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endorsements This year’s primary election gave the members of CN&R’s editorial board
fits. In some cases, it’s because we’re not happy with the incumbents in certain races, yet we don’t feel comfortable with their challengers being able to do the job competently—at least from the get-go—because they lack substantive experience. After several rounds of deliberations, however, we reached consensus. There’s a lot riding on the outcome of this election, so we encourage each one of our readers to make it to the polls on June 7. As always, we urge voters to do their own research. The League of Women Voters of California website, votersedge.org/ca, is an excellent resource. Local offices and measures
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Every one of us has had a teacher who has influenced us one way or another during the course one sentence. The sentence can be negative or of our education. We hear people speak, usually, of positive, good or bad, uplifting or hurtful. the great fourth-grade, junior high or high school We’ve all heard stories of a teacher who told a teachers who had such a positive impact on their student, “You’re stupid. You’ll lives. As a teacher, perhaps that is what motivated never get anywhere in life.” you to become an educator. These statements On the other hand, you may have been made You learn that, have had teachers who were so by past teachers by doing the pathetically dull and boring they right here at Orland right thing for made paint-drying contests seem High School. Those students, now adults, your students, exciting. I know I did, and those are the ones who blur in my have told me their you can recollections of public education stories. But there change a life. and the more than 50 teachers by are other stories, the Tim Millhorn I had during grades K-12 and positive ones. then in college (and what could The author, a lifelong You learn many Chicoan, taught possibly be worse than a pedantic, boring college things teaching for 37 years. You english and coached learn that one simple, positive instructor?). soccer at Orland I retire on June 3, after teaching in five decades. comment can change a student’s High School. It amazes me. What is more amazing are the life forever. You learn that, by conversations I’ve had with past students and the doing the right thing for your relationships I still have with many of them. I’ve students, you can change a life. made mistakes, hurt some students’ feelings along You learn that the impact you can have on students’ the way, but was lucky to learn from them. The lives is immeasurable and beyond compare. You learn that you have the power to save a student’s life biggest lesson I learned was this: Do what is best for your students. The rest is easy. □ simply by caring and being kind.
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Supervisors—District 1: Bill Connelly; District 5: Doug Teeter; District 4: Steve Lambert. Butte County faces financial challenges in the coming years, including figuring out a way to pay for fire protection. Given that the incumbents have kept the coffers solvent, and that their challengers have little to no public-service experience, we are endorsing them despite some reservations based on their actions at the dais—namely, not having the guts to ban fracking. Measure E: Yes. This is an easy one. Whether or not the local geography is conducive to hydraulic fracturing, the latest research concludes that fracking can, indeed, contaminate groundwater. Let’s also remember that there’s a fracked well in Glenn County. Simply put, we cannot allow the Tuscan Aquifer—the source of our drinking and ag water—to be jeopardized now or ever by fracking. Measure G: No. Medical marijuana is already not covered under the Right to Farm Act because it’s not federally legal. Adding this verbiage serves only to keep Butte County behind the times if and when growing pot becomes legal in the U.S. Don’t buy the pro-G signs saying it “supports public safety.” It has absolutely nothing to do with public safety. Measure H: No. The voters approved Measure A, the medical marijuana cultivation ordinance, after years of haggling. If it still doesn’t work (and it does have problems), the county should consider the suggestions of all interested parties, not just the one dropping the hammer.
State initiative
Prop. 50: No. The intention of this constitutional amendment sounds great at first blush. A politician has been suspended, accused of a crime, but is still drawing a paycheck? Not cool. What Prop. 50 would do is halt pay for suspended members of the Legislature on a two-thirds vote. But what about due process? Everyone deserves it, even pols. Furthermore, lawmakers can already hand down sanctions, including expulsion.
State Legislature
State Assembly, District 3: Edward Ritchie
U.S. Senate
Steve Stokes. The life-long Los Angeleno wants to reinstate GlassSteagall, opposes the Trans-Pacific Partnership and wants to end Citizens United. Sounds similar to the views of a Vermont senator we like.
U.S. Congress
Jim Reed. Reed is solid on progressive issues. We respect Chico Republican Joe Montes’ local work, including his efforts establishing a youth court, but his support of Trump and his vow to defund Planned Parenthood mean he’s cut from the same cloth as incumbent Doug LaMalfa, who did both of those things recently.
U.S. President
Democrat: Bernie Sanders. This one was an easy consensus. Sanders is authentic. He opposes a U.S. plutocracy. He has been consistent throughout his career on core issues, including civil rights, and has the will to take on corporate interests. Don’t give in to establishment talking points. Vote for the person who truly is looking out for the middle class, and who, incidentally, has a much better chance of beating Donald Trump. Republican: No endorsement. A Trump presidency spells disaster for our nation. Period. □
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I was surprised when I heard that Sen. Bernie Sanders was coming to town. I mean, sure, Chico technically is a metro, but we’re not that big. We do have our very own superdelegate, however; his name is Bob Mulholland, and he’s in Hillary Clinton’s camp. That cannot be a comfortable place to be these days. Thing is, nobody wants to be on the wrong side of history. And Sanders polls better against Donald Trump than Clinton. Much better. Based on the most recent surveys, in a contest against Trump, voters favor Sanders over Clinton by anywhere between 3 and 12 points. Things could change as the general election gets closer, but Clinton isn’t a lock. In at least one poll, albeit by Fox News, Trump beats Clinton. Yikes. The question is whether her supporters, including the superdelegates, will accept that and move on to a surer thing. There certainly couldn’t be more at stake. In an age when the Kardashians rule, I suppose it shouldn’t be too much of a shocker that Trump is a serious presidential candidate. How embarrassing for the GOP. And how truly frightening for Americans. The presumptive Republican nominee is, simply put, a vile human being. I’m disgusted by the hatred he’s spewed week in and week out, including after clinching the nomination. Perhaps renowned physicist Stephen Hawking said it best when asked to explain the Trump phenomenon: “I can’t. He’s a demagogue who seems to appeal to the lowest common denominator.” Personally, I’m looking forward to an end to it all. I’m over the establishment talking points. And I’m tired. Tired of the Trump sound bites. Tired of the email screeds I get, especially from Clinton supporters. Tired of the partisan loyalty by people who stand to gain nothing from either a Clinton or Trump presidency. Speaking of being a good Democrat, this week Gov. Jerry Brown sold what was left of his soul by endorsing Clinton. That’s notable because Bill Clinton is Brown’s one-time nemesis and opponent in the 1992 Democratic presidential primary election, a race that included a whole bunch of mud-slinging. I lost respect for Brown when he started pushing his twin tunnels project, a plan that would destroy the Sacramento River watershed and suck the North State dry. I’m sure it pained him to back Clinton, which makes his gesture that much more unseemly. But back to the Vermont senator. He has a lot of support in the Golden State and, like it or not, the outcome of next Tuesday is a big deal. If Sanders can dominate in California—the state with the largest economy in the nation, seventh largest in the world—he may be able to siphon away some superdelegates. A few weeks ago, CN&R endorsed Sanders (see our full endorsements on page 4). The decision was a consensus. We didn’t choose him because it’s the popular thing to do. We believe he’s the best person for the job. We want to have a president we respect and trust to do what’s best for the nation, especially us regular folk. That candidate will be stopping into Laxson Auditorium in little old Chico tonight, Thursday evening. That says a lot. See you there.
To fully understand the differences between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, voters need only recall the momentous decisions they each made while serving together in the United States Congress on Oct. 10 and 11, 2002. On those two fateful days, New York Sen. Clinton swallowed the transparent lies of George W. Bush and cravenly voted to let him have his way in Iraq. Meanwhile, Vermont Rep. Sanders courageously stood up to Bush and voted against the immoral and unprovoked war that quickly became the worst strategic blunder in the history of American foreign policy. In making their respective decisions, Sanders was guided by his high moral values, plain common sense and valuable lessons learned during a life-long career devoted to public service, progressive reform and social justice. Clinton, meanwhile, cast her vote after performing the pandering political calculus that her husband’s handlers referred to as “triangulation,” the cynical Clintonian formula that gave us NAFTA, deregulation and Hillarycare. We Democrats have a clear choice facing us on June 7. We can opt for a dispiriting return to Clintonian ethics and compromising, or we can vote for Sanders, the most honest and inspiring candidate to run for president in over 30 years.
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LETTERS c o n t i n u e d f r o m pa g e 5 peaceful year since its activation. Drive-by shootings, home invasion robberies and gang activity are all down. The greatest plus was that one could enjoy a peaceful fall evening outside without the skunk odor of maturing marijuana plants. I would like to continue to enjoy these rights. Measure H is needed to assist in enforcing Measure A. Marijuana is not an agriculture crop. Ag crops are healthy products like vegetables and fruit. Marijuana is a mind-altering drug. Medically, it doesn’t cure any disease. It might make one feel better. Measures G and H are necessary for a safer community. Measure G does not allow marijuana growers to claim agriculture rights. As long as the federal government makes marijuana illegal, it is an illegal crop. Breaking the law makes one a criminal. Figure it out. Everett Gremminger Magalia
All about Doug Re “Misleading ‘voter guides’” (Downstroke, May 26): It seems that Doug LaMalfa is feeling the heat from membership of Northern California Republican central committees. A significant number of the committee members are not happy with his dismal record. The membership for these committees in Butte, Tehama and Nevada counties are up for election and most, if not all, of the incumbent members have pledged to spend under $1,000 as has been the case for as long as I can remember. So to get only team LaMalfa on the committee, LaMalfa has teamed up with multimillionaire Charles Munger Jr. (under his political action committee Spirit of Democracy California) to stack the committees with his groupies. Munger has sent out mailers promoting LaMalfa’s loyalists to committee positions with LaMalfa actively endorsing them in the piece. Many of them are either LaMalfa’s friends and relatives or people who have never been to a central committee meeting. Their goal is to take over Republican central committees, silence opposition to LaMalfa, and insert their agenda into our California Republican Party. Shameful. Jim Ledgerwood Chico 6
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Weighing Measure E On Tuesday, June 7, Butte County voters go to their polling places to choose their favorite candidates and propositions. Among the propositions on the ballot is Measure E, a proposal to ban fracking in our county. Fracking requires the injection of chemicals deep into the Earth to force natural gas or petroleum to the surface for extraction. The chemicals used in fracking pose a danger to our water supply. Since water is among our most important resources, it is vital to protect it at all costs. Vote yes on Measure E. Ban fracking in Butte County. Robert Woods Forest Ranch
Two for Jim Reed Back in the days when politics made sense, a Democrat and a Republican squared off every two years in the race for the House of Representatives. Now the election goes to the top two candidates. In our corrupt political system, that often means the most corrupt money-raisers. In the unlikely event that Doug LaMalfa (the current congressman who has no qualms about taking government money to not farm) and Joe Montes (whose archaic ideas about abortion make him a likely hard-right gridlock supporter) garner the most votes, there will not be a Democrat running for Congress this fall. Jim Reed, a libertarian-leaning Democrat, will bring real change. He has promised to meet with every member of the House to get the House back in order. Reed is a taxpayer’s advocate, committed to simplifying the tax code and ensuring that tax rates are not just minimal, but fair. Be sure to vote for Jim Reed for Congress. Linda Valine Chico
When a certain local hotel owner weighs in for Joe Montes in the contest for Congress in the June 7 election, we Democrats realize that Montes is just a younger version of Wally Herger, Doug LaMalfa, et. al. If the voters want our representative to be a positive force in Washington, listen to the creative ideas being advanced by Jim Reed. His votes in Congress will benefit the
99 percent of Butte County residents. Paula Woods Chico
First Republican vote Joe Montes and Doug LaMalfa are ideological idiot-twins. But, carpetbagger Montes—who moved to Chico three years ago—has engaged in a “triangulation” strategy. Knowing we have an open primary, it made sense to challenge LaMalfa by getting Democrats to vote for a “more progressive” Republican. And so, Montes schmoozed naive environmentalists. He “reached across the aisle” on a youth court. To great fanfare, he’s involved himself in Stairways, a slum-level shelter for the mentally ill. None of this makes any difference in how a reactionary would vote in Washington, but it’s smart politicking. Regardless, Montes made his character known when he went to work for Wayne Cook and became a spokesman for homeless criminalization. Montes fully supports unconstitutional and sadistic anti-homeless laws. As a toadie for Chico’s landlords, Montes is a particularly odious sort of right-winger. Doing the primary math, most Democrats will vote for Jim Reed, giving him the most votes. The Republicans will split the rest. If Montes comes in second to Reed in the primary, he’ll win in the general election. I’d rather not see the movie Carpetbagger Joe Goes to Washington. On June 7, I’m voting for LaMalfa—the only Republican I’ve voted for in my entire life. Patrick Newman Chico
‘Shameless act’ Re “Shots fired” (Newslines, by Howard Hardee, May 26): Evil can be the only description for the hit piece from Doug LaMalfa on Joe Montes. This shameless act can only be performed by people completely without conscience or a sense of decency. For those of you who have not seen it, this “mailer” to many voters of District 1 is obviously intended to destroy the reputation of a very commendable man. Montes has never been accused
of or associated with fraud in any capacity except to condemn it in the courtroom as a judge. I have known Montes since he was 15 years old when he moved into my family’s home while attending high school. He is the most honest, law-abiding man I know. He strives for greatness by helping others help themselves. This attack on Montes is from our congressman? This vile assault reveals the character of LaMalfa. They don’t come any “straighter” than Joe. There has to be a price to pay, and I believe removing LaMalfa from office is a good start. I pray that others will get to know both LaMalfa and Montes. There is no comparison in quality. Annette Wagenman Chico
I was disappointed to come across Doug LaMalfa’s political fliers, which used negative comments against his challenger, Joe Montes. Words like “dark money” and “transplant” saddened me. As a teenager, I had a father figure who inspired me to do my best. My father figure and his family became my family at a time when I really needed one. My extended family helped me morally and to reach my goals financially. Mr. LaMalfa calls this “dark money.” I held jobs where companies made poor business choices or closed. Mr. LaMalfa would have held me responsible. I returned to Butte County where my loving extended family helped me to secure employment, rent a home and establish my life. Mr. LaMalfa would see this type of family encouragement and support as something sinister. My extended family taught me to be positive, so I will thank Mr. LaMalfa for encouraging me to pay closer attention to the current candidates in District 1. I am now very proud to support Joe Montes for our next congressman. Laurean Hernandez Chico
Water is critical to our North State economy. Congressman Doug LaMalfa says he is fighting for our water, but he sponsored a bill to send it south. It’s doubly suspicious since he is in the practice of selling water. Water sales are great for those with the sales rights, but what about those of us with no
This vile assault reveals the character of LaMalfa. —annette Wagenman
water rights? What happens to our property values when the aquifer is empty and our area turns into a dry wasteland? What about all the jobs tied to those property values? Is he thinking of us or just lining his own pockets? Now that the heat is on and LaMalfa has a real opponent in Joe Montes, he has resorted to sleazy personal attacks rather than debating the issues. I suppose that’s all he can do as his voting record isn’t very good. Montes is an honorable man who has helped people in our area. He’s also one of only three Latinos to ever run for this congressional seat. We should not stand by and let a career politician smear the reputation of a good man just to hold on to power. Alberto Hernandez Chico
Indefensible For centuries, the thoughts of Voltaire have shaped many people’s perspectives on life. As we currently observe the shameful state of affairs in American political verbiage, there is one precious quote that must be re-examined for utility and validity. When the great scholar wrote, “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to your death the right to say it,” the powerful thinker could not have possibly foreseen the odious level to which our political debate would descend. It is now unacceptable to live by Voltaire’s insightful principles when, in truth, scarcely a single filthy and infectious roar from the big mouthy elephants can ever be defended. At least not when “trumpeted” in the direction of my own varied and multicultural family, friends and students. Kenneth Keith Los Molinos More letters online:
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Political action committee Citizens for a Safer Butte County and its treasurer, Kelly Lawler, recently admitted to violating the Political Reform Act by not displaying “paid for” disclosures prominently enough on their campaign signs, according to the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC). The PAC is the main supporter of Measures G and H, both of which deal with medical marijuana. Measure G would specifically exclude marijuana from the county’s Right to Farm Act, while Measure H amends the highly contentious Measure A, passed in 2014 by popular vote, that regulates the cultivation of medical marijuana. “I’m happy we’ve found a way to achieve disclosure before the election. The spirit of the law is for campaigns to compete fairly, and give the voters the information they deserve and are legally entitled to,” said Galena West, FPPC enforcement chief, in a statement about the PAC’s violation.
Sophia Salas didn’t complete the Esplanade House program the first time around, but she’s now a graduate.
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A man who allegedly solicited a prostitute at the University Inn on Main Street in Chico says he was robbed at gunpoint on Monday (May 30). The man, whose name has been withheld, reportedly met with McKayla Cahill—a 19-year-old from Oroville—in one of the hotel rooms, according to a Chico Police Department press release. After using the bathroom, he returned to the bedroom and found Cahill on the phone; soon after, a man later identified as Jonathan Willis, 29, of Sacramento, allegedly came in the room with a handgun and demanded cash. The man complied, left the hotel and called the police. Officers arrived and arrested Willis for robbery and being a felon in possession of a gun; Cahill was arrested for robbery. Both were booked into Butte County Jail.
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House, a sober living/transitional housing facility in Chico, about a decade ago, seeking help to beat addiction while caring for story and photo by her young son. For Ken Smith 18 months she stuck with the program, but kens @ n ew srev i ew. c o m old habits die hard. “I got into a relationship with someone who was getting loaded, so I started getting loaded again, and I got kicked out for having a dirty drug test,” said Salas, who was among the Esplanade House residents honored at the program’s 2016 graduation ceremony on May 25. “I kept using for another few years, and then I got clean.” Though she’d curbed her addiction— she will celebrate six years of sobriety next month—Salas still struggled to survive. She returned to the program eight months ago: “This time, I came back because I was homeless and had no place to go, and I needed a place that was safe for me and my son to stay. They gave me an option to come back if I stuck with it, and I’m so grateful they did.” With her sobriety secured this time
through, Salas was able to stick it out. “I was able to continue my education, I got myself a car, and my son just turned 18,” she said, beaming as she held her graduation certificate. “The Esplanade House has given me the opportunity to be somewhere stable. They’ve held me accountable for my actions and helped me develop the tools and skills I need to be responsible and succeed. I’m ready, and I’m doing it.” At first glance, the Esplanade House’s cere-
mony was typical of other graduation gatherings in Chico. There were certificates of accomplishment, cold cuts, cake and even a multimedia slide show featuring pictures and video of the honorees set to inspirational pop music. But the images depicted were not of fresh-faced teens and young adults looking toward a bright future, but of smiling parents and children who’ve experienced severe setbacks and are embracing another chance at normal life. As Rachel Platten’s “Fight Song” played over the video, voiceovers from the graduates detailed their experiences and accomplishments, punctuating song lyrics like “’Cause I’ve still got a lot of fight left in me.” The graduates spoke of getting their children back after they’d been taken away by Butte County
Children’s Services Division, having felonies expunged from their criminal records, celebrating a year or more of sobriety, getting driver’s licenses, earning scholarships, starting college and finding full-time jobs. In order to be recognized as a graduate, Esplanade House participants must complete a number of objectives. They must have lived on the premises—an apartment complex on East Shasta Avenue—for one year, which also requires that they be sober for at least that amount of time. They must complete a number of sober-living and life skills classes, attend support groups and counseling sessions, and accomplish numerous short- and long-term goals established with their case worker. Graduates will continue living at the complex for another year, with the focus shifting toward more transitional living skills, employment readiness and job placement. As The Esplanade House exclusively serves parents who’ve struggled with addiction, graduation recognizes the entire family, in addition to individuals. This year’s graduates included 19 people from 17 families (in two cases, both parents are in the program). This year also marked the Esplanade House’s 25th anniversary. The program was started in 1991 by developer Greg Webb and physician Gary Incaudo. It began as 12-unit
converted motel on The Esplanade and the newer, 58-unit complex was built in 2001. Since it first opened, hundreds of families have graduated from the program. The Esplanade House is overseen by the Community Action Agency of Butte County Inc. That agency’s chief program officer, Thomas Tenorio, welcomed the graduates and presided over a short ceremony last week before the men and women were called up to receive their diplomas. Tenorio spoke of the organization’s quarter-century run and the community’s ongoing need for programs dedicated to sober living. Last year, the Esplanade House lost eligibility for a $150,000 federal grant it has received annually since 1998. This loss was due to changes in strategy for fighting homelessness, with the monies moving toward efforts that focus on the Housing First model. Housing First programs shelter people first, then attempt to deal with addiction and mental illness, and do not have sobriety requirements like the Esplanade House does. “[The Esplanade House is important] because different people encounter things, whether it’s because of factors beyond their control, whether it’s because of poor choices, or a combination of both … because that’s what life is,” Tenorio said. “We want to be able to see there’s an opportunity for them to turn their lives around, for kids to have homes and not have to face homelessness. “We’re pleased that after 25 years, this community has demonstrated such support and desire to help. Even through recent financial challenges, we’ve had many, many folks come to us, with small donations and large donations, and we have people working with the county so that maybe some of their dollars can help us with ongoing operating costs.” The most moving speech was given by Esplanade House alumna Ajuana Clements. A self-described third generation addict, Clements fought back tears
as she described dealing with addiction, arrests, homelessness and mental illness as a young mother of two girls. Clements eventually stayed at the Esplanade House, graduated clean and sober, and worked there for several years as a security monitor. Today, she is a grandmother and works for Butte County Behavioral Health. “It’s a beautiful experience to be able to look back at my time at the Esplanade House, and to be a woman of recovery, and to see the impact it had on me and my family,” she said. “I walk with that; it’s a presence I have in my life, and it helps give me the compassion to say, ‘Me too,’ I’ve been there, and I understand.’” □
Colleen Cecil, executive director of the Butte County Farm Bureau (shown at Gorrill Ranch in Durham), says the conservation plan would restrict 23,000 acres of ag-land to rice farming—as snake habitat.
Slow go Stakeholders call for more time on countywide conservation plan
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olleen Cecil remembers when she first started learning about the Butte Resource CConservation Plan. Back in 2008, she
wasn’t even Colleen Cecil; she was Colleen Aguiar—yet to be married, yet to be a mother (not once, but twice). She did have her current job, executive director of the Butte County Farm Bureau, and it was in that capacity that she regularly attended meetings conducted by the Butte County Association of Governments. BCAG, which comprises the county and its municipalities, decided to consolidate a number of planning and permitting processes. The Butte Resource Conservation Plan (BRCP) would serve both as a federal Habitat Conservation Plan (under the Endangered Species Act) and a state Natural Community Conservation Plan (under Fish and Game Code). Thus, once approved by all agencies, not only would the plan enable BCAG members to offer a streamlined application for construction permits, it also would establish a countywide policy for preservation encompassing myriad varieties of wildlife. The plan would span 50 years. Obviously, crafting such an expansive document is no small feat. BCAG held 47 meetings and three community workshops before releasing a draft for public comment last fall. Cecil was a mainstay; she even attended while on maternity leave, recalling fondly how former Butte County Supervisor
Jane Dolan, chairing a meeting, held her newborn. With all the opportunities for input, BCAG Planning Manager Chris Devine expected feedback during the comment period—which ends Wednesday (see info box)—as opposed to opposition. He got both. The Farm Bureau, representing growers and ranchers, raised significant issues with the plan. Preservation groups weighed in with species-specific concerns.
SIFT ER Fewer struggle for food Hunger in America seems to be on the decline, according to recent results from a Gallup/ Healthways survey. In the first quarter of 2016, 15 percent of Americans reported that there were times in the previous year that they did not have enough money for food, continuing a downward trend since the pollsters began tracking those numbers as part of a well-being index in 2008. They’re also in line with dropping unemployment figures. The largest age group to report inability to afford food is 30 to 44 (17.8 percent), with the smallest being 65 and older (7.9 percent). Blacks (24.9 percent) and Hispanics (22.4 percent) represent the largest race categories, with whites (11.4 percent) and Asians (7.2 percent) faring better.
Even the Chico Chamber of Commerce got involved—first asking for an extension of the comment period (which BCAG granted), and now requesting a more inclusive draft that would add another year or two to the approval process. “Slow the eight-year process down,” Cecil summarized, then laughed. Cecil doesn’t object to deeper consideration: “I think it’s now people who haven’t been as involved up to this point realizing that this is a big deal, maybe we should slow it down and really understand it. That’s great; I’m all for that. “Our challenge [as the Farm Bureau] from the beginning has been the size and scope of the project. It has always been marketed as this great tool to benefit development ... However, mitigation for development is only one-third of the project; twothirds of the entire document’s purpose is conservation for the sake of conservation.” Conservation itself is not the problem, Cecil continued: “We all live here and enjoy the open space that we have … Farmers are the first environmentalists; we’re the stewards of the land and always have been.” The ag community takes umbrage at “a plan that’s written that has the potential to make agriculture second to conservation in a county where farming is what we do.” As a prime example of precedence, Cecil cites
easements for giant garter snakes. The BRCP calls for 23,000 acres of rice fields set aside as habitat. Farmers agreeing to this easement still would grow rice; however, the arrangement would bind the land in perpetuity. “Look back 50 years ago: What did agriculture look like, versus what it looks like today?” Cecil posed. “To think that in 50 years it is going to look exactly the same is naive and unfortunate.” Devine said BRCP authors already have incorporated the rice-easement concern, reducing the initial target of 50,000 acres, and will consider all such feedback when making revisions. “At the same time,” he added, “we’ve got these state and federal agencies we’re NEWSLINES c o n t i n u e d June 2, 2016
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trying to address under the plan.” Development will be regulated “whether the plan’s in place or not.” Devine anticipates at least six months before BCAG’s board— the five county supervisors plus one council representative per city/town—could vote on the plan. Extensive revisions will take months and also trigger a new 90-day period for public comment. The Chico Chamber wants even more time. Chamber President Katie Simmons submitted a letter April 27, following study trips to Bay Area locales with habitat conservation plans, that calls for renewed discussion among interested parties orchestrated by an independent facilitator. The business group has not taken a position on the BRCP’s content itself, Simmons says; rather, “this is just the chamber stepping way back, almost looking at this from the 30,000-foot level, and saying we see a lot of unrest, we see a lot of concern, we’re hearing from some of our members that there are some flaws in the plan—some of them are hiring third parties or attorneys to work through some of those technical issues—and if this passes now, it could potentially fragment stakeholders who are going to need to work together to make this plan successful.” Natalie Carter, executive director of the Butte Environmental Council, also sees benefit from deliberation. Noting that the BRCP’s 50-year term exceeds the general plans of both Butte County and Chico, she says, “it’s smart to be cautious about these kinds of things—thoughtful and evaluative.” On the BRCP overall, Carter said, “the concept and the core of it is a really strong thing, and wonderful. It’s a remarkable effort that should be appreciated by our community.” —EVAN TUCHINSKY eva ntu c h insk y @ newsr ev iew.c o m
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The saga continues Clerical error sets back Chico Scrap Metal referendum effort
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t’s easy to drown in the details of the Chico Scrap Metal (CSM) saga. But really, Karl Ory says, it’s simple: The recycling business isn’t a good fit for its neighborhood, and the city should help it move. And that’s why he’s beyond frustrated with the latest, complex twist. Ory is an organizer of Move the Junkyard, a citizen-led group that wants CSM—which has a documented history of toxic pollution— to move away from its current location on East 20th Street near Chapman Elementary School. The group’s effort to let voters decide the recycler’s fate on Nov. 8 recently was derailed due to a “clerical error” by the city. “Chico Scrap Metal might be there forever now,” he said, “because of this one small error and the city’s interpretation of it.” For more than a decade, Chico Scrap Metal has been operating out of compliance with zoning laws outlined by the Chapman-Mulberry Neighborhood Plan and the city’s general plan. On May 17, the Chico City Council adopted two ordinances changing sections of Chico municipal code and the
neighborhood plan, respectively, allowing CSM to stay put. The council also imposed operational changes and aesthetic improvements to the property. Unsatisfied, Move the Junkyard immediately set about organizing a referendum that would put the issue in the hands of Chico voters. The group had printed 1,200 initiatives and gathered about 200 signatures, but on May 24 received an email from City Clerk Debbie Presson stating that, due to a mistake by staff, the city was restarting the whole process. Here’s the problem: In writing the ordinances, city staff took an excerpt of text from an outdated and invalid version of city code, said Mark Wolfe, the city’s community development director. The mistake wasn’t discovered until the document was reviewed by American Legal Publishing, the firm that maintains Chico’s municipal code. “It isn’t something that could be easily caught; you wouldn’t know you were reading something that’s out-of-date,” Wolfe said. “But it shouldn’t have happened, obviously. The document should
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HEALTHLINES Jason Mandly at Chamber Creek Falls in the Feather River Canyon. PHOTO COURTESY OF JASON MANDLY
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Forest up on a wall in their home and used puffy paint to trace the trails they’d hiked. “We moved up here and wanted to do something similar, so I got maps for the Tahoe National Forest and the Plumas National Forest,” said Mandly. “But it was just so much. We covered our whole wall. So, I wanted to find a hiking map for the whole state of California. I looked and looked, but it hadn’t been done yet. “And now I know why,” he added, and laughed. “California is frickin’ huge.” Mandly, who works for the Butte
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County Air Quality Management District, has a kind demeanor and laughs a lot. He brought along a 40-by-60-inch poster detailing every established hiking trail in the state, from world-famous routes in Yosemite National Park to uncelebrated urban walking paths in cities like Modesto. The California Hiking Map took about two years to complete. On days off work, he chipped away for an hour or two at a time. It was tedious and, toward the end, the pursuit became his “white whale,” he said. The first order of business was tracking down the trails. Some entities, such as the U.S. Forest Service, have open-source geographic information systems anyone can access. Others, like California State Parks, proved more difficult. “I couldn’t get anything from them; I don’t know if I was emailing the wrong person,” Mandly said. “So I had to go park-to-park, overlay the map on satellite imagery and just click-clickclick.” That was a time-consuming process, but
it turned out the hardest part was labeling. Some trails are so closely grouped that a label for one would cover up another, so he took great pains to make sure they were pointing to the right trails in congested areas. At first, to conserve space, he used a tiny font, which Alison said was unreadable. She volunteered to go through each trail—by that point, there were thousands— replace the font with something more legible and make sure the labels didn’t overlap. “That was a saving grace, for sure,” he said. Having recently printed the first copies, Mandly hopes that the map will encourage people to get outside and get active. “It’ll help you archive what you’ve done and also find new places,” he said. Mandly was born in Florida, but as a “Navy
brat,” his family bounced all over the East Coast. In 2005, he graduated from Florida Institute of Technology with a degree in meteorology. After college, he moved to Southern California and taught outdoor sci-
ence at a summer camp. “That’s how I really fell in love with the outdoors and hiking,” he said, “because I got to hike around with fifth- and sixthgraders at a week-long science camp.” The camp didn’t provide lodging for instructors on weekends, so they’d go camping and backpacking together and be back in class on Monday, furthering his connection with nature. Mandly then got into conducting airquality monitoring, and had some health concerns with Southern California’s smog. “I saw what I was breathing and moved up here,” he said. “I wanted a small town, too. Chico’s an awesome place.” Mandly considers Chico itself a trail head, given its proximity to Lake Tahoe, Shasta Lake, Plumas National Forest and Lassen Volcanic National Park—not to mention Bidwell Park. Here, his outdoor recreation has gotten more organized. He’s part of Chico-Oroville Outdoor Adventurers, a group of 500 or so locals who set up hiking, biking, kayaking, snowshoeing and backpacking excursions via email. HEALTHLINES C O N T I N U E D
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HEALTHLINES “There are folks with all sorts of backgrounds,” Mandly said. “You have college and even some high school kids all the way up to these 80-year-olds who just kick my ass every time.” That group includes Michael Jones, the founder and mapper for the Chico Hiking Association. He considers Mandly’s work on the California Hiking Map a “heroic effort for the whole state.” “It’s amazing,” he said. “I’ve hiked a lot in Southern California, so I kind of spot-checked his [map], and it’s pretty impressive.” Jones recently published his own local map that’s been about 15 years in the making. It details every sustainably built and maintained trail he considers noteworthy within 2 hours and 10 minutes of driving time from Chico. He chose that cutoff in order to include loops in the Yolla Bolly Wilderness and Snow Mountain. It’s viewable on the Chico Hiking Association’s website. He hopes locals will use his map to explore new places and reduce the wear and tear on overused trails in Upper Bidwell Park and Table Mountain. “We’re hoping people spread out,” he said. “There are a lot of nice hikes around here where you
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campaign that raised more than $11,000, Mandly’s printed about 2,000 copies of his posters (he has a waiting list of about 1,000 people). He hasn’t sold any yet, but once his website is fully functional, they’ll go for about $20, he said. He’d be satisfied if the project breaks even. Mandly acknowledges that the map itself isn’t perfect. Locals know trails the best, so he anticipates receiving feedback in the coming months that he’ll incorporate into a second edition. Alison is also pushing him to move on to other states, as well. “If I do another one, I’ll probably start with Rhode Island,” he said, and laughed again. “That’ll take me about a half-hour.” □
WEEKLY DOSE Sun unblocked It’s not yet summer on the calendar, but it’s definitely time to start lathering up with sunscreen before going outside. Just remember that all sunscreens are not created equal. For the fourth year in a row, testing by Consumer Reports found that many lotions fail to deliver the sun protection factor (SPF) they claim on their labels. Of 104 products tested over the four-year period, almost half failed to meet their SPF claims after being immersed in water—despite advertising water-resistance. And mineral-based products, considered a natural alternative for consumers with health concerns about the chemicals used in conventional sunscreens, are more likely to fail the SPF test (of 19 mineral sunscreens, 14 failed). To give yourself a better chance of getting at least 30 SPF—the minimum recommended by dermatologists—pick a chemical sunscreen with an SPF of 40 or higher.
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GREEN The Allen’s hummingbird calls Northern California and southern Oregon home, but is expected to lose up to 90 percent of its habitat by 2080.
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Audubon Society urges ‘citizen scientists’ to help track these dwindling pollinators
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myself included—grab our floppy hats, Ibinoculars and notepads to monitor our
t’s that lovely time of year when folks—
migrating feathered friends. We’re a big bunch: There are an estimated 47 million birders in the United States. And we play an increasingly important role. Scientists need more than our interest and cellphone pictures for one important pollinator, the hummingbird—they need our observations. As climate change threatens hummingbird habitat ranges, they’re reaching out to birders to help track the birds’ habits and health. Climate change creates imbalances in temperature and migratory bird timing, and scientists say hummingbirds, which are important wildflower pollinators in North America and food pollinators in tropical regions, are particularly vulnerable. A warming climate can alter when flowers bloom. This earlier blooming can create a mismatch between hummingbird arrival and flowers, which they suck nectar from throughout the day to stay alive. A 2014 report from National Audubon Society scientists is grim: Hummingbirds could lose vast amounts of their current ranges over the next 60 years if climate change continues on its current path.
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I’m still new to the pastime, but I love when Ruby-throated hummingbirds make their way to my neck of the woods around early May. Watching them dip their straw-like beak into a flower or feeder while hovering like an overgrown insect is always special. “Hummingbirds co-evolved with feeding sources. These nectar sources should be blooming to coincide with their arrival,” said Kathy Dale, Audubon’s director of citizen science. The flutterers are crucial pollinators, mostly of wildflowers when they’re in North America. However, in South America, hummingbirds are important pollinators of tropical food crops such as bananas, papayas and nutmeg, according to an Audubon report. Some dire findings from that report: The Allen’s hummingbird, a mostly rustcolored bird that breeds in southern Oregon and coastal California, is projected to lose 90 percent of its current breeding range by 2080. The tiny Calliope hummingbird and the Ruby-throated hummingbird may find just 22 percent and 27 percent, respectively, of their current summer range stable come 2080. University of Maryland researchers reported in 2012 that glacier lilies in the northern slice of the Broad-tailed hummingbird’s breeding area in Colorado were about this story:
this story originally appeared on the daily climate, an independent, foundation-funded online news service covering energy, the environment and climate change.
blooming about 17 days earlier than they did in the 1970s. Such timing mismatches could reduce nesting success, said Nickolas Waser, senior author of the 2012 study and an adjunct professor at the University of Arizona. “This is especially concerning in higher elevations,” he added. Blooming differences high in the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in Colorado, for instance, were not as pronounced in Arizona. Droughts in places such as Colorado can worsen the problem: Waser reported last month that drought reduced both pollen and nectar production in scarlet trumpet flowers. David Inouye has been studying pollinators at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory for more than 40 years. “I was just out hiking the other day and saw [a species of Indian paintbrush] flowers but didn’t see any hummingbirds,” he said, adding he was hiking at about 5,500 feet altitude in Colorado. Hummingbirds’ ability to adapt remains to
be seen. This is where birders come in: Dale and colleagues are hoping some citizen science can help—through (what else?) an app called Hummingbirds at Home. As you monitor birds in your yard, log in and note when they’re visiting and what they’re eating. “We’re trying to get citizen scientists to tell us when birds are visiting nectar sources, when they’re feeding,” Dale said. “Some people do it every day.”
That’s the nice thing about us birders—we’re an ardent bunch. Dale points to Audubon’s use of citizen science going back 100 years. “It’s always been people out in communities first raising the issue of challenges for birds and their habitat,” she said. “When I go talk with people, they always want to talk about the first big sighting they had this spring.” This is Audubon’s fourth year offering the app; about 25,000 people are signed up. Dale said they are starting to sort through the data and will begin publishing some findings over the next year or so. It shouldn’t be too hard a sell—watching a hummingbird’s vibrating hover in the garden is one of nature’s great delights. □
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THe gardens of Paradise The Paradise garden Tour offers the opportunity to peek into six home gardens on The Ridge on saturday and sunday, June 5-6. The tour is hosted by the Paradise garden Club inc. and will also feature refreshments, prizes, a plant sale and more at the event’s hub, the Paradise grange Hall (5704 Chapel Drive). Admission is $20 or free for members, and funds raised go back to the community in the form of public beautification projects and scholarships to Butte College environmental horticulture students. For more information, check out paradisegardenclub.org or call 873-1370.
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Bottling the buzz Geoffrey Greitzer, owner of Juice & Java in Paradise, has been in the coffee business for 20 years, but it wasn’t until a year and a half ago that the idea to start brewing nitrogen cold-brew coffee began to percolate in this head. About six months later, his recipe was ready and he began to fill cups with the dark, headheavy beverage. A few months ago, he began bottling NorCal Nitro and selling it wholesale to local stores. Everything is done in-house at Juice & Java (7067 Skyway Road in Paradise): They roast it, brew it, bottle it, cap it and label it. On tap, it’s available at Upper Crust Bakery & Cafe and Brooklyn Bridge Bagels. In bottles, you can find it at Chico Natural Foods Cooperative and S&S Organic Produce & Natural Foods, and less than a month ago, NorCal Nitro got the green light to stock shelves at Safeway stores in Chico and Paradise, with a possibility of expanding to stores in the Bay Area. For more, visit www.norcal nitro.com.
What is nitro coffee? Nitro coffee has been around for a few years; they’ve had it on tap in a few places around the country. When we got into it, maybe 50 places around the country had
smooth, and it’s strong coffee.
Why is “shake it” written all over the bottle?
it on tap. The nitrogen pushes the cold brewed coffee through a keg, instead of carbon dioxide, like they use in sodas. When you have nitrogen in the coffee, it doesn’t change the taste of it. It keeps it clean and smooth.
How did you get into brewing and bottling nitrogen coffee? I’ve been a roaster for 20 years now, and I just saw this new wave coming. From us getting into it, until now, there’s probably a thousand places that have it on tap. We started here and response was really good. We were going through a keg or so a day. People were really liking it because it’s so
The nitrogen is still in the bottle, but for it to come back to life, you have to shake it really hard. You can see the difference. That’s where you get the creaminess and the Guinness-like head on the top.
How does your expansion affect your production? We can only do so much, unless a fairy godmother investor comes in and gets us a bottling plant and facility. Right now, we’re doing as much as we can. We’ve added almost an account a week in the past couple of months. We’re just a small little company, and we can only go so far. I don’t want to grow too fast; I want to do things correct and do it right. We’ve got a tiny bit left in expansion, but we’re getting really close to being maxed out. —ErNESTo rivErA
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Summertime may not be “officially” upon us for another couple weeks, but with this heat it sure feels like it. And, generally speaking, as soon as the college and K-12ers are finished with the spring semester, this town transforms. Many of us locals enjoy a few months with easy parking, less-crowded restaurants, fewer bros aimlessly jaywalking near campus. I know it’s not great for local businesses, but I also see many stores and restaurants taking this slow time to do renovations, tweak menus and try out new things. That’s exciting. I was walking on Broadway downtown last week and ran into an old acquaintance of mine, Sam Shabbar, standing outside what used to be Arabian Nights, the hookah lounge he owned. (His brother is Mohammed Shabbar, who’s working with downtown business mogul David Halimi to open Tellers, the restaurant set to occupy the corner of Broadway and Second streets.) I stopped to say hi and ask him about the place, as the windows were covered in paper. He’s transforming it, he said, into a cafe called Arabica, named for the Ethiopian coffee plant but with a hint at word play. He’s tired of running a hookah lounge and was concerned he’d lose business since California made the legal smoking age 21 (effective June 9). His vision is that of an old-time Chico cafe. The inside walls have been transformed to faux brick, and the tiles in the center of the ceiling are reminiscent of an old hotel ballroom. And Shabbar plans to knock out the windows, which angle in to where the door is, to accommodate outdoor seating—but that is still being vetted by the city. Aside from the décor, what will set Arabica apart from other coffee shops in town? First, it will stay open later than any other coffee shop. “If they’re open till 9, we’ll be open till 10,” he said. Second, it will offer traditional Middle Eastern beverages. I’m particularly excited for the Turkish coffee, which I haven’t had since I worked in a Romanian bakery. I’ve never gotten such a buzz off caffeine! Traditionally, a Turkish coffee uses very finely ground beans that are boiled right into the water before being strained back out. I don’t drink as much coffee as I did back then—I bet a small cup now would shoot me to the moon. In addition to coffees, teas and fresh fruit drinks, Shabbar said Arabica also will create all its own pastries, many of which also will be based on Middle Eastern recipes. He anticipates opening this week, so go check it out at 142 Broadway.
So long, Farewell News came last week that Mary’s Gone Crackers, that awesome brand of organic, gluten-free snacks headquartered in Gridley, has outgrown its current spot and will be relocating HQ to Reno. As of now, official word is that the Gridley facility will remain open.
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realize that the Summer Movie Season got its actual start two months ago with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. That piece of diseased sloth eye-mush came out on my birthday of all days, and sent me into a cinematic stupor of the bad kind. Thanks a lot, Warner Bros. The good news is I’ve recovered thanks to a
Now playiNg The Nice Guys Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe co-star in this action comedy from Shane Black. Black is responsible for Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, one of the best movies you can see in this lifetime.
little movie called Captain America: Civil War, which amounts to a superhero movie done right. Marvel has proven that it is possible to pit two superhero icons against each other without causing lethargy and diarrhea. I hadn’t been that grouchy since Batman & Robin came out. Here’s a preview of this summer in film.
At least Efron isn’t being all serious for the time being. I couldn’t take another Charlie St. Cloud. Also, I’m just yanking your chain. I seriously doubt anybody will refer to this as The Summer of Efron. That sounds so milquetoast.
X-Men: Apocalypse
First, the video games got their own movies, now it’s the apps. Next up: A comedy thriller based on that app you use for doing your taxes.
There will be no shortage of comic book movies this summer. This one stars Oscar Isaac as Apocalypse, and he looks like he’s living up to his name in the trailer. He’s basically a big, fat jerk causing the end of the world.
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This comedy summer will be known as The Summer of Efron with not one, but two high-profile comedies featuring the man.
I am so terribly not looking forward to this. Can we all just admit that Johnny Depp mostly sucks now?
JuNe is JumpiNg Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (June 3) Some things need to go away. Megan Fox and the CGI turtles aim to stick around and repeat box office glory. I’d rather see a turtle movie with the one that raced Bugs Bunny and cheated with the big engine in his shell. That was badass!
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (June 3) While it stars Andy Samberg, this is a Lonely Island movie because his partners, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer, cowrote and -directed. I’m holding out hope this is one of the season’s great guilty plea-
sures. The trailer featuring an Adam Levine hologram twerking with himself has me sold.
Warcraft (June 10) This video game adaptation looks weird, but Duncan Jones (Moon) directed, so I’m holding out hope it all comes together in the end. Still, it kind of looks like, well, a video game.
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Central Intelligence (June 17) I guess the Rock is kind of funny. As for Kevin Hart, he’s only funny 28.753 percent of the time. Google it. It’s true.
Swiss Army Man (June 17) This looks to be some sort of indie Weekend at Bernie’s, where Paul Dano finds Daniel Radcliffe’s dead body on the beach, and strange things ensue. Words cannot express how strange and wonderful this movie looks to be.
Independence Day: Resurgence (June 24) I know what you’re thinking. “Where is Bill Pullman? I need more Bill Pullman in my life, stat!” Relax, you are getting a bearded Bill Pullman, as well as a “really needs a big paycheck” Jeff Goldblum in this longdelayed sequel that kills off Will Smith but, thankfully, finds a way to bring back Brent Spiner’s seemingly dead character.
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The Conjuring 2 (June 10) A ghost of some sort is conjured again, and a bunch of people are generally unhappy about it. The first one managed to put a few scares into me, but second helpings of this sort of thing usually result in yawny face. I also can’t stand the scary, demonic kid gimmick. Just give the damn kid an Oreo, inform
her that ghosts are a crock of shit, and tell her to go ride a bike and do something productive. Yeah, I don’t have kids.
Now You See Me 2 (June 10) The only good thing about the original was Isla Fisher, and she’s gone from the sequel, replaced by Lizzy Caplan. So now I think Caplan will be the only good thing about the
sequel. Harry Potter also shows up. A week later, he shows up in something odd and different. Follow me through a couple more movie capsules, and I will tell you about it.
Finding Dory (June 17) Ellen DeGeneres’ adorable fish cartoon character gets her own movie. This means more cute whale talk!
The five or six Todd Solondz fans out there might remember this as being the cruel nickname bestowed upon Dawn Weiner (Heather Matarazzo) in his breakthrough 1995 film, Welcome to the Dollhouse. It’s a four-part movie about a dog and its influence on people in its life. Dawn does appear in one of the stories, but Matarazzo refused the role. She has been replaced by queenof-quirk Greta Gerwig. It all sounds very strange, but strange is what Solondz does. FLICKS c o n t i n u e d
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Free State of Jones (June 24) Matthew McConaughey stars in this movie about a rebel who leads a revolt against the Confederate Army. So, it looks like Iron Man and Captain America aren’t the only ones in a civil war this summer!
The Shallows (June 29) Blake Lively gets stranded on a rock in the middle of the ocean after a shark attack. Jaws is still my pick for greatest shark movie ever. Deep Blue Sea is a distant second, followed by Open Water and Jaws 2. (Oh, come on, you know you loved the whole shark electrocution thing.) I’m looking for this to displace some of the films on my shark movie list. No chance it unseats Jaws, but it could bump the sequel.
Sex, July and videotape The BFG (July 1) Steven Spielberg returns to fantasy films with this take on the Roald Dahl classic, adapted for the screen by the same person who wrote E.T. (the late, great Melissa Mathison). With this, and his commitment to another Indiana Jones movie, Spielberg looks like he’s getting away from those boring historical dramas for a nice, fantastical change of pace. As far as the “big” movies go, this is the one I’m most excited about. I’m hoping Spielberg can put the pins-andneedles, tears-of-joy vibe into me that he did 34 years ago with E.T.
The Purge: Election Year (July 1) America is purged once again. In the year of the Trump, perhaps this one will go a little deeper into the political and social ramifications of allowing a complete dickweed into the White House, and its potentially
violent impact on our society. Or, perhaps, it will just be total garbage like the other two.
The Legend of Tarzan (July 1) This is about a man who acts like an ape and has Harley Quinn all hot and bothered. So what? Who cares? The Edgar Rice Burroughs classic about a boy raised into manhood by apes gets a modern take co-starring Margot Robbie, the talented actress you can also see in this summer’s Suicide Squad.
The Secret Life of Pets (July 8) It’s summertime, and that means lots of animated movies. This one features Louis C.K. as a Jack Russell terrier, so I’m most certainly going to watch it. I would watch it even if my job didn’t require it. I would watch Louis C.K. playing mold on a piece of bread.
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (July 8) And the comedic Summer of Efron continues. That’s good, because another The Lucky One or Parkland would be a midSummer deathblow. This one also features Aubrey Plaza’s naked butt.
Ghostbusters (July 15) Oh, boy, the buzz on this one is bad, bad, bad. Trying to defend this reboot where women replace the men has been a little rough due to a lackluster preview trailer, but Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy are badasses, and more than suitable stand-ins for Bill Murray and Dan Akroyd. At least, that’s what I keep telling myself before I go to bed at night
Star Trek Beyond (July 22) This is another one suffering from “bad trailer” buzz. Director Justin Lin looks like he’s going for something a little brighter and funnier than the previous “new” Star Trek films. Star Trek on TV was quite
campy, and maybe that’s something he’s trying to get filmgoers to remember. That’s risky, but it could also be a fun switch-up. We shall see.
Lights Out (July 22) Hey, they made a full-length movie based on that short about the lady turning the lights on and off until a weird-looking monster thing appeared at her night table. Next up, a full-length movie about the sexual exploits of that infamous surprised groundhog in that oft-watched viral video. Matt Damon says, “Ah, screw it!” and returns as Jason Bourne. He swore he wouldn’t ever do it without Paul Greengrass as director. Hey, he’s Matt Damon, and he got Paul Greengrass. Word has it that he also got a golf cart, a bunch of baseball cards and lots of his favorite pie. He’s Matt Damon, and he gets what he wants.
Bad Moms (July 29) Mila Kunis joins Kristen Bell and Christina Applegate as a bad mom just going crazy. I hope she is more convincing as a bad mom than she is as a factory worker for Jim Beam. Have you seen the commercial where she is branding her name on a barrel of Jim Beam, as if she is some sort of barrel cooper? She’s all hot and made up, hitting barrels with mallets, and acting
Kevin Smith follows up his weird Tusk with something that looks completely insane. It has sausage Nazis in it—and Johnny Depp. Even though Depp shows up for the second Smith film in a row, I highly doubt this will get a wide release. It’s just too out there.
auguSt: laSt blaSt before oScar SeaSon Suicide Squad (Aug. 5) Honestly, it’s hard to get excited about anything from Warner Bros. in the DC universe right now. Batman v Superman is an abomination. (Say, have I made that point clear yet?) This film is a purported part of that universe. It does have Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, which just has to be good. As for Jared Leto as the Joker? Those tattoos look so stupid.
The Founder (Aug. 5) Michael Keaton plays Ray Kroc, the founder of the McDonald’s Corp. This is
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one film where the preview trailer is promising, and it gives Keaton the chance to flash his wiseguy persona. This looks to be a summer movie for those of us who like to think and/or really like Big Macs.
Pete’s Dragon (Aug. 12) The makers of this reboot of the underrated Disney classic should take a cue from John Favreau and sneak a couple of the original film’s musical numbers into this one. Robert Redford replaces Mickey Rooney in the update, and that just sounds strange.
Café Society (Aug. 12)
Cooper shows up as well.
The Space Between Us (Aug. 19) Asa Butterfield plays a kid who comes home to find his dad and a girl he likes. What makes his situation a little different is that he’s returning from Mars.
Kubo and the Two Strings (Aug. 19) Charlize Theron and Matthew McConaughey lend their voices to this piece of stop-motion animation from director Travis Knight, making his directorial debut after chipping in on The Boxtrolls, ParaNorman and Coraline.
The latest movie from Woody Allen stars Kristen Stewart and Blake Lively, not Miley Cyrus. Cyrus is the star of his TV series on Netflix. It should be an interesting year for Mr. Allen. At this point, he’s most certainly been introduced to twerking and perpetual pouting.
Southside With You (Aug. 26)
Sausage Party (Aug. 12)
Don’t Breathe (Aug. 26)
Seth Rogen and friends try to make a gregariously obscene animated movie about supermarket food trying to survive being purchased and sent toward human colons. It looks cheap, but potentially funny anyway.
Florence Foster Jenkins (Aug. 12) Meryl Streep plays the title character, a New York socialite who wanted to be an opera singer but couldn’t sing worth a shit. Can you say automatic Oscar nomination?
Ben-Hur (Aug. 19) Chariot races. Hooray.
War Dogs (Aug. 19) Todd Phillips (The Hangover) directs the story of two young gunrunners who get a huge contract from the U.S. government to supply weapons overseas. Miles Teller and Jonah Hill look like they have some good comedic chemistry in the trailer. Bradley
A sweet couple go out for a first date in Chicago. What distinguishes this one from other first date movies is that the couple are Barack and Michelle Obama, so I think we know that the first date will lead to others. And the Affordable Care Act. Deep August usually brings us a horror film. This year’s offering comes from Fede Alvarez, the guy who actually made a decent remake of Evil Dead. It involves a heist gone bad, and seemingly tries to prove that breaking into Stephen Lang’s house can be a very bad thing.
Hands of Stone (Aug. 26) Robert De Niro plays Ray Arcel, boxing coach to the nutty Roberto Duran (Edgar Ramirez). Anything with De Niro near a boxing ring gets me excited. Hell, I was excited for Grudge Match until I actually saw it.
Mechanic: Resurrection (Aug. 26) The first one was OK for a Jason Statham movie, but, yeah, by the time this comes out, I think we will all be ready for what autumn and winter have to offer at the movie theater. Ω
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Arts &Culture Screen capture of the host of Kyle Bowen’s NSFW on BCAC TV.
Turn on, tune in Local funny people take to public-access television as being fairly boring. And Pforbadgoodrapreason. Given access to a cable ublic-access television often gets a
television channel on which to entertain and inform, the public by Carey Wilson often chooses not to take part, leaving airtime to be filled with footage from government meetBCAC TV ings and classical music Cable channel 11, with archives on YouTube performances. In Butte County, (search “BCAC TV”). www.bcac.tv however, there is reason for hope, as the Butte Community Access Channel (BCAC TV, Comcast channel 11) has been reinvigorated by local nonprofit arts-promotion group Friends of the Arts, under the direction of arts advocate Debra Lucero and filmmaker Skyler Sabine. The station opened a production studio in downtown Chico and over the past few months began adding a few original local shows—mostly on Fridays—to break up some of the boredom. Some of the first community members to take advantage of the resources have been local performers—comedians, comedic musicians and just plain funny Chico people. I perused the offerings of three of BCAC TV’s new comedy/variety shows—which are also available on the station’s YouTube channel (www.goo.gl/kmqIt6)—and was pleased to find some fun, off-the-wall takes on television programming. That’s That is “kinda like a talk show, but with skits,” says producer/writer and co-host Jeff Anderson. Anderson has been the most prolific thus far, having recently completed a 13-episode season.
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THIS WEEK “The first motivation that comes to my mind is boredom,” he said, explaining how the show originated. “We live in a small, creative town, and everyone here seems to be actively doing some cool stuff, whether it’s art or music or what-have-you. I’m not a musician, I can’t paint or draw, but I’ve always been interested in media arts, so when I heard about the opportunity to have a show with BCAC, I jumped on it.” Anderson’s plain delivery and dry approach to comedy is shared by much of his regular cast, which includes co-host Jesse Shepherd, “How to Score” sports commentator Lisa Marie Hiatt, Game of Thrones recapper Randall Morrison, leather-clad weatherman Elliot “Weather Daddy” Maldonado, foodie/forager Angie Taylor and fashion correspondent Lecosha Nail. There are also interview segments with guests from the community (Pageant Theatre owner Miles Montalbano, musician Donald Beaman, etc.), local-music videos and performances, and more. That’s That packs a lot of laughs, art and silliness into its leisurely paced 30 minutes. Reruns on Fridays at 8 p.m.; archived episodes on YouTube or at www.thatsthat.show. Dream Show is similar to That’s That in its commentary/variety-show approach, but it leans more heavily on a group of characters, a handful of misfits operating in the realm of the fake, and ill-fated, show within a show of the title. The project is an offshoot of the ubiquitous Uncle Dad’s Art Collective, and the “Dream Show” is a reality show hosted by Danny Wardwell’s talking head alter ego and head dreamer Ruth and his wiggy musical sidekick Ben Colbeck (played by
Bogg bass maestro Gavin Fitzgerald). “With our strong points being both musical and comedy improvisation and a unique approach to video editing, we made a vehicle that shows off those elements,” said Wardwell, who also produces the show. “But, really, the best part is the quality time spent making and watching content we’re proud of.” Actually, the show’s appeal lies in its contrast to that statement, such as in episode three, which Ben describes (accurately) as “a terrible episode.” It meanders to an anti-climactic close that features the co-hosts fumbling around, improving nonsequitors and talking to the cameraman in front of a green screen. New episodes are in the making; archives on YouTube. When Sabine, BCAC’s program director,
asked local comedian Kyle Bowen to do a show, Bowen initially felt that the audience-free format wouldn’t suit standup. Bowen said he eventually relented under the conditions that “I bring in a bunch of comedy writers [and] performers from the Chico comedy scene, and that the show be heavily edited to keep it moving.” The pilot episode of Kyle Bowen’s NSFW demonstrates that meeting his conditions paid off. With funny, irreverent skits and performance clips from local comics (Annie Fischer, Steve Swim, Mark Joseph Leathers, Jerm Leather, Don Ashby and more), NSFW lives up to its “not safe for work” name for its potential to get you busted by HR for laughing at the likes of Leathers’ “An Awkward Homeless Moment” bit in your cubicle. Episodes in production to be shown on Fridays (after 11 p.m.); SLORW HSLVRGH FXUUHQWO\ RQ <RX7XEH Ɛ
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Special Events ANNUAL BUTTERFLY COUNT: North American Butterfly Association comes together to gather local data on the butterflies on the reserve. Hikers welcome. Th, 6/2, 8:30am-4pm. Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve, 3521 Highway 32 14 miles east of Chico, (530) 342-1371.
BEER RELEASE PARTY: Release party for the brewery’s Golden Feather Extra Pale Ale. Th, 6/2, 6pm. Feather Falls Casino Brewing Co., 3 Alverda Drive in Oroville, (530) 533-3885, www.featherfallscasino.com/brewing-co.
THURSDAY NIGHT MARKET: Weekly market featuring growers, produce, vendors, food and live entertainment. Th, 6-9pm through 9/29. Downtown Chico.
Theater RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN: After grad school, Gwen built a family, Catherine a career and 20 years later, each thinks the other chose a better life. Th-Sa, 7:30pm & (starting 6/12) Su, 2pm through 6/26. $12-$18. Theatre on the Ridge Playhouse, 3735 Neal Road in Paradise, (530) 877-5760, www.totr.org
DAVE ROSS Tuesday, June 7 1078 Gallery
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Poetry/Literature NEAL SNIDOW BOOK SIGNING: Local writer and Butte College instructor Neal Snidow celebrates his memoir Vista Del Mar. Th, 6/2, 7-9pm. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway, (530) 3431973, www.1078gallery.org.
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Art Receptions ESCAPE ROUTE(S): LIFE DOESN’T FRIGHTEN ME: Reception for Hawaii-based artist Boz Schurr’s new mural installation that explores her personal paths taken in the past 10 years. F, 6/3, 6-8pm. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway St., (530) 343-1973.
Music FRIDAY NIGHT CONCERTS: Weekly, outdoor concerts at City Plaza. This week: Alice Peake Experience (dance rock). F through 9/9. Free. Chico City Plaza, downtown Chico.
MICROBREW FESTIVAL: Soroptimist International of Bidwell Rancho’s annual fundraiser features more than 50 breweries, food tastings and two live bands. Sa, 6/4, 2-6pm. $50-$60. Manzanita Place, 1705 Manzanita Ave., (530) 343-5617.
GRANGER SMITH: Nashville-based country
singer/songwriter. F, 6/3, 9pm. $20. Senator Theatre, 517 Main St., (530) 898-1497, www.jmaxproductions.net.
Theater THE DROWSY CHAPERONE: A musical comedy about a pampered Broadway starlet and her fiance. Th-Sa, 7:30pm (opens Friday, 6/3) and (starting 6/12) Su, 2pm through 6/26. $16-$22. Chico Theater Company, 166-F Eaton Road, (530) 894-3282, www.chicotheater company.com.
THE GOONIES: The Boys & Girls Clubs of the North Valley’s Triple Threat program presents its adaption of The Goonies. Featuring a guest appearance from local pop/rock duo Stereosparks. F, Sa, 7:30pm & Su, 2pm. $5. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St., (530) 895-3749, www.blueroomtheatre.com.
RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN: See Thursday. Theatre on the Ridge Playhouse, 3735 Neal Road in Paradise, (530) 877-5760, www.totr.org
PARADISE GARDEN TOUR: Six home gardens plus giant plant sale, garden boutique, composting demos, benefit drawing and refreshments. Sa, 6/4, 10am-4pm, Su, 6/5, 12-4pm. $20. Paradise Grange Hall, 5704 Chapel Drive in Paradise, (530) 873-1370.
RELAY FOR LIFE OF PARADISE: Community event/walk honoring cancer survivors, remembering those lost and raising funds to fight the disease. Email angie.giuffre@ cancer.org for more info. Sa, 6/4, 10am. Terry Ashe Center, 6626 Skyway in Paradise, (530) 876-9466.
RUMMAGE SALE, BBQ & BAKE SALE: Fundraiser
benefiting the church. Sa, 6/4, 7:30am-3pm. St. Nicholas Episcopal Church, 5872 Oliver Road in Paradise, (530) 877-7006.
Theater THE DROWSY CHAPERONE: See Friday. Chico Theater Company, 166-F Eaton Road, (530) 894-3282, www.chicotheatercompany.com.
THE GOONIES:See Friday. Blue Room Theatre,
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AUDITIONS FOR LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS: See
Rodriguez, an accomplished fiddler and soulful singer/songwriter, hits the Big Room stage. Su, 6/5, 7:30pm. $20. Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., 1075 E. 20th St., (530) 892-4647, www.sierra nevada.com.
NORTH STATE STRING QUARTET: Members of the North State Symphony perform a program of chamber music. Su, 6/5, 4:30pm. $10. Chico Museum, 141 Salem St., (530) 891-4336, www.chicomuseum.org.
Theater AUDITIONS FOR LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS: Please come prepared with an audition song that covers one verse and the chorus. Sheet music is preferred. CD tracks without vocals are acceptable. Su, 6/5, M, 6/6, 7pm. Chico Theater Company, 166-F Eaton Road, (530) 894-3282, www.chicotheatercompany.com.
THE GOONIES: See Friday. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St., (530) 895-3749, www.blue roomtheatre.com.
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Special Events 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.
Special Events YOUR M.O.M. COMEDY NIGHT: Weekly open-mic comedy with 20 open slots. Sign-ups start at 8pm. M, 9pm through 8/29. No cover. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 3434915.
139 W. First St., (530) 895-3749, www.blue roomtheatre.com.
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PARADISE GARDEN TOUR: See Saturday. Sa, 6/4, 10am-4pm, Su, 6/5, 12-4pm. $20. Paradise Grange Hall, 5704 Chapel Drive in Paradise, (530) 873-1370.
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The Boys & Girls Clubs of the North Valley’s thespian troupe, the Triple Threats, has a knack for choosing the most awesome films to translate to the stage. Former productions include The Princess Bride and Star Wars, and now the kids are tackling 1985 classic The Goonies. The play opens Friday, June 3, at the Blue Room Theatre, and runs through Sunday, June 5. Showings will also feature guest musical performances by local pop/rock duo Stereosparks.
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Feel the intensity Portland trio Tiny Knives slices through the black haze upend the status quo. The PEstablishment. The Man. And it’s a unk rock was created to
ESCAPE ROUTE(S): LIFE DOESN’T FRIGHTEN ME 1078 Gallery Reception: tonight, June 2
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Art 1078 GALLERY: Escape Route(s):
Life Doesn’t Frighten Me, Hawaiibased artist Boz Schurr explores her personal paths taken in the past 10 years in this new mural installation. 6/2-6/25. 820 Broadway St., (530) 343-1973.
THE CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING, PARADISE: Photographs by Tom Hedge, original photographs capturing the wonder of nature nd architecture by local artist Tom Hedge are on display in the Social Hall. Through 6/30, 10am-4pm. 789 Bille Road in Paradise, (530) 877-5673.
CHICO ART CENTER: Food in Art - The Art of Food, multi-media, open-entry group show featuring works depicting or inspired by food. Through 6/3. 450 Orange St., (530) 895-8726, www.chicoartcenter.com.
HEALING ART GALLERY: Works by Susan Caron Proctor. The Healing Art Gallery features Northern California artists touched by cancer. Through 7/15. 265 Cohasset Road inside Enloe Cancer Center, (530) 332-3856.
RED TAVERN: Artwork of Amber Palmer, watercolor work by local artist Amber Palmer. Through 10/31. 1250 Esplanade, (530) 894-3463, www.redtavern.com.
SALLY DIMAS ART GALLERY: Summer Color, new watercolor and pastel work by by Sally Dimas and clay creations by Retta Wilmarth. Through 6/28. 493 East Ave., (530) 345-3063.
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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.chicomuseum.org.
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.
necessary art form now more than it has been in by years. Mark Lore Over the m a rk l @ past six years, new srev i ew. c o m the members of heavy rock/punk trio Tiny Knives Preview: have attempted tiny Knives perform to protect the Friday, June 3, 8 p.m., at Monstros. huldrekall, remnants of Pink Bandana and weird Portland tri-Lateral Dirts as the city concommission open. tinues to change cost: $7 and grow— Monstros Pizza homelessness 628 W. sacramento Ave. is still an issue, www.facebook.com/ gentrification is chicoareapunks shoving people of color out of the city, and rising home prices are making the “American Dream” a faded memory. Like certain bars and eateries, Tiny Knives is a reminder that the weirdos do still exist in Portland. The band is part of the old guard now. And it has a new record, Black Haze, one of the best heavy releases of the year. The band—
Portland’s Tiny Knives (from left): Ursula Morton, Jai Milx and Jamey Anderson. Photo courtesy oF tiny Knives
vocalist-guitarist Jai Milx, drummer Jamey Anderson and bassist Ursula Morton—has taken the darkest elements of metal, noise rock and anarcho-punk and constructed a rusty shiv to plunge into the hearts of wrongdoers. It’s frighteningly intense, and the fleeting moments of melody will sear a hole into your skull. It took four years to complete Black Haze, which found a home on Eolian Empire (a Portland label also hellbent on maintaining order), something Milx attributes to a handful of personal setbacks, including issues with her voice and a nasty bout of writer’s block. “A lot of the reason I play music is so that I can communicate,” said Milx. “I was having trouble unblocking that.” Morton stepped up, writing the music to “Winter” and “Dark History,” the latter of which calls out warmongers’ selective memory. “Unholy war uncivil war. What myths are formed?/The myths of war. Do you think you know what life is for?” Milx screams. On “Cowschwitz” she rages against animal abuse, calling conditions “flat and toxic as a nuclear test site.”
There was a sense of relief getting Black Haze finally released. With a newfound energy, Tiny Knives continue to perform, but the days of basement and all-ages shows are becoming scarce as rents continue to rise. The irony isn’t lost on any of us as we sit for this interview in a Portland bar in what was once a predominantly black neighborhood, many members of the community having been pushed to the outskirts of town, or out of the city altogether. “It’s one of the greatest sources of dissatisfaction in my life,” Milx said. Tiny Knives is already working on new material, including a fivesong suite about the issues associated with gentrification. It sounds ambitious both musically and thematically. The band is even trying a couple of the new songs out on its current West Coast tour (making a stop at Monstros on Friday, June 3), its first run outside of Portland in some time, and one that has it sharing bills with metalheads and crust punks. Needless to say, Tiny Knives is a hugely important band in Portland, as style-over-substance dweebs continue to infiltrate the city. But it goes far beyond one city. And beyond any one hot-button issue. For the members of Tiny Knives, this is life. “Someone came and saw us, and said it was like seeing an exorcism,” said Milx. “Being in this band is the most active form of catharsis in my life. And seeing people respond to it is amazing.” □
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THE KELLY BROTHERS: Dueling piano bros take over the patio of Argus. Th, 6/2, 8pm. Argus Bar + Patio, 212 W. Second St.
KYTAMI AND YAMN: Electronic duos join forces for a night of trance and dance. Th, 6/2, 9pm. Lost on Main, 319 Main St., (530) 891-1853.
OPEN MIC: Singers, poets and musicians welcome. Th, 7-10pm. Has Beans Cafe, 501 Main St., (530) 894-3033, www.has beans.com.
THE SHE’S, L.A. WITCH, THE SHE THINGS Friday, June 3 Duffy’s Tavern
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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.
BEER RELEASE PARTY: Release party for
CHICO JAZZ COLLECTIVE: Thursday jazz.
Th, 8-11pm. Free. The DownLo, 319 Main St., (530) 892-2473.
ENERGY PLANT SESSIONS: HANNAH JANE KILE: Folk and Americana singer/
the brewery’s Golden Feather Extra Pale Ale. Th, 6/2, 6pm. Feather Falls
songwriter performs in this intimate setting filmed for an ongoing video series. Limited seating. Th, 6/2, 7:30pm.
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.
DOWN THE WELL, RACHELLE DEBELLE & BANDMASTER RUCKUS: Portland-based rock singer/songwriter Rachelle DeBelle returns home to Chico. Plus, local rock bands Down the Well (featuring members of Furlough Fridays) and BandMaster Ruckus. F, 6/3, 9pm. $8. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 343-4915.
FRIDAY MORNING JAZZ: A weekly morning jazz appointment with local experimental troupe Bogg. F, 11am. Free. Café Coda, 265 Humboldt Ave., (530) 5669476, www.cafecoda.com.
FRIDAY NIGHT CONCERTS: Weekly, outdoor concerts at City Plaza. This week: Alice Peake Experience (dance rock). F through 9/9. Free. Chico City Plaza, downtown Chico.
GET THE RUCK OUTTA HERE!: THE ROAST OF JULIAN: Going away party/roast of local musicican/music promoter, featuring a dunk tank, live music and the auctioning off of Julian’s guitar. F, 6/3, 8pm-midnight. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St., (530) 894-1978.
GRANGER SMITH: Nashville-based coun-
try singer/songwriter. F, 6/3, 9pm. $20. Senator Theatre, 517 Main St., (530) 898-1497, www.jmaxproductions.net.
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.
KYLE WILLIAMS ALBUM RELEASE: Local folk and pop singer/songwriter performs his new San Fransisco record from start to finish. Plus, Surrogate (indie rock), Hannah Jane Kile (folk) and special guests. F, 6/3, 7-10pm. $12$15. The Rendezvous, 3269 Esplanade.
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THE SHE’S: San Francisco-based garagepop quartet headlines this all-female rocker showcase with L.A. Witch (punk rock) and The She Things (Chico garage rock) opening. F, 6/3, 9:30pm. $7. Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St., (530) 343-7718.
STRAIT COUNTRY: Tribute to country
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TINY KNIVES: Portland-based gnarly punk trio comes to town. Plus, Huldrekall (metal), Pink Bandana (local punk) and Tri-Lateral Dirts Commission (local insanity). F, 6/3, 8pm. Monstros Pizza & Subs, 628 W. Sacramento Ave., (530) 345-7672.
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CARRIE RODRIGUEZ BAND: Texas-based Carrie Rodriguez, an accomplished fiddler and soulful singer/songwriter, hits the Big Room stage. Su, 6/5, 7:30pm. $20. Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., 1075 E. 20th St., (530) 892-4647, www.sierranevada.com.
NORTH STATE STRING QUARTET: Members JAMES SLACK: Live country music. Sa, 6/4, 9pm. Free. Rolling Hills Casino, 2655 Barham Ave. in Corning, (530) 528-3500, www.rollinghillscasino.com.
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of the North State Symphony perform a program chamber music. Su, 6/5, 4:30pm. $10. Chico Museum, 141 Salem St., (530) 891-4336, www.chico museum.org.
benefit for Chico schools, Hosted by Keith Kendall & Friends. Sa, 5-9pm. Free. Scotty’s Landing, 12609 River Road, (530) 710-2020.
ACOUSTIC MUSIC JAM: A jam hosted by 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.
WOLF & BEAR: Progressive rock band from Sacramento comes into town. Plus, Outlier (punk), Lazerwolf (local prog-metal) and Creekside (local altrock). Sa, 6/4, 8pm. $7. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway St., (530) 343-1973.
THE ATOMIC PUNKS: Van Halen tribute
band. Sa, 6/4, 9:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino Brewing Co., 3 Alverda Drive in Oroville, (530) 533-3885, www.feather fallscasino.com/brewing-co.
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT FUNDRAISER: The Rockhounds, Looking 4 Eleven and Radio Relapse perform this show benefiting the Wounded Warrior Project. Sa, 6/4, 7:30pm. The Tackle Box Bar & Grill, 379 E. Park Ave., (530) 345-7499, www.tacklebox chico.com.
THE HOUSE CATS: Classic jazz favorites. Sa, 6:30-10:30pm through 6/4. Smokie
Mountain Steakhouse and Lounge, 7039 Skyway in Paradise, (530) 8723323.
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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gypsy jazz. W, 6/8, 6:30pm. Free. Red Tavern, 1250 Esplanade, (530) 894-3463, www.redtavern.com.
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.
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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Carrie Rodriguez is a Texas prodigy, the daughter of singersongwriter David Rodriguez and painter Katy Nail, but she isn’t the type to slide by on her pedigree. She began fiddling at age 5 and has been a force in Americana music circles since graduating from the Berklee College of Music in 2000. The Carrie Rodriguez Band will play at the Sierra Nevada Big Room on Sunday, June 5.
THE HOUSE CATS: Live jazz/swing
favorites. W, 6:30-9:30pm through 8/31. Italian Garden, 6929 Skyway in Paradise, (530) 876-9988.
LIVE JAZZ: Eat and enjoy live jazz music performed by Carey Robinson and friends. W. Farm Star Pizza, 2359 Esplanade, (530) 343-2056, www.farm starpizza.com.
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BLUES NIGHT: Live weekly blues music
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DAVE ROSS: Standup comedian Dave Ross
OPEN MIC MUSIC NIGHTS: Local musicians Jeff Coleman and Jimmy Reno hosts this open mic night. Bring your instrument of choice. W, 6-10pm. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 343-4915.
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Barcelona, The Last Days of Disco) from an early Austen novella (Lady Susan), it has a strong by Juan-Carlos family resemblance to the Selznick major Austen movies that have preceded it, and yet in its most distinctive elements, it’s not quite like any of them. A key part of what’s special about the film Love & Friendship Starring resides in the breezily Kate Beckinsale alluring performance of and Chloë Sevigny. Kate Beckinsale in the Directed by Whit story’s central role. Lady Stillman. Cinemark 14. Susan, the title character Rated PG. of the original novella, is a shrewd, seductive, effortlessly charming manipulator, and Beckinsale navigates the role with a deadpan panache, sailing through the character’s con-
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Opening this week Me Before You
After going to work as a caretaker, a young woman forms a strong bond with a recently paralyzed man. Adapted from the novel of the same name by Jojo Moyes. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.
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tradictions and duplicities as if nothing could be more natural, and maybe even rather charming to boot. The plot, such as it is, has Lady Susan freshly widowed and making a rare visit to the manor house of her sister-in-law Catherine (Emma Greenwell) with the rather transparent purpose of finding herself another well-to-do husband. She has her eye on Catherine’s younger brother Reginald (Xavier Samuel), but things are soon complicated by the arrivals of Susan’s disaffected daughter Frederica (Morfydd Clark) and a bevy of suitors and concerned relatives. Stillman and company keep things moving very quickly in what becomes a kind of screwball comedy of manners involving a small (and, at times, bewildering) multitude of well-to-do characters. Marriage and money are the motive forces of the plot, but dazzling wit and the utter
Popstar: Never Stop Stopping
Saturday Night Live’s Andy Samberg co-wrote and stars in this mockumentary about a Bieber-like über pop star named Conner4Real (Samberg) and his fall from grace. Cinemark 14. Rated R.
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A sequel to the 2014 live-action/CGI adaptation of the ’80s/’90s comic/cartoon/movie franchise about four crime-fighting turtles who this time must do battle with some new
lack of it are rambunctious partners in the frothily comic dialogue that provides the film with its most vibrant energy. The script’s satirical view of the absurdities of class and gender in late-18th century England takes the form of a sort of mockgenteel farce. And that emerges in particularly pointed and entertaining ways through the character of Sir James Martin (Tom Bennett), a hilariously clueless twit who nevertheless must be tolerated because his dim-witted flirtations are backed by the comforts his wealth could provide.
Jenn Murray is an indelibly farcical caricature as the terminally hysterical Lady Lucy Manwaring, and Lochlann O’Mearáin (as the adulterous Lord Manwaring) is the very picture of shadowy arrogance and privileged deceit. Conor MacNeill makes an appropriately goofy impression as a young curate who gets caught up in the romantic crossfire. Chloë Sevigny is on hand as Lady Susan’s friend and fellow schemer, the Americanborn wife of the stuffy Mr. Johnson (Stephen Fry). □
mutant fighters on the scene. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.
squaring off against each other. Cinemark 14 and Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG-13.
Vaxxed
Blending live-action and meticulous, very realistic CGI, this update of Rudyard Kipling’s classic anthropomorphic fables looks to be a visually stunning big-screen offering. Cinemark 14. Rated PG.
The Jungle Book
A documentary investigating an alleged cover-up by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concerning a study looking for a link between vaccines and autism. Directed by Andrew Wakefield, the British researcher whose own studies purporting a link were discredited. Pageant Theatre. Rated R.
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Alice Through the Looking Glass
This sequel to Tim Burton’s 2010 Alice in Wonderland is directed by James Bobin (with Burton producing), and features many of the same actors returning to reprise their roles, including Mia Wasikowska (Alice), Johnny Depp (Mad Hatter), Anne Hathaway (White Queen) and Helena Bonham Carter (Red Queen). Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG.
Angry Birds
Smartphone app-turned-animated “film.” Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG.
Love & Friendship
See review this issue. Cinemark 14. Rated PG —J.C.S.
Of all the dumb luck, just as the house of a young couple (Seth Rogan and Rose Byrne) goes into escrow, a hard-partying sorority moves into the place next door, threatening the sale of their home. Shenanigans, hijinks and bikini parties ensue. Cinemark 14 and Feather River Cinemas. Rated R.
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The Nice Guys
An energetically sloppy, comical and entertaining throwback to the crime movies, buddy pictures and action flicks of the 1970s. The film works hard at being a guilty pleasure—emphasis on the latter—but takes care to leave a few morsels of sour
taste lingering in the vicinity of its sweeter moments. Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling play a couple of oddball private eyes in late-’70s L.A. Holland March (Gosling) tries to look smooth and ultra-professional, but is much given to elaborate pratfalls, delusional semantic evasions and epic drunkenness. Jack Healy (Crowe) is a beefy, old-school type who mixes strong-arm stuff with crafty gumshoe ministrations. Unbeknownst to each other, both are hired to find a young woman who has been involved with So-Cal porno filmmakers and who has disappeared after the death of a porn star. Although their early efforts tend to cancel each other out, they join forces, and eventually solve at least some of the story’s mysteries, even though the solutions are often a matter of what one or the other falls into or what falls, literally, on them. Cinemark 14 and Feather River Cinemas. Rated R —J.C.S.
X-Men: Apocalypse
The ninth (!) film in the X-Men franchise finds the team doing battle against the Earth’s first mutant, Apocalypse, who awakes after thousands of years of slumber and decides that the planet needs destroying. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.
Captain America: Civil War
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barbecue mitt, sipping a martini and imagining I’m out on a sprawling deck overlooking the cool, misty Pacific. Major Hollywood celebs mingle nearby—in blazers and Bruno Magli loafers—talking about their latest films. And with the passing of Memorial Day weekend, the grilling season has officially begun. But cooking outdoors is no excuse for mishandling hot meat. Overcook it, and it’s ruined. Fortunately, Henri has learned a simple trick for ensuring that his meat stays moist and tasty: Go both ways. Let the food cook both on the grate and in a pan atop the grate. Perfectly grilled shrimp
The grilled-shrimp dilemma: Shelled and deveined, they cook so quickly that they often end up dry and rubbery; cooked with the shells on, they lose the seasonings—butter, garlic, herbs—once you peel them. I found the perfect solution in an issue of Cook’s Illustrated. Naturellement, Henri has modified the recipe slightly.
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds extra-large (21-25 count) shrimp, peeled and deveined (tails on) 2 tablespoons olive oil 1/4 teaspoon sugar 1/2 stick butter 4 tablespoons fresh-squeezed lemon juice 2-3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon paprika 1/3 cup fresh basil, minced lemon wedges
Wash the shrimp, pat dry with paper towels, and thread onto three or four skewers—flat metal ones work best—alternating the direction of the heads and tails. Brush both sides with oil, and season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle one side with sugar. Prepare your grill so that direct heat is coming from only one area. If you’re using charcoal, align them in a row along one side; if you’re using gas, use only one burner. Combine butter, lemon juice, herbs and spices in mediumsize disposable aluminum pan, and place on grill over the flame. Stir as the butter melts. Move pan to other side of the grill. Carefully brush grill with cooking oil and place skewers, sugared sides down, on the hot side of the grill and cook until lightly charred (three or four minutes, depending on how close your heat source is to the grill). Turn, and cook the other side until meat is slightly translucent (another one or two minutes). Then, using a fork, slide shrimp off of skewers into sauce pan, and stir them into lemon-butter mixture, moving pan back over to hot side of grill. Cook another 30 seconds or so. Transfer, with a slotted spoon, to a serving platter and serve with lemon wedges. Perfectly grilled chicken
Cook the chicken in a pan on the grill before transferring it onto
the grate. This keeps it wonderfully moist but allows it to get slightly crispy. Ingredients: 1 whole chicken, cut into parts and skinned (or 2 lbs. thighs, breasts, etc.) 2-3 bell peppers (red or green or combination), sliced 2-3 red onions, sliced 3 cups milk 4-5 cloves garlic, minced 1/3 cup fresh basil, minced Salt and black pepper
Brush the inside of a large disposable aluminum pan with cooking oil (or use spray-on). Spread peppers and onions in pan and place chicken parts on top. Pour milk over chicken and sprinkle with garlic and basil. Season with salt and black pepper. Cook over medium heat for about 20 minutes and then stir ingredients together so that peppers, onions and chicken are mixed evenly. Cook another 15 to 20 minutes, or until chicken is nearly done. Remove chicken from pan and grill over indirect heat another 10 to 15 minutes, or until done. Note: While both of the above recipes go wonderfully with a chardonnay, sauvignon blanc or white Bordeaux, don’t make the mistake of assuming that chicken and seafood always call for white wine. Drink what tastes good to you, even, if you must, a cold beer, perhaps a Sierra Nevada Summerfest or Otra Vez. □
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IN THE MIX Kidsticks Beth Orton Anti Writing a song often starts within the confines of some kind of genre, but it’s an art within an art to make something that doesn’t fall into anything solidly defined. U.K. artist Beth Orton’s been blurring those lines for decades. Her signature blend of “folktronica” has married a solemn, folk feeling with pulsing, metallic beats and accents, coming together tastefully and genuinely. For her newest, Kidsticks, Orton continues to bend and realign genre borders, moving away from the more simple-folk realm she’s hovered in for the last several years into more electronicaheavy territory. Though songs like “Flesh and Blood” or “Corduroy Legs” are built on the chugging cogs of beats upon beats, there’s still something very organic and human that permeates. That something might be the solid ground of Orton’s alto chops lilting through rhymes, possessing a melodic levelheadedness. Folk, electronica or something in between—it’s an art, and a good one.
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The Machine Stops Hawkwind Cherry Red The Machine Stops is the 26th studio album by space-rock pioneers Hawkwind and is inspired by E.M. Forster’s science-fiction novella (originally published in 1909) of the same name. It’s a story about personal rebellion and technological breakdown in a future in which humans live solitary lives in subterranean cells with all of their needs supplied by an omnipresent machine, and nearly all communication is conducted via instant messaging and video. Dave Brock, who founded Hawkwind in 1969, crafts Forster’s vision of alienation and separation from nature into a set of guitar-based, synthesizer-embellished rock songs reflecting our contemporary reality in which, thanks to Internet dependence, “There is something like you on the screen but you are not seen/There is something that sounds like you but you are not heard.” Sounds a bit grim, but Brock is a hard rocker at heart and he and his bandmates generate a pulsating, driving, electrified sound that creates and illuminates beauty and mystery even in dour circumstances.
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Forecast: Berning Hey, Bernie sanders, welcome to Chico! What an inspiring way to kick off the beginning of summer break—with the season’s first heat wave being met by the refreshing winds of change. I always vote for candidates who offer something new, and Sanders is my guy. Call me a bleeding-heart liberal (please, it’d make my day), but I’d give up a France-size portion of my income for everyone to have access to all the things—college, health care—that many Americans otherwise go into debt to afford. A healthier, smarter America? I know, crazy! the people’s muse “Hold Me Closer, Bernie sanders,� by Punned it (sung to the tune of “Tiny Dancer�): You’re getting closer, Bernie Sanders/Count donations from the people/Lay your plan out on the table/Get money out of politics today ...
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What a cop out, Punned It. You write a Feel the Bern design by Andrew Hart. pro-Sanders song parodying one of the most recognizable love songs of all time, and Buy his gear at www.redbubble.com/ people/andrewhart you don’t take advantage of the one part of the song that everybody would be able to sing along with?! You say it in your title, so get in there, feel a little Bern and sing it proud, then sit back and wait as the sound of Bernie Nation overtakes you shouting in chorus to its fuzzyheaded boo: “HOLD ME CLOSER, BERNIE SANDERS!â€? Actually, for what it is, Punned It’s song is pretty well done (hear it at www.punnedit.bandcamp.com), and has this killer line about Bernie and Jane o’Meara sanders’ support in founding the long-running all-ages 242 Main venue in Burlington, Vt.: “Started out mayor, a major player/in the Vermont punk-rock scene.â€? And it’s certainly a better song than most of the 147 on the Bernie Sanders 2016 Songs playlist (www.goo.gl/vfTEJ1). In fact, many aren’t even as good as Sanders himself talk-singing a reggae version of “This Land is your Landâ€? (recorded for his 1987 album of folk tunes, We shall overcome), which is probably all you need to know. The best song that I’ve found so far (at www.goo.gl/LPHwQV) is a corrido by Modesto band Grupo la Meta, called “El QuemazĂłnâ€? (or “The Burningâ€?): “Bernie Sanders se llama el compa/ Su quemazĂłn ahora van a sentirâ€? (“Bernie Sanders is the name of a friend/Now you’re going to feel his Bern.â€?). Yes! That and his visit to Chico and Sanders’ own words from the campaign trail should be more than enough to inspire some of our town’s progressive musicians to create a song to add to history’s soundtrack. What about a punk-rock call to action called “Let Me Tell You Something!â€? with the first line: “For many, the American Dream has Closer. Closer! become a nightmare!â€? Or a 15-minute doommetal dirge called “Yugeâ€? (sung as a pissed off Cookie Monster: “This is gonna be YUUUUUUGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!â€?). C’mon, Chico!
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CLASSIFIEDS For the week oF june 2, 2016 ARIES (March 21-April 19): The voices in
our heads are our constant companions. They fill our inner sanctuary with streams of manic commentary. Often we’re not fully cognizant of the bedlam, since the outer world dominates our focus. But as soon as we close our eyes and turn our attention inward, we’re immersed in the jabbering babble. That’s the bad news, Aries. Now here’s the good news. In the coming weeks, you will have far more power than usual to ignore, dodge or even tamp down the jabbering babble. As a result, you may get a chance to spend unprecedented amounts of quality time with the still, small voice at your core—the wise guide that is often drowned out by all the noise.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): We are
inclined to believe that the best way to see the whole picture or the complete story is from above. The eagle that soars overhead can survey a vast terrain in one long gaze. The mountaintop perspective affords a sweeping look at a vast landscape. But sometimes this perspective isn’t perfectly useful. What we most need to see may be right next to us, or nearby, and it’s only visible if our vision is narrowly focused. Here’s how poet Charles Bernstein expresses it: “What’s missing from bird’s eye view is plain to see on the ground.” Use this clue in the coming weeks.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): I foresee
fertile chaos in your immediate future, Gemini. I predict lucky accidents and smoldering lucidity and disciplined spontaneity. Do you catch the spirit of what I’m suggesting? Your experiences will not be describable by tidy theories. Your intentions will not fit into neat categories. You will be a vivid embodiment of sweet paradoxes and crazy wisdom and confusing clarity. Simple souls may try to tone you down, but I hope you will evade their pressure as you explore the elegant contradictions you encounter. Love your life exactly as it is! Methodical improvisations will be your specialty. Giving gifts that are both selfish and unselfish will be one of your best tricks. “Healing extremes” will be your code phrase of power.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Accord-
ing to many sources on the Internet, “werifesteria” is an obscure word from Old English. But my research suggests it was in fact dreamed up within the last few years by a playful hoaxer. Regardless of its origins, I think it’s an apt prescription to fix what’s bugging you. Here’s the definition: “to wander longingly through the forest in search of mystery and adventure.” If you are not currently seeking out at least a metaphorical version of that state, I think you should be. Now is an excellent time to reap the catalytic benefits of being willingly lost in a wild, idyllic, relaxing setting.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I’m debating about
which of your astrological houses will be your featured hot spot in the coming days. I’m guessing it will come down to two options: your House of Valid Greed and your House of Obligatory Sharing. The House of Valid Greed has a good chance to predominate, with its lush feasts and its expansive moods. But the House of Obligatory Sharing has an austere beauty that makes it a strong possibility, as well. Now here’s the trick ending, Leo: I’d like to see if you can emphasize both houses equally; I hope you’ll try to inhabit them both at the same time. Together they will grant you a power that neither could bestow alone.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Between
now and July 25, there’s a chance you will reach the peak of a seemingly unclimbable mountain. You could win a privilege that neither you nor anyone else ever dreamed was within your reach. It’s possible you’ll achieve a milestone you’ve been secretly preparing for since childhood. Think I’m exaggerating, Virgo? I’m not. You could break a record for the biggest or best or fastest, or you might finally sneak past an obstacle that has cast a shadow over your self-image for years. And even if none of these exact events comes to pass, the
by rob brezsny odds are excellent that you will accomplish another unlikely or monumental feat. Congratulations in advance!
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “My mother
gave birth to me once, yeah yeah yeah,” writes author Sara Levine. “But I’ve redone myself a million times.” I’m sure she is not demeaning her mom’s hard work, but rather celebrating her own. When’s the last time you gave birth to a fresh version of yourself? From where I stand, it looks like the next 12 to 15 months will be one of those fertile phases of reinvention. And right now is an excellent time to get a lightning-flash glimpse of what the New You might look like.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Author
Rebecca Solnit offers some tough advice that I think you could use. “Pain serves a purpose,” she says. “Without it you are in danger. What you cannot feel you cannot take care of.” With that in mind, Scorpio, I urge you to take full advantage of the suffering you’re experiencing. Treat it as a gift that will motivate you to transform the situation that’s causing you to hurt. Honor it as a blessing you can use to rise above the mediocre or abusive circumstances you have been tolerating.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21): Aphorist James Guida contemplates the good results that can come from not imposing expectations on the raw reality that’s on its way. “Not to count chickens before they’re hatched,” he muses, “or eggs before they’re laid, chickens who might possibly lay eggs, birds who from afar might be confused with chickens.” I recommend this strategy for you in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. Experiment with the pleasure of being wide open to surprises. Cultivate a mood of welcoming one-of-a-kind people, things, and events. Be so empty you have ample room to accommodate an influx of new dispensations. As James Guida concludes: “Not to count or think of chickens.”
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “No
gift is ever exactly right for me,” mourns Capricorn poet James Richardson. Don’t you dare be like him in the coming days. Do whatever you must to ensure that you receive at least one gift that’s exactly right for you. Two gifts would be better; three sublime. Here’s another thought from Richardson: “Success repeats itself until it is a failure.” Don’t you dare illustrate that theory. Either instigate changes in the way you’ve been achieving success, or else initiate an entirely new way. Here’s one more tip from Richardson: “Those who demand consideration for their sacrifices were making investments, not sacrifices.” Don’t you dare be guilty of that sin. Make sacrifices, not investments. If you do, your sacrifices will ultimately turn out to be good investments.
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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your theme comes from the title of a poem by Fortesa Latifi: “I Am Still Learning How to Do the Easy Things.” During the next phase of your astrological cycle, I invite you to specialize in this study. You may imagine that you are already a master of the simple, obvious arts of life, but here’s the news: Few of us are. And the coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to refine your practice. Here’s a good place to start: Eat when you’re hungry, sleep when you’re tired and give love when you’re lonely.
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Life
will invite you to explore the archetype of the Ethical Interloper in the coming days. The archetype of the Helpful Transgressor may tempt you, as well, and even the Congenial Meddler or the Compassionate Trickster might look appealing. I urge you to consider experimenting with all of these. It will probably be both fun and productive to break taboos in friendly ways. You could reconnoiter forbidden areas without freaking anyone out or causing a troublesome ruckus. If you’re sufficiently polite and kind in expressing your subversive intentions, you might leave a trail of good deeds in your wake.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as FAIR ST MARKET at 455 E 20th St Ste 10 Chico, CA 95928. SAMR CHALB 2680 Ceanothus Ave #1 Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: SAMR CHALB Dated: May 6, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000623 Published: May 12,19,26, June 2, 2016
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as VILLAGE PROPERTIES at 1037 Village Lane Chico, CA 95926. KIRK BENGTSON 573 Stilson Canyon Chico, CA 95928. CAROL PETERS 21926 Marjorie Ave. Torrance, CA 90503. This business is conducted by Copartners Signed: KIRK BENGTSON Dated: April 26, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000570 Published: May 12,19,26, June 2, 2016
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CIGZ AND STOGIEZ at 243 W 2nd Street Suite 2 Chico, CA 95928. HUSAM J BCHARA 144 Delaney Dr Chico, CA 95928. SAFWAN S SHAHEEN 2684 White Ave #3 Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by a General Partnership. Signed: SAFWAN SHAHEEN Dated: May 3, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000610 Published: May 12,19,26, June 2, 2016
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as SIN WAVE MEDIA at 1328 Esplanade Apt 10 Chico, CA 95926. JEFFREY D ANDERSON 1328 Esplanade Apt 10 Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: JEFF ANDERSON Dated: May 2, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000602 Published: May 12,19,26, June 2, 2016
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as REFRESH at 1047 Village Lane Chico, CA 95926. CORRIE WALKER 2893 Alamo Ave. Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: CORRIE WALKER Dated: April 29, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000592 Published: May 12,19,26, June 2, 2016
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name REFRESH FACE AND BODY at 1047 Village Lane Chico, CA 95926. JAMIE WENDORF 2387 England Street Chico, CA 95928. REFRESH FACE AND BODY, INC. 2387 England Street Chico, CA 95928. This business was conducted by an Individual. Signed: JAMIE WENDORF Dated: April 29, 2016 FBN Number: 2012-0001237 Published: May 12,19,26, June 2, 2016
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as KATHY’S DRUM CIRCLES, KATHY’S DRUM CIRCLES: FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS, REIKI FUNDAMENTALS at 5690 Cherry Lane Paradise, CA 95969. KATHRYN VIRGINIA CHRISTIAN 5690 Cherry Lane Paradise, CA 95969. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: KATHRYN VIRGINIA CHRISTIAN Dated: April 18, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000516 Published: May 12,19,26, June 2, 2016
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as D.M. HOME INSPECTIONS at 42 Losse Way Chico, CA 95926. DANIEL MCCAIN 42 Losse Way Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: DAN MCCAIN Dated: April 28, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000582 Published: May 12,19,26, June 2, 2016
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as MORGAN CHANTELLE PHOTOGRAPHY at 1003 Downing Ave Chico, CA 95926. MORGAN FAIRCHILD 1003 Downing Ave Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: MORGAN FAIRCHILD Dated: April 19, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000528 Published: May 19,26, June 2,9, 2016
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as WOODLEAF FARM at 6176 Old Olive Hwy Oroville, CA 95966. THE PEACH JAMBOREE LLC 6176 Old Olive Hwy Oroville, CA 95966. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Signed: ANDREW SEIDMAN, MANAGING MEMBER Dated: May 9, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000635 Published: May 19,26, June 2,9, 2016
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as RESTORE.N.RENEW HEADLIGHTS at 30 Greenview Circle Apt A Chico, CA 95928. PEGGY EILEEN MCCONNAUGHY 30 Greenview Circle Apt A Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: PEGGY EILEEN MCCONNAUGHY Dated: May 9, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000636 Published: May 19,26, June 2,9, 2016
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as LA VIE SOCIETY at 2315 Turntreet Ct. Durham, CA 95938. JAMIE LOUISE DANNO 2315 Turntreet Ct. Durham, CA 95938. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: JAMIE L. DANNO Dated: April 20, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000540 Published: May 19,26, June 2,9, 2016
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as HI - JACK SOLUTIONS at 1249 A Wagstaff Road Paradise, CA 95969. JARRED A. MCCOY 1249 A Wagstaff Road Paradise, CA 95969. HEIDI J. QUINONES-CLIFT 1249 A Wagstaff Road Paradise, CA 95969. This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: HEIDI JEN QUINONES-CLIFT Dated: April 18, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000524 Published: May 19,26, June 2,9, 2016
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as THE GEEKY DOG at 2 Ilahee Lane Apt. #22 Chico, CA 95973. JESSICA LYNNE POTHIER 2 Ilahee Lane Apt. #22 Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: JESSICA L. POTHIER Dated: May 6, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000626 Published: May 19,26, June 2,9, 2016
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as BOUNCE PRO at 3009 W. Sacramento Avenue Chico, CA 95973. TEN TWENTY-ONE ADVENTURES LLC 3009 W. Sacramento Avenue Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Signed: JOSHUA ANDERS, PRESIDENT Dated: May 11, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000642 Published: May 19,26, June 2,9, 2016
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as
ST. THERESE CHURCH at 387 E. 8th Avenue Chico, CA 95926. SOCIETY OF PIUS X 11485 N. Farley Rd. Platte City, MO 64079. This business is conducted by a Corporation. Signed: JOHN BRUCCIANI, SECRETARY/TREASURER Dated: April 15, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000507 Published: May 26, June 2,9,16, 2016
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CARPET RESTORATION CO. at 660 Manzanita Ct #1 Chico, CA 95926. CARPET RESTORATION COMPANY 1659 Hooker Oak Ave. Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by a Corporation. Signed: GERALD VALENTE JR., SHAREHOLDER Dated: April 28, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000584 Published: May 26, June 2,9,16, 2016
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as BUTTE CREEK BIKES at 7 Three Sevens Lane Chico, CA 95928. JASON PETERS 976 Honey Run Rd Chico, CA 95928. ROBERT PETERS 1010 Honey Run Rd Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by a Limited Partnership. Signed: ROBERT PETERS Dated: May 13, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000658 Published: May 26, June 2,9,16, 2016
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as GREER POOL AND SPA SERVICE at 5 Moraga Dr Chico, CA 95926. JOSEPH ANTHONY ALLEN 5 Moraga Dr Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: JOEY ALLEN Dated: May 13, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000662 Published: May 26, June 2,9,16, 2016
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as STUDIO 641 H at 641 Nord Ave Ste H Chico, CA 95926. DANIEL LEE BEEBE 1468 Manzanita Ave Unit 1 Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: DANIEL BEEBE Dated: May 19, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000676 Published: May 26, June 2,9,16, 2016
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as ECO TREE SERVICE at 107 Eden Canyon Rd Berry Creek, CA 95916. KLYDE WILLIAM CHIVRELL 582 Eden Canyon Rd Berry Creek, CA 95916.
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This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: KLYDE CHIVRELL Dated: April 20, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000543 Published: May 26, June 2,9,16, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CHICO DRILLING at 35 Jessica Way Cohasset, CA 95973. CHICO CONSTRUCTION INC 35 Jessica Way Cohasset, CA 95973. This business is conducted by a Corporation. Signed: BOEGE LINGEMANN, PRESIDENT Dated: May 5, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000622 Published: May 26, June 2,9.16. 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as ALL N 1 CELLULAR at 240 West East Avenue Suite B Chico, CA 95926. DAVID AFSHARZADEH 3027 Monticello Lane #C Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: DAVID AFSHARZADEH Dated: May 23, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000687 Published: May 26, June 2,9,16, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as MANUFACTURER CONTRACT BUYING, MCB at 6 Williamsburg Lane Chico, CA 95926. RESTAURANT BUYING GROUP 6 Williamsburg Lane Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by a Corporation. Signed: ANGELA MULLINS, SECRETARY Dated: May 12, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000653 Published: June 2,9,16,23, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as HEROES CORNER at 1380 East Ave. #116 Chico, CA 95926. MAXFIELD CONNERLY BENTON 1301 Sheridan Ave. Apt. 87 Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: MAXFIELD BENTON Dated: May 11, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000646 Published: June 2,9,16,23, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as THUNDER VOLLEYBALL CAMPS at 4 Chads Place Chico, CA 95928. CHARLES LEE ROY JOHNSON JR 4 Chads Place Chico, CA 95928. MOLLY CANE LEX 4 Chads Place Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by a Joint Venture. Signed: MOLLY LEX Dated: May 12, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000650 Published: June 2,9,16,23, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CHICO GARAGE DOORS at
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1080 E Lassen Ave. Apt. 78 Chico, CA 95973. JACOB JOHN ARMINTROUT 1080 E Lassen Ave. Apt. 78 Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: JACOB JOH ARMINTROUT Dated: May 26, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000709 Published: June 2,9,16,23, 2016
NOTICES NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE NANCY J. SHIRD aka NANCY JO-ANN SHIRD To all heirs and beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: NANCY J. SHIRD aka NANCY JO-ANN SHIRD A Petition for Probate has been filed by: TROY V. BRADFORD in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte. The Petition for Probate requests that: TROY V. BRADFORD be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: June 14, 2016 Time: 9:00a.m. Dept: C-18 Address of the court: Superior Court of California County of Butte 1775 Concord Ave. Chico, CA 95926. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or contingent creditor of the 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.
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Attorney for petitioner: RAOUL J. LECLERC P.O. Drawer 111, Oroville, CA 95965 (530) 533-5661 Case Number: 16PR00126 Published: May 19,26, June 2, 2016
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE KENNETH ALLEN PEARSON, aka KENNETH ALLAN 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 KENNETH ALLAN PEARSON, aka KEN PEARSON A Petition for Probate has been filed by: DOUGLAS E. HARELSON in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte. The Petition for Probate requests that: DOUGLAS E. HARELSON be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: June 7, 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
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form is available from the court clerk. Petitioner: DOUGLAS E. HARELSON 147 Meadow View Rd., Orinda, CA 94563 Case Number: 16PR00078 Published: May 19,26, June 2, 2016
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE BERLE G. BLEHM To all heirs and beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: BERLE G. BLEHM A Petition for Probate has been filed by: DIANE WILKERSON in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte. The Petition for Probate requests that: DIANE WILKERSON 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: June 28, 2016 Time: 9:00a.m. Dept: C-18 Address of the court: Superior Court of California County of Butte 1775 Concord Ave. Chico, CA 95926. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or contingent creditor of the 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:
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RAOUL J. LECLERC P.O. Drawer 111, Oroville, CA 95965 (530) 533-5661 Case Number: 16PR00141 Published: May 26, June 2,9, 2016
NOTICE OF LIEN SALE Pursuant to CA Business Code 21700, in lieu of rents due. The following units contain clothes, furniture, boxes, etc. ROCKY BEASLEY: Unit #011cc (4x5) STEVEN HAKALA: Unit #236ss (6x10) Contents to be sold to the highest bidder on: June 11, 2016 Beginning at 12:00pm Sale to be held at: 65 Heritage Lane Chico, CA 95926. Published: May 26, June 2, 2016
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner MEGAN FLANAGAN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: BENTLEY JAMES SANTOS Proposed name: BENTLEY JAMES FLANAGAN THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: June 24, 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 29, 2016 Case Number: 16CV00179 Published: May 12,19,26, June 2, 2016
SUMMONS SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: DEBRA JEAN DAVIS 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
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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. (530) 343-0100 Dated: October 29, 2015 Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Case Number: 165256 Published: May 12,19,26, June 2, 2016 SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: JASON L. WALLS; DOES 1-10 YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: KALI S. GRECH DBA GREEN STREET LAW GROUP NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There 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 Ave. Chico, CA 95928 The name, address and
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telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: M. BROOKS HOUGHTON SBN 042050 JOSEPH L. SELBY - SBN 249546 2607 Forest Ave., Suite 130 Chico, CA 95928 (530) 343-0100 Dated: August 17, 2015 Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Case Number: 164694 Published: June 2,9,16,23, 2016 SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: DANIEL C. BAUGH BAYLESS B. BAUGH; DENNIS A. JOHANSEN; T.E. MECHEN aka T. E. MECHEM; HELENE A. MECHEN aka HELENE A. MECHEM; LAWRENCE KENT BROWN, Surviving Trustee of the Kent King Brown Survivors Trust established under The Kent King Brown and Dorothy Jane Brown 1993 Trust:; MANUEL F. MATEUS; JUILETTE MATEUS, aka JULIETTE MATEUS; PHILIP R. PEARL; BONNIE P. PEARL; WILLIAM JENKINS; JAMES FOWLER; EVELYN C. FOWLER; ROBERT S. LEFFLER; RITA M. LEFFLER; MARY SIMMONS, CAROLE ALLISON STONE AND PATRICIA LOUISE VON FLOWTOW, Trustees of the Alfred J. Puetz Living Trust dated February 2, 1990; DANIEL C. BAUGH believed to be deceased, and the testate and intestate successors of DANIEL C. BAUGH and all persons claiming by, through or under such person; BAYLESS B. BAUGH believed to be deceased, and the testate and intestate successors of BAYLESS B. BAUGH all persons claiming by, through or under such person; T.E. MECHEN, aka T.E. MECHEM believed to be deceased, and the testate and intestate successors of T.E. MECHEN, aka T.E.MECHEM and all Persons claiming by, through or under such person; MANUEL F. MATEUS believed to be deceased, and the testate and intestate successors of MANUEL F. MATEUS and all persons claiming by, through or under such person; JAMES FOWLER believed to be deceased, and the testate and intestate successors of JAMES FOWLER and all persons claiming by, through or under such person ; EVELYN C. FOWLER believed to be deceased, and the testate and intestate successors of EVELYN C. FOWLER and all persons claiming by, through or under such person; ROBERT S. LEFFLER believed to be deceased, and the testate and intestate successors of ROBERT S. LEFFLER and all persons claiming by, through or under such person; and all persons unknown, cliaming any legal or equitable right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the property described in the Complaint adverse to plaintiff’s title, or any cloud on plaintiff’s title thereto, and DOES 1 THROUGH 10, INCLUSIVE 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 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
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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 This action affects title to specific real property identified in the pleading as situated in the Unincorporated Area, County of Butte, California, and is more particularly described as: PARCEL ONE: THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 34 AND ALL THAT PORTION OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 35 LYING WEST OF THE WESTERLY LINE OF THAT PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED IN THAT CERTAIN DEED FROM JAMES G. NISBET, ET UX, TO GUY C. EARL, ET UX, DATED MAY 25, 1917 AND RECORDED MAY 29, 1917 IN BOOK 163 OF DEEDS, AT PAGE 241, RECORDS OF BUTTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST, M.D. B. & M. EXCEPTING THEREFROM ALL THAT PORTION LYING WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PARCEL OF LAND: A PORTION OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 35, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST, M.D.B. & M., SAID PORTION BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 35, FROM WHICH POINT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER BEARS SOUTH 89°04’32” WEST, 1411.96 FEET; THENCE FROM SAID APOINT OF BEGINNING, NORTH 07°31’47” WEST, 175.72 FEET; THENCE NORTH 23°34’49” WEST, 1220.98 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 35; THENCE ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, NORTH 89°38’17” EAST, 759.54 FEEET TO THE WESTERLY LINE OF THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED IN THE DEED FROM JAMES G. NISBET, ET UX, TO GUY C. EARL, ET UX, DATED MAY 25, 1917 AND RECORDED MAY 29, 1917, IN BOOK 163 OF DEEDS, AT PAGE 241, RECORDS OF BUTTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; THENCE LEAVING SAID NORTH LINE, ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF LAND SO CONVEYED, SOUTH 13°14’19” EAST, 1324.33 FEEET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 35; THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE, SOUTH 89°04’32” WEST, 551.41 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. AP NO’S. 041-370-045; 041-390-024 PARCEL TWO: THE SOUTH HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER AND THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST, M.D.B. & M. APN NO’S. 041-370-044 Published: June 2,9,16,23, 2016
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We had the unhappy task of attending the memorial service for Richard Moore, our good friend, Realtor, musician, teacher, and former Troggs band member. Remember the song, “Wild Thing”? It was a number one hit on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean for the Troggs in the late ‘60’s. Richard was lead guitar player for the Troggs and toured with them for seven years. Lucky for us, Richard and his wife of 40 years, Louise, chose to move to the North State seven years ago, after living in Santa Barbara for 27 years. They bought a rental house in Chico in 2002, seven years before moving here. I only got to know Richard over the last three years or so, but I’m happy to say I got to play music with him several times during our friendship, and work with him in real estate. He was a great friend and Realtor. I stuck my neck out two years ago December, and called Richard with a last-minute request to play
“Blue Christmas” with me at the Association of Realtors’ final Multiple Listing meeting of the year, as a Christmas surprise. “I’m in,” said Richard. “It’s a great Association of Realtors, and I’d love to give what I can.” He played a beautiful slide guitar solo, though it was 8:30 in the morning and he had a late night gig the night before. Afterward, in the throes of excitement, I said, “Hey we should put together the Realtors’ band. We could name ourselves something like, ‘Richard Moore and his Agents of Soul’?” Richard gulped coffee, trying to overcome sleep deprivation, and said, “How ‘bout ‘Doug Love and his Short Notice’?” We miss you, Richard.
Provided by doug Love, Sales Manager at Century 21 Jeffries Lydon. email escrowgo@aol.com, or call 530-680-0817.
2171 Mulberry St. • ChiCo 2bd/1ba 1,395 Sq. Ft. Home Built in 1910. This home has character! The front porch is classic and just calling for someone to install a porch swing to enjoy. There are high ceilings, some wood flooring, a separate dining room, a wood burning fireplace in the family room, inside laundry/pantry room off kitchen, a nice size bathroom, and a great backyard complete with a shop/shed. This property was put on city sewer in 2009. The range, water heater, and furnace are gas. There is central HVAC and ceiling fans to help keep cool in the summer and warm in the winter. Some windows are dual pane. There is a pond and a chicken coop in the back yard and the shop/shed has electricity.
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$559,999 $544,999 $536,999 $487,500 $455,000 $435,000 $410,000 $390,000 $385,000 $378,091 $372,000
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Homes Sold Last Week ADDRESS
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$695,000
$67,500
1789 Estates Way 2 Bel Aire Cir 15 Sparrow Hawk Ln 628 Salem St 17 Catalina Point Rd 12 Skymountain Cir 253 Idyllwild Cir 196 Estates Dr 3007 Boston Dr 2620 Cactus Ave 1621 W Sacramento Ave
coming soon!
4 Bed, 2 Bath, 1550 sq’ Fresh paint inside and out. Priced to sell!
Great location in Orland with a large house with a pool, shop, and g in manzanilla olive orchard. pend 20 beautiful acres!
In-law unit, shop, barn updated home all on an acre park like setting.
time Home Buyer
Kim Finlan
New Orchard Listing!
Super charming close to Park
Cell 530.519.6333 • emmettjacobi.com
Sponsored by Century 21 Jeffries Lydon ADDRESS
TOWN
PRICE
BR/BA
SQ. FT.
1697 Park View Ln 1275 Banning Park Dr 7 Firefly Ct 855 Jacobs Ct 1427 Manchester Rd 2001 Oak Park Ave 2834 North Ave 1372 Bidwell Ave 1172 Valley Oak Dr 38 N Valley Ct 36 Parkhurst St
Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico
$370,000 $365,000 $340,000 $332,000 $321,500 $300,000 $289,500 $286,500 $275,000 $271,000 $270,000
3/2 3/2 3/2 4/2 3/3 3/3 3/2 3/1 3/2 3/2 3/2
1,729 1,821 1,833 1,840 1,885 1,968 1,489 1,119 1,388 1,357 1,324
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The following houses were sold in Butte County by real estate agents or private parties during the week of May 16, 2016 – May 20, 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
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PRICE
BR/BA
ADDRESS
TOWN
PRICE
BR/BA
SQ. FT.
1709 Citrus Ave
Chico
$265,000
3/1
1,194
1910 W Sacramento Ave
Chico
$120,000
3/3
2,147
962 Karen Dr
Chico
$260,000
3/2
1,175
844 El Dorado St
Chico
$85,000
4/2
1,162
1157 Lawton Dr
Chico
$255,000
4/2
1,825
4445 Woodrose Dr
Oroville
$465,000
4/2
2,995
2763 Ceres Ave
Chico
$241,000
3/2
1,170
11 Manzanella Ct
Oroville
$438,000
4/4
3,582
2718 San Jose St
Chico
$240,000
3/2
1,020
3923 Olive Hwy
Oroville
$269,000
3/2
1,762
1355 Palm Ave
Chico
$230,000
2/1
927
76 Eagle Vista Dr
Oroville
$267,000
3/2
2,292
975 Ohio St
Chico
$223,500
3/2
1,152
5250 Country Club Dr
Paradise
$311,500
3/2
1,997
107 Macdonald Ave
Chico
$202,000
3/1
1,126
928 Thomasson Ln
Paradise
$280,000
2/3
1,870
1187 East Ave
Chico
$190,000
3/2
1,104
5841 Sawmill Rd
Paradise
$274,000
3/3
1,839
3245 Hudson Ave
Chico
$187,500
5/3
2,245
1614 Gate Ln
Paradise
$264,500
3/2
1,554
1029 Poppy St
Chico
$171,500
2/1
786
6267 Sawmill Rd
Paradise
$255,000
2/2
1,447
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CITY
PRICE
AGENT
ADDRESS
CITY
PRICE
AGENT
6356 Amherst WY
MAGA
2/2
1,296
$118,500
Rhonda Maehl
1208 W 8th AV
CHIC
5/2
2,200
$319,000
Dan Bosch
14722 Bridgeport CR
MAGA
3/2
1,344
$125,000
Rhonda Maehl
2171 Mulberry ST
CHIC
2/1
1,395
$215,000
Carolyn Fejes
1650 Log Cabin LN
PARA
2/2
960
$139,000
Heidi Wright
16330 Rattlesnake Ridge
FORANCH
3/2
2,070
$397,500
Laffins Team
1564 Hemlock LN
PARA
2/1
1,044
$149,000
Nikki Sanders
1477 Flag Creek RD
OROV
3/2
1,250
$795,000
Depa Team
6212 Kilgord CT
MAGA
3/2
1,920
$169,900
Rhonda Maehl
24865 Ellis ST
LMOL
3/2
1,624
$349,000
Vickie Miller
14519 Carnegie RD
MAGA
2/2
1,257
$176,000
Jamie McDaniel
1771 Del Rita LN
DURH
3/3
2,292
$389,900
Laffins Team
1486 Terry LN
PARA
4/2
2,176
$185,000
Julie Rolls
2202 Robailey DR
CHIC
3/2
1,611
$319,500
Mark Chrisco
555 Vallombrosa AV #66
CHIC
2/2
902
$187,000
Kandice Rickson
2351 E 8th ST
CHIC
4/3
2,110
$489,000
Laffins Team
14823 Klamath CT
MAGA
3/2
1,641
$189,000
Brian Voigt
50 Hampshire DR
CHIC
3/3
1,347
$269,000
Mark Chrisco
1043 Central Park DR
PARA
3/1
1,413
$194,999
Brian Voigt
6 Hillsboro CR
CHIC
3/2
1,456
$305,000
Depa Team
5995 Peck LN
PARA
3/2
1,088
$212,500
Julie Rolls
773 Skyway AV
CHIC
4/3
2,222
$459,000
Dan Bosch
1630 Arcadian AV
CHIC
3/3
1,283
$214,900
Julie Rolls
1402 Davis ST
CHIC
2/3
1,605
$239,000
Laffins Team
5785 Deanna WY
PARA
2/2
1,341
$225,000
Rhonda Maehl
2744 Akard AV
RDNG
Res. Income
$2,650,000
Depa Team
1484 Bille RD
PARA
3/2
1,806
$229,500
Annette Gale
1208 W 8th AV
CHIC
Res. Income
$319,000
Dan Bosch
5490 Filbert ST
PARA
3/2
1,732
$239,900
Heidi Wright
12 Ralland CR
CHIC
Res. Income
$349,500
Depa Team
5520 Clark RD
PARA
COM
1,506
$269,000
Rhonda Maehl
1195 Warner ST
CHIC
Res. Income
$295,900
Dan Bosch
1877 Norwood DR
PARA
3/2
2,328
$286,750
Brian Voigt
0 8th Street
ARTO
Land
$40,000
Vickie Miller
718 Winding WY
PARA
3/2
1,577
$289,500
Christina Souther
0 Eight ST
ARTO
Land
$35,000
Vickie Miller
1361 Peaceful Oaks LN
PARA
3/2
2,000
$364,500
Brian Voigt
0 E Chapman ST
ORLA
Land
$35,000
Bob Contreres
5844 Kibler RD
PARA
4/3
2,592
$399,000
Susan Doyle
0 Sky CT
CHIC
Land
$53,000
Bob Contreres
5061 & 5037 Pentz RD
PARA
4/4
4,895
$415,000
Heidi Wright
40271 State Hwy 172
MILL CREEK Bus. Opp.
$649,990
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