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a craven designation Soon enough, the Butte County Board of Supervisors will take up an issue

that stands to make our region a laughingstock of California, a proposal that’s highly offensive and dangerous to an important and underrepresented segment of our community, undocumented immigrants.

We’re referring to ideologue Supervisor Larry Wahl’s call to agendize discussion on making the county a so-called nonsanctuary region, an area willing to comply with Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation policy. It’s a craven move that a couple of State of Jefferson-loving counties have modeled in recent weeks. Officials from Tehama and Siskiyou counties adopted such a designation last month. Now, Wahl wants to bring that idea to Butte County.

Interestingly, this week, conservative Shasta County shot down the call for a nonsanctuary proposal, making it an outlier among Butte County’s neighbors to the north. Maybe those policymakers haven’t bought in to Trump’s false narrative that sanctuary cities are crime-ridden, a depiction put to rest by FBI crime data that show those municipalities are generally safer. Or, perhaps Shasta officials read a University of Southern California study from a few years ago that found the state’s undocumented immigrants contribute $130 billion to the state’s gross domestic product (such immigrants make up 38 percent of the agriculture industry and 14 percent of the construction industry).

In Butte County alone, the gross value of agricultural production is upward of $800 million, according to the county agricultural commissioner.

It’s our region’s No. 1 industry and it’s reliant on immigrant labor. These practicalities alone are substantive enough to give pause to such efforts to marginalize immigrant communities.

It’s also important to note that undocumented immigrants do have rights under the U.S. Constitution, the 14th Amendment in particular. This issue goes back to the writings of James Madison, a principal author of that document, and has been litigated at our nation’s highest court.

Moreover, in California, those who live here illegally have been granted certain rights (driver’s licenses, in-state tuition, etc.). Most state lawmakers, including many in the GOP, understand that our undocumented communities make important contributions to society. If anything, our local representatives should acknowledge them and consider how their absence would negatively affect our region. □

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Up in their grills Ithink observed globally since the early 1900s. You would facts like the following would no longer be nternational Women’s Day on March 8 has been

pertinent: A United Nations fact-finding mission in the U.S. in 2015 reported a shocking gap between rhetoric and the facts of “women’s missing rights.” It found: “In global context, U.S. women do not take their rightful place as citizens.”

The report specifically pointed to the increasing barriers to abortion and other reproductive health care, low numbers by of women legislators (the U.S. Gayle Kimball ranks No. 72 globally), and a The author is the 21 percent gender wage gap. feminist author of Many of Trump’s cabinet 14 books and a appointees voted against the columnist for Lotus Violence Against Women Act Guide Magazine. and the Fair Pay Act, and are anti-choice and climate change deniers. The silver lining in the Trump administration is that women are at the forefront of standing up for human rights. Think Sen. Elizabeth Warren, former Attorney General Sally Yates, plus the large

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numbers of unknown women who show up at town halls around the country.

Rep. David Brat, a Virginia Republican, told a recent meeting of conservatives, “We’re getting hammered. Since Obamacare and those issues have come up, the women are in my grill, no matter where they go.” During a recent debate on Jeff Sessions’ appointment as attorney general, when the Senate prohibited Warren from reading the letter Coretta Scott King wrote 30 years ago to protest racist Sessions’ then pending appointment to a federal judgeship, a Twitter storm resulted with the hashtag #shepersisted; women posted pictures of heroines like King, Rosa Parks, Margaret Sanger and Ruby Bridges.

Meanwhile, young women globally exhibit great courage in fighting for their rights, as I discovered doing research for a book about them. Think of Pakistani Malala Yousafzai’s advocacy of education for girls since she was 11, awarded the Nobel Peace prize at age 18. Would Trump want to ban her from our country because she’s a Muslim?

One thing is certain—women and allies will continue to be in legislators’ grills. To celebrate International Women’s Day locally, check out the event page at tinyurl.com/womensdaychico. □

Transparency takes a hit Republicans in the House of Representatives this week made a strong state-

ment about transparency when they voted against a resolution requiring the release of President Trump’s tax returns for the past 10 years. In short, they said, “Trust him.”

But given the all-out war Trump has declared on truth, who is to say that his tax returns will reveal nothing of interest? House Democrats were hoping for a thorough examination of those documents Monday (Feb. 27) when Rep. Bill Pascrell (D—New Jersey) introduced the resolution. “The American people have the right to know whether or not their president is operating under conflicts of interest related to international affairs, tax reform, government contracts or otherwise,” he said.

Unsurprisingly, the vote was split down party lines. So, naturally, our own good ol’ boy, Rep. Doug LaMalfa, followed suit. That’s disappointing to say the least. Two Republicans, Reps. Walter Jones (N.C.) and Mark Sanford (S.C.), did not side with their party, instead choosing to vote “present.” While Jones and Sanford didn’t quite have the cojones to vote against their party, they may have placated some of their constituents by not exactly following the herd.

It’s clear that President Trump is obsessed with controlling the flow of information. If something’s unflattering to him, despite its validity, he labels it as “fake.” The fact remains, if he’s on the up-and-up, there’s no reason for secrecy. Trump owes that transparency to the American people. Our representatives owe us that much, too. It raises the question: What do they have to hide? □

LETTERS

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

Slip of the tongue I’ve written a few times about the immaturity of members of the Chico City Council, in particular Sean Morgan, a two-term city representative and Chico’s new mayor, and Reanette Fillmer, a first-termer who was voted in as vice mayor back in December.

By now, it’s pretty much common knowledge that both have cursed from the dais and that their decorum is at times juvenile, as I described months ago in this space (see “Dynamic duo,” Dec. 15). But Fillmer took things to a new low last week, when, according to multiple sources, both conservative and liberal, she stuck her tongue out at people in the gallery during the council’s regular meeting.

The tongue appeared sometime after the conservative majority voted down a motion to agendize discussion of a proposed resolution calling for Chico to become a sanctuary city, a designation many municipalities have adopted to protect their undocumented immigrant communities. More than 30 people, including several students, spoke to the issue at the Feb. 21 meeting during its businessfrom-the-floor segment, a time set aside for members of the public to address the council on any matter.

“High school antics,” as I described her and Morgan’s behavior in the aforementioned column, is one thing. But making faces at constituents is another. It’s hard to believe this is Chico’s new political landscape.

I reached out to Fillmer to ask if she’d like to explain that slip of the tongue. I got no reply, which should tell people all they need to know.

Several folks who attended last Tuesday’s meeting also complained to me that Councilman Andrew Coolidge had been looking at his cellphone as the public talked to the panel about the proposed sanctuary designation. Turns out, he has an explanation for that.

Coolidge isn’t my No. 1 fan (remember when he threatened to sue me?), but to his credit, when I reached out to him, he got right back to me. He explained that his city iPad wouldn’t connect to the wifi that evening, so he couldn’t pull up the emails he’d received from folks who’d written to the council on the subject of sanctuary cities. Some of them were giving testimony that evening, but since they had to boil everything down to a single minute at the lectern, Coolidge wanted to see their comments in full.

“I was not playing Angry Birds or updating Facebook when the comments were taking place,” he told me.

Good to hear.

in other neWS I want to let readers know about some changes at CN&R. Starting this week, our website is home to a new interface for our calendar, a user-friendly feature both for those submitting events to the online and print calendars and for those searching for what’s happening in and around our region.

In addition, because of the many activist-driven events taking place these days, we’ve created a special breakout online calendar— Take Action, Chico!—highlighting those types of activities. As it happens, one of the first listed is the March for a Sanctuary City—Chico, a demonstration this Saturday (March 4). That rally and march, in response to the City Council’s rejection last week as well as local racism, is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. at City Plaza. Learn more about that event and those that follow it at newsreview.com/chico.

Melissa Daugherty is editor of the CN&R

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Love for science Re “Taking back science” (Cover story, by Madeline Ostrander, Feb. 23): Thanks for Madeline Ostrander’s thoughtful and informative article about citizen science. It is great that people can share their observations through the Internet. I have been posting some observations of Bidwell Park on the website Nature Abounds (natureabounds. org). I also think there’s a need for people to work in grassroots projects where science enthusiasts cooperate to develop projects and share observations. We who love science need local communities! I am fairly new to the area and hope to find some initiatives of this type.

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Two views on media Re “We are not the enemy” (Editorial, Feb. 23): I, too, believe that the press is essential for the survival of a democratic republic like our country is. However, if the press abandons its investigative and objective reporting and instead uses its resources to sway votes and public sentiment toward the beliefs of the ones who control it, it is no longer a news organization. It is then simply a tool of propaganda.

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Most dictators have begun their reigns by first delegitimizing and then suppressing the press.

A free press is one of the most revered amendments in our Constitution and we should all be alarmed as to what is currently taking place with the Trump administration.

Trump calls the news media “the enemy of the American people.” Any news reports he doesn’t agree with, or heaven forbid, that question his actions, he labels as fake news. Then, in an unprecedented move that should trouble any patriotic American, press secretary Sean Spicer banned entrance to selected news agencies from a White House briefing.

Apparently he forgot that last December he told Politico that a Trump White House would never ban a news outlet. “Conservative, liberal or otherwise, I think that’s what makes a democracy a democracy versus a dictatorship,” he said.

Many presidents have had an adversarial relationship with the press, which is a good thing. It helps ensure that the press and the executive branch are honest with the American people through press releases and reporting. One needs only to look at Vladimir Putin’s first year in power with his press suppression to realize that his protégé Trump could be following the same path.

Roger S. Beadle Chico

End of civilizations No matter what I read in the Daily Kos, the Washington Post or New York Times; what is revealed by Rachel Maddow, David Corm, Dan Rather or most of the panelists on Meet the Press, Face the Nation, This Week and even by Chris Wallace; no matter the stupid, meaningless, unfounded Trump tweets and the president’s willingness to eliminate our First Amendment rights; no matter the current similarities to the Nixon White House—the bulk of the Republicans I meet would rather see the country go down the tubes than admit they’ve been duped.

Ah, conceit, vanity and egotism, the primary components of the demise of civilizations throughout recorded history.

Dean Carrier Paradise

On Trump’s Isle Just sit right back and I’ll tell a tale A tale of a fateful time That started on Election Day With two candidates The Donald was a mighty millionaire The Hillary brave and sure Two candidates did try that day For a four-year tour, a four-year tour (Thunder crash) The campaign started getting rough A lot of lies were tossed If not for the courage of the network news The Donald would be lost, The Donald would be lost He won that day and then began uncharted presidents With Pence on board And Ryan, too Suspicious friends and their wives Some big lawyers Some family and his friends Here in our White House So now he is our president He’s here for a long, long time We’ll have to make the best of things It’ll be an uphill climb The president and Mr. Pence Will do their very best To make corporations comfortable In their corporate nest No jobs, no truths, be not at ease The middle class Like Timothy Leary It’s weird as can be So just sit back and watch my friends You’re sure to get a groan From Donald and his buddies Here on Donald’s Trump isle Dennis Bills Orland

Editor’s note: In case you didn’t figure it out, please reread the above letter to the tune of Gilligan’s Island.

Leadership MIA Re “Eye of the storm” (Newslines,

by Ken Smith, Feb. 16): Having nearly lost 190,000

of his constituents in Oroville, Marysville and Yuba City, Congressman Doug LaMalfa is now demanding that Gov. Jerry Brown provide public tax dollars to shore up and repair Oroville Dam’s spillways.

Terrific, but where was LaMalfa back in 2005 during the relicensing of Oroville Dam, when Friends of the River, the Sierra Club and the South Yuba Citizen’s League all pointed out the deficiencies of the emergency spillway and urged that it be armored with concrete?

Unfortunately, then-Assemblyman LaMalfa was too interested in protecting the pockets of his agribusiness pals in the State Water Contractors Association, including the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, who would have had to pay the costs of upgrading the emergency spillway.

Result? No repairs were made.

As our state assemblyman, LaMalfa should have been leading the charge for dam safety. If LaMalfa ever finds the courage to hold a town hall meeting in Chico, he should account for his behavior in 2005. LaMalfa’s lack of vigorous leadership speaks volumes about his true loyalties. Is he really one of us?

Michael Magliari Chico

More dam questions The events that unfolded around the Oroville Dam up to the lastminute evacuation order for the communities of Oroville and below seem like a complete denial of facts. When those in charge knew the dam would reach the 901-foot water level, they needed to send out an advance warning. Instead, the message was that everything was fine and that the emergency spillway would be used for the first time. The wait-and-see approach put 200,000 people at risk, and that is not acceptable.

Question: Who actually is the director of Department of Water Resources? We hear statements only from the “acting director.”

I want answers as to the current safety, the overall safety involving dam violations, the decisions being made, the follow-up, the oversight, the mistakes, the false assurances to the community.

We must hold agencies and politicians accountable to bring

the Oroville Dam up to complete updated structural stability and adhere to the utmost safety in operative standards. I appreciate the emergency staff and crews and the many hard workers addressing this crisis, yet I feel it should have never come to this point; there has been a lack of safety and maintenance at the Oroville Dam and that fact cannot be denied.

Kathy Brazil Oroville

Let’s do better You drive your SUV to a 25-unit campground and select a site. You unload your tent, sleeping bags, supplies and your pet. You settle in for a time to visit with your fellow campers and share a campfire.

You have two outhouses and two dumpsters to accommodate the most basic of needs.

Next scenario has you pulling and pushing your shopping cart or bicycle into one of 25 campsites.

You unload your tent, sleeping bags, supplies and your pet. You are welcomed and settle in to share a campfire and some camaraderie with your fellow camp mates. This campsite restricts placement of outhouses or dumpsters to accommodate the most basic of needs.

In scenario one you leave voluntarily to return home after a few days of rest and relaxation.

In scenario two, government entities declare your circumstance a health and safety hazard and serve legal notice you are to return to the uncertainty of life on the streets of the community where you live.

I hope we will do better than this and find a new “campsite” where people find safety and comfort in numbers, and solace in an understanding community.

Eileen Robinson Chico

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Members of the local homeless population were evicted from an unsanctioned encampment in south Chico known as “The Farm” last weekend.

A 72-hour eviction notice requiring campers to vacate the site by 5 p.m. Friday (Feb. 24) was issued based on hazardous and unsanitary conditions at the property and in the adjacent Edgar Slough, according to Leo DePaola, head of code enforcement for the city of Chico. DePaola said some campers stayed until Saturday morning to help land owner Ted Ball clean up the property, and all left without incident.

“The Farm” was started last fall by local activist Joel Castle (pictured), who rented the property from Ball under the claim that he would use the 2-acre plot to grow vegetables and raise goats.

Instead, the population at the camp had grown to about 50 people before it was shut down. It came to a close at about the same time as the closure of the seasonal Safe Space Winter Shelter, which provided evening shelter and food for about 50 additional homeless people in Chico.

DePaola said staff from Butte County Environmental Health will inspect Ball’s property after he finishes cleaning up.

Felonies For ‘bizarre’ behavior

On Feb. 23, a former Chico State student pleaded no contest to 14 felony charges related to “bizarre and disgusting behavior,” Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey said in a press release. The charges include sexual assault, child pornography, burglary, computer hacking and fraud, as well as rape, sodomy and forced oral sex with an unconscious person.

Daniel Deluna Martinez (pictured), now 28, was first investigated by the University Police Department in 2014 for hacking the online accounts of more than 10 people, including those of his roommates and their parents.

In March 2015, investigators served a search warrant at Martinez’s home in Hamilton City. His computer’s hard drive contained “selfie” videos of Martinez urinating on his female roomates’ beds, underwear and food, along with more than 90 videos of child pornography, and homemade videos of Martinez sexually assaulting two women who were often unconscious from drugs or alcohol.

Martinez is set for sentencing on April 27 and faces up to 32 years in state prison.

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‘a good place’ Chico congregation officially welcomes new rabbi Rabbi Julie Hilton Danan as the religious Lleader of Congregation Beth Israel, Rabbi ast summer, while seeking to succeed

Sara Abrams started seeing signs that Chico would be in her future. by Not Mount SinaiEvan Tuchinsky like signs—divine eva nt u c h i ns k y @ light, stone tablets— n ew srev i ew. c o m but the harbingers that prompt a spiritual person to feel the draw of destiny.

Learn more: Abrams had been visit www.cbichico.org or call 342-6146 unfamiliar with Chico, for more about having spent three rabbi sara abrams years in Westchester and congregation beth israel. County, N.Y., following her ordination in Southern California.

Yet, soon after submitting her application to Congregation Beth Israel, she opened a closet in her synagogue and uncovered a stash of ChicoBags.

Then, during a phone call to her father in Madison, Wis., in which they were speaking about the opportunity in Chico,

he got a call that his caller ID said was from … Chico. (Turned out to be a longago acquaintance calling coincidentally.)

An hour later, Abrams heard from the Chico synogogue. She flew out for an on-site evaluation, got the job and began Aug. 1. Last Friday night (Feb. 24), Congregation Beth Israel held a formal installation ceremony during Sabbath services.

Why Chico? Besides the opening— offering her the chance to become a head rabbi for the first time, back on the West Coast—Abrams found, and finds, here a confluence of benefits and prospects.

“I said, ‘This is going to be a good place, a place where you can grow and you can grow the community,’” Abrams told the CN&R the morning of her installation.

“Part of why I wanted to be a solo rabbi in a small congregation is you really get to know everyone and you feel very attached and connected to your work….

“In a place like Chico, you have to get to know your fellow clergy—already there are so many great interfaith connections I have made; I’ve been able to be on the

radio. You get to be involved in things that in a big city you simply wouldn’t [and wouldn’t] have the opportunity to effect change in the same way.”

Abrams’ mentor, Rabbi Laura Geller, has no

doubt Abrams will make an impact. Geller is the third American woman ordained as a rabbi and currently serves as Rabbi Emerita at Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills, where she and Abrams worked together.

Geller spoke with the CN&R after the installation, where in front of a full sanctuary (around 150 attendees) she officiated with Congregation Beth Israel’s former interim rabbi, David Zaslow of Ashland, Ore. “Rabbi Sara Abrams is the real deal,” Geller said. “She’s an extraordinary teacher—I know because I’ve studied with her—and as I said in my remarks [during the service], praying with her really has cracked open my heart and made my spirit soar; that doesn’t happen all that often.

This community should know that they are very blessed to have a presence like

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Rabbi Abrams, and the possibility of the partnerships and collaborations that will happen because of a leader like this can have real implications for the whole community.

“It is the job of a rabbi to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.

Together with other religious, interfaith and integral colleagues, whatever the issues are that people in this community struggle with, she will be part of that struggle, ready to lead and ready to partner.”

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Abrams’ first sermon, “Turning 40 in the

Promised Land,” shed further light on being lured to this region. As she told her new congregation Aug. 5: “In the last month of my 39th year, I started my journey to Chico, ‘the bread bowl,’ to Butte County, ‘the land of wealth and beauty,’ and most of all to a community whose hands and hearts move in rhythm together.”

The number 40 holds significance in Judaism, both Geller and Abrams explained, from Moses leading the Israelites for 40 years in the wilderness to the 40 measures of water in a ritual bath. Interestingly, Geller has been a rabbi 40 years.

So, for Abrams, taking this step as she turned 40 holds deep meaning.

“Forty is a magical number,” she said, “because once you’ve lived 40 years, you’ve finished with your youth, and then you have the opportunity to grow and cultivate and strengthen your purpose and the purpose of those around you.

“The great thing about the Promised Land is it’s fertile. When people ask me what I like about Chico, [I tell them that] it’s a fertile place, and anything can be grown in the soil—and that means anything can be grown otherwise. There’s a phrase ‘as above, so below’ … to live in a place where such bounty can appear means that community can reconnect, that community can grow, that community can see themselves in new spiritually aware ways.”

Abrams’ congregants hope to grow with her long-term, as expressed multiple times during the installation. The ceremonial portions had a wedding theme; Zaslow asked the rabbi and her congregation to exchange vows.

“I see myself here for the unforeseeable future,” Abrams said. “There’s a lot to be done here, so I look forward to doing it.” □

here were plenty of open seats and no marathon public Tcomment sessions at the Butte

County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday (Feb. 27), as the panel coasted through a relatively drama-free agenda.

In fact, the meeting’s sole contentious discussion was on an item removed from the consent agenda—a list of actions the board has previously discussed and decided on that typically is approved en mass with a single whack of Board Chair Bill Connelly’s gavel. That item was the second reading of a new county ordinance meant to regulate the cultivation of recreational marijuana for personal use as allowed by Proposition 64, passed by California voters last November.

County staff referred to the proposed ordinance as 34C after the chapter it will take in Butte County Code once approved. It is based on existing medical marijuana cultivation rules—Chapter 34A, aka Measure A. The new ordinance

was introduced last month and would have been enacted if read Tuesday, but the supervisors pulled the item due to concerns that differences in setback requirements on parcels of land over 10 acres (100 feet for medical and 150 feet for recreational marijuana) would cause confusion for growers and the county’s code enforcement officers.

Another difference between the ordinances is that all recreational grows on parcels under 5 acres must be done indoors, with outdoor grows allowed on larger properties; the medical ordinance allows for outdoor cultivation on smaller properties.

Supervisor Larry Wahl argued that outdoor grows should not be allowed at all for recreational pot.

Supervisor Steve Lambert agreed with Wahl, saying that the smell of cannabis is one of the primary complaints about pot in his district, which covers the southwestern quarter of the county. Jessica MacKenzie, head of the Inland Cannabis

Farmers’ Association, was one of only two public speakers on the topic—a rare occurrence, as pot talks regularly fill the chamber to standing room capacity, and likely because the public assumed the item would be passed along with the rest of the consent agenda.

“The issues that always arrive [about cannabis] are public safety, environmental responsibility and equitable application of the law,” MacKenzie said, explaining that indoor grows can cause fires, require large amounts of electricity and are cost-prohibitive for many.

Wahl motioned to change the proposed ordinance to allow only indoor grows for recreational marijuana, and Lambert seconded. The motion was defeated by a 3-to-2 vote.

Supervisor Doug Teeter then made a motion to change the setback requirements of the recreational ordinance to match those of the medical ordinance, which was seconded by Supervisor Maureen Kirk and passed with

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Bill Bynum (left) and Kirk draper were among hundreds of concerned citizens who rallied outside Rep. doug LaMalfa’s oroville office on Monday (feb. 27). The event, which focused on health care, was organized by the democratic Action Club, the Butte Health Care Association and the California nurses’ Association and attracted over 200 people, according to spokesman david Welch. Besides health care, Welch said, the event was also put together because “Rep. LaMalfa has been so unwilling to hold open events in the district, so he does events for carefully preselected audiences.

There were a lot of people who really wanted to send a message that we’d like more contact with our representative.” Welch gave LaMalfa’s staffers a heads up about the demonstration. in response, they shut down the office for the day, forcing participants to tape their comments to the building’s door.

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a 3-to-2 vote (with Wahl and Lambert dissenting). The new rules are scheduled to take effect later this month.

In other news, the supervisors

agreed to agendize a discussion that likely will ensure more fervent discourse at an upcoming meeting. Wahl said he’d spoken with supervisors from Tehama County regarding that board’s decision to “take the lead” in declaring it is not a sanctuary county for undocumented immigrants. Wahl reported that the Tehama officials told him their decision was based partly on concerns about President Donald Trump’s threats to cut federal funds to cities and counties that declare sanctuary status.

Siskiyou County supervisors have also made a nonsanctuary declaration.

“There needs to be a clear definition of what we have to do in accordance with state law and what we can and have to do in accordance with federal law, and therein lies the rub,” Wahl said. “The two overlap and conflict, and I would like to see us get clarification as a county on that.”

Paul Hahn, the county’s chief administrative officer, noted the matter is further complicated by the fact that Senate Bill 54— currently working its way through the state Legislature— would declare California a sanctuary state. Connelly said he thought that was a bad idea, and that the sanctuary conversation should also include the board possibly drafting a letter to the governor voicing opposition to the bill.

“OK, Larry, you got us into a conflict,” Connelly joked after Hahn confirmed the nonsanctuary discussion would be scheduled as soon as possible.

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“This award was a symbol of the state’s support for my education, and that symbolism meant more to me than the amount,” said Graves, who didn’t qualify for any other financial aid before becoming one of the first recipients of a taxpayer-funded Middle Class Scholarship in 2014.

His parents were like many others—too cash-strapped to cover his tuition by writing a check, and too well-off to get one of the more generous grants reserved for the poor. Health problems prevented his mother from working and forced his family of five to rely on his father’s sheriff’s deputy salary, but even that hardship failed to open doors to extra help.

Now, with the state’s financial fortunes beginning to worsen, Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown has proposed axing the financial aid program for nearly 50,000 students to save money and help close a nearly $2 billion budget gap—even as the University of California and California State University systems prepare to hike tuition for the first time in six years. Under Brown’s plan, current recipients would continue receiving grants.

Democratic Assembly Speaker

Anthony Rendon of Paramount criticized the governor for turning his back on middle class families and vowed to “keep college affordable” by protecting the program.

But some college-access advocates and even a top university administrator say it isn’t working as designed.

Fewer students qualify for the awards than the state first projected, and many of those who do get relatively small checks under program rules that offer less to applicants whose families make more.

And because there’s no income floor written into the law, a third of scholarship recipients come from low-income families making less than $80,000—even though the program was designed to help middle-income families making $80,000 to $150,000 annually who don’t qualify for much other relief.

It’s those disadvantaged students whom the program wasn’t intended to serve who have the greatest need, get the largest checks and would be most harmed if it disappears.

“We’re pro funding for students of all income levels,” said Dean Kulju, CSU’s director of student financial aid services and programs, “but the Middle Class Scholarship program isn’t hitting its target.”

Former Assembly Speaker John

Perez first pitched the financial aid program for middle class families in 2012 as an antidote to recessionera budget cuts that led UC and CSU tuition to almost double in

four years. By closing a $1 billion corporate tax loophole, Perez estimated the state could reduce college fees by two-thirds for close to 200,000 families.

“Too many families are getting squeezed out of higher education,” Perez said at the time.

But the legislation died on the last day of the 2012 legislative session, and later that fall, voters passed Proposition 39, which closed the same loophole and instead steered the resulting savings to solar energy projects. Lacking another way to fund the scholarships, Perez worked with Brown to craft a program with smaller awards whose costs would be phased in over four years and paid for out of the state’s general fund.

That scholarship program is now in its third year. It costs the state $74 million to administer, far less than what Perez first projected, and offers awards valued at up to a maximum of 30 percent of tuition—$3,690 for UC students and $1,644 for CSU students. If the program is around next year, it will begin covering up to 40 percent of recipients’ tuition.

Still, data collected by the state show the average value of awards distributed so far this year—$1,107 for UC students and $799 for CSU students—to be far lower than those ceilings because many recipients come from wealthier families who qualify only for small awards.

“It’s hard to argue the program has helped with access,” said CSU’s Kulju, who noted that students aren’t notified of their awards until July, well after most enrollment deadlines. “It hasn’t been as efficient or effective as one would like.”

H.D. Palmer, a spokesman for Brown’s Department of Finance, wouldn’t say why the governor chose to target the program to help close the budget gap, or whether he doubts its effectiveness. He stressed, however, that Brown’s proposed budget preserves other higher education commitments, such as promises to increase funding to UC and CSU campuses and maintain the Cal Grant program for needy students.

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advocacy group, has opposed California’s financial aid program for middle-income families since its inception, arguing that the state should direct all public resources to the neediest students.

Its vice president, Debbie Cochrane, said she wouldn’t mind seeing the state dismantle the program so long as it uses the savings to help expand Cal Grant scholarships. That program has enough funding to help only 25,000 students annually, turning away another 300,000 applicants each year whose grades and family income qualify them to receive the support.

Since 2001, poor California students

who apply for a Cal Grant straight out of high school have been entitled to a full ride.

But students who wait a year or more to enroll forfeit that right and instead must compete against thousands of other deserving applicants for assistance. The California Student Aid Commission found that some low-income Middle Class Scholarship recipients are students who sought, but failed to win, one of those competitive Cal Grants.

In an interview, Rendon said he won’t stand to see the program “thrown out,” although he’s open to a “mid-course correction” that reshapes its application criteria.

“The Legislature is often criticized for not doing enough to help middle class families,” Rendon said.

“Protecting this program is one of the Assembly’s top priorities.”

Democratic Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de León of Los Angeles, who proposed slashing the program in 2014 to fend off the last round of tuition increases, declined to comment on Brown’s proposal.

As for Devon Graves, he’s now a 23-year-old UCLA graduate student studying higher education administration and financial aid.

He said Brown’s threats to eliminate the program are “concerning.”

“I understand the governor is worried about balancing the budget,” Graves said. But the state must not forget “the promise it made to middle class students and families when it created this program and come up with a budget plan that supports them.”

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HEALTHLINES On Feb. 12, Enloe Medical Center’s FlightCare crew helped evacuate patients from Orchard Hospital in Gridley.

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LbersNorth State, Kiyomi Bird vividly rememhow she spent the night of Feb. 12. ike hundreds of thousands of people in the

Bird, director for the Community Health and Sciences division of the Butte County Public Health Department, got word in the afternoon that public safety authorities might call for an evacuation south of Oroville Dam. With the main spillway and emergency spillway damaged, Lake Oroville had reached a critically high level that threatened flooding of low-lying areas.

Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea gave the evacuation order around 4:20 p.m., setting into motion a coordinated response not only from front-line emergency personnel such as police, firefighters and paramedics, but also the Public Health officials and hospital staff who compose the county’s

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medical system. Though not as prominent, the health response employs a structure akin to public safety—incident command centers at each location, communicating with a central hub—and people trained to handle these situations.

Bird, for one, worked through the night trying to mobilize medical staff, care facilities, ambulances, equipment and supplies.

She couldn’t go to her office in Oroville because of the evacuation, so her house became her home base and she had to rely on her cellphone contact list.

“It was pretty intense,” she recalled. “I was on the floor with three phones ringing for seven hours, all going at the same time … there was a lot of action going on.”

Public Health caregivers—including Dr. Andy Miller, the recently hired public health officer—headed to evacuation centers and shelters.

Oroville Hospital decided to “shelter in place” rather than evacuate, yet still took the precautionary measure of moving patients out of ground-floor rooms and took in new

patients—plus some shelter-seekers— through its emergency room.

Orchard Hospital in Gridley did evacuate, and enlisted Butte County EMS to transport 29 patients to Enloe Medical Center.

Bird and Aimee Crister, manager for Public Health’s Emergency Response program, helped keep these independent entities synchronized.

“We have an amazing [health care] community and they so stepped up to the plate,” Bird said. “There were a lot of challenges … but considering the circumstances and the magnitude of this event, we avoided a lot of things [that] could have gone worse. I still have a lot of adrenaline and emotions related to this event. It was so life-altering for so many people in so many ways, whether you were evacuated or you were responding.”

Butte County’s hospitals operate separately

from each other and Public Health. They’re rivals—notice their billboards and commercials—but also partners, particularly when chips are down.

“Hospitals compete in a market at some level, but we cooperate on many other levels because of the nature of our business,” said Bob Wentz, Oroville Hospital CEO. “We work with Enloe, Enloe works with us, on many issues.”

For instance, had Oroville Hospital needed to evacuate, Enloe would have been the first place Wentz and his team would have contacted. However, he made the call not to evacuate. His facility is located on high ground, as is much of the area that Oroville Hospital serves, and was built to withstand earthquakes. It also has two electric generators, stores of oxygen, a heliport and a three-day supply of food and water.

That Sunday, Oroville Hospital held approximately 100 acutely and critically ill patients. Transporting them would have required ambulances; Bird said 35 ambulances got deployed countywide, 25 based locally, and Wentz said only seven would have been available for Oroville Hospital.

“If the hospital decided to evacuate, we would tie up a lot of EMS [paramedic] services doing so,” Wentz said. “And, if the disaster actually caused some other people to be injured, we might actually be consuming some of those same resources that would help save them—and we are that resource, so for us to be out of business would be a bad thing.”

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The emergency room treated 73 people over the course of the night, plus referred others to shelters.

Carol Speer-Smith, the hospital’s director of nursing, opened the incident command center in her office and communicated with Public Health and the SierraSacramento Valley Emergency Medical Services Agency.

“The toughest thing for us in incident command was rumor control,” Speer-Smith said. “Social media created a lot of panic for a lot of people.”

The hospital received status reports on the dam’s condition and the evacuation directly from authorities, with administrators using those updates to address concerns from staff and callers.

“The local media is exempted from this,” Wentz said, “but if you were getting information from the news media, especially Sacramento, that would have been bad, because there was a lot of misinformation.”

Speer-Smith rotated with Chief Operating Officer Scott Chapple and Wentz to keep the incident command center manned roundthe-clock for three days, even after the mandatory evacuation ended that Tuesday. Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Chris Cunningham helped handle logistical matters such as clearing delivery trucks stopped at blockades.

Hospital operations continued uninterrupted in large measure due to doctors, nurses, technicians and support staff—some who’d rushed in from as far away as Sacramento.

“You wouldn’t want to go through this, but when you actually do, you see that these health care providers are different; they’re not working at a bank,” Wentz said.

“They had the courage, the dedication, to go into a place that people were coming out of.”

In Chico, Public Health and Enloe got

a reprieve from Oroville Hospital but still needed to accommodate patients evacuated from Orchard Hospital, skilled nursing facilities and convalescent homes, as well as other evacuees requiring medical attention.

Orchard is a small, criticalaccess hospital with a skilled nursing facility. Marty Marshall, Enloe’s director of emergency

Evacuation checklist

Should you receive an order to vacate, local health officials advise: • Bring medications and/or a list of prescriptions.

• Bring any required medical equipment you can transport (e.g. portable oxygen, mobility aids).

• contact—but do not go to—a hospital or nursing facility to check on someone.

• Designate someone out-of-state for others to call about you.

medical services, said Orchard had to evacuate nine hospitalized patients and 20 skilled-nursing patients. Enloe and Butte County EMS (for which Marshall is a managing director) dispatched gurney vans, ambulances and helicopters to transport the patients in short order.

“We were pretty chock-full at Enloe at the same time,” Marshall said.

The hospitalized patients came through the emergency room’s ambulance entrance, got evaluated and admitted to Enloe’s inpatient wards. The skilled-nursing patients went to Enloe’s rehabilitation center.

In the ER, “for days we were heavily impacted by patients from the Oroville area,” Marshall said. “We had to do what we do every day but ramp it up…. We took care of all those patients that showed up.

“These types of disasters have a huge impact on our daily operations,” he added, “but it’s something that we plan for; it’s something that we train for.”

Miller, who became public health officer in October, spent most of his time at the largest evacuation center, Silver Dollar Fairgrounds. There, he oversaw an impromptu clinic that drew providers from across the community.

Public Health sent nurses; Enloe sent nurses and a physician; other doctors came voluntarily or in answer to Miller’s personal calls.

Chico State nursing students and a local pharmacist also arrived to provide aid.

“There was nobody I called— and there were lots of people that I called, through the night Sunday into Monday and Monday night— trying to find a reason to say no,” Miller said. “Everybody did everything that they could.” □

CITY OF CHICO CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Chico City Council will conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, March 21, 2017, at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, located at 421 Main Street, regarding the following project: Chico 2030 General Plan Five-Year Review: The Chico City Council adopted the Chico 2030 General Plan in April 2011. As directed by the Plan, a comprehensive five-year evaluation of the Plan has been prepared. The Review assesses growth trends and analyzes the effectiveness of the General Plan’s policy framework through the first five years of Plan implementation. It assesses land availability, forecasts opportunities and challenges in the upcoming five years, and summarizes major City planning efforts. In addition, the Review reports on the status of all implementing Actions contained in the Plan and proposes General Plan text amendments, as well as amendments to land use designations and zoning of various properties, for Council action. To accompany the Review, a Sustainability Indicators Report has been prepared to gauge progress in advancing the General Plan’s sustainability-related goals and policies.

Further, a number of amendments to Title 19 of the Chico Municipal Code (Land Use and Development Regulations) are recommended to create consistency with policy direction in the General Plan, formalize interpretations made by the Community Development Director, clarify terms and definitions, and gain efficiencies in implementation of the Code as called for by the Plan’s Economic Development Goals and Policies.

Over the course of two meetings (12/15/16 and 02/02/17), the Planning Commission considered the Review and Sustainability Indicators Report, and forwarded recommendations to the City Council regarding: 1) text amendments to the General Plan, 2) amendments to land use designations and zoning of various properties, and 3) amendments to Title 19 of the Code.

At its meeting, Council will consider the Planning Commission’s recommendations, hold a public hearing, and take action on the proposed amendments.

A copy of the Five-Year Review and Sustainability Indicators Report is available online at http://chico.ca.us/planning_services/PlanningServicesHomePage.asp or at the Chico Community Development Department office at 411 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Chico, California. Questions regarding the Review may be directed to Principal Planner Brendan Vieg at (530) 879-6806 or brendan.vieg@chicoca.gov The proposed amendments to the General Plan, land use designations and zoning of various properties, and to Title 19 of the Municipal Code would not result in an increase in development beyond that which was analyzed in the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) prepared and certified for the Chico 2030 General Plan update (State Clearinghouse #2008122038). The proposed amendments represent a refinement of the General Plan adoption process, and in accordance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15162 are within the scope of the EIR. Any person may appear and be heard at the public hearing, and interested parties are encouraged to submit written comments on the above noted project. Written materials to be presented to the City Council should be delivered to the City Clerk’s office 8 days in advance of the meeting (sooner if there are holidays prior to the meeting) in order that copies may be included with the agenda and to give Council an opportunity to review the material in advance. If written materials are submitted later than this deadline, the City Council may not have adequate time to address them. All written materials should be submitted to the City of Chico City Clerk, 411 Main Street, Third Floor, or mailed to P. O. Box 3420, Chico, CA 95927.

In accordance with Government Code Section 65009, if any person(s) challenges the action of the City Council in court, said person(s) may be limited to raising only those issues that were raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing. march 2, 2017

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GREENWAYS Clint Garman, an environmental scientist with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife, checks the murky water in an outdoor storage tank where some fish still reside at the Feather River Fish Hatchery. The water, he says, is usually clear enough to see the bottom.

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to the Oroville Dam spillway, OAnnadamage Kastner got a phone call from the n Feb. 7, the day officials first noticed

Department of Water Resources. As manager of the Feather River Fish Hatchery, she was asked to have a plan in place to release all of the fish into the river. Release them? she thought. No way.

Kastner decided to come up with a way to move them instead. She called over to the Thermalito annex hatchery facility on Highway 99 and learned it was empty. So, the next day, hatchery employees prepared it for incoming fish. Within 48 hours of being asked to prepare to release the fish from the hatchery, 5 million of them were loaded into trucks—mobilized from throughout the North State—and transferred to Thermalito.

Because of their small size, the last million had to be loaded by hand, rather than by pump.

Sometime during the evening of Feb. 7, Kastner said, the water flowing down the Feather River, through the spillway that was eroding, became the consistency of soft-serve ice cream. That promised to clog screens and hoses, not to mention choke the fish. And in fact, it did do damage to the hatchery facility. But, determined not to release the fish except as a last resort, dozens of staff and volunteers pulled together to find a way to save them—and the many eggs that could not be moved off-site.

“Releasing them at this stage,” Kastner said, “probably 80 percent of them would not have survived. The very, very tiny ones

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wouldn’t have been able to make it with the current and the mud in the water. This way, we could at least give them a chance.”

The chinook salmon at the hatchery are set to be released mid-March. That’s when they’ll start their journey to the ocean before returning to the Feather River in four to five years to spawn. And while the hatchery ensures that a majority of those that return will indeed spawn, the number of fish that actually make it that far is already minimal.

So the larger and healthier they are at the outset of their journey, the better chance they have of finding their way back to the hatchery.

The Feather River Fish Hatchery was built

to mitigate the loss of critical habitat due to the Oroville Dam. In addition to chinook salmon, it’s also home to steelhead trout, which, unlike the chinook, can spawn multiple times throughout their lives. This time of year, most of them are still in egg form.

These eggs—over a million of them—sit on trays inside the hatchery building. Water is run through the trays, which are stacked on industrial shelves. Because of their fragile state, the eggs could not be moved with the more mature salmon.

During a visit to the hatchery last week, while walking from the large aeration tank that’s fed from the Feather River diversion pool, Clint Garman, environmental scien-

tist for the state Department of Fish and Wildlife, explained how the hatchery managed to save the eggs. A fire hose attached to a hydrant on-site pumped—and was still pumping last week—water into a charcoal filtration system to filter out the chlorine.

(Chlorine, which is not present in river water, will kill the fish.) From there, several garden hoses were hooked in to keep water flowing through the egg trays. To make matters more complicated, the hydrant water had to be mixed with some river water in order to keep the temperature down.

“At one point, they had workers here cleaning each tray about once an hour to get rid of all the silt,” Garman said. The aeration tank, which pumps oxygen into the water to speed up the fishes’ growth, suffered broken screens and other damage due to mud in the water, he said. They’ll wait until after the spring run is released to open it up and fully assess the situation, however.

Over in the concrete holding tanks, which usually are home to the salmon as they grow, debris was already mostly cleaned up.

Garman explained that the few tanks that did still hold fish—the Thermalito annex is not big enough to hold them all, and the ones left behind were too small to be pumped into the trucks—were rigged as well to filter out as much of the gunk as possible so as not to kill the fish.

“Typically you can see to the bottom of

the pond,” he said. Even that day, while far from soft-serve, it was difficult to pinpoint fish amid the murk.

Both Garman and Kastner agreed the hatchery isn’t out of the woods yet. With plans to repair the spillway, Garman said, they’re not sure if another mud- and debris-filled flow of water is in their future.

So, for now, the hydrant is still in use for the steelhead. And the salmon that were moved will remain where they are.

“This fish cannot be replaced,” Kastner said. “You cannot get more salmon. Once they’re removed, we’ll never get them back.” □

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Some people may recognize Bobbi Tryon as the Here Today “coffee cart lady” or identify her as a sage medical adviser (she was a registered nurse for 30-plus years and volunteers at the Shalom Free Clinic). Those attuned to local radio know Tryon served on the KZFR community radio station’s program council, bringing Amy Goodman’s Democracy Now! to Chico. Tryon wears many hats with style and commitment, and she has a passion for dripping coffee. Originally from New England, Tryon moved to San Francisco in 1967. It was a likely scenario for a free-thinking young person, who says she moved West because “all the hippies were out there.” In 1972, the “back to the land” movement brought her to Shasta County, where she purchased 10 acres for “$75 down and $75 a month.” She moved to Chico in 1988. Tryon and her husband, Bob Speer (not the former editor of CN&R), have an extended family of three children and five grandkids.

Over the 17 years you have been dripping coffee and selling cookies at the Saturday farmers’ market, what changes have you seen?

I see most changes in my customers. I’ve seen bellies grow, babies appear. I’m someone those babies get to know. They grow up and still come around for a hug. As I’ve gotten older, I can gauge my age by how I feel at the end of a Saturday.

Are there days you just want to sleep in on a Saturday morning?

We get there around 7 a.m. We were on the sidewalk outside the market for 14 years partly because we could come later. Not smart for a coffee cart. Sleeping in on Saturday morning is an ongoing conversation with my husband!

Your cart is made of wood and designed for bicycle transport and dripping coffee. Where did you get such a unique cart?

My incredible husband can make anything out of wood with beauty and functionality. It was a love affair to design it.

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With all of the excitement around the Oroville Dam and some special news items that dominated this space in recent weeks, I’ve missed some regular business! So, this week I intend to get back on track. We’ve gotten past the post-holiday slump and things are really starting to happen around town. I may be most excited about Petra Cafe opening just a few short blocks from my office (at 162 E. Second St.). The shawarma is out-of-this-world and the hummus will keep you coming back for more. ’Nuf said.

Stitch and Bitch I came across the name of this event, over at Acapillow (830 Broadway), and just had to click on the link (see Facebook). What I love most of all are some of the suggestions for sewing projects—the event invites people to bring their sewing, crochet, knitting, etc. They range from crochet beards to a pretty gangsta needlepoint wall hanging. Fun! The Stitch and Bitch happens Saturday (March 4), 1-3 p.m.

cloSing up Shop After seven years on the edge of downtown Chico, Three Sixty What is the secret to making a great cup of coffee?

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I individually drip each cup either “strong” or “stronger.” Using a hefty scoop might be the most important step.

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Ever had to refuse service to a disagreeable person?

Nope. Once a guy wouldn’t buy a cup because I had a Malcolm X postcard up to identify the drip station. People love to guess the celebrities—it’s educational. Nine-year-olds should know who Bob Dylan, Harry Houdini and Lucy are, right?

Have you ever thought about opening a brick-and-mortar shop?

No. I don’t want to work that much. When you have a shop, you have to be there. I’m retired except on Saturday mornings!

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Ecotique—a regular winner of Best Place for Vintage Threads in CN&R’s Best of Chico readers’ poll—is calling it quits. The store, which offered a mix of handpicked vintage clothes and locally made clothing and accessories, had its last day Saturday (Feb. 25).

o-town update In the wake of the spillway crisis last week, after CN&R published its annual Business Issue highlighting historic downtown Oroville, several of those old buildings—including the Oroville Inn—fell victim to a rising water table. At one point, according to inn owner Bud Tracy, there were 3 feet of water in the basement. The sump pump failed, and Tracy said as of last week that two to three (of five new ones) were still running at any one time, removing the water that continued to pour in.

“We had about $8,000 in electrical repairs, cleanup, and new sump pumps, and a lot of people 24/7 from 3 a.m. Monday through 7 p.m. Friday to beat it, but we did it!” he wrote in an email. Let’s hope the area gets some relief going forward.

looking for a pet? Those hoping to adopt a cat or dog in the near future may want to check out the Butte Humane Society on March 18. That’s because it’s Empty the Shelters day. As a way to encourage adoptions, the Bissell Pet Foundation (named after Michigan dog lover Cathy Bissell, also the face of her family’s cleaning company), will pay all adoption fees at select shelters that day. get on the BuS Starting this week, the B-Line (Butte Regional Transit) has a new

route, 52, that starts in Oroville, stops at the Chico Transit Center downtown, and then makes several express round trips throughout the day to the Chico Municipal Airport. At the end of the day, it heads back to the Oroville Transit Center. Sounds like good news for all the folks working out at the airport!

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Carolyn Short (holding bird) and Dawn Garcia witnessed the poaching of a long-tailed duck on the Feather River below Oroville Dam on Jan. 12. The species hadn’t been spotted in Butte County for six years.

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awn Garcia was one of the first local bird lovers to see a rare-to-thearea long-tailed duck that recently came to winter on the Feather River, just beneath the Oroville Dam. She was also one of the last to see the bird alive less than two weeks later, minutes before it was illegally shot and killed.

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Murder most fowl

The life, death and legacy of a wayward duck underscores the many man-made threats to birds The duck was first spotted by a member of the Altacal Audubon Society during the group’s Christmas Bird Count on Dec. 30. Garcia, a biologist, ornithologist and member of the group, was counting more common winter birds— yellow-rumped warblers, buffleheads, pied-billed grebes and others—not far away when word of the sighting went out, and she joined some of her colleagues to admire the unique visitor. The species is rarely seen on the West Coast south of Canada or this far inland, and the last local sighting was six years ago.

Garcia and her friend Carolyn Short saw the bird several times after that on their regular morning walks along the river. They got their best look on the rainy Thursday morning of Jan. 12,

observing the duck through binoculars from 100 feet away as it splashed about, took flight and landed on the water near the opposite, western bank of the river.

About five minutes after resuming their hike, the pair heard the firecrackerlike popping of a half-dozen low-caliber gunshots in rapid succession, drawing Garcia’s attention to a man standing across the river holding a rifle. Hunting is not allowed in the area.

“I yelled at him to stop shooting … he was firing across the river and could have hit us or other people out hiking or watching the duck,” Garcia said during a recent interview. The man jumped in the passenger side of a pick-up truck and another man drove away. That’s when she spotted the duck bobbing in the

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water, left for dead just offshore from where the shots were fired.

“I thought, ‘Oh my God, I can’t believe they shot this bird, this rare and beautiful bird,’” Garcia said. “There were no other ducks around, so they had to be targeting it in particular.”

As shocked as she was by the shooting, Garcia was even more astonished when Warden Joshua Brennan of California’s Department of Fish and Wildlife—who responded to Garcia’s call to CalTIP, that agency’s hotline to report poachers and polluters—told her the killing was possibly premeditated by trophy hunters who seek out rare species, and perhaps had been tipped off by social media posts alerting the birding community to the duck’s presence.

In addition to that revelation, the bird’s North State sojourn can shed some light on the myriad—and largely man-made—issues affecting bird populations. Garcia and other birders have taken steps to ensure that one duck, whose life was tragically cut short, leaves a lasting legacy.

Garcia’s passion for birds was solidified

when she traveled to Rwanda three decades ago with her then-husband, a veterinarian who worked with mountain gorillas.

Since the 1990s, she’s worked with birds of many feathers, from caring for penguins at SeaWorld to banding northern saw-whet owls at the Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve, where she’s run a program studying that species since 2005 as part of a nationwide effort called Project Owlnet. Garcia is exuberant when talking about birds, her smile fading during a recent interview only when she spoke of the shooting, and she jokingly chided herself for using unscientific terms like “cute” and “adorable” to describe the handful-size owls she studies. She also referred to the duck that was killed as “handsome” and called a rare vermillion flycatcher currently wintering in a nearby valley town cemetery “sexy.”

The long-tailed duck—or LTDU as the birds are known in birder lingo—shot in Oroville was a juvenile male with muted black and white plumage, and the long, central tail feathers that give the species its descriptive name had yet to fully form.

LTDUs are medium-size, diving sea ducks traditionally known in North America by another name that’s fallen out of favor in recent years for its racially insensitive conGarcia has been working with birds for more than 30 years, and tracking populations of northern saw-whet owls at the Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve since 2005. photo courtesy of dawn garcia

Still, the Oroville incident likely broke several

“It’s a very unfortunate incident …

It’s troubling because things like this make people think that’s what hunting is … going out, driving around in a truck, drinking, shooting at whatever … but no hunters I know would ever do anything like that.”

—Jeff smith, california waterfowl association

notation—“old squaw.” The bird’s scientific name is Clangula hyemalis, Latin words for “to resound” and “of winter,” respectively.

They are predominantly black and white with brown and gray markings, with plumage differing according to age, sex and season.

LTDUs are much more common in North Atlantic and Arctic regions—Northern Europe, Canada, Alaska and Russia—where they are born and breed near tundra pools, marshes, mountain lakes and coastline.

They are migratory, and fly south to North American and European coasts during the winter.

Declining populations since the 1990s of LTDUs observed in their most prominent winter destination—the Baltic Sea, where up to 4.5 million of them gather annually— have caused global conservation group BirdLife International to declare the bird a “vulnerable” species. Most migratory birds are protected under the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act, but some waterfowl qualify as game birds and can be hunted according to state and national guidelines. Since LTDUs are not normally found in the Western United States but are relatively common elsewhere, they have no special protections in California.

laws, according to California Department of Fish and Wildlife Lt. Chris Stoots. For starters, the bird was shot in an area where hunting isn’t permitted, and the hunters allegedly used a center-fire rifle (for legal and ethical reasons, ducks are hunted exclusively with shotguns). Stoots said other violations may have occurred, all of them misdemeanors punishable by up to six years in jail and $1,000 in fines for each offense.

Stoots has spent most of his career with the agency hunting poachers in San Benito and Colusa counties, with some of those cases documented by the National Geographic Channel show Wild Justice. He was named the department’s Wildlife Officer of the Year in 2015. He said cases he’s dealt with range from honest mixups regarding permitting and licensing on up to organized rings of poachers hunting large game at night to sell meat and other animal products in big cities. Trophy hunting of rarities is a prevalent issue in the North State and elsewhere, he confirmed. Some poachers chase threatened or endangered species, or individual birds with federally permitted bands—easily viewed and read through binoculars—that scientists use to track birds and gather data.

Stoots said he was unaware of cases in which poachers prey on naturalists’ love of sharing bird sightings on the Internet. But a Jan. 3 Sacramento Bee article focused largely on that topic in relation to a common pochard that recently visited that area. That bird, also unprotected in California, was the first of its kind seen in the state since 1994.

“A hunter found the first Humboldt County record of a Steller’s eider and shot it,” John Sterling, a Woodland-based biologist and birdDUCK c o n t i n u e d

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ing guide told The Bee. “He mounted it. I’ve seen the specimen. Other hunters have shot emperor geese up here. We’d get the word out to birders when an emperor was seen, and in two to three hours it would be shot. So now we don’t talk about them anymore.”

“Deliberate violators of poaching laws will go to great lengths, so it doesn’t surprise me at all,” Stoots said of poachers stalking social media for prey. “It takes someone with serious issues to go to those lengths to kill an animal … that’s definitely the type of person I would like to catch.”

Stoots reported last week that his agency followed up on one lead based on Garcia’s account, but the suspect had an “airtight alibi.” The investigation is still open, and he urges anyone with information on the crime to call CalTIP at 888-334-2258.

Illegality aside, the LTDU killing has

invoked the ire of both hunters and birders. Though those two camps For the birds: Learn more about conservation at these links: Altacal Audubon Society: www.altacal.org California Waterfowl Association: www.calwaterfowl.org Dawn Garcia operates a bird-centric blog at birdbling.blogspot.com Information about the Oroville duck death or other poaching or pollution issues should be reported to the Department of Fish and Wildlife via the CalTIP hotline: 1-888-334-CALTIP

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Altacal Audubon Society conservation director Scott Huber and his son Liam have gone to great lengths to see rare birds, including a trip to Alaska’s St. Lawrence Island, which is closer to Siberia than it is to Anchorage.

PHOTO COURTESY OF SCOTT HUBER

may seem far removed from one another, there is ample crossover, as they share goals of conservation and preserving wildlife for posterity.

“Some Audubon members are duck hunters, and I’d say most duck hunters are birdwatchers,” said Jeff Smith, hunt program coordinator with the California Waterfowl Association. “They may not be members of the Audubon Society per se, but they’re out in the field all the time observing. That’s what I personally love most about waterfowl hunting … you see all kinds of wildlife, including all the birds migrating from October through February.”

Based in Sutter County, Smith is an alumnus of Chico State and was familiar with the Oroville shooting before being contacted by the CN&R. “It’s a very unfortunate incident, both because it’s a rare bird this far inland and because of the ethical aspects,” he said. “It was wanton waste to leave the bird behind. It doesn’t sound like these guys were ‘hunters,’ because everything they did is against what real hunters stand for. This is a poaching incident … I doubt they had a license and it sounds like they haven’t even

had a hunter safety course.

“It’s troubling because things like this make people think that’s what hunting is … going out, driving around in a truck, drinking, shooting at whatever … but no hunters I know would ever do anything like that.”

Scott Huber is the current conservation chair and a past president of the Altacal Audubon Society, and a birder and hunter who noted that the most celebrated historical conservationists—Theodore Roosevelt, Aldo Leopold and John James Audubon himself—were also avid hunters.

He said another ethical and legal transgression in the LTDU killing is the fact it may have been shot on the water—a literal sitting duck.

Huber said he believes the poachers had two possible motives for killing the bird: “It was either someone who heard about the duck and just wanted to be cruel, because they knew it would hurt the feelings of people who are sensitive to animals and animal rights and killing it satisfied some demented urge; or it was someone who felt the need to add something rare and unusual to the collection of mounted animals on their wall. But if you asked 100 hunters, you’d find very few that agreed with that being done.”

While discussing how the rare duck

ended up here, more than a thousand miles south of its normal range, local experts spoke about some of the myriad threats to bird populations. Some of those threats, like certain green energy projects, are surprising to people outside of

Most migratory birds are protected under the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Since [long-tailed ducks] are not normally found in the Western United States they have no special protections in California. conservation communities.

“Wind turbines have been disastrous for migratory raptors,” Garcia said, adding that some solar power efforts have also been detrimental, particularly the Ivanpah Solar Power Facility in the Mojave Desert. The plant kills an estimated 6,000 birds a year, according to a recent article in the Los Angeles Times. Some of the animals are incinerated in mid-air by concentrated beams of sunlight; their smoking corpses that fall to the ground have become known as “streamers.”

Despite those dangers, Garcia said most birders support green energy and that conservancy groups have helped advocate for mitigation measures and proper siting of power production facilities.

The list of threats to birds goes on—feral cats, cellular towers and any and all development in sensitive areas like our own, which sits on

a major bird migration path called the Pacific Flyway. In separate interviews, both Smith, of hunting organization California Waterfowl Association, and Huber, of the local Audubon chapter, said loss of habitat is the single biggest threat to all wildlife populations.

Furthermore, most of the birdcentric conservationists interviewed said climate change may be a driving factor for changing migration patterns, though the full affect of global warming on birds is still being studied.

“What we’re seeing is a lot of birds migrating to different locations because changing climate has moved food sources—like insects, nuts, berries and seeds—that they typically rely on to higher elevations,” Huber said. “In some ways, that ability to adapt is the best thing some species have going for them.”

Huber and Smith agreed the single biggest man-made change to local bird habitats has actually been a boon for waterfowl. Thirty years ago, local wetlands were rapidly succumbing to development, causing a dearth of those species. But changing agricultural practices— namely more rice farming, and a move from burning those fields to flooding them in order to replenish soil—have created new destinations, leading to booming populations.

This season’s exceptional storms may have blown the LTDU off-course, Huber said, though he Garcia says that bird-sighting opportunities like the appearance of a rare Asian duck at the Colusa National Wildlife Refuge in 2012 (pictured), contribute to local economies.

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Chico State professor Jay Bogiatto curates the school’s Vertebrate Museum, where the duck shot in Oroville will be used to help educate future biologists.

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explained the cause may have been something broken with the bird itself: “Birds migrate using magnetic fields, so it’s possible that out-ofrange birds have a malfunctioning orientation system that sends them down the wrong path.”

Huber named President Donald Trump’s administration and Republican-controlled Congress as an immediate and significant threat to birds and all environmental matters. Trump has already started rolling back protective regulations, and Huber is particularly concerned about the promises to open up formerly protected areas to petroleum exploration and extraction, which could lead to further loss of sensitive ecosystems and a greater possibility of oil spills. This caused Huber, who had stepped away from leadership roles in Altacal for several years, to return to the group and take the conservation position in January.

“I think natural places and wild things are at risk for at least the next four years, and that they’re going to run roughshod over so many things that environmentalists and outdoor activists have been trying to achieve for so many years,” he said. “I read in a blog post the other day that environmentalists are disheartened by Trump’s election, but I don’t think that at all. I think environmentalists are inflamed and impassioned

by Trump’s election, and that good things will happen because we’ll redouble our efforts to protect them.”

After witnessing the rare duck’s

death and its killer’s escape, Garcia and her hiking partner ran back to their vehicle and drove through Oroville to access the other side of

the river. Along the way they made several calls—to CalTIP, State Parks, local police and to a friend who brought a rubber raft to the scene of the crime. Garcia paddled into the river to retrieve the dead bird.

She took the body to Jay Bogiatto, who teaches ornithology, mammalogy, advanced zoology and waterfowl biology and wetland management at Chico State. He is also a birder and hunter, and runs the school’s Vertebrate Museum, a collection of more than 10,000 fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and, of course, birds.

The museum includes both “live mounts”—animals processed to appear as they would in life—and “study skins,” which are prepared in a way that students and faculty members can handle them and observe their physical characteristics.

“An essential part of any ‘ology’ class is learning to identify animals,” Bogiatto explained during a recent visit to the museum. He grabbed

As tragic as the death was, she’s happy that the bird will leave a lasting legacy, both for raising awareness about poaching and other issues, and to help educate future biologists.

two nearby rat study skins to show how one, the non-native “old world” rat, has a white belly while the local rat does not. “If you can’t tell the difference between animals, then chances are your research won’t be well-regarded in the scientific community,” he said.

Some items in the museum’s collection, which includes a polar bear, the head of black rhino and other rare animals, date back 80 years or more. Some stuffed specimens were prepared by his predecessors and others donated. Fresh dead animals donated to the museum are processed by Bogiatto and his team of graduate students, and he will use the duck to show his students how to prepare study skins later this month.

He also will conduct some duck CSI to determine what kind of weapon was used to kill the bird.

Bogiatto learned his taxidermy skills—which he said is a disappearing discipline—in the same room where he teaches and curates the museum now, as a graduate student in 1979.

“Something I’ve been stressing in all of my classes is the history of things, and this is part of that,” he said. “Most modern biologists [who prepare animals] learned from their instructors, who learned from their instructors, who ultimately learned from Darwin.”

The duck will become part of that ongoing educational history.

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Garcia said that, as tragic as the

death was, she’s happy that the bird will leave a lasting legacy, both for raising awareness about poaching and other issues, and to help educate future biologists.

“So much about that day just seems like it was meant to be,” she said. Someone lacking her background who witnessed the shooting may not have thought twice about the dead duck, and certainly wouldn’t have known where to take the body.

“In the big scheme of things, the death of a single duck may not matter that much,” she said. “The shooting was sad, for sure, and completely surreal. But he brought so much joy to people who came to see him when he was here, and I’m glad I was there that day and here now to help tell the story of his life.” Ω

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Arts &Culture Roomies Leigh and Grace, Alexandria Hilsee (left) and Robin Tucker, respectively.

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Jon screams “Shots!” at attendees: Lil Jon + Patron + X = Why? Really Really, the latest production from the Music and Theatre Department at Chico State, opens with a college party— an unseen affair marked only by the sound of a brief announcement of a party host followed by the blaring chorus of that Lil Jon/LMFAO’s call to action: “Shots! Shots! by Shot-shot-shots!”

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Supposedly, playwright Paul Downs Colaizzo meant for his work to be a commentary on his fellow millennials

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and the challenges they face in presentday America, a point underlined during a speech in the play: “We will make our way in spite of the fact that the America this generation has been given is not the America that this generation was told we would get.”

But other than assertion, the millennial connection didn’t really resonate as I watched the final dress rehearsal.

Which was fine by me. Because what the play seemed to really be about was something much more universal: that often confusing rite of passage that is college in America. And thanks to extraordinary performances by director Cynthia Lammel’s cast of fearless student actors, the play succeeds at painting a very visceral picture of a particularly turbulent example of coming-of-age humans interacting.

Robin Tucker and Alexandria Hilsee play roomies Grace and Leigh, and each was fully committed to her disparate role. Tucker was radiant as the sweetly generous but ruthless ladder-climbing “future leader” Grace, and Hilsee was at turns fragile and frightening as she met the challenge of her dichotomous character who was both victim and manipulator.

And Owen Hansen was truly captivating as Cooper, playing the hardpartying, shit-stirring, preppy degenerate with a natural confidence and grace that makes me curious to see what he’ll do in his next role.

Lara Tenckhoff, Jack Carmassi,

Steven Tyler Sprague and Nick McCollum were pitch perfect in their respective roles as Leigh’s visiting white-trash sister, the high-strung overachiever, a slightly douchey son of the dean (and Leigh’s fiancé), and the pretty boy with pent-up rage.

There are no clear-cut heroes or villains here. Which is refreshing. There’s also no happy ending. Ultimately, the play is about gaining power over one’s life by any means, and each of the characters in his or her own way plays every angle and advantage to secure a profitable future. Of course, we know what they say about what power does to people—not to mention to those who fall victim to the corruption—and in the end, in an unflinchingly brutal manner, the play leaves us with that very cold reality.

As for the suggestion that—facing a world of diminished opportunities—it’s every millennial for himself? That reality is not unique to these times. Long before Generation Me there was the Me Generation, and any punk band, rapper or aging Beat poet can tell you that the American experiment has failed whole generations many times over. It’s just the millennials’ turn.

Warning: There’s a note in the program explaining that there will be Rape Crisis Intervention and Prevention counselors on hand at performances of Really Really, and for good reason. The play features graphic discussions and depictions of sexual violence that could trigger trauma. Ɛ

Art Receptions PAINTINGS OF SAL CASA: Reception for exhibit of early works of

Sal Casa. Th, 3/2, 5-8pm. James Snidle Fine Arts, 254 E. Fourth St., (530) 343-2930.

Theater HUMAN ERROR: The Blue Room premieres Eric Pfeffinger’s timely satire about a liberal couple who discover their frozen embryo has been mistakenly implanted into the woman of a conservative couple. Th-Sa, 7:30pm through 3/4. $15 (or pay-whatyou-can on Thursdays, $5 min.). Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St., (530) 895-3749, www.blueroomtheatre.com.

MASQUEERADE 2017 Friday, March 3 Chico Women’s Club

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THE ODD COUPLE: See Friday. Chico Theater Company, 166-F Eaton Road, (530) 894-3282, www.chicotheatercompany.com.

REALLY REALLY: See Thursday. Wismer Theatre, Chico State, (530) 898-6333, www.csu chico.edu/upe/boxoffice.html.

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Special Events GROWING TEA IN FOOTHILLS OF NOR CAL: Local tea

REALLY REALLY: Chico State presents this contemporary tragicomedy about the party of the year at an elite university and the regret that follows. Th-Sa, 7:30pm, Sa-Su, 2pm. $6-$15. Wismer Theatre, Chico State, (530) 898-6333, www.csuchico.edu/upe/ boxoffice.html.

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Special Events MASQUEERADE 2017: The Chico Women’s Club will be glittering in gold for Stonewall Alliance’s soirée. Come early for casino (6-9pm), followed by fabulous drag and burlesque performers, then dance the night away. F, 3/3, 7pm-midnight. $5 suggested donation. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St., (530) 893-3336, www.facebook.com/events/398241710556300.

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

Theater HUMAN ERROR: See Thursday. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St., (530) 895-3749, www.blueroomtheatre.com.

THE ODD COUPLE: Neil Simon’s classic mismatched-buddy dramedy about the fastidious Felix rooming with Oscar the slob. Opens F, 3/3

and shows Th-Sa, 7:30pm and Su, 2pm through 3/26. $14-$18. Chico Theater Company, 166-F Eaton Road, (530) 894-3282, www.chico theatercompany.com.

REALLY REALLY: See Thursday. Wismer Theatre, Chico State, (530) 898-6333, www.csu chico.edu/upe/boxoffice.html.

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Special Events BAILE DE LAS AMERICAS: The Hispanic Association for the Community and Education (HACE) hosts its annual dance fundraiser, with music by Sabor de Mi Cuba (Bay Area) and dinner by El Potrero (Orland). Sa, 3/4, 6:3011pm. $60/solo, $100/two (available at Zucchini & Vine, or www.chicohace.org). Almendra Winery & Distillery, 9275 Midway in Durham, (530) 343-6893.

FANFARE 2017: The Chico Guild of the North State Symphony’s scholarship fundraiser featuring elegant dinner, silent auction and live funk/jazz with Rigmarole. Sa, 3/4, 6-10pm. $85.

Butte Creek Country Club, 175 Estates Drive, (530) 343-7979, www.buttecreek countryclub.com.

HOOKER OAK SPRING FLING: Live music, food, silent auction to raise money for Hooker Oak Elementary. Sa, 3/4, 5:30-10:30pm. $55 (www.chicospringfling.com). Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Big Room, 1075 E. 20th St., (530) 892-4647, www.sierranevada.com.

THE ODD COUPLE Opens Friday, March 3 Chico Theater Company

THE MALTEAZERS - BOOB TUBE BURLESQUE: Just

OUR HISTORIC WALL - PRESERVING THEIR FUTURE: Chico preservation group, Respect the Walls, will speak about the history and protection of the old rock walls. Sa, 3/4, 10-11am. $3-$5 suggested donation. Chico Museum, 141 Salem St., (530) 891-4336, www.chicomuseum.org.

SPRING EQUINOX: Get a jump on spring with a tri-tip dinner and music by the Children’s Choir of Chico, jazz combo Jazz Satie, and pianist Shigemi Minetaka. Sa, 3/4, 4:30-7pm. $25/adults, $10/kids. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 2341 Floral Ave., (530) 342-2775.

Music CALIFORNIA HONEYDROPS: The Oakland good-time soul crew brings its street-party music back to Chico. Sa, 3/4, 7:30pm. $25-$29 (www.chicotickets.com). Chico Grange, 2775 Nord Ave., (530) 895-1976.

farmer Michael Fritts speaks as part of the Valene L. Smith Museum of Anthropology’s World Explorations Lecture Series. Su, 3/5, 4-5pm. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St., (530) 894-1978.

Music ENSO STRING QUARTET: Chico Performances presents the Yale string ensemble performing works by Wolf, Puccini, Ginastera and Ravel.

Su, 3/5, 2pm. $10-$32. Zingg Recital Hall, 400 W. First St., (530) 898-6333, www.chico performances.com.

Theater THE ODD COUPLE: See Friday. Chico Theater Company, 166-F Eaton Road, (530) 894-3282, www.chicotheatercompany.com.

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Special Events UNIVERSITY FILM SERIES: I Ragazzi Di Via

Panisperna by Gianni Amelio (Italy). Tu, 3/7, 7:30-9:30pm. $3 suggested donation. Ayres 106, Chico State, (530) 898-6341, www.csuchico.edu/humanitiescenter.

Music SYMPHONY QUEST!: A morning multimedia youth concert featuring works by Gustav Holst, John Williams, Daniel Dorff and Mozart. Guest pianist, Young Artist Audition winner Diego Bustamante. Tu, 3/7, 10:30am. Laxson Auditorium, Chico State, (530) 898-6333, www.chicoperformances.com.

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Music THE WOOD BROTHERS: The New York/Atlanta bluegrass/Americana trio is one of the Big Room’s most popular visiting acts. Portland’s Shook Twins open. W, 3/8, 7:30pm. SOLD OUT. Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Big Room, 1075 E. 20th St., (530) 892-4647, www.sierra nevada.com.

REALLY REALLY: See Thursday. Wismer Theatre, Chico State, (530) 898-6333, www.csuchico.edu/upe/boxoffice.html.

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OROVILLE COMMUNITY CONCERT BAND: Join the band for its 25th annual Winter Festival concert, as it shares a festive assortment of big band tunes, movie scores, and pop hits. Sa, 3/4, 7:30-9:30pm. $10 (at Marcozzi Jewelers, Comer’s Print Shop and www.occband.org).

Oroville State Theatre, 1489 Myers St. in Oroville, (530) 872-9159.

TIM FLANNERY AND THE LUNATIC FRINGE: KZFR brings back Tim Flannery—the former S.F. Giants third-base coach and American roots music purveyor—and his band The Lunatic Fringe. Sa, 3/4, 6:30pm. $20. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St., (530) 895-0706, www.kzfr.org.

Theater HUMAN ERROR: See Thursday. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St., (530) 895-3749, www.blueroomtheatre.com.

like TV, but more sexy and seductive. Sa, 3/4, 10pm. $7. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 343-4915.

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ART CLONING The Chico Art Center’s Replication Machine project/exhibit invites the public to drop off objects at the gallery that will in turn be “replicated” as the participating artists see fit and then handed back as original artworks. Of course, the main point of taking part isn’t to get some free art. As the organizers’ press materials say, “The purpose of The Replication Machine is to connect art communities and the public through collaborative art making.” So stop by the art center with your object during March and collaborate with a local artist ... and get some free art!

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narrative assemblages by Baltimore artist Michael Stevenson. 3/2-3/25. 820 Broadway St., (530) 343-1973, www.1078gallery.org.

B-SO SPACE: Advanced Photo, exhibit of student works. Through 3/3. Ayres 107, Chico State, (530) 898-5331.

THE CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING, PARADISE:

Artwork of Molly LittleBird, recycled, textured abstract wall art. Through 3/31. 789 Bille Road in Paradise, (530) 877-5673.

CHICO ART CENTER: Replication Machine, a contemporary living art machine. Artists will replicate objects brought in by the public.

Anyone can submit items to receive reproductions free of charge. 3/3-3/31, 12-4pm. 450 Orange St., (530) 895-8726, www.chicoart center.com.

HEALING ART GALLERY: Art by Ken W. Moore, oil paintings and pencil drawings by Northern California Artist Ken W. Moore. Through 4/14.

265 Cohasset Road inside Enloe Cancer Center, (530) 332-3856.

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Currency, Turner National Print Competition and Exhibition, a biennial event showcasing national print artistry through an exploration of the theme of “currency,” curated by Erin Sullivan Maynes. (Also on display at Turner Print Museum.) Through 3/4. Chico State.

JAMES SNIDLE FINE ARTS: Paintings by Sal Casa, early collection of the artist’s paintings representing his changing styles and perspectives.

Through 3/31. 254 E. Fourth St., (530) 343-2930.

JANET TURNER PRINT MUSEUM: Currency, Turner

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National Print Competition and Exhibition, a biennial event showcasing national print artistry through an exploration of the theme of “currency,” curated by Erin Sullivan Maynes. (Also on display at University Art Gallery). Through 3/4. Chico State, (530) 8984476, www.theturner.org.

SALLY DIMAS ART GALLERY: Ongoing exhibits, rotating exhibits featuring local artists.

Ongoing. 493 East Ave., (530) 345-3063.

Call for Artists ART AT THE MATADOR: The 7th annual Art at the Matador arts festival (May 12-13) is seeking artists. Call for a prospectus. Matador Motel, 1934 Esplanade, (530) 318-2105.

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

CHICO CREEK NATURE CENTER: Banding by Day

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

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

GATEWAY SCIENCE MUSEUM: Ongoing Exhibits, 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.csu chico.edu/gateway.

PARADISE DEPOT MUSEUM: A railroad and logging museum in Paradise. Ongoing, 7-9pm. 5570 Black Olive Drive in Paradise, (530) 877-1919.

VALENE L. SMITH MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY:

Hmong Reflections: Stories of Our Own, Hmong history, culture and identity as told by students from the local Hmong community.

Through 7/27. Meriam Library Complex at Chico State.

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North State Symphony teases the season of renewal

Tconcert, North State Symphony’s latest Leaping Into Spring, was a he anticipatory theme of the

welcome one on a cold and windy late-winter eveby ning last Saturday Carey (Feb. 25).

Wilson The program opened with Review: Nikolai Rimskynorth state symphony, Korsakov’s The leaping into spring, Snow Maiden saturday, Feb. 25, Suite, comlaxson auditorium, posed in 1895. chico state.

Comprising four movements, the suite started elegantly with its “Beautiful Spring” introduction, in which the flowing orchestral swirls of the deeper strings and horns contrasted and complemented the more delicate melodies of the flutes, woodwinds and violins, evoking the awakening of spring thaw after the deep coldness of winter.

The second movement’s “Dance of the Birds” musically depicted just that, with piccolos, oboes, flutes and bassoons simulating chirping and soaring flights of avian joy. This led into the more dramatic “Procession of the Tsar Berendey” movement, in which the orchestration became more forceful, with hints of majestic menace in the booming of tympani, clash of cymbals and deep thrumming of bass and brass embellished by trumpet fanfares. Contrasting with that mood, but equally energetic, the closing “Dance of the Clowns” employed much the same instrumentation to conjure the essence of a dance celebrating the arrival of spring with a resoundingly joyful crescendo.

Chico P erformances Libby Larsen’s Dancing Man Rhapsody followed. Commissioned by the Eureka Symphony with its concertmaster, Terrie Baune, as soloist, it’s a tour de force of Larsen’s strengths as a writer whose skill at orchestration and musical wit encompass and entwine forms from classical to modern popular music. The 15-minute concerto showcased the incredible virtuosity of featured violinist Baune (who is also concertmaster for the North State Symphony), but also featured a fantastic performance by percussionist Dwayne Corbin, who played everything from congas to triangle, vibraphone, snare drum, tambourine and cymbals.

And the full orchestra brought wonderful life to sections of Larsen’s piece with such selfexplanatory titles as “A Sudden Conga,” “A Minute Waltz,” “Backwards in High Heels” and “Dancin’ With Kravitz,” and the audience responded with enthusiasm—proof that contemporary orchestral composition is alive and kicking.

Preceding a brief intermission, Music Director Scott Seaton gave the audience the evening’s prompt for texting a question to any member of the symphony. The highlight of that audience participation was witnessing a young lady who asked, “Does every movement of the conductor have a meaning?” be invited onto the conductor’s podium and—guided a bit by Seaton—lead the symphony via a few simple gestures. A very charming moment.

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Violinist Terrie Baune takes a solo.

Photo by Jason halley/chico state

Biedenbender’s Schism, was composed during the contentious midterm elections of 2010, and the composer did his best, as Seaton put it, “to imagine the sound of the political process.” One would expect something discordant and bombastic, and the piece evoked those feelings with heavy drums and blaring brass, but the composition also explored more subtle evocations of uncertainty and moments of unified harmony within its seven fully packed minutes. I was reminded of some of Frank Zappa’s late period compositions.

The final and, at slightly over 30 minutes, longest performance of the evening returned to the classical period for Robert Schumman’s 1841 Symphony No. 1, aka the Spring Symphony. Inspired by a poem about springtime, the composer created a symphony that he told the original conductor of the piece should “breathe a little of the longing of spring into your orchestra.”

Seaton and the North State Symphony obviously took that admonition to heart. The complexities of the interwoven melodic themes and delicately nuanced dynamic shifts of volume, engaging and focusing on each section of the orchestra, provided a living demonstration of how a diverse group, united by a concerted effort, can produce something that is greater than the sum of its parts.

Kind of like all of the elements of astronomy, climates and culture unite each year to leap into spring. □

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Enso String Quartet

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Dervish: St. Patrick’s Celebration

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Graham Nash: Iconic Singer/ Songwriter

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Lucky Plush: Dance Chico!

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Dirty Dancing: Dance Chico!

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Spotlight Performances: Dance Chico!

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Rhythmic Circus: Dance Chico!

FOR MORE INFO & TICKETS: (530) 898-6333

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NOCHE LATINA: Noche Latina con Banda

Saturday, March 4 Lost on Main

del Pacifico. F, 3/3, 9pm. $25. Lost on Main, 319 Main St., (530) 891-1853.

SEE SATURDAY

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

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SINGING COWBOY HAPPY HOUR: Loki Miller will be playing Americana and country standards for First Friday happy hour.

Sprech Magic spins country vinyl between sets. F, 3/3, 4:30-7pm. $1.

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

BASSMINT: A weekly bass music party

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AARON RICH & FRIENDS: Country music

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

CHICO JAZZ COLLECTIVE: Thursday night jazz featuring local musicians. Th, 811pm. Free. The DownLo, 319 Main St., (530) 892-2473.

DEORRO: The L.A. house-music prodigy is joined by ZooFunktion and Riggi & Piros. Th, 3/2, 8pm. $25 (Diamond W, Blaze ’N J’s, www.ticketweb.com).

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

LEANN COOLEY AND FRIENDS: Vintage

blues and swing. Every other Th. Farm Star Pizza, 2359 Esplanade, (530) 343-

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.

UNPLUGGED OPEN MIC/JAM: Happy hour and music hosted by singer/songwriter Jeb Draper in the fireplace room or on the new outdoor stage. F, 5-8pm through 11/23. No cover. Rock House, 11865 Highway 70 in Yankee Hill, (530) 532-1889.

EVERYONE IS DIRTY: “Hi-fi garage sym2056, www.farmstarpizza.com.

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

SKA ROCKSTEADY & SOUL: The Steady 45s (LA) and The Bandulus (PDX) are on a national tour and will bring down the house with some authentic ska rocksteady and soul music. Locals Triple Tree and Conquering Lion (reggae) will open. Th, 3/2, 9pm. $8.

Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 343-4915.

SURROGATE: Indie pop, craft cocktails

and epic hangz. Th, 3/2, 9pm. $4. Argus Bar + Patio, 212 W. Second St.

phonic post-punk disturbia” from Oakland joined by locals Severance Package and The Rugs. F, 3/3, 9pm. $7.

Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 343-4915.

FRIDAY MORNING JAZZ: A weekly morning jazz appointment with local experimental troupe Bogg. F, 11am. Free. Café Coda, 265 Humboldt Ave., (530) 5669476, www.cafecoda.com.

MASQUEERADE 2017: The Chico Women’s Club will be glittering in gold for Stonewall Alliance’s soirée. Come early to catch fabulous drag and burlesque performers, then dance the night away. F, 3/3, 7pm-midnight. $5 suggested donation. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St., (530) 893-3336, www.facebook.com/events/3982417105 56300.

Happy Hour everyday

Stylish atmosphere • Impeccable food • Excellent service

The Maltese Bar & Tap Room’s house dance troupe, The Malteazers, will air one episode only of Boob Tube Burlesque, a TVthemed dance/variety show. So, set down the remote, Homer, and come watch Marge shake her golden booty Saturday, March 4.

VELVET STARLINGS: Live music and happy hour. F, 3/3, 4-8pm. New Earth Market, 864 East Ave.

CALIFORNIA HONEYDROPS: The Oakland

HOOPTY: West Coast jazz-funksters

Hoopty come up from Santa Cruz. Sa, 3/4, 9pm. $7. Lost on Main, 319 Main St., (530) 891-1853.

good-time soul crew brings its streetparty music back to Chico. Sa, 3/4, 7:30pm. $25-$29 (www.chico tickets.com). Chico Grange, 2775 Nord Ave., (530) 895-1976.

LOCALS ONLY NIGHT AT DUFFY’S: A varied night of music with three of Chico’s most interesting bands: Donald Beaman and the Spirit Molecules, XDS, and The Empty Gate. Sa, 3/4, 9:30pm.

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

DRIVER AT THE CABIN SALOON: Live music from the Paradise guys! Sa, 3/4, 8pm.

The Cabin Saloon, 8057 Golden State Hwy in Los Molinos.

4SATURDAY

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

EARLY SHOW - THE PEARLS AND BLUE MERLES: Vancouver country/

LOOKING 4 ELEVEN: Live covers. Sa, 3/4,

Americana/swing group The Pearls are joined by local honky-tonkers The Blue Merles. Sa, 3/4, 6-9:30pm. $5. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 343-4915.

Acapillow Home Furnishings Presents:

“Backwoods IncuBator” A night of local talent!

Daily: 3:30p-6:30p

Friday, March 3, 2017 • 5pM-9pM

Thurs: 9:00p -11:00p

Featuring: Daniel Reynolds, Jeb Sisk, Ron LaFevers, David Singletary, Organic Fresh, and more!

Fri & saT: 10:00p-12:00a

830 Broadway st • chico, ca

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

THE MALTEAZERS - BOOB TUBE BURLESQUE: Just like TV, but more

sexy and seductive. Sa, 3/4, 10pm. $7.

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CALIFORNIA HONEYDROPS Saturday, March 4 Chico Grange SEE SATURDAY

7TUESDAY

BLUES NIGHT: Live weekly blues music

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

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LIVE JAZZ: Eat pizza and enjoy live jazz

by Carey Robinson and friends. W. Farm Star Pizza, 2359 Esplanade, (530) 343-2056, www.farmstarpizza.com.

Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 343-4915.

OROVILLE COMMUNITY CONCERT BAND: Join the band for its 25th annual Winter Festival concert, as it shares a festive assortment of big band tunes, movie scores, and pop hits. Sa, 3/4, 7:30-9:30pm. $10 (at Marcozzi Jewelers, Comer’s Print Shop and www.occband.org). Oroville State Theatre, 1489 Myers St. in Oroville, (530) 872-9159.

SEMI-ACOUSTIC MUSIC SHOWCASE: A benefit for Chico schools, hosted by Keith Kendall and friends. Sa, 5-9pm.

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

SLAY IT FORWARD & OF THE GREY: Local band night at the Ramada. Sa, 3/4, 8:30pm. Ramada Plaza Hotel, 685 Manzanita Court, (530) 345-2491.

5SUNDAY

SOMETHING MORE: The Maryland poppunkers are on tour with emo solo dude Chris Swartz and will be joined by a trio of fun-loving locals—Citysick, Scarlet Pumps and Chico Feet. Sa, 3/4, 7pm. $7. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway St., (530) 343-1973, www.1078gallery.org.

TIM FLANNERY AND THE LUNATIC FRINGE: KZFR brings back Tim Flannery—the former S.F. Giants third-base coach and American roots music purveyor— and his band The Lunatic Fringe. Sa, 3/4, 6:30pm. $20. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St., (530) 895-0706, www.kzfr.org.

ENSO STRING QUARTET: Chico

Performances presents the Yale string ensemble performing works by Wolf, Puccini, Ginastera and Ravel. Su, 3/5, 2pm. $10-$32. Zingg Recital Hall, 400 W. First St., (530) 898-6333, www.chico performances.com.

THE POSEYS: Husband-and-wife duo playing a wide assortment of swing, jazz and blues. Every other Su, 4:306:30pm. Farm Star Pizza, 2359 Esplanade, (530) 343-2056, www.farmstarpizza.com.

open mic. Bring guitars, fiddles and other instruments and share your tunes. W, 5:30-8pm. Opens 3/8. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 343-4915.

York/Atlanta bluegrass/Americana trio is one of the Big Room’s most popular visiting acts. Portland’s Shook Twins

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After a drunken driver going 100 mph slammed into them from behind, the members of L.A. rocksteady/ ska crew the Steady 45s (pictured) are lucky to be alive. It was the tour trailer they were towing that saved their lives, but the equipment therein was not so fortunate. However, thanks to a hastily organized Gofundme campaign that met its goal of $9,000 in two days, the tour continues! Catch the shaken but not broken crew tonight, March 2, at The Maltese with Portland’s The Bandulus and Chico’s Triple Tree & The Conquering Lion.

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FILM SHORTS Reviewers: Bob Grimm and Juan-Carlos Selznick.

Opening this week Before I Fall

Easy Rider (1969)

The counterculture classic starring Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda and Jack Nicholson is this week’s Pageant repertory selection.

Shows Sunday, March 5, 7 p.m. Pageant Theatre. Rated R.

John Wick: Chapter 2

Retired hitmen have a hard time staying out of the workforce, and John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is no exception. This time he’s pulled back into the underworld once again to face off against some of the baddest hired killers in the world. Cinemark 14.

Rated R.

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I Am Not Your Negro

See review this issue. Pageant Theatre. Rated R —J.C.S.

Logan

Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine arc comes to an end with this gritty take (directed by James Mangold—3:10 to Yuma, The Wolverine) that finds the scruffy wild man coming out of hiding to help a young fellow mutant who is on the run from serious baddies. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R.

The Shack

James Baldwin’s civil rights-era writings speak to America’s current racial discord

Iother Documentary, but might well have in almost any year. (OJ: Made in America, one of three Am Not Your Negro didn’t win the Oscar for Best

nominated documentaries dealing with race relations in America, took home the award.) by But no matter—what most needs to Juan-Carlos be said about Raoul Peck’s 93-minSelznick ute film on the work and thought of James Baldwin is one of the best and, by my lights, most essential movies of recent times.

Baldwin is one of the most distinctive and cogent American writers of the 20th century, and—as Peck’s I Am Not film richly demonstrates—what the Your Negro Opens Friday, man had to say about race and human March 3. Starring character in the modern USA remains Samuel L. Jackson eminently worth hearing, and every and James Baldwin. bit as much now as during the writer’s Directed by raoul Peck. Pageant Theatre. own lifetime (1924-1987).

And a key element of Peck’s film rated r. is that it gives Baldwin an ample, intimate, nuanced and sometimes galvanic forum in which to speak to us in our own present moment (2016-17 and counting). Baldwin’s voice is literally present in the film via excerpts of his speaking in televised debates, talk shows and interviews, but also through voice-over readings of passages from his work (performed here by Samuel L. Jackson speaking in accents that are remarkably “Baldwinesque”).

In one sense, the film is based on, or originated with, unpublished fragments from a book-length proj-

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ect that Baldwin never got to finish. Circa 1979, the writer was working his way into a deep analysis of race and American society via accounts of the lives and deaths of three iconic activists and martyrs who were his contemporaries (Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., Medgar Evers).

Peck’s film makes vivid use of archival footage and those voice-over quotations in presenting Baldwin’s observations on all three of those murdered icons. And the film is maybe even better at embodying the other major strand in Baldwin’s unfinished project—the discourse on racism’s toxic effect on all of American society, including especially its ideals of happiness, freedom and prosperity.

The cultural commentary extends into Baldwin’s acerbic comments on American movies, and Peck pairs the commentaries with excerpts from many films: a silent movie version of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, racially themed Hollywood movies like Imitation of Life (1934) and They Won’t Forget (1937), several Sidney Poitier films, a couple of John Wayne westerns, etc. Peck also links the cultural analysis to several glimpses of recent racial incidents, including especially the rash of police shootings of young black men.

Baldwin’s comments on the noxious underside of liberalism and prosperity among the white middle class are linked to advertising images from the 1950s and ’60s, but a big part of what’s stunning and arousing about I Am Not Your Negro is that it speaks very directly to an America that Baldwin did not live to see but also to the America of 2017, and to us, all of us. □

Sam Worthington plays a man who, after his young daughter is murdered in the Oregon wilderness, is beckoned to a shack in the woods where spiritual forces await to guide him through his grief. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R.

Table 19

Anna Kendrick plays a woman who goes from sitting at the wedding-party table as maid of honor to sitting at Table 19 as one of the misfit guests. Cinemark 14. Rated PG13.

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The LEGO Batman Movie

The LEGO Batman Movie is a great Batman story, with Will Arnett voicing Batman with a super-amped, still dark but amazingly well-rounded and sometimes humorous incarnation. After all of these years watching dark (and sometimes brilliant) Batman movies, it’s nice to have one where we can also have fun with the character.

And director Chris McKay—along with a long list of writers—has come up with a story that will please adult Batman fans as much as the kids. Arnett’s Batman not only faces off against the Joker (a very funny Zach Galifianakis), but also finds himself in a scenario where he’s battling a smorgasbord of movie villains including King Kong, the Gremlins, Dracula, evil British robots and Harry Potter’s Lord Voldemort (Eddie Izzard), to name just a few. It’s a geek fest, a movie lover’s delight that has funny little trivia bits at nearly every turn, and an emotional center (Batman has family issues; the Joker longs to be hated) that gives the movie a surprising depth among the chaos. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG —B.G.

Lion

A fantastical bit of musical nostalgia wrapped around a love story between a waitress/struggling actress (Emma Stone) and a jazz pianist (Ryan Gosling). Winner of six Academy Awards. Paradise Cinema 7.

Rated PG-13.

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Moonlight

Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight really is something special. Its subject matter (a kid growing up black and gay in rough parts of Miami and environs) sounds provocative at first, but what’s most extraordinary about this small, sharp, emotionally evocative movie is less a matter of social provocations than of the quiet, empathetic attention paid to emotional lives persisting, just barely, against a tide of grim circumstances. The central figure in all this is a boy named Chiron, and his story is a matter of episodes from three different phases of his young life—elementary school, when he’s known as “Little” (played by Alex Hibbert); high school, when he goes by his given name (and is played by Ashton Sanders); and young adulthood, when, after a stretch in prison, he calls himself “Black” (played by Trevante Rhodes). Winner of Oscars for Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali). Cinemark 14 and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R —J.C.S.

Dev Patel stars as a young man who, after being separated from his parents as a young boy in India and adopted and raised by an Austrailian couple, returns to his home country in search of his family. Also starring Nicole Kidman and Rooney Mara.

Nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

Rock Dog

Animated feature about a dog (voiced by Luke Wilson) intent on leaving his mundane guard-dog life behind to pursue becoming a rock star. Also starring voices of J.K. Simmons, Eddie Izzard and Lewis Black.

Cinemark 14. Rated PG.

Still here A Dog’s Purpose

Cinemark 14. Rated PG.

Fifty Shades Darker Cinemark 14. Rated R.

Fist Fight

Cinemark 14 and Feather River Cinemas.

Rated R.

The Great Wall

Cinemark 14 and Feather River Cinemas.

Rated PG-13.

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The directorial debut for comedian Jordan Peele (Key & Peele) is actually not a comedy.

Not really. It’s a horror flick about a young black man and his white girlfriend who visit her family’s suburban neighborhood, where mysterious things go down. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R.

A teen girl (Zoey Deutch) relives over and over what might be the last day of her life.

Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG-13.

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2003. I’m pretty sure it was beer, olives and few tapas at a small story and bar in Madrid. photo by Mark Lore Later that day, I had a dish I’d ma rk l@ heard about newsrev iew.c om a lot prior to visiting—tortilla española, aka tortilla de patatas. It became a staple in my diet for the entire year, no matter which part of the country I found myself in.

Of course, the tortillas in Spain are not the same as the tortillas in Mexico. The tortilla española is more like an omelet, although it’s denser and loaded with potatoes and onion. Spanish tortilla is ridiculously simple, but damn is it delicious. And versatile. It can be served on its own—hot or cold—or on soft, crusty Spanish bread with roasted piquillo peppers for a classic bocadillo (a sandwich, which is the way I went with this recipe). Sometimes Spanish chorizo or dried salted cod are used in place of potatoes. Spain’s cuisine, much like the temperature, varies throughout the country’s many regions. But one thing is certain: The ubiquitous tortilla de patatas can be found at the finest restaurants, gastronomic clubs, or roadside diners throughout Spain.

And it always hits the spot.

Although the history of its inception is a bit murky, there is documentation of the tortilla going back to 1817 showing that something resembling the dish was being consumed by rural farmers in the Navarre province of northern Spain, outside of Pamplona. It’s also been said that Gen. Tomás de Zumalacárregui invented the tortilla as a simple way to feed his troops during the Carlist Wars, although that scenario is less likely.

Nevertheless, simplicity is still the beauty of the tortilla two centuries on. As with a lot of Spanish food, tortillas are not heavily spiced—salt, maybe a little pepper, and lots of olive oil. But there’s still something surprisingly pure and delicious about it. Olive oil really is the key (those potatoes and onions should be swimming in it while cooking)—it’s part of what makes the tortilla such beautiful and simple comfort food.

Eating it is one thing, but making a tortilla española is the fun part. Flipping of the tortilla from pan to plate (and back into the pan) is the recipe’s moment of truth. It may take a few tries, but when you pull it off, you’ll become a true Spaniard for a day. Tortillas go well with a good pilsner or a basic red wine. And if you want to get in the full mood, I recommend listening to folk guitarist-storyteller Paco Ibañez’s 1978 masterpiece, A Flor de Tiempo. Buen provecho!

Tortilla española Ingredients: 6-7 eggs 6 small yellow potatoes 1/2 large yellow onion 3/4 cup olive oil salt to taste roasted piquillo peppers French bread

Directions: Heat oil in a large pan on medium heat. Cut the potatoes into half-inch pieces and gently fry for five minutes. Chop the onions, add to the pan and fry until translucent. Salt lightly and turn up the heat until the potatoes begin to soften.

In a large bowl, beat eggs and add salt. Using a slotted spoon, scoop the potatoes and onions into egg mixture. Turn heat to medium and add egg and potato mixture back to pan, and spread evenly.

Cook until bottom is firm (it will still be undercooked on top).

Using a spatula, lift the edges of the tortilla from the pan; tilt pan so that uncooked egg slides to outer edge.

When the bottom is cooked, place a plate over the pan and quickly but carefully flip so that the plate is on the bottom. Slide the tortilla back into the pan and cook the rest of it for 3-5 minutes, making sure it’s cooked through.

Salt and pepper to taste, and place between two slices of bread with a layer of piquillo peppers. □ March 2, 2017

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IN THE MIX Not Even Happiness

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Julie Byrne P O ST E F R E E O F V E N TS CHARGE !

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Badabing There’s something special about the sun in winter. Its faintness is soothing, and even directly overhead, its warmth is gentle. Julie Byrne’s music is suited to sunny winter days. Her alto, airy voice moves in long, pleasant brush strokes over simple sheets of synth tones or bright, fingerpicked lines, with high notes that cast a pristine, reverby glow. The album is straightforward, a serene depiction from start to finish of Byrne’s easy conversational lines like “The sky, it was such a natural blue” (“Natural Blue”), or “I’ve been sitting in the garden” (“All the Land Glimmered Beneath”). The album’s single, “I Live Now as a Singer,” begins in deep swaths of synth, and rather than build, it gradually unfolds as Byrne delivers an abstract confession, or possibly a confirmation, starting with a spectacular opening line: “There’s no use fighting for me/My heart ain’t in the ring for you.”

Instrumentally, the album pushes no boundaries, but lyrically, Byrne shares her own revelations—directly, but gently.

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BBC/Starz The first season of the BBC’s The Missing featured a fictional Irish couple enduring a years-long, heart-wrenching struggle after their toddler son disappeared in a crowd while the family was vacationing in France. The Missing was meant to be nothing more than a single season. Somewhere along the way, someone thought better, bringing back “retired” French detective Julien Baptiste (Tchéky Karyo), who can never quite leave the job. Baptiste ranks with the very best of literature and film’s legendary crime solvers. He’s smart, hobbled by a limp as well as a brain tumor that just might finish him before he finds answers.

Baptiste is easy to root for with his gently focused demeanor, and he understands when morality demands breaking rules. Season two features David Morrissey and Keeley Hawes as griefstricken parents whose lives become complicated when their missing daughter resurfaces after 11 years. The violence may not be as obvious as season one, but the darkness is heavy and inescapable, ranking with the finest hours of Breaking Bad and The Wire. Streaming now on Starz.

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Hang Foxygen Jag jaguwar In its brief and full history, Foxygen has developed a reputation for being somewhat of a hot mess. The music is there, proven by the band’s breakthrough 2013 album We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic, with its spastic, sharp-witted shifts between hook-ridden 1960s rock and shape-dissolving psychedelic moments. However, the live execution is less fluid, more jutting and spastic. It leaves one wondering how Foxygen’s newest, Hang, will play out on stage, for it seems the most grandiose yet. Accompanied by a 40-piece orchestra, the songs swerve fearlessly between theatrical and feel-good classic rock, sometimes within a matter of seconds. On songs like “Mrs. Adams,” singer Sam France’s voice moves from Bowie to Jagger in a single unbroken line, while “Avalon” starts with a Harry Nilsson swing before veering into choral moments that feel like a number out of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, ending on a nearly vaudevillian note. One could argue the album’s just too pastiche, but regardless, the kaleidoscopic result is something to be admired.

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X-TREME BREAKING NEWS If there is one thing for which Butte County can be counted on, it’s partying well, often notoriously so. With that said, it came as no surprise to Arts DEVO to see that a spirited—and supremely funky—band of local party dudes made the TV news last week by capitalizing on the most excellent opportunity presented by the X-treme crisis at the Lake Oroville spillway.

The wild footage, courtesy of the GravyBrain News Network, shows the daredevil quartet of Gravy, Dr. Galaxo, Danger and The Scorpion navigating the damaged spillway on inner Gonzo Dr. Galaxo! tubes to the soundtrack of a most tasty groove bumping in the background, even catching some serious air to clear the gaping breach. The DWR was apparently powerless to stop the epic run by these experienced tubers, whose many years of training in the waters along Beer Can Beach had obviously paid off.

See for yourself at: www.goo.gl/m2bHjL. ART BLOOMS Nothing like a break in the rain to make Chico go wild with spring fever. I’ve gone as mad as anyone, and fueling my denial that the rains will return are the bright rays of artistic sunshine glowing on the horizon. First up, one of my favorite little arts secrets, the spring BFA and MFA Open Studios next Thursday, March 9, at Chico Art-walkin’ at Chico State.

State. The often under-theradar event happens one day each semester, and features a wide range of student works spread throughout the studios, classrooms and galleries of Ayres Hall—and now in spaces in the new Arts & Humanities Building as well. It’s a self-guided affair—just wander the halls between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., and discover some art.

Speaking of multi-artist affairs, the annual Art at the Matador spring arts celebration is back for its seventh year, May 12-13, and organizers are seeking artists for the event. The entire property of the historic hotel on The Esplanade is transformed into a kind of arts carnival, with individual artist galleries in the hotel rooms and outside under tents. There’s also a wide variety of performers and musicians over the course of the two days, plus margaritas and food-truck food available for purchase. Interested artists should call Dolores Mitchell at 318-2105.

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The real sign of spring’s arrival, at Art at the Matador least around here, is the return of the CAMMIES. The Chico News & Review is once again gearing up to celebrate Chico’s rad music scene by highlighting nearly three weeks of local music showcases (April 6-22) and capping it all off with the CAMMIES finale, Sunday, April 23, 2-7 p.m., at Patrick Ranch. The CN&R will host the finale, but it is up to the venues to fill kick-ass local bills that we will feature in CAMMIES calendars in the newspaper and on the CAMMIES Facebook page in the weeks leading up to the finale. All shows featuring local acts are eligible for inclusion, so send your events to cnrcammies@gmail.com

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): I predict that LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The poet you will have earned the title of Master Composter no later than March 26. Not necessarily because you will have packed your food scraps, wilted flowers, coffee grounds and shredded newspapers in, say, a deluxe dual-chamber tumbling compost bin. But, rather, because you will have dealt efficiently with the rotting emotions, tattered habits, decrepit melodramas and trivial nonsense that has accumulated; you will have worked hard to transform all that crap into metaphorical fertilizer for your future growth. Time to get started!

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): It’s a good

time for you to wield your emotional intelligence with leadership and flair. The people you care about need more of your sensitive influence. Any posse or tribe you’re part of will benefit from your thoughtful intervention. So get out there and build up the group morale, Taurus. Assert your healing ideals with panache. Tamp down the insidious power of peer pressure and fashionable nonsense. You have a mandate to wake up sleepy allies and activate the dormant potential of collective efforts.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): If you were

ever in your life going to be awarded an honorary Ph.D. from a top university, it would happen in the next few weeks. If there were even a remote possibility that you would someday be given one of those MacArthur Fellowship “genius” grants, now would be the time. Likewise if you had any hopes of being selected as one of “The World’s Sexiest Chameleons” or “The Fastest, Sweetest Talkers on Earth” or “The Planet’s Most Virtuoso Vacillators,” the moment has arrived. And even if none of those things happen, I’m still pretty sure that your reputation and status will be on the rise.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You’re

wandering into places you’ve always thought you should be wary of or skeptical about. Good for you! As long as you protect your innocence, I encourage you to keep exploring. To my delight, you have also been fantasizing about accomplishments that used to be off-limits. Again, I say: Good for you! As long as you don’t overreach, I invite you to dream boldly, even brazenly.

And since you seem to be in the mood for big thinking, here are other revolutionary activities to consider: dissolving nonessential wishes; transcending shrunken expectations; escaping the boring past; busting irrelevant taboos.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I did a good job of

raising my daughter. She turned out to be a thoughtful, intelligent adult with high integrity and interesting skills. But I’m not sure my parenting would have been as effective if I’d had more kids. I discussed this issue with Nathan, a guy I know. His six offspring are all grown up, too. “How did you do it?” I asked him. “Having just one child was a challenging job for me.” “I’ll tell you my secret,” Nathan told me. “I’m a bad father. I didn’t work very hard on raising my kids. And now they never let me forget it.” In the coming weeks and months, Leo, I recommend that you pursue my approach in your chosen field, not Nathan’s. Aim for high-quality intensity rather than scattershot quantity.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In her poem

“Not Anyone Who Says,” Virgo writer Mary Oliver looks down on people who declare, “I’m going to be careful and smart in matters of love.” She disparages the passion of anyone who asserts, “I’m going to choose slowly.” Instead she champions those who are “chosen by something invisible and powerful and uncontrollable and beautiful and possibly even unsuitable.” Here’s my response: Her preferred formula sounds glamorous and dramatic and romantic— especially the powerful and beautiful part.

But in practice it rarely works out well— maybe just 10 percent of the time—mostly because of the uncontrollable and unsuitable part. And now is not one of those times for you, Virgo. Be careful and smart in matters of love, and choose slowly.

Rainer Maria Rilke bemoaned the fact that so many of us “squander our sorrows.”

Out of self-pity or lazy self-indulgence, we wallow in memories of experiences that didn’t turn out the way we wished they would have. We paralyze ourselves with repetitions of depleting thoughts.

Here’s an alternative to that approach: We could use our sadness and frustrations to transform ourselves. We could treat them as fuel to motivate our escape from what doesn’t work, to inspire our determination to rise above what demoralizes and demeans us. I mention this, Libra, because now is an excellent time to do exactly that.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): It’s time

for the Bliss Blitz—a new holiday just for you Scorpios. To celebrate it properly, get as buoyant as you dare; be greedy for euphoria; launch a sacred quest for pleasure. Ah, but here’s the big question: Can you handle this much relief and release?

Are you strong enough to open yourself to massive outbreaks of educational delight and natural highs? Some of you may not be prepared. You may prefer to remain ensconced in your protective sheath of cool cynicism. But if you think you can bear the shock of unprecedented exaltation and jubilation, then go ahead and risk it.

Experiment with the unruly happiness of the Bliss Blitz.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

In his book The Horologicon, Mark Forsyth gathered “obscure but necessary” words that he dug out of old dictionaries. One of his discoveries is a perfect fit for you right now. It’s “snudge,” a verb that means to walk around with a pensive look on your face, appearing to be busy or in the midst of productive activity, when in fact you’re just goofing off. I recommend it for two reasons: (1) It’s important for your mental and physical health that you do a lot of nothing; that you bless yourself with a healing supply of refreshing emptiness.

(2) It’s important for your mental and physical health that you do this on the sly as much as possible; that you avoid being judged or criticized for it by others.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as SCOTT MICHAELS at 5782 Clark Road Paradise, CA 95969.

SCOTT J MAYER 3149 Silverbell Road Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: SCOTT MAYER Dated: February 2, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000158 Published: February 9,16,23, March 2, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as KELLER WILLIAMS CHICO REFERRALS at

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2080 E 20th St Suite 170 Chico, CA 95928.

BCHM CORPORATION 2080 E 20th St Suite 170 Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by A Corporation.

Signed: ERICA MARTINI, PRESIDENT Dated: January 24, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000112 Published: February 9,16,23, March 2, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as BROWN BOX BAKESHOP at 1975 Bruce Road #105 Chico, CA 95928.

MONICA F JOHNSON 1975 Bruce Road #105 Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: MONICA F. JOHNSON Dated: January 17, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000086 Published: February 9,16,23, March 2, 2017

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name BUTTE COUNTY JANITORIAL at 12 Noyo Ct Chico, CA 95973.

CONNOR STANDLEY 12 Noyo Ct Chico, CA 95973.

This business was conducted by an Individual.

Signed: CONNOR STANDLEY Dated: January 30, 2017 FBN Number: 2015-0000580 Published: February 9,16,23, March 2, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as BUTTE COUNTY JANITORIAL at 12 Noyo Ct Chico, CA 95973.

BRITNEY CHRISTINE SAWYER 12 Noyo Ct Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: BRITNEY SAWYER Dated: January 30, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000146 Published: February 9,16,23, March 2, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as SIGNUM COMMERCIAL at 125 W 3rd Street #200 Chico, CA 95928.

DANIEL ANDERSON 1944 Cummings Lane Durham, CA 95938.

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Signed: DAN ANDERSON Dated: January 30, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000145 Published: February 9,16,23, March 2, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as SIGNUM COMMERCIAL at 2619 Forest Ave #100 Chico, CA 95928.

AARON STEWART 25 Pine Oaks Road Oroville, CA 95966.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: AARON J. STEWART Dated: January 30, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000144 Published: February 9,16,23, March 2, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CLINE DUST, DOG CREEK CELLARS at 9975 Garden Creek Road Durham, CA 95938.

NEAL WAREN CLINE 9975 Garden Creek Road Durham, CA 95938.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: NEAL CLINE Dated: December 1, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0001471 Published: February 9,16,23, March 2, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as INTEGRITY HOUSE at 606 Center Ave Gridley, CA 95948.

NORTHERN CALIF THERAPY SERVICES INC 2889 Cohasset Road #6 Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by A Corporation.

Signed: SUSAN K. MADSON, PRESIDENT Dated: February 6, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000178 Published: February 9,16,23, March 2, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as BIDWELL DESIGN at 2239 Elm St Chico, CA 95928.

JAMES GRADY MCCLAIN 2239 Elm St Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: JAMES MCCLAIN Dated: February 9, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000214 Published: February 16,23, March 2,9, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The follow person is doing business as PRIMO LANDSCAPE at 3549 Esplanade #406 Chico, CA 95973.

MARCIANO SALIGAN 3549 Esplanade #406 Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: MARCIANO SALIGAN Dated: February 3, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000168 Published: February 16,23, March 2,9, 2017

CHICO CENTER FOR COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY at 341 Broadway St Ste 414 Chico, CA 95928.

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

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: JOEL MINDEN Dated: February 8, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000201 Published: February 16,23, March 2,9, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as HAL THRIFT SHOP at 611 Walnut St Chico, CA 95928.

THE MUSTANG PROJECT INCORPORATED 23864 Mclane Ave Corning, CA 96021.

This business is conducted by A Corporation.

Signed: TRACY MOHR, PRESIDENT Dated: January 20, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000107 Published: February 16,23, March 2,9, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as BLOOM PORTRAITURE at 1155 Ceres Manor Ct Chico, CA 95926.

WENDY STEWART 1155 Ceres Manor Ct Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: WENDY STEWART Dated: February 8, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000199 Published: February 16,23, March 2,9, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as RENEWED PROPERTIES LLC at 1620 Oakdale St Chico, CA 95928.

RENEWED PROPERTIES LLC 1620 Oakdale St Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company.

Signed: DEEPIKA TANDON, MANAGER Dated: February 7, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000194 Published: February 16,23, March 2,9, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as RABBIT HOLE at 2607 Esplanade Chico, CA 95973.

CASSANDRA SCOTT 2554 North Ave Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: CASSANDRA S. SCOTT Dated: February 3, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000167 Published: February 16,23, March 2,9, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CREATION QUEST at 831 Buschmann Rd Paradise, CA 95969.

PATRICK SCOTT ROY 831 Buschmann Rd Paradise, CA 95969.

SANDRA SUE ROY 831 Buschmann Rd Paradise,

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CA 95969.

This business is conducted by A Married Couple.

Signed: PATRICK S. ROY Dated: February 7, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000192 Published: February 16,23, March 2,9, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as PURE Z SKIN CARE PRODUCTS at 3569 A Connie Circle Paradise, CA 95969.

JOHN GRANT MELTON 3559 C Connie Circle Paradise, CA 95969.

ROBERT THOMAS BROWN 3569 A Connie Circle Paradise, CA 95969.

This business is conducted by A General Partnership.

Signed: JOHN MELTON Dated: February 6, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000186 Published: February 16,23, March 2,9, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name UNCLE PING’S RESTAURANT at 1958 Robinson Street Oroville, CA 95965.

GUO PING WU 14 Oak Hill Dr Oroville, CA 95965.

SHAO XIANG WU 1109 Grace St San Leandro, CA 94578.

This business was conducted

by A General Partnership.

Signed: GUO PING WU Dated: January 18, 2017 FBN Number: 2015-0001145 Published: February 16,23, March 2,9, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as OLIVE HILL MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITY at 2921 Wyandotte Rd Oroville, CA 95966.

DAN FISCHER 14751 Plaza Dr. Suite H Tustin, CA 92780.

LAUREN FISCHER 14751 Plaza Dr., Suite H Tustin, CA 92780.

This business is conducted by A Limited Partnership.

Signed: DAN FISCHER Dated: January 27, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000134 Published: February 16,23, March 2,9, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as THE ADDRESS at 2444 Cohasset Road Chico, CA 95973.

J AND M CAMERON VENTURES LLC 3515 Belle Estates Drive Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company.

Signed: MONTE J. CAMERON Dated: January 31, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000148 Published: February 23, March 2,9,16, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as UNCLE PINGS RESTAURANT

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QUANAN GAO 14 Oak Hill Drive Oroville, CA 95966.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: QUAN AN GAO Dated: January 18, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000088 Published: February 23, March 2,9,16, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as FRESH HOP CINEMA at 100 Risa Way 200 Chico, CA 95973.

MAX MINARDI 100 Risa Way 200 Chico, CA 95973.

JONNY SUMMERS 1801 Salem Street Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by A General Partnership.

Signed: MAX MINARDI Dated: January 30, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000139 Published: February 23, March 2,9,16, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as VEVA ARTE at 81 Mulford Ave Sonoma, CA 95476.

EVA MONICA STEVENS 81 Mulford Ave Sonoma, CA 95476.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: EVA STEVENS Dated: December 27, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0001581 Published: February 23, March 2,9,16, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CELESTINO’S NY PIZZA at 101 Salem Street #100 Chico, CA 95928.

CELESTINO ENZO LLC 101 Salem Street #100 Chico, CA 95928.

CELESTINO GENCARELLI 101 Salem Street #100 Chico, CA 95928.

ENZO PERRI 101 Salem Street #100 Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by A Limitied Liability Company.

Signed: ENZO PERRI, MEMBER Dated: February 6, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000183 Published: March 2,9,16,23, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING PARADISE at 789 Bille Road Paradise, CA 95969.

PARADISE CHURCH OF RELIGIOUS SCIENCE 789 Bille Road Paradise, CA 95969.

This business is conducted by A Corporation.

Signed: REV. ANDREW TORKELSON, SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR, BOARD SECRETARY Dated: January 30, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000143 Published: March 2,9,16,23, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as PREMIER BUILDERS at 616 Elliott Road Paradise, CA 95969.

MATTHEW JOHN PLOURD 616 Elliott Road Paradise, CA 95969.

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Signed: MATTHEW J. PLOURD Dated: February 22, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000257 Published: March 2,9,16,23, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as AB SELF STORAGE at 13670 Anderson Brothers Dr Chico, CA 95973.

CARIJ CORPORATION 13670 Anderson Brothers Dr Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by A Corporation.

Signed: CELESTE HERRICK DOE, PRESIDENT Dated: February 22, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000258 Published: March 2,9,16,23, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as SUPERIOR AUTO CLINIC at 2862 Esplanade Chico, CA 95973.

MEGAN MARIE ZIMMERMAN 3283 Mount Whitney Ct Chico, CA 95973.

WILLIAM MICHAEL ZIMMERMAN 3283 Mount Whitney Ct Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by A Married Couple.

Signed: MEGAN ZIMMERMAN Dated: February 17, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000243 Published: March 2,9,16,23, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as NORTH VALLEY DERMATOLOGY CTR at 251 Cohasset Rd., Suite 260 Chico, CA 95926.

F. PAUL SAJBEN, MD INCORPORATED 659 Royce Ln Chico, CA 95973.

KAFELE T. HODARI, MD INCORPORATED 9 Lily Way Chico, CA 95928.

STEPHEN A. VANNUCCI, MD INCORPORATED 876 Whispering Winds Ln Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by A General Partnership.

Signed: KAFELE T. HODARI Dated: February 1, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000157 Published: March 2,9,16,23, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as LORI’S GROOMING at 5 Nancy Lane Chico, CA 95926.

LORI MONIAN 5 Nancy Lane Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: LORI MONIAN Dated: February 7, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000193 Published: March 2,9,16,23, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as MUSIC FOR ALL at 420 Maple Street Chico, CA 95928.

EMILY HILBERS 7997 Butte Avenue Sutter, CA 95982.

RYAN RODRIGUEZ 420 Maple Street Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by Copartners.

Signed: EMILY HILBERS Dated: February 24, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000286 Published: March 2,9,16,23, 2017

NOTICES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner KAESHA FLEMING filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: KAESHA LELAMARI FLEMING Proposed name: KAESHA LELAMARI ABRAMS 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: March 24, 2017 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: January 11, 2017 Case Number: 16CV02820 Published: February 9,16,23, March 2, 2017 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner MARICELA BUENROSTRO, MITCHELL ADOLFO ZEPEDA filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: MITCHELL ALEJANDRO ZEPEDA Proposed name: ALEJANDRO MITCHELL ZEPEDA 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: April 7, 2017 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBD The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: MICHAEL P. CANDELA Dated: February 7, 2017 Case Number: 17CV00323 Published: February 23, March 2,9,16, 2017

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner BRIAN JONES filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: SOPHIA WYCOFF Proposed name: SOPHIA JONES 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

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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: March 24, 2017 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA Room: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: MICHAEL P. CANDELA Dated: January 12, 2016 Case Number: 16CV02696 Published: March 2,9,16,23, 2017

SUMMONS SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: ANDREW JONATHAN DAVIS AND DOES 1-100, INCLUSIVE YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: GEORGE S. KILKENNY-JOHNSTON NOTICE! You have been sued.

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

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

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

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

The name and address of the court is: Superior Court of California, County of Butte 1775 Concord Avenue Chico, CA 95928 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without and attorney, is: CHRISTOPHER COLE (065493) & JENNIFER ZARICH (276130) Law Office of Christopher Cole 601 Montgomery Street, Ste. 712 San Francisco, CA 94111-2610 (415) 978-9999 Dated: March 4, 2016 Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Case Number: 16CV00247 Published: February 9,16,23, March 2, 2017

STATEMENT OF DAMAGES To: ANDREW JONATHAN DAVIS Plaintiff: GEORGE S. KILKENNY-JOHNSTON seeks damages in the above-entitled adction, as follows: 1. General damages Pain, suffering, and inconvenience $1,000,000.00 Emotional distress $1,000,000.00 2. Special damages Medical expenses (to date) $68,367.00 Future medical expenses (present value) $500,000.00 Other (specify) Future lost earnings $200,000.00 Dated: December 12, 2016 Signed: JENNIFER ZARICH ATTORNEY: CHRISTOPHER COLE (065493) JENNIFER ZARICH (276130) Law Office of Christopher Cole 601 Montgomery Street, Ste. 712 San Francisco, CA 94111-2610 (415) 978-9999 Case Number: 16CV00247 Published: February 9,16,23, March 2, 2017

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

The Petition for Probate requests that: DARRYL G. JACQUES be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests authority to administer 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 personal 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 as 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: March 7, 2017 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

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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: 17PR00041 Dated: February 7, 2017 Published: February 16,23, March 2, 2017 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE ROBERT BARRY MERENBLOOM a.k.a. ROBERT B. MERENBLOOM, a.k.a.

ROBERT MERENBLOOM To all heirs and beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: ROBERT BARRY MERENBLOOM, ROBERT B. MERENBLOOM, ROBERT MERENBLOOM A Petition for Probate has been filed by: DOUGLAS B. JACOBS in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.

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

The petition requests authority to administer 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 personal 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 as 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: March 21, 2017 Time: 9:00 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250.

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

Petitioner: DOUGLAS B. JACOBS 20 Independence Circle Chico, CA 95973 (530) 342-6144 Case Number: 17PR00049 Dated: February 10, 2017 Published: February 23, March 2,9, 2017 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE DAVID EDWARD POWERS To all heirs and beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: DAVID EDWARD POWERS A Petition for Probate has been filed by: DENNIS DYSTHE in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.

The Petition for Probate requests that: DENNIS DYSTHE be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests authority to administer 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 personal 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 as 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: March 14, 2017 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Dept: TBD Room: TBD 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: JOHN J. RANK, ESQ. 5951 Almond Street Paradise, California 95969 (530) 877-2600 Case Number: 17PR00059 Dated: February 17, 2017 Published: February 23, March 2,9, 2017

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

The Petition for Probate requests that: THELDA ELI be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petitiion 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 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 personal 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 as 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: March 28, 2017 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Dept: TBD Room: TBD 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: MARTY DUNLAP 5 Jerome Place Chico, CA 95926 (530) 520-8642 Case Number: 17PR00063 Dated: February 27, 2017 Published: March 2,9,16, 2017

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CHIC

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960

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CHIC

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CHIC

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2,890

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PARA

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2040

$339,500

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CHIC

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2,100

$369,000

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PARA

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2289

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CHIC

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3,315

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