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Goodbye to privacy Last fall, under the Obama administration, the Federal Communications

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Hunters and birders should work together Istory, duck in Oroville (see “Murder most fowl,” Cover March 2), it’s worth examining whether birdn light of the well-publicized poaching of a rare

ers and hunters can coexist. Let’s start with the obvious: Birders watch birds; hunters shoot birds. Second, let’s throw away some stereotypes: Most birders are not bespectacled Jane Hathaways in khaki shorts and ranger hats. And most hunters are not bearded barbarians who chant “if it flies, it dies.”

What is less obvious is how much the two have in common.

Both share a love of being by Scott Huber outdoors, like to search (hunt) The author is a hunter for things (in fact, birders refer to rare birds they seek as “target and conservation chair of the Altacal birds”), are involved in habitat Audubon Society. conservation programs that set aside large areas of land for birds and hate poachers.

Some of the most influential members of the birding community are also avid hunters, like Glenn Olson, conservation chair for the National Audubon Society.

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In light of their shared interests, the lack of collaboration between birders and hunters is a lost opportunity for the environment. Issues such as protecting the Arctic from oil exploration, which will despoil the prime nesting grounds of the waterfowl that both groups love, would benefit from the concerted efforts of the groups. Locally, issues including development, wetlands and waterways can affect both hunters and birders, and an alliance between these groups could help to assure a positive outcome for wildlands.

What’s holding them back is that both are suspicious of the other: Hunters are afraid that birders will take away their right to hunt, and birders are afraid that hunters will kill the objects of their affection.

If hunters follow the regulations, which have been established to maintain or grow waterfowl populations, there is no fear that duck and goose numbers will be diminished because of hunting. If birders acknowledge hunters as allies in conservation, they will be less inclined to interfere with their pursuit.

In the foreseeable future, protection of natural areas where birds live and breed may well be questioned or removed. Now is the time for both hunters and birders to accept their differences and work together. □

Commission adopted new privacy rules regarding Internet service providers. Those rules required that ISPs get permission from customers before using or sharing certain private information—like location, financial details, Social Security numbers and browser history. Those rules were set to take effect at the end of this year.

But, like just about every policy enacted during Obama’s time in office, the FCC’s privacy rules have been given the ax—first by Congress, and finally, on Monday (April 3), by the stroke of Donald Trump’s nowinfamous pen.

To be fair, the issue is convoluted, and therefore difficult for those not in the tech world to comprehend. We’ll attempt a Cliff’s Notes version.

Last fall’s FCC rules were created in the aftermath of an action taken in 2015 on behalf of net neutrality—which keeps ISPs from favoring Internet companies or websites (i.e., the highest bidders) with better bandwidth.

That action put oversight of ISPs in the hands of the FCC, the argument being that they are telecommunications outfits. The unintended consequence, however, was that the Federal Trade Commission, which had until that point overseen privacy claims for both ISPs and Internet companies like Google or Amazon, no longer had jurisdiction over the former. Hence, the FCC’s new rules.

Fast-forward to earlier this week when Trump signed legislation axing those rules. The consequences are real. And they may require real reactions on the part of anybody wishing to maintain control over their online data. Many ISPs, including Comcast and Verizon, have pledged that their policies will not change. But since the FCC rules had not gone into effect yet anyway, that sounds to us like lip service. Those companies did say they would continue to allow customers to opt out of certain personal data collection. But we’re going to assume that we’ll all start to see more personally targeted advertising any day now. What’s more alarming is that this data, once collected, could be accessed by law enforcement or hackers.

So, take that crucial step and opt out. Whether you’re using Google (including Gmail) or Facebook or even Netflix, take an extra minute to view your privacy settings. You might be surprised at what you’ll find.

Then opt out of anything you don’t feel comfortable with. And do it now. □

A good place to start The city of Chico this week announced the hiring of an urban forest

manager. It’s the first time that post has been filled in four years, and it’s long overdue. With a skeleton tree crew—just three people!—this so-called City of Trees has all but forgotten its canopy, one of the features that makes Chico such a desirable place to live in the first place.

In a few weeks, when Richard Bamlet steps into his new role as urban forest manager, he’ll have quite a job to do. The existing tree crew has been chipping away at a backlogged list of calls—some 800 to 1,200 of them, in fact. So, while adding Bamlet to the payroll is a step in the right direction for the city, it can’t stop there.

Our urban forest needs some serious TLC and Bamlet and his crew will need support to provide that going forward. Bamlet already has said he plans to reach out to Chico Tree Advocates, which has stepped in to speak up for our canopy during these past few years. The city will need to step up as well. When budget discussions come around again, it’s imperative that additional funding is provided to maintain our urban forest and make up for years of neglect. We owe that much to future generations. □

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

climate change I’ve come to the conclusion that Donald Trump is bad for my writing mojo—at least when it comes to my weekly column. If you’ve noticed a little less snark here recently, it’s probably because I’ve been preoccupied by the dark cloud forming over the country. To counter it, I’ve taken to lighter subjects.

Some weeks I feel wholly overwhelmed by the hefty stuff CN&R covers in the editorial space opposite this page and in Eye on 45. The latter is our biweekly feature in which I attempt to keep up not only with POTUS’ increasingly concerning ties to the Kremlin but also with the rapid-fire pace at which his administration is attempting to establish and undo legislation in such a way that benefits only the wealthiest Americans (see page 11 for this week’s installment).

One of the more prominent examples: The potential repeal of the Affordable Care Act, the law that made it possible for 20 million Americans to gain health insurance. A recent attempt to repeal it would have booted 24 million from the rolls over the next decade.

The replacement floated by GOP leaders—the so-called American Health Care Act—went down in flames two weeks ago. But now, Trump and company are apparently attempting to breathe new life into it.

It’s hard to keep up with it all. To get a leg up, in fact, I recently subscribed to The New York Times, which has been doing some of the nation’s best investigative reporting on the White House. I now get the Sunday edition of the Times delivered to my house and have full access to the paper’s digital version.

Since the general election, the Gray Lady has seen a huge spike in readers like me, people who value such intrepid reporting. According to the paper’s executive editor, Dean Baquet, the increase is due in part to the president’s incessant attempts to discredit the publication. The more Trump tweets about “the failing New York Times,” the more subscribers the paper picks up.

That’s a big deal. It’s allowed the Times to reinvest resources into the newsroom in the form of additional reporters and editors, thereby buoying its coverage. The result, of course, is a better informed nation. I suppose if there’s a bright spot to a Trump presidency, it’s the resurgence of the national daily newspapers that have floundered over the last decade.

As editor of a community newspaper, I’m doing my best to balance our national news coverage—mainly in editorials and in the aforementioned Eye on 45 feature—with CN&R’s biggest responsibility of keeping the community apprised of local issues. It’s not easy. We have a lot of important things going on in our backyard.

Cases in point: Check out any given week’s news stories or cover stories over the past month or so (think housing shortage, the shooting death of a mentally ill man at the hands of local police, marijuana legalization, etc.).

But I don’t want to give a false impression that what’s happening at our nation’s capitol won’t harm the North State. There’s a potentially calamitous trickle-down effect on everything—from immigration and environmental policy to privacy and health care laws. I’m convinced there’s more at stake now than ever in my lifetime. Like others in the news business, I’m feeling the weight of it all.

I’m not going soft, though, don’t worry. I’m just learning to live with this change in climate.

Melissa Daugherty is editor of the CN&R

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Truth talk Re “An unraveling web” (Editorial, March 30): I wholeheartedly agree with you that there should be a thorough investigation into the Russian involvement with the 2016 presidential election.

The evidence that led to this accusation will finally come to light.

But I have a feeling there isn’t evidence, and the only “nefarious” people involved are people in the CIA who have shamelessly leaked unverified information to support one candidate over another and the mainstream media who have rushed to spread their leaks, cynically assuming the electorate would blindly trust their veracity.

How out of touch with the people can two such hallowed institutions be?

I’m sure Russia is an evil empire, and, of course, the U.S. is not. Let’s do have the hearings. We need to know the truth.

Linda Furr Chico

Making what great?

I’m befuddled by these “born again Democrats.”

Trump’s cabinet is worth a combined $12 billion; he “drained the swamp” and moved the swamp creatures to the West Wing of the White House. Trump wants to “make America great again,” yet these swamp creatures apparently never had it so good, as they raked in their billions during Obama’s eightyear tenure. The Kushners—Jared and Ivanka Trump—are worth an estimated $700-plus million and had to have made their dough during the Obama administration, as young as they are.

Speaking of an astonishing contrast: Unemployment stood at 4.6 percent when Trump (with Russia’s help) stole the White House, compared with 7.8 percent when Obama was sworn in after the Bush administration. America was hemorrhaging 700,000 jobs per month when Obama took over as compared with the 250,000 new jobs created in January of this year, which he handed over to grab-happy Trump.

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Speaking of Dems The Democratic National Committee, Democratic establishment and its media rigged the Democratic primary elections for its predetermined candidate. And that had consequences.

The cowardice and lack of conviction by establishment Democrats gave us Trump.

Gov. Jerry Brown was clearly impressed by Bernie Sanders, even claiming that he had attempted a similar campaign, but like so many establishment Democrats, he did not have the vision or courage to support Sanders. Asked by NBC’s Chuck Todd about Democratic leadership, Brown responded, “There’s a total vacuum.”

A recent poll shows Bernie Sanders leading other politicians with a 61 percent margin, but his integrity makes establishment Democrats nervous. Sanders was clearly the Democrat who could have beaten Trump, as polls indicated.

Yes, climate change is an extraordinarily important issue.

Does anyone know the carbon footprint of Hillary Clinton-backed military interventions in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia? Military interventionist, regime change Democrats have inflicted enormous environmental damage on the world, creating toxic hellholes in the Middle East.

Democrats, change your agenda and stop supporting military solutions—and, resist Trump!

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More on Monca Re “The making of Monca” (Cover story, March 23): When I first met Reed Applegate 34 years ago, he described his wish to donate his art collection so that it could be enjoyed by the Chico community; it was then that he envisioned his collection being housed in a space he called the Museum of Northern California Art. There have been many fundraising efforts to support Monca in the last five years. Potential donors assumed they were supporting a museum that would house the well-curated collection of a connoisseur who had spent over 40 years accumulating valuable 6

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work by known artists.

Now I read that Applegate was, in essence, ousted by a small board of people led by a retired art educator from the Bay Area. His request to the board was that for one year his collection be shown so that museum-goers would get a sense of a cohesive collection, not a hodge-podge.

My conclusion is that Reed Applegate trusted a group of people he believed would help make his vision a reality, but then he was abruptly, and disrespectfully, thrown overboard by those who now have a different vision.

I wonder what donors to Monca think about this? Our community will not be getting the museum they believed their donations were going to establish.

Margaret Bierly Chico

Reed Applegate has been purchasing pieces of art created

by Northern California artists for over 40 years with the purpose of housing and displaying them in a museum in Chico. All of the purchases have been made using his private funds. He has personally selected each piece with the total collection in mind.

A decision was made by Reed in 2013 to donate approximately 130 works to Monca instead of his entire collection of approximately 400 pieces until there was a permanent location to house them.

The original 130 works were then moved to a storage location. They became the property of Monca.

These pieces were used in pop-up exhibits, etc.

Now that there is a permanent location for the remaining pieces in the Reed Applegate Collection, I do not think that Reed Applegate has made any conditions that are not within his right as the originator and largest contributor of the Museum of Northern California Art. Of course he should curate his own collection and ask for specific locations during the first months of operation. I am surprised that the board did not suggest the arrangement themselves.

Joanne Harley Chico

What exceptionalism?

Re “Trump talk” (Letters, by Brad Pankratz, March 30):

In his letter, Orland reader Brad Pankratz claims that “A majority of Americans wanted ... American exceptionalism.”

A few comments: First, how did Mr. Pankratz compile his data supporting his claims of America’s desires? Second, what is meant

by American exceptionalism? Are not all peoples exceptional? I was taught that God created man in His own image; there was no special exceptionalism awarded to any people in that miraculous single act of Creation. Unless Mr. Pankratz can prove that Adam and Eve were Americans, I reject the nationalist myth of American “exceptionalism.” It sounds too much like the Nazi myth of an Aryan master race.

Pankratz goes on to claim that California is “a perfect model for failure.” Really?! If he is right, failure never tasted so sweet!

California is the most successful state in the union, and the world’s sixth-largest economy. Liberal progressivism must be doing something right, since by contrast the least successful states economically are the red states, without exception.

Joe Hlebica Red Bluff

ICE targets North State Elections have consequences, and the people in the sleepy little village of Gerber are feeling the pain. Trump’s federal immigration agents spent a couple of days in Gerber recently, causing the absence of a significant number of students from school, as the kids and their parents were afraid to leave their homes. Pretty ominous when federal agents begin to remind us of the German gestapo of the Hitler era. When they come looking for hard-working Latinos, how long before they come looking for the rest of us?

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Liberal progressivism must be doing something right, since by contrast the least successful states economically are the red states, without exception.

—Joe Hlebica

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This means cost savings for consumers, because overhead will be much lower than that of the insurance companies. The ever-escalating premiums and everhigher deductibles we are now paying are attempts by the insurance industry to recover their high overhead costs and make a huge profit. SB 562 would also save money by allowing negotiation of drug prices with pharmaceutical companies. SB 562 will also retain our private choice of doctors; no more insurance company provider networks that limit choices.

There are a number of myths and misconceptions regarding Medicare for All (also called single-payer). One myth is that people would lose their personal choice of doctors and other medical providers. False. Another myth is that Medicare for All would drive up the cost of health care.

False. In fact, it will cost less because it is more efficient.

More info about Medicare for All is available on Facebook at Campaign for a Healthy California and at www.HealthyCA.org .

the new trend. Many youth are mistaken by the idea “it’s just flavored water vapor.” Teenage use of e-cigarettes grew 900 percent from 2011 to 2015. Obviously, teens see it as an alternative [to typical cigarettes], but e-cigarettes contain highly addictive nicotine.

Cheap tobacco products are another problem. Although they reduce the worry of finances, they target youth with four quarters lying around to spend. When cigarillos are three for a dollar, money no longer is a burden. A system like this takes an incentive to quit away from a victim of tobacco.

Affordable products and unsupervised stores equal higher tobacco use among youth. We propose a local tobacco retail license, giving our community some control over how and where tobacco products are sold. We believe higher prices on tobacco products will discourage youth from using them. We believe the Big Tobacco companies should stop targeting us with ads and new products, just to make a profit.

Adopting a local tobacco retail license will create a healthier and better environment for everyone.

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Absolutely. I mean, there’s a cost/benefits analysis to anything. And if you can foresee the value of an education with the current payoff or risk, then you can see the reward that comes from it. I would say, even with the hike in tuition, it is still a valuable asset to graduate from college.

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I would say, absolutely. I’m a student, but I’m in a special program, so I don’t pay the normal tuition. But I think [getting] an education is one of the best things you can do for yourself.

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On Wednesday (April 5), Daniel Kenney—a former California State Parks sergeant—pleaded no contest to a felony charge of evading a police officer while driving recklessly and misdemeanor counts of possession of a controlled substance and hit and run.

On Oct. 27, Oroville Police responded to an accident at the intersection of Oro Dam Boulevard and Oro Quincy Highway, according to a press release from Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey. Officers found Kenney unconscious at the wheel of his State Parks vehicle, which had struck an unoccupied vehicle and a power pole. He then woke up and drove away. Police followed as Kenney reached speeds of 60 mph in zones marked 35 mph; traffic eventually forced him to stop, and he was arrested.

A follow-up investigation determined that Kenney had been taking Tramadol, a pain medication prescribed for his State Parks dog. Kenney resigned last month and faces a maximum of three years in prison.

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Hard partying over the Cesar Chavez Day holiday weekend may have resulted in the deaths of two people.

The Butte County Coroner’s Office confirmed that Angela Scatena, 24, of Chico, was pronounced dead at a residence on Ivy Street some time before 8:30 a.m. on Friday (March 31). Though Scatena’s official cause of death is pending autopsy results, a spokeswoman with the coroner’s office confirmed that alcohol overdose is suspected.

Enloe Medical Center spokeswoman Christina Chavira confirmed Wednesday morning that a young man named Owen Euser had died at the hospital this week. He graduated from Chico State last May. Several sources suggested his death may also have been alcoholrelated, but that could not be confirmed as of press time.

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The cellphone and unoccupied vehicle of a 20-year-old Gridley woman who has been missing since last week were found Monday (April 3) near Live Oak, according to a press release from the Gridley-Biggs Police Department.

Alycia Yeoman, a Yuba College student, was last seen leaving a residence in Yuba City at about 11 p.m. on March 30. Her vehicle was found stuck in the mud in the area of Pennington Road Monday, and her phone was found nearby.

The release says no evidence of foul play has been discovered so far, and that the GBPD is working with the Sutter County Sheriff’s Office to locate Yeoman. A Facebook page (“Find Alycia Yeoman”) has been set up to provide current information.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the GBPD at 846-5670.

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re-evaluating policies Chico police deploy body cameras as investigation of Desmond Phillips’ shooting continues

Bdeployed Police Department months ago were for the first time Saturday ody cameras purchased by the Chico

(April 1), roughly two weeks too late to collect footage that could have helped story and answer lingering quesphoto by tions about the shootKen Smith ing death of Desmond kens @ Phillips—the 25-yearn ew srev i ew. c o m old black man with a history of mental illness shot and killed by police officers March 17.

CPD Chief Mike O’Brien announced the deployment of the cameras Monday (April 3) at the Chico Peace and Justice Center, where he and Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey were on hand to address concerns about the shooting and present the latest information gathered in an ongoing investigation by the Butte County Officer Involved Shooting/ Critical Incident Protocol Team. About 50 people attended the meeting, including Phillips’ father, David, and several other family members.

According to a section of the CPD’s policy manual, the purpose of the cameras is “to enhance the mission of the department by accurately capturing contacts

between members of the department and the public.” Problems in transferring data to the District Attorney’s Office held up implementation of the devices.

O’Brien said Monday that the cameras will be worn whenever officers are on duty. CPD policy orders that the cameras be activated during all dispatched and selfinitiated enforcement calls, probation and parole searches, when search or arrest warrants are issued, during vehicle pursuits, whenever K-9s are deployed, and in any other situation in which a contact becomes adversarial. Footage of “evidentiary value” must be stored for at least one year, and routine situations maintained for at least 180 days.

Meanwhile, Phillips’ family and community members continue to question law enforcement’s early narrative of events, including officers’ claims that he stood up and charged them—armed with two kitchen knives—after being shot by a Taser.

There was a fair amount of argument over that and other details Monday as Ramsey again recited his official account of the fatal encounter. Ramsey also released new forensic findings, including the fact that 10 of the 16 shots fired at Phillips hit him, and that only one of the

Taser’s two prongs punctured Phillips’ skin, limiting the weapon’s efficacy.

Much of the discussion, which ran over

two hours, revolved around bigger-picture questions, such as racism in Chico and implicit bias—or subconscious racism—in law enforcement.

Several people asked why officers didn’t attempt to tackle and restrain Phillips rather than use deadly force, as family members said he was tall (at 6-foot-1) but lightly built (about 160 pounds). They further questioned why officers shoot to kill rather than wound. “[We’re often asked], ‘Why so many shots?’ or ‘Why can’t you just shoot someone in the leg or the arm?’” Ramsey said.

“A lot of that comes from [what people see in] movies. In reality, you can shoot someone in the foot and they can still come forward and stab and kill you … officers are trained not to try that because they will lose their lives or the lives of people they’re there to protect.”

That response drew groans from the crowd, with one woman exclaiming, “C’mon Ramsey, we’re not stupid.”

Other concerns included a lack of citizen oversight or input in fatal shooting investigations. Several people said law

A memorial service for Desmond Phillips was held at Bethel A.M.E. Church on Wednesday (March 29) and followed by a “Justice for Desmond” rally in the Chico City Plaza. Phillips was buried Saturday (April 1) in his hometown of Sacramento.

enforcement personnel—regardless of what agency they belong to—tend to protect one another.

Regarding the cameras, CPJC board member Emily Alma asked to what extent future body camera recordings will be available to the public, to which O’Brien answered that it will depend on the individual case.

Chico mental health advocate Lisa

Currier asserted that—despite receiving basic deescalation training as cadets and additional crisis intervention training required by the state of California— law enforcement officers remain ill-equipped to deal with people experiencing mental health crises. O’Brien emphatically agreed.

“A broader issue that needs to be addressed, in every community, is that we have to do a better job in helping our mentally ill,” O’Brien said. “When someone is at this level of crisis, it’s too late.

“It’s critically important that we look at this issue comprehensively,” he continued. “I see it every single day as the chief of police … we are dealing with this issue on a daily basis. [As a society], we’ve got to look at the entire system and find a better way to deal with those who are suffering.”

O’Brien said his department is making mental health as it pertains to law enforcement a priority, and that he will be speaking more about those efforts publicly in the near future. It will also be the topic of a May 17 Police Community Advisory Board meeting.

As for Phillips’ death, Ramsey said he expects the investigation and his final report to be done some time next week, at which time he’ll schedule a press conference to present the results.

The local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is independently looking into the shooting, according to the group’s president, Irma Jordan.

“We were at the family residence two days after the killing, when we interviewed the father and scrutinized the premises,” Jordan wrote in an email to the CN&R. “We are also in contact with both the D.A., as well as the Chico chief. At the conclusion of all investigations, we should be better equipped to move forward, as well as further collaborate with our state, regional and national headquarters.” □

Chico gets its ‘tree man’ City hires urban forest manager, council considers waiving fees for vandalized storefronts

TestryBamlet has come to believe that urban foris as much about people as it is trees.

meeting on Tuesday (April 4), marking another major change in the Parks Division. As of last month, Dan Efseaff—the city’s former parks and “When a tree is growing by itself out in natural resources manager—is no lonthe boondocks, it’s probably not as imporger employed by the city. Citing pertant to people,” he said. “But when a tree is sonnel privacy laws, Orme declined to growing on a street in front of someone’s explain the move home and people are to the CN&R. In walking past it on their the interim, Linda way to work, the emoHerman—previtional attachment to trees “I’ve always ously an adminisgoes up significantly. … I trative manager in been mad will be spending as much the Public Works time listening to people as about trees.”

Department—has I will going out and look—richard Bamlet filled Efseaff’s ing at the trees.” position; there is Bamlet recently was no timetable for hired as Chico’s urban finding a full-time forest manager, a position replacement. left vacant since Denice Speaking by phone Britton retired in 2013. from his home in Roseville, Bamlet said his Starting on April 24, he will take over the city’s skeleton tree crew, which has struggled challenge will be “getting the urban forest back on the agenda.” in recent years to maintain more than 31,000 “I’m a tree man,” he said. “I’ve always street trees and meet the public’s demand for been mad about trees. … I’ve worked on service. everything from a single tree on a front lawn City Manager Mark Orme made the right on through to 1,000-acre pine forests.” announcement during the City Council’s hroughout his years in the field, Richard

SIFT ER Butte below the curve Butte County recently released its annual County Health Rankings & Roadmaps report, part of a national effort to increase the health and quality of life of those living here. Based on statistics for the state of California, Butte ranked 36th out of 57 counties (Alpine was not ranked). That’s based on social and economic factors, health behaviors and quality of life, among other criteria. Below are the health behaviors, a category in which Butte ranked 48 out of 57 counties. The food environment index is based on a 0-10 scale, with 0 being worst, and takes into consideration food insecurity and access to healthy foods. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were based on the rate per 100,000 people and teen births were based on the rate per 1,000. The rest are based on percentages of the population.

Factor Butte State average Adult smoking 15% 12% Adult obesity 26% 23% Food environment index 6.5 7.8 Physical inactivity 19% 17% Access to exercise 81% 94% Excessive drinking 21% 18% Alcohol-impaired driving deaths 35% 29% STIs (specifically Chlamydia) 489.9 459.9 Teen births 24 29 Source: www.countyhealthrankings.org

Chico’s new urban forest manager, Richard Bamlet. photo courtesy of richArd BAmlet

As a young man in his home country of Scotland, Bamlet worked as a forestry officer for a township and earned a degree in ecological science from the University of Edinburgh. “Then I met a beautiful Californian lady who whisked me off,” he said. With his wife, Sabrina, he moved to the U.S. in 2010 and worked as a senior forester for the state of Florida. In 2013, the couple moved to Roseville, where Bamlet, now 48, is a natural resources technician for the city.

His expertise will be a boost for Chico’s Parks Division, low as it is on the City Council’s list of budget priorities. For the last several months, the three-worker tree crew has been buried under a backlog of 800 to 1,200 calls for service, said Erik Gustafson, the city’s director of public works-operations and maintenance.

“Richard will have a monstrous work load,” Gustafson said.

Bamlet says he welcomes the challenge, and also looks forward to growing membership of the volunteer group Chico Tree Advocates; initiating proactive programs to plant more trees on city streets; and completing the Urban Forest Management Plan, a document that has languished in draft form since Britton’s retirement.

After visiting Chico and walking through Bidwell Park on several occasions, Bamlet says Chico lives up to its designation as “City of Trees.”

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sidered Councilman Andrew Coolidge’s request to waive fees for business owners whose storefronts have been vandalized.

Coolidge made the proposal after hearing from frustrated downtown business owners whose storefront windows have been scratched or shattered during a recent uptick in vandalism reported by the Chico Police Department. Currently, the city requires business owners to pay a $145 permit fee to replace windows or awnings—even to repair damage from vandalism.

The fee pays for an inspection of the replacement.

Ellen Stephens, co-owner of the Grand View building on Main Street, was the only speaker during the public comment section of the meeting. She and her husband need to replace eight recently damaged windows on the building. Money not spent on fees would go toward the repairs, she said.

Coolidge proposed waiving the fees for vandalism to windows and awnings, arguing that a “clean and safe” business district is a clear benefit to the community. He called it “a no-brainer.”

City officials did not agree.

If the city waives fees for a specific group—in this case, business owners—other groups will probably expect similar treatment, said City Attorney Vince Ewing.

Furthermore, the existing fee doesn’t cover the cost of staff time, said Leo DePaola, the city’s building official.

Most members of the council did not want to rush action on the proposal. Councilman Randall Stone suggested that stakeholders should meet with DePaola to produce a refined solution.

“Let’s leave it to staff and the experts that are navigating this, rather than trying to come up with a piecemeal decision,” he said.

Mayor Sean Morgan made a motion to direct staff to explore lowering the fees or waiving them entirely, which the council approved with a unanimous vote.

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That revelation on a Monday (March 20) runs counter to the president’s oft-repeated claim that “Russia is fake news.” Since that time, the bipartisan panel’s independent investigation has been wracked with problems.

Most notably, the next day, a rogue California congressman named Devin Nunes, who is chairman of that House committee, secretly met on the White House grounds with members of Trump’s team to view documents allegedly confirming the president’s claim he’d been wiretapped by the Obama administration during the presidential campaign—a narrative that has been debunked by U.S. intelligence officials, including Comey.

Here are the highlights from the last couple of weeks: March 20: The Washington Post reports that Trump’s eldest daughter, Ivanka, will move into her own office in the West Wing at the end of the month to take on an unofficial role as an adviser to the president. There, she’ll join husband Jared Kushner, a real estate heir who’s serving as the president’s senior adviser. She pledged to “voluntarily” follow ethics rules for official government employees.

March 22: The Associated Press reports that former Trump campaign Chairman Paul Manafort made millions of dollars a year working in secret with a Russian billionaire to influence American policy to the benefit of Putin in the mid-2000s and just a few years ago worked in clandestine efforts as a lobbyist for Ukraine’s pro-Russian faction.

Manafort did not report such lobbying work, which is a felony under the Foreign Agents Registration Act. March 23: CNN reports that the negotiations on the so-called American Health Care Act—meant to replace the Affordable Care Act—have come to a close. That news comes by way of high-level White House officials who headed to Capitol Hill to meet with GOP lawmakers with an ultimatum from Trump: Pass the bill the next day or America is “stuck” with Obamacare.

March 24: House Speaker Paul Ryan and other Republican leaders pull the AHCA from the House floor—a move that comes as a result of a lack of Republican support, both from ultra conservatives who called the law “Obamacare Lite” and moderates who were under increasing pressure from their constituency to leave the existing law in place.

March 26: The Washington Post reports that, just nine weeks into his presidency, Trump has visited, on average, one of his properties every three days.

March 27: The New York Times reports that Trump senior adviser and son-in-law Kushner will be questioned by Senate Intelligence Committee

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Kislyak is the same Russian with whom Trump’s now-disgraced former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, met during the transition. Flynn was forced out of that post after it was revealed he’d lied to Vice President Mike Pence about such contact.

In an interview with CNN, embattled Congressman Nunes justifies his clandestine meeting on White House property to view allegedly sensitive documents on the basis that he needed a secure place in which to do so. Rep. Adam Schiff, also from California and the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, called for Nunes to recuse himself from the Russia probe.

Pollster Gallup releases a survey showing Trump’s approval rating has dropped to 36 percent—a new low.

March 28: Congressman Walter Jones becomes the first Republican to call for Nunes’ recusal from the Russia-Trump investigation.

The New York Times reports that the Trump administration attempted to keep Sally Yates, former attorney general of the United States, from testifying before the House Intelligence Committee on the potential Trump-Russia connection.

Trump signs an executive order to roll back the Clean Power Plan, an Obama-era effort to curb climate change.

March 29: The New York Times reports a change of plans for Ivanka Trump’s affiliation to the White House. She’ll take on a formal role as an official employee.

March 30: The attorney for former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn says his client is willing to testify in the House and Senate’s RussiaTrump probes in exchange for immunity.

April 3: Kushner accompanied Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. on a trip to Baghdad, Iraq, to meet with Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and discuss efforts to defeat ISIS.

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parents to do something like this activity.”

Having the whole family together is important because the adults—parents, grandparents, even uncles and aunts— serve as “good role models for their kids,” Naiman added, “walking with them, running with them.”

To reach more potential participants, Reed said the organization promotes the event in both English and Spanish.

“I think we have more diversity at Growing Healthy Children than at other races I run [competitively],” she said.

Last year’s event drew 600 participants, children and adults combined.

Naiman’s organization took the name

Growing Healthy Children from a former group that promoted more nutritious offerings from Chico Unified School District Food Services. Once that group “fizzled away,” Naiman said, he decided it would be “good to attach on and stay with it because it was somewhat well-known in the community.”

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Naiman, an avid runner, has participated in myriad races over the past four decades, including fundraisers at Bidwell Park.

Around 2001, he made an observation that struck him as significant: Naiman says he noticed “very [little], if any, representation from ethnicities in this area” at local running events.

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sibly not promoting [races] to everyone in the community.”

Naiman’s work as community health coordinator for Ampla Health emphasizes wellness activities such as exercise and nutrition.

The populations served by his employer’s clinics cross the socioeconomic spectrum but predominantly feature lower-income families who often lack healthy lifestyle opportunities due to finances and access. Public health departments statewide, including Butte County’s, underscore this problem through the Healthy Stores for a Healthy Community initiative (see “Healthy options, better choices,” Healthlines, March 16).

“In my mind, I thought maybe we could promote this event to families and to kids of lower economic status,” Naiman said.

To maximize participation, his event would be free.

He bandied about the idea at a meeting and got positive feedback, but it took Naiman

five years to realize his dream. Inspired by a marketing seminar, he contacted 30 colleagues from around the North State and shared his vision; half agreed to meet with him, and he found he had an organizing committee.

The 11th annual Growing Healthy Children run/walk will take place next Saturday morning (April 15) at Bidwell Park—still free, thanks to the effort of 50 volunteers and support of community sponsors. The event will include competitions, entertainment and a health fair. The first 300 entrants get T-shirts; four kids will win bikes and safety gear. (See info box for more information.)

“It’s a way to encourage the whole family,” said Deanna Reed, a GHC organizing committee member and community outreach coordinator at Enloe Medical Center, one of the event’s main sponsors. “It can be costprohibitive for a whole family to put out $150, $175 or whatever for all the kids and

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that the lifespan is shortened.”

The sober finding motivates them. As Reed said, “That just underscores the importance of activities like this and inspiring kids especially to develop good habits of physical activity and good nutrition at an early age, because if we can get that into them and teach them when they’re still receptive to these messages, then those can become lifelong habits that can perhaps change the course of this epidemic that we’re facing.”

They’re seeing signs of progress. Naiman visits local schools to raise awareness of the race; when he wheels a bicycle into assembly rooms, kids call out, “I’m going to win that!”—and he hears responses such as “I love carrots” and “I love eating healthy snacks” to inquiries about food choices.

“It just blows me away, because that’s not what I’ve expected from them,” Naiman said. “But I think that going to assemblies every year, kids coming out to this event, they know what the moral of the story is.” □

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Enloe has been involved every year; this is Reed’s fifth year with both the hospital and Growing Healthy Children.

Like Naiman, Reed is a competitive runner. So, too, is Lawry-Hall. The three hadn’t encountered each other at races before meeting through Growing Healthy Children; now that they’re connected, they have formed a mutual support society beyond the organization.

“It seems like the positive energy flows from one through the other,” Naiman said.

Enloe devotes Reed’s time and hospital resources to the effort, she said, because the race dovetails with the “healthier you” mission.

“We want families to have opportunities to get out and be active and learn that it can be fun—that making healthy choices can be fun.

It doesn’t have to be hard.

“Age doesn’t matter. Ability doesn’t matter. It’s all about living well.”

Quality of life and quantity of life no longer can be taken for granted.

Naiman and Reed cite research over the past decade that this generation of children will have shorter lifespans than their parents due to so-called lifestyle diseases (obesity, heart conditions, certain cancers). Noted Naiman: “This would be the first time in like 100 years

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‘IforA colleague uttered those words recently f I hear one more person say, ‘So much

and the exasperation was all too familiar.

A tiny shift in weather is regularly taken as meaningful when it’s not.

For instance, on Feb. 16, 1990, in the middle of a multiyear drought, western Nevada was hit with a major snowfall. It was followed immediately by premature “Is the drought over?” news stories.

It is akin to a comment Donald Trump made in a New York Times interview during the campaign—“You know the hottest day ever was in 1890-something. Ninetyeight.”—as though it had meaning. He never provided any verification for that bit of trivia, but even if what he had said was true, scientists and fact-checkers quickly pointed out that one point in time is not a trend. It may, indeed, be an exception or anomaly.

Far from the snowfalls this year disproving climate change, University of Nevada, Reno, scientist Glenn Miller said they are exactly “what you would expect to happen” with warming.

“This is one of the symptoms of global warming,” he said. “If you have a lot more water evaporate, that water is going to come down at some point. This is exactly consistent with global warming. You have more extreme events happening.”

Thus, hotter summers, colder winters.

“Stronger events” also are a cause of shorter autumns and springs.

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has said extreme events like flooding, heavy snowfalls and downpours can all be signs of global warming. Of course, it is possible to assess this year’s heavy precipitation without reading more into it than there is. Some have been trying to do that.

Heather Emmons, spokeswoman for the Natural Resources Conservation Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, issued a statement that said what is significant about this winter is its resemblance to 1983.

“Nineteen-eighty-three is a winter talked about with awe and reverence by snow surveyors and water managers in the Western United States,” the statement said. “Putting it in the same sentence as 2017 indicates that we have a real heavy hitter at bat this winter.”

The numbers across the Western United States are impressive. In the Northern Sierra alone, precipitation this past January and February was nearly 300 percent of normal, according to the state Department of Water Resources’ California Data Exchange Center.

Another place where there could be a

jump to conclusions is in the Western drought. There have been a lot of headlines: “California snowpack could bring five-year drought to its knees” and “Drought finally over in nearly every part of California.”

But no scientist has called an end to the drought. After all, an extreme winter could easily be followed by an extreme summer that undoes a lot of the gains.

At Nevada’s Lake Mead, where the “bathtub ring” and the lake’s dramatic fall have

been used incessantly to illustrate the drought, the winter has raised the lake a bit, but Bureau of Reclamation spokeswoman Rose Davis still told KLAS News, “It’s a very important concept to remember that nobody’s out of drought. … I mean, regardless of what you’re seeing on the flooding in California and other places, one year doesn’t undo drought.”

And amid all the snow, the journal Water Resources Research last month issued a study that said, in part, “Fifteen years into the 21st century, the emerging reality is that climate change is already depleting the Colorado River water supplies at the upper end of the range suggested by previously published projections. Record-setting temperatures are an important and underappreciated component of the flow reductions now being observed.”

The study was done by hydrology researchers Brad Udall of Colorado State University and Jonathan Overpeck of the University of Arizona. Forty million people rely on the Colorado’s water, and its volume is down 19 percent as a result of the drought.

In a Wired essay, hydroclimatologist Peter Gleick wrote that there are two kinds of drought.

“But another key variable is temperature.

Temperature determines, among other things, the demand for water by crops, vegetation and people, and especially the ratio of snow to rain that falls in the mountains. The past five years were by far the driest and hottest in more than a century of recordkeeping—in part because of human-caused climate change—and those high temperatures

played a key role on worsening the scarcity of water and devastating the snowpack.

“This combination of hot and dry led to massive groundwater overdraft, cutbacks to farmers, loss of snow storage in the mountains, reductions in hydropower production, and a range of voluntary and mandatory restrictions on urban water use. And while the wet year may end the ‘precipitation drought,’ higher and higher temperatures and a persistent ‘snow drought’ are here to stay.” □

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downtown’s nuts and bolts On a Thursday night in 1956, a young Syl Lucena graduated from high school. On the following Monday morning, he began his first day of work at Collier Hardware, inside one of the oldest buildings in Chico, on the corner of Broadway and First streets. More than six decades later, Lucena can still be found there. He’s the nuts and bolts of the establishment that has supplied nuts and bolts to generations of Chicoans. As the sole owner of Collier since 1971 and of the building itself since 1983, Lucena runs the business along with his three sons. Constructed in 1871, the two-story building has served mostly as a hardware store, briefly as a post office and as a meeting place for local Masons and Odd Fellows. On Saturday (April 8), Lucena will give a lecture on the history of the building at the Chico Museum, from 10-11 a.m. For more information, visit www.chico museum.org.

What was it like working here back in the day?

Actually, you know, it’s amazing. The interaction is somewhat still the same today. People need nails, they need bolts—you have to know what size they are. We did the same thing back then that we do today. We sell one screw, two screws, one bolt, 10 bolts.

How has the store survived so long?

We’ve been lucky. It’s always been oriented around service, so we’ve been able to survive all the bigbox stores and all the problems [with]—welcome to today—online shopping. It’s more competitive than the big-box stores. And online shopping is also a competitor of the big-box stores, so, what the heck, they’re fighting with themselves.

Was the culture of service always part of working at Collier?

You always have to have something that’s a little bit different than the other stores. So, service is

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If anything emerged as an overall message a few weeks ago at the Oroville Area Chamber of Commerce and Oroville Economic Alliance’s annual dinner, it was unity. The whole situation with the dam, while frightening and eye-opening—and not over yet—clearly also brought the community together. Several speakers even repeated a mantra: “We are Oroville strong.” The power of those words was palpable.

Unity, it turned out, was a theme for the evening. Chamber/Alliance CEO Sandy Linville reminded those in attendance that a little less than a year ago, the chamber and the Oroville Economic Development Corp. joined forces under the umbrella of the Oroville Economic Alliance. (The chamber operates as the membership arm, while the alliance focuses on attracting and building businesses.)

Overall, the tone was positive. Linville highlighted new businesses to the area, including The Exchange, an upscale tapas bar downtown, and Langlers Webworks, a small-business Web design firm that recently relocated from the Bay Area. After all the bad press Oroville received because of the dam, the businesses there deserve some optimism. I support you, Oroville, and your strength to move on.

where you’re going to win out because a big store can’t do that. They won’t do that.

In your time working here, how has downtown changed?

Drastically. If you go back when I first started and into the ’50s and ’60s, downtown was basically a retail hub. There were no malls. So in downtown you had drug stores, department stores. As a matter of fact, we were talking about this the other day, in 1956, there were five men’s stores downtown. There’s one today. It has swung from a lot of retail to services, which means restaurants and bars. There’s some nice stores left in retail, but in 1956, there was one, two, three hardware stores downtown. Today? One.

What are your hopes for the future of Collier?

To continue. I’ve got three boys—Marc, Steve and Matt—they’re running it, doing it, doing a great job. So, I’d love to see it continue. Not sure it will, for how long, but it should. The future is unknown.

But I’d love to see downtown and the store continue to prosper.

—GABRIEL SAnDOvAL

One dOOr Opens ... After 18 years in business, Off the Wall Soccer is shutting its doors. The year-round indoor soccer facility, which offered programs for all ages, faced increased competition from the Chico Area Recreation and Park District, which recently ramped up its adult leagues. According to the Off the Wall website, the competition proved too much. It’s winding down operations as we speak.

It’s not all sad news at the corner of East 20th and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway, however. City Manager Mark Orme confirmed that the owners of Rare Air, a trampoline park in Redding, had signed a letter of intent on Friday (March 31) to lease the Off the Wall facility. He expects it will open sometime later this year. It looks insanely fun. Check it out online at rareairpark.com.

Market update It appears communication really is key. After a sit-down between Downtown Chico Business Association reps and food vendors regarding changes to the market’s policies on street food, both sides seem quite a bit more at ease. In fact, compromise was reached in two key areas. First, there will be three spots for rotating booths (instead of two). Second, nearly all the menu restrictions were lifted. So, you’ll be able to pick up Truck-A-Roni’s famous mac and cheese (yes, they decided to stay in the market). In addition to all the familiar faces, two new trucks were added to the rotation: The Wolf & The Lamb and Gnarly Deli.

Just goes to show that collaborative communication can go a long way in minimizing conflict. Now, let’s eat! dine Out fOr autisM This Friday (April 7), Sin of Cortez—that rockin’ breakfast/

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99 A poetry contest for a poetry month April is National Poetry Month, and the Chico News & Review is celebrating by once again giving over these pages to the art of words. For the annual Poetry 99 issue, we task local writers with composing poems of 99 or fewer words, and this year they met the challenge in a huge way. According to the members of the 1078 Gallery Literary Committee—a five-person panel composed of English teachers, instructors, published writers and editors—this was the strongest batch of poetry submitted during the their five years judging the contest. We thank them for their efforts reading the hundreds of entries, and we thank the community’s poets for allowing us to share their work in these pages.

Notes: In the high school honorable mentions, there is a student, Shawn, from Table Mountain School in Butte County Juvenile Hall who made the cut. The student’s last name has been omitted to protect his anonymity.

To ensure unbiased consideration, author names were removed from poems before being given to the judges. In the further interest of fairness, judge Muir Hughes recused herself from judging the high school category as her son and daughter, Ender and Seven Mills, were entrants.

The 1078 Gallery Literary Committee (from left): Jeff Hull, Angela Youngblood, Sarah Pape, Muir Hughes and Kathleen McPartland.

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FIRST PLACE Advil and Knee Socks I. All day the crows nest in your eyes, darkening their sharp wit against me.

Beak to beak, feathers alight with slick admonishment; they pecked me and I left a shadow of myself in the hall.

II. The musk of wet cement, the dripping leaves, the rain-soaked yellow of the crosswalk.

Someone is yelling at you; their voice dissolves into the moment.

My mouth is dry.

You lean in, curiously.

III. A dark arm droops out the window of a passing car; it is 3:44.

The geometry of grief is unforgiving.

THE JUDGES

Rebecca Kuehne Ch ic o

Last year, Rebecca Kuehne was a Chico High senior who took both second and third places in the high school division of Poetry 99, and this year, with her first try in the much more competitive adult category, she’s cleaning up again, taking both first and third places. Now studying English at Butte College, Kuehne continues to write poetry and songs, and is excited to be performing her indie-folk originals at local open mics.

L ive poetry

All Poetry 99 winners and honorable mentions are invited to a public reading tonight, April 6, 6:30 p.m., at The Bookstore, 118 Main St.

HONORABLE MENTIONS Jarod and Jake Go back to the beginning.

Your sweatshirt is on the rocks.

Town lights shifting below red to blue.

Bobcat dry grasses rattle when the wind picks up, falls off.

Only a chip of moon but god the stars…

SECOND PLACE Asking

Emily Salmon’s writing takes many forms—poetry, children’s books and even a memoir. She’s been working on the latter for about nine years, getting to it as much as a mother of five can.

Salmon says she enjoys photography and getting outdoors— especially to the ocean and the redwoods—and is also “a pretty devout yogini,” working as a yoga instructor and massage therapist on the side.

I love belly-jeweled lipstick, speak cellophane- rigid twisted lightning I love suddenly, asking the water sweet lures I let go of blood money Pivoting on horizon I follow shifting mountains I shift.

THIRD PLACE

I hate surprise Rain, snow American kitchen The Cellar I forget embroidered fingertips taste organic My soul says plummet My heart says curve My mother says 1-800-diamond ring

Last night, I sat in the damp grass and mistook my fingers for roots—slick, creaking shoots, digging for hidden nourishment— but that was last night.

I am from blue moon in every room I remember crooked promise on shelves I come from scattered violets Camera lost Elbow wool My creek says mimic memory My shadow says patient spider I am asking nonstop.

Emily Salmon Parad i se

Helios

I want to speak of something other than sunsets.

Tonight, I watch the cold white of headlights carve a path past the horizon.

This time, you are not chuckling, with dew at your throat, or sunlight slung between your shoulders.

No. This time, you are only caught between God’s teeth, crushing out another promise of daybreak.

Rebecca Kuehne

Our bikes on their sides beside us Faint clicking wheels searching the heavenly numbers teasing the combinations.

Emily’s hand is on her phone but it won’t ring tonight.

She thought she’d win you.

“Shooting star” you murmur the third one tonight your mouth against my ear my pulse trying to temper the wild power between us.

Kenneth O’Connor C h ic o

Nurture

My father’s mother let him as a teen keep red-tails as pets and once, azure feathered bluebirds bewitched her while driving, yet she wrecked birding twice, they say Craning my neck in the car admiring what rust flash of hawk above or wresting the wheel from my daughter who’s learning to frighten while spying barn swallows smugly diving away I’m reminded of her though she died before my birth, and while her dust isn’t diamonds any more than mine is, still, the thrill which nature stirs with iridescent wings is a gift, a glimmer of her in me

Autumn Arrives (In Five Haikus) In loll of dusk, I watch crimpled blades of grass writhe under wayward breeze.

Behind me, moths quiver to the blurred porch bulb, collecting what heat they can.

Near the street, in gravel by first leaves, a cat contemplates its paw.

I splay my palms to catch the tattered light; calluses have left, softened by neglect.

Unlike the swell of spring, stonecrop blossoms, lifting autumn in my heart.

Kevin Svahn Ch ic o

Fences

I am not from this place with its stones and apples on the ground, rogue vines climbing marginal fences, small pewter birds in tulip trees.

I am foolishly suspicious of hard love and the rest of which my best is made.

She would never believe that I come here without thinking of her, that I am not retreating from her, that I am more frightened of being alone than of being with her. She would not smell the tulip trees the way I smell them. She would breathe deeply, making it an occasion. But I am not from here.

RH Ober Ch ic o

A thousand daily softnesses

fog me around condense on my arms, my thighs and drip down to my fingers and to my toes.

I feel through the mist to the magnets lodged under the skin of my children that draw my lips, and then push me back through it euphoric, yielding, to the opposite pole of your unshaven cheek

Ruth Greenfield Ch ic o

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Perhaps it was 1979 … listening to the cars ... singing “let the good times roll” the pavement rolling like an oasis 1971 Nova — floating like a dream across the Sacramento River one hundred degrees felt like a hot bath after the vinyl cooled down—it was nice window rolled down—you could smell the water crickets you could hear them ... skunks you could smell them too ... the sun sizzled as it landed in Shasta Lake poetry makes complete sense in 5th grade “only the good die young” busted onto the radio the days lasted for days that’s what I remember

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Pale leaves quake on tenuous holds turning vulnerable undersides to a consuming sky.

Orphaned confidence is no way to stay in love with angled ground.

Hope is thin dust. Stones shatter under the burden of all this air in summer, dark heat with sharp stars slashing.

To collect oneself up in clenched hands, or place one’s own hand in the middle of the back and insist on the antagonistic step into vacancy, demands soulful concentration so as to overcome heaven, daughters, oceans, wet sand. Wet breath, heaved and flung.

The ocean becomes an obligation, eyes tight Against stinging wind.

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Velour

Her touch is so easy I’ve seen her walk on vestal diamonds of fresh snow and leave their virginity intact.

She once walked up behind God and caught Him by surprise with a hug around the neck.

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Rain spatters the lanes, where warped glass windowpanes Grow tears as the dust is disturbed.

The candle-light flickers, the old plow horse whickers.

Lines between earth and sky are blurred.

Blackened wood creaks, as the old gate squeaks.

The weary drunk’s words are slurred.

From drooped, red-rimmed eyes, the wisps of life fly.

Into dreams his soul is interred.

Aline Ingelson-Filupa Chico

Wet Wings

Sometimes in the shower, lathered and bare, my body remembers.

A thousand tongues rough and warm, navigate curving hills and dipping valleys. Butterflies emerge from crocheted labyrinths. Wings flutter and flounder through crevices deep.

Then deeper. Hands search wander, wonder, reaching out, finding the space between. Wings wet.

Butterflies drop to the floor.

I stand and linger Finger the end of my tie and talk to Tina toys were different when we were kids As I pull away I see him he stands in the bay window I wave, craning to see him as I go He is waving.

My eyes see his little man shirt, his smile.

His eyes are following the wheels on our car.

Johnny Stafford Qu incy

Balloon

The word hadn’t cleared my lips before it yanked upward like an untied balloon and singed the ceiling.

Lisa Anina Berman Ch ic o

It was an every day

dry dirt pulling hard on our soles (to keep us on the ground) dry dirt alley between two orchards (little brother faster every day) at the end of the rows the old Ford rusty, magnet, mystery of rest We never touched it we circled it forever piled up walnuts all around it drew in the dust with our toes silent, dirty, bewitched

Wheels

Ruth Greenfield

Little League

Dad-coaches stand in the dugout bellowing like old engines as their boys score runs they slap the boys on their backs knocking them forward as they walk the score changes, like scores do their boys don’t get any runs this inning now the dads don’t touch the boys at all the boys walk back with their heads down one dad throws his hat in the dirt I hear them yelling, telling the stories of their own childhoods all the things they lost all the things they want back when their boys go up to bat.

Sadie Rose Casey Ch ic o

In the yolks of their eyes, oil spread through an overflowing bathtub and a flock of pelicans heaved off from the roof of a burning motel.

Evin Wolverton Ch ic o

Apartment Life

An ant on the hook on the ceiling—It’s alive and well though it crawls nearer long leg’s thin strands drifting over lamp of restless gnat—The ant makes through unscathed as long leg bounces with web, and gnat taps towards harmonious light.

Kevin Svahn

Second to Last Will & Testament

If I’ve double-bounced off this trampoline into a neighboring dimension, embarrassment has no jurisdiction.

So this will have to do: Split me into lines with my unused library card, and hand the straw to anyone who carried me in darkness long enough to grieve me in the light.

No coffins and no coffee cans, please don’t you even try.

Blast Brooks & Dunn and dump the rest on down the waterslide.

“Boot Scootin’ Boogie” til the speakers blow, too loud and dumb to cry, and some new christened pervert feels the twinkle in her eye.

Evin Wolverton

High school winners Ender Mills

FIRST PLACE Deep Southern Nurture

When it comes to his writing, Ender Mills says that he “often draws on [his] feelings on politics and social issues.” But when it comes to playing music, something he’s done for several years in his band, Snowing in May (which also features his sister Seven, who received an honorable mention in this year’s Poetry 99), his focus is on playing guitar, not writing words. “I like playing instrumental music,” he says. He also likes fencing and engaging in spirited discourse with his classmates at Inspire School of Arts & Sciences.

Forced to leave the nudist colony His drinking problem finally has consequences Now his only option is an apartment in the city Only able to be naked at home Before he felt free Now trapped Within cotton and denim Stuck in an apartment his family owns Unable to frolick Within other nudist recreation clubs His reputation the cause His tendencies tear down his opportunities The only career he has gotten That he doesn’t hate Or hide away in the bathroom Is posing naked for art classes at the college His family disapproves Sad alcoholic nudist Allie Adcock, Gr een v i l l e, 1 7

THIRD PLACE

Plasma

The Night City

Ghost trains sailing on the fog One eye to glow, peering through the rain They luminesce through a mist, watching me Then disappear, are gone again Ghost cities riding on clouds of black Thundering; bursting with the weight of deluge City lights that flicker; unconscious eyes Peering at me briefly before vanishing

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Ender Mills Chi co 16

The nudist

SECOND PLACE I am plasma– my nebulous existence stretches beyond the boundaries of ordinary states of matter, I am adrift in my own sea, an ocean of stars In a spiral galaxy– arms reaching as wide as mine reach to catch an inkling of hope– hope that I will be emancipated from this perpetual solitude– let me burst– into a thousand wayward stars.

You are a canvas you come into this world writhing and screaming you must be painted a man comes palette in hand he is ready to paint he picks the color gray he always picks gray oh what a wonderful painting you become the same as a hundred others you are a go to church painting a scream and curse painting a refused to ever learn painting a watch the world burn painting you are the same as your father

HONORABLE MENTIONS

They got next

Aubrey Whitely comes from a family of writers who have regularly been published in the CN&R’s literary contests.

Aubrey, Avriella and their Aubrey Whitely mom, AnneMarie Carter, have all been published in previous Poetry 99 or Fiction 59 issues, and this year Mom garnered an honorable mention over in the adult division. “My family likes words,” Aubrey says, “and I’ve always liked reading.” The high school senior—doing independent study though South Sutter Charter School—says that, in addition to poetry, she enjoys writing short stories.

Human Mold

Book on sword stances, stolen DVDs from the bargain bin, the mattress a galaxy of stains.

Failing to complete any task Flailing around unable to move Falling deeper into my own ego Ashamed to share my cheesy lines Expecting sympathy? Understanding?

While I create my own problems I deserve nothing at all Wasting away I am an island Inhospitable, uninhabited, uneventful.

A barren personality? A boring little boy Without substance floating in day dreams Asking for things borrowing with no return Potential? Progress?

Broken promises It’ll just waste your time To hear what’s on my mind I’m not sorry

Caleb Hovland, G re env i l l e, 1 8

Now

We’ve made it through yesterday, and so many days before so why does it hurt so much, To muscle through this huge lump?

There’s too much gristle.

It feels like rubbing a cat backwards It bristles Tight under your skin Like the roots of your mind Are swelling with the flood.

We’re on hyper drive and your hair gets caught in the gears Everyone else will live on a different level.

You’re on your own level now.

Where you’re marching the plank The plank that YOU built This plank that you built for yourself.

The night city is enveloping me Skyscrapers almost tangible Billboards of russet cloud I am riding on a misty rain wave On a landmass of electric light Pulsing below, electric veins Riding against the wind and rain, I am sailing with the ghost trains On the fog.

Aubrey Whitely

Stranded

The unnoticed pain of regret Overrun by the piercing gaze of beauty.

Frantically masking my grave expressions with a grayish cloak.

Crudely sculpted red fingers reaching for my soul.

Headlong ambitions won’t allow me to be consumed.

Stacked between good and evil as if I’m the boy in the novels.

Stuck between living my dreams and abiding by the laws of reality.

Shawn, Or ov ille, 18

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Hungry Sun

The Sun is hungry.

He licks his lips beneath the horizon.

The moon waits fearful with his glittery descendants.

He’s done this since the beginning of existence.

And now, it’s time.

The moon gives in as the sky bleeds to the West.

As light consumes night, stars drip from Sun’s lips to the next one.

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Your eyes are exposed to the unique charm of Chapmantown.

Where there might be a house with 100 cats or a fence made of a branch and the sidewalk is slanted and cracked.

And the roofs look shattered like broken glass and there might be some people that give you a gasp.

And there might be some chickens along the way but that’s just Chapmantown’s way.

The houses are colored according to the day and as you walk through Chapmantown you feel something the adventures you missed out on and the ones that are new but that’s just Chapmantown.

Judging by her choice of attire during a photo shoot for this issue—a sweet Carpenters T-shirt—Meadow Mavis’ musical tastes run wider than the average 12-year-old’s. In fact, the Chico Country Day School student writes and sings her own songs and admits that the styles she’s interested in run from alternative to classics to local faves the Mother Hips.

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White wings float on the wind, Small speckles of brown dot them.

People look up and point, The bird ignores us, flying on

third place Cloak of Stars

Cloak of stars Twinkling; represents Mystery, metaphor Cloth made of fine fabric As thin as an onion skin The veil divides reality from A whispering land constructed by the mind Under the cloak and the veil Is the peaceful dell And the summer breath And the summer humidity Trees whispering, wondering Talking, questioning “Why?” and “How?” and “When?”

The cloak above Growing darker still The sun says goodbye until next time Hiding like a diamond in the rough The moonlight reinvents itself, framing the earth in a spotlight Of quiet tranquility Innocent, but responsible Under the cloak of stars

Maya Klein Chico 11

Kaiya Struyf Chi co 11

Sherwood Montessori sixthgrader Kaiya Struyf has many interests, but she is most drawn to one activity in particular: “I am a dancer,” she says. Kaiya also really enjoys writing stories, reading (currently the Harry Potter series, among others) and doing “athletic stuff” like going on hikes in the park with her family.

The Bird

Meadow Mavis

Poetry 99 is not the first publication in which Maya Klein’s writing has been featured. The Wildflower Open Classroom sixth-grader had her fiction published in the print version of New Moon Girls magazine. “I like to write stories, mostly realistic fiction,” she says. She also loves reading and drawing (mostly people and animals).

A victorious cry escapes him.

He dives, for what, I know not, I only know that he is a silver-white missile Streaking towards the shining surface of the lake Gulp! The lake swallows him whole With all that speed, you would expect a splash, Yet only a ripple shows.

Now he emerges, silver scales glinting from in his beak.

Mightily flapping his wings he rises up.

The bird flies on.

Sky Wolf, Ch ic o, 11

Backspace

Backspace That button I wished for like a child’s birthday before the candles go out Backspace I can redo those first impressions Those 9 letters that call out hopefully Backspace I finally don’t look awkward Backspace...

WORLDFEST

Bumpy lumpy road Try to find a camping spot Off in the distance hear the sound of wonderful music it sounds like a forest of wind chimes Amazing place Worldfest The smell of pine trees and dust It feels great when you spray water on your face Under the hot sweltering sun We get to wear fun Summer dresses with Head scarfs that mach after all this fun we Must leave on the Bumpy lumpy road

Calla Cox, Ch ic o, 11

Stuck Door

Empty desert sunshine makes moving stay Silk ribbon fire heats the pavement and touches me with a hint of anger I walk onto sandy property Opening a tragic door realizing I was stuck

Cedar Bailey, Ch ic o, 11

Colin Bailey, Ch ic o, 14

Untitled

I will forever remember two weeks in Greece with you.

For a long time after I wondered how such a small girl can make such a big difference in my life. Your country was bombed, you were living in a tent, your mother was pregnant and sick, but you still smiled and laughed and the sparkle in your eyes wasn’t dimmed. One girl and one smile can make a difference.

I miss you.

Isa Anderson, Ch ic o, 11

Kids winners

Young and free THIRD PLACE

Mona Hendriks

SNORKLE (Acrostic)

FIRST PLACE

Swim real slow.

Now follow me.

Open your eyes. See the fish.

Red, blue and yellow.

Know what’s darting all around.

Look, don’t touch the coral Even turtles fly above.

Hair

My hair flows through the wind, then tangles like vines; And I hope it dries before I brush, brush.

Hair strong as an ox and grows like a forest.

Mona Hendriks Ch ic o 9

Brown like dark chocolate and soft and frizzy but has cruel curls.

My hair bounces like a rabbit and as big as waves.

Poetry 99 first-timer Mona Hendriks is already an internationally published writer. With her grandparents living in Japan, she’s submitted writing while visiting them. Back in the U.S., her “SNORKLE” poem is included in her self-made collection of drawings and poems titled Ocean Poetry.

Pulling and pulling twisting in a knot I scream; “My hair, my hair!”

Finally it unravels and turns beautiful like a horse’s mane.

Liliana Rodriguez Chi co 11

In addition to writing poetry, Liliana Rodriguez says she enjoys fiction. “I’m writing scary stories,” she says. When she’s not working with words, the Wildflower Open Classroom student likes singing, mostly pop music but also a little country.

Liliana Rodriguez

Arlee Sheehan

SECOND PLACE The moon and the sun together as one

Sun and moon so lonely and sad moon loved sun sun loved moon they couldn’t see each other one would be up the other down every day waiting for that very moment where day and night meet they searched space for solutions through many days they searched till finding a strange planet an old man lived there and asked what they’ve come for they said for a solution we never get to see each other the old man said he could not make them stop moving but he could combine them into one so they took what they could

Arlee Sheehan Chi co 9

HONORABLE MENTIONS My Friends

I hear talking Nice feet walking on the ground I jump in the trampoline And play board games We pretend to play mailman We dress up as different seasons We give each other scores We try to hide from our mom and dad

Legos

Legos are really awesome when you build something big.

You can build houses, mouses, people, and shovels.

I once built the White House.

I like the “click” of the brick against brick like a button being pressed.

Kai Herzog, Ch ic o, 11

Clover Bailey, Ch ic o, 7

I Saw a Cat Make a Cake I saw a cat make a cake he put very random things in it He put a bell, a book, and a box.

He put a dish, a deer, and a door.

He also put a fan, a fish, and a flea.

A gown, a game, and a guitar.

A hand, a hat, and a house.

And that’s what happens when a cat makes a cake.

Chloe Onstot, Ch ic o, 9

Arlee Sheehan has a well-rounded range of interests for a 9-year-old. She likes to play with Legos with her friends, read graphic novels and play with her two cats, Smokey and Ocho (so named because “he has eight fingers on his front two paws”).

Flowers

There is a cluster A blossom outside, blue, red.

Taste like grass honey.

Julio Alvarez, Ch ic o, 8

I Am Poem

I am curious and kind; I wonder what is outside of space; I hear whistling of sirens; I see a crowded street with people bustling from around the world; I want everyone to be more cautious about the earth; I am curious and kind.

I pretend I can talk to anything; I feel a cool breeze on my coat; I worry about the future; I am curious and kind.

I understand that not everything is fair; I say “you can do anything with enough time;” I dream anything; I believe no one is perfect; I am curious and kind.

Emma Nikolai, Ch ic o, 11

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Arts &Culture Virginia Jones, one of 50 or so comedians coming to the Chico Comedy Festival.

Photo courtesy of Virginia Jones

Laugh it off

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Special Events ALLEGORY BELLYDANCE: The local troupe presents Dearly

The trial-and-error comedy of Virginia Jones but often it’s far from that. Lately, Tcomedians have started to shed some

he life of a comedian can be glamorous,

mainstream light on the latter reality, such as Mike Birbiglia by in his film Don’t Think Robin Twice or Pete Holmes Bacior and his new HBO series, Crashing, both centering Preview: around how endlessly chico comedy festival, challenging it can be to april 8-9. april 8: early evening tell jokes for a living.

“I had a conversashows, 8-10 p.m., at Duffy’s tavern, tion with a musician larocca tasting room, friend of mine a couple B street Public house, has Beans years ago,” said comeand trucker. dian Virginia Jones late-night shows, during a recent phone 10 p.m., at the interview. “He said, Pageant and Blue ‘You know, when room theatres. april 9: headliner show you’re playing music at at sierra nevada Big a bar, people are at least room, 7:30 p.m. gonna clap, they’re tickets: free to $20 going to do something (depending on event) More info at in between songs. www.standup And when you’re santacruz.com doing comedy at a bar, you not only need a response, but a positive response a couple times a minute.’”

Jones, originally from Texas, got her start doing comedy in Portland in 2006.

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“It had always been a bucket-list thing,” Jones said. “For a year I just wrote down anything that I’ve ever said that I thought was funny, and then tried to edit that down. It was a really long process.”

She now lives in L.A. (where she’s been since 2012). The move allowed Jones the opportunity to sharpen her skills in one of the industry’s hubs, and a more competitive community.

“I felt so much truth in La La Land: [Emma Stone’s character] puts everything into one show and nobody shows up and it breaks her heart,” Jones said. “If you do that times 600, that’s what doing stand-up in L.A. feels like. I knew that struggle: Something you do resonates with someone and you don’t even know why, and you didn’t know why the other things don’t work. It’s maddening.”

Jones delivers jokes with slow, deadpan ease, often with a confessional tone. She has toured the West Coast several times, including performances at Portland’s Bridgetown and All Jane comedy festivals, and the San Francisco Comedy Competition (in which she was a semi-finalist in 2013).

“Stand-up is where my heart is. It’s an art form that I’ve always had a lot of passion for, and I’m out here doing it,”

Jones said. “If I do get national recognition, if I ever get to headline clubs on the road, no matter what happens I know that I’ve really worked on my craft and really committed to it, and that’s a really good feeling.”

After she performs at the Chico Comedy Festival (doing sets at Duffy’s Tavern, LaRocca Tasting Room and the Naked Lounge on April 8, and at Sierra Nevada Big Room on April 9), Jones will return to L.A., where she’ll continue her pursuit. It’s not always easy, but at the very least, it’s comical.

“In real life, Pete Holmes lives in my neighborhood,” Jones said. “On Saturday night, I was doing a show—I have a nightclub act where I’m a goth girl and sing songs. Anyway, I’m going to the show and I’ve got a big pink wig on, and the one white Marilyn Manson contact in, and I’m driving down the street and I kind of notice this guy who’s wearing a hoodie that’s pulled all the way around his face. He’s got it all closed up like a kid. I realize it’s Pete Holmes and he’s trying to go incognito, and I stare at him and he’s staring at me and I thought, ‘No, I’m not the weirdo; Pete, you are the weirdo. Nobody does that with their hoodie.’ That’s L.A. life.” □

Departed, A Memorial Show, featuring music by artists lost in recent years. Thu, 4/6, 8pm. $5. Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St.

POETRY 99 READING: The Bookstore once again hosts the poets featured in the Chico News & Review’s annual Poetry 99 issue.

Come celebrate National Poetry Month and hear this year’s writers read their poems of 99 words or fewer. Thu, 4/6, 6:30pm. Free. The Bookstore, 118 Main St.

STARVING THE BEAST SCREENING/DISCUSSION: A documentary looking at efforts to defund higher education. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion and audience Q&A. Thu, 4/6, 5pm. Free. Harlen Adams Theatre, Chico State. 898-6693.

THURSDAY NIGHT MARKET: The weekly downtown market featuring farm-fresh produce, local products, food trucks and booths, arts, crafts and live entertainment. Thu, 4/6, 6pm. Free.

Downtown Chico. 345-6500. www.downtownchico.com

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Saturday, April 8 Sycamore Field, Bidwell Park see saturDay, SPECIAL EVENTS

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THUrSDAY NiGHT mArKET WRITER’S VOICE: Chico State’s Writer’s Voice series presents Davis short-fiction writer Naomi J. Williams. Thu, 4/6, 7:30pm. Free.

Zingg Recital Hall, Chico State.

Theater JEEVES & WOOSTER IN COME ON, JEEVES!: The further adventures of Bertie Wooster, his gentleman’s gentleman, Jeeves, and butler, Seppings, are brought to life in a tour de force of comic lunacy. Thu, 4/6, 7:30pm. $10-$18. Theatre on the Ridge, 3735 Neal Road, Paradise. 530-877-5760. www.totr.org

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Special Events MICRO WRESTLING: Two nights of smallerthan-average wrestlers battling in two-versus-two tag-team matches. Fri, 4/7, 9:30pm. $15-$40. Tackle Box, 379 E. Park Ave. www.eventbrite.com

Art Receptions CREATIVE FUSION RECEPTION: Reception for the annual student art exhibit featuring works by middle- and high-school artists. Fri, 4/7, 5pm. Chico Art Center, 450 Orange St.

Music FRIDAY MORNING JAZZ: A weekly morning jazz appointment with local experimental troupe Bogg. Fri, 4/7, 11am. Free. Café Coda, 265 Humboldt Ave.

NOrTH STATE SYmpHONY: pOpS! Saturday, April 8 Laxson Auditorium

SEE SATUrDAY, SPECIAL EVENTS

Theater DRACULA: Blue Room Young Company presents a high-paced adaptation of the Bram Stoker classic. Fri, 4/7, 7:30pm. $10. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St.

JEEVES & WOOSTER IN COME ON, JEEVES!: See Thursday. Fri, 4/7, 7:30pm. $10-$18. Theatre on the Ridge, 3735 Neal Road, Paradise. 530877-5760. www.totr.org

WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY: California Regional Theatre presents the Broadway musical adaptation of the classic novel. Fri, 4/7, 7:30pm. $15 - $20. Center for the Arts, 1475 East Ave. 800-722-4522. www.crtshows. com

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Special Events BIDWELL BARK: More than 1,500 animal lovers and their dogs will gather in Lower Bidwell Park for a fun run/walk and festival featuring food trucks, carnival games, vendors, dog fun zone, demos, contests and more. A benefit for Butte Humane Society. Sat, 4/8, 8:30am. Sycamore Field, Bidwell Park. Visit bidwellbark.com to register.

CAMPFIRE STORYTELLING: Join local storytellers around the campfire. Sat, 4/8, 7pm. Bidwell Park, Campfire Council Ring.

CHICO COMEDY FESTIVAL: Chico ex-pat DNA returns to town with comics from all over the state following him to take over downtown Chico stages. Saturday schedule: early evening shows, 8-10 p.m., at Duffy’s Tavern, LaRocca Tasting Room, B Street Public House, Has Beans and Trucker. Late-night shows, 10 p.m., at The Pageant and Blue Room theatres. Prices vary. Visit site for lineups/details: www.standupsantacruz.com

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Special Events CHICO COMEDY FESTIVAL: See Saturday for more THE COLLIER HARDWARE BUILDING: Well-known Chicoan Syl Lucena, and current owner of the landmark building constructed in 1871, will tell stories about its history. Sat, 4/8, 10am. Chico Museum, 141 Salem St. 530-8914336. www.chicomuseum.org

EASTER BUNNY ARRIVAL AT CHICO MALL: The Easter Bunny will arrive at Chico Mall on Saturday and the first 100 children to visit will receive a goody bag with treats and coupons. Sat, 4/8, 11am. Free. Chico Mall, 1950 E. 20th St. 530-343-0706. www.chicomall.com

MICRO WRESTLING: See Friday. Sat, 4/8, 9:30pm. $15-$40. Tackle Box, 379 E. Park Ave. www.eventbrite.com

SPROUT N’ SHOUT: Butte Environmental Council’s fundraiser for growing a new generation of environmental activists. Live music, silent auction and more. Call for details. Sat, 4/8, 5pm. $30. ARC Pavilion, 2020 Park Ave. 891-6424.

info. Sunday schedule: headliner show at Sierra Nevada. More info at www.standup santacruz.com Sun, 4/9, 7:30pm. $20. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 E. 20th St.

CHICO MUSEUM VOLUNTEER FAIR: Come and find out about the volunteer opportunities the museum offers. Sun, 4/9, 10am. Free. Chico Museum, 141 Salem St. 530-891-4336. www.chicomuseum.org

EASTER EXTRAVAGANZA: Bidwell Presbyterian Church hosts Easter-egg hunt and facepainting. Sun, 4/9, 3pm. Free. Children’s Park, downtown Chico.

Music A BANJOMAN WIGGLY KIDS CONCERT: A fully interactive family fun-time concert with celebrated banjoman Gordy Ohliger. Sun, 4/9, 1pm. $6. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St. 891-3354.

Theater DRACULA: See Friday. Sun, 4/9, 2pm. $10. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St.

JEEVES & WOOSTER IN COME ON, JEEVES!: See Thursday. Sun, 4/9, 2pm. $12-$18. Theatre on the Ridge, 3735 Neal Road, Paradise.

530-877-5760. www.totr.org

WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY: See Friday. Sun, 4/9, 2pm. $15-$20. Center for the Arts, 1475 East Ave. 1-800-722-4522. www.crtshows.com

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Special Events COUSIN CEPHUS IMPROV PROJECT: Jason Allen and his troupe of local comedians, performance artists and theater folks bring their irreverent interactive production to the Maltese. Wed, 4/12, 7pm. $5. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

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Music NORTH STATE SYMPHONY POPS: The North State Symphony teams up with the Uncle Dad’s Art Collective for a pops concert featuring music from Henry Mancini to Simon and Garfunkel.

Even some Daft Punk! Sat, 4/8, 7:30pm. $10-$39. Laxson Auditorium, Chico State.

530-898-6333. northstatesymphony.org

Theater DRACULA: See Friday. Sat, 4/8, 2pm. $10. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St.

JEEVES & WOOSTER IN COME ON, JEEVES!: See Thursday. Sat, 4/8, 7:30pm. $10-$18. Theatre on the Ridge, 3735 Neal Road, Paradise. 530877-5760. www.totr.org

WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY: See Friday. Sat, 4/8, 2pm. $15-$20. Center for the Arts, 1475 East Ave. 800-722-4522. www.crtshows.com

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EDITOR’S PICK

NOT JUST CHilD’S plAYS One’s a scary story being performed by kids (Dracula, coming to the Blue Room Theatre) and the other’s a kids story that’s famous for its wonderfully scary film adaptation being performed by adults and kids (Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, by California Regional Theatre).

The Blue Room Young Company will present a “faithful, fast-moving adaptation” of Bram Stoker’s dark vampire tale for one weekend only, April 7-9. And CRT will once again be setting up shop in the CUSD Center for the Arts (on the Pleasant Valley High campus) and putting on a fullblown Broadway-style musical version of Roald Dahl’s classic for a two-week run starting April 7.

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CREATIVE FUSION Chico Art Center SEE ART

Art 1078 GALLERY: Members Show, in honor of April Fools’, 1078 members were invited to “fool around with the uncharted, unbearable, goofy, uncanny, unregistered, irreverent, and unreliable” for the annual group show. 4/6 - 4/22. 820 Broadway St. www.1078gallery.org

B-SO SPACE: BFA Culminating Exhibit, works by Caitlin Francis (through 4/7) and Madelynn Dubin (4/10-14). Ayres Hall, Chico State.

CHICO ART CENTER: Creative Fusion, the annual student art exhibit featuring works by middle- and high-school artists. 4/7-4/28.

450 Orange St., 530 895-8726.

JACKI HEADLEY UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY: Masters of Fine Arts Culminating Exhibitions, exhibits featuring masters candidates Robert Curl (3/27-30), Holland Larsen (4/3-7) and Garrick Hargrove (4/10-14). Chico State. universityartgallery.wordpress.com

SALLY DIMAS ART GALLERY: Ongoing exhibits,

rotating exhibits featuring local artists. 4/69/16. 493 East Ave., 530-345-3063.

THE TURNER: Know Her Name: Women Printmakers and Shojo Manga Artists, in recognition of Women’s History Month, an exhibit featuring women printmakers and shojo manga artists. 4/6-4/15. Chico State.

Museums BOLT’S ANTIQUE TOOL MUSEUM: Branding Irons, a new display of more than 200 branding irons. 4/6-4/23. $2. 1650 Broderick St., Oroville.

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CHICO AIR MUSEUM: The museum is housed in a large refurbished 1941 WWII Army Air Corps hangar and has an outdoor area with airplanes on display. 165 Ryan Ave.

CHICO CREEK NATURE CENTER: Banding by Day and Night, a close look at birds in hand with incredible detail. $2-$4. 1968 E. Eighth St.

CHICO MUSEUM: Chico Through Time, ongoing exhibit featuring Chico timeline, historic artifacts and photos, plus a preserved Chinese temple and a new exhibit on Hmong life in Chico. 141 Salem St. www.chico museum.org

COLMAN MUSEUM: Cultural artifacts from Butte Creek Canyon from Native American prehistory to the early 20th century. 13548 Centerville Road, about 25 minutes northwest of Chico.

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. 625 Esplanade. www.csuchico.edu

PARADISE DEPOT MUSEUM: The refurbished Paradise Depot serves as a railroad and logging museum. There is a working model train. 5570 Black Olive Drive, Paradise.

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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. 4/6-4/23. Meriam Library Complex at Chico State.

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Student-produced one acts illuminate social issues “classics,” it was refreshing to attend Gthewell-worn intriguing Hearthstone on Tour, a set of three

iven the often dry nature of school productions of

student-authored, -directed and -acted plays presented

by Hearthstone School’s Playwriting, by Acting, and Directing class at the 1078 Carey Gallery last Friday (March 31).

Wilson In her program notes, teacher Deanna Alexich said her “goal as program director was to be present but invisible, too, allowing opportunity, but not striving to control outcome … which was not an easy task.” The positive results of encouraging free expression among the students at the Oroville charter school were apparent in the obvious enthusiasm, joy and thoughtfulness they brought to the creation and performance of the three plays.

This was the second of two public showings of the class’ one-acts (the first was earlier in the day at Hearthstone), and Alexich says that there has been community interest in additional performances and she hopes to be able to tour the production in the area (contact dalexich12@comcast.net for info).

As for the plays, each took on a different aspect of what it’s like growing up in today’s world and the issues that young people face.

First up was Fourth Wall, a short Twilight Zoneesque piece written and directed by Knanyah Derder and Jazmine Ohlhausen. It tells the story of two friends who go for a walk and become, unknowingly at first, ensnared in an increasingly weird play involving characters who are aware of the emotionally uncomfortable but inescapable pitfalls of their own roles. There’s the young woman trapped within the boundaries of her own beauty and charm; a villain who can’t help being seen as evil despite his desire not to be; and a “hero” who manipulates those around him with narcissistic impunity. The friends’ realization that they can perceive and annihilate these roles as well as the wall between themselves and the audience manifested as they left their characters and exited through the welcoming crowd.

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Next, Baby Gangstas, by Keaton Sahagun and Ethan Gentles, took a lighter-hearted look at socially imposed roles and boundaries as a group of preschoolers scheming the most efficient way to break into the daycare kitchen and steal the cookie jar off the top of the refrigerator. The adolescent actors were dressed in assorted whimsical onesies and seated on daycaresized chairs playing Go Fish with cards proportioned for baby hands. As they plotted their caper in toddlertoned voices, the physical comedy and dialogue built to a satisfyingly kid-positive conclusion.

At the opposite end of the dramatic spectrum was Light of Day, a one-act in seven succinct scenes that explored a graduation day in the life of Marcus (Ife Sainte), a young black man whose older brother died in an unjustified shooting by police in “a small suburban farm town” four years earlier. Written and directed by Kelaiah Derder (Knanyah’s sister), this final play of the night was filled with deeply heartfelt sentiment and perceptive social commentary.

In the opening scene, Marcus’ concerned mother, Rose (played by Derder), lectures him on how to most safely deal with police encounters as he prepares to attend a graduation party. Subsequent scenes show Marcus in well-scripted and -acted conversations with friends and classmates, debating about how the concepts of prejudice, systemic racism, white privilege, discrimination and stereotyping relate to young people of color in contrast to their white counterparts.

Following the plays, the students extended the show with a forum mediated by former Chico State professor and current San Jose State sociology/kinesiology lecturer Dr. Vernon Andrews. It was a powerful forum that gave the writers and actors an opportunity to talk about the issues and their intentions behind the socially conscious works and their reactions to portraying the characters they’d invented.

Overall, with unpretentious and honest writing, unguarded emotional directness and the quirky humor of the youthful actors, the Hearthstone troupe presented a very successful, well-rounded night of theater. □

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NIGHTLIFE

THUrSDaY 4/6—WEDNESDaY 4/12 allEGOrY BEllY DaNCE Thursday, April 6 Duffy’s Tavern

LOCKED N LOADED: Live music in the

lounge. Fri, 4/7, 8:30pm. Free. Gold Country Casino & Hotel, 4020 Olive Hwy, Oroville.

SEE THUrSDaY

LOOKING 4 ELEVEN: Live music for THAT 1 GUY: The man, the legend, the one-man band and master of various “magic” homemade musical instruments returns to Chico. Lanz Lazwell & The Vibe Tribe open. Thu, 4/6, 9pm. $12. Lost on Main, 319 Main St.

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ALLEGORY BELLY DANCE: The local

troupe presents Dearly Departed, A Memorial Show, featuring music by artists lost in recent years. Thu, 4/6, 8pm. $5. Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St.

CHICO JAZZ COLLECTIVE: Thursday night jazz featuring local musicians. Thu, 4/6, 8pm. Free. The DownLo, 319 Main St.

MINNESOTA & LUCA LUSH: West Coast bass producer Minnesota brings the dance party to the Senator. Luca Lush opens. Thu, 4/6, 9pm. $15-$20.

Senator Theatre, 517 Main St. ticketweb.com

07FriDaY

OPEN MIC: Singers, poets and musi-

cians welcome. Thu, 4/6, 7pm. Has Beans Cafe, 501 Main St.

PEGI YOUNG AND THE SURVIVORS: KZFR presents Pegi Young, on tour with her band The Survivors in support of new heartbreak-inspired (in the wake of her divorce from Neil Young) album, Raw. Thu, 4/6, 6:30pm. $20. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St., 530-895-0706. kzfr.org

SUNNY ACRES: Local psychedelic pop/punk trio takes over the bar and kicks off the beginning of the Thursday Night Market season as well as CAMMIES month. Thu, 4/6, 9pm. Argus Bar+Patio, 212 W. Second St.

BASSMINT: A weekly bass music party with a rotating cast of local and visiting producers and DJs. Check Facebook for details. Fri, 4/7, 9:30pm. Peking Chinese Restaurant, 243 W. Second St.

FRIDAY MORNING JAZZ: A weekly morning jazz appointment with local experimental troupe Bogg. Fri, 4/7, 11am. Free. Café Coda, 265 Humboldt Ave.

IRISH MUSIC HAPPY HOUR: A Chico tradition: Friday night happy hour with traditional Irish music by the Pub Scouts. Fri, 4/7, 4pm. $1. Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St.

dancing. Fri, 4/7, 9:30pm. $5.

Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville.

MICRO WRESTLING: Two nights of smaller-than-average wrestlers battling in two vs. two tag-team matches. Fri, 4/7, 9:30pm. $15-$40.

Tackle Box, 379 East Park Ave. Search www.eventbrite.com

OPEN MIC: All-ages open mic hosted

by Jodi Foster and Julie Bos. Fri, 4/7, 7pm. DownLo, 319 Main St., 530-892-2473.

ROOTS REGGAE SHOWCASE: KZFR presents an evening of reggae featuring legendary Soul Syndicate singer Earl Zero, DoubleLion recording artist King Hopeton, and Stay Positive Sound. Fri, 4/7, 7:30pm. $10. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St. kzfr.org

SCOTT PEMBERTON & MAJOR POWERS: Portland guitar whiz Scott Pemberton and his band headline, and Bay Area “adventurous rock” crew Major Powers & The Lo-Fi Orchestra open. Fri, 4/7, 9pm. Lost on Main, 319 Main St.

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What’s a woman to do when her 36-year marriage ends in divorce? Record an album of original Americana rock interspersed with a few choice covers of heartbreak classics, that’s what.

After Pegi Young and her famous ex-husband, Neil, split, she joined her band The Survivors in the studio and poured herself into the aptly titled Raw, released in February. KZFR brings her and the band to the Chico Women’s Club tonight, April 6.

SEVERANCE PACKAGE VIDEO RELEASE: The Chico power trio debuts the Josh Funk-animated “Scissors Gonna Cut Ya” video. The Empty Gate and Licky Lips open. Fri, 4/7, 9pm. $7. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

STAND-UP COMEDY: Pro Championship Entertainment presents a night of comedy at Shenanigan’s hosted

by Mitch Valentine and E-V-E and featuring TJ Hudson, Sydney Hupp, Hank Duke, Ginger Daniels, Zack

Reeb. Fri, 4/7, 8pm. Shenanigan’s Bar & Grill, 3312 Esplanade.

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Chico ex-pat DNA returns to town with comics from all over the state following him to take over downtown Chico stages. Saturday schedule: early evening shows, 8-10 p.m., at Duffy’s Tavern, LaRocca

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Teams of five players try and outsmart The Duke. Hosted by Jason Allen. Sun, 4/9, 8pm. Free. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

SEMI-ACOUSTIC MUSIC SHOWCASE: A weekly showcase and benefit for Chico schools. Hosted by Keith Kendall and friends. Sat, 4/8, 5pm.

Scotty’s Boat Landing, 12609 River Road, 530-710-2020.

SUPER HUEY: Huey Lewis & The News from Henry Mancini to Simon and Garfunkel. Even some Daft Punk! Sat, 4/8, 7:30pm. $10-$39.

Laxson Auditorium, 400 W. First Street, 530 898-6333. northstate symphony.org

DRIVER: Live music in the lounge. Sat, 4/8, 8:30pm. Free. Feather Falls

PUNK ROCK CAMMIES: Chico Area Punks celebrate the local scene in customary over-the-top style with a couple dozen bands playing over six hours. Sat, 4/8, 5pm. $7.

Monstros Pizza, 628 W. Sacramento Ave.

Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville.

NOCHE LATINA: Los Shakas de la Banda keep the dance floor packed till closing time. Sat, 4/8, 9pm. $25.

Lost on Main, 317 Main St.

RADIO RELAPSE & HAMMERPANTS:

NORTH STATE SYMPHONY POPS: The North State Symphony teams up with the Uncle Dad’s Art Collective for a Pops concert featuring music

Modern-rock cover crew Radio Relapse is joined by newish local band Hammerpants (feat. former members of Furlough Fridays). Sat, 4/8, 9pm. $7. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

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troubadours Johnson & Miller. Sun, 4/9, 6:30pm. $10. The Naked Lounge,

tribute. Sat, 4/8, 9:30pm. $5.

Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville.

UP TO 11: Local cover band keeps the

party hot till closing. Sat, 4/8, 9pm.

Studio Inn Lounge, 2582 Esplanade.

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CHICO COMEDY FESTIVAL: See Saturday for more info. Sunday schedule: headliner show at Sierra Nevada.

More info at www.standup santacruz.com Sun, 4/9, 7:30pm. $20. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 E. 20th St.

THE GOOD TIME TRAVELERS: The Fort Collins, Colo., soul-folk duo will be joined by local acoustic

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ISENORDAL: Black metal/neofolk from Seattle. Local doom-makers Earth Worm and Redding goths Lucid Apparition open. Mon, 4/10, 8pm. $7.

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LIVE MUSIC OPEN MIC: Early evening

open mic. Bring guitars, fiddles and whatever other instrument you enjoy and share some tunes. Wed, 4/12, 5:30pm. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

NOONER CONCERT: AS Presents’ weekly noon concert on campus. This week: singer/songwriter Hugh Hammond. Wed, 4/12, 12pm. Free.

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Lost on Main has been owning the nightlife in downtown Chico for a while now, and this week features a particularly hot collection of touring acts coming through to pack the dance floor. Starting tonight, April 6, it’s one of Chico’s favorites, That 1 Guy (pictured), playing his various funky homemade instruments—the magic pipe, magic saw, magic boot, etc.

Friday, April 7, it’s a double-headliner kind of night with Portland guitar-whiz Scott Pemberton and band joining forces with self-proclaimed “adventure rock” crew Major Powers & The Lo-Fi Orchestra.

And on Saturday, April 8, it’s another Noche Latina, this time featuring San Jose’s Los Shakas de la Banda.

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

Opening this week The Case for Christ

A drama based on the story of journalist and former atheist Lee Strobel and his investigations into the legitimacy of Christianity. Cinemark 14. Rated PG-13.

Going in Style

Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin revamp the 1979 original (in which the leads were Lee Strasberg, George Burns and Art Carney) and play three retirees who decide to knock off the bank that cut off their pensions. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7.

Rated PG-13.

Hitchcock double feature

The latest installment in the Pageant’s repertory series is a double-feature of Alfred Hitchcock classics on Sunday, April 9: The 39 Steps (6 p.m.) and The Lady Vanishes (7:45 p.m.). Pageant Theatre. Not rated.

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Land of Mine

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

Smurfs: The Lost Village

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Danish-German film revisits dark chapter in post-World War II Europe Land of Mine AWarduction set in the immediate aftermath of World II, may look as though it’s a little too predictt first glance,

, a Danish-German pro-

able and obvious in the seriousness of its drama.

But it gains a special intensity from the fiery twists it applies to some of by its seemingly blunt-edged topics.

Juan-Carlos The central story premise has an Selznick embittered Danish soldier, Sgt. Carl Rasmussen (Roland Møller) taking charge of a dozen or so young German prisoners of war who have been ordered to remove the myriad land mines planted on Danish Land of Mine beaches by the German army. It’s Opens Friday, dangerous work, to say the least, April 7. Starring and so fraught with lethal mishaps roland Møller, louis as to be a virtual death sentence.

Hofmann, Joel Basman To make matters even worse and Mikkel Boe Følsgaard. Directed (and more agonizingly dramatic),

by Martin Zandvliet. the German POWs are mostly pageant Theatre. teenagers, youthful conscriptees rated r. rushed into uniform at the tag end of the German defeat. Most of them aren’t even fully trained as soldiers, and the only training they get on defusing land mines is what Sgt. Rasmussen gives them in the makeshift boot camp that precedes their first

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incursion, on hands and knees, onto a North Sea beach carpeted with land mines under a layer of sand.

Writer-director Martin Zandvliet takes all this in several intriguing directions. Any film with the WWII “Kinder Korps” in it automatically gets anti-war status, but Zandvliet complicates that matter in some interesting ways. In these events from the war’s immediate aftermath, for example, the German POWs are mostly kids stuck in some stage of immaturity, and the war-scarred Danish officers sometimes behave like stereotypical Teutonic stormtroopers.

Political and historical ironies get an extended workout here, but Land of Mine also presents itself as a low-key, serious-minded action movie.

Zandvliet gives special attention to the inherently suspenseful defusing scenes, with results that are sometimes revelatory and other times maudlin.

Zandvliet’s film is at its best with matters of character, but there too it’s rather uneven. Sgt. Rasmussen’s evolving relationship with the young Germans is the most appealing aspect of the story, but the conviction of Møller may be all that holds the overall characterization together. The diversity of character among the young Germans is a strong point as well, although the characterizations themselves mostly remain rather sketchy. □

A hugely successful and critically acclaimed Japanese animé film about two teens— a boy from Tokyo and a girl from rural Japan—who swap bodies with one another.

Cinemark 14. Rated PG.

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Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast (sing-along version)

An audience-participation version of the current reboot of the Disney musical, with onscreen lyrics to sing along with. Cinemark 14 and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG.

The Boss Baby

Alec Baldwin lends his voice to the title role in this computer-animated feature about a super-smart, briefcase-carrying baby and his 7-year-old brother and their efforts to fight an evil CEO. Also starring the voices of Steve Buscemi, Tobey Maguire and Lisa Kudrow. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG.

CHIPs

An R-rated reboot of the classic 1970s/’80s buddy-cop TV show, with Dax Shepard (who also wrote and directed) and Michael Pena starring as the iconic Jon and Ponch, respectively, two CHP motorcycle cops keeping the peace on the highways. Cinemark 14 and Feather River Cinemas. Rated R.

Ghost in the Shell

The 1950s Belgian comic-turned-1980s American cartoon gets another animatedfeature reboot as Smurfette and her blue buddies venture into the Forbidden Forest.

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

Digging up the past

Our Guest” pop with the creative energy of the animated version, but they don’t quite reach those heights. They are nicely rendered, for sure, but not on the masterpiece level of the original. Beauty and the Beast tastes good, yet is ultimately empty fluff.

Cinemark 14 and Feather River Cinemas.

Rated PG —B.G.

Disney’s wonderful 1991 animated musical adaptation of the classic French fairy tale has become the latest film on Disney’s Live Redo of a Beloved Animated Movie assembly line. This one is a big-budget effort starring Emma Watson as the iconic Belle and Ewan McGregor as a CGI candelabra. Is it an enjoyable distraction? Yes, even if it is completely unnecessary. Hermione makes for a strong Belle, and Watson’s performance is what makes the film worthwhile.

As the Prince/Beast, Dan Stevens gives a decent enough performance via motion capture, and the CGI creation blends in nicely with his totally human, organic cast member. The cast and crew labor to make musical numbers like “Gaston” and “Be

An adaptation of Masamune Shirow’s popular manga starring Scarlett Johansson as the cyber-enhanced leader of a task force battling dangerous criminals in the near future, including an enemy bent on sabotaging cyber networks. Cinemark 14 and Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG-13.

Kong: Skull Island

An all-star cast (Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hiddleston, John C. Reilly, John Goodman) joins the biggest ape of all—plus a collection of other oversized creatures—on a freaky island in this reboot of the monster-movie classic. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

Life

A sci-fi horror flick starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson and Ryan Reynolds as three members of the crew trapped on a space station with a deadly alien creature that needs to be destroyed before it can wreak havoc on Earth. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R.

Power Rangers

The 1990s TV show gets another reboot with this film version based on the original series about the teen superhero team tasked with protecting the world. Cinemark 14 and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

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For this reviewer, Farm Star does it right about which is the best color. “Oh, yellow is Ithearguing best—it’s so festive!” “Yeah, but purple is so meta!” try never to argue with people about pizza. It’s like

Hey, if you like that flaccid mound of rubbery cheese Little Caesars makes, so be it.

Yet some pizza establishments manage to rise above the potayto/ by potahto of personal taste and Tuck Coop achieve a kind of objective excellence. Such a place is Farm Star Farm Star Pizza Pizza, which manages to tick off 2359 esplanade every box on the list of Things 343-2056 That Make a Restaurant Good. www.farmstarpizza.com 1. The food is politically correct.

Co-owner Tim Sullivan (with his hours: open for lunch and wife, Kitty) estimates that 90 percent dinner starting at of his ingredients are organic.

11 a.m., Mon.-Fri., They’re also locally sourced and and noon, sat.-sun. seasonal. They hit the Wednesday and Saturday farmers’ markets weekly for produce supplied by local small growers like Pyramid Farms and GRUB. The ingredients that aren’t organic or local aren’t for good reason—real prosciutto has to come from Italy, for instance. Tim even goes to realms that were new to me—the chicken is not only free-range but also air-chilled.

2. It’s super high-quality. The parmesan is Parmigiano-Reggiano, the real Italian stuff. The flour for the crust is organic, which doubles the cost. The root beer is Sprecher’s, the ice cream is Tillamook.

3. It’s made in-house whenever possible. Tim even makes his own sausage. He apologized for not making the ice cream.

4. The place has charm and personality. It’s an idiosyncratic, pleasantly quirky restaurant. The bathroom (be sure to go) is outside, around the side, then down into the basement. Kitty does all the decorating—the lovely floral tubs outside, the American

Rustic Bovine décor, and the rotating holiday theming upon entrance (Easter is currently featured). The music in the background when I was there last was classic 1960s: “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” “Ruby Tuesday,” “Stand by Me.” 5. It supports local musicians. There’s live music Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, with friends of friends often taking a turn at the mike.

6. It’s artisanal in a good way. At its worst, the A-word means “pretentious” and “tries too hard.”

Farm Star is guilty of neither. Yes, the pizzas do tend toward tony ingredients—braised leeks, sriracha slaw—and the flavors can get a bit intense, but overall the Sullivans make it all work, and you can always go mundane by ordering off the Build Your Own menu. The heart of Farm Star is down-home—there’s a jug of water you help yourself from and an upright piano for you to noodle on. Coke stands next to the Lemoncocco and kombucha on the drink shelf.

7. The food is excellent. The pizza crust is just about perfect—crunchy without being brittle, with a nice surface snap. The ingredients all sing with freshness. There are three regular sauces—red, barbecue and a heavenly nondairy garlic sauce—and the occasional outrider like creamy artichoke. The menu is extensive, but be alert for off-menu treasures. There’s always an unadvertised dessert (made by Kitty) under the glass cake cover, and there’s a root beer float that no one talks about but is simply the best root beer float in town, and a steal at $3.50.

Farm Star is a small and popular place, and the cinderblock walls reflect sound, so if you go at a dinner hour prepare for a crowded, loud, boisterous scene. If someone’s child is attacking the piano, the atmosphere can become an assault. If you want tranquility, go at off-peak hours. My last trip was at 11:30 a.m., and my partner and I were the only customers. □

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Jaguar Palace RF Shannon Cosmic Dreamer If you’re looking for a soundtrack to slow yourself down, Austin, Texas-based group RF Shannon is here to provide one. Though Jaguar Palace is only a mere six songs (after a four-song EP last fall), its lengthy, meandering tones are enough to thoroughly induce a mood. Clocking in at a full 11 minutes, the song “Hottevilla” is like walking through the hot desert sun; slow-moving, listless guitar licks over barely beat percussion, with the occasional mirage of high fluttering flute. Bandleader and vocalist Shane Renfro has a smooth delivery somewhat similar to phases of Cass McCombs (see McCombs’ “County Line”), but Renfro has a more somber, airy quality. While some albums arc, this one seems to float. The songs slowly shapeshift between a heavy shoegaze vibe and a dark, brooding Americana mood, evoking the feeling of miles of dry land under densely starred sky. The direction can be hard to pinpoint, but that might be its enticement.

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Pantheon As an episodic, multifaceted narrative told from multiple perspectives in multiple styles—featuring everything from a nuclear family in California to Shanghai dope fiends to high-tech crystal balls and house cats with supernatural powers—The Familiar would be ambitious enough even as a conventional text. Author Mark Danielewski, however, is hardly a fan of convention, and he takes his willingness to experiment to a new extreme in this series: text that warps and distorts into the shapes of spheres and honeysuckle, snippets of computer code, redactions, chapters that end in bursts of color, recurring visual themes. It’s a truly unique experience. While new readers will be instantly lost (start with volume 1 or don’t bother), volume 4 offers devoted readers some reassurance that there’s a method to the madness as the various plot lines finally begin to converge in unexpected but necessary ways.

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Seeing Is Believing Sugar Ray and the Bluetones Severn Records On Seeing Is Believing, Sugar Ray Norcia’s seventh album for Severn Records, the 62-year-old harpist and his longtime bandmates (36 years!)—Anthony Geraci, piano; Michael “Mudcat” Ward, bass; Neil Gouvin, drums—are joined by “newcomer” guitarist “Monster” Mike Welch (who’s only been on board for 15 years). The 11 originals feature Norcia’s ebullient blues harp work, and the wry lyrics detail a plethora of woman problems, as on the title track in which he can’t believe what he sees when his baby misbehaves. The bouncy “Got a Gal” is about a woman who “is so mean to me” and features tasty solos by Norcia and Welch. Norcia also has a great voice, as evidenced by his a cappella solo on “Keep on Sailing.” Since his first recordings 20 years ago, Welch has managed to slow down and his outstanding work on the only cover, B.B. King’s “You Know I Love You,” which he dedicates to King, is truly heartfelt. Another highlight is the rip-roaring “Blind Date,” with Norcia and Welch in high gear.

LATELY, I KEEP SCISSORS In these stinky times, if the shit’s gonna keep hitting the fan, do we cut the damn cord or start nicking some of the monkeys who keep flinging turds at everything that moves?

Severance Package’s scissors are sharpened and ready to slice, and the Chico garage-punk power trio has created the “unfriending anthem of the century” to serve as the soundtrack to cutting the BS out of our lives.

“Scissors Gonna Cut Ya” is the justreleased first single from the band’s new album (coming this summer), and to properly introduce the sassy, riffy, damn catchy raver to a drama-weary world, the band teamed up with local animator/filmmaker Josh Funk to create a video for it.

“Scissors Gonna Cut Ya” The key word there is “create,” because Funk crafted his own little meticulously edited animated world with a video with characters that look like living, rocking paper dolls.

Funk filmed the band members (vocalist/bassist Robin Indar, guitarist/ vocalist Josh Indar and drummer Mike Erpino) and a few familiar locals (Claire Meehan, Katie Norris, Claire Fong and Moshin’ Dave), all decked out like bee-hived characters from John Waters’ version of the 1950s and then cut them out and placed them against various animated environments. It’s really impressive, and all the cutting (hey, I see what he did there) matches the song’s herky-jerky energy.

See it for yourself for the first time at the band’s video-release party this Friday (April 7) at the Maltese. Funk will be on hand for back slaps and congratulatory shots, and Severance Package, The Empty Gate and new Chico crew Licky Lips (playing their first show), will be rock ’n’ rollin’.

I HEAR YOU “Make Sure They Hearin’ Ya is a new experiential installation

from master of fine arts candidate Garrick Hargrove. Mixing sculpture, sound and furniture together, he has created a large, socially engaged piece ...” More than any local exhibit in recent memory, the description of this one coming to the Jacki Headley University Art Gallery for a short run next week (April 10-14) strikes a resonating chord with Arts DEVO. “Experiential installation,” “Mixing sculpture, sound ... ,” “socially engaged.” This sounds like it could be something fresh and different and maybe even—if it lives up to the rest of its description— Make Sure They Hearin’ Ya serve “as a potential catalyst for positive change and reflection during this turbulent time in America.”

Hargrove will give an artist talk during the reception Thursday, April 13, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

ROCK THE VOTE The CAMMIES Music Festival officially kicks off today

(April 6), and for the next three weeks, the CN&R will be publishing a calendar of the week’s local-music offerings (see pages 22-23), as well as listing all of the shows between April 6 and the April 23

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Give your generous attention to potent innocence and novel sources of light. Marvel at people who are rediscovering the sparks that animated them when they first came into their power. Fantasize about being a curious seeker who is devoted to reinventing yourself over and over again. Gravitate toward influences that draw their vitality directly from primal wellsprings. Be excited about first things.

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excellent time to free your memories.

What comes to mind when I suggest that?

Here are my thoughts on the subject. To free your memories, you could change the way you talk and feel about your past.

Re-examine your assumptions about your old stories, and dream up fresh interpretations to explain how and why they happened. Here’s another way to free your memories: If you’re holding on to an insult someone hurled at you once upon a time, let it go. In fact, declare a general amnesty for everyone who ever did you wrong. By the way, the coming weeks will also be a favorable phase to free yourself of memories that hold you back. Are there any tales you tell yourself about the past that undermine your dreams about the future? Stop telling yourself those tales.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): How big

is your vocabulary? Twenty-thousand words? Thirty-thousand? Whatever size it is, the coming weeks will be prime time to expand it. Life will be conspiring to enhance your creative use of language … to deepen your enjoyment of the verbal flow … to help you become more articulate in rendering the mysterious feelings and complex thoughts that rumble around inside you.

If you pay attention to the signals coming from your unconscious mind, you will be shown how to speak and write more effectively. You may not turn into a silvertongued persuader, but you could become a more eloquent spokesperson for your own interests.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): We all need more

breaks from the routine—more holidays, more vacations, more days off from work.

We should all play and dance and sing more, and guiltlessly practice the arts of leisure and relaxation, and celebrate freedom in regular boisterous rituals. And I’m nominating you to show us the way in the coming weeks, Leo. Be a cheerleader who exemplifies how it’s done. Be a ringleader who springs all of us inmates out of our mental prisons. Be the imaginative escape artist who demonstrates how to relieve tension and lose inhibitions.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): People in

your vicinity may be preoccupied with trivial questions. What’s more nutritious, corn chips or potato chips? Could Godzilla kick King Kong’s ass? Is it harder to hop forward on one foot or backward with both feet? I suspect you will also encounter folks who are embroiled in meaningless decisions and petty emotions. So how should you navigate your way through this

by rob brezsny energy-draining muddle? Here’s my advice: Identify the issues that are most worthy of your attention. Stay focused on them with disciplined devotion. Be selfish in your rapt determination to serve your clearest and noblest and holiest agendas.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I hope that

by mid-May you will be qualified to teach a workshop called “Sweet Secrets of Tender Intimacy” or “Dirty Secrets of Raw Intimacy” or maybe even “Sweet and Dirty Secrets of Raw and Tender Intimacy.” In other words, Libra, I suspect that you will be adding substantially to your understanding of the art of togetherness. Along the way, you may also have experiences that would enable you to write an essay entitled “How to Act Like You Have Nothing to Lose When You Have Everything to Gain.”

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): If you have

a dream of eating soup with a fork, it might mean that in your waking life you’re using the wrong approach to getting nourished.

If you have a dream of entering through an exit, it might mean that in your waking life you’re trying to start at the end rather than the beginning. And if you dream of singing nursery rhymes at a karaoke bar with unlikable people from high school, it might mean that in your waking life you should seek more fulfilling ways to express your wild side and your creative energies.

(P.S. You’ll be wise to do these things even if you don’t have the dreams I described.)

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If you’re a Cryptic lover, the best way to stay in love with a particular partner is to keep him or her guessing. If you’re a Harlequin, your steady lover must provide as much variety as three lovers. If you’re a Buddy, your specialties are having friendly sex and having sex with friends. If you’re a Histrionic, you’re addicted to confounding, disorienting love. It’s also possible that you’re none of the above. I hope so, because now is an excellent time to have a beginner’s mind about what kind of love you really need and want to cultivate in the future.

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

could defy gravity a little, but not a lot. You can’t move a mountain, but you may be able to budge a hill. Luck won’t miraculously enable you to win a contest, but it might help you seize a hard-earned perk or privilege. A bit of voraciousness may be good for your soul, but a big blast of greed would be bad for both your soul and your ego. Being savvy and feisty will energize your collaborators and attract new allies; being a smart-ass show-off would alienate and repel people.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Here are

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GARY L ELLIS 2860 Swallowtail Way Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: GARY L ELLIS Dated: January 19, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000101 Published: March 16,23,30, April 6, 2017

FICtItIoUS BUSIneSS naMe StateMent The following persons are doing business as NEWTON-BRACEWELL CREMATION AND FUNERAL SERVICE at 7675 Skyway Paradise, CA 95969.

NEWTON-BRACEWELL INCORPORATED 680 Camellia Way Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by A Corporation.

Signed: ROBERT BRACEWELL, PRESIDENT Dated: March 9, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000344 Published: March 16,23,30, April 6, 2017

FICtItIoUS BUSIneSS naMe StateMent The following persons are doing business as CHICO MEMORIAL MAUSOLEUM, NEWTON-BRACEWELL CHICO FUNERAL HOME at 680 Camellia Way Chico, CA 95926.

NEWTON-BRACEWELL INCORPORATED 680 Camellia Way Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by A Corporation.

Signed: ROBERT BRACEWELL, PRESIDENT Dated: March 9, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000346 Published: March 16,23,30, April 6, 2017

FICtItIoUS BUSIneSS naMe StateMent The following person is doing business as MERMAID MARKET at 31 Floating Cloud Drive Chico, CA 95928.

ASHLEY REIMER 31 Floating Cloud Drive Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: ASHLEY REIMER Dated: March 7, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000329 Published: March 16,23,30, April 6, 2017

FICtItIoUS BUSIneSS naMe StateMent The following person is doing business as LIMITLESS FITNESS AND NUTRITION at 6653 Clark Road Paradise, CA 95969.

KRISTEN HORST 701 Kinsey Way Paradise, CA 95969.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: KRISTEN HORST Dated: March 7, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000333 Published: March 16,23,30, April 6, 2017

FICtItIoUS BUSIneSS naMe StateMent The following person is doing business as D SQUARED CONSULTING at 1661 Hooker Oak Avenue Chico, CA 95926.

DUNCAN G DRUMMOND 1661 Hooker Oak Avenue Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: DUNCAN DRUMMOND Dated: March 9, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000341 Published: March 16,23,30, April 6, 2017

FICtItIoUS BUSIneSS naMe StateMent The following person is doing business as CHICO LIFE RESTORED at 95 Declaration Drive Suite 5 Chico, CA 95973.

ROSS W TYE MD PHD 3 Solar Estates Drive Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: ROSS W TYE MD PHD Dated: March 3, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000323 Published: March 16,23,30, April 6, 2017

FICtItIoUS BUSIneSS naMe StateMent The following persons are doing business as THE CLOUD SMOKE SHOP CORPORATION at 1008 W Sacramento Ave # B Chico, CA 95926.

THE CLOUD SMOKE SHOP INCORPORATED 1008 W Sacramento Ave # B Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by A Corporation.

Signed: YOULA BETAR, OFFICER Dated: March 10, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000354 Published: March 16,23,30, April 6, 2017

FICtItIoUS BUSIneSS naMe StateMent The following persons are doing business as CHICO EXPRESS CLEANERS, INC at 752 East Ave Chico, CA 95926.

CHICO EXPRESS CLEANERS, INC

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641 Walnut St Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by A Corporation.

Signed: FADI ABDUL MASIH, COO Dated: March 16, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000382 Published: March 23,30, April 6,13, 2017

FICtItIoUS BUSIneSS naMe StateMent The following persons are doing business as KONKOW PARTNERS, LLC at 12967 Concow Road Oroville, CA 95965.

KONKOW PARTNERS, LLC 12967 Concow Road Oroville, CA 95965.

This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company.

Signed: JASON ROMER, TREASURER Dated: December 22, 2016 FBN Number: 2016-0001573 Published: March 23,30, April 6,13, 2017

FICtItIoUS BUSIneSS naMe StateMent The following person is doing business as LYNN’S GLUTEN-FREE BAKERY, YOUR CONSCIOUSNESS KEY at 466 Panama Avenue Chico, CA 95973.

LYNN MARIE TOSELLO 466 Panama Avenue Chico, CA 95973-1251.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: LYNN TOSELLO Dated: March 10, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000356 Published: March 23,30, April 6,13, 2017

FICtItIoUS BUSIneSS naMe StateMent The following persons are doing business as TACO BELL #27944 at 1930 East 20th Street Chico, CA 95928.

OCAT LLC 4306 Sisk Rd Modesto, CA 95356.

This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company.

Signed: DAVID OLSON, PRESIDENT Dated: February 23, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000270 Published: March 23,30, April 6,13, 2017

FICtItIoUS BUSIneSS naMe StateMent The following persons are doing business as FOOD FROM THE HEART OF CHICO at 3045 Chico River Road Chico, CA 95928-9627.

HIS THING INC 3045 Chico River Road Chico, CA 95928-9627.

This business is conducted by A Corporation.

Signed: THOMAS R KEENER, VICE PRESIDENT, TREASURER Dated: March 17, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000393 Published: March 23,30, April 6,13, 2017

FICtItIoUS BUSIneSS naMe StateMent The following person is doing business as MICROBLADING CHICO at 1715 Greenhaven Lane Chico, CA 95926.

JENNIE WOLFE 1715 Greenhaven Lane Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: JENNIE WOLFE Dated: March 13, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000360 Published: March 23,30, April 6,13, 2017

FICtItIoUS BUSIneSS naMe StateMent The following person is doing busienss as JEWELS NDIGENOUS ROYAL BOUTIQUE at 1907 Mangrove Suite D Chico, CA 95928.

SALATHIA WILLIAMS 3207 Monticello Lane, Apt C Chico, CA 95973.

This business conducted by an Individual.

Signed: SALATHIA WILLIAMS Dated: March 13, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000363 Published: March 23,30, April 6,13, 2017

FICtItIoUS BUSIneSS naMe StateMent The following persons are doing business as CHICO EXPRESS CLEANERS, INC at 641 Walnut Street Chico, CA 95928.

CHICO EXPRESS CLEANERS, INC 641 Walnut Street Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by A Corporation.

Signed: FADI ABDUL MASIH, COO Dated: March 16, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000381 Published: March 23,30, April 6,13, 2017

FICtItoUS BUSIneSS naMe StateMent The following persons are doing business as TACO BELL #27946 at 757 East Ave Chico, CA 95926.

OCAT LLC 4306 Sisk Rd Modesto, CA 95356.

This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company.

Signed: DAVID OLSON, PRESIDENT Dated: February 23, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000271 Published: March 23,30, April 6,13, 2017 FICtItIoUS BUSIneSS naMe StateMent The following persons are doing business as JNGL at 3413 Bell Rd Chico, CA 95973.

HENRY RESNICK 3413 Bell Rd Chico, CA 95973.

DONOVAN WARD 121 Penzance Ave #79 Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by A General Partnership.

Signed: DONOVAN WARD Dated: March 20, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000404 Published: March 30, April 6,13,20, 2017

FICtItIoUS BUSIneSS naMe StateMent The following persons are doing business as ADDICTION COUNSELING AND TREATMENT SOLUTIONS LLC at 1662 Bold Rock Road Berry Creek, CA 95916.

ADDICTION COUNSELING AND TREATMENT SOLUTIONS LLC 1749 Boynton Avenue Oroville, CA 95966.

This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company.

Signed: JIM WARD, MANAGER Dated: March 14, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000372 Published: March 30, April 6,13,20, 2017

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as PERENNIALS PLUS at 12969 Sellick Ranch Road Chico, CA 95973.

RONALD DAVID BOX 12969 Sellick Ranch Road Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: BRYAN BOX Dated: February 17, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000235 Published: March 30, April 6,13,20, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as BOOSTED PERFORMANCE at 43 Norfield Ave Ste 3 Chico, CA 95928.

DAVID JOHN POLSON 2961 Hwy 32 Ste 117 Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: DAVID POLSON Dated: March 16, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000379 Published: March 30, April 6,13,20, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as GREEN HART CONSULTING at 1418 Heather Circle Chico, CA 95926.

ERIC J HART 1418 Heather Circle Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: ERIC HART Dated: February 22, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000255 Published: March 30, April 6,13,20, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as OLLI’S PRESSURE WASHING, INC. at 28 Jordans Place #100 Chico, CA 95973.

OLLI’S PRESSURE WASHING, INC. 28 Jordans Place #100 Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by A Corporation.

Signed: OLLI AUVINEN, OWNER Dated: March 27, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000444 Published: April 6,13,20,27, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as NORTH RIM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT at 456 Palisades Drive Chico, CA 95928.

BRITTANY YELLAND 456 Palisades Drive Chico, CA 95928.

NEIL YELLAND 456 Palisades Drive Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by A Married Couple.

Signed: BRITTANY M. YELLAND Dated: March 6, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000327 Published: March 30, April 6,13,20, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as DELIVERY CARE at 1308 Palm Ave Chico, CA 95926.

SHIRLEY HOWELL 1308 Palm Ave Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: SHIRLEY HOWELL Dated: March 23, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000427 Published: March 30, April 6,13,20, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as AMERICAN JANITORIAL at 275 East Shasta #53 Chico, CA 95973.

LESLEY SAWYER 275 East Shasta #53 Chico, CA 95973.

STEVE SAWYER 275 East Shasta #53 Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by A Married Couple.

Signed: STEVE SAWYER Dated: March 16, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000383 Published: March 30, April 6,13,20, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as GREEN SOLUTIONS CONSULTING at 16 Benton Ave Chico, CA 95973.

NICKOLAS THEODORE BECERRIL 16 Benton Ave Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: NICKOLAS BECERRIL Dated: February 22, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000254 Published: March 30, April 6,13,20, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as MANZANITA CREEK PHOTOGRAPHY at 2606 Burnap Ave Apt 2 Chico, CA 95973.

LORRAINE JOHNSON 2606 Burnap Ave Apt 2 Chico, CA 95973.

MATTHEW JOHNSON 2606 Burnap Ave Apt 2 Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by A Married Couple.

Signed: MATTHEW JOHNSON Dated: March 27, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000448 Published: April 6,13,20,27, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as PARAMEX SCREENING SERVICES at 1450 Sherman Ave Chico, CA 95926.

THOMAS S GOODMAN 1448 Sherman Ave Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: THOMAS S. GOODMAN Dated: March 20, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000407 Published: April 6,13,20,27, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as BEETSTECH, COMMAND MAC PARTS at 434 Southgate Ct Chico, CA 95928.

ODYSON LLC 434 Southgate Ct Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company.

Signed: ASHLEY SIMPTON, SENIOR PRODUCT SPECIALIST Dated: March 10, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000355 Published: April 6,13,20,27, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as INTEGRATIVE COUNSELING AND TRAUMA RECOVERY CENTER at 48 Hanover Lane St. #2 Chico, CA 95973.

KRISTIN BROOKE FREE 83 Cottage Ave Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: KRISTIN FREE Dated: March 29, 2017

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FBN Number: 2017-0000462 Published: April 6,13,20,27, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as GREENLINE GRIND, UNION SQUARE MARKET at 2053 Montgomery St Oroville, CA 95965.

PARKERVORT FARMS, INC. 2053 Montgomery St Oroville, CA 95965.

This business is conducted by A Corporation.

Signed: CONNIE PARKS, CFO Dated: March 30, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000469 Published: April 6,13,20,27, 2017

NOTICES CITATION FOR PUBLICATION UNDER WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 294 To (names of persons to be notified, if known, including names on birth certificate): AMANDA K. EWING and anyone claiming to be a parent of (child’s name): N.E. born on (date): July 5, 2016 at (name of hospital or other place of birth and city and state): OROVILLE HOSPITAL OROVILLE, CA A hearing will be held on Date: May 17, 2017 Time: 8:30 AM Dept: TBA Room: TBA Located at: Superior Court Of California County of Butte 1775 Concord Avenue Chico, 95928.

At the hearing the court will consider the recommendations of the social worker or probation officer.

The Social worker or probation officer will recommend that your child be freed from your legal custody so that the child may be adopted. If the court follows the recommendation, all your parental rights to the child will be terminated.

You are required to be present at the hearing, to present evidence, and you have the right to be represented by an attorney. If you do not have an attorney and cannot afford one, the court will appoint an attorney for you.

If the court terminated your parental rights, the order may be final.

The court will proceed with this hearing whether or not you are present.

Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Dated: March 7, 2017 Case Number: 16DP00158 Published: March 16,23,30, April 6, 2017 NOTICE OF HEARING Petitioner: RICHARD M. OWENS Respondent: NANCY E. OWENS REQUEST FOR ORDER MOTION FOR ELISOR To: NANCY E. OWENS, Respondent A court hearing will be held as follows: Date: May 10, 2017 Time: 8:15am Dept: TBA WARNING to the person served with the Request for Order: The court may make the requested orders without you if you do not file a Responsive Declaration to Request for Order (form FL-320), serve a copy on the other parties at least nine court days before the hearing (unless the court has ordered a shorter period of time), and appear at the hearing. (See form FL-320-INFO for more information.)

Dated: March 6, 2017 Case Number: FL032846 Published: March 30, April 6,13,20, 2017

NOTICE OF LIEN SALE Pursuant to CA Business Code 21700, in lieu of rents due, the following units contain clothes, furniture, boxes, etc.

KELI BOSTON #007cc1 (5x6) (clothes, Boxes, Dresser) MARLISA HALL #303ss (5x10) (Clothes, Bags) KENNETH MASSINGALE #086ac (10x10) (DVD’s, Skateboard, Clothes, Tools) WILLIAM MARTIN #426cc (5x10) (Boxes, Dresser) JUSTIN MORRIS #465cc (5x5) (computer Chair, Boxes) CHRISTOPHER OGARA #080cc (5x7) (Bike, Boxes Dresser) MARK PIXLEY #364cc1 (6x10) (Boxes) TIFFANY RODRIGUES #228ss (Boxes, Bike , Tools) ANGELA SCHWARZE #209ss (10x10) (clothes, tools, boxes, clothes) SHELTON WARDSWORTH #143cc (5x7) (clothes, kids toys, boxes,) Contents to be sold to the highest bidder on: April 22, 2017 Beginning at 12:00pm Sale to be held at: Bidwell Self Storage 65 Heritage Lane Chico, CA 95926.

(530) 893-2109 Published: April 6,13, 2017 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner AARON MICHAEL MILLER-GONZALEZ filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: AARON MICHAEL MILLER-GONZALEZ Proposed name: AARON MICHAEL MILLER THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: May 5, 2017 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: STEPHEN E BENSON Dated: March 6, 2017 Case Number: 17CV00404 Published: March 16,23,30, April 6, 2017 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner OLIVER REED WONG filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: OLIVER REED WONG Proposed name: OLIVER RAY REED THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

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

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NOTICE OF HEARING Date: May 19, 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: March 22, 2017 Case Number: 17CV00515 Published: March 30, April 6,13,20, 2017 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner ALAN RAY HARRELL filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: ALAN RAY HARRELL Proposed name: ALAN RAY REED THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: May 19, 2017 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: STEPHEN E. BENSON Dated: March 21, 2017 Case Number: 17CV00514 Published: March 30, April 6,13,20, 2017

SUMMONS SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: MELISSA M BATES YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: BUTTE COUNTY CREDIT BUREAU A CORP NOTICE! You have been sued.

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

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

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

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

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

(530) 343-0100 Dated: July 29, 2016 Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Case Number: 16CV01663 Published: March 16,23,30, April 6, 2017 SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: HOLLEE K YERIAN YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: BUTTE COUNTY CREDIT BUREAU A CORP NOTICE! You have been sued.

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

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

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

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

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

(530) 343-0100 Dated: June 24, 2016 Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Case Number: 16CV01328 Published: March 30, April 6,13,20, 2017

PETITION NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE MARY P. DAYTON, ALSO KNOWN AS MARY PATTON

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DAYTON To all heirs and beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: MARY P. DAYTON, ALSO KNOWS AS MARY PATTON DAYTON A Petition for Probate has been filed by: NANCY DAYTON CLAYTON in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.

The Petition for Probate requests that: NANCY DAYTON CLAYTON 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: April 11, 2017 Time: 9:00 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Attorney for Petitioner: KELLY ALBRECHT, ESQ. 1440 Lincoln Street Oroville, CA 95965 (530) 534-9900 Case Number: 17PR00085 Dated: March 14, 2017 Published: March 23,30, April 6, 2017 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE JOHN CHARLES SHEPTOR To all heirs and beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: JOHN CHARLES SHEPTOR A Petition for Probate

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has been filed by: TIBA PARSA in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.

The Petition for Probate requests that: TIBA PARSA 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: April 25, 2017 Time: 9:00 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Attorney for Petitioner: RICHARD LAGRAND HEATON 7700 Irvine Center Drive, Suite 800 Irvine, CA 92618 (949) 788-2930 Case Number: 16PR00412 Published: April 6,13,20, 2017

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BR/BA

2068 Lamb Ln 121 Wine Blossom Dr 14040 Hereford Dr 7 Glacier Peak Ln 3547 Shadowtree Ln 1370 Orchard Way 2055 Amanda Way 34 777 Eastwood Ave 210 Tonea Way 378 W Lassen Ave 404 Royal Glen Ln

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PRICE

BR/BA

SQ. FT.

2627 Pillsbury Rd 2510 Ceres Ave 1575 Arch Way 3467 Brook Valley Cmns 3266 Summit Ridge Ter 5 Glenview Ct 24 Phyllis Ct 9452 Gerke St 187 Terrace Dr 1635 Spruce Ave 2070 Bidwell Ave

Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico

$330,000 $171,000 $274,000 $477,500 $441,000 $370,500 $360,000 $254,000 $270,000 $385,000 $475,000

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

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Tropical Paradise backyard withpe inground pebbletech g pool w/water feature, gorgeous updated home, 3 ndin bed/2 bth, 2,118 sq ft, ................................................................................................... $445,000

Teresa Larson g living, large family, 4-car garage space. . $325,000 One owner home,, 3 bed/2 bath,pe 1,735 sq in ft, formal nd (530)899-5925 new interior paint and carpeting, www.ChicoListings.com Cul De Sac,, 3 bed/ 3 bth, 1,900 sq ft with brand pending chiconativ@aol.com low maintenance backyard. .......................................................................... $319,999

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The following houses were sold in Butte County by real estate agents or private parties during the week of March 20, 2017 – March 24, 2017.

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

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9 Sierra Lakesideln

Chico

$251,500

2/2

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2267 C St

Oroville

$60,000

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Chico

$289,000

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2701 D St

Oroville

$51,000

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804

109 Echo Peak Ter

Chico

$263,000

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1,451

4096 Big Bend Rd

Oroville

$52,000

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401 W 6Th Ave

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SQ. FT. 960

Chico

$245,909

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6799 Lower Wyandotterd

Oroville

$104,500

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288

13868 W Park Dr

Magalia

$231,000

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2,614

7006 Clark Rd

Paradise

$402,000

6/5

5,280

14432 Carnegie Rd

Magalia

$180,000

3/2

1,893

6480 Danika Ct

Paradise

$355,000

3/2

1,810

43 Friedman Ct

Oroville

$370,000

4/2

2,640

1853 Mosure Ln

Paradise

$185,000

3/2

1,470

11242 Nelson Bar Rd

Oroville

$80,000

3/3

2,278

370 Apple Ln

Paradise

$390,000

3/2

2,034

2821 Stormes Ave

Oroville

$189,000

3/2

1,223

2198 De Mille Rd

Paradise

$272,000

2/3

2,548

5272 Farley St

Oroville

$129,000

3/2

1,247

6378 Murray Ln

Paradise

$181,000

2/1

1,314

745 Bird St

Oroville

$107,000

2/1

935

5782 Kibler Rd

Paradise

$155,000

2/1

750

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Festival attendees will see a demonstration of the various processes involved in the making of linen. Plus, there will be a seed-to-shawl demo where spinners will spin for a scarf that will be woven with the processed flax.

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If driving a car, remember to carpool.

Parking is limited.

Baja Mariner Products Bamford Family Farms Bertagna Nut Company Brannen Gourmet Chico Honey Company Chico Pops Corning Sweets Cowboy BBQ Jefferson Bee Co Joy Lyn’s Candies Lodestar California Olive Oil Lucero Olive Oil LLC Maisie Jane’s California Sunshine Products, Inc. Morse Farms Orland Farmstead Creamery Queen of the Valley Almonds Sally’s Garden Sierra Gold Beef Jerky Skylake Ranch Sohnery Family Foods, LLC Sugaritch Terri Sue’s Toffee TJ Farms White House Goodies

Harrison’s California Chestnuts Honeybee Discovery Center Master Gardeners Patrick Ranch Museum Shamrock Farms — What’s the Buzz What’s Up With Orchards

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ew this year: a lively and fun “Nutty Chef Competition” in the California Olive Ranch cooking demo area, where festival attendees can sit and enjoy a culinary contest play out highlighting the ingenuity of three local chefs competing for the honor of being named the 2017 Nutty Chef.

Each chef will have 30 minutes to prepare a delightfully delicious dish of their choice in front of the live audience. Each is allowed to bring ingredients of his choice, but will also be required to incorporate a local nut, ingredients from festival vendors and one secret ingredient.

A panel of judges will do the tastings and select a winner who will be announced during the festival. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions of the talented local chefs.

Plan your day to join the fun in a new and nutty way!

Meet the Chefs

JEREMY HALEY, Executive Chef, Enloe Catering Chef Jeremy is passionate about cooking and using his creative mind to make food.

With 17 years experience in the food industry, he’s worked his way up from dishwasher to executive chef, and has traveled the world doing what he loves—cooking! Working as a chef in the health care industry provides a unique opportunity to help people by serving meals designed to meet nutritional standards. By participating in this year’s California Nut Festival, Jeremy hopes to inspire health through nutrition and raise awareness of the importance of good food in the healing process.

JAMES TAYLOR, Owner & Chef, Sicilian Cafe When Sicilian Cafe opened in 1984, James Taylor’s goals were not limited to creating fantastic food. Chef James aimed to create an atmosphere and a unique experience for patrons. His skills may have developed in the family restaurant, but he has since worked in many other kitchens, gaining experience with different cuisines. Although he specializes in Italian food, his background allows him to be creative with almost any cuisine. Today, James strives to source local, organic growers and producers as well as cater to his guests’ requests for alternatives such as gluten-free options and allergy substitutions.

With over 40 years of cooking experience in the community, he combines the taste of the Mediterranean with old world hospitality.

JEDIDIAH AMENDOLA, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company Chef Jed joined Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. more than five years ago and has been in charge of the culinary operation at the brewery’s Tap Room for the past two years. He joined Sierra Nevada after working as a sous chef at an upscale Italian restaurant in Truckee named Pianeta. Prior to that, he graduated from Butte Culinary Academy in 2004. Jed has a deep passion for cooking and the culinary arts (and beer of course!), and he’s very proud to call Northern California home.

He’s amazed by the rich agricultural offerings in the area and appreciative of all the wonderful varieties of fruit, vegetables, and different proteins grown and produced right here in the North State.

The California Nut Festival is a program of the Butte Agriculture Foundation, a 501(c)

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April 15, 11am – 4pm Live Music All Day!

Our Sponsors

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Joe Craven and The Sometimers

Celebrity Chef

Demo Schedule The 2017 California Nut Festival is proud to offer these nut-inspired cooking demos presented by California Olive Ranch. Ample seating is available; arrive early, sit back and enjoy the cooking presentations!

Helpful Hints & Tips •Tickets are required for everyone attending the event (including any children and non-drinkers/samplers)

•If you plan to purchase extra food and drink tickets (cost is three for $5) or buy locally-made goods from vendors, cash is preferred as some do not take credit cards and there is no ATM on-site

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JEREMY HALEY, Executive Chef, Enloe Catering

•Parking is free but limited •Consider riding the convenient shuttle complete with

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local farmers as your on-board guides

JAMES TAYLOR, Owner and Chef, Sicilian Cafe

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JED AMENDOLA, Executive Chef, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company

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Art Barn!

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•Bike riding is encouraged on the beautiful bike path that runs right by the Patrick Ranch Museum (bike valet available for secure parking) •No outside food or beverages, except water •Seating is available but you may want to bring a chair

or blanket to relax and enjoy the music

•This “rain or shine” event is primarily outdoors so be prepared — hats and sunscreen are recommended

•Children and strollers are allowed at the event but please be advised, there are no activities designed for children •No pets are allowed at this culinary-focused festival

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Discover the Patrick Ranch Museum T

he Patrick Ranch Museum is once again the proud host of the 2017 California Nut Festival! The 28-acre property, donated by Hester Patrick in 2001, provides the perfect venue for this exciting event, drawing festival attendees from near and far. Each year, thousands of guests appreciate the beautiful surroundings as they enjoy the many local vendors and entertainment.

The Visitor Center currently houses the new Patrick Ranch Blacksmith Club exhibit featuring many tools and implements used by local blacksmiths and farriers. The recently expanded gift shop offers locally-created art and handcrafted items, many products from local vendors plus California Nut Festival branded items.

The Heritage Gardens surrounding the historic Glenwood Farm House features native plants and flowers bursting with color this time of year. Plan to enjoy entertainment on the grand porch surrounding the farm house as you taste the many offerings featured by local restaurants, breweries and wineries.

Patrick Ranch Museum is currently raising funds to complete its master plan with the addition of the Honeybee Discovery Center, Vintage Iron Barn and Blacksmith Shop. Additionally, the Butte County Master Gardeners have developed more than an acre of land at the ranch that includes drought-friendly gardens as part of their New California Garden project. Workshops and demonstrations are held year-round at Patrick Ranch, a popular destination for backyard gardeners and new homeowners seeking options for water conservation gardening.

Also, the Patrick Ranch continues to offer several events throughout the year focused on educating the public about the importance of agriculture in our community. The 2nd Annual Family

Meet the Farmers’ Circle The 2017 California Nut Festival committee would like to thank our Farmers’ Circle members, a dedicated group of farmers and agriculturalrelated businesses who have committed time, money and resources to the event. We appreciate your continued support and belief in the mission of promoting the bounty that is grown and produced here in the North State.

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Farm Day will be Saturday, April 29 featuring an exhibit of vintage tractors, tractor games, plus many activities for guests of all ages. The popular Country Faire and Threshing Bee will be June 10, featuring the harvesting of winter wheat using vintage tractors, farm equipment and draft horses to harvest the crop. Local artists, craftspeople and vendors will be selling their wares in the beautiful gardens surrounding the grand farm house. Tours of the decorated Glenwood Farm House will feature a wedding theme with an ongoing display of vintage wedding dresses.

Patrick Ranch Museum is a non-profit 501c3 organization that operates with a valuable team of dedicated volunteers who provide the diverse skill sets necessary for the continued success of our mission. From farming and carpentry skills to docents and teachers, our volunteers are the heart of Patrick Ranch Museum. Popular educational field trips are provided throughout the year to local elementary school students who learn about farming practices from past generations and how agriculture has evolved. Knowledgable docents provide fascinating tours of the Glenwood Farm House and about its history.

Volunteer opportunities are available by contacting our main office at (530) 342-4359 or by visiting our website at www.patrickranchmuseum.org.

A & J Family Farms, Andy & Janet Bertagna Almont Orchards Andersen & Sons Shelling AVAG Inc., Craig & Vickie Compton California Women for Agriculture Bill & Kathy Chance Marcie & David Chinchen C.F. Koehnen and Sons, Mike, Kalin & Kamron Koehnen Chico Electric Chico Nut Company Cox Orchards, Liz Cox Craig & Linda Bilsborough Durham Pump Inc. Emmett Skinner Fortier Family Orchards Golden State Farm Credit Gorrill Ranch

Haleakala Walnut Shelling, Inc. Heidi & Ryan Coker Helena Chemical Co. Heritage Ag Insurance Agency, Steve & Kelly Mora K·Coe Isom, LLP Kimmelshue Orchards, Dax & Karen Kimmleshue Maisie Jane’s California Sunshine Products Nicolaus Nut Company, George & Connie Nicolaus Northgate Petroleum, Bud & Evelyn Caldwell North State Electric & Pump, Ron & Suzanne Stilwell North Valley Ag Services Old Durham Wood Co Omega Walnut Ord Bend Farms, Inc, Dan & Lynn Huftless

P. Samantha Lewis PBM Supply & Mfg Inc., Barry & Julie Jones Paiva Farm Management, Jim & Gerry Paiva Pam & Larry Wear RC Meline Orchards Inc., Randy Meline Rich & Pam McGowan Riverwest Processing Sacramento River Walnut Hulling Stacy J. Gore Farming, Stacy and Amy Gore T.M. Duche Nut Co Thomas Manufacturing LLC, Tom & Sue Dauterman Vanella Farms, Ryan & Carrie Vanella Willadsen Orchards Inc., Linda & Larry Willadsen

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n all its beautiful and vibrant bounty, agriculture is a natural and enduring subject for artists, a real feast for the eyes and imagination. Guests to the 2017 California Nut Festival will enjoy perusing a special Art Barn display that features amazing works by many talented local artists. New this year is the Chico Flax Project with a demonstration on the process of making linen, from braking to weaving. There will also be a seed-to-shawl demo where spinners will create the yarn and then a scarf will be woven with our locally processed flax.

Festival participants

Lou Mione with WoodgrainZ Wood Lathe Turned Items made from Local Woods Gail Jennings Scrollsaw & Bandsaw Art Moo Carlson Jewelry

John Seid Photography C. Preble-Miles Watercolor Paintings & Prints Marianne Werner Photography Susan Kirk Stacked Ceramic Garden Sculptures Judy Abbott Handcrafted Wood & Feather Creations Artist at work David Simcox

Linda Carter Holman Prints, Greeting Cards & Books Natural Beauty Skin Care Products made with Almonds & Honey

Richard Verkuyl Photography

Susan Kirk

Tony Valim Photography

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ive music at the California Nut Festival is a showcase of the diverse, local music scene and the 2017 lineup features a wide range of acts playing a variety of styles, including Americana, bluegrass, folk, rock and even some that are too eclectic to pin down. Organized by Amanda (Mandy) Sherman, the musicians will perform on two outdoor stages, providing an enjoyable soundtrack for a relaxing day at the ranch with friends and family. Renown musician and music educator Joe Craven will emcee the event from the Lawn Stage, and Chico musician and open-mic host Andan Casamajor will do the same at the Porch Stage.

ON THE LAWN 11-11:55 a.m. Sons of Jefferson High energy Americana band with original and traditional songs, led by Jeff Colemen.

Linda C Smith Fine Art Digital Art & Photography

12:15-1:10 p.m. Amy Celeste Band

Venus Rose Designs Jewelry

1:30-2:25 p.m. Rock Ridge

David Simcox Linocut Prints, Original Ink Drawings & Tiles The Chico Flax Project The Making of Linen, from Seed to Shawl Suds by Stacy and More Soaps, planters, terrariums & More Susy Meyer Jewelry Artist

More than a Blues Band, their blend is unique, with soul at the heart of it all.

Hard driving traditional bluegrass band with contemporary arrangements, originals, old time country and gospel music, with top notch vocals and instrumentals.

2:45-3:45 p.m. Joe Craven and The Sometimers: Featuring Bruce MacMillan & Jonathan Stoyanoff – Creating a “no genre left behind” policy of music making while leaping from a springboard of Americana featuring upright & electric bass, guitar, Dobro, lap steel, mandolin, octave mandolin, fiddle, cowbell and more.

ON THE PORCH 11-11:45 a.m. Herd on Third A jazz and blues inspired band with songs from all eras.

11:55-12:40 p.m. Johnson & Miller Modern-day troubadours provide skillful guitar and pure harmonies in folk tradition.

12:55-1:40 p.m. Erin Lizardo & Company Singer-songwriter and visual artist delivers eclectic song, with soulful voice.

1:55-2:40 p.m. Pat Hull & Evin Wolverton Half brothers, reunited with an unconscious will to express love and loss through song.

2:55-3:45 p.m. Channel 66 Offshoot of CmajoR, Channel 66 covers British invasion and Folk-Rock from the mid-60s.

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