gallery of more than 75 local artists in the historic hotels room and in its courtyard. Plus, live music, kids activities, fire dancing, food, drinks and more. F, 5/6, 4-9pm, Sa, 5/7, 2-9pm. Free. Matador Motel, 9th Avenue & Esplanade, (530) 343-2461.

CHILDREN’S LIT LECTURE: Heather Altfeld presents “From Garden to Boxcar: Orphaning, Secrecy and Play in Children’s Literature,” a lecture that looks at the life of children reflected in literature. F, 5/6, 5-7pm. Free. Chico State Humanities Center, Trinity Hall, 126 CSU Chico, (530) 898-5352.

EVENING OF CHOCOLATE, WINE & BREW: Chocolate and wine pairings, specialty beer tastings, artisan food, live music, silent auction and more. F, 5/6, 7-10pm. $50. Paradise Community Park, Black Olive Drive in Paradise, (530) 8726291.

SPRING MASQUERADE: Fundraiser for efforts to provide affordable housing to homeless. Featuring games, dancing, fantastic food and more. F, 5/6, 6-11pm. $55-$65. Canyon Oaks Country Club, 999 Yosemite Drive, (530) 3432582.

Local music fundraiser for the Neighborhood Cat Advocates featuring performances by singer/songwriter Jonathan Richman, Lisa Valentine (soul/folk), Pat Hull (folk). Plus, food and drinks. F, 5/6, 6pm. $10. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St., (530) 894-1978.

CHICO STATE GUITAR ENSEMBLE: STRINGUINNI: Classical guitar music featuring the work of Carcassi, Carulli, Scarlatti and Vivaldi. F, 5/6, 7:30pm. $6-$15. Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall, Chico State.

FRIDAY NIGHT CONCERTS: Weekly, outdoor concerts at City Plaza. This week: Decades (covers from Chuck Berry to Katy Perry). F, 6-7:30pm (new time). Free. Chico City Plaza, downtown Chico.

HOT POTATO!: Vaudeville music from 1890s-1940s. F, 5/6, 2:30-4pm. Chico State, Holt 266, (530) 898-6151.

Theater THE ADDAMS FAMILY: See Thursday. Laxson Auditorium, Chico State, (530) 898-6333, www.chicoperformances.com.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: California Regional Theatre presents this adaptation of the classic Broadway production. F-Sa, 7:30pm & Su, 2pm through 5/8. $20. Center for the Arts, 1475 East Ave., (530) 899-2692.

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

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

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Special Events ART AT THE MATADOR: See Friday. Matador Motel, 9th Avenue & Esplanade, (530) 343-2461.

ANTIQUES & DESIGN FAIRE: Nearly 60 vendors from around Northern California will be selling antiques, vintage furniture, up-cycled and repurposed trinkets. Plus, a classic car show. Sa, 5/7. Patrick Ranch Museum, 10381 Midway, (530) 342-4359.

ENDANGERED SPECIES FAIRE: A hands-on learning fair with more than 30 educational booths, local food and vendors, an eco scavenger hunt, raffle and prizes, music and entertainment, live rescued animal show and more. Sa, 5/7, 11am-4pm. Bidwell Park.

MARGARITA MIX-OFF: Specialty margaritas, complementary taco bar, hosted beer bar, live music and more. Sa, 5/7, 6-10pm. $50. Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, 2357 Fair St., (530) 5880805, www.chico2030.org.

PARADISE CHOCOLATE FEST: Chocolate festival featuring a variety of treats, the crowning of the King and Queen, children’s activities, eating contests and live music. Benefiting nonprofit youth organizations on the Paradise Ridge. Sa, 5/7, 9am-5pm. $5. Terry Ashe Center, 6626 Skyway in Paradise, (530) 876-9466.

PIONEER DAY PARADE: Parade celebrating Chico’s history and past. This year’s theme: “Butte County: Land of Golden Resources and Sustainability.” Sa, 5/7, 11am. Downtown Chico.

TOWARD AN ECOLOGICAL CIVILIZATION: Philosopher and theologian John Cobb presents a lecture on his work on social justice and ecological issues. Sa, 5/7, 7pm. Free. Trinity United Methodist Church, 285 E. Fifth St., (530) 343-1497.

Music CHILDREN’S CHOIR OF CHICO: The choir celebrates 15 years of choral music education and performances with a collaborative concert featuring three choirs, guest alumni soloists, a reunion choir and more. Sa, 5/7, 7pm. $15. Faith Lutheran Church, 667 E. First Ave. Near Mangrove, (530) 895-3754, www.flchico.org.

JIM GILL CHILDREN’S CONCERT: The children’s musician and author presents a concert of musical games for children and their families. Sa, 5/7, 5-6pm. Paradise Elks Lodge, 1100 Elk Ln. in Paradise, (530) 877-3977.

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Theater THE ADDAMS FAMILY: See Thursday. Laxson Auditorium, Chico State, (530) 898-6333, www.chicoperformances.com.

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

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

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Theater SLOW THEATRE READS THE DESPERATE: Slow

Theatre reads The Desperate, an adaptation of a novel-in-progress by Anna Blackmon Moore about teenage alcohol addiction, rehab, family, friends and more. M, 5/9, 7:30pm. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway St., (530) 343-1973.

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Special Events STUNT DOG EXPERIENCE: Famed trainer Chris Perondi and his cast of rescue dogs entertain audiences of all ages with high-energy stunts and tricks. Tu, 5/10, 7:30pm. $10-$28. Laxson Auditorium, Chico State, (530) 898-6333, www.chicoperformances.com.

BEER CAMP ACROSS AMERICA RELEASE PARTY: Kick off for the brewery’s release of its pack

of collaboration beers. Live music TBA. M, 5/9, 6:45-9:45pm. $10. Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.,

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WILDFLOWER MUSIC FESTIVAL: Chico’s favorite sons, The Mother Hips, return to headline the fourth annual music festival featuring food, drinks and local vendors. Sa, 5/7, 12-8pm. $43.19 (kids 12 and under free). End of Normal, 2500 Estes Road Rt. on Estes off of Normal, (530) 895-0706. www.wildflowermusicfest.com.

Theater THE ADDAMS FAMILY: See Thursday. Laxson Auditorium, Chico State, (530) 898-6333, www.chicoperformances.com.

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

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

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

OLÉ, AFICIONADOS DEL ARTE For the last several years, Chico landmark The Matador Motel has served as the venue for one of the area’s finest and most fun spring happenings, Art at the Matador. The motel is a piece of art itself—a rare example of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture—and plays host to dozens of artists displaying their works in rooms and in booths set up in the courtyard. There’s also live music, fire dancers, mutant cars and lots more to see. The event, organized by the Chico Visual Arts Alliance (ChiVAA), will be held on Friday and Saturday, May 6-7.

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Art 1078 GALLERY: Wax, Paper, String, new work by Paula Busch presented in four different series: “Funnel Vision,” “Moire,” “Foursquare,” and “Poppies-India.” 5/5-5/28. 820 Broadway St., (530) 343-1973.

B-SO SPACE: A BFA Culminating Exhibition, new

Grand Prize trip to Washington, D.C. Spend four days and five nights at our nation's capital, tour NPR headquarters, and more! Drawing: May 6 at 10 a.m.

work by Luke Betts. Through 5/6.A BFA Culminating Exhibition, new work by Travis Wood. 5/9-5/13. Ayres 107, Chico State, (530) 898-5331.

A BEAUTIFUL LIFE FURNISHINGS: Fools For Love, featuring new work by local artist Caitlin Schwerin. F, 5-8pm through 5/31. 250 E. First St., (530) 487-7229.

BUTTE COLLEGE ART GALLERY: Juried Student Art

Show, featuring new student work. Through 5/19. 3536 Butte Campus Drive in Oroville, (530) 895-2208.

CHICO ART CENTER: Contemporary Woman, 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 shows her artwork. The Healing Art Gallery features Northern California artists touched by cancer. Through 7/15. 265 Cohasset Road inside Enloe Cancer Center, (530) 332-3856.

JAMES SNIDLE FINE ARTS & APPRAISALS: Exhibit

of Janet Turners Prints, featuring 20 prints of Janet Turner’s early work. Through 5/31. 254 E. Fourth St., (530) 343-2930, www.jamessnidle finearts.com.

JANET TURNER PRINT MUSEUM: 21st Juried

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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.

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.

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Nature, featuring work by a variety of artists. Through 5/16. 493 East Ave., (530) 345-3063.

TIN ROOF BAKERY & CAFÉ: Landscape photography, large and small landscape prints on canvas and metal. Ongoing. 627 Broadway St. 170, (530) 345-1362.

UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY: Juried Student Art

Show, featuring new work om various media by Chico State art students. Through 5/13, 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 in Paradise, (530) 877-1919.

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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Family, I anticipated spectacle. After all, the annual spring musical is traditionally the largest, most lavish production by of the year for the university’s Carey Wilson Department of Music and Theatre, giving faculty, staff and students an opportunity to go all out in creatReview: ing sets, costumes, lighting effects, Chico State’s School sound design, performance and pubof the Arts presents licity. I left assured that all of these The Addams Family, Thursday-Saturday, things are being attended to with 7:30 p.m.; joyful and crafty diligence. Sunday, 2 p.m., The play itself is a pastiche of through May 8. the look of the original Charles Tickets: $10-$20 Addams cartoons that ran in The Laxson Auditorium New Yorker beginning in 1938, the Chico State macabre-lite sitcom humor of the 898-6333 popular mid-1960s television show, www.schoolofthe arts-csuchico.com and the high-end costumery of the big-budget Hollywood films—with the added enhancement of a Tonynominated musical score by Andrew Lippa. The original Broadway production cost an estimated $15 million to stage, according to some sources, and while the Chico State production budget was a bit less than that, faculty member Robert Pickering’s intricately crafted set—spanning the stage and towering to the top of the auditorium’s very high ceiling—projects a sense that no effort was spared to create the feeling of decrepit opulence required to properly house the Addams family and their shenanigans. In true sitcom fashion, the plot involves the complications of now-teenager Wednesday Addams’ (Katie Thornton) engagement to clean-cut boyfriend Lucas Beineke (Connor Norton) and her attempt to have him and his seemingly normal parents, Mal (Eric Dobson) and Alice (Samantha Corbett), meet her, outwardly at least, more outré parents, the iconic Gomez (Michael

Bram) and Morticia (Meghan Collins). Songs, dance and (family- and child-friendly) weirdness ensue as the whole large cast including, of course, younger brother Pugsley (Brittney Nusbaum), bald-headed Uncle Fester (Louis Fuentes), zombie-esque butler Lurch (Alejandro Padilla), shaggy-haired Grandma (Allie Griffey) and a chorus line of Addams ancestors are all woven into the increasingly comic action. Director Matthew Miller—who also directed the university’s very fun and successful fall musical, Reefer Madness—says that, “Casting this show was a challenge because walking into the theater, the audience already has a relationship with the characters that are going to be on the stage.” He met the challenge successfully, both in physical appearance of the actors, and with the aid of Sandra Barton’s beautifully crafted costumes, which both echo Addams’ original cartoon renderings and enhance each character’s personality and physical presence. One of this production’s innovations is having the live orchestra playing on stage rather than more traditionally placed in the pit in front. In dress rehearsal, the music’s volume sometimes overpowered the actors’ voices, a challenge that surely will be overcome by the time of performances. That said, the intricately arranged and beautifully played music was enjoyable, and it was fun to watch as the characters and dancers interacted with the live music. Though originally scorned—or more accurately, eviscerated—by New York Times critic Ben Brantley in its 2010 Broadway run as “this genuinely ghastly musical … that generally offers little to shiver about, at least not in any pleasurable way,” The Addams Family is one of the most popular and financially successful musicals ever produced, having grossed a billion dollars in ticket sales faster than any other play in history. Goes to show that, while critics may have bountiful powers of critical assessment, the true worth of musical theater is more accurately measured by the enjoyment it delivers and the applause it wins from its audience. And by that scale, this production is sure to make bank. □

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DRIVER: Hard classic rock. F, 5/6, 8:30pm. Free. Feather Falls Casino, Bow & Arrow Lounge, 3 Alverda Drive in Oroville, (530) 533-3885, www.feather fallscasino.com.

FRIDAY MORNING JAZZ: A weekly morning BAZIL RATHBONE: Portland-based experimental instrumental band comes to town for the first time. Welcoming them are locals Lazerwolf (metal) and Team Skins (dankwave). F, 5/6, 9pm. $7. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 343-4915.

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AARON RICH & FRIENDS: Country music

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

JOHN SEID AND LARRY PETERSON: Playing live, eclectic tunes. Th, 5/5, 6-9pm. Grana, 198 E. Second St., (530) 8092304.

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CHICO UNPLUGGED RECORD RELEASE PARTY: Celebrating the winners of Chico State’s SOTA Productions’ Chico Unplugged competition featuring live music by the six winners. Th, 5/5, 7-9pm. Madison Bear Garden, 316 W. Second St., (530) 891-1639, www.madisonbeargarden.com.

Neighborhood Cat Advocates featuring performances by singer/songwriter Jonathan Richman, Lisa Valentine (soul/folk) and Pat Hull (folk). Plus, food and drinks. F, 5/6, 6pm. $10. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St., (530) 894-1978.

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

CHICO JAZZ COLLECTIVE: Thursday jazz.

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

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night of DJs, plus a full light show. F, 5/6, 9pm. $10-$15. Lost on Main, 319 Main St., (530) 891-1853.

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

CHICO STATE GUITAR ENSEMBLE: STRINGUINNI: Classical guitar music featuring the work of Carcassi, Carulli, Scarlatti, and Vivaldi. F, 5/6, 7:30pm. $6-$15. Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall, Chico State.

jazz appointment with local experimental troupe Bogg. F, 11am. Free. Café Coda, 265 Humboldt Ave., (530) 5669476, www.cafecoda.com.

FRIDAY NIGHT CONCERTS: Weekly, outdoor concerts at City Plaza. This week: Decades (covers from Chuck Berry to Katy Perry). F, 6-7:30pm (new time). Free. Chico City Plaza, downtown Chico.

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Since assuming ownership of the Maltese Bar & Grill six years ago, owner Angela Lombardi and her staff have striven to make it one of Chico’s freshest, most diverse and downright fun nightspots. The watering hole regularly plays host to all sorts of wacky and wonderful events, including drag, burlesque and comedy shows, rock ’n’ shops, drunken spelling bees and more. Some of these diversions, and live music by Bad Mana, Severance Package, Jimmy Reno and Mad Bob Howard, will be featured at the Maltese Six-Year Anniversary Party on Saturday, May 7.

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.

JOHN SEID, LARRY PETERSON: Playing an

eclectic set of live music. F, 5/6, 6-9pm, F, 5/20, 6-9pm. Two-Twenty Restaurant/Lounge, 220 W. Fourth St., (530) 895-1515, www.twotwenty restaurant.com.

OPEN MIC: Hosted by singer/songwriter

Jeb Draper. F, 5-8pm through 11/18. No cover. Rock House Restaurant, 11865 State Hwy. 70 in Oroville, (530) 5321889, www.RockHouseHwy70.com.

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THE HOUSE CATS: Classic jazz favorites.

Butte Folk Music Society and led by local musician Steve Johnson. First Sa of every month, 4-6pm. Free. Upper Crust Bakery & Eatery, 130 Main St., (530) 345-4128.

MALTESE SIX-YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY:

ACOUSTIC MUSIC JAM: A jam hosted by

Sa, 6:30-10:30pm through 6/4. Smokie Mountain Steakhouse and Lounge, 7039 Skyway in Paradise, (530) 872-3323. Six hours of live music and entertainment featuring burlesque dancers, drag queens, comedy and bands, including Severance Package (punk rawk), Bad Mana (garage rock), Jimmy

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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.

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The Mother Hips NEKROGOBLIKON: Goblin metal from Reno (singer/songwriter), Bob Howard and more. Sa, 5/7, 7:30pm. $6. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 343-4915.

SAGE THE GEMINI: Bay Area-based rapper known for such viral hits as “Gas Pedal” and “Red Nose.” Sa, 5/7, 9pm. $23. Senator Theatre, 517 Main St., (530) 898-1497, www.jmaxproduc tions.net.

SUSAN SCHRADER, JOHN SEID, LARRY PETERSON: Blues, standards, pop,

country and more. Sa, 5/7, 7-9pm. Wine Time, 26 Lost Dutchman Drive, (530) 899-9250, www.winetimechico.com.

SCOTT PEMBERTON: Portland-based rock/blues/psychedelic singer/songwriter brings his band into town. Plus, Hi Strangeness. Sa, 5/7, 9pm. Lost on Main, 319 Main St., (530) 891-1853.

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.

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BOB WAYNE & THE OUTLAW CARNIES: Ohio-based outlaw country and rock band. M, 5/9, 8pm. The Tackle Box Bar & Grill, 379 E. Park Ave., (530) 345-7499, www.tackleboxchico.com.

from local musicians. Tu. Italian Garden, 6929 Skyway in Paradise, (530) 876-9988.

Santa Barbara featuring Psychostick (metal) and Urizen (rock). Local metal band Aberrance and Ashes of Death open the show. M, 5/9, 7pm-midnight. $12. Lost on Main, 319 Main St., (530) 891-1853.

YOUR M.O.M. COMEDY NIGHT: Weekly open-mic comedy with 20 open slots. Sign-ups start at 8pm. M, 9pm through 8/29. No cover. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 343-4915.

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ACHILLES WHEEL: Northern California high-energy psychedelic roots and world music supporting their new CD Devil In the Yard. Tu, 5/10, 7:30pm. $15. Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., 1075 E. 20th St., (530) 892-4647, www.sierra nevada.com.

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Mark Twain wrote, “When a man loves cats, I am his friend and comrade, without further introduction.” It’s likely Twain would’ve gotten along swimmingly with Jonathan Richman, Lisa Valentine and Pat Hull, local musicians who’ll take to the stage for felines in need at the Benefit for Neighborhood Cat Advocates on Friday, May 6, at the Chico Women’s Club.

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OPEN MIC MUSIC NIGHTS: Local musicians Jeff Coleman and Jimmy Reno hosts. Bring your instrument of choice. W, 6-10pm. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 343-4915.

STAND-UP COMEDY SHOWCASE: The area’s top stand-up comics perform alongside those trying their hand at comedy for the first time. Sign-ups begin at 8pm. Hosted by Jason Allen. W, 9pm. Free. Studio Inn Cocktail Lounge, 2582 Esplanade, (530) 343-0662.

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Opening this week Captain America: Civil War

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Terrence Malick (Days of Heaven, Thin Red Line, The New World)

continues with his current pattern of free-form, feature-length image-musing. Knight of Cups rebounds to something more riveting and substantial than his previous release, To the Wonder (2012), but not quite to the revelatory levels of inspiration in The Tree of Life (2011). There’s no conventional story or plot here, apart from a kind of open-ended, free-associative focus on the musings, memories, wanderings and peccadilloes of a disaffected filmmaker named Rick (Christian Bale). It all makes at least some sense as a stream of consciousness account of

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reeling from financial setbacks that have put his house payments and his daughter’s college tuition in jeopardy. When he arrives in Saudi Arabia for his business appointment with Saudi royalty, he finds his hosts cordial but ill-prepared, plus the much-anticipated meeting gets repeatedly postponed. The salesman’s Saudi sojourn plays as a kind of offbeat social comedy, part culture clash and part political satire. That serio-comic waiting game provides the central narrative hook, but Hanks’ Alan is also the focal point of several smaller, more personal stories. Before it’s finished, Hologram also contains bits of father-daughter drama and postdivorce romance, a medical episode, a few brief reflections on aging and some gentle satire on international, crosscultural stereotyping. Hanks, of course, is once again

an adventurous creative soul in crisis. And it might also be taken as a kind of cinematic notebook, a miscellany of sights, sounds, brief statements and quotations: images and thoughts that might spark the creation of radically new movies (and selves?). Rick’s relationships figure in the action as well, especially those with his ex-wife (Cate Blanchett), his very conflicted lover (Natalie Portman), his ailing father (Brian Dennehy) and his wildly angry brother (Wes Bentley). The decadent ambience of daily life in the vicinity of Hollywood’s big spenders is a recurring factor as well, which may be why Malick stocks his crowd scenes with Tinseltown celebrities and then gives them no special notice. □

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The second installment in the new Superman franchise follows the events in 2013’s Man of Steel, with Superman (Henry Cavill) and Batman (Ben Affleck) squaring off as Lex Luther (Jesse Eisenberg) introduces a new threat to the world. Cinemark 14. Rated PG-13.

The Boss

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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 and Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG-13.

The Jungle Book

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Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele (of the TV comedy Key & Peele) star in this action-comedy, posing as drug dealers in order to infiltrate a gang that has stolen Peele’s kitten Keanu. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R.

Mother’s Day

Another dose of holiday-themed fluff from Garry Marshall (Valentine’s Day, New Year’s Eve), this one a comedy about a seemingly unconnected group of people coming to terms with their relationships with their mothers. Starring Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson and Jason Sudeikis. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

Ratchet & Clank

A 3-D animated film version of the video game revolving around the characters of the anthropomorphic Ratchet and the robot Clank, and their efforts to save their galaxy from bad guys. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG.

Zootopia

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farm in Fresno, opened the fruit stand in Chico and wanted to do something with the leftover fruit. His solution: smoothies. Since his smoothies were (and are) the best in Chico, sales took off, and, in the logic of fruit stands everywhere (ever been to Casa de Fruta near Hollister?—it started as a fruit stand and is now a small city), he began to add things. Fresh Twisted is the result. If you grok fruit stands, you know what Twisted’s food is like: clean, unpretentious, healthy and all about the freshness of the ingredients. No “cuisine” here; no reductions, no bacon terroir. Prices are low: wraps $6.75, moderate-sized smoothies $5, breakfast burrito $6.65. Hummus is a free sandwich condiment, which alone would make me love the place. I don’t like the burgers—the beef is so healthy it’s lost most of its taste—but I like everything else. And the smoothies will bring you back if nothing else does. But, much as I like the food and the prices, what won me over is the ambiance: bustling, crowded, familial. Lots of kids (in fact, there’s a great kids’ play area at the back of the dining room). Big leather couches with old magazines for lounging. It’s hard to tell the staff from the customers. Hernandez told me they tried uniforms and it didn’t feel right, so now the employees dress the way they want to. What it all reminds me of is a kitchen area at a commune at dinner time. My only other complaint is that name. “Twisted” implies you’re going to be waited on by some goth with a tongue stud and practiced ennui. Nothing could be further from the truth. The place is a paean to working-class practicality and clarity. For instance, the eating area has a table loaded with a box of aluminum foil, to-go boxes, basic condiments, paper plates, paper bags, and such. □

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IN THE MIX Dolls of Highland Kyle Craft Sub Pop It’s always somewhat off-putting when a release comes with a heaping helping of buzz. Why must you pay extra-special attention to this above all other materials coming down the chute? That said, Kyle Craft’s Sub Pop debut is probably worthy of such praise-bandying. Dolls of Highland is, above all, a (great) rock ’n’ roll record, a cauldron of styles and instrumentation roiling together and marinating in just the right ways. “Eye of the Hurricane” opens, fidgeting in a quirky ragtime piano groove, soon accompanied by a Muscle Shoals-inspired lead, and Craft’s voice cutting through in wideranging timbres, forcing notes that he sometimes cannot hit to great effect. Dylanesque in his poetics, Craft maneuvers through a fantastic smorgasbord of layered rock-opera dramatics—a nod to the theatrics and deep-space vision of composers/ writers like Harry Nilsson. Songs like “Future Midcity Massacre” unearth Craft’s folky background, but even this barn-burner comes supplied with the kind of rockin’ backbeats, choruses and melodic flourishes that have made stars of those with less chatter surrounding them.

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ART CHOICES Spring is out of control in Chico. Check out the CN&R’s This Week listings (pages 26-27), particularly for Saturday, May 7, which is overflowing with art, music, parades, chocolate and margaritas. If Arts DEVO had to pick just two things to do this weekend, he’d have to go with Art at the Matador (Friday and Saturday at the Matador Motel) and the Benefit for Neighborhood Cat Advocates on Friday (May 6, at 7 p.m.) at the Chico Women’s Club. The art fiesta at the Matador is one of my favorite local shindigs, with the individual rooms and stalls in the courtyard serving as galleries for local artists. You can get great local art (for great prices), buy margaritas and check out local performers. And the benefit on Friday has everything you could want in a night out: a beautiful space for live music, a full bar, and a bill that includes local faves Lisa Valentine, Pat Hull and Jonathan Richman (!). Plus, it’s a benefit for a good cause and tickets are only $10. A CAMMIES THANK YOU The CN&R thanks every one of the musicians, venues, fans and sponsors who took part in the 2016 Chico Area Music Festival. The new format was a great success, with local venues stepping up and putting on rad shows and helping to double the number of participating acts from the previous year. And Patrick Ranch turned out to be a great choice for hosting the finale, with a few hundred Chicoans showing up to lounge, dance and be merry in the bucolic environs. Below is the list of this year’s award recipients. Congratulations! CAMMIES Readers’ Choice Award: • Best Local Act: Bogg CAMMIES Critics’ Choice Awards: • Best Male Vocalist: John McKinley (Black Fong) • Best Female Vocalist: Alli Battaglia • Best Guitarist: Mathew Houghton (Team Skins) • Best Drummer: Daniel Taylor (West by Swan, Cold Blue Mountain) • Best Keyboardist: Greg Spont (The Empty Gate, Black Fong, Danny Cohen & The Near Death Experience) • Best Bassist: Adrian Hammons (Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy, Cold Blue Mountain) • Best Songwriter: Dylan Seid (Dylan’s Dharma) • Best Local CD: Donald Beaman, by Donald Beaman • Best New Band: Team Skins • Best Live Act: The Vesuvians • Local Badass: Miles Claibourn (Jefferson Hardcore, Xerox Records, Get Up and Go Recording Studio, and member of three bands—Criminal Wave, Outside Looking In, Stress Relief) • Hogan/West/LaPado Lifetime Achievement Award: Bob Littell (Sierra Nevada Big Room)

REST IN PEACE This past weekend, Chico lost another artist. Richard Moore, local guitar instructor and guitarist for Big Mo & The Full Moon Band, died of cancer on Saturday afternoon (April 30). He was 66. Before coming to Chico, Moore travelled the world playing music— from his native British Columbia; to England in the 1970s for a stint as lead guitarist for The Troggs (of “Wild Thing” fame) as well as session work with many punk bands; to Santa Barbara; and finally Chico, where he made a mark with Big Mo’s band and as a sweet guy who made friends across the music scene. There will be a public graveside service at Chico Cemetery on Saturday, May 7, at 10 a.m.

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not silence, but a limit of hearing,” writes Jane Hirshfield in her poem “Everything Has Two Endings.” This observation is apropos for you right now. There are potentially important messages you’re not registering and catalytic influences you can’t detect. But their apparent absence is due to a blank spot in your awareness, or maybe a willful ignorance left over from the old days. Now here’s the good news: You are primed to expand your listening field. You have an enhanced ability to open certain doors of perception that have been closed. If you capitalize on this opportunity, silence will give way to revelation.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your abil-

ity to accomplish magic is at a peak, and will continue to soar for at least two more weeks. And when I use that word “magic,” I’m not referring to the hocus-pocus performed by illusionists like Criss Angel or Harry Houdini. I’m talking about real feats of transformation that will generate practical benefits in your day-to-day life. Now study the following definitions by writer Somerset Maugham, and have faith in your ability to embody them: “Magic is no more than the art of employing consciously invisible means to produce visible effects. Will, love and imagination are magic powers that everyone possesses; and whoever knows how to develop them to their fullest extent is a magician.”

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): According

to author Vladimir Nabokov, the Russian word toska means “a dull ache of the soul, a longing with nothing to long for, a sick pining, a vague restlessness.” Linguist Anna Wierzbicka says it conveys an emotion that blends melancholy, boredom and yearning. Journalist Nick Ashdown suggests that for someone experiencing toska, the thing that’s yearned for may be “intangible and impossible to actually obtain.” How are doing with your own toska, Gemini? Is it conceivable that you could escape it—maybe even heal it? I think you can. I think you will. Before you do, though, I hope you’ll take time to explore it further. Toska has more to teach you about the previously hidden meaning of your life.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “Gandhi’s

autobiography is on my pillow,” writes Cancerian poet Buddy Wakefield. “I put it there every morning after making my bed so I’ll remember to read it before falling asleep. I’ve been reading it for 6 years. I’m on Chapter 2.” What’s the equivalent phenomenon in your world, my fellow Crab? What good deed or righteous activity have you been pursuing with glacial diligence? Is there a healthy change you’ve been thinking about forever, but not making much progress on? The mood and the sway of the coming days will bring you a good chance to expedite the process. In Wakefield’s case, he could get up to Chapter 17.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In the 16th century,

European explorers searched South America in quest of a mythical city of gold known as El Dorado. Tibetan Buddhist tradition speaks of Shambhala, a magical holy kingdom where only enlightened beings live. In the legends of ancient Greece, Hyperborea was a sunny paradise where the average human life span was a thousand years and happiness was normal. Now is an excellent time for you to fantasize about your own version of utopia, Leo. Why? First, your imagination is primed to expand. Second, dreaming big will be good for your mental and physical health. There’s another reason, too: By envisioning the most beautiful world possible, you will mobilize your idealism and boost your ability to create the best life for yourself in the coming months.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Anytime

you’re going to grow, you’re going to lose something,” said psychologist James Hillman. “You’re losing what you’re hanging onto to keep safe. You’re losing habits that you’re comfortable with, you’re losing familiarity.” I nominate these thoughts to serve as your words of wisdom in the coming weeks, Virgo. From an astrologi-

by rob brezsny cal perspective, you are in a phase when luxuriant growth is possible. To harvest the fullness of the lush opportunities, you should be willing to shed outworn stuff that might interfere.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): On Cracked.

com, Auntie Meme tells us that many commonly-held ideas about history are wrong. There were no such things as chastity belts in the Middle Ages, for example. Napoleon’s soldiers didn’t shoot off the nose of the Sphinx when they were stationed in Egypt. In regards to starving peasants, Marie Antoinette never derisively said, “Let them eat cake.” And no Christians ever became meals for lions in ancient Rome’s Colosseum. (More: http://tinyurl. com/historicaljive.) In the spirit of Auntie Meme’s exposé, and in alignment with the astrological omens, I invite you to uncover and correct at least three fabrications, fables and lies about your own past.

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

Charles Wright marvels at the hummingbird, “who has to eat sixty times his own weight a day just to stay alive. Now that’s a life on the edge.” In the coming weeks, Scorpio, your modus operandi may have resemblances to the hummingbird’s approach. I don’t mean to suggest that you will be in a manic survival mode. Rather, I expect you’ll feel called to nourish your soul with more intensity than usual. You’ll need to continuously fill yourself up with experiences that inspire, teach and transform you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

“Anybody can become angry,” said Greek philosopher Aristotle. “That is easy; but to be angry with the right person, and to the right degree, and at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way, that is not within everybody’s power and is not easy.” I’m pleased to inform you, Sagittarius, that now is a time when you have an exceptional capacity for meeting Aristotle’s high standards. In fact, I encourage you to honor and learn all you can from your finely-honed and wellexpressed anger. Make it work wonders for you. Use it so constructively that no one can complain.

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celebrate your arrival at the height of your sex appeal, I’m resurrecting the oldfashioned word “vavoom.” Feel free to use it as your nickname. Pepper it into your conversations in place of terms like “awesome,” “wow” or “yikes.” Use a felt-tip marker to make a temporary VAVOOM tattoo on your beautiful body. Here are other enchanted words you should take charge of and make an intimate part of your daily presentation: verve, vim, vivid, vitality, vigor, voracious, vivacious, visceral, valor, victory and VIVA!

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

he was a boy, Mayan poet Humberto Ak’ab’al asked his mother, “What are those things that shine in the sky?” “Bees,” she answered mischievously. “Every night since then,” Humberto writes, “my eyes eat honey.” In response to this lyrical play, the logical part of our brains might rise up and say, “What a load of nonsense!” But I will ask you to set aside the logical part of your brain for now, Aquarius. According to my understanding of the astrological omens, the coming days will be a time when you need a big dose of sweet fantasies, dreamy stories and maybe even beautiful nonsense. What are your equivalents of seeing bees making honey in the night sky’s pinpoints of light?

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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

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

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as MID VALLEY LATH AND PLASTER at 2109 Huntington Dr Chico, CA 95928. LONNIE EUGENE JOYNER 2109 Huntington Dr Chico, CA 95928. LONNIE ROBERT JOYNER 981 Liberty Ln Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by a General Partnership. Signed: LONNIE R. JOYNER Dated: April 21, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000544 Published: April 28, May 5,12,19, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as NORTH POINT FINANCIAL at 4137 Willow Landing Rd Chico, CA 95928. CLIFF JOHNSEN 4139 Willow Landing Rd, Chico CA. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: CLIFF JOHNSEN Dated: April 19, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000531 Published: April 28, May 5,12,19, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CANYON OAKS COUNTRY CLUB at 999 Yosemite Drive Chico, CA 95928. AMERICAN GOLF CORPORATION 6080 Center Drive Ste 500 Los Angeles, CA 95928. This business is conducted by a Corporation. Signed: RICK ROSEN, CFO Dated: March 21, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000379 Published: April 28, May 5,12,19, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as PHOENIX AGENCY INTERNATIONAL, PHOENIX IPA BAIL BONDS at 2055 Forest Ave #7 Chico, CA 95928. STEPHEN PAUL LORIMOR 4440 Marvin Lane Corning, CA 96021. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: STEPHEN P. LORIMOR Dated: April 22, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000554 Published: April 28, May 5,12,19, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as NELSEN FAMILY DENTISTRY at

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as 2GO MOBILE NOTARY, AGENT 80 REAL ESTATE at 1855 Jeni Ann Ct Durham, CA 95938. AGENT 80-CHICO LIFESTYLE REAL ESTATE INC. 1855 Jeni Ann Ct Durham, CA 95938. This business is conducted by a Corporation. Signed: ADRIANNE GONZALES, PRES. Dated: April 22, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000553 Published: April 28, May 5,12,19, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as TOWANI, TOWANI ORGANIC FARM, TRUCKEE CERTIFIED FARMERS MARKET, TRUCKEE FARMERS MARKET at 2085 Pleasant Grove Lane Bangor, CA 95914. GUY BENTON BALDWIN 2085 Pleasant Grove Lane Bangor, CA 95914. SHARON LOUISE CASEY 2085 Pleasant Grove Lane Bangor, CA 95914. This business is conducted by a Married Couple. Signed: GUY BENTON BALDWIN Dated: March 22, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000390 Published: April 28, May 5,12,19, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as IMAGINE PATH at 2645 Vistamont Way Chico, CA 95973. ASHLEY MORSE 2645 Vistamont Way Chico, CA 95973. BRETT MORSE 2645 Vistamont Way Chico, CA 95973. MARK WEISS 2876 Eaton Way Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by a General Partnership. Signed: ASHLEY MORSE Dated: April 18, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000514 Published: April 28, May 5,12,19, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as A PLUS ROOFING at 1942 1/2 Arcadian Ave Chico, CA 95926. MARK A SHERHAG 1942 1/2 Arcadian Ave Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: MARK A. SHERHAG Dated: April 18, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000518 Published: April 28, May 5,12,19, 2016

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as ESPLANADE EXPRESS LAUNDRY, WALNUT EXPRESS LAUNDRY at 1053 Palmetto Ave Chico, CA 95926. NELVALA INC 1464 Arch Way Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by a Corporation. Signed: JOELLE NELSON, CEO Dated: March 29, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000435 Published: April 28, May 5,12,19, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as MARISCOS LA COSTA MEXICAN SEAFOOD GRILL at 1141 Forest Ave Ste. 30 Chico, CA 95928. JESUS SANDOVAL JR 8 Lido Island Ct Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: JESUS SANDOVAL JR Dated: March 25, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000413 Published: April 28, May 5,12,19, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as IFARMSHARE, MAKIN’ BACON at 5804 Pacfic Heights Road Oroville, CA 95965. JENNY RONQUILLO 5804 Pacfic Heights Road Oroville, CA 95965. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: JENNY RONQUILLO Dated: April 25, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000562 Published: May 5,12,19,26, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as KELLY’S SHEET METAL FABRICATION at 2163 Fair Street Chico, CA 95928. KATHERINE KELLY 5504 California Street Chico, CA 95973. RANDY L KELLY 2163 Fair Street Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by a General Partnership. Signed: KATHERINE KELLY Dated: April 22, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000551 Published: May 5,12,19,26, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CALIFLOUR FOODS at 1057 Village Lane Chico, CA 95926. LIFESTYLE COACHING LLC 1057 Village Lane Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Partnership. Signed: AMY LACEY Dated: April 12, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000487 Published: May 5,12,19,26, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as NORCAL SEWER SEPTIC AND DRAIN CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR at 3668 Hicks Lane Chico, CA 95973. NORCAL EXCAVATING, INC. 3668 Hicks Lane Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by a Corporation. Signed: KYLE GARNER, PRES. Dated: April 18, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000511 Published: May 5,12,19,26, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CHICO HYUNDAI, CHICO NISSAN, CHICO NISSAN HYUNDAI at 575 Manzanita Avenue Chico, CA 95926. CHICO NISSAN INC 575 Manzanita Avenue Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by a Corporation. Signed: BRIAN BOWEN, CEO Dated: March 24, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000409 Published: May 5,12,19,26, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as GOGIS KITCHEN at 455 - B Oro Dam Blvd Oroville, CA 95966. AUGIES INC 230 Salem Street Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by a Corporation. Signed: VINAY KUMAR, V.P. Dated: April 25, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000560 Published: May 5,12,19,26, 2016

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 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

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. 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 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

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

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

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CHICAGO DEEP DISH PIZZA CO at 179 E 13th St Chico, CA 95928. CHRISTOPHER PELDO 1268 Ravenshoe Way Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: CHRIS PELDO Dated: April 26, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000568 Published: May 5,12,19,26, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as M AND M CONCESSIONS at 14152 Norwich Circle Magalia, CA 95954. MICHAEL LILMAN 14152 Norwich Circle Magalia, CA 95954. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: MICHAEL LILMAN Dated: May 2, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000600 Published: May 5,12,19,26, 2016

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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: JON WARD BAILEY 3800 Adell Lane Butte Valley, CA 95965 Case Number: 16PR00091 Published: April 21,28, May 5, 2016

appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: June 10, 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 30, 2016 Case Number: 16CV00100 Published: April 28, May 5,12,19, 2016

SUMMONS

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

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner CHRISTINA PRICE filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: LAILA KATHERINE RASCHKA Proposed name: LAILA KATHERINE PRICE-BORDER THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: June 3, 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: April 18, 2016 Case Number: 16CV00051 Published: April 28, May 5,12,19, 2016

SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: FRANCISCO M LITTLE YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: BUTTE COUNTY CREDIT BUREAU A CORP NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The Court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. The name and address of the court is: Superior Court of California, County of Butte 1775 Concord Avenue Chico, CA 95928 LIMITED CIVIL CASE The name, address and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney is: JOSEPH L SELBY (#249546) Law Office of Ferris & Selby 2607 Forest Avenue Ste 130 Chico, CA 95928. Dated: January 13, 2016 Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Case Number: 165604 Published: April 28, May 5,12,19, 2016

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner ANGELA GAOUETTE filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: GIOVANNI ORDONEZ Proposed name: GIOVANNI GAOUETTE THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter

SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: DANIEL C. BAUGH SEE ADDITIONA PARTIES ATTACHMENT YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: STEPHAN COMERFORD, aka STEPHEN COMERFORD; and NANCY COMERFORD NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may

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be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. The name and address of the court is: Superior Court, Butte County 1775 Concord Avenue Chico, CA 95928 The name, address and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: JOSEPH L. SELBY 2607 Forest Ave. Suite 130, Chico, CA 95928 Dated: July 27, 2015 Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Case Number: 164657 Published: April 28, May 5,12,19, 2016

SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: GIOVANNA MEZA, an individual; and DOES 1 THROUGH 10, INCLUSIVE YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: SCOTT SANDEMAN, an individual NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without you being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written respose at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose your case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. The name and address of the court is: Superior Court of California, County of Butte 1775 Concord Avenue The name, address and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: JILLIAN L. FERRARIO, Jurewitz Law Group, 600 B Street, Suite 1550, San Diego, CA 92101, (619) 233-5020 Dated: June 29, 2015 Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Case Number: 164560 Published: April 28, May 5,12,19, 2016

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Green on Green Are “green” homes worth more? Two professors, Nils Kok of UC Berkeley and Matthew E. Kahn of UCLA, did a study to find out: “To empirically test this hypothesis, we relate the logarithm of the transaction price to the hedonic characteristics of single-family homes, controlling precisely for the variations in the measured and unmeasured characteristics of rated buildings and the nearby control dwellings...” Translation: the answer is yes. Green homes sell for 9% more than regular homes in California. “Green” means a home labeled as LEED, Energy Star, or GreenPoint Rated. Green homes have benefits beyond energy cost savings, they report, such as more comfortable and stable indoor temperatures and healthier indoor air quality. LEED and GreenPoint Rated homes also feature efficient water use, sustainable non-toxic building materials, and other attributes that reduce impact on the environment.

The professors found that the premium paid for a home with a green label varies from region to region in California, and is highest in the areas with hotter climates, because the green label means big cost savings in the cooling of a home, more so than the cost savings of efficiently heating a home. The price premium is also “positively correlated to the environmental ideology of the region.” In other words, the more Prius drivers you see in a given region, the higher the premium you’ll find paid for a green home. Our region certainly has a hotter climate, but are we seeing a price premium “positively correlated to the environmental ideology” of our region? Answer: Count the Prius drivers. Then call in the high-brow professors.

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WOW!! Rare opportunity out in the Orchards! Lovely two story charmer, near CSU, spacious 4+ bedroom beauty sits on a nice deep almost full acre lot, with an irrigation well, plus public water, detached shop/garage, covered carport. Amenities include; Bedrooms and baths on both stories, open beam vaulted ceiling in the step down living room, large country style kitchen with formal dining, breakfast bar and nook area, plenty of bedrooms, extra bonus rooms and bathrooms, huge indoor laundry and loads of storage! The covered front porch adds to the charm. You will appreciate the many newer upgrades!

Asking price: $399,000 Call Jamie McDaniel | RE/MAX of Paradise | 530-966-4160 | CalBRE 01991235

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$299,500

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8 Goldeneye Ct. Exceptional house on a quiet street. Every amenity you could imagine. 3 bed 2 bath

$204,900

3/2 Large yard on Highland PENDING $275,000

$429,000

Kim Finlan

2/2 in Paradise PENDING $162,000

Alice Zeissler | 530.518.1872

ADDRESS

TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

2016 Bidwell Ave 2366 Burlingame Dr 19 Sunshine Rd 738 Downing Ave 137 Emerald Lake Ct 629 Burnt Ranch Way 20 Covell Park Ave 2862 Wingfield Ave 910 Dias Dr 4275 Rancho Rd 43 Moraga Dr

Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico

$779,999 $515,909 $463,000 $420,000 $406,000 $406,000 $402,000 $383,000 $367,000 $350,000 $340,000

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SQ. FT. 3,994 2,110 2,269 2,977 1,886 2,515 1,542 1,927 2,122 1,594 2,173

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Sponsored by Century 21 Jeffries Lydon ADDRESS

TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

SQ. FT.

2650 Ceanothus Ave 1701 Diamond Ave 22 Elisha Ct 442 Chestnut Rose Ln 1196 Manzanita Ave 778 Henshaw Ave 6 Rugosa Oak Ct 1009 Gateway Ln 1606 Sunset Ave 1570 Kona Dr 3235 Godman Ave

Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico

$325,000 $315,000 $307,000 $305,500 $295,500 $292,000 $289,000 $285,000 $281,500 $272,500 $265,000

3/3 3/2 3/2 3/2 3/2 3/2 3/2 3/2 4/2 3/2 3/2

2,060 1,400 1,614 1,707 1,719 1,566 1,314 1,875 1,433 1,408 1,435

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Beautiful condo in the Woodcrest Development in North Chico. Great home that offers low maintenance living with privacy. Features a large open kitchen. Three large landscaped patios. Spacious living! Indoor laundry. Fireplace. Ceiling fans. Wet bar. Walk in closet. Two car garage.

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2167 Montgomery St. Suite A OrOville, CA | (530) 282-4708 All advertised fixed mortgage rates are based on loans with the following criteria: $200,000 loan amount. Borrower with good to excellent credit with minimum FICO score of 740, single family, owner occupied, one unit dwelling and 0-1 point. The LTV varies depending on the product advertised. Conventional loan: 80% LTV (or a 20% down payment), FHA loan: 96.5% LTV (or a 3.5% down payment) and VA loan: 100% LTV (or 0% down payment). The advertised rates/APRs and terms are examples of loan products available as of this date: 05/02/2016. Prices and guidelines are subject to change without notice. Not all applicants will qualify for financing, subject to review of credit and/or collateral. The actual rate/APR and terms you are offered, and all credit decisions, including loan approval will vary based on your specific loan request, your credit profile, other differences between your loan application and the above listed criteria used to derive the advertised rates. This is not a guarantee or commitment to lend. Elite Mortgage is a dba of Elite Norcal Corporation NMLS#338082/CA BRE#01525946.

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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 Gorgeous Estate, 6.78 ac pond, vineyard, 5,000 + main home, guest unit, rental house. ...................$1,350,000 Senior Mobile in Park, 2 bed/2 bth, 960 sq ft ....................................................................$22,500 Stunning 3 bed/3 bth, 1,966 sq ft, formals + family room ....................................................$348,500 PARK, POOL, .24 of an acr, cul de sac, 3 bed/2.5 bth, 2,060 sq ft............................................................... $437,500 g of acre ....................................................................................... $320,000 pen POOL! Nice 4bed/2 bth, 1,498 sqdin ft on .29 Forest Ranch, mobile onpen land, 2din bed/1gbth, 896 sq ft, detached garage + office, 2.56 acres fully fenced .......... $189,000 g bth, 1-acre ................................................................................ $476,500 Outstanding shop, 2,462 sq ft,din 3 bed/3 pen

4BD, 3BA, 3388+/- SqFt, on 5.6Ac. Formal entry, living, dining and family rooms. French doors, fireplace, built-ins, coffered ceiling, full master suite, large rear deck, 3 car attached garage, detached workshop with large bonus room. 2 RV parking areas with partial hookups.

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$374,500 AD # 841 Dori Regalia @ 530-872-6829

Price:$399,000 Ad:#850 Chari Bullock 530-872-6818

BRE# 01011224

5350 Skyway, Paradise | www.C21Skyway.com | Paradise@c21selectgroup.com

Traci cooper • 530.520.0227

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

www.tracicooper.com • CalBRE #01952704

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.

mark reaman 530-228-2229

(approx.) 6 1/2 acres ...$565k

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The following houses were sold in Butte County by real estate agents or private parties during the week of april 18, 2016 – april 22, 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. ADDRESS

TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

3965 Ord Ferry Rd

Chico

$237,500

3/2

SQ. FT. 1,270

1240 Montgomery St

ADDRESS

Oroville

$132,091

2/1

SQ. FT. 983

2219 Moyer Way

Chico

$237,000

3/2

1,252

5715 Lower Wyandotterd

Oroville

$109,000

3/2

1,176

167 Via Mission Dr

Chico

$236,500

3/2

1,541

5049 Malibu Dr

Paradise

$331,500

3/2

1,878

2159 Shoshone Ave

Chico

$235,000

2/2

1,336

1368 Brill Rd

Paradise

$272,000

3/2

1,290

919 Mcintosh Ave

Chico

$235,000

4/3

1,232

338 Valley View Dr

Paradise

$245,000

2/2

1,495

90 Lexington Dr

Chico

$230,000

3/2

1,077

1621 Gate Ln

Paradise

$211,000

2/2

1,658

49 Oak Ave

Oroville

$270,000

4/2

1,741

552 Castle Dr

Paradise

$164,000

1/2

925

35 Golden Eagle Rd

Oroville

$170,000

3/2

1,232

5049 Russell Dr

Paradise

$150,000

3/2

1,368

3045 Clemo Ave

Oroville

$160,000

3/2

1,471

5434 Edgewood Ln

Paradise

$143,000

2/1

880

2007 Fogg Ave

Oroville

$159,000

2/2

945

1660 Aspen Ln

Paradise

$139,000

2/1

864

2540 Forestview Dr

Oroville

$134,000

3/2

1,110

6405 Lucky John Rd

Paradise

$118,000

2/1

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