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TATAU YOU See ARTS FEATURE, page 26

ELVIS LIVE See ARTS DEVO, page 38

LOCAL MUSLIMS ON MUSLIM UNREST See NEWSLINES, page 8

Will the Chico High football team ever have a stadium of its own? BY ED BOOTH

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WATER WORRIES See GREENWAYS, page 12

MORE THAN 90 EVENTS ON CAMPUS AND IN THE COMMUNITY OVER 10 DAYS:

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The Chico Experience Week will bring students, alumni, parents, and friends together for 10 days of fun, education, and reconnection with friends, the campus, and the wonderful City of Chico.

Friday, October 5

Tuesday, October 9

Reception & Unveiling of the Third Chico Experience Print by Jake Early Self-Defense Seminar at Azad’s Martial Arts Book in Common Lecture: Robert Glennon, ‘Unquenchable’ Ballroom Dancing at Studio One

Interwest Wildcat Classic Golf Tournament Public Art Dedication at the Creekside Educational Garden Continuing Education Annual Open House College of Behavioral and Social Sciences Scholarship Reception

Saturday, October 6

Wednesday, October 10

Sierra Oro Farm Trail Passport Weekend Chico Certiﬁed Farmers’ Market Chico State Parents Advisory Council Meeting Yoga in Alumni Glen Chico State Arboretum Tour 2012 National Yo-Yo Contest Chico State Sustainability Walking Tour Chico State Family Weekend Old-Fashioned Barbecue & Town Ball Game University Housing Parent Meeting Dennis Leon Exhibition/Open House Chico State College of Agriculture Hall of Honor Reception 1078 Annual Art Sale and Reception

Chico Performances Presents Shaolin Warriors: Voices of the Masters 31st Annual Lt. Robert Merton Rawlins Merit Scholarship Celebration

Sunday, October 7 Sierra Oro Farm Trail Passport Weekend Mozart Mile and 5K Run/Walk The Nuts and Bolts of Publishing

Monday, October 8 Joanna Dunlap Cowden Memorial Lecture Interwest Wildcat Classic Golf Tournament

Thursday, October 11 The 3rd Street Harvest Celebration

Friday, October 12 Chico State 1955-1965 Era Reunion: Golf Tournament and Barbecue Chico State Department of Recreation, Hospitality, and Parks Management 50th Anniversary Alumni Reunion Chico State Women’s and Men’s Soccer vs. Cal Poly Pomona Alumni Association Chico Chapter 11th Annual Fall Reception Chico State Communication Studies Alumni Reunion Social 2nd Friday ARTabout South of Post Oﬃce (SOPO) Chico Science Fair’s Dinner with a Scientist Chico State Women’s Volleyball vs. Dominguez Hills Chico Performances Presents ‘In the Footsteps of Django’

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Inspire School of Arts and Sciences Presents ‘You Can’t Take it with You’

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Sunday, October 14 A Garden Party at The Art House Tribal de Chico Belly Dance Festival Middle Bidwell Park Interpretive Bike Ride North State Symphony Fall Chamber Music Concert Chico State Women’s and Men’s Soccer vs. San Francisco State

Downtown Chico Harvest Sidewalk Sale Chico Certiﬁed Farmers’ Market 2012 Chico Walk to End Alzheimer’s Golden Grad Brunch Honoring the Class of 1962 Chico State Communication Studies Alumni Reunion Ongoing Activities: Hand-Carved Functional Wood Forms and Furniture City of Chico Public Art Chico State 1955-1965 Era Reunion: Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park Tours No-host Social Hour Earth’s Bounties at Avenue 9 Gallery Contemporary Romantic Landscapes at Gateway Science Museum exhibits: Chico Paper Company Take Flight, Gold Fever, and Third View The Guild, Then & Now at Avenue 9 Gallery The Janet Turner Print Museum: ‘Space Form Light: Inspire School of Arts and Sciences Presents Architecture in Print’ ‘You Can’t Take it with You’ Master of Fine Arts Exhibit by Tim Adams Chico State Department of Recreation, Hospitality, and ‘The Fix’ Parks Management 50th Anniversary Alumni Reunion Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest Ceramic Mask-Making Workshop Sierra Oro Farm Trail Passport Weekend Chico State 1955-1965 Era Reunion: Banquet at Chico Reed Applegate Collection at Odyssey Winery State Chico State Forensics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Autumn Fest at the Patrick Ranch Stansbury Home Guided Tours Pleasant Valley High School Foundation’s 4th Annual Viking Pride Night Hide and Seek: Watercolor Workshop with Paul Jackson Chico State Women’s Volleyball vs. Cal State LA Silent Witness Campaign Daniel Hiestand Memorial Concert Lilly Oncology on Canvas Special Exhibition Chico Parade of Lights Open House at All Fired Up FOCUS Film Festival Guitar Project with Warren Haskell & Friends ‘home’ at 1078 Gallery Agits Props: Contemporary Ceramics

The Chico Experience Week is sponsored by the Chico State Alumni Association and CSU, Chico.

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The right to clean water It’s natural for those of us who live in this part of the state to

assume that all Californians enjoy clean drinking water, just as we do. But that’s simply not the case, which is why the State Legislature passed and Gov. Jerry Brown recently signed AB 685, the Human Right to Water measure. It’s part of a package of laws passed and signed since 2011 that codify the public’s right to have access to clean water. In August 2010 the United Nations’ special rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water, Catarina de Albuquerque, issued a report citing a host of alarming clean-drinking-water shortages in California, most of them in the poorest areas of the San Joaquin Valley. The report noted that more than 250,000 families were reliant for drinking water on shallow wells contaminated by agricultural-chemical toxins. Many of them were spending as much as 20 percent of their meager incomes to purchase bottled water. Calling passage of the bill an “inspiring example” for governments everywhere, de Albuquerque noted that with the new law, water and sanitation will be placed at the center of public-policy formulation to ensure that all people in California have access to affordable, accessible, acceptable and safe water and sanitation in sufficient amounts to protect their health and dignity. It’s one thing to establish a policy and quite another to put it in action, however. Getting clean water to those without it will take work and cost money. Now that people have a legal right to clean water, it will be up to water providers and state and local governments to come up with a comprehensive plan for making it accessible and to set up a special fund for that purpose. Ω

It’s one thing to establish a policy and quite another to put it in action.

Why I am a Democrat I1) I got to go to college in California back before Reagan instituted tuition, when smart kids from blue-collar families got am an activist Democrat because…

to go for $50 a semester. Democrats believe that people who aren’t rich should be able to go to college.

2) I went to Mississippi in the summer of 1964 to help eliminate American apartheid enforced for decades by homegrown terrorism. Democrats act to increase equality and encourage leadership from a diverse range of talented people.

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3) My mother entered this country through Ellis Island. Democrats understand the contributions immigrants have made.

4) My blue-collar father worked two and three jobs at a time until he got a union The author was job that gave him better wages/benefits profiled in the and a voice in determining his working CN&R’s Aug. 16 cover conditions. story, “Freedom Summer in the segregated South,” written by Jaime O’Neill. She lives in Paradise.

5) My son has cerebral palsy. Democrats have done more to improve the lives of people with disabilities and to resist discrimination. 6) My brothers are veterans. Democrats do more than give lip service to the nation’s veterans.

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7) I am a woman who thinks I should be equal to men. I abhor old males paying us less for equal work or telling us what to do with our bodies. 8) My niece and nephew are gay, one living with AIDS for 25 years and the other wanting to marry her partner with whom she has been in a loving relationship for decades. 9) I believe facts, science, history, and human knowledge should be respected and used to guide our future, and so do Democrats. 10) I know human activity is causing climate change and I believe Democrats are acting to mitigate the effects of that coming global disaster. 11) I don’t believe in putting more barriers up to discourage voters who are minorities, seniors, poor or students. 12) I fear that if the right wing consolidates more power on the Supreme Court, or if we can’t turn back Citizens United, we are in danger of losing our democracy. The Republican Party increasingly cares only about the super-wealthy and seems intent on moving us in the direction of Americanstyle fascism, symbolized by a Bible wrapped in a flag. Ω

Rooting for the ‘real refs’ When replacement referees snatched victory from the hands

of Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers with a horrendously bad call on the final play of the game against Seattle Sept. 24, nobody was more upset than Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. When he woke up the next morning, he was still miserable. “After catching a few hours of sleep, the #Packers game is still just as painful,” Walker tweeted. “#Returntherealrefs.” This is exquisitely ironic. Walker, after all, is the Republican governor who has inspired other leaders, in both the public and private spheres, to wage war on unions. Just as Walker did in Wisconsin by muscling through legislation that effectively locked out state employee unions, the super-rich owners of the National Football League locked out their referees, hoping to destroy their union or at least roll back their pensions. The refs represent only 1 percent of the $10 billion NFL enterprise, so it’s hard to understand why the owners would risk their credibility for so little financial gain. And that was just the beginning of their foolishness. Not only did they fail to foresee how embarrassingly inept the scab refs would be, they also failed to understand that workers have value, that experience and skill are irreplaceable, and that ultimately their business, like all businesses, was built on the backs of workers. What’s true for NFL referees is also true for teachers, social workers, DMV clerks and others who work for government and whom governors like Walker are trying to purge. They are not expendable. They have value. Everyone who booed the replacement refs and called for the “real refs” to return should keep that in mind. Ω

FROM THIS CORNER by Robert Speer roberts@newsreview.com

Republicans at war There’s a war going on these days among Republican politicos in Northern California, and I’m pleased to say that the CN&R is playing its part (more on that below). The conflict has gotten so bad that some Republicans are vowing not to vote for Doug LaMalfa for Congress and even—hold your breath—thinking of voting for Democrat Jim Reed! The North State is Republican territory, and two distinct cadres of Republican politicians are fighting over the spoils. The major figures in one of them are current (but retiring) Rep. Wally Herger; the man he picked to replace him, state Sen. Doug LaMalfa; and the man LaMalfa favors to take his seat in the state Senate, former Assemblyman Jim Nielsen. Members of the other camp include former state Sen. Sam Aanestad, who lost to LaMalfa in the congressional primary; Assemblyman Dan Logue, who is running against Nielsen for LaMalfa’s Senate seat; and ultra-conservative Rep. Tom McClintock, their ideological lodestar. The latter group thinks the former is corrupt and a disgrace to the Republican Party. It cites, among many other sins, Herger’s growing rich while in office and Nielsen’s long history of financial conflicts of interest and his lying about his residence in the district. LaMalfa is faulted for his hypocritical acceptance of millions of dollars in rice subsidies, his fake website attacking Aanestad, and for hobnobbing with “liberal” Republicans. You can get the full picture from that by reading Aaron Park’s RightOnDaily.com blog. Park is a longtime officer in the California Republican Assembly, and his blog is widely read in Republican circles. He contacted me recently asking about an exposé the CN&R did in 1990, when Nielsen was up for re-election to the state Senate. The piece, an exhaustive investigation by then-Editor George Thurlow, revealed the myriad ways Nielsen had used his position to benefit financially. It also revealed a previous instance of falsely claiming residence inside the district. In an email, Park was thunderstruck: “OH MY! This is UNBELIEVABLE... WHY ISN’T THIS MORE WIDELY KNOWN???” Park’s since been featuring the information on his blog. In the meantime, he’s been calling on his fellow Republicans not to vote for LaMalfa. “Doug LaMalfa by his actions and choices has forfeited the right to any Republican support,” he writes. Banging on gangs: Chico public defender Ron Reed, who is known in Tanzania as “Father Water” for his work providing clean water, has a new project: a 50-minute film titled Lagrimas de mi madre, which means “tears of my mother.” It’s a collection of interviews with a wide range of local people affected by gangs: the gangsters themselves, former gangsters now out of prison, Chico police officers, probation officers and the mother of a gangster. It’s not a slick film, but it’s tremendously affecting and should be required viewing in local schools. There will be a free showing Sunday, Oct. 7, at 4 p.m. in the El Rey Theatre. A panel discussion will follow the screening. For anyone concerned about gangs—and we all should be concerned—this is a must-attend event.

Robert Speer is editor of the CN&R.

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Anger and pride in America Re “Looking for America” (Cover story, by Steve Metzger, Jan. 27): “Looking for America” was an excellent follow-up after I recently read John Steinbeck’s Travels with Charley: In Search of America, a journal of his cross-country drive in 1960 with his dog, Charley. The worn paperback jacket reads, “He saw things which stirred his anger and things which made him swell with pride.” Metzger’s story shares similar angry stirrings and prideful swellings. Both authors share a taste for the understated absurdity, a humble humor born of simple observation and description that leaves the reader chuckling with empathy, seeing the silly in ourselves. With so much change over the past century, that American tendency toward contradictions that Metzger points out, and Steinbeck describes, does indeed seem omnipresent. The gap between rich and poor yawns wide still; old and new mansions sit gated apart from homeless encampments; more war, despair, tragedy, survival and triumph imprint on our collective consciousness. Unplanned serendipitous experiences described beautifully by both Metzger and Steinbeck reveal most clearly that particular soul of America: angry, proud, crazy and heroic. Some part of us shares Steinbeck’s disgust at the spectacle of a lone little black girl entering a white school, protected by the National Guard and heckled by hateful crowds. We mourn those killed at Kent State (or Columbine or a movie theater). Our inner rugged individual rides the sea with Crazy Keith. We celebrate heroes who wrestle with terrorists on Flight 93, and musicians who play their hearts out on street corners. We share more in common than our contradictions might imply. Who doesn’t laugh at Laurel and Hardy? JONI STELLAR Yankee Hill

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Re “Power plant snuffed” (Newslines, by Tom Gascoyne, Jan. 27): I worked at POPI years ago but left because of health concerns and a lack of accountability by the management. Workers’ concerns were laughed at, denigrated or met with veiled threats. POPI, in my opinion, if managed correctly could be a benefit to Oroville and Butte County. “Urban waste” is just spin for garbage. I saw tons of questionable material pass through the facility in the later years I worked there. MIKE TODISH Bangor

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Are you ready to hire Mr. Herger’s hand-picked ideologue to replace him in Congress? Take Mr. LaMalfa’s recent ridiculous lie about abortions causing cancer, his brag about signing Grover’s silly pledge to never raise taxes, his hubris at resigning two years early, and his blast at Obamacare in his single website page under “Issues,” and you get a pretty good idea about how obstructionist he would be. Mr. LaMalfa’s primary issue is that people with pre-existing conditions should lose the insurance they were just granted; students recently included on their parents’ coverage should lose it; people protected against hitting a cap on medical expenses should lose that protection; women should go back to paying more for coverage than men; seniors should pay more for prescription drugs; insurance should go back to being nonportable; the $84 billion in savings the Congressional Budget Office states is included in Obamacare should be lost; and, perhaps most important, the limit on insurance company’s profit at 20 percent should be lifted. I’m ready for some rational representation. I hope there are more than 47 percent of us in the North State who feel the same way! Jim Reed in the drive for 25!

Re “Staring down hopelessness” (Cover story, by Sarah Downs, Sept. 20): Thank you so much for Sarah Downs’ story. Her bravery in opening up and sharing her story will encourage others to reach out for help too. Like so many individuals today, in a moment of crisis Sarah communicated in the way most comfortable to her. She sent a text message to a friend and told him what was going through her mind. Thankfully, the friend saw the text message and told her to go to Enloe, which she did. But, what if the friend had not seen, or had not responded, to the text message in time? What if there was no friend to reach at that hour? Shouldn’t crisis centers accept text messages? Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons, most crisis centers, as well as most 911 systems, are in catchup mode when it comes to accepting text messages. Thankfully, there are a few pioneering crisis centers that do accept them. In addition to the resources that you and Sarah provided with her article, I would like to share one more. To reach safe, non-judgmental sources of support for individuals in any type of crisis, text ANSWER to 839863. You’ll reach the Crisis Call Center in Reno. This pioneering center provides lifesaving support via texting. For some of our loved ones, texting is the only way that they will reach out for help.

RICH MEYERS Oroville

The Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, Elizabeth Emken, recently blasted her Democratic opponent, Dianne Feinstein, for refusing to debate. In recent campaign literature, Emken says, “On Tuesday, the San Francisco Chronicle once again challenged Dianne Feinstein to explain her refusal to debate. Her indignant response was simply, ‘I haven’t seen the point.’ She doesn’t see the point? Are you kidding me? Does Dianne Feinstein not see the value in engaging in the democratic process or being held accountable to voters? Talk about arrogant! California deserves better.” Perhaps Doug LaMalfa, Republican candidate for the 1st Congressional District, might want to reconsider his decision to avoid an upcoming League of Women Voters candidates forum. Unless, dare I say, he doesn’t see the point. PETE STIGLICH Cottonwood

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Editor’s note: Dan Strauss heads The Alex Project (named after his son, who at the age of 17 took his own life). It promotes lifesaving text access to crisis center services by, among other things, providing financial support to centers like the Crisis Call Center in Reno. The group is also working with California state agencies to bring text capability to our local crisis centers.

Another e-bike dealer I enjoyed your article on the slowgrowing interest in electric bikes in Chico. I spent two weeks this summer in the Netherlands riding an e-bike, and I am convinced they are the best improvement in bicycles since the invention of the wheel. The electric motor’s silent assist changes the work of pedaling into a headwind or uphill into the pleasure of enjoying the moment free of sweaty strain and effort.

However, you did not include contact information for another ebike dealer in Chico. Redmountaingreencycle has an office on Forest Avenue behind the Raley’s shopping center where there are a number of different Americanmade IZip e-bikes available for a free test ride. Go to http://redmountain greencycle.com for more. MARK HALL Chico

Nix the E-R’s junk mail The best thing about the CN&R is that I can choose to pick it up, or not. I have never encountered it shoved into my mailbox, wrapped around a pile of slick ads. That would be “Market Value Place,” delivered weekly to households all over Chico. MVP offers its advertisers “Total Market Coverage ... delivered only to non-subscribers of the newspaper.” MVP is distributed by the Chico Enterprise-Record, so, if you don’t get the E-R, you get MVP. Many people are offended by junk mail. We’re supposed to be able to “opt out”—that is, contact the mailer and ask to be taken off their mailing list. The law says such mailers are supposed to offer contact information. MVP has never offered such information. What I finally did was contact Editor David Little. He eventually directed me to a staffer who took me off the list. That’s Jenny Jurdana, at jjurdana@chicer.com. I have recently been informed that “opt out” contact information will be made available somewhere within the pages of the MVP. According to an employee named Janette, as of Aug. 22, it should be appearing any time now. “One may have to search inside the paper to find it, but it will be there from now on.” I encourage people who are offended by junk mail to contact the E-R and opt out. JUANITA SUMNER Chico

Ritter’s ‘a new voice’ I usually help out with at least one candidate’s campaign, but like many people I have been discouraged by the gridlock in our state and federal government and the often unsavory world of politics. Tami Ritter’s candidacy for Chico City Council changed all that. She is an intelligent, compassionate young woman who doesn’t just speak in generalities, but has clear ideas about how to save what makes Chico great and then how to build on those positives to bring

“For some of our loved ones, texting is the only way that they will reach out for help in a time of crisis.”

—Dan Strauss

about carefully planned economic growth. What really impresses me about Tami is her grasp of environmental issues in this area. One example is her concern about our area’s aquifer—that body of underground water so vital to both urban and rural needs. The aquifer helps keep this area from looking like a desert. It is vital for residences, industry and agriculture. Tami has noted that further development near and in the foothills east of town needs to be limited until we know how it will impact the aquifer. She also urges caution about selling our water to interests in the southern part of the state. Tami Ritter is an energetic, refreshing new voice for Chico. I will be delighted to vote for her on Nov. 6. NANCY PARK Chico

Two for Sean Morgan I have had the privilege of getting to know Sean Morgan as a student in two of his Project Management classes at Chico State. He has always made an effort to have a close relationship with his students and to help further them for their future careers. He not only has a relationship with the student community of Chico, but also takes part in the rest of the community as well. He volunteers regularly and takes part in many local events throughout Chico and has a vested an interest in making this community a great place to live. Since he is a lifetime resident of Chico, I have no doubt in my mind that he is dedicated to his community and will work hard to improve our city’s government. Sean Morgan will serve the city of Chico and deserves your vote for Chico City Council. JESSICA LAHR Chico

“Shop local.” We hear it all the time. This November we have the chance to vote local. Sean Morgan is a product of the city he’s willing to help lead. He is a product of the Chico Unified School District and the Chico State College of Business. Sean understands the issues facing our city. Now running his businesses and raising his children in the city he grew up in, there’s no one better positioned to ensure Chico is a safe place to raise a family and an ideal location for business. I shop local, and I’m voting local. Sean Morgan for Chico City Council makes sense. ALEX LORENS Chico

Know what you’re eating Can a rotten apple look fresh? With genetic engineering it can. Coming soon to a grocery near you are varieties of Granny Smith and golden delicious apples that won’t turn brown, they will look fresh—but they may not be, and you will never know unless you vote yes on Proposition 37 to label genetically modified foods (GMOs). Walmart has chosen to sell genetically engineered corn; it will be cheap, it might look pretty, but what are the long-term health issues you may face? You don’t know, because they are so ashamed of their product they are spending millions to defeat the labeling measure. Be aware of the health dangers of untested GMO foods; read labels. All high-fructose corn syrup is made from genetically engineered corn that kills corn worms; soybeans and canola are engineered to withstand overhead pesticide applications. These are simply three examples of how our food system is manipulated without our knowledge or consent. More than 50 countries have mandatory labeling. American food producers changed recipes for export to countries that refuse GMOs. We need to refuse it! This Right to Know initiative empowers citizens to make the choice. Vote yes on Prop 37. LUISA GARZA Chico

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Claudialy Estrella Villalobos Cardenas, the Hamilton City teenager who went missing on Sept. 6, is safe and back home. The family of the Hamilton High School sophomore announced that she returned home last Thursday (Sept. 27), three weeks to the day after she vanished from the front yard of her Main Street house. According to Glenn County Sheriff’s Office Det. Greg Felton, the teenager was indeed a runaway, as GCSO had suspected. Felton, who has since interviewed Cardenas, said she returned because she wanted to spend her 16th birthday with her mother. She was picked up at the Greyhound bus station in Sacramento. While the family has asked for privacy in the matter, Felton said Cardenas planned to run away on her own and she returned unscathed. “She was never any victim of any crime or anything,” he said.

Hadi Hamoud, the president of Chico State’s Great Prophet Mohammed Association, holding the Quran. PHOTO BY VIC CANTU

Inset: Ali Sarsour is a longtime Chico activist of Palestinian descent.

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On Sept. 26 some 140 local, state and federal agents served 11 search warrants in Forest Ranch and Palermo, eradicating 967 marijuana plants. No arrests were made. Max Del Real, a lobbyist representing local medical marijuana growers, called the effort “a waste of taxpayer money,” and asked the Butte County Board of Supervisors to “create reasonable regulations” of medical marijuana. The board’s first effort to do so was rejected by voter referendum; the second by the District Attorney. On Oct. 1 a man reported the robbery of a marijuana garden on Centerville Road where five suspects claiming to be law enforcement detained a group camped at the garden, held them at gun point and stole the plants and a Toyota truck. Later that day the Sheriff’s Office received the report of an armed robbery in Berry Creek where two armed men portraying themselves as law enforcement pepper-sprayed and robbed three people of their marijuana garden.

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Elizabeth Emken, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate who visited Chico on Sunday, Sept 30, is getting sued by a slate mailing company for alleged fraud and breach of contract, according to a story in the L.A. Times. Emken, who is running against Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein, is accused of repaying a personal loan to her campaign before paying Landslide Communications the $65,000 she reportedly still owes for the 5.5 million mailers that have been sent to voters. The Irvine-based company operates on behalf of conservative candidates and targets conservative voters with millions of political mailers every election year. Emken, a former IBM employee, autism advocate (her grown son has the disorder) and resident of Danville, is currently trailing Feinstein 57 percent to 31 percent. She visited Chico’s Veterans Memorial Hall at an event hosted by the Butte County Republican Party and Republican Women Federated from Chico, Oroville, Paradise and Orland. 8 CN&R October 4, 2012

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What do Muslims think? Chicoans weigh in on recent violence in the Middle East

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led to deadly uprisings across the Middle East. On Sept. 11 the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya was attacked, leading to the deaths of by Ambassador Chris Stevens and Vic Cantu three embassy workers. Protests vscantu@ spread and more than 50 people sbcg lobal.net were killed in the following days of unrest. Two Pakistani politicians, including a current cabinet member, have offered bounties of $100,000 and $200,000 for the murder of the video’s shadowy creator, Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, an Egyptian-born American citizen and convicted fraudster, currently in jail for violation of probation. Chico Muslims and educators contacted recently were virtually unanimous in saying that the violent protests and riots were wrong and did not represent the world’s 1.5 billion Muslims. Ali Sarsour is a retired store manager just back from a fiveweek trip to his Palestinian homeland. He’s lived in Chico

for more than 40 years and holds annual “Arabic dinners” for Chico groups like the Torres Community Shelter and the Shalom Free Clinic to familiarize the public with his culture. Sarsour said he believes Muslims should express their frustrations without violence. “The 20 people killed in the Pakistan demonstrations represent stupidity at its highest,” Sarsour said. While traveling he saw two schools of thought on the Innocence video. In the first camp are the enraged who want revenge against America for past wrongs. Sarsour said he believes many extremists in this camp are using the scandal to gain supporters. The second and by far the more prevalent group are those who want their fellow Muslims to get over it. This group, Sarsour said, believes the high-profile demonstrations give massive and unnecessary publicity to the YouTube trailer. Sarsour contends the video was simply the straw that broke the camel’s back, that the violence and protests are the result of years of pent-up anger for U.S. support of Israel and Middle Eastern dictators. In contrast, he cites the reaction in his Palestinian home city of al-Bira as an example of an intelligent response. There, fliers were handed out announc-

ing a rally after Friday prayers. People gathered peacefully, held up signs, made a few speeches, then went home, he said. Jed Wyrick, the chairman of

Chico State’s Religious Studies Department, says the controversy provides a moment for all to realize that religious offences are not limited to Muslims. He cites incidents that have insulted Christians such as the 1988 movie The Last Temptation of Christ, which depicted Christ kissing men on the lips, having sex and marrying a woman. In a similar vein, a notorious 1987 photograph titled “Piss Christ” featured a plastic crucifix with Christ submerged in a glass of urine. Prominent protests were waged against both the film and photo but without the violence seen recently. Wyrick said the Innocence rebellions show a fundamental ignorance by many Muslims about the U.S. protections of freedom of speech. Najm Yousefi teaches classes on Islam and Middle Eastern history at Chico State. “I’m not saying the protests were right or wrong,” he said, “but the YouTube video was made with a clear intention to provoke.” Yousefi points out that those protesting, rioting, burning flags and throwing rocks are a fraction of a percentage of

Muslims worldwide. “For instance, India has 250 million Muslims, but I doubt that even 200,000 protested,” he said. Unfortunately, he continued, these highprofile antics give a false impression that most Muslims feel this way. Salam Ali is a junior mechanicalengineering student and the public-relations officer for Chico State’s Muslim Student Association, whose purpose is to broaden the understanding of Islam. She is also adamant that the violent protests were wrong. “The YouTube video should start a wildfire of knowledge, not destruction,” she said. Ali wears the traditional Muslim hijab head scarf and said she has felt anti-Islamic animosity on campus through glares and insults, yet retains a positive outlook on life. A Muslim whose family hails from Palestine, Ali was born and raised in Willows. Like Sarsour, she recently returned from a trip to Palestine visiting family and friends. Ali said she is concerned about misconceptions regarding Muslims exacerbated by the anti-American protests. She wants to enlighten people that her religion is one of peace and nonviolence. While she thinks the Innocence video is a complete abuse of freedom of speech, she doesn’t believe it should be illegal. She said examples of healthy reactions to it would be to donate Qurans to the public or to wear buttons saying, “Ask me about my religion.” Hadi Hamoud is the president of

Chico State’s Great Prophet Mohammed Association. His club holds one event each semester to enlighten the public about Islam. (See “Explaining Islam,” by Tom Gascoyne, CN&R March 15.) Like fellow student Ali, the senior computerscience major said he thinks the aggressive responses to the video were wrong. “The violent protests were an overreaction that goes against the lessons of Islam,” he said. “The Quran teaches that the Prophet Mohammed was a messenger of peace, mercy and love.” However, he also said he believes that the video should be banned because “the U.S. government knows that millions of people will protest it and innocent people will be killed.” Recently, President Obama provided a rebuttal to this view. In a speech to the United Nations on Sept. 25, Obama defended the nation’s First Amendment guarantee of freedom of speech to prevent the silencing of critics and minorities. Hamoud insists that insulting Mohammed is far worse than burning a nation’s flag. But like the others contacted for this story, Hamoud agrees that the rioting was done by a small minority whose antics damage Islam by creating an image that Muslims are terrorists. Ω

The candidates (left to right): Liz Griffin, Linda Hovey, Erik Lyon and Gary Loustale. Inset: Erik Lyon is the only candidate who opposes Prop. 30, Gov. Brown’s tax initiative.

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hough the four candidates for two open TBoard seats on the Chico Unified School District of Trustees fielded questions about

everything from cookie dough to whether charter schools create a caste system Monday night (Oct.1), one topic predictably dominated the discussion—money. Incumbent Elizabeth Griffin opened the forum hosted by the League of Women Voters in the Chico City Council chambers with a statement emphasizing the importance of continuity on a school board. The job has a daunting learning curve, she said. “It’s very important to have people on the board who are there for more than one term because you barely get started and your term is over,” she said. “You’re starting to feel empowered and like you can make some change happen, and then your four years is up.” With two measures concerning school financing on the November ballot (Proposition 30 statewide and Measure E in the school district), the other candidates were quick to tout their grasp of economics. Linda Hovey, a retired school business manager and self-employed bookkeeper and accountant, set the stage for fiscal talk. “The thing I learned the most is school finance,” she said. “That was my job. I understand school finance, and I understand budgets.” Erik Lyon and Gary Loustale followed suit, with Loustale—a career-technology educator with CUSD—being the first to mention Prop. 30. If the proposition—a temporary increase on sales and upper-level

income-tax rates—fails, a number of “trigger cuts,” primarily to education, would occur in 2012-13. Loustale wrapped up responses about the overall effect of fundraising efforts by outside organizations with a plea for everyone to vote yes on Prop. 30. All the candidates agreed that such efforts help, but each also used the term “drop in the bucket” to describe their effect on the district’s $100 million budget. Hovey and Griffin also said they support the ballot measure, while Lyon was the only candidate opposed. “I think it’s a shame that our governor is kind of holding the kids and the schools hostage with this Prop. 30 thing,” said Lyon, a marriage and family therapist who made an unsuccessful bid for the office two years ago as part of a three-candidate slate called the “Putting Kids First” coalition. “I think it’s unfortunate that our elected officials haven’t been good stewards of our money,” he said. “As it is, California already pays some of the highest taxes in the union. … We have other tax increases coming because of Obamacare, and with a $16 trillion debt the feds are going to have to increase taxes.”

SIFT|ER Politics and religion A May 2012 Gallup Poll shows Republican voters are far more likely than their Democratic or Independent counterparts to believe that humans were created by God within the past 10,000 years. The responses were to the question, “Which of the following statements comes closest to your views on the origin and development of human beings?” According to the pollster, the percentages have stayed virtually the same for the past 30 years.

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Lyon said he thinks Prop. 30 might

give the schools a “nice little bump” for a limited time, but that in the long run he believes it will encourage people to leave the area and the state. “They can call it a temporary tax increase all they want, but the fact is tax increases are never temporary,” he said. Hovey countered Lyon’s statement by saying, “California does charge a lot in taxes, but we are really down in the basement when it comes to what we spend on our children’s education.” Loustale also mentioned Measure E, which would authorize the sale of $78 million in general-obligation bonds to improve school facilities in Chico. “We have the opportunity at this time, in this community, to make a real difference in the infrastructure in our schools,” he said. “Some of these elementary schools are very old and need repair.” The candidates largely agreed on other topics, including the ineffectiveness and negative impact of standardized testing, necessary improvements in teacher evaluation, the past success of the CUSD board in the face of financial crises, and the fact that—regardless of the outcome of Prop. 30—new forms of revenue and educational strategies are necessary. Griffin said CUSD needs to look at how other districts statewide and organizations like Move Forward California are facing budget problems to come up with creative new solutions. She also emphasized the importance of integrating technology, going so far as to call it education’s “salvation.” “When we fully integrate our schools and technology,” she said, “we’ll be able to promote individual learning in ways we’ve never done before, which will lessen loads on the teachers, eliminate the need for textbooks and eventually even the need for brick and mortar buildings.” —KEN SMITH kens@newsreview.com

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approved of the plan, which he said clearly benefited from the participation of the business community. “This is just a starting point, but we’re on the right track,” he said. The action plan, which the council approved unanimously, was accompanied by an update covering city implementation efforts during the July-September quarter. Such quarterly reports are a required feature of the plan. Other council news: The council gave a final OK to its updated noise ordinance, but not before Councilman Andy Holcombe tried to get a rewrite of a part of it he found troubling. He wanted the provision that two distinct noise complaints could allow the police to issue a citation without first giving a warning to state specifically that the complaints must come from separate locations. But when Police Chief Kirk Trostle told the panel his instructions to his officers were just that, the council approved the ordinance, which will be reviewed in six months. On another front, Councilman Mark Sorensen sought to change the way members of seven-member city commissions are selected. Currently they are voted on by the full council, which gives power to the council’s progressive majority. Sorensen wanted those on sevenmember commissions each to be selected by individual council members. Sorensen noted that other cities and Butte County do it this way, and he got support from Scott Gruendl and Evans, but the four remaining council members

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thought his proposal was “a solution in search of a problem,” noting that the progressive majority had once appointed the conservative Sorensen to the Planning Commission. They voted to stick with the current system. Finally, a proposal to establish a program whereby businesses could qualify for recognition as being sustainable generated some heat when Evans suggested that it could be viewed as a stalking horse for mandatory sustainability upgrades. The program is voluntary, and the businesses would monitor themselves and apply for recognition, but someone would have to verify that the criteria had been met. Holcombe and others, especially Mayor Ann Schwab, kept insisting that the program was meant only to allow businesses to decide for themselves how much they wanted to do to be recognized. In the end council members agreed unanimously that more business owners should be consulted, the application process should be simplified, and that the possibility of partnering with a business group like the Chamber of Commerce to verify the applications should be explored before the program is approved. —ROBERT SPEER roberts@newsreview.com

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Rising temperatures associated with climate change could have dire implications for California’s agriculture industry. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency identified climate change as a major risk factor for the nation’s agriculture, taking particular concern with California in a 2010 report, according to SFGate.com. Stuart Weiss, a scientist with the Creekside Center for Earth Observation in Menlo Park, estimates temperatures in the Napa Valley will rise by 1.8 degrees over the next 30 years, a huge increase for the temperature-sensitive crops in the state’s wine country. Aside from hotter, drier weather, possible changes include an increase in inland salt as sea levels rise and ocean water pushes into the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. California produces 95 percent of the United States’ apricots, almonds, artichokes, figs, kiwis, raisin grapes, olives, cling peaches, dried plums, pistachios and walnuts.

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The U.S. and New Zealand have failed to agree on a deal that would protect one of the most remote and pristine oceans on Earth. Delegates from both countries have been attempting for two years to reach an agreement to set aside an Alaska-sized section of Antarctica’s Ross Sea as a marine sanctuary, according to The Associated Press. The area is considered an ideal location to conduct climate and marine-life research away from human influence. After New Zealand delegates traveled to Washington to work out the details of a compromise, the country’s ruling National Party lawmakers rejected the proposal during a closed meeting and declined to discuss their reasoning. Interest in the fishing industry could be behind the decision, though fishing in the Ross Sea accounts for only $16 million of New Zealand’s $1 billion fishing industry.

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In the wake of the Aug. 6 fire that destroyed part of Chevron’s Richmond oil refinery (pictured), federal investigators have opened a criminal investigation of Chevron for allegedly violating a federal court order. Air-quality officials charge Chevron used a pipe to detour hydrocarbon gases past monitoring equipment to be burned off without reporting how much was introduced to the atmosphere, according to SFGate.com. Investigators will attempt to determine who at Chevron was aware of the pipe and whether they were using it to intentionally deceive air-pollution regulators. The investigation comes two years after Bay Area Air Quality Management District inspectors originally discovered the pipe and ordered it removed. In 2005, the Environmental Protection Agency settled a lawsuit with Chevron in which the oil company agreed to limit flaring gases and report each instance of flaring. The air-quality district determined Chevron used the bypass pipe 27 times from April 2005 to August 2009.

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Nor Cal water south to supply the Central Valley and beyond. Water is becoming a scarce commodity, resulting in increasing problems with everything from the maintenance of fish populations and agriculture to the political relations between the northern and southern portions of the state. The water crisis, however, is much more than a California problem, as Robert Glennon—the author of this year’s Butte County Book in Common, Unquenchable: America’s Water Crisis and What to Do About It— pointed out in a recent phone interview from his office at the University of Arizona in Tucson. “At the macro level, what’s surprising is how broad the crisis is. I mean, it’s not a Western [United States] problem, or an arid-lands problem. It’s more than that,” said Glennon. “The crisis is very real, and it’s a national problem, not a regional problem.”

Glennon—who has developed a reputation for being a good storyteller, both in print and in person—will be in Chico on Oct. 5 to speak at Chico State’s Laxson Auditorium. “When I tell stories about the Great Lakes, that surprises people,” he said. “They tell me the Great Lakes have a lot of water. So it comes as a shock that the largest—Lake Superior—is too low to float cargo ships, which requires offloading hundreds of tons of freight, which dramatically increases the cost of shipping.” Similarly, a number of states in the humid Southeast are having serious watershortage issues. Georgia’s Lake Lanier, “the principal water supply for almost 5 million people in Metro Atlanta,” as Glennon describes it in Unquenchable, “almost dried up” in October 2007, he said. “And that’s in a state that gets 50 inches of rain a year. “The crisis is not of concern only to environmentalists,” said Glennon. “It’s so much more than that, such as a paper company in South Carolina closing its doors because it doesn’t have enough water [to process wood pulp into paper] … [and] the disaster in Georgia, which resulted in no permits [being issued] to two new nuclear-

power plants because there was not enough water. “The water crisis is really about the health of the American economy,” Glennon said. “Practically every business needs water—not just Coca-Cola, etc., but Google and Intel. … ‘What?’ people will say, ‘Google needs water?’ Yes, they need water—a heck of a lot of water.” Performing a Google search on a computer “cranks up a ‘server farm’—giant buildings with 10,000 computers in one building,” he explained. “That generates a heck of a lot of heat, and you need water to cool it.” Likewise, the Intel Corporation requires “a lot of water to make chips.” Glennon also noted that there is “an intimate connection between water and energy, which works in two directions. You

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need a lot of water to make energy—for example, ethanol. It’s ridiculous how much water it takes to make ethanol. “The real water consumption [involved in the ethanol-making process] is in growing the corn, which is not a big problem if you are in Illinois where Mother Nature generally provides enough water.” The problem comes, as Glennon points out in Unquenchable, in major ethanol-producing states such as California, Colorado, Nebraska and Texas, in which farmers have to depend on irrigation to water their corn fields, thus diverting much-needed water from local rivers and aquifers. An enormous amount of water is needed to produce corn. “It takes 2,500 gallons of water to grow enough corn to refine one gallon of ethanol,” Glennon said. Additionally, “it takes four gallons of water to refine one gallon of ethanol.” “The state of California has a goal of producing a billion gallons of ethanol a year,” writes Glennon. “To grow enough corn to refine that much ethanol would take 1.72.5 trillion gallons—more than all the water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta that now goes to Southern California cities and to Central Valley farmers.” Despite its seemingly lavish

use of water for such things as the widely known fountains at the Bellagio hotel and casino, the huge desert city of Las Vegas has actually come to terms with the reality of a shrinking water supply, said Glennon. “It’s easy to hate Vegas,” he said, but the whole Vegas strip

“uses only 3 percent of the city’s water.” Hotels with colossal water features, such as the Belaggio and the Mirage, use treated graywater recycled from the buildings’ sinks and showers to give the illusion of abundant water. Recycling water, in fact, is one of a number of water-saving options Glennon suggests in Unquenchable. “I offer a menu of options to keep the crisis from becoming a catastrophe,” he said. Some solutions “are obvious— water conservation, [rain]water harvesting. Those seem absolutely essential. “In many places in California, conserving water is not the cultural ethic,” Glennon observed. “I mean, Sacramento really loves its green lawns. “We can recycle and reuse water far more than we do. A viable option is the use of treated wastewater—the reuse of municipal effluence.” Tucson Water, in Glennon’s hometown, “has delivered reclaimed water for more than twenty years,” he writes in Chapter 9 of Unquenchable, “Shall We Drink Pee?” “The finished product is not quite drinking-water quality, but the water is not currently meant for human consumption. The reclamation system … serves 900 sites that include golf courses, parks, cemeteries, roadway medians, schoolyards, and some individual homes.” Glennon is “a huge critic” of flush toilets, which take potable water and flush it down the drain. GREENWAYS continued on page 14

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“That’s drinking water that we’re flushing away,” he said. “If you think about it for more than a nanosecond, that’s a truly bizarre use of water.” He would like to see the creation of “a national commission to look at the problem and figure out different ways to get rid of human waste,” such as via waterless urinals and incinerating toilets. Glennon would also like to see water priced appropriately. “We pay less for water than we do for cell-phone service and cable television,” he noted. “We are entering an era of water reallocation,” said Glennon. “Think of the water supply as a giant milk shake, and each water demand as a straw in the glass. Many states permit a limitless number of straws, which is a recipe for disaster.” In California’s Central Valley, for instance, he said, “[farmers] are all pumping from the same aquifer,” lowering the water table at an alarming rate. “We need to substitute this mindless open season with a ‘demand-offset’ system,” Glennon said. For example, a developer who needs more water would have to pay a farmer who already has his straw in the glass “to replace his earthen ditch with a lined canal and use the water saved in the process. And that [way of allocating water] is taking off.” “I am an optimist,” said Glennon. “We can do this.” Ω

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FARM TOUR! It’s once again time for the popular annual agritourism adventure known at the Sierra Oro Farm Trail Passport Weekend, which takes place on Saturday, Oct. 6, and Sunday, Oct. 7, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Participants will sample artisan olive oils, nuts, award-winning wines and more at 28 wineries and speciality farms throughout Butte County. $25-$30. Call 891-5556 or go online to www.sierraoro.org for more info.

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GRUB’S GARDEN BIKE TOUR The GRUB Cooperative’s sustainability-educa-

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SPEAKING OF BIKES Car drivers: Please, oh please, stay out of the bicycle lanes! I don’t know how many times lately I (on my bike, usually pulling a child in a trailer) have been blocked by a car either partly or fully positioned in the bicycle lane while waiting to turn right. If there’s a car in my lane, I can’t move forward. Seems simple enough. Other methods of obstructing the bike lane that I have witnessed of late: drivers pulling out of business driveways who situate themselves across the bike lane while waiting to enter traffic, so that I have to veer into the car lane to get around them; people cruising along with the right two wheels of their car in the bike lane. Not cool. It’s a bicycle lane. Cars have their own lanes. Please share the road. GMO NEWS Lest anyone think I have forgotten about the topic of genetically modified organisms, recent news reports have it that Russia has banned the import of Monsanto’s GMO corn. “Russia has suspended the import and use of an American GM corn following a study suggesting a link to breast cancer and organ damage,” the UK’s Daily Mail reported. The study referred to was conducted by researchers at France’s University of Caen, and looked at the effects on rats of a diet containing Monsanto’s GMO NK603 corn. “The animals on the genetically modified (GM) diet suffered mammary tumors, as well as severe liver and kidney damage,” reported Reuters. “The same trials also found evidence that consumption of minuscule amounts of a commonly used weedkiller, Roundup, was associated with a raised risk of cancer,” noted the Daily Mail. “Historically, biotech companies have Eat GMO corn, get proved the safety of GM crops based on massive tumors? trials involving feeding rats for a period of 90 days,” the Mail story pointed out. “However, experts at the University of Caen conducted an experiment running for the full lives of rats—two years.”

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THE PULSE

HEALTHLINES Dr. Dennis Trenner and Dr. Chelsea Smith bring the specialty of podiatry to Oroville Hospital. PHOTO BY KYLE EMERY

FEDS EASE HOSPITAL OVERSIGHT

Only one of four California state mental-health hospitals previously under federal oversight is still subject to federal monitoring. Four public hospitals—Patton State Hospital in San Bernadino, Atascadero State Hospital, Norwalk’s Metropolitan State Hospital and Napa State Hospital—have been closely supervised by federal regulators since 2006, when the U.S. Department of Justice sued California for violating patient rights by using excessive restraints and sedatives and failing to provide proper care, according to the Los Angeles Times. The lawsuit was settled with a court-supervised improvement plan. Patton and Atascadero were released from oversight last fall. In her ruling on Sept. 24, U.S. District Court Judge Audrey Collins released Metropolitan but said she was still concerned by a death at Napa State Hospital last spring in which the patient was handcuffed in a prone position. Oversight at Napa is expected to continue for seven months to a year to ensure the hospital complies with federal recommendations.

OBAMACARE VS. ROMNEYCARE

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s health-care proposal has come under scrutiny in a report released by Families USA. The report, compiled by professors from Brandeis University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, found families would pay nearly twice as much for non-group health coverage in 2016, according to The Hill. The report also found 40 million more Americans would be uninsured under Romney’s plan compared to President Obama’s current federal health-reform law. The researchers used national and state data to compare the Obama plan, Massachusetts’ health-reform law passed when Romney governed the state and proposals Romney has presented during his presidential campaign. In a prepared statement, a Romney campaign spokesman called the report “absurd,” adding, “It assumes a fantasy world where ObamaCare has actually worked.”

BPA LINKED TO WOMEN’S HEALTH PROBLEMS Bisphenol A (BPA) has been linked to yet more health problems—this time, researchers say the plastic additive can negatively affect women’s reproductive systems, causing chromosome damage, birth defects and miscarriages. A study conducted by Washington State University and UC Davis, found that rhesus monkeys— which have similar reproductive systems to humans—exposed to BPA in utero suffered reproductive abnormalities, increasing their risk of having miscarriages or offspring with birth defects like Down syndrome, according to Fox News. The pregnant monkeys were also found to pass the chemical to their offspring through the placenta. BPA has previously been linked to breast cancer, obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, neurological disorders, obesity and prostate cancer. A 2003-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey found 92.6 percent of Americans over 6 years old had detectable levels of BPA in their urine. 16 CN&R October 4, 2012

Putting their best foot forward Oroville Hospital adds podiatrists Dennis Trenner and Chelsea Smith to its physician lineup

Evan Tuchinsky ideacultivators@ aol.com

I podiatry—someone who literally puts his or her best foot forward. There’s nearly

t takes a special person to practice

a decade to invest in education and training. There’s a heavy workload after entering practice. And, on top of all that, there’s the specialization on a part of the body that most people don’t find too glamorous. The foot. With so many fields of study in medicine, what drives someone to become a podiatrist? “For some reason, my patients all think I have a foot fetish, and I don’t,” said Dr. Dennis Trenner, a podiatrist who, along with his partner, Dr. Chelsea Smith, recently transferred his practice to Oroville Hospital. “It has nothing to do with that. It’s just a part of medicine. I met a couple podiatrists while I was working at Kaiser, they

seemed like nice guys, and they were encouraging me to go in that direction. “A lot of people are grossed out by feet,” Trenner acknowledged. “It’s just one of those things where you have to like the part of the body you’re working on. There are some specialties I wouldn’t like to venture into.” (On that list: obstetrics/gynecology and gastroenterology.)

Smith got inspired to enter podiatry after job-shadowing her future partner, Trenner. “I explored the different specialties in medicine, and I really liked working with Dr. Trenner,” she said. “The work is very hands-on, a mix of surgery and clinic that’s very fun. A lot of the problems you encounter in podiatry aren’t

APPOINTMENTS GET OLDER, STAY HEALTHY On Thursday, Oct. 4, Chico Area Recreation District will host its Healthy Aging Summit and Senior Expo at Lakeside Pavilion (2565 California Park Drive) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The day will include the latest products and services, demonstrations, screenings and more specifically targeted at people over 50 years old. Free. Call 895-4711 for more info. On Friday, Oct. 5, Enloe Medical Center is hosting a free flu-vaccine clinic at Manzanita Place (1705 Manzanita Ave.) from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call 332-7017 for more info.

Palliative Care Do we fight the fight to the end – or

themselves at that point of time in their

make peace with the life that’s left?

life,” says Nurse Practitioner Dawn Abel.

That is the question asked by Oroville

“There are plenty of times when

Hospital’s Palliative Care Team, which

the chances for full recovery are

is trained to recognize and discuss

minimal, and we have to understand

with patients and their families the

that and communicate that to the

realities of one’s illness, the likelihood

patient,” says Dr. Shannon, who is the

of recovery, and ways to alleviate pain

Medical Director of the Palliative Care

and suffering, so we can enjoy life to

Team. “We have to be totally honest

its fullest in spite of persisting illness.

with the patient and tell them what

The goal of palliative care is to make

the expected outcome is and the

patients as comfortable as possible

chances of getting through this illness.”

and improve their quality of life.

“Oftentimes in the health-care system, it’s so hurried,” states Ottem. “You know,

The goal of palliative care is to make patients as comfortable as possible and improve their quality of life. “The focus of palliative care is to manage symptoms while they’re

we’re all very busy, and sometimes we don’t allow the time necessary to exchange ideas. That’s why our service is invaluable. We are there to stand by and assist with the conversation that will help the patient and their family identify their goals of care,” Ottem points out. “We try to bring everyone to the same page and remember that it’s about what their loved one wants.” Dr. Shannon suggests thinking about

here undergoing aggressive

these issues earlier; “People should

treatment for their primary illness or

think about it before they need to

some subsequent side-effect of a

think about it. Before it’s urgent to think

treatment,” says Reggie Ottem, a

about. That way there’s less pressure.

nurse practitioner and a key member

Too often we have to discuss life-

of Oroville Hospital’s Palliative Care

and-death issues when the family’s

Team. “When treating symptoms such

already stressed and their loved one

as pain, breathing difficulties, and

is in the ICU, and that’s really hard.

nausea, we also assess for potential

It’s harder for the doctors to discuss

emotional and spiritual components

it then, and it’s harder for families to

of the patient’s suffering. By utilizing

make decisions. Thinking about ‘goals

an interdisciplinary team approach

of care’ and ‘quality versus quantity of

that includes a chaplain and social

life,’ ahead of time, can alleviate some

worker, in addition to medical staff,

of the pressure and stresses families go

we are able to treat the whole

through during that difficult time.”

patient, not just the physical body.” “It’s that emotional piece that sometimes families don’t receive when they’re in a hospital. It is the palliative care team that has the ability to be there at a time when families need it. Someone to guide them in the care of their loved one or

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life-threatening … and lifestyle is another part of it.” Podiatry is pretty much a day job; emergency calls to the hospital are rare. So, for the select few who can handle hours upon hours focusing on feet, the specialty does have its up-sides. Trenner sees between 35 and 40 patients per day, with most Fridays dedicated to surgeries. Smith’s practice is still growing, so she varies the days she’s in the office and in the hospital. They are not the only podiatrists in the area—Trenner said Chico has seven podiatrists, Paradise three— yet Trenner and Smith have a busy practice. “It’s a pretty steady flow,” said Trenner, who’s practiced in Oroville since 1990. Smith, an Oroville native, joined Trenner’s practice three years ago. Last year, they decided to forgo independent private practice to sign on with Oroville Hospital, a process that took approximately a year. “It’s a trend,” Trenner explained. “The trend is that most doctors are going to be moving into group practices or under the umbrella of hospitals. We just jumped on the wagon.” Added Smith: “Insurance companies are changing so much; medicine is changing so much that it’s uncertain where things are going. So I think it’s one of those safeguards, where if you’re part of a bigger organization, there’s more comfort in that.” Fortunately, their office already was located in the vicinity of the medical center, so they didn’t need to move. They haven’t had to alter the way they practice medicine, either. “They [Oroville Hospital administrators] didn’t want anything to change,” Trenner said. “They wanted the flow to stay the same. Patients were comfortable with our location, so they kept us here with most of our same employees.” Trenner, who’s married

with three adult daughters and three grandchildren, attended Portland State University and then the California College of Podiatric Medicine (CCPM) in Oakland (now part of Samuel Merritt University). Upon receiving his DPM (doctorate in podiatric medicine), he completed a surgical fellowship at Stanford University. He joined the practice of Dr. Calvin Leyland, who had offices in

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and bone from the ankle down. We do everything from routine care— cutting people’s toenails—to treating sports-medicine conditions and diabetic wounds, to reconstructive surgery on the foot. It’s a vast array of things.” Prevention can forestall some of the problems podiatrists see. Both Trenner and Smith recommend people pay attention to cleanliness and footwear. Smith: “A lot of people tend to fall into the trap of cheap shoes, and that can lead to problems over time. Try to make sure you’re wearing decent shoes that have support, have stability, aren’t so flexible there’s no support.” Trenner: “Be proactive on foot hygiene. We’ll get diabetics who develop cracks on their heels and they become bigger ulcers in time. Even if you’re not diabetic, we see a lot of people who don’t keep their feet in good health. “It’s not like you go to the dentist and eat a burrito before he’s going to look at your teeth,” Trenner added with a chuckle. “A lot of people come in and you think they just got off the farm; it’s kind of shocking. But most people are pretty conscious of it.” Ω

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three cities. Trenner bought the Oroville office, and it was that office where Smith made her fateful career decision. Smith comes from a medical family: Her father, Dr. Richard Smith, practiced internal medicine in Oroville for 30 years, and her mother was an intensive-care nurse. Chelsea Smith graduated from UC San Diego, then CCPM at Merritt University, before completing her surgical residency in Hayward. Returning to Oroville wasn’t a foregone conclusion, but … “It worked out that way,” Smith said. “I discovered over time I wasn’t much of a city person. I really like small towns, and I was drawn to be closer to family, so that brought me back.” Trenner and Smith are similar physicians with similar personalities. “You’re almost getting a mirror image,” said Trenner, to which Smith agreed. Continued Trenner: “We’re both pretty laid back—not high-intensity people. We both work hard and enjoy what we do … But most podiatrists seem to be pretty laid back, kick-back. You have to have a certain mentality to do the type of profession you do.” What do podiatrists do? “It’s pretty diverse,” Trenner explained. “Anything that goes on with the feet and ankles, we usually address. “We treat soft tissue to the knee

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A TEAM

by Ed Booth photos by

Kyle Emery

It’s been six decades since Chico High football last had a stadium to call its own

Football has been a major sport at Chico High School since its creation more than a century ago. This photo of the CHS team in action on a field near Lincoln Avenue was taken in 1926. PHOTO COURTESY OF CHICO HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK CADUCEUS

he Chico High School football player takes a deep breath, and exhales. He steels himself for tonight’s big game, and as he adjusts his chin strap and then pounds his fist into his palm for inspiration, he surveys the field before him. He appreciates and admires the perfectly uniform playing surface with its impeccably marked lines and end zone indicia. And although the autumn evening’s clash won’t use it, he admires the immaculate all-weather track surrounding the field. Only, this isn’t the home field for Chico High School football.

About the author: Ed Booth is a lifelong resident of Chico, graduating from Chico High School and Chico State University. He was a sports writer for 12 years and a copy editor for four years at the Chico Enterprise-Record before becoming a freelance writer.

It could be one of the four schools in the Redding high school district, or it could be Red Bluff or Oroville. That’s because the CHS Panthers don’t have a “home” field they use for varsity competition, just as they haven’t played a single down on their campus in nearly six decades. Chico played its home games at Chico State University from 1954 through 2010. It switched to Pleasant Valley High School in 2011 in a costcutting measure, as money strains forced the district to hold off financial implosion of the entire sports program. The Panthers can’t play games on their campus. For a city that offers such amenities as Bidwell Park, a vibrant

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downtown, and a bicycle-friendly environment, Chico has a decidedly embarrassing football and track facility at its oldest high school.

A home for weeds Chico High School’s track sits at the far southwest corner of the campus. Overgrown with weeds and unkempt along its western and southern borders, the track nonetheless hosts meets every spring. The field serves as the practice facility for the school’s football teams. The field is also weedy and uneven, sporting a pair of old-school “H”-style goal posts. While the rest of the campus is green

and well-trimmed, the area around the track provides a stark contrast. Where spectator seating once stood is now a pile of dirt brimming with weeds; after rains it is impossible to reach the track without walking through mud. The facility is also easily accessible to everyone. Since many pedestrians use the school’s fields as a north-south thoroughfare, there are well-worn paths between the university and West Sacramento Avenue. One of these paths runs adjacent to the track. These trails get muddy during wet weather; people who use the track for recreational walking or jogging bring dirt and small rocks with them onto the surface. This in turn puts additional strain on the surface texture, resulting in considerably less-than-optimal conditions for holding competitive track meets. Of course, Chico High School coaches, athletic boosters and administrators would be thrilled to improve the facility and adequately secure it. But to do this likely would cost millions of dollars— money unavailable in these lean economic times.

Desire, but no money What can Chico High School do in its quest for an on-campus facility?

As the president of the Chico High School Sports Boosters, Lori Twisselman said she’s confident that a new facility on the campus is not only possible—it’s imminent. “One of our long-term objectives has been to get a stadium on campus,” she explained. “Originally, we were counting on bond money”—from Measure A, the successful 1998 measure that was intended to fund a third high school— “and we were optimistic that we could start the project for $1 million. “We have people who are willing to donate materials and the expertise to get it done.” That includes PG&E, from whom the boosters could get field lights. “We do need start money,” Twisselman said. “That’s what has held us up all along.” The $40 million in bond funding has about been exhausted. The district has spent significant portions of it on modernization of both Chico and PV. Big expenditures include the Performing Arts Center at Pleasant Valley—a shared district facility—and a two-story classroom building at Chico. The latter has eliminated the need for portable classrooms on the campus. PV has a bond-funded project about to begin that will increase its permanent classroom space. Chico has a second

WITHOUT A HOME Left: On Sept. 8, the CHS Panthers football team didn’t let the fact that they were playing their homecoming game on arch-rival Pleasant Valley High School’s field stop them from defeating Susanville’s Lassen High School 27-13. Below: CHS Principal Jim Hanlon says building a football stadium is not a high priority right now. The school recently completed construction of a major new classroom building and is nearing completion of a new gymnasium. Below left: Lori Twisselman, president of the CHS Sports Boosters, believes construction of a new stadium is possible, with the help of donated materials and expertise.

gymnasium on the way—a project that has broken ground earlier this year. “We’re looking more at a ‘starter’ stadium,” Twisselman said. “There is some finagling going on that could take out a loan against the remainder of the funds, which would extend the life of the bond.” Not so fast, said Chico principal Jim Hanlon. “Funds are tight, and we’ve prioritized them,” he said, pointing to the second gym about to get built. Chico has long used a single gym—built in 1935—that has been largely inadequate for a school of nearly 2,000 students. The new gym will have a cafeteria attached to it. “Quite a bit of money has been spent on that project,” Hanlon said. “The same is true [with the new classroom building] at PV. Money has dwindled. “Could we spend lots of money on a stadium? We could, but the priorities are on classrooms. We now have good PE and classroom facilities; we’ve modernized every building on campus except the administration building.”

From luxurious to basic The quality of high-school football facilities varies widely from place to place.

It’s common in many schools to have a patch of grass with a dirt oval around it, though increasingly districts are investing in “all-weather” tracks. And, more and more schools are installing field surfaces made from artificial turf, just like college and professional football teams use. These surfaces are costly, often at least $500,000, and have useful lives of only 15 years before they begin to break apart at the seams and show dangerous areas of wear. Voters in Oroville, Redding, Red Bluff and Yuba City chose to upgrade their entire high-school stadiums by way of bond financing. Paradise raised funds and improved its track. In these troubled economic times, citizens often object to spending considerable money on high-school sports facilities, while the schools these places serve are suffering from overcrowding and deferred maintenance bordering on obsolescence. These people argue that sports are a low priority and deserve correspondingly lower funding. An opposing group’s viewpoint is that sports teach students teamwork and discipline, and keep many busy when they might otherwise be idle outside of school. Indeed, more than 40 percent of students at Chico and Pleasant Valley are involved in athletics. In addition, the athletic program is for many members of the community the only

direct contact they have with a high school. The quality of the competition facility, therefore, can create lasting impressions. And, in smaller, rural communities, high school sports are a source of great civic pride—and often the only show in town.

Living as joint tenants To understand how Chico High School has reached this point in the deterioration of its facility, we’ll need to rewind 60 years to the time when then-Chico State College inaugurated its football and track venue—

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now called University Stadium. Chico State already had a track and football field, located where Shasta Hall and Lassen Hall dormitories now stand. The college’s teams played their post-World War II football games at Chico High School, whose field at the time occupied the northwest corner of the campus, where a large parking lot is now located. That facility was considered superior to the college’s pitch because it had lights, as well as more and better seating. The two-tenant arrangement resumed at the university in 1954 when Chico High School moved its games there. University Stadium has had no upgrades, other than brighter lighting, since Chico State dropped football following the 1996 season. Until the Panthers quit playing there, the CUSD had been paying a nightly rental rate of $1,300. It was, the district reckoned, a terrible deal as athletics became harder to fund.

championship 30 of the last 37 years,” he said. “There’s no match to that anywhere in the state, to my knowledge. With this track, we win in spite of ourselves.”

Randy Gilzean was Pleasant Valley’s athletics director from 1993 to 2008, during which time Asgard Yard was built “one bit at a time.”

“The girls won’t use them” At any Chico track meet, or a baseball or softball game, participants and spectators have no convenient restrooms available. They must walk a few hundred yards to the

Winning in spite of themselves Chuck Sheley has been involved with Chico High School track and field since 1954, his sophomore year at the school, when he became a champion hurdler. He became a teacher and coach with the CUSD, retiring in 1998, and has continued coaching track—now supervising the girls hurdlers after serving as head coach for the boys (1970-79). He began assisting with the girls in 1980. The regrettable condition of Chico High School’s track is one of Sheley’s sorest spots. He vividly recalled the 1990s effort when retired administrator and track coach Mel Jones raised funds to convert the track to an all-weather surface. Butte Creek Rock laid the base, the major portion of the $100,000 original construction. Developer Tony Symmes contributed $40,000 to the track’s resurfacing several years ago. Sheley then recalled the real detriment to the track—essentially a man-made disaster in 2009. That was when Chico State began building its Sutter Hall dormitory, which opened in 2010 across from the track. Due to its excavations, the university had a lot of dirt to get rid of. Chico High School wanted to use the dirt for a berm on which it could construct stadium seating. “The [school’s] administration and athletic director got into a dirt-hauling project and just about destroyed the facility,” Sheley said. “The area under the trees along Warner Street became a garbage dump. “Trucks were driving across the track and put a lot of rocks on it,” he said. “It really ruined it. That surface is really bad now. Dale [Edson, Chico’s head girls track coach] and I are thinking of running our meets at PV in 2014. We might even do it in 2013.” Despite the poor facilities, Sheley said, the school routinely gets around 200 male and female athletes to participate in track annually. Not even big track powers such as West Valley (of Cottonwood) and Enterprise (of Redding) can match that, he said. Even so, “our girls have won the league 22 CN&R October 4, 2012

The Chico High football squad practices on this raggedy field, with its old-school “H”-style goal posts.

Chuck Sheley was a Chico High teacher and coach for many years. Now retired, he continues to assist the girls hurdles. He laments the sorry condition of the CHS track.

CHS gym, or walk to Chico State and use the restrooms on campus. The high school alleviates this somewhat by renting portable outhouses. Unfortunately, heavy use can quickly result in revolting conditions. Chico’s female athletes prove this: They refuse to enter the outhouses. “The girls won’t use them,” Sheley said. He mentioned a 2012 meet when Chico hosted Enterprise; with a combined 300 athletes present, the strain was obvious on the three outhouses.

To bolster this, I clearly remember a 2010 meet I attended when Chico hosted Shasta; I was taking action photos for the coaches. As I walked near the outhouses, two girls from Shasta had horrified, “grossed-out” looks on their faces, while one said: “Oh, my god!” as they ran out of one and slammed the door. I headed over to see what had offended them, though I knew the likely reason already. Inside the “sit-down” area of the outhouse, feces had accumulated so that it was in a pyramid-shaped pile above the blue toilet chemicals. In the stall’s greenhouse-like heat, the stench was overpowering—a medley of strong chemical and that unmistakable reek of human waste, reminiscent of a campground latrine. These people from Redding must think they’re visiting a third-world country for a track meet, I remember telling myself.

The best and brightest Oroville has its share of poverty and drugrelated crime. Something that gives Oroville citizens justifiable pride, however, is Harrison Stadium, which underwent a $12 million reno-

vation thanks to Measure G, approved in 2007. Built in 1972, Harrison Stadium has the distinction of hosting the state track and field championships that spring. It was the last time the state finals were run on a dirt track. What’s remarkable is that Oroville is staunchly conservative—meaning tax increases are usually a tough sell. However, thanks to the efforts of the Oroville Union High School District and residents who wanted a fabulous facility, the bond measure passed. To hear the enthusiasm of Corey Willenberg, now the district superintendent, you might think he’s a teen talking about his first car. Instead, he’s talking about a facility that certainly ranks among the top ones in Northern California. Before renovation, it was adequate but ordinary, and was the shared site of football, track and soccer for Oroville and Las Plumas high schools. Now the playing surface is all-weather turf, with a twist: a subterranean cooling system with water pumped through pipes to keep the turf comfortably cool. Without this, hot days could see the surface reach tempera“HOME” continued on page 25

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tures of 140 to 160 degrees. It also has a track made by Italian-based Mondo—the first such track surface on the West Coast. Mondo supplied the surfacing for the 2012 London Olympics. If they were going to spend that kind of money, Willenberg said, district officials needed to make sure it was a top-notch place. They went so far as to fly to St. Louis to see a Mondo track. There have already been measurable benefits to the renovation. Along with the high schools and the Oroville Rhinos and Oroville Eagles youth football programs, Harrison Stadium hosted the Chico/West Valley Invitational in April for the first time. The large, high-level meet had been held at Chico State since the 1960s, but since the state began charging exorbitant fees for use of its facilities, meet director Scott Fairley of West Valley High School looked elsewhere for a site. It turned out to be Oroville, whose economy got a boost when athletes and their parents came from as far away as Reno, Eureka and McKinleyville. They spent money at local stores, gas stations and restaurants—money that would otherwise never have come to town.

How the other school did it Chico plays its football at Pleasant Valley, which has a clean, attractive and functional facility. Like Chico, the Vikings used Chico State for their home field for many years; their transfer to a true “home” happened 23 years ago. The evolution of the PV stadium—named Asgard Yard after Asgard, the capital city of the gods in Norse mythology—has been a lengthy process requiring plenty of hard work and patience. Randy Gilzean, a 1977 PV alumnus and currently a social-science teacher, saw much of the stadium’s development as the school’s athletic director, a position he held from 1993 until 2008. The football team took to the field for the first time in 1989. For a few years the field was unlighted, meaning PV played its home games Saturday afternoons. It had a dirt track, no restroom facilities and no press or announcer’s rooms. It only had a set of grandstands and access to nearby locker rooms. “A group of parents began pushing for a facility,” Gilzean recalled, adding that the improvement effort “was one bit at a time.” By 1992, the school got some

Pregnant? Need Help? high-intensity lights that remain in use today. Pleasant Valley’s funding paid for the support poles; the district paid PG&E to install them. Unfortunately, they didn’t end up in the proper locations—at the 30yard lines instead of the 20s. The school built a concession stand and ticket booth in 1994, and bought two sets of aluminum bleachers in the 1995-96 academic year, one set in 1996-97, one in 1997-98 and two in 1998-99. Each set provides seating for 200 people. PV completed permanent restrooms in 1998—ending a 10-year run of portable restrooms—using what Gilzean called a “flush fund” that was established in 1994. The field got new sod in 2006, the same year the school installed its distinctive, bright-blue track (check it out on Google satellite).

An “Olympic” effort on the ridge Paradise High School didn’t install artificial turf at its football field, but did refinish the track with a high-quality all-weather surface. It did this thanks largely to a former Olympian who lives in Paradise. Jack Yerman, who was a gold medalist in the 1,600-meter relay at the 1960 Rome Olympics, retired from teaching history and social science at Chico High School. However, as a longtime resident of Paradise, he sought to improve on the track, which for many years consisted of crushed volcanic rock for better drainage. Former Paradise Principal Mike Lerch remembers the effort well. “We got a big grant from Waste Management in the form of recycled tires and rubber”—the critical ingredients in many all-weather tracks, Lerch explained. “The rest of the money came from community efforts and sponsorships. The district did kick in some facilities money.” Paradise nearly joined the artificial-turf club in 2006, but financing just didn’t work. “Butte Community Bank was going to give us a good-sized loan at a very good interest rate, and Paradise Unified [School District] was to put in facilities money, too,” he said. “It looked close to a done deal.” Unfortunately, it didn’t pan out. One of the issues was that, despite popular belief, artificial turf doesn’t save money in the long run. Many people think the elimination of mowing and watering, the replacement of sprinkler heads, as well as lining the field for events, will save money. Lerch said when all the

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Arts & Culture Sacred ink Tatau master Pili Mo’o carries on tradition of Polynesian body art

Pili Mo’o lightly strikes the au with a sasau as he taps out a traditional tatau piece.

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sisters, Taema and Tilagaiga, who swam from Fiji carrying the necessary knowledge and tools. The Fijians, in turn, have a legend that suggests the art was by imported from Samoa. In New Ken Smith Zealand, tattooing is said to have kens@ been brought to that island by newsreview.com denizens of the underworld. Regardless of the origin, tattooing has been a sacred art to various Polynesian cultures since long TRADITIONAL TAT Pili Mo’o will be a before the Western world worked visiting tatau -ist its way into the South Pacific (and tattooist) at Ocean. An interesting common Eye of Jade, Oct. thread in these origin myths is the 4-10. Call to make idea of its being brought from an appointment. someplace else, a gift borne by Eye of Jade ambassadorial masters. Tattoo Carrying on this long tradition is 319 Main St. the man known as Pili Mo’o, an 343-5233 internationally known, award-winning tatau artist who travels the world, traditional tools in hand, to spread the ancient tradition. Just off of stints in New York, the Canary Islands and London, he is currently on a two-month tour of the United Sates that begins with a week-long stay at Chico’s own Eye of Jade Tattoo, Oct. 4-10. Pili Mo’o means “Samoan Lizard,” and he is known by other names, though friends commonly call him “Mo’o” (as in Larry, Curly, etc.). The name was given to him by perhaps the best-known ambassador of traditional Samoan body art, tufuga ta tatau (master tattooist) Sua Sulu’ape Paulo II. From the 1970s until his death in 1999, Sulu’ape taught dozens of apprentices the art, as well as the spiritual philosophy behind it. Mo’o, who studied with the man he calls his spiritual “father” for five years, was among his last students. Mo’o’s local sojourn is largely due to the efforts of longtime friend Max Kilbourne, an Eye of Jade artist who was, in fact, Mo’o’s first tatau subject. 26 CN&R October 4, 2012

“He was already a tattoo guy but started getting more into being a tatau guy, and was going to apprentice with a really famous master, Sulu’ape Paulo,” Kilbourne explained. “Sulu’ape gave him some tools and told him to go do one and get the feel for it before he would start training him, so I was the first one he did. “At the time I just thought, ‘Who cares, I’ve got a piece of meat here and you can chop it up,’ but it became the beginning of this amazing thing for him. Then we found out we were born on the same day nine years apart and realized we were brothers, even though he’s super island boy and I’m super city boy.” A veteran body artist since the 1990s, Mo’o first studied traditional patterns and artwork under a man named Chime on the island of Moorea before settling in to ply his trade in Madrid, Spain. Throughout his career, he has regularly traveled throughout Polynesia to continue his education. Rather than use a tattoo machine as in the Western tradition, Samoan tatau is accomplished through handmade tools, primarily the sasau (tapping mallet) and au (serrated combs originally made of bone), which Sulu’ape taught him to make. The characteristic black ink (“lama”) is made of candlenut soot, and is delivered beneath the skin by lightly hammering the au with the sasau, creating a rhythmic tapping sound from which the word tatau is thought to derive. Ta means “strike,” and tata “to strike repeatedly in a rhythmic manner.” During his stint at Eye of Jade, Mo’o will be doing tattoos by machine or with traditional tools, but Kilbourne advised that, if you want tatau, be sure to book it before the sun goes down. “There are all kinds of interesting rules and spirituality that Mo’o takes very seriously, and one is he can’t perform tatau after dark,” he said. “I don’t know if I’m explaining it exactly right, but it basically inhibits his connection with God, which is essential when doing tatau. “Mo’o is an amazing person, extraordinarily charismatic and very spiritual,” Kilbourne added of his friend. “Meeting a guy like Mo’o is not something you get to do every day.” Ω

THE FIX: A popular presidential candidate is dead and his power-hungry wife thrusts her son into the political spotlight in this contemporary musical. Th-Sa, 7:30pm; Su, 2pm; through 10/7. $6-$15. Harlen Adams Theatre, W. First St. CSU, Chico campus, (530) 898-5739, www.schoolofthearts-csuchico.com.

HAY FEVER: A screwball comedy to open the fall

season at the Birdcage. Th-Sa, 7:30pm; Su, 2pm through 10/7. $7-$15. Birdcage Theatre, 1740 Bird St. in Oroville, (530) 533-2473, www.birdcagetheatre.net.

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Special Events FRIDAY COMEDY CLUB: Stand-up comedians Kenny Bob Davis and Del Van Dyke hit the Rolling Hills Comedy Stage. Call for ticket info. F, 10/5, 7:30pm. $10-$15. Rolling Hills Casino; 2655 Barham Ave. in Corning; (877) 840-0457; www.rollinghillscasino.com.

ROBERT GLENNON: UNQUENCHABLE: The author of

this year’s Book in Common, Unquenchable: America’s Water Crisis and What to Do About It, lectures on the nation’s liberal use of water resources. F, 10/5, 7:30pm. $10-$20. Laxson Auditorium; 400 W. First St. CSU, Chico; (530) 898-6333; www.chicoperformances.com.

SIERRA NEVADA OKTOBERFEST: The annual Oktoberfest celebration will feature big-band tunes from March Fourth Marching Band, hardcore Polka from Polkacide, stilt walkers, flag twirlers, clowns, glass blowing demonstrations, a traditional German feast and oodles of beer. 10/5-10/6. $30-$40. Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., 1075 E. 20th St., 893-3520, www.sierranevada.com.

Art Receptions JAKE EARLY: THE CHICO EXPERIENCE: Chico State President Paul Zingg unveils the latest piece in Jake Early’s “Chico Experience” series.

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Early returns to Paper Company the next day (Oct. 6) for a short question-and-answer session. F, 10/5, 5-7pm; Sa, 10/6, 10:30am-noon. Chico Paper Co., 345 Broadway, (530) 8910900, www.chico papercompany.com.

NAKED ART SHOW RECEPTION: Opening night for an all-media exhibition incorporating naked coffee bags from the Naked Lounge into each piece. Music provided by Daniel Staechelin, Grant Garrison and more. F, 10/5, 8pm. Free. Manas Art Space & Gallery; 1441 C Park Ave.; (530) 588-5183.

Theater THE FIX: See Thursday. Harlen Adams Theatre, W. First St. CSU, Chico campus, (530) 898-5739, www.schoolofthearts-csuchico.com.

HAY FEVER: See Thursday. Birdcage Theatre, 1740 Bird St. in Oroville, (530) 533-2473, www.bird cagetheatre.net.

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Special Events 1078 ANNUAL ART SALE: The gallery’s annual artsale fundraiser, with art priced at $78, $108 and $178. Sa, 10/6, 6-8pm. 1078 Gallery; 820 Broadway; (530) 343-1973; www.1078gallery.org.

AUTUMNFEST KICKOFF & ARTISAN FAIRE: A series of fall events at the ranch begins with a country fair featuring works of watercolor, sculpture, photography, woodwork and more. 10/6-10/7, 9am-4pm. Prices vary. Patrick Ranch Museum, 10381 Midway, Chico Halfway between Chico and Durham, (530) 570-7343.

CHICO STATE OLD-FASHIONED FAMILY BBQ: An old-fashioned barbecue with the 125th townball game, music by Banjo-ologist Gordy Ohlinger and an address from President Paul Zingg on the lawn in front of Yolo Hall. Sa, 10/6, 11:30am-1:30pm. $12. Chico State; W. First St. Plumas Hall; (530) 898-6472.

FINE ARTS Paradise Community Park; Black Olive Dr. in Paradise; (530) 872-6838.

E-40: The wacky, versatile and thizzle-fried Bay Area hip-hop star returns to Chico after a 10 year absence. Berner of the Taylor gang, Cool Nutz, Ray Dogg and Potluck open. Sa, 10/6, 7:30pm. $30. Cal Skate; 2465 Carmichael Dr.; (530) 343-1601; www.hcpresents.com.

Theater THE FIX: See Thursday. Harlen Adams Theatre, W. First St. CSU, Chico campus, (530) 898-5739, www.schoolofthearts-csuchico.com.

HAY FEVER: See Thursdau. Birdcage Theatre, 1740 Bird St. in Oroville, (530) 533-2473, www.bird cagetheatre.net.

SIERRA ORO FARM TRAIL PASSPORT WEEKEND Saturday & Sunday, Oct. 6 &7 Multiple locations

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FALL FESTIVAL AT NOTRE DAME SCHOOL: A twoday festival celebrating community fellowship with food, dancing, live music, game booths for kids, a cake walk, antique treasures and more. Sa, 10/6, 5pm; Su, 10/7, 10am-4pm. $7$15. Notre Dame School, 435 Hazel St., (530) 520-2896, www.ndschico.org.

HARVEST DINNER UNDER THE STARS: Tours of the ranch, wine tasting, dinner and silent auction to benefit the Northern California Regional Land Trust. Call or go online for reservations. Sa, 10/6, 4pm. $80. Llano Seco Rancho; 8369 Hugh Baber Ln.; (530) 894-7738; www.landcon servation.org.

JOHNNY APPLESEED DAYS: The oldest harvest festival in the state features wares from local vendors, artisans, handcrafted souvenirs and, of course, plenty of apples. Sa, 10/6, 10am-5pm; Su, 10/7, 10am-4pm. Prices vary. Paradise Intermediate School, 5657 Recreation Dr. Between Clark and Skyway in Paradise, (530) 877-9356.

MOONLIGHT MEOWS: A benefit for the Chico Cat Coalition with catered dinner, a no-host bar, live music, a silent auction, raffle and more. Sa, 10/6, 5:30-10pm. $35. Arc Pavilion; 2040 Park Ave.; (530) 894-1365; www.chicocatcoali tion.org.

a buffet, an archery tournament and Erle Stanley Gardner movies. Sa, 10/6, 11am-3pm. Free. Ehmann Home; 1480 Lincoln St. in Oroville.

ROCK ’N’ SHOP: Crafts vendors, artists, musicians and vintage fashion unite for the Maleteses first arts and crafts fair. Sa, 10/6, 2-8pm. Prices vary. Maltese Bar & Taproom; 1600 Park Ave.; (530) 344-2641.

SIERRA NEVADA OKTOBERFEST: See Friday. Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., 1075 E. 20th St., 893-3520, www.sierranevada.com.

SIERRA ORO FARM TRAIL PASSPORT WEEKEND: The annual agritourism adventure showcases 28 wineries and specialty farms throughout Butte County. Participants will sample artisan olive oils, specialty nuts, award-winning wines and more. 10/6-10/7, 10am-5pm. $25-$30. Contact for info, (530) 891-5556, www.sierra oro.org.

Art Receptions DENNIS LEON RECEPTION: An exhibition of large pastels, collages and bronze sculpture from nationally recognized sculpture Dennis Leon. Sa, 10/6, 4-6pm. Free. Leon Bistro; 817 Main St.; (530) 899-1105; www.leonbistro.com.

JAKE EARLY: THE CHICO EXPERIENCE: See Friday. Chico Paper Co., 345 Broadway, (530) 891-0900, www.chicopapercompany.com.

NATIONAL YO-YO CONTEST: A battle royale featuring some of the most talented yo-yo wizards in the country. Sa, 10/6, 10am-5pm. Free. Downtown Chico Plaza; 400 Broadway St. Between 4th & 5th st, @ Broadway & Main St.; (530) 896-7200.

OFF THE CHAIN: A night of steel-cage wrestling with two main events. Sa, 10/6, 7pm. Off the Wall Soccer; 1090 E 20th St.; (530) 990-8588; www.pcwbecauseitstime.com.

PASS THE PASTA FOR PCTN: The Paradise Center for Tolerance and Nonviolence is hosting its annual pasta dinner fundraiser, which includes a no host wine and dessert bar. Call for ticket info. Sa, 10/6, 5-6:30pm. $6-$10. Paradise Lutheran Church; 780 Luther Dr. Next to Long’s Drugstore in Paradise; (530) 877-1856; www.pctn.org.

PERRY MASON DAYS: The annual celebration of the fictional lawyer includes a guest speaker,

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Music BLUES & BREWS FESTIVAL: The annual music and beer festival includes The Amy Celeste Band, Big Mo and The Full Moon Band, Blooze on the Rocks, The Urbs and the Upper Ridge Blues Society. All profits benefit local youth music programs in Paradise. Sa, 10/6, 1-9pm. Free.

NAKED COFFEE BAG RECEPTION Friday, Oct. 5 MANAS Art Space

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Special Events AUTUMNFEST KICKOFF & ARTISAN FAIRE: See Saturday. Patrick Ranch Museum, 10381 Midway, Chico Halfway between Chico and Durham, (530) 570-7343.

FALL FESTIVAL AT NOTRE DAME SCHOOL: See Saturday. Notre Dame School, 435 Hazel St., (530) 520-2896, www.ndschico.org.

FAMILY FUN RIDE & CHILI TASTING: A chili tasting with live music and a group bike ride to follow in support of Butte County Supervisor candidate Doug Teeter. Su, 10/7, 11am-2pm. Donations. Paradise Community Park; Black Olive Dr. in Paradise; (530) 872-6291.

FOR SPACIOUS SKY LOCAL PREMIER: The local premier of an Oscar-qualifying, 20-minute film shot in Chico. Su, 10/7, 6:30pm. $10 donation. Pageant Theatre; 351 E. Sixth St.; (530) 3430663; www.pageantchico.com.

GATEWAY TO GOLD: A day full of flakes, nuggets, a real horse-drawn stagecoach, prospectors and plenty of hands-on activities to kick off the new Gold Fever exhibit. Su, 10/7, 1-4pm. Free. Gateway Science Museum; 625 Esplanade; www.csuchico.edu/gateway.

JOHNNY APPLESEED DAYS: See Saturday. Paradise Intermediate School, 5657 Recreation Dr. Between Clark and Skyway in Paradise, (530) 877-9356.

Art ARTISTS OF RIVER TOWN GALLERY & GIFTS:

Annual Mystery Show, a juried art exhibition. Through 10/26. Gallery hours are 11am-3pm Tu-Sa. 1435 Myers St. in Oroville, (530) 533-4140, http://artistofriver town.com.

AVENUE 9 GALLERY: Earths Bounty, ceramist Chris Yates and painter David Mallory express their love of organic forms. Through 10/13. 180 E. Ninth Ave., (530) 879-1821, www.avenue9gallery.com.

B-SO SPACE: Group Show, student works on display. Through 10/5. Ayres Hall Room 107 Chico State, (530) 898-5331.

BEATNIKS COFFEE HOUSE & BREAKFAST JOINT: Postmodern Mixed Media, paintings and drawings by Lori Stevens on display. Through 10/31. 1387 E. Eighth St., (530) 8942800.

CHICO ART SCHOOL: Student Exhibit, art from students ranging from seven years old to adults. Through 10/30. 336 Broadway, Suite 20, (530) 570-3895, www.chicoart school.com.

CHICO CITY MUNICIPAL CENTER: Works by

Claudia Steel, an exhibition of etchings,

serigraphs, watercolors and oils. Through 1/11, 2013. 411 Main St. City Hall, (530) 8967200.

CHICO CREEK NATURE CENTER: Banding by Day and Night, a close look at birds in hand with incredible detail. Ongoing. 1968 E. Eighth St., (530) 891-4671, www.bidwellpark.org.

CHICO MUSEUM: I Heart Chico, paintings, poetry, kid’s art, photography, textiles, videos and interactive collaborative exhibits inspired by Chico. Through 1/31, 2013. 141 Salem St., (530) 891-4336.

CHILDRENS PARK: Silent Witness Campaign, several life-sized wooden figures symbolizing people whose lives ended violently at the hands of an intimate partner, presented by Catalyst Domestic Violence Services. 10/810/12. Downtown Chico (Vallombrosa Ave. & First St.).

GYPSY ROSE SALON: Christian Marquez, a three-artist show including paintings by Christian Marquez. Ongoing. 151 Broadway St, Chico, CA, (530) 891-4247.

HEALING ART GALLERY: Cancer Exhibit, by Northern California artists whose lives have been touched by cancer. Currently featuringLilly Oncology on Canvas, a competition and exhibition of 25 works from artists affected by cancer. 10/10-10/31. 265 Cohasset Rd. inside Enloe Cancer Center, (530) 332-3856.

HUMANITIES CENTER GALLERY: It Is Not That

Different But Really It Is, artists Lynn Criswell and Michael Bishop illustrate their lives spent between Chico and Istanbul, Turkey. Through 10/12. 400 W. First St. CSU, Chico, Trinity Hall.

JAMES SNIDLE FINE ARTS: Lois Perkins +

Frances Miller: New Works, watercolors and mixed-media assemblages from two local artists. Through 10/26. FREE. 254 E. Fourth St., (530) 343-2930.

MANAS ART SPACE & GALLERY: Naked Coffee

Art Show, an all-media exhibition incorporating empty Naked Lounge coffee bags into each piece. 10/5-10/31. 1441 C Park Ave., (530) 588-5183.

NAKED LOUNGE TEA AND COFFEEHOUSE: Naked Coffee Bag Show, an all-media exhibition of works incorporating empty Naked Lounge coffee bags, jointly hosted by MANAS Art Space. 10/5-10/31. Gallery hours are Open daily. 118 W. Second St., (530) 895-0676.

ODYSSEY WINERY AND VINEYARDS: MONCA:

Reed Applegate Collection, an exhibition of over 400 works collected by Applegate over the past 40 years presented by the Museum of Northern California Art. 10/610/7, 1-6pm. 6237 Cohasset Rd., (530) 891-9463.

THE TURNER PRINT MUSEUM AT CSU: Art

Exhibit: Space Form Light, an exhibition explores how architects do what painters do but in interactive, solid form. Through 11/4. 400 W. First St. Meriam Library breezeway, CSU, Chico, (530) 898-4476, www.theturner.org.

Call for Artists SMALL WORLD 2012: Pick up a canvas from CAC or use your own 12x12-inch canvas and submit to the Small World showcase. Go online for details. Through 10/30. Chico Art Center, 450 Orange St. 6, (530) 895-8726, www.chicoartcenter.com.

LAGRIMAS DE MI MADRE: A documentary by local attorney Ron Reed focusing on gangs in Butte County and their effect on the community. Preceeded by talks by Reed and DA Mike Ramsey, among others. Su, 10/7, 4pm. Free. El Rey Theatre; 230 W. Second St.; (530) 342-2727.

MOZART MILE: Music and art lovers will run or walk the Lower Bidwell loop to live music from the North State Symphony and live artmaking by Avenue 9 Gallery artists. Su, 10/7, 8:30am. $15. One Mile Recreation Area; Bidwell Park; (530) 879-1821.

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Apple pies, yo-yos and the blues Every time I say that you couldn’t have a more packed weekend of community events, something like this upcoming weekend happens: First of all, Artoberfest kicks off, which basically means every artist, gallery, theater, organizer and club in the county will be loading up every weekend in October to keep you stimulated. And, this first weekend, there are no less than four free community events pulling you to all corners of the county: EDITOR’S PICK Johnny Appleseed Days (Oct. 6 & 7) and the Blues and Brews Festival (Oct. 6) in Paradise; the National Yo-Yo Competition in the Chico City Plaza (Oct. 6); and Perry Mason Days in Oroville (Oct. 6). Plus, there’s also North State Symphony’s Mozart Mile fundraiser in Bidwell Park (Oct. 6) as well as the dozens of other arts, beer and musical distractions. Our cup runneth over. See This Week listings for details.

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SIERRA ORO FARM TRAIL PASSPORT WEEKEND: See Saturday. Contact for info, (530) 891-5556, www.sierraoro.org.

Theater THE FIX: See Thursday. Harlen Adams Theatre, W. First St. CSU, Chico campus, (530) 898-5739, www.schoolofthearts-csuchico.com.

HAY FEVER: See Thursday. Birdcage Theatre, 1740 Bird St. in Oroville, (530) 533-2473, www.bird cagetheatre.net.

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Special Events KEEPING HOPE ALIVE: A two-week series of events hosted by the Cross Cultural Leadership Center and the Chico Peace and Justice Center demonstrating the diversity and richness of Palestinian culture with childrens art, films, dance demonstrations, poetry, food, arts and crafts and more. Go online for a full schedule of events. MLIB room 172. 10/8-10/18. Donations. CSU, Chico Meriam Library, California State Universtity, Chico, (530) 893-9078, www.chico-peace.org/ events/list.

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Special Events CCSA FUNDRAISING LUNCHEON: The annual fundraising event for the Chico Community Scholarship Association includes lunch and a raffle. Call for tickets. W, 10/10, 11:30am & 1pm. $25. Outback Steakhouse; 1990 E. 20th St.; (530) 343-7533; www.outback.com.

KEEPING HOPE ALIVE: See Monday. CSU, Chico Meriam Library, California State Universtity, Chico, (530) 893-9078, www.chico-peace.org/ events/list.

SHAOLIN WARRIORS: VOICES OF THE MASTERS: The Shaolin Warriors bring the remarkable skill and spectacular imagery of Kung Fu to the Laxson stage. W, 10/10, 7:30pm. $19-$32. Laxson Auditorium; 400 W. First St. CSU, Chico; (530) 898-6333; www.chicoperformances.com.

SHAOLIN WARRIORS Wednesday, Oct. 10 Laxson Auditorium

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AFRO CARIBBEAN DANCE: Dances of Cuba, Haiti,

Brazil and West Africa with live drumming. Tu, 5:30pm. Chico Womens Club, 592 E. Third St., (530) 345-6324.

ART WORKSHOPS WITH GUILD MEMBERS: A month-long run of design and watercolor workshops. Call or go online for more information. Tu, 9:30am-12:30pm & 1-4pm through 10/9. Avenue 9 Gallery, 180 E. Ninth Ave., (530) 879-1821, www.avenue9gallery.com.

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CAMPUS ARBORETUM TOUR: A guided tour of over 220 species of woody plants on Chico State campus. Sa, 10/6, 10-11am. Free. Chico State, W. First St. Plumas Hall, (530) 898-6472.

CHICO STATE SUSTAINABILITY WALKING TOUR: A guided tour of Chico State’s green-friendly features. Sa, 10/6, 10:30-11:30am. Free. Chico State, W. First St. Plumas Hall, (530) 898-6472.

DANCE SANCTUARY WAVE: Bring a water bottle,

DOULA MINI-WORKSHOP: A workshop illustrating the birthing services five local doulas offer. Call for more info. Third and First Th of every month, 7-8pm. Free. La Casita Primera Preschool, 2035 Esplanade, (530) 592-7887.

FOLK DANCING: Traditional folk dancing. No part-

ners necessary. Call for more information. F, 8pm through 10/26. Opens 10/5. $2. Chico Creek Dance Centre, 1144 W. First St., (530) 345-8171.

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PUMPKIN PATCH: Pick out a pumpkin, go for a wagon ride, pet the farm animals or visit the decorated barn. 10/5-10/31, 10am-6pm. Free. TJ Farms, 3600 Chico Ave., (530) 343-2294.

SAMARITAN FREE CLINIC: This clinic offers free basic medical care and mental health counseling. Call for more information. Su, 2-4pm. Free. Paradise Lutheran Church, 780 Luther Dr. Next to Long’s Drugstore in Paradise, 8727085.

FREE HEALTH CLINIC: Free services for minor

SEASONAL FLU VACCINE CLINIC: Vaccinations

GOLF TO GIVE BACK: A four-person golf tourna-

SOUL SHAKE DANCE CHURCH: Drop your mind,

medical ailments. Call for more info. Su, 1-4pm. Free. Shalom Free Clinic, 1190 E. First Ave. Corner of Downing and E. 1st Ave, (530) 5188300, www.shalomfreeclinic.org.

ment to benefit the Jesus Center and the homeless in Chico. F, 10/5. $75. Tuscan Ridge Golf Course, 3100 Skyway Blvd. in Paradise, (530) 828-7068, www.jesuscenter.org.

HEALTHY AGING SUMMIT & SENIOR EXPO: See the latest products and services, view demonstrations, participate in screenings and gather information specifically targeted for those over age 50. Th, 10/4, 10am-2pm. Free. Lakeside Pavilion, 179 E. 19th St., (530) 895-4711.

HIDDEN DANGERS IN KIDS MEALS: A documentary presented as part of the ongoing “Right to Know GMO” film series. Sa, 10/6, 2-4pm. $5$10. Valley Oaks Village, 1950 Wild Oak Ln., www.carighttoknow.org.

IGNITE THE FIGHT 5K: A fundraiser to provide financial support for firefighters needing cancer treatment via the Firefighters Cancer Support Network. Go online to register. Sa, 10/6, 8:30am. $20-$30. One Mile Recreation Area, Bidwell Park, www.tinyurl.com/8b4l57d.

JOANNA DUNLAP COWDEN MEMORIAL LECTURE: Michael Ross of University of Maryland presents a talk based on the Supreme Court’s pivotal Slaughter-House Cases decision. M, 10/8, 7:30pm. Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall, 400 W First St. CSU, Chico, (530) 898-5739.

THE NUTS & BOLTS OF PUBLISHING: A workshop covering the fundamentals of publishing with Nora Profit. Su, 10/7, 1-2:30pm. Free. Chico Public Library, Corner Of E. First & Sherman Avenues, (530) 877-2292.

OUR HANDS WERE NEVER EMPTY: A presentation from five local high school students who journeyed to Rwanda, Africa on a cultural and community service project. Su, 10/7, 6:30pm. Free. Chico Area Recreation District (CARD), 545 Vallombrosa Ave. (530) 895-4115, www.chicorec.com.

offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Call for more info. F, 10/5, 7am-1pm. Free. Manzanita Place, 1705 Manzanita Ave. Inside Chico Elks Lodge, (530) 332-7017.

find your feet and free you spirit at this DJ dance wave to a range of musical styles. No previous dance experience necessary. Su, 10am-noon. $8-$15 sliding scale. Dorothy Johnson Center, 775 E. 16th St., (530) 891-6524.

SUNDAY STROLLS IN UPPER BIDWELL PARK: Chico State students help explain the region’s geographical and historic importance on a four-hour hike. Bring hat, water and lunch. Su, 9am-1pm through 10/28. Opens 10/6. Free. Chico Rod & Gun Club, Wildwood Ave., (530) 895-3730, www.upperpark.net.

SURVIVING & THRIVING: A presentation designed for those who have suffered through recent loss or turmoil looking to enhance their outlook and learn to cope. Tu, 6-7:30pm through 10/27. Lakeside Pavilion, 179 E. 19th St., (530) 895-4711.

SWEET REPEATS KIDS CONSIGNMENT SALE: The North State’s consignment sale for everything baby, kid, teen and maternity with over 10,000 gently used items. 10/5-10/7. Prices vary. Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, 2357 Fair St., (530) 636-2448, www.sweetrepeatschico.com.

For Kids CHILDREN STORY TIME SERIES: Reading events

sponsored by Lyon Books. Every other Th, 3pm. Free. Butte County Library, Chico Branch, 1108 Sherman Ave., (530) 891-3338, www.lyonbook.com.

PLAY GROUP: This playgroup is a family fun event open to everyone with young children. F, 10/5. Free. Discovery Place, 790 Filbert Ave. 790 Filbert Ave Cross streets Filbert/ Arbutus, (530) 899-8168, www.chicopre school.com.

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drop your mind, free your feet and your spirit. Call for directions. Tu, 6:30-8:30pm. $10. Call for details, 8916524.

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Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Is it Christian? Is it Scientific? MBSR has gained attention recently as a means toward psychological well-being. This class, co-taught by Dr. Steve Koch, a scientist/psychologist, and Dr. Greg Cootsona, a theologian/pastor, will consider four issues:° how° science develops its evidence, whether MBSR has developed adequate scientific evidence, to what extent°MBSR is consistent with the Christian faith, and what is the practical impact on our lives.

Wednesdays 6:30-7:45 p.m. Oct. 17 - Nov. 14 at Bidwell Presbyterian Church. This class will also be offered online! Register by October 10 www.bidwellpres.org or 530-343-1484

PINK RIBBON OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT: The annual charity golf tournament is a fundraiser for the Bridging the Gap for Breast Cancer fund, which pays for diagnostic mammograms for uninsured or under-insured women under age 40 and men of any age. Su, 10/7, 7:30am. $55-$65. Canyon Oaks Country Club, 999 Yosemite Dr., (530) 343-1116.

MORE ONLINE Additional listings for local meetings, support groups, classes, yoga, meditation and more can be found online at www.newsreview.com/chico/local/calendar.

For details about Scientists in Congregations:

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by Juan-Carlos Selznick Maybe the best thing that can be said

about Nicholas Jarecki’s Arbitrage is that it attempts to give us an inside view of the human dramas that may have played out among some of the highly leveraged engineers of economic calamity in the culture of our “Too Big to Fail” era. That the film only partially succeeds in that attempt is an indication that Jarecki’s production never really sorts out the disparate agendas—social commentary, family tragedy, satire—that arise within its very current and provocative subject matter. Robert Miller (Richard Gere) is a celebrated hedge-fund manager. His perilously overleveraged financial empire is on the edge of collapse, but he’s in the midst of some extravagantly felonious maneuvers designed to conceal that fact long enough to sell the company off at a grand profit. Jarecki’s script gives us some glimpses of Miller’s skills in the politics of insider trading and boardroom manipulations, but the greater

portion of attention goes to relationships that are both personal and professional—with his grandly supportive wife (Susan Sarandon), business partner/daughter Brooke (Brit Marling), his French mistress (Laetitia Casta), a deceased colleague’s very loyal son (Nate Parker). There’s also a deadly car crash, some domestic duplicity, more cover-ups, a bit of dealmaking in the art world, a police investigation (with Tim Roth as a slouching NYPD detective), and some hard-sell negotiations with another mogul (Graydon Carter).

Reviewers: Craig Blamer, Rachel Bush and Juan-Carlos Selznick.

Opening this week Celeste and Jesse Forever

Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg star as a young couple in the process of getting divorced and trying to come to terms with life and their friendship in the wake of the separation. Pageant Theatre. Rated R.

Frankenweenie

An awesome list of players—Winona Ryder, Martin Landau, Catherine O’Hara, Martin Short—lend their voices to Tim Burton’s latest stop-motion animated flick. This one a 3-D black-and-white feature about a young boy who brings his dog Sparky back to life. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG.

Ruby Sparks

Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, the husband-and-wife directorial team who brought us Little Miss Sunshine, return with this story of a struggling novelist (Paul Dano) who invents a female character (Zoe Kazan) who actually comes to life. Pageant Theatre. Rated R.

Taken 2

The retired CIA agent (Liam Neeson) who rescued his daughter after she was taken by human traffickers in the first film is himself the target (along with his wife) of the father of the kidnapper who he killed while saving her. (Side note: Isn’t it obvious that they should’ve called this Taken Again? C’mon, people!). Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

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See review this issue. Also starring Susan Sarandon, Tim Roth and Nate Parker. Pageant Theatre. Rated R —J.C.S.

Dredd 3D

Trying to bait the public into buying a franchise that no one really seems to want, this second attempt at adapting the very Brit comic discards the dry satire and focuses on the dystopian trappings of the material. As such, it just may be the most unapologetically fascist movie since Triumph of the Will. Set in the vaguely post-apocalyptic future of America where pretty much the entire population is contained in a walled slum that stretches from DC to NYC, ol’ Dredd is judge, jury and executioner over the underclass. He gets stuck with a rookie and sent to investigate a triple torture-homicide in a high rise. The murders are tied to a new street drug that slows the perception of the users down to 1 percent of normal, which is useful to the filmmaker when masturbating to the slo-mo simulation of what bullets do to human flesh. It’s pretty much just Mad Max meets The Raid. Playing the eponymous character, Karl Urban may as well have just been a CGI black-leather RoboCop (but I suppose they already used up the budget on the blood effects). And the 3D effects really sucked. Cinemark 14. Rated R —C.B.

For all that, Jarecki and company rarely get beyond the sleekly ironic surfaces of these variously compromised characters. Gere’s Miller is consummately suave in his various deceptions and devotions, but when a beloved companion dies in an accident for which he is at least partly responsible, practical considerations obscure whatever grief and shame he might feel. The film’s only really effective characterization arises from its lone stand-out performance—Sarandon as a kind of Wall Street “Lady Macbeth.” Ω

Hotel Transylvania

The latest 3-D animated feature takes place at a five-star hotel strictly for monsters run by Dracula (voiced by Adam Sandler), who is forced to protect his place and its guests from a young human (Andy Samberg) who stumbles upon the exclusive resort. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG.

Looper

See review this issue. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R —C.B.

The Master

The Master’s connections to the career of L. Ron Hubbard and the gospel of Scientology, however indirect, are just a part of Paul Thomas Anderson’s film’s many intriguing elements. What really matters most is the complex, tumultuous relationship of two markedly different men. Lancaster Dodd (Philip Seymour Hoffman at his most ebullient), the charismatic promoter of a cultish self-help movement called The Cause, is the Hubbard-like figure here, but he in no way takes precedence over Freddie Quell (an astonishing Joaquin Phoenix), the drifter and World War II vet whom he enlists as “protégé and guinea pig” for The Cause. Anderson’s script brings a fascinating array of emotional and psychological undercurrents into play with these two paradoxical characters, and adds some semi-triangular complications via Peggy (an excellent Amy Adams), Dodd’s most recent wife and a savvy true believer for The Cause. Phoenix’s brilliantly stylized performance, an inspired combination of angular expressionism and an almost feral intensity, is worth the price of admission all by itself. Cinemark 14 and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R —J.C.S.

Neil Young Journeys

Ends tonight, Oct. 4. This is another of Neil Young’s distinctively personal collaborations with filmmaker Jonathan Demme. It focuses in particular on a solo concert at Toronto’s Massey Hall near the end of Young’s Le Noise tour in 2011, and includes footage of him driving through his old hometown in North Ontario and ruminating on his past. The literal journeys mix nicely with the autobiographical journeys taken in the songs performed. The musical portions are a mixture of early favorites and very recent compositions, and all of the quintessential Neil Young qualities are fully present—the plaintively poetic voice, the guitar that is tender even when it thrashes and howls, the nakedly direct emotions, the flouting of musical conventions. The sexagenarian Young looks very much the tattered troubadour here, and Demme’s offbeat camera angles seem especially well-suited to this grizzled but still-inspiring performer who has no interest in rock-star glamour. Journeys doesn’t quite match the marvels of Neil Young: Heart of Gold (directed by Demme in 2006), but it has much the same spirit—angelic, downhome, and otherwise. Paradise Cinemas 7. Rated PG —J.C.S.

Resident Evil: Retribution

I’m not gonna claim that the Resident Evil series is great filmmaking. It’s not. But I have found it to be perfectly enjoyable non-

sense (well, aside for the second one). There’s not much of a narrative thread holding the series together: Alice (asskickin’ babe Milla Jovovich) is a renegade clone who fights zombies as she levels up through the insidious multinational Umbrella Corporation. There are also other mutants on hand, just for variety. And that’s pretty much it. And they’ve pulled five movies out of that! Anyway, Resident Evil: Retribution is more of the same perfectly enjoyable nonsense. It never aspires to be anything more than just a video game slapped on the big screen, with in-game cutscenes and levels instead of a narrative, but the sustained mayhem balances out the horrible acting and videogame level dialogue. Definitely a movie to hoot at with your ghoulfriends. Cinemark 14. Rated R —C.B.

Trouble with the Curve

This pleasant little rom-com with a baseball setting remains buoyant despite the gruff paternal ballast of Clint Eastwood as co-producer/star. Directed by Robert Lorenz and written by Randy Brown, its baldly predictable script gets a smooth, genial ride from a lively cast, including especially stars Amy Adams and Justin Timberlake. As an aged baseball scout in physical decline, Eastwood recycles the rough humor of his Gran Torino character and grumbles amiably through semidomestic dust ups with his daughter Mickey (Adams), a former protégé (Timberlake), and semi-professional ones with a friendly baseball exec (John Goodman at his most avuncular) and a hostile younger scout (smarmy Matthew Lillard). Brown’s script is a kind of minor-league rejoinder to Moneyball, this time with the computerized young Turks as the villains and the irascible old-timers as the guiding lights. The vindication of old Gus (Eastwood) comes by way of some rather improbable baseball action, but ultimately that takes its place alongside its companion plot threads—a father-daughter reconciliation, the screwball romance of Mickey with the protégé, and Mickey’s transformation from ambitious lawyer to heir to her father’s baseball smarts. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13 —J.C.S.

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Two moms (Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis) battle corruption and bureaucracy in an attempt to take over and save their kids’ failing inner-city school. Cinemark 14 and Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG.

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Cinemark 14 and Feather River Cinemas. Rated R.

Finding Nemo 3D

Cinemark 14. Rated G.

House at the End of the Street

Cinemark 14 and Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG-13 —C.B.

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carrots during the last 20 minutes and letting them cook in the grease—divine. Turns out, Henri’s associations with camping aren’t all that farfetched. Lewis and Clark considered their cast-iron Dutch oven one of their most valuable pieces of equipment when they headed west in 1804, and I wouldn’t be surprised if the intrepid explorers cooked prairie fowl much like Henri’s cast-iron chicken. Some 15 years earlier, Mary Ball Washington (President Washington’s mother) included her cast-iron skillet in her will. Lodge Logic (the brand that Collier carries) was founded in 1896. Important note about cast-

iron care and maintenance: A wellmaintained skillet will not only last virtually forever, but if treated properly—that is, seasoned—will also remain about as “nonstick” as any Teflon or other coated pan. Basic Internet searches reveal a wide range of impassioned instructions on seasoning your pan. Most agree, though, that a new skillet (if not pre-seasoned) should be seasoned before use by rubbing the inside with lard or bacon grease (cooking oil for vegetarians) and placing it in the oven at 250-300 for 15 minutes, pouring out the excess grease, and baking for another couple of hours. Some recommend repeating three or four times. After cooking, clean your skillet in hot water (never leave it to soak), dry immediately

and thoroughly, coat again with grease or oil, and place back in hot oven or on stove for 15 minutes. Store with paper towel inside to capture moisture. Ω

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Henri’s Cast-Iron Chicken Ingredients: 1 whole chicken 1/2 lb. carrots 3-5 cloves garlic 1/4 cup olive oil salt and pepper

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Columbia Records After their two releases on Sub Pop, Band of Horses were truly on top of the indie-rock heap, carving out an ardent fan base with their earnest, vaguely twangy balladry with the reverb cranked up to 11. Their longing, starry-eyed approach to songwriting (see favorites “The Funeral” and “Is There a Ghost,” for starters) struck an emotional chord with many a listener. But Band of Horses also seemed cornered in their own niche. When they forayed into grandiose Southern rock with 2010’s Infinite Arms, critics largely panned them for abandoning their signature sound. Likewise, Mirage Rock isn’t a return to the early material—if anything, they push forward with more sticky-sweet, up-tempo Americana (“Knock, Knock” and “Electric Music”) than ever before. Not that frontman Ben Bridwell has completely forgone crooning mournfully about lost loves and small towns: The close vocal harmonies on the folkdriven “Everything is Gonna Be Undone” are sure to tug at some heartstrings. It may not be their most emotionally impactful album, but at least Mirage Rock proves Band of Horses haven’t quite exhausted their reserves of whimsy and wonder. —Howard Hardee

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Beyond the Blue Tessa Souter Motema Music Since the invention of sound recording, producers have sought ways to differentiate their offerings from the rest. (See Lawrence Welk’s 1966 encounter with Duke Ellington’s peerless alto saxophonist, Johnny Hodges. You get the idea.) Here, however, we have a majestic pairing that mostly satisfies: the London-born Anglo-Trinidadian jazz vocalist Tessa Souter in a program of classical melodies in which she explores the “shadows and light of love and intimacy.” Accompanied by pianist Steve Kuhn’s trio (and guests), Souter works her magic on such items as Ravel’s “Pavane pour une infante défunte”—better known as the 1930’s standard, “The Lamp Is Low”—with some tasty vibraphone work by Joe Locke. Borodin’s “String Quartet in D, Movement 2,” aka “Baubles, Bangles and Beads,” gets a straight-ahead treatment, while the title track is her haunting interpretation of Chopin’s “Prelude in E Minor,” which, like nine of the other dozen tracks, features her fascinating lyrics. “Brand New Day” (a lively reworking of Fauré’s “Elegy”) also has great solos by Locke and accordionist Gary Versace. Tenorman Joel Frahm livens up several songs, especially “Sunrise,” Souter’s take on a Brahms symphony. While I applaud the challenges she poses I’m not as thrilled with her brittle delivery. —Miles Jordon

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Junk Funk Sotho Sounds Riverboat Records Junk Funk’s one-minute-and-26-second intro track—featuring lively chatter and whistling, dogs barking, the strains of a homemade onestring metal fiddle and seemingly impromptu singing—sets the listener up perfectly for the creative, organic sound of what is to come in the remaining 11 tracks of this debut album from Lesotho band Sotho Sounds. Hailing from a mountainous country landlocked by South Africa, the shepherds/musicians who make up Sotho Sounds have come up with a sound that is unique yet noticeably affected by their proximity to South Africa. Track two, “Ha Kele Monateng” (“When I’m Happy”), is a joyous call-and-response song showcasing the vocal-harmony talents of the seven band members. Likewise, “Koloi Eutate Mandela” features glorious choral harmonies that anyone who has visited Southern Africa will recognize for their uplifting quality and preciMUSIC sion. Sotho Sounds’ instruments—one-string fiddles, four-string tin guitars and oil-drum percussion—are all homemade, right down to the wire strings. Drummer Tumelo Mpokoane describes his process in the album’s liner notes: “I got some branches from a tree because I needed two sticks to support the wire and the sink that I had cut up.” This CD is a refreshing departure from overproduced studio albums loaded with hightech tricks. —Christine G.K. LaPado-Breglia

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Elverum put so much thought into discussing his work given the laborious attention to detail that actually goes into by it. The man Mark Lore behind Mount mark@ Eerie is soft-spothedaysof lore.com ken and polite. His songs can be brittle. They can also rage with an apocalyptic fury. The former Microphones frontman has released two albums this year under the Mount Eerie moniker— Clear Moon and Ocean Roar— both of which look at the multiinstrumentalist’s relationship with his hometown of PREVIEW: Anacortes, Mt. Eerie performs Wash., a small Monday, Oct. 8, town on Fidalgo 8:30 p.m., at Island located Origami Lounge. Mariee Sioux and about 80 miles Boquet open. north of Seattle. “I was writing Origami a lot of songs Recording Lounge about Ana708 Cherry St. 591-7690 cortes—not www.face specifically about book.com/origami it, but my life as lounge an individual

there,” Elverum explained. “From things like walking down the street and seeing a car drive by to the more abstract.” The lyrics, and the vocals for that matter, become almost secondary. It’s the sounds that carry much of the weight, and both albums— while recorded at the same time— are quite different from one another. What they do have in common is the uncanny ability to convey environment and climate. Clear Moon, released in February, comes off like a chilly fall morning, with the sort of tranquility that allows Elverum to be alone with his thoughts. Opener “Through the Trees pt. 2” features dry acoustic guitar that at times fights to break through the thick fog of synthesizers that steadily build. Ocean Roar, on the other hand, sounds exactly like its title, which was the point according to Elverum. The album also shows the songwriter’s fascination with black metal. “Waves” delivers a rancorous barrage of guitar noise that threatens to swallow up the vocals. It’s intense and epic. “It’s corny. Some [black metal] is really bad. But some of it has images that are totally extreme— pure heavy or pure black—I’m into stuff that reaches those levels of intensity,” he said. “I’m really into extremes, I guess.” Elverum recorded both albums inside a church, in a room he converted into a studio. It allowed the

instruments and his vocals more room to breath, and the new environs give the songs a richness not found on his previous work (most of which was recorded in his basement). The new studio also directed his approach to making the records—that is, there was no set plan in place. “The church was very much a part of it,” he said. “Feeling out this new space was the reason for these songs being so abstract. I’ve always tried to get the best sound possible, not that it’s my goal to make a clean-sounding Nashville record. I just think in recent years I’ve improved the tools I have.” Elverum played most of the instruments on the records himself, although a five-piece band will join him on tour. He says it’s the first time he’s set out to replicate the sounds he put to tape. It’s also the first time Elverum is touring behind an album instead of dipping into his back catalog. While Elverum admits to trying to stay busy at all times, he’s not working on any new music right now. And you won’t find notebooks filled with potential lyrics to new songs. Simply put: The songs will come together when Elverum hunkers down in the studio. “They’re inseparable,” he said of his lyrics. “I’ve never spent time with songs as just words on paper—they only work within these nests of sounds.” Ω

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“Delhi 2 Dublin. Imagine the energy and cultural fervor of a huge Indian wedding party colliding with a bunch of drunken Irishmen dancing on a wooden table with fiddles! Delhi 2 Dublin has created their own niche at the intersection of gritty hip hop and electronic beats, traditional Indian influences and that raw Celtic sound that packs a punch – all of which make you want to get up and dance.” — Evolving Music. Think March 4th Marching Band with attitude. This is my can’t miss show of the season. They had thousands at Worldfest on their feet and dancing. Imagine this energy in the confines of Big Room. Get your tickets early.

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BLONDE DAY

Friday, Oct. 5 Feather Falls Brewing Co. SEE FRIDAY

welcome. Th, 7-10pm. Has Beans Internet Cafe & Galleria; 501 Main St.; (530) 894-3033; www.hasbeans.com.

OPEN MIC: COMEDY: Everyone is welcome to try their hand at stand-up comedy. Th, 8-10pm. Cafe Flo; 365 E. Sixth St. Next door to the Pageant Theatre; (530) 514-8888; www.liveat flo.weebly.com.

OPEN MIKEFULL: Open mic night to share your music, poetry, comedy, or other talents in a 10-minute slot. Third and First Th of every month, 7pm. $1. Paradise Grange Hall; 5704 Chapel Dr. in Paradise; (530) 873-1370.

THE RETROTONES: Live classic rock and

4THURSDAY AARON RICH & FRIENDS: Country music

round-robin. Third and First Th of every month, 9pm. Free. Crazy Horse Saloon & Brewery; 303 Main St.; (530) 894-5408.

BLACK FONG: Chico’s progenitors of the filthiest butt funk. Th, 10/4, 6-9pm. Free. LaSalles, 229 Broadway, (530) 893-1891.

BLUES JAM: Weekly open jam. Th, 8pm-

midnight. Lynn’s Optimo; 9225 Skyway in Paradise; (530) 872-1788.

CHICO JAZZ COLLECTIVE: Thursday jazz.

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

IMPROV JAM: Open jam with Michael

Gaughan. Th, 5-7pm. Cafe Flo; 365 E. Sixth St. Next door to the Pageant Theatre; (530) 514-8888; www.liveat flo.weebly.com.

JOHN SEID: John Seid and friends, featuring Larry Peterson and Steve Cook playing an eclectic mix of tunes all night. Th, 6:30-9:30pm through 11/1. Free. Johnnie’s Restaurant; 220 W. Fourth St. inside Hotel Diamond; (530) 895-1515; www.johnnies restaurant.com.

MATTEO PLAYS FILM SCORES: Classical guitarist Matteo plays film scores and light classics. Th, 6pm. Free. Angelo’s Cucina Trinacria; 407 Walnut St.; (530) 899-9996.

country. Th, 10/4, 7-11pm. Free. Tackle Box Bar & Grill; 375 E. Park Ave.; (530) 345-7499.

SINGER-SONGWRITER NIGHT: Acoustic performances from locals Kyle Williams, Katie Drake and Chris Keene of Surrogate. Th, 10/4, 8pm. $5. Café Coda; 265 Humboldt Ave.; (530) 5669476; www.cafecoda.com.

5FRIDAY AZURE MOON: Live music in the lounge. F, 10/5, 8:30pm. Free. Gold Country Casino; 4020 Olive Hwy at Gold Country Casino & Hotel in Oroville; (530) 534-9892; www.goldcountry casino.com.

BLONDE DAY: A Blondie tribute band covering her early punk years to her huge radio hits in the brewery. F, 10/5, 9:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino; 3 Alverda Dr. in Oroville; (530) 533-3885; www.featherfallscasino.com.

CALIFORNIA COWBOYS: Live country in the lounge. F, 10/5, 9pm. Free. Colusa Casino Resort; 3770 Hwy. 45 in Colusa; (530) 458-8844; www.colusa casino.com.

CHICO BAILE LATINO: MORE THAN SALSA: Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia and Bachata dance lessons followed by an open social dance. F, 8pm through 11/15. $2$4. The Hub; 685 Manzanita Ct. Inside the Holiday Inn, Chico; (530) 518-9454.

Oroville; (530) 533-3885; www.feather fallscasino.com.

PUNK NIGHT: Violation, a dark punk/alternative outfit from Santa Rosa, headlines this punk showcase. The Scowndrolls, Disorderly Event and the Oisters open. F, 10/5, 8pm. $5. Monstros Pizza & Subs; 628 W. Sacramento Ave.; (530) 345-7672.

RAVE SCENE: A laser-happy rave with

DJs Freak Beats, Mack Morris and Ian Monk. F, 10/5, 8:30pm. LaSalles, 229 Broadway, (530) 893-1891.

ROACH GIGZ: The stony, free-wheeling, party-oriented rapper returns to Chico. IAMSU!, A-1, Bobby Brackins and DJ Nima Fadavi open. F, 10/5, 8:30pm.

INTO THE AM TOUR: A showcase of touring electronic musicians with Candyland, Singularity, Mitis and Tasty Treat, hosted by Epic Productions. F, 10/5, 8pm. $1-$5. El Rey Theatre; 230 W. Second St.; (530) 342-2727.

$15. Senator Theatre; 517 Main St.; (530) 898-1497; www.jmaxproduc tions.net.

THREE HITS & A MISS: Gordy Ohliger, Jim Williams, Dave Longaker and Pamela Kather performing Gypsy swing, vaudeville, rural roots, traditional Mexican music and more. F, 10/5, 7:30pm. $5. Cafe Flo; 365 E. Sixth St. Next door to the Pageant Theatre; (530) 514-8888; www.liveat flo.weebly.com.

6SATURDAY ACOUSTIC MUSIC JAM: A jam hosted by Butte Folk Music Society and led by local musician Steve Johnson. First Sa of every month, 2-5pm. Free. Upper Crust Bakery & Eatery; 130 Main St.; (530) 345-4128.

AVITA TREASON & THE CUBE OF TIME: EPISODE 2: A musical time-travel sym-

IRISH MUSIC HAPPY HOUR: A Chico tradi-

posium by Avita Treason and Catsoldier. Lessons and BOGG open. Sa, 10/6, 8pm. $5. Café Coda; 265 Humboldt Ave.; (530) 566-9476; www.cafecoda.com.

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

ISLAND OF BLACK & WHITE: An acoustic folk, funk and rock duo featuring multi-instrumentalist Chris Haislet on vocals. Relic 45 and Big Tree Fall Down open. F, 10/5, 9pm. $5. Lost on Main; 319 Main St.; (530) 891-1853.

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ventures down Highway 32. Sa, 10/6, 8:30pm. Free. Farwood Bar & Grill; 705 Fifth St. in Orland; (530) 865-9900.

MOUNT EERIE: Brooding, beautiful and atmospheric indie rock out of Washington. Bouquet and Mariee Sioux open. M, 10/8, 8:30pm. $5. Origami Lounge; 7th and Cherry Streets.

NO DUH: A No Doubt and Gwen Stefani

tribute band in the brewery. Sa, 10/6, 9pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino; 3 Alverda Dr. in Oroville; (530) 533-3885; www.featherfallscasino.com.

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CALIFORNIA COWBOYS: Live country AZURE MOON: Live music in the lounge. Sa, 10/6, 8:30pm. Free. Gold Country Casino; 4020 Olive Hwy at Gold Country Casino & Hotel in Oroville; (530) 534-9892; www.goldcountry casino.com.

BLUEGRASS JAM: Open jam hosted by

Lucy Smith. Sa, 1-4pm. Cafe Flo; 365 E. Sixth St. Next door to the Pageant Theatre; (530) 514-8888; www.liveat flo.weebly.com.

BLUES & BREWS FESTIVAL: The annual music and beer festival includes The Amy Celeste Band, Big Mo and The Full Moon Band, Blooze on the Rocks, The Urbs and the Upper Ridge Blues Society. All profits benefit local youth music programs in Paradise. Sa, 10/6, 1-9pm. Free. Paradise Community Park; Black Olive Dr. in Paradise; (530) 872-6838.

music in the lounge. Sa, 10/6, 9pm. Free. Colusa Casino Resort; 3770 Hwy. 45 in Colusa; (530) 458-8844; www.colusacasino.com.

CHAD BUSHNELL BAND: Live country music from a four-piece band of local boys. Sa, 10/6, 9pm. $5. The Graduate; 344 W. Eighth St.; (530) 343-2790; www.chadbushnell.com.

THE DEAF PILOTS: Psychedelic rock reminiscent of the ’60s and ’70s greats. Sa, 10/6, 9pm. $5. Lost On Main; 319 Main St.; (530) 891-1853.

E-40: The wacky, versatile and thizzlefried Bay Area hip-hop star returns to Chico after a 10 year absence. Berner of the Taylor gang, Cool Nutz, Ray Dogg and Potluck open. Sa, 10/6, 7:30pm. $30. Cal Skate; 2465 Carmichael Dr.; (530) 343-1601; www.hcpresents.com.

9TUESDAY AARON JAQUA: An open singer-song-

writer night. Tu, 7-9pm. Free. Cafe Flo; 365 E. Sixth St. Next door to the Pageant Theatre; (530) 514-8888; www.liveatflo.weebly.com.

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Internet Cafe & Galleria; 501 Main St.; (530) 894-3033; www.hasbeans.com.

8MONDAY THE GNARLY PINTS: A local alternative

Celtic duo. M, 10/8, 7pm. $5. Cafe Flo; 365 E. Sixth St. Next door to the Pageant Theatre; (530) 514-8888; http://liveatflo.weebly.com.

JAZZ HAPPY HOUR: Carey Robinson hosts a jazz happy hour every Monday. M, 57pm. Cafe Flo; 365 E. Sixth St. Next door to the Pageant Theatre; (530) 514-8888; www.liveatflo.weebly.com.

with Shigemni Minetaka on piano and Christine Lapado-Breglia on upright bass. W, 4:30-6:30pm. Opens 10/3. Chicoichi Ramen; 243 W. Ninth St.; (530) 891-9044.

JAZZ TRIO: Every Wednesday with Carey

in the lounge. Sa, 10/6, 8:30pm. Free. Feather Falls Casino; 3 Alverda Dr. in Oroville; (530) 533-3885; www.feather fallscasino.com.

JAZZ: Weekly jazz. Su, 4-6pm. Has Beans

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CHEVELLE: The platinum-selling alternative metal act draws influence from Tool and The Cure. W, 10/10, 8pm. $23. Senator Theatre; 517 Main St.; (530) 898-1497; www.jmaxproductions.net.

Robinson and company. W, 5-7pm. Free. Cafe Flo; 365 E. Sixth St. Next door to the Pageant Theatre; (530) 514-8888; www.liveatflo.weebly.com.

LOW PROFILE: Folk, rock and blues. W,

10/10, 8pm. $5. Cafe Flo; 365 E. Sixth St. Next door to the Pageant Theatre; (530) 514-8888; www.liveatflo.weebly.com.

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OPEN MIC: All ages welcome. W, 7pm.

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SWING DANCE WEDNESDAY: Every Wednesday night, swing dancing lessons 8-10pm. W, 8-10pm. Free. Crazy Horse Saloon & Brewery; 303 Main St.; (530) 894-5408.

OPEN JAM NIGHT: Join the jam. Drum kit, bass rig, guitar amp and PA system are provided, bring your own instruments. All ages until 10. W, 7pm. Free. Italian Garden; 6929 Skyway in Paradise; (530) 876-9988; www.myspace.com/theitaliangarden.

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DR. LUNA: The alternative rock band led

by Rachelle DeBelle returns home for a post-tour show. Lisa Valentine opens. W, 10/10, 8:30pm. $3. LaSalles, 229 Broadway, (530) 893-1891.

EARL THOMAS & THE BLUES AMBASSADORS: Earl Thomas is an exceptional singer who combines British blues rock influences like the Rolling Stones and Rod Stewart with traditional American blues. W, 10/10, 7:30pm. SOLD OUT. Sierra Nevada Big Room; 1075 East 20th St.; (530) 345-2739; www.sierranevada.com/bigroom.

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