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EDITORIAL

Hang in there If you’re not experiencing election fatigue, kudos to you. We’re now more

than a year into the presidential election cycle, in earnest, and like many folks, we’re feeling a little weary.

Nationally, it’s been a brutal year all around. The GOP has been hijacked by a reality television star and a band of wingnuts who, like Donald Trump, do not subscribe to the party’s conservative doctrine. The Democratic Party and Hillary Clinton still face a backlash from diehard Bernie Sanders devotees in light of revelations of favoritism during the primary.

It’s been a long, ugly and tiresome campaign season.

Our advice: Hang in there. We’re about two months shy of the November election. The debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are around he corner; the first in a series is taking place on Sept. 26.

A lot is riding on the outcome of that race, of course. So don’t tune out, as painful as it may be to tune in.

Same goes for local politics. There’s a lot at stake in our North State communities. That includes Chico, whose large cast of candidates for City Council includes the incumbents for each of the four seats up for grabs.

On Wednesday morning, Chicoans got a look at 10 of the 11 candidates during a forum hosted by the Chico Chamber of Commerce. The wellattended gathering was mostly geared toward business types. Many of the questions focused on how to pay for city services and buoy the city’s economic vitality, although social issues such as homelessness and crime were hot topics, too.

Our impression from this forum, the first of the season, is that it’s going to be a spirited race for City Council. There are a lot of passionate voices in the mix and that’s a good thing for Chico. Stay tuned. □

GUEST COMMENT

Swallow hard and support Clinton Redding resident living overseas in China, I started IBeijing for Bernie more than a year ago when, at

peril with Trump’s unhinged finger on the button.

I would not hire Trump to be my apprentice. I certainly won’t vote for him for president of the United States of America. just 2 percent in the polls, his candidacy was only I’ve been a registered independent almost all idealistic wishful thinking. I of my life. I like the Greens. There’s a lot to like knocked on doors for him in about the Libertarians. I’ve voted for them and other New Hampshire because I independents and third parties more believed he was often than I’ve voted Democrat. the best hope for By all I never voted for Bill Clinton real change in the indications, he because he represents too much of country.

But he lost. is an ignorant, what is wrong with our political system. His saying whatever it And I have to get racist sociopath. takes to get votes—that calculated over it. by pandering, the huge donors buying We must swalChris Verrill elections—is disgusting. And it’s not democratic. low our pride and stop Donald the author, former Don’t let anyone tell you voting for a third party Trump from becoming president. development director My Trump-supporting friends say is a wasted vote. Malarkey. True, they won’t win. at KIXe-tV, is the the system is too corrupt. On this, (Yet.) But when they have strong showings, they executive director drive agendas. The Greens and Libertarians tug at of beijing playhouse, we agree. But Trump is not the China’s english my heart this year. But Hillary Clinton is just plain solution. By all indications, he is broadway theatre. smarter and more experienced than either Jill Stein or an ignorant, racist sociopath. He Gary Johnson. Her moderate balance of idealism and lacks the dignity, maturity and common sense to be the leader of pragmatism is better than theirs. She’d do a better job.

At the end of the day, Hillary is our best choice. the free world. As numerous Republican leaders have (Swallowing hard.) I’m with her. □ said, our country, and indeed the world, would be in ’m a strong Bernie Sanders supporter. As a

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For past and future The protests happening in the middle of the country over construction of

the Dakota Access Pipeline should be eye-opening for everyone. We should all be appalled to see protesters attacked by guard dogs and pepper-sprayed.

And for what? For defending their land, water and sacred sites?

As most issues seem to be these days, this one has become an us vs. them, a Native Americans vs. Big Oil issue, a Native Americans vs. the United States issue. And it most certainly is that. But there’s more to this story. The tribe most affected by the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, the Standing Rock Sioux, is understandably concerned that it will disrupt not only sacred spaces—a tribal burial ground was bulldozed over the Labor Day weekend—but also the environment. The pipeline goes directly under the Missouri River; a spill there would be catastrophic not only for the reservation’s drinking supply, but also for anybody and anything downstream.

The Dakota Access Pipeline is a $3.8 billion project meant to ship crude oil from Bakken fields in northwest North Dakota south through the Dakotas, Iowa and Illinois. The Army Corps of Engineers, which oversees our federal waterways, granted a permit for the project this summer, but the Standing Rock Sioux argue that permit didn’t take into consideration their cultural heritage sites or potential threats to the environment, including their tribal lands. Hundreds of Native Americans and other concerned citizens have joined their fight, locking themselves to heavy equipment while also taking their case to federal court.

Earlier this week (Sept. 6), a judge gave the Standing Rock Sioux “protectors” a small victory and ordered construction be halted near their land. Another decision could come any day. We hope they prevail, as this is an issue all Americans should get behind—protecting our history, the Earth and our water.

It’s time to start seriously supporting alternative energies, because this isn’t the world we want to live in, one in which our native tribes continue to fight for their land, one in which we as Americans fight Big Oil on behalf of the environment. □

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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

Stand by your man When will local Donald Trump devotees come out of the closet, so to speak? It’s been a long time coming. After all, this newspaper has been writing about his political ambitions for well over a year.

In that time, we’ve heard little in the way of actual support for him and his policies—whatever they may be, other than, you know, kicking undocumented Mexicans out of the country and, say, making sure Muslims aren’t allowed here in the first place.

I get it. I mean, it takes a special kind of person to agree with Trump’s xenophobic rhetoric, his racist and misogynistic screeds, his merciless bullying, including that time he mockingly imitated a New York Times reporter’s physical disability. Remember that?

No, instead of standing behind their candidate, most so-called Trumpsters instead malign Hillary Clinton over allegations that follow her but never result in anything concrete—at least criminally.

Fact is, her scandals fall flat. Benghazi? A two-year investigation (read: GOP witch hunt) and countless hearings on the matter have cost taxpayers more than $7 million, but nobody has pinned the tragedy on her. That private email server controversy? Clinton didn’t break the law there either, although she obviously was trying to be secretive.

I could go on. But the point is, it’s easier to go after the embattled former secretary of state than it is to back Trump. It’s easier to bring up Monica Lewinsky than it is to advocate for the The Donald’s fantastical plan to compel Mexico to pay for construction of “the wall.”

CN&R has received a few letters to the editor in recent weeks from writers extolling Trump’s virtues. Thing is, most have come from phony email addresses from writers using a nom de plume.

That is, people have sent this newspaper letters of support, but they’re unwilling to use their real names.

So, Trumpsters, here’s a challenge: Stand by your man. If you truly believe he’s the best person for the job, make your case. Tell readers why you’re behind the billionaire businessman. Please, enthrall us. But make it about Trump, not Clinton.

Speaking of anonymous letters, I recently received one from the nonexistent email address trailofturds@gmail.com. In it, the unnamed author wrote an open letter “to the owners of dogs who enjoy Upper Park.” It’s the most hilarious correspondence sent to me in long time and provided a moment of much-needed levity. I’m making an exception here to our rule of not printing pen-named letters.

“Do I shit in your park? No. Do you shit in my park? No. But your dog shits in our park. If I shat in the park, I’d pick it up. If you shat in the park, you’d pick it up. Why does the dog shit not get picked up?

No one likes walking on the Trail of Turds. Pick up your shit. And your dog’s shit.”

I get where the writer is coming from and, believe me, the sentiment applies to Lower Park as much as it does the portion of the park upstream. Personally, what annoys me the most are the little dog-doo baggies that people drop on the ground after going through the trouble of picking up their pet’s feces. Who does that? Come on, find a trash can.

Melissa Daugherty is editor of the CN&R

Ask the cops more Re “Cop talk” (Cover story, by Ken Smith, Sept. 1): Chico Police Officer Jim Parrott stated that 75 percent of his day is sometimes absorbed with “transient” issues; this opened an opportunity for a more substantive line of inquiry: Why use the word “transient,” when most homeless people are permanent residents?

When the U.S. Justice Department has called criminalization of sleeping (aka “camping”) a violation of the Ninth Amendment, how do you reconcile your oath to “uphold the constitution” with the anti-homeless statutes enacted by the Sorensen/ Morgan/Schwab City Council?

How does it feel to roust a destitute person from a doorway, during a rainstorm, as required under ordinances enacted by the Sorensen/Morgan/Schwab Council?

How do you feel about issuing citations to indigent, brain-injured people who momentarily leave their carts/packs, thereby illegally “storing” them on public property? (How does it feel to seize these possessions, knowing they are needed for survival?)

How do you feel about issuing citations to the homeless for urinating/ defecating in public, when restroom access is routinely denied by the city?

How do you feel about indigent mentally ill citizens clearly lacking adequate mental health services prior to arrest, languishing in Butte County Jail—which currently functions as a slipshod mental hospital?

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Flip the border talk Re “Fuera Trump!” (Cover story, by Bert Johnson, Aug. 25): Now that we know a little about some Mexicans’ opinions about Donald Trump and his ideas for restoring sovereignty to the border, I would like an article in your paper about the laws for Americans entering Mexico. (Remember our citizen who was locked up in a Mexican jail for months for mistakenly entering Mexico?)

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LETTERS c o n t i n u e d f r o m pa g e 5 It is my understanding there are many stringent laws Americans must obey to live in Mexico.

Jo Ann Mondon Chico

Editor’s note: Your wish is our command. See this week’s cover story (“Gone to Mexico,” by Catherine Beeghly, page 22) about a longtime Chicoan’s move south of the border.

‘Because we say so’ There is no better example of circular reasoning than that given by the California Correctional Supervisors Association (CCSA) for justifying its opposition to Proposition 64 (Fang, theintercept. com, May 18): “If marijuana was not a dangerous drug, the federal government would have made a change, but the fact remains it’s still a federal crime.”

In other words, marijuana is bad because the government says it’s bad, and the government says it’s bad because it is. The easiest way to dispute this specious reasoning is to cite the government’s other false claims: water boarding is not torture, Saddam Hussein has WMDs, derivatives are safe investments, banks do not need to be regulated, we have no intention of invading Cuba, mandatory sentences deter crime, Just Say No discourages drug use, Contras are freedom fighters, promoting abstinence is sex education, we are winning the Vietnam War, we respect Cambodia’s neutrality, the Patriot Act does not violate the Bill of Rights, trickle-down economics works, climate change is in dispute, we do not trade guns for hostages.

Unfortunately, this list is not exhaustive. Certainly CCSA’s lobbyist, Paul Curry, can devise a more convincing argument, although given the association’s patent self-interest, doing so may be nigh impossible.

William Todd-Mancillas Chico

Two views of ‘garbage’ Re “Garbage issue” (Letters, by Ken Mack, Sept. 1): I have lived and voted through those same 50 years and am so 6

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tired of the lies about Hillary Clinton’s “very dark history of ‘undisputable’ lies, crimes and cheating….” This election is about Hillary—not Bill’s lie about a blowjob, the only indisputable lie from either of the Clintons. I know Republicans have wasted almost $5 million on eight Congressional witch hunts, and have to keep repeating their lies and innuendo about Benghazi, the Clinton Foundation and emails; but really you have to have some proof. Just repeating a lie doesn’t make it true.

After hiring the white nationalist Stephen Bannon, the Republican candidate has hired David Bossie as a deputy campaign manager. Starting with his lie about why a woman committed suicide, through getting fired by the then-rational Republicans for doctoring an interview tape (H.W. Bush rejected his tactics as “filthy”), to Hillary: The Movie (that brought us Citizens United), he has made his living off the ridiculous fabricated “scandals” Republicans love to cite as fact.

More “undisputable facts” soon!

Rich Meyers Oroville

A tip o’ my hat to Ken Mack for pointing out the noticeable lack of anti-Hillary material. Why am I a Trump supporter? While some may find his “gaffes,” “deep conviction” and his “shoot-fromthe-hip” demeanor troubling, I find it a nonissue. We need a president who isn’t going to let ridiculous PC issues get in the way of doing what this country needs more than anything: making us economically viable again.

How can we hope to project a commanding presence on the world stage when we are indebted to countries like China that aren’t exactly our allies? The solution is obvious: Reopen our factories and begin producing our own goods that we export, thereby putting Americans back to work and building our economy on something tangible and real. Yes, I understand it is not quite so cut and dry, but it can be done and Trump seems to be the guy who can do it. So he’s loud, obnoxious, crude at times, whatever. It cannot be denied that he is a helluva businessman. I’m willing to gamble a mere four

years to find out if he’s got what it takes. Trump! Why the hell not?!

Steve Ross Oroville

Drug costs out of control Re “Anaphylactic sticker shock” (Heathlines, by Howard Hardee, Aug. 25): The EpiPen scandal has highlighted what those of us in medical practice already know—that drug prices are rising beyond affordable levels, driven by likely illegal copycat behavior if not outright collusion among drug companies. The rising prices, some up 600 percent since 2008, have no economic justification and represent gouging of the consumer, government and the health insurers we depend on.

The EpiPen equivalent costs $40 in Europe. Unfortunately, they are hard to import unless one travels there as they must be shipped temperature-controlled. Many other medicines can be safely and legally imported from Canada, Ireland or the UK, at a fraction of U.S. prices, and I encourage patients to do this if they have to. Some formerly cheap generic drugs like Digoxin, in use for 400 years, have shot up in price from $4 per month to $200, as drug companies buy generic manufacturers and then coincidentally start to raise prices simultaneously.

Generally, I support a free market, but in the case of abusing consumers, a Fair Trade Commission antitrust investigation and Congressional action to introduce European-style price controls are needed.

Roy L. Bishop, MD Durham

Editor’s note: Dr. Bishop is a local family practitioner.

Back and forth Re Re “Try a little reality” (Letters, by Sherrie Quammen, Aug. 25) and “More Feminism 101” (Letters, by Patrick Newman, Sept. 1): Ladies and gentlemen, for your entertainment ... in this corner, weighing in on hefty criticism of her-storical assertions ... standing up for all things male-gone-wrong and not a little short on stream-ofconsciousness dogma and willing

We need a president who isn’t going to let ridiculous PC issues get in the way of doing what this country needs more than anything: making us economically viable again.

—steve ross

to let you know the pain of it— Sherrie “The Query” Quammen!

This is not her first roller derby!

We have seen her, toe-to-toe, skate rings with her opponent over matters of change as the nonsense remorse of “... if I had to do it over again, I would-a, could-a, to a what to do-a when it’s too late-a” getthem-wagons-in-a-circle banter!

Challenging her every contentious move, weighing in on all things environmental, standing on the near bitter edge of planetary desecration, zombie nation apocalypse and disgust of anything that gets in the way of an activist’s new world order —Patrick “Iron Chef” Newman! His recipe of 1 cup double entendre condemnation, a heaping tablespoon of constructive Nihilism; mix in the venting of a dozen thrown eggs and let the mixture rest for eternity; preheat oven to global warming standards (the new room temperature) and bake, will continue to entertain readers of future issues if they survive.

Rick Vagts Chico

Convenient statistics Re “Even more corrupt” (Letters,

by Jess Furtado, Sept. 1): I might be “wrong” on occasion, but not recently.

Statistics are misleading. For swindlers like Trump, the Bush years were a dream. For friends like Ramon, who plunged from a grain silo in Wyoming, those days were not quite as jubilant. We painfully lament the sweet, generous people who could no longer see even a sliver of light in the distance that would make living worthwhile. Had they not been so

thoroughly crushed by the bursting bubble, loss of career, medical, home, farm, retirement, savings, family and the unacceptable horror in Iraq, they could still be here to witness the sincere but gradual improvement in our country since the Democratic Party recaptured the White House.

For many Americans, most especially the thousands like veteran bro Ramon, our nation could not have possibly been better off before Obama except that—at least back then—they were still alive.

Kenneth B. Keith Los Molinos

Time to leave It is time to bring our troops home immediately from Afghanistan.

After spending billions of dollars that could have been used for education, we have to admit that the military option has been a disaster.

Our meddling has not made that country better off or the world safer. Please send a postcard or call the president and our elected representatives and ask for an orderly withdrawal now! Thank you.

Pat Feldhaus Grandmothers for Peace, Chico

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The man killed by a train near the Amtrak station on Orange Street last week (Aug. 31) has been identified as Isaac Marquez, 30, of Chico, and his death appears to have been a suicide.

Marquez was struck by the northbound train at about 6 a.m., and the ensuing cleanup and police investigation caused the train to block the train crossings between First and Ninth streets for several hours, Chico Police Chief Mike O’Brien told the CN&R by phone.

“It was a time-consuming investigation,” he said.

Police believe that Marquez crouched near the tracks and leaped in front of the train intentionally, O’Brien said, but the department is waiting on video footage confirmation.

HAZArD Or HOAX?

Three local schools were locked down Tuesday (Sept. 6) after police received a report of an armed person walking toward Chico High School.

According to a Chico Police Department press release, a caller reported seeing an “exchange student” leave a residence on the 300 block of West Sacramento Avenue and head toward the school carrying a handgun at about 10 a.m.

Chico High was locked down shortly thereafter, as were nearby Chico Junior High and Citrus Elementary schools, and the campuses stayed closed for about 90 minutes as the high school was searched. University Police were notified and an alert was sent to the Chico State community, but that campus remained open. No one matching the description was found.

Chico PD is investigating the origin of the call, and urges anyone with information to contact the department at 897-4900.

LAbOr DAY mUteD

It was a quiet Labor Day weekend on the Sacramento River and, despite dozens of arrests in Chico, the traditionally raucous holiday was “manageable from a law enforcement/public safety standpoint,” according to a Chico Police Department press release.

The event has been subdued since 2013, when local authorities banned alcohol on the most heavily used section of the river over Labor Day weekend. In town, Chico Police Department,

California Highway Patrol and California Alcoholic Beverage Con-

trol made a total of 99 arrests between Friday (Sept. 2) and Monday (Sept. 5), compared with 106 arrests in 2014 and 82 last year. No “significant violent incidents” were reported, the release notes.

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Staging opposition Community group seeks to save El Rey Theatre from potential repurposing her to the El Rey Theatre to Sseetaking her first movie, The Wizard of Oz,

andra Quiring remembers her mother

when she was a child.

Decades later, when her own daughter was story and 3 years old, they went photo by to the same theater to Ken Smith see her first film, a kens @ showing of the animatn ew srev i ew. c o m ed classic Fantasia.

Like many others, Join the alliance: the family feels a deep the el rey theater connection to the iconic Alliance is holding a public meeting at Chico theater. Sandra, 5 p.m. Saturday at her brother Gary broadway Heights Quiring and her now(300 broadway St.). grown daughter Lisa For more information, visit the group’s West are the primary Facebook page. organizers behind the El Rey Theater Alliance, an effort to preserve the building’s use as a theater. The El Rey is for sale and discussion has involved a plan to gut it to create commercial and residential space. The most direct route to accomplishing that goal is to raise $1.4 million

by Friday (Sept. 9) for the nonprofit to purchase the theater itself.

Whether or not the group is able to raise those funds by that time, its mem-

bers intend to keep fighting changes to the Chico landmark. However, Bob Summerville, senior planner with the city, said no plan for changes has been submitted, and the city has limited authority if the theater’s proprietors want to repurpose it.

“Owners have rights, too,” Summerville said. “It’s a public process, and arguments for nostalgia and pulling heartstrings might work to gain public support, but, unfortunately, not with planners. We can get sued for making decisions based on nostalgia and heartstrings.”

Heartstrings, the alliance has. Money, not so much.

“We’d need some angel donor to come along with the money, and I’m not holding my breath,” Gary said during an interview with the El Rey supporters last weekend.

“But, even if we don’t get the purchase price, then [the buyers] have to file plans and it has to go through a process. The public can have strong input there, so we’re also organizing to raise awareness about that process.”

This is not the first time the theater has

been threatened. In 2005, the building’s then-and-current owner, Eric Hart, planned to turn it into retail and office space with an underground parking garage. The proj-

ect, which called for renaming the building the Majestic—its original name—was approved by the city but eventually fell through. Hart told the CN&R back in 2007 that the cost to renovate the place would outweigh potential revenue from rent. The El Rey Theater Alliance was formed that same year to buy the theater or find other ways to preserve it from future demolition.

Hart, best known for rehabbing the Senator Theatre, which he also owns, did not respond to requests for an interview for this story.

The latest effort to save the El Rey has been a whirlwind. Gary first posted news about the sale to Facebook Aug. 30, urging people to write or email Summerville their objections. The next day, the alliance announced the building’s current owner had offered to sell it to the group if it could come up with the $1.4 million by Friday. As of press time, an online crowdfunding campaign at generosity.com had raised more than $4,000 in pledges.

Gary said his group has a solid plan to repay the purchase price if a donor steps in. The organization will work with any buyer who protects the theater’s unique features, including the interior fairy murals, and uses the space as a community performance venue, he said.

(Left to right) Gary Quiring, Sandra Quiring, Ken Naas, Lisa West and “Papa” Jim Secola are part of the El Rey Theater Alliance.

The group is working on precedent.

Many aging theaters nationwide have been restored in recent years, with a prime example found in Redding. From 1997 to 2004, Jefferson Public Radio raised $5.65 million to refurbish the 1935 Cascade Theatre. Today, it’s the centerpiece of that city’s downtown revival efforts.

According to the Historic Resources

Inventory, construction of the El Rey building was finished in 1905 and it first housed an Elks Lodge and vaudeville theater named The Majestic; a projector and screen were added a few years later. The inside was redone—and the fairy murals installed—after a fire destroyed the original interior in 1946.

During subsequent remodeling, up went a marquee from a burned down Oakland theater called the El Rey. Summerville said that, a decade ago, an effort to qualify the building for the National Register of Historic Places determined it has been changed too much and lacks historical integrity. He also said that, even if it were placed on the register, the city of Chico’s Historic Preservation Ordinance only protects a building’s exterior. It does, however, offer incentives to owners who “participate in the historic preservation process.”

Several weeks ago, Summerville said, he met with Hart and a team from San Luis Obisbo, potential buyers with a plan to transform the theater into commercial and housing space. However, a few weeks later, he was told the plan had been put on hold.

Mark Wolfe, the city’s community development director, said the process is dependent on what is ultimately proposed. The building is already zoned for commercial and residential use.

Changes to the facade would require review by the city’s Architectural Review and Historic Preservation Board. Wolfe said the El Rey’s inclusion on the city’s Historic Resources Inventory—a list of historic buildings within the city—could lead to further scrutiny, but there is no ordinance protecting the building’s interior.

“We could write up an ordinance to protect the interiors as well if people voiced that they wanted one,” Summerville said. “I’d be all for it, if they decided to go that route. I’d be right there in the theater with them, waving a sign and wearing a T-shirt.” □

Natural connection

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Disparate conservation efforts are failing to protect biodiversity a warming, overdeveloped world, our collection of parks and conservaItionnpatchwork easements isn’t up to the job of preserv-

ing the biodiversity we know and love today.

What’s needed, says a prominent group of agency scientists and conservation leaders, is a cohesive, coordinated—and, in the United States at least, unprecedented—national approach to habitat preservation.

The group of 14 authors argues, in a paper published in this month’s edition of the journal BioScience, that major challenges such as climate change are imperiling the United State’s natural heritage. Absent a “cohesive and strong” plan, they say, we risk our ability to conserve that heritage for the future.

“An enormous amount of conservation work, much of which benefits biodiversity, occurs every year in the United States,” they write. “However, the lack of a comprehensive vision and strategy to integrate these efforts for achieving national as well as local conservation goals About this story: is a major It was originally published online impediment

by Environmental Health News at www.environmentalhealthnews.org. to ensuring that our individual efforts add up in the most effective manner to conserving our nation’s natural heritage.”

The paper is notable, in part, for who the authors are: D.A. Boyce Jr., national wildlife ecologist for the U.S. Forest Service; Raymond M. Sauvajot, associate director for natural resource stewardship and science in the National Park Service; and Kit Muller, coordinator for the National Landscape

Initiatives at the Bureau of Land Management.

Their participation signals that leaders within agencies “see this would benefit their work and the country,” said Jodi Hilty, a co-author and president of the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, an effort to connect wildlife corridors from Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming to Canada’s Yukon Territory.

The paper appears as conservation leaders from across the world gathered in Hawaii for Thursday’s opening of the International Union of Conservation of Nature Congress, a 10-day gathering that aims to set the global conservation agenda for the next four years.

It also comes a month after scientists reported, in the journal Nature, that threequarters of the world’s threatened species are imperiled from agriculture, land conversion and overharvesting.

And it’s worth noting that the United States, as one of two countries in the United Nations that hasn’t ratified the Convention on Biological Diversity, is one of the few countries without a national conservation plan.

“The loss of biodiversity and ecosystem processes is accelerating,” the authors of the conservation paper wrote. “Our conservation area portfolio is not representative of or adequate to protect the environmental, ecological

SIFT ER Living well Since President Obama took office in January 2009, more Americans are evaluating their own lives well enough to be considered “thriving,” according to a survey conducted by Gallup and Healthways. In fact, 55.4 percent of the 105,000 people interviewed in the first seven months of this year met that qualification, the highest in the survey’s nine-year history. The pollster classifies respondents as “thriving,” “struggling” or “suffering” based on how they rate their current and future lives on a scale of 0 to 10; they’re considered to be thriving if they report a 7 or higher, or expect their life to be an 8 or higher in five years.

In 2008, President George W. Bush’s last year in office, 48.9 percent of Americans were classified as thriving.

or species diversity ... of the United States.”

To change this, the authors offered three

examples of successful conservation systems and partnerships.

Australia’s national conservation system covers 16 percent of the country (in contrast, 13 percent of the land in the United States is considered conserved, according to the paper). But while conservation in the U.S. is rarely coordinated, Australian land stewards have specific guidelines for inclusion, management and monitoring of protected areas.

The European Union, meanwhile, has what the authors describe as the “most developed and formalized habitat conservation system in the world” in its Natura 2000 initiative, aimed at conserving habitats throughout the continent. More than 27,000 sites across 28 countries are included, representing 18 percent of the European Union.

Natura 2000 has its weaknesses—notably a top-down approach “that has failed to adequately engage local stakeholders”—but the successes offer important lessons for the U.S., the authors say.

Of course, hurdles exist to any effort to develop a national conservation plan. The U.S. would need to develop new conservation tools, such as incentives for private landowners and mechanisms to foster wildlife corridors and connectivity across multiple jurisdictions.

But the first key ingredient, the authors note, is vision.

“The future of habitat and biodiversity conservation will rely on an unprecedented level of cooperation across private, local, state, tribal and federal agency boundaries,” they conclude. “Completing a national habitat conservation system will be the key to proactively meeting the challenges of conserving the habitats and biodiversity of the United States as well as North America.”

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downtown Chico’s outdoor dining scene is burgeoning. About a dozen restaurant patios are currently open, coming soon or in the planning stages. The city’s policy for approving those spaces, however, is difficult to follow, and crafting a consistent one was the subject of discussion during the Chico City Council meeting on Tuesday (Sept. 6).

For example, the Starbucks at Broadway and Third streets recently applied for a permit to build a patio, but on Aug. 2 the city’s Public Works Department denied it based on two factors. For one, the infrastructure as proposed would block stormwater drainage.

Further, city code doesn’t allow for outdoor dining areas at establishments that aren’t traditional sit-down restaurants.

“Outdoor cafes shall only be used for sit-down food and beverage service where payment is made for the food and beverages after consumption,” it reads. “No stand-up or take-out service shall be permitted in the outdoor cafe area.”

That section of code was crafted to prevent every downtown restaurant from setting up shop on the sidewalk, said Brendan Ottoboni, the city’s director of public worksengineering. But here’s the rub: Another nearby business with a similar model—Jamba Juice at Second and Broadway streets—did get the city’s approval to build a patio, and is currently working on just that. And other eateries, such as Celestino’s New York Pizza, already have patios and don’t fit that criteria.

When pressed by Mayor Mark Sorensen on why some grab-andgo eateries were allowed to build outdoor dining areas, Ottoboni was at a loss.

With the Chico City Council’s green light, a San Francisco-style parklet is set to replace this bike rack in front of Starbucks on Broadway.

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“That’s a good question,” he said of Jamba Juice specifically. “I came in at the tail end of it. It was in the works when I officially took over and had already essentially been approved.”

Starbucks’ proposal on Broadway

isn’t to build a typical patio—it’s a parklet. Yumi Ohon, a representative from Starbucks, is working with a design team to create it, and made the trip from San Francisco to explain the concept to the council.

Parklets first popped up in San Francisco in 2010 as partnerships between the city and local businesses, she said. They’re microparks that usually replace parking spaces, extending from the side-

walk and offering green areas with grass or plant boxes and seating for pedestrians.

“There’s landscaping, a bench, a built-in shelf which becomes an ADA-accessible table,” Ohon said.

“We want the outside seating to be utilized by the public, as well. This isn’t just for the cafe’s use.”

Starbucks hasn’t built parklets elsewhere, Ohon said, but the company wants one in downtown Chico due to the cafe’s proximity to Chico State and the steady foot and bicycle traffic. In this case, the parklet wouldn’t replace a parking space, but instead would take the spot of the street-level bike rack out front—a new rack would be built on the sidewalk. And the cafe, not the city, would be responsible for the parklet’s maintenance, Ohon said.

Vice Mayor Sean Morgan was sold. “I like it; I think it’s neat,” he said. “This fits in perfectly with where [downtown is] headed and

doesn’t affect anything in a negative way.”

Councilwoman Reanette Fillmer agreed. She made a motion to overturn the city’s denial of Starbucks’ application and approve the parklet project. Sorensen made an amendment that Starbucks must resolve the storm drainage issue, and the motion passed 4-2, with Councilman Randall Stone and Councilwoman Tami Ritter dissenting. (Councilwoman Ann Schwab recused herself from the discussion because she owns a downtown business.)

Sorensen said he reluctantly voted in favor of Fillmer’s motion.

“I’d rather we have an ordinance that sets forth the guidelines and we’re able to follow them,” he said, “rather than addressing them piecemeal.”

Later in the meeting, at Sorensen’s

request, the council had a more general discussion of outdoor dining downtown that focused on how restaurants’ expansion onto the sidewalk affects streetside parking.

During the public comment portion, parking advocate Mike Trolinder asked the panel to consider downtown parking spaces as an economic resource. Tom DiGiovanni, president of New Urban Builders, urged the council to craft a sound policy on outdoor dining based on the best practices of other cities.

“There has been a terrific increase of outdoor eating establishments,” DiGiovanni said, “and if we’re not careful, there will be an erosion of parking supply on key streets downtown.”

Ultimately, the council voted 6-0—Schwab again recused herself—to direct staff to review the section of code on outdoor dining.

After consulting with members of the volunteer-based Parking/Access Resource Committee, Ottoboni will return with possible revisions in October.

Melanie Bassett, executive director of the Downtown Chico Business Association, spoke in support of applying the same standards across the board.

“Obviously, we love the expanded outdoor dining, but there have been inconsistencies and that doesn’t make sense,” she said.

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AB 2394 is just one bill aimed at bolstering rural medicine. The other, AB 2024, would allow critical-access hospitals (remote and rural with 25 or fewer beds) to hire physicians, overriding the state’s restriction on the “corporate practice of medicine” prohibiting direct employment. The restriction was created to prevent medical centers from inducing or instructing doctors to drive up billing—on ordering tests and procedures, authorizing inpatient stays—by direct control of their income.

Federal accountability regulations have grown stricter, so many states have relaxed hiring laws. California is among the final holdouts. In 2011, Texas became the last large state with a blanket prohibition, granting permission to rural hospitals.

AB 2024 passed the Assembly and got revised before passing the Senate; the amended version did not get out of the Assembly before the session ended.

Both bills demonstrate legislators’ efforts to address issues in rural parts of the state.

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Indian Health’s clinic in Willows DlastValley Thursday (Sept. 1) when he spotted a r. Andrew Miller was leaving Northern

longtime patient traveling alongside a rural road on her electric scooter. She wasn’t riding over concrete or pavement; she had to traverse the uneven surface of an undeveloped route.

“I have had plenty of patients that didn’t have cars—they would hope their Jazzy scooters had enough battery power to get them from wherever they lived to our clinic,” he said. “That was a person in Willows yesterday, but the same thing can be true in any of our places; we just have more sidewalks here [in Chico].”

Seeing her served as a reminder of how far—literally and symbolically—many North State residents must go to get health care.

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Miller is the medical director for NVIH, which operates three outpatient facilities in Chico, along with clinics in Red Bluff, Woodland and Willows. NVIH offers medical, dental and behavioral health services to underserved populations: Native Americans as well as lower-income adults and families, particularly those insured by governmentfunded Medi-Cal. In this rural region, many miles often separate patients from sites of their appointments. Physical mobility issues make matters more difficult, particularly when necessitating vehicles specially equipped to accommodate wheelchairs.

“For plenty of our patients, getting across the room is a real struggle,” Miller said, “so if that patient has to figure out how to get to transportation and get from transportation into our clinic, for that subset of people, it’s a significant problem.”

NVIH locates its clinics by bus stops, but buses don’t stop near every residence and not every mobility-challenged resident qualifies for paratransit service. The expense of a

transit van or taxi can prove prohibitive. All together, such obstacles can be a disincentive to visit the doctor.

Missed doctor visits, in turn, can have a negative impact on health.

Patients with the most serious conditions, which usually require follow-up attention, are most likely to deteriorate to a degree that, Miller said, “end up in the emergency room or the hospital. If they can get good outpatient care, we’ll do our darnedest to keep them stable so they don’t need to go, don’t have to get that sick for an ambulance to come get them at their home.”

The California Legislature has responded to

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to underserved areas,” said Mike Wiltermood, CEO of Enloe Medical Center. “But there have been so many things pulling at the government. I think the budget has gotten reasonably under control; maybe some attention can be paid to some of these health professional shortage areas.”

AB 2394, the transportation bill, carries an estimated cost of between $3 million and $6 million a year. The variance not only stems from how many Medi-Cal patients use the benefit, but also the potential savings by reducing ambulance transportation, emergency room visits and hospital admissions.

Steve Stark, CEO of Orchard

Hospital in Gridley, is not convinced that AB 2394 will prove a boon—at least for his community.

Orchard (formerly Biggs-Gridley Memorial) is one of California’s 34 critical-access hospitals, so it would stand to benefit from directly hiring doctors with the passage of AB 2024. That’s where he sees a bigger impact, because staffing affects the ability of patients to get appointments in the first place.

“It’s never been a transport

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issue, in my opinion; it’s been an access issue,” Stark said. “If I have a patient who has an acute illness and they call to get into a provider [for the first time] and they hear, ‘You’re three months out,’ they’re just going to go to the [ER].”

As for the hiring law, both Stark and Wiltermood said they hope it would help independent hospitals (Enloe also being one) compete for physicians against larger health systems such as Kaiser Permanente and Sutter Health.

Stark calls AB 2024 “a gateway idea” that could expand beyond critical-access hospitals if implemented. That includes Enloe, which draws from a rural region.

“While Chico is technically classified as a metro area,” Wiltermood said, “I’d argue that we’re woefully underserved. Chico is the hub for a lot of specialty medicine, and we’re short in a lot of areas.” □

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WEEKLY DOSE Positive outlook, longer life?

Is the glass half full or half empty? Your outlook may affect how long you’ll live, according to Berkeley Wellness, a collaboration of UC Berkeley School of Public Health and a team of national writers. It’s hard to prove that positive or negative attitudes impact health, but there is a body of research suggesting that sunny outlooks are associated with longer lives—though it might be that healthy people are more optimistic. Keeping in mind the role of external factors—education, wealth, race, genetics, access to health care and luck—here are some ways personality may impact health and life expectancy: • Chronic anger and frustration can lead to smoking, heavy drinking a poor eating habits.

• Optimistic people may be more motivated to change bad habits, or not develop them to begin with.

• Optimistic people may be more likely to seek and follow medical advice.

• Optimism may benefit the immune system, though research on the subject is inconclusive.

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draft Overlay Approach regarding updates to the Zoning Ordinance and the location of the Solar Overlay Zone. The Planning Commission will be asked to make a recommendation regarding the draft Overlay Approach to the Board of Supervisors.

This public hearing is open to the public who are encouraged to attend and provide comment. Additional information regarding the PowerButte Solar Overlay Zone project is available at the following website: Power. buttecounty.net. For more information, please contact Principal Planner Dan Breedon, Butte County Department of Development Services at (530) 538-7629 or by email at: dbreedon@buttecounty.net.

BUTTE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION TIM SNELLINGS, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

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Fishing for dinner In new book, Bay Area fisherman offers insight into sustaining the sport

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Alastair Bland

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ow, you can love your seafood and eat

it, too. But first, you’ll have to catch it. Fisherman Kirk Lombard’s new book, The Sea Forager’s Guide to the Northern California Coast, teaches the art, science, ethics and wisdom of fishing for your next meal in the ocean. Through wit, poetry and anecdotes, Lombard makes the case that the sincerest stewards of wild sea creatures are often those who intend to have them for dinner.

Lombard has been a San Francisco Bay Area commercial fisherman for years, and he has helped create small but profitable niche markets for relatively less popular things like surf smelt, monkeyface eels, seaweed and fresh Pacific herring. Lombard runs the well-known Sea Forager tours. He takes small groups of customers on forays to the seashore, where he teaches them how to fish and forage, while encouraging them to harvest in moderation, follow state fishing regulations, and generally respect intertidal sea creatures and their habitats.

The Sea Forager’s Guide, which came out Sept. 1, boils much of Lombard’s tour guide philosophy down into a compact paperback. In its pages, which include beautiful black-and-white illustrations by Leighton Kelly, Lombard asks foragers and fishermen to be observant “citizens” of the intertidal food web, not just greedy “consumers.” He promotes the take of creatures that are low on the food chain and thus naturally abundant, like anchovies, seaweed and clams. Lombard suggests avoiding areas heavily impacted by others and taking only mature fish that have had a chance to breed.

Lombard bestows particular love on the Pacific herring, which spawn in West Coast estuaries each winter by the millions. These events, Lombard writes, are spectacular

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shows of abundance, thousands of crying birds, feasting marine mammals and joyful fishermen. “[T]here are few natural events that occur inside an urban estuary that are as deeply awesome and life affirming as a herring spawn,” Lombard writes.

During the spawning season, herring can easily be caught from shore or from piers with cast nets. They are also delicious and healthy, and Lombard offers instructions on pickling or smoking the catch.

Pacific herring populations have diminished in recent years, likely due in part to commercial fishermen. Recreational fishermen, who may fill buckets and small coolers, have a smaller impact, although Lombard admits some cast netters take too many herring.

“These are not ideal citizens of the intertidal zone,” he writes.

One of the book’s highlights is a short and

poignant creation allegory about one of the Northern Hemisphere’s most iconic families of fishes.

“I, Poseidon … will now design a perfect fish, a fish to nourish and make human beings happy,” the story begins. Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea, describes a glistening silver fish that will “be so beautiful,

About this story:

Frequent CN&R contributor Alastair Bland originally wrote this story for NPR.

many people will go insane over it, dedicate their lives to it, pray to it, make their livings off it, subsist off it, and follow it to remote areas of the globe.” Poseidon waves his three-pronged spear, creates the envisioned fish, and weeps at the beautiful thing he has made. “Now,” the god declares, “all you humans have to do is not screw it up.”

The fish is the salmon, and the tragedy is that humans have, of course, screwed it up. Badly. As Lombard writes, people have so severely transformed the West Coast rivers where chinook salmon spawn—largely by building dams that blocked their migrations—that the fish are barely able to reproduce anymore. So, Lombard explains, fish hatcheries, which raise baby salmon in tanks and release them as smolts in the wild, artificially sustain California’s chinook through a laborious life-support system.

If you feel reluctant to fish for such a beleaguered species, Lombard says you shouldn’t. The state’s salmon hatcheries are intended specifically to support fishing. So, it “would be absurd for you not to” try to catch a chinook salmon, he writes.

As for cooking a salmon, Lombard encourages using the entire animal—fillets, the fatty collars behind the gill plates, the meaty carcasses, and the heads for soup broth. Since habitat loss, not overfishing, is considered the greatest threat to salmon abundance, your meal should be guilt-free, Lombard explains.

Lombard also discusses several species of sharks, but with a hint about the health risks of eating sharks and a not-so-subtle guilt trip

about doing so.

“If you have no compunction about eating creatures that are extremely high in methyl mercury and other toxins, the shark family is for you,” he writes. “If you are similarly unconcerned about the ethics of targeting topof-the-food-chain apex species, again, you may want to consider these fish.” Lombard describes the urine-like taste of poorly handled shark meat before reluctantly offering a few tips on catching and eating them.

Lombard says in an interview that he had qualms about writing his book—in particular prompting a stampede of newbies to the seashore where they might overwhelm ocean resources, especially easy pickings like mussels.

“If the book was to sell 8 million copies, I’d panic,” he said.

So, Lombard says he did not name specific fishing locations so that it wouldn’t be too easy for readers to go out and catch dinner.

What The Sea Forager’s Guide is intended to do, he says, is help put people back in touch with the natural world—even if they spend more time fishing than actually catching. “It’s not just a how-to-kill-fish book,” he said. □

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WATER THEY TALKING ABOUT? Water is arguably our region’s most valuable resource and a hot-button issue in the North State. However, an alarming number of people are uninformed about basics such as the sources of our water and how it’s used. To help increase that knowledge, the Butte Environmental Council and Citizen’s Water Watch are hosting Community Water Forums the second Wednesday of every month at Chico State’s Bell Memorial Union, Room 204. The first installation, titled H2O Origins, is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14, and will focus on where our water comes from. For more info, look up Community Water Forum on Facebook.

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refined design If you’ve driven through downtown Chico recently, you may have noticed the extensive work being done to the historic Bank of America building on the corner of Second and Main streets on what will soon be Teller’s Grill. What you can’t see—at least yet—is the building’s overhauled interior, which was designed by another new local business: Design SI. Founded by Chico State professor and veteran interior designer Rouben Mohiuddin (pictured at left), the firm also includes designer Alyson Meucci and draftsman Zack Heckerson (also pictured) and offers clients a wide range of services such as home design, interior design, space planning and furniture design. Before taking a position at Chico State in 2009, Mohiuddun worked for more than a decade at several different Southern California design and architecture firms while also teaching at UCLA, the Art Institute of California and the New York School of International Design. During the summer months, Mohiuddin would take on pro bono and community projects, often getting students involved as well.

That’s how he met Heckerson and Meucci, who joined him on a community project at Oroville

From seafood to sake

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Meredith J. Cooper meredithc@newsreview.com

I was pleasantly surprised recently after turning south on Forest Avenue from Highway 32 and seeing a new sign in the window of the strip mall there advertising Mariscos la Costa Mexican Seafood Grill. I’d mistakenly thought that the place had closed, but actually it just moved to a larger space two doors down.

I walked in to satisfy my curiosity and the nice young man who greeted me said the restaurant is doing quite well and the owners decided to move so it could have more space. The new spot is most definitely bigger, and the black booths really modernize the space. They reopened a few weeks ago and the menu is the same, he said, except they switched from Pepsi to Coke (good choice!). photo by Daniel taylor

Hospital two years ago. For more info on the firm, whose tagline is “Intelligence made visible,” go to www.designsi.net.

How did you start Design SI? Some of the students graduated and left [after the Oroville Hospital project], but Zack and Alyson were like, “Hey, we want to continue.” After working together for about a year, we gelled together really well. As we started getting busier and I went back to school, they started picking up the work, so we decided to start a practice in Chico.

Chico is very much about local community, so we thought, “Why not bring in something different, a design firm that’s a little more innovative, a little more cuttingedge?”

What was your approach to working on the new Teller’s Grill?

I was really interested in the project because of the historical context of the building and its history and relationship to

Chico. I started digging into older black-and-white photographs.

We tried to design something that was inspired by the history of the building rather than just coming up with a preconceived notion of what a restaurant should look like.

You’re also doing some pro bono work for Sneha, an orphanage in Bangladesh?

They reached out, and because of some of the alternative building technology they were using, they were wondering if I was interested in working with them.

When they said they were building structures with bamboo and rammed earth, I was like, “Yay! This is gonna be a challenge. We definitely want to work on this project.” So we approached it in a very environmentally conscious way, where we tried to save as many trees as we could and use local indigenous materials.

—DaNIEl TaYlor

sake it to me Downtown’s hip ramen spot, Momona Noodle + Bao, just celebrated its first birthday last week (Aug. 31). Happy birthday! But wait, there’s more: Momona has a brand new sake menu, complete with a Sake 101 section so you learn about what you’re ordering. At the end of this month, they’ll hold their first sake tasting, featuring nine different varieties of the Japanese rice wine. Spaces are limited, so reserve yours now. Stop by at 230 W. Third St., call 487-7488 or visit momonachico.com.

on your mark! For more reasons than one, I am not a runner. But I certainly have respect for those who can—and do—put their feet to the pavement and propel themselves by their own power. Two local companies—Fleet Feet Sports, which specializes in footwear, and Under the Sun Events, which provides race management and timing services—recently reached out to me, letting me know their partnership over the years is changing a bit.

In the past, Under the Sun provided timing at races sponsored and organized

by Fleet Feet—namely the Summer Sizzler and Downtown Mile. From now on, organizational duties for those races will be assumed by Under the Sun, while the shoe store will remain a sponsor. Additionally, they have decided to discontinue the Jack Frost 10k.

“We feel honored that Fleet Feet asked us to take over these races, since this is what we love to do,” Nikki Stadler, co-owner of Under the Sun Events, says in a statement. “We work very well together, so this collaboration makes sense.”

For more info on the local companies, go to www.fleetfeetchico.com or www.underthesunevents.org.

open For business As I wrote about in a previous column, Chico’s amazing

kitchen-supply store The Galley is opening a second location in downtown Oroville.

All appears to be going well, as they’re ready to celebrate their grand opening this Friday and Saturday (Sept. 9-10), 10 a.m.-5 p.m. So, make sure to stop by to check out the new shop at 2005 Bird St. There will be food samples and drawings.

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250 Vallombrosa, Chico

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Let the voting begin! That’s right, it’s that time of year again—time to let us know about all your favorite people, places and things that make Chico so special.

Where do you like to eat? Drink? Play? Who takes care of your car? Your kids? Your teeth?

We want to know all of it!

As in years past, we also hope you’ll take a moment to let us know, in your own words, one very special thing about Chico so we can shout it to the world. So, don’t be shy!

Here’s a little added incentive to vote for all your faves: Everyone 21 and over who votes in at least 10 categories is entered into a drawing for a special prize: a day of fun at Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. valued at over $500.

See the end of this sample ballot for more details.

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BEST SHOE STORE

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Catherine Beeghly

Longtime Chicoan ditches the North State for her dream life in Puerto Vallarta

T

he easy thing is to call it a “midlife crisis.” But it wasn’t so much a crisis—just a deep longing I finally responded to three years ago when I uprooted and moved to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

For years I’d felt stuck in a cycle—working jobs I wasn’t suited for to pay for the car to get there and the clothes to play the part. I lived for rare vacations to tropical beaches, places where my body and soul felt at ease. Each time I headed back to Chico, it was with a certainty in my bones: I would be back at the ocean—and not just to visit, but rather to live life—somewhere, somehow.

When I shared my dream with friends, most of them nodded and smiled with raised eyebrows—kind of like patting the head of a child with an overactive imagination.

Catherine Beeghly with her dog, Snickers, on Los Muertos Beach in Puerto Vallarta.

Guylaine Boyer, a Canadian flight attendant, took this photo right before a cloudy sunset last November. Boyer was the first person the author rented an apartment from online, and the two have remained friends.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF CATHERINE BEEGHLY

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The impetus to quit dreaming and actually go for it came during a chat with “Yoga Jim” Salber at Peet’s Coffee in Chico back in 2013. Salber had long been a favorite yoga teacher and inspiration, and, at age 70, he continued to impress me with his vibrancy. It was right before my 50th birthday, which I was dreading.

“No, no, 50 is when things really begin, when you can really start living your dreams ...” Salber told me.

Something clicked. I’d been to Puerto Vallarta—or PV—for brief jaunts for decades, always stretching my stay as long as possible. I envied those I met who’d moved there from other countries. These people can’t all be richer and smarter than I am, I thought. There must be a way.

So, knowing a couple of friends who lived in PV—mostly through Facebook connec-

tions—I packed up my Chihuahua, Snickers, bought a one-way ticket, and off we went to Mexico.

The payoff

No matter the exact reason I moved—I’m still not quite sure myself—the payoff has been an overflowing of amazing opportunities and experiences. Politeness is huge there, as is the feeling of genuine caring, among strangers and friends.

In PV, I fell in with a group of entertainers—actors, musicians, writers and other talented folk—with diverse experiences and backgrounds. They’re what makes the region’s entertainment offerings so vibrant.

I’ve gotten interesting work: acting, modeling, directing, writing and hosting a weekly karaoke night. Earlier this summer, a new Mexico City-based soap opera, Despertar

About the author:

catherine beeghly is a freelance writer who moved to butte county in the mid-1980s. She worked at the chico chamber of commerce from 2002 to 2008, often welcoming new businesses and people to chico. beeghly may be best remembered for giving walking tours of historic downtown chico and bidwell mansion while dressed in gold rushera costume. She also was active in many local theaters, and taught writing at chico State, butte college and the university of phoenix. this is beeghly’s first cover story for the chico news & review.

Contigo, filmed for a few weeks in Puerto Vallarta. Through connections with talent scouts, several of my friends and I got work as actors and extras on the shoots. The title means “To wake up with you.” It premiered Aug. 8 on Canal de las Estrellas, which translates as the Stars Channel.

The highlight of my four days on the set was being in a scene at a sports bar where actor David Guilmette and I pretended to celebrate our anniversary. In other scenes, I’m eating a sandwich at a beachfront restaurant, walking across a hospital lobby, and dragging a suitcase through the PV airport.

In real life, I live in an apartment in a spacious ceramics gallery that bursts with art supplies, sculptures and creative energy.

I became friends with the artist and owner a couple of years ago. She rented me the apartment this summer, while she’s teaching workshops and traveling in the United States.

It’s a block from The Boutique Dinner Theatre, where I work.

A typical day begins with a yoga or Zumba class, then meetings, rehearsals, maybe an audition, and work on the computer. Often, I yield to a spontaneous message from a friend, drop what I’m doing and head to the beach. At night, I usually go listen to live music or see a play to enjoy and support the talented people I’ve gotten to know.

My PV friends and I have a saying: “Why doesn’t everyone do this?” It’s when the situation is just too good—ordering fresh tacos for 10 pesos (about 60 cents) from a street

vendor, dancing with strangers to free mariachi music, pausing for a dramatic sunset that washes the sky with neon.

There are fewer laws and rules to deal with on a daily basis here. You have to mess up pretty badly to get in any kind of trouble.

Jay-walking is a nonissue. Almost anywhere, you can wave your gay pride flag, smoke, drink, dance like no one is watching—and no one gets in your face about it.

Moreover, the tropical climate just suits me. The ample sunshine is better for my joints, circulation and skin. I can swim in the ocean year-round. Lots of people look much younger and report improved health.

Sure, there have been low points. Anyone

who’s survived “Montezuma’s revenge” can empathize. I despise the mosquitoes and other flying creatures that constantly bite me. The scariest thing I’ve lived through in Mexico was Hurricane Patricia, last October.

Friends and I played Scrabble, thinking we all might be literally washed away overnight.

We quietly watched CNN report “the worst hurricane in the world” headed for PV. Our frightened loved ones jammed our email inboxes with messages. Thankfully, the storm passed us by.

A small world

Visitors to Mexican tourist towns quickly become familiar with the friendly, outgoing vendors who are seemingly everywhere. To get tourists to shop in their stores, or lure them into the infamous timeshare presentations, the barkers get creative in engaging people who walk by. It’s easy to pinpoint the tourists by their vacation apparel and unskilled Spanish.

And most often, these U.S., Canadian and European visitors can be spotted by their pasty or newly sunburned skin.

One of the vendors’ favorite ploys is finding out where these peso-toting foreigners are from, and engaging in conversations about their faraway hometowns. Several times, barkers I’ve encountered have claimed to know where Chico is, and several said they had been there. When one said his sister lived on Orange

A vigil was held June 19 for the victims of the gay nightclub shooting in Orlando. Mexican officials were joined by local LGBT leaders and others at Mantamar Beach Club in Puerto Vallarta. The gathering also paid tribute to the seven victims of a shooting at a gay bar in Veracruz, Mexico, which occurred on May 22.

The author begins weekday mornings with Zumba classes a block from the beach in Lazaro Cardenas Park. People from around the world, such as those pictured here, work out to loud music, and lasting friendships are formed. The classes cost 20 pesos each—about $1—and 80 pesos allows you to attend Monday through Friday any given week.

Street and went to college in Chico, I halfway believed him. More likely, many towns have an Orange Street with a campus nearby.

One of my favorite conversations with a Mexican, about Chico, was when I was at death’s door in a Mexican emergency room.

For several days I’d been holed up, near the toilet, in my apartment with my little dog.

When the entire inside of my mouth turned black, I decided to get help.

It was too early in the morning for regular doctors’ offices to be open, and I was exhausted, dizzy and just plain scared. I dragged myself to what I call the Starbucks Hospital. Its lobby is shared with a tidy, familiar kiosk, the only good-old American Starbucks on the south side of town where I live, fondly called the Zona Romantica.

A good-natured receptionist came out from behind her desk, sat next to me, reassuringly asked me questions, and filled out my intake forms—only two pages’ worth!

Within 10 minutes, I was seated in the office of a young doctor who seemed every patient’s dream. He was kind, knowledgeable and spoke English.

“Oh, you’re from Chico,” he said in an easy way that reminded me of the barkers. “I have some cousins who live in Chico!”

Don’t tell me he’s got a timeshare presentation, too, I thought in my dehydrated haze.

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Then, as though I was back to my normal weight with my Chico Chamber of Commerce name tag on, I recognized my voice saying, “Really? You should visit sometime. It’s a beautiful place.”

I suddenly wondered if my lips were also turning black.

The doctor frowned and said he would never do that. His cousins were on his father’s side, and his father had died when he was a boy. He said he’d never met any of these relatives, and, frankly, didn’t want to. He named several other towns in the Sacramento Valley where his extended family also lived.

When I asked why he didn’t want to meet them, he said they were cholos. I took that to mean gangster-types, to which he agreed. “Sí.

They drive around in those trucks with the big tires. They have gang tattoos everywhere, even on their faces,” the clean-cut doctor said soberly. “The worst is, they use their mugshots—the real ones they got getting booked into jail—as their profile pictures on Facebook.”

Not wanting to laugh, and not knowing what to say, I changed the subject back to my bowel problems. He wrote me a prescription, and I had the medicines in my hand at the pharmacy down the street in 10 minutes. The whole encounter with the medical system there happened with no hassles and almost no waiting. And, even with no health insurance, the cost of the emergency visit was about $30 U.S. The cost of the two prescription medications came to about the same, which left me pleasantly surprised and very grateful.

Que no es auténtico

Incomprehensibly, thousands of visitors spend their hard-earned paychecks to come to Mexico each year, and they never actually see it.

I’m referring to the folks who opt for the ease of all-inclusive, gated resorts. These places take care of their guests’ needs: food, entertainment, shopping and sleeping. They satisfy their cultural curiosities with weekly themed “Mexican fiesta” nights, bringing in musicians and dancers for the recreated spectacle representing Mexico. The hardest decision resort-dwellers have to make all week is what drink to order.

They may feel safer, but they also miss out on so much of the culture and experience of auténtico (authentic) Mexico.

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with them. Some are shamelessly wealthy but put their money where their mouths are. Many start nonprofits, attend fundraisers, donate generously and volunteer. They choose organizations that help local children, animals or other groups in need. It’s not all overstuffed trust-funders plopping themselves day after day on bar stools to watch the same sporting events they’ve watched all their lives—although it’s easy to find many of those good-natured folks, too.

Walk, walk, walk

There are so many great things about living in PV. One of them is not needing to drive. “Lose the car, take the Chihuahua” is my motto. I’ve never been fond of driving nor riding in vehicles. I grew up in L.A., carsick in the backseat. As an adult, I’ve become less agreeable with a lifestyle that requires me to have a car. I don’t like polluting or being a contributor to society’s addiction to foreign oil.

Welcome to Puerto Vallarta, where it’s easy to get by without a gas-guzzler.

Groceries, laundromats, inexpensive restaurants, veterinarians and everything else I need is within walking distance. Bus transportation costs 7.5 pesos, less than 5 cents, and takes me anywhere around town and the outlying areas. Taxis are inexpensive, especially when you’re traveling with a group and can share the fare. I’m no longer concerned with gas, insurance, registration, parking, maintenance, vandalism, theft or accidents—either being caught up in one, or causing one and getting sued.

Walking has forced me to slow down and take in the sights, sounds and smells. Then, there’s Snickers. Turns out, going places with an adorable Chihuahua opens doors to interact with all kinds of people. Dogs are welcome in Puerto Vallarta, almost anywhere except Starbucks. Store and office employees seldom look twice when you walk in with or carry a dog.

In fact, the funniest incident of all my time in PV wouldn’t have happened if I hadn’t been walking my dog on the streets. Snickers stepped in freshly discarded chewing gum one day, and he became frantic when he couldn’t scrape it off his tiny front paw. I sat on the curb to pick it off, and my groceries spilled into the street.

A boy of about 7 saw our predicament and quickly offered to help. Within seconds, all Lisa Saldano, of Chico, visited the author last year during a week that happened to include Mardi Gras.

This photo was taken at PV’s festive Mardi Gras Parade.

three of us were covered in webs of sticky, warm, neon-blue gum, which got messier the more we tugged on it.

The boy didn’t stop his extrication efforts until Snickers was free and calmed down. He collected and rebagged my groceries before disappearing. With the help of a shopkeeper, I tracked the boy down at a nearby Internet café, and gave him a propina (tip) and another gracías for helping us. Whoever brought him up taught him to stop and help others when you can, I thought. I love how children in PV treat their elders. It’s not uncommon to see a young boy with an elderly woman on one arm, carrying her purse on his other shoulder.

By the way, Snickers is a rescue from the Tijuana area. I adopted the 7-pounder in 2008 from a nonprofit formerly operating in Chico by Kathy Klages. Snickers is therefore an authentic Mexican Chihuahua and seems to truly enjoy the warmer climate. Conveniently, in Spanish, Snickers translates to the name the popular candy bar.

“He’s sweet and a little nutty,” I tell people.

“Ah, Snickers, como el chocolate! (like the chocolate!),” they say. Children and neighbors don’t remember my name, but we don’t pass without hearing choruses of “Hola, Snickers!” each day.

Kind of like Chico

A lot of things are different in my new home, yet I often find similarities between social problems in Puerto Vallarta and Chico. Case in point: Semana Santa and St. Patrick’s Day. I’d been warned about Semana Santa in PV—translated as Holy Week—the week before Easter (it can also refer to the weeks before and after Easter). It’s the holiday when untold thousands of Mexican citizens flock to the beautiful beach community. A friend who manages a beachfront restaurant described Semana Santa as “the worst two weeks of my life.”

I received warning after warning about the holiday: Anyone with common sense gets out of town for Semana Santa. The streets and buses are packed with out-of-control rude and drunk people trashing the town. Ten thousand additional police officers are called in. Vans packed with families invade, leaving no parking. They bring their own stoves and cook in the streets, sleep in vans or on the streets, and only the ocean knows where they perform their bathroom functions. It’s the only time of the year camping on the beach is allowed.

Most who come bring their own groceries, and don’t spend any money at local businesses. Stock up on food so you don’t have to go out, and because grocery stores run out of

A typical lunch from a streetside, family-run restaurant in Puerto Vallarta. A plate of tacos, with fresh avocado and lime, costs 60 pesos, or about $3.

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supplies. Several people drown every year, mostly due to intoxication. Gangs and drugs are rampant.

And my favorite admonition: “Don’t go anywhere near the beach at night.”

Of course, I had to see what all the fuss was about.

As promised, the streets were flooded with people of all ages. Everyone I saw was smiling and laughing, and seemed to be having a great time.

Three and sometimes four generations of families held hands while strolling El Malecón, a walkway along the ocean. Teenagers strutted about in fashionably dressed posses, many pairing off into twos to make out. A dramatic diva gave a spectacular free concert in the plaza. Even the dogs seemed happily wired from all the activity. Then again, I didn’t have to clean up the notorious litter left behind the next day, nor was I out after 11 p.m. to witness the reported crime and debauchery.

But I wondered, Why shouldn’t Mexicans get to enjoy their country’s beaches for vacation? If they can’t pay the high tourist prices for restaurants and hotels, should they be expected to just stay home?

The situation reminded me of problems Chico had long ago with Pioneer Days, and, in more recent years, with holidays such as Halloween and St. Patrick’s Day. Similarly, Chico’s quaint downtown used to overflow with out-of-town revelers on those holidays.

Unlike in Chico, however, police and city leaders in PV don’t try to shut down the entire town and celebrations. Living here has been a reminder that, no matter where you go, if you’re a guest in another town or country, it’s OK to enjoy yourself, but you also need to treat the place—and the locals who call it home—with respect.

‘Go for it!’

When I visited Chico a few weeks ago, while working on my computer at Peet’s, a woman noticed the PV emblem on my dress.

“My husband and I have been going there for

30 years,” she shared.

She has seen a show at The Boutique Dinner Theatre and we know some of the same people. We exchanged information and vowed to keep in touch.

Often, I meet people with Chico connections. Not long ago, I chatted it up with a man in a Chico State fraternity shirt, and realized I was his age when Chico became my new home.

Also during my August visit to Chico, I ran into three separate women I’m Facebook friends with.

“I’m so excited for what you’re doing,” they each said. “I don’t think I could do it, but I love that you’re doing it.”

Moving there alone was brave, they said, but it was also foolhardy and life-changing.

Recently a friend was facing a significant birthday—one that ends in “0.” I gave her the advice I had given myself, blending in a few “Salber-isms.”

“Don’t fear this passage. Treat it as an opportunity to rid yourself of toxic patterns that are keeping you from your true self. Don’t wait to follow your passions, even though friends and family may disapprove. Whatever ‘it’ is for you, go for it!”

For me, these days, it’s the return visits to the United States that take getting used to. Prices are so high in comparison. Paper money is all one color.

The roads are smooth, and the eggs are refrigerated.

I have to remember I can flush toilet paper. That’s something you don’t do in most places in PV, due to both the delicate plumbing, and the difficulty in getting a plumber to show up, should a problem— ahem—arise. In fact, in PV, any day you have a working toilet is a good day.

I do miss Chico. It makes me happy to see my California friends and family, and despite myself, I cry in the airport when it’s time to say goodbye.

I’m also sad for relationships that didn’t survive my transition. None of us can be in two places at once, and it’s a painful price to pay when you cherish two cities, and have to choose one.

But I love it when I return to PV and see a friend on the streets who will kiss me on both cheeks, as is the custom. Instead of offering me a “Welcome back,” he or she will now squeeze my arms, and exclaim, “Welcome home.”

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Contemporary Folk Album. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a sort of natural, crossharmony thing like what the Louvins or Everlys do,â&#x20AC;? Earle said during a recent a telephone interview from the duoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tour bus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tend to polish it or sit and work on it much, because we kinda donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really sit down and work it out, we just sing together.â&#x20AC;?

Much of Earle and Colvinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s independent work is informed by the same au naturel aesthetic: â&#x20AC;&#x153;This record was recorded live, which is the way I make records,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I might have [let some work be overproduced] in the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;80s, I think everybody did â&#x20AC;Ś but I mainly pay attention to the songs.â&#x20AC;?

As to how the partnership came about, Earle noted that he and Colvin have been friends for many years, going back to the mid-â&#x20AC;&#x2122;90s, when Colvin recorded his song â&#x20AC;&#x153;Somedayâ&#x20AC;? for her album Cover Girl. Both artists also share checkered histories that include addiction (Earle to heroin, Colvin to alcohol) and a total of nine failed marriages between the pair, lending an authentic air of heartache and world-weariness to their work, together and apart. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She recorded â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Somedayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; at a pretty dark time for me, when I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t making albums,â&#x20AC;? Earle said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And then I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t die, and I started running into her

again. She suggested a few years ago we tour together, and it was the kind of thing where sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d play a few songs on her own, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d do some on my own, then weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d do a few together. But I thought there was something really cool about the way we sing together, and as a writer, I wanted to write songs for that.â&#x20AC;?

Earle is no stranger to collaboration, having worked with artists ranging from Irish/punk progenitors The Pogues to pop songstress Sheryl Crow and underground noisemakers The Supersuckers. In a role that perhaps best sums up his rootsy yet genre-neutral ethos, he played banjo on Patti Smithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cover of Nirvanaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Smells Like Teen Spirit.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;You get to hang out with friends and people you have a lot of things in common with,â&#x20AC;? Earle said of his penchant for partnering with other artists. It also allows him to pay forward the experience and influence heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amassed as a rugged individualist-cum-elder-statesman of the music industry, as late luminaries like Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark did for him in his younger days. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think I certainly got a leg up from some older people when I was coming up,â&#x20AC;? Earle said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As far as being older myself, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what happens when you GRQÂľW GLH VR ,ÂľP DOO IRU LW Âł Ć?

duce, vendors, food trucks and live entertainment. Th, 6-9pm through 9/29. Downtown Chico.

Theater THE HOW AND THE WHY: Written by Sarah Treem (House of Cards,

In Treatment) and directed by acclaimed actress Amanda Detmer, this play explores the difficult choices faced by two women of different generations. Th-Sa, 7:30pm through 9/24. $15 advance/$18 door. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St., (530) 895-3749, www.blueroomtheatre.com.

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS: A fun evening of campy horror and tasty tunes featuring a meek florist and carnivorous, foulmouthed plant. Th-Sa, 7:30pm & Su, 2pm through 9/18. $16-$22.

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

THE VEIL: A drama by Conor McPherson, directed by Joe Hilsee that weaves Irelandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s troubled colonial history into a story about the search for love, the transcendental and the circularity of time. Th-Sa, 7:30pm through 10/1. Su, 2pm, 9/18-10/2. $10-$18. Theatre on the Ridge Playhouse, 3735 Neal Road in Paradise, (530) 877-5760, www.totr.org.

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Special Events CAST HOPE BIG NIGHT OUT: Fundraiser for local fly-fishing nonprofit Cast Hope featuring Hot Water Music frontman Chuck Ragan and members of his band, The Camaraderie. Silent auction, photo booth, games, and the premiere of the new Cast Hope video. Sa, 9/10, 6-10pm. $50 adults/$25 kids 5-12. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 E. 20th St., (530) 8924647, www.sierranevada.com.

Music HOLLYWOOD BOWL FUNDRAISER: An annual fundraiser for the Paradise Symphony Orchestra, this year’s concert is titled A Little Night Music and Beyond and features music

by The Little Stars String Trio, Donna Mortimer and Joel Quivey, with optional dinner provided

by Roots Catering. Th, 9/8, 6pm. $35 concert only/$50 with dinner. Chapelle de l’Artiste Chateau & Retreat, 3300 Inspiration Lane in Paradise, (530) 228-0941.

VANIC: Canadian EDM artist with openers Sloves, Illmulinati and K10. Th, 9/8, 8:30pm. $25.

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

Art Receptions ONE ARTIST, FOUR VISIONS: Reception for the gallery’s new show, a mini-retrospective of the work of local artist and Butte College professor Ruben Heredia. Th, 9/8, 6-8pm. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway St., (530) 343-1973.

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Theater THE HOW AND THE WHY: See Thursday Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St., (530) 895-3749, www.blueroomtheatre.com.

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

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

Music ANDRE NICKATINA: Bay Area rapper returns to

Chico with opening acts Smoov E and Blaze1. F, 9/9, 8pm. $20. Senator Theatre, 517 Main St., (530) 898-1497, www.jmaxproductions.net.

CELEBRATING THE FUTURE: Student recital fea-

DREAMING OF SAN FRANCISCO Reception Friday, Sept. 9 James Snidle Fine Arts

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turing Department of Music and Theatre students performing everything from classical to jazz, drama and musical theatre. F, 9/9, 7:30pm. Free. Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall, Chico State.

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: The final installment of the weekly, outdoor concerts at City Plaza. This week: rock and funk originals from The Jeff Pershing Band. F, 6-7:30pm.

Free. Chico City Plaza, downtown Chico.

Art Receptions DREAMING OF SAN FRANCISCO: Reception for this new show featuring a series of bold and brightly colored paintings by Dolores Mitchell of her adventures in The City. F, 9/9, 5-8pm. James Snidle Fine Arts & Appraisals, 254 E. Fourth St., (530) 343-2930, www.jamessnidlefinearts.com.

SMALL WORLD, SMALL WORKS: Reception for the new community exhibition of 12”x12” art pieces created by artists of all ages. F, 9/9, 5-7pm. Chico Art Center, 450 Orange St., (530) 895-8726, www.chicoartcenter.com.

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

Music CHICO WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL: World-class music from around the globe on four stages, including the outdoor main stage and Laxson Auditorium, as well as artisans, free arts & crafts classes and international food booths.

Sa, 9/10, 10am-6pm. Free. Chico State, 400 W. First St., (530) 898-4636.

MONTGOMERY GENTRY: One of country music’s most beloved duos with five No. 1 hit songs and three certified-platinum albums to their credit. Sa, 9/10, 8pm. $35-$75. Gold Country Casino Showroom, 4020 Olive Hwy in Oroville, (530) 538-2542.

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RAY WYLIE HUBBARD: Legendary country artist

life on the Paradise Ridge with hands-on activities including tin art, flower pounding, birdhouse making, candle making, old time games and much more. Sa, 9/10, 11am-4pm, Su, 9/11, 11am-4pm. $5. Gold Nugget Museum, 502 Pearson Rd. in Paradise, (530) 877-1919, www.goldnuggetmuseum.com.

and songwriter joined by Tim Flannery & The Lunatic Fringe and local openers Bahapki and Bogg. Sa, 9/10, 4pm. $30. End of Normal, 2500 Estes Road, (530) 895-0706.

PARADISE FAMILY FESTIVAL: Live music from Big Mo, plus activities, food, beverages, drawings and prizes. Sa, 9/10, 10am-4pm. Free. St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 767 Elliott Road in Paradise, (530) 877-4501.

PARADISE POW WOW: 20th anniversary pow wow featuring Native American crafts, food and raffles with proceeds going to the Katie Marie Prosser Memorial Scholarship Fund. 9/10-9/11, 12pm. Free. Paradise Intermediate School, 5657 Recreation Drive Between Clark and Skyway in Paradise, (530) 872-8722.

RIB COOK-OFF: Annual rib cook-off supporting Wings of Eagles, The Joseph Alvarez Organization for Seriously Ill Children. Sa, 9/10, 12-4pm. Sierra Steel Harley-Davidson, 1501 Mangrove Ave., (530) 893-1918, www.sierra steelhd.com.

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Special Events BIRTHDAY BASH AND STAND-UP COMEDY SHOW: Celebrate over 100 years of the Chico Women’s Club with stand-up comedy by Jason Allen, Chris Bobertz, Melanie Smith and Becky Lynn.

Su, 9/11, 1-3pm. Free. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St., (530) 894-1978.

DAYS OF LIVING HISTORY: See Saturday. Gold Nugget Museum, 502 Pearson Road in Paradise, (530) 877-1919, www.goldnugget museum.com.

PARADISE POW WOW: See Saturday. Paradise Intermediate School, 5657 Recreation Drive Between Clark and Skyway in Paradise, (530) 872-8722.

SUMMERFEST: Music and food fest, with Mystic Roots, Blac Slax, Northern Traditionz and more, plus food samples, vendor booths, volleyball, and kids area. Sa, 9/10, 3pm. $10-$35 advance/$15-$40 at the door. Manzanita Place, 1705 Manzanita Ave., (530) 343-5617.

WALK WOOF WAG: Fundraising walk for the Chico Animal Shelter’s medical fund. Participants are encouraged to bring their four-legged friends. Sa, 9/10, 7:30-11am. $25 preregistration/$30 day-of. Sycamore Field, Lower Bidwell Park, (530) 892-9686, www.walkwoofwag.com.

Theater THE HOW AND THE WHY: See Thursday. $15 advance/$18 door. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St., (530) 895-3749, www.blueroom theatre.com.

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS: See Thursday. $16-22.

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

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RUNNING DOWN THE WALLS: A run/walk/bike ride in solidarity with U.S.-held political prisoners and prisoners of war. Funds raised will benefit the Anarchist Black Cross Federation’s warchest. Su, 9/11, 10am-1pm. $10. One-Mile Recreation Area, Bidwell Park.

Music COLVIN & EARLE: Steve Earle and Shawn Colvin are two icons of the American folk-rock scene who joined forces for a stunning record released earlier this year. Su, 9/11, 7:30pm. $10-$46. Laxson Auditorium, Chico State, (530) 898-6333, www.chicoperformances.com.

FOUR ESSAYS IN MUSICAL INVENTION: Works by Chopin, Brahms, Shostakovich, and Dahl performed byJohn Milbauer, pianist; Russell Burnham, clarinetist; Michal Palzawicz, cellist; Scott Cole, violinist. Su, 9/11, 2-3:30pm. Zingg Recital Hall, 400 W First St., (530) 898-6333.

Theater EVERY CHRISTMAS STORY EVER TOLD … (AND THEN SOME): Open casting call for three actors, male or female, ages 18 to 80, for highenergy December production. Su, 9/11, 6-8pm.

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

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS: See Thursday. $16$22. Chico Theater Company, 166-F Eaton Road, (530) 894-3282, www.chicotheater company.com.

Poetry/Literature POETRY IN THE PARK: Embrace the end of summer by listening and sharing great expressions of art. Everyone welcome. Su, 9/11, 7-10pm. Bidwell Park Campfire Circle, Lower Bidwell Park.

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CHICO’S FREE FEST One of the best free gifts that the city receives each year is the university’s Chico World Music Festival. This time around, in addition to the international food and artisan booths, kids art activities and community arts shows and performances, Chico Performances will present a nice range of music of different cultures: Mexican jazz/ rock/world band Troker (pictured); West African music with locals Karamo Susso and Ousseynou Kouyate; the Arabic Music Quartet; French Gypsy revival music from SonoMusette; and more.

Saturday, Sept. 10, on the lawns around Kendall Hall and Laxson Auditorium as well as inside on the stages of Laxson and the RowlandTaylor Recital Hall at Chico State.

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Music SMALL TOWN BIG SOUND: Fifteen of Chico’s finest singer/songwriters backed by the entirety of the Uncle Dad’s Orchestra. 9/12-9/13, 7:30pm. $15. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 E. 20th St., (530) 892-4647, www.sierranevada.com.

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Special Events HYSTERIA: Screening of the 2011 British film

Hysteria directed by Tanya Wexler and starring Maggie Gyllenhaal and Hugh Dancy. Tu, 9/13, 7:30-9:30pm. $3 suggested donation.

Ayres 106, Chico State, (530) 899-7921.

SHANGHAI ACROBATS: Acrobatic troupe performing juggling, daring acrobatics and incredible feats of balance, along with creative costumes, lush sets and exciting music. Tu, 9/13, 7:30-10pm. $10-$34. Laxson Auditorium, Chico State, (530) 898-6333, www.chico performances.com.

Music SMALL TOWN BIG SOUND: See Monday. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 E. 20th St., (530) 8924647, www.sierranevada.com.

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Special Events ART ON THE GREEN: Fundraiser for the Work Training Center’s Joe McGie Center with art for sale, live music, food trucks and more. W, 9/14, 4-8pm. Free. Joe McGie Center, 2812 Hegan Lane 100, (530) 343-7994.

CAR AND BIKE NIGHT: Monthly event put on by the Wanderers MC, featuring live music, raffle prizes and awards. W, 9/14, 5pm. Feather Falls Casino Brewing Co., 3 Alverda Drive in Oroville, (530) 533-3885, www.featherfallscasino.com/ brewing-co.

COMMUNITY WATER FORUM: Monthly discussion of local water issues hosted by local environmental groups. Second W, Th of every month, 6pm. Bell Memorial Union, Room 204, 548 W. Second St.

FRACKOPOLY: Food & Water Watch Executive Director Wenonah Hauter returns to Chico to present her new book, Frackopoly: The Battle for the Future of Energy and the Environment.

W, 9/14, 5:45-7:30pm. Free. The Bookstore, 118 Main St.

LGBTQ+ WELCOME RECEPTION: Reception for LGBTQ+ identified students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members with information tabling and speakers. W, 9/14, 3-5pm.

Selvester’s Café, Chico State, (530) 898-5817.

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

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

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

MUSIC NOONER: JASUKA: New band featuring members of local jazz group Bogg combining sounds and powers with Chico songwriter Jesi Naomi. W, 9/14, noon. Free. Trinity Commons, Outside Trinity Hall At Chico State.

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Art 1078 GALLERY: One Artist, Four Visions, a mini-retrospective of the art of local artist and art instructor Ruben Heredia.

Through 9/30. 820 Broadway St., (530) 3431973.

B-SO SPACE: Visual Resource Center

Exhibition, a new exhibition of material from Chico State’s Ira Latour Visual Resource Center. Through 9/16. Ayres 107, Chico State, (530) 898-5331.

BUTTE COLLEGE ART GALLERY: Elemental

Forming: Color and Mind, an exhibition of oil paintings by Tori Patterson, inspired by identity formation, loss and rebirth—the path to becoming who we are. Through 9/22. 3536 Butte Campus Drive in Oroville, (530) 895-2208.

CHICO ART CENTER: Small World, Small

Works, an exhibition of 12x12” art created by local artists of all ages and from all walks of life. 9/9-9/30. 450 Orange St., (530) 895-8726, www.chicoartcenter.com.

GREAT NORTHERN COFFEE: Voyanic, new show featuring sculpture by Sienna Orlando-Lalaguna and drawings by Trevor Lalaguna. Through 9/30. 434 Orange St., (530) 895-8726.

HEALING ART GALLERY: Northern California artists touched by cancer team up for a poetry and art show. Paintings, photographs and poetry by Joan Goodreau, Patricia Wellingham Jones, Caroline Burkett, Barbara Luzzadder and Reta Rickmers. Through 10/14. 265 Cohasset Road inside Enloe Cancer Center, (530) 332-3856.

JACKI HEADLEY UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY:

Shaker, a new sculptural installation by artist team Walczak & Heiss. Through 10/15. Chico State.

JAMES SNIDLE FINE ARTS & APPRAISALS:

Dreaming of San Francisco, bold and brightly colored paintings by Dolores Mitchell of her adventures in the City by the Bay. Through 10/31. no cost. 254 E. Fourth St., (530) 343-2930, www.james snidlefinearts.com.

JANET TURNER PRINT MUSEUM: Visual

Metrics, a collaboration with the Chico State Department of English in which selected prints from the Turner Collection served as inspiration for creative writing students. Through 10/1. Chico State, (530) 898-4476, www.theturner.org.

NINTH AVENUE GALLERY & STUDIO: Counting

Sheep Drawing Clouds, new works from artist Phil Dynan reflecting his interest in exploring a contemporary take on

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Cezanne’s plein-aire style. Through 9/30.

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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: Abstract

Expressions, new show with new works at the gallery. Through 9/30. 493 East Ave., (530) 345-3063.

UPPER CRUST BAKERY & EATERY: Cosmic

Currents, new exhibition of paintings by Nicolai Larsen. Through 10/1. 130 Main St., (530) 895-3866.

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.bid wellpark.org.

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

GATEWAY SCIENCE MUSEUM: Chico’s science museum features rotating special exhibits, plus a range of permanent displays on local farming, water, famous regional oak trees and a couple of ice-age skeletons. Check site for current special exhibition. Ongoing. 625 Esplanade, www.csuchico.edu/gateway.

PARADISE DEPOT MUSEUM: A railroad and logging museum. Ongoing, 7-9pm. 5570 Black Olive Drive in Paradise, (530) 8771919.

VALENE L. SMITH MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY: Dragons: Tails of Myth and Meaning, exploring the cultural significance and history of the dragon with figures and artifacts from local collectors. Through 10/8. Meriam Library Complex Chico State.

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In that spirit, and by in honor of this year’s Carey Wilson College of Humanities and Fine Arts theme—The Year of Creativity—Janet Turner Print Museum curaReview: Visual Metrics, tor Catherine Sullivan and showing through a poetry-writing class for Oct. 1, at the turner. English instructor Jeanne exhibition talk, Clark have collaborated on Sept. 15, 5:30 p.m. (in Zingg recital Hall) Visual Metrics, a prints-and-poems with reception to exhibit that kicks off the gallery’s follow. poetry reading, first season in its new digs on the Sept. 20, 5 p.m. first floor of the building.

Last spring semester, Clark’s Turner Print Museum advanced poetry writing class Arts & Humanities spent the term using prints from building the Turner’s collection “as inspiraChico State tion for creative writing students, 898-4476 www.janetturner.org providing a relationship between poem and print that deepens our engagement with each.”

The show is an interesting mix of visual and literary art forms, well suited to the academic setting. The prints and the poems are arranged comfortably side-byside on the gallery walls. In the center of the room is a table holding a set of binders filled with biographies of the printmakers, copies of Clark’s original assignments, and notes about their work from each poet.

The prints themselves are a spectacular display of varied techniques and approaches to creating visual imagery. Chilean surrealist Roberto Matta’s 1962 color etching/aquatint “Come detta dentro vo significado” presents two panels evocative of architectural drawings for a satellite, set among globular red eye or egg shapes. Poet Eli Coyle’s “Weight” explores that imagery via such lines as: “Dragged by the eternal pull of celestial motion,/solar satellites orbiting the way watered strawberry feels tangerine.”

I was particularly drawn to Friedensreich Hundertwasser’s 1971 color lithograph/mixed-media/ serigraph “Eyebalance No. 5,” a brilliantly colored abstract piece that could be interpreted as an aerial view of geological phenomena or perhaps some biomorphic interior. For Jason Deane, the piece inspired

the primitivistic, ritualistic “Heliolatry: A Pantoum,” in which the repeated lines, rhymes, and rhythms of the pantoum form complement the printed image’s concentric patterns and colors.

Hiroyuki Tajima’s 1973 color woodcut “Broken Oven” is a beautifully textured piece with rich browns accented with pale turquoise blue. The shapes are linear, and somehow reminiscent of a Picasso guitar, but pleasantly decayed, beautifully conveying a sense of depth and age. In her poem “Come Hiroyuki Tajima,” Rose Weidert addresses the artist directly: “Come from the shadows of the mind,/climb this ancient strut and pluck/strong the massive strings./Come sing to me of color/turquoise and aquamarine/amidst sanded lined and/wood-grained hues.”

For color and movement, Mihail Chemiakin’s 1987 lithograph “La Cirque Russe” is hard to top.

The human figures are cartoonish and harlequinesque; whimsical, but also surreal in the interplay of perspective. The colorful figures are juxtaposed with what appear to be black and white etchings superimposed from a different context, giving the image a dreamlike quality. With the image as prompt, Marcos Renton composed “Belfry: A Pantoum,” which conveys a more violent, nightmarish quality in its imagery than this viewer found in the original image: “Decapitated, jesters’ parade/Guillotine impulse, the crows [sic] is lustful./Our savior, Lord, you are my sire/offer me your chalice, gratify my thirst.”

This sampler of descriptions and excerpts touches on only a few of the many pieces and poems in the exhibition, which can be viewed not only in the Turner but also in the display cases in the first-floor hallway of Ayres Hall, across First Street from the Arts & Humanities Building. It’s a rich and varied collection and well worth exploring. □

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NIGHTLIFE SAN FRANCISCO COMEDY COMPETITION Saturday, Sept. 10 EL REY THEATRE SEE SATURDAY

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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.

CELEBRATING THE FUTURE: beans.com.

PIN-UPS ON TOUR BURLESQUE SHOW: Troop-supporting vintage burlesque show event that features singing, dancing and comedy. Th, 9/8, 8pm. $20-$35 (veterans and active duty get in free). The Tackle Box Bar & Grill, 379 East Park Ave., (530) 345-7499, www.tackleboxchico.com.

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CHICO JAZZ COLLECTIVE: Thursday jazz.

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

VANIC: Canadian EDM artist with open-

ers Sloves, Illmulinati and K10. Th, 9/8, 8:30pm. $25. Senator Theatre, 517 Main

St., (530) 898-1497, www.jmaxproduc tions.net.

FAMILY FOR THE NIGHT: Local band combining elements of rock, reggae, funk, blues, alternative and jazz. Th, 9/8, 8-10pm. Argus Bar + Patio, 212 W. Second St.

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JOHN SEID AND FRIENDS: John Seid, Bob Littell and Larry Peterson playing an eclectic mix of great tunes for dining.

Th, 6-9pm through 9/29. Opens 9/8. No cover. Grana, 198 E. Second St., (530) 809-2304.

ANDRE NICKATINA: Bay Area rapper returns to Chico with opening acts Smoov E and Blaze1. F, 9/9, 8pm. $20.

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

OPEN MIC: Singers, poets and musicians

welcome. Th, 7-10pm. Has Beans Cafe, 501 Main St., (530) 894-3033, www.has-

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THE PURPLE XPERIENCE: Prince tribute band featuring Doctor Fink, a member of Prince and The Revolution from 1978 to 1991. F, 9/9, 9:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino Brewing Co., 3 Alverda Drive in Oroville, (530) 533-3885, www.featherfallscasino.com/brewing-co.

Student recital featuring Department of Music and Theatre students performing everything from classical to jazz, drama and musical theatre. F, 9/9, 7:30pm. Free. RowlandTaylor Recital Hall, Chico State.

THE RETROTONES: Classic rock and blues

FRIDAY NIGHT CONCERTS: Weekly, outdoor

cover band returns. F, 9/9, 9pm. $10 (tickets must be purchased in advance). Gold Country Casino Showroom, 4020 Olive Hwy in Oroville, (530) 538-2542.

concerts at City Plaza. This week: rock and funk originals from The Jeff Pershing Band. F, 6-7:30pm through 9/9.

Free. Chico City Plaza, downtown Chico.

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

JOHN SEID AND FRIENDS: John Seid and Larry Peterson play a delicious assortment of dinner music in the bar lounge. F, 6-9pm. No cover. Two-Twenty Restaurant/ Lounge, 220 W. Fourth St., (530) 895-1515, www.twotwenty restaurant.com.

all night long. F, 9/9, 9pm. The Tackle Box Bar & Grill, 379 East Park Ave., (530) 345-7499, www.tacklebox chico.com.

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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.

WASTEDNOISE: A night of rock ’n’ roll, reggae and funk with Salinas’ WastedNoise and locals Smokey the Groove and Hi Strangeness. F, 9/9, 9pm. $7. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 343-4915.

OPEN MIC: All-ages open mic hosted by Jodi Foster, Julie Bos and Chris Henderson. F, 7-10pm. The DownLo, 319 Main St., (530) 892-2473.

In many ways, Jimmy Reno is the face of the Maltese Bar & Tap Room. Among other things, the multitalented employee tends the bar, works sound for shows, hosts an open mic and even showcases his own cowpunk originals for the colorful crowds of the south Chico watering hole. Reno and his tight leopard-skin pants will be taking the Maltese stage Saturday, Sept. 10, to celebrate the release of his debut CD. Joining him will be friends Biggs Roller, Hank Duke and Lonesome Lester & Friends.

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BLACK FONG: A night of danceable,

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CARAVANSERAI: A tribute to Carlos Santana spanning his early days with his band Santana to his more recent pop hits. Sa, 9/10, 9:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino Brewing Co., 3 Alverda Drive in Oroville, (530) 533-3885, www.featherfallscasino.com/ brewing-co.

class music from around the globe on four stages, including the outdoor main stage and Laxson Auditorium.

Plus, artisans, free arts & crafts classes and international food booths.

Sa, 9/10, 10am-6pm. Free. Chico State, 400 W. First St., (530) 898-4636.

DECADES AND DINE: Local generationspanning cover band playing a set of feel-good tunes with optional picnic dinner. Dinner at 6 pm, show at 7:30 pm. $15 show/$30 show & dinner.

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THE ROCKHOUNDS: Classic rock from this long-running Northstate band. Sa, 9/10, 8:30pm. No cover. Feather Falls Casino - Bow & Arrow Lounge, 3 Alverda Drive in Oroville, (530) 5333885, www.featherfallscasino.com.

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MONTGOMERY GENTRY: One of country music’s most beloved duos with five No. 1 hit songs and three certified-platinum albums to their credit. Sa, 9/10, 8pm. $35-$75. Gold Country Casino Showroom, 4020 Olive Hwy in Oroville, (530) 538-2542.

MYSTIC ROOTS: Late-night show with long-standing Chico reggae/rock/hip hop band. Sa, 9/10, 11pm. The Tackle Box Bar & Grill, 379 East Park Ave., (530) 345-7499, www.tacklebox chico.com.

JIMMY RENO RECORD RELEASE SHOW: Local songwriter Jimmy Reno releases his debut with help from Hank Duke, Biggs Roller and Lonesome Lester & Friends. Sa, 9/10, 8pm. $7. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 3434915.

LIVE MUSIC ON THE PATIO: Every Saturday afternoon/evening, come out for live music in a relaxed environment. Sa through 9/18. Rock House Restaurant, 11865 State Hwy. 70 in Oroville, (530) 532-1889, www.RockHouseHwy70.com.

RAY WYLIE HUBBARD: Legendary country

benefit for Chico schools, hosted by Keith Kendall and Friends. Sa, 5-9pm.

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

SMALL TOWN BIG SOUND: Fifteen of

Roots, Black Slax, Northern Traditionz and more, plus food samples, vendor booths, volleyball, and kids area. Sa, 9/10, 3pm. $10-$35 advance/$15-$40 at the door. Manzanita Place, 1705 Manzanita Ave., (530) 343-5617.

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COLVIN & EARLE: Steve Earle and Shawn Colvin are two American music icons who joined forces for a stunning record released earlier this year. Su, 9/11, 7:30pm. $10-$46. Laxson Auditorium, Chico State, (530) 8986333, www.chicoperformances.com.

REALITY LOST: Los Angeles crust punk

LITHICS: Portland post-punk band joins locals Donald Beaman & the Spirit Molecules and Cell Block. Su, 9/11, 9pm.

Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St., (530) 3437718.

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

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DONCAT: Midweek rock courtesy of San

Francisco’s DONCAT and local duos The Muddy Sours and The Feisties. W, 9/14, 9pm. $5. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 343-4915.

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SUMMERFEST: Live music from Mystic

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Selznick The main ingredients are unmistakably generic. It’s an action drama, set in contemporary west Texas. Its main characters are a pair of bank-robbing brothers and the aging Texas Ranger who’s on their trail. In a way, it’s also Hell or a chase movie, with cowboy types High Water driving motor vehicles rather than ridStarring Chris pine, ing horseback, but even the chases and ben Foster, Jeff bridges, Dale Dickey hold-ups become occasions for bursts and Gil birmingham. of character drama and flashes of inDirected by David transit social commentary. mackenzie. Cinemark And perhaps the greater part of the 14 and Feather river Cinemas. rated r. movie’s action and drama is a matter of those three main characters, men of action all, reflecting on and struggling with what they’ve done and what they might do next.

Ranger Marcus Hamilton (Jeff Bridges) is a widower, a gruff old-timer nearing retirement, but not at all inclined to attach himself to anything other than an active Texas lawman’s way of life. His superficially contentious relationship with his Ranger partner, Alberto Parker (Gil Birmingham), is pretty clearly the most meaningful part of what’s left of his life, personally as well as professionally.

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The wild-running Howard brothers, Tanner (Ben Foster) and Toby (Chris Pine), are mostly unalike, but both are wholly committed to their privately declared mission of robbing a series of small-town banks in order to raise enough cash to save their deceased parents’ ranch from foreclosure.

Tanner, a reckless sort of career criminal, seems to like the plan for the sake of the crimes themselves.

Toby, the chief architect of their scheme (which includes some convoluted financial maneuvers), intends only to establish something for his estranged teenage sons to inherit.

Gradually, and convincingly, Mackenzie and Sheridan build a sense that the Ranger and the brothers are separate parts of a tragic triangle that’s riding on the fumes of Wild West mythology, the romance of the Texas-style outlaw, legends of the Texas Rangers, etc.

Ranger Hamilton is no heroic masked man, but his companion is part Comanche, part Mexican. The tragic history of the Comanche people figures explicitly in the story’s cross-cultural dynamics, and Tanner’s confrontation with a modern Comanche (Gregory Cruz) echoes significantly in his overall characterization.

Toward the end, Toby and Hamilton are dressed like versions of each other, rather as if both stand for the same code of values, even as each remains very much his own distinctive self.

The film’s shrewd, half-comical scrambling of genre conventions and social stereotypes extends to its wealth of incidental characters and detail—a single cowboy trying to get a herd of cattle across a highway and away from the prairie fire in the distance; an old-timer in a cowboy hat shooting out the windows of a bank while trying to stop the escaping thieves; a “rattlesnake” of a waitress who gets instant respect from two rangers who just want to order dinner; a bevy of local types who refuse to be impressed by bank robbers and guns and such, etc. □

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Opening this week Café Society

Woody Allen’s latest is a romantic-comedy period piece set in the 1930s, when a young Bronx native (Jesse Eisenberg) goes to Hollywood and falls in love and returns home to join New York’s high society. Also starring Steve Carell, Kristen Stewart, Blake Lively and Parker Posey. Pageant Theatre. Rated PG-13.

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You’ve got your unsuspecting couple and their little kid moving into a rural dream home.

Cue the haunting scariness awaiting them in a “secret room.” Cinemark 14 and Feather River Cinemas. Rated R.

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Hunt for the Wilderpeople

This sweet-tempered crowd-pleaser from New Zealand celebrates the liberating little wilderness odyssey of an orphaned city kid (roly-poly Julian Dennison, age 13) and the scruffy, stand-offish outdoorsman (Sam Neill, the Australian star half hidden beneath an overgrowth of facial hair) who stumbles into being the boy’s temporary foster parent. Writer-director Taika Waititi (Boy) mixes comedy and tragedy rather jarringly at times, but Ricky (Dennison) exhibits a resiliency, a distinctive combination of innocence and smarts, that gives the film its true emotional core. Several New Zealand actors of note are on hand in supporting roles, including Rachel House as a cartoonishly overzealous bureaucrat, Rima Te Wiata as Ricky’s ultra-maternal foster “aunt,” and Rhys Darby as the exuberantly clownish “bushman” known as Psycho Sam. But it’s Dennison’s matter-of-fact cuteness and charm that steal the show. Pageant Theatre.

Rated PG-13 —J.C.S.

Sully

Clint Eastwood directs this biopic about pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger (played by Tom Hanks), and the events surrounding his emergency landing of a commercial aircraft on the Hudson River. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

When the Bough Breaks

When the surrogate (Jaz Sinclair) carrying their baby starts to show her true colors, a young couple (Morris Chestnut and Regina Hall) must fight for their marriage and the life of the unborn child in this psychological thriller. Cinemark 14. Rated PG-13.

The Wild Life

A computer-animated update on the Robinson Crusoe story told from the point of view of the island’s animals, including a parrot named Mak. Cinemark 14. Rated PG.

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Rob Zombie’s latest follows a group of carneys forced into playing a game called 31, during which they must survive the murderous intentions of a bunch of super-scary clowns. Cinemark 14. Rated R.

Hands of Stone

A biopic that follows the life of legendary Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán. Feather River Cinemas. Rated R.

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Matthew McConaughey and Ralph Fiennes.

Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG.

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A sci-fi thriller about a humanoid creation that has progressed to a point where it might be a danger, forcing its human creators to consider terminating “her.”

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Pete’s Dragon

Pete’s Dragon never descends to the level of mere “Disney-fied” entertainment. It’s rated PG, but its blend of drama, comedy and fantasy is fresh, expansive and forthright throughout. The Pete of the story is a small boy (played by Oakes Fegley) who is orphaned while traveling on “an adventure” with his parents in mountain wilderness. We quickly learn that he survives for several years without human contact, his only companionship coming from a not unfriendly dragon, a legend in the region but rarely sighted. Eventually, both the boy and the dragon become objects of sympathetic and problematical attention from a forest ranger named Grace (Bryce Dallas Howard) and her wilderness-loving family. The devotion of the ranger and her father (Robert Redford) to the natural world signals some of the film’s main themes. But the Redford character is both an outdoorsman and a spinner of yarns and tall tales, and storytelling and the power of myth and imagination are also central to the film’s dramatic concerns. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG —J.C.S.

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War Dogs

Director Todd Phillips goes a more serious, satirical route with War Dogs.

The results are mixed, but it’s ultimately entertaining. Based on an article in Rolling Stone magazine that described real-life gun-runners who bilked the government and screwed each other over, the film plays out as a sort of The Wolf of Wall Street with weapons and Albania instead of stocks and the Financial District. Contributing to that Wolf vibe would be Jonah Hill, who stars in both, playing Efraim Diveroli, a diabolical, narcissistic weapons dealer who puts profit before morality and friendship. Miles Teller plays his partner, David Packouz, a massage therapist who can’t keep his career in line and needs to straighten out fast, especially because he has a kid on the way, The story focuses on one big deal that the two try to broker involving millions of rounds of ammunition in an Albanian warehouse. The U.S. government under Cheney and Bush had basically put arms trading deals out to anybody who dared to bid on them, and these guys dove in. They run into all kinds of trouble, some of it predictable. Cinemark 14.

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The tough skin, which helps celeriac store well, also makes it kind of ugly—a gnarled, warty, deformed round brown thing. Inside, however, you’ll find a crisp, smooth texture, with a flavor similar to celery but with added bite. If you like celery, then you’ll like the more concentrated flavor of celeriac. It’s sharpness blends well with sweet vegetables like carrots and works well with creamy dressings. It perks up the flavor of soups and casseroles, and is also great raw in a salad. I like it added to mashed potatoes for a subtle change of flavor.

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We grow celery root in our garden, and store it for late fall and early winter use. When buying, look for roots that are about a pound, 4 to 6 inches in diameter, and have a relatively smooth skin. To prepare, slice off the ends and then peel like a potato. I find it’s easier to use a sharp knife rather than a vegetable peeler, and to cut into slices first, then peel each slice.

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Simply place all ingredients in a bowl and stir well to combine. Serves two.

Celeric skillet Ingredients: 1 tablespoon cooking oil, or bacon drippings 1 pound chicken breast, diced salt, to taste and for boiling water black pepper, to taste 2 medium celeriac, peeled and sliced 1 tablespoon lemon juice 2 medium potatoes, peeled, halved, and sliced into rounds 2 large onions, peeled, halved, and sliced into rings 1 tablespoon flour 1/2 cup chicken broth 1/4 cup milk (one percent) 1 tablespoon parmesan, grated 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped

Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper and sauté in a large skillet with the oil or drippings; set aside and reserve pan juices. In a pot of salted boiling water, blanch celeriac along with lemon juice for one minute; drain. In reserved juices, sauté onion, potatoes and celeriac until onions are translucent.

Remove some of the drippings to a smaller pan. Add the flour and stir till it’s a golden brown.

Gradually pour in the chicken broth, stirring with whisk, over low to medium heat. Still stirring, add milk and Parmesan. When sauce is thickened add it to the pan with vegetables. Add chicken and parsley and stir to combine. Season with additional salt and pepper as needed. Serves three to four. □

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Who doesn’t like to think about the good ol’ days? Chris Staples explores his own bright past on Golden Age, a collection of tunes that have a true tenderness to them, evoking the feeling of singing on the back porch while taking in the last of the day’s sun. The album centers around Staples examining what life was like before a series of misfortunes—in health and love—swept across his path. In line with the throwback theme, there’s a strong musical parallel here to the 1990s indie sounds of Death Cab for Cutie or The Weakerthans, but Staples holds his own, especially with the foot-tappin’ “Golden Age” and “Full Color Dream.” Though the album’s message is focused on bringing the happier times into the present, there’s still a palpable sadness that seems to frame each song—from Staples’ soft vocal delivery to the steady, stripped-down instrumentation. That’s the thing about nostalgia, though—it’s always caked in melancholy.

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Starbound Chucklefish multiple platforms From the art—an homage to 16-bit, 2-D games—to the exploration, construction and crafting-game mechanics, there’s no denying Starbound is the spiritual successor to 2011’s Terraria.

Essentially, it’s Terraria in space, so, yes, it’s glorious. The sandbox world and the story—players begin stranded on an uncolonized planet— present unlimited approaches to how players move through the game.

You could terraform a world under your own god-like image or set off into the galaxy, looking for any port in a storm. All the while, irreverent humor finds players outfitted with sombreros and poisonous laserswords or turtle shells and flamethrowers. Starbound relies more on story and quests than Terraria, but these elements may fail to entice players away from the open world— doing whatever the hell you want for hours on end—because it’s simply too much fun to take complete control. With so many options and ways to play, Starbound is akin to an easel and paint set. The adventure, the enjoyment, it all comes uniquely from the player.

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SubRosa profound Lore On its fourth album, Salt Lake City’s SubRosa has broken down every possible barrier— musically, emotionally, thematically—so much that you could say the band’s created its own genre entirely. For This We Fought the Battle of Ages is easily SubRosa’s best, taking its early doom beginnings to new frontiers. The doom here is less about the guitars or the pace, and more about the actual sense of doom the five-piece creates through cinematic passages and effective use of quiet. Vocalist/guitarist Rebecca Vernon, along with violinists/vocalists Sarah Pendleton and Kim Pack, make otherworldly sounds on “Wound of the Warden” and “Killing Rapture,” where guitars glisten more than gouge and elements of classical music can be found. The grandiose nature of Battle of Ages never sounds bloated. Simply put: This is the sound of a band in complete control of its powers. Magick.

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poSthumouS propS One of my all-time favorite Chico arts-makers, Chico State theater professor Katie Whitlock, died on Dec. 7 of last year, and just last month it was announced that she was the recipient of a national award for her work in theater education. On Aug. 22, the Association for Theatre in Higher Education named Whitlock the 2016 oscar Brockett outstanding Teacher of Theatre in Higher Education. It’s well-deserved recognition for a career of innovation and inspiration that will live on in her students and the Chico State Theater Department.

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Overlapping with that second weekend will be Chico Beer Week, Oct. 6Oct. 15, with 10 days worth of tap takeovers, style nights, beer/food pairings and more presented by your favorite local craft brew purveyors (get your events listed in the Chico Beer Week calendar by sending an email to chicobeerweek@gmail.com). Kicking off the whole week is Brewfork: a CraftBeer and Food Truck Rally presented by Cn&R and Fork in the Road, Oct. 6, at Patrick Ranch.

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old girls showed me three tricks I could use to avoid taking myself too seriously and getting too attached to my dignity. I’m offering these tricks to you just in time for the letting-go phase of your astrological cycle. Trick No. 1: Speak in a made-up language for at least 10 minutes. Example: “Groftyp hulbnu wivgeeri proot xud amasterulius. Quoshibojor frovid zemplissit.”

Trick No. 2: Put a different kind of shoe and sock on each foot and pretend you’re two people stuck in a single body. Give each side of you a unique nickname. Trick No. 3: Place an unopened bag of barbecueflavored potato chips on a table, then bash your fist down on it, detonating a loud popping sound and unleashing a spray of crumbs out the ends of the bag. Don’t clean up the mess for at least an hour.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In ac-

cordance with the astrological omens, I suggest you spend less energy dwelling in profane time so you expand your relationship with sacred time. If that’s of interest to you, consider the following definitions.

Profane time happens when you’re engulfed in the daily grind. Swarmed by a relentless flurry of immediate concerns, you are held hostage by the chatter of your monkey mind. Being in sacred time attunes you to the relaxing hum of eternity. It enables you to be in intimate contact with your soul’s deeper agenda, and affords you extra power to transform yourself in harmony with your noble desires and beautiful intentions.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): About 1.7

million years ago, our human ancestors began using primitive hand axes made from rocks. This technology remained in use for over 60,000 generations before anyone invented more sophisticated tools and implements. Science writer Marcus Chown refers to this period as “the million years of boredom.” Its slow pace contrasts sharply with technology’s brisk evolution in the last 140 years. In 1880, there were no cars, planes, electric lights, telephones, TVs or internet. I surmise that you’re leaving your own phase of relatively slow progress, Gemini. In the coming months, I expect your transformations will progress with increasing speed—starting soon.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Prediction No. 1: You will attract truckloads of good luck by working to upgrade and refine the way you communicate. Prediction No. 2: You will tickle the attention of interesting people who could ultimately provide you with clues you will need to thrive in 2017.

Prediction No. 3: You will discover secrets of how to articulate complicated feelings and subtle ideas that have been locked inside you. Prediction No. 4: You’ll begin a vibrant conversation that will continue to evolve for a long time.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You know you

have a second brain in your gut, right? (If not, read this: http://bit.ly/secondbrain.)

During the past three weeks, I have been beaming telepathic instructions toward this smart part of you. Here’s an edited version of the message I’ve been sending: “Cultivate your tenacity, darling. Build up your stamina, sweetheart. Feed your ability to follow through on what you’ve started, beautiful. Be persistent and spunky and gritty, my dear.” Alas, I’m not sure my psychic broadcasts have been as effective as I’d hoped. I think you need further encouragement. So please summon more fortitude and staying power, you gutsy stalwart. Be staunch and dogged and resolute, you stouthearted powerhouse.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Is “Big Bang”

the best term we can come up with to reference the beginning of the universe? It sounds violent and messy—like a random, accidental splatter. I would much prefer a term that suggests sublime elegance and playful power—language that would capture the awe and reverence I feel as I contemplate the sacred mystery we are

by rob brezsny privileged to inhabit. What if we used a different name for the birth of creation, like the “Primal Billow” or the “Blooming Ha Ha” or the “Majestic Bouquet”? By the way, I recommend that you consider those last three terms as being suitable titles for your own personal life story in the coming weeks. A great awakening and activation are imminent.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The last few

weeks have been fraught with rich plot twists, naked dates with destiny and fertile turning points. I expect there will be further intrigue in the near future. In light of the likelihood that the sweet-and-sour, confusing-and-revelatory drama will continue, I encourage you to keep your levels of relaxed intensity turned up high. More than I’ve seen in a long time, you have the magic and the opportunity to transform what needs to be transformed.

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That’s why I took her to small farms where she could observe the growth and harvest of organic food crops. We visited manufacturing facilities where cars, furniture, toys and kitchen sinks were built.

She saw bootmakers creating boots and professional musicians producing songs in recording studios. And much more. I would love it if you would give yourself comparable experiences in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. It’s an excellent time to commune with the sources of things that nurture you and make your life better.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

Unless you were brought up by a herd of feral donkeys, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to embark on your second childhood. Unless you’re allergic to new ideas, the foreseeable future will bring you strokes of curious luck that inspire you to change and change and change your mind. And unless you are addicted to your same old stale comforts, life will offer you chances to explore frontiers that could expose you to thrilling new comforts.

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days, my dear, your eccentric beauty is even more unkempt than usual. I like it.

It entertains and charms me. And as for your idiosyncratic intelligence: That, too, is messier and cuter and even more interesting than ever before. I’m inclined to encourage you to milk this unruly streak for all its potential. Maybe it will provoke you to experiment in situations where you’ve been too accepting of the stagnant status quo. And perhaps it will embolden you to look for love and money in more of the right places.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): I’m giving

you an ultimatum, Pisces: Within the next 144 hours, I demand that you become at least 33 percent happier. Fifty percent would be even better. Somehow you’ve got to figure out what you can do to enhance your sense of well-being and increase your enjoyment of life. I’m sort of joking, but on the other hand I’m completely serious. From my perspective, it’s essential that you feel really good in the coming days. Abundant pleasure is not merely a luxury, but rather a necessity. Do you have any ideas about how to make this happen? Start here: (1) Identify your four most delightful memories, and re-enact them in your imagination. (2) Go see the people whose influences most thoroughly animate your self-love.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In the

coming days, you will have more than your usual access to help and guidance.

Divine interventions are possible. Special dispensations and charmed coincidences, too. If you don’t believe in fairy dust, magic beans and lucky potions, maybe you should set that prejudice aside for a while.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name ARIBA BLINDS at 13306 Cabin Hollow Ct Suite 100 Chico, CA 95973.

MICHAEL WILLIAM WRIGHT 1459 E. Lassen Avenue Apt #21 Chico, CA 95973.

The business was conducted by an Individual.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as KC NAILS at 175 Cohasset Road #3 Chico, CA 95926.

THUY HO 1886 Redford Dr Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as G AND W TRANSPORT at 172 Vail Drive Chico, CA 95973.

ERIC DEL GINN 172 Vail Drive Chico, CA 95973.

CAROLYN JEAN WUTZKE 172 Vail Drive Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by Copartners.

Signed: CAROLYN J. WUTZKE Dated: August 5, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000979 Published: August 18,25, September 1,8, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as HEALTHIER HORIZONS VENDING at 1301 Sheridan Ave. #51 Chico, CA 95926.

CHAD ALLEN STARKEY 1301 Sheridan Ave. #51 Chico, CA 95926.

CYNTHIA STARKEY 1301 Sheridan Ave. #51 Chico, CA 95926.

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Signed: CHAD STARKEY Dated: August 11, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000996 Published: August 18,25, September 1,8, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as FARMERS THUMB at 1120 Wendy Way Chico, CA 95926.

SCHUYLER DODSON 1120 Wendy Way Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as NORTH VALLEY BEHAVIORAL AND EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING at 3150 Mariposa Ave Chico, CA 95973.

CATHERINE C WYMAN 3150 Mariposa Ave Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Indiviual.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CHICO LOCAVORE, HEIRLOOM FOOD COMPANY at 1151 Palm Avenue Chico, CA 95926.

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NATHAN JOHNSON 2235 Hutchison Street Chico, CA 95928.

SHAWN MINDRUM 1151 Palm Ave Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by a General Partnership.

Signed: SHAWN MINDRUM Dated: July 22, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0000931 Published: August 18,25, September 1,8. 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as SOLAR SHINE at 1026 Arcadian Ave Chico, CA 95926.

JAMES R CRANE 1026 Arcadian Ave Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: JAMES R. CRANE Dated: August 19, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0001031 Published: August 25, September 1,8,15, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as JIMMYNET, JIMMYNET COMPUTER SERVICES AND REPAIR at 5793 Acorn Ridge Dr Paradise, CA 95969.

JAMES BUNDLIE 5793 Acorn Ridge Dr Paradise, CA 95969.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: JAMES BUNDLIE Dated: August 22, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0001040 Published: September 8,15,22,29, 2016

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

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The petition requests the decendent’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: September 27, 2016 Time: 9:00 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Attorney for petitioner: RICHARD S. MATSON, ESQ. Richard S. Matson Law Office, Inc. 1342 Esplanade, Suite A Chico, CA 95926 (530) 343-5373 Case Number: 16PR00252 Published: August 25, September 1,8, 2016 NOTICE OF LIEN SALE Pursuant to CA Business Code 21700, in lieu of rents due, the following units contain clothes, furniture, boxes, etc.

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#427ac (6x10) (Kitchen ware, toys, DVD’s) Contents to be sold to the highest bidder on: September 17, 2016 Beginning at 12:00pm Sale to be held at: Bidwell Self Storage 65 Heritage Lane Chico, CA 95926.

(530) 893-2109 Published: September 1,8, 2016

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE BONNIE L. KLEIN aka BONNIE LORAINE KLEIN To all heirs and beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: BONNIE L. KLEIN aka BONNIE LORAINE KLEIN A Petition for Probate has been filed by: LLOYD W. KLEIN, JR. in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.

The Petition for Probate requests that: LLOYD W. KLEIN, JR. 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: October 4, 2016 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Dept: C-18 Address of the court: Superior Court of California County of Butte 1775 Concord Ave. Chico, CA 95926.

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

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

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

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

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

Attorney for petitioner: RAOUL J. LECLERC P.O. Drawer 111 Oroville, CA 95965 (530) 533-5661 Case Number: 16PR00290 Published: September 8,15,22, 2016

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner CHASSIDY WALKER filed a petition with this

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court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: SAVANNAH DENE ALIYA SHATRICE ADALE SIMMONS Proposed name: SAVANNAH DENE ADALE WALKER THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: September 23, 2016 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: MICHAEL P. CANDELA Dated: July 26, 2016 Case Number: 16CV01493 Published: August 18,25, September 1,8, 2016

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner JOSHUA NATHANIEL WALTERS filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: JOSHUA NATHANIEL WALTERS Proposed name: JOSHUA NATHANIEL BANNON THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: September 16, 2016 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: STEPHEN E. BENSON Dated: August 4, 2016 Case Number: 16CV00829 Published: August 18,25, September 1,8, 2016

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner KATHY ANN FORD filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: KATHY ANN FORD Proposed name: KATHERINE ANN FORD THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

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NOTICE OF HEARING Date: September 23, 2016 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: MICHAEL P. CANDELA Dated: July 22, 2016 Case Number: 16CV00879 Published: August 18,25, September 1,8, 2016

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner KENNETH R. GOFORTH filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: CHRISTOPHER LEE LUMAN Proposed name: CHRISTOPHER LEE GOFORTH THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: September 16, 2016 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: STEPHEN E. BENSON Dated: August 8, 2016 Case Number: 16CV01088 Published: August 18,25, September 1,8, 2016

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner TANIA WOOD filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: TANIA LAURA WOOD Proposed name: TANIA LAURA MICH THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: October 7, 2016 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: STEPHEN E. BENSON Dated: August 15, 2016 Case Number: 16CV01546 Published: August 25, September 1,8,15, 2016

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner KAYLA PINEDO filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: HAYDEN CHRISTOPHER-ORION WUEST Proposed name: HAYDEN

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CHRISTOPHER-ORION PINEDO THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: October 7, 2016 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: STEPHEN E. BENSON Dated: August 15, 2016 Case Number: 16CV00832 Published: September 1,8,15,22, 2016

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner NORMA ARACELI RAMIREZ CASTILLO filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: NORMA ARACELI RAMIREZ CASTILLO Proposed name: NORMA ARACELI SANTAROSA THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: October 7, 2016 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: STEPHEN E. BENSON Dated: August 16, 2016 Case Number: 16CV00490 Published: September 8,15,22,29, 2016

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner ANDRE BROWN a filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: SUMMER GALIANO Proposed name: SUMMER BROWN THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: October 7, 2016 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court

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1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: MICHAEL P. CANDELA Dated: August 19, 2016 Case Number: 16CV00311 Published: September 8,15,22,29, 2016

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner HEATHER LYNNE CLARK filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: TAYTUM RENAE DALSHAUG Proposed name: TAYTUM RENAE CLARK THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: October 7, 2016 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: STEPHEN E. BENSON Dated: August 17, 2016 Case Number: 16CV00088 Published: September 8,15,22,29, 2016

SUMMONS SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANTS: MITCHELL R. MCGRATH aka MITCH MCGRATH, an individual; and DOES 1 through 75, inclusive, YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY, a California corporation 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 a 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 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

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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 THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, CENTRAL DISTRICT 111 North Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: TRACY A. STEVENSON (Bar No. 162408) (714) 620-2350 LANAK & HANNA, P.C. [#22386] 625 THE CITY DRIVE SOUTH, SUITE 190 ORANGE, CA 92868 Dated: January 4, 2016 Signed: SHERRI R. CARTER, ANABELLA FIGUEROA Case Number: 16K00105 Published: September 8,15,22,29, 2016

SUMMONS NOTICE TO CROSS-DEFENDANT: BOYD ELECTRIC YOU ARE BEING SUED BY CROSS-COMPLAINANT: COMMUNITY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, INCORPORATED 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 cross-complainant. 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 awward 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: Glenn County Superior Court 526 W. Sycamore Street Willows, CA 95988 The name, address, and telephone number of cross-complainant’s attorney, or cross-complainant without an attorney, is: JEROME R. SATRAN/JASON A. ROSE SBN 188286/271139 Koeller, Nebeker, Carlson & Haluck, LLP, 1478 Stone Point Drive, Suite 400 Roseville, CA 95661 (916) 724-5700 Signed: KEVIN HARRIGAN, DOBBIE WILLEY Dated: April 12, 2016 Case Number: 15CV01464 Published: September 8,15,22,29, 2016

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TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

753 Santiago Ct 461 Southbury Ln 4810 Wilson Landing Rd 133 Copperfield Dr 206 Hazel St 4309 Kathy Ln 1779 Roth St 37 Paseo Haciendas 1148 Stanley Ave 11 Jean Ln 602 Acacia Ln

Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico

$574,999 $539,999 $502,999 $489,000 $487,000 $375,000 $370,000 $355,000 $355,000 $310,000 $307,000

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

SQ. FT. 2,516 2,723 2,675 2,480 1,904 1,637 1,472 2,119 1,317 1,545 1,426

3 bed 2 bath 50’s ranch home in W Aves on 1/3 acre w/ pool house/guest house with full bath and kitchenette and in inground pool $319,000

5 Bed 3 Bath 3208 sq’ home in North Chico on 28 acres. 10’ deep pool with a diving board. 3200 sq shop, and a 3 car garage.

$309,000

Lots for sale starting at $67,500

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20 acre Orland house and olive orchard

Cabin on Butte Creek on 1 acre. $315,000

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TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

SQ. FT.

24 Vermillion Cir 1417 Broadway St 11 San Pablo Ct 1165 Palmetto Ave 40 Quadra Ct 570 Desiree Ln 1511 La Linda Ln 10 Pebblewood Pinesdr 625 Olive St 41 Glenshire Ln 70 Oak Dr

Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico

$300,000 $295,000 $290,000 $285,000 $277,000 $275,000 $275,000 $274,500 $265,000 $261,500 $241,500

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

1,565 1,079 1,579 1,310 3,027 1,435 1,345 1,889 812 1,324 1,144

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the following houses were sold in butte County by real estate agents or private parties during the week of August 22, 2016 – August 26, 2016. the housing prices are based on the stated documentary transfer tax of the parcel and may not necessarily reflect the actual sale price of the home.

ADDRESS

TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

SQ. FT.

2186 Nord Ave

Chico

$239,000

2/2

1,310

3209 Claremont Dr

Oroville

$210,000

3/2

1,673

1100 Citrus Ave

Chico

$215,000

2/1

956

451 Circlewood Dr

Paradise

$314,000

3/2

2,311

2099 Mansfield Ct

Chico

$210,500

2/2

1,362

5816 Sawmill Rd

Paradise

$280,000

2/2

1,516

1354 Martin St

Chico

$202,000

4/1

1,192

1586 Henson Rd

Paradise

$273,500

3/2

1,392

553 E 23Rd St

Chico

$153,000

2/1

715

480 Leisure Ln

Paradise

$259,500

2/3

1,584

1114 Nord Ave 25

Chico

$124,000

3/2

960

5915 Yorkshire Dr

Paradise

$257,500

3/2

1,491

2350 Notre Dame Blvd 3

Chico

$90,000

2/1

864

6689 Shay Ln

Paradise

$246,000

3/2

1,522

136 Bryden Way

Oroville

$399,500

3/3

2,640

691 Wagstaff Rd

Paradise

$236,000

2/2

1,246

11 Ross Ln

Oroville

$265,000

2/1

960

6649 Lincoln Dr

Paradise

$225,000

2/2

1,153

10 Eastridge Ct

Oroville

$261,500

3/3

1,779

1546 Sawpeck Way

Paradise

$184,000

3/2

1,088

4540 Olive Hwy

Oroville

$223,500

3/2

1,536

1680 Flicker Ln

Paradise

$182,000

3/2

1,493

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ADDRESS

Of Paradise

Of Chico

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Job/Order #: 290660 QC: cs

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Trim: 10" x 10.5" Bleed: none"

Closing Date: 9/1/16

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Live: 9.5" x 10"

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