C 2016 06 09

CHICO’S FREE NEWS & ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY VOLUME 39, ISSUE 41

THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2016 WWW.NEWSREVIEW.COM

o c i CFEhELS THE

N R BE

8 ON THE TARMAC

WITH TRUMP

12 YOU’RE GETTING

VERY SLEEPY...

20 HAIL TO PROG

EVERYDAY HEROICS: OVERCOMING LOSS AND DISEASE year old “Janice” declared all the challenges of 76 her past seemed small in comparison to what she currently faced: She had lost her husband just a few

VISIT OUR

Showroom!

Despite the challenges, Janice kept talking in therapy week after week. Together, we would sit in her home and discuss her fears related to cancer, the impact and consequences of her husband passing and her concerns for her own future. I remember sitting in amazement at her courage as she wrestled to come to terms with her present struggles and find the strength to move forward day by day. Sometimes it was just hour by hour.

We sat together on a day after chemo had ended and surgery had been completed. She reported that the doctors had a lot of hope that she would make a full recovery. Her finances are still tight but she has set up resources so she can manage. Janice continues to miss her husband every day and admits that in a way, she knows he is there with her. When I asked her what gives her the strength to carry on and work through the physical, financial and mental health stresses she faced, Janice replied, “It is what my husband would want me to do.” But after some thought, she added, “It is what I have to do.”

months prior to starting counseling. With the loss of her partner’s income, her finances were an ongoing source of stress and strain that had consequences from what she ate to where she lived. About the same time, Janice was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer.

At the start of therapy, Janice was just beginning chemotherapy to shrink tumors in preparation for a double mastectomy. Eventually, Janice had only a baseball cap to cover her head because all her hair had fallen out, and her lack of energy prevented getting dressed in much more than pajamas. She kept close contact with her friends and received “lots of support,” but admitted that she was lonely and scared “even when other people are around” because they were not her husband. She shared that she often felt nauseous but she didn’t know if that was because of the chemo treatments, ongoing financial stress, missing her husband or all three.

Identifying information has been changed to protect the identity of the client

FACTS ABOUT OLDER ADULTS AND AGING • Depression is not a normal part of aging • Doctors and older adults may dismiss depression symptoms as normal responses to events such as the loss of a loved one or chronic disease. This belief can prevent adequate treatment.

• Most older adults improve on their depression with treatment.

• If you are concerned about a loved one being depressed, offer to go with him or her to see a health care provider to be diagnosed and treated.

- Centers for Disease Control (2012)

For information on the recognition and treatment of mental health issues for older adults contact Passages at 898-6191

2

CN&R

june 9, 2016

898-6191

Fine Quality Outdoor Furniture COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL · SALES, SERVICE & REPAIRS 13600 HWY 99 W · CHICO · 891–4032 · MON THRU SAT 10AM–6PM

CN&R

INSIDE

help reduce stress & pain

Vol. 39, Issue 41 • June 9, 2016 OPINION

4

Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Guest Comment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Second & Flume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Streetalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 4 5 5 7

NEWSLINES

12

Appointment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Weekly Dose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

GREENWAYS

14

Eco Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS

unaffiliated, non-sectarian

15

15 Minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 The Goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

COVER STORY

16

ARTS & CULTURE

20

Music feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 This Week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Fine arts listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Nightlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Reel World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Chow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 In The Mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Arts DEVO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Brezsny’s Astrology . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

REAL ESTATE

Our Mission: To publish great newspapers that are successful and enduring. To create a quality work environment that encourages employees to grow professionally while respecting personal welfare. To have a positive impact on our communities and make them better places to live.

Editor Melissa Daugherty Managing Editor Meredith J. Cooper Arts Editor Jason Cassidy Asst. News/Healthlines Editor Howard Hardee Staff Writer Ken Smith Contributors Alastair Bland, Michelle Camy, Vic Cantu, Matthew Craggs, Whitney Garcia, Bob Grimm, Miles Jordan, Mark Lore, Conrad Nystrom, Ryan J. Prado, Juan-Carlos Selznick, Robert Speer, Allan Stellar, Daniel Taylor, Emily Teague, Evan Tuchinsky, Carey Wilson Interns John Domogma, Mason Masis Managing Art Director Tina Flynn Editorial Designer Sandy Peters Marketing/Publications Manager Serene Lusano Marketing/Publications Designer Sarah Hansel Production Coordinator Skyler Smith Designer Kyle Shine Director of Sales and Advertising Jamie DeGarmo Advertising Services Coordinator Ruth Alderson Senior Advertising Consultants Brian Corbit, Laura Golino Advertising Consultants Jenni Lee, Faith de Leon Distribution Director Greg Erwin Distribution Manager Mark Schuttenberg Distribution Staff Ken Gates, Bob Meads, Pat Rogers, Mara Schultz, Larry Smith, Lisa Torres, Placido Torres, Jeff Traficante, Bill Unger, Lisa Van Der Maelen

Growing Chico for over 100 Years

510 esplanade

(Opposite Bidwell Mansion)

7655 skyway, paradise 530.433.6325 www.pMcfe.coM

21

CLASSIFIEDS

14

• All OrgAnic POtting SOil-1.5 cu. ft. • WAterhOld cOcOblend POtting SOil-2 cu. ft.

Mon-fri. 2 sessions a day 12-1p, 5-6p • $5 a session

8

Downstroke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Sifter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

HEALTHLINES

Paradise Meditation Center for Everyone

35 37

ON THE COVER: PHOTO OF BERNIE SANDERS BY KEN SMITH

President/CEO Jeff VonKaenel Director of Nuts & Bolts Deborah Redmond Human Resources Manager David Stogner Marketing/Promotions/Facilities Manager Will Niespodzinski Executive Coordinator Jessica Takehara Business Manager Nicole Jackson Accounts Receivable Specialist Kortnee Angel Sweetdeals Coordinator Courtney DeShields Nuts & Bolts Ninja Christina Wukmir Senior Support Tech Joe Kakacek Developer John Bisignano System Support Specialist Kalin Jenkins

342–7661

NO.

It Is A Complete sentenCe

Serving Butte, Glenn & Tehama Counties

342-RAPE

24 hr. hotline (Collect Calls Accepted) www.rapecrisis.org

Acupuncture

Chinese Herbs & Massage Pain Management, Weight Loss, Digestive Issues & Allergies

Jennifer Conlin L.Ac. Most insurance accepted Massage available

N&R Publications Editor Michelle Carl N&R Publications Managing Editor Shannon Springmeyer N&R Publications Writers Kate Gonzales, Anne Stokes 353 E. Second Street, Chico, CA 95928 Phone (530) 894-2300 Fax (530) 892-1111 Website www.newsreview.com Got a News Tip? (530) 894-2300, ext 2224 or chiconewstips@newsreview.com Calendar Events cnrcalendar@newsreview.com Calendar Questions (530) 894-2300, ext. 2225 Want to Advertise? Fax (530) 892-1111 or cnradinfo@newsreview.com Classifieds (530) 894-2300, press 2 or classifieds@newsreview.com Job Opportunities jobs@newsreview.com Want to Subscribe to CN&R? chisubs@newsreview.com Editorial Policies: Opinions expressed in CN&R are those of the authors and not of Chico Community Publishing, Inc. Contact the editor for permissions to reprint articles, cartoons, or other portions of the paper.

CN&R is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts or review materials.

Email letters to cnrletters@newsreview.com. All letters received become the property of the publisher. We reserve the right to print letters in condensed form and to edit them for libel.

Advertising Policies: All advertising is subject to the newspaper’s Standards of Acceptance. The advertiser and not the newspaper assumes the responsibility for the truthful content of their advertising message.

CN&R is printed at Bay Area News Group on recycled newsprint.

Circulation of CN&R is verified by the Circulation Verification Council.

CN&R is a member of Chico Chamber of Commerce, Oroville Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Chico Business Association, CNPA, AAN and AWN. Circulation 40,000 copies distributed free weekly.

1209 Esplanade Ste 1 (corner of West 2nd Ave) 530.342.2895 • AmericanChi.net Tues & Wed 1pm-5pm • Fri 9am-2pm

A CAREER IN COSMETOLOGY IN LESS THAN 42 WEEKS

You can graduate debt ee!

Summer and Fall Schedules Available LIMITED ENROLLMENT. MANICURING & ESTHETICS PROGRAMS CROSSOVER BARBERING PROGRAM COMING SOON Financial aid available for those who qualify thru Butte College CALL TODAY 530.343.4201

1356 Longfellow Ave. • Chico • Affiliated with Butte Community College

JUNE 9, 2016

CN&R

3

Send guest comments, 340 words maximum, to gc@newsreview.com or to 353 e. Second St., Chico, CA 95928. Please include photo & short bio.

A broader plan The Butte County Association of Governments wants to codify both

growth and conservation over a geographically diverse area—for 50 years, no less—in a single document. It’s a massive task, and a thankless one.

As detailed in the CN&R’s last issue (“Slow go,” Newslines, by Evan Tuchinsky), the Butte Regional Conservation Plan has drawn critiques from business, agricultural and environmental interests. This, despite 50 meetings and workshops over eight years.

The BRCP’s public comment period ended yesterday (June 8). Now BCAG has to decide how to handle its barrage of input.

The Chico Chamber of Commerce essentially wants BCAG to take a do-over, recommending an outside facilitator—i.e., consultant—moderate talks between dissatisfied parties. Foremost on this list is the Butte County Farm Bureau, representing growers and ranchers who’d just as soon see the plan die on the vine than thrive in any form close to the current incarnation.

Taking a big step backward, thereby adding at least a year and six figures to the process, strikes us as imprudent. So, too, does throwing out the baby with the bathwater.

BCAG pitches the BRCP as a tool for streamlining development by consolidating local, state and federal permitting, with the added benefit of a state- and federally approved plan for habitat preservation. That’s a worthy aim, but we propose taking it one step further.

Think of the BRCP not just as a regional conservation plan, but as a resource conservation plan.

Since agriculture drives Butte County’s economy, ag land clearly is a Butte County resource. Treat it as such. Include it in the BRCP. Set acreage protections. Delineate boundaries, in the vein of the Greenline.

Moreover, rather than bind land in perpetuity, allow for wildlife easements under the Williamson Act, which represents a firm commitment with an escape clause (albeit complex and costly).

With a broader plan, BCAG can not only bring everyone to the table but also allow the stakeholders to leave satisfied. □

Free speech and teeth-gritting will be limited if legislation combating boycott, M divestment and sanctions (BDS) of Israel is passed.

embers of a local group fear freedom of speech

They may be right: The question will probably be settled in court. If Nazis can march, then this group can certainly continue to wage its campaign of misinformation about Israel.

But know the beast for what it is: BDS is rooted in prejudice and hatred, masquerading as “human rights.” David Duke of the Ku Klux Klan expresses his appreciation of by Michael Mulcahy and support for BDS; it fits The author is a local U.S. State Department and EU artist, building definitions of racism; and in contractor and Spain, no friend of the Jews antiquarian book since the 15th century, a court dealer. has declared a municipal BDS campaign discriminatory and unconstitutional.

BDS supporters have harassed and threatened Jewish students and pro-Israel speakers throughout the U.S., engaging in what can only be termed

4

CN&R

June 9, 2016

“macro-aggression.” The movement has roots that predate Israel’s founding by decades. “Don’t buy from the Jews” was promulgated by the fascist Mufti of Jerusalem during the 1920s, leading directly to massacres of Jews within the British Mandate for Palestine.

The founder of today’s version, Omar Barghouti, states that his goal is “to end Israel’s existence as a Jewish state.” Oddly, the Palestinian Authority, the “moderate” terror group Israel has to cooperate with, is against BDS. Perhaps this is due to its net effect: the loss of good jobs (unlike America, with benefits!) in Judea and Samaria. This is the Middle East, where reality is more complex than what can fit on a picket sign.

Israel is an island of sanity, a liberal Western democracy surrounded by tribalism and terror: Hamas, Hezbollah, ISIS, al-Qaida, with Iran about to go nuclear. OK, demonize the one Jewish state in the world, but don’t be such a hypocrite—tear out your drip irrigation, don’t use a cellphone, get rid of your Pentium chip computer, don’t build a desalination plant; these are all the fruits of Israeli technology.

Thankfully, I live in America, where our freedom of speech can lead to gritting your teeth and bearing it. □

Trump vs. the media As the CN&R learned first-hand this past week, Donald Trump despises

the media. At least once during his speech in Redding, he called journalists “sleazy,” and he tossed around the term “dishonest” in reference to the media half a dozen times. The reporters his camp granted press passes to were required to remain in a fenced-in area with no water, shade or toilets in 104 degree heat.

His distaste for the media that day was palpable.

But we’re used to that, to a degree. We wouldn’t be good journalists if everyone loved us. It only takes a short time in this business to develop thick skin. That’s especially important when it comes to politics. And it’s a lesson Trump needs to learn. After all, the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution—we’ll repeat that, the First Amendment—grants us freedom of the press for the very purpose of keeping our government and politicians in check.

But Trump doesn’t like being questioned. He chaffs when reporters fact-check his falsehoods and question his anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant, anti-woman rhetoric. (There are probably a few antis in there that we left out. Fill in the blank.) Trump is convinced that the media are out to get him and that they print malicious lies about him, telling only one side of the story. In February, he even threatened to “open up the libel laws” to make it easier to sue journalists and news outlets.

Of course, should Trump become president, it won’t be as easy as putting pen to paper to loosen libel laws. But his determination to do so, to silence the press whose job it is to keep him and the rest of our government honest, is very scary indeed. And it makes us wonder what other freedoms he might be willing to cast aside because they don’t serve him. □

LETTERS Send email to cnrletters@newsreview.com

Purchase in June, use anytime

Barking up the GOP

SECOND & FLUME

by Melissa Daugherty m e l i s s a d @ n e w s r e v i e w. c o m

Mourning time See you at the Bernie Sanders rally! That’s pretty much how I ended my column last week. And then I got hit with that nasty virus that’s going around. It starts with a sore throat and morphs into head and body aches, laryngitis, coughing and runny nose. I spent all of last Thursday, the day Sanders touched down in Chico, at home in bed.

Meanwhile, every member of CN&R’s editorial staff, including our interns, made their way to the big event. Former intern and longtime contributor Vic Cantu pitched in, too. A few of my colleagues shot me text messages, filling me in on the action. One of them, Assistant News Editor Howard Hardee, sent me a message the next day that pretty well summed things up. He felt badly, he said, that I’d missed my “equivalent to the Super Bowl.” That sounds about right.

As if to rub salt in my wound, later that evening I received a phone call from the Sanders campaign asking for my support in the primary. When I told the caller I’d planned to vote for him, she asked about others in my household and my life. I have to hand it to Sanders; his folks have a knack for being aggressive, yet not off-putting.

On Saturday morning, as I continued to take it easy, I heard my husband open the door after a loud knock. It was a Sanders campaign volunteer named Justin canvassing my ’hood. I hadn’t heard a peep from Hillary Clinton’s camp. Maybe the Vermont senator could actually pull off a win, I thought.

And then came Monday, the day before the primary. That’s when The Associated Press, in a rush to be first, crowned Clinton the Democratic Party’s “presumptive nominee.” From my perspective, it was an irresponsible call considering the timing and the fact that it relied on superdelegates, elite party insiders who can vote as they please at the Democratic National Convention in July. (We’ll never know if and how that may have affected voter turnout.)

Tuesday, election day, resulted in a letdown for the Sanders campaign. Alas, it wasn’t meant to be. Shortly before this newspaper’s deadline and just five days since his appearance in Chico, Sanders, trailing Clinton significantly, thanked his volunteers and supporters, tallied his primary and caucus wins, and vowed to move forward with his campaign’s political revolution. He also pledged to fight for every delegate in the last primary next Tuesday in the nation’s capital.

In other words, no concession from Sen. Sanders despite Clinton’s pulling further ahead in pledged delegates. She didn’t get enough of them to clinch the nomination without the vote of the superdelegates at the DNC Convention, but she’d been crowned the “presumptive nominee” irrespectively. She’s the first woman in history to achieve that from a major party.

Here in Butte County, voters overwhelmingly supported Sanders over Clinton (58 percent to 39 percent). Seeing the nomination slip through his grasp is like a punch to the gut for his followers. So, now what? I suspect a mourning period is in order for all of them, yours truly included.

Melissa Daugherty is editor of the CN&R

5 TREATMENTS FOR $65

“Make America great again” barks the snake oil salesman Donald Trump.

Wouldn’t it be a “great America” if we all could inherit a million dollars from dear old Dad? Does Trump want to return to the days when we had a president with a 60 percent approval rating at this point in his second term in office, aka Bill Clinton? Or does Trump prefer the “great America” under Ronald Reagan with his 48 percent approval rating using the same criteria? Or is Trump satisfied with President Obama’s current 51 percent approval rating?

I’m sure Trump doesn’t want to return to the days of June 2008, when George W. Bush had an approval rating of 28 percent.

Even Doug LaMalfa is a born again Trump man. There are so many local right-wing letter writers that are allergic to the facts. They’re entitled to their hate-filled opinions, but not their vile-filled actuality.

It’s interesting to watch them tepidly transform from coded racial slurs to more misogynistic appellations. Even Thomas Sowell (hardly a regressive liberal) wrote in a recent column that “the GOP establishment, whose betrayal of their supporters created Trump,” contradicts assertions from letter writers looking at the world through the bottom of a glass, and blaming “Trump on the liberal media.”

Ray Estes Chico

Donald Trump is fecally replete.

Don Atkinson Chico

Farewell to the Greatest Goodbye, Muhammad! We respected your Islamic name and learned early to never call ya Cassius. Wish you were here today to speak for people everywhere.

One senses all this stupidity never could have occurred because no Trumpster would have the courage and brains to float even one round with the champ. The joy and hilarity you brought to our families’ lives can never be measured, ever. You’re the only trash talker we actually loved. Many of us fully supported your opposition to the unnecessary violence and racist brutality in foreign and domestic policy. We thought LETTERS c o n t i n u e d

o n pa g e 6

15 - 35

$

$

sliding scale Evening & weekend hours available 1815 Mangrove Avenue, Chico 530.345.5300

www.ChicoCommunityAcupuncture.com

$100 OFF Insurance Deductible on Windshields

$139.95 y e Da Sam e! No ! ic rges v r e S ha en C pt Hidd e acce ce W ran nsu All I aims!

Cl

INSTALLED For Most Vehicles, Some Vehicles Slightly Higher

SAFETY AUTO GLASS 530.891.8988

2961 Hwy 32 Ste 14 Chico, CA 95973

HigH quality yoga. we also offer tai-cHi and qigong classes.

yogacenterofchico.com 342-0100 • 250 Vallombrosa #150 • Next to t-Bar

DOWNTOWN CHICO’S MOST CONVENIENT OIL CHANGE!

LUBE, OIL AND FILTER SPECIAL

$3195 Plus Tax, With This Ad

Includes: Lube, Oil (5 qt.), Filter ✓ Quaker State 5w20 - 5w30 ✓ Fluid Levels ✓ Transmission Fluid ✓ Power Steering Fluid

✓ Brake Fluid ✓ Differential, Transmission Axle ✓ Lights & Wipers ✓ Shocks or Struts ✓ Battery

✓ Air Filter ✓ Brake System ✓ Front End/CV Boots ✓ Belts & Hoses ✓ Tires

or $4.00 OFF other lube, oil & filter packages

FREE Rotation with Coupon

For most U.S. cars, imports, mini vans and light trucks up to 1/2 ton. Expires 9/6/16. Call for appointment.

Servicing Chico & the Surrounding area since 1982

Se habla Español • 6th and Broadway, Chico • 342-8338 Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8-5. Sat 8-12 June 9, 2016

CN&R

5

LETTERS c o n t i n u e d f r o m pa g e 5 you would become ambassador to the United Nations before illness began knocking you out.

It is quite ironic you passed during this time. Imagine “them” even thinking about deporting the poetic one. That might have resurrected and had you again dancing and punching for “our” human rights. Mike Tyson lost his title for being a wife abuser. You, for standing in your corner and refusing to serve a country that was entangled in one of the most painful and disgraceful foreign policy atrocities in recorded history.

Perhaps if there is a demolition of The Esplanade, similar to how you dismantled many opponents, the name of each roundabout can be changed to Ali Avenue.

Because you, just like our “pretty” roadway, will always be the Greatest.

Kenneth Keith Los Molinos

The passing of Muhammad Ali will be a learning experience for millions of Americans. When Cassius Clay announced that he was a Muslim (yes, Mr. Trump, a

Muslim), and changed his name to Muhammad Ali, it was not wellreceived by white America.

Then, in March 1966, Ali said he would refuse to be drafted (“I ain’t got no quarrel with them Viet Cong”), and white America got even angrier.

I was drafted into the U.S. Army a few months later (about 46,000 men were being drafted monthly). My memory is hazy, but I would bet the vast majority of the white guys being drafted didn’t have a good thing to say about Ali. Ali was proved right about the war in Vietnam, and most Americans ended up agreeing with him. All those who spoke out against the war, including Ali, Martin Luther King Jr., Jane Fonda and others, were attacked by our government and much of the media. Since the upheaval of the civil rights era, though, America’s thinking and acceptance of diversity has changed.

America is better off today with Ali and others having challenged the status quo.

Bob Mulholland Chico

Donald Trump is fecally replete.

—don atkinson

No more autos Early morning at Second and Main, conversation over coffee is made difficult by the noise of traffic. On one of the nicest days of the year, in one of the nicest places on the planet, we have to tolerate this stupid mechanical insult to our ears and lungs. The sensible, practical thing would be to eliminate car traffic on Main and Broadway, except for early morning deliveries. Our town should be for us to live in, not for machines.

Here’s the news: The age of the automobile is over, and that is a

good thing. The devastating cost of the automobile in death and suffering, in dumping poisons on a scale unseen in human history—just in this one industry—in the concentration of wealth and political corruption, is not acceptable. There is not one good thing to say about the auto industry as it exists.

In our living spaces, the ill effects of noise, physiologically and psychologically, are wellknown. Breathing exhaust and tire dust is not good. And, if downtown wants to compete with the mall, make it a nicer place to be. Think about it!

by Jack Herer, you will find out that marijuana (hemp) was a crop in America that not only powered cars and farm equipment, but also was used for canvas in the covered wagons and ships that sailed.

We need a big change here in the USA. The government is too big and tells us what we can’t and can do, which is very little. We need to go big. For one, I would like to see hemp grown for food, fuel, clothing, medical and recreational purposes. Until then, we’ll see fracking off the California coast and more people in jail for a plant that can change us for the better.

Nelson Kaiser Chico

Dario Martinez Oroville

Editor’s note: See page 10 for results from the primary election.

The big picture I’m so glad that there are smallminded people and ones that don’t see the big picture. In Butte County, I’m sure people don’t want fracking, but you want gas for your cars and plastics. Oh, and to feel safe, you will vote yes on Measures G and H. If you open your mind and read The Emperor Wears No Clothes

Correction Last week’s Newslines story “Slow go,” by Evan Tuchinsky, incorrectly reported the name of the Butte Regional Conservation Plan.

We apologize for the error, which has been corrected online. —ed.

ATTENTION DOWNTOWN CHICO BUSINESSES:

DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A REPORTER? Want to work on your skills at a real-life newspaper?

Well, you might just be in luck. The CN&R is looking for summer writing interns. Must be a college student and willing to work—we’ll send you out on assignment, not to get us coffee and run errands.

INTERNS WANTED!

Your Guide to All Things Downtown

CHICO’S y a d DOWNTOWN i fr nch lu DIRECTORY us join

for

10 09 10

09 10

09 10

To apply, submit your résumé and at least three writing clips to: CN&R Managing Editor Meredith J. Cooper at meredithc@newsreview.com and include “internship” in the subject line.

09

10

09

13

10 09 10

13

09 10

09 10

09

Filled with complete listings for shopping, dining, and specialty services, this easy-to-carry compact guide helps our community navigate the cultural and business hub of Chico.

10

09

2016/2017 edition hits the stands July 22.

St st Fifth 6 345 We CA 9592 Chico, 1–6328 (530) 89

10 09 10 09 10

To place an ad in the Downtown Directory please contact your CN&Radvertising representative today: 530-894-2300 call Please rvations for rese Lunch idays for Open Fr – 2:30pm 11:30am Hour Happy for us Join 6pm i 4:30– Mon–Fr

CN&R

june 9, 2016

09 10

09 10

09

10

09

10 09 10 09 10 09 10

Want to make sure you are listed? Contact Nicole Romain, DCBA Membership Services Director at 345-6500 or nicole@downtownchico.com 09

10

09

353 E. Second Street, Chico 530-894-2300 www.newsreview.com 6

10 09 10

09 10

09 10

09

TRADITIONAL TO EXOTIC

What’s on your grill?

Asked in downtown Chico

Cleanse your home of negative energy...

Huge variety of tea flavors in stock!

HOUSE of RICE

(530) 893-1794 338 BROADWAY • MON - SAT Annie Fischer I think I’m more of a classic kind of gal. I like burgers and hot dogs. I also like some good roasted vegetables. I had a friend make some grilled asparagus once and it was amazing.

chef

personal injury • dui defense • family law ChiCoLawyers.Com | (530) 898-1111 free consultation

530.588.8486 call for appointment

Thank You Chico!

Advice Information Document Review!

Call now for FREE Initial Consultation.

15

(530) LAW-HELP (529-4357)

Supervising Litigation Attorney

Michael M. Rooney

RooneyLawFirm.com

15

Hair • Wigs • Cosmetics

• Hair Care Products

My favorite thing to put on the grill has to be corn on the cob. It cooks real nice and that’s all you need to do. No butter, nothing, just as-is. It’s fresh.

Luci Aras

The Only Law Firm in 30 Years FREE Voted Best EVER!

student/cook

Carlos Martinez

with the help of

FREE Es s sunwgitlhaasnyover purch$a4se 999

Huge FatHer’s Day sale

100’s of new styles

black Hurricane $49.99 oVer 40 new TeVa sTyLes JUsT arriVed

Okwie Ahiligwo student

Salmon. I am a fish guy, so I like fish more than steak. I’ll take salmon any day on the grill.

Florence Spealt

2175 Baldwin Ave Oroville 95966 (530) 533-7720

$14

99

Step back in time to 1929

BaLcK/whiTe

rest lizabetH

BUrsT reg. $69.99

Bottle opener

saLe $49.99

new arrivals Fashion – sTyLe – comForT

sandals 30-50% off all Jessica simpson summer 100’s of styles to cHoose from take an extra 25% off Jagger-s JamaLLo

Jeanie-s reg.$16.99 sale $10

ryLer

reg.19.99 sale $10

men & women

Hiking

bartender

Street corn, for sure. Grilled corn on the cob, in general, has always been my favorite, but we had it as the special at B Street and then I started to make it at home and it’s my favorite thing to eat.

Kids Vans Ferris Lo Pro

rest bella ii

new arrivals

men’s - women’s - kids

Bi-Plane Flight

Awesome

Father’s Day Gift!

Schooler Flying Co. Call for details (530) 899–0110

aLTiTUde $9999

wesTon $3499

womens $3499 Kids $2599

shaKy-s

eagerr

Heel & sole sHoe

ramPage-04s

708 Mangrove Ave. (in the Safeway Shopping Center) Chico 899-0780 Open 7 Days Mon-Sat 10am-8pm Sun 11am-6pm • We carry nArrOWS & WiDeS Prices good thru 6/30/16, while supplies last June 9, 2016

CN&R

7

NEWSLINES DOWNSTROKE OIL AnD WATeR

Today (June 9), representatives from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Office of Spill Prevention and Response will be on Lake Oroville conducting oil-containment training with members of the Cal Fire-Butte County.

According to Mary Ann Aldrich, Cal Fire public information officer, the training is part of a $30,000 grant from OSPR “to purchase a trailer and the equipment needed to contain an oil spill.” The orientation will include the deployment of a boom—a barrier that floats in the water and would prevent a spill from spreading.

Aldrich explained that the department’s new equipment can be used for any oil spills in water, whether static bodies (like Lake Oroville) or flowing sources such as the Feather River.

FOuRTH OF JuLY FIZZLeS

For the first time in 50 years, the Independence Day celebration at One-Mile Recreation Area in Bidwell Park won’t happen.

Historically, Chicoans have gathered on the Fourth of July for music, games, food, arts and crafts booths and food-eating contests. However, the event is no longer financially viable, according to Ann Willmann, general manager of the Chico Area Recreation and Park District (CARD), one of the event’s sponsors. Each of the sponsoring groups— also including Do It Leisure and Chico Rotary— has undergone significant changes, while fewer people have attended the event itself, she said. Also, the city no longer provides funding.

“When you have responsibility for a tradition, you want to take it seriously, but you can’t do that to the detriment of the groups involved,” Willmann said.

On the tarmac with Trump Feeling uninspired and undignified after his Redding rally

WATcH OuT, MeASuRe A

The Inland Cannabis Farmers’ Association has again held a petition drive to put pot on the local ballot. The group turned in signatures Monday (June 6)—they are currently being counted—for the Medical Cannabis Cultivation & Commerce Initiative 2016 (aka MC3).

According to the initiative summary, MC3 would repeal Measure A, the ordinance passed by popular vote in 2014—and amended via Measure H in this week’s primary— regulating cultivation of medicinal cannabis in Butte County. Then it would amend county code to allow for dispensaries. It also would set rules regarding the cultivation, manufacturing, testing, distribution, transportation and storage of medical marijuana.

“By regulating the commerce in medical cannabis in the same accountable way we do licit products like alcohol and tobacco, we disrupt illicit trade and youth engagement,” ICFA Executive Director Jessica MacKenzie (pictured) said in a release.

8

CN&R

June 9, 2016

T

emperatures were creeping up and over

the 100 degree mark on the tarmac at Redding Municipal Airport last Friday (June 3) as a crowd of thousands eagerly awaited the arrival of Republican presidenstory and tial candidate Donald photo by Trump. Some took refMeredith J. uge under shade tents, Cooper sipping from water m e re d i t h c @ bottles provided by rally n ew srev i ew. c o m staff. Many displayed their patriotism with American flags and other variations of red, white and blue.

And as 1 o’clock approached, the mass swelled in anticipation.

Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World” and “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” by the Rolling Stones played on a loop over the loudspeakers. The latter seemed like a strange choice for a rally, but maybe that’s just me. (Interestingly,

both the Stones and Young have requested that Trump stop playing their songs at his events. Young even offered up the use of “Rockin’ in the Free World” exclusively to Bernie Sanders, who played the song at his Chico rally. Legally, however, as long as the venue has the proper licensing, both tunes are fair game.)

Around 1:15, the loop ended and the theme song from Air Force One came on. The crowd, as if on cue, shifted its collective gaze to the sky. And there he was, the Donald himself, in his personal Boeing 757 many have dubbed “Trump Force One.” The plane did a dramatic flyover, looping around the airstrip and behind a humongous American flag hoisted up by a crane, before landing and finally taxiing to the designated drop-off spot. Trump took the podium around 1:30 p.m., half an hour late. The entire entrance could be described as epic, a grand display of celebrity the likes of

which I have never seen off the silver screen.

We in the press box had already gotten antsy. Upon arrival—by 12:30 at the latest—we were told we could not leave our designated area. I was talking later to a reporter from Washington, D.C., who said the reason was so we wouldn’t have access to voters. Alrighty then. It wouldn’t have been so bad in that box had we been provided with a few simple amenities, like water and toilets. The port-o-potties sat just feet away, outside the barrier. Water was being handed out freely to Trump supporters, but when I asked the woman guarding the gate if we could have some, she said no—they hadn’t set that up for us.

A general lack of shade sent some of us to seek refuge from the blaring sun underneath tables and, during a good portion of the speech, I sat under the stage. It was nearly unbearable.

Trump spoke for about an hour, maybe

Donald Trump speaks to his flock at the Redding Municipal Airport.

longer, and his audience seemed to be excited, though not spirited the way Sanders’ followers had been the night before. At the Sanders rally, there were cheers and chanting, but I felt a sense of emotion in the air that I can only attribute to the positivity of Sanders’ message and the collective engagement and passion of everybody there. I actually fought back tears a few times and wondered, for a moment, if I was being sucked in. Is this all it takes, I thought, to become a follower?

To be completely honest, I hoped I would be inspired by Trump, too. I wanted to feel the intensity, to be awed by his presence, to understand the draw.

But I didn’t. Perhaps I was turned off by his early—and frequent—references to the “biased,” “dishonest” and “sleazy” press. Or maybe it was the heat. Perhaps it was the overall negativity of his speech, which was filled with jabs at Hillary Clinton—and a few at Sanders—along with general badmouthing of his protesters (“thugs”) and anyone else who criticized him.

Trump’s supporters, however, seemed engaged. They cheered often and broke into chants from time to time (“Build the wall! Build the wall!”). He threw around the “L” word a lot, as he’s wont to do, including to a woman early on who passed out due to the heat. “We need a medic over here,” he said. “She’s been here for five hours—some of you have been here for seven or eight hours.

We love you—are you OK?” Then there was the already notorious gaffe, when Trump pointed at a black man in the crowd of white faces and said, “Look at my African American over there. Look at him. Aren’t you the greatest?” (That man turned out to be Gregory Cheadle, a District 1 Republican Congressional candidate who told news outlets later that he is not, in fact, a Trump supporter but he was not offended by his comments.)

By the time I left the tarmac—after Trump boarded his plane to that Air Force One song—I felt I’d gotten a better sense of his campaign and him as a person and potential president. I hadn’t expected to feel as personally affected by the experience as I did. But hiding underneath that stage and begging for a water bottle from a policeman whose job was not to fetch me water felt downright undignified. And his childish name-calling of the press made it pretty clear he wanted us to feel that way. □

Colorful commentary Move the Junkyard levels accusation, City Council approves bright-yellow building downtown Councilman Andrew Coolidge came under fire for his ties Scrap Metal during the council meeting on Tuesday C(Juneityto Chico 7). And he, in turn, dressed down city employees.

The exchanges came during yet another council discussion of CSM, the controversial recycling business some people believe should move from its current location on East 20th Street near Chapman Elementary School. As the CN&R previously reported, two ordinances adopted by the city on May 17 that allowed CSM to stay put were written using an excerpt of text from an outdated version of city code. That means the laws are invalid.

It was a regrettable mistake, said Mark Wolfe, the city’s community development director. “I’d like to apologize to the council, the Planning Commission and the community.”

The council voted 7-0 to rescind the ordinances and start the procedural process over. It likely will take a couple of months to revise the documents, recirculate a negative environmental declaration and appear before the Planning Commission, Wolfe said.

“What does that do to a referendum?” Coolidge asked, referencing the citizen-led group Move the Junkyard’s effort to take the matter to Chico voters on Nov. 8.

City Clerk Debbie Presson replied that the referendum would “fall outside our election schedule” because Aug. 10 is the last date to qualify for the November ballot. As such, if the referendum moves forward, it’s likely the city will hold a special election. Coolidge asked how much that would cost the city.

“The last special election cost $150,000,” Presson said.

Shortly thereafter, local environmental attorney Richard Harriman leveled his sights on Coolidge while speaking on behalf of Move the Junkyard. He objected to Coolidge’s participation based “on the unique circumstances of his relationship with the applicant.” In 2010, Coolidge worked as a public relations consultant for a political action committee, Citizens for Economic Balance, which was backed

by George Scott, the owner of CSM. That group supported Lance Daniel, a Sacramento-based attorney, as he attempted (and failed) to unseat Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey—who’d previ-

The Chico Children’s Museum, currently under construction on Main Street, will share the block with the Crazy Horse Saloon, The DownLo, Lost on Main and Duffy’s Tavern.

PHOTO COuRTeSY OF CHICO CHILDRen’S MuSeuM

ously filed environmental charges against the recycler.

“There’s a constitutional violation of due process, because the public is entitled to an unbiased hearing,” Harriman said. “I just think it’s absolutely unacceptable for him to sit in on this action.”

Kim Scott, an owner and operator of CSM and daughter of George Scott, came to bat for Coolidge.

“Mr. Coolidge has never worked for Chico Scrap Metal—ever,” she said. “It’s very frustrating to see lies come out. All of you should be adults.”

For his part, Coolidge didn’t recuse himself, and rather admonished “the city staff’s utter failure to catch this monumental error.”

The money the city might spend on a special election could have helped move the recycling business, he said. “I don’t think we can take enough steps to ensure this never, ever happens again.”

Earlier in the meeting, the council discussed a particularly bright

color—“digital yellow”—and how it might look on the façade of a downtown building.

The building in question is the vacant one on Main Street, between Third and Fourth streets, previously occupied by The Underground record store and the Towne Lounge. On the same block as Duffy’s Tavern and Lost on Main, the space is currently being renovated to become Chico Children’s Museum.

In recent years, it’s become an eyesore. The alcove out front attracted homeless people until the owner, Alan Tochterman, blocked it with a chain-link fence.

It’s also been months since Tochterman first came before the Architectural Review and Historic Preservation Board with an artist’s rendering of the proposed façade. The board determined that the color scheme was too bold, and that buildings downtown should Hell in a handbasket be more reserved. Then came a lengthy and Results of Gallup’s latest poll on the moral values of the U.S. comes as no surprise. For the expensive bureaucratic entanglement across 15th time in as many years, a majority of respondents (73 percent) say they are getting multiple meetings. worse. Who are the biggest pessimists? When broken down by political affiliation, Republicans “Almost $5,000 was spent in order for me and right-leaning independents (84 percent) are most likely to say moral values are declining. to be lectured by members of the board, who A majority of Democrats and left-leaning independents (61 percent) also think they’re sliding. are the experts on color,” he told the council.

Here’s a look at the two parties (and leaners) when asked to rank the overall state of moral Tochterman appealed the decision to the values as “poor” (hint: Democrats are much more optimistic). council. Councilwoman Ann Schwab recused herself due a conflict of interest—owning Campus Bicycles across the street—and the Republicans Democrats panel voted 6-0 in favor of the appeal, there58 58 56 55 52 by allowing Chico Children’s Museum to be 52 52 49 49 44 45 bright yellow.

40 39 39 36

SIFT ER

35 ’02

34

’03

39

’04

37

’05

40

’06

37

’07

41

’08

35

’09

35 ’10

29 ’11

32 ’12

31 ’13

32 ’14

32 ’15

31 ’16

—Howard HardEE h owa rd h @ newsr ev iew.c o m

NEwSLINES C O n T I n u e D June 9, 2016

O n Pa g e 1 0

CN&R

9

Two for One Green Fees*

NEWSLINES

C O N T I N U E D F R O M PA G E 9

Democrat Jim Reed (middle) and his supporters check for updated primary results on Tuesday. Reed will face Rep. Doug LaMalfa in the general election.

PHOTO BY JOHN DOMOGMA

WITH PURCHASE OF POWER CART | AFTER 10AM MON-THURS, AFTER 11AM FRI-SUN & HOLIDAYS BOOK ONLINE AT WWW.GOLFBIDWELLPARK.COM | 3199 GOLF COURSE RD., CHICO | 530.891.8417 EXPIRES SEPT. 1, 2016 | MUST PRESENT COUPON

SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY & SSI “We help YOU through the System” We assist with paperwork!

BE T S Y H . A L B E RTS

Attorney at Law – Over 25 years of experience

530.893.8387 976 Mangrove, Chico

Disability

Support Group

On to November Primary ends in three general election face-offs

Are you interested in joining a support group for people living with disabilities?

Please come check out our new disability support group! nd WHEN: 2Every otherof Monday, 2:30-4:00 Monday each month, 2:30pm-4pm, 4th Wednesday of each month, 10:30am-12pm

WHERE: Disability Action Center office, Formerly ILSNC 1161 East Ave, Chico 95926 QUESTIONS? Contact ContactJennique Anna atat893-8527 893-8527or anna.smith@ILSNC.org or jennique@actionctr.org

$5 OFF

your next $20 purchase

Good at all arc StoreS

www.thearcstore.org chico 2020 Park Ave.

oroville 2745 Oro Dam Blvd E Paradise 6640 Clark Rd. 10

CN&R

JUNE 9, 2016

Expires 7/10/16

County voters made a decisive statement about frackBingutte during the California primary

Tuesday (June 7)—with sentiment so strong that it may have influenced another race on the ballot.

Measure E, the initiative to ban hydraulic fracturing countywide, received overwhelming support: 71.5 percent, per election-night results.

Musician-turned-politician Maurice “Big Mo” Huffman vocally endorsed Measure E during his campaign for a seat on the Board of Supervisors. That policy position distinguished him from District 5 incumbent Doug Teeter and the other two challengers, Dianna Wright and DH Grumbles.

Whether coincidence or not, Huffman emerged from election night with a 112-vote edge over Wright; should the advantage hold, upon certification of the election in

30 days, Huffman will face Teeter in a November run-off.

Wright, incidentally, wholeheartedly supported the two other local initiatives, Measures G and H, both related to medical cannabis. Measure G excludes marijuana from the Right to Farm act; Measure H imposes enforcement strictures on Measure A, the medical marijuana cultivation ordinance that Wright championed in the 2014 election.

Measure G drew 59.5 percent support; Measure H 58.5 percent.

Since Measure A represents the extent of Wright’s political background before her “first official race,” she said Wednesday morning that she doesn’t have “enough experience to judge” whether late mail-in ballots and a recount would change the election-day outcome.

“I’m very encouraged; it’s not

over till it’s over,” Wright said by phone.

Huffman said Wednesday morning that he intended to use the time between now and November to learn more about county government operations, through additional site visits and job shadowing.

He discounted criticisms about his institutional knowledge, particularly in comparison to Teeter.

“The experience of the incumbent shouldn’t come into play, because how can you avoid it?” Huffman said.

Rather than the grassroots approach of the primary, he said he will “really have to put in a campaign this time—lots of volunteers, funding—and go for it.”

Teeter, too, plans to step up his campaigning. He received 47 percent of the vote—shy of the 50 percent plus one vote needed to avoid the run-off—compared to

21.4 percent for Huffman, 20.4 percent for Wright and 11 percent for Grumbles (Wright’s cousin and a 2008 candidate). The incumbent considers his finish “a strong showing, and I’m really excited that voters of District 5 have confirmed what I’ve done for them, and that’s the most important thing. Now that [the field] won’t be so diluted, I can go to work on winning in November.”

As for the Measure E distinction, Teeter defends his opposition to the initiative as written. He noted he voted in favor of a use permit supervisors imposed on fracking operations.

“Hopefully it [Measure E] doesn’t get litigated,” Teeter said, “but if it does, rest assured I have my marching orders, and I will follow what the majority of Butte County wanted.”

As for the other supervisor races, incumbents Bill Connelly and Steve Lambert took home the most votes in their districts, earning enough to secure victories in the primary.

Measure E had no formal opposition

and was endorsed by both CN&R and the Chico Enterprise-Record.

Dave Garcia, spokesman for Frack-Free Butte County, the group that backed the measure, appeared undaunted by any concerns that the local fracking ban will face legal challenges.

“Basically, my feeling is you cross that bridge when you come to it,” he said Tuesday evening.

He also noted that the county supervisors had an opportunity to pass a different version—one vetted by county counsel—and failed to do so. “They walked away from it,” he said.

The group initially attempted to get Measure E on the 2014 general election ballot. The fact that it got pushed back 18 months actually worked in the group’s favor, he said. That’s because fracking has been in the news cycle repeatedly, both locally and nationally, during that time.

“There’s so much more scientific evidence of how bad it is now than there was then,” Garcia said.

The other two measures on the primary ballot were supported by law enforcement and passed overwhelmingly as well.

The county wanted to exempt

medical marijuana from the Right to Farm act in response to a new state law that qualifies the plant as an agricultural commodity.

That was Measure G. Measure H amends the county’s existing medical marijuana cultivation ordinance—Measure A—to make it easier for code enforcement to levy and collect fines associated with noncompliant grows.

Both measures were originally passed by the Board of Supervisors and made it to the ballot after the Inland Cannabis Farmers’ Association gathered the required signatures of county voters. The aim was to overturn them. The group believes the county is overzealous in its use of Measure A— citing, among other things, the fact that sheriff’s deputies are often the ones tipping off code enforcement.

The law was supposed to be driven by complaints—meaning officers would investigate only if a neighbor complained formally.

Jessica MacKenzie, who heads ICFA, told CN&R she’s disappointed in the outcome at the polls but not deterred from her efforts to educate the public about the validity of medical cannabis.

“What I believe to be true is

“I’m really excited that voters of District 5 have confirmed what I’ve done for them, and that’s the most important thing.

Now that [the field] won’t be so diluted, I can go to work on winning in November.”

—doug Teeter

that it just means we have more work to do,” she said. “The work we’re doing is to bring the truth about cannabis farming to the public. If they shared that truth, the barriers would fall.”

MacKenzie said she isn’t sure the public fully understood what they were voting on with

Measures G and H. She suspects, due to the complexity of the ballot language, that there was a lot of confusion.

As to her forthcoming efforts, MacKenzie and the cannabis group are spearheading yet another medical cannabis ballot measure to “regulate the entire product cycle, from the time a plant goes into the ground until a patient acquires it,” as she put it (see “Watch out, Measure A,” Downstroke, page 8).

The District 1 Congressional race

wound up yielding no electionnight drama, despite an eventful campaign. Incumbent Doug LaMalfa of Richvale easily outdistanced his prime Republican rival, Chico’s Joe Montes, and will replay the 2012 general election in which he first won his seat. He’ll face Jim Reed, a Democrat from Redding.

California’s top-two primary means there’s no guarantee opposing major parties square off in November. In fact, for U.S. Senate, two Democrats (Kamala Harris and Loretta Sanchez) will compete.

But LaMalfa took 40.3 percent, Reed 29.1 and Montes 17.2 to lead a seven-man field.

LaMalfa and Montes bandied controversial mailers in the campaign’s final weeks, polarizing local Republicans.

LaMalfa’s were viewed as especially dirty. Reed wound up edging LaMalfa in Butte County (34.4 percent to 33.2), while Butte was Montes’ best county (22.5).

Reached Wednesday morning by phone, Montes said he believes LaMalfa’s smear campaign worked.

“It was definitely a huge blow to our momentum,” he said.

As for what’s next, Montes said he was heading out of town for some needed respite. He’ll decide over the next few months whether to pursue politics and in what capacity—“in front of the camera or behind it,” as he put it.

Montes also put to rest theories about his intentions to run for local office, especially at the city level. “I don’t have any interest in running for City Council. That’s a rumor.”

Howard Hardee contributed to this report.

—Evan TuChinsky and MElissa DaughErTy

Join us for the release of

2014 AIMÉE MERLOT & 2013 LATE HARVEST SÉMILLON Saturday & Sunday June 11th & 12th 11am - 5pm complimentary tours Saturday & Sunday 12:00, 1:30, 3:00pm RSVP to 530-839-2200 or mail@newclairvauxvineyard.com

26240 7th Street Vina, California 96092

Throwing cash in the trash ...

FAIR STREET R E CY C L I N G • Paying top dollar • FREE EWASTE DROP-OFF SITE • Your money stays here and creates jobs!

• Butte Co’s ONLY non-profit, full service buy-back center in Chico

2300 Fair St. • Chico • 343-8641 • Hours: Monday-Saturday 8am-4pm June 9, 2016

CN&R

11

HEALTHLINES Brian Stracner’s antique hypno-wheel is mostly an office ornament.

Mesmerizing minds Exploring hypnosis with a local specialist

story and photo by

Howard Hardee howardh@ n ewsr ev i ew. com

Brian Stracner didn’t look like any sort Iofandclinician, sitting at his office desk in a was skeptical. I’d never been hypnotized,

maroon robe and sporting a curlicue beard ala Jafar from Disney’s Aladdin. Still, I played along as Stracner told me to hold up my hand, palm in, and focus on the tips of my fingers.

“Imagine what would happen if wedges were being pushed between each finger,” he said, his voice getting softer with each word.

The tips of my fingers trembled a little but otherwise didn’t move. I was still doubtful.

“With each deep exhale, imagine that the hand itself is growing heavier, as if there’s a bag of sand attached to the wrist,” he said.

“As your hand relaxes and your fingers spread, you’ll notice the change of breath as … your mind enters these lighter phases of trance.”

Lo and behold, my fingers spread apart unintentionally. And I was in the zone— calm, focused, relaxed. He instructed me to clap my hands. The spell was broken, but the calm lingered.

That’s just one of Stracner’s induction

12

CN&R

june 9, 2016

techniques. He’ll occasionally use an antique spinning hypno-wheel, but he mostly keeps it around because people expect him to have one.

For about 10 years, he’s run North State Hypnosis, now located behind the Best Western Heritage Inn off Cohasset Road.

His early sessions were hit-or-miss, he said, but he says over the past eight years, he’s never failed to hypnotize someone in a clinical setting. The key was realizing that introverted and extroverted people react differently.

For example, Stracner said he could tell by my body language, clothes and speech that I’m naturally introverted. Had I been an extrovert, he would have used direct suggestion (i.e., “Your fingers are moving apart”).

“Introverted people don’t like to be controlled,” he said. “It has to be self-actualization. Instead of telling them what’s going to happen … it has to manifest in their own minds.”

That’s why stage hypnotists often fail to induce some volunteers from the audience, he said. “You have hypnotists out there who can’t hypnotize about half the population.”

Stracner, a former chef, got into the field of

hypnosis quite by accident. About 15 years ago, while he was walking through a parking lot on Nord Avenue, he was hit by a car.

The impact herniated a disc in his verte-

brae. For months he walked with a cane and every step was excruciating. Doctors prescribed him opioid painkillers, which didn’t help, and eventually gave him an epidural injection in his spinal cord. His pain only got worse.

“I decided I was going to do something else,” Stracner said. “I got a book on yoga,

APPOInTMenT

ULTRA CHALLENGE Want to run, like, all day? Join the Rim to Rim Trail Run on Saturday (June 11) and run the half-marathon, marathon, 50k or 50-mile course on the trails in Upper Bidwell Park. The races start and finish at Five-Mile Recreation Area (326 Centennial Ave.), with start times ranging from 6 to 8 a.m. Registration is $65 to $120. Go to rimtorimtrailrun.com to register and for more information.

which got me into meditation. That led me to find a book on hypnosis, and then I started working to reduce my pain with yoga and self-hypnosis to reduce the sensation of pain, that lightning bolt down my leg.

Eventually, I was able to cure myself.”

Through that episode, he came to believe in the value of hypnosis from a health perspective and got serious about studying all its modalities. He earned a four-year degree from the Hypnosis Motivation Institute in Southern California, the only hypnotherapy school in the country recognized by the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training.

Then, about a decade ago, he started practicing as a hypnotherapist, first renting an office at Karma Psychic Boutique and then, about a year later, opening North State Hypnosis.

In 2013, he was published in an encyclopedia—Secrets of Stage Hypnosis, Street Hypnotism, Hypnotherapy, NLP, Complete Mind Therapy and Marketing for Hypnotists—for his theory, which is called “perpetual state theory of hypnosis.”

“The premise is that everybody is already hypnotized,” he said. “Our job is to dehypnotize people from those viruses they’ve created within their minds by innerdialogue, social expectation or media propaganda.”

Take smoking, for example. “People

aren’t stupid, but they still become smokers,” he said. “They smoke that first cigarette because it was implanted as a good idea; one of their parents, friends or role models smoked. Then they take that drag and it makes them sick, queasy and light-headed, but they force themselves to continue smoking and it becomes part of their behavior.”

Then it becomes part of the person’s identity, Stracner said.

“They’ll say, ‘I’m a smoker,’ and project that onto who they are.”

As a hypnotherapist, he strives to reset that sort of thinking.

Hypnotherapy remains an unregu-

lated field, and the gray area between the clinical practice and stage shows contributes to a huckster image, Stracner said.

Hypnotherapists themselves may fuel that reputation by making wild claims, such as promising to cure allergies or enlarge breasts.

Before agreeing to work with a client, he makes sure it’s an area he can help: pain treatment, weight loss, breaking addiction, smoking cessation, overcoming fears and

Protect your goodies.

North State Hypnosis

2224 St. George Lane, Ste. 4 828-0880 www.northstatehypnosis.net

Insurance & Risk Management Services for:

phobias, instilling confidence, realizing self-improvement goals, or preparing for tests and interviews.

“If someone comes in for a pain issue, I won’t see them until I get a referral from their primary-care physician,” he said. “If somebody comes in with a headache and they think it’s from stress, but it’s really an unrecognized brain tumor because they didn’t have [a doctor’s] referral, then the clinician can harm the client.”

For people who are interested in hypnotherapy, Stracner recommends getting a preconsultation and asking about the practitioner’s experience, educational background and credentials.

“You can experience hypnosis, but there are a lot of crummy hypnotists out there, unfortunately,” he said. “Pretty much anyone can do it—or say they can do it.” □

• Farm • Business • Life • Health • Home • Auto

Learn more at Dahlmeier.com Oroville Chico License #0680951

2080 Myers 530.533.3424

1368 Longfellow Ave 530.342.6421

WEEKLY DOSE Help your horse As summer approaches, the mosquito-borne West Nile virus (WNV) once again poses a risk for people and animals. Equines are especially susceptible to the disease. As such, Butte County Public Health is reminding horse owners to vaccinate animals against WNV. For a list of local veterinarians, go to tinyurl.com/localvets.

Consult a veterinarian if you suspect your horse has been infected with WNV, which can mimic other serious neurological illnesses. Here are the signs: • Stumbling or lack of coordination • Drooping lips, teeth grinding or lip smacking • General weakness, muscle twitching and/or tremors • Sensitivity to touch and sound • Fever • Difficulty or inability standing • Convulsions or coma

CN&R june 9, 2016

CN&R

13

GREEN Chico State students and WindCat members Jorge Alvarado and Angelina Teel Jonson discuss their concept at the Collegiate Wind Competition in New Orleans.

Power of cooperation

Photo courtesy of chico state

Chico State students cross departments to form winning wind-power team by

Evan Tuchinsky evantuc hin sk y @ n ew sr ev i ew. com

its faculty mentors entered a wind-power W competition through the U.S. Department of hen a team of Chico State students and

Energy, winning was not their top priority.

First of all, the teaching university was one of 12 competitors in a pool dominated by research institutions—Penn State, University of Wisconsin, University of Maryland and two University of Massachusetts campuses, among others. So, developing a project that simply met their own standards was the best approach for the “WindCats.”

Sure enough, Penn State took first place overall. But Chico State walked away with a win as well, placing first in the Deployment Strategy category. That meant the judges deemed their project—a wind turbine designed to power schoolrooms in India— most feasible to implement.

The WindCats’ reaction at the awards ceremony, held May 25 in New Orleans, was electric.

“Even though we were the smallest team there, I think we all screamed the loudest,” said Colleen Robb, a business professor who traveled with her colleague from the engineering school, David Alexander, and nine of the 20 students who participated.

“We were up against big, well-funded, lot-of-history kind of schools,” said Alex Van Dewark, a Chico State business student.

“In competitions such as these, it’s always relative to how well everyone else does; so I expected us to do well for our standards, but I didn’t necessarily expect us to be competitive with these powerhouses.

“We were pleasantly surprised.”

Chico State’s winning plan comprises technology plus an organization to finance, dispatch and install it.

On the technical side, the WindCats

14

CN&R

June 9, 2016

designed a 700-watt turbine, mounted 30 feet up, charging four 12-watt batteries that in turn power LED lighting for three classrooms. The batteries are standard leadacid; Alexander explained that “the whole system in general is largely based on offthe-shelf components that are relatively easy to get and relatively inexpensive.”

Equipped with such a turbine, a school could stay lit for two days without wind blowing.

For the business model, students chose nonprofit versus commercial. They named their organization “Diya”: in Hindi, a noun for “light” and a verb for “give.”

“The students were just thrilled about that,” Robb said, “because the name basically means ‘to give light.’”

The WindCats settled on their concept after

a semester-long deliberation. Robb said students “ruled out idea after idea until we came upon a real need for power in rural India because there’s such a lack of infrastructure, and that’s when all the pieces just started to fit.”

Their team broke into three smaller groups, each focused on one component— tech, business and deployment. But they had to work together for the entire project to gel.

Engineers couldn’t design without knowing the scale or budget; entrepreneurs couldn’t plan without knowing the logistics; etc.

Only one student joined two groups (Jorge Alvarado, a tech lead who also was involved Learn more:

Visit energy.gov/eere/collegiatewindcompetition for contest details, and click “teams” for a link to the chico state team. Visit www.diyaproject.org to see the project website.

with deployment).

“So many decisions were interrelated,” Alexander said, “that the whole team had to get together weekly.”

The competition’s structure elicits interdisciplinary collaboration, namely between business and engineering students. Aubrey Connors, a business group member, said at times “it was hard to coordinate, get everyone on the same page, because we just all kind of spoke different languages it seemed.”

Coalescing around India—which happened in part due to the presence of graduate adviser Aditya Joshi, a native of that country—the team’s communication smoothed the second semester.

“It transcended very quickly from this is a school function and this is a competition to ‘Wow, this is a problem we actually want to solve,’” Van Dewark said. “It became bigger than the catalyst of why it started, which was the competition.”

Perhaps because the students took it so seriously, others took them seriously. They reached out to ActionAid International (an NGO that works against poverty) while developing the project; at the competition, others reached out to them.

Van Dewark said one of the judges (Charles Newcomb of Endurance Wind Power) told him afterward, “I don’t understand, is this a presentation in a competition or a real business? Is this really in motion, because that’s what it seems like … I’m ready to invest.”

Connors, meanwhile, said representatives of a U.S.-to-India outreach (Asha for Education) were “sad that we weren’t a real business—they were ready to start giving us donations.”

As a result of the response, and the win, the WindCats are considering whether to turn their school project into a real-world one. The Diya website (www.diyaproject.org) already delineates an organizational structure, including Van Dewark as executive director, Connors as a volunteer development manager and both Alexander and Robb as faculty advisers.

“I can’t say 100 percent for sure we’re going to make this into a business,” Van Dewark said, “but I can tell you that we have a lot of traction and so we definitely are exploring [that prospect] through the summer.” □

ECO EVENT MEMbErShip’S pErkS Jon the tortoise and Bowser the bearded dragon are just two residents of the Janeece Webb Living Animal Museum at Chico Creek Nature Center. If you’ve had the pleasure of meeting them before, chances are you wouldn’t mind seeing them again, so why not turn it into an ongoing friendship? The CCNC is holding a membership drive through July 31. Individual memberships ($30, $10 for students and seniors) include free admission to the museum all year, while family memberships ($50) also mean discounts on birthday parties, summer camps, hikes and more.

For more information, contact the center at 891-4671.

EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS PHoto By Mason Masis

15 MINUTES

Headed to the e-market

Beautifying your yard According to David Alaways, owner and operator of Focal Point Discount Landscaping Supplies and Services, everybody is born with a gift. Unfortunately—his words—Alaways’ gift was being born knowing where to “place a rock.” After 40 years in the landscaping business, Alaways said he was tired of paying an arm and a leg for materials and decided to branch out into selling landscaping supplies. He said the company started out on Craigslist, but now, a few years later, has several major contracts—for example, Focal Point supplied the landscaping materials used to beautify the outside of Chico State’s new arts and humanities building. Alaways, who lives in Chico, said he mostly steers clear of landscaping nowadays, but is ready to get his hands dirty when a yard needs his particular feng shui skills. Last year, the company purchased property on the corner of Fair and East 20th streets. Alaways hopes to have a mural of historic Chico buildings and people painted there. Check out his website, focalpointland scapesupplies.com, to learn more.

Why did you start this business?

I was sick of getting gouged. And now I’ve got my profit margin as low as I can go, and I’m saving people lots of money. On a minor job, I can save you hundreds of dollars. On a big job, I can save you thousands ... My perspective is,

THE GOODS

and always has been, do a whole bunch and make a little bit off of everybody. Then they are all your friends.

you can have somebody else do it, if they aren’t ripping you off. Get somebody who knows what they are doing, somebody with a gift.

How has the drought affected your business?

Do you have to be an artist to be a landscaper?

Ten to 20 years ago, I mowed more lawns for Chico residences than anybody in town. That’s how I made my living for a long, long time. I took care of all the Chico old-timers’ houses. It saddened me, almost, when I went to a client this morning and said, “It’s about time we get rid of your front lawn. You’re not using it; there’s no reason for it.”

In the design or install, somebody [has to be]. Otherwise it just doesn’t look right. You can take all these rocks and spread them out in your yard and your neighbors will be upset. I always tell everybody I’m not a landscaper; I’m a landscape artist. A lot of times when I’m doing somebody’s yard ...

I show up with 100 buckets full of every kind of rock and I tell them, “Those aren’t buckets of rocks; that’s all paint, and I’m going to paint your yard.”

—MaSON MaSiS

How much does it usually cost to uproot a lawn?

With rebates, you can rip out a yard and put it back in for free. Or

by

Meredith J. Cooper meredithc@newsreview.com

Saturday mornings are pretty sacred in my house. After a long week of typically not enough sleep, I try to stay in bed as long as humanly possible. So, while I love going to the farmers’ market to socialize and peruse the produce and other pretty things, I must confess that I rarely make it there.

Don’t get me wrong, though. I believe strongly in supporting local businesses, and I buy local foods as often as my wallet allows. And on those rare occasions when I do wake up in the a.m. on Saturdays, I make it a point to head downtown. Other times, I rely on area grocers to stock their shelves with local goodies. Now, there’s a third option ...

Enter the Internet. OK, e-commerce is nothing new. But there’s been a recent influx in online retail sites specifically dedicated to local foods and other goods. In April, the CN&R interviewed Valerie Miller, co-owner of Orland Farmstead Creamery, about her new venture with the North State Producers Network (see “High-tech farmers’ market,” Greenways, April 14). The new kid on the block is ChicoButter.com, an online “farmers’ marketplace” developed by Chico State alum Susan Rebecca Brown, a selfdescribed serial entrepreneur living in the Bay Area.

“The idea is to provide a platform for every farmer who ever put up a farmstand along the side of the highway,” Brown told me. “Urban and suburban dwellers can conveniently buy their goodies, when the urge strikes them, without going for a drive in the country. (Much as I love driving in the country!)”

So, while she may have signed on large operations like Chaffin Family Orchards and Chico Chai, she also has smaller sellers like Sunflower Family Farms in Bangor, which may only have four dozen eggs for sale at any one time.

The main difference between ChicoButter and North State Producers Network seems to be the immediacy of delivery. NSPN, for instance, takes orders throughout the week—until Wednesday at midnight—and makes deliveries on Fridays. ChicoButter works with designated “drop spots” for pickups (although they just added local delivery), and the ordering process is more akin to Etsy or Craigslist, Brown explained. “I am creating a completely open marketplace where customers can shop the same way they do their local grocer,” she said, “buying exactly what they want, when they want it ….”

The site launched May 9, so it’s still working out kinks. ChicoButter is continually adding new sellers, which include crafters as well as growers, though Brown hopes to concentrate mainly on edibles.

I have my eye on yet another online market making inroads in Butte County—stay tuned for more on that soon.

Restore. N. Renew Foggy Headlights A Mobile Service

Permanent Restortation $4500 Temporary Restortation $3250

Free Estimates • Money Back Gaurantee Call Peggy for an appointment

Mon-Sat: 530.680.9384

Accept:

BL: 16-000362

june 9, 2016

CN&R

15

Presidential Primary results color Bernie Sanders’ campaign speech in Chico

J

on Luvaas has long admired Bernie Sanders. He’s involved with the local group North Staters for Bernie and is one of six delegates from the 1st Congressional District who will head to Philadelphia in July for the Democratic National Convention. He is, as they say, feelin’ the Bern.

And though he’s not much for hero-worship, he was excited to see the animated, white-haired senator from Vermont up close when he spoke at Chico State last Thursday (June 2).

“He covered virtually every issue,” relevant politician to pass through Chico in Luvaas said. “It was astounding. All the big recent memory, and his visit came just days components of environmental, social, racial ahead of California’s critical primary elecand economic justice. … That’s tion on Tuesday (June 7). Winning by what it should all be about.”

California, Sanders said during his Howard Sanders’ candidacy has gone speech to about 5,800 people at Hardee from fringe to mainstream over the Thursday’s rally, would be a huge h owa rd h @ past year, becoming a legitimate boost to momentum heading into the newsr ev iew.c o m challenge to Hillary Clinton’s bid Democratic National Convention. for the democratic nomination.

“If we have a big voter turnout And that fight touched down big-time in the here in California, we’re going to win, North State. Former President Bill Clinton and we’re going to win it big!” he said to stumped for his wife at Shasta College applause. the same night Sanders spoke in Chico.

Earning the Democratic nomination Meanwhile, on the GOP side, Republican would also ultimately help Sanders keep the nominee Donald Trump paid a visit to Republican nominee out of the White House.

Redding Municipal Airport the next day “If we come out with the Democratic (see “On the tarmac with Trump,” page 8). nomination, let me assure every person here: It was a whirlwind. Take this rarity: TV Donald Trump will not become president,” reporters from CNN, NBC and ABC parahe said, drawing perhaps the biggest cheer chuting in to tweet about something happenof the night and chants of “Bernie! Bernie!” ing in Chico. Sanders is, after all, the most As of the day before the primary, Luvaas

Sarah Lee Guthrie

16

CN&R

June 9, 2016

oratory H Susan Sarandon

and Sanders had planned to lobby the superdelegates who’d come out early in support of Clinton.

“I think they will start peeling off,” Luvaas said. “Bernie’s already started turning some of the superdelegates. I think that will continue, and that’s certainly a role I will have—having conversations with these people and getting them to change over” But that outcome would largely depend on how the Vermont senator fared on Tuesday at the polls. Though Sanders secured Montana and North Dakota, Clinton edged him out in the other contests. And in the Golden State, as of the CN&R’s press time with 94 percent of the state’s precincts reporting, she won handily: 56 percent to 43.1 percent. And in the bigger picture, Clinton was on top of the delegate count, 2,755 to 1,852, as well (candidates need 2,383 for nomination). Those figures include the superdelegates, who officially vote at the DNC Convention. Though Sanders vowed to fight for every vote in the last primary, in Washington, D.C., next week, the likelihood of Clinton not securing the nomination is remote.

No matter what happens between California’s

primary and the July convention, the thousands who gathered at the university to hear Sanders speak will carry with them the excitement of the event.

As the scorching day turned to dusk, Sanders’ voice projected from stacks of speakers on either side of the stage and echoed off the red-brick façades of Chico State’s Laxson Auditorium and Kendall Hall. There was palpable energy in the crowd as the Vermont senator, in his distinct Brooklyn accent, touched on a bunch of hot-button issues—income inequality, climate change, women’s reproductive rights, health care, the criminal justice system, law enforcement and lethal force, legalizing cannabis and the “corrupt campaign contribution system,” to name a few.

And, of course, Trump.

“It’s extremely difficult to keep up with ‘the Donald’ because, every day, he makes a statement more absurd than the day before,” he said, later adding: “We don’t want a president who insults Mexicans and Latinos. We will not have a president who insults Muslims, who every day insults women, who insults veterans and insults the African-American community.”

Judging by the crowd’s reaction, many in attendance were moved. Indeed, it was a rousing speech for supporters such as Irene Alexis, who shook Sanders’ hand after volunteering in the event’s ADA-seating sections. She spoke to the CN&R by phone the next day.

“Everybody’s seen his stuff online, but it’s a lot different in person,” she said. “There’s a lot more energy, he’s an excellent orator and he gets his point across really well. He’s great

at pumping up the crowd, for sure.”

In terms of demographics, a good crosssection of Chico turned out. Which is to say, mostly white people, perhaps skewed a bit toward a younger crowd—including one boy who looked maybe 11 years old wearing a “Fuck Trump” button on his T-shirt.

From Alexis’ perspective, Sanders naturally appeals to young adults, loosely defined as anyone under 45 years old.

“For a long time, young people—whether you want to call them Gen X or Y or millennials—have these ideals that older generations have pooh-poohed,” she said. “We’ve been told we’re too idealistic on things like marriage equality, universal health care and affordable education.

Now, we have a politician running for president who’s representing what our values are.

“That’s what I took away [from his speech]: This person actually reflects what I believe in and where I want to see our country go.”

Even if Sanders isn’t the Democratic presidential nominee, his campaign’s surprising run may cause more progressive ideas to catch hold within the Democratic party, Luvaas said.

“If Hillary becomes the nominee, I think she’ll be obliged to make considerable concessions to Bernie’s supporters—to put out an olive branch,” he said. “Much more than a token concession.” Ω more

Photos by Jason Cassidy, Meredith J. Cooper and John Domogma

BERNIE c o n t i n u e d o n pa g e 1 8 June 9, 2016

CN&R

17

I’d like it to be Bernie and Elizabeth Warren, to tell you the truth. I just started listening to Bernie and my biggest thing is I kind of think he is an atheist, and it’s important to me to keep religion out of politics.

SOPHIE RODRIGUEZ, security, Redding

I’m a Navy vet. This is the first time in my life that I’ve voted, and I’m 59 years old. And I just believe it’s a oncein-a-lifetime opportunity for the country. My parents had JFK, their parents had FDR and now we have Bernie. I’m just out here doing everything I can to make sure he wins.

We’re from Bellingham, Wash. We went to Oregon and we canvassed for two weeks, and then we’re down here from June 1-7.

JIM PETERSON, Bellingham, Wash., with his Bernie Sanders Acura, featuring the signatures of more than 10,000 Bernie supporters

We’re just going around selling our paper; it’s called Socialist Appeal. And, basically just talking about our perspective for the U.S. elections and what it represents in terms of Bernie Sanders’ campaign and the mass discontent that’s awakened.

I think that what we see as his most positive attributes are actually maybe not his attributes; it’s more the attributes of the support that he’s garnered. I think what he’s been discussing in terms of wealth inequality, in terms of the lack of social mobility for working people in the United States, that the American Dream is effectively dead for most people.

JACOB THORPE (at right), Marxist Student Association, Chico (with SAM CREMO, Chico) 18

CN&R

JUNE 9, 2016

Interviews and photos by Jason Cassidy, Vic Cantu, Meredith J. Cooper and John Domogma

We need to revitalize our soil. We need to stop chemically treating our soil, because it’s killing the bees. And without bees, we won’t be able to have fruits, vegetables. Do you like strawberries? I love strawberries. Well, I am a “Zombee” coming back from the dead to try and warn people about the chemicals that we’re using in soil. If you keep putting chemicals in soil, you’re going to destroy and decimate our planet.

HOLLY CAT, performance artist, Berry Creek

On the front

★

Bernie Sanders rally, Bernie has always been there for veterans. There’s no equivocating, no excuses. He’s always been there for us. He cares about us and I know he would never send us into war if we really didn’t have to go to war.

Especially not for profit. I’m sick of cronyism and corruption and I want my democracy back.

CHAD PEERY, retired, Chico

[Bernie Sanders is] the only candidate that is being represented by the people. His average contribution is only $27, unlike Hillary, who is supported by the super PACs, and Donald Trump, [who] is supported by himself. I’m also here for my nieces and nephews, for the future kids and for the environment. I have the “Fuck Trump” sign because he’s racist, and he’s not even a politician.

ANTONIO HERNANDEZ, field worker, Gridley

I’m just excited that a presidential candidate from my political party is here in my town. Him being here is huge.

Every time a political candidate comes here, they connect with the voters and bring new ideas. And they send the message that Chico is important in this state. It’s a BFD, especially in Democratic politics, because it’s usually Republicans who spend a lot of time here. I think the message Bernie Sanders is carrying is very important. I appreciate what he’s done during his campaign—for the things I care about, for the future of my son and this country.

RANDALL STONE (with son Rhys), city councilman, Chico

I wanted to see what kind of excitement there was here in Chico. I’ve been to over 10 Bernie rallies, and just came from one in Modesto. He is an authentic candidate, bottom line. He wants to help the middle class and the working poor a lot more than the other candidates. What we’ve got for choices now is unacceptable.

GALEN SWAIN, Organizing for Action, Bay Area

It’s a moment in history. This is our revolution.

This is our way to make a difference. I think this is our savior—Bernie Sanders. I think the movement is getting so much spark from people who never felt like they had a voice. I’ve never seen my friends, my peers be more active and more involved in the political race. And I think the media likes to cut us out, but we’re here to make a stand. It’s time to make a change.

JAZMIN HARRINGTON, student, Chico

lines of history June 2, 2016, Chico State There are so many young people here, and [it’s great] to feel the vibe and the connection between people. I’m hoping that we can fix this economy, we can fix this mass destruction that we’re doing to this planet with capitalism and greed. I’m stoked beyond words. I never have [been to a rally]; this is my first one. I believe that Bernie Sanders, with his voting history, will do exactly what he says he’s going to do. And yes, I’m very hopeful.

TY FORD, public relations, Redding

We are here to support Bernie Sanders because we are hoping for a better tomorrow. I appreciate who he is and that he has been the same person ever since he got into politics and I want a bright future for my son and he is the candidate that can do it.

KELLY SUTTON, cashier, Chico (with son Oliver)

I think Bernie is a very important man in the history of the United States. I think that there are very few people in the 20th century who can sit all the way up there.

I think Bernie in this century is going to be one of the top five or 10 [people] to come around. Hopefully his message will come around. I think that he is going to change politics; I know [he’s] shifted it a heck of a lot to the left this last year. I am extremely happy about that because it got to the point where truth and facts were considered liberal, and that should be our starting point.

GREG GIBSON, traveling political activist

JUNE 9, 2016

CN&R

19

Arts &Culture Hail the Sun (from left): Donovan Melero, John Stirrat, Aric Garcia and Shane Gann.

PHOTO BY MICHAEL-REX CARBONELL

THIS WEEK 9

THURS

Formative years

Special Events OH THE PLACES YOU’LL GO: The Chico Chamber of Commerce’s 54th annual summer event featuring dinner, live music by Decades and more. Th, 6/9, 5:30-9:30pm. $12-$35. Patrick Ranch, 10381 Midway in Durham, (530) 342-4359.

Hail the Sun returns to Chico with new record

F

ive years ago, post-hardcore/prog

foursome Hail the Sun was part of the sonic panorama of Chico’s eclectic music community. Along with that came a slog of networking, show-playing, self-promoting and creative one-upping you might expect from by any band trying to get Ryan J. Prado noticed. The first show was in the side room of Woodstock’s Pizza, Preview: where drummer/vocalHail the Sun performs ist Donovan Melero Tuesday, June 14, worked for some five 7 p.m., at 1078 Gallery. years while he and his My Iron Lung, Hearts bandmates—guitarist Like Lions, Gigantes, Tionesta and Sunny Aric Garcia, bassist Acres open. John Stirrat and guitarTickets: $10 ist Shane Gann— (www.brownpaper fortified their musical tickets.com) chops.

“Chico holds a spe1078 Gallery 820 Broadway cial place in my heart,” 343-1973 Melero said during a www.1078gallery.org recent interview.

Since those salad days when the band members penned songs in cozy Chico State dorm rooms and Zoo apartments (the four are now spread out around California), Hail the Sun has toured the country and is now on the cusp of its fourth release—and first for Equal Vision Records—Culture Scars (out June 17).

To boot, the band is playing a string of

20

CN&R

JUNE 9, 2016

dates on the venerable Warped Tour this summer, and making a stop this week (June 14, at 1078 Gallery) in the city where it all started.

Or, as Melero explained, where the idea of the band first gained some ground.

“Believe it or not, Sacramento is more of what we’d consider our roots because that scene just thrived on this style of music,” Melero said.

Hail the Sun deals in technical hardcore anthems that shift rhythms on a dime, melding the progressive rock of fourth wave post-emo crews like Coheed and Cambria and Circa Survive, and the aggressive-minded rage of bands like Every Time I Die. The novelty of Melero as frontman, while also the band’s drummer, engenders its own energetic spectacle alongside the strength of the group’s manic songwriting.

And while the band’s musical explorations have focused most notably on melodic prog, compositions of much deeper influence pock the soundscape of Culture Scars. One standout track, “Never Kill a Mouse; Let It Kill Itself,” reverberates as a sort of dreamy pop heartbreak song, contrasting the thrust of the band’s often aggressive approach.

“Never Kill a Mouse” is steeped in the band’s early days in Chico, having been recorded several times now, including on Chico Demo around 2009.

Similarly, “Doing the Same Thing and Expecting Different Results” dabbles in free-jazz jitters amid the band’s wideranging quiver of inspirations.

“There isn’t any deliberate move to try to do this or that. It’s all been very organic the way it’s progressed,” Melero said.

That happenstance extends to the thematic arc of Culture Scars.

“The overall theme is just the scars that culture can leave on us as people in different societies,” Melero said. “Our themes have always been a little dark, but we’ve never tried to think ‘let’s write an album and have this be the concept.’”

Still, Culture Scars does tackle societal ills, addiction and growing pains in linear lyrics rife with imagery. Recorded

by Mike Watts at VuDu Studios in Port Jefferson, N.Y., the album is a polished, explosive snapshot of a young band coming into its own.

And even though the band may have migrated away from Chico to make that all happen, Melero is only too happy to gush about his former stomping grounds.

“Whenever I can, I like to send cool bands to Chico and play there myself,” Melero said. “I made the absolute point to make the overnight drive from Portland to Chico because I wanna eat at the Bear, and I want to go to Woodstock’s. The food points are Ɛ DOZD\V VR FUXFLDO WR PH ³

PARTY IN THE PARK: Weekly outdoor concert with live music, vendors, dance acts and more. This week’s band: Big Mo & The Full Moon Band (blues). Th through 8/25. Opens 6/9. Paradise Community Park, Black Olive Drive in Paradise, (530) 872-6291.

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

Theater THE DROWSY CHAPERONE: This musical comedy tells the story of pampered Broadway starlet and her fiance. Th-Sa, 7:30pm & Su, 2pm through 6/26. $16-$22. Chico Theater Company, 166-F Eaton Road, (530) 894-3282, www.chicotheatercompany.com.

RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN: After grad school, Gwen built a family; Catherine, a career. Twenty years later, each thinks the other chose a better life. Feminism takes a sharp look at itself in this comedic play. Th-Sa, 7:30pm & Su, 2pm through 6/26. $12-$18.

Theatre on the Ridge Playhouse, 3735 Neal Road in Paradise, (530) 877-5760, www.totr.org.

Art Receptions JANET TURNER RECEPTION: Closing reception for exhibit of lasting impressions of local print artist, Janet Turner. Th, 6/9, 6-8pm.

James Snidle Fine Arts, 254 E. Fourth St., (530) 343-2930.

THE DROWSY CHAPERONE Thursday-Sunday, June 9-12 Chico Theater Company

SEE THURSDAY-SUNDAY, THEATER

THE BOXCARS

FINE ARTS

ON NEXT PAGE

Monday, June 13 Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. SEE MONDAY, MUSIC

Music RHONDA VINCENT & THE RAGE: The “Queen of Bluegrass” visits Paradise with her five-piece band. Sa, 6/11, 7:30pm. $22-$30. Paradise Performing Arts Center, 777 Nunneley Road, (530) 872-8454, www.paradiseperforming arts.com.

Theater AUDITIONS FOR THE VEIL: Cold readings from

script. Sa, 6/11, 1pm. Theatre on the Ridge Playhouse, 3735 Neal Road in Paradise, (530) 877-5760, www.totr.org.

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

RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN: See Thursday. Theatre

10

FRI

11

SAT

Special Events

Special Events

BCHS SPRING GALA: Butte County Historical

DESTINATION 900: A formal gala benefiting the

Society fundraiser featuring food, drinks, live jazz and raffle. F, 6/10, 6-9pm.. $10. Alamendra Winery & Distillery, 9275 Midway, (530) 3436893.

Music FRIDAY MORNING JAZZ: A weekly morning jazz appointment with local experimental troupe Bogg. F, 11am. Free. Café Coda, 265 Humboldt Ave., (530) 566-9476, www.cafecoda.com.

FRIDAY NIGHT CONCERTS: Weekly outdoor concerts at City Plaza. This week: The Fritz (Salsa/Latin/rock). F, 6-7:30pm through 9/9.

Free. Chico City Plaza, downtown Chico.

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

RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN: See Thursday. Theatre on the Ridge Playhouse, 3735 Neal Road in Paradise, (530) 877-5760, www.totr.org.

Art Receptions LET’S KEEP WATER-MEDIA PAINTING ALIVE: Reception for the new exhibit featuring North State artists’ watecolor works. F, 6/10, 5-7pm. Chico Art Center, 450 Orange St., (530) 8958726, www.chicoartcenter.com.

Museum of Northern California Art featuring dinner by Bacio Catering and live entertainment by Chikoko, Chico Dance Hams and Chico Acro. Plus, art sale and more. Sa, 6/11, 6:30pm. $125. Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, 2357 Fair St., (530) 891-4304, www.monca.org.

ELKS RIB COOK-OFF: Family-friendly event featuring ribs, children’s activities, raffles and more. Sa, 6/11, 12-4pm. $15. Chico Elks Lodge, 1705 Manzanita, (530) 966-0778.

FRANK CALIENDO: Stand-up comedian known for his widely popular impressions of John Madden, Donald Trump, Morgan Freeman and George W. Bush. Sa, 6/11, 8pm. $39-$79. Gold

Country Casino, 4020 Olive Highway in Oroville, (800) 803-1911, www.goldcountrycasino.com.

FUN WITH OPTICAL ILLUSIONS: Discover the different ways your brain can be tricked as it makes connections or assumptions about the information your eyes are transmitting. Sa, 6/11, 1-3pm. Free (with museum admission).

Gateway Science Museum, 625 Esplanade, www.csuchico.edu/gateway.

MOVIES IN THE PARK: FINDING NEMO: Presented

by Chico Area Recreation and Park District.

Sa, 6/11, 8:30-11pm. Free. Sycamore Field, Lower Bidwell Park Baseball Fields, (530) 8929686.

Chico Elks Lodge

RIBS AND RODS Rolling Hills Casino Saturday, June 11

SEE SATURDAY, SPECIAL EVENTS

12

SUN

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

RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN: See Thursday. Theatre on the Ridge Playhouse, 3735 Neal Road in Paradise, (530) 877-5760, www.totr.org.

OLD FASHIONED COUNTRY FAIRE: A blast-fromthe-past fair featuring a tractor parade, wheat harvest, stock dog demonstrations, car/truck show, vendors, food and more. Sa, 6/11, 9am-4pm. $2-$5. Patrick Ranch, 10381 Midway in Durham, (530) 342-4359.

OROVILLE FOOD TRUCK FEST: Food-truck rally

ELKS RIB COOK-OFF

on the Ridge Playhouse, 3735 Neal Road in Paradise, (530) 877-5760, www.totr.org.

benefiting the Boys & Girls Club. Featuring awards for best food truck and vendor. Plus, live music and entertainment Sa, 6/11, 11:30am-2pm. $10. Southside Oroville Community Center, 2959 Lower Wyandotte Road in Oroville, (530) 717-2233.

RIBS AND RODS: A rib cook-off, 150 classic cars,

and live music. Sa, 6/11, 9am-5pm. Rolling Hills Casino, 2655 Barham Ave. in Corning, (530) 528-3500, www.rollinghillscasino.com.

RIM TO RIM TRAIL RUN: Rugged trail run through

13

MON

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.

Music THE BOXCARS: Grammy-nominated bluegrass super group featuring Ron Steward and Adam Steffy, Keith Garrett, Harold Nixon and Gary Hultman. M, 6/13, 7:30pm. $20. Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., 1075 E. 20th St., (530) 892-4647, www.sierranevada.com.

15

WED

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.

F O R M O R E M U S I C , SEE

NIGHTLIFE O N

PAG E 2 6

EDITOR’S PICK

DOWN ON THE FARM Stepping onto the grounds of Durham’s Patrick Ranch is like walking back through time, especially during the historic home and ranch site’s annual Old Fashioned Country Faire and Threshing Bee, scheduled for Saturday, June 11. The event spotlights old-school skills such as blacksmithing, stock dog and beekeeping demonstrations, as well as a peek at yesterday’s technology with a tractor and draft horse parade and the debut showing of an antique carriage collection.

the foothills outside Chico. Half marathon, marathon, 50k, and 50-mile ultra marathon options available. Visit www.facebook.com/ rimtorimtrailrun to register. Sa, 6/11, 6am.

Five-Mile Picnic Area, Bidwell Park, (530) 3426620.

SAINTS OF THE SEA: Reception for Muir Hughes’ exhibit of new acrylic works exploring mythic aspects of the sea. F, 6/10, 4-7pm. Great Northern Coffee, 434 Orange St., (530) 895-8726.

FREE LISTINGS! Post your event for free online at www.newsreview.com/calendar, or email the CN&R calendar assistant at cnrcalendar@newsreview.com.

Deadline for print listings is one week prior to the issue in which you wish the listing to appear.

JUNE 9, 2016

CN&R

21

FINE ARTS

on sweet activities! adeRs CN&R Re to sav e u p OFF 75% aNd s p o R ts io N ! t ReCRea

Bidwell Park Golf Course: 2 players and a cart ($96 value) for $57.60

FunLand: $20 gift certificate for $14

Morning Sun Martial Arts: one free month + t-shirt ($100 value) for $15

Buy online anytime with a credit card or in person with cash, check or credit card M-F 9am – 5pm at 353 E. Second Street, Downtown Chico.

Cnrsweetdeals.newsreview.Com

At tention LocAL Businesses:

Best of ChiCo Voting is Coming!

SAINTS OF THE SEA

The CN&R is designing Best of Chico table tents and posters with a QR code that links to the Best of Chico 2016 online ballot. * Order these prOmOtiOnal items frOm the Cn&r at nO COst tO yOu! *

Art 1078 GALLERY: Escape Route(s): Life Doesn’t

Frighten Me, Boz Schurr explores her personal paths taken in the past 10 years in this new mural installation. Through 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, 10am4pm. 789 Bille Road in Paradise, (530) 877-5673.

CHICO ART CENTER: Keep Water Media Alive,

Don’t miss your ONLY chance to receive table tents and posters for this year’s Best of Chico voting!

To order, please call Ruth at: 530-894-2300 x 2222 % ORDeRiNg DeaDLiNe: June 17, 2016 TheN, maRk YOuR CaLeNDaR: Pick-up your promotional items at the CN&R office monday, aug. 1 – Friday, aug. 5.

Best of Chico voting begins Thursday, august 11.

08

08

08

08

08

North State artists present watercolor works.

6/10-7/1. 450 Orange St., (530) 895-8726, www.chicoartcenter.com.

CHICO MUNICIPAL BUILDING: Public Art Tours, Chico Arts and Culture Foundation leads bimonthly tours. Meet at Our Hands sculpture.

Second and Fourth Sa of every month, 10-11:15am. Free (donations accepted).

411 Main St., (530) 896-7214.

GREAT NORTHERN COFFEE: Saints of the Sea, Muir Hughes’ new acrylic works exploring mythic aspects of the sea. Through 6/30. 434 Orange St., (530) 895-8726.

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.

22

CN&R

JUNE 9, 2016

Showing through June Reception Friday, June 10 Great Northern Coffee SEE ART

Call for Artists OPEN STUDIOS ARTISTS: Contact the gallery today for information on registering for this fall’s Open Studios Art Tour. Chico Art Center, 450 Orange St., (530) 895-8726, www.chicoart center.com.

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

CHICO CREEK NATURE CENTER: Banding by Day

and Night, a close look at birds in hand with incredible detail. Ongoing. $2-$4. 1968 E. Eighth St., (530) 891-4671, www.bidwellpark.org.

CHICO MUSEUM: Chico Through Time, a new permanent exhibit, featuring a variety of displays depicting Chico’s history—from John Bidwell and the Mechoopda Indians to Robin Hood and remains of an old Chinese temple. Ongoing.

141 Salem St., (530) 891-4336, www.chico museum.org.

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.

IN APPRECIATION OF

50 YEARS OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT WE’RE GIVING AWAY THIS

2016 TOYOTA

PRIUS!

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH AT THE CHICO MALL

DEADLINE TO WIN: SEPTEMBER 4 th

ALL PROCEEDS GO TO BUTTE HUMANE SOCIETY

CHUCK PATTERSON VOTED BEST AUTO DEALERSHIP BY CN&R READERS 2007-2015

COMPLETED ENTRY FORM REQUIRED - $20 PER ENTRY 200 EAST AVE. CHICO - (530) 895-1771 NAME:_______________________________ ADDRESS:____________________________________ AGE:____ HOME PHONE:___________________________ CELL PHONE:___________________________ EMAIL ADDRESS:___________________________________ DRIVER LICENSE #:_________________________ DATE:_________________________

DROP OFF ENTRY FORM AT CHUCK PATTERSON

CHUCKPATTERSONTOYOTA.NET

CHUCKPATTERSONDODGE.NET

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN. 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AT THE TIME OF ENTRY, A LEGAL RESIDENT OF THE 50 UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND POSSESS A VALID U.S. DRIVER’S LICENSE AND PROOF OF INSURANCE. ONE (1) PRIZE AVAILABLE: ONE WINNER WILL RECEIVE A 2016 TOYOTA PRIUS STOCK # 961816. $25.260.00 MSRP. ODDS OF WINNING THE PRIZE DEPEND ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE ENTRIES RECEIVED DURING THE PROMOTION PERIOD; PRIZE WILL BE AWARDED SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY. YOU MUST ENTER FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN THE PRIZE BY THE TIME OF DRAWING. NO CASH REDEMPTION’S OF THE PRIZE. NO TRANSFER OF THE PRIZE IS ALLOWED. WINNER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL APPLICABLE TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRIZE, INSURANCE, LICENSING, REGISTRATION AND TITLE FEES, AS WELL AS THE COSTS OF ANY OPTIONS NOT INCLUDED ON THE PRIZE. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECT FAMILY OF EMPLOYEES NOT ELIGIBLE. ADMINISTRATOR WILL PROVIDE THE FORM 1099 TO THE PRIZE WINNER BY MAIL. june 9, 2016

CN&R

23

24

CN&R

june 9, 2016

SCENE Poor Sloth (Harrison Holden) gives Chunk (Tatiana Lizarraga) a fright.

PHOTO BY JASON CASSIDY

The worlds best sandwiches are now in chico!

“It’s all about the Dirty Sauce” VEGAN OPTIONS AVAILABLE CHECK OUT OUR IKE’S LOVES YOU HOUR

648 West 5th St. | Chico | 530.924.3171 | ILikeIkesPlace.com

Triple treat A fun night of theater with Boys and Girls Clubs’ Triple Threat players the first time until after I’d seen the Boys and Girls FClubs of the North Valley’s stage adaptation (script “freely ull disclosure: I didn’t watch the film The Goonies for

adapted” by Richard Oliver) at the Blue Room Theatre on Friday (June 3). But even before catchby ing up with the classic 1985 adventure Carey film, I was impressed by what was a Wilson well-balanced, funny and charmingly sentimental production that was billed Review: as the swan song of director Samantha The Goonies, Friday, June 3, Shaner, coordinator of the club’s Blue Room Theatre. Triple Threat theater arts program.

And now, I can also say that the young players did justice to Steven Spielberg and screenwriter Chris Columbus’ original story about the adventures of a tight-knit gang of youthful misfits who follow a treasure map to save their parents and homes from financial devastation.

Local band Stereosparks (husband and wife duo Marcus and Storey Anderson) set a playful tone by performing Cyndi Lauper’s original theme song, “The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough.” Backing them up was set designer Amber Miller’s gorgeous backdrop of a rocky, whitecap-flecked Oregon coastline overhung by swirling clouds blending into crashing waves.

Then the characters entered the minimalist stage.

Diminutive Mikey (Chloe Starkey), with asthma inhaler dangling from her back pocket, declared, “I’m bored,” setting the wheels in motion for what would become an epic adventure, especially for a bunch of kids.

A trip to the forbidden attic finds Mikey—along with fellow Goonies Brand (Alexis Devalera), Mouth (Cecelia Mahar), Chunk (Tatiana Lizarraga) and Data (Destiny Lee)—discovering trunks full of exotic items including a Spanish doubloon and a treasure map.

Many of the character names are chosen to reveal their traits, and the young actors inhabited their roles with convincing emotional and comic conviction.

As the ever-hungry Chunk, Lizarraga embodied the high energy and questing drive of a child’s insatiable

curiosity. As Mouth, Mahar portrayed the ability of the young mind to explain, or make excuses for, all aspects and acts of childlike rationality. Lee’s Data displayed inventiveness and an ability to repurpose common objects into clever solutions. And as the eldest character, Brand, Devalera showed the dawning of adulthood with concerns about failing the driver’s license test and dealing with budding romance.

Despite, or perhaps even because of, a lot of gender reversal in this adaptation (the main characters in the film are mostly young boys and the actors portraying them on stage were girls), the overall message of the story holds true. When the kids follow the treasure map to an abandoned restaurant on the coast and encounter the criminal Fratelli family—led by the beatnikesque Mama Fratelli (Isabel Aranza)—then flee into the depths of the subterranean treasure cave below, gender doesn’t matter. Ingenuity and courage are not gender-specific, and neither are wit and the ability to crack wise in the face of danger.

The story also plays with the Southern Gothic tradition of a malformed and perhaps mad family member chained up in the basement. In The Goonies, that character is the imprisoned offspring of Mama Fratelli, Sloth (Harrison Holden), who eventually is discovered and befriended by Chunk.

As the action of the play descended deeper, both literally and metaphorically, the characters retained their youthful innocence and goofiness. So, when the treasure trove was finally discovered and revealed, the bad guys vanquished—and hilariously arrested by tiny officers played by Penelope Stausbaugh and Mackinzie Butz—and the “Goon Docks” saved, the rush of good feeling in the audience celebrated both the corniness of the happy ending and the very genuine accomplishment of the young actors and their dramaturgical mentor. The prolonged cheers and standing ovation of the opening night audience were well-deserved for a swan song that I’m sure many wish was still to come. □ JUNE 9, 2016

CN&R

25

NIGHTLIFE

THURSDAY 6/9—WEDNESDAY 6/15 A HOLY GHOST REVIVAL

music. F, 6/10, 6-9pm, F, 6/24, 6-9pm.

Two-Twenty Restaurant/Lounge, 220 W. Fourth St., (530) 895-1515, www.two twentyrestaurant.com.

Thursday, June 9 Lost on Main SEE THURSDAY

OFF THE RECORD: Classic rock cover

BELLA DONNA: Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac tribute. F, 6/10, 9:30pm. $5.

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

TIL DEATH DO US PARTY: CN&R’s Ken

FRIDAY MORNING JAZZ: A weekly morning

9THURSDAY

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

LEANN COOLEY AND FRIENDS: Vintage

blues and swing. Every other Th. Farm Star Pizza, 2359 Esplanade, (530) 3432056, www.farmstarpizza.com.

A HOLY GHOST REVIVAL REUNION SHOW: One-time thrashers reunite with help from current locals Cold Blue Mountain, Smak City and Lightfinder.

Th, 6/9, 7pm. 5 dollars. Lost on Main, 319 Main St., (530) 891-1853.

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

CHICO JAZZ COLLECTIVE: Thursday jazz.

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

JOHN SEID AND FRIENDS: Eclectic selection of tunes with Seid and a rotating cast of friends, including Larry Peterson, Bob Littell, Stevie Cook & Eric Peter. Th, 6/9, 6:30-9:30pm. Grana, 198 E. Second St., (530) 809-2304.

10FRIDAY

FRIDAY NIGHT CONCERTS: Weekly outdoor concerts at City Plaza. This week: The Fritz (Salsa/Latin/rock). F, 6-7:30pm through 9/9. Free. Chico City Plaza, downtown Chico.

GRUMBLER: The two-piece garage-rock duo from Oakland joins locals Moon Bears and Overture. F, 6/10, 9pm. The DownLo, 319 Main St., (530) 892-2473.

IRISH-MUSIC HAPPY HOUR: A Chico tradi-

BASSMINT: A weekly bass music party with a rotating cast of local and regional producers and DJs. Check with venue for details. F, 9:30pm.

Peking Chinese Restaurant, 243 W. Second St., (530) 895-3888.

mobile booking

band. F, 6/10, 9pm-1am. The Tackle Box Bar & Grill, 379 E. Park Ave., (530) 3457499, www.tackleboxchico.com.

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

Smith is getting married, and he’s curated a night of music to celebrate.

Performances by Michelin Embers, Bran Crown and tons more. F, 6/10, 8pm. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 343-4915.

UNPLUGGED OPEN MIC/JAM: Hosted by

singer/songwriter Jeb Draper. F, 5-8pm through 11/18. Free. Rock House Restaurant, 11865 State Hwy. 70 in Oroville, (530) 532-1889, www.RockHouseHwy70.com.

11SATURDAY

ALL FIRED UP: Classic rock covers. Sa,

6/11, 9pm. Free. Rolling Hills Casino, 2655 Barham Ave. in Corning, (530) 528-3500, www.rollinghillscasino.com.

BLACK FONG: Funketeers kick off summer. Superhero and cartoon costumes are encouraged. Sa, 6/11, 9pm.

Studio Inn Cocktail Lounge, 2582 Esplanade, (530) 343-0662.

JOHN SEID, LARRY PETERSON, BOB LITTELL: Playing an eclectic set of live

1 1 2 00

$

APP TRAC MY RIDE

FIRE IN THE HULL

Pat Hull has been a Chico favorite for years and has amassed an impressive discography since his 2009 debut, Forever’s Night. Hull will celebrate his fifth release—an EP appropriately titled June—on Wednesday, June 15, at the Naked Lounge Tea and Coffeehouse.

Also playing are singer/songwriters Erin Lizardo and Evin Wolverton.

DANIEL AMEDEE: New Orleans-based rock, folk and blues musician headlines this diverse night of singer/songwriters that also features locals Henry Cook Bird and Erin Haley. Sa, 6/11, 9pm. $7. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 343-4915.

JOURNEY UNAUTHORIZED: Journey cover

band. Sa, 6/11, 9:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino Brewing Co., 3 Alverda Drive in Oroville, (530) 533-3885, www.feather fallscasino.com/brewing-co.

MOJO GREEN: Reno’s horn-heavy funksters are joined by local party crew Smokey The Groove. Sa, 6/11, 9pm. $10. Lost on Main, 319 Main St., (530) 891-1853.

PAISANI: Eclectic set of music ranging from Italian, Latin and jazz, to some familiar standards, on guitars, mandolin, accordion and upright bass.

Dinner starts at 6pm. Food, beer, wine available for purchase. Sa, 6/11, 6-10pm. $15. Paradise Grange, 5704 Chapel Drive in Paradise, (530) 762-1490.

20% OFF MUSIC FESTIVAL PASSES For the Funk of It Music Festival

August 12-14 / Belden, CA: $140 weekend pass for $112

DOYLE BRAMHALL II THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 9PM

Doyle Bramhall II stands as one of the most distinctive vocalists, guitarists, composers and producers in contemporary music.

General Admission & Balcony: $10 VIP Suites: $150 - Seats 10, includes pizza and beverages.

ASK ABOUT PARTY PACKAGES! $119 - Includes admission, deluxe king room and more!

26

CN&R

JUNE 9, 2016

6/10 6/11 6/15 6/17 6/18 6/24 6/25

Bella Donna: Stevie Nicks Tribute Journey Unauthorized Full House Blues Jam Foreigner Unauthorized Spazmatics: 80s New Wave Looking 4 Eleven: Classic Rock Hits Tribute to Tom Petty

Brewery VIP suites $100 - Luxury seating for up to 10 guests. Includes private server, pizza and beer. Must be 21 or older. $5 cover charge. Shows start at 9:30pm, Blues Jam starts at 7pm.

ASK ABOUT PARTY PACKAGES - DELUXE LODGE ROOM, FOOD DISCOUNT + FREE SLOT PLAY!

IN OROVILLE

CNRSWEETDEALS.NEWSREVIEW.COM

530-533-3885

FEATHER FALLS CASINO & LODGE

Slots • Single Deck Blackjack • Poker Buffet • Restaurant • Brewery Live entertainment every weekend!

JOHN DENVER TRIBUTE DINNER SHOW Wed., July 6 • Tickets $40

www.featherfallscasino.com

898-1776

Buy online anytime with a credit card or in person with cash, check or credit card M-F 9am – 5pm at 353 E. Second Street, Downtown Chico.

THIS WEEK: FIND MORE ENTERTAINMENT AND SPECIAL EVENTS ON PAGE 20 RHONDA VINCENT & THE RAGE Saturday, June 11 Paradise Performing Arts Center

cnrcalendar@newsre 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.

SEE SATURDAY

PAT HULL EP RELEASE SHOW: Local folk

RHONDA VINCENT & THE RAGE: The “Queen of Bluegrass” visits Paradise

with her five-piece band. Sa, 6/11, 7:30pm. $22-$30. Paradise Performing Arts Center, 777 Nunneley Road in Paradise, (530) 872-8454, www.par adiseperformingarts.com.

SAFETY ORANGE: Beach/rock/reggae

crew from San Diego. Sa, 6/11, 8:30pm. no cover. Feather Falls Casino - Bow & Arrow Lounge, 3 Alverda Drive in Oroville, (530) 533-3885, www.feather fallscasino.com.

SAPPHIRE SOUL: Local blues/rock crew

returns to the stage. Sa, 6/11, 8:3011:30pm. no cover. Ramada Plaza Hotel,

685 Manzanita Court, (530) 345-2491, www.morasounds.com.

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

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

13MONDAY

THE BOXCARS: Grammy-nominated bluegrass super group featuring Ron Steward and Adam Steffy, Keith Garrett, Harold Nixon and Gary Hultman. M, 6/13, 7:30pm. $20. Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., 1075 E. 20th St., (530) 892-4647, www.sierra nevada.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.

14TUESDAY

HAIL THE SUN: Before heading out on the Vans Warped Tour, one-time Chico prog/post-hardcore crew releases a brand new album and play the 1078 with a huge bill of noisemakers, including My Iron Lung (hardcore), Hearts Like Lions (alternative), Gigantes (metalcore) and Tionesta (pop punk).

Tu, 6/14, 7pm. $10. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway St., (530) 343-1973.

HEAD INJURIES: Denver-based crew headlines a bill with fellow poppunkers Creekside, Slay it Forward and Take Shape. Tu, 6/14, 5-8pm. The DownLo, 319 Main St., (530) 892-2473.

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

BLUES NIGHT: Live weekly blues music

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

15WEDNESDAY

EMAIL YOUR LISTINGS TO

singer/songwriter celebrates the release of his new EP June. Joining him are fellow singer/songwriters Erin

view.com

Lizardo and Evin Wolverton. W, 6/15, 8pm. Naked Lounge Tea & Coffeehouse, 118 W Second St., (530) 895-0676.

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.

CELEBRATION OF LIFE: DENNY EVERETT: A musical celebration of local musician’s life, including performances by Catfish Hunter Band and Drew Sallee. W, 6/15, 7:30pm. Feather Falls Casino - Bow & Arrow Lounge, 3 Alverda Drive in Oroville, (530) 533-3885, www.feather fallscasino.com.

FULL HOUSE BLUES JAM: Join house band The Growlers with your instrument. W, 6/15, 7:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino

THE STUDIO GETS SUPER FUNKY

Every season is a reason to party for self-proclaimed “butt-funk” band Black Fong, but that holds especially true for summer. The band is kicking off the hot part of the year in style, with a sultry superhero-themed dance party at the Studio Inn on Saturday, June 11.

Brewing Co., 3 Alverda Dr. in Oroville, (530) 533-3885, www.featherfalls casino.com/brewing-co.

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 pizza while you enjoy live jazz music performed by Carey Robinson and friends. W. Farm Star Pizza, 2359 Esplanade, (530) 343-2056, www.farmstarpizza.com.

north valley productions presents

this

Rhonda Vincent and the Rage Saturday June 11th | Show 7:30pm, doorS 6:30pm at the paradiSe performing artS Center

VIP Tickets $30 Adv. | General Reserved $22 Adv. | +$4 at the door | All Ages Show Ticket Outlets in Chico: Chico Paper Company | Diamond W Western Wear | Herreid Music | The Music Connection Ticket Outlets in Paradise: Postnet | Steve’s Music | Wilson Printing Famously crowned as “the new queen of bluegrass” by the Wall Street Journal, and indeed the most decorated musician in that field. With over seventy awards to her name, Rhonda Vincent and the Rage are the most celebrated band in bluegrass, with honors including a coveted Entertainer of the Year award from the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) and a staggering 7 consecutive IBMA Female Vocalist of the Year awards.

INFO: 530.345.8136 · chicotickets.com 288410_4.9_x_5.4.indd 1

6/2/16 9:12 AM

JUNE 9, 2016

s a t u r d a y

CN&R

27

WE’RE B AT OU ACK ORIGIN R LOCATIOAL N

TUES: TACO SALAD $5.00 WED: FAJITA BURRITO $4.50 THURS: CHICKEN BURRITO 14'' $4.50 FRI: ENCHILADA COMBO (3) $5.00 *TAX NOT INCLUDED

COCINA CORT

1110 DAYTON RD.• CHICO • 342-4189

50% Off SALE

Every Thursday!

Under New Ownership!

With purchase of $15 or more, receive 50% off on Sundays Clothing for the Entire Family Knick Knacks, Electronics & more!

Thrifty Bargain 2432 Esplanade • Chico 530.774.2158 Store’s Hours: Mon – Sat 9am – 8pm Sunday 10am – 6pm

jewelry • radios • blankets • antiques

NEXT TIME YOU’RE HUNGRY: FIND US: • 24/7 on demand food marketplace • Homemade Food • Food Trucks • Farm To Fork / Produce

www.ExtraPlateApp.com TEXT “SELL MY FOOD” TO 97000

BECOME A SELLER

28

CN&R

June 9, 2016

knick knacks • jewelry • radios • blankets • rugs • dolls • knick knacks • jewelry • radios • blankets • rugs • dolls

DAILY SPECIALS

knick knacks • jewelry • radios • blankets • rugs • dolls• knick knacks • jewelry • radios • blankets • rugs • dolls

jewelry • radios • blankets • antiques

Tale of Tales

From Italy, with heart Fine foreign costume dramas make their way to U.S. several of Italy’s very best filmmakers produced Bcostume dramas, both major and offbeat, in 2015.

y some crazily poetic twist of the cultural zeitgeist,

Marco Bellocchio’s Blood of My Blood, two tales set in different centuries at the same convent prison, hasn’t yet had a by full release in the U.S. But Matteo Juan-Carlos Garrone’s Tale of Tales, a set of Selznick Baroque fairy tales adapted from a 16th century tome by Giambattista Wondrous Boccaccio Basile, and the Taviani Brothers’ now streaming via Wondrous Boccaccio, a string of On Demand, Amazon, gently ribald tales adapted from The iTunes, etc. Decameron (Giovanni Boccaccio’s 14th century masterpiece), are both available for streaming. And both represent very flavorsome alternatives to the heavily advertised commercial fare that dominates the multiplexes at this time of year.

Both films are loosely intertwined gatherings of tales from their respective literary classics, each of which is a collection of far more stories than any one movie, however lengthy, could hope to contain.

Ribaldry and irreverence get free play in both, and while the originals come from separate centuries, there’s much to suggest that they all come from the same fountain of ancient storytelling.

Garrone’s Tales is more fantastical and dark, while the Tavianis’ Boccaccio is lyrical and bittersweet.

Both have episodes involving a parent’s excessive attachment to a child, and both have stories of romantic obsession and star-crossed lovers. Tragicomic calamities of marriage and family life recur in both, especially among deranged royalty in Tales and floundering aristocrats in Boccaccio.

The stories that Garrone has selected from Basile reflect on each other as stark variations on the themes from Beauty and the Beast stories. The roasted heart of a slaughtered sea monster figures crucially in a childless queen’s struggle to give birth, and the king bent on keeping his daughter at his side uses his own blood to make a monster out of a flea and then loses his daugh-

ter to a monstrous oaf, all of which ends with her committing a “monstrous” act of her own.

Elsewhere in Garrone’s Tales, the “monsters” are decidedly human and for the most part more mysterious than grotesque. The roasted heart episode leads to the birth of two identical albino sons, one by the queen and one by her cook. The boys’ struggle to make lives of their own parallels the tragedy of the overprotected daughter as well as that of the two bedraggled sisters whose clandestine romantic involvement with a sexcrazed king leads to disaster for all three.

Sexual and romantic mishaps are generally viewed in more lighthearted terms in Wondrous Boccaccio, but the shadow of tragedy persists by way of the characters’ knowledge that their days of blissful storytelling give only a temporary respite from the plagueridden streets of Florence that they have fled.

Romantic obsession and sexual freedom are rewarded more often than not in the Tavianis’ selections, but hard truths are usually close by as well. A down-at-the heels aristocrat loses the love of his life, but in the process of losing conducts himself in a way that results in an unexpected reward. A woman, an abbess in the convent to which she was sent as a child, gets caught in a sexual indiscretion, but turns the moment into a curious kind of victory.

The father-daughter episode in Wondrous Boccaccio ends in tragedy, as does an otherwise rowdy and farcical episode in which a couple of artisans fool an absurdly gullible colleague named Contadino into thinking he’s become invisible. The film’s opening episode, a romantic triangle that announces itself as a tale of “love and resurrection,” is a little masterpiece of mysticism and love.

Tale of Tales, which is available here in an English language version, has a big-name cast including Salma Hayek as the infertile queen and Vincent Cassel as the sex-crazed king. The twin brothers (Jonah and Christian Lees) who play the albino sons may be the film’s most memorable performers. And the Tavianis’ Boccaccio gets very good work out of its no-name cast, especially Paola Cortellesi as the amorous abbess, Alessandro Bertoncini as the foolish Contadino and Vittoria Puccini as the resurrected lover. □

Reviewers: Bob Grimm and Juan-Carlos Selznick.

squaring off against each other. Cinemark 14.

Rated PG-13.

The Jungle Book

Opening this week

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.

A Bigger Splash

A “sensuous portrait of desire, jealousy and rock ’n’ roll under the Mediterranean sun� with Tilda Swinton playing a rock star vacationing on a Sicilian island with her boyfriend (Matthias Schoenaerts), only to have her holiday interrupted by the arrival an old flame (Ralph Fiennes) and his daughter (Dakota Johnson). Pageant Theatre. Rated R.

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.

The Conjuring 2

The paranormal-investigating couple (Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson) are now on the scene of an evil presence haunting a single mom and her four kids in their London home.

Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R.

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

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. Rated R.

The Lobster

A satirical drama about a recently divorced man (Colin Farrell) living in a dystopian nottoo-distant future when single people must find a mate in 45 days or they will be transformed into the animal of their choice and released into the wild. Cinemark 14. Rated R.

Maggie’s Plan

3

The Nice Guys

A romantic dramedy centered on a twisted love triangle featuring a young woman whose plans to have a baby on her own are pushed aside when she falls in love with a married man. Starring Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, Julianne Moore, Maya Rudolph and Bill Hader.

Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R.

Now You See Me 2

The Four Horsemen are back, this time being forced to use their magic skills to pull off a daring heist on behalf of a crooked tech prodigy. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Daniel Radcliffe, Dave Franco and more. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

Warcraft

David Bowie’s son Duncan Jones (Moon) cowrote and directed this fantasy/action film adaptation of the wildly popular video game series about the ongoing battles between humans and orcs. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

Now playing 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 and Feather River Cinemas.

Rated PG.

Captain America: Civil War

The third entry in Marvel’s Captain America series finds the members of a splintered Avengers group fighting among themselves, with friends Captain American and Iron Man

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. Rated R —J.C.S.

Fair

CN&R

YYY 5GIICG2P7JG5KXGT EQO

cn&r is Looking for an office assistant

Popstar: Never Stop Stopping

Saturday Night Live’s Andy Samberg cowrote and stars in this mockumentary about a Bieber-like ßber pop star named Conner4Real (Samberg) and his fall from grace.

Cinemark 14 and Feather River Cinemas.

Rated R.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

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 mutant fighters on the scene. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

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 and Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG-13.

1 2 3 4 5 Poor

)($785,1*

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

Good

Very Good

Excellent

Do you enjoy interacting with people? The Chico News & Review is seeking a dependable and customer service-oriented person to be the first point of contact between CN&R and the Chico community. This position also provides administrative support to the sales team.

This is a part time position (20 hours/week), Monday through Friday with a flexible schedule.

Must be available Tuesday afternoons and Wednesday morning. Salary $11-12/hr includes 401(k) and paid-time-off.

Our Company. Published weekly since 1977, the award-winning News & Review newspapers provide the greater Chico, Sacramento, and Reno

areas with a lively mixture of news, features, commentary, arts and a calendar of events.

Our publications reflect our work environment: decidedly NOT corporate, yet an effective foundation of passion and professionalism topped off with an edgy but laid-back attitude.

Our Employees. Amazingly dedicated and hard working, focused on a common goal: putting great newspapers on the streets every Thursday.

If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking to sink your teeth into something real, consider the opportunity.

for more information, visit www.newsreview.com/chico/jobs EquAl OPPORTuNITy EMPlOyER

June 9, 2016

â&#x20AC;&#x192; CN&Râ&#x20AC;&#x192;

29

Authentic South Indian Cuisine

15

Shrimp, Lamb & Pakoras, Vegetarian & Non-vegetarian Curries, Tandoori & Biriyani Entrees

15

2574 Esplanade • 530-899-1055

2007-2015

CHOW photo By marCos silva via istoCk

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK

Lunch: 11am - 2:30pm • Dinner: 5pm - 9:30pm

Let us

CAter your

BuSineSS lunCh

Come check out your favorite sports team on our two TVs playing the NBA playoffs, the Stanley Cup, The French open & every Giants game!

240 Broadway St. Chico, CA 530.899.2847 | www.pitapitusa.com

New Breakfast MeNu MoNday-friday · 7aM to 10aM

after the party Give new life to your leftover booze come this summer, you’re Dbound to host a shindig and hear, uring the partying that is to

“What can I bring?” The by easiest, and Matthew most lucraCraggs tive, answer is always, “Booze.”

Unfortunately, what you imagine your guests will bring—the latest seasonal offering from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Milagro tequila, Johnny Walker Black—never quite matches what actually shows up. As the season progresses, your overflowing liquor cabinet begins to look like a clearance rack in the booze aisle.

Never fear, with a bit of creativity you can clean things out and make room for the next bottle, or box, of gifted wine.

From confusion to infusion

220 W. 4th st. · Downtown Chico 895.1515 · twotwentyrestaurant.com 30 CN&R J u n e 9 , 2 0 1 6

Who can resist buying the 1.75 liter of Smirnoff when it’s only $2 more than the 750ml version? But what to do with 1.75 liters of vodka? Try infusing it with other ingredients—fruit, vegetables, herbs or spices. For fruits and vegetables, expose the flesh by peeling and removing any skins that may add a sour taste, such as orange rinds. Throw in herbs and spices whole. Stronger

flavors, such as citrus, cinnamon or rosemary, need to sit only for a few days. Subtler flavors, such as pear, peach or hibiscus, will take at least one or two weeks. Taste along the way, and when you’re happy with the result, strain off the liquid and enjoy.

Or how about a chili vodka?

Remove the seeds from one Thai chili and add to 375ml of vodka.

Let sit for three days, taste, strain and then mix up a sweet and spicy chili martini by combining 1 oz. chili vodka and 1 oz. peach juice in a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a martini glass and garnish with a peach slice or by sugaring the rim.

Punch-out

Popular in colonial times, punch is a perfect way to get rid of the last dregs of a rum collection. Mix and match flavored rums, light and dark rums, fruit and fruit juices to make a big self-serve bowl of punch. Note: If you wouldn’t mix it in a fruit salad—say, lemon and peaches—don’t mix it in the punch.

For the adventurous, take a shot at Warp Core Breach—inspired by a foggy drink from an episode of Deep Space Nine. It’s sure to lower your shields right before you crash into the planet. Mix in a large punch bowl:

9 oz. light rum 7 oz. lemon rum 3 oz. dark rum 3 oz. spiced rum 3 oz. Chambord black raspberry liqueur 2 oz. Bacardi 151 60 oz. tropical (açai, passion fruit, etc.) sports drinks

Adjust to taste. Serve in cups full of ice. For the full experience, carefully add a big chunk of dry ice to the punch bowl.

Garnish to gourmet

Even if you don’t drink, chances are you have a half-empty bottle of green olives buried in the fridge. You can transform this popular garnish for martinis into something special and clean out your liquor cabinet at the same time. Vermouth-soaked olives sell for twice the price of green olives at the store, but with a little patience, you can make them at home. Place the olives in a canning jar, cover in vermouth, and let sit for a few weeks. Infuse extra flavor by adding chilis or rosemary to the mix before tucking them away to soak.

They’re good enough to eat by themselves, but you could also chop them up with some garlic, capers, anchovies and lemon to make a martini-inspired tapenade. □

IN THE MIX

New York steak & eggs

Slap-Happy (reissue) L7 MVD When L7 released its sixth album, Slap-Happy, back in 1999, the band was on its last legs, having been dropped by Reprise two years prior and having already lost original bassist Jennifer Finch. L7 charged on, albeit minus a leg, and recorded the album on a shoestring for Bong Load Records in conjunction with their newly formed label Wax Tadpole.

The circumstances could’ve resulted in a lackluster performance, but instead L7 released its most diverse, dark and melodic record of its career. Songs like “Freeway”—made on a Guitar Center Casio keyboard—is one of the weirdest, darkest dance songs you’ll ever hear. And the slower, moodier “Freezer Burn” is met with the metallic “Stick to the Plan” and the classic L7 burner, “Crackpot Baby.” Slap-Happy suffered dismal sales upon its original release, but with this reissue the album might get the second life it deserves.

MUSIC

—Mark Lore

Basses Loaded Melvins Ipecac Records In the continued pursuit of evolving along the sludge-metal spectrum, the Melvins have zigged and zagged around trends and genre death knells, operating as arbiters of an effortless relevancy that endears them to legions. On Basses Loaded, the band takes on six (!) bass players to round out a collection of sometimes doomy, sometimes riff-heavy rock that amounts to another cool, funny collection of rawness in the band’s already bloated catalog of sound. Drummer Dale Crover moves to four-string on the plodding “Beer Hippie,” while Red Kross/OFF! bassist Steve McDonald offers a more nuanced melodicism on his efforts for album opener “The Decay of Lying” and a cover of the Beatles classic “I Want to Tell You.” Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic turns up on the absurd lo-fi pop tune “Maybe I’m Amused,” while similarly whimsical appearances come from Butthole Surfers’ JD Pinkus, Big Business’ Jared Warren and Mr. Bungle’s Trevor Dunn rounding out the record. The whole baseball analogy thing is capped off with a fun 8-bit cover of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.”

MUSIC

—Ryan J. Prado

The Heart Speaks in Whispers Corinne Bailey Rae Virgin With the passing of Prince, the obvious question is: Who’s going to fill the void? The obvious answer is: No one; at least not alone. Corinne Bailey Rae offers a partial answer. She’s driven parallel to Paisley Park for a decade, redefining genre boundaries with creative fusions of sound. She drew pop into her orbit with 2006’s “Put Your Records On” and won an R&B Grammy with 2012’s “Is This Love.”

Her third LP, The Heart Speaks in Whispers, evokes The Purple One’s “Diamonds and Pearls” plus Burt Bacharach, Cocteau Twins, Stevie Wonder … you get the idea. There’s no hit single here; the CD shrinkwrap sticker promotes “Stop Where You Are,” “Green Aphrodisiac” (the video on her website) and “Been to the Moon,” which are high points but not Top 40 highlights. That the album opens experimentally (unique brew “The Skies Will Break”) and closes conventionally (lacey, soft ballad “Night”), with an unpredictable journey in between, speaks volumes. Vocalist, musician, writer, producer: Rae is an artist, just when the music world needs one.

7

$

99 plus tax

Served with 2 eggs, hash browns or home fries & toast

NEW HOURS: 5am to 3pm 7 days a week

540 Main St. • Chico • 343-8383 Free Parking • Orders To Go

secrets of

success.

The CN&R’s annual Entrepreneur Issue will be on stands June 23.

Tell your entrepreneurial story to our nearly 118,000 readers with a profile in this issue.

For more information about how to participate, call your News & Review advertising representative today at (530) 894-2300.

MUSIC

—Evan Tuchinsky June 9, 2016

CN&R

31

ARTS DEVO

by JASON CASSIDY • jasonc@newsreview.com

Shop and get sweet gifts for Dads and grads!

(OR JUST FOR YOU) ABC Books: $15 gift certificate for $7.50

HAL Thrift Shop: $10 gift certificate for $5

Bidwell Park Golf Course: 2 players and a cart ($96 value) for $57.60

Inday’s Restaurant: $10 gift certificate for $6.50

Broadway Heights: $20 gift card for $16

Jon & Bon’s Yogurt: $10 gift certificate for $7.50

China House: $20 gift certificate for $10

Keep Chico Weird 2016 T-Shirts (Women’s S, M, L, XL): $5

CN&R Collapsible Can Cooler: $3 Cocina Cortés: $10 gift certificate for $5 The Dog House: $10 gift certificate for $6 Expressions Florist: $10 gift certificate for $4 For the Funk of It Music Festival: Weekend pass ($140 value) for $112 FunLand: $20 gift certificate for $14 Great Northern Coffee: $5 gift certificate for $3

Buy online anytime with a credit card or in person with cash, check or credit card M-F 9am – 5pm at 353 E. Second Street, Downtown Chico.

Midtown Local: $5 gift certificate for $3.50 Morning Sun Martial Arts: one free month + T-shirt ($100 value) for $15 Naked Lounge: $5 gift certificate for $3 Needham Stained Glass: $112 gift certificate for $56 Pita Pit: $10 gift certificate for $6.50 Sunny Garden Montessori: $20 gift certificate for $12 The Black Kettle: $10 gift certificate for $6

Cnrsweetdeals.newsreview.Com

SUMMER IS MY JAM Arts DEVO is both a night owl and an early riser. I tell

myself it’s because I just don’t want to miss out on anything that the day might have to offer, but it’s probably due more to the fact that I am a procrastinator who is always chasing many projects rolling down the hill simultaneously. But during the summer—from the time Mrs. DEVO is done teaching kindergarteners until she starts setting up her class for the next school year—I make it a point to dial back the special projects and extra jobs. And since I’m already in the habit of greeting the dawn and staying awake at least until midnight, the relatively clear schedule of long summer days offers many opportunities for leisure, romance, adventure, camaraderie, dog walks and playing music. Summer makes me feel younger, like I’m tapping into the cool well of those never-ending Redding summers of my youth, hopping from one body of water to the next—Whiskeytown, Lake Shasta, Dave’s pool, the Sacramento River, Summer supplies.

“The Plunge” in Caldwell Park. It’s the time I feel the most free and the most in love.

SPEAKING OF LOVE! This Saturday, June 11, there is going to be so much

love in the room, it will threaten to blow the roof off the 100-year-old Chico Women’s Club. CN&R Staff Writer Ken Smith and his longtime fiancée, Kate Ronan—two of my BFFFs and two of the most well-loved humans in Chico— are going to be tying the knot. The world is about to get a whole lot radder.

Congrats, you two!

SUMMER ASSIGNMENT If you or your kids are looking to expand your creative horizons, summer is the time to sign up for a class in the arts:

• Ukulele Camp: Local uke-master Mandalyn May is holding three sessions of Ukulele Camp this summer. The week-long sessions feature offerings for all playing levels and costs $60 per student. Classes are held at the Music Connection (973 East Ave.). Call 424-8UKE or visit www.mandalynmay.com for more info.

• Kids theater: There are plenty of opportunities through local community theaters for young thespians this summer, and sign-ups for this year’s camps have already begun: The Blue Room is offering a variety of classes in all facets of theater as well as the opportunity to be a part of the ensemble for a production of Dr. Doolittle Jr. For more information, email Amber Miller at amber@blue roomtheatre.com or call 895-3749.

California Regional Theater offers classes geared to specific age groups, each culminating in a performance. The two younger sections are already filled, but there is still room in the 11-16 age group, and its production of Dear Edwina Jr. For additional information email info@crtshows.com.

Theatre on the Ridge’s Stage Coach program begins at the end of June and will include a production of The Music Man Jr. directed by local theater dude Loki Miller. For more info, call 877-5760 or email theatreridge@gmail.com.

• Art school: Chico Art Center is the place for art classes in many media— drawing, painting, stained glass, etc.—for all ages (visit www.chicoartcenter. com or call 895-8726 for info), and kids can “learn the basics of drawing, painting and collage” at Chico Art School’s summer camps (visit www.chicoartschool. com or call 570-3895 for info).

• Art, music, dance, sewing. There are tons of choices on the summer schedule at CARD. Visit www. chicorec.com for the full list of offerings.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith.

PHOTO BY EMILY TEAGUE

32

CN&R

JUNE 9, 2016

Nor Cal Cannabis Guide GIFT CERTIFICATES TO LOCAL MERCHANTS FOR UP TO 50% OFF

CN&R

W W W. N E W S R E V I E W. C O M

AND SAVE

For more information on advertising, contact your CN&R advertising representative today. (530) 894-2300

Cannabis Delivery ColleCtive Legal, Safe, Confidential. Serving Butte County. We have the best prices. Managed by licensed Medical Professionals.

The only collective you’ll

ChiCo’s premier ever need! cannabis club • Highest Quality• • Affordable Prices • • exceptional service •

Student, Veteran, Senior Citizen & Terminally Ill Discounts!

530.518.7290 | firepharm.com

SHOP LOCAL AND SAVE

nightingalemembers.com

the HIGHEST

Order online today!

420 evaluation ServiceS

top shelf mediCal marijuana 10 Grams of Top shelf

$100 6 Grams of Wax

Now Provided by dr. rick riser

50 70

$

renewals

$

$100

new

855-525-2010

2961 Hwy 32 #1 gasoline alley • chico, 95973

QUALITY MEDICINE

530-420-9001 • zentefarms.org In compliance with CA prop 215, SB 420 sections 11362.5 & 11362.7 of HSC.

marley love canna Delivery service

Spend $60, get $5 off

Free Delivery | EZ Signup | Knowledgeable Staff | Huge Menu | Free Medicine for Referrals or Reviews

FIRST TIME PATIENTS RECEIVE FREE 1G ANY FLOWER & A WELCOME PACKET CLONES & SEEDS NOW AVAILABLE! Lab Tested by

530.774.1720

Find us on Weedmaps & StoneyCreekDelivery.com CA 215 & H&S Code 11362.5 Compliant | 7 Days a Week 12-8pm | Chico Area | Lic. # BL-004622

530.693.0504

find us on weedmaps *must present coupon. expires june 30th, 2016.

june 9, 2016

CN&R

33

10% O AY! EVERYD

buy 2 grams of wax or shatter

OR BUY 3 GRAMS GET THE 4TH

Free

$10 off

Free

Medicine Man

DOCTORS

get

5 3 0 • 8 4 0 • 6 4 2 0 • Fi n d u s o n Weed M a p s . co m • *D eliv er y to C hico & Oro v ille C ity Limits EXPERTS IN MEDICAL CANNABIS, ALL INDOOR GROWN, ALWAYS EXCELLENT QUALITY PROVIDING MEDICAL MARIJUANA EVALUATIONS

THE MOST AFFORDABLE PRICES IN TOWN

50

$

70 New

Renewal $

ID CARDS AVAILABLE • WALK-INS WELCOME • ASK US ABOUT REFERRAL PROGRAM ASK US ABOUT LEGAL PROTECTION PLAN

15 WILLIAMSBURG LANE, SUITE 15A CHICO, CA 95926

34

CN&R

L EG AL CAN N AB I S , CL ON ES & M ORE

BUY 3 1/8ths, GET 4TH 1/8th

NorCal

LICENSED

215

Chico & Oroville’s* usted delivery service

TS, STUDEN SENIORS S& VETERAN FF

june 9, 2016

OPEN MON-SUN • 11AM-6:30PM

CALL TODAY (530) 592-3833

Natural Wellness (530) 898-8500 Se Habla Español Treat Chronic Pain

NOW O SUND PEN AYS B Y APPOI NTME NT ONLY

• Cancer • Migraines... and more!

24/7 Verification Doctor/Patient Confidentiality I.D. CARDS AVAILABLE

MEDICAL MARIJUANA EVALUATIONS

Natural Care For Wellness

593 East Ave. • Chico 95926 (530) 898-8500 • naturalcare4wellness.com

For the week oF june 9, 2016 ARIES (March 21-April 19): Mythologist Joseph Campbell analyzed fairy tales for clues about how the human psyche works. For example, he said that a fairy tale character who’s riding a horse is a representation of our relationship with our instinctual nature. If that character drops the reins and lets the horse gallop without guidance, he or she is symbolically surrendering control to the instincts. I bring this to your attention because I suspect you may soon be tempted to do just that that—which wouldn’t be wise. In my opinion, you’ll be best served by going against the flow of what seems natural. Sublimation and transcendence will keep you much stronger than if you follow the line of least resistance. Homework: Visualize yourself, as you ride your horse, keeping a relaxed but firm grasp of the reins.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I will

provide you with two lists of words. One of these lists, but not both, will characterize the nature of your predominant experiences in the coming weeks. It will be mostly up to you which emerges as the winner.

Now read the two lists, pick the one you like better and instruct your subconscious mind to lead you in that direction. List 1: gluttony, bloating, overkill, padding, exorbitance. List 2: mother lode, wellspring, bumper crop, gold mine, cornucopia.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In his poem

“Interrupted Meditation,” Robert Hass blurts out the following exclamation: “I give you, here, now, a magic key. What does it open? This key I give you, what exactly does it open?” How would you answer this question, Gemini? What door or lock or heart or treasure box do you most need opened? Decide today. And please don’t name five things you need opened. Choose one, and one only. To do so will dissolve a mental block that has up until now kept you from finding the real magic key.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): The

following excerpt from Wendell Berry’s poem “Woods” captures the essence of your current situation: “I part the out-thrusting branches and come in beneath the blessed and the blessing trees. Though I am silent there is singing around me. Though I am dark there is vision around me. Though I am heavy there is flight around me.” Please remember this poem at least three times a day during the next two weeks. It’s important for you to know that no matter what murky or maudlin or mysterious mood you might be in, you are surrounded by vitality and generosity.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A half-dead

blast from the past is throttling the free flow of your imagination. Your best possible future will be postponed until you agree to deal more intimately with this crumbled dream, which you have never fully grieved or surrendered. So here’s my advice: Summon the bravest, smartest love you’re capable of, and lay your sad loss to rest with gentle ferocity.

This may take a while, so be patient. Be inspired by the fact that your new supply of brave, smart love will be a crucial resource for the rest of your long life.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Five times

every day, devout Muslims face their holiest city, Mecca, and say prayers to Allah. Even if you’re not Islamic, I recommend that you carry out your own unique version of this ritual. The next three weeks will be a favorable time to cultivate a closer relationship with the inspirational influence, the high ideal or the divine being that reigns supreme in your life. Here’s how you could do it: Identify a place that excites your imagination and provokes a sense of wonder.

Five times a day for the next 21 days, bow in the direction of this treasured spot. Unleash songs, vows and celebratory expostulations that deepen your fierce and tender commitment to what you trust most and love best.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “The road

reaches every place, the shortcut only one,” says aphorist James Richardson.

by rob brezsny In many cases, that’s not a problem. Who among us has unlimited time and energy?

Why leave all the options open? Short cuts can be valuable. It’s often smart to be ruthlessly efficient as we head toward our destination. But here’s a caveat: According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you’re now in a phase when taking short cuts may be counterproductive. To be as well-seasoned as you will need to be to reach your goal, you should probably take the scenic route. The long way around may, in this instance, be the most efficient and effective.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Truth is

like the flu,” says poet James Richardson. “I fight it off, but it changes in other bodies and returns in a form to which I am not immune.” In the coming days, Scorpio, I suspect you will experience that riddle first-hand—and probably on more than one occasion. Obvious secrets and wild understandings that you have fought against finding out will mutate in just the right way to sneak past your defenses. Unwelcome insights you’ve been trying to ignore will finally wiggle their way into your psyche. Don’t worry, though. These new arrivals will be turn out to be good medicine.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

According to Guinness World Records, the most consecutive hours spent riding on a roller coaster is 405 hours and 40 minutes. But I suspect that during the next 15 months, a Sagittarian daredevil may exceed this mark. I have come to this conclusion because I believe your tribe will be especially adept and relatively comfortable at handling steep rises and sudden dips at high speeds.

And that won’t be the only rough talent you’ll have in abundance. I’m guessing you could also set new personal bests in the categories of most frequent changes of mind, most heroic leaps of faith and fastest talking.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

Whether we like to admit it or not, all of us have acted like puppets. Bosses and teachers and loved ones can manipulate us even if they’re not in our presence. Our conditioned responses and programmed impulses may control our behavior in the present moment even though they were formed long ago.

That’s the bad news. The good news is that, now and then, moments of lucidity blossom, revealing the puppet strings.

We emerge from our unconsciousness and see that we’re under the spell of influential people to whom we have surrendered our power. This is one of those magic times for you, Capricorn.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A few

weeks ago you undertook a new course of study in the art of fun and games. You realized you hadn’t been playing hard enough, and took measures to correct the problem. After refamiliarizing yourself with the mysteries of innocent joy, you raised the stakes. You began dabbling with more intensive forms of relief and release. Now you have the chance to go even further: to explore the mysteries of experimental delight. Exuberant escapades may become available to you.

Amorous adventures could invite you to explore the frontiers of liberated love.

Will you be brave and free enough to meet the challenge of such deeply meaningful gaiety? Meditate on this radical possibility: spiritually adept hedonism.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Poet Sha-

ron Dolin compares artists to sunflowers.

They create “a tall flashy flower that then grows heavy with seeds whose small hard shells you must crack to get to the rich nut meat.” As I contemplate the current chapter of your unfolding story, I see you as being engaged in a similar process, even if you’re not literally an artist. To be exact, you’re at the point when you are producing a tall, flashy flower. The seeds have not yet begun to form, but they will soon. Later this year, the rich nut meat inside the small hard shells will be ready to pluck. For now, concentrate on generating your gorgeous, radiant flower.

www.RealAstrology.com for Rob Brezsny’s EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES and DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPES. The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888.

CLASSIFIEDS Print ads start at $6/wk. www.newsreview.com or (530) 894-2300 ext. 2 Phone hours: M-F 8am-5pm.

All ads post online same day.

Deadlines for print: Line ad deadline: Monday 4pm Adult line ad deadline: Monday 4pm Display ad deadline: Friday 2pm

Online ads are

STILL

FREE!*

*Nominal fee for adult entertainment.

All advertising is subject to the newspaper’s Standards of Acceptance. Further, the News & Review specifically reserves the right to edit, decline or properly classify any ad. Errors will be rectified by re-publication upon notification. The N&R is not responsible for error after the first publication. The N&R assumes no financial liability for errors or omission of copy. In any event, liability shall not exceed the cost of the space occupied by such an error or omission. The advertiser and not the newspaper assumes full responsibility for the truthful content of their advertising message.

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

AIRLINE CAREERS start here - if you’re a hands on learner, you can become FAA Certified to fix jets. Job placement, financial aid if qualified.

Call AIM 800-481-8389

Home For Rent 21 Bunker Court, Chico, CA 95928. Built in 2003, 1428 sq. ft. Two car garage.

3 bedrooms/2 bathrooms. Near California Park and Canyon Oaks. $1550. 530-570-2352

Viagra!!

52 Pills for Only $99.00.

Your #1 trusted provider for 10 years. Insured and Guaranteed Delivery. Call today 1-888-403-9028 Massage For Males

by John. CMT. By appointment.

(530) 680-1032 Claudia’s Relaxing Massage A cool studio. $35 special. 10:30am 8:30pm.

530-893-0263. No texting.

AIKIDO

in Chico at Chico Kodenkan. All levels welcome.

762-2232 bbatchley@aol.com

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as

this Legal Notice continues

➡

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

this Legal Notice continues

➡

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.

this Legal Notice continues

➡

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.

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

this Legal Notice continues

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 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

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as EASY BREEZY PC REPAIR at 1850 Humboldt Rd #29 Chico, CA 95928.

JACOB HOPKINS 1850 Humboldt Rd #29 Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: JACOB W HOPKINS Dated: May 25, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000702 Published: June 9,16,23,30, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as EXPERTS IN YOUR HOME at 1750 Humboldt Road Chico, CA 95928.

HIGNELL INCORPORATED 1750 Humboldt Road Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: PHILIP LARIOS, PRESIDENT Dated: May 19, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000669 Published: June 9,16,23,30, 2016

classifieds ➡

CONTINUED ON 36

CN&R

jjuunnee 99,, 22001166

35 35

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as BIDWELL H20, SACRAMENTO VALLEY BOTTLED WATER at 419 Ivy St Chico, CA 95928.

ROBERT SMITH 1256 Vallombrosa Ave Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: ROBERT SMITH Dated: May 25, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000701 Published: June 9,16,23,30, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as WILDFLOWER SALON at 2995 Esplanade Ste 101 Chico, CA 95973.

BRIELYN LEDFORD 28 Lawnwood Drive Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: BRIELYN LEDFORD Dated: May 4, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000616 Published: June 9,16,23,30, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as OROVILLE BASSMASTERS at 853 E 7th St Chico, CA 95928.

JAMES R SORENSEN 853 E 7th St Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: JAMES R SORENSEN Dated: May 27, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000711 Published: June 9,16,23,30, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CSC PARTNERS at 619 W. East Avenue Chico, CA 95926.

PHYLLIS CULLIN MD 1437 Kilauea Suite 103 Hilo, HI 96720.

JANICE HAZELHURST 716 Serrano Court Chico, CA 95928.

DANIEL THOMAS MD 260 Wild Rose Circle Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by a General Partnership.

Signed: DANIEL THOMAS MD Dated: May 19, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000680 Published: June 9,16,23,30, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as EARTHLY GOOD, EARTHLY GOOD GRANOLA at 10 San Ramon Dr Chico, CA 95973.

TINA MCDERMOTT 10 San Ramon Dr Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: TINA MCDERMOTT Dated: May 27, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000712 Published: June 9,16,23,30, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as RETIREMENT SOLUTIONS NETWORK, LLC at 2732 Pillsbury Rd Chico, CA 95973.

RETIREMENT SOLUTIONS NETWORK, LLC 2732 Pillsbury Rd Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company.

Signed: RICHARD MESA, MEMBER Dated: May 2, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000601 Published: June 9,16,23,30, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as FIRST CALL TOWING AND RECOVERY at 3035 Cohasset Chico, CA 95973.

HALEY BANNISTER 3035 Cohasset Chico, CA 95973.

DALLAS KISER 3035 Cohasset Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by Copartners.

Signed: DALLAS KISER Dated: May 25, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000705 Published: June 9,16,23,30, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as HUDSON’S at 2760 Esplanade Chico, CA 95973.

CHRISTIAN MICHAEL STEINBACH 437 Paseo Companerous St Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: CHRISTIAN STEINBACH Dated: May 5, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000621 Published: June 9,16,23,30, 2016

36

CN&R

NOTICES 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

this Legal Notice continues

june 9, 2016

➡

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

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

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

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

Attorney for petitioner: RAOUL J. LECLERC P.O. Drawer 111, Oroville, CA 95965 (530) 533-5661 Case Number: 16PR00141 Published: May 26, June 2,9, 2016 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE JAMES W. BAKER aka JAMES WILLIAM BAKER To all heirs and beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: JAMES W. BAKER aka JAMES WILLIAM BAKER A Petition for Probate has been filed by: WANDA N. HOISINGTON in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.

The Petition for Probate requests that: WANDA N. HOISINGTON 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

this Legal Notice continues

➡

claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

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

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

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

Attorney for petitioner: RAOUL J. LECLERC P.O. Drawer 111, Oroville, CA 95965 (530) 533-5661 Case Number: 16PR00102 Published: June 9,16,23, 2016

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

The Petition for Probate requests that: ALEXIS R. PORTER 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: July 12, 2016 Time: 9:00a.m.

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

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

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California

this Legal Notice continues

➡

Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

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

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

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

Attorney for petitioner: NICOLE R. PLOTTEL 3120 Cohasset Rd., Ste. 10 Chico, CA 95973 (530) 893-2882 Case Number: 16PR00152 Published: June 9,16,23, 2016

SUMMONS 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 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

this Legal Notice continues

➡

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

this Legal Notice continues

➡

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 SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: JENNIFER E ANDERSON YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: BUTTE COUNTY CREDIT BUREAU A CORP NOTICE! You have been sued.

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

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

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

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

The name and address of the court is: Superior Court of California, County of Butte 1775 Concord Avenue Chico, CA 95928 LIMITED CIVIL CASE The name, address and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney is: JOSEPH L SELBY (#249546) Law Office of Ferris & Selby 2607 Forest Avenue Ste 130 Chico, CA 95928.

(530) 343-0100 Dated: April 8, 2015 Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Case Number: 164141 Published: June 9,16,23,30, 2016

REAL ESTATE

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ADVERTISING IN OUR REAL ESTATE SECTION AND REACHING 118,000+ READERS WEEKLY, CALL 530-894-2300

Love’s Real estate

Disclose It

Here in California sellers of real estate are obligated to disclose everything from cat dander to noisy neighbors. We have some of the toughest disclosure laws in the nation.

Not so in Pennsylvania. Just ask Janet Milliken, who moved from California to Pennsylvania and bought a house unaware a murder-suicide had taken place on the property a year before, and no one told her.

Pennsylvania is a few thousand miles from California, but apparently it is light years away in the world of disclosure.

In California, death on a property is a disclosure nobrainer. Every seller in California is required by law to disclose any death on a property within the last three years. California sellers are also obligated to disclose any notorious fact that would “affect the value or desirability” of a property, regardless of the three-year rule.

Janet Milliken’s Pennsylvania seller faced no such requirement.

Soon after Janet moved into her new home in Pennsylvania a neighbor asked, “So you heard about what happened in your house, right?”

Can a seller in Pennsylvania really get away with such non-disclosure? Janet Milliken sued the seller and their Realtor, arguing they knew the former owner had shot and killed his wife and then himself in the master bedroom.

The trial judge ruled in favor of the seller, and Milliken lost an appeal to the state Supreme Court.

Milliken’s attorney said “Physical defects can be fixed.

Troubling events that could and did occur in this home could never go away.”

The attorney said that sellers should be required to disclose troubling events, “at least for some period of time.”

That’s a no-brainer.

37 Paseo Haciendas • cHico Near Bidwell Park, schools and shopping! 3 bedroom, 3 bath home, 2,119 sq ft with Koi pond/waterfall, lovely home, +3 car garage.

Listed at: $379,000 Teresa Larson | Realtor®, Double Centurion | Century 21 Jeffries Lydon | 530-514-5925 | chiconativ@aol.com www.chicolistings.com | Follow me! facebook.com/ChicoListings

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

Open Houses & Listings are online at: www.century21JeffriesLydon.com If you would like to see a much more accurate value on your home than you get from Zillow?

Please go to my website

1004 Regency Dr. 3bd 2 ba, open floor plan.

Mobile Home - Senior Park 1,440 sq ft, 2bd/2ba $33,500

and click on the instant home evaluation. I’ve tried it and it works!

$237,500

Mobile Home Family Park 3bd/3ba, 1648 sq ft $69,500 SMILES ALWAYS

REDUCED!

www.steve.kasprzyk.c21jeffrieslydon.com

call today!

Steve Kasprzyk (Kas-per-zik)

Paul Champlin | (530) 828-2902

you don’t have to spell it out for me to sell it!

Jeffries Lydon

(530) 518–4850 www.steve.kasprzyk.c21jeffrieslydon.com

Homes Sold Last Week ADDRESS

TOWN

3943 Barbados Ct 8 Catalina Point Rd 13361 Sheep Hallow Creek Rd 755 Eastwood Ave 35 Cade Ct 24 Walnut Park Dr 4813 Starflower Ln 790 Liberty Ln 2376 Sausalito St 705 Hastings St 224 Estates Dr

Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico

Joyce Turner

Making Your Dream Home a Reality

PRICE $754,999 $741,999 $602,499 $519,999 $489,000 $465,000 $465,000 $450,000 $400,000 $390,000 $360,000

BR/BA 4 / 3 4 / 3 4 / 3 4 / 4 3 / 3 3 / 3 3 / 3 3 / 2 3 / 2 4 / 3 3 / 2

SQ. FT. 2,737 2,702 2,808 2,973 2,634 2,298 1,662 1,898 1,803 2,263 2,054

570–1944 • joyce_turner@ymail.com

Sponsored by Century 21 Jeffries Lydon ADDRESS

TOWN

178 Picholine Way 1876 Santa Clara Ave 1355 Marian Ave 1262 Whitewood Way 1270 Whitewood Way 151 Mandalay Ct 2237 Mariposa Ave 1563 Champlain Way 2198 Talbert Dr 14 Mayfair Dr 2267 Dixon St

Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico

PRICE $353,000 $352,500 $350,000 $333,000 $329,000 $326,500 $325,000 $315,500 $315,000 $285,000 $272,500

BR/BA

SQ. FT.

3 / 2 3 / 1 4 / 2 4 / 2 4 / 2 3 / 2 5 / 2 3 / 2 3 / 2 4 / 2 3 / 2

1,808 1,440 1,732 1,606 1,606 1,869 1,821 1,401 1,610 1,846 1,460

june 9, 2016

CN&R

37

Looking to purchase, buy or sell real estate?

More Home for Your Money, in PARADISE

We live here... We work here... We know Paradise... Buy or sell from us! lovely & SPaCIouS, neWly FInIShed 2185 De Mille Rd Paradise.

3bd/2ba. 2,027 sf, Opn Flr Pln, Kit has Granite, Cntr Isl w/Sink & Wine Cooler. Laundry w/apps. 2 Refrig. 3 Car Att Gar. Cov Patio w/Fans. Cov RV. 480 sf Bonus rm/shop. Minutes to Hospital and Marina. $419,000 ad# 815 PaTTy G MCkee 530-518-5155

oWn a MInI SToraGe! Now is the time to take advantage of this great opportunity! Home Plus 25 Units, centrally located in Paradise.

Low maintenance Income property. $374,500 ad# 841 dorI reGalIa 530-872-6829

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

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

7194 Clark rd Beautiful home that sets in the middle of 1.8 acres in Paradise.

PA16112239 $264,500 Sharon MCkee 530-864-1745

1542 adaMS rd ParadISe Remodeled 2 bd/2 ba. Home on private flat .79 acre park like setting.

Gourmet kitchen. 2 car garage, 250 sq ft bonus room, 1550 square foot shop with stucco exterior and finished interior. Lots of extra parking. ad# 828 SuSan ThoMaS 530-518-8041

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

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

5350 Skyway, Paradise

Classic Chico Rancher, 3 bd/ 2 ba, 2 car garage + workshop area. Locatedso 2 blocksld from Bidwell Park, beautifully updated & remodeled, with inground pool $425,000

Super charming close to Park

sold $204,900

In-law unit, shop, barn updated home all on an acre park like setting.

Amber Grove 3 bd/2 ba, 4 car garage plus so workshop area 1859ld sq ft $349,000 Beautifully updated home 1 block from Sierra View elementary & 3 blocks to Bidwellld so Park. Home has 3 bd/ 2 ba, family + living room, & lovely front covered porch. $349,000

KIMBERLEY TONGE | (530) 518-5508

$599,000 Lots for sale starting at

$67,500

Alice Zeissler | 530.518.1872

We Offer mOrtAge lOAns And reAl estAte serviCes

30 Yr fHA: 3.25% fiXed

Need a hand with your home purchase?

APR: 4.506%

15 Yr fHA: 2.750% fiXed APR: 4.115% 30 Yr vA: 3.250% fiXed

APR: 3.341%

15 Yr vA: 2.750% fiXed

APR: 3.035%

30 Yr COnv: 3.625% fiXed APR: 3.608%

bidwell TiTle & esCrOw

With locations in:

Chico: 894-2612 • Oroville: 533-2414 Paradise: 877-6262 • Gridley: 846-4005 www.BidwellTitle.com

15 Yr COnv: 2.75% fiXed APR: 2.897%

find your

2167 Montgomery St. Suite A OrOville, CA | (530) 282-4708 All advertised fixed mortgage rates are based on loans with the following criteria: $200,000 loan amount. Borrower with good to excellent credit with minimum FICO score of 740, single family, owner occupied, one unit dwelling and 0-1 point. The LTV varies depending on the product advertised. Conventional loan: 80% LTV (or a 20% down payment), FHA loan: 96.5% LTV (or a 3.5% down payment) and VA loan: 100% LTV (or 0% down payment). The advertised rates/APRs and terms are examples of loan products available as of this date: 05/23/16. Prices and guidelines are subject to change without notice. Not all applicants will qualify for financing, subject to review of credit and/or collateral. The actual rate/APR and terms you are offered, and all credit decisions, including loan approval will vary based on your specific loan request, your credit profile, other differences between your loan application and the above listed criteria used to derive the advertised rates. This is not a guarantee or commitment to lend. Elite Mortgage is a dba of Elite Norcal Corporation NMLS#338082/CA BRE#01525946.

dream home here!

www.ChicoListedHomes.com

(530)519-5610 DRE # 01335627

Durham schools, 3 bed/2 bth, 1,948 sq ft, 1-ac, ............................................................................. $279,900 Durham fenced 10 acres with cottage, shop, barn ................................................................................ $549,000 ding Club, Executive styled duplex, 5bed/6bth, 3,900 sqft, with huge Rv garage/shop .....$650,000 Butte Creekpen Country Gorgeous Estate, 6.78 ac pond, vineyard, 5,000 + main home, guest unit, rental house. ...................$1,350,000 Senior Mobile in Park, 2 bed/2 bth, 960 sq ft ....................................................................$18,900 ding Adorable home Park, 3 bed/1 bth, 1,008 sq ft POOL! ......................................................................... $259,000 pennear Senior Community, gorgeous kitchen + other amenities 3bed/2 bth, 1,424 sq ft ......................................... $304,500 Teresa Larson POOL, 3 bed/2 bth, 1,346 sq ft newer home, open floor plan .......................................................................... $289,000 (530)899-5925 View! Gated, stunning 3 bed/2 bth, 2,724 sq ft. 1.8 acs ............................................................................. $599,000 www.ChicoListings.com Adorable 3 bed/1 bth 1,050 sq ft shining hardwood floors! ................................................................... $248,000 pending g 3-car garage, plus 3 bed/3 bth, 2,119 sq ft nice home! .................................... $379,000 end nd of a culin de sac, chiconativ@aol.com Large lot,pe

The following houses were sold in Butte County by real estate agents or private parties during the week of May 24, 2016 – May 27, 2016.

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

ADDRESS

TOWN

BR/BA

SQ. FT.

16 Whitewood Way

Chico

$255,000

3 / 3

1,483

98 Hope Ln

Oroville

$244,000

3 / 2

1,304

833 Sheridan Ave

Chico

$239,000

3 / 1

1,217

498 Butte Ave

Oroville

$240,000

3 / 2

1,395

2330 Mariposa Ave

Chico

$235,000

3 / 2

1,598

156 Skyline Blvd

Oroville

$225,000

4 / 1

1,397

2632 San Jose St

Chico

$226,000

3 / 2

1,066

5290 Beverly Glen Ave

Paradise

$425,000

3 / 3

2,308

881 Kern St

Chico

$225,000

3 / 2

1,372

5226 Trafalgar Sq

Paradise

$335,000

4 / 3

2,268

1310 Boucher St

Chico

$219,000

3 / 2

1,056

5887 Skyway

Paradise

$310,000

3 / 3

2,160

716 Victorian Park Dr

Chico

$219,000

3 / 2

1,286

6042 Williams Dr

Paradise

$271,500

3 / 2

1,445

225 W 16Th St

Chico

$183,500

2 / 1

1,141

6134 N Libby Rd

Paradise

$225,000

2 / 2

1,334

555 Vallombrosa Ave 64

Chico

$180,000

2 / 1

902

6068 Pentz Rd

Paradise

$220,000

3 / 2

1,372

2518 Ceres Ave

Chico

$155,000

3 / 2

1,152

1011 Pleasant Ln

Paradise

$215,000

2 / 2

1,396

Oroville

$265,500

4 / 2

2,270

5914 Pine View Dr

Paradise

$210,000

2 / 2

1,412

185 Valley View Dr

38

CN&R

june 9, 2016

PRICE

BR/BA

SQ. FT.

ADDRESS

TOWN

PRICE

Of Paradise

Of Chico

1834 mangrove

6635 clark rD

530.896.9300

530.872.5880

serving all of butte county paraDise–magalia chico aDDress

city

price

agent

aDDress

city

price

agent

14722 Bridgeport CR

MAGA

3/2

1,344

$125,000

Rhonda Maehl

514 2nd AV

WLLS

Land

$90,000

Vickie Miller

1420 Sherman AV #17

CHIC

2/2

920

$125,000

Julie Rolls

16330 Rattlesnake Ridge RD

FORA

3/2

2,070

$397,500

Laffins Team

6550 Lesley CT

MAGA

2/2

1,528

$129,900

Rhonda Maehl

2171 Mulberry ST

CHIC

2/1

1,395

$215,000

Carolyn Fejes

1650 Log Cabin LN

PARA

2/2

960

$139,900

Heidi Wright

1477 Flag Creek RD

OROV

3/2

1,250

$795,000

Depa Team

1564 Hemlock LN

PARA

2/1

1,044

$149,000

Nikki Sanders

575 East AV

CHIC

Commercial

$279,000

Depa Team

14519 Carnegie RD

MAGA

2/2

1,257

$176,000

Jamie McDaniel

1612 Mangrove AV

CHIC

Commercial

$259,900

Depa Team

1486 Terry LN

PARA

4/2

2,176

$185,000

Julie Rolls

30 Allie Mae CT

CHIC

Land

$250,000

Dan Bosch

555 Vallombrosa #66

CHIC

2/2

902

$187,000

Kandice Rickson

0 Runaway

BUTV

Land

$89,000

Laffins Team

6133 Skyway

PARA

COMM

2,958

$189,000

Jamie McDaniel

24865 Ellis ST

LMOL

3/2

1,624

$289,000

Vickie Miller

14823 Klamath CT

MAGA

3/2

1,641

$189,000

Brian Voigt

1771 Del Rita LN

DURH

3/2.5

2,292

$369,000

Laffins Team

15238 Rain Forest LN

MAGA

2/2

1,440

$189,000

Rhonda Maehl

12 Ralland CR

CHIC

Res. Income

$349,500

Depa Team

1043 Central Park DR

PARA

3/1

1,413

$194,999

Brian Voigt

1195 Warner ST

CHIC

Res. Income

$295,900

Dan Bosch

5970 Sawmill RD

PARA

3/2

1,127

$209,000

Susan Doyle

2202 Robailey DR

CHIC

3/2

1,475

$309,950

Debbie Ziemke

5995 Peck LN

PARA

3/2

1,088

$212,500

Julie Rolls

2351 E 8th ST

CHIC

4/3

2,110

$489,000

Laffins Team

1630 Arcadian AV

CHIC

3/3

1,283

$214,900

Julie Rolls

6 Hillsboro CR

CHIC

3/2

1,456

$305,000

Depa Team

5349 Pentz RD

PARA

3/2

2,024

$229,000

Rhonda Maehl

1402 Davis ST

CHIC

2/2.5

1,605

$239,000

Laffins Team

1484 Bille RD

PARA

3/2

1,806

$229,500

Annette Gale

957 Wisconsin ST

CHIC

Res. Income

$365,000

Depa Team

1877 Norwood DR

PARA

3/2

2,328

$286,750

Brian Voigt

1215 Joy WY

WLLS

3/2

1,405

$235,000

Vickie Miller

718 Winding WY

PARA

3/2

1,577

$289,500

Christina Souther

145 Rivendell LN

PARA

3/2.5

2,612

$479,000

Laffins Team

4495 Sierra Del Sol

PARA

3/3

2,217

$399,000

Brian Voigt

1369 East AV

CHIC

5/2.5

2,562

$475,000

Depa Team

5061 & 5037 Pentz RD

PARA

4/4

4,895

$415,000

Heidi Wright

369 E Lindo AV

CHIC

3/2

1,124

$269,000

Laffins Team

calbre # 01991235

Dream with your eyes open

bD/ba sq. ft

“ outstanDing agents. outstanDing results! ”

bD/ba sq. ft

calbre # 01996441

june 9, 2016

CN&R

39

r o f s u n i o j

h c n u l y a d i fr 10

10

10

10

10

15

13

345 West Fifth Street Chico, CA 13 95926 10 10 (530) 891–6328

15 10

10

10

10

Please call for reservations Open Fridays for Lunch 10 11:30am – 2:30pm Join us for Happy Hour Mon–Fri 4:30–6pm 10

10