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premature congratulations Last Sunday (April 2), the Chico Police Department issued a press release

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Affordable housing in jeopardy houses along the 20th Street corridor Handonwetwoarenew pleased to be partnering with local abitat for Humanity of Butte County is working

families to build these homes. Habitat believes housing is foundational to reducing poverty and achieving lasting economic growth.

We know that decent and affordable housing has tremendous social and economic benefits that affect the health, education and stability of families and communities. In the last 24 years, with the aid of by many funding partners, Habitat Nicole Bateman has built 29 homes in Butte The author is County. No Habitat homeowners executive director of have defaulted on their loans, Habitat for Humanity and all have made an important of Butte County. contribution to the economy and quality of life in Chico.

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value of housing programs that support this funding.

This includes the Community Development Block Grant Program, the Home Investment Partnerships Program and the Self Help Homeownership Opportunity Program.

We know that public funds cannot cover the entire cost of building affordable housing. Federal funding received by Habitat for Humanity has supplemented and leveraged the support of our generous donors, volunteers and in-kind contributors. Federal funds have helped to close funding gaps and make it possible to build homes that are affordable. Habitat is a textbook case of how collaborative efforts—from federal dollars to local volunteers—can make a difference in the lives of families and in the health of our community.

Our plan is to build four more houses over the next three years, but we need your help. Please write a letter to Rep. Doug LaMalfa urging the protection of this important funding and let other local leaders know that affordable housing programs are important to our community. And please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Habitat for Humanity (buttehabitat.org).

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touting the relative calm of this year’s César Chávez Day weekend, a notoriously raucous holiday for local college students over the past decade.

The dispatch includes a rundown of police and medical contacts between noon Thursday (March 30) and 3 a.m. Sunday (April 2)—including 27 arrests and 16 instances of alcohol overdose—and credits a decrease in service calls from past years to “the collaboration with [Chico State] and the Butte Community College District in providing event education and self-responsibility of our student populations within the south campus and downtown areas of Chico.”

Most local media outlets ran with the CPD’s mostly sunny, largely self-congratulatory account verbatim, echoing the department’s reports of successful proactive efforts that ensured a tragedy-free weekend.

Of course, that wasn’t the whole story.

By mid-week, rumors of the deaths of two young people—presumably related to excessive intoxication—were confirmed by CN&R. Angela Scatena, 24, died early Friday morning (March 31) at a residence on the 900 block of Ivy Street, and Owen Euser, 23, died Tuesday (April 4) at Enloe Medical Center.

What we cannot understand is why the police department didn’t immediately inform the public about Scatena’s death. After all, officers responded to the call and were at the scene when she was pronounced dead.

Toxicology reports are pending, but Chico police confirmed this week that Scatena had been drinking the night before she was found unresponsive.

The Butte County Coroner’s Office tells CN&R that alcohol overdose is the suspected cause of death.

Knowing this, it’s baffling that the agency went on to issue an “attaboy” press release about the holiday weekend.

That’s a big omission for an agency that purports to be dedicated to transparency and taking proactive measures to curb binge drinking. The death of a young person is tragic no matter the circumstances, but in this case, reporting the fact a young woman had died in the south campus area on the morning of the actual holiday might have served as a warning for others in our community.

That includes Euser, a visiting alumnus. He’d graduated from Chico State last May and as a student had been deeply involved with Theta Chi— an unrecognized fraternity that went rogue in 2013 rather than comply with rules meant to address excessive partying and other issues within the school’s Greek system. That crackdown came after all fraternities and sororities were suspended in the wake of four student deaths in as many months in 2012. They were part of a sweeping community-wide effort to battle drug and alcohol abuse, a problem that’s plagued Chico for decades.

Should toxicology reports confirm what’s suspected—that alcohol and/ or drug abuse led to the deaths of Euser and Scatena—CN&R urges the higher ed community and police department to issue a call to action for further education to combat the dangerous culture of binge drinking. Sure, we’ve been here before. But we also have a new crop of students every four or so years who are unfamiliar with the names Adrian Heideman, Matthew Carrington and Mason Sumnicht—just a few of the young people who’ve lost their lives in circumstances involving excessive drinking in Chico.

The fact that Scatena and Euser weren’t in college at the time of their deaths shouldn’t lessen the weight of their passings. Nor should it diminish the responses from the town and gown. By all accounts, both of them were deeply connected to the student community.

We understand that no amount of preparation, education or extra staffing can safeguard against abuse in a society where excessive drug and alcohol use are so pervasive. That said, ignoring two lives lost does a disservice to current students and the thousands who will come after them in this college town. □

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town hall North State constituents who want to give Rep. Doug LaMalfa a piece of their mind—be it outrage or support—have an opportunity to do so next Monday (April 17), but I’d advise folks to show up early.

Our cowboy-hat-wearing, rice-farm-owning congressman is finally holding a town hall in Butte County, at the Oroville State Theatre (see Downstroke, page 8), and that’s not the biggest venue around these parts. It holds about 600 people, so seats will go fast.

Last month, LaMalfa held a town hall in Grass Valley and the turnout was pretty epic—an estimated 1,500 people showed up. The event even made national news, The Rachel Maddow Show, which ran a clip of the long line snaking up to the venue where that shindig took place: the Nevada County Fairgrounds. I’d been curious to see how things would go after reading a report in the Sac Bee about GOP representatives in that region attempting to wrangle local Republicans to weight the audience in LaMalfa’s favor. That plan didn’t work out well, based on the coverage I’ve read.

I can certainly understand why.

For starters, let’s consider the American Health Care Act— that’s the bill House Speaker Paul Ryan and other GOP officials crafted to replace the Affordable Care Act. The proposed legislation never made it to a vote. Why? Because it didn’t get enough support from within the GOP. That is, despite holding all three branches of government, there weren’t enough Republicans willing to pass the bill. Moderates didn’t like the law because it would take away insurance from millions who need it (or they at least felt enough pressure from their constituents not to back it). Meanwhile, those on the far right thought it was too similar to the existing law (aka “Obamacare Lite”).

The ACA isn’t perfect, but the law is not the disaster Republicans have claimed since it was signed seven years ago. In fact, according to the Congressional Budget Office, premiums for “employmentbased coverage will be 10 [percent] to 15 percent lower in 2025 than they would be [without the law].” Already, since its implementation, the ACA has slowed down the rates at which those costs have risen historically. For instance, between 2001 and 2005, employmentbased health care premiums rose by 54 percent. Between 2011 and 2015, those costs increased 16 percent.

Congressional leaders, LaMalfa included, know this. He’s also aware that the law has provided millions of Americans—including tens of thousands in his poor district—with the ability to receive lifesaving medical treatment. Still, LaMalfa repeats the disingenuous talking points aimed at scuttling it. That he would disregard their well-being should be an eye-opener for his constituents.

Then again, this is the same guy who voted in favor of cutting food stamps for the poor in a budget cycle in which he also voted to increase farm subsidies (in the form of crop insurance) for wealthy farmers such as himself. Keep in mind Butte County’s poverty rate hovers at over 21 percent.

Based on what I’ve been hearing from CN&R readers lately, however, the tide may be turning. I’m fairly certain LaMalfa’s upcoming appearance could have filled a larger venue in Butte County—say, the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds. I’ll give him credit for showing up, but that’s about it. He also needs to listen. Obviously, that’s a concept he’s been unfamiliar with heretofore.

Melissa Daugherty is editor of the CN&R

Demanding justice Re “Re-evaluating policies” (Newslines, by Ken Smith, April 6): Within 55 seconds of police breaking down the door, Desmond Phillips had 16 bullets shot at his face, neck and chest with many going through the wall and into the next apartment.

The dangerous weapon they found in Desmond’s hand: part of a door jam.

Who were the officers protecting when Desmond’s father told them that he and his grandchildren were safely locked in another room? On a previous incident, a female office was able to calm Desmond down. Why wasn’t she called in on this occasion?

It is likely District Attorney Mike Ramsey will find this shooting justified because he has on almost every other occasion in the past. The consequences: The officers involved will not be held accountable for their gross misjudgment and excessive use of force.

When did it become OK for men with less than six months training to become the judges, juries and executioners of citizens in our communities?

We must demand the formation of a citizen’s oversight committee to investigate these types of incidents and demand better training for “our” police officers. All law enforcement should be held accountable for reckless and dangerous behavior because it puts all our lives in danger. Demand justice for Desmond Phillips!

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The Senate just used the “nuclear option” to complete the theft of Merrick Garland’s Supreme Court seat. Now that Trump has spent $50 million on a fireworks show in Syria, we need to worry that he will feel left out and want to use his “nuclear option” too. Son-in-law Jared Kushner hasn’t told him the difference between the two “nuclear options.” Placing nukes in South Korea—what could go wrong?

Richard Meyers Oroville

On order and discipline Lately, we’ve heard disturbing news about a nude photo scandal involving U.S. Marines. The Navy’s also dealing with its own sex and bribery scandal. Are these isolated instances or is there an undercurrent of misbehavior more pervasive than we care to imagine?

Relying on a 26-year military career, I’d say there’s been a significant decline in military order and discipline. As a squadron commander, I performed inspections of enlisted on-base quarters.

I was shocked by what I saw. Spit dripping down walls, empty beer cans and pizza boxes strewn across the grounds, music blasting across the courtyard and vehicles parked on grass and shrubbery.

So, what’s causing this decline in behavior? Perhaps it’s the “don’t rock the boat” attitude among military leadership, who prefer not to draw negative attention and possibly compromise a coveted promotion. Or, there’s the reluctance to offend the all-volunteer force for fear they may not re-enlist.

Senior leadership must send a strong message to officers and the enlisted that failure to maintain good order and discipline will not be tolerated. Dare I say, all the fancy, high-priced weapon systems in the world will never replace a well-disciplined fighting force—the key to victory on the battlefield.

This will cost taxpayers more in salaries, benefits and early “safety retirement.”

Less ranger time will be spent in Chico’s parks and open spaces interacting with park visitors, explaining park rules and protecting the park’s natural and cultural resources. Instead, more ranger time will be required in police training, including: defensive physical tactics, shooting, interpersonal relations and law. This will also result in more of a law-enforcement attitude by rangers. Is the perceived need of greater safety for rangers and park visitors worth the increased costs and reduced ranger time in Chico’s parks?

Woody Elliott Chico

‘Deceptive behavior’ Don’t be fooled by the deceptive practices of the Women’s Resource Clinic. Every year, this anti-choice organization holds a Walk for Life fundraiser. Participants gather sponsors in the weeks preceding the walk and provide limited information about what the walk benefits.

Women’s Resource Clinic (WRC) is named similarly to local abortion provider Women’s Health Specialists in an intentional attempt to misinform potential clients. WRC always stages its annual Walk for Life event (April 29) within a week of the American Cancer Society Relay for Life fundraiser (May 6).

Individuals may donate to WRC believing they are supporting the relay.

This deceptive behavior is reflective of WRC’s bait-andswitch mentality of the “clinic.”

The organization advertises “free pregnancy tests” to lure young women in need, but doesn’t inform them of the anti-choice mission of the group. Before you donate to any organization, ask how the money will be used and what organization will benefit.

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by Lucy Cooke, April 6): My latest letter to the editor was prompted by MSNBC’s Chuck

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Now that Trump has spent $50 million on a fireworks show in Syria, we need to worry that he will feel left out and want to use his “nuclear option” too.

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Todd asking Gov. Jerry Brown about Democratic leadership, and Brown whining that “there’s a total vacuum.”

A recent poll showed that Sanders remains by far the most popular political leader in the U.S. with a favorable rating of 61 percent. CN&R had edited the sentence to read: “A recent poll shows Sanders leading other politicians with a 61 percent margin.”

That is nonsensical and unlikely!

My point was and is that establishment Democrats still refuse to recognize Sanders’ ability to inspire and lead!

Had those same establishment Democrats not been so full of cowardice and lack of vision, and not backed the rigging of the primary for Hillary Clinton, Sanders would have won the primary and the election.

Lucy Cooke Butte Valley

Editor’s note: CN&R apologizes for the editing error. The aforementioned letter has been corrected online.

Never-ending saga Re “The making of Monca” (Cover story, by Robert Speer, March 23): As the author of the above article that revealed the rift between Reed Applegate and the Monca board, I need to respond to letter writers who believe the board treated Applegate poorly.

Nothing could be further from the truth. The board has consistently thanked and honored Applegate for his generous donation to the museum, even after he reduced it from 400 paintings to 130. He was neither ousted from the board nor disrespected by its members. That he once envisioned a museum to house his collection doesn’t mean he could have created one. That took the dedicated, unpaid work of the board

members and some 150 volunteers, as well as the generosity of several major financial donors.

Donating art to a museum does not give one the right to decide how that art will be exhibited.

The museum will have significant operating costs; it is the board’s responsibility to generate revenue to pay those costs, not Reed Applegate’s. It has decided that having a variety of exhibits during Monca’s first year, including many works from Applegate’s collection, is the best way to go. I’m sorry that Applegate doesn’t agree with them. He’s a good man, and his donation is something Chico will enjoy for generations to come.

Robert Speer Chico

In light of recent letters to this paper, the Museum of Northern California Art (Monca) wishes to clarify its relationship with Reed Applegate.

In 2009, a group of dedicated individuals began legal work to create Monca; in August 2011, nonprofit status was granted to Monca. A board of directors was formed, which did not include Applegate.

Then, in autumn of 2011, Applegate verbally informed Monca and the media of his wish to donate his entire art collection to Monca; in January 2012, Applegate joins the Monca board of directors; and in the spring of 2013, Applegate makes unrestricted, documented donation of 130 pieces of art to Monca.

In the spring of 2016, Applegate gives written notification that future donations will have conditions attached: exclusive exhibition of his works in the two largest galleries for entire opening year and dedication of large ballroom space to his art once that space is acquired.

After consideration of

establishing precedent for acceptance of such terms, Monca’s board of directors voted to reject Applegate’s demands. Applegate was never dismissed from the board, nor has he submitted his resignation.

We shall continue to recognize, exhibit and honor Reed Applegate’s original gift of art as we strive to fully meet our mission.

Pat Macias Chico

Editor’s note: Ms. Macias is president of Monca’s board of directors.

Peer pressure, smoking KLEAN stands for Kids Leading Everyone Against Nicotine.

Nicotine and other drugs can take over people’s lives. Nicotine is used in insecticides, yet people still choose to chew and smoke it. Even if one does choose to quit, tobacco use can catch up to you and you will face the repercussions.

Today, our generation glorifies drug use on social media. What is seen through one’s Snapchat story or Instagram post, someone’s younger sibling sees, getting the idea that drugs are cool. Teens nowadays are influenced more and more by their peers, and pressured into doing things they don’t want to do. Young teens are posting pictures of them illegally smoking nicotine.

From a personal experience, students from KLEAN were told by a peer that a couple of young people at a junior high school were caught smoking on campus.

Although they faced consequences, the female student continued to smoke and the boy felt peer pressured into continuing, despite his opposing feelings toward smoking.

Not only does nicotine affect you, but it also affects the people around you. It’s time to think twice about the use of nicotine and how it’s affecting our society.

Sherise Porchia Chico

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The Chico Police Department is seeking information on an attempted murder in the Avenues last weekend.

Officers were dispatched to the 600 block of West First Avenue at about 5 a.m. Saturday (April 8) in response to a 911 report that someone had been shot. The caller reported seeing a group of people arguing outside of an apartment complex, a muzzle flash, and heard gunshots before the group scattered.

Responding officers found a .32-caliber semi-automatic handgun in a nearby grassy area. While on the scene, officers received reports that a 28-year-old man with two nonlethal gunshot wounds had been transported to Enloe Medical Center. He was treated and released.

Neighbors were contacted, but couldn’t provide details. The CPD is asking anyone with information to call 897-4911.

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A bullet was fired into a Chico residence last weekend, according to a recent press release from the CPD. Officers responded to a report of a shooting in the area of North Cedar Street and West First Avenue Sunday morning (April 9) just after 2 a.m., and responded to find a large party breaking up. Officers checked the area and found several expended shell casings a block away, near the intersection of Cedar and West Second Avenue. While canvassing the area, police found a bullet hole in a nearby apartment window.

After nobody answered the door, officers entered to look for gunshot victims.

No one was home, but they found a bullet had entered through a bedroom window and pierced an interior wall before falling to the dining room floor. Police are still seeking information regarding the incident.

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North State residents will have two opportunities next week to ask questions of Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale).

The District 1 congressman (pictured) is holding a town hall in Butte County at 5:30 p.m. Monday, April 17, at the Oroville State Theatre (1489 Myers St.). The historic Oroville theater holds 600 seats.

Two days later, on Wednesday, April 19, LaMalfa will appear in Shasta County at the McLaughlin Auditorium on the grounds of Sequoia Middle School (1805 Sequoia St., in Redding). That event also begins at 5:30 p.m.

According to a press release, attendees are prohibited from displaying large signs, banners and signs with sticks.

“The 115th Congress is well underway, so come prepared to share your ideas and engage in a productive community discussion on our goals moving forward,” LaMalfa said in the release.

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seeking justice Mother, sheriff’s office search for answers in Joey Strickland’s killing feeling that something is not Yrightgnawing with your child. Charmain Riggs

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knew her son Joey Strickland was in trouble. So when a sheriff’s deputy called her the week of St. Patrick’s Day and said he was looking for Strickland, by that he may have been Meredith J. in a fight and he was Cooper hoping to talk to him, m e re d i t h c @ she started to panic. She n ew srev i ew. c o m hadn’t heard from her son in several days.

“I talked to him on Monday [March 13], but I texted him after that and got no response,” Riggs said during a recent interview. “And my daughter called and said, ‘What’s up with Joey? He hasn’t been on Facebook in a while.’”

Something was not right.

“I had this sick feeling, this terrible feeling about Joey,” she said, shaking her head.

In fact, this lack of communication had been going on for several weeks, Riggs recalled, ever since Strickland moved out of the apartment he’d shared with her.

She had been getting ready to move, and Strickland had befriended a man through a mutual acquaintance who’d offered him a place to stay. Without a car of his own, Strickland relied on rides. He didn’t call as often. He became distant.

“For two or three weeks, he just wasn’t communicating,” Riggs said.

Then, on March 17, she got the news.

She remembers clearly speaking with the sheriff’s deputy. “He just said, ‘He’s gone,’” she said, fighting tears.

A day earlier, Strickland’s body had been found behind a silo on River Road.

His death had been ruled a homicide.

The Butte County Sheriff’s Office is investigating Strickland’s death. There have been

a few leads, explained Sgt. Steve Collins, and detectives are working to develop suspects.

He couldn’t give many details about the case, however, as it could jeopardize the investigation.

“The way we approach these cases is, we try to kind of reconstruct, to find out what this person’s life was like, especially that time period preceding their death,” he said. “We try and determine what happened to them, why, and who was involved.”

When it comes to the Strickland case, he said, BCSO has been working with Glenn County law enforcement to set up interviews and gather background information, as he’d lived in Willows for a time with the mother of three of his children (he also had a son with a high school girlfriend in Chico).

“When you’re going over into someone else’s jurisdiction, you don’t know the people or their associations,” he said.

“Often, local law enforcement officers do. It’s been very helpful.”

While Strickland had been known to Willows police, he was not familiar to Butte County law enforcement, Collins said. Riggs explained that Strickland’s ex-girlfriend had had a restraining order against him—their Facebook relationship status is listed as “it’s been complicated”—and he’d broken it a couple of times. He’d also run from police, which she thinks has tainted their view of him and led to negative news stories in the Sacramento Valley Mirror newspaper following his death. The only convictions listed on the Glenn County Superior Court website are for violating court orders, resisting/delaying an officer and minor drug possession (less than 1 oz. of

marijuana).

“The Willows police don’t like him because he ran from them and he got away,” she said.

She painted a picture of a well-liked young man, someone who loved to joke around and make other people happy.

He had a special bond with his 10-yearold son, she said sadly. Three years ago, his then-girlfriend died in her sleep.

After that, he kind of lost himself, she recalled, and started hanging around some people she felt were a bad crowd.

Nonetheless, he maintained his good nature.

“None of it makes any sense,” she said.

“He was such a sweet boy, a jokester; he always wanted to make everyone else around him happy.”

The Strickland case is just the latest in a

string of homicides BCSO has investigated going back to last summer. Before that, Collins said, there were none in the first half of last year.

The first, which is still unsolved, occurred on July 18, Collins said. Two men—34-year-old Mark Cummings and 53-year-old Mark Fletcher—were found shot to death on Cynthiann Lane in Oroville.

Fast-forward to September, when Jake Bertram was shot while attempting to rob a home in Palermo. After sending him via helicopter to Enloe Medical Center, detectives learned that he’d approached the home and begun shooting at its occupants.

At least one of the occupants shot back,

Family and friends remember Joey Strickland as a loving jokester. photo courtesy of chArmAin riggs

though the identity of that person is still unknown. Bertram, 41, succumbed to his wounds four days later, on Sept. 28.

On Oct. 11, Andrew Paz Jr., 25, was brought into the Bangor Fire Station with a gunshot wound to the abdomen and was pronounced dead on the scene.

His brother, Lorenzo Paz, has been charged in his death and a preliminary hearing date is set for May 2.

About a month later, on Nov. 9, Collins said, 59-year-old Robert Roberts was found dead in his living room in Berry Creek. He’d suffered head trauma. Investigators are currently looking into leads in that case, but it remains open and unsolved.

Finally, law enforcement discovered the body of Chicoan William Kohnke, 33, floating in Little Chico Creek near River Road on March 26. He’d been missing since Jan. 10.

A number of other suspicious deaths in the latter part of last year were deemed natural or accidental, Collins said. Ramon Becerril had gotten into a physical fight with his brother on Nov. 5 and died. His death, however, was ruled to be due to a medical condition.

Then, on Nov. 10, a utility worker discovered the body of Travis Gunnells, a 44-year-old Texas man, on Middle Honcut Road in Oroville. He had not been murdered, however; his death was ruled a drug overdose. Four days later, the body of Kenneth Tam was mysteriously found in the passenger seat of a vehicle in Bangor. His death was due to a medical condition.

“In both of those cases,” Collins said, referring to Gunnells and Tam, “we suspect they died somewhere else and were placed where they were found.”

There were zero homicides reported in the city of Chico in 2016.

For her part, Riggs just wants justice

served to whoever killed her son. And she wants closure.

Collins wants the same thing.

“There’s a certain satisfaction that comes with closing these cases,” he said. “And frustration when you can’t.

They tend to nag at you.”

He encourages anyone who knew Strickland and may have information to help the case to call the Butte County Sheriff’s Office at 538-7671. The same goes for any of the other open homicide investigations mentioned above. □

‘Broken promises’ County officials, public sound off on current and historical problems at Oroville Dam

Arelicensing, management and repairs at the Oroville Dam prompted by the recent

deluge of grievances regarding long-stalled

crisis at the reservoir were aired at the Butte County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday (April 11).

Discussion of the dam, which lasted more than two hours, was agendized as an informational update regarding the facility’s relicensing process with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

That process takes place every 50 years and was scheduled for completion in 2007, but has been in limbo due to ongoing disagreements between the county and the state’s Department of Water Resources, which oversees operations at the facility. The dam has been operating on a year-to-year basis for a decade.

Relicensing accounted for only part of the conversation, though, as supervisors, county staff and nearly two dozen members of the public spoke about hardships and fears— particularly in the community of Oroville— stemming from February’s spillway disaster and emergency evacuation. DWR Acting Director William Croyle and several members of his staff were in the audience at the meeting and heard complaints first-hand.

County Counsel Bruce Alpert, who’s been

involved in relicensing negotiations for 17 years, led the presentation and pulled no punches as he began with what he characterized as a history of “broken promises.” He

noted that much of the information about physical improvements and economic benefits to the area that never materialized was taken directly from documents prepared by the DWR and filed with FERC. Alpert started with background dating to the dam’s construction, saying the agency never made good on promised provisions to replace resources in areas inundated by Lake Oroville, which included a power plant at Big Bend, roads, historical sites, the entire town of Las Plumas, and 41,000 of acres land that could generate property taxes.

“This project was sold to the citizens of Butte County with these factors in mind,” Alpert said. “There’d be lots of jobs generated, tremendous economic development, we’d get low-cost energy and that [DWR] would maintain all the roads to and from Lake Oroville—which everybody knows is so far from the truth, it’s unbelievable.”

According to original plans, the DWR was also supposed to develop a lodge and

SIFT ER Bunny business Whether they’re driven by religious beliefs or a love of more earthly delights—like chocolate bunnies, marshmallow-y baby chicks and cream eggs—81 percent of Americans plan to celebrate Easter this year, according to a recent survey conducted by the National Retail Foundation. Those celebrating will spend an estimated $18.4 billion on trappings for the holiday, up 6 percent over last year’s $17.3 billion, the most ever reported to the NRF in 14 years of conducting the survey. That’s an average of $152 per person. Candy is the most universal Easter expenditure, with 89 percent of celebrants saying they plan to buy some sweet treats, and 87 percent planning a special holiday dinner. Other things people plan to spend money on include gifts (61 percent), greeting cards (48 percent) and flowers (39 percent).

Oroville business owner Khris-Tina Kelley speaks to Department of Water Resources Acting Director William Croyle about the ongoing effects of February’s spillway disaster.

Kelley leads kayak trips down the Feather River and says she’s lost business and seen fewer beavers and otters on the river since the incident. photo by Ken smith

other recreation facilities, including a tram to Kelly Ridge, to help draw an estimated 1 million visitors each month. The actual numbers, he said, are about 1.7 million a year. Alpert said FERC ordered the DWR to make millions of dollars’ worth of improvements in a 1994 revised recreation plan that also haven’t been done.

Alpert went on to explain that Oroville residents pay full price for water and power (to Cal Water and PG&E, respectively) rather than receive discounted rates like communities hosting other FERC projects, and that water is exported southward and sold to water contractors in the San Joaquin Valley and elsewhere, who resell it for huge profits.

He also lambasted DWR’s management of the reservoir, noting swim areas have frequently tested positive for fecal coliform bacteria by county environmental health officials during the relicensing process. As pictures of the drought-stricken lake—with low water levels exacerbated by water sold southward—from 2009 and 2014 were displayed, Alpert asked the audience if it looked like a nice place to spend a vacation. He also charged that, for a state agency in environmentally minded California, the DWR never adequately accounted for extreme weather conditions brought about by climate change.

The presentation also compared Oroville Dam to other FERC projects in the country, such as Folsom Dam and the Niagara Project in New York. Host communities for those projects receive some combination of taxes or annual payments, low-cost power, and funding for roads and infrastructure improvements. Butte County receives no NEWSLINES c o n t i n u e d April 13, 2017

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such perks.

In summary, Alpert said the dam doesn’t bring net tourism dollars to the area, and instead loses an estimated $12 million annually—$5.3 million for services including police, fire, rescue, roads and traffic and $6.9 million in lost property taxes—with no reimbursement from DWR. Alpert said the lack of DWR’s positive contributions to Butte County are more apparent in the wake of the spillway incident, which incurred an estimated $200 million in emergency response expenses as of March 24 and is being repaired for about $5 million daily. Butte County is still assessing its costs from the disaster.

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20 speakers approached the podium, most to remark on problems stemming from the spillway incident. Complaints included negative effects on business and real estate, limited access to existing facilities, road damage from trucks, poor water quality on the Feather River and threats to fish and wildlife.

Some speakers expressed anger, others fear.

“As of 8:30 this morning, there’s 850 feet of water above our heads … that didn’t used to bother me, but it does now,” one man said. Another equated DWR neglect to criminal conduct, suggesting Sheriff Kory Honea—who also attended the meeting—should arrest the DWR’s Croyle on the spot.

Supervisor Bill Connelly, whose district includes the dam, responded that Croyle—who was named acting director this year—inherited the dam’s problems. He and other supervisors said they hope the information Croyle heard that day—coupled with national attention brought on by February’s crisis—could lead to positive resolutions.

“I came here to listen,” Croyle said to CN&R after the meeting.

“We’ve been focused on emergency management and public safety these last 60-plus days as a result of the spillway incident, so I’m coming up to speed on the FERC issues and the history.

“This was a good briefing from the view of Butte County’s elected officials, and it was important for me to come hear it firsthand.”

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Unseen exploitation California landlords are threatening undocumented immigrants with eviction if they complain, say legal aid experts

D

aniel Saver entered the state

Capitol last month on a mission to speak for a woman who could not speak for herself.

An attorney from Palo Alto, Saver had been in the middle of a drama worthy of Dickens’ pen, one that involved a landlord threatening an undocumented mother with the promise of calling immigration authorities if she invoked her rights as a tenant a day before Christmas Eve. Saver intervened on behalf of Community Legal Services, which counts itself among the small number of legal-aid groups pushing back against a new trend in immigrant exploitation: property owners leveraging fear for profit.

It’s a tactic Saver and his colleagues are seeing more and more, one they think highlights an intersection between California’s skyrocketing rents and an antiHispanic tide from the White House.

Saver’s client couldn’t take the chance of being separated from her young children. He says she yielded to the landlord’s intimidation, forgoing legal protections that documented Californians wouldn’t feel the need to surrender.

Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia skipped out before a vote on a bill that aims to protect undocumented immigrant renters. photo courtesy of stAte of cAliforniA

On March 21, the Assembly Judiciary Committee considered a bill that would prohibit landlords from threatening to report their tenants to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, in retaliation for making complaints.

The bill would also bar landlords from sharing a tenant’s immigration status with law enforcement for the purpose of harassment, eviction or coercion.

Saver was one of the first experts to testify before the committee. As for his client, she’s still living in the shadows.

Assembly Bill 291 was authored by Rep. David Chiu of San Francisco, who’s advancing the protections despite resistance from four apartment associations in the Bay Area and Southern California. Those groups were represented by Ron Kingston, who told committee members the bill’s penalties against landlords— including fines equal to one year of rent—were “excessive, based on actions.”

Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia, who sits on the judiciary committee, agreed. “I’m passionate about immigrants’ rights, and am the daughter of an immigrant, but I also find myself on the other side, in that I am a landlord,” Garcia told Chiu. “I think the penalties are excessive.”

But without a painful price tag, landlords who engage in immigrant bullying can still make a profit.

That point was driven home by Jith Meganathan of the Western Center on Law and Poverty.

“In areas where rents are rapidly rising, there are financial incentives to threaten tenants and intimidate them to vacate the premises, so that you don’t have to go through the process of a statutory eviction and can rent the unit out at a high price, much faster,” Meganathan testified. “We need to make a light go on in that landlord’s head—change that financial calculation” by making it illegal and costly for landlords to report tenants.

Meganathan added that, by his count, there are fewer than 200 legal service groups in California helping low-income renters and fewer than 20 private attorneys involved in fair-housing litigation.

The small group of attorneys handling those problems are reporting a large volume of incidents, especially cases of undocumented renters being harassed and wrongfully evicted.

After hearing from witnesses, Judiciary Committee Chair Mark Stone said it’s not a mystery why the problem is escalating. “I think this is a bill that levels the playing field, given the stark realities of what’s going on in the [Trump] administration and the pressure being put on these families who are even afraid enough to not leave their homes,” Stone said.

Garcia left the chambers in time to be absent for the vote. Every other committee member voted to advance AB 291, with the lone exception of Roseville Republican Kevin Kiley, who voted against it. The bill still has to pass the Assembly’s Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection before it can go to a full vote.

In his closing remarks, Chiu emphasized that he’s determined to get it passed: “We are in an era where an immigrant tenant’s life can be destroyed with a single phone call.”

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There are moments like that on most every convalescent day.

How could such days be endured if, in addi-

tion to the small accretion of such frustrations and annoyances, small arms fire was erupting outside, your walls were quaking with concussion from bombs exploding nearby, helicopter gunships were whirring overhead, and the screams of wounded and dying people could be heard from what was once the street in front of your house?

How do people in places like Aleppo or Mogadishu deal with disease and family illness in such fractured and perilous milieux?

I think of the Irish peasantry as they suffered and died during the great famine—cold, feverish and starving in their 19th century hovels, with filthy rags for clothing, no fuel for the fire, and everyone under those roofs too sick and depleted to tend to the others who were just as sick and depleted. How unendurable, when the needs are so great and there is no way to meet them, no help at hand. What could be more nightmarish?

How fortunate I am, with the sound roof, the electric heating, the healthy daughters and the health that allows me to do what

On illness and Aleppo

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Imedications, indoor plumbing, a plethora of pain-reducing a full larder of healthy food in n a comfortable home, with running water,

the cupboards and the refrigerator, a roof that doesn’t leak, and an electric blanket on the king-size bed, my wife is recovering from a 13-hour surgical procedure to remove the cancer that had taken root in her sinus cavity.

My daughter has flown over from France to help tend to her as she recovers. Home health care nurses have been dispatched to help in the transition back to wholeness and health. Specialized pharmaceuticals and products are prescribed to fend off infection and accommodate for things like post-op walking and showering. Medicare pays for most of these appliances, drugs and nursing, at least for the time being. Like most Americans, we could not bear the cost of

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this serious medical crisis if that were not the case.

Despite these shields against emotional disorder, personal convalescent care tests the patience of even the most determined caregivers. Despite the love and concern of loved ones, the myriad demands attendant to serious illness and recovery can cause annoyances to mount. The demands of tending to immediate needs can overburden caregivers, or exasperate the ailing loved one. Worries wax and wane, hopes rise and slump. There is an ongoing war with the sense of powerlessness. Energies become scattered, distractions are constant, tasks are interrupted by other more urgent tasks. The division of labor worked out over the years collapses and caregivers assume chores and responsibilities once routinely tended to by the one who is now bedridden, or otherwise incapacitated.

When my wife was first diagnosed, we were told to be prepared for a hard time ahead, told we were in for unfamiliar chal-

lenges. And we thought we knew that, of course, because the hard time began once the word “cancer” struck our ears.

But even with a full component of forebodings, there just wasn’t a practical way to anticipate those moments when you have a splitting headache as you remove a load of clothes from the dryer to find you had failed to remove a Kleenex from the pocket of a robe, and then find there are bits of it clinging to the fleece blankets and pullovers. As you are folding and de-linting that stuff, one of the cats begins to audibly puke in the hallway to the bedroom, and the other is making it known the bottom of the food dish has become partially visible. The phone rings with a question about supplementary insurance coverage, and the sick spouse calls out to say that the toilet is backing up. As irritability rises, you are simultaneously stricken with guilt for feeling impatience because it is not you, after all, who has been stricken, carved up and feeling the pain and anxiety much more acutely and immediately.

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GREENWAYS Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed AB 32 in 2006. Legislators are now considering its future. photo By NAte MANdos viA wikiMediA

A difficult sell Will the state’s groundbreaking cap and trade law live on? by

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Party’s supermajority was mightily tested TThursday (April 6), with the nail-biting pashe power of the California Democratic

sage of a $52 billion transportation package that will add 12 cents to the price of gasoline.

What does that bode for the other big lift coming up in the Legislature, the reauthorization of the state’s landmark climate change legislation, cap and trade? The carbon auction system survived a court challenge last week—with the California appeals court affirming the legality of the program—but it’s an open question whether cap and trade can survive a bruising political battle and the likelihood of tacking on more to the price of gas at the pump.

The transportation bill was a squeaker, passing with a bare minimum of votes in both the Senate and Assembly. Last-minute concessions dragged the package over the line, but at the cost of exhaustion and, for some, distasteful compromise.

If an infrastructure funding bill is such a difficult sell, what does that mean for the future of cap and trade, which will require another two-thirds vote to pass?

“Any two-thirds vote is difficult,” said Sen. Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont), who chairs the Senate Environmental Quality Committee. “With cap and trade, since 25 percent of money goes to disadvantaged communities, it’s a little lighter lift versus transportation package. That said, it’s still two-thirds.”

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Supporters of cap and trade are seeking a supermajority vote this year to affirm the program’s legal standing and eliminate doubts that have reduced participation in the state’s carbon market, which has allowed companies to trade permits at auction since 2012.

The original law, Assembly Bill 32 (aka Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006), has a 2020 deadline for meeting its target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels, and that has opened questions as to whether it can operate past that date. Critics say that the law is an illegal tax because it passed with a simple majority vote. A twothirds vote to extend the program would resolve both questions.

The court also settled the tax point, although there are other potential legal challenges ahead.

Legislators are still discussing whether to extend AB 32 as it exists or to shape an entirely new bill, possibly with an emphasis on environmental justice issues. There are varying versions of what a new or rejiggered cap-and-trade program might look like— continuing the carbon auctions or converting to a carbon tax. Those developments are open-ended.

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If the program is extended in its current

form, the price of allowances could greatly increase, according to a nonpartisan analysis.

Depending on allowance prices, the cost of gas could rise from 15 to 73 cents per gallon by 2031, according to the Legislative Analyst’s Office.

Legislators are understandably sensitive to a dramatic hike in gasoline prices, a core pocketbook issue for voters.

Sen. Ted Gaines (R-El Dorado), who voted against the transportation bill, said permanent gas taxes hurt the most vulnerable.

“There seems to be some confusion in the Legislature about the war on poverty,” Gaines said in a statement. “We should be fighting to end it, not create it. But with this new gas tax we will be serving up poverty by the gallon to millions of families and businesses around the state.”

In any event, cap and trade lived to fight another day, thanks to a 2-to-1 ruling from the 3rd District Court of Appeal in Sacramento, which agreed with the state Air Resources Board that it has the authority to regulate polluters. The years-long case had clouded the future of cap and trade, with sluggish interest in the state’s auctions. The February quarterly allowance auction was another bust, with just 16.5 percent of the emission allowances sold. The next auction is in May. Analysts say that the future for cap and trade will not be truly assured until it is

enshrined in law and not subject to continual legal challenges. Gov. Jerry Brown has asked the Legislature to reauthorize the program with a two-thirds vote, but even the Democrat-heavy state house is not committing to anything. Yet. □

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At age 18, Sophia Battaglia learned the power of laughter. She’d moved from Santa Cruz to New York, was working for a real estate company, and every morning she walked around the office and handed each employee a flower, looked them in the eyes and laughed heartily with them. This boosted morale, prompting her boss to double her pay, she says. That experience was a life lesson she brought with her when she moved to Paradise to care for an ailing family member. Today, the married mother of four boys runs Mecca Market Place, an indoor farmers’ market on the Ridge.

And for the past decade, she’s taught laughter yoga, with a goal of helping people increase happiness and productivity. Battaglia teaches at businesses, homes, schools and convalescent homes.

She also teaches classes on Thursdays, 4:50 p.m., at Paradise’s Positive I studio, 6653 Clark Road.

Find Battaglia on Facebook under her name or Laughter Yoga, or call her at 624-7075.

Where have you had success?

At Chapman schools, Magalia Pet Hospital and weekend music festivals like Wild Mountain Fair, Sacred Movement and Cognitive Awakening. At Chapman schools, the kids felt low and their laughter was gone. I feel like I gave them love and light, and they wanted to learn again.

What is the main purpose of laughter yoga?

How do you help businesses?

To empower people with unconditional love, self worth and inner peace. I understand depression and think we should all feel love. There’s always something in life wanting to hurt you. I call it “the hand of shit,” and laughter is the best healer.

By having the people at the top laugh with the people at the bottom, so they see they’re all the same.

Laughing during stressful job situations gives you great, endless energy and that’s when you do your best work.

What techniques do you use?

How it has helped your life?

It’s not traditional yoga. There is some rhythmic stretching and deep breathing, but mostly it’s visualization, eye contact and laughter games. I also use props like a banana or stuffed animals to increase levity and interaction.

Two years ago, my brother Robert Battaglia was [killed] by the police, who … didn’t know how to handle people with mental health issues. Another case like that just happened locally. For two years, I had anxiety and depression. My brother loved laughter, healing and meditation, and during a meditation he came to me in my deepest, darkest moment. His eyes met mine and filled me with rainbows and made me realize I should keep seeing the light and laughing, even for no reason at all. He made me know that I am doing what I should be doing.

What inspired you to start?

One of my biggest inspirations is a man from India, Dr. Madan Kataria, who wrote a book called Laugh for No Reason. He saw amazing mental and physical improvements from laughter. He taught that if we “fake it till we make it,” we can do or be anything.

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It seems a little strange that I choose to write about bread this week. For those unfamiliar, Jews forgo doughy godness during Passover (April 10-18) as a reminder of their liberation from slavery in Egypt—they were set free with no time to allow their bread to rise. While I generally don’t keep kosher (I’ve totally used bacon grease in my matzo ball soup—shh, it was delicious!), I do respect those who do. So, at the risk of activating the salivary glands of all my Jewish friends out there, I introduce the Chico Bread Guild. (If nothing else, I’ll give you a darn good way to break your fast!)

A few weeks ago, Jordan Vogel, operations manager at Tin Roof Bakery, invited me to check out a new group of bakers that’s come together right here in Chico. As a longtime lover of bread (who isn’t, right?), I was intrigued. Of course I’d stop by.

I got to meet several guild members during a planning meeting for the upcoming Chico Bread Festival (April 23, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., at Tin Roof Bakery). On hand were Dave Miller of Miller’s Bake House in Yankee Hill; Larry Jansen of Hearth and Stone Bakery in Cohasset; and Kala Riddle of Chico’s Bread by Kala—find her sourdough creations at the Naked Lounge and Comanche Creek Farms. Others involved in the guild include Tatton White, owner of Bread Itself—find him at the Wednesday morning farmers’ market; and Jesse Simpson from the Chico Unified School District.

Honestly, I didn’t realize there were so many independent bread bakers here in Chico. There are probably more, though. In speaking with the group, it was apparent that they recognize each others’ strengths and niches and don’t want to view each other as competition. Rather, Vogel said, they want to work together to promote locally made breads over store-bought brands. Just a few of the benefits: knowing where the ingredients come from and that they aren’t packed with artificial preservatives, dough conditioners and sugars.

The Bread Festival sounds like it will be a lot of fun. With complementary vendors on hand—think locally made olive oils, cheeses and jams—there will also be demos, tastings and all kinds of other treats in store.

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n live music nights, volunteers at the 1078 Gallery have to bring out the ropes.

The busy Chico space welcomes all art forms, and when the artistic expression includes the enthusiastic interaction of an audience of several dozen teens and twentysomethings bouncing off one another, then the other artistic expressions—the ones that require you stand quietly and look at walls—need to be protected by ropes extending the length of the gallery.

And as the gallery has ramped up its live offerings over the past few years, an energetic and cohesive scene of local bands has been born and started to grow within the allages confines of those ropes. What that scene is called, however, is not so easily framed. There are punk and metal qualities throughout the seven core bands—Creekside, Tionesta, Citysick, Lightfinder, Gigantes, The Buried Heart, Sunny Acres—but for the most part, none falls into either of those well-established local camps. The bands’ self-chosen descriptors include a range of subgenres—from pop-punk to emo and

from alt-rock to melodic fill-inthe-blank (metal, hardcore, metalcore)—but musical style is not the scene’s foundation.

“It’s a combination of Chico State and Christina,” said Corrie Clark when asked to define the 1078 scene. Clark is one of the members of the 1078 Gallery’s booking committee, as well as the singer for Tionesta. She came to Chico from Alturas for the university’s music industry program and said that one of the common threads for these bands is that many of the members went through the music program together. The other common thread is Christina Springer, the one-time 1078 board member and music committee chair, and the person who in 2013 started bringing a steady stream of energetic touring bands through the gallery and pairing them with locals.

“It was what Chico needed.

An all-ages scene that felt alive and not exclusive to metal,” said Springer (who now lives in Louisville, Ky.) during a recent interview. “[The 1078] got a lot of kids who were normally only going to shows at the Senator out to shows on a local level. Eventually, more and more baby bands and upand-coming bands started coming to me because they knew I’d give them a show. I’m stoked at what I helped start.”

Springer is quick to point out that Gigantes frontman Ignacio Ysern was a big

Tionesta (from left): Sean Moore, Corrie Clark and Skyler Metz.

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part of helping bring in the outof-town bands like In Urgency (Los Angeles), Eidola (Salt Lake City) and post-punks Stolas (Las Vegas), and teaming them up with locals. And it’s now Ysern and Clark—both on the booking committee—who are most responsible for booking the local bands from this particular scene at 1078. (For the record, this scene is just one aspect of the gallery’s eclectic programming.) “[Christina] really took me under her wing,” Clark said.

Since the transition, the scene has continued to flourish. Of the many music shows the gallery puts on per month, a couple usually will feature one of the core seven bands. And no matter who is playing, the others come out in support.

“I don’t feel that this music scene is anywhere near as competitive as scenes which I have been a part of in the past,” said Kaleb Sievers, vocalist/guitarist for Citysick. “What you see is members of bands promoting each other’s shows and encouraging showgoers to come and support all of the bands playing on a particular night … . It’s the kind of mentality that helps everyone succeed.”

Getting back to the music, even though each of these bands tries

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Team Skins

For a band that plays such complicated music, the three friends who make up instrumental trio Team Skins—guitarist/vocalist Mathew Houghton, bassist Rob Knopp and drummer Michael Nalin—have created an elegantly simple stage show: They take their shirts off. That’s it. The stripped down presentation makes way for a dizzying musical circus act—a loose and wild version of post-punk math rock that you have to see to believe your ears. And even in person, it’s pretty unbelievable. With just a couple of teaser tracks online, the band is currently recording an album produced by Chris Conley (Saves the Day) and drummer/Winchester Goose owner Rob Rasner, and preparing for a June tour with brothers-in-odd-time-signatures The Americas. Next show: 1078 CAMMIES Blowout Sale, April 15, 6 p.m., 1078 Gallery. www.teamskins.bandcamp.com

Down the Well Down the Well is the new project of Linda and JP Bergmann, the married former singer and drummer, respectively, for long-running Chico alt-rockers Furlough Fridays.

The sound of the new four-piece—rounded out by guitarist Abe Nesbitt and bassist Tommy Fogg—is a departure from the full-throttle ’90s-inspired power-pop of their previous band toward a more mid-tempo, stilly grungy, but also fiery psychedelic guitar-heavy sound. The debut EP, Never Bitten, drops April 22, with a release show at the Maltese Bar & Tap Room. www.dtw-rock.bandcamp.com

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Chico “indie/emo/sad bastard” band Citysick.

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to focus its sound with sub-genre tags, they all incorporate some combination of the intense sounds and movements of metal and/or hardcore punk. There is a signature feature common to all (except for punky psych-rockers Sunny Acres): full-throated, catchy-as-hell melodic vocals that are sometimes broken up with screaming as the dynamics dictate.

Of course, there are other local crews that dip into this scene—mathrockers Team Skins and mathy postpunkers Surrounded by Giants, to name two—but they’re perhaps not as exclusive to 1078 as the rest.

Plus, Clark stresses that just because this mix of bands plays a lot of shows together doesn’t mean that these are

the only ones she works with. Anyone who sends her their music is considered, regardless of genre or experience.

“Maybe [another] venue wouldn’t give them a chance, but 1078 would,” she said, adding, “What I like about this scene is it’s a good mix of everything.

No one really sticks their nose up at anything. That’s my dream.” Ω

Upcoming 1078 Gallery shows: April 13, 7:30 p.m.: Higuera, Citysick, Tionesta (acoustic) and Mad Tantra.

April 14, 7:30 p.m.: Underhouse Music Sound Breakdown No. 1.

April 15, 6 p.m.: 1078 Gallery Booking Collective CAMMIES Blowout Sale!

Outside of its longstanding EDM scene, Chico has yet to catch up the with rest of the world in making electronic-based music. But there are few signs that things just may be beginning to change, with established electro-indie band Solar Estates, bedroom electro-pop songsmith Kirt Lind, and the solo recordings of SCOUT, aka 22-year-old Scout Parker. Against a backdrop of chill, bass-heavy, electronic compositions with occasional acoustic instrumentation, SCOUT’s lush, haunting vocals are mesmerizing. With one album (Nervous) and an amazing single (“Serious”) under her belt, SCOUT is just starting to take her act to local stages. Next up: An opening spot on The Americas and TV Heads show at Café Coda, April 14, and CAMMIES Finale & Awards Show, April 23, at Patrick Ranch. www.scoutmusic.bandcamp.com

Legit Supreme With The Pageant Dads out of the picture (for the time being at least), in Chico the genre of “comedy band” is a genre of one. The Legit Supreme duo, Kyle Barram and Scott Day, have become the torch bearers of making people laugh with guitars (and basses and keyboards) in their hands. Regulars at Maltese open mics—including especially the weekly Hank Duke’s Good Time Variety Hour—the two sing about sex, rolling up to the club on their bikes and celebrating your birthday by picturing the ones who made you making love. Ha! www.facebook.com/LegitSupreme MORE

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t might sound like something born of a late-night smokeout in a circle of bongos on a Chico front porch, but the band name Smokey the Groove has a much less deliberate origin. Under pressure to come up with something to call themselves before the first gig at friend’s house party in early 2014, someone caught sight of a poster for the iconic forest spokesbear, Smokey, switched out the “bear” for one of the band’s many musical descriptors, and that was it.

As it turns out, of course, the name is a perfect fit for the Chico-grown musical pranksters who have over the last three years built a reputation as an integral part of Chico’s jam-happy, dance-band scene. Folks in this party city have long had an affection for bands that create upbeat music and have the hooks and stamina to play long into the night. And with its fantastically varied combination of influences, Smokey the Groove has brought something fresh to the well-worn groove. As the band describes on its Facebook page, it “[combines] funky jazz, electronic drums … bass, [and] live horns to create a spacey, Eastern, live-tronic sassy feel that will change how you listen to music!”

Those who have already caught a live performance know that the band’s doing all of the above as well as adding a flair for dramatic showmanship—dressing in costumes and donning homemade masks while performing, and cutting

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the leash on sax-man/bandleader Kevin Killion, who moves freely from stage to dance floor as the mood strikes.

At the heart of the band’s unified fun-

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loving spirit is a bunch of long-running friendships. “Most of us met in high school through the Chico High concert and marching band,” Killion said during a break at a recent band rehearsal. “[Bassist/ keyboardist] Austin [Farwell], [drummer] Kevin Valentino and myself have been in bands and gone to festivals together for years. We had a funk-metal band, and then a California bluegrass project, and now we’ve turned into Smokey the Groove.”

“We started out renegading—playing impromptu shows at friends’ parties and doing campground sets at the music festivals,” added Farwell.

With any successful group endeavor, in addition to getting along with one another, it takes a lot of behind-the-scenes work to produce what appears on stage to be effortlessly joyful and anarchic musicmaking, and Killion and Farwell agree that

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“We started jamming at [trombonist] Dean [Simcox’s] family business at Art, Etc. downtown,” said Farwell.

“We’ve been adding friends to the band, till now we’ve become a seven-piece.”

The rest of the group includes violinist Gabriel Fairchild, guitarist Eric Jones and trumpeter Miles Van Housen.

The practice and diligence has been paying off. In the last year, in addition to playing the usual nightspots—Lost on Main, The Maltese, etc.—the band has also landed some bigger gigs playing the Friday Night Concert in downtown Chico, at the El Rey Theatre and a very late/very early slot at last summer’s For the Funk of It festival in Belden. “We played the 4 a.m. till sunrise set,” said Killion, “and had the whole place dancing and having a crazy good time!”

Next up is a headlining spot at the CN&R’s upcoming CAMMIES Finale & Awards Show, April 23, at Patrick Ranch, as well as planning for tours in “California, Oregon and beyond.”

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marok is the doom band that will never die—dark lord knows there have been plenty of instances when the members could’ve let it.

Since forming back in 2010, Amarok has gone through several drummers, and the band itself has been shelved or gone on hiatus at various points. It was the departure of founding guitarist Jeremy Golden in 2015 that perhaps left the biggest black hole in the band. But the idea of dissolving Amarok never even crossed the minds of guitarist/vocalist Kenny Ruggles and bassist/vocalist Brandon Squyres.

“We have put so much time and effort into the band over the years, it seemed like a shame to give it up now,” Squyres said. “Kenny and I have been in Amarok together since the beginning and we both still believe in the band and the music.”

As a matter of fact, Amarok might be positioned to make more noise in 2017 than ever. The four-piece—rounded out by drummer Nate Daly and guitarist Nathan Collins—recorded a new album in Los Angeles in February with Sanford Parker, who plays with psychedelic doomsters Minsk and Wrekmeister Harmonies. Amarok plans to shop the four-song album to labels in the coming months.

Parker is no stranger to recording loud

bands, having produced records for heavy hitters like Yob and Voivod, but the six-day recording session at Big Bad Sound LA proved that Amarok may be the loudest of them all. It didn’t help that the studio is nestled in a residential neighborhood. On a night the band was tracking bass and guitars, a neighbor said he couldn’t hear his television over Amarok’s death rattle—a block away.

“The owners of the studio were astonished and embarrassed to have to ask us to turn down for the remainder of the night, which was fine,” said Squyres, jokingly adding, “that was the moment when we all real-

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ized we were doing something right with this recording … and that they should probably move their studio.”

Amarok is notoriously loud and pummeling, in all the right ways, as evidenced by its live sets and epic two-song (and 29-minutelong) 2013 debut. The band’s music, like the doom genre itself, can be alienating to some ears. It’s glacial in pace and supremely intense, both in mood and in volume. For Squyres, it’s the ultimate in heavy music.

“Usually with doom, it’s the embodiment of a sound that conveys sadness or despair— although, doom never makes me sad. It’s just

everything I love about metal broken down into its purest form,” he said.

“The main idea for us has always been to try and find the fine line that makes it both enjoyable for those watching us and yet satiates our need to play slow.”

Squyres has played a huge part in Chico’s heavy music scene for some 15 years in other projects like The Makai and Cold Blue Mountain. He’s also involved in a new project called Blasfema with West By Swan drummer Daniel Taylor. The other members of Amarok also play in various projects—Ruggles shreds with metalheads Voyeur, and Daly plays in Sex Hogs II and Royal Oaks.

Squyres insists that dipping their devil horns in other musical outlets isn’t about to take away from Amarok. Quite the contrary. Seven years in, the band might be hitting its stride.

“There’s no rule that you have to completely abandon something in order to start something else—I feel like we all put everything into any project that we are doing,” Squyres said. “That being said, we have definitely been inspired with Amarok lately, and have been putting a little more time into our sound and songs than recent years. It just feels like it’s clicking musically right now and so we are embracing that.” □ More

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Gettin’ her hands dirty Music industry major immerses herself in Chico scene ager on events like the recent 1078 Gallery visit by artist-rights activist Blake Morgan.

Along the way, Mathews spent time refining her music, which has culminated with a solo project under the name MAWD (from t took three years for Madeleine Mathews her Swiss grandmother’s pronunciation of to turn herself into a Chico music staple.

“Madeleine”). She began playing around She made that happen by writing for Chico at venues such as The Maltese and and performing in three bands—Southfork, The Naked Lounge.

The Feisties and her current solo project, During an internship with the Chico/ MAWD—and collaborating with others, L.A.-based music label Sound x3, she was working behind the scenes of shows for approached by the company about releasChico State’s SOTA (School of the Arts) ing her debut MAWD EP. That’s happening Productions class and 1078 Gallery, and taknext month. The just-released first single is ing part in the popular multiartist projects of “Summer in Dream” (available on Spotify Uncle Dad’s Art Collective. and Apple Music), a strong pop tune that “A lot of people come to me if they need merges chugging Americana rhythms, help with finding other bands to play with reverb-heavy harmonies and Mathews’ because I know a lot of people, just from strong, forward vocals, calling to mind being around,” she said. groups like Portland folk-pop trio Joseph.

Mathews moved here to join Chico State’s The connections Mathews made in the music industry program, and immediately university community have recently taken immersed herself in the music community. her beyond Chico as well. MAWD and “I wanted to make the most of my time labelmate (and fellow SOTA songwriting coming here, because when I was in commu- contest winner) KLEZ, aka John Klezmer, nity college in Placerville, I was wanting so are in Sweden touring the country for bad to go to a bigger community,” she said. the first half of April. After finding some “As soon as I got here, I was like, ‘OK, I cheap plane tickets, Mathews said she gotta make friends and start doing this.’” reached out to some Swedish exchange Mathews started by entering a songwrit- student friends she’d met through the ing competition put on by SOTA, which music industry program when she first she won. arrived in Chico.

“That was kind of my big break, I guess,” “They were actually my first real friends, she said. “That’s how I started getting to I would say,” Mathews said. “I was basiknow people.” cally their Chico mom From there, Mathews because they didn’t dove into the Chico have cars.”

Upcoming shows: May 3, 12 p.m.: Nooner, free show on music scene, working Those friends helped Trinity Commons, Chico State. as SOTA’s head event line up the tour, and after May 6: EP-release show, 1078 Gallery. planner and general mana successful Kickstarter by

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Though Mathews will be relocating to L.A. in the summer, she’s become a model for how young musicians who immerse themselves in what Chico has to offer can make a name for themselves.

“Just see who, it sounds lame to say, the major players of the local scene are, and

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reach out to them,” Mathews said. “I just started attending shows, not only my shows but my friends’ shows or friends’ friends’ shows. I was going to shows for three days a week for a while, and just through that you meet people, and ask them if there’s any way you can help.” □

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Hardee Seaton is the h owardh@ musical director and newsrev iew.c om conductor of North State Symphony. He Review: is 35, looks younger, north state symphony and exudes an off-thepops, A splash of Favorites, saturday, cuff charm I didn’t April 8, at laxson expect going into Auditorium. the show—A Splash of Favorites—at Chico State’s Laxson Auditorium on Saturday (April 8). But it wasn’t a typical orchestral concert. The symphony collaborated with rock/jazz musicians from the local Uncle Dad’s Art Collective to present a pops concert that featured fresh arrangements of familiar tunes from Broadway musicals, TV shows, movies and popular music. Seaton was freewheeling throughout the evening, pulling rock-show tricks like inviting an audience member to take his place at the podium and closing the night with an encore.

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we have the programming flexibility to cater to a much more diverse audience,” Seaton said in a press release pumping the show. “If you think a symphony is only about Mozart or Beethoven, I am here to shatter all of your preconceived notions!”

The first half was all symphony, and at the beginning Seaton warned that everyone would leave with a head full of ear-worm melodies. For me, the most ensnaring one proved to be Henry Mancini’s “The Pink Panther Theme,” always evocative of a jewel thief tiptoeing around with a fat sack of loot.

When it came time for John Philip Sousa’s march, “The Stars and Stripes Forever,” Seaton peered into the audience and asked if anyone wanted to conduct the symphony. An older gentleman volunteered, quipping that it “would be easier than using a computer.” After Seaton gave him quick instructions for how to start, the volunteer did a passable job of being a metronome.

Other early highlights included wonderfully rich arrangements for The Beach Boys’ “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” and The Beatles’ “Michelle.” Then came a collection of jingles from an era of TV that was before my time. Most of the melodies were maddeningly familiar, but I couldn’t place any of them except for the opening theme for NBC Nightly News. I was still wracking my brain when the first half wrapped up with a crowd-pleasing, thoroughly badass Star Wars medley.

After intermission, the symphony was joined by Uncle Dad’s players with serious musical chops—Josh Hegg on keyboards, Michael Bone on guitar, Ethan Swett on bass and Madison DeSantis on drums. Impressively, the mix was balanced enough to hear the orchestral and rock players separately, and that held up later when the ensemble was joined by a series of vocalists—starting with Bone’s extra-tender version of Frankie Valli’s “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You.” But the highlight for me was an adaptation of Tears for Fears’ “Mad World”— as covered by Gary Jules and Michael Andrews for the soundtrack to 2001’s Donnie Darko—featuring the hair-raising harmonies of Samantha Nickel and Katie Thornton.

The bill concluded with Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun” and Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky,” and during the latter number so many musicians were popping out of their chairs for solos, I had a reflexive urge to bop them back down with an arcade mallet. After an ovation, the players returned to the stage for an encore—an Afro-Cuban take on “I Wanna Be Like You” from Disney’s The Jungle Book.

Then the lights went up, revealing a surprising number of empty auditorium seats and a whole lot of white hair. It was a shame. A lot of people—young ones, mostly—missed out on something really cool. □

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Special Events BANFF FILM FESTIVAL: Two nights of exciting and artistically created outdoor adventure films from around the world. Thu, 4/13, 7:30pm. $10-$15. Laxson Auditorium, Chico State.

SPAGHETTI DINNER: Paradise Genealogical Society annual spaghetti dinner fundraiser. Thu, 4/13, 5pm. $4-$8. Paradise Senior Center, 877 Nunneley Road, Paradise. 530-877-2330.

THURSDAY NIGHT MARKET: Downtown streets are closed to traffic each Thursday night for a community event featuring local produce and products, live music, food trucks and more. Thu, 4/13, 6pm. Free. Downtown Chico. 530-345-6500. www.down townchico.com

Art Receptions MAKE SURE THEY HEARIN’ YA: Reception for Garrick Hargrove’s large socially engaging installation. Thu, 4/13. Jacki Headley University Art Gallery, Chico State.

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PANCAKES FOR PEACE: The Chico Peace and

CHICO SPEAKS: In the first installment of a new

Justice Center’s annual Easter event with all-you-can-eat pancakes, an egg hunt and a silent auction. Sun, 4/16, 8am. $12-$15. CARD Center, 545 Vallombrosa Ave.

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BANFF FILM FESTIVAL: See Thursday. Fri, 4/14, 7:30pm. $10-$15. Laxson Auditorium, Chico

AUTISM AWARENESS FAIR: The Little Red Hen’s

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Theater BANG! BANG! YOU’RE DEAD!: A one-act play about bullying, school shootings and teen rage first produced in the wake of the Columbine shootings. Fri, 4/14, 7pm. $10-$12. Birdcage Theatre, 1740 Bird St., Oroville. 530-533-2473.

WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY: California Regional Theatre presents the Broadway musical adaptation of the classic novel. Fri, 4/14, 7:30pm. $15-$20. Center for the Arts, 1475 East Ave. 800-722-4522. www.crtshows. com

CALIFORNIA NUT FESTIVAL Saturday, April 15 Patrick Ranch

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annual fair includes children’s activities, a bounce house, bubble station, facepainting, food trucks and booths with autism resources and support information. Sat, 4/15, 10am. Free. Chico Elks Lodge, 1705 Manzanita Ave. 530-897-0900.

CALIFORNIA NUT FESTIVAL: The annual showcase of gourmet food offerings, wine and beer sampling, nut-inspired cooking demonstrations, live music, an art show and more. Sat, 4/15. $30 - $35. Patrick Ranch Museum, 10381 Midway, Durham. www.patrickranchmuseum.org

EASTER EGG HUNT: Paradise Recreation & Park District’s annual family-friendly celebration includes a visit from the Easter Bunny, a petting zoo and Easter egg hunt. Sat, 4/15, 9:30am. Free. Paul Byrne Aquatic Park, 5600 Recreation Drive, Paradise.

GROWING HEALTHY CHILDREN WALK & RUN: Annual Enloe run/walk. Same-day registration and check-in begins at 7:30 a.m. Sat, 4/15, 8:30am. Free. One-Mile Recreation Area, Bidwell Park. Register at www.growing healthychildrenchico.com

interweave with improvisation during this chamber recital with Dwayne Corbin (percussion), Susie Lundberg (oboe), Daun Weiss (soprano) and others. Sun, 4/16, 2pm. Free.

Zingg Recital Hall, Chico State. www.schoolofthearts-csuchico.com

SPRING JAMBOREE EGG HUNT: CARD’s annual Easter event for children in third-grade and younger, with egg hunt, bounce house, face painting and crafts. Times: Ages 0-3, 10am; ages 4-5, 10:45am; ages 6-8, 11:30am. Sat, 4/15, 10am. Free. Sycamore Field and Caper Acres Playground, Bidwell Park. 530-895-4711. www.chicorec.com

Music CHICO JAZZ CELEBRATION: An ensemble concert celebrating the art form and the local jazz scene. Sat, 4/15, 7:30pm. $6-$15. Harlen Adams Theatre, Chico State. 530-898-6333. www.schoolofthearts-csuchico.com

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public discussion series hosted by Slow Theatre. A panel of local experts will explore reliability and truth in the era of fake news. Tue, 4/18, 7pm. Free. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway St.

MACHIAVELLI’S POPULAR PRINCE: Catherine H. Zuckert of the University of Notre Dame discusses her reinterpretation of Machiavelli’s prose works. Tue, 4/18, 5:30pm. Free.

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Special Events COMEDY RISING: Sac-based comedian Michael Cell headlines a packed bill of comedians, featuring Becky Lynn, Trey Ellis, Ryan Littlefield, Annie Fischer, Jansen Lefever and host Rachel Myles. Wed, 4/19, 8:30pm. $8.

Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

Special Events DOUG LAMALFA TOWN HALL: North State Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) holds a rare town hall meeting in Butte County. Mon, 4/17, 5pm. Free. Oroville State Theatre, 1489 Meyers St.

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AUDITIONS AT TOTR: Casting for dancers for August performance of Rodeo. Call for details. Sat, 4/15, 1pm. Theatre on the Ridge, 3735 Neal Road, Paradise. 530-877-5760.

BANG! BANG! YOU’RE DEAD!: See Friday. Sat, 4/15, 7pm. $10-$12. Birdcage Theatre, 1740 Bird St, Oroville.

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

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HOPPY SPRING In stressful times like these, a community coming together to eat, drink and let the kids run around like wild bunnies is just what a soul needs.

Chico’s traditional Easter weekend festivities couldn’t have come at a better time. On Saturday, April 15, at Sycamore Field and Caper Acres in Lower Bidwell Park, CARD is putting on its 54th annual Spring Jamboree, with an egg hunt, bounce house, and the Easter Bunny there to meet the kids. And on Sunday, April 16, at the CARD Center, the Chico Peace & Justice Center is holding its 36th annual Pancakes for Peace fundraiser, with organic pancake fixins, silent auction, and another egg hunt.

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ARTS AND HUMANITIES BUILDING: Shojo Manga Artists, a talk with Professor Masami Toku of the Department of Art and Art History. 4/13, 5pm. Free. Room 111, Chico State.

B-SO SPACE: BFA Culminating Exhibit, works by Madelynn Dubin (through 4/14) and Jamie Richardson (4/17-4/21). Ayres Hall, Chico State.

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HEALING ART GALLERY: Art by Ann Pierce, watercolor paintings by Northern California artist Ann Pierce. The Healing Art Gallery of Enloe Cancer Center features Northern California artist whose lives have been touched by cancer. 4/14–7/13. 265 Cohasset Road (inside Enloe Cancer Center), 530-332-3856.

JACKI HEADLEY UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY: Make Sure They Hearin’ Ya, Garret Hargrove’s large socially engaging installation. 4/13-4/14.

A&H Building, Chico State.

JAMES SNIDLE FINE ARTS GALLERY: Sal Casa Exhibit, long time Chico artist and art instructor Sal Casa’s works in casein. 4/134/29. 254 East Fourth St., 530 354-6541.

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

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THE TURNER: Know Her Name: Women Printmakers and Shojo Manga Artists, in recognition of Women’s History month, this exhibition celebrates women printmakers in the Turner Print Collection along with a

selection of contemporary Shojo Manga women artists. 4/13-4/15. A&H Building, Chico State.

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

CHICO AIR MUSEUM: The museum is housed in a large refurbished 1941 WW II 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 Rd.

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. Free. 5570 Black Olive Drive, Paradise, 530-872-8722.

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. 4/13-4/23. Meriam Library Complex at Chico State.

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Jsuccess. heavyweights Shinedown, the band had its hugest Despite internal problems—creative differust when things seemed bleakest for alt-rock

ences and serious substance abuse—2008’s The Sound of Madness became a career-making album. It went triple-platinum in the U.S. and generated six No. 1 singles on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart.

And the band continues to thrive. It’s been a year and a half since the release of the its latest, Threat to Survival, and the album is still by producing hits. In March, “How Did Alan Sculley You Love” became the third single to go to No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock chart. It was the 11th Preview: Shinedown song to take the top spot, Shinedown performs pushing the band past Metallica and Friday, April 14, 8 p.m., at Silver into third place just behind Three Dollar Fairgrounds. Days Grace and Van Halen.

As lions and With that kind of success, Cold Kingdom open.

Shinedown is able to continue what tickets: $38, available www.ticketweb.com seems like a never-ending tour cycle behind the album, and guitarist Zach Silver Dollar Myers says that life in the band is Fairgrounds better than ever.

2357 Fair St. “Our relationships in the band www.jmax productions.net are healthier now than they ever were,” he said in a recent phone interview. “There’s no bad blood between anybody in this band. That’s hard when you’ve been in a band for 12 years and have five albums out … and had some success.”

It was during the lead-up to The Sound of Madness when the band decided to fire original guitarist Jasin Todd and and bassist Brad Stewart, leaving only founding frontman Brent Smith, drummer Barry Kerch and touring guitarist Myers.

At the heart of the turmoil were the substance problems of Smith and Todd. “I think, when it came down to it ... if we kept the two of them together, one of them was going to die,” Myers said. “Jasin and Brent were [like] Steven Tyler and Joe Perry [of Aerosmith].

They were toxic twins, man.”

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Shinedown, from left: Eric Bass, Zach Myers, Brent Smith and Barry Kerch. photo by DArren DoAne

ing the seriousness of the situation. “I don’t think his comment’s too off base,” the singer said in a separate phone interview. Both Todd and Smith have since gotten sober and mended fences. “He is in a way better place now and I’m in a way better place. And it’s all, it’s a good story to tell now.”

A big forward step came during the period that produced Shinedown’s 2012 album, Amaryllis. Before starting the recording, the four band members—including new bassist Eric Bass—got together for what became a five-hour meeting during which all grievances were aired and the band members came away with some understandings that have allowed the revamped lineup to gel.

Amaryllis produced three more No. 1 rock singles and another productive tour. The band then took a break that extended for nearly two years, during which time Smith moved to Los Angeles, continued to lead a sober life and had a child, while Myers got married.

Such life changes, and the realization that he will always be an addict who has to guard against relapses, gave the singer plenty of fodder for the lyrics on Threat to Survival, which he calls his most autobiographical album.

“None of those songs were written out of thin air.

Those are all real situations. Those are all real feelings,” Smith said. “I think of Threat to Survival, in a lot of ways, as a guidebook to life maybe, just from the experiences I’ve had over the years.”

And musically, the production on the album is also more stripped back than previous releases.

“On Amaryllis ... we did a million tracks,” Myers said. “On this record, it was more about what fits the song. What can we do for the song that will make the song what it is? We just kind of took this really raw approach to the production.”

If Shinedown embraced a more stripped-back approach to the latest album, that’s not the approach the band is taking with the production of its live show.

“It’s a show we’ve never ever done before, as far as visually,” Smith said. “It’s pretty over the top.” □

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FRIDAY MORNING JAZZ: A weekly morning jazz appointment with local experimental troupe Bogg. Fri, 4/14, 11am. Free. Café Coda, 265 Humboldt Ave.

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CHICO JAZZ COLLECTIVE: Thursday night jazz featuring local musicians. Thu, 4/13, 8pm. Free. The DownLo, 319 Main St.

ERIC PETER: A solo set performed

by the local guitarist. Thu, 4/13, 6pm. Free. Grana, 198 E. Second St.

HI STRANGENESS, MUDDY SOURS & MORE: An all-local blowout featuring

HIGUERA: A night of energetic and melodic everything (melodic-punk, melodic-metal, melodic-you-nameit) with Simi Valley’s Higuera, plus locals Citysick, Tionesta (acoustic set) and Mad Tantra open. Thu, 4/13, 7:30pm. $7. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway St.

MILES CORBIN, ROBERT KARCH AND FRIENDS: The crew plays original

(unplugged) surf music. Thu, 4/13, 6pm. Free. Farm Star Pizza, 2359 Esplanade, 530-838-2056.

groove-masters Hi Strangeness, plus Muddy Sours, Grandfield and Neon Junkie. Fri, 4/14, 9pm. $7.

Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

IRISH MUSIC HAPPY HOUR: A Chico tradition: Friday night happy hour with traditional Irish music by the Pub Scouts. Fri, 4/14, 4pm. $1. Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St.

JAY MOHR: Comedian, actor, radio host and best-selling author Jay Mohr performs stand-up. Fri, 4/14, 8pm. $25. Colusa Casino Resort, 3770 State Highway 45, Colusa.

JOHN SEID & LARRY PETERSON: An eclectic range of live music in the lounge. Fri, 4/14, 6pm. Free. Two Twenty Restaurant, 220 W. Fourth St.

KOOL JOHN: The Bay Area rapper performs, with guest spots by Tresolid, Cali Kidd, H1, JGMadeumlook and J-Biz. Fri, 4/14, 9pm. $20. Lost on Main, 319 Main Street.

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RETROTONES: Classic rock and country covers. Fri, 4/14, 7pm. Free. The End Zone, 250 Cohasset Rd.

SHINEDOWN: JMax Productions present heavy, platinum-selling alt-rockers Shinedown. As Lions and Cold Kingdom open. Fri, 4/14, 8pm. $38.

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It’s been 20 years since Jerry Maguire. Even though his slimy Bob Sugar character was his first big role, comedian/actor Jay Mohr had already made a mark as a featured member of the Saturday Night Live troupe for a couple of seasons. Of course, he’s been all over TV and films since, garnered an Emmy nomination for Last Comic Standing, and he’s been doing his standup all along.

Mohr will make his way near these parts on Friday, April 14, at Colusa Casino.

musical pedigree with an all-1078 show. Bands include Tionesta, Gigantes, Team Skins, Gilburt, Joshua Hegg project, Yandi, The Hecks, Pervert, Handsome Devil, Criminal Wave, Outside Looking In, Groove Merchants, Trofy Vvife and Conscious Dave. Hosted by Jerm Leather. Sat, 4/15, 7pm. $7-$10. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway St.

CHICO JAZZ CELEBRATION: An ensemble concert celebrating the art form and the local jazz scene. Sat, 4/15, 7:30pm. $6 - $15. Harlen Adams Theatre, Chico State, 530-898-6333. www.schoolofthearts-csuchico.com

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SURROGATE: One of Chico’s favorite indie-rock bands hits the Duff with local songsmith Kyle Williams and Fialta of San Luis Obispo. Sat, 4/15, 9pm. $7. Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St.

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HANK DUKE’S GOOD TIME TRIVIA HOUR: Teams of five players try and outsmart The Duke. Hosted by Jason Allen. Sun, 4/16, 8pm. Free.

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hits from the Motown era. Sat, 4/15, 9:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville. featherfallscasino.com

JEFF PERSHING BAND: Local rock, funk and blues in the lounge. Sat, 4/15, 8:30pm. Free. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville. featherfallscasino.com

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SEMI-ACOUSTIC MUSIC SHOWCASE: A weekly showcase and benefit for Chico schools. Hosted by Keith Kendall and friends. Sat, 4/15, 5pm.

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

PAT HULL & WICKED MAN: Local troubadour Pat Hull and his band join Oakland indie-soul/pop crew Wicked Man for an intimate show. Sat, 4/15, 8pm. $7. Midtown Local, 365 E. Sixth St., 530-774-4720.

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STEVE JOHNSON: Enjoy live music in the mountain air. Sat, 4/15, 5pm. Free.

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working cover band has a two-night stand at the Big Room. Mon, 4/17, 7:30pm. Monday show sold out.

Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 E. 20th St.

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DECADES: Arguably Chico’s hardestworking cover band has a two-night stand at the Big Room. Tue, 4/18, 7:30pm. $10. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 E. 20th St.

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Michael Cell headlines a packed bill of comics, featuring Becky Lynn, Trey Ellis, Ryan Littlefield, Annie Fischer, Jansen Lefever and host Rachel Myles. Wed, 4/19, 8:30pm. $8.

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FULL HOUSE BLUES JAM: Join house band The Growlers for a jam in the Brewery. Bring an instrument and sign up to be a guest player, or just kick back and enjoy. Sign-ups at 7pm. Wed, 4/19, 7:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville.

All THAT JAZZ

It’s fair to say the Chico Jazz Celebration will be the biggest local jazz event of the year. For its spring concert, Saturday, April 15, in Harlen Adams Theatre, Chico State’s Department of Music and Theatre has invited everyone on stage. Performers will include the university’s hot-shot ensemble, Jazz X-Press, featuring its trumpeter and director Rocky Winslow (pictured), as well as the Chico High Jazz Band and a couple of world-renowned visiting guest artists—trumpeter Greg Gisbert and drummer Paul Romaine.

JAZZ: With Carey Robinson and

friends. Wed, 4/19, 6pm. Free. Farm Star Pizza, 2359 Esplanade.

LIVE MUSIC OPEN MIC: Early evening open mic. Bring guitars, fiddles and whatever other instrument you enjoy and share some tunes. Wed, 4/19, 5:30pm. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., 530-343-4915.

THE MAIN SQUEEZE: The soulful, postfunk fivesome hits the stage at Lost.

Local crooner KLEZ opens. Wed, 4/19, 7:30pm. $13. Lost on Main, 319 Main Street.

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Dignity heist Three greats go through the motions in embarrassing remake Beauty and the Beast Iwasremake being a little unnecessary. At least that movie enjoyable and sweet on some levels. After that know I bitched about the recent

came the Ghost in the Shell remake that looked good and had decent performances, but by was a letdown as far as remakes go.

Bob Grimm Now comes Going in Style, a bg ri m m @ total disaster remake of a bleak “old new srev i ew. c o m guys rob a bank wearing rubber noses” comedy from back in 1979 that starred George Burns and Art Carney. The original was directed

by Martin Brest, the guy who would go on to direct Beverly Hills Cop, Going in Style Midnight Run and, uh-oh, Gigli.

This remake loses all the Starring Michael Caine, Morgan charm of that fun and slightly dark Freeman, Alan Arkin Burns vehicle. It’s super heavy on and Ann-Margret. schmaltz, and it asks a strong cast to Directed by Zach Braff. Cinemark 14, basically embarrass themselves for Feather river Cinemas 90-plus minutes. and paradise Cinema Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman 7. rated pG-13. and Alan Arkin replace Burns, Carney and Lee Strasberg in the updated story, and that setup probably looked pretty good on paper.

Unfortunately, they handed the film to Zach Braff, the guy from Scrubs, to direct. Braff does so with all the subtlety and nuance of an M-80 going off in a candlelight yoga class.

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itself insists that it is clever while being rather rote and mundane. The payoff involves a little girl basically doing something totally wrong, and it feels weird.

Caine replaces Burns as Joe, the brains of the group. During a visit to a bank to complain about his upcoming foreclosure, Joe witnesses a robbery. So, naturally, when he and his pals’ pensions go away, he decides to rob a bank.

Then, after some gentle persuading with Willie (Freeman) and Albert (Arkin), they rob a bank. The big twist here is that they rob a bank wearing Rat Pack masks instead of the rubber nose glasses worn in the original. That’s the biggest twist the film has to offer.

The heist itself just sort of happens. Braff shows you some of the planning and execution in flashbacks, but this technique doesn’t reveal the heist as anything ingenious. The whole beauty of Going in Style ’79 was that three old men simply, and rather sloppily, robbed a bank. Trying to make them crafty pros in this one is a major misstep.

The original, just a few minutes in, had Joe deciding to rob a bank basically because he was bored and broke. Now, Joe’s motivations are all trumped up and complicated. All of the spontaneity is lost.

Of course, Ann-Margret is around to sleep with Albert (the grumpy one) and make him feel young again. That’s her job these days. She gets the “sleep with the old guy” role that she had in Grumpy Old Men again. It’s hard watching a great, fun actress being reduced to a stereotype.

The movie is a real bummer … a blue paint bomb in a bag full of hundreds and fifties. This is shaping up as the year of the unnecessary remakes. □

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Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)

For Easter Sunday, the cult classic film version of the rock opera. One showing: Sunday, April 16, 7 p.m. Pageant Theatre. Rated G.

Seed: The Untold Story

A documentary about seeds and the “farmers, scientists, lawyers, and indigenous seed keepers fight[ing] a David and Goliath battle to defend the future of our food.” One showing (followed by Q&A): tonight, April 13, 7 p.m.

Pageant Theatre. Not Rated.

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me

For its latest Late Show installment, the Pageant is showing David Lynch’s freaky prequel to the Twin Peaks TV series. One showing: Saturday, April 15, 10 p.m. Pageant Theatre. Rated R.

The Zookeeper’s Wife

A film based on the real-life events surrounding Polish zookeepers Antonina and Jan Zabinski, who saved hundreds of Jews from the Warsaw ghetto by hiding them at the zoo following the German invasion in 1939. Starring Jessica Chastain and Johan Jeldenbergh. Pageant Theatre and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

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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 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.

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.

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.

Ghost in the Shell

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.

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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 and Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG-13.

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Smurfs: The Lost Village

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.

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udson’s Gastropub has a lot

going for it. First and perhaps foremost, it’s owned by Christian Steinbach, whose downtown, upscale Christian Michaels Ristorante and more casual California Pasta Productions make up a strong track record for success. The experience shows at Hudson’s, most prominently in the décor and quality of food and drinks.

I first made my way to the north Chico restaurant shortly after it opened last year. The weather was nice, so some friends and I sat outside. The patio, in fact, is one of the place’s selling points—the only downside being its in a strip mall parking lot. Inside, the space is divided between bar with tall tables and restaurant with booths and short tables. On busy nights, it can get a bit noisy—but this isn’t supposed to be Christian Michaels II; this is a gastropub. For the uninitiated, story and that’s something between fine photo by dining and a sports bar.

Meredith J. For instance, Hudson’s has a Cooper full burger menu, which is much m e re d i t h c @ more than just plain cheeseburgnew srev i ew. c o m ers. Think half a pound of beef topped with short rib meat or HHHH pulled pork and garlic aioli. With Hudson’s a choice of gluten-free bun. And Gastropub expect to fork over about $15 for 2760 Esplanade, one and a side of fries. Likewise, Ste. 100 636-4562 the mac and cheese—which I ordered my first time there—is no Hours: Velveeta and shells. It’s fontina, Open for parmesan, mozzarella, asiago and lunch and dinner Tues.-Sat., smoked cheddar, plus toppings ($3 dinner Sun.-Mon. extra) like short rib with crispy fried onions (my choice) or buffalo chicken and blue cheese.

HHHHH For my second visit, a few EpiC weeks ago, I chose a seat at the bar.

HHHH It was a Wednesday evening and AUTHOriTATiVE the place was fairly empty. And, a HHH direct quote from my notes: “The AppEAliNG music is too loud to be so bad.”

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Well, it was advertised with fresh peaches but I got a lemon wedge instead. Ah well—peaches aren’t yet in season anyway. And it was still delicious. (A heads up is always nice, though.)

For starters, off the “bites” menu, I ordered the crispy mini ahi tacos—Hawaiian-style tuna poke with avocado cream, seaweed salad, ginger cabbage slaw, onions, peppers and Sriracha aoili (three for $10.95).

The delightfully crispy shells were complemented by a variety of flavors and textures, from the zesty crunch of the ginger slaw to the subtly sweet chewiness of the seaweed salad.

As an entree, I bypassed the burger and pizza pie menus, though they both looked intriguing, and went for a sando instead. The open-faced meatloaf ($14.95) sounded wonderfully comforting—house-ground beef wrapped in bacon and topped with sautéed onions, roasted red bell peppers, melted provolone and mushroom gravy, all on toasted French bread.

It was every bit as amazing as it sounds. My only complaint, if you could call it that, was that the serving was humongous! There was seriously no humanly possible way for me to eat that entire “sando” in one sitting. Even if I hadn’t already indulged in those tacos. Although I assure you, none of it went to waste.

Overall, Hudson’s is a perfect date spot or place to meet friends. The prices are reasonable for the high quality of food and the limited menu is creative and homey while maintaining a high level of sophistication. The décor is nice and the atmosphere is comfortable—but I’m really hoping the ’70s-’80s soundtrack was a fluke. This ain’t a dive bar; this is a gastropub. □

IN THE MIX Terrible Human Beings Canvasback/Atlantic The Orwells have come a long way from banging out power chords in suburban Illinois. The garage-rock fivesome’s third full album, Terrible Human Beings, has all the building blocks of their last studio effort, 2014’s Disgraceland—roughneck lyrics about hookups in pickup trucks, sleazy barroom riffage, squealing amplifier feedback—but it demonstrates a sharper focus and less reliance on the garage-rock revival blueprint laid out by The Strokes. The Orwells are stepping into their own sound. Weird, dirty and dark guitar noises discolor pop songs, and catchy melodies are messed up with dissonant chords. And the subject matter remains as seamy as ever. Take the ramshackle rocker “They Put a Body in the Bayou,” on which frontman Mario Cuomo sings: “Good boys come in last/Bad girl by my side/Poppin’ pills on the fly/Cold grave when I die.”

Instrumentally, the song plays with the listener’s expectations by avoiding obvious and overly familiar chord progressions. The Orwells haven’t reinvented the wheel, but they sure bent it out of shape.

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Volcano Temples Fat possum Things often begin in unexpected places. For Temples singer/guitarist James Bagshaw, the thing was the catalyst for a new album, and the place was Japan, at the bottom of Mount Fuji to be exact. Bagshaw and his band had just finished a festival appearance and suddenly felt inclined to write what later became “Oh the Savior,” a precise, punchy, psych-pop tune woven with 1960s British folk. After that, the British rockers canceled all remaining tour plans, flew back home and created Volcano, an album self-written and -produced by the four-piece that further proves their pop abilities. Comparisons to Tame Impala are hard to ignore, particularly with tunes like “How Would You Like to Go,” a pop song dipped in haze with reverb-eclipsed vocals, but Temples lean more toward classic rock arrangements. Songs like “I Wanna Be Your Mirror” and “Mystery of Pop” start with a nod toward earlier British rock before diving into a modern psychedelic-pop groove. Bottom line: It’s good.

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By themselves, the previously unreleased songs augmenting the 20th anniversary re-release of Elliott Smith’s masterpiece, Either/Or, make it a necessity. Collected and mastered by Chico ex-pat and Smith archivist Larry Crane, the new songs include five live cuts, a remixed/ remastered version of B-side “I Don’t Think I’m Ever Gonna Figure It Out,” and three new songs, the most impressive of which is “I Figured You Out,” another crown jewel in Smith’s rich catalog of emotionally resonant indie rock. Before this release, the only recorded evidence of this great song was a cover by songstress Mary Lou Lord. While her version demonstrated the song’s value, its composer brings the mid-tempo pop song’s nuances to the fore with finger-picked guitar, subtle chordorgan and hushed vocals that manage to both break and pacify the heart with quiet catharsis. The album proper is left relatively untouched here, and its re-release—much like the work of other celebrated songwriters who died too young—likely will gain Smith more posthumous recognition than it did during his life. No matter the decade, it belongs in the canon of classics.

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post-MyspAce rock arts dEVo is now one of the old guys in the local music

scene, having been knocking around Chico in audiences/bands for roughly 27 years. But I try and avoid acting like an old dude when it comes to keeping an ear out for the music being made here (or anywhere for that matter).

That’s easy enough to do in established Chico musical circles—metal, jam, and especially punk—because the intimate nature of the local music community seems to breed a tolerance for intergenerational comingling, and new, young bands are welcomed to the party all the time. It’s not uncommon for a group like gothy punks Cell Block, for instance, made up of teens and twentysomethings, to share a bill with gothy pop-rockers The Empty Gate, with members who … let’s just say some of them were performing in Chico bands before any of the Cell Blockers were born. (Don’t feel bad, guys, I’m in the old-enough-to-be-their-creepy-uncle club as well.)

Hearing new bands bubbling to the surface on their own, off the beaten path, takes a little more effort, but it’s almost always rewarded. Take the action going down at the 1078 Gallery that I wrote about for this week’s Local Music issue (“Picture of a new scene,” page 18). I came to appreciate it slowly.

When former 1078 promoter Christina springer started ramping up the gallery’s live music schedule a few years ago, I’d go stand outside the window and see the skinny young dudes in skinny black pants screaching over tight melodic riffs and say to myself, “Hey, screamo’s still a thing!” And then return to The Goose for another fancy beer.

As the audiences inside the gallery/fishbowl started to grow, my dismissiveness started to fade, and I gradually started to absorb the recordings by these 1078 regulars that were popping up on social media. It turns out, not all (and maybe none) of it is screamo. There’s a wide variety of sounds that run the gamut from pop-punk to melodic metal, and though not all of it is to my taste, I’ve been impressed with how focused and together the recordings are.

The stuff I dig is on the lighter side of the spectrum, with my current fave being Citysick’s uber-emo pop jam, “Bar Tab” (“From picking up the bar tab, and waking up with no one else around/It’s been a year without you, and I think I’m happy now”). Hear that and two more sad-bastard gems from the Thanks For Trying EP at citysickca.bandcamp.com. And look up the rest—The Buried Heart, Ligthfinder, Tionesta, Creekside, sunny acres and Gigantes—on Bandcamp as well and hear what the fresh new players are all about. As extra enticement to aging hipsters, if a certain high-energy branch of MySpace-era Chico bands—e.g., The secret stolen, Hail the sun, number one Gun, Casing the Promisedland—was your thing, this Facebook generation sounds an awful lot like its descendents.

sorry, not sorry You might as well get used to it right now. david Lynch is

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Agent Cooper: Black as midnight on a moonless night.

Pete: Pretty black.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY For the week oF April 13, 2017 ARIES (March 21-April 19): Before

visiting Sicily for the first time, American poet Billy Collins learned to speak Italian.

In his poem “By a Swimming Pool Outside Siracusa,” he describes how the new language is changing his perspective. If he were thinking in English, he might say that the gin he’s drinking while sitting alone in the evening light “has softened my mood.” But the newly Italianized part of his mind would prefer to say that the gin “has allowed my thoughts to traverse my brain with greater gentleness” and “has extended permission to my mind to feel a friendship with the vast sky.” Your assignment in the coming week, Aries, is to Italianize your view of the world. Infuse your thoughts with expansive lyricism and voluptuous relaxation. If you’re Italian, celebrate and amplify your Italianness.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): It’s

closing time. You have finished toiling in the shadow of an old sacred cow. You’ve climaxed your relationship with ill-fitting ideas that you borrowed from mediocre and inappropriate teachers once upon a time. And you can finally give up your quest for a supposed Holy Grail that never actually existed in the first place. It’s time to move on to the next chapter of your life story, Taurus! You have been authorized to graduate from any influence, attachment and attraction that wouldn’t serve your greater good in the future. Does this mean you’ll soon be ready to embrace more freedom than you have in years? I’m betting on it.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The heavi-

est butterfly on the planet is the female Queen Victoria’s Birdwing. It tips the scales at 2 grams. The female Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing is the butterfly with the longest wingspan: over 12 inches. These two creatures remind me of you these days. Like them, you’re freakishly beautiful. You’re a marvelous and somewhat vertiginous spectacle. The tasks you’re working on are graceful and elegant, yet also big and weighty. Because of your intensity, you may not look flight-worthy, but you’re actually quite aerodynamic. In fact, your sorties are dazzling and influential. Though your acrobatic zigzags seem improbable, they’re effective.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Picasso

had mixed feelings about his fellow painter Marc Chagall, who was born under the sign of Cancer. “I’m not crazy about his roosters and donkeys and flying violinists, and all the folklore,” Picasso said, referring to the subject matter of Chagall’s compositions. But he also felt that Chagall was one of the only painters “who understands what color really is,” adding, “There’s never been anybody since Renoir who has the feeling for light that Chagall has.” I suspect that in the coming weeks, you will be the recipient of mixed messages like these. Praise and disapproval may come your way. Recognition and neglect. Kudos and apathy. Please don’t dwell on the criticism and downplay the applause. In fact, do the reverse!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Go Tell It on the

Mountain” is the title of an old gospel song, and now it’s the metaphorical theme of your horoscope. I advise you to climb a tall peak—even if it’s just a magic mountain in your imagination—and deliver the spicy monologue that has been marinating within you. It would be great if you could gather a sympathetic audience for your revelations, but that’s not mandatory to achieve the necessary catharsis. You simply need to be gazing at the big picture as you declare your big, ripe truths.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): If you were

a snake, it would be a fine time to molt your skin. If you were a river, it would be a perfect moment to overflow your banks in a spring flood. If you were an office worker, it would be an excellent phase to trade in your claustrophobic cubicle for a spacious new niche. In other words, Virgo, you’re primed to outgrow at least one of your containers. The boundaries you knew you would have to transgress some day

by rob brezsny are finally ready to be transgressed. Even now, your attention span is expanding and your imagination is stretching.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): For over a

century, the Ringsaker Lutheran Church in Buxton, North Dakota, hosted rites of passage, including 362 baptisms, 50 marriages and 97 funerals. It closed in 2002, a victim of the area’s shrinking population.

I invite you to consider the possibility that this can serve as a useful metaphor for you, Libra. Is there a place that has been a sanctuary for you, but has begun to lose its magic? Is there a traditional power spot from which the power has been ebbing? Has a holy refuge evolved into a mundane hangout? If so, mourn for a while, then go in search of a vibrant replacement.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Most

people throw away lemon rinds, walnut shells and pomegranate skins. But some resourceful types find uses for these apparent wastes. Lemon rind can serve as a deodorizer, cleaner and skin tonic, as well as a zesty ingredient in recipes.

Ground-up walnut shells work well in facial scrubs and pet bedding. When made into a powder, pomegranate peels have a variety of applications for skin care. I suggest you look for metaphorically similar things, Scorpio. You’re typically inclined to dismiss the surfaces and discard the packaging and ignore the outer layers, but I urge you to consider the possibility that right now they may have value.

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What I’m trying to convey, Sagittarius, is that your excesses are likely to be more beautiful than chaotic, more fertile than confusing. And that should provide you with plenty of slack when dealing with cautious folks who are a bit rattled by your lust for life.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Until

recently, scientists believed the number of trees on the planet was about 400 billion.

But research published in the journal Nature says that’s wrong. There are actually 3 trillion trees on earth—almost eight times more than was previously thought.

In a similar way, I suspect you have also underestimated certain resources that are personally available to you, Capricorn.

Now is a good time to correct your undervaluation. Summon the audacity to recognize the potential abundance you have at your disposal. Then make plans to tap into it with a greater sense of purpose.

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

poet John Keats identified a quality he called “negative capability.” He defined it as the power to calmly accept “uncertainties, mysteries and doubts without any irritable reaching after fact and reason.” I would extend the meaning to include three other things not to be irritably reached for: artificial clarity, premature resolution and simplistic answers. Now is an excellent time to learn more about this fine art, Aquarius.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Are you

ready for a riddle that’s more enjoyable than the kind you’re used to? I’m not sure if you are. You may be too jaded to embrace this unusual gift. You could assume it’s another one of the crazymaking cosmic jokes that have sometimes tormented you in the past. But I hope that doesn’t happen. I hope you’ll welcome the riddle in the liberating spirit in which it’s offered. If you do, you’ll be pleasantly surprised as it teases you in ways you didn’t know you wanted to be teased. You’ll feel a delightful itch or a soothing burn in your secret self, like a funny-bone feeling that titillates your immortal soul. P.S. To take full advantage of the blessed riddle, you may have to expand your understanding of what’s good for you.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS 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 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

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

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 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 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

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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.

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.

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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 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 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 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.

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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 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 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name NORTH STATE BARBELL CLUB at 636 Nord Avenue Suite C Chico, CA 95976.

MICHAEL HEADLEY 804 Alan Lane Chico, CA 95926.

MIRTHA DELATORRE 804 Alan Lane Chico, CA 95926.

This business was conducted

by A Married Couple.

Signed: MIRTHA DELATORRE Dated: March 27, 2017 FBN Number: 2016-0001297 Published: April 13,20,27, May 4, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as 99 PLUMBING at 772 Cessna Ave Chico, CA 95928.

JOSHUA LOGAN MILLER 75 Harvest Park Ct #215 Chico, CA 95926.

DALE JEAN OLSON 1575 Oleander Ave Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by Copartners.

Signed: JOSHUA MILLER Dated: April 3, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000472 Published: April 13,20,27, May 4, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as 1 800 RADIATOR AND AC, DEL CARLO RADIATOR at 2910 Hwy 32 Suites 1900 and 2000 Chico, CA 95928.

JAMEE R VARIZ 7034 Cerro Ct Anderson, CA 96007.

TIM A VARIZ 7034 Cerro Ct Anderson, CA 96007.

This business is conducted by A Married Couple.

Signed: TIM VARIZ Dated: April 4, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000475 Published: April 13,20,27, May 4, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as PLATINUM SALON at 407 Walnut St Suite C Chico, CA 95926.

ABBY COLABOVE 235 Idyllwild Circle Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: ABBY COLABOVE Dated: March 22, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000418 Published: April 13,20,27, May 4, 2017

NOTICES 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 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

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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: 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

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner EDNA MARCIA WARREN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: EDNA MARCIA WARREN Proposed name: EDNA MARCIA CLARK-GIORDANO 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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The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: STEPHEN E. BENSON Dated: March 28, 2017 Case Number: 17CV00495 Published: April 13,20,27, May 4, 2017

SUMMONS 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 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 has been filed by: TIBA PARSA in the Superior Court of

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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

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

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

The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate.

The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

The petition requests authority to administer estate under the Independent Administration of

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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: May 2, 2017 Time: 9:00 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Attorney for Petitioner: RAOUL J. LECLERC P.O. Drawer 111 Oroville, CA 95965 (530) 533-5661 Case Number: 17PR00114 Dated: April 4, 2017 Published: April 13,20,27, 2017

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE JONATHAN TWISLETON, AKA JONATHAN D. TWISLETON, AKA JOHNATHAN TWISLETON, AKA JOHNATHAN D. TWISLETON To all heirs and beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: JONATHAN TWISLETON, AKA JONATHAN D. TWISLETON, AKA JOHNATHAN TWISLETON, AKA JOHNATHAN D. TWISLETON A Petition for Probate has been filed by: RHONDA KAY KINNEY in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.

The Petition for Probate requests that: RHONDA KAY KINNEY be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if

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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: May 2, 2017 Time: 9:00 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Attorney for Petitioner: RAOUL J. LECLERC P.O. Drawer 111 Oroville, CA 95965 (530) 533-5661 Case Number: 17PR00061 Dated: April 3, 2017 Published: April 13,20,27, 2017

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE LARRY D. RICHTER AKA LARRY RICHTER, AKA LARRY DONALD RICHTER To all heirs and beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: LARRY D. RICHTER AKA LARRY RICHTER AKA LARRY DONALD RICHTER A Petition for Probate has been filed by: CATHRYN L. RICHTER in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.

The Petition for Probate requests that: CATHRYN L. RICHTER be appointed as personal representative to administer the

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estate of the decedent.

The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any,be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

The petition requests authority to administer 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: May 2, 2017 Time: 9:00 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Attorney for Petitioner: RAOUL J. LECLERC P.O. Drawer 111 Oroville, CA 95965 (530)533-5661 Case Number: 17PR00106 Dated: April 3, 2017 Published: April 13,20,27, 2017

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TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

SQ. FT.

723 Victorian Park Dr

Chico

$272,500

3/2

SQ. FT. 1,286

26 Rosemel Ct

ADDRESS

Oroville

$289,000

3/2

1,668

2258 Mariposa Ave

Chico

$269,000

3/2

1,368

358 Lausen St

Oroville

$240,000

3/2

2,256

10 Hunter Ct

Chico

$265,000

3/2

1,200

119 Lone Tree Rd

Oroville

$220,000

3/2

1,196

4 Rainier Ln

Chico

$254,000

3/2

1,119

3206 Cherokee Rd

Oroville

$155,000

2/1

1,120

632 Brookwood Way

Chico

$248,000

3/2

1,058

242 Valley View Dr

Paradise

$320,000

3/3

1,955

1460 Warner St

Chico

$227,500

3/1

1,088

458 Circlewood Dr

Paradise

$310,000

3/3

1,889

2303 Bar Triangle St

Chico

$195,000

2/1

1,026

1870 Mosure Ln

Paradise

$285,000

3/2

1,761

1315 Chestnut St

Chico

$190,000

3/2

1,253

5417 S Libby Rd

Paradise

$272,500

3/2

1,338

3624 State Highway 32

Chico

$165,000

3/2

1,428

6349 Graham Rd

Paradise

$270,500

2/2

1,626

70 Glenshire Ln

Chico

$102,000

3/3

1,072

670 Bille Rd

Paradise

$137,500

2/2

1,471

2240 Notre Dame Blvd 7

Chico

$90,000

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Paradise

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2/1

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MAGA

Land

.29ac

$20,000

Jamie McDaniel

872-5891

418 Hickory St

CHIC

4units

4,160

$629,000

Matt Depa

514-6288

0 W Park DR

MAGA

Land

.29ac

$42,500

Susan Doyle

877-7733

2730 Giannini Rd

ATWA

3/2.5

2,122

$499,500

Brain Voigt

514-2901

14290 Skyway

MAGA

2/1

840

$89,000

Barbara Peltola

873-7640

1350 Martin St

CHIC

2units

1,589

$275,000

Steve Depa

520-8672

14848 Magalia DR

MAGA

2/2

1540

$99,900

Julie Rolls

872-5880

2797 Ceres Av

CHIC

3/2

1,039

$255,000

Steve Depa

520-8672

6238 Odessa CT

MAGA

2/2

1400

$119,000

Susan Doyle

877-7733

2611 Alamo Av

CHIC

4/2.5

2,877

$509,500

Brian Voigt

514-2901

13589 Miwok CT

MAGA

2/2

1763

$119,000

Rhonda Maehl

873-7640

989 E 9th St

CHIC

2units

1,284

$239,000

Daniel Bosch

321-8330

1420 Juniper LN

PARA

1/1

904

$145,000

Rhonda Maehl

873-7640

37 Glenshire Ln

CHIC

3/2.5

1,236

$263,000

Daniel Bosch

321-8330

5709 Copeland RD

PARA

2/1

1105

$169,000

Rhonda Maehl

873-7640

2601 Oro Quincy

OROV

4/2.5

2,312

$369,000

Brain Voigt

514-2901

6506 Woodward DR

MAGA

2/2

1440

$175,000

Nikki Sanders

872-5889

2746 Mariposa Av

CHIC

3/2

2,539

$475,000

Daniel Bosch

321-8330

6133 Skyway

PARA

Comm

2958

$189,000

Jamie McDaniel

872-5891

2462 England St

CHIC

4/2.5

1,397

$265,000

Blake Anderson

864-0151

14264 Skyway

MAGA

3/2.5

1812

$209,500

Brian Voigt

514-2901

4148 Stone Valley Ct

CHIC

3/2

1,810

$474,900

Daniel Bosch

321-8330

14361 Carnegie RD

MAGA

3/2

1519

$229,900

Rhonda Maehl

873-7640

995,997,999 East Av

CHIC

4units

3,216

$435,000

Matt Depa

514-6288

15744 Coutolenc RD

MAGA

4/2.5

1777

$247,400

Julie Rolls

872-5880

5 Josie Ct

CHIC

3/2

1,286

$285,000

Marty Luger

624-3377

574 Castle DR

PARA

3/2

1624

$249,900

Brian Voigt

514-2901

4 Josie Ct

CHIC

3/2

1,286

$285,000

Marty Luger

624-3377

6131 Showdown CR

MAGA

3/2.5

2503

$266,500

Julie Rolls

872-5880

1438 Marin St

CORN

2/2

1,676

$154,000

Tara Taylor

518-2012

6631 Paragalia WY

PARA

2/3

1801

$329,000

Rhonda Maehl

873-7640

15 River Wood Lp

CHIC

3/2

1,915

$369,000

Marty Luger

624-3377

1677 Paradisewood DR

PARA

3/2

1696

$334,500

Brian Voigt

514-2901

2357 Florida Ln

DURH

3/2

1,505

$240,000

Craig Brandol

941-8800

6727 Chapman LN

PARA

3/3

1828

$347,500

Christina Souther

520-1032

6 Josie Ct

CHIC

3/2

1,286

$285,000

Marty Luger

624-3377

1285 Elliott RD

PARA

4/2

2289

$434,000

Julie Rolls

872-5880

613 Rancheria Dr

CHIC

4units

2,890

$374,500

Daniel Bosch

321-8330

187 Redbud DR

PARA

4/3

2809

$549,000

Kandice Rickson

872-5892

6390 Steiffer Rd

MAGA

3/2

2,115

$365,000

Blake Anderson

864-0151

5830 Acorn Ridge DR

PARA

4/3

2700

$599,000

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514-2901

720 W 8th Av

CHIC

3/2

3,032

$329,000

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